Luka 18
Cikozyanyo camukamufu amubetesi
1 Mpoonya Jesu wakabaambila cikozyanyo eeci, mukubaiisya kuti baleelede kukomba lyoonse cakutalengaana. 2 Wakati, “Mumunzi umwi kwakali mubetesi, watakali kuyoowa Leza nikuba kulemeka bantu. 3 Alimwi mumonya mumunzi ooyo kwakali mukamufu wakali kuboola kumubetesi ooyo akwaamba kuti, ‘Kondikosweda mulandu wangu asinkondoma uundikatazya!’ 4 Kwaciindi cilamfu mubetesi ooyo wakali kukaka pele nicakaba ciindi, wakalyaambila lwakwe mwini kuti, ‘Nokuba kuti nsiyoowi Leza nikuba kulemeka muntu, 5 pele nkaambo mukaintu ooyu wandipenzya, ndilamukosweda kaambo kakwe, kayi unooboola lyoonse akundikatazya!’”
6 Ucimana Mwami Jesu wakati, “Amuswiilile mbwaamba ooyu mubetesi uutaluleme. 7 Sena Leza takooyoobacitila ziluleme bantu bakwe basalidwe, bamukumbila sikati amasiku? Sena takafwambaani kubagwasya? 8 Ndamwaambila kuti, uyoobacitila ziluleme cakufwambaana. Mwati Mwanaa Muntu uzoojana basyomeka aakuboola?”
Cikozyanyo ca Mufalisi asimutelo
9 Alimwi Jesu wakaamba cikozyanyo eeci kubantu bakali kuyeeya kuti baliluleme kwiinda bamwi. 10 Wakati, “Kwakali baalumi bobilo bakaya kuŋanda ya Leza kuyookomba. Umwi wakali Mufalisi, umwi wakali simutelo. 11 Mufalisi wakaima wakomba kuti, ‘Ndakulumba Leza, kuti mebo nsili mbuli bantu boonse, bacengi, bataluleme, basimamambe, alimwi ndilakulumba kuti nsili mbuli ooyu simutelo. 12 Mebo ndilaliimya kulya ziindi zyobilo mumvwiki yomwe, kwamana ndapa kwakkumi kuli zyoonse nzyejana.’
13 “Pele simutelo wakaima kulaale, taakali kukonzya akulanga kujulu, wakalyuumauma acamba akuti, ‘Leza, kondeengelela mebo, ndesizibi!’” 14 Mpoonya Jesu wakati, “Ndamwaambila kuti ooyu muntu wakabweeda kuŋanda yakwe kalulamikidwe, pele Mufalisi taakwe naakalulamikwa pe. Nkaambo kufumbwa muntu uulisumpula uyoofwiinsigwa, pele ooyo uulifwiinsya uyoosumpulwa.”
Jesu mbwaakaleleka bana
15 Nkabela bantu bamwi bakaleta bana babo kuli Jesu kuti azoobaampe. Lino basikwiiya bakwe nibakabona bantu aabo, bakabakalalila. 16 Pele Jesu wakaita bana aabo, akwaamba kuti, “Amubaleke bana baze kulindime, alimwi mutabakasyi pe, nkaambo bwami bwa Leza mbubwabo bali boobu. 17 Ndamwaambila kasimpe, oonse uutatambuli bwami bwa Leza mbuli mwana, takooyoonjila mulimbubo pe.”
Mulombwana muvubi
18 Umwi musololi wa Bajuda wakabuzya Jesu kuti, “Mwiiyi mubotu, ino ndeelede kucita nzi kuti nkajane buumi butamani?”
19 Jesu wakati kulinguwe, “Nkaambo nzi ncondaamba kuti ndimubotu? Taakwe mubotu, ccita Leza alikke. 20 Uliizi milawo yaamba kuti, ‘Utaciti bumambe, utajayi, utabbi, utabejelezyi, kolemeka uso abanyoko.’”
21 Muntu ooyo wakati, “Milawo yoonse eeyi ndakaibamba kuzwa kubwana bwangu.”
22 Jesu naakamvwa boobo, wakati kulinguwe, “Kucili cintu comwe buyo ciceede ncoelede kucita. Ukauzye lubono loonse ndojisi, mali aandulo ukaape bacete, eelyo uyooba alubono kujulu, omana uboole unditobele.” 23 Muntu ooyo naakamvwa boobo wakausa, nkaambo wakalivubide kapati.
24 Jesu naakamulanga wakati, “Nciyumu kapati kubantu bavubi kunjila mubwami bwa Leza! 25 Ncitete kunkamela kunjila mukapulo kanyeleti kwiinda mbocibede kumuvubi kuti anjile mubwami bwa Leza.”
26 Lino bantu bakamvwa Jesu bakabuzya kuti, “Ino nguni uukonzya kufutulwa?”
27 Jesu wakati, “Eeci tacikonzeki kubantu, pele kuli Leza cilakonzeka.”
28 Pita wakati, “Kolanga! Swebo twakasiya minzi yesu akutobela nduwe.”
29 Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Ncobeni ndamwaambila kuti kufumbwa muntu uuyoosiya ŋanda yakwe, naa mukaintu wakwe, nibaba bazyali bakwe, nibaba bana bakwe akaambo kabwami bwa Leza, 30 uyootambula zinji kwiinda mubuumi bwaansi aano, kwamana uyoopegwa buumi butamani muciindi ciboola.”
Jesu mbwaakasinsima zyalufu lwakwe ciindi catatu
31 Lino Jesu wakatola batumwa bakwe bali kkumi ababili kumbali akubaambila kuti, “Amulange! Lino tuya ku Jelusalemu, nkabela ooko ziyoocitika ncobeni zyoonse zyakalembwa abasinsimi zyaamba Mwanaa Muntu. 32 Mwanaa Muntu uyooabwa mumaanza aabamasi, bayoomusabwida, bakamutukane akumuswida mate. 33 Bayoomukwabbaula akumujaya, pele mubuzuba bwatatu uyoobuka.”
34 Basikwiiya taakwe acomwe ncobakamvwa kumakani aazintu eezi. Majwi aaya tiibakaamvwisya, aboobo tiibakaziba cakali kwaamba Jesu.
Jesu mbwaakaponya moofu mukumbizi
35 Jesu naakasika afwiifwi a Jeliko, wakajana muntu umwi moofu ulikkede kumbali aamugwagwa, kakumbila. 36 Nkabela moofu ooyo naakamvwa bantu banji kabainda, wakabuzya cakali kucitika. 37 Bakamwaambila kuti, “Jesu waku Nazaleta nguuinda.”
38 Moofu ooyo wakoongolola wati, “Jesu, O Mwanaa Devedi! Ndibede aalwengelelo.” 39 Bantu bakali kumbele bakamukalalila bamwaambila kuti, “Umuna,” walo wakoongololesya wati, “Akaka O Mwanaa Devedi ndibede aalweengelelo.”
40 Aawo Jesu wakaima akulailila bantu kuti bamulete kulinguwe moofu. Naakasika afwiifwi, Jesu wakamubuzya wati, 41 “Ino uyanda kuti ndikucitile nzi?” Moofu wakaingula kuti, “O Mwami, ndiyanda kubona alimwi.”
42 Mpawo Jesu wakati kulinguwe, “Kobona! Lusyomo lwako lwakuponya.”
43 Mpoonya wakakonzya kubona, watobela Jesu, akulumbaizya Leza. Abalo bantu nibakabona eeci, bakalumbaizya Leza.