LUKA 18:11-24

¹¹“Ija Mfalisayo kaibagula kema yeiyeka katambika yolonga, ‘Nokuheweza, Mulungu, kwavija nie sili kamba wanhu wayagwe, mibokonyi ama vizenzeleganye ama wagoni ama kamba ino muwila kodi.

¹²Nofunga mianza mibili mmazua saba, nolava zaka m'vinhu vangu vose vinipata.’

¹³“Ila ija imuwila kodi kema kutali na hadahile hata kwinula kihanga chake kuulanga, kaitoatoa mmhambaga kulagusa giogio na kulonga, ‘Go Mulungu, nyonela bazi, nie nili na vilozo.’ ”

¹⁴Yesu kawalongela, “Ija imuwila kodi kabwela ukae yopetigwa kutenda gamnogele Mulungu kubanza ija Imfalisayo. Kwavija munhu yoyose yokiinula mwenyego kohumuluswa, na ija yoihumulusa mwenyego kokwinuligwa.”

¹⁵Wanhu wamgalila Yesu wana zao wadodo yawekile makono yawamoteze. Wanahina zake viwawawene wotenda vija, wawakomhokela.

¹⁶Ila Yesu kawakema iwana kumwake kalonga, “Walekeni wana wadodo weze kumwangu, sambimuwagomese. Kwavija Undewa wa Mulungu una wanhu wali kamba wano.

¹⁷Nowalongeleni ikweli! Munhu yoyose yahaleka kuubokela Undewa wa Mulungu kamba viyali mwana mdodo havidahika kuwingila.”

¹⁸Mkulu imwe wa Wayahudi kamuuza Yesu, “Mkulufunzi Unogile, nhende choni kileka mana niuhale ugima wa digunge?”

¹⁹Yesu kamuuza, “Habali ung'hema nie ninogile? Haduhu munhu yanogile ila Mulungu yeiyeka.

²⁰Kuzitanga ndagizi? ‘Sambiutende ugoni, sambiukome, sambiwibe, sambiulave usindila wa uvwizi, wahishimile tataako na mamaako.’ ”

²¹Ija imunhu kalonga, “Gano gose nigatenda songela ning'hali mdodo.”

²²Yesu viyahulike gano kamulongela, “Kusigaza kinhu kimwe chuulondigwa kutenda. Guza vinhu vose vuulinavo na zihela uwagwelele wakumbulu, avo kowa na ngama kuulanga, abaho, wize ung'holeleze.”

²³Ila munhu ija viyahulike gaja, kanyunguala ng'hani kwavija kakala na mali bwando.

²⁴Yesu kamulola, abaho kalonga, “Vino vivo vondaviwe vidala wagoli kwingila Muundewa wa Mulungu!