Maluko 8:17-36

¹⁷Yesu kakijuwa kiwakalile wolonga, kawauza, “Habali moilongela mbuli ya magate? Vino mung'hali hamujuwile? Habali mizoyo yenu midala?

¹⁸Muna meso lakini hamulola, muna magwiti lakini hamuhulika? Vino hamukumbuka bule?

¹⁹Vinibanzule magate matano na kuwagwaa wanhu elufu tano? Vino mmemeza vigelo vingapi kwa avo visigale?” Wamwidika, “Tumemeza vigelo longo na vibili.”

²⁰Kawauza kabili, “Vivija vinibanzule gaja magate saba na kuwagwaa wanhu elufu nne, vino mmemeza vigelo vingapi kwa avo visigale?” Wamwidika, “Tumemeza vigelo saba.”

²¹Abaho kawauza, “Mung'hali hamnavijuwa?”

²²Yesu na wanahina zake viwavikile Betisaida, wanhu wayagwe wamgalila Yesu munhu yakalile msuwameso, wampula yamkwase.

²³Yesu kamgoga mkono munhu ayo, kamulava kunze ya kijiji kija. Abaho kamtemela mate mgameso, kamwikila makono, kamuuza, “Vino kokona choni?”

²⁴Munhu ija kalola, kalonga, “Nowona wanhu, lakini waigala na mibiki itembela.”

²⁵Yesu kamwikila makono kabili mgameso. Munhu ayo kabunhula meso na meso gake galola, nayo kadaha kulola goya vinhu vose.

²⁶Yesu kamulongela munhu ayo yachole ukayake, kamzuma, “Sekeyabweleganye mna ikijiji.”

²⁷Abaho Yesu na wanahina zake wachola kuna ivijiji va Kaisalia ya Filipi, mnzila Yesu kawauza wanahina zake, “Nongeleni wanhu wolonga niye na nani?”

²⁸Wamwidika, “Wanhu wayagwe wolonga gweye kwa Yohana Mbatizaji, wanhu wayagwe wolonga gweye kwa Eliya, kuno wayagwe wolonga gweye kwa imoja wa watula ndagu wa Mulungu.”

²⁹Yesu kawauza, “Na mweye molonga niye na nani?” Petulo kamwidika, “Gweye kwa Kilisito Mkombola.”

³⁰Abaho Yesu kawagomesa wanahina zake, “Sekemumulongele munhu yoyose mbuli zangu.”

³¹Abaho Yesu kasonga kuwafundiza wanahina zake, “Mwana wa Munhu kolondeka yadununzigwe ng'hani na kulemigwa na wavele na wakulu wa walava nhosa na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa. Kokomigwa na siku da kadatu kozilibuka.”

³²Yesu kawalongela fulu ipile, avo Petulo kamgala Yesu kumgwazo kasonga kumkomhokela.

³³Lakini Yesu kahinduka kawalola wanahina zake, kamkomhokela Petulo, “Segela kumwangu Mwenembago! Kwavija hugesa mbuli za Mulungu lakini kogesa mbuli za kiunhu!”

³⁴Abaho Yesu kalukema lunhu lwa wanhu na wanahina zake kawalongela, “Munhu yoyose yahalonda kunikweleleza, yaileme mwenyego na kuidikwa msalaba wake yanikweleleze.

³⁵Kwavija munhu yoyose yahalonda kuukombola ugima wake kowagiza, na munhu yoyose yowagiza ugima wake mbuli ya niye na kwa Mbuli Inogile koukombola.

³⁶Vino munhu kopata choni kamba yahaipata isi yose na kuwagiza ugima wake?