1Nakabola kuKkapenawumi nikwakiinda mazuba mache kwakamvwika kuti Jesu mwali mumunzi.
2Bantu bingi bakabungana kwakuti takwe nikwachili busena, munganda nikuba kumulyango, Jesu kali kukambawuka ijwi kuli mbabo.
3Kwakasika balumi bakanyampwide mwalumi wakayuminide mubili; kanyampwidwe abalumi bone.
4Nibakabula mweenya wakuswena afwifwi anguwe nkambo kakuvula kwabantu, bakavumbula kaluli awo Jesu mpakabede nibakavumbula bakaseluzya bulo bwawaka yuminide mubili mpakabede.
5Nakabona kusyoma lwabo, Jesu wakati kuli wakayuminide mubili, “Omwana, zibi zyako zyalekelelwa”.
6Lino bamwi balembi bakekkede, bakayeya munyono yabo,
7“Nkambonzi mwalumi oyu nambula obu? Utuka Leza alikke?”
8Chakufwambana Jesu wakaziba mumuya wkwe nzibakali kuyeya mumyoyo yabo. Wakati kulimbabo, “Nkambonzi nimulikuyeya ezi mumyoyo yanu?
9Nchechili chuuba kwamba kuti kumulwazi, “Walekelelwa zibi, na kuti bweza bulo bwako weende?”
10Asi kuti muzibe kuti Mwana aMuntu ulamanguzu ano ansi enyika kulekelela zibi, wakati kuliwakayuminide mubili
11“Ndati kulinduwe nyampuka, bweza bulo bwako, uye kunganda yako”.
12Wakanyampuka chakufwambana wabweza bulo, wakazwa munganda kunembo lyabantu boonse, abobo boonse bakagamba bapabulumbu kuli Leza, bati, “Ezi tatuna zibona pe”.
13Wakayinka lubo kunkomwe yalwizi, makamu abantu akamutobela, mpawo wakabayiisya.
14Kayabweenda, wakabona Levi mwana wa Alufayewusi kakkede mutente lyabasimutelo wakati kulinguwe, “Nditobele”. Wakanyampuka wamutobela.
15Jesu wakali kulya munganda yaLevi, abasimutelo abasizibi bakali kulya awe abasikwiiya bakwe, kwakali biingi abobo bakamutobela.
16Balembi, bakali baFalisi, nibakabona Jesu kalikulya abasizibi, bakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, “Nkamboonzi nalya abasimutelo abasizibi?”
17Jesu nakamvwa obo wakati kulimbabo, “Bantu baponede mumubili tabayandi musilisi; asi bachiswa, mbibayanda musilisi. Tendazida kwiita baluleme asi basizibi”.
18Lino basikwiiya ba Joni abaFalisi kali kulyimya kulya. Bamwi bantu bakasika kulinguwe, “Nkambonzi basikwiiya baJoni abaFalisi balalyiima, asi bako tabalyimyi pe?”
19Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Nkujana basikutambwa kubwinga balyiimya na sibwiinga nkalabo?” Nkachilabo sibwiinga, tabalyimyi.
20Ayosika mazuba sibwiinga akubwezegwa kuzwa kulimbabo, ayo mazuba bayolyiimya.
21Takwe usuma chigamba chamulembo mupya achizwato chikulukulu, chigamba chilakonzya kudeluka, chipya kuzwa kuli chachiindi, chiyodelukisya.
22Takwe ubikka wayini mupya munkomo yachiindi wabona wayini ulabbalula inkomo mpawo zyoonse wayini a ziyonyonyoka. Wayini mupya ubikwa munkomo mpya.
23Musabata Jesu wakayinda mumunda wamayila, basikwiiya bakabweza mayila.
24Mpawo baFalisi bakati kulinguwe, “Langa nkambonzi basikwiiya nibalikuchita zintu zityola mulawo abuzuba bwaSabata?”
25Wakati kulimbabo, “Temwakabala na kuti Davida nakabula akuba anzala - we abalumi mbakalabo -
26mbakanjila munganda yaJehova Abbiyata nkali mupatiyizi mupati, akulya chinkwa chabukamu, chitazumizigwi kuligwa amuntu kupela kunze kwabapayizi, wakapa abalabo mbakalabo?”
27Jesu wakati, “Sabata lyakalengelwa bantu, pepe bantu kulengelwa Sabata.
28Aboobo, Mwana aMuntu Mwami, ku Sabata”.
