17Apfo kefikitsa mmoyo mwake, ‘Nahela hanu ha kwikila pfijo pfangu. Lelo nitendatse?’
18Kalonga, ‘Nitsotenda apfino; nitsotsimwagha kano tsangu na kutsenga tsingi ng'ulu ng'ani. Amo nitsakwika imitama yangu ne ipfinu pfangu pfingi.
19Kuya nitselongela mwenyegho; 'Ghwe ghumoyo ghwangu! Kwinapfo ipfinu pfingi kwa miyaka mingi. Bwihila ghwe; uje, unwe na udeng'elele!’
20Lekeni Imulungu kamlongela imunu tajiri, ‘Kwambotsi ghweghwe! Chilo chichino ughima wako utsobamighwa! Pfinu pfawikile pfitsakuwa pfa nani?’ ”
21Yesu kalonga, “Apfi pfipfo pfapfitsakuwa kwe imunu wowose yeikile utajiri imwenyegho, lekeni ng'akwika bae utajiri kwe Imulungu.”
22Kuya Yesu kawalongela iwanang'ina wake, “Mleke kughaya na ukwalangula kwe ichijo chambama ili mkale waghima, au ghamaghwanda ghambama kwa ng'uli tsenu.
23Kwaapfila ughima unogha kubita ichijo na lukuli lunogha kubita maghwanda.
24Mlole iwabondwa; ng'awahanda bae wala, ng'awopfuna bae, wala wahela kano, lekeni Imulungu kowang'itsa! Mwemwe mnogha ng'ani kubita wapfideghe!
25Apfi yuhi mna mwemwe kwa kwidununza kodaha kwongetsa litsuwa limwe mne ughima wake?
26Ka ng'amdaha bae kutenda chinu chidodo ka chino, ebali mwopfidununzikila pfinu pfingi?
27Mlole ghamaluwa pfaghokula; ng'aghosang'ana bae wala ng'aghefoghosa bae. Lekeni nowalongela hata mndewa Selemani na tsimali tsake tsose ng'apfalile bae pfinoghile ka luwa limwe mne ghamaluwa ghano.
28Ka Imulungu koipfatsa imitsani ya kumghunda leloli lya baha, na ilupfi lyakwasighwa mmoto, apfi ng'atsowatendela mengi bae? Pfii mwemwe yamtoghola chidogho!
29“Mleke ukwalangula mtsakuja choni au mtsakunwa choni.
30Kwaapfila iwanu yang'awammanyile Imulungu wopfihamela ipfinu apfo. Na Aba wenu iyali kulanga komanya ipfinu pfambama.
31Lekeni muubame undewa wake ne ipfinu pfino mtsakwing'ighwa.
32“Mwemwe wanang'ina wangu, mleke kupfuka, kwaapfila Aba wenu kanoghelwa kuweng'ani undewa.
33Muutse ipfinu pfenu muweng'e tsisendi iwahingwa. Mwitendele imikoba yang'ailalagha bae, na mwike utajiri wenu kulanga, hanu hang'autsohunguka bae. Aho haduhu mbapfi iyodaha kwiba na haduhu mswa iyodaha kuuhinya.
34Kwaapfila hane utajiri wako, ghumoyo ghwako ghutsakuwa baho.”
35“Mwohe misipi mne pfuno pfenu, ne ipfitasa pfenu pfiwe pfakwaka.