Bible

Matthew

1Abapapi aba Yesu Khristu mwa mubiri.¹Ibuku ilya kupapwa kwa Yesu Khristu umwana wa Deveti, umwana wa Abulahamu.² U Abulahamu akapapa Yisaki, nu Yisaki akapapa uYakobe, nu Yakobe akapapa uYuda nabazuna bakwe. ³U Yuda akapapa uPelezi nu Zera kwa Tamala,u Pelezi akapapa uEziloni, u Eziloni akapapa uRama.⁴Urama akapapa uAminadabu, U Aminadabu akapapa uNashoni, nu Nashoni akapapa uSayimoni,⁵ u Sayimoni akapapa uBowazi, mwa Rahabu, Bowazi akapapa uObedi mwa Rusi, Obed akapapa uJesi.⁶ U jesi akapapa uDeveti imfumu, U Deveti akapapa uSolomoni mu mwanthanda uwa Uliya.⁷U Solomoni akaba akapapa uRehobowamu, Rehobowamu akapapa uUbiya , Ubiya akapapa uAsa. ⁸Asa akapapa uYoshofati, Yoshofati akapapa uYolamu, nu Yolamu umunyenya uwa Uziya.⁹Uziya akapapa uYotamu, U Yotamu akapapa uAhazi, uaHazi akapapa uEzekiya,¹⁰ U Ezekiya akapapa uManase, u Manase akapapa uAmoni,nu Amoni akapapa uJosiya.¹¹ Josiya akaba umunyenya uwa Yekoniya nabazuna bakwe pa nyengo yo bakasendanaga ukuya ku Babeloni.¹²Po bakafumaga ku Babeloni, u Yekoniya akapapa uSatiyeri, u Satiyeri akaba we munyenya uwa Elizaberi. ¹³Elizaberi akapapa Abiyudi, Abiyudi akapapa Eliakimu, nu Eliyakimu akapapa Azara. ¹⁴U Azara akapapa uAnoki, u Anoki akapapa uAkimu, u Akimu akapapa Eliyudi.¹⁵Eliyudi akapapa uEliyaza, uEliyaza akapapa uMatani, Umatani akapapa uJakobo, ¹⁶u Jakobo akapapa uYosefe umwanavuli uwa Maliya, mo u Yesu wo akupundika ukuti Ukhristu, mo akapapizizwamo. ¹⁷Ukupapwa konsi ukwa kufuma kwa Abulahamu ukwinza ukufika ukwa Deveti kukawa teni na folo, ukwambira ukwa Deveti ukufika po bakasendechelaga ukuya ku Babeloni kukaba kupapwa kwa teni na folo, po bakasendechelaga ukuya ku Babeloni ukwinza ukufichira ukwa Khristu, ukupapwa kwa teni na folo.Ukupapwa ukwa Yesu. ¹⁸ Ukupapwa ukwa yesu kukachitika munzira iyi. Umama wakwe, u Maliya, akaba pa ubwezi nu Yosefe, po bachili batakumine, akajikwa na pakasi pakufuma ku Mzimu Umutuba.¹⁹ Umwanavuli wakwe, u Yosefe akaba munthu wo muzeru, atakanzaga ukuti u Maliya insoni zimuleme. Akaghanaghana ukumuleka umwachetechete.²⁰Po akaghanaghanaga ivi, umungelo akaminzira ku maloto, nukumubuzya, "Yosefe, mwana wa Deveti, utanyire ukumusenda u Maliya ukuba umwanthanda wako, chifukwa cho chili mukasi mwakwe, cha Muzimu Mutuba. ²¹Akwinzu kupapa umwana umwanavuli, ukwinzu kumupunda izina ukuti uYesu, chifukwa akwinza ukuponosya abanthu kukwananga."²²Vyonse ivi vikachitika ukukwanirisya amazwi aga Mulungu ukwinzira mu baneneri bakwe, ukuti, ²³''yen'ya, umulindu umwali akwinzu kwimilila, akwinzu ukupapa umwana umwanavuli, akwinzu kumupunda izina ukuti uManiwelo'' cho chikung'anamula ukuti, ''Umulungu ali niiswe.''²⁴Nomba uYosefe akanyamuka mutulo twakwe nukubomba mo Umungelo uwa Mulungu amubuzizye, akajenda ukumusenda ukuba umwanthanda wakwe. ²⁵Bakaba batakumine ukufichira inyengo yo uMaliya akinza apapa umwana umwanamvuli. Po akinza amupunda izina ukuti Yesu.

2Abamahara aba kunzantchi.¹Po pakupapwa ukwa Yesu mu Betelehemu wa ku Yudeya, munyengo yo uHerodi yikaba mfumu, yen'ya, abamahara abakunzantchi bakafika ku Yerusalemu bakati,² ''Ali kwii wo apapizwe ukuti Mfumu iya Bayuda? Chifukwa twangwen'ya ulutondwa lwakwe ulwa kunzantchi, po twinza ukumulambira.³ ''Po Herodi mfumu akati ayivwa ichi, akayimba sana poka nu Yerusalemu wonsi.⁴UHerodi akabitizya abansembe abasongo na balembi, akababuzichizga, ''UYesu akwinzu kupapizizwa kwii?''⁵ Abene po bakamubuzga bakati, ''Ku Betelehemu uwa Yudeya, chifukwa mo kukalembechera uwonyene nu muneneri ukuti,⁶ 'Iwe Betelehemu, chalo icha Yudeya, ute wikale uwakuchepa mu basongo bo bali mu Yudeya, chifukwa wo inthi abe mulongozgi inthi afume muiwe, wo inthi ayenerezge abanthu bane abakufuma mu Israyeli.'''⁷Po nomba uHerodi akabitizga abamahara bala pabeka nukubabuzichizga inyengo yo ulutondwa lukaloreka.⁸ Akabatuma ku Betelehemu, akati, ''mujendejende mukalondore akanako. Nanthi mwakaga akanako, mwinze mumbuzge ukuti niine inje inkhalambire⁹Abene bakati bivwa ku mfumu, bakanyamuka, nomba ulutondwa lo bakalwen'ya kunzantchi lukabarongozga ukufika po lukinza lwimilira pamwanya po pakaba kamwana.¹⁰ Abene bakati ben'ya ulutondulo, bakasechera ukusechera ukukuru.¹¹bakati bafika munyumba, po baken'ya umwanuyo nu nyina uMariya. Po bakagwa pansi nukumufugamira. Po bakasatula ichuma chabo nukumupa ichawanangwa chabo, cho chikaba ugolide, nu lubani, na mafuta.¹² Umulungu akabachenjezga kwinzira mumaloto ukuti batajendereko kwa Herodi, abene bakajenda ku charo chabo, bakajendera inzira iyinji.Bakachimbilira ku Igypti. Abana bakagojeka mu Betelehemu. ¹³Abene po bakafuma, Umungelo uwa mulungu akamulolechera uYosefe kumaloto, akati, ''Nyamuka, usende umwanuyo nu mama wakwe, muchimbilire ku Igypti. Muye mwikale ukonyene kufichira po nkhwinzu kukubuzga iwe, pakuti uHerodi akwanza ainze akagoje akamwanako.''¹⁴ Uwene po akanyamuka nukusenda umwana nu nyina ubusiku, nomba po bakaya ku Igypti.¹⁵ Bakikala ukonyene mpaka uHerodi akinza afwa. Nomba ukuti chinze chichitiche cho umulungu akanena mwa muneneri ukuti, ''Nkhamwitizga umwana wane ukuti afumemo mu Igypti.''¹⁶Po nomba uHerodi, pakwen'ya ukuti abamahara bala bakamupusika, akafurwa nadi. Akatumizga abanji ukuti baye bagoje utwana tonsi utwa mu Betelehemu nu muchigaba chakwe chonse, utwakwambira ivyaka viwiri na to tutakwanisizge ivyaka, mwakuyana ni nyengo yo akabuzga ku bamahara.¹⁷Po nomba chikachitika cho chikaneneka nu muneneri uJeremiya ukuti, ¹⁸''Amazwi gakivwika mu charo icha Rama, imfwa nu kupundilizga nkhani, uRakelo uwakulira abana bakwe, uwakukana umwakumukondwesya, chifukwa abene nabamo.Abene bafuma ku Igypti. ¹⁹ Nomba ukufwa ukwa Herodi, yen'ya, umungelo uwa Wulungu akalolechera kwa Yosefe mumaloto ku Igypti, akati,²⁰ ''Nomba nyamuka, usende akamwana nu mama wakwe ujende ku chalo icha Israyeli, chifukwa akafwa wo akanzaga wumoyo uwa kamwana ako.'' ²¹Nomba uYosefe po akanyamuka, akakasenda akana nu mama wakwe, po bakinjira mu charo icha Israyeli.²²Uwene po akivwa ukuti Arikelao yikaba mfumu iya Yudeya, mumalo aga Herodi ubaba wakwe, akachita ilyoga ukuya kuko. Po nomba uwene umulungu akamuchenjezga kwinzira kumaloto, akanyamuka nu kuya mu charo icha Galileya²³ nomba po akinza nu kwikala mu chikaya icha Nazareti. Nomba ukuti vichitiche vyo bakanena abaneneri ukuti, akwinzu ukupundika ukuti mNazareti.

3Uyohane wo m'babatizi.¹Nomba amasiku gala akinza uYohane m'batizi, akinza apharazga mu chimbalangwa icha Yudeya, akanena,² ''Mung'anamuche amoyo ginyu, chifukwa ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bwapalamira.'' ³Pakuti uyu wo umneneri uYesaya akanena, ukuti, amazwi aga uwakupundirizga mu chimbalangwa, 'Muyan'ye inzira iya Mulungu, mugolosye inzira zgakwe.''⁴Nomba uYohane akazwara ichakuzwara icha meya aga ngamila nu lamba uwa chikwera mu munini mwakwe. Ni chakurya chakwe chikaba zombe nu buchi ubwa munkholongo.⁵ Po nomba uwene bakamwinzira abaku Yerusalemu, na baku Yudeya bonsi, na bakucharo chonsi cho chiparamine nu Yordani.⁶ Po akabababatizga mu jenje ilya Yordani, bakanenaga ukwananga kwabo.⁷Uwene po aken'ya abaFarisi na baSaduki bakuya ku wubatizo wakwe, akati ku babo, ''Mwe bakupapwa ku njoka imwe, wenu wo abachenjezga ku wukali wo wukwinza?⁸ muloresye ivipaso ivyakwenerezga ukulekana nu kwananga. ⁹Po mutanenaje umu imwe mweka, 'Ubaba witu tuli nawe uAbrahamu.' Pakuti nkhunena niimwe ukuti mu mabwe aga, umulungu anganyamusizgamo abana aba Abrahamu.¹⁰Nomba pa nyengo ino inthemo yabichika pa magululuzi aga amakwi. Po ikwi lyonsi lyo litakupapa ivipaso ivyinza, lidumuriche nukulitajira pa moto.¹¹ Ine nkhubababatizga na minzi, ukulongozga ukung'anamuka kukwananga kwinyu. Kwene uwene wo inthi ayinze pisinda lyane, wamaka agakundusya ine, wo nthanganyamula ni sapato zgakwe. Uwene inthi abababatizge nu muzimu mutuba nu moto.¹² Ichakupetera chakwe chili munyowe zyakwe, nomba akwinzu kuyan'ya palwara pakwe, po akwinzu kuwunganika utiligu munthamba. Ivipapa akwinzu kuvyocha ni moto uwamburu kuzima.Uyesu ababatizika. ¹³ Po nomba uyesu akafuma ku Galileya akaya ku Yordan ukuya ukubatizika nu Yohane.¹⁴ UYohane akanzaga amukanire, akanena, ''Ine nkwenera ukuti m'mbatiziche niimwe, nomba imwe mukwinza kwiine?''¹⁵ nomba uYesu akamuzgora akati, ''Iwe nomba zomerezga, iswe tukwenera tukwanirisye uwunenesyo wonsi.'' Po nomba uwene akamuzomerezga.¹⁶Po nomba uYesu akati ababatizika, akafuma muminzi, nomba yen'ya, kumwanya kukamwiguchira, Po aken'ya uMuzimu wa Mulungu, wo wukisikaga ngati nkhunda po wukinza wimilira pa wuyo. ¹⁷Nomba yen'ya, amazwi go gakafumira kumwanya gakati, ''Uyo wo mwana wane wo mutemwizwe, mwa wuyo mo nkhukondwa."

4Uyesu ali pakuyezgeka mu chimbalangwa.¹Aponyene uYesu akasendeka nu Muzimu po akaya kuchimbalangwa ukuyu ukuyezgeka nu satana.² Uwene po ataliye amasiku fote musanya nu wusiku, pisinda lyakwe akivwa inzala.³ Wo akamuyezgaga uyo akafika nu kunena nawo, ''Nanthi we mwana wa Mulungu, unene ku mab'we ago gasanduche chiwe ichakulya.'' ⁴Uwene po akazgora akati, ''kulembesire, 'Munthu ataliyikala nu wumoyo chifukwa icha chakulya cheka, kwene na mazwi gonsi go gakufuma kwa Mulungu.⁵Po usatana akamusendera ku malo go gazelu, akinza amwimika pamsonje uwa tchalichi pamwanya,⁶ po akanena nawo, ''Nanthi we Mwana wa Mulungu, uyigwisye weka pansi, pakuti kulembesire ukuti, 'alibuzga abangelo bakwe zwiiwe, Po panyobe zgabo bakwinzu kukupochelera iwe, ukuti utayivulazge ichinama chako nanthi kali mphi.'"⁷UYesu po akanena nawo ukuti, "kulembesileso, utamuyezge uMulungu wako." ⁸Usatana akamusendera kwi gamba lyo litali nkhani, po akamulongozga charo chonsi icha pansi nu wukulu wakwe.⁹ Po akanena nawo ukuti, "Vyonsi inthi inkhupe iwe, nanthi ungamfugamira ine nukumphuta ine."¹⁰Aponyene uYesu akanena nawo, ''Choka satana! Pakuti kulembesire, 'Ukwenera kugwadira imfumu yako yo uMulungu.'''¹¹ Aponyene po usatana akamuleka, nomba yen'ya, abangelo bakinza nu kumutumichira wuyo.UYesu mu Galileya. Abasambiri abakwamba. ¹²Nomba akati ayivwa ukuti uYohane bamupinya, po akafumako nukuya ku Galileya. ¹³Po akafuma ku nazareti, akinza nu kwikala mu Karpenawo, mulubazu umwa nyanja, muvigaba ivya Zeburoni nu Naftali.¹⁴Ukuti vikwanirisyike vyo vikaneneka nu Yesaya umuneneri ukuti, ¹⁵''Ichalo icha Zeburoni ni charo icha Naftali, mulubazu umwa musewu uwa kunyanja, kwisyira ilya Yordan, Galileya iya banthu abakunzi.¹⁶ Abanthu abakwikala mu chisi, baken'ya ukulama ukukuru, ibo bo bikaye muchizundira icha kumfwa, ukulama kukabalamila abene.¹⁷Aponyene po uYesu akamba ukupharazga nu kunena, ''Mung'anamuche amoyo ginyu, pakuti ubufumu bwa kumwanya bwapalamira."¹⁸Po uYesu po akajendajenda mulubazu umwa nyanja iya Galileya, aken'ya abanthu babiri paukuru na pauzuna, uSimoni wo akuneneka ukuti uPetro, nu Andreya umuzuna wakwe, bakasumbiraga amakonde munyanja, pakuti abene bakaba bakuloba abanswi.¹⁹ Uwene po akanena nabo, ''Imwe mundandate ine, nkhwizu kubang'anamula, mukwinzu kuba mwe balovi babanthu.''²⁰ Inyengo iyonyene po bakaleka amakonde gabo, po bakamulandata.²¹Akati ajendaso ukufuma pala, po aken'ya abanthu babiri paukuru na pauzuna, uJakobo umwana uwa Zebediya, nu Yohane umuzuna wakwe. Bakaba mwiboti poka nu baba wabo uZebediya po bakatabaga amakonde gabo. Uwene po akabapundizga,²² po bakalileka iboti nu baba wabo, bakambu ukumulandata.²³Po uYesu akajendajenda mu Galileya monsi, akasambizga mumasinagogi gabo, nukupharazga amazwi aginza aga wufumu, po akachizga amatenda gonsi nu kulwara konsi ko abanthu bakalwara.²⁴ Po inkhani yakwe yikivwika mu Siriya monsi, abene po bakamutwalira abalwari, bo bakalemeka ni nthenda nu kuyimba ukwa mitundu nu mitundu, bo bakalemeka ni mizimu yibibi, na bo bakuzilika-zilika na bakufwa ivibalo. Po uwene akabachizga. ²⁵Po abanthu abinji bakamulandata abakufuma ku Galileya, na ku Dekapole, na ku Yerusalemu, na ku Yudeya, na ba kwisyira ilya Yordani.

5Ichisambizgo icha pigamba.¹Uwene po aken'ya ubwinji ubwa banthu, akakwera pigamba. Uwene po akikala pansi, abasambiri bakwe bakajenda kwa uyo. ²Po akigula mulomo wakwe nukwamba ukusambizga, po akati, ³ "Bali nu mwabi bo bakumanya ukusoberwa kwabo ukwa uzimu, chifukwa bwabo ubufumu bwa kumwanya. ⁴Bamwabi bo bali ni chitima, chifukwa balikondwesyeka.⁵Bamwabi bo bali myaa, chifukwa bo balipochelera ichalo icha pansi. ⁶Bamwabi bo bakwivwa inzara ni nyota iya wunenesyo, chifukwa baliyikuta. ⁷ Bali nu mwabi bo bakwivwira abamwabo ubwira, chifukwa bakwinzu kupochelera ubwira. ⁸Bali nu mwabi bo umoyo wabo wuzelu, chifukwa bo bakwinzu kumwen'ya uMulungu.⁹Bali nu mwabi bo bali nu mutende, chifukwa bakwinzu kupundika abana aba Mulungu. ¹⁰Bali nu mwabi bo bakuyimba chifukwa icha wunenesyo, chifukwa ubufumu bwa kumwanya bwabo.¹¹Mwe bamwabi mwe abanthu bakubanyoza, nu kubayimvya, bakwinzu kubanenera ivyilenga wubibi wonsi chifukwa chiine.¹² Musechere, mukondwe, chifukwa imphoto yinyu yikuru kumwanya. Chifukwa mo bakabayimvizga abaneneri bo bakabako po imwe mutaliko.¹³Imwe mwe libeya ilya charu icha pansi. Ibeya ilyo nanthi lyamala amaka, amaka gakwe gangagaluchirama bulibuli? Lite nimbombo pa chinthu chonsi kweni ukuti lisumbiche panzi po abanthu balilyate. ¹⁴Imwe mwe mwe kulama ukwa charu icha pansi. Akaya ko kazenjeka pamwanya pigamba katangavwama.¹⁵Batangakozga ukoroboyi nukumubika kunthende ku chidunga, kweni ukumubika pamalo gakwe, po ukulamira bonsi bo bali munyumba. ¹⁶Umwakuyanana, uwuzelu winyu wulamire panthazi izga banthu mwakuti ben'ye imbombo zginyu izginza ukuti bamuchindiche uBaba winyu uwa kumwanya.¹⁷Mutaghanaghanaje ukuti ninza ukunangan'ya amalango panji vyo abaneneri bakalemba. Nthinzire ukunangan'ya, kwene ukukwanirisya.¹⁸ Pakuti nadi nkhubabuzga ukuti chinza ukuti icharo icha kumwanya ni cha pansi vimale ukurusya ukuti akalemba kansi koka pamo ukuti akachigamba aka lemba ukuti kamale mwi dango mu nzira yiliyonsi, ukuti vinthu vyonsi vileche ukuchitika.¹⁹Chifukwa wonsi wo akunanga lyoka ilya madango agansi aga nukusambizga abanthu ukuti bachite uwonye, akwinzu kupundika 'we munsi nkhani' mubufumu bwa kumwanya. Kwene wo akugachita nukugasambizga, uwene akwinzu kupundika 'mukulu' mubufumu bwa kumwanya.²⁰ Pakuti nkhubabuzga ukuti nanthi wunenesyo winyu wutangaba winji ukurusya uwa balembi nu baFarisi,mutakwinzu kwinjira mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.²¹Mukivwa ukuti kukaneneka ku bakale, 'Utagoje,' 'wonsi wo akugoga akwinzu kupalamula mulandu.'²² Kwene ine nkhunena kuimwe ukuti wonsi wo akukalalira umukamu wakwe ukwambura ichifukwa, inthi ayinze awupalamule mulandu, wonsi wo inthi ayinze anene nu mukamu wakwe, 'we wamusita ukwenelera iwe!' akwinzu kupalamula gahena ilya moto.²³Nanthi ukwinza ni chakupereka chako kwi guwa ilya nsembe, po nanthi wakumbuchira ukuti um'bali wako ali niwe ni chifukwa,²⁴ po uchileche ichakupereka chako panthanzi piguwa ilya nsembe, po ujende. Uye uwezezge umutende nu m'bale wako, po nanthi wabwerako upereche ichawanangwa chako.²⁵Mupepesan'ye lubiro nu wamwinyu wo umunanjiye po ulinawo panzira, pakuti uwene atakutwale ku wo akweruzga umulandu, po uwakweruzga uyo angakutwala kwa wo akwenerezga amalango, iwe po bakusumbire mu ndende.²⁶ Nkhubabuzga nadi, mura te ufumemo mpaka utwale wasuti indalama iyaumaliro iyinsi.²⁷Mukivwa ukuti kukaneneka, 'Utapangaje ivya uhule.' ²⁸Kwene ine nkhubabuzga ukuti wonsi wo akupitilira kumwenerezga mwanthanda nukumwanza, wachita kale nawo uhule mu moyo wako.²⁹Nanthi ilyinso lyako ilya ku ndyero likukunanjisya, ulifumye nu kulitaga. Pakuti chinza kuiwe ukuti ichibalo chako choka chinanjiche ukuchila ukuti mubili wako wonsi wusumbiche mu gahena.³⁰ Nanthi inyobe yako iya kundyero yikukunanjisya iwe, ulidumule nu kulitaga. Pakuti chinza kuiwe ukuti ichibalo chako choka chinanjiche ukuchila ukuti umubili wako wonsi wumalire mu gahena.³¹Kwene kukanenekaso ukuti, 'wonsi wo akuleka mwanthanda wakwe, amupe ukalata uwa kulekanira.' ³²Ine po nkhunena kuimwe ukuti wonsi wo akuleka umwanthanda wakwe, kwambura ichifukwa icha uhule, akumubika mu wubibi uwakuchita uhule. Uyo wonsi wo akumusenda mwanthanda wo bamuleka munzira iyi, akupanga uhule.³³Mukivwaso ukuti kukaneneka ku bakale, 'mutanene ukwambura ukukwanirisya, ukwenera kutwara uwunenesyo wako kwa Mulungu wako.' ³⁴Kwene ine nkhunena kuimwe, mutanene umwakulapa konsi, olo kutambula kumwanya, chifukwa kuli mpando uwa Mulungu; ³⁵olo ukunena ni charo icha pansi, chifukwa po pakulyata ivinama vyakwe ivya Mulungu; olo kunenera nu Yerusalemu, chifukwa go malo aga Mfumu yo yikulu.³⁶Olo kulapira itwe lyako, chifukwa utangang'anamula isisi lyoka ukuba lizelu olo lifitu. ³⁷Amazgo ginyu gabe, 'Ee, ee,' 'Awe, awe.' Ichakusanzizga apo chikufuma ku mulwani.³⁸Mukivwa ukuti kukaneneka, 'ilyinso pi lyinso, ilyino pi lyino.'³⁹ Ine nkhunena kuimwe, mutamukanizge munthu wo mubibi. Kwene wonsi wo akwinzu kukukoma iwe palusaya lwako ulwa malyero, umung'anamulirenso lwamwabo.⁴⁰Uwene wo akwanza ukuya niiwe ku mulandu nu kusenda amalaya gako, umuzomerezgeso ni chakuvwinkhana chako.⁴¹ Uwene wo akukukakamizga ukuti umubichizge inzira yoka, ujende nawo zibiri.⁴² Umupe uyo wo akukulaba, uwene wo akwanzu kukukongola, utamung'anamuchire.⁴³Mukivwa ukuti kukaneneka, 'Umutemwe umukamu wako, umubenge mulwani wako.'⁴⁴ Ine nkhunena kuimwe, mubatemwe abalwani binyu nu kubaputira bo bakubayimvya,⁴⁵ uwonyene ukuti mube mwe bana aba Baba winyu uwa kumwanya. Pakuti uwene akulamisya izuba lyakwe pa babibi na binza, po akutonyesya imvula pa binza na bo te binza.⁴⁶Chifukwa nanthi mukutemwa bo bakubatemwa, phindu lyakwe lyachoni? Napo bangaba ba misonkho, asi bope bakupanga ichonyene? ⁴⁷Nanthi mukulamuka abakamu binyu bekabeka, chinthu buli cho mukuchita icha palubazu? Na banthu abakunzi asi bope bakuchita ichonyene? ⁴⁸Umwakuyanana bulo mube bakufikapo, ngati mo Baba winyu uwa kumwanya mo abeleye umwakufikapo.

6Ivyakupereka ivya bwira, ivyakuputira, ivyakuvikana ukulya.¹Muchenjere ukuti mutachite wunenesyo winyu panthanzi izga banthu ukuti muloreche nabo, nanthi wo uwonye, mute mube ni mphoto iyakufuma kwa Baba winyu wo ali kumwanya. ²Uwonyene nanthi ukuya kupereka ivyawanangwa ivya pabwira, utarizge ivitoliro panthanzi zgako mo bakuchitira abapusichizgi mu masinagogi na munzira, mwakuti abanthu babachindiche abene. Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, abene inthi bapochelere nzira imphoto yabo.³Kwene iwe pakupereka ivyawanangwa ivya bwira, inyobe yako iya kumongo yitamanye vyo inyobe yako iya ndyero yikuchita,⁴ uwonyene ukuti ivyawanangwa vyako ivya bwira vibe vyakulubazu. UBaba wako uwakwen'ya ivyamulubazu alikuwezezga iwe.⁵Kwene imwe po mukuputa, mutabe ngati mwe bapusichizgi abakupusichira, chifukwa bakutemwa ukuyiputa ichakwimilira mu masinagogi na munzira izga ndekana, ukuti baloreche ku banthu. Nadi nkhunena niimwe, abene bakupochera nzira imphoto yabo yonsi.⁶ kwene iwe, pakuyiputa, injira kuchipinda chako. Wigalire nu lwiji lwako, uyipute kwa Baba wako wo ali mulubazu. Po uBaba wako wo ali mulubazu alikuwezezga iwe.⁷ Kwene pakuputa, mutawizgaje-wizgaje awe ngati mo bakuchitira abanthu abakunzi, chifukwa bakughanaghana ukuti inthi bivwike pakuti banena amazwi aginji.⁸Chifukwa chakwe, imwe mutayane nabo, pakuti uBaba winyu akumanya vyo mukusoberwa po muchiri mutamulavire.⁹ Imwe mukwenera ukuyiputa munzira iyi: 'We Baba witu we wuli kumwanya, izina lyinyu lizelupe. ¹⁰Uwufumu winyu winze. Ukwanza kwinyu ko kuchitiche mo kubereye kumwanya, uwonyene na pacharu icha pansi.¹¹Mutupe iswe ichakulya chitu ichilero. ¹²Po mutugobochere iswe ku zakwanagwa zyitu, mo naswe twabagobochera bo batunanjira iswe. ¹³Po mutatusendere umwa kuyezgeka pole, kwene mutwavwe ku mulwani uyo.¹⁴Nanthi mukubagobochera abanthu ukwananga kwabo, namwe akwinzu kubagobochera imwe uBaba winyu uwa kumwanya. ¹⁵Nanthi mutakugobochera abanthu ku zgakwananga zgabo, namwe uBaba winyu atakwinzu kubagobochera ku zgakwananga zginyu.¹⁶Imwe nanthi mwambu kufunga, mutabe ni nkhope iya chitima ngati abapusichizi, pakuti abene bakubifya inkhope zgabo ukuti balolechere ku banthu ukuti bafunzire. Nadi po nkhunena niimwe, abene inthi bapochelere nzira imphoto zgabo.¹⁷ Kwene iwe, pakufunga, upache amafuta itwe lyako nu kugeza nkhope yako,¹⁸ ukuti utalolechere ku banthu ukuti uli pakufunga, kwene kwa Baba wako wo ali mulubazu; po Baba wako wo akweny'a mulubazu, alikuwezezga iwe.¹⁹Utayibichire weka ichuma chako pa charo icha pansi, po imphezu nu mulosyo vikunanga, kweneso po abiba bakudobora nu kwiba. ²⁰Kwene uyibichire weka ichuma chako kumwanya, ko imphezu nu mulosyo vitanganangan'ya awe, kweneso ko abiba batangadobora nu kwiba awe.²¹ Pakuti ko kuli ichuma chako, moyo wako ko wukwinzu kuba.²²Ilyinso wo wuzelu uwa mubiri. Nanthi ilyinso lyako likwenya pa chinthu choka, umubiri wako wonsi inthi wube wuzelu. ²³Kwene nanthi ilyinso lyako libibi, mubiri wako wonsi wukwinzu kuba wubibi. Chifukwa nanthi ukulama ko kuli muiwe kwa chisi, ichisi icho chikulu hee! ²⁴Pate umunthu wo angaba muzga ukutumichira ku babwana babiri, pakuti inthi umubenge yumo nu kutemwa woka, pamo alimukakamira woka nukumuyimvya wamwabo. Utangaba we muzga uwa Mulungu nu wachuma.²⁵Ichifukwa chakwe nkhunena niimwe, mutaghanaghanire wumoyo winyu, cho inthi mulye na cho inthi mung'were; pamo mu mibiri, cho mukwinzu kuzwara. kwene umoyo asi wakurusya ukuchira ichakulya, nu mubiri ukurusya ichakuzwara?²⁶ Yen'ya iviyuni ivya mumlenga_lenga. Chifukwa vitakupesa awe pamo nukugobora, pamo kubika mu nthamba. Kwene uBaba winyu uwa kumwanya akuvilyesya. Asi imwe mwe bakuzirwa ukuchira ivyo?²⁷Wenu wuimwe wo akughanaghanira, wo angamanya kusanzizgako umusinkhu wakwe inyobe yoka? ²⁸Choni cho mukughanaghanira ni vyakuzwara? Yenerezgi amaluba aga munkholongo, amakuliro gakwe. Gatakubomba imbombo, gatakuposa. ²⁹Po nkhunena niimwe ukuti, napo angaba uSolomoni mu wulemelero wakwe wonsi atazwayepo ngati lyoka ilya igo awe.³⁰Nomba nanthi Mulungu akuzwarika ivyakumera ivya munkholongo umu uwonyene, ivyilero vilipo po indabi inthi visumbichire mu moto, asi kwakurusya inthi abazwiche imwe, mwe bakugomezga kali mphi? ³¹Ichifukwa chakwe mutaghanaghane ukuti, 'tukwinzu kulyachi?' pamo, 'Inthi twinze tung'erechi?' pamo, 'Inthi twinze tuzwarechi?'³²Pakuti abanthu abakunzi bakuvilondora vyonsi ivyonye, pakuti uBaba winyu uwa kumwanya akumanya ukuti mukusobechera vyonsi ivyonye. ³³Po mujendelere ukulondora ubufumu bwakwe nu wunenesyo wakwe, po vyonsi ivyo vikwinzu kuba vyakusanzizga kuimwe. ³⁴Ichifukwa chakwe, mutaghanaghanire ivya ndabi, ilya ndabi lyakwe inthi libe lyakuyighanaghanira pa lyeka na palyeka. Isiku lililyonsi lyakukwanira nu wubibi wakwe, nu wubibi wakwe.

7Ivya kweruzga abamwinyu, ukulimbichira ukuyiputa, inzira zibiri, abaneneri abilenga, ukwivwa nu kubomba.¹Mutaweruzgaje, chifukwa munginze mweruzgiche. ²Pakuti ukweruzga ko mukweruzgan'ya uko, namwe nyene mukwinzu kweruzgika; ichipimo Cho mukupimira abamwinyu, inthi binze babapimire namwe.³Choni cho ukwen'ya ichiswaswa cho chili mwilyinso ilya mukamu wako, kwene ukuleka ukughanaghanira chiswaswa cho chikuru cho chili mwilyinso lyako? ⁴Ngapo ungamubuzga bulibuli wo mukamu wako ukuti, 'Nzomerezga ukuti mfumye chiswaswa cho chili mwilyinso lyako,' nomba yen'ya, ichiswaswa cho chikuru chili mwilyinso lyako?⁵ We wakupusika iwe! Yambiwe ufumye ichiswaswa cho chikuru cho chili mwilyinso lyako, po aponyene ukwinzu kwen'ya nu kufumya ichiswaswa cho chili mwilyinso ilya mukamu wako.⁶Mutatwale ichinthu cho chizelu ku mbwa awe, mutasumbire ingale zginyu panthanzi pa ngulube. ukunyira ukuti zingalyatalyata ni vinkhando vyakwe, po pakung'anamuka zingabavulazga.⁷Mulabe, po inthi mwinze mupochelere. Mulondore, po mukwinzu kuchaga. Mugogode po kukwinzu kubiguchira imwe. ⁸Pakuti wonsi wo akulaba , wo bakumupa; na wo akulondora, akwaga; na wo akugogoda, bakumwigulira.⁹ Nadi angaba munthu buli pakasi pinyu, wo umwana wakwe akumulaba ubuledi, ka uwene angasenda ibwe lyo angamupa?¹⁰ Pamo ukumulaba inswi, ka angamupa injoka?¹¹Ubonyene nangabuli, imwe mwe babibi mumanyire kubapa abana binyu vinthu vyo vyinza, aponyene nkhaninkhani ukwakurusya, Ubaba winyu uwa kumwanya inthi abape ivinthu ivyinza ku bo bakumulaba.¹² Ichifukwa chakwe, ivinthu vyonsi vyo mukwanza ukuti abanthu babachitire, umwakuyanana bulo, namwe nyene mubachitire uwonyene, pakuti ilyo lyo lilamulo na vyo abaneneri bakalemba.¹³Mwinjire pakamulyango akansi akakuyifinyirizga. Chifukwa chakwe inzira yakwe yikuru yo yikuya ku gahena, po binji bo bakujendamo.¹⁴ Pakuti akamulyango kakuyifyenyerezga bwelere, yo nzira iyakuya ko kuli wumoyo, po bakuchepa bo bakuyaga.¹⁵Muchenjere na baneneri bo bilenga, bo bakwinza kuimwe ni vyakuzwara vyo vili ngati vya mberere, kwene mukasi mwabo muli ngati bachimbwe bo bakali nkhani.¹⁶ Inthi mubamanye nimbombo zgabo. Ka abanthu bangayaba amaolenji pa mimvwa pamo bangayaba amakunyu pa ntholomvu?¹⁷ Uwonyene ikwi lyo lyinza likupasa ivipasi ivyinza, kwene ikwi lyo libibi likupasa ivipasi vyo vibibi.¹⁸Ikwi lyo lyinza litangapasa vipasi vibibi, po ikwi libibi litangapasa ivipasi ivyinza vyo vinganona. ¹⁹Ikwi lyonsi lyo litangapasa ivipasi ivyinza ivyakunona, bakulidumura nukulitajira pa moto.²⁰ Uwonyene, abanthu bakwe mukwinzu kubamanya ni vipasi vyabo.²¹Te aliwonsi wo akunena niine ukuti, 'Mulungu, Mulungu,' ukuti wo akuyu kwinjira kumwanya awe, kwene wo akuchita ukwanza kwa Baba wane uwa kumwanya. ²²Abinji balinena kuine pisiku ilyo, 'Mulungu, Mulungu, asi twaneneraga amazwi mwizina lyinyu, na mwizina lyinyeso twafumisyaga imizimu yibibi, nukuchitaso imbombo iyinji iyamaka mwizina lyinyu?' ²³Aponyene po nkhwinzu kubabuzga pawuzelu ukuti, 'Nthakabamanya awe! Fumiko kuiine, mwe banthu mwe mutakwivwira amalamulo!'²⁴Uwonyene aliwonsi wo ayivwa amazgu gane aga nukugawomvya, akwinzu kuyanana nu munthu wakuchenjera, wo akazenga inyumba yakwe pa mabwe. ²⁵Po kukatonya imvula iyikulu iyamaka, po aminzi gakizula, po ichimphepo chikinza nukututa inyumbiyo, yitakagwa chifukwa yikazenjeka pamabwe.²⁶Po aliwonsi wo ayivwa amazwi gane aga nu kwambura ukugawomvya, akwinzu kuyanana nu munthu wo apusire, wo akazenga inyumba yakwe palusesenga.²⁷ Po imvula ikatonya, na majenje gakizula, po imphepo yikatuta pinyumbiyo, po yikagwa, nu kugwa kwakwe kukaba kukuru hee.''²⁸Nomba uYesu akati amalizga amazwi ago, ichigulu icha banthu icho chikazizwa nu kusambizga kwakwe,²⁹ chifukwa akabasambizgaga ngati munthu uwa mazaza, osati ngati balembi babo.

8Yesu achizga aba mawumbombo.¹Po akisikaga pigambilyo, abanthu abinji bakamulandata.² Nomba yen'ya, uwamaumbombo akinza nukumufugamira wuyo, akanena, ''Mulungu, mukwanza kwinyu, mungan'zelufya.''³ Po uYesu akagolosya inyobe yakwe, po akamukwamfya, akati, ''Nkhwanza. Yikala we wakuzelupa.'' Po kufuma aponyene, amaumbombo gakwe po gakamala.⁴Po uYesu akanena nawo, ''Yen'ya, utamubuzge munthu aliwonsi. Kwene nyamuka, uye uyilolesye weka ku bansembe, po uye utwale imphaso yo uMose akalamula, ukuti wube wukaboni kuibo."⁵Uwene po akinjira mu Kapernawo, usongo uwa basilikari akaya kwa wuyo nukumulaba,⁶ ukuti, ''We Mulungu, uwambombo wane afwa ivibalo mo agoneraga munyumba, po ayimba umwakurusya.''⁷ Po Yesu akanena nawo, ''nkhwinza ine, nkhwinzu kumuchizga.''⁸Pakuzgora, usongo uwa basilikari akati, ''Mulungu, ine tene wakwenelera ukuti muye mwinjire munyumba yane, kwene munene amazgu geka po uwambombo wane inthi achire.⁹ Pakuti niine ndina basongo bo bakunenerezga, kweneso ndina basilikari bo bali pansi piine. Nanthi namuwuzga woka ukuti, 'Bukaga,' po akubukaga, wambombo nanthi namubuzga ukuti, 'Zaga,' po akwinza, umuzga wane nanthi namubuzga ukuti, 'chita ichi, po akuchita. ¹⁰Akati ayivwa ivyonye, uYesu po akazizwa, po akababuzga bo bakamulandataga ukuti, ''Ukunena uwunenesyo, mu Israyeli nthanziremo umunthu uwachigomezgo ichikuru ngati ichi.¹¹Ine po nkhunena niimwe, ukuti abinji abakufuma kubufumiro ubwizuba na bakubwinjiliro ubwizuba, bakwinzu kwinza nu kwikala pitebulo lyoka poka nu Abulahamu, nu Yisake nu Jakobo mu wufumu uwa kumwanya.¹² Po abana bo bali muwufumu uwo bakwinzu kubasumbira kunzi ko kuli chisi. Ukonye ko bakwinzu kulira nu kusya amino.¹³ Aponye po uYesu akanena nu songo uwa basilikari akati, ''Bukaga! malinga ni chigomezgo chako, cho ukwanza ukuti chichitiche.'' Munyengo iyonye, uwambombo wakwe akachira.¹⁴Nomba uYesu akati ayinjira munyumba iya peturo, aken'ya abamayivyara aba Peturo mo bagoneraga balwaye imphepo mumubiri.¹⁵ Uwonyene akalema inyobe iya mama uyo, po imphepo izo zikamalira nzira. Po akanyamuka nukwambu ukumutumichira.¹⁶Po kuchamabwira, abanthu bakamwinzira na banthu abinji bo imizimu yibibi yikabalema, Uwene po akafumya imizimu iyo na mazwi geka. Bonsi bo batakivwaga ichete mumubiri wabo akabachizga.¹⁷ Uwonyene ukuti chikwanirisyiche cho uYesaya umuneneri cho akanena, ukuti, ''Uwene weka akasenda ivyakufoka vyitu, akanyamula amatenda gitu."¹⁸Po nomba uYesu, pakwen'ya abanthu abinji bo bamuzinjilira, akababuzga abasambiri bakwe ukuti baye kwisyira.¹⁹ Po akinza umunthu uwakulemba, akanena nawo, "We musambizi, ndilikulandata kulikonsi ko uliya." ²⁰Po uYesu akanena nawo, "Abakambwe bali na kwakugona, nu tuyuni utwa mumulengalenga tuli nu vivulumbo vyakwe, kwene umwana uwa Munthu ate na pakugoneka itwe lyakwe."²¹Po woka wo msambiri wakwe akanena akati, "Mulungu, munzomerezge ukuti njende inje nsunje imfwa iya baba wane."²² Po uYesu akanena nawo, "Iwe undandate ine, uleche abakufwa basunje abakufwa babo.²³Uwene akati ayinjira mwiboti, abasambiri bakwe bakamulandata wuyo.²⁴ Nomba yen'ya, pakanyamuka imphepo iyikuru panyanja, po aminzi gakinjiraga mwiboti. Uwene po akagona akaba mutulo.²⁵ Abene po bakinza, po bakamunyamusya, bakanena, "Mulungu, twavwe, tuli pakufwa!"²⁶Uwene po akababuzga akati, "Choni cho muli ni lyoga, mwe bakugomezga Kali mphi imwe?" Aponyene po Uwene akanyamuka, po akayikalipira imphepo poka ni nyanja. Po kukaba umutende. ²⁷Po abene abanthu bakazizwa nukunena, "Ka umunthu uyu Ali bulibuli, umwakuti imphepo ni nyanja vikumwivwira?"²⁸Bakati bafika kwisyira ilinji, mu charo icha Gadara, akakumana na banavuli babiri bo imphepo zibibi zikabalema, bakafumaga pakasi pa madindi, patakaba umunthu nanthi yumo uwakulimba umoyo kujenda inzira iyo.²⁹ Nomba yen'yi, bakapundirizga bakati, "Tuli niimwe ni choni, we Mwana wa Mulungu? Ka mwinza uku ukuti mutuyimvye po inyengo yakwe yitakwanine?³⁰Kwene po pakaba patali nabo, igulu lyinji ilya ngulube po zikalyanga. ³¹Uwonyene imizimu yibibi yila yikamba ukumulambirizga ukuti, "Waje mwatufumya, mututume tuye mu ngulube." ³²Uwonyene po akayibuzga ukuti, "Bukaji!" Po yikafumamo nukuya mu ngulube; nomba yen'yi, igulu lyonsi likachimbilira ku lwika ukuya munyanja, po likafwira muminzi.³³Kwene ababusa bo bakenerezgaga ivibeto ivyo bakachimbira bakaya kukaya, bakanena vyonsi, kweneso inkhani iya banthu abakulemeka ni mizimu iyibibi. ³⁴Nomba yen'yi, ichikaya chonsi chikajenda ukukumana nawo uYesu. Nomba bakati bamwen'ya, bakamulambirizga sana ukuti afumemo muchigaba chabo.

9Umunthu uwakufwa ivibalo uwa ku Kapernawo.¹Uwene po akinjira mwiboti, akalamba, nukwinjira mu chikaya chakwe.² Nomba yen'yi, po bakinza nawo kwa uyo umunthu uwakufwa ivibalo wo agonire pa kabedi. Nomba uYesu pakwen'ya ukugomezga kwabo, akanena ku wakulwara uyo, "Limba umoyo, mwana we. Izgakwananga zgako zgagobochereka."³Nomba yen'ya, bamo abalembi bakanena mumoyo gabo, "Uyu akumuchitira uMulungu umutafu." ⁴Nomba uYesu, pakumanya amaghanighani gabo, akati, "Chifukwa wuli mukughanaghanira ivinthu ivibibi mumoyo ginyu? ⁵Umwakuyerezgera bulo, ichapapipi cho chili kwii ukunena ukuti, 'Ukwananga kwako kwagobochereka,' pamo nukunena ukuti, 'Nyamuka, ujende'? ⁶Kwene ukuti mumanye ukuti umwana wa munthu ali na maka pa chalo ichapasi agakugobochera abakwananga, ... " aponyene po akamubuzga uwakufwa ivibalo ukuti, "Nyamuka, nyamula akabedi kako ubweraje kumwinyu."⁷Po akanyamuka nukwamba ukuya kumwabo. ⁸Ubwinji ubwa banthu bukati bwen'ya uwonye, ilyoga likabalema po bakamukwezga uMulungu, uwakupereka amaka aga wunuwo. ⁹Akati afuma aponyene, uYesu akamwen'ya umunthu yumo wo uMateyu, akikala pa nyumba iyakusontcherapo umusonkho. Po akamubuzga akati, "Ube we wakundandata." Nyengo iyonyene akanyamuka nu kumulandata.¹⁰Inyengo iyinji, po akaryanga ichakurya pitebulo munyumba iyinji, akinza uwakusontchesya umusonkho na bakwananga abinji, po bakambu kurya poka nu Yesu na basambiri bakwe.¹¹ Nomba abafarisi pakwen'ya uwonye, bakanena ku basambiri bakwe, "Chifukwa wuli cho umusambizi winyu akurya poka na bamisonkho na banthu abakwananga?"¹²Aponyene po uYesu akati ayivwa, akati, "Abanthu bo binza batangamwanza using'anga awe, kwene bo balwaye.¹³ Imwe po munyamuche muye musambire iching'anamulo ichakuti, 'Nkhwanza ubwira, insembe pole.' Chifukwa nthinzire ukubitizga abanthu bo balunji awe, kwene abakwananga."¹⁴Panapo abasambiri aba Yohane bakinza kwa wuyo nukubuzga ukuti, "Chifukwa wuli iswe na baFarisi tukufunga, kwene abasambiri binyu batakufunga awe?" ¹⁵UYesu akabazgora ukuti, "Abamwabo aba mwenechonthengwa, ka bangalira pa nyengo yo mwenechonthengwa bali nawo poka? Kwene gakwinza amasiku po mwenechonthengwa akwinzu kufumapo pakasi pabo, nomba aponyene bakwinzu kufunga.¹⁶Pate umunthu wo angasona ichigamba ichipya pi laya ilyakale, pakuti amaka aga chigamba icho gangaguza nu kulepula amalaya ago, po ukulepuka uko kungasanzizgako nkhani.¹⁷Kweneso abanthu batakwitira uvinyo uwa nomba mu mathumba aga chikwera aga kale. nanthi bapanga ubonye, amathumba aga vikwera ivyo gakulepuka, po uvinyo uyo akwitika, po amathumba ago gope gakunanjika. kwene abanthu bakwitira uvinyo uwa nomba mumathumba aga vikwera aga nomba, vyonsi vibiri inthi visunjiche ichete.¹⁸Uwene po akababuzgaga ivyonyene, yen'ya uwakulamulira woke akinza, akamufugamilira umwene. Akanena, "Nomba umwana wane umwanthanda akwenera ukuti afwa kale, Kwene twende muye mumukwamfye ni nyobe yinyu, po inthi abe nu umoyo." ¹⁹Nombu uYesu akati anyamuka po akamulandata, na basambiri bakwe.²⁰Nomba yen'ya, umwanthanda wo akayimba ivyaka teni ni vyamwabo vibiri, akasuluraga udaba, akinza kwisinda lyakwe nukukwamfya ichakuzwara cho chili nu wuzi uwakuposa uwamulubazu mumalaya gakwe agakunzi.²¹ Pakuti akanenaga umwa wuyo weka, "Waje ningakwamfya bwelere ilaya lyakwe ilyakunzi, inthi intchire." ²²UYesu akang'anamuka, Nomba akati amwen'ya, akati, "Limbu moyo, we mwana; ichigomezgo chako chakuchizga." Ukufuma pa nyengo yiranye, umwanthanda yura akachira.²³Nomba akati ayinjira mu nyumba iya wakulamulira, aken'ya abakulizga vitoliro ni chigulu chinji icha banthu cho chikapomaga ivyongo.²⁴ UYesu po akati,"Fumimo, chifukwa umulindu atafuye, kwene agonire." Ubonyene bakambu ukumuseka umwakumobezga.²⁵Igulu likati lyafumira kunzi, akinjira nukulema inyobe yakwe, po umulindu akanyamuka. ²⁶Po nadi, inkhani iyo yikivwika muchigaba chonsi.²⁷Po uYesu akachilingan'yaga ukufuma kura, abanavuli babiri bo batakwen'ya bakambu kumulandata, bakapundilizgaga nukunena ukuti, "Mube niiswe nu bwira, we mwana wa Deveti!" ²⁸Akati ayinjira munyumba, abanavuli bo batakwen'ya bala po bakamwaga wuyo, po uYesu akababuzga ukuti, "ka muli ni chigomezgo ukuti ningachita ichi?" Bakamuzgora ukuti, "Nadi, Mulungu."²⁹Aponyene po akabakwamfya amiso gabo po akati, "Ukuyana ni chigomezgo chinyu, vichitiche uwonyene kuimwe," ³⁰Po aminso gabo gakiguka. Kweneso uYesu akababuzga umwamaka, akati, "Mwenerezge ukuti umunthu atachimanye ichi."³¹ Kwene abene, bakati bafumira panzi, Po bakapharazga wuthenga wa vyo vikachitika mu chigaba chonsi chira.³²Nomba Po abanthu babiri bala po bakanyamukaga, yen'yi, abanthu bakamwinzira nu munthu wo atakunena wo alemesile ni mizimu yibibi. ³³Po ichibanda chikati chafumamo, umunthu wo atakanenaga Po akambu kunena. Po amagulu aga banthu gakazizwa nukunena ukuti, "Ichinthu ichangati ichi chitalorisilemo mu Israyeli!" ³⁴Abafarisi Po bakambu kunena ukuti, "Afumya ivibanda na maka gakwe aga mfumu iya vibanda."³⁵Nomba uYesu akajendajenda muvigaba Vyonsi na mutwaya bwelere, Po akasambizgaga mu masinagogi gabo, akalalichira uwuthenga ubwinza ubwa wufumu, akachizga inthenda zgonsi nu kufoka konsi. ³⁶Uwene Po pakwen'ya amagulu ago, akivwa ichitima, chifukwa bakaba abakukopokakopoka nu kumwanzinkhana-mwazinkhana bulo ngati mbelere so zite nu mulisya.³⁷Nomba akati ku basambiri bakwe, "Nadi, ivyakugobora vyinji kwene abambombo bachefire.³⁸ Ubonyene mumulabe umwenecho uwa vyakugobora ukuti atume abambombo ku vyakugobora vyakwe.

10Abasambiri teni na bamwabo babiri mu wutumiki bwabo.¹Ubonyene akapunda abasambiri bakwe teni na bamwabo babiri, akabapa amaka pa mizimu yibibi, iyakuti bayifumyemo, nu kuchizga inthenda yiliyonsi ni vyakufoka vyonsi.²Amazina aga basambiri bakwe teni na bamwabo babiri aga. Uwakwamba, uSimoni, wo akwitwa ukuti uPeturo, nu Andreya umuzuna wakwe; Jakobo umwana wa Zebediya, nu Yohane umuzuna wakwe; ³nu Filipu, nu Batulumeyu; uTomasi, nu Mateyu uwakusontchesya umusonkho; nu Jakobo umwana wa alifeyu, nu tadeyu; ⁴uSimoni uwa ku Kenani, nu Yudasi usikariyoti, uyonyene wo akamupereka uYesu.⁵Teni na bamwabo babiri aba, uYesu akabatuma. Akabachenjezga akati, mutakajende kunzira iya banthu aba kunzi, na muchikaya icha basamariya mutinjiremo.⁶ Kwene nkhaninkhani muye ku mberere zgo zisobereye izga munyumba iya Israyeli;⁷ ubonyene Po mukubuka, mupharazge ukuti, 'Ubufumu ubwakumwanya wapalamira.'⁸Mubachizge bo balwaye, munyamusyeso abakufwa, mubazelufye abamawumbombo, mufumyemo ivibanda. Mukapochelera app bwelere, name mutwaleso ukwa bwelere.⁹ Mutayisendere ndalama izga golide, pamo izga siliva, pamo nizga mapepala awe mu tuvikwama twinyu utwa ndalama.¹⁰ pamo ni thumba ilya chakulya icha paulendo, pamo na malaya gabiri aga mukasi, pamo ni sapato, pamo ni ndisa, pakuti uwa mbombo akwenera ukupochera ichakulya chakwe.¹¹Mu chigaba chonsi na muchikaya cho mwinjiramo, mulondore uwene wo wakwenelera, Po mwikale umonyene mpaka Po mukwinzu kufumamo. ¹²Po mukwinjira munyumba, mubalamuche aba munyumba.¹³ Nanthi inyumbiyo yakwenelera, umutende winyu winze pa nyumba iyonye. Nanthi te yakwenelera, umutende winyu inthi wubabwelere.¹⁴Wonsi wo atakwinza kubapochelera imwe, pamo na wo atakwivwa amazgu ginyu, pakufuma munyumba iyo pamo muchikaya icho, mukung'unthe nthukumbwi ku vinama vyinyu.¹⁵ Nadi po nkhubabuzga, ukuti isiku ilya kweruzga, umulandu uwa Sodomu na Gomora wulichepa kulusya akaya ako.¹⁶Yen'ya, inthi imbatume ngati meet mberere pakasi pa bachimbwi, chifukwa chakwe muchenjere ngati njoka, mubeso mwe bawunenesyo ngati nkhunda. ¹⁷Kwene muchenjere na banthu! Pakuti bakwinzu kubatwala ku basongo aba milandu, inthi binze babakome mu masinagogi gabo.¹⁸ Bakwinzu kubasendera ku basongo nkhani na ku mafumu chifukwa chiine, kuti Mube wukaboni bwabo na kubanthu aba kunzi.¹⁹Kwene paliponsi po bangabatwala imwe, mutabe na maghanighani ukuti inthi nene bulibuli pamo inthi nene ichoni, pakuti cho mukwinzu kunena inthi muchipochelere inyengo iyonye.²⁰ Pakuti uwakunena te mwemwe, kwene Umuzimu uwa Baba winyu wo akunena muimwe.²¹Kweneso umukamu akwinzu kupereka umukamu wakwe kumfwa, nu baba umwana wakwe. Abana inthi binze babanyamuchire abapapi babo, po inthi binze babatwale kumfwa.²² Abanthu bonsi inthi binze bababenje chifukwa chizina lyane. Uwene wo apilira ukufika paumaliro, wo akwinzu kuponosyeka.²³ nanthi babayimvya muchigaba icho, muchimbilire muchigaba chinji, po nadi nkhunena niimwe, mute mwinze muyimale imizinda iya Israyeli ukufichira po umwana wa munthu po akwinza.²⁴Wo akusambira atangachila umusambizi wakwe, pamo umuzga atangachila ubwana wakwe.²⁵ Chakukwanira ukuti wo akusambira ayanane nu musambizi wakwe, nu muzga ukuti ayanane nu bwana wakwe. Waje abanthu bamupunda umwenecho wa nyumba ukuti uBulezebule, asi inthi binze bapunde abamunyumba yakwe ukulusya apa!²⁶Chifukwa chakwe mutabanyire abene, chifukwa pate ichinthu ichakuchikupichira ukuti chite chinze chivumbukwe, pamo ichinthu ichakuvwama ukuti chite chinze chimanyikwe.²⁷ Cho nkhubabuzga imwe muchisi, muchinene pawuzelu,na Cho mukuchivwa mumakutwi, muchilalichire pamusonje uwa nyumba.²⁸Po mutanyile wo akugoga umubiri kwene umoyo atangawugoga. Kwene nkhaninkhani, mumunyile uwene wo angagoga umoyo nu mubiri ukuya mu gehena. ²⁹Nomba impheta zibiri, asi bakuzikazga na kandalama koka ko kate na maka? Pate nanthi yimo yo yingagwa pansi ukwambura ukuti uBaba winyu amanye.³⁰ Napo lingaba lisisi ilya mumatwe ginyu gonsi, lyakuberenjeka.³¹ Uwonyene ukunyira awe . Imwe mwe bakuzirwa ukulusya impheta izginji.³²Po aliwonsi wo akuzomera panthanzi izga banthu ukuti ali poka niine, ine name nkhwinzu kumuzomera ukuti ali poka niine panthanzi izga Baba wane wo ali kumwanya.³³ Kwene aliwonsi wo akunkhana panthanzi izga banthu, name nkhwinzu kumukana panthanzi izga Baba wane wo ali kumwanya.³⁴Mutaghanaghane ukuti nkhinza ukubika umutende pa chalo icha pansi, nthakinza ukubikapo umutende pa chalo icha pansi awe, kwene lupanga.³⁵ Nkhinza ukulekanisya umunthu nu baba wakwe, nu mwana umwanthanda nu mama wakwe, nu mwanthanda uwakusendwa nu nyinavyala wakwe.³⁶ Na balwani aba munthu bakwinzu kuba aba munyumba yakwe.³⁷Uwene wo akutemwa ubaba wakwe olo umama wakwe ukulusya ine, atanenereye ine; uwene wo akutemwa umwana wakwe umwanavuli olo umwana wakwe umwanthanda ukulusya ine, atanenereye ine.³⁸ Uwene wo atakunyamula imphinjika yakwe nukundandata pisinda lyane, te wakwenelera kuine.³⁹ Wo akwanza ukuponosya umoyo wakwe, po akuwutaga. Na wo akutaga umoyo wakwe ichifukwa chiine, wo akwinzu kuwaga.⁴⁰Uwene wo akubapochelera imwe ko kuti akumphochelera ine, na wo akumphochelera ine, ko kuti amupochelera wo akanthumizga ine.⁴¹ Wo akupochelera umuneneri pi zina ilya muneneri, akwinzu kupochelera imphoto iya muneneri. Wo akupochelera umunthu wo muzelu, akwinzu kupochelera imphoto iya munthu wo muzelu.⁴²Aliwonsi wo akupereka ku banthu abansi aba, ulupindi ulwa minzi agakukatala ukuti ang'were chifukwa chakuti musambiri, Nadi apanye nkhubabuzga, imphoto yakwe yite yitajichepo nalumo."

11Bo uYohane m'babatizi bo abatumire.¹Po uYesu akati amara ukubabuzga abasambiri bakwe teni na bamwabo babiri, akanyamuka ukufuma kura, akajenda ukuyu kubasambizga nu kupharazga muchikaya chabo.² Po nomba uYohane, pakwivwa mundende ivya mbombo iya Khristu, akatumizga abasambiri bakwe amazwi ³po akati kwa wuyo, "Ka uwakwinza mwemwe, pamo tulindilire uwunji?"⁴Po uYesu akazgora nukunena nabo, "Munyamuche muye munene nu Yohane vyo mwavivwa na vyo mwavyen'ya. ⁵Bo batakwen'ya inthi bapochelere ukwen'ya kwabo, na bakulemare inthi bajende, abamawumbombo banozgeka, na bo batakwivwa bakwivwa, na bakufwa bopenye banyamuka, na kubanthu bo bakavu kopenyene inthi kupharazikwe ubuthenga ubwinza.⁶ Wakukondwa wo atakwagamo akanthu akakukalarizga mwiine."⁷Po abene Po bakanyamukaga, uYesu akambu kunena na banthu abinji ivya kwa Yohane, Ka mukaya ku chimbalangwa ka mukaya mwen'yachi- ka litete ilyakuyingana ni mphepo?⁸ Choni cho mukaya mwachen'ya- umunthu uwakuzwara ivyakuzwara ivyakupeperuka-peperuka? abakuzwara ivyakupeperuka-peperuka bali munyumba izga mafumu.⁹Chifukwa wuli cho mukajenda? Pakuyu kwen'ya umuneneri? Nadi, nkhubabuzga, uwene wakulusya nu muneneri.¹⁰ Uwene wo wowuyo wo kulembesile ukuti, 'Yen'ya, ine need mwenecho ne nkhutuma ithenga lyane panthanzi pako, lyo likwinzu kuyan'ya inzira yako panthanzi pako.'¹¹Nadi apa nkhubabuzga imwe mwe banthu, pakasi pa bo bali ukupapwa nu banthanda atanyamusilepo umunthu umukulu uwakulusya uYohane um'babatizi. Kwene umunthu wo munsi mu wufumu uwa kumwanya, wo mukulu ukumulusya uwene.¹² Po ukwambira amasiku aga Yohane m'babatizi ukufichira pa nyengo iyi, uwufumu uwakumwanya wakulwilira, bo balimbichira abo inthi bawupoche namaka.¹³Pakuti vyonsi vyo abaneneri bakalemba na malango, bakanenera mpaka mu nyengo iya Yohane; ¹⁴nanthi mukwanza ukuti muzomerezge ichi, uwene wo Eliya uwakumulindilira ukuti wo akatinji akwinza.¹⁵ Uwene wo ali na makutwi, ayivwe.¹⁶Ningayanisya nichoni abakupapwa aba nyengo izi? Ubonyene bakuyanana bulo na bana bo bali mu misika, abonyene bo bakupundilizga bulo ku bamwabo¹⁷ bakuti, 'Tukabalizizga ivitoliro, kwene mutakimba awe. Tukalira bulo, imwe po mutakalira.'¹⁸Pakuti uYohane akinza uwamburu kulya, atakang'wera, abene po bakatinji, 'Ali ni chibanda.'¹⁹ Umwana wa munthu akinza uwakulya, po akang'wera, po abene bakatinji, 'Yen'yi, umunthu uwa kulyakulya nu kung'werang'wera ivinyo, mubwezi uwa bakusontchesya musonkho na banthu abakwananga!' vite nimbombo, amahara inthi gayezgeche agakulungama ni mbombo zgakwe.²⁰Aponyene po akamba kunyoza imizi iyo mo vikachitichira ivyinji ivya mbombo izga maka gakwe, ichifukwa ichakuti yitang'anamusile awe.²¹ "Soka kuiwe, Korazini! Soka kuiwe, Betesayida! Chifukwa ngati ivya maka vyo vyachitika muimwe nge vyanguchitika mu Turo na mu Sidoni, nge bang'anamusile amoyo gabo kale mu guniya na mwitoyi.²² Ubonyene nkhubabuzga, isiku ilya kweruzga umulandu wawo uwa Turo na Sidoni wukwinzu kuchepa ukulusya winyu.²³Po iwe, Kapernawo, bakwinzu kukukwezga ukufichira kwibingo? Ukwinzu kwisika ukufichira ku chalo icha banthu abakufwa. Chifukwa ivyamaka vyo vyachitika muiwe nge vyanguchitika mu Sodomu, uwonyene ichigaba icho nge chikaye ukufichira pa nyengo iyi.²⁴ Kweneso nkhubabuzga imwe ukuti isiku ilya kweruzga umulandu uwa Sodomu wukwinzu kuchepa nu wako."²⁵Inyengo iyonye uYesu akazgora akati, "Nkhuzomerezan'ya niimwe , baBaba, imfumu iya kumwanya ni chalu icha pansi, chifukwa mwazgika ivinthu ivi ku bamahara na bakumanya, po mwavinenera mu bana. ²⁶Enya, Baba, chifukwa ichi chikayanana nu Kwanza kwinyu. ²⁷Ivinthu vyonsi vyaperecheka kuine nu Baba; Po pate wo akumumanya ichete umwana kwene uBaba, nesi wo abamanyire ichete abababa, kwene umwana, na aliwonsi wo umwana akwanza ukuti amuvumbulire.²⁸Mwinze kuine, mwe mwabomba imbombo iyakulisya ni yakupyola, Po ine nkhwinzu kubatasya. ²⁹Nyamuli igoli lyane, po musambire kuine, chifukwa ne wakufwasa nu kuyichefya mu moyo wane, po mukwinzu kwaga ukutuzga mu moyo ginyu. ³⁰Pakuti goli lyane lyakutontha, nu katundu wane apepusile."

12Uyesu wo mwenecho uwa Sabata.¹Inyengo iyonyene uYesu akajenda isiku ilya sabata pakasi pa magunda aga tiligu. Po abasambiri bakwe bakaba ni nzala po bakambu ukupulura amatwe aga tiligu aga kuwumaliro, po bakambu ukulya.² Pakwen'ya ichi, abafarisi bakanena nawo, "Yen'ya, abasambiri binyu bakuchita ichinthu cho te chakuzomerezgeka pisiku ilya sabata."³Uwene po akanena nabo, "Ka mutaberenzire cho uDeveti akachita, po uwene na banavuli bo akaba nabo inzara po yikabababa? ⁴Mo akinjilira munyumba iya Mulungu po bakalya ababuledi abakulolesya, ichinthu cho chikaba chamburu kuzomerezgeka ukuti uwene alye, olo bo akaba nabo, kwene abansembe bekabeka.⁵Pamo mutaberenzire mu malamulo, ukuti isiku ilya sabata abansembe mu charichi bakubifya isiku ilya sabata, popenyene bate nu mulandu nanthi wumo? ⁶Kwene nkhubabuzga ukuti umukulu uwakulusya ni charichi ali apanyene.⁷Popenyene mube mwe bakwivwisya iching'anamulo ichi, 'Nkhwanzu ubwira, insembe awe,' te nge mukaberezga abamburu kwananga.⁸ Pakuti umwana uwa munthu wo Imfumu iyisiku ilya Sabata."⁹Akati afuma pa malo gala, akinjira mu sinagogi lyabo.¹⁰ Nomba yen'ya, umwanavuli uwakulemara inyobe, ubonyene bakamubuzichizga ukuti, "Ka chakuzomerezgeka ukuti mumuchizge pa Sabata?" Mwakuti bamupe umulandu.¹¹Uwene akanena nabo, "Munthu wuli pakasi pinyu, wo ali ni mberere yoka wo nanthi yagwira muchibonga pisiku ilya sabata, wo angaleka ukuyilema nu kuyifumyamo?¹² Ubonyene umuthu wakuzirwa ukulusya imberere! Ubonyene chakuzirwa ukuchita ichinthu ichinza pa Sabata."¹³Po akati ku mwanavuli yura, "Golosyi inyobe yako." Po akayigolosya, po yikaweleramo, po yikaba ichete bulo ngati inyobe yamwabo.¹⁴ Kwene abafarisi bakafuma, po bakapangana ukuti bamugoje.¹⁵Ubonyene akati amanya ichi, uYesu akafumako kura. Abinji bakamulandata, Po akabachizga bonsi.¹⁶ Po akababuzga umwamaka ukuti batamuvumbule. ¹⁷ukuti chinze chichitiche cho chikaneneka nu Yesaya umuneneri , ukuti,¹⁸"Yen'ya, umutumiki wane wo nkhamuseba; wo mutemwizwe nkhani, wo umoyo wane wukukondwa nawo. inthi mbiche Umuzimu pa wuyo, ubonyene inthi alongozge uwulunji ku mitundu.¹⁹Ate alimbanepo nu munthu, nesi ukupundilizga; olo nu munthu nanthi woka ukuti ayivwe amazwi gakwe mu zganzira izikulu. ²⁰Itete ilyakulepuka ate ayinze alipyole; ni nyali iyakwaka atakwinzu kuyizimya,ukufichira ukwinza ukunena uwunenesyo,²¹ nadi mwizina lyakwe imitundu yikwinzu kugomezga."²²Po bakamwinzira nu mwanavuli wo akaba ni vibanda, akaba uwanthonkho nu chinunu. wopenyene akamuchizga, ubonyene umwanavuli uchinunu akambu kunena nukwambu kwen'ya.²³ Po ubwinji ubwa banthu bukambu kuzizwa, bakanena, "Asi uyu mean wa Deveti?"²⁴Kwene Abafarisi pakwivwa, bakati, "Uyu atakufumya ivibanda, kwene na maka gakwe aga Bulezebule, usongo uwa vibanda." ²⁵Po uYesu akamanya amaghanighani gabo, po akanena nabo, "Uwufumu wuliwonsi uwakugabinkhana wukubanga bwakumala, ni chikaya chilichonsi ni nyumba iyakugabinkhana yitakwinzu kubapo.²⁶Umwakuyana bulo, waje usatana akufumya usatana, ubonyene ko kuti agabinkhana. Po ubufumu bwakwe inthi wimilire bulibuli?²⁷ Nanthi ine nkhufumya ivibanda na maka gakwe aga Bulezebule, abana binyu bakufumya na maka gawenu? Chifukwa chakwe bakwinzu kuba abakweruzga binyu.²⁸Kwene nanthi nkhufumya ivibanda na maka gakwe aga Muzimu uwa Mulungu, ubonyene Uwufumu uwa Mulungu winza umwakubachenuchizga bwelere. ²⁹Ngapo umunthu anginjira bulibuli munyumba iya munthu uwa maka nukumupoka ukatundu wakwe, nanthi atangamupinya umunthuyo ichakwamba? Po panapo po inthi asende ukatundu wo ali munyumba. ³⁰Wo ate kulubazu lwane akunkhana, wo atakuwunganika poka niine akuvulungan'ya.³¹Chifukwa chakwe nkhunena niimwe, ukunanga konsi nukunena ukwamutafu konsi kukwinzu kugobochereka ku banthu, umutafu uwa pavilumba pa Muzimu Mutuba pate kugobochereka.³² Aliwonsi wo angamunenera Umwana wa munthu ivinthu vibibi, akwinzu kugobochereka. Kwene aliwonsi wo anganenera Umuzimu Mutuba ivinthu vibibi, atakwinzu kugobochereka munyengo iyinye na yo yikwinza.³³Ikwi lyakwe nanthi lyinza ichipaso chakwe chikuba chakunona, nanthi ikwi lyakwe libibi ichipaso chakwe chope chikuba chibibi, ikwi likumanyikwa ni vipasi vyakwe.³⁴ Mwe bakupapwa imwe mwe banjoka, munganena bulibuli ivyinthu ivyinza, po imwe mwe abanthu ababibi? Pakuti mulomo wukunena vyo vili mukasi mu moyo. ³⁵Umunthu umwinza akufumya ivinthu ivyinza mu chuma chakwe chinza, nu munthu wo mubibi akufumya ivinthu vibibi muchuma chakwe cho chibibi.³⁶Po nkhunena niimwe ukuti amazwi gonsi go gamwalwemwalwe go abanthu bakwinzu kunena, bakwinzu kugaberenjera umulandu wakwe pisiku ilya kweruzga.³⁷ Po wukwinzu kuba we mulunji na amazwi gako, na mazwi gako ukwinzu ukususyika nago."³⁸Po aponyene abalembi na Bafarisi abanji bakamuzgora bakati, "Musambiri, tukwanza twen'ye ichimanyikwiro chinyu." ³⁹Uwene akabazgora akati, "Abakupapwa mu bwamalaya bakulondora ichimanyikwiro. Po batakwinzu kubapa ichimanyikwiro kwene ichimanyikwiro icha Yona umuneneri.⁴⁰ Pakuti mo Uyona akabera mukati aka chinsomba cho chikaba chikulu umwa masiku gatatu na mawusiku gatatu, umwabunubo Umwana uwa Munthu akwinzu kuba pansi nkhani pacharu icha pansi amasiku gatatu na mawusiku gatatu.⁴¹Abanthu aba you Ninive bakwinzu kunyamuka ukuba mucheruzgo poka nu muwiro uwu po bakwinzu kuwususya. Chifukwa abene bakalapa izgakwananga zgabo chifukwa icha kulalichira ukwa Yona, kwene yen'ya, uwakulusya uYona ali panapa.⁴²Imfumu iyanthanda iya kumwera inthi yinze yinyamuche mucheruzgo poka na banomba, po yikwinza ukuwususya. Chifukwa uwene akafuma kuwumaliro uwa charu icha pansi ukwinzu ukwivwa amahara aga Solomoni, nomba lola, uwakulusya pa Solomoni ali panapa.⁴³Malinga imphepo zibibi zgafumamo mwa munthu, zikuya amalo go gate na minzi Po zikulondora amalo agakutuzizgapo, po zitakugaga. ⁴⁴Aponyene po zikunena, 'Ndigaluchira ukuya kunyumba yane kuranyene ko nkhafumako.' Po pakufika, zikuyaga iyamwazi kwene yipyelesire ichete kweneso iyakuyemba.⁴⁵ Po panapo zikujenda ukuyu kusenda izgamwabo fayivi ni zgamwabo zibiri, zibibi nkhani izgakulusya mo uwene abeleye, Po nanthi zginjira mukasi, po zikwikara munumu. Po uwumaliro bwakwe ubwa munthuyo inthi wube wubibi nkhani ukulusya na mo akambira. Ubonyene mo vikwinzu kubera na mutundu uwa nomba.⁴⁶uYesu po akaba wakunena na magulu aginji aga banthu, yen'ya, umama wakwe na bakamu bakwe bakimilira panzi, bakanzaga banene nawo.⁴⁷ Po umunthu akanena nawo, "Lola, umama wako na bakamu bako bimiliye panzi, bakwanza banene nawo."⁴⁸Akamuzgora akati, "Abamama bo bawenu, po abazuna bane bo bawenu?⁴⁹ Po akagolosya inyobe yakwe ku basambiri bakwe, akati, "Yen'ya, Abamama na bakuru na bazuna bane! ⁵⁰pakuti aliwonsi wo akuchita ukwanza ukwa Baba wo ali kumwanya, uyo wo umukuru nu muzuna wane, wo umuyemba wane nu mama wane."

13Ichiyerezgero icha wakupesa.¹Isiku ilyonye uYesu akafumamo munyumba akikala pansi mulubazu umwa nyanja.² Po amagulu aginji aga banthu go gakamuwunganira, uwonyene uwene akinjira mwiboti, akikala pansi, po amagulu aginji aga banthu gakimilira pamulundu.³Uwene akababuzga ivinthu ivyinji umwakuyerezgera. Akanena, "Yen'ya, uwakupesa akajenda ukupesa imbeyu. ⁴Po mukupesa kwakwe, zimo zikagwira mulubazu umwa nzira, po tukinza utuyuni, nukwinza ukuzirya. ⁵Zimo zikagwira pamabwe, po pate itope ilyinji. Po panapo zikamera, pakuti zikamera po pate itope ilyinji. ⁶Lusanya lukati lwalama po zikumira, pakuti zitakaba na magululuzi, zikafota.⁷Zimo zikagwa pamimvwa. Po zikakula umwakughandaluka bulo. ⁸Zimo zikagwa pitope ilya mvundira, Po zikapapa vipaso, po zimo zikapapa handiredi, zimo po zikapapa sikisite, zimo zikapapa sate.⁹ Wo ali na makutwi, ayivwe."¹⁰Po abasambiri bakwe bakinza, bakanena nawo, "Choni cho nukunena nabo umwakukulubika?"¹¹ Po uwene akabazgora akati, "Chifukwa kwaperecheka kuimwe ukuti mumanye ivisinsi ivya bufumu ubwa kumwanya, Po ubonye kutaperechesire ku banthu bara.¹² Pakuti aliwonsi wo alinavyo, kukwinzu kuperecheka kwa wuyo. Kwene aliwonsi wo ate navyo, nacho angaba nacho chopenyene bakwinzu kusendako.¹³Cho chifukwa nkhunena nabo umwakukulubika bwelere: Chifukwa ukwen'ya bakwen'ya, kwene bakwen'ya pabwelere; ukwivwa bakwivwa, kwene bakwivwa pabwelere, nesi ni ching'anamulo chope batakuchimanya. ¹⁴Ubuneneri ubwa Yesaya bukukwanirisyika ku banthu bara, bo bukuti, 'ukwivwa mwivyaje, kwene iching'anamulo chakwe mutachimanye; ukwen'ya mwen'ye, kwene mutenerezge.¹⁵Pakuti wumoyo uwa banthu aba wugomire, amakutwi gabo givwa ukwamburu kupangapo chilichonsi, po bigalira na minso gabo, ukuti baleche ukwen'ya na minso gabo, nu kwivwa na makutwi gabo, kweneso bamanye iching'anamulo mu myoyo yabo, ukuti bang'anamuche, ukuti imbachizge.'¹⁶Aminso ginyu gakukondwa, Chifukwa chakuti gakwen'ya; na makutwi ginyu, hope givwa.¹⁷ Pakuti nadi apa nkhubabuzga, pakuti abaneneri abinji na banthu abalunji bakaba bakwanzirizga ukwen'ya vyo mukwen'ya, kwene bataviwonyi. Nu kwivwa vyo mukivwa, kwene batavyivuye.¹⁸Imwe nomba yivwisyi ifanizo ilya wakupesa.¹⁹ Umunthu aliwonsi uwakwivwisya amazgu aga wufumu kwene atakumanya iching'anamulo chakwe, umulwani akwinza nukupoka cho chasebeka mumoyo wakwe, iyi yo yikasebeka mulubazu ulwa nzira.²⁰Yo yikasebeka pamabwe, uyu wo wowuyo wo akwivwa amazwi Po umwalubirolubiro akugazomerezga umwakukondwa,²¹ po ate na magululuzi umwa wuyo weka, inthi ayikale akanyengo akansi. Nanthi pinza inthamyo pamo kuyimba chifukwa icha amazwi, uwene akufulwa umwalubiro.²²Yo yikasebeka pakasi pamivwa, uwene wo wowuyo wo akwivwa amazwi, po ukupwelelera ukwa charu icha pansi na maka agakupusika umwabusambazi vikughandisya amazwi, po akuba umunthu uwamburi vipasi. ²³Po yo yikasebeka pitope ilya mvundira, uyo wo wowuyo wo akwivwa amazwi nu kumanya iching'anamulo chakwe, uyo wo akupasa ivipasi, uyu handiredi, uyu sikisite, uwamwabo sate."²⁴Ichiyerezgero chimo uYesu akababuzga abanthu akati, "Uwufumu bwakumwanya wakuyerezgera nu munthu wo akapesa imbeyu izginza mumugunda wakwe.²⁵ Po abanthu bakaba ukuti bagonire, umulwani wakwe akinza, akaseba indezge pakasi pa tirigu, akafumapo. ²⁶Po imbeyu yira yikambu kukula po yikambu kupasa ivipasi, po aponyene indezge yikinza yalolecheraso.²⁷Po pakinza abazga aba mwenecho uwa mugunda, bakanena nawo, 'Bwana, asi mukapesa imbeyu izginza mumugunda winyu? Ngapo indezge yafumira kwii?' ²⁸Uwene po akanene nabo, 'Munthu wo mulwani wane wo apangi ivi.' Po abazga bakanena nawo, 'Ka mukwanza tunyamuche tuye tuyinyunkhule?'²⁹Uwene akanena akati, 'Awe. Po mukwanza muyinyunkhule, munganyunkhulira poka nu tirigu. ³⁰Muvileche vyonsi poka vibiri vikulire poka ukufichira panyengo iya kwinzu kugobora. Munyengo iya kugobora nkhwinzu kubabuzga abakugobora, "Mwambe muyiwunganichi indezge, muyipinye mumizigo nukuyu kuyocha, Utirigu wo mumuwunganiche mubiche munthamba yane."'"³¹Ichiyerezgero chimo uYesu akababuzga abanthu. Akati, "Uwufumu ubwa kumwanya wukuyanana na kambeyu aka mpiru ko umunthu akakasenda, akakapesa pa mugunda wakwe.³² Ko kansi nkhani ukuchira imbeyu zgonsi. Kwene kakati kakula, kaba kakulu ukulusya amatundu gonsi, nukuba likwi, ubonyene nu tuyuni utwa mumlengalenga tukwinza, tukwinza kuvwama na munsamba zgakwe."³³Ichiyerezgero chimo akanena nabo abanthu. "Ubufumu ubwakumwanya wukuyanana ni chakututumusya ubuludi cho umwanthanda akachisenda nukuchizgika mu wutu uwakukwana amathini gatatu, ukufichira wonsi wukinza watutumuka."³⁴Vyonsi ivyo uYesu akanena kumagulu aga banthu umwakuphiphirisya, kwambura ichiyerezgero te nge akanena nabo abanthu chilichonsi. ³⁵Ukuti chichitiche cho chikaneneka nu muneneri ukuti, "Ndiyigula pamulomo want nu kuyerezgera. Nkwinzu kuvumbula vyonsi ivyakuvwama ukwamba ukwikazikika ukwa chalo ichapansi."³⁶Po aponyene akaleka amagulu ago, akinjira munyumba. Po abasambiri bakwe bakinza kwa wuyo, bakanena, "Mutung'anamulire ichiyerezgero icha ndezge yo yili mumugunda."³⁷ Po uYesu akabazgora akati, wo akapesa imbeyu iyinza wo Mwana wa Munthu.³⁸ Po mugunda chalo icha pansi; ni mbeyu iyinza, bana aba wufumu. Indezge bana aba satana,³⁹ po umulwani wo akayipesa wo usatana. Nu kugobora bo bumaliro ubwa nyengo iya chalu icha pansi, na bakugobora abo bangelo.⁴⁰Nomba ni ndezge iyakuyiwunganika poka nukuyocha pa moto, iyonyene yikwinzu kuba nyengo iya wumaliro pa chalu icha pansi.⁴¹ Umwana wa Munthu akwinzu kutuma abangelo bakwe, po abene bakwinzu kuwunganika poka nukufumyamo vyonsi vyo vyakukalalizga muwufumu bwakwe, na banthu bo batakweruzgika.⁴² Po bakwinzu kubasumbira mu gahena ilya moto, ukonyene ko kukwinzu kuba kwakulira nu kusya amino.⁴³ Po abakulungama bakwinzu kulama ngati lizuba muwufumu ubwa Baba wawo.Wo ali na makutwi, ayivwe.⁴⁴Ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bwakuyanana ni chuma icha kuvwama cho chili mumugunda. Cho umunthu akinza achaga, cho akachizgaka. Chifukwa chakwe kukondwa ko akaba nako, akajenda nukukazga ivinthu vyo akaba navyo nukukala mugunda wura. ⁴⁵Po nubufumu bwa kumwanya bukuyanana nu munthu uwa malonda wo akwanza ingale izginza.⁴⁶ Po akati ayaga ingale yoka iya mutengo uwa patali, akajenda akaya akazga vyonsi vyo akaba navyo, akaya ayikala iyonye.⁴⁷Po eso, ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bukuyanana nu bukonde ubwakusumbira mu nyanja, nukuwunganika poka ivya mutundu wonsi.⁴⁸ Bukati bwizura, bakawuguzira panzi. Po bakati bikala pansi, bakaziwunganika izginza umwakunyamulira, kwene zibibi bakazitaga kunkholongo.⁴⁹Vikwinzu kuba ubonyene pawumaliro uwa nyengo iya chalu icha pansi. Abangelo bakwinzu kufuma, bakwinzu kuseba ababibi pakasi apa banthu abinza. ⁵⁰Bakwinzu kubatajira mung'anjo iya moto,ukonyene ko kukwinzu kuba ukulira nukusya amino.⁵¹Mwivwisya vyonsi ivi fwanthi?" Abasambiri bakanena nawo, "Twivwa" ⁵²Po uwene akanena nabo, "Chifukwa chakwe umulembi aliwonsi uwakusambizgika nu bufumu bwa kumwanya, akuyanana nu munthu wo mwenechonyumba, wo akufumya mu chuma chakwe ivyakale ni vyanomba." ⁵³Po pakaba po uYesu akamalizga iviyerezgero, akafuma ukonye.⁵⁴Po uYesu akati afika kukaya aka kumwabo,akabasambizga mu masinagogi mwabo. Ubonyene abene bakambu kuzizwa, bakanena, "Uwene agasenda kwii amahara ni vyamaka ivi? ⁵⁵Asi uyu wo mwana uwa misiri uwa matabwa? Izina ilya mama wakwe asi uMariya? Na bakamu bakwe asi uJakobo, nu Yosefe, nu Simon, nu Yuda? ⁵⁶Na bayemba bakwe asi bonsi bali poka niiswe? Ko kwii ko umunthu uyu asenzite vyonsi ivi?⁵⁷Abene po bakapunula ichifukwa cha wuyo. Uyesu akanena nabo, "Kulikonsi umuneneri akubanga uwakuchindikika, ukufumyamo mu charo icha kumwabo na munyumba yakwe." ⁵⁸ Po uwene, ichifukwa ichamburu kugomezga kwabo, atakachita ivyamaka nkhani ivyinji.

14Uherodi akamugoga uYohane m'babatizi.¹Inyengo iyonyene yo uHerodi yikaba mfumu, akivwa imbiri iya Yesu.² Akanena na banyamata bakwe, "Uyo wo uYohane m'babatizi; akanyamuka ku bakufwa. Ichifukwa chiichi, ivyamaka ivi vikulimbanalimbana nawo."³Pakuti uHerodi akamulema uYohane, akamupinya, akamubika mu ndende chifukwa icha Herodiya, umwanthanda uwa Filipu, umukuru wakwe.⁴ Pakuti uYohane akanena nawo, "Te chinza ukuti iwe wikale nawo kuba ngati mwanthanda wako." ⁵Po pakwanza ukumugoga uwene, akanyira igulu ilya banthu, chifukwa bakamusenda uYohane ngati muneneri.⁶Kwene pakukumbuka isiku ilya kupapwa ukwa Herodi, umwana umwanthanda uwa Herodiya akimba pakasi pabo, akamukondweresya uHerodi. ⁷Po aponyene akamulonjezga umwakulumbira ukumpa chilichonsi cho angalaba.⁸Po umulindu, umwakumubuzga kulubazu nu mama wakwe, akati, "Mumphe apanyene, itwe ilya Yohane m'babatizi, mu mbale." ⁹Po imfumu iyonye ichitima chikayilema, kwene pakughanaghana ukulumbira ko akalumbira, na banthu bo akaba nabo piphwando lira, akalamulira ukuti bamupe.¹⁰Po akamutumizga munyamata, akamudumuli itwe uYohane munyumba iya ndende.¹¹ Po akalinyamula itwe lira mumbale nukumupa umulindu, Po uwene akanyamuka nukwambu kuya niitwe lira kwa mama wakwe.¹² Po abasambiri bakwe bakinza, bakasenda umubiri wakwe, bakaya bawusyira. Po bakinza kwa Yesu nukumuwuzga.¹³Po ubonyene uyesu pakwivwa, akafuma ukonyene mungalaba, ukuya amalo agachimbalangwa paweka, Po amagulo aginji gakati givwa, bakamulandata uwene pamulundu ukufuma mutwaya.¹⁴ Uwene po akafuma, aken'ya ubwinji ubwa banthu, akabachitira ubwira, akabachizga abalware babo.¹⁵Po aponyene po chikaba chamabwira, abasambiri bakwe bakinza kwa wuyo, bakanena, "amalo aga ga muchimbalangwa, inyengo yajenda nomba. Mubabuzge abanthu abo bajendaje, bajende mutwaya baye bayikalire beka ichakulya."¹⁶Kwene uYesu akanena nabo, "Abene bate ni chifukwa ichakuti bajende. Imwenyene mwe mubape ichakulya." ¹⁷Abene bakanena nawo, "Iswe tute na chilichonsi kwene tuli nu buledi fayivi, ni nswi zibiri."¹⁸ Po uwene akati, "mwinze nazgo kwiine."¹⁹Uwene po akalamulira ubwinji ubwa banthu abo ukuti bikale pansi pa tumasole. Uwene po akasenda ababuledi fayivi abo, ni nswi zibiri izo. Ubonyene po aken'ya kumwanya, po akayiputa, po akapyola, po akabapa abasambiri bakwe ubuledi uyo, na abasambiri ku banthu abo. ²⁰Po bonsi bakalya, bakikuta. Po bakasenda vyo balya vyasyalako, vidunga teni na vyamwabo vibiri ivyakwizula.²¹ Po abakulya abo bakaba banavuli abakukwana fayivi sauzandi, nukuleka abanthanda na bana.²²Umwamburu kuchedwa akababuzga abasambiri bakwe ukuti bakwere iboti nukulongolera ukuya kwisyira ilinji, ubonyene po akababuzgaga abanthu abo ukuti bajendaje kumwabo.²³ Paumaliro, akati abuzga imizinda iya banthu ukuti yijendaje, akakwera mwigamba kwaweka ukuti ayipute. Nangabuli kukila, akaba kuranyene kwaweka. ²⁴Panyengo iyinyene iboti likaba amamita amahandiredi aginji ukufuma ku bwalulu, likayimbaga na mayigha, chifukwa imphepo yikalimbanaga nabo.²⁵Kwene pakulindilira ukwa pachinayi uwusiku, uwene akajenda ukukumana nabo, akajenda pamwanya pa nyanja. ²⁶Kwene abasambiri bakwe po bakamwen'ya po akajendaga paminzi, bakatetema, bakati, "Chizguka," Po bakakora umwilyoga. ²⁷Po panapo uYesu akanena nabo akati, Mulimbe amoyo! Nene! Mutanyire."²⁸Po uPeturo akamuzgora akati, "Mulungu, nanthi mwemwe, mumbuzge ninze ukonyene paminzi."²⁹ Po uYesu akati, "Zaga." UPeturo po akisika mwiboti po akajenda paminzi ukuya ukufika kwa Yesu.³⁰ Kwene uwene akati ayen'ya imphepo, akinza anyira. Po akamba ukudwiba, po akinza apunda, akati, "Mulungu, nthasya ine!"³¹Inyengo iyonye uYesu akagolosya inyobe yakwe, nukumulema, po akanena nawo, "Iwe we wakugomezga kalimphi, choni cho wakayikaga mumoyo?" ³²Abene po bakinjira mwiboti umo, imphepo yikaleka.³³ Po abene bo bakaba mwiboti umo, po bakamufugamilira, bakanena, "Nadi, we Mwana wa Mulungu."³⁴Po abene bakati balamba, bakafika kwisyira ku Genesarete.³⁵ Po aponyene abanavuli aba aponyene bakati bamumanya, po bakatuma amazwi kulikonsi mu chigaba cho chibazinjiriye, bakinza nabo kwa wuyo bonsi bo bali ni nthenda.³⁶ Po abene po bakamulaba ukuti bakwamfye ichakuzwara chakwe chakunzi, po bonsi bo bakamukwamfya bakachizgika.

15Miyambo iya bababa.¹Aponyene po abaFarisi na balembi bakaya kwa Yesu, bo bakafuma ku Yerusalemu. Bakati, ²"Abasambiri binyu choni cho baduka imyambo iya bababa? Pakuti batakugeza munyobe pakulya."³ Po uwene akazgora, akabazgora akati, "Imwe namwe choni cho mukuduka ilamulo ilya Mulungu chifukwa icha miyambo yinyu?⁴Pakuti uMulungu akati, 'Uchindiche ubaba wako nu mama wako,' nukuti 'Wo akunenera ubaba wakwe nu mama wakwe amazwi agabibi, afwe nadi.'⁵ Kwene imwe mukunena, 'Aliwonsi wo akunena kwa baba wakwe olo kwa mama wakwe "Icho cho nge changukwavwa, chakupereka kwa Mulungu,"'⁶ Uwene atamuchindiche ubaba wakwe nanthi pali mphi. Po imwe mwagabebura amazwi aga Mulungu chifukwa icha miyambo yinyu.⁷Mwe bakupusika imwe! UYesaya akanenera ichete izgi imwe, nu kunena ukuti,⁸ 'Abanthu aba bakuntchindika na malomo gabo, kwene umoyo wabo wuli kuwutali sana niine. ⁹Kwene bakumphuta apa bwelere, nukusambizga amalamulo aga banthu ngati visambizgo."'¹⁰Po uwene akitizga ubwinji ubwa banthu, akanena nabo, "Mwivwe po mumanye iching'anamulo chakwe,¹¹ Te cho chikwinjira mumulomo, cho chingamunanga umunthu. Kwene cho chikufuma mumulomo wakwe, cho chikumunanga umunthu."¹²Po aponyene po bakinza abasambiri bakwe, bakanena nawo, "Ka mukumanya ukuti amazwi go mwangunena abafarisi gangubakalarizga?" ¹³Kwene uYesu akabazgora akati, "Ichakumera chilichonsi cho uBaba Wane atabyaye, chikwinzu kunyunkhulika.¹⁴ Mubaleche, abo bo balongozgi bo batakwen'ya. nanthi wo atakwen'ya akamulongozga uwamwabo wo atakwen'ya, bonsi babiri bakwinzu kugwira muchibonga."¹⁵Po uPeturo akamuzgora akati, "Mutung'anamulire intharika iyi."¹⁶ Po uYesu akazgora akati, "Ka imwe namweso muchili mutamanyire?¹⁷ Ka mutakumanya ukuti vyonsi vyo vikwinjira mumulomo vikuchilingan'ya muwumala, po vikutajika kuchimbuzi?¹⁸Kwene ivyakufuma mumulomo vikufuma mumoyo. Ivyo vyo vikumunangu umunthu.¹⁹ Pakuti mumoyo mukufuma ukughanaghana kubibi, ivyakugoga, ivyauhule, ubwamalaya, ubunkhungu, ivya uwukaboni uwamalenga, ukuba numutafu.²⁰ Ivyo vyo vikumunangu umunthu, kwene ukulya umwamburu kugeza munyobe, kutakunanga umunthu awe."²¹Po uYesu akafumapo nukuya kuvigaba ivya Ture na Sidoni. ²²Nomba lora, umwanthanda uwa ku Kenani akafuma ku vigaba ivya kuwumaliro. Akapundilizga akati, "Mutchitire ubwira ine, Mulungu, Umwana wa Deveti! Umwana wane umwanthanda alemwa nkhani ni chibanda."²³ Kwene atakamuzgora amazwi galigonsi awe. Po abasambiri bakwe bakinza, bakamulaba bakati, "Mumuwuzge ajendaje, chifukwa akupitilizga ukupunda mwisinda lyitu."²⁴Po uwene akazgora akati, "Nthatumisire kubanji, kwene ku mberere zo zisobereye izga nyumba iya Israyeli."²⁵ Kwene uwene po akinza, akamufugamilira wuyo, akanena, "Mulungu, navwa ine." ²⁶Po uwene akazgora akati, "Te chinza ukusenda ubuledi uwa bana nukumusumbira ku tumbwa."²⁷Kwene uwene akati, "Nadi, Mulungu, pakuti nu tumbwa tukulyanga imvinyumvinyu zgo zikugwa pitebulo ilya yisekulu."²⁸ Aponyene uYesu akazgora, akanena nawo, "We mwanthandi iwe, ichigomezgo chako chikulu; chibe uwonyene kuiwe mo wanzira." Po umwana wakwe akachira inyengo iyonye.²⁹Po uYesu akafuma ukonyene, akinza ku nyanja iya Galileya. Akakwera mwigamba, akikala pansi aponye. ³⁰Po ubwinji ubwa banthu bukaya kwa wuyo, balinabo bo balemaye ivinama, na bo batakwen'ya, na bo batakunena, na bo balemaye ivibalo, na banji bo binji. Akabikazga pansi pa vinama vyakwe, po uwene akabachizga.³¹ Ubonyene ubwinji ubwa banthu bukazizwa pakwen'ya bo batakanenaga bambu kunena, na bakulemara ivibalo bakachizgika, na bakulemara ivinama bakambu kujenda, na bo bataken'yaga bakambu kwen'ya. Po abene bakamuchindika uMulungu uwa Israyeli.³²UYesu akitizga abasambiri bakwe, akati, "Umoyo wane wivwa ubwira ku bwinji ubwa banthu abo, pakuti bikaye amanda gatatu niine, pakuti bate na chilichonsi ichakulya. Pakuti nthakwanza ukuti imbabuzge ukuti bajende ukwamburu kulya, bangazilika ni nzala panzira." ³³Abasambiri bakanena nawo, "Inthi tumwen'ye kwii ubuledi muchimbalangwa uwakuti nu bwinji ubwa banthu ukuti bikute?" ³⁴UYesu akanena nabo, "Muli nu buledi mulinga?" Po abasambiri bakati, "Fayivi nu wamwabo mubiri, nu tunswi tuli mphii." ³⁵Po uwene akalamulira abanthu bonsi ukuti bikale pansi.³⁶Akasenda ubuledi fayivi nu wamwabo mubiri uyo poka ni nswi, akayiputa kwa Mulungu, akapyola, po akabapa abasambiri bakwe, na basambiri ku banthu.³⁷ Po bonsi bakalya, bakikuta, po bakasenda vyo vikasyalako ninselo fayivi ni zgamwabo zibiri izga kwizula. ³⁸ Po bo bakalya bakaba abanavuli beka folo sauzandi, kwamburu kuberenjera abanthanda na bana abansi. ³⁹ Pawumaliro, akati alibuzga igulu ilya banthu ukuti lijendaje, akakwera iboti nukwinza mu vigaba ivya Magadani.

16Abafarisi na Basaduki bakwanza ichimanyikwiro.¹Abafarisi na basaduki bakinza bakamuyezgaga, bakamuwuzga ukuti abalongozge ichimanyikwiro icha kumwanya.² Kwene uwene akazgora, akabazgora akati, "Malinga chaba ichamabwira, mubelereye ukunena ukuti, 'Inthi kuche ichete, chifukwa ibingo libenze nkhani.'³Indabindabi, mukuti, 'Isiku ilyilero inthi kukatale po inthi kube imvula, chifukwa ibingo libenze nkhani, kwene likulorekaso lifitu.' Mukumanya ukunena amalorechero agi bingo, kwene ivimanyikwiro ivya zinyengo mutangavinena awe.⁴ Akabiro akakupapwa muwubibi na muuhule kachiri kachiri kakulondora ichimanyikwiro, po batakwinzu kupochelera ichimanyikwiro ichinji, kwene ichimanyikwiro icha Yona." Po uwene akabaleka, akafumapo.⁵Po abasambiri bakinza kwisyira ilinji, bakaluvya ukunyamula ubuledi. ⁶UYesu akanena nabo, "Mwenerezge, muchenjere ni chakututumusya ubuledi icha Bafarisi na Basaduki."⁷ Po abene bakamba ukubuzichizan'ya uwamwabo nu wamwabo, bakati, "Tutanyamuye ubuledi." ⁸Kwene uYesu akati amanya, akati, "Hoo, mwe mukugomezga kalimphi, choni cho mukubuzichizan'ya wamwabo nu wamwabo ukuti mutanyamuye ubuledi?⁹Ka imfundo yakwe ka muchiri mutakuyimanya, po mutakukumbuchira ubuledi fayivi yura uwa banthu bara fayivi sauzandi, vidunga vilinga vyo mukaseba?¹⁰ Apamwabeso ubuledi fayivi nu wamwabo mubiri yura uwa banthu abakukwana folo sauzandi, mukaseba inselo izgakukwana zilinga?¹¹Choni cho mutakumanya ukuti nthakanena kuimwe izga buledi? kwene muchenjere ni chakututumusya icha bafarisi na basaduki." ¹²Po aponye bakivwisya ukuti atakababuzga ukuti bachenjere ni chakututumusya ababuledi, kwene ichisambizgo icha Bafarisi na Basaduki.¹³Nomba uYesu akati inza ku chigaba icha Kesareya uwa kwa Filipu, akababuzichizga abasambiri bakwe, akati, "Ka abanthu bakuti umwana wa munthu uwenu?" ¹⁴Abene po bakati, "Bamo bakuti uYohane m'babatizi, abanji bakuti uEliya, abamwabeso bakuti uJeremiya, pameso woka uwa baneneri."¹⁵ Uwene akanena nabo, "Ka imwe mukuti Ine ne wenu?" ¹⁶Pakuzgora, uSimoni Petrosi akati, " Mwe Khristu, umwana wa Mulungu uwa moyo."¹⁷Po uYesu akamuzgora akati, "We wakukondwa iwe Simoni, we mwana uwa Yona, chifukwa mubiri nu daba te vyo vyakubuzga iwe, kwene uBaba wane uwa kumwanya. ¹⁸Po ineso nkhunena niimwe ukuti iwe we Petrosi, po pibwe ili nkhwinzu kuzengapo umupingo wane. Imilyango iya bakufwa yitanginze yiwugonjesye.¹⁹Ine nkhwinzu kukupa amakiyi aga bufumu ubwa kumwanya. Po cho nanthi wapinya pa charu icha pansi, na kumwanya nge chapinyika, cho nanthi wachisatula pa charu icha pansi, na kumwanya nge chasatuka." ²⁰Po aponyene po akabalamulira abasambiri ukuti batabuzge abanthu ukuti uyonyene wo uKhristu.²¹Ukufuma pa nyengo yiranye uYesu Khri akamba ukubuzga abasambiri bakwe ukuti akwenelera ukuti aye ku Yerusalemu, nu kuyimba mu vinji na banavuli abasongo kweneso abasongo aba basofi kweneso na balembi, nu kuyu kugojeka, isiku ilya chitatu inthi ayinze anyamuche. ²²Po ubonyeneso uPetrosi akamusendera palubazu, po akambu ukumususya, akati, "Muyichitire ubwira, Mulungu, chitakwinzu kuba ubonyene kuimwe awe."²³ Uwene po akang'anamuka, akati kwa Petro, "Bukaga ku nsiinzi kwane, we satana iwe! We wakunkhalalizga ine, chifukwa utakupwelelera ivya Mulungu, kwene ivya banthu."²⁴Po aponyene uYesu akanena na basambiri bakwe, "Nanthi umunthu akwanza ukwinza pisinda lyane, ayikane weka, anyamule imphinjika yakwe, andandate ine.²⁵ Pakuti uwene wo akwanza ukuti aponosye umoyo wakwe akwinzu kuwutaga, kwene uwene wo akutaga umoyo wakwe chifukwa chiine, wo akwinzu kuwaga. ²⁶Pakuti umunthu anginze apindulechi nanthi apochelera icharu chonsi nu kutaga umoyo wakwe? Pamo umunthu inthi aperekechi ukuti asinthisye nu moyo wakwe?²⁷Pakuti Umwana wa Munthu akwinzu kwinza mu ulemelero ubwa Baba wakwe poka na bangelo bakwe. Po aponyene akwinzu kuwezezga ku banthu bonsi umwamachitiro gabo.²⁸ Nadi nkhunena niimwe, ukuti balipo bamo bo bakwimilira apanye, bo nadi batakwinzu kufwa ukufichira po bakwinzu kumwen'ya Umwana uwa Munthu wo akwinza mubufumu bwakwe."

17¹Po gakati gachilingan'ya amanda fayivi ni lyamwabo lyoka, uYesu akamusenda uPetrosi, nu Jakobo, nu Yohane umukamu wakwe, akajenda nabo pabeka pigamba ilitali. ²Po uwene akasintha paminso gabo. Po inkhope yakwe yikalama ngati lizuba, ni vyakuzwara vyakwe vikaba vizelu ngati mo kukulamira.³Nomba lora, uMose nu Eliya bakabalolechera po bakanenaga nawo.⁴ UPetro po akazgora akati kwa Yesu, "Mulungu, chilichete ukuti iswe twikale apanye. Nanthi munganzomerezga, nkhwinzu kuzenga ivisakasa vitatu; woka wuimwe, nu wunji uwa Mose, nu wamwabo uwa Eliya.'⁵Achili akunena, lora, ibingu ilyakulama likabazgika, nomba lora, amazwi gakuneneka mwibingo, "Uyo wo Mwana wane uwakutemweka, mwa wuyo mo ne wakukondwa. Mumwivwire." ⁶Po abasambiri bakati bivwa, bakafugamira nukugwisya inkhope zgabo pansi, bakanyira umwabukuru sana.⁷ Po uYesu akinza, po akabakwamfya, akati, "nyamuchi, mutanyire." ⁸Po abene pakunyamusya aminso gabo bataken'ya umunthu kwene uYesu weka.⁹Po aponyene po bakisikaga pigamba, uYesu akababuzga akati, "Mutaye mumubuzge umunthu aliwonsi cho mwachen'ya icho ukufichira po umwana wa munthu akwinzu kunyamuka ku bakufwa."¹⁰ Po abasambiri bakwe bakamubuzga, po bakanena, "Nomba choni cho abalembi bakuti uEliya wo alongolere pakwinza?"¹¹Uwene po akabazgora akati,"UEliya inthi ayinze nadi, po akwinzu kuwezezga ivinthu vyonsi. ¹²Ine po nkhunena niimwe, ukuti Eliya akinza kale, abene po batakamumanya. Po bakamuchitira vyonsi vyo abene bakanzaga. Ubonyeneso , Umwana wa Munthu inthi binze bamuyimvye." ¹³Aponyene abasambiri bakinza bamanya ukuti akanena nabo ivya Yohane m'batizi.¹⁴Aponyene po bakati binza kupipi nu bwinji ubwa banthu, umwanavuli woka akakumana nu Yesu, akamufugamilira, akati, ¹⁵"Mulungu, mumuchitire ubwira umwana wane, chifukwa akulwara ichizilisi, ayimba umwakubipisisya nkhani. Pakuti akugwanga kabiri kabiri pamoto, po akugwangaso kabiri kabiri pa minzi. ¹⁶Po nkhinza nawo ku basambiri binyu kwene abene batakamuchizga awe."¹⁷UYesu akazgora akati, "Hoo, mwe bakupapwa abambura mukugomezga na bamaluli, inthi nikale niimwe mpaka nyengo buli? inthi nzinzipizge mpaka nyengo buli? Mwinze nawo kuine."¹⁸ Po aponyene uYesu akachichenyeramo ichibanda, po chikafumamo mwa wuyo, po umunyamata yura akachira inyengo iyonye.¹⁹Po aponyene abasambiri bakinza kwa Yesu po akaba paweka, bakati, "Nangi iswe choni cho twangupotwa ukuchifumyamo?"²⁰ Uwene po akanena nabo,"Chifukwa ichigomezgo chinyu chichefire. Nadi ine nkhubabuzga imwe, waje mwaba ni chigomezgo ngati kambeyu akampiru, inthi munene ni gamba ili, 'Fumapo apa uye apo,' po likwinzu kufumapo, po pate ichinthu cho inthi chinze chibapote ukwambura ukuchitika.²¹ Nangabuli ichamutundu ubu chitangafumapo awe, kwene mukuyiputa na kufunga."²²Pakabapo po bakawungana mu Galileya, uYesu akanena nabo, "Umwana uwa Munthu akwinzu kuperecheka munyobe izga banthu,²³ po aponyene bakwinzu kumugoga, po uwene akwinzu kunyamuka isiku ilya chitatu." Po abene bakaba ni chitima ichikulu nkhani.²⁴Po pakufika ku Kapernawo, balanyene bo bakupochelera indalama izga mu charichi bakinza kwa Petro bakati, "Ka umusambizi winyu atakupereka umusonkho uwa pa charichi?" ²⁵ Uwene akazomera ukuti, "Akupereka." Uwene po pakwinjira munyumba, Uyesu akalongolera ukunena nawo, akati, "Simon, ukughanaghana bulibuli? Amafumu aga charu icha pansi gakupochelera umusonkho ukufuma kwa wenu? Ku bana babo fwandi, pamo ku abanthu abachilendo?"Po akati, "Ku balendo," Uyesu akanena nawo, "Ipo po nadi, abana batakusonkha umusonkho. Ukuti iswe tutabakalalizge, bukaga iwe ku nyanja, uye usumbire indobani, uyisende inswi yo wayamba ukuyilema. Po nanthi wayigula mumulomo wakwe, inthi winze wajemo muli indalama. Senda indalama iyonyene, ubape yo yamusonkho wako nu wane."

18Wo usongo mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.¹Inyengo iyonyene abasambiri bakinza kwa Yesu, bakanena, "Wenu wo alusizge mubufumu ubwa kumwanya? ²Po aponyene po uYesu akakitizga akamwana, akakimika pakasi pabo, ³akati, "Nadi ine nkhunena niimwe, nanthi mutangalapa nukuti mwikale ngati tubana uto, mutakwinzu kwinjira mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.⁴Chifukwa chakwe, aliwonsi wo akuyichefya weka ngati kamwana aka, uyonyene wo wakulusya mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.⁵ Chifukwa wo ayinza apochelera akamwana koka ngati aka chifukwa chizina lyane, kokuti nge amphochelera ine. ⁶Kwene aliwonsi wo akwinzu kutukalalizga koka aka twana utu to tungomezizge, chingaba ichete ukumupinyilira ni chilwara munsingo po mumusumbire panyanja iya kwibira nkhani.⁷Isoka liri ni charu icha pansi chifukwa icha vyakukalalizga! Pakuti vitangachitika ukuti ivyakukalalizga vileche ukwinza, isoka liri na wo akwinza ni chakukalalizga.⁸ Nanthi inyobe yako pamo ichinama chako chikukukalalizga iwe, uchidumule, uchitaje. Chinza kuiwe ukuti winjire mu wumoyo uwakulemara inyobe olo ichinama ukuchira ukuti winjire mu moto uwa nyengo yiliyonsi ukuti uli ni nyobe zibiri pamo ivinama vibiri.⁹Nanthi ilyinso lyako likukukalalizga, ulifumye nukulitaga. Chinza kuiwe ukuti winjire mu wumoyo ni lyinso lyoka ukulusya ukusumbika mu gahena ilya moto uli na minso gabiri.¹⁰Mwenerezge ukuti mutanyoze woka uwa bansi aba. Pakuti nkhunena niimwe ukuti abangelo babo bakwen'ya mo benerezgaga inkhope iya Baba wane uwa kumwanya. ¹¹Pakuti umwana wa munthu akinza ukuponosya cho chikasobera.¹²Imwe mukughanaghana bulibuli? Waje umunthu yumo ali ni mberere izgakukwana handiredi, Po nomba yoka yasobera, asi inthi aleche nayinte naini (99) pi gamba nukujenda ukulondora yo yasobera?¹³ Po nanthi ayaga, nadi nkubabuzga, akusechera ukwakurusya chifukwa cha yo ayaga, ukurusya nayinte naini (99) zgo zitasobereye.¹⁴ Umwakuyana bulo, te ukwanza ukwa Baba winyu wo ali kumwanya ukuti woka uwa bakuchepa aba ukuti asobere.¹⁵Nanthi umukamu wako akunajira iwe, bukaga, umubuzge pamweka. Nanthi akwivwira iwe, wamuwezga umukamu wako.¹⁶ Nanthi atakwivwira iwe, usanzizgepo ukusenda uwamwabo woka olo babiri, ukuti inkhani yonsi yisimichizgiche na pamulomo apa bakaboni babiri olo batatu.¹⁷Nanthi apotwa ukubivwiraso aba, ubabuzge aba mupingo. nanthi uwene atangivwiraso umupingo uwo, Abe kuiwe ngati munthu uwa kunzi kweneso ngati uwakusontchesya umusonkho.¹⁸Kwene nadi nkhunena niimwe, vyonsi vyo mwavipinya pacharu icha pansi, vikwinzu kuba vyakupinyikaso na kumwanya; po vyonsi vyo mwavisatura pacharu icha pansi, vikwinzu kuba vyakusatulikaso na kumwanya.¹⁹ Aponyene po nkhunenaso niimwe, nanthi abanthu babiri abiimwe bazomerezan'ya pacharu icha pansi ichinthu chonsi nanthi balaba, uBaba wane uwa kumwanya akwinzu kubachitira.²⁰ Pakuti ko kuli babiri olo batatu bawungana chifukwa chizina lyane, ndiri aponyene pakasi pabo."²¹Aponyene po uPetro akinza, akati kwa wuyo, "Mulungu, umukamu wane angananjira kalinga ukuti imugobochere? akakukwana fayivi na kamwabo kabiri? ²²UYesu akanena nawo, "Nthakunena niimwe akakukwana fayivi na kamwabo kabiri, kwene ukufichira akakukwana sevente ukubwerezga aka fayivi na kamwabo kabiri.²³Ichifukwa chakwe ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bwakuyerezgera ni munthu, imfumu, yo yikanza ukuti abazga bakwe bawezge ingongole. ²⁴Po aponyene po bakamba ukuberenjera, abazga bakwe bakinza nu munthu wo akaba ni ngongole iyakukwana amatalenti teni sauzandi.²⁵ Pakuti uwene akasoba ichakuti angamuwezezga, ubwana wakwe akalamulira ukuti uwene bamukazge, nu mwanthanda wakwe, na bana bakwe, na vyonsi vyo ali navyo, ukuti baye babwezge ingongole iyo.²⁶Ichifukwa chakwe umuzga uyo akafugamilira pansi, po akasindama, akanena akati, 'Mumpheko inyengo, inthi mbwezge.' ²⁷Po ubwana uyo, ichitima chikinza chamulema sana mumoyo wakwe, po akamusatula, po akamugobochera ingongole.²⁸Kwene umuzga uyu pakufuma akamwaga umuzga uwamwabo, wo akaba ni ngongole yakwe iyakukwana amadinari handiredi. Po akati amulema, po akamba ukumufyenya pansingo, akati, 'Mbwezezga chilichonsi cho iwe ukakongora.'²⁹ Ubonyene umuzga uwamwabo akagwa pansi, po akamba ukumulambilizga, akati, 'Umpheko inyengo inthi inkhuwezezge vyako.'³⁰Nangabuli atakanza, kwene akajenda nukuyu ukumutwala ukuti baye bamutajire mundende mpaka abwezge ingongole.³¹ Ubonyene abazga abamwabo bakati ben'ya vyo vikachitika, ubwira bukabalema sana. Po bakajenda nukuyu ukumulongosolera ubwana wabo ivinthu vyonsi vyo vikachitika.³²Po aponyene ubwana wakwe po akamupunda, po akanena nawo, 'Umuzga umubibi, nkhakugobochera ingongole yonsi yira para po ukandambilizga. ³³Asi nawe nge ukaba nu bwira pa muzga uwamwinyu, ngati mo nane nkhabera nu bwira niiwe?'³⁴Po ubwana wakwe akakalara, akamutwara ku bo bakunyoza ukufichira ukuti aye amubwezezge ingongole yakwe yonsi.³⁵ Ubonyeneso uBaba wane akwinzu kubachitira imwe, nanthi imwe mutakugobochera aliwonsi umukamu wakwe ukufuma mu moyo ginyu."

19Izga kalata uwa kulekana.¹Po pakaba po uYesu akamalizgaga ukunena amazwi agonyene, akafuma ku Galileya, akinzaga kuwumaliro ubwa Yudeya kwisyira lira ila Yordani. ²Po ubwinji ubwa banthu po bakamba ukumulandata, po Uwenu akabachizga ukonye.³Po abafarisi bakinza kwa wuyo, bakamuyezga, bakanena, "Ka chakuzomerezgeka ukuti munthu amuleche umwanthanda wakwe pachifukwa chilichonsi?" ⁴Po uwene akabazgora akati, "Ka mutaberenzire ukuti uwene wo akalenga abanthu pakwamba akapera umwanavuli nu mwanthanda?⁵akati, 'Ichifukwa chiichi umwanavuli akwinzu kuleka ubaba wakwe nu mama wakwe po bakwinzu kuba poka nu mwanthanda wakwe, po abanthu babiri aba inthi babe mubibi woka'? ⁶Ubonyeneso te banthu babiri, kwene mubiri woka. Ichifukwa chakwe ichi cho uMulungu akachipinya poka, umunthu atachilesan'ye."⁷Po abene po bakanena nawo, "Chifukwa buli cho uMose akalamulira ukupereka ukalata uwa kulekanira nu kumufumyapo?" ⁸Po Uwene akanena nabo, "Chifukwa chakugoma amoyo ginyu, uMose akabazomerezga ukubaleka abanthanda binyu, kwene pakwamba te mo vikabera. ⁹Ine po nkhunena niimwe, aliwonsi wo amuleka umwanthanda wakwe ukwambura ichifukwa icha uhule, nukusendaso uwamwabo ko kuti apanga ubuhule; po wope wo akumusenda wo bamuleka uyo, wope akupanga ubuhule."¹⁰Abasambiri bakanena nawo, "Nanthi umulandu uwa munthu nu mwanthanda wakwe wuli bunubu, te chinza ukusenda."¹¹ Uwene po akanena nabo, "Aliwonsi atangapochelera ichakunena ichi, kwene ku beka bo chaperecheka.¹² Pakuti balipo bo batakupapa, bo abene bakapapwa ubonyene mu Kasi umwa bamama babo, balipo bamo abambura ukupapa mukwanza ukwa banthu, pali abambura ukupapa bamo chifukwa icha kwanza beka chifukwa icha bufumu ubwa kumwanya. Wo angakwanisya ukuti achipochelere ichi, achipochelere."¹³Aponyene po bakamwinzira nu tubana ukuti uwene abiche inyobe yakwe pa tubana, nu kuyiputa, kwene abasambiri bakabasusya.¹⁴ Kwene uYesu akati, "tuleche utubana, mutatukanizge kwinza kuine, chifukwa ubufumu ubwa kumwanya buli ngati bwa tubana."¹⁵ Po uwene akabika inyobe yakwe pa tubana, po akafumapo.¹⁶Nomba yen'yi, umunthu akaya kwa wuyo, akati, "Musambizi, ichinza cho chili kwii cho intchite ukuti imbe nu umoyo uwa muyirayira?".¹⁷ Uwene po akanena nawo, "Choni cho ukumbuzichizga izga chinthu ichinza? Alipo woka wo mwinza, nanthi ukwanza ukuti winjire mu wumoyo, usunje amalamulo."¹⁸Uwene po akanena Nawo, "Aga bulibuli?" Po uYesu akati, "Utagoje, utapanje uhule, utibaje, utabe we kaboni uwilenga, ¹⁹uchindiche ubaba wako nu mama wako, utemwe uwamwinyu mo ukuyitemwezezwa iwe weka."²⁰Umunyamata uyo po akanena nawo, "Vyonsi ivi nkhavisunga. Po nkhusoberaso ichoni? ²¹UYesu akanena nawo, "Nanthi ukwanza ukuti ube we wakufichirapo, bukaga, kakazge vyonsi vyo uli navyo, ubape abakavu, po inthi wube ni chuma kumwanya; po uye winzeso, undandate."²² Kwene umunyamata uyo akati ayivwa ukunena ukuti ubonyene, akafumapo umwachitima, pakuti akaba nacho ichuma ichinji nkhani.²³Po uYesu akanena na basambiri bakwe, po nadi ine nkhunena niimwe, ukuti umunthu umwenecho uwa chuma akwinzu kwinjira umwakuyimbira mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.²⁴ Ine po nkhunenaso niimwe, ukuti chapapipi ukuti ingamira yinjire pi lyinso ilya sindano ukulusya ukuti umwenecho uwa chuma ayinze ayinjire mubufumu ubwa kumwanya."²⁵Po abasambiri po bakati bivwa, bakazizwa nkhani, bakanena, "Wo inthi ayinze apone wuwenu?"²⁶ Po uYesu akabenerezga, akanena nabo, "Ichi chitangachitika na banthu, kwene ivinthu vyonsi vyakuchitika nu Mulungu." ²⁷Po aponyene uPetro akazgora, akanena nawo, "Yen'yi, iswe tukaleka vyonsi nu kubalandata imwe. Nomba ubonyene tukwinzu kusyara ni choni?"²⁸UYesu po akanena nabo, "Ine nadi apa po nkhunena niimwe, mukulengaso, nanthi Umwana wa Munthu ayinza ayikala pa mpando wakwe uwa ulemelero, imwe mwe mwandandataga namwenye mukwinzu kwikala pa mipando teni ni yamwabo yibiri, nu kweruzga amafuko teni na gamwabo gabiri aga Israyeli.²⁹Po bonsi bo baleka inyumba, pamo nabakamu, pamo nu mama, pamo nu baba, pamo ni migunda chifukwa chizina lyane, bakwinzu akupochelera ivyakuwezezga ivyinjivyinji bulo. Po bakwinzu kwinjira mu umoyo uwa muyirayira.³⁰ Kwene abinji abakwamba bakwinzu kuba bawumaliro, po bo bakaba bawumaliro bakwinzu kuba bakwamba.

20¹Pakuti ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bukuyanana nu munthu umwenecho uwa nyumba wo akafuma inzantchi ukuyu ukulembera abambombo mumugunda wakwe uwa mphesa.² Po aponyene po akapangana na bambombo ukubapa indalama iya dinari lyoka pisiku, po akabatuma ku mugunda wakwe.³Po akafuma izuba likati lyakwera, po aken'ya bamo bimilira bwelere panzi.⁴ Uwene po akanena nabo, 'Imwe namwe, bukajiso ku mugunda, po nkhwinzu kubapa cho chakubenelera.' Po bopenyene bakajenda.⁵Popenyene akafuma umusanya Napa chamabwira, pope akapanga ubonye.⁶ Po nomba po chikaba ichamabwira, akabaga bamo bimiliye, akanena nabo, 'Choni cho mwimilira bulo uku umusanya wonsi?' ⁷Abene po bakanena nawo, 'Chifukwa pate wo akatulemba.' Uwene akanena nabo, 'Namwenyene jendaji mumugunda buranyene uwa mphesa.'⁸Po ukufika pa chamabwira, umwenecho uwa mugunda akanena nu kapitawo wakwe, 'Kabite abambombo, ubape na malipiro gabo, wambire ku bo bame abawumaliro, umalire bo bame abakwamba. ⁹Po abene bo bakalembeka panyengo iya chamabwira bakati binza, umunthu aliwonsi akupochelera idinari lyoka. ¹⁰Ubonyene abakwamba bakati binza, bakatinji inthi bapoke aginji, kwene bopenyene bakapochera amalipiro aga dinari lyoka.¹¹Bakati bapoka, bakadelerw ku mwenecho uwa nyumba. ¹²Po bakati, 'Abawumaliro aba babomba imbombo inyengo iyakuchepa bwelere, nangabuli mwabayanisya bwelere niiswe, see twapilira nukubabwa ukwa lusanya na mo likuwochezga.'¹³Kwene uwene akazgora akati ku woka wabo, 'We wamwitu, ine nthakunanjiyepo. Asi twangwivwana idinari lyoka? ¹⁴Senda bwelere cho chako ujendaje. Nkhwanza mpe uwawumaliro umwakuyanana niiwe.¹⁵Ka te chakuzomerezgeka kuine ukuchita cho nkhwanza pa vinthu vyane? Pamo ilyinso lyako lyabipa chifukwa chakuti ine ndiri chete?' ¹⁶Ubonyene uwawumaliro akwinzu kupochelera umwakwamba, po uwakwamba akwinzu kuba uwawumaliro."¹⁷Po ubonyene po uYesu akakweraga ku Yerusalemu, akasenda abasambiri bakwe teni na babiri akajenda nabo pabeka, po panzira akanena nabo, ¹⁸"Yen'ya, inthi tukwere ku Yerusalemu, umwana uwa Munthu inthi aperecheke mu nyobe izga bansembe abakuru na balembi, po abene inthi bamweruzge ukuti umwene imfwa yo yakumwenelera, ¹⁹bakwinzu ukumutwala ku banthu aba kunzi ukuti bamuyimvye nukumuchapa, nu kumupayika. Po uwene akwinzu kunyamuka pisiku ilya chitatu."²⁰Aponyene po bakinza kwa wuyo umama wakwe uwa bana aba Zebediya na bana bakwe bonsi. Bakamufugamilira nu kumulaba akanthu. ²¹Uwene po akanena nawo, "Ukwanzachi?" Po uwene akanena, "Mulamulire ukuti abana bane babiri aba binze basyale, yumo kunyobe yinyu ndyero, uwamwabo kuya kumongo, mubufumu winyu."²²Kwene uYesu akazgora akati, "Imwe mutamanyire cho mukulaba. Ka mungang'welera mulupindi ulwakuti nkhwinza ukung'welera ine?" Abene bakanena nawo, "Iswe tungang'welera."²³ Uwene akanena nabo, "Ulupindi lwane muling'welera nadi, kwene ukwikala kunyobe yane iya ndyero ni ya kumongo te kwane ukupereka, kwene kuli ku bo kwabanozgechera nu Baba wane." ²⁴Po bakati bivwa teni abo, bakafulwa na bamwabo babiri abo.²⁵Kwene uYesu akabitizga, akati, "Mukumanya ukuti amafumu aga banthu gakubaponderezga abanthu babo, po abasongo abakurukuru bakulongozga amaka gabo ku banthu abo.²⁶ Chitaliba uwonyene kuimwe awe. Kwene aliwonsi wo ayanza ukuti abe usongo kuimwe, akwinzu kuba umutumiki winyu,²⁷ Po aliwonsi wo akwanza ukuti abe wakwamba muimwe, akwinzu kuba umuzga winyu,²⁸ ngati umwana uwa Munthu atakinza ukuti abanthu bamutumichire, kwene ukutumichira, nukupereka umoyo wakwe ukuba ichakuponosezga abanthu abinji."²⁹Po aponyene po abene bakafumaga mu Yeriko, ubwinji ubwa banthu bukamba ukumulandata.³⁰ Nomba yen'ya, abanthu abamburu kwen'ya babiri bakikala mulubazu munzira. Po bakati bivwa ukuti uYesu akuchilingan'ya, bakapundilizga bakati, "Mutchitire iswe ubwira, imwe we mwana wa Deveti." ³¹Po ichigulu icho chikabakanizga, ukuti baleche ukupundilizga, abene po bakapundilizga nkhani, bakanena, "Mulungu, mutchitire ubwira, imwe we mwana wa Deveti."³²Po uYesu akimilira, akabitizga akati, "Mukwanza imbachitiri choni?" ³³Po bakanena nawo, "Mulungu, ukuti aminso gitu twen'ye."³⁴ Po uYesu ubwira bukamulema, po akabakwamfya aminso gabo, po aponyeneso aminso gabo gaken'ya, po bakamulandata.

21¹Po aponyene po abene po bakati bapalamira ku Yerusalemu po bakafika ku Betefago, kwigamba ilya azitona, po aponyene uYesu akatumizga abasambiri bakwe babiri, ² po akanena nabo, "Bukaji ku chikaya chira cho mukulorana nacho, po mwayu kuyaga imbunda yo bayipinyiriye, na kana kakwe. Muzisature mwinze nazgo kuine. ³ Munthu nanthi anena akanthu kamo niimwe, mwinze muti, 'UMulungu akuzganza,' po panapo bakwinzu kuzitumizga."⁴Ubonyene po vikachitika ukuti vikwanirisyiche na mazwi aga muneneri, ukuti, ⁵ "Mumubuzge umwana umwanthanda uwa Ziyoni, 'Yen'ya, Imfumu yako inthi yinze kuiwe, Uwakufwasa wo akukwera pa mbunda- na pakambunda, umwana uwa nyama iya kunyamula ukatundu.'''⁶Po abasambiri abo banyamuka, po bakachita mo uYesu akababuzizga.⁷ Po bakinza nu mbunda na kana kakwe, po abene bakabikapo ivyakuzwara vyabo, po uwene akikala panapo. ⁸Po abanthu abinji aba mpingo uwo bakayala ivyakuzwara vyabo panzira, po bamo bakadumura insamba izga makwi, po bakayalaga munzira umo.⁹Ni mipingo yo yikalongolera na yo yikamulandataga, yikapundilizga yikati, "Hosana ku mwana uwa Deveti! Uwakuchindikika wo akwinza mwizina ilya Mulungu! Hosana kumwanya nkhani!" ¹⁰Po aponyene po akinjiraga mu Yerusalemu, ichikaya chonsi chikagwedezeka, bakanena, "Ngapo wuwenu?" ¹¹Po ubwinji ubwa banthu bukati, "Uyu wo umuneneri wo uYesu uwa ku Nazareti ku Galileya."¹²Po uYesu akinjira mu charichi ilya Mulungu. Po akabafumya bonsi bo bakakazgaga na bakukala amalonda, akagwisya na matebulo aga bo bakasinthaga indalama, na mapando aga bo bakakazgaga inkhunda. ¹³Akanena nabo, "Kulembesile, 'Inyumba yane yakupundika ukuti yakuyiputiramo,' kwene imwe mwayisenda ngati mphanji it's bankhungu."¹⁴ Abene po bakaya kwa wuyo ku charichi abamburu kwen'ya na bakulemara ivinama, po bakachizgika.¹⁵Kwene abansembe abasongo na balembi, po bakati ben'ya ivyakuziziswa vyo uwene akavichita, na bo bakapundilizga mu charichi umo ukuti, "Hosana ku mwana uwa Deveti," po bakakalala nkhani. ¹⁶Po bakanena nawo, "Ka mwivwa vyo bakunena aba?" Po uYesu akanena nabo, "Nadi! Mutaberenzire fwandi, 'Mu malomo aga bana nu twabonda mo mwanozgechera ivyakumuchindika'?"¹⁷ Po uwene akabaleka, po akafuma mukaya nukuya ku Betaniya, ko akaya agona kunuko.¹⁸Po inzantchi yakwe po uYesu akagaluchiraga ukuya ku Yerusalemu, akivwa inzara. ¹⁹Po pakwen'ya ikwi lyikunyu lyoka munzira, po akajenda paranyene po akaga mute nanthi chimo kwene amatundu geka. Po uwene akati kwi kwi lyikunyu, "Utalipasaso ichipasi nyengo yonsi," Po aponyene ikwi lyikunyu likafota.²⁰Po Ubonyene abasambiri bakwe bakati ben'ya, bakazizwa sana, bakati, "Ikwi ilyo likafota bulibuli umwalubiro?" ²¹Po uYesu akazgora, akanena nabo, " Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, nanthi inthi mube ni chigomezgo, mutabe mwe bakukayichira-kayichira, mukwinzu kuchita ichikulu ichakuchira pi kwi lyikunyu, kwene nanthi mukwinzu ukuti na kwigamba bwelere ili, 'Nyamuka uye ugwire munyanja,' chikwinzu kuchitika.²² Ivinthu vyonsi nanthi mwavyanza mukuyiputa nu kugomezga, mukwinzu kupochelera."²³Po uwene po akinjira mu charichi, abansembe abasongo na basongo aba banthu po bakaya kwa wuyo po akasambizgaga, po bakanena, "Mukuchita ivi nu wulamuliro uwamutundu buli, wenu wo akabapa uwulamuliro ubwangati ubu?²⁴ Po uYesu akabazgora, akati, "Ine nane imbabuzgeko ibuzgo lyoka. Imwe nanthi inthi mumbuzge, Ine nanenso inthi imbabuzge uwulamuliro wo nkhupanjira ivi.²⁵Ububabatizo ubwa Yohane, bufumiye kwii? Bufumiye kumwanya pamo ku banthu?" Abene po bakamba ukubuzan'ya wamwabo nu wamwabo, ukuti, "Nanthi twati, 'Kumwanya,' uwene inthi ayinze ati kuiswe, 'Choni cho mutakamwivwira haa?' ²⁶Kwene nanthi twati, 'Ku banthu,' tukunyira ubwinji ubwa banthu ubo, pakuti bonsi bakamusenda uYohane ukuti muneneri."²⁷ Po bakamuzgora uYesu, bakati, "Iswe tutakumanya." Uweneso po akanena nabo, "Inenso nthe imbabuzge uwulamuliro wo ndinawo wo nkhupanjira ivi.²⁸Po inthi muti buli? Umunthu akaba na bana babiri. Akinza kumwana uwa kwamba akati, 'We mwana iwe, ilero bukaga uwombe imbombo ku mugunda uwa mphesa.' ²⁹Kwene uwene akakana akati, 'Ine nthakwanzako,' kwene pisinda lyakwe po akivwa ubwira, po akajenda. ³⁰Po akajendaso ku wachibiri, po wope akamubuzgaso ubonyene. Po uwene akazomera akati, 'Inthi njende, baba,' kwene atakajenda.³¹Wenu uwa babiri aba wo akachita ichete ukwanza ukwa baba wabo?" Abene po bakanena, "Uwakwamba uyo." UYesu akanena nabo, "Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, ukuti abamusonkho na banthanda aba uhule bakulongolera kuimwe ukwinjira mubufumu ubwa kumwanya.³² Pakuti uYohane akinza kuimwe munziya iya wunenesyo, imwe mutakamwivwira, kwene abamusonkho na banthanda aba mu uhule po abene bakamwivwira. Po imwe , po mukati mwen'ya, mutasinsite pisinda lyakwe ukuti mumwivwire.³³Mwivwisye ichiyerezgero ichamwabo. Pakaba umunthu umwenecho uwa nyumba, wo akalima umugunda uwa mphesa, akazinjirizga ulubaga, akabana ichiliba ichakupuliramo imphesa, po akazenga ibanza, po akabazimya abakulima umugunda. Po akaya ku charu ichinji.³⁴ Inyengo iya vipaso yikati yapalamira, akatumizga abazga bakwe ku bakulima umugunda uwo ukuyu ukupochelera ivipaso vyakwe.³⁵Po abakulima abo bakasenda abazga bakwe, po bakamukoma woka, po uwamwabo bakamugoga, po yumo bakamusumba na mabwe.³⁶ Po akatumizga abazga abanji, abinji abakuchira abakwamba, bope bakabachitira ngati abakwamba. ³⁷Kwene pisinda lyakwe, po akatumizga umwana wakwe, akati, 'Bakwinzu kumuchitira intchindi umwana wane.'³⁸Kwene abakulima abo bakati bamwen'ya umwana uyo, bakanena uwamwabo nu wamwabo, 'Uyu wo wakwinjira. Uyu zaji tumugoge po iswe twinze tusende ichakwanzikwa chakwe.' ³⁹Po abene bakamusenda, bakamutajira kunzi ukwa mugunda, po bakamugoga.⁴⁰Nomba nanthi ayinza umwenecho wa mugunda, inthi ayinze abachitire abakulima abo ichoni?"⁴¹ Abene bakanena nawo, "Uwene inthi ayinze abananje umwabukuru nkhani abakwananga abo, umugunda uwo inthi ayinze abape abakulima abanji, bo inthi binze batwale ivipaso ivyo panyengo yakwe."⁴²UYesu po akanena nabo, "Ka mutaberenzire mumalemba, 'Ibwe lyo uwakuzenga inyumba akalikana ilyonyene lyo likaba lya pamulyango uwa pa ngodya. Ichi cho chikafuma ko kwa Mulungu, Ka ichi chakuziziswa muminso gitu'?⁴³Ichifukwa chakwe nkhunena niimwe, ubufumu bwa Mulungu bukwinzu kubafumirapo piimwe, bukwinzu kuperecheka ku banthu bo bakupasa ivipasi vyakwe.⁴⁴ Po uwene uwakugwa pibwe ili akwinzu kufwanthika. Kwene pa wuyo wo inthi linze limugwire, inthi ayinze adinyinkhane ngati lutukumbwi."⁴⁵Po abansembe abasongo poka na Bafarisi, pakwivwa iviyerezgero vyakwe, bakinza bamanya ukuti akubanena. ⁴⁶Po aponye po bakanzaga ukumulema, bakanyira ubwinji ubwa banthu, chifukwa bakamusenda ukuti umuneneri.

22Ichiyerezgero icha wukwati.¹ Po ubonyene Uyesu akabazgora, akanenaso nabo umwa viyerezgero, akati,² "Ubufumu ubwa kumwanya bukuyanana bwelere nu munthu, imfumu, uyonyene wo akanozgecher iphwando lyakwe ilya mwana wakwe ilya wukwati.³ Akatumizga abazga bakwe ukuti baye babitizge bo bakapundika ku wukwati uwu, po abene batakanza ukwinzako.⁴Po aponyene akatumizgaso abazga abanji, akanena, 'Babuzge bo bitisile abo, "Yen'ya, nanozga iphwando lyane. Ning'ombe zgane, ni zgakunona zgo nkhazigoga, ni vyinthu vyonsi vyapya. Zaji ku wukwati."'⁵Kwene popenyene batakayako, bakafumapo, wunji akaya ku mugunda wakwe, uwamwabo akaya ku vyakukazga vyakwe.⁶ Po abakusyala abo bakabalema abazga bakwe, nukubakoma, nukubagoga.⁷ Kwene imfumu yikakalala, Po yikatuma abasilikari bakwe, po bakaya bagoga abakufyeka abo, nu kocha akaya kabo.⁸Aponyene po yikanena ku bazga bakwe, 'Ivya wukwati vila nomba vyapya, abakupundika abo te bakwenelera. ⁹Ichifukwa chakwe imwe mujende kunzira izga ndekana, aliwonsi wo inthi mwaya mwamwaga mumwitizge ayinze ku wukwati uwu.' ¹⁰Po abazga abo bakajenda mu zganzira, po bakawunganika bonsi bo bakabaga, napo babibi, napo bangaba abinza. Po wukwati ubo bukavula na banthu bo bakapundika.¹¹Kwene imfumu iyo po yikinza kuben'ya abanthu bo bakulya abo, aken'ya umunthu wo akazwara ichakuzwara cho te chawukwati.¹² Akanena nawo, 'We wamwitu, ukinjira umu bulibuli po ute ni chakuzwara icha wukwati?' Po uwene atakaba ni chakunena.¹³Po aponyene imfumu yikanena na bakutumichira bakwe, 'Mumupinye inyobe zgakwe ni vinama vyakwe, mumusumbire ku chisi icha kunzi. Ukonyene ko kwayu ukuba kulira nu kuluman'ya amino.' ¹⁴Pakuti abakupundika binji, kwene abakusebeka bakuberenjeka bwelere."Ivyakutwara umusonkho ukwa Kaisara. ¹⁵Po aponyene abafarisi bakanyamuka, bakajenda ukuyu kunenesan'ya mo bangamulemera mu manenero gakwe. ¹⁶Po bakatumizga abasambiri babo kwa wuyo, poka na bamwabo abigulu ilya kwa Herodi. Abene po bakati, "Musambizi, tukumanya ukuti imwe mwebawunenesyo, po mukusambizga munzira iya Mulungu umwa wunenesyo nadi. Po mutakupwelelera ivya munthu aliwonsi, pakuti mutakwenerezga paminso aga munthu.¹⁷ Ichifukwa chakwe mutubuzge iswe, mukughanaghanachi? Chakuzomerezgeka ukutwara umusonkho kwa Kaisara pamo awe?"¹⁸UYesu akamanya uwubibi bwabo, akati, "Choni cho mukunjezga, mwe bakupusika imwe? ¹⁹Mundongozge indalama iya musonkho." Abene po bakamusendera indalama.²⁰Po uwene akanena nabo, "Inkhope iyi yawenu nu kulemba kwakwe?" ²¹Po bakazgora bakati, "Vya Kaisara." Po aponyene Uwene akanena nabo, "Ichifukwa chakwe ivya Kaisara muvitware kwa Kaisara, na kwa Mulungu vyakwe ivya Mulungu."²² Po abene po bakati bivwa, bakazizwa, po bakamuleka, po bakafumapo.Abasaduki nu kunyamuka ku bakufwa. ²³Isiku ilyonyene abasaduki bakaya kwa Yesu, abene bo bakunenaga ukuti kutali kunyamuka ku bakufwa. Bakamuwuzichizga,²⁴ po bakanena, "Musambizi, uMose akati, 'Nanthi umunthu afwa wo ate nu mwana, umukamu wakwe akwenera amupyane umwanthanda yura nu kumupapiramo abana.²⁵Nomba pakaba abanavuli seveni aba pawukamu. Uwakwamba akasenda, akafwa uwamburu umwana. Akalechera umukamu wakwe umwanthanda wakwe. ²⁶Vikachitikaso uwonyene nu wachibiri, nu wachitatu bulo, mpaka bonsi seveni bara.²⁷ Pawumaliro bwakwe umwanthanda uyo wope akafwa. ²⁸Ka aponyene pakunyamuka ku bakufwa, umwanthanda uyonyene akwinzu kuba wawenu? Pakuti bonsi seveni bakamusenda."²⁹UYesu akabazgora ukuti, "Mukunanjisya, chifukwa mutakumanya amalemba pamo na maka aga Mulungu. ³⁰Pakuti mukunyamuka mu bakufwa mute ukusenda pamo ukusendwa. Kwene inthi babe ngati abangelo aba kumwanya.³¹Kwene ivya bakanyamuka ku bakufwa, ka mutaberenzire vyo vikaneneka kuimwe nu Mulungu, ukuti,³² 'Ine ne Mulungu uwa Abrahamu, nu Mulungu uwa Isaki, nu Mulungu uwa Jakobo'? Te uMulungu uwa bakufwa, kwene uMulungu uwa bamoyo." ³³Po ubwinji ubwa banthu bukati wivwa, bukazizwa ni chisambizgo chakwe.Ilamulo lyo likuru.³⁴Kwene abafarisi, pakwivwa ukuti uwene akabasosya ichakunena abasaduki, bakawungana. ³⁵Po woka uwa bamwabo, umusambizi uwa malamulo, akamubuzichizga, nukumuyezga, akati, ³⁶"Musambizi, ilamulo ilikuru lyo lili kwii mu malamulo?"³⁷Po uYesu akamuzgora, "'Umutemwaje uMulungu wako nu moyo wako wonsi, nu moyo wako wonsi, na mahara gako gonsi.'³⁸ Ilyo lyo lilamulo ilikuru ilyakwamba.³⁹Ilyachibiri lyo vingayanana lyo ili, 'Umutemwe uwamwinyu ngati mo ukuyitemwezezwa iwe weka.' ⁴⁰Amalamulo gabiri aga cho chakusajikapo amalamulo gonsi na baneneri."UKhristu wo mwana uwa Deveti.⁴¹Po aponyene po abafarisi bakati bawungana, uYesu akababuzichizga.⁴² Akati, "Mukughanaghana bulibuli izga Khristu? Mwana uwa wenu?" Abene po bakanena nawo, "Uwa Deveti."⁴³Uwene po akanena nabo, "Choni cho uDeveti mu uzimu, akumupunda ukuti Mulungu, po akati, ⁴⁴ 'Umulungu akanena kwa Mulungu wane, "Wikale pa nyobe iya ndyero yane, ukufichira po nkhwinzu kubika abalwani bako pansi apa vinama vyako"'?⁴⁵Ichifukwa chakwe nanthi uDeveti akumupunda uwene ukuti, 'Mulungu,' mwana wakwe bulibuli?" ⁴⁶Patakaba nanthi woka wo akamuzgora, ukufuma isiku ilyonyene, pate nanthi yumo wo akaba uwakulimba umoyo ukumubuzichizgaso ibuzgo lililyonsi.

23UYesu abasusya abalembi na bafarisi.¹Aponyene po uYesu po akanena nu bwinji ubwa banthu na basambiri bakwe.² Akanena, "Abalembi na bafarisi bikala pa mpando uwa Mose.³ Ichifukwa chakwe vinthu vyonsi vyo abene bababuzga, muvichite po muvisunje. Kwene mutachite vyo abene bakuchita, pakuti abene bakunena kwene batakuchita.⁴Nadi, bakupinya ukatundu uwakung'wama nu wakulisya pakunyamula, nukunyamulira pa vipungo ivya banthu. Kwene abene beka batakwanza ukumufumyapo beka ni nyobe zgabo.⁵ Kwene bakuchita imbombo zgabo zgonsi ukuti balolechere ku banthu. Abene bakukuzga ubukuru ubwa tumakarata utwa amazwi aga Mulungu ukuti bazwaraje paminso ni nyobe zgabo, nu kukuzga ubuzi ubwakuposa uwa mulubazu mu vyakuzwara vyabo ivitali.⁶Bakutemwa amalo aginza aga pa chakulya icha chamabwira ni mipando iyinza iya ntchindi mu masinagogi, ⁷nu kuneneka mu misika, nu kupundika na banthu ukuti 'Rabi.'⁸Kwene imwe mutapundiche ukuti 'Rabi,' pakuti musambizi winyu ali woka, po imwe mwensi mwe bakamu.⁹ Po imwe mutamupunde aliwonsi ukuti ubaba pansi ya pansi apa, pakuti alipo woka uwene wo Ubaba winyu uwa kumwanya. ¹⁰Po mutapundiche ukuti 'mwe barongozgi,' pakuti ali woka wo murongozgi winyu, wo Ukhristu.¹¹Kwene wo mukuru uwakurusya uwuimwe akwinzu kuba mutumiki winyu. ¹²Po aliwonsi wo akuyikuzga weka, wo akwinzu kuba munsi, kwene wo akuyichefya weka wo akwinzu kuba mukuru.¹³Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! Chifukwa mukwigalira abanthu mubufumu ubwa kumwanya paminso gabo. Pakuti imwe mweka mutakwinjiramo, Po mukubalesya bo bakwinzu kwinjira ukuti batinjiremo. ¹⁴Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika imwe! Mukupoka uwusambazi ubwa bafwirwe, po muwupusichizi winyu mukuyiputa imphuto izitali ukuti abanthu baben'ye.¹⁵ Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! Chifukwa mukujendajenda kunyanja na ku bwalulu ukuti muye muponosye umunthu woka, kwene nanthi ang'anamuka, mukumusenda ukuti wo wakwenelere ukusumbika mu gehena ukurusya imwe.¹⁶Soka kuimwe, mwe barongozgi mwe mutakwen'ya, mwe mukuti, 'Aliwonsi wo akulapa nukutambura icharichi, pate chilichonsi. Kwene wo akulapa nukutambura ugolide uwa mu charichi, akuyipinyilira weka.'¹⁷ Imwe mwe bakupusa na mwe mutakwen'ya, pakuti cho chakurusya cho chili kwii, ka ugolide fwandi pamo charichi cho chikuzerufya ugolide uyo?¹⁸Popeso, 'aliwonsi wo akulapa nukutambura iguwa ilya nsembe, pate chilichonsi. Kwene aliwonsi wo akulapa nukutambura ichakupereka cho chili pamwanya pi guwa ilya nsembe, akuyipinyilira.'¹⁹ Imwe mwe mutakwen'ya! pakuti cho chakurusya choni, ichakupereka fwandi, pamo iguwa ilya nsembe lyo likuzerufya ichakupereka icho?²⁰Ichifukwa chakwe, wo akulapa nukutambura iguwa ilya nsembe, inthi alape ilyonyene ni vyapamwanya vyakwe. ²¹Po wo akulapa nukutambura icharichi, inthi Abe wakulapa ubonyene na wo ayikaye munumo,²² na wo akulapa nukutambura kumwanya, akulapa ni chimpando icha Mulungu na wo akwikala panapo.²³Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! chifukwa mukupereka icha chikhumi icha tumbeyu utwa kanyenze, ni mphiripiri, nu wusambya, nukuleka ivyakung'wama ivya chilamulo, ivyo vyo vyakweruzga umwa wunenesyo nu kubachitira ubwira nu kugomezga. Kwene vila mukenelera ukuvichita ukwamburu kuleka ivi. ²⁴Mwe barongozgi abamburu kwen'ya, mukusuya inyenyenzi mu vyakung'wera vinyu kwene ngamira mukumira!²⁵Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! chifukwa mukuchapa kunzi ukwa lupindi ni mbale, kwene mukasi mwakwe mwizura ni vyakupoka kwamburu ukuyilema. ²⁶We mfarisi iwe we wamburu kwen'ya! Wambe usuche mukasi umwa lupindi poka ni mbale, ukuti kunzi kwakwe kubeso kwakuzerupa.²⁷Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! Chifukwa mukuyana na madindi agakupaka u laimu, go gakuloreka aginza kunzi kwakwe, kwene go mukasi gizuye ni vifupa ivya banthu abakufwa ni vibibi vyonsi.²⁸ Ubonyeneso, imweso mukuloreka mwe balunji kuminso aga banthu, kwene mukasi mwizuye ni lenga nu kwamburu kweruzgika.²⁹Soka kuimwe, mwe balembi na bafarisi, mwe bakupusika! chifukwa mukuzenga inyumba izga pa madindi aga baneneri, po mukuyan'ya amadindi aga banthu abalunji.³⁰ Nukuti, 'Iswe nge twangwikala mu masiku aga mu bababa, te nge tukivwana nabo pa daba uwa baneneri.'³¹ Aponyene inthi musimichizge mweka ukuti mwe bana aba ibo bo bakagoga abaneneri.³²Ubonyene mumalizge imbombo yo abababa binyu bakayamba. ³³Mwe njoka imwe, mwe bakupapwa bana aba chipiri, mulichimbira bulibuli nu kweruzga ukwa gehena?³⁴Chifukwa chiichi, yen'ya, inthi inthume kuimwe abaneneri na bamahara na balembi. Bamo muibo mukwinzu kubagoga, po mukwinzu kubapayika; na banjiso mukwinzu kubasyempha mu masinagogi ginyu nu kubayimvya ukufuma mu chikaya choka ukufichira ku chikaya ichinji.³⁵ Ubonyene wukwinzu kufichira piimwe udaba wonsi wo witika pa charo icha pansi, ukwambira pa daba uwa Abelo wo mulunji, ukwinzu kufichira pa daba uwa Zakariya umwana wa Barakiya, wo mukamugoga pakasi pa charichi na piguwa ilya nsembe.³⁶ Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, vinthu vyonsi ivi vkwinzu kufika mu kupapwa ukwa nomba.³⁷Ha, Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, we ukugoga abaneneri nu kubadinya na mabwe bo batumisire kuiwe! Ine nkhanza kalinga kuwunganika abana bako poka, nadi ngati mo inkhuku yikuwunganichira abana bakwe munkhwapa zgakwe, kwene imwe mutakanza awe!³⁸ Yen'ya, inyumba yinyu yalecheka kuimwe iyambura kalikonsi. ³⁹Pakuti nadi nkhunena niimwe, mutalinen'yaso ine ukwamba ukwa nomba ukufichira po mulinena, 'Uwakuchindikikwa wo akwinza mwizina ilya Mulungu.'"

24UYesu anenera ivya munthanzi. Ukwamba ukwa kuyimba.¹Po nomba uYesu akafuma mu charichi. Po abasambiri bakwe bakinza ukumurongozga akazenjero aka charichi ilyo.² Uwene po akabazgora akati, "Mutakwen'ya ivi vyonsi fwandi? Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, pataliyikala ibwe ilinji pibwe ilyamwabo lyo litaligwa."³Po uwene akikala pansi pigamba ilya Azitona, abasambiri po bakamulandata po akaba paweka, bakanena, "Mutubuzge iswe vila vililoleka liyi? Po ichimanyikwiro icha kwinza kwinyu choni, ni cha kumala ukwa charo icha pansi apa?"⁴ UYesu po akabazgora akati, "Mwenerezge, umunthu atabasobezge imwe.⁵ Pakuti abinji baliyinzira mwizina lyane. Baliyinza banena, 'Ine ne Khristu,' po bakwinzu kusobezga abanthu abinji.⁶Kwene imwe mukwinzu kwamba kwivwa izga nkhondo ni mbiri ya nkhondo. Yen'ya, imwe mutadandawule, chakwenelera ukuti ivi viloleche; kwene ubumaliro bwakwe buchili butinzire. ⁷Pakuti umutundu woka uwa banthu wukwinzu kuba wakwambana nu mutundu wunji. Po kukwinzu kuba inzara ni vindindindi, amalo aga kupambana-pambana.⁸ Ivyo vyonsi ivyo vyo vykubaba ivyakwamba.⁹Aponyene bakwinzu kubatwara mu wuyimvi, po bakwinzu kubagoga. Po abanthu aba mitundu yonsi bakwinzu kubengana niimwe chifukwa chizina lyane.¹⁰ Po aponyene abinji bakwinzu kutaga ichigomezgo chabo, bakwinzu kutwarana wamwabo nu wamwabo po bakwinzu kutinkhana.¹¹ Po abaneneri abinji abilenga bakwinzu kunyamuka nukwinzu kusobezga abanthu abinji.¹²Chifukwa cha kuvura ukwamburu kweruzgika, ichitemwa icha banthu abinji chikwinzu kuba chakukatala. ¹³Kwene uwene wo akulimbichira ukwinzu kufika pawumaliro, uyonyene wo akwinzu kupona.¹⁴ Po ubuthenga ubwinza ubu ubwa bufumu bukwinzu kupharazgika pa charo chonsi icha pansi, ukuti wube wukaboni ku banthu aba mitundu yonsi. Po aponyene po paliyinza uwumaliro.Ukuyimba ukukuru.¹⁵Ichifukwa chakwe, nanthi mwen'ya ichinthu chibibi cho chikunanga, cho chikaneneka nu Danieli wo muneneri, cho chimilira amalo agazelu" (Uwene wo aberenga mwakarata amanye),¹⁶ "Aponyene bo bali mu Yudeya bachimbilire mwigamba, ¹⁷wo ali pamwanya pa nyumba atisiche ukuti aye asende vyo vili munyumba yakwe,¹⁸ nu wo ali mu mugunda atinze kusenda ichakuvwinkhana chakwe.¹⁹Kwene soka ku banthanda bo bakwinzu kuba ukuti bali na pakasi na bo bakwinzu kuba bakonsya utwana mu masiku ago.²⁰ Nomba muyipute ukuti ukuchimbira kwinyu kutabe mu nyengo iya kukatala pamo isiku ilya Sabata.²¹ Pakuti inyengo iyonyene kukwinzu kuba ukuyimba ukukuru, ko kutakatera kubanjepo nalumo ukufichira ukwa nomba, nadi po kutaliyikalanso.²² Kwene kulekaje ukugachefyako amasiku ago, nge pate nanthi yumo uwakuponosyeka. Kwene bakagachefya chifukwa icha bakusebeka bakwe.²³Aponyene nanthi umunthu anena niimwe, 'Nomba yen'ya, uKhristu ali apa!' pamo 'Ali uko!' mutazomerezge. ²⁴Chifukwa aba Khristu abilenga balinyamuka na baneneri abilenga bakwinzu kulolesya ivimanyikwiro ivikuru ni vyakuziziswa, ubonyene ukuti baye babapusiche, nanthi chakuzomerezgeka, na bakusebeka bulo.²⁵ Yen'yi, Ine po nabachenjezgera nzila.²⁶Ichifukwa chakwe, nanthi banena niimwe, 'Yen'yi, uwene ali mu chimbalangwa,' mutayeko. Pamo, 'yen'yi, ali mu chipinda mukasi umwa nyumba,' mutazomerezge.²⁷ Chifukwa ukwinza ukwa Mwana uwa Munthu kukwinzu kuba ngati kamesya, akonyene nanthi kamesya kubufumiro wizuba, kakuloreka mpaka kubwinjilirobwakwe.²⁸ Kulikonsi ko kuli umuvimba, inzwanga zikwinzu kuwungana ukonyene.Ukwinza kwakwe ukwa Mwana uwa Munthu.²⁹Kwene aponyene pisinda apa kuyimba ukwa masiku gala, izuba likwinzu kuba chisi, wope umwezi wutalirongozga nu kulama kwakwe, ni nthondwa zikwinzu kugwa kufuma kumwanya, na maka aga kumwanya gakwinzu kuyinzan'ya.³⁰Po aponyene po mwibingo mukwinzu kuloreka ichimanyikwiro icha Mwana uwa Munthu, po imitundu yonsi iya charo icha pansi inthi yinze yiyikome panganga, nukwinzu kumwen'ya Umwana wa Munthu po akwinza pa mabingo aga kumwanya na maka nu wulemelera wakwe uwukulu.³¹ Po uwene akwinzu kutumizga abangelo bakwe nu kulira ukukuru ukwa lipenga, po abene bakwinzu kuwunganika abakusebeka bakwe ku mphepo folo, ukwambira pawumaliro uwa mabingo ukufichira uwumalireso uwunji.³²Kwene musambire ni kunyu ichiyerezgero chakwe. Nomba aponyene po insamba yakwe yichiri yiteta, yikulemba amatundu gakwe, mukumanya ukuti ichisiku chili papipi.³³ Ubonyeneso, imwe po mukwinzu kwen'ya ubonyene, mumanye ukuti uwene ali papipi, nadi pamulyango.³⁴Nadi, nkhunena niimwe, ukupapwa uwa nomba mutakwinzu kufumapo ukufichira ivinthu vyonsi ivi vinze vichitiche. ³⁵Ibingo ni charu icha pansi vikwinzu kufumapo, kwene amazwi gane gataliyifumapo nalumo.Akubachenjezga balindilire.³⁶Kwene ivi siku ilyo ni nyengo yakwe pate munthu aliwonsi wo akumanya, popenyene napo bangelo aba kumwanya, napo Mwana, kwene uBaba weka.³⁷Nomba ngati mu nyengo iya Nowa, ubonyene kukwinzu kuba kwinza ukwa Mwana wa Munthu. ³⁸Ngati mo kukabera amasiku gala po ichigumura chitinzire, abanthu bakaryanga nu kung'wera, abanavuli bakasendaga abanthanda, bopeso abanthanda bakasendwaga mpaka likinza isiku lyo uNowa akinjira mu ngalaba,³⁹ po abene batakamanya chilichonsi ukufichira po ichigumura chikinzaga cho chikabamalizga bonsi. Ubonyeneso mo kwayu kubera po Mwana wa Munthu akuyu kwinza.⁴⁰Aponyene pakwinzu kuba abanthu babiri mu mugunda, woka akwinzu kusendeka, nu wunji akwinzu kusyala. ⁴¹Babiri bakwinzu kuba bakusya pa lwara, woka akwinzu kusendeka, nu wunji akwinzu kusyala. ⁴² Chifukwa chakwe mulindilire, pakuti mutakumanya isiku lyakwe ilya kwinzira Mulungu winyu.⁴³Kwene mumanye ichi, ukuti umwenecho wa nyumba amanyaje inyengo yo umunkhungu akwinzira, uwene nge akalindilira, te nge akalora ukuti inyumba yakwe badobole.⁴⁴ Ichifukwa chakwe namwe mwikale mwe bakunozgechera nzira, chifukwa inyengo yo imwe mutakughanaghanira, Umwana wa Munthu akwinzu kwinza.Ichiyerezgero icha abazga babiri.⁴⁵Ka wuwenu wo muzga uwa kugomezgeka nu wamahara, wo ubwana wakwe akumwikazga ukuti abe wakwenerezga inyumba yakwe ukubapa ichakurya pa nyengo yakwe?⁴⁶ Ali nu mwabi umuzga wo ubwana wakwe pakwinza akwinzu kumwaga akuchita ivyonyene.⁴⁷ Po nadi nkhunena niimwe ukuti akwinzu kumwikazga ukuti uwene wakwenerezga ivinthu vyonsi.⁴⁸Kwene umuzga mubibi nanthi anena mu moyo wakwe, 'Ubwana wane achedwa,'⁴⁹ akwinzu kwamba ukukoma abazga abamwabo, akurya nu kung'wera poka na bachakorwa;⁵⁰ po ubwana uwa muzga uyo akwinzu kufika isiku lyo atalimanyire ni nyengo yo atayimanyire.⁵¹ Po alimudumura, alibika apakwikara pakwe na banthu aba kupusika, aponyene po kukwinzu kuba ukulira nukusya amino.

25Ichiyerezgero icha banamwali fayivi abakuchenjera na fayivi abakupusa.¹Pa nyengo yiranyene ubufumu bwa kumwanya bwayu kuba bwakuyerezgera na banamwali teni bo bakanyamura inyale zgabo, bakafuma ukuyu kumupochelera umwenecho uwa wukwati. ²Po bamo fayivi bakaba bakupusa, po na banji fayivi bakaba bakuchenjera. ³Pakuti abakupusa abo, po abene bakasenda inyale zgabo, batakayisenderaso amafuta.⁴ Kwene abamahara abo bakayisendera amafuta mu vyakusendera vyabo, poka ni nyale zgabo.⁵Po aponyene po umwenecho uwa wukwati akati achedwa, bonsi bakasipura po bakagona. ⁶Kwene pakasi pa wusiku pakaba ukupundilizga, 'Yen'yi, umwenecho wa wukwati! Mufume muye mukumane nawo.'⁷Po aponyene bakanyamuka abanamwari bonsi, po bakakozga inyale zgabo.⁸ Abakupusa bakanena na bamwabo abakuchenjera, 'Mutugabireko amafuta ginyu chifukwa inyale zgitu zikuzima.'⁹ Abakuchenjera bakazgora bakati, 'Iswe amafuta gitu gatangatukwanira iswe niimwe, kwene nkhaninkhani muye ku bo bakukazga aga malonda, muye muyikalire imwe mweka.'¹⁰Po abene po bakajendaga pakuyu kukala, umwenecho wa wukwati akinza, bo bakanozgeka bakinjira nawo poka mu wukwati, po bakigalira pamulyango.¹¹ Po pisinda lyakwe bakinzaso abanamwari abanji bara, bakati, 'Mulungu, Mulungu, mutwigulire iswe.' ¹²Kwene uwene akazgora akati, 'Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, nthabamanyire.' ¹³Chifukwa chakwe mulindilire, pakuti mutakumanya isiku lyakwe pamo ni nyengo yakwe.Ichiyerezgero icha matalenti.¹⁴Nomba pakuti ngati umunthu wo akujenda pawulendo, akabitizga abazga bakwe, akabalechera ichuma chakwe.¹⁵ Po nomba woka akamupa indalama izga matalenti fayivi, nu wamwabeso zibiri, nu wamwabeso yoka. Po aliwonsi akamupa umwakuyanana na maka gakwe, uwene po akajenda.¹⁶ Po aponyene uyu wo akapoka indalama fayivi po akabuka nazgo ukuyu ukuyikalira amalonda, akapinduraso indalama zgamwabo fayivi.¹⁷Umwakuyananaso bulo nu wandalama zibiri, wope akapindura izgamwabo zibiri.¹⁸ Kwene wo akapoka indalama yoka akajenda, akaya abana pansi, akayizgika indalama iya bwana wakwe.¹⁹Pakati pajenda inyengo iyitali, akinza ubwana wabo uwa bazga bara, akaberenjera nawo poka. ²⁰Po uyo wo akapoka indalama fayivi zira akinza ali ni ndalama izinji fayivi. Akanena, 'Bwana, mukampha indalama izga matalenti fayivi. Yen'ya, napinduraso izinji fayivi.' ²¹Ubwana wakwe akanena nawo, 'Wachiti chete, we muzga we mwinza uwakugomezgeka! Ukaba we wakugomezga pa tunthu utunsi. ndikwikazga iwe pa vinthu ivinji. Yinjira iwe mu chikondwelero icha bwana wako.'²²Po wope uwa ndalama bibri yura po wope akinzaso akati, 'Bwana, mukampha ine indalama zibiri. Yen'yi, napinduraso indalama izgamwabo zibiri.' ²³Ubwana wakwe po akanena nawo, 'Wachiti chete, we muzga we mwinza uwakugomezgeka! akaba we wakugomezga pa tunthu utunsi. Ndikwikazga iwe pa vinthu ivinji. Yinjira iwe mu chikondwelero icha bwana wako.'²⁴Po wopeso wo akapoka indalama yoka akinza akati, 'Bwana, nkhakumanya iwe ukuti we wakugoma umoyo. Uwakugobora po mutalimire, uwakuwunganika ko mutapesire.²⁵ Nkhanyira ine, nkhajenda nkhayizgika indalama yinyu. Yen'ya, asi iyi yinyu.'²⁶Kwene aponyene ubwana wakwe akazgora, akamuzgora akati, 'We muzga we mubibi iwe we mukata, ukamanya ukuti nkhugobora po nthapesire nu kuwunganika ko nthapesire.²⁷ Ichifukwa chakwe nge ukatwara indalama yane ku bakukongola indalama, ine pakwinza nge nkhasenda indalama zgane ni phindu lyakwe.²⁸Ichifukwa chakwe sendiko indalama iyo kwa wuyo muyitware ku bo bali ni ndalama teni. ²⁹Pakuti aliwonsi wo ali nazgo, kuliperecheka, po uwene aliba nazgo izginji nkhani. Kwene ku wo ate nazgo, kulipocheka nacho ame nacho. ³⁰Po mumusumbire umuzga uyo uwamburu phindu ku chisi icha kunzi, ukonyene ko kukwinzu kuba kulira nukusya amino.'Umoyo uwamburu kumara nu kuyimba ukwamburu kumara.³¹Po Umwana wa Munthu akwinzu kwinza mu bulemelero bwakwe na bangelo bonsi poka nawo, po aponyene akwinzu kwikala pa chimpando chakwe icha kulama.³² Po abanthu aba mitundu yonsi bakwinzu kuwungana paminso gakwe, po uwene akwinzu kubalesan'ya uwamwabo nu wamwabo, ngati mo umubusa akuzilesan'ya imberere ni mbuzi.³³ Akwinzu kubika imberere ku nyobe yakwe iya ndyero, kwene imbuzi kunyobe iya kumongo.³⁴Aponyene po Imfumu iyo yikwinzu kunena na bo bali kunyobe yakwe iya ndyero, 'Zaji uku, mwe bakutumbikika mwe bakwa Baba wane, mwinjire mubufumu bo bukabanozgechera imwe ukwambira apa kwikhazikisya ukwa charo icha pansi. ³⁵Pakuti nkhaba ni nzala po mukampha ine ukurya; Nkhaba ni nyota po mukang'wesya; Po nkhaba ne mulendo po mukamphochelera ichete;³⁶ Ne wankhule ine po mukanzwika; Po nkhalwara po mukinza pakwizga niine; Po nkhaba munyumba iya ndende po mukinza kuiine.'³⁷Po aponyene abalunji bakwinzu kumuzgora uwene ukuti, 'We Mulungu, tukaben'ya lii ukuti muli ni nzara nu kubaryesya? Pamo ni nyota nu kubang'wensya? ³⁸Po tukaben'ya lii ukuti mwe balendo nu kubapochelera ichete? pamo wankhule nu kubazwika?³⁹ Po imwe tukaben'ya lii ukuti mukalwara pamo munyumba iya ndende po tukinza kuimwe?'⁴⁰ Po Imfumu iyo yikwinzu kuzgora ukuti, 'Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, chifukwa mukachita ichi mu woka uwa mukamu wane uwa mu bakuchepa aba, mukantchitira ine.'⁴¹Po aponyene Uwene alinena na bakunyobe it's kumongo, 'Fumiko kuine, mwe bakutembeka imwe, muye mu moto uwamburu kumara uwa kumunozgechera usatana na bangelo bakwe, ⁴²Pakuti nkhaba ni nzara, po mutakampha ine ukurya; Nkhaba ni nyota, po mutakang'wensya ine; ⁴³Nkhaba ne mulendo, mutakamphochelera ine; Ne wankhule po mutakanzwika ine; Po nkhalwara na munyumba iya ndende, po mutakinza ukunen'ya.'⁴⁴Po aponyene bope bakwinzu kuzgora ukuti, 'Mulungu, tukaben'ya lii ukuti muli ni nzara, pamo ukuti muli ni nyota, pamo ukuti mwe balendo, pamo ukuti muli nkhule, pamo ukuti mukalwara, pamo ukuti muli munyumba iya ndende, po iswe tutakabatumichira imwe?' ⁴⁵Po aponyene Uwene alibazgora ukuti, 'Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, chifukwa mutachitiyepo ichi nayumo uwa bansi aba, mutakaba uwakuntchitirapo ichi nalumo.' ⁴⁶Po aponyene bakwinzu kufumapo nukuya ku wuyimvi uwa nyengo yonsi, kwene abalunji ku wumoyo uwa nyengo yonsi."

26Abasongo aba bayuda bakupangana ukuti bamuleme uYesu.¹Po panapo po uYesu akamalizgaga ukunena amazwi gonsi aga, akati ku basambiri bakwe,² "Mukumanya ukuti nanthi amasiku gabiri gajenda Paska inthi yinze, Umwana uwa Munthu akwinzu kuperecheka nu kupayikika pa mphinjika."³Po aponyene bakawungana abansembe abakuru na basongo aba banthu ukwakulonjera imilandu ukwa songo uwa bansembe, nizina lyakwe uKayafa.⁴ Bakapangana umo mo bangamulemera uYesu umwakuchenjera ukuti bamugoge. ⁵Abene po bakanena, "Pisiku ilya chakurya awe, ukuti pataye ichongo icha banthu."UYesu munyumba iya Simoni uwa mawumbombo.⁶Po aponyene uYesu po akaba ku Betaniya munyumba iya Simoni uwa mawumbombo,⁷ umwanthanda akajenda kwa wuyo ni botolo ilya mafuta ilya kwizula na mafuta agakununtchira aga narido aga mutengo uwa patali, po akitira pitwe lyakwe, po uwene akaba pa chakurya. ⁸Po aponyene abasambiri bakwe bakati ben'ya, po bakakaripa bakati, "Choni cho mwananga amafuta aga? ⁹Pakuti amafuta aga nge bangukazga ni ndalama izginji nukubapa abanthu abakavu."¹⁰Kwene uYesu pakumanya, akanena nabo, "Choni cho mukumutamya umwanthanda uno? Pakuti uwene antchitira imbombo iyinza. ¹¹Pakuti inyengo yonsi mulinabo abakavu poka niimwe, kwene inyengo yonsi mute niine.¹²Pakuti umwanthanda uyo, po uwene ayitiraga amafuta pa mubiri wane, abombera nzira imbombo mukusunjika kwane. ¹³Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, kulikonsi ubuthenga ubwinza ubu wulipharazgika pa charo chonsi icha pansi, cho achita umwanthanda uyu chope chayu kuneneka ukuti bamukumbukiraje."Imphoto iya kumupereka uYesu.¹⁴Po aponyene woka uwa teni na bamwabo babiri abo, wo izina lyakwe wo uYudasi Sikariyoti, akaya ku bansembe abasongo ¹⁵po akati, "Mukwanza kumphachi, ine po inthi ninze impereche uwene kuimwe?" Po abene bakamuberenjera indalama izga masiliva izga ma teni gatatu.¹⁶ Po ukwambira aponyene uwene akalondoralondora inyengo iyinza iyakuti amupereche UYesu.Paska iyawumaliro. Umonesyo uwa Mulungu.¹⁷Isiku ilyakwamba ilya buledi uwambura ichakututumusya, abasambiri bakinza kwa Yesu, bakati, "Mukwanza tuye tumbanjire kwii iPaska ukuti muye murye?" ¹⁸UYesu po akati, "Bukaji mu chikaya icha munthu uwunji muye mumubuzge ukuti, 'Umusambizi atubuzga, "Inyengo yane yapalamira. Nkhwinzu kurya Paska kuimwe ukonyene poka na basambiri bane."'" ¹⁹Po abasambiri bakapanga ukuyanana na mo UYesu akababuzizga, bakanozga Ipaska.²⁰Po pakufika pa nyengo iya chamabwira, Uwene akikala pa chakurya poka na basambiri teni na bamwabo babiri.²¹ Po aponyene po bakaryanga, uwene akati, "Ine nadi nkhunena niimwe, woka wuimwe akwinzu kumphereka ine."²² Po abene ichitima chikabalema nkhani ichikuru, po bakamba ukunena nawo woka na woka, "Ka nene, Mulungu?"²³Uwene po akazgora akati, "Uyo wo akukwamvya inyobe yakwe poka niine mumbale, uyonyene wo akwinzu kumphereka.²⁴ Po nadi Umwana uwa Munthu inthi ajende, ngati mo kukalembechera izga kwa wuyo. Kwene soka alinalyo umunthu wo inthi amupereke Umwana uwa Munthu! Nge chikaba chinza ukuti umunthu uyo atapapwe." ²⁵Po Uyudasi, wo akampereka akanena akati, "Ka nene, musambizi?" Uwene akamuzgora akati, "Iwe wanena ubonye."²⁶Po aponyene abene po bakaba ukuti bakurya, UYesu akasenda ubuledi, po akayiputa, po akamensura. Po akati abapa abasambiri bakwe, akati, "Sendi, murye. Ichi wo mubiri wane."²⁷Po akati asenda ulupindi, akayiputa, po akabapa, po akanena, "Mung'were ichi, mwensi. ²⁸Pakuti ichi wo udaba wane uwi pangano, wo akwitichira abanthu abinji ukuti ukwananga kwabo kugobochereche. ²⁹Ine po nkhunena niimwe, nthaling'weraso ichipaso ichi icha mphesya, ukufichira isiku lyo nkhwinzu kung'weraso icha nomba poka niimwe mubufumu ubwa Baba wane."UYesu akumuchenjezga uPetro.³⁰Po aponyene po bakimba ulwimbo, po bakafuma ukuya kwigamba ilya azitona.³¹ Aponyene Uyesu akanena nabo, "Imwe mwense inthi mufurwe ubusiku ubwilero chifukwa chiine, pakuti kukalembeka, 'Ndiyinza imukome umubusa, po zikwinzu kusatana imberere izga gulu.' ³²Nanthi ninza nanyamuka, nkhwinzu kubarongozga ukuya ku Galileya."³³Kwene uPetro akanena nawo, "Kwene nangabuli bonsi inthi binze bafurwe chifukwa chiimwe, ine neka nthaliyinza nkhalare." ³⁴Po Uyesu akanena nawo, "Ine nadi nkhunena niiwe, ukuti ubusiku ubwilero, umukorwe achili atalizire, ukwinzu kunkhana ine katatu."³⁵ UPetro akanena nawo, "Ine napo ningafwa niimwe, nthaliyinza imbakane imwe pole." Bakanenaso ubonyene abasambiri bonsi.Uyesu mu Gesemani.³⁶Aponyene Uyesu akaya nabo amalo agakupundika ukuti Gesemani, akanena na basambiri bakwe, "Imwe mwikale panapa, najenda uko nayu kuyiputa." ³⁷Po akamusenda Upetro na bana babiri aba Zebediya poka na wuyo, ichitima chikambu kumulema nu kumara amahara. ³⁸Uwene po akanena nabo, "Umoyo wane wukwivwa ichitima ichakuya nacho kumfwa. Yikali panapa muchesye poka niine."³⁹Po uwene akaya panthanzi kali mphi, akafugamira nukugwisya inkhope yakwe pansi, po akayiputa. Po akati, "Baba, nanthi chingaba chakwenelera, ulupindi ulo lumphitilire. Kwene, te mo ine nkhwanzira, kwene imwe." ⁴⁰Po akinza ku basambiri, akabaga abene bali mutulo, akanena nu Petro, "Ka mwapotwa ukuchesya niine ora lyoka?⁴¹ Muchesye nu kuyiputa ukuti munginjira mu kuyezgeka. Umuzimu uwene wukwanza, kwene umubiri womwakulita."⁴²Akajendaso akachibiri, po akayiputaso. Akati, "Baba wane, nanthi ichi chitangamphitilira, kwene ing'were ichi, ukwanza kwinyu ko kubombwe."⁴³ Po akinzaso, akaga bali mutulo, pakuti ivikumbisi vyabo vikaba vyakulita nu tulo.⁴⁴ Po akabalekaso, po akayiputaso akachitatu, akanenaso ubonyene amazwi ago.⁴⁵Aponyene po akinza ku basambiri bakwe, po akanena nabo, "Ka muchili mugonire mukutuzga? Yen'yi, inyengo yafika, Umwana wa Munthu inthi aperecheke mu nyobe izga bakwananga.⁴⁶ Po nyamuchi, tujendaje. Yen'yi, uwene uwakumphereka aparamira."Bamulema Uyesu.⁴⁷Ubonyene uwene po achili akunena, yen'yi Ujudasi, woka uwa ba teni na bamwabo babiri abo, akinza, poka na wuyo ni gulu ilyinji ilya banthu, bo bakinza na malupanga ni nsanzu, ukufumira ku bansembe abasongo na basongo aba banthu.⁴⁸ Kwene wo akamuperekaga akabapa ichimanyikwiro, akanena, "Wo inthi ninze imufyomphe nu mulomo, wo wunuyo. Wo mwinze mumuleme."⁴⁹Po aponyene po akinza kwa Yesu, akati, "Mutende wube niimwe, Musambizi!" Po akamufyompha.⁵⁰ Po Uyesu akanena nawo, "We wamwitu, bomba bwelere cho ukwanza." Po aponyene abene bakinza, po bakamulema Uyesu inyobe, nukumulema.⁵¹Nomba Yen'yi, woka wuibo wo akaba poka nu Yesu akagolosya inyobe yakwe, po akaguza ulupanga lwakwe, akamudiba nalo umuzga uwa mukuru uwa bansembe, akadumula ikutu lyakwe.⁵² Po aponyene Uyesu akanena nawo, "Bwezezga ulupanga lwako mumalo gakwe, pakuti aliwonsi wo akulema ulupanga lulimugoga lo lupanga. ⁵³Pamo ukughanaghana ukuti nthangamulaba Ubaba wane, ukuti anthumire amagulu aga bankhondo agakuchira twelovu aga bangelo inyengo yiniyi? ⁵⁴Kwene ubonyene amalemba ganginza gakwanirisyiche bulibuli, pakuti chakwenelera ukuti mo chibere?"⁵⁵Inyengo iyonyene Uyesu akanena nu bwinji ubwa banthu ubo, "Ka mwangwinza ukundema ine na malupanga ni nsanzu ngati ne munkhungu? Isiku ni siku nkhwikala mu charichi ukusambizga, po mutakandema.⁵⁶ Kwene vyonsi ivi vyo vyachitika ukuti ivyakulembeka ivya baneneri vikwanirisyiche." Aponyene abasambiri bonsi bakamuleka weka, bakachimbira.Uyesu ku bwalo ilikuru ilya bayuda.⁵⁷Bo bakamulema, Uyesu po bakajenda nawo kwa Kayafa usongo uwa bansembe, ko bakawungana abalembi na basongo bwelere.⁵⁸ Kwene Upetro akamulandata kuwutali ukufichira ku bwalo ilya songo uwa bansembe. Akinjiramo, po akikala pansi na banyamata ukuti ayen'ye ubumaliro.⁵⁹Po abansembe abasongo na basongo aba milandu bonsi bakalondoralondora uwukaboni uwilenga uwakumususya Uyesu, ukuti bamugoje uwene. ⁶⁰Kwene batakawaga, nangabuli bakinza abakaboni abilenga abinji. Kwene pisinda lyakwe bakinza babiri ⁶¹bakati, "Uyu akanena akati, 'Ine ninganangan'ya icharichi nukuzengaso amasiku gatatu.'"⁶²Po usongo uwa bansembe akimilira akanena nu Yesu, "Ute uzomere chilichonsi? Choni ichi cho aba bakukunenera iwe?" ⁶³Kwene Uyesu atakanena chilichonsi. Po usongo uwa bansembe akanena nawo, "Nkhulapisya piiwe Umulungu uwa moyo, ukuti utubuzge iswe ngati iwe we Khristu, Umwana wa Mulungu."⁶⁴ Uyesu akanena nawo, "Mwanena mwemwe. Kwene nkhunenaso kuimwe, ukwamba ukwa nomba mukwinzu kumwen'ya Umwana wa Munthu ayikaye ku nyobe iya ndyero iya maka, nukufika pa mabingo aga kumwanya."⁶⁵Aponyene po usongo uwa bansembe po akalepura ivyakuzwara vyakwe, akati, "Akumuchitira Umulungu mutafu! Tukulondolerachi abakaboni abanji? Yen'yi, nomba mwivwa umutafu uwo. ⁶⁶ Mukughanaghana bulibuli?" Abene bakazgora bakati, "Uyu wo wakwenelere ukumugoga."⁶⁷Aponyene bakamuswilira amate paminso gakwe, po bakamukoma, po abanjiso bakamukoma na makofi,⁶⁸ bakati, "Utulote iswe, Khristu iwe. Wo akukoma iwe wuwenu?"Upetro ukumukana Uyesu.⁶⁹Upetro akikala pansi mukasi umwakulonjera amalandu, po umwanthanda akaya kwa wuyo akanena, "Iweso ukaba nu Yesu uwa ku Galileya." ⁷⁰Kwene uwene akakana paminso aga banthu bonsi, ukuti, "Cho ukunena icho ine nthachimanyire."⁷¹Uwene akati afuma nukuya ku kanyumba akakufyenyeka, umwanthanda yumo akamwen'ya, akanena nabo bo bakaba panapo, "Uyeso akaba poka nu Yesu uwa mu Nazareti."⁷² Po uwene akakanaso nukulapa, "Nthamumanyire umunthu uyo!"⁷³Pakati pajenda inyengo iyakuchepa bulo, abo bo abakwimilira apo bakinza, bakanena nu Petro, "Nadi iweso we woka wabo, pakuti ukunena kwako kukulongozga ukuti uli poka nawo." ⁷⁴Po aponyene uwene akamba ukutembelera nu kulapisya ukuti, "Nthamumanyire umunthu uyo," po panapo umukorwe akalira.⁷⁵ Upetro po akakumbuchira amazwi go Uyesu akanena nawo ukuti, "Umukorwe atalizire ukwinzu kunkhana katatu." Po akafumira panzi akambu kulira nu moyo uwa kubaba.

27Uyudasi nukuyipayika weka.¹Inzantchi kukati kwacha, abansembe abakuru poka na basongo bonsi bakanenesan'ya nukwivwana ukuti bamugoje Uyesu. ²Po bakati bamupinya, bakajenda ukumutwara kwa Pilato, usongo uwa chigaba.³Aponyene Uyudasi wo akamupereka Uyesu, aken'ya ukuti Uyesu ayeruzgika ukuti bamugoje, akayimba nkhani mu moyo wakwe, ubonyene akajenda ukubwezga indalama 30 izgamasiliva zira ku bansembe abakuru kweneso abasongo, ⁴uwene akati, "Nananga ukumupereka munthu mulunji." Kwene abene bakamuzgora ukuti, "Iswe vitakutukhuza ivyonyene. Inthi umanye weka cho inthi ubombe." ⁵Po aponyene akazitaga indalama pansi apa charichi, akafumapo, po akayipinyilira weka ni chingwe munsingo.⁶Po abansembe abasongo bakasenda indalama izgo, bakati, "Te chakuzomerezgeka ukuzibika mu chakusontcheramo indalama izga Mulungu, chifukwa za malipiro aga daba." ⁷Kwene bakivwana bakaya bakalira umugunda uwa wakumata ivibiga ukuti gabe malo aga madindi aga balendo.⁸ Ichifukwa chakwe cho bakawupunda umugunda ubo ukuti, "Mugunda uwa Daba" ukufichira ilero ili.⁹Aponyene po chikaba chakukwanirisyika cho Ujeremiya umuneneri akanenera, ukuti, "Po abene bakasenda indalama izo izga siliva ama teni gatatu, zgo zikaba umutengo uwakukalira umunthu wo bamo mu bana ba Israyeli wo bakamubichira,¹⁰ Po bakakalira umugunda uwa wakumata ivibiga, malinga na mo Uyehova akandamulira."Uyesu kwa Pilato.¹¹Aponyene po Uyesu akimilira paminso aga songo uwa chigaba, wo akamubuzga ukuti, "Ka iwe we we Mfumu iya Bayuda?" Po Uyesu akanena nawo, "Mwanena mwemwe."¹² Kwene po abansembe abasongo na bakuru aba bayuda po bakamuneneraga, Uwene atakazgorapo chilichonsi.¹³ Po aponyene Upilato akamubuzichizga ukuti, "Ka atakwivwa vyonsi vyo bakukunenera ivi?" ¹⁴Kwene uwene atakazgora napo lizwi lyoka bulo, ubonyene usongo uwa chigaba po akazizwa.¹⁵Panyengo iya chikondwelero chilichonsi icha Paska, ko kakaba kabelo aka songo uwa chigaba ukubasatulira umukayidi woka, uyonyene wo abanthu bakwanza.¹⁶ Po panyengo iyonyene bakaba ni wandende uwakumanyikwa nkhani izina lyakwe Ubanaba.¹⁷Ichifukwa chakwe po bakati bawungana, Upilato akanena nabo, "Mukwanza imbasatulire uwene? Ubanaba fwandi, pamo Uyesu wo akupundika ukuti Ukhristu?"¹⁸ Pakuti akamanya ukuti bakamupereka ichifukwa chi bina.¹⁹ Po aponyene po Upilato akikala pa mpando uwa kweruzga, umwanthanda wakwe akamutumizizga amazwi, akanena, "Mutachite chilichonsi nu munthu umulunji uyo. Pakuti ilero mukulota ine nayimba nkhani chifukwa cha munthu uyo."²⁰Kwene abansembe abakuru bakabuzga abanthu ukuti balabe Ubanaba, kwene ukuti bamugoje Uyesu.²¹ Kwene usongo uwa chigaba akanena nabo, "Mukwanza ukuti imbasatulire uwene piiba abanthu babiri? Po abene bakati "Ubanaba"²² Upilato po akanena nabo, "Ka ine nomba inthi buli nawo Uyesu uwakupundika ukuti Ukhristu? Bonsi bakati, "Uyo wo apayikike pamphinjika."²³Po uwene akati, "Chifukwa buli? Akapangana ichakubipa icha mutundo buli? Kwene abene bakapundilizga nkhani, "Uyo apayikike pamphinjika." ²⁴Kwene Upilato pakwen'ya ukuti pate ichakwavwa, kwene ukuti ichongo cho chikaba chikuru, akasenda aminzi, akageza munyobe paminso aga banthu abo, akati, "Ine nthe nu mulandu uwa daba uwa munthu umulunji uyu. Muyenezge mweka."²⁵Po abanthu bonsi bakazomerezga nukuti, "Udaba wakwe ali piiswe na pa bana bitu."²⁶ Po aponyene uwene akabasatulira Ubanaba, kwene akamukoma Uyesu, po akamupereka Uyesu ukuti uwene apayikike pamphinjika.²⁷Ubonyene abasilikari aba songo uwa chigaba bakamusendera Uyesu ku malo agakweruzizgako imilando, po bakawunganika ubwinji ubwa basilikari bonsi kwa wuyo.²⁸ Po bakamuzura amalaya gakwe, po bakamuzwika amalaya agabenzu aga chifumu. ²⁹Po bakataba ukorona uwa mivwa, po bakamuzwika kwitwe lyakwe, po bakamulemeka itete kunyobe yakwe iya ku ndyero. Po bakafugamira paminso gakwe nukumukunkhubizga, bakati, "Umutende wube niimwe, Imwe mwe Mfumu iya Bayuda!"³⁰Bakamuswilira amate, bakasenda itete, bakamukoma nalyo pitwe. ³¹Po aponyene bakati bamarizga ukumupanjira ivy nkhanza, bakamuzura amalaya gala po bakamuzwika amalaya gakwe, bakamulongorezga panthanzi ukuti aye apayichiche pamphinjika.Po bamupayika Uyesu.³²Po aponyene po bakajendaga, bakakumana nu Simoni uwa ku Kurene, abene po bakamukakamizga ukuti anyamule imphinjika yakwe.³³ Po aponyene bakafika ku malo izina lyakwe ko ku Golgota, ukung'anamura ukuti, "Amalo aga bwaza."³⁴ Po bakamung'wensya ivinyo uwakusanzga na kanyongo. Po akati ayezga, akakana ukung'wera.³⁵Po aponyene po bakamupinya uwene, bakagabana amalaya gakwe aga kunzi umwakupanga amayere. ³⁶Abene po bakikala pansi, po bakamulindilira kuranyene. ³⁷Kweneso pamwanya pitwe lyakwe, bakakhomelerapo ichikwangwani icha amazwi agakunena umulandu wakwe ukuti, "Uyu wo Uyesu, Imfumu iya Bayuda."³⁸Aponyene po bakapayikika poka nawo abankhungu babiri, yumuno kunyobe iya ndyero, nu wunjiso kunyobe iya kamongo. ³⁹ Na banthu bo bakachilingan'yaga apo bakamupanjira umutafu nukuyinzga amatwe gabo ⁴⁰ bakati, "Iwe we wakugwisya icharichi nu kuzenga pa manda gatatu, yavwe! Nanthi nadi we Mwana wa Mulungu, yisikapo pikwi ilyakuyimbirapo ilyo!"⁴¹Umwakuyananaso na bansembe abasongo poka na balembi na bakuru, bopenyene bakamba ukumuchitira ikhanza, nukunena ukuti, ⁴²"Bamo akabaponosya, uwene atangayiponosya weka. Waje Mfumu iya Bayuda, atisiche nomba pamphinjika apo, po inthi twinze tumugomezge uwene.⁴³Agomezgaga Umulungu, Uwene amwavwe nomba, nathi amwanza. Pakuti akati, 'Ine ne Mwana wa Mulungu.'" ⁴⁴Po bopeso abankhungu abo bo bakapayikika poka na wuyo, bope bakamba ukumunyoza.⁴⁵Ukwambira umusanya uwa 12 koloko kukagwa ichisi icharo chonsi icho ukufichira 3 koloko iya musanya. ⁴⁶Icha m'ma 3 koloko umo, Uyesu akapundilizga umwamaka nkhani ukuti, "Eli, Eli, lamasabakatani?" Ko kuti, "Mulungu wane, Mulungu wane, choni cho mwandeka Ine?" ⁴⁷Bakati bivwa ivi, bamo mu banthu abakwimilira aponyene bakambu kunena ukuti, "Umunthu uyu akumupunda Ueriya."⁴⁸Po aponyene woka wuibo akachimbira nukuyu kusenda isipanji, nukuyinjizga mu vinyo uwa kusasa, nukuyibika pitete, nukumung'wensya.⁴⁹ Kwene abamo bakati, "Leka. twen'ye nanthi Ueriya inthi ayinze amuponosye."⁵⁰ Po Uyesu akapundilizgaso amazwi agakuru nkhani, akampereka umuzimu wakwe.⁵¹Nomba yen'yi, ichimwenda ichakuzgika mu charichi chikarepuka pakasi, ukufuma kumwanya ukufichiraso pansi, po icharu chikayingana, na mabwe gope gakarepuka. ⁵²Na madindi gakiguka, ni mivimba iyinji iya banthu bo bakaba balunji abakugona kale, yikanyamuka.⁵³ Po bakafuma mu madindi gabo pisinda apa kunyamuka kwakwe, po bakinjira mu chikaya cho chizelu, bakalorechera ku banthu bo binji.⁵⁴Kwene usongo uwa basilikari na banji bo bakaba nawo pakumulondera Uyesu, bakati ben'ya ichindindindi icho na vyo vikachitikaga ivyo, bakachita ilyoga nkhani, po bakati, "Uyu wo akaba nadi Mwana wa Mulungu." ⁵⁵Po aponyene pakaba abanthanda abinji bo baken'yaga pawutari, bo bakamulandataga Uyesu kufuma ku Galileya, nukumutumichira wuyo.⁵⁶ Pakasi pabo pakaba Umariya uwa ku Magadala, nu Mariya umama wakwe uwa Yakobo nu Yosefe, nu mama wakwe uwa bana aba Zebediya.Bamubika Uyesu mwidindi.⁵⁷Po aponyene po chikaba chamabwira, akinza umunthu uwa chuma uwa ku Arimateya, izina lyakwe Uyosefe, uyonyeneso wo akaba musambiri wakwe uwa Yesu. ⁵⁸Uyonyene akaya kwa Pilato akalaba umuvimba uwa Yesu. Aponyene Upilato akalamulira ukuti wuperecheke.⁵⁹Po Uyosefe akasenda umuvimba, nukuwuvunga mumwenda uwuzelu uwakuyemba, ⁶⁰po akawubika mwidindi lyakwe ilya nomba ilyakubinza ibwe. Po akakunkhuzizgapo ichibwe ichikuru pamulyango uwidindi, po akafumapo.⁶¹ Po Umariya uwa ku Magadala wope akaba paranye nu Mariya uwamwabo, bakikala pansi pakwenan'ya ni dindi ilyo.⁶²Po kundabi yakwe, lyo lisiku lyo lyakulandatana ni lyakuyanizga, abansembe abakuru na bafarisi bakawungana kwa Pilato.⁶³ Bakanena, "We mfumu, twakumbuchira ukuti uwakupusika yura akati, po akaba nu wumoyo, 'Nkhwinzu kunyamuka pa masiku gatatu.'⁶⁴ Chifukwa chakwe Mulamulire ukuti abalonda babe bakulondera idindi ilyo ukufichira amasiku gatatu, ukuti abasambiri bakwe banginza, banginze bamwibe nukwinzu kunena ku banthu ukuti, 'Uwene akanyamuka ku bakufwa,' Ubonyene ilenga ilya pisinda ilyo likwinzu ukuba libibi nkhani ukulusya ilyakwamba."⁶⁵Upilato akanena nawo, "musende abalonda bukaji, mube mwe bakulondera mo mukumanyira." ⁶⁶Ubonyene bakajenda bakaya babika ichitetezo ichakukwana pidindi ilyo, umwakwigalira nkhani idindi ilyo ni chibwe, nukubikapo abalonda abakulondera.

28Uyesu anyamuka ku bakufwa.¹Po likati lyachilingan'ya isiku ilya Sabata, kubuche bwakwe, isiku ilya kwamba ilya Sabata, akinza Umariya uwa ku Magadala nu Mariya uwamwabo pakwinzu kwen'ya idindi.² Nomba lora, pakaba ichindindindi ichikuru, pakuti umungelo uwa Mulungu akisika ukufuma kumwanya, po akinza alitutapo ibwe ilyo, po akikala pamwanya pakwe pibwe ilyo.³Akalorechero kakwe akalorekaga ngati kamesya aka mvula, ni chakuzwara chakwe chikaba chizelu nkhani. ⁴Po nikunyizga kwakwe, abalonda abo bakatetema nkhani, bakaba ngati banthu abakufwa.⁵Kwene umungelo po akazgora akati ku banthanda abo, "Imwe mutanyire, pakuti mbamanyire imwe muli pakumulondora Uyesu, uyonyene wo akapayikika. ⁶ Uwene apa nayumo, chifukwa chakuti anyamuka ku bakufwa, ubonyene mo akanenera. Zaji mwen'ye po uwene amagonire. ⁷ Po bukaji umwalubiro muye mubabuzge abasambiri bakwe ukuti, 'Anyamusire ku bakufwa. Nomba yen'yi, inthi abalongozge ukuya ku Galileya. Mukwinzu kumwen'ya uwene ukonyene.' Yen'yi, Ine nababuzga imwe."⁸Po abene bakafumako umwalubiro kwidindi ni lyoga umwakukondwa ukukuru nkhani, po bakachimbira ukuyu ukubabuzga abasambiri bakwe. ⁹ Nomba lori, Uyesu akakumana nabo, akanena, "Mwakata!" Po abene bakinza, nukwinzu ukumulema ivinama vyakwe, po bakamufugamilira. ¹⁰ Po aponyene Uyesu akanena nabo, "Mutanyire. Bukaji muye mubabuzge abakamu bane ukuti baye ku Galileya. Po abene inthi binze banen'ye ukonyene."Amazwi agakwivwika ku Bayuda.¹¹Po aponyene po abene bakaba ukuti bakubuka, yen'yi, mubamo bo balonda bakafika ku chikaya, bakababuzga abansembe abasongo vyonsi vyo vikachitika. ¹² Po aponyene po bakati bawungana poka na basongo, bakanenesan'ya ichakuti bangachita, po bakabapa abasilikari indalama izginji ¹³ bakati, "Kanenaje ukuti, 'Abasambiri bakwe bang'winza ubusiku, bang'winza bamwiba po iswe tugonire.'¹⁴Ichi nanthi chinginze chivwiche kwa songo uwa muchigaba, twayu kumubuzga ichete po imwe mutakuyu kuba munthamyo." ¹⁵ Po abene po bakapoka indalama izgo, po bakachita mo bakababuzizga. Po inkhani iyo yikambu kuneneka na Bayuda ukufika mpaka nomba.Uyesu aloreka mu Galileya.¹⁶Kwene abasambiri teni nu wamwabo woka abo bakaya ku Galileya, kwigamba ukonyene ko Uyesu akababuzga ukuti baye bakumane. ¹⁷ Po aponyene po bakati bamwen'ya wuyo, bakamuchindika, kwene bamo batakagomezga.¹⁸Po Uyesu akinza nukunena nabo, akati, "Amaka gonsi gaperecheka kuine kumwanya na pacharu icha pansi. ¹⁹ Ichifukwa chakwe jendaji, musambizge abanthu abamitundu yonsi. Nukubababatizga mwizina ilya Baba, ni lya Mwana, ni lya Muzimu Mutuba.²⁰Nukubasambizga ukuti basunjilire ivinthu vyonsi vyo nkhababuzga imwe. Nomba yen'yi, Ine ndi poka niimwe amasiku gonsi, ukufichira ubumaliro ubwa charu icha pansi apa."

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