1Vwavunyile Kaperinaumu manchuva madebe, yekhapolekhekha ukhuta alembunchenge.
2Avanu vingi vavo walundamine vadegile pakha pa ndyango, pwu u Yiisu akhanchova elimenyu khuvene.
3Pwu vakhincha avanu vagegile umunu u ndema; avanu vanne vampembile.
4Vwuvalemilye ukhufikha khwa Yiisu ulwakhuva avanu vadegile, pwu vakhatoga khukhituvile vakhakhotola ekhanu upwalepo u Yiisu, vakhisya ekhyagonile undema.
5Vwu alowene ulwidikho lwa vene, u Yiisu akhambula undema, “Nswambago, usyekheliwe imbivi nchakho.”
6Pwu amasimbi vavavatamile pala valekhwe voncha mu numbula, nchevene
7“Yelendakhekhi umunu ukhunchova aga? Idokhela! Veni uveisyekhela imbivi u Nguluve ve nyalusekhelo lwa mbivi?”
8Pwu u Yiisu akhalumanya mu numbula eya mwene ekhevalekhusaga. Akhavavula, “Khekhi msaga evo mu numbula nchenyo?
9Lelekhu lipepe ukhunchova khu munu u ndema, 'Imbivi nchakho nchisyekheliwe ama ukhuta 'ema ugendage wetwekhe eligonelo lwakho?'
10Pwu valumanye ukhuta Nswambe va Ntwa alenamakha akgakhusyekhela imbivi mu khilunga, akhambula undema ula,
11“Nikhukhuvola uve, ema, tola elitefu lyakho, ulutage ukhnjenge vwakho.”
12Pwu akhema akhatola elitefu lya mwene, akhakhuma panji khoga vanu, pwu vwoni valekhoswiga valekhuginia u Nguluve, nu khuta “Satugelile, ukhulola imbombo ndeye.”
13Akhaluta khulukhanji eya nyanja, elipuga lya vanu voni vakhincha khumwene, akhavamanyisya.
14Vwu ilotanincha akhambona u Lawi unswambe va Alfayo atamile upovi songela esongo akhambula ukhuta, “Ung'ongage.” Akhema nu khunkonga.
15Usekhe u Yiisu vu ilya mbunchenge vwa Lawi, avasakha songo vingi na vanu avatula nongwa valekhulya nu Yiisu na vakhongi va mwene, ulwakhuva vale vingi vope vakhankonga.
16Avasimbi vavo vale vapitawe, vovawene ukhuta u Yiisu ilya na vatula nongwa na vasakha songo, vakhavavula avakhongi va mwene, “Khehi ilya na vasakha songo na vatula nongwa.
17U Yiisu vu apolikhe akhavavula, “Avanu avakhafu emivele gya vene savilonda uvakhovayavela; avanu vavo vatamu vovilonda uvakhovanyavela. Saninchile khukhwilaga avanu avanya lwidikho, ninchile khuvanya mbivi.”
18Avakhongi va Yohani na Avapitawe. Pwu avange avanu vakhincha khumwene khukhombola, “Khekhi avakhongi va Yohani na Avapitawe hufunga, na avakhongi vakho hawafungi?
19U Yiisu akhavavula, “Avelangiwe ukhutoliwa udala wiwesya ukhufunga, imisekhe unya khutola udala vuvalenjela, unyaweghi vovalenjela savakhefunge.”
20Amanchuva khikhwincha untola udala vuahenchi we khuvene, pwu mumanchuva ago pwu fifungaga.
21Asikhuli umunu uveikhona ekhe tambala khya mwenda umpya mumwenda unkholo, apo umwenda ugwa pwu gwitatukha tena, ekhepya khikhega mu mwenda unkolo, pwu yapiva pavakhe uluvuvu.
22Asikholi umunu uveivekha uvugimbe uvwunonu mu khidenge khyakhatale, uvugimbe yavukhufibanchula ifidenge, uvugimbe ne ifidenge fyoni pwu fiyaga. Uvungimbe uvwunonu vekha mu khidenge ekhepya.”
23Pa linchova lya sabato u Yiisu alotaninche khufyolo, na avakhongi va mwene vakhatengula ukhipa ulubelege lwa ngano.
24Pwu avapitawe vakhambulo, “Lola khekhi vivomba ekhenu khekhyo ululagelo lubela ukhuvomba elinchuva lya sabato?”
25Akhavavola ukhuta, “Samwembile ekya avombile u Daudi ulwa ale ne njala umwene navanu vavo vale paninie nave?
26Umwa alotile mu mbunjenge vwa Nguluve Abiathari upwu ale ntekhenchi mbakha, akhalya ukate uguve khwe khuvolongolo - gugwa ululagilo lwa benchiche umunu yeyoni ukhulya - gwale wagwa na vatekhenchi - akhavapa voni vavo vale paninie numwene?”
27U Yiisu akhanchovaukuhuta, “E Sabato yavombiwe khutwevanu, sio avanu khu Sabato.
28Pwu, u Nswambe na Adamu ve Ntwa, khu Sabato.”
