15 Pomwe iye adabwerera kucokera kukatambira umambo bwacebo. Ndipo adacemeresa anyabasa wace omwe akhadasiyira kobiri wale kuti adzawabvundze kuti ni mphindu lanyi lomwe adawona na kobirizo.
16 Ndipo wakuyamba adabwera acilewa kuti: 'Mbuya, kobiri yanu yamphindula pomwe zinango khumi.'
17 Na tenepo mbuya waceyo adamutawira kuti: 'Bzakoma kwene-kwene, ndiwe nyabasa wabwino! Nakuti wakhulupirika na cinthu cing'ono ndipo un'dzatonga mizinda khumi.
18 Ndipo adabwerambo waciwiri aciti: 'Mbuya, kobiri yanu yaphindula pomwe zixanu.'
19 Na tenepo umweyo adamutawira kuti: 'Iwepo un'dzatonga mizinda mixanu.'
20 Ndipo adabwerambo pomwe winango aciti: 'Kobiri yanu iyi mbuya, ndikhadaikoya, idamangirira papfundo.
21 Nakuti ndikhanamwe mantha, thangwe ndimwe wanthu wakunesa kwene-kwene. Mumbatenga cinthu comwe n'canu lini. Ndipo mumbabvuna bzomwe mulibe kubzala.'
22 Ndipo iye adatawira kuti: 'Nyabasa wakuipa, ndin'kumanga mulandu na thangwe ra mafala yakoya. Nakuti iwepo ukhadziwa kale kuti ine-pano ndine munthu wakunesa kwene-kwene, ndinimbatenga bzinthu bzomwe mpsangu lini. Ndipo ndinimbabvuna bzomwe ndiribe kubzala.
23 Thangwe ranyi ulibe kukakoya kobiri yanguyo kuthenthe la kobiri? Pomwe ine-pano ndingadadzabwera ndipo ndingadadzaitambira na phindu.
24 Ndipo iye adawuza wale omwe akhali pamwepo, kuti: 'Mutengereni kobiriyi, mupase omwe ana kobiri khumi ule.'
25 Na tenepo iwombo adatawira kuna mbuyayo aciti: 'Iye anazo kale khumi!'
26 Tsono ndiri kukuwuzani kuti: 'Munthu omwe ana bzinthu bzizinji andzatambirambo pomwe bzizinji. Tsono ule omwe alibe na cinthu, napo bzing'ono-ng'ono anabzobzo adzatengeredwa pomwe.
27 Na tenepo anyamadulanthaka wangu omwe akhafuna lini kutongedwa na ine wale, abwereseni pano muwaphe ndiciwona maso.”
