Lukka 19:18-40

¹⁸Wabili wakasika, wati, 'Mali yako, mwami, yakapanga aambi mali alimusanu.'

¹⁹Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kulinguwe, 'Iwe tola madolopo alimusanu.'

²⁰Umwi alakwe wakasika, wati, 'Mwami, njeyi mali yako, ndakayibambide kabotu mumulembo,

²¹nkaambo ndakakuyoowa, nkaambo ulasisa, ulabweza chuwatabikide akutebula mpuwatabyalide.'

²²Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kulinguwe, 'Amajwi aako ndilakubeteka, mubelesi mubi, wakalizi kuti ndilimuntu uusesa, ndilabweza nchindatabikide, akutebula nchindatabyalide.

²³Wakalumwayi nuwakatabikide mali yangu mubbanka, kuchitila kuti nindalikuyooboola ndalikuzoyijana kiili yaba aampindu?'

²⁴Mwaalumi uulemekeka wakati kuli aabo bakayimvwi kumbali, 'Amumunyanzye mali yomwe eeyo mupe ooyo uulamamali aalikumi.'

²⁵Bakati kulingwe, 'Mwami, ulamamali aalikumi kale.'

²⁶'Ndati kulindinywe, woonse uulazyo, uyoopegwa zimbi, pesi ooyo uutakwe, acheecho nchali aacho uyoonyanzigwa.

²⁷Pesi aaba basinkondoma, aabo bakatalikuyanda kuti ndibatonge, amubeete aano mubajaye kunembo lyangu.'”

²⁸Nakaamba zintu eezi, wakayinda kaya ku Jelusalemu.

²⁹Kwakachitika kuti naakasika afwiifwi abusena bwa Betipeji a Betani, kukalundu kakalikutegwa Oliveti, wakatuma basikwiiya bakwe babili,

³⁰kati, “Amunjile mugunzi lilikunembo. Mwanjila biyo mulajana mwana wadonki uutana kutantwa. Mumwaangunune mumweete kulindime.

³¹Na kwaba utamubuzye kuti, 'Nkaambo nzi nimumwaangununa?' mukatedi, 'Mwami ulamuyanda.'”

³²Aabo bakatumwa bakamujana mwana wa donki mbuli mbakabalayilide Jesu.

³³Nibakali kumwaangununa mwana wadonki, bani bawe bakati, “Nkaambo nzi nimwaangununa mwana wa donki ooyo?”

³⁴Bakati, “Mwami ulamuyanda.”

³⁵Mpawo bakamweeta kuli Jesu, mpawo bakawaala majansi aabo aatala amwana wa donki mpawo bakakkazika Jesu aataka.

³⁶Naakalikuyabweenda bakalikuya buyala majansi aabo munzila.

³⁷Naakali waamba kusika abusena aawo Kalundu kama Oliva mpuka nkunuka, mbunga yoonse yabasikwiiya yakasanguna kubotelwa akulumbayizya Leza ajwi pati nkaambo kamilimu mipati njibakali babona,

³⁸kabati, “Ulilongezezegwe mwami uuza muzina lya Mwami! Luumuno kujulu abulemu kumajulu!”

³⁹Bamwi ba Falisi bakali munkamu bakati kuli ngwe, “Muyiisyi bakkabule basikwiiya bako.”

⁴⁰Jesu wakasandula wati, “Kanskinga aaba baluumwine, mabwe alikunoompolola.”