11 “Mfalisayo ayo kainega kumgwazo na kumpula Mulungu, ‘Go Mulungu, nokugwaa nhogolwa kwavija niye sili kamba wanhu wayagwe, wabokaji, wotenda gehile, hebu wagoni. Wala sili kamba ino mbokela kodi.
12 Niye nofunga kuja miyanza mibili mzisiku saba, na nolava fungu da longo da vinhu vangu vose vinipata!’
13 “Lakini ija mbokela kodi kema kutali, hadahile hata kwinula meso gake kuulanga, lakini kaitowa mhambaga yake kwa usungu, kalonga, ‘Go Mulungu, nyonele bazi, niye notenda nzambi!’
14 Nowalongela, mbokela kodi ija kachola ukayake kuno katendigwa kanoga mgameso Mulungu kubanza ija Mfalisayo. Kwavija wose woitenda wanhu wakulu wohumulusigwa, na waja woihumulusa wotendigwa wanhu wakulu.”
15 Wanhu wayagwe wamgalila Yesu wana wadodo yawekile makono. Wanahina viwone avo, wawakomhokela.
16 Lakini Yesu kawakema iwana, kalonga, “Walekeni wana wadodo weze kumwangu, sekemuwagomese, kwavija Undewa wa Mulungu wa wanhu kamba wano.
17 Nowalongeleni ukweli! Munhu yoyose yolema kuubokela Undewa wa Mulungu kamba mwana mdodo, honda yengile ng'o!”
18 Mkulu imoja kamuuza Yesu, “Mfundiza Unogile, nhende choni niupate ugima wa mazuwa gose?”
19 Yesu kamuuza, “Habali kong'hema, ‘unogile’? Kuduhu yanogile, ila Mulungu yaiyeka.
20 Kugajuwa Malagizo, ‘Sekeutende ugoni, sekeukome, sekewibe, sekeulonge uvizi, wategeleze tatako na mamako.’ ”
21 Munhu ija kedika, “Gago gose nigagoga toka haudodo.”
22 Yesu viyahulike avo, kamulongela, “Kuhungukiligwa na kinhu kimoja. Chuuza vose viulinavo, uwagwee sente wanhu wakiwa, na gweye kokuwa na ngama yako kuulanga. Abaho wize unikweleleze.”
23 Lakini munhu ayo viyahulike avo, kanyunyuwala kwavija kakala tajili ng'hani.
24 Yesu viyamone kanyunyuwala, kalonga, “Vino avo vonda iwe vidala kwa wanhu matajili kwingila Muundewa wa Mulungu!
