Maluko 8:5-17

⁵Yesu kawauza, “Mna magate mangapi?” Wamwidika, “Tuna magate saba.”

⁶Yesu kalulongela lunhu luja lwa wanhu lukale hasi. Abaho kasola gamagate saba, kamgwaa nhogolwa Mulungu, kagabanzula kawagwaa wanahina zake wawagolele wanhu, na wanahina zake watenda vivo.

⁷Vivija wakala na visomba kidodo. Yesu kamgwaa nhogolwa Mulungu, vivija kawalongela wanahina zake wawagolele wanhu.

⁸Wanhu waja na kwiguta. Abaho wanahina zake wadondola vija visigale na kumemeza vigelo saba.

⁹Wambigalo waiyeka wadile wakala elufu nne. Abaho Yesu kawalaga,

¹⁰bahaja Yesu na wanahina zake wakwela mwiingalawa, wachola mwiisi ya Dalimanuta.

¹¹Mafalisayo wayagwe wamcholela Yesu wasonga kuibamilila nayo, walonda kumgeza wampula yatende kilaguso kulawa kuulanga.

¹²Lakini Yesu kona usungu, kalonga, “Habali wanhu wa lukolo luno lwa sambi molonda vilaguso? Nowalongeleni ukweli, kuduhu kilaguso chonda mugoleligwe!”

¹³Yesu kawaleka, kakwela mwiingalawa kaloka mwambu uyagwe wa dilamba.

¹⁴Wanahina zake wakala waisemwile kusola magate, wakala na gate dimoja diiyeka mwiingalawa.

¹⁵Yesu kawazuma wanahina zake kawalongela, “Muiteganye na usasu wa Mafalisayo na usasu wa Helode.”

¹⁶Wanahina zake wasonga kuinyong'onyela, “Ino kolonga vino kwavija twaduhu magate.”

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