1  18:1 11:2; Arum 12:12; Afil 4:6; Akol 4:2; 1 Ath'es 5:17Siku mwenga Jesu akiambira o anafundzie fumbo riri, ili aafundishe kukala manav̱irya kuvoya hasiho kutsoka. 2 Akiamba, “Kwakala kuna jaji mumwenga kahi za mudzi mumwenga ariyekala k'amwagoha Mulungu hedu hatha kujali at'u. 3 Na bai kahi za mudzi uryahu vizho kwere kuna mwanamuche gungu ariyekala achenda kwa yuyahu jaji kila siku na kumwamba, ‘K'unip'a hachi yangu dzulu za yuno hadhui yangu?’ 4-5  18:5 11:7-8Bai zhahala muda mure, jaji yuyahu k'endzi kuhenda here ye mwanamuche ahendzazho, ela mwisho akiaza mo moyoni, ‘Vingahokala simwogoha Mulungu hedu hatha kujali mut'u yoyosi, ela hatha vizho kwa kukala yuyu gungu ananibudzya, be ninamup'a hachiye, kwani nisihohenda vizho be k'andaricha kunidzirira na mwishowe andanitsosha!’ ” 6 Jesu akienderera kuamba, “Kala jaji asemogoha Mulungu anadima kutsoshwa dza vizho. 7 Vidze Mulungu andakosa kuap'a hachi at'ue mwenye, mamuririrao usiku na mutsana ili mapate wavizi? Vidze Mulungu andatoa kuaviza? 8 Namwambira kamare, iye andahakikisha kukala madzapata hachi yao kidza haraka. Ela hamwenga na vizho, vidze Mwana wa Mudamu adzaho hano dhuniani andaona kuluhiro jeri?”

9 Gonya Jesu akiambira fumbo riri ao madzionao kukala ni ahachi na enye kuav̱udhya at'u angine. 10 Jesu akiandza vivi, “Kwereko at'u alume airi mariokwenda kahi za ro Hekalu kuvoya Mulungu, bai kahi za ao airi, mumwenga were ni Farisayo na mungine ye were ni muthozi wa kodi. 11 Bai ye Farisayo akirungarara na akivoya voyo riri kimoyo-moyo akiamba, ‘Nakulazhira muv̱era Mulungu, kwa kukala mimi si dza here at'u angine, si munyang'anyi, si mulongo, kidza si muzindzi dza at'u angine marizho. Nakulazhira muv̱era kwa kukala si dza here riri rithozi ra kodi haha. 12  18:12 11:42; Math' 6:16-17; 23:23Mino kahi za wiki ndzima, nafunga siku mbiri, kidza ninakup'a sehemu ya kumi ya zhosi nipatazho.’ 13  18:13 5:8; Zabu 51:1, 3Ela ye muthozi wa kodi k'ahendere vizho, arizhohenda ni kwamba waima kure, na hatha ko kulola ko dzulu mulunguni zhamushinda. Wadzipiga makonde ga laga kwa ko kushononeka zhomu akiamba, ‘Nionera mbazi Mulungu, mimi ni mwenye dambi!’ ” 14  18:14 Zabu 51:17; Math' 23:12Jesu arihogonya kunena vizho, akiamba, “Jeri wenye namwambira, yuyu muthozi wa kodi be wakwenda kwakwe mudzini akikala adzahendywa muhachi ni Mulungu, ela ye Farisayo k'avikalire vizho bule, mana mut'u ahendzaye kudzanula, andatserezwa, ela mut'u adzitserezaye andanulwa.”

15 Vikara at'u mere manamurehera ahoho aagut'e. Ela o anafundzie marihoona vizho makiadumulira. 16 Ela Jesu arihoona vizho, akiaiha o ahoho na akiambira o anafundzie, “Aricheni o ahoho athithe madze kwangu, musiakahaze bule, mana wo uthawali wa Mulungu ni wa at'u dza vizho aa. 17  18:17 Math' 18:3Namwambira ujeri wenye, mut'u ariye k'andauhokera uthawali wa Mulungu dza here muhoho muthithe, k'andawangira ng'o.”

18  18:18 10:25Bai mut'u mungine ariyekala ni kilongozi wa Kiyahudi akimuza Jesu akiamba, “Mwalimu mudzo, nihendedze hatha niupate uzima wa kare na kare?” 19 Jesu akimudzigidzya akiamba, “Kwanoni unaniha mudzo? K'akuna mudzo asihokala Mulungu thu basi.” 20  18:20 Kumbo 20:12-16; Kumbu 5:16-20Ela dzulu za swaliro, uwe unamanya malagizo ga Mulungu, “Usizinge, usalage, usiiye, usimboze ushahidhi wa ulongo, na aishimu babayo na mameyo.” 21 Ye kilongozi wa Kiyahudi arihosikira vizho akiamba, “Gaga gosi nagagwira hangu nichere muhoho.” 22  18:22 12:33; Math' 8:21-22Jesu arihosikira gago akimwamba, “Uwe uchere unahungukirwa ni kit'u kimwenga, nacho ni kiki, guza zhosi urizho nazho, gonya uhale zo p'esa uagazhire akiya, nawe undakala na akiba ko mulunguni. Ukigonya vizho ndzo unithuwe.” 23 Bai ye mut'u arihosikira vizho, akidzalwa ni kigondzi, mana were ni shaha k'amuna. 24 Jesu akimulolat'o, gonya akiamba, “Ni vikomu zhomu kwa mashaha kwangira kahi za uthawali wa Mulungu. 25 Kwani ni rahisi ngamira kukira kahi za t'undu ya shindano kuriko shaha kwangira kahi za uthawali wa Mulungu.” 26 Bai o marihosikira vizho makiamba, “Hatha ni h'ani adimaye kuokoka be zho?” 27  18:27 Zaka 8:6; Luk 1:37Jesu akidzigidzya akiamba, “Kisodimikika kwa mudamu, kwa Mulungu kinadimikika.” 28 P'et'ero akiamba, “Lola, fwaricha midzi yehu fukikuthuwa uwe.” 29  18:29 14:26; Math' 10:37Jesu akidzigidzya akiamba, “Namwambira ujeri, k'akuna mut'u ariyericha nyumba, muche, ndugu, azhazi, hedu ana kwa ut'u wa uthawali wa Mulungu, 30 ariye k'andarifwa. Andahokera k'ana nyinji zenye vivi kare, na kidza andapata uzima wa kare na kare kahi za urumwengu udzawo.”

31  18:31-34 9:21-22Gonya Jesu akiavuha k'anda aryahu anafundzie kumi na airi akiambira, “Lolani vivi be funenda Jerusalemu. Na kuko, kila kit'u kirichoorwa ni o manabii dzulu za ye Mwana wa Mudamu be kindathimira. 32 Iye andalazhwa kwa o at'u mario si Ayahudi, nao mandamusholera, mamuv̱udhye, mamutsuhire mahe, 33 mamupige, gonya mamwalage, ela siku ya hahu andafufuka. 34  18:34 9:45Maut'u gaga k'agaang'alirire bule o anafundzie. Yo mana ya kuamba vizho were idzafitswa, na hatha k'amamanyire ananena dzulu za kit'u chani.”

35 Bai Jesu arihokala a hehi na mudzi wa Jeriko, zhakala haho k'anda-k'anda ya ngira were hakelesi mwanamulume mumwenga kipofu ariyekala anavoya-voya. 36 Bai iye kipofu arihosikira ro duu na lo londzo-londzo lwa at'u mario were manakira wauza kala kunani. 37 Na o at'u makimwamba, “Ni Jesu wa Nazareth'i, anakira.” 38  18:38-39 Math' 20:30-31Ye kipofu arihosikira vizho, akiluta mumiro akiamba, “Jesu Mwana wa Daudi, nionera mbazi!” 39 O at'u mariokala ko mbere makimudumulira makimwamba anyamale. Ela ye hatha akikaza kuluta mumiro akiamba, “Mwana wa Daudi, nionera mbazi!” 40 Jesu akiima na akilagiza ye kipofu arefwe. Bai arihokudza hehi Jesu akimuza akimwamba, 41 “Vidze unamala nikuhendereni?” Naye akidzigidzya akiamba, “Bwana, namala nione.” 42  18:42 Math' 9:22Jesu akimwamba, “H'aya ona! Kuluhiroro ridzakuhendya uhole.” 43 Na haho henye, akikwacha kuona na akimuthuwa Jesu kuno anamulika Mulungu. Bai ro kundi ra at'u ririhoona vizho, ramulika Mulungu.