LUKA 19:15-27

¹⁵Pomwe iye adabwerera kucokera kukatambira umambo bwacebo. Ndipo adacemeresa anyabasa wace omwe akhadasiyira kobiri wale kuti adzawabvundze kuti ni mphindu lanyi lomwe adawona na kobirizo.

¹⁶Ndipo wakuyamba adabwera acilewa kuti: 'Mbuya, kobiri yanu yamphindula pomwe zinango khumi.'

¹⁷Na tenepo mbuya waceyo adamutawira kuti: 'Bzakoma kwene-kwene, ndiwe nyabasa wabwino! Nakuti wakhulupirika na cinthu cing'ono ndipo un'dzatonga mizinda khumi.

¹⁸Ndipo adabwerambo waciwiri aciti: 'Mbuya, kobiri yanu yaphindula pomwe zixanu.'

¹⁹Na tenepo umweyo adamutawira kuti: 'Iwepo un'dzatonga mizinda mixanu.'

²⁰Ndipo adabwerambo pomwe winango aciti: 'Kobiri yanu iyi mbuya, ndikhadaikoya, idamangirira papfundo.

²¹Nakuti ndikhanamwe mantha, thangwe ndimwe wanthu wakunesa kwene-kwene. Mumbatenga cinthu comwe n'canu lini. Ndipo mumbabvuna bzomwe mulibe kubzala.'

²²Ndipo 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.

²³Thangwe ranyi ulibe kukakoya kobiri yanguyo kuthenthe la kobiri? Pomwe ine-pano ndingadadzabwera ndipo ndingadadzaitambira na phindu.

²⁴Ndipo iye adawuza wale omwe akhali pamwepo, kuti: 'Mutengereni kobiriyi, mupase omwe ana kobiri khumi ule.'

²⁵Na tenepo iwombo adatawira kuna mbuyayo aciti: 'Iye anazo kale khumi!'

²⁶Tsono 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.

²⁷Na tenepo anyamadulanthaka wangu omwe akhafuna lini kutongedwa na ine wale, abwereseni pano muwaphe ndiciwona maso.”