17 Ntsiku ibodzi pomwe iye akhapfundzisa, pamwepo pakhadalambo afalizeu na apfunzisi wa ntemo. Iwo akhadacokera kumii ya kuJudeya, ya kuGalileya na ya kuJeruzalema. Ndipo mphambvu za Mbuya zikhana iye kuti alape atenda.
18 Adabwerambo wanthu omwe akhadanyamula munthu wakulemala pa pamakhangala, iwo akhafuna kupita naye m'kati kuti akamutule pana Jezupo.
19 Tsono iwo adasaya pakupitira naye thangwe ra kuwanda kwa wanthu. Natenepo iwo adakwira pantsodzi acikundula uswa. Ndipo iwo adamupindza na khangala lacero, pafupi na Jezu .
20 Pomwe iye adaona cikhulupiro cawoco, adamuuza wakulemala ule kuti: “Munthuwe, bzakuipa bzako bzalekeredwa.”
21 Tsono afalizeu na apfundzisi wa ntemo adayamba kung'ung'udzika acimbati: “Kodi mbani umweyu ali kutukwana Mulunguyu? Mbani winango angalekere bzakuipa kuposa Mulungu?”
22 Nakuti Jezu akhadziwa kale ndzeru zawo ndipo adawauza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi muli kukumbuka bzimwebzi mmitima mwanumu?
23 Kodi cakupusa kulewa n'ciponi kuti bzakuipa bzako bzalekeredwa ayai kuti lamuka uyende?
24 Ninfuna kukulatizani mudziwe kuti Mwana wa Munthu ana mphambvu za kutonga pantsi pentse na kulekerera bzakuipa.” Ndipo iye adamuuza wakulemalayo aciti: “Lamuka, takula khangala lakoli uyende kumui.”
25 Panthawe ibodzi-bodziyo iye adalamuka iwo aciwona na maso, natenepo adatakula khangala lace lomwe akhadagonerayo. Adabwerera kumui acimbapasa mbiri Mulungu.
26 Ndipo wanthu wentse adadabwa, acipasambo mbiri Mulungu. Iwo adabva mantha kwene-kwene acimbalewa kuti: “Lero taona malengwa.”
27 Pomwe adamala bzimwebzo, Jezu adayenda acigumana nyakupimisa mtsonkho m'bodzi, dzina lace akhali Levi, omwe akhadakhala pambuto ya kupimira mtsonkho. Ndipo adamuwuza kuti: “Nditewere!”
28 Ndipo iye adalamuka acisiya bzentse, acimutewera.
29 Ndipo Levi adamucitira cikondweso cikulu kwene-kwene kumui kwace. Pamwepo pakhana anyakupimisa mtsonkho azinji na winangombo omwe akhadakhala nawo patsantsali la kudyera.
30 Ndipo afalizeu na apfundzisi wawo wa mtemo akhang'ung'udzikira ateweri wacewo, acimbati: “Thangwe ranyi muli kudya na kumwa pabodzi na anyakupima mtsonkho na anyakuphonya?”
31 Ndipo Jezu adawatawira aciti: “Wanthu wakulimba an'funa lini mulapi, tsono wale omwe ali kuduwala.
32 Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera anyakulungama, tsono ndabwera kudzacemera anyakuphonya kuti akhumbule.”
33 Ndipo iwo adamubvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi ateweri wa Juwau ambabzimana cakudya kazinji, acimbapemba? Na atweri wa afalizeumbo ambacita bzibodzi-bodzibzo. Tsono wakowa thangwe ranyi ambadya na kumwa?.
34 Ndipo iye adawatawira aciti: “ Mungakakamiza anyakucemeredwa kumsinda wa malowozi, kuti abzimane kudya uko na namwali wa cimuna ali pamwepo?
