LUKA 17:1-17

¹Ndipo Jezu adawuza ateweri wace kuti: “Bzin'dzawoneka bzinthu bzomwe bzin'dzaphonyesa wanthu, tsono tsoka kuna munthu omwe an'dzabzicitayo.

²Na tenepo bzikhali bwino kuti munthu omweyo amangiriridwe thumba m'khosi acikamuthusa pakati panyandza, kuti aleke kudzaphonyesa munthumbo bzace.

³Cenjerani. Penu m'bale wako wakuphonyera, mutsimule. Penu iye an'khumbula, iwepo mulekere.

⁴Penu iye an'kuphonyera kanomwe pantsiku, acidzakukumbirambo pomwe kanomwe kuti umulekerere, na tenepo iwepo mulekereni basi.”

⁵Ndipo atumiki adakumbira kuna Mbuya aciti: “Tithumizireni cikhulupiro cathu!”

⁶Ndipo Mbuya adatawira aciti: “Penu imwepo muna cikhulupiro ninga njere ya ntowe mungadawuwuza mkuyuyu kuti: 'Zuka ukabzizike panyandza! Ndipo iwo ungabvume.'

⁷Ndipo Jezu adabvundza kuti: “Penu munthu ana nyabasa wace wakulima ayai nyakuusa ng'ombe, akatenepo iye wakotoka, kodi angamuuze kuti atom kukhala patsantsali adye?

⁸Ne-ne-ne, maka kuti: “Ndoko katome kubvala kuti undiphikire na kunditumikira kuti ndidye, ndicimwa . Ndipo ndikamala unidya ucimwambo bwino.”

⁹Kodi iye angamutende nyabasayo na thangwe ra kucita bzimwebzo? Ne-ne-ne!

¹⁰Na tenepo imwepo mun'dzalewa kuti: “Ndiro basa lathu limwero, nakuti tacita bzomwe mwatiuza.”

¹¹Pantsiku ibodzi pomwe Jezu akhayenda kuJeruzalema, iye adapita na m'malire mwa Samaliya na Galileya.

¹²Pomwe iye adafika m'mui winango, ndipo adagumana anyamapere khumi. Tsono iwo adaima kutali na iye.

¹³Ndipo iwo adakuwa aciti: “Nandi Misiri Jezu! Tibverenimbo ntsisi.”

¹⁴Pomwe iye adawawona adawauza kuti: “Ndokoni mukabzilatize kuna azibaba wa ntsembe.” Pomwe iwo akhayendapo mapereyo yadapola.

¹⁵Na tenepo m'bodzi wao pomwe adawona kuti wapola, adabwerera acimbapasa mbiri Mulungu na kukuwa.

¹⁶Ndipo iye adagodama pana Jezu acimutenda. Tsono iye akhali m'Samaliya.

¹⁷Ndipo Jezu adabvundza kuti: “Kodi mukhali lini wanthu khumi omwe mwapolesedwa maperemwe? Apa winango apfembawo ali kuponi?