1 Pantsiku inango ya sabudu, Jezu adapita munyumba mwa m'kulu winango wa aFalizi kuti akadye, ndipo wanthu akhamunyang'anisisa. 2 Patsogolo pa Jezu pakhana munthu m'bodzi omwe akhana matenda yakugwera thupi. 3 Ndipo Jezu adabvundza adziwi wa Mtemo na aFalizi kuti: “Kodi ni bzakubvumizidwa ayai nee kulimbisa munthu paSabudu?” 4 Tsono iwo alibe kutawira. Tenepoyo, Jezu adamphata boko munthu ule acimulimbisa ndipo adamuuza kuti ayende.

5 Pamwepo Iye adawabvundza kuti: “M'bodzi wa imwe acikhala ana mwana ayai ana ng'ombe ndipo icigwera mudindi pantsiku ya Sabudu, angaleke kukaicosa?” 6 Ndipo iwo alibe kutawira cinthu.

7 Ndipo Jezu pomwe adawona momwe akhasankhulira mbuto zakulemekezeka pa meza wanthu wakucemeredwa, Iye adawauza mufananizo wakuti: 8 “Penu munthu winango an'kucemera pacikondweso ca malowozi, leka kusankhula mpando wakulemekezeka. Nakuti pan'dzakhala kuti pacemeredwa munthu wakulemekezedwa kuposa iwepo. 9 Ndipo ule omwe akucemerani an'dzakuuza kuti: ‘Mpando umweyu pasa uyu’. Ndipo iwepo na manyazi un'dzakakhala pampando wakumalizira. 10 Tsono iwepo ukacemeredwa, ndoko ukakhale pampando wakunyozeka. Kucitira kuti wakukucemerayo akabwera cite kudzakuuza kuti: ‘Xamwali, ndoko ukakhale pampando wakulemezeka ule’. Ndipo iwepo un'dzalemekezeka pakati pa alendo wentsenewo.

11 “Thangwe munthu ali-wentse omwe an'bzitumbiza, iye an'dzacepesedwa, ndipo omwe an'bzicepesa an'dzakuzidwa”.

12 Pamwepo Jezu adauza omwe akhadamucemerayo kuti: “Iwepo ukakondza cakudya ca masikati ayai ca kulalira, leka kucemera axamwali wako, abale ayai adzindza wako, napo wapafupi wako wakudala. Ukacita bzimwebzi, bzinifunika kuti iwo acitembo acikucemerambo ndipo tenepoyo iwepo an'dzakhala wabwezeredwa. 13 Tsono ukakondza cakudya, cemera wakusauka, wakulemala, wakupunduka na azimola. 14 Ndipo iwepo un'dzakhala wakupfatsa thangwe iwo alibe cinthu cakudzakubwezera. Mabaibai yako yan'dzabwera panthawe yomwe wanthu wakulungama an'dzamuka kwa wakufa”.

15 Munthu m'bodzi omwe akhali pameza na Jezu, pomwe adabva bzimwebzo adati: “Wakusimbidwa ni ule omwe an'dzadya pau muUmambo bwa Mulungu”.

16 Jezu adatawira kuti: “Munthu m'bodzi adacita cikondwereso cikulu kwene-kwene ndipo adacemera wanthu azinji. 17 Nthawe yatakwana yakudya adatuma nyagrinya wace kuti akauze omwe akhadacemeredwa kuti: ‘Bwerani, nakuti bzentse bzakondzeka’.

18 “Tsono iwo, m'bodzi na m'bodzi adayamba kuwonesa mathangwe. Wakuyamba adati: ‘Ndagula munda tsapanopa, nin'funa kukauwona. Ndaphata minyendo ndilekerereni’.

19 “Ndipo winango adati: ‘Ndagula bzipani bzixanu bza ng'ombe ndipo ndirikuyenda kukaziyezera. Ndaphata minyendo ndilekerereni’.

20 “Ndipo winango adati: ‘Ndalowola tsapanopa, na tenepo ndiniyende lini’.

21 “Nyagrinya ule adabwerera ndipo adalewa bzimwebzo kuna mbuya wace. Pamwepo mwenekaciro wa nyumba adakalipa ndipo adauza nyagirinya waceyo kuti: ‘Ndoko mwakumkulumize m'miseu na m'tunjira twa m'mzinda ndipo bweresa wakusauka, wakulemala, azimola na wakupunduka’.

22 “Nyagrinyayo adalewa kuti: ‘Bzomwe mbuya mwandiuza bzacitika, ndipo mbuto ikalipo’.

23 “Pamwepo mbuya adauza nyagrinya wace kuti: ‘Ndoko mumiseu na m'tunjira ndipo waumirize kuti apite, nyumba yangu idzadzale. 24 Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Palibe na m'bodziyo pa wale omwe adacemeredwa an'dzalawidza cikondwereso cangu’ ”.

25 Ndipo mthithi ukulu ukhatewera Jezu. Iye pomwe adazungunuka kuna mthithi adati: 26 “Penu winango an'nditewera acikhala na lufoi na baba wace, na mai wace, na mkazi wace, na wana wace, na abale wace wacimuna na wacikazi, napo moyo wace caiwo kuposa Ine, angakhale lini muteweri wangu. 27 Ndipo ule omwe aninyamula lini m'tanda wace acisaya kunditewera angakhale lini mteweri wangu.

28 “Mbani wa imwe, omwe akafuna kumanga cinyumba cace citali, ambayamba lini kukhala pantsi acicita citalo ca ntsengwa, kuti awone penu ana kobiri yakukwana kumaliza kumangako? 29 Thangwe akaikha majomicomi ndipo akataza kucimaliza, wentse omwe aniciwona an'dzamuseka, 30 acimbati: ‘Munthu umweyu, adayamba kumanga ndipo alibe kukwanisa kucimaliza’.

31 “Ayai ni mambo mponi akafuna kucoka kukacita nkhondo na mambo winango, ambasaya kutoma wakhala pantsi acikumbuka kuti na amuna bzulu khumi an'kakwanisa kukamenyana na ule omwe ana bzulu makumi mawiri? 32 Penu an'kwanisa lini, iye an'tumiza kamangu aimikiri kuna mwandzaceyo akali patali ndipo an'kamukumbira cibverano ca mtendere. 33 Ni bzibodzi-bodzi, ali-yentse wa imwe omwe an'siya lini bzentse bzomwe anabzo, angakhale lini mteweri wangu.

34 “Munyu ni wabwino, tsono iwo ukamala goso, ungabwezeredwe tani goso? 35 Un'phata lini pomwe basa napo m'munda napo kuucita manyowa. Umbataidwa kuthengo.

“Ule omwe ana makutu yakubva, abve”.