Luka 18:11-24

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.

¹²Niye 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!’

¹⁴Nowalongela, 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.”

¹⁵Wanhu wayagwe wamgalila Yesu wana wadodo yawekile makono. Wanahina viwone avo, wawakomhokela.

¹⁶Lakini Yesu kawakema iwana, kalonga, “Walekeni wana wadodo weze kumwangu, sekemuwagomese, kwavija Undewa wa Mulungu wa wanhu kamba wano.

¹⁷Nowalongeleni ukweli! Munhu yoyose yolema kuubokela Undewa wa Mulungu kamba mwana mdodo, honda yengile ng'o!”

¹⁸Mkulu imoja kamuuza Yesu, “Mfundiza Unogile, nhende choni niupate ugima wa mazuwa gose?”

¹⁹Yesu kamuuza, “Habali kong'hema, ‘unogile’? Kuduhu yanogile, ila Mulungu yaiyeka.

²⁰Kugajuwa Malagizo, ‘Sekeutende ugoni, sekeukome, sekewibe, sekeulonge uvizi, wategeleze tatako na mamako.’ ”

²¹Munhu ija kedika, “Gago gose nigagoga toka haudodo.”

²²Yesu viyahulike avo, kamulongela, “Kuhungukiligwa na kinhu kimoja. Chuuza vose viulinavo, uwagwee sente wanhu wakiwa, na gweye kokuwa na ngama yako kuulanga. Abaho wize unikweleleze.”

²³Lakini munhu ayo viyahulike avo, kanyunyuwala kwavija kakala tajili ng'hani.

²⁴Yesu viyamone kanyunyuwala, kalonga, “Vino avo vonda iwe vidala kwa wanhu matajili kwingila Muundewa wa Mulungu!