1 «oBwamɨ bw'elʉbʉla, bushoshekanibwe na mwenye erɨshwa mʉgʉma yo watsɨndʉkaga mo mambya mw'iyashondya bahingi b'erɨshwa lɨwe ly'emisabibu. 2 Mwahʉlɨkɨrɨrana nabo ɨhembabo kɨtsere kɨgʉma kya tinari* ko kɨro, na mwathʉmabo mw'ɨshwa lɨwe ly'emisabibu. 3 Mwashʉba hʉlʉka ko saha ishathu na mwashʉnga bandɨ bandʉ bo babyaga nibimene ahandʉ h'omuhindamo bʉtsɨra mʉlɨmo. 4 Mwabwɨrabo athɨ: "Nemwe kuthyo mʉgende mʉyakole mw'ɨshwa lyaye ly'emisabibu nyabahemba nga ko bɨtholere." 5 Nabo mobayayo. Omwenye erɨshwa mwashʉbahʉlʉka ko saha ndathʉ, na honyuma kw'aho ko saha mwenda, na mwakola nga ko athathanga ɨkola. 6 N'oko saha ikumi na ngʉma, mwashʉbahʉlʉka na mweya bandɨ bandʉ nibimene aho na mwabwɨrabo athɨ: "Bʉshana na ki mwimene hano ko mʉthobero woshi bʉthakola mʉlɨmo?" 7 Nabo mobamʉshʉbɨtsya bathɨ: "Kʉshangwa hathalɨ mʉndʉ w'erɨthʉha mʉlɨmo." Mwabwɨrabo athɨ: "Nemwe kuthyo mʉgende mʉyakole mw'ɨshwa lyaye ly'emisabibu." 8 Bwabere bwahika igolo, omwenye erɨshwa ly'emisabibu mwabwɨra omwimanitsi ʉwe athɨ: "Bɨrɨkɨra abahingi na ʉhe obʉlɨ mʉndʉ yo esofaranga athakolera, ʉthange ko banyuma-nyuma na ʉmalɨre ko bambere-mbere." 9 Abahingi bo bathangaga omʉlɨmo ko saha ikumi na ngʉma, obʉlɨ mʉndʉ mwahamba kɨtsere kɨgʉma kya tinari. 10 Abambere bahabawa omʉlɨmo babere bahika, mobaganɨtsya bathɨ bahamba nyɨngɨ, hewethuwe mobahabwa nabo bʉlɨ mʉndʉ kɨtsere kɨgʉma kya tinari. 11 Babere bahamba, mobarʉkʉma ko mwenye erɨshwa, 12 nɨabanegena bathɨ: "Abahingi banyuma mobakola saa ngʉma nyɨsha, bamahamba ng'ithwe thʉthakola mo mʉthobero woshi mo lishɨ ɨtsɨbʉ." 13 Hewethuwe omwenye erɨshwa mwashʉbɨtsya mʉgʉma wa kʉbo athɨ: "Mwira aye, monyɨthalɨ enyɨkʉkanga. Moʉthalɨ oʉhʉlɨkɨrɨrana nangye kɨtsere kɨgʉma kya tinari ko kɨro? 14 Tsɨmba esofaranga ʉthakolera na ʉgende. Nyaha omunyuma sɨngana n'eso wabona. 15 Nyɨthatholere ɨkola ekyo nyishashire mo bushoki bwaye? Kʉtse wamafwa mwisho kʉshangwa enyɨnakolera abandʉ bo bɨbʉya?" 16 Aho Yesʉ mwashʉba negena athɨ: "Abanyuma-nyuma bandabya bambere-mbere, n'abambere-mbere bandabya banyuma-nyuma."»

17 Yesʉ abere alɨ ɨrʉkɨra ɨYerʉsalemʉ, mwatsɨmba abɨga bʉwe ikumi na babɨrɨ mwayɨhɨgʉla ho mʉsɨke w'enzɨra n'ɨbwɨrabo athɨ: 18 «Shʉnga, ko othwɨrʉkɨra mo muyi w'ɨYerʉsalemʉ. Oko Mʉgala w'oMʉndʉ andahotherwa ko bakʉlʉ b'abaheri n'abakangɨrɨtsya b'oMʉgomba. N'abo bandamʉsohera lʉholo, 19 na bandamuhira mo minwe y'abandʉ b'ebɨhanda, bʉshana bamʉshekeretsye, n'imuhumba, n'ɨmʉbamba ko mʉsalaba. N'ekɨro kya kashathʉ andalubuka.»

20 Aho nyinya wa bagala ba Sebetayo mwahikira Yesʉ na bagala bʉwe n'ɨfʉkama embere sɨwe bʉshana n'ɨmʉshaba kɨnwa kɨgʉma. 21 Yesʉ mwamʉbʉtsya athɨ: «Ushondya ki?» Mwamʉshʉbɨtsya athɨ: «Wandabya wabya mo Bwamɨ bwawe, ʉhamʉle abagala baye babɨrɨ aba bikale, omʉgʉma ko lʉnda lwawe lw'amalyo n'ogʉndɨ ko lw'amalembe.» 22 Yesʉ mwashubya athɨ: «Muthetsi ekyo omʉshaba. Mwanganakotsya ɨshoma olwatha lwa malɨgo lo nyashoma?» Mobamʉshʉbɨtsya bathɨ: «Ega, thwangakotsya.» 23 Aho Yesʉ mwabwɨrabo athɨ: «Kwenene mwandashoma olwatha lwaye lwa malɨgo.* Hewethuwe erikatsya abandʉ ko lʉnda lwaye lw'amalyo kʉtse lw'amalembe, nyɨthalɨ ingye ngyo nyangahamʉla. Nɨ Gongo yowene yo wandahira abandʉ athangaga ithegekania ko myʉnda eyo.»

24 Abandɨ bɨga ikumi babere bonvwa ebyo, mobatsɨbʉkɨra bagala ba Sebetayo abo. 25 Aho Yesʉ mwabɨrɨkɨrabo n'ɨbwɨrabo athɨ: «Mwetsi ko abakʉlʉ b'abandʉ b'ebɨhanda abanathegeka abandʉ mʉ kahatho, n'abakʉlʉ babo abanikala kʉbo. 26 Aho ebyo bɨthatholere ibya bithyo mo kathi kenyu. He omʉndʉ amashondya ibya mʉkʉlʉ mw'imwe, lɨtholere niabya mukoli enyu. 27 Na mʉndʉ mʉlebe amashondya ibya mʉmbere mw'imwe, lɨtholere niabya mʉkobe enyu. 28 Ni bathyo ko Mʉgala w'oMʉndʉ ahikaga, lɨthalɨ ɨkolerwa, hewethuwe ɨkolerana n'ɨhana obʉyɨngo bʉwe bubye ndihi bʉshana n'ɨshabʉla bandʉ bangɨ.»*

29 Yesʉ n'abɨga bʉwe babere bathoka iYeriko, muhindano mʉnene wa bandʉ mwamʉkwama. 30 Ko mʉsɨke w'enzɨra kwabyaga nikwikere mbumi ibiri. Babere bonvwa ko Yesʉ atsʉka, mobathanga ɨhambala bathɨ: «Nyinya-kowethʉ*, Mʉgala wa Tawiti, thʉfwɨre shashi!» 31 Omuhindano mwakemerabo n'ɨbwɨrabo bʉshana batsɨre. He mobashʉba hambala kʉtsɨbʉ bathɨ: «Nyinya-kowethʉ, Mʉgala wa Tawiti, thʉfwɨre shashi!» 32 Yesʉ mwimana, mwabɨrɨkɨrabo n'ɨbʉtsyabo athɨ: «Omushondya nyɨbakolere ki?» 33 Mobamʉshʉbɨtsya bathɨ: «Nyinya-kowethʉ, amesho ethʉ atsɨbʉkale!» 34 Yesʉ mwafwɨrabo shashi na mwakola ko mesho wabo, aho n'aho mobashʉba lola, na mobamʉkwama.