1 Ntsiku inango, Jezu akhali m'mphepete mwa thawale la Jenezareti, mthithi wa wanthu ukhamupsindiza mbali zentse kuti ubve fala la Mulungu. 2 Ndipo Iye adawona miyadiya miwiri yomwe ikhali m'mphepete mwa thawale, ikhadasiyidwa na akhombwe, omwe akhatsuka bwazi. 3 Iye adapakira m'mwadiya omwe ukhali wa Simau, ndipo adamukumbira kuti augwinye pang'ono m'madzi. Ndipo adakhala m'mwadiyamo acipfundzisa mbumba. 4 Atamala kulewa-lewa, adauza Simau kuti: “Yenda pambuto pana madzi yakuzika”, ndipo imwe mwentse: “Kathuseni bwazi kuti mumphate ntsomba”.

5 Simau adamutawira aciti: “Misiri, ife-pano tabziumiriza kuphata basa usiku bwentse ndipo tiribe kuphata cinthu. Tsono, nakuti ndimwepo mulikulewa bzimwebzi, ndiniyenda kukathusa bwazi”.

6 Pomwe iwo adacita bzimwebzo, adaphata ntsomba zizinji kwene-kwene, mwakuti bwazibo budayamba kung'ambika. 7 Pamwepo iwo adacemera na manja andzawo omwe akhali m'mwadiya winango, kuti abwere kudzawathandiza. Ndipo iwo adabwera acidzaza mimwadiyayo, mwakuti idafika pakufuna kumira.

8 Pomwe Simau Pedru adawona bzimwebzo, adagodamira m'minyendo mwa Jezu adati: “Mbuya, fundukirani pana ine, thangwe ine ndine munthu wakutaza”. 9 Pamwepo iye na andzacewo, adadabwa kwene-kwene na ntsomba zomwe akhadaphata, 10 napombo Tiyago na Juwau wana wa Zebedeu andzace wa Simau. Ndipo Jezu adauza Simau kuti: “Leka kucita mantha, kuyambira tsapano-lino mpaka kutsogolo un'dzakhala khombwe wa wanthu”. 11 Pamwepo iwo adapfuwa mimwadiya yawo aciyenda nayo pamcenga, adasiya bzentse ndipo adamutewera.

12 Pomwe Jezu akhali mum'zinda winango, padabwera munthu omwe akhadadzala na mapere* Mapere: MuciGiriki ni kulewa lini mapere bzokha, tsono matenda ya khanda yakusiyana-siyana. . Pomwe iye adaona Jezu, adagodama acitsulima ndipo adamukumbira aciti: “Mbuya, mucifuna, mungandipolese”.

13 Jezu adafuthula boko acimukhuya ndipo adalewa kuti: “Inde, nin'funa! Pola”. Panthawe ibodzi-bodziyo mapereyo yadacoka. 14 Pamwepo Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Leka kuuza ali-yentse bzimwebzi. Tsono yenda ukabzilatize kuna baba wa ntsembe ndipo ukapereke ntsembe ya kupolesedwa kwaceko, ntsembe zomwe Mozeji adalewa, kuti zikhale mboni”.

15 Pamwepo, mafala yakulewa bza Iye yakhathimizirika kumwazikira, mwakuti mithithi ya wanthu ikhabwera kudzamubva na kudzapolesedwa matenda yawo. 16 Tsono Jezu akhambacoka aciyenda payekha ndipo akhapemba.

17 Ntsiku ibodzi pomwe Iye akhapfundzisa, pakhana aFalizi na apfundzisi wa Mtemo, akhadacokera kumii yentse ya kuGalireya, kuJudeya na kuJerusalema. Ndipo mphambvu za Mbuya zikhali na Iye kuti apolese atenda. 18 Amuna anango adabwera adanyamula bundukutu pamakhangala, ndipo adayezera kum'pitisa m'yumbamo, kuti akamutule patsogolo pa Jezu, 19 tsono alibe kukwanisa thangwe ra mthithi wa wanthu. Ndipo adakwira pantsodzi adamtereza na makhangalayo, pa bulu lomwe adafungula, mpaka patsogolo pa Jezu.

20 Pomwe adawona cikhulupiro cawo, Jezu adati: “Munthuwe, bzitazo bzako bzalekeredwa”.

21 Afalizi na amisiri wa Mtemo adayamba kukumbuka acimbati: “Umweyu mbani alikutukwana Mulungu? Mbani omwe angalekere bzitazo, pokha-pokha Mulungu yekha?”

22 Jezu pakudziwa bzomwe iwo akhakumbuka adati: “Thangwe ranyi imwepo mulikukumbuka tenepoyo? 23 Kodi cakupusa kulewa n'ciponi kuti: ‘Bzitazo bzako walekeredwa’ ayai kuti: ‘Lamuka uyende’? 24 Tsono kuti imwepo mudziwe kuti mwana wa munthu ana utongi bwa mphambvu padziko kuti alekerere bzitazo”, adauza bundukutu ule aciti: “Ine ndirikulewa: Lamuka, tenga khangala lako ndoko kunyumba”. 25 Pamwepo-letu mwamuna ule adaimirira patsogolo pawo, adatenga khangala lomwe akhadanyamulidwa nalo, adayenda kunyumba acimbatumbiza Mulungu. 26 Wanthu wentse adadabwa, acimbatumbiza Mulungu, ndipo mwakudzala na mantha akhambalewa kuti: “Lero tawona malengwa”.

27 Bzatamala bzimwebzo, Jezu adacoka ndipo adawona nyakupimisa mtsonkho, dzina lace Levi, akhadakhala pambuto ya kupimira mtsonkho. Ndipo adamuuza kuti: “Nditewere” 28 Levi adaimirira, acisiya bzentse ndipo adamtewera.

29 Pamwepo Levi adamucitira cikondweso cikulu kwene-kwene panyumba pace. Ndipo pakhana wanthu azinji akhadya nawo, Wakupimisa mtsonkho na wanthu anangombo. 30 Tsono aFalizi na amisiri wa Mtemo wale omwe akhali wa gulu libodzi adaipidwa nawo ateweri wa Jezu, ndipo adawabvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi imwepo muli kudya na kumwa pabodzi na anyakupimisa mtsonkho ndipo ‘atazi’?” 31 Jezu adawatawira aciti: “Ni wakulimba lini omwe an'funa mulapi, tsono wale omwe ali kuduwala. 32 Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera wakulungama, tsono wakutaza kuti akhumbule”.

33 Ndipo iwo adamuuza kuti: “Ateweri wa Juwau ambabzimana kudya ndipo ambapemba kazinji kentse, napombo ateweri wa afalizi. Tsono wakowa ambadya na kumwa”.

34 Jezu adawatawira aciti: “Imwepo mungacitise kuti wakucemeredwa pamsinda wa malowozi abzimane kudya uko wakulowola ali pamwepo? 35 Tsono in'dzakwana nthawe yomwe an'dzacoseredwa wakulowola. Nthawe zimwezo iwo an'dzabzimana kudya”. 36 Ndipo Iye adawatsikira matere aciti:

“Palibe omwe an'gwata nguwo ipsa acisonerera cigamba pa nguwo ya kale, penu wina an'cita bzimwebzi, an'dzadzonga nguwo ipsayo, napombo cigambaco cin'ndendemera lini pa nguwo ipsayo. 37 Ndipo palibe omwe aniikha vinyu ipsa mucombo ca khanda lakale. Akabzicita, vinyuyo in'dzaciphokesa icitayika ndipo comboco cin'dzongeka. 38 Tsono vinyu ipsa, mbaiyikhidwe mucombo cakhanda lipsa. 39 Palibe omwe angamwe vinyu ya kale, acifuna pomwe ipsa, nakuti ambati: ‘Vinyu yakale ni yabwino!’ ”.