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1 Kuchindi echo Jesu wakayinka mubuzuba bwakulyokezya wayinda mumyunda yazilyo. Basikwiya bakwe bakafwa anzala eelyo bakasanguna kukulula mayila nkwalikumpela akwalya mituutu.
2 Pesi baFalisi nibakabona oobo bakati kuli Jesu, “Bona, basikwiya bako bachita zitali mumulawu kuchitwa mubuzuba bwakulyokezya.”
3 Pesi Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Takwe nimwakabalide Devidi mbakachita nakaba anzala, abaabo balumi mbakali aabo?
4 Wakanjila mungánda ya-Leza akulya chinkwa chakutwa, chitensi kumulawu kuti alye alubo chitali kumulawu akulabo mbakali abo, pesi kazili kumuawu kupela kubapayizi.
5 Tamubalide mulawu kuti mubuzuba bwakulyokezya bapayizi muchikombelo balataluka mulawu wabuzuba bwakulyokezya pesi tabakwe mulandu?
6 Pele ndati kulindinywe umwi mupati kwinda ngánda yaLeza ulaano.
7 Namwakalizi echi nchichalikwamba, 'mebo ndiyanda luse pepe chipayizyo; temwalikubapa kambo batakwe mulandu.
8 Eelyo mwana amuntu ngu Mwami wazuba lyakulyokezya.”
9 Mpawo Jesu wakazwa oko akwinka kuchikombelo.
10 Amubone, kwakali muntu wakalinyanide kuboko. Bafalisi bakabuzya Jesu, bakati, “sena chililuleme kusikila mubuzuba bwakulyokezya?” Ikuti bamutamikizye kubisya.
11 Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Inga ulaba mwalumi biyeni akati kanu, ngwani, na wali ambelele imwi, aboobo, na imbelele eyi yawida mudindi mubuzuba bwakulyokezya, takonga ulijata na akwigusya aanze?
12 Chiinda bulemu biyeni, eelyo kumuntu nekuba kumbelele! Aboobo chililuleme kuchita chibotu mubuzuba bwakulyokezya.”
13 Mpawo Jesu wakati kumuntu, 'Tandabika kuboko kwako.” Wakatandabika, alubo lwakabwedezegwa mukupona, mbuli kwenzinyina kuboko.
14 Pesi ba Falisi bakayinka bakubamba mbubonya kabalikumuvwiya. Bakali kuyandula mbubanga balamujaya.
15 Mbuli mbwakaziba Jesu, wakazwa oko. Bantu banji bakamutobela, lino wakabasilika boonse.
16 Wakabalayilila kuti batachiti kuti azibinkane kulibamwi,
17 zikazuzikizigwe, zyakambwa muli Isaya musinsimi, kuti,
18 “Bona, mulanda wangu ngundakasala; Muyandwi wangu umwi, oyo muuya wangu ngundibotelwa. Ndiyobika muuya wangu alinguwe, eelyo uyobakambawukila bululami kulibamasi.
19 Takoyojana buyumuyumu na kukulililisya; nikuba umwi kumumvwa ijwi lyakwe mumigwagwa.
20 Takwe nayotyola limwi ityetye lyakapwayulwa; takwepe nayozima kamuni kasuka kamulilo, kusikila wendelezya bululami mukuzunda,
21 Abalabo bamasi bayoba bulangizi muzina lyakwe.”
22 Eelyo umwi muntu utakuboni katambuli, wakanjidwe adimoni, wakeetwa kuli Jesu. Wakamusilika, azezyo zyakazwa kuti utambuli muntu wambula akubona.
23 Makamu wonse akagamba akwamba, “ooyu muntu ngaulaba mwana wa Devidi na?”
24 Pesi baFalisi nibakamvwa malele aaya bakati, “Ooyu muntu tatandi madimoni kunze kwa Bbelezebbulu, mupati wamadimoni.”
25 Pele Jesu walizi miyeyo yabo mpawo wakati kulimbabo, “Bwami boonse bukazyania lwabo, buyomwayisigwa, alubo kufumbwa dolopo niba ng'anda ikazyania lwayo tikayimikili pe.
26 Ikuti satani watanda satani, unoli ulikulikazya lwakwe. Bwami bwakwe nga bulimikila byeni?
27 Lino na ndilatanda madimoni a Bbelizebbulu, ani batobezi banu batandyanzi? Nkambo kachechi, bayoba babetesi banu.
28 Pesi do katwatanda madimoni a muuya wa Leza, mpawo bwami bwa Leza bwasika akati alindinywe?
29 Alubo kulibiyeni kuti umwi anjile mung'anda yamuntu usimide akubba makwebo akwe katamusungide muntu usimide chakusanguna? Elyo uyobba makwebo akwe kuzwa mungánda yakwe.
30 Umwi utali andime ukazyanya andime, alubo ayoyo utabungani andime ulamwayula.
31 Aboobo ndati kulinduwe, chibi choonse akusampawuula bantu bayolekelelwa, pesi kutukila muuya takukwe kulekelelwa pe.
32 Kufumbwa uwambula ijwi atala amwana muntu, ooyo uyolekelelwa. Pesi kufumbwa uwambula bubi atala a Muuya Uusalala, oyo takoyolekelelwa, na munyika eyi, na kuleeyo ichizosika.
33 Chita musamu ubote ayala michelo yawo ibote, na kuchita musamu kuba mubi, amuchelo wayo ubije, mbuli kuti musamu uboneka amichelo yawo.
34 Nywebo nubana banzoka, mbomunga muli babi, ngamulamba buti izintu zibotu? Kuzwa mumoyo mulizinji mulomo nzuwambula.
35 Muntu mubotu kuzwa kuzintu zibotu zyamoyo wakwe ulagusya nzizyonya, pele muntu mubi wakuzintu zibi zyamoyo wakwe mulazwa bubi kupela.
36 Ndati kulinduwe mubuzuba bwalubeta bantu balakupa bupandanuzi kuli alimwi ijwi litali kabotu ndibakaamba.
37 Kuzwa kumajwi ako uyolulamikwa, akumajwi ako uyopegwa mulandu.”
38 Elyo balembi bamulawu bamwi, abaFalisi bakasandula akut, “Muyiisi tuyanda kubona chitondezyo kuzwa kulinduwe.”
39 Pesi Jesu wakasandula akuti kulimbabo, kufumbwa bubi abumambi kuzukulu lyasunu lyabayandula chitondezyo. Pesi tokwe chitondezyo pe chiyopegwa kunze kwachitondezyo cha Jona musinsiimi.
40 Mbanga Jona wakali amazuba atatu mubula bwamuswi mupati, alakwe Mwana Muntu uyoba amazuba atatu amansiku atatu mumoyo wanyika.
41 Bantu baku Ninivu bayoyimikila kunembo lyalubeta azukulu eli lyabantu aboobo liyopegwa mulandu. Nkambo bakeempwa mukukambawuka kwa Jona, lino amubone, umwi mupati kwinda Jona uli aano.
42 Mwami mwanakazi wakumusama uyobuka kulubeta abantu bakwe bazukulu eli lyabantu akulipa mulandu. Wakazwa kumajinkilo anyika kuti azomvwe busongo bwa Solomoni, alubo bona, umwi mupati kwinda Solomoni ulaano.
43 Na muuya mubi wazwa kumuntu, wakwinda mukati kamasena atakwe maanzi akuyandula kulyokezya, pesi tawubujani pe.
44 Mpawo lyakat, “Ndiyobweda kungánda yangu nkundakazwa; Nilyakabwed, lyakujana ng'anda eyo yakakukulwa akubambwa obotu.
45 Elyo lilayinka akubweza bweza imbi myuuya ili musanu ayibili mibi kwinda nguwo, lino ilasika kuzokkala omo. Abobo bubi bwamuntu kumamanino bwakabisisisya kwinda kumatalikilo. Mbukuyoba mbubobo kuzukulu lyabubi eli.”
46 Nakachili kwambula Jesu kumakamumakamu, amubone, banyina abakulana bakwe bakayimikila aanze, kabayandula kuti bambule anguwe,
47 Umwi wakati kulinguwe, “Bona banyoko abanike bako balimvwi aanze bayanda kwambula anduwe.”
48 Pesi Jesu wakasandula kuliyoyo wakamwambila, “Mbani baama bangu alubo mbaani banike bangu?”
49 Eelyo wakatandabika kuboko kwakwe akutondeka basikwiya bakwe mpawo wakati, “Bona, mbabo baama abanike bangu!
50 Nkambo kufumbwa uchita luyando lwa Taata ulikujulu, muntu oyo mukulana wangu, muchizi wangu, mbebaaba bangu.”