LUKA 19:9-20

⁹Ndipo Jezu adamuwuza kuti: “Cipulumuso cafika m'nyumba muno lero. Thangwe umweyu ni mwanambo wa Abramu.

¹⁰Nakuti Mwana wa Munthu adabwerera kudzalinga na kupulumusa wanthu wakutaika.

¹¹Pomwe iwo akhabva bzimwebzo ndipo Jezu adawatsikira matere. Nakuti iwo akhali pafupi na Jeruzalema ndipo akhakumbuka kuti umambo bwa Mulungu bungadawonekeratu pamwepo.

¹²Ndipo Jezu adawawuza kuti: “Pakhana munthu m'bodzi wambiri omwe adayenda kudziko la kutali kwene-kwene, kuti akatambire umambo ndipo akamala acibwerera.

¹³Ndipo iye adacemera anyabasa wace khumi, aciwasiira wentse kobiri za minyezi mitatu-mitatu, aciwawuza kuti: 'Ndiri kukusiirani kobirizi kuti mucitire nazo malonda mpaka kubwerera kwangu.”

¹⁴Tsono wanthu wa m'muimo akhamuwenga, ndipo iwo adatumiza muimikiri na mafala aciti: “Ife-pano tinifuna lini kuti munthu omweyo akhale mambo wathu.”

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.