15 Zyakachitika naakaboola lubo, kali watambula bwaami, wakalayilila kuti bayitwe babelesi bakwe aabo mbakapede mali, kuti azibe kuti nimpindunzi njibakajana mukuchita kwabo makwebo.
16 Wakusanguna wakasika kunembo lyakwe wati, 'Mwami, mali yako yakazyala aambi mamali aalikumi.'
17 Mwaalumi wabusongo wakati kulinguwe, 'Wakachita kabotu, omubelesi mubotu. Nkaambo wakasyomeka muzintu ziniini lino ndakupa manguzu aatla amadolopo aalikumi.'
18 Wabili wakasika, wati, 'Mali yako, mwami, yakapanga aambi mali alimusanu.'
19 Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kulinguwe, 'Iwe tola madolopo alimusanu.'
20 Umwi alakwe wakasika, wati, 'Mwami, njeyi mali yako, ndakayibambide kabotu mumulembo,
21 nkaambo ndakakuyoowa, nkaambo ulasisa, ulabweza chuwatabikide akutebula mpuwatabyalide.'
22 Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kulinguwe, 'Amajwi aako ndilakubeteka, mubelesi mubi, wakalizi kuti ndilimuntu uusesa, ndilabweza nchindatabikide, akutebula nchindatabyalide.
23 Wakalumwayi nuwakatabikide mali yangu mubbanka, kuchitila kuti nindalikuyooboola ndalikuzoyijana kiili yaba aampindu?'
24 Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kuli aabo bakayimvwi kumbali, 'Amumunyanzye mali yomwe eeyo mupe ooyo uulamamali aalikumi.'
25 Bakati kulingwe, 'Mwami, ulamamali aalikumi kale.'
26 'Ndati kulindinywe, woonse uulazyo, uyoopegwa zimbi, pesi ooyo uutakwe, acheecho nchali aacho uyoonyanzigwa.
27 Pesi aaba basinkondoma, aabo bakatalikuyanda kuti ndibatonge, amubeete aano mubajaye kunembo lyangu.'”
28 Nakaamba zintu eezi, wakayinda kaya ku Jelusalemu.
29 Kwakachitika kuti naakasika afwiifwi abusena bwa Betipeji a Betani, kukalundu kakalikutegwa Oliveti, wakatuma basikwiiya bakwe babili,
30 kati, “Amunjile mugunzi lilikunembo. Mwanjila biyo mulajana mwana wadonki uutana kutantwa. Mumwaangunune mumweete kulindime.
31 Na kwaba utamubuzye kuti, 'Nkaambo nzi nimumwaangununa?' mukatedi, 'Mwami ulamuyanda.'”
32 Aabo bakatumwa bakamujana mwana wa donki mbuli mbakabalayilide Jesu.
