Maako 4
Cikozyanyo casikuminza
1 Alimwi Jesu wakatalika kwiisya kumbali aalwizi lwaku Galilii. Bantu bakamubunganina bakali banji kapati, cakuti wakanjila mubwato bwakali mumaanzi kumbali aankomwe, akukkala mulimbubo. Bantu boonse bakaliimvwi ankomwe yalwizi. 2 Wakabaiisya zintu zinji muzikozyanyo. Mukwiisya kwakwe wakati kulimbabo.
3 “Amuswiilile, muntu umwi wakainka kuyoominza maila mumuunda wakwe. 4 Lino naakali kuminza, zimwi mbuto zyakawida munzila nkabela bayuni bakaboola akuzilya. 5 Zimwi zyakawida avu lyakavumbide bbwe. Mukuti kwakanyina vu linji, cakufwambaana zyakamena. 6 Pele zuba nilyakabala zyakapusama, akufwa, nkaambo tiizyakanasimpisya miyanda. 7 Zimwi zyakawida mumamvwa, mamvwa naakakomena akaziyasa akuzifundilizya, nkabela tiizyakazyala micelo. 8 Zimwi zyakawida muvu bbotu, zyalo zyakamena, kukomena akuzyala kabotu. Zimwi zyakavuzyanya akuba makumi otatwe, zimwi makumi aali cisambomwe, azimwi mwaanda.”
9 Mpawo Jesu wakati, “Ooyo ulaamatwi amvwisye!”
Bupanduluzi bwazikozyanyo
10 Bantu banji nibakamwaika, basikwiiya bali kkumi ababili abantu bamwi bakacaala, bakasika bamukumbila Jesu kuti abapandulwide zikozyanyo eezi ncozyaamba. 11 Wakabaambila kuti, “Nywebo mulipedwe luzibo lwa zyamaseseke aabwami bwa Leza. Pele aabo bacili anze tabakonzyi kumvwa zintu zyoonse ccita zyaambwa muzikozyanyo. 12 Nikuba kuti,
‘Balabona, pele tababonesesyi,
nikuba kuti balamvwa, pele tabamvwisisyi.
Nkaambo nibali kubonesesya a kumvwisisya,
nobanga basandukila kuli Leza,
awalo nokunga wabalekelela.’”
Bupanduluzi bwini-bwini bwacikozyanyo casikuminza
13 Alimwi Jesu wakababuzya wati, “Sena tamumvwisisyi cikozyanyo eeci? Ino inga mwamvwa buti cikozyanyo niciba cili buti? 14 Sikuminza mmuntu uukanana majwi aa Leza. 15 Mbuto yakawida munzila mbantu banga mbubaamvwa buyo majwi aa Leza, Saatani wasika, mpoonya-mpoonya waagwisya kuzwa mumyoyo yabo. 16 Bamwi bantu balikozyenye ambuto yakawida avu livumbide abbwe. Nibamvwa majwi, cakufwambaana baatambula akukondwa. 17 Nikuba boobo tabajisi miyanda mulimbabo, mbayumu kwakaindi kaniini, pele ciindi makatazyo alimwi amapenzi naabasikila akaambo kakucita zyaamba majwi aaya inga ndilyonya balebwa. 18 Alimwi bantu bamwi bali mbuli mbuto zyakawida mumamvwa. Aaba mbabaabo banga majwi baamvwa akwaatambula kabotu-kabotu, 19 pele nkaambo kakuyeeyesya zyamunyika abuvubi, eezi zilasyanikizya majwi mumyoyo yabo. Aboobo tabazyali micelo. 20 Pele mbuto yakawida muvu bbotu mbabaabo banga bamvwa majwi aa Leza akwaabamba, nkaako balazyala micelo cakuvuzyanya, bamwi ziindi zili makumi otatwe, bamwi ziindi zili makumi aali cisambomwe, abamwi ziindi zili mwaanda.”
Ilambe kunsi lyacisuwo
21 Jesu wakacili kwaamba wati, “Sena kuli muntu uunga waleta lambe akulivunika kunsi lyacisuwo nikuba kulibikka mujungusi lyabulo? Tee kayi inga talibikki mpolikonzya kupa mumuni kuli boonse? 22 Kufumbwa cintu cisisidwe ciyoosisululwa acalo coonse civumbidwe ciyoovumbululwa. 23 Aboobo amuswiilile naa mulaamatwi aakumvwisya!”
24 Alimwi Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Amucenjele, muteenwi! Nkaambo myeelwe njomubelesya mukweelekela bamwi njenjiyo njayoobelesya Leza mukweelekela ndinywe, mane walo uyooiyungizya kwiindilila. 25 Ooyo uujisi uyooyungizizilwa, pele uujisi kasyoonto uyoonyangwa koonse nkajisi nikaceya.”
Cikozyanyo cambuto
26 Alimwi Jesu wakacili kwaamba wati, “Bwami bwa Leza buli mbuli muntu uuminza mbuto mumuunda wakwe. 27 Masiku uloona eelyo ulabuka nibuca, ciindi coonse eeci mbuto zilamena akukomena. Pele mukamwini tazi mbozimena nikuba kukomena. 28 Mbuto zilamena kuzwa mubulongo, zilakomena akuzyala micelo, kusaanguna busonga kumena, musule cisiko amatu kumamanino kulazwa kkunka amaila. 29 Lino maila naasima muntu ulabweza cigonsyo cakwe ulatalika kwaagonka, nkaambo ciindi cakutebula casika.”
Cikozyanyo cakaseke kamasitadi
30 Jesu wakati, “Ino inga bwami bwa Leza twabukozyanisya mbuli nzi? Inga twapa ceezyanyisyo nzi cikonzya kubupandulula kabotu? 31 Buli mbuli kaseke kamasitadi kalo kali nkaseke kaniini kwiindilila munyika. Pele muntu nakasyanga mumuunda, 32 kalakomena kwiinda zisyango zyoonse akuba cisamu, bayuni balayaka ziteente mumitabi yaco.”
33 Mukukambauka kwakwe kubantu, Jesu wakabelesya zikozyanyo zinji zili mbuli eezi nzyobakali kukonzya kumvwisisya. 34 Taakwe naakaiisya buyo katabelesyi zikozyanyo, ccita buyo naakali alikke abasikwiiya bakwe, ndendilyo naakali kuzipandulula zintu zyoonse kulimbabo.
Jesu mbwaakaumuzya guwo
35 Kumangolezya aabuzuba oobo mbubonya Jesu wakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, “Atuzubukile mutala eliya lyalwizi.” 36 Nkabela nibakasiya nkamu yabantu, basikwiiya bakanjila mubwato oobo Jesu mwaakanjide kale, bainka awalo. Aambi mato akaliwo abusena oobo akainka aawe. 37 Lino kwakatalika kubbubbula guwo, cakuti mayuwe akali kunjila mubwato akuyanda kubuzuzya, 38 Jesu wakali kusule lyabwato. Wakali koona kalitulisye mutwe acilitulisyo. Nkabela basikwiiya bakwe bakamubusya bati, “O Mwiiyi, totubwene kuti tuyanda kufwa?”
39 Jesu naakasinsimuka wakakalalila guwo, “Umuna!” Alimwi wakati kumayuwe, “Batama!” Mpoonya aawo lyakaleka kubbubbula, alimwi lwizi lwakabatama. 40 Jesu wakati kuli basikwiiya, “Muyoowa nzi? Sena ambuli sunu tamunasyoma?”
41 Pele balo bakaliyoowede kapati, bakatalika kubuzyanya kuti, “Ino ooyu muntu uuli buti? Uunga guwo amayuwe zilamuswiilila.”