1Zyakachitika limwi zuba Jesu kalikukomba kuli bumwi busena, awo nakamanisya umwi wabasikwiya bakwe wakati, “Mwami, tuyisye kukomba mbuli Joni mbwakayisya basikwiya bakwe.”
2Jesu wakati kuli mbabo, “Mwakomba mwambe kuti, 'Taata, izina lyako lilemekwe mbuli lisalala. Akuze bwami bwako.
3Utupe zilyo zitwelede buzuba abuzuba.
4Utulekelele zibi zyesu, mbuli mbutubalekelela boonse bali azikweleta kulindiswe. Utatweenzi mukusunkwa.”
5Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Kuli na uyooba amwenzinyina, elyo akayinke akati kamansiku, akwamba kuti kulinguwe, 'Mwenzuma, ndikwelete zinkwa zitatu,
6nkambo mwenzuma wasika, kazwida kumugwagwa, alimwi takwe nchindilacho pe kuti ndimupe.'
7Oyo wakali mukati ulakonzya kwamba kuti, 'Utandidubi. Ikkoma lyajalwa kale, alimwi bana bangu, balandime, bali abulo. Tandikonzyi kubuka pe kuti ndipe nduwe chinkwa.'
8Ndamba kuti kulindunywe, nikuba kuti takobuka akumupa chinkwa mkambo kakuti mwenzinyokwe, asi nkambo kakukakatila kwanu chabuusu, uyobuka akupa zyoonse zinkwa nzimunooli kamuyanda.
9Alubo ndamwambila kuti, mukumbile, ellyo muyoopegwa; muyandule; alimwi mulajana; mukonkomone, alimwi mulajulilwa.
10Nkambo kuli woonse ukumbila ulapegwa; ayooyo uyandula ulajana; akuli woyo ukonkomona uyojulilwa.
11Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana ake walomba muswi ulamupa nzoka muchindi chakumupa muswi? Malembe mabotu achindi alachibalo chifwifwi. Amwi malembe achiindi alachibalo chilamfu, chikonzya kujanika lubo muli Matayo 7: 9: Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana wakwe mulombe wakumbila chinkwa, ulamupa bbwe na? Na muswi, ulamupa nzoka na?.
12Na walomba iiji, ulamupa kabanze na?
13Nikubaboobo, na inywe nubabi mulizi kupa zipo zibotu kubana banu, zyiinda biyeni Taata wanu ulikujulu upa Muuya Usalala kulaabo bamukumbila?”
14Lino Jesu wakalikutanda dayimona utambuli pe. Mpawo dayimona nakazwa, mwalumi utakwe wakalikwambula wakambula, alimwi makamu abantu akagamba!
15Pesi bamwi bantu bakati, “NguBbelizebbule mwendelezi wabadayimona, ngwatanzya badayimona.”
16Bamwi bakamusunka akuyanda kubona chitondezyo chizwa kujulu.
17Pesi Jesu wakalizi muzeezo yabo elyo wakati kulimbabo, “Boonse bwaami bupambukene bulasaalwa, an'anda ipambukene ilawa.
18Na Satani walipambula, ibwami bwakwe buyooyimikila biyeni? nkambo mwamba kuti nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona.
19Na nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona, nguni batobela banu ngubatanzya? Nkambo kacheechi, bayooba babetesi banu.
20Pesi na nditanda badayimona akutondeka kanwe kaLeza, nkukuti Bwami bwaLeza bwasika kulindinywe.
21Kuti mwalumi singuzu ulaazilwano zikwene walinda n'anda yakwe, lubono lwakwe lunokkede kabotu,
22pesi na mwalumi singuzu wamuzunda, oyo mwalumi singuzu ulabweza zilwano ezyo mwalumi oyo nzyalikusyoma akupaza lubono lwamwalumi oyo.
23Oyoo utalamwi andime ngundilwisya, ayooyo utabunganizyi andim ngumwaya.
24Namuuya mubi wazwa mumwalumi, ngawayinda mubusena butakwemaanzi akuyandula kulyokezya. Nutakajane takwe busena, ulamba kuti, 'Ndiyojokela mun'anda mundakazwa.'
25Na wajokela, ulajana kuti mun'anda muliyiidwe kamubambidwe kabotu.
26Mpawo ulajoka kwakweeta imyuuya ili musanu ayibili mibi kwiinda nguwo elyo yoonse ilaza kuzokkala mumo. Mamannino abuumi bwamwalumi oyu bulabija kwiinda lutanzi.”
27Zyakachitika kuti, na kalikwamba zintu eezi, umwi mwanakazi wakoonzomoka atala amakamu abantu kaamba kuti kulimbabo, “Bulilongezedwe bula obo bwakatumbuka ankolo ezyo zyakakukomezya.”
28Pesi wakamba kuti, “Kwindilila, balilongezedwe abo bamvwa ijwi lyaLeza akulibamba.”
29Awo makamu abantu nakalibuyobuvula, Jesu wakatalika kwamba kuti, “Elizyalani ndizyalani bbi. Lilangula chitondeezyo, nikuba takwe chitondezyo nchiliyopegwa kunze kwachitondeezyo cha Jona.
30Nkaambo mbuli Jona mbwakaba chitondeezyo kuli ba Niniva, aboobo alakwe Mwana mulombe wa Muntu uyooba chitondeezyo kuzyalani eeli.
31Mwami mwanakazi wakumbo uyoonyampuka kulubeta abantu bazyalani eli akubapa mulandu, nkambo wakazwa kumasimpilo anyika kuti akamvwe busongo bwaSolomoni, amubone, umwi mupati wiinda Solomoni kuti mpali.
32Bantu bakuNiniva bayooyima kulubeta azyalani eli lyabantu akubapa mulandu, nkambo bakasanduka kukukambawuka kwaJona, amubone, umwi mupati kwiinda Jona mpali.
33Takwe ungaamana kutunginizya lampi, inga walibikka asisikene na ansi alusuwo, pesi kuti achikkalilo chalyo, kwitila kuti abo banjila bakonzye kulibona.
34Liso lyako ndilampi lyamubili wako. Na liso lyako ndibotu, mubili woonse ngawazuzigwa mumuni.
35Pesi na liso lyako ndibbi, mubili wako woonse uzwide kusiya.
36Kuti na mibili yanu yazuzigwa amumuni, katakwe chimwi chzo chilimumudima, elyo mibili yanu iyooba mbuli lampi mbuli mweekesya alindinywe.”
37Lino nakamana kwambula, muFalisi wakamukumbila kuti bakalye antoomwe kun'anda yakwe, mpawo Jesu wayinka wakulya.
38MuFalisi wakagamba kuti Jesu take nakasanguna kusamba pe kayanda kulya.
39Pesi Mwami wakati kulinguwe, “Lino mpo, inywe nimaFalisi musanzya kunze kwankomeki azilido, pesi mukati kanu muzwide bungu abubu.
40Inywe nubantu nimutakonzyi kuyeeya! Oyo wakalenga kunze teensi nguwe na wakalenga mukati?
41Mupe echo chilimukati mbuli chabilo, awo zintu zyoonse kulindinywe ziyosalazigwa.
42Pesi maawe nywebo kulindinywe nimFalisi, nkambo mulapa chakkumi champoko achamusamu wakulisilika ayimwi michelo yamuchilili, pesi mukaka kusalazigwa a luyando lwaLeza. Zilimbubo biyo kusyomeka akuyanda Leza, kakutakwe chikachizya kuchita zimwi azilazyo.
43Maawe nywebo nimaFalisi, nkambo muyanda zyuno zyakunembo muzikombelo akujuzigwa chabulemu muzisambalilo.
44Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muli mbuli zibunda zitaboneki awo bantu mpubendela kabatazi.”
45Umwi wabasikulingula mulawo wakati kulinguwe, “Muyisi eezi nzulikwamba ulikututukila aswebo.”
46Jesu wakati, “Maawe nywebo, nibayiisi bamulawu! Nkambo mubikka bantu mikuli milemu njibatakonzyi kunyampula, pesi takwe nimwiguma pe mikuli eyo akanwe kanu kamwi.
47Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muyakila basinsimi zibunda, alimwi mbasikale banu bakabajaya.
48Nkambo inywe mulibakamboni akuzuminana amilimu yabasikale banu, nkambo mbakabajaya alimwi mulikuyaka zibunda zyabo.
Lukka 11
Lukka 11:1-48