LUKA 19:9-20

⁹Yesu kamulongela, “Lelo ukombola wingila mng'anda ino, kwavija ino vivija munhu wa lukolo lwa Ablahamu.

¹⁰Kwavija nie, Mwana wa Munhu, niza kuzahila na kuwakombola waja wapotele.”

¹¹Wanhu wakala womtegeleza Yesu, avo kawalongela hala diyagwe, katenda vino kwavija kakala behi na Yelusalemu, na wanhu wakala wogelegeza kamba Undewa wa Mulungu wa mmabehi kulawilila.

¹²Avo kalonga, “Kukala na munhu imwe wa lukolo lwa kindewa kachola isi ya kutali kutendigwa mndewa wa isi yake, ikwisha yabweleganye ukae.

¹³Viyakalile behi na kuchola, kawakema nyakadala zake longo dimwe, kamgwelela kila imwe hela imwe. Kawalongela, ‘Tendeni uchuluzi mbaka vondanibwele.’

¹⁴Ila wanhu wa muisi yake wamwihila, avo wawagala wasenga hachugu chake wakalonge, ‘Hatumulonda munhu ino yawe mndewa wetu.’

¹⁵“Ija munhu kagweleligwa undewa na kubwela ukae. Viyavikile, hima kalagiza wakemigwe nyakadala zake wachole kumwake giladi yavimanye hela nyingahi ziwapatile.

¹⁶Nyakadala wa ichanduso keza kalonga, ‘Mndewa, mhata hela ziyagwe longo dimwe kulawa muhela imwe yuungwelele.’

¹⁷Kalonga, ‘Vinoga, nyakadala mwende! Kwavija hutendile uzenzeleganye mmbuli ndodo, nokwika uwe mkulu m'viwambo longo dimwe.’

¹⁸Keza nyakadala wa ikabili, kalonga, ‘Mndewa, mhata hela tano kulawa muhela imwe yuungwelele.’

¹⁹Na heyo kamulongela, ‘Kowa mkulu m'viwambo vitano.’

²⁰“Nyakadala iyagwe keza, kalonga, ‘Mndewa, hela yako ino hano, niifunga mkitambala niifisa.