1 Ndipo anyakupimisa mtsonkho na anyakuphonya adakochezana kuti adzamubve.
2 Na tenepo afalizeu na apfundzisi wa mtemo akhang'ung'udzika acimbati: “Munthu omweyu ambatambira anyakuphonya acidya nawo pabodzi.”
3 Tsono Jezu adawatsikira matereya aciti:
4 “Penu m'bodzi wa imwepo ana mabira yace dzana, ndipo m'bodzi n'kutaika, kodi angasiye lini mtsalamo yanango makumi mapfemba na mapfembayo aciyenda kukanyang'ana m'bodziyo mpaka kumuwona?
5 Ndipo iye akamuwona ambam'kupika paphewa aciyenda naye kumui adakondwa.
6 Ndipo iye akafika kumuiko an'kacemera axamwali na anyapafupi wace aciwawuza kuti: 'Abale wangu mbatikondwe thangwe bira wangu akhadataika ndamuwona.'
7 Ndiri kukuwuzani cadidi kuti n'psibodzi-bodzi kuti kudzulu kun'dzakondwedwa na thangwe ra kukhumbula kwa munthu m'bodzi wakuphonya, kuposa makumi mapfemba na apfemba wakulungama omwe an'funika lini kuti akhumbule.”
8 Ayai ni mkazinyi omwe ana kobiri khumi za ndzaya, ikataika ibodzi, iye angasaye kugasa m'bvuniko acipsaira m'mnyumbamo aciinyang'ana bwino-bwino mpaka kuiwona?
9 Ndipo iye akaiwona, ambacemera azixamwali na anyapafupi wace aciwawuza kuti: “Bwerani tikondwe, thangwe kobiri yangu ikhadataika ndaiwona.”
10 Na tenepo ndiri kukuwuzani kuti anjo wa Mulungu ambakondwa na thangwe ra munthu m'bodzi nyakuphonya akakhumbula.
11 Ndipo iye adalewa pomwe kuti: “Munthu m'bodzi akhana wanace awiri.
12 Na tenepo m'ng'onoyo adawuza babaceyo kuti: “Baba! Ndipaseni utaka bwangu.” Ndipo iye adawagawira utakabo.
13 Pomwe zidapita ntsiku zing'ono-ng'ono, mwana m'ng'ono ule adalongedza bzinthu bzacebzo aciyenda kudziko la kutali. Ndipo adakamala kumwaza utaka bwacebo bwentse makhalidwe yace yakhali yapezi-pezi.
14 Pomwe iye adamala kumwaza utaka bwacebo, kudziko limwero kudawoneka njala ikulu kwene-kwene. Na tenepo iye adayamba kubonera na thangwe ra kusaya cakudya .
15 Ndipo iye adayanya ubale kuna munthu m'bodzi wa mudziko limwerire. Na tenepo iye adamutuma kuti ayende kumunda kwace ambakamunyire nkhumba gaga.
16 Ndipo iye ankhafuna kumbadyambo gaga omwe zikhadya nkhumbazo. Tsono pakhalibe munthu omwe akhamupasa cinthu.
