1 Bzatapita bzimwebzo, Mbuya adasankula ateweri winango makumi manomwe na awiri (72) ndipo adawatuma awiri-awiri, patsogolo pace, kumizinda na mii yentse yomwe Iye akhafuna kuyenda. 2 Ndipo adawauza kuti: “Bzakubvuna ni bzizinji. Tsono anyakubvuna ni ang'ono-ng'ono. Na tenepo kumbirani Mbuya mwenekaciro wakubvuna kuti atumizire anyabasa kuti adzamubvunire. 3 Ndokoni! Ine ndiri kukutumizani ninga mabira pakati pa mphumphi. 4 Lekani kutakula cikhwama, napo budu, napo xango. Ndipo lekani kumusana na wanthu munjira”.

5 “Pomwe mun'pita munyumba iri-yentse, cakuyamba lewani kuti: ‘Mtendere pa nyumba pano!’ ” 6 Panyumbapo pakakhala pana munthu omwe ana mtendere, mtendere wanu un'dzakhala pa iye. Ndipo pakakhala kuti palibe, mtenderewo un'dzabwerera kuna imwe. 7 Khalani panyumba imweyo, ndipo mucidya na kumwa bzomwe angakupaseni, nakuti munthu wa basa bzin'funika kuti atambire malipiro yace. Lekani kucinja-cinja panyumba.

8 “Mukafika mum'zinda uli-wentse, mucitambiridwa bwino, dyani bzomwe an'kupasanibzo. 9 Polesani atenda omwe muniwona m'mwemo ndipo, muwauza kuti: Umambo bwa Mulungu bwafendera kuna imwe”.

10 “Tsono mukapita mumzinda ndipo mukasaya kutambiridwa bwino, dokoni mumiseu ndipo lewani kuti: 11 ‘Napo pfumbi la mzinda wanu, lomwe laphatirira kundzayo kwathu, tiri kulikunkhumulira imwepo. Khalani wani kuti Umambo bwa Mulungu bwafendera’ ”. 12 Ine nin'kuwuzani kuti: “Pantsiku imweyo pan'dzawoneka nyathwa mwa ntsisi pang'ono kuna Sodoma kuposa mzinda ule”.

13 “Tsoka kwa iwe, Korazini! Tsoka kwa iwe, Betisaida! Thangwe bzidabwiso bzomwe bzidacitika pakati panu bzingadacitikira kumzinda wa Tiro na Sidoni, iwo angadakhumbula kale, mwakubvala masakha ndipo acibvumbvulika padotha. 14 Tsono pakudzatonga, Mulungu pan'dzawoneka nyathwa mwa ntsisi pang'ono kuna Tiro na Sidoni, kuposa kuna imwe. 15 Ndipo iwe mzinda wa Kafaranawumi, kodi un'kumbuka kuti un'dzabzikwiza mpaka kudzulu? Nee, iwepo un'dzathusidwa kumbuto ya wanthu wakufa!”

16 Jesu adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Ule omwe an'kubverani, alikundibvera Ine. Ule omwe an'kulambani, alikundilamba Ine. Tsono ule omwe anindiramba, alikulamba Ule omwe adandituma”.

17 Pamwepo, atumiki makumi manomwe na awiri adabwerera mwakukomedwa ndipo adati: “Mbuya, na mizimu yakuipa kubodzi bzikhatibvera mudzina lanu”.

18 Jezu adawatawira aciti:

“Ine ndamuwona Sathani acigwa kucokera kudzulu ninga mpheni. 19 Tsono Ine ndakupasani mphambvu zakuponda nyoka na anyamkalize, ndipo mukunde mphambvu zentse za nyamadulanthaka. Ndipo palibe cinthu comwe cin'dzakudzongani. 20 Na tenepoyo kondwani, sikuti thangwe mizimu yakuipa iri pantsi panu, tsono ni thangwe rakuti madzina yanu yadanembedwa kudzulu”.

21 Nthawe imweire-letu, Jezu mwakudzazidwa na Mzimu Wakucena adakondwa kwene-kwene adati:

“Ine ndiri kukutumbizani, Baba, Mbuya mwenekaciro wa kudzulu na pantsi, thangwe mudabisira adziwi ndipo wakupfundza bzinthu bzimwebzi, ndipo mudabzilatiza kuna ang'ono-ang'ono. Inde, Baba, nakuti tenepayu bzidakukomerani.

22 “Bzinthu bzentse ndidapasidwa na Baba wangu. Ndipo palibe omwe an'dziwa kuti Mwana ni yani, pokha-pokha Baba. Ndipo palibe omwe an'dziwa kuti Baba ni yani pokha-pokha Mwana na wale omwe Mwana angafune kulatiza”.

23 Pamwepo Iye adacungunuka kuna atumiki wace aciwauza pamphundzu aciti: “Yakusimbidwa ni maso yomwe yali kuwona bzomwe imwepo muli kuwonabzi! 24 Ndipo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti apolofita na azimambo azinji akhafunambo kuwona bzomwe imwepo mulikuwona, tsono alibe kubziwona. Ndipo akhafuna kubva bzomwe mulikubva, tsono alibe kubva”.

25 Ntsiku ibodzi, munthu winango omwe akhali mpfundzisi wa Mtemo adaimirira kuti ayeze Jezu, ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: “Misiri, ni ciyani cin'funika kucita kuti ndidzakhale na moyo wakusaya kumala?”

26 Jezu adamubvundza kuti: “MuMtemo mudanembedwa ciyani? Umbauwerenga tani?” 27 Ndipo iye adatawira aciti: “ ‘Funa Mbuya, Mulungu wako, na m'tima wako wentse, na moyo wako wentse, na mphambvu zako zentse, na ndzeru zako zentse’,* Deu 6:5 ndipo ‘funambo mwandzako ninga momwe umbabzifunira iwe wekha’† Lev 19:18”.

28 Jezu adati: “Iwepo watawira bwino. Cita ndipo un'dzakhala na moyo”.

29 Tsono iye, pakufuna kubziyesa wabwino, adabvundza Jezu kuti: “Kodi mwandzanguyo mbani?”

30 Ndipo Jezu adamutawira aciti: “Pakhana munthu m'bodzi omwe akhapolika kucokera kuJerusalema kuyenda kuJeriko, ndipo adagumana na akambowa. Iwo adam'khundula bzakubvala, adam'menya, ndipo adayenda acimusiya wafumphira. 31 Tsono baba wa ntsembe winango akhapolikambo na njira imweire. Pomwe adamuwona munthu ule, adamutsembera. 32 Ndipo tenepoyombo adapita m'Levi. Pomwe adafika pa mbuto ire adamuwona, adatsembera 33 Tsono m'Samaliya m'bodzi, omwe akhali paulendo adafika pomwe pakhana munthuyo ndipo atamuwona adam'bvera ntsisi. 34 Na tenepo adafendera, acimutsuka bzironda na kuthulurira vinyu na mafuta acimumanga. Pomwe adamala adam'pakiza pabulu wace, aciyenda naye kunyumba ya alendo acikamucengeta bwino. 35 Mangwana yace, adacosa denariyo‡ Denariyo: Ikhali kobiri ya ndzayaya yomwe ikhandendemera na kuphata basa ntsiku ibodzi. ziwiri acipasa mwenekaciro wa nyumba ya alendo ndipo adati: ‘Koya munthuyu. Pomwe ine nin'dzabwera nin'dzalipira bzentse bzomwe wadzonga mwakupitirira kobirizi’ ”.

36 “Tsono pa atatuwa, iwepo unikumbuka kuti ni muponi wapafupi na mwamuna ule omwe adamenyedwa na akambowa?”

37 Mpfundzisi wa Mtemo adatawira aciti: “Wapafupi na iye ni ule omwe adamubvera ntsisi”. Ndipo Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Kacitembo bzibodzi-bodzibzo”.

38 Jezu na ateweri wace akhafamba paulendo, adafika pamudzi winango, adatambiridwa panyumba ya mkazi wakucemeredwa Marta.

39 Maliya m'bale wace wacikazi adakakhala pafupi na Mbuya, acimbabva mafala yace. 40 Tsono Marta akhadedema na basa lizinji. Ndipo adafendera kuna Jezu aciti: “Mbuya! Kodi mulikuwona lini kuti m'bale wanguyu ali kundilekerera basa ndekha-ndekha? Muuzeni adzandithandize!”.

41 Ndipo Mbuya adamutawira aciti: “Marta, Marta! Ulikudedema ndipo ulikucita bzinthu bzizinji. 42 Tsono, cin'funika ni cibodzi cokha. Maliya wasankhula cinthu cabwino. Ndipo palibe munthu omwe angadzamucosere”.