Matayo 18:1-35
18 Aciindi eeco basikwiiya bakaboola afwaafwi a Jesu akumubuzya kuti: “Ino nguni mupati kwiinda boonse mu Bwami bwakujulu?”+
2 Mpoonya wakaita mwana musyoonto akumwiimika akati kabo
3 akuti: “Ncobeni ndimwaambila kuti, ccita kuti mwasanduka* akuba mbuli bana basyoonto,+ tamukanjili pe mu Bwami bwakujulu.+
4 Aboobo kufwumbwa uulicesya mbuli mwana musyoonto ooyu, ngomupati kwiinda boonse mu Bwami bwakujulu;+
5 alimwi kufwumbwa uutambula mwana musyoonto mbuli yooyu muzina lyangu, wanditambula andime.
6 Pele kufwumbwa uulebya umwi wabasyoonto aaba ibandisyoma, inga cainda kubota ikuti munsingo waangililwa ziyo lizingulusyigwa ambongolo akunyikizyigwa mulwizi lupati.+
7 “Maawe kunyika akaambo kazilebyo! Masimpe zilebyo ziyakuboola ziyume zitete, pele maawe kumuntu ooyo uubelesyegwa kuba cilebyo!
8 Lino ikuti kwaanza naa kuulu kwako kulakulebya, kokukosola akukusowa.+ Cilainda kubota kuti ukanjile mubuumi kokosokede naa kolemene kwiinda kuti ukasowelwe mumulilo uutamani kojisi maanza naa maulu obilo.+
9 Alimwi ikuti liso lyako kalikulebya, kolinonkola akulisowa. Cilainda kubota kuti ukanjile mubuumi acimbolyo kwiinda kuti ukasowelwe mu Gehena* muyaka mulilo kojisi meso obilo.+
10 Amubone kuti tamusampauli umwi wabasyoonto aaba, nkaambo ndimwaambila kuti bangelo babo kujulu lyoonse balanga busyu bwa Taata uuli kujulu.+
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12 “Ino muyeeya buti? Ikuti muntu umwi kajisi mbelele zili 100 eelyo yomwe yasweeka,+ sena takoozisiya mumalundu eezyo zili 99 akuunka kuyooyandaula yeeyo yasweeka?+
13 Ncobeni ndimwaambila kuti, ikuti waijana ulakondwa kapati akaambo kanjiyo kwiinda zyeezyo zili 99 zyatasweekede.
14 Mbubonya buyo, awalo Taata* uuli kujulu tayandi kuti umwi wabasyoonto aaba alobe.+
15 “Alimwi ikuti munyoko wakubisizya, koya ukamwaambile ncaalubizya* kamuli nyobilo.+ Ikuti wakuswiilila, nkokuti wamupilusya munyoko.+
16 Pele kuti takuswiilili, utolelezye muntu omwe naa bobilo, kutegwa kubumboni bwabakamboni* bobilo naa botatwe makani oonse akasinizyigwe.+
17 Ikuti naa tabaswiilili, ambila mbungano. Ikuti naa taiswiilili noiba mbungano, aabe kulinduwe mbubonya mbuli muntu wamasi+ alimwi ambuli simutelo.+
18 “Ncobeni ndimwaambila kuti, kufwumbwa zintu nzimuyakwaanga anyika, zinooli zyakaangwa kale kujulu alimwi kufwumbwa zintu nzimuyakwaangununa anyika, zinooli zyakaangununwa kale kujulu.
19 Alimwi ncobeni ndimwaambila kuti, ikuti bobilo akati kanu bazuminana anyika aano kulomba kufwumbwa cintu ciyandika, Taata uuli kujulu uyoobacitila cintu eeco.+
20 Nkaambo ooko nkobabungene antoomwe bantu bobilo naa botatwe muzina lyangu,+ nkondili andime akati kabo.”
21 Mpoonya Petro wakaboola kulinguwe akumubuzya kuti: “Mwami, ino mukwesu weelede kundibisyila ziindi zyongaye kandimulekelela? Sena nkusikila kuziindi zili ciloba?
22 Jesu wakamuvwiila kuti: “Tandikwaambili kuti ziindi zili ciloba pe, pele nkusikila kuziindi zili 77.+
23 “Nkakaambo kaako Bwami bwakujulu bulakonzya kukozyanisyigwa amwami iwakali kuyanda kuti bazike bakwe bapilusye zikwelete kulinguwe.
24 Naakatalika kubasesa, mwaalumi umwi wakaletwa iwakamukweletela matalenta aali 10,000.*
25 Pele akaambo kakuti tanaakajisi cakumujolela, simalelaakwe wakalailila kuti walo, amukaintu wakwe, abana bakwe azintu zyoonse nzyaakajisi zisambalwe akujola cikwelete.+
26 Aboobo muzike wakamufwugamina* akutalika kumukombelezya kuti, ‘Akaka kondeengelela, ndiyookupilusizya zyoonse.’
27 Aboobo mwami wamuzike ooyo wakeetela, mpoonya wakamuleka akumulekelela cikwelete.+
28 Pele muzike ooyo wakaunka eelyo wakajana umwi wabazikenyina wakakweletede madinari aali 100 kulinguwe, wakamujata akutalika kumusina kaamba kuti, ‘Ndipe mali aangu oonse ngookakweleta.’
29 Aboobo muzikenyina wakafwugama akutalika kumukombelezya kuti, ‘Akaka kondeengelela, ndiyookujolela mali aako.’
30 Pele walo wakakaka, wakaunka akumwaangizya kuti abikkwe muntolongo kusikila akajole mali ngaakakweletede.
31 Lino bazikenyina nobakabona cakacitika, bakausa kapati, aboobo bakaunka akuyakwaambila simalelaabo zintu zyoonse zyakacitika.
32 Mpoonya simalelaakwe wakamwiita akumwaambila kuti: ‘Omuzike mubi, ndakakulekelela cikwelete coonse eeciya nookandikombelezya.
33 Sena ayebo tonooyelede kumufwida luse muzikenyoko mbubonya mbundakakufwida luse?’+
34 Aboobo simalelaakwe, kanyemede kapati, wakamutola kuli basintolongo kusikila akajole cikwelete coonse.
35 Mbubonya buyo Taata uuli kujulu awalo mbwayoomucitila+ ikuti umwi aumwi wanu katalekeleli munyina camoyo woonse.”+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “mwacinca.”
^ Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe A3.
^ Naa ambweni, “Uso.”
^ Mu Chigiriki, “ukamusinse.”
^ Mu Chigiriki, “kumilomo yabakamboni.”
^ Matalenta aansiliva aali 10,000 akaleelene amadinari aali 60,000,000. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
^ Naa “wakamukotamina.”
