1 Jezu adauza ateweri wace kuti: “Msunga-cuma wa munthu m'bodzi wakudala, adapasidwa mulandu wakuti akhamudzongera bzinthu bzace. 2 Ndipo iye adamucemeresa acim'bvundza kuti: ‘Ni ciyani cimweci comwe ndirikubva bza cipande cako? Ndipasire m'dandanda wa basa lako la msunga-cuma, thangwe iwepo un'pitiriza lini pomwe kukhala msunga-cuma’ ”.

3 “Msunga-cuma ule adakumbuka kuti: ‘Mbuya wangu alikundicosa. Nin'cita ciyani? Nakuti ine kulima nin'kwanisa lini, ndipo ndina manyazi ya kumbafamba ndicikumbira. 4 Ndin'dziwa bzomwe nditi ndicite, kuti ndikacosedwa pabasa langu pano, wanthu anditambire m'manyumba mwawo’ ”.

5 “Pamwepo iye adacemera m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa wanthu omwe akhana mangawa na mbuya wace. Ndipo adabvundza wakuyamba kuti: ‘Iwepo una mangawa ya kobiri zingasi kuna mbuya wangu?’ 6 Iye adamutawira kuti: ‘Migolo dzana ya mafuta ya oliva’ ”. “Msunga-cuma adamuuza kuti: ‘Tambira tsamba lako khala mwakamkulumize ndipo nemba makumi maxanu (50)’ ”. 7 “Patsogolo pace adabvundza waciwiri kuti: ‘Iwepo uli naye mangawa ya tani?’ Ndipo iye adatawira kuti: ‘Masakha dzana ya tirigu’ ”. “Ndipo iye adamuuza kuti: ‘Tambira tsamba lako la mangawa ndipo nemba makumi masere (80)’.

8 “Ndipo mbuya ule adamutenda msunga-cuma wakusaya kukhulupirika ule thangwe adabzicita na kucenjera. Nakuti wana wa dziko lino ni wakucenjera kwene-kwene kuposa wana wa ceza. 9 Na tenepo, ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Phatisani basa udali bwa dziko lino lakuipa kuti mukhale na axamwali, mwakuti udalibo bukadzamala mudzatambiridwe bwino kumbuto zakukhala kwakusaya kumala”.

10 “Omwe ni wakukhulupirika pa bzing'ono-ng'ono, ni wakukhulupirikambo pa bzizinji, ndipo omwe ni wakusaya kulungama pa bzing'ono-ng'ono, ni wakusaya kulungamambo pa bzizinji. 11 Tenepoyo, imwepo mukasaya kukhala wakukhulupirika pakuphatisa basa udali bwa dziko lino lakuipa, mbani an'dzakukhulupirirani pa udali bwacadidi? 12 Ndipo imwepo mukasaya kukhulupirika pa bzinthu bza anango, mbani an'dzakupasani bzomwe ni bzanu?

13 “Palibe wabasa omwe angatumikire azimbuya awiri. Nakuti angawenge m'bodzi acibverana na munangoyo, ayai an'dzatumikira m'bodzi acinyoza munangoyo. Bzingacitike lini imwepo kutumikira Mulungu ndipo mucitumikira kobiri”.

14 AFalizi omwe akhafuna kobiri, akhabva bzentsenebzo ndipo akhambanyaza Jezu. 15 Ndipo iye adawauza kuti: “Imwepo ndimwe omwe mumbabziyesa kuti ndimwe wakulungama pamaso pa wanthu, tsono Mulungu ambadziwa mitima yanu. Cinthu comwe ni cakufunika kwene-kwene pakati pa wanthu ni cakunyantsa pamaso pa Mulungu”.

16 “Mtemo na bzomwe adanemba Apolofita bzidaphata basa mpaka thawe ya Juwau m'batizi. Panthawe imweyo kuyenda kutsogolo yalikupalizidwa mafala yabwino ya Umambo bwa Mulungu, ndipo wentse alikuyezera kucita mphambvu kuti apite muUmambobo. 17 Ni bzakupusa kunyembereka kudzulu na pantsi kuposa kugwa kwa kadutswa ka Mtemo”.

18 “Omwe anilamba mkazi wace acikalowola mkazi winango wacita upombo, ndipo mwamuna omwe anilowola mkazi omwe adalambidwa wacita upombo”.

19 “Pakhana munthu m'bodzi nyakudala omwe akhabvala nguwo zabwino ndipo zakobiri zizinji ntsiku zentse akhakhala pabwino. 20 Ndipo patsogolo pa msuwo wace pakhana wakukumbira-kumbira m'bodzi dzina lace Lazalo, iye akhadadzala na bzilonda m'thupi. 21 Iye akhambafuna kudya tumbvululu tomwe tukhagwa pa meza ya nyakudala. Napombo bwaya zikhabwera kudzamunyanguta bzironda”.

22 “Idafika ntsiku yakuti wakukumbira-kumbira ule idafa, ndipo anju adamutenga aciyenda kukakhala pabodzi na Abrahamu. Ndipo wakudala ule adafambo acikapendesedwa. 23 Mudindi la moto momwe akhaboneresedwa, iye adanyang'ana kudzulu adawona Abrahamu patali, na Lazalo pambali pa iye. 24 Pamwepo, adamucemera adati: ‘Baba Abrahamu, ndibvereni ntsisi ndipo tumani Lazalo kuti akatibzike ntsonga ya cala cace m'madzi kuti adzajejerese lirime langu, thangwe ndirikubonera kwene-kwene na motoyu’ ”.

25 “Tsono Abrahamu adatawira kuti: ‘Mwana wangu, ulikukumbuka kuti pomwe ukhana moyo iwepo udatambira bzinthu bzabwino, ndipo Lazalo adatambira bzinthu bzakuipa. Tsapano lino, iye ali kutsangalazidwa kuno, ndipo iwepo uli kwakubonera. 26 Ndipombo, pakati pa imwe na ife pana cigwindza cakuzika kwene-kwene, mwakuti wale omwe an'funa kucoka kumbali ya ife acibwera kuna imwe, ayai kucoka kumbali ya imwe acibwera kuna ife, an'kwanisa lini’ ”.

27 “Iye adatawira kuti: ‘Na tenepoyo, ine ndirikukukumbirani Baba kuti tumani Lazalo ayende kunyumba kwa baba wangu, 28 nakuti ndina abale wangu axanu. Ndipo mulekeni akawacenjeze, kuti iwo asaye kubwerambo kumbuto ya kubonera ino’ ”.

29 “Ndipo Abrahamu adamutawira kuti: ‘Iwo ana Mozeji na Apolofita. Awabvere amwewo’ ”.

30 Iye adati: “ ‘Ni tenepoyo lini Baba Abrahamu, tsono m'bodzi pakati pa wakufa angadayenda mpaka kumweko, iwo angadakhumbula’ ”.

31 “Tsono Abrahamu adamutawira adati: ‘Iwo akasaya kubvera Mozeji na Apolofita, napang'onopo an'dzakwanisika lini, napo winango pakati pa wakufa acilamuka’ ”.