1 Jesu alɨnkʉbabʉʉla abafundigwa baake alɨnkʉtɨ, “Nalooli sikwisa ɨsi sikʉbasobesya abandʉ! Looli ahɨɨli ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ ikʉsitwala! 2 Ngalɨ kʉnunu ʉkʉpinyigwa ʉlwala mmakosi gaake nʉ kʉsopigwa mu nyanja, ʉkʉkɨndapo ʉkʉnsobesya jʉmo mmbandʉ abafujufu aba! 3 Muje maaso! Lɨnga ʉnnino akʉtʉliile ɨnongwa, ʉnsokege. Kangɨ lɨnga ikʉkʉsʉʉma ʉlʉhobokelo, ʉnhobokelege. 4 Nalɨnga akʉtʉliile ɨnongwa kahaano na kabɨlɨ kwi isikʉ lɨmo, ikwisa kʉmyako, ikʉtɨ, ‘Nsobile,’ ʉnhobokelege!”

5 Abatʉmigwa balɨnkʉmmbʉʉla ʉNtwa balɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉtongelepo ʉlwitɨko!” 6 ɄNtwa alɨnkʉbaamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Lɨnga mulɨ nʉ lwitɨko ʉlʉniini bo ʉlwa kaseke akaa mutaka, mwabagiile ʉkʉgʉbʉʉla ʉnkʉjʉ ʉgʉ ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Nyukuka, ʉkiibyale mu nyanja,’ gwabagiile ʉkʉbiitɨka.”

7 “Jo jwani mmyɨnu ʉjʉ alɨ nʉ mbombi gwake, ʉjʉ ikʉlɨma pamo ikʉtiima ɨngʼoosi, ikʉmmbʉʉla bo akotwike mu mbombo ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Isaga mbɨbɨmbɨbɨ, ʉtʉʉgale, ʉlyemo ɨfindʉ’? 8 Bʉle, atikʉmmbʉʉla ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Ndendekekesya ɨfindʉ, ʉbombege ɨsi ngʉlonda, bo ndɨ pakʉlya nʉ kʉnwa. Bo mmalile, po na nungwe kʉlyamo nʉ kʉnwa’? 9 Bʉle, ikʉnngwɨla ʉlʉpi ʉmbombi jʉla, paapo abombile ɨsi alagɨliigwe? 10 Nuumwe bo mumalile ʉkʉbomba syosa ɨsi Kyala abalagiile, mutɨgɨ, ‘Ʉswe tʉlɨ babombeli abasita kʉbagɨsya, tʉbombile itolo ɨsi twalondigwaga ʉkʉsibomba.’ ”

11 Jesu bo alɨ mu njɨla ʉkʉbʉʉka kʉ Jelusalemu, alɨnkwenda mu mpaka gwa Samalija na Galilai. 12 Bo ikwingɨla nkaaja kamo, alɨnkwaganila na bandʉ kalongo, aba baalɨ nɨ mbʉngo jaa bʉkoma. Balɨnkwɨma pabʉtali,*17:12 Abakoma baalɨ bandʉ aba baabɨɨkigwaga pabʉtali na bandʉ, baababonaga ʉkʉja banyali. Ɨndagɨlo sya Moose syalagiile ʉkʉtɨ batʉʉgalege pabʉtali na bandʉ abangɨ. Bala kalata gwa Abanyaleebi 13:45-46. 13 balɨnkʉkoolela fiijo balɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Jesu gwe Malafyale, ʉlɨɨtʉpaakɨsya!” 14 Bo ababwene alɨnkʉbabʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Amubʉʉke mukiinangɨsye kʉ bapuuti.” Bo balɨ mu njɨla bikwenda, balɨnkwelʉka.

15 Jʉmo ndɨ balabala, bo iibwene ʉkʉtɨ abʉmbʉlwike, aagomwike ikʉlaata ʉkʉntuufya Kyala. 16 Bo afikile alɨnkʉfugama nʉ kwinama paasi nkyeni mwa Jesu, ʉkʉgwa ʉlʉpi kʉmyake. Ʉmundʉ ʉjo aalɨ Nsamalija. 17 Jesu alɨnkʉlaalʉʉsya alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, bakeelʉsigwa boosa kalongo? Bala bahaano na bana balɨ kʉʉgʉ? 18 Bʉle, najʉmo ʉjʉ agomwike kʉkʉntuufya Kyala, looli mwene ʉnjanga ʉjʉ?” 19 Po paapo Jesu alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Sumuka, bʉʉkaga, ʉbʉmbʉlwike ʉbʉbine kʉnongwa jaa lwitɨko lwako!”

20 Ɨliisikʉ lɨmo, aBafalisai baalɨnndaalʉʉsiisye Jesu baatile, “ɄBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala bukwisa ndɨli?” Jesu alɨnkʉbaamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “ɄBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala bʉtikwisa nɨ fimanyilo ɨfi fikʉboneka na maaso. 21 Kangɨ abandʉ batikwisa kʉjobaga ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Keeta! Bʉliko kʉno!’ pamo, ‘Bʉlɨ kʉla!’ Paapo ʉBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala bʉlimo mmyɨnu.”

22 Po Jesu alɨnkʉbabʉʉla abafundigwa baake alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gikwisa amasikʉ aga mukwisa kʉnyonywaga iisikʉ lya kwisa kwangʉ ʉne ne Nnyamundʉ, leelo mutikwisa kʉlɨbona. 23 Kangɨ abandʉ bikwisa kʉbabʉʉlaga ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Keeta aliko kʉla!’ pamo, ‘Keeta aliko kʉno!’ Mulɨngiisa kʉsookangapo apa mulipo, pamo ʉkʉbakonga. 24 Namanga pi isikʉ ɨlɨ ngwisa kwisa ne Nnyamundʉ, ngwisa bo ʉlwa kɨmweku ɨkya njasi, ɨkɨ kikʉmulɨka mu mpaalanga, ʉkʉfuma ʉlʉbafu lʉmo kikwakʉfika ʉlʉbafu ʉlʉngɨ. 25 Bo sikaalɨ ʉkʉboneka ɨsyo, Nnyamundʉ sikʉʉnyaaga ɨngʉbɨlo ɨnyingi nʉ kʉkaanigwa na bandʉ baa nkabalɨlo aka.

26 “Bo ʉlwa mmasikʉ agaa Nwaka, bo sikwisa kʉjɨɨlaga akabalɨlo akaa kʉgomoka Nnyamundʉ. 27 Abandʉ baalyaga nʉ kʉnwa, beegaga nʉ kwegigwa, mpaka iisikʉ ɨlɨ Nwaka aalingiile mu ngalaba. Ɨfula jaa mweleesyo jɨlɨnkʉtima, jɨlɨnkʉbapyuta boosa.

28 “Kangɨ syalɨ bo lʉlʉʉlo mmasikʉ gaa Looti. Abandʉ baalyaga nʉ kʉnwa, bʉʉlaga nʉ kʉʉlɨsya, baabyalaga nʉ kʉjenga. 29 Looli ɨliisikʉ ɨlɨ Looti aasookilemo mu Sotoma, ʉmooto na mabwe aga gikwaka, fyalagalaga ʉkʉfuma kʉmwanya, ngatɨ fula, filɨnkʉbapyuta boosa. 30 Bʉbʉʉbo bo sikwisa kʉjɨɨlaga, bo ngʉsetʉligwa pabwelu ne Nnyamundʉ.

31 “Iisikʉ ɨlyo, ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ alɨ pamwanya pa nyumba, alɨngasulukaga kʉkwega ʉtʉndʉ twake ʉtʉ tʉlɨ nnyumba, looli abopege. Kangɨ ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ alɨ mu ngʉnda, alɨngagomokelangako kʉkaaja. 32 Munkʉmbʉkege ʉnkasi gwa Looti!†17:32 Ʉnkasi gwa Looti aasanwike ʉkʉja kyʉlʉ kya muunyu, paapo aanyonyilwe ʉkʉgomoka kʉ Sotoma, nkaaja aka Kyala aalagiile ʉkʉtɨ kapyutigwe. Bala kalata gwa Ʉbwandɨlo 19:26. 33 Ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ ikʉlonda ʉkʉbʉponesya ʉbʉʉmi bwake, ikʉbʉpeesyaga ʉbʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila. Looli ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ atikʉbʉpaasya ʉbʉʉmi bwake pakiisʉ apa, ʉjo jo ikʉbʉkabaga ʉbʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila.

34 “Nikʉbabʉʉla nikʉtɨ, pakɨlo ɨkyo abandʉ babɨlɨ lɨnga balambaleele pa kɨtala kɨmo, jʉmo ikwisa kwegigwa, ʉjʉngɨ ikwisa kʉlekigwa. 35 Abakiikʉlʉ babɨlɨ bikwisa kʉsyaga pamopeene, jʉmo ikwisa kwegigwa, ʉjʉngɨ ikwisa kʉlekigwa. [ 36 Abanyambala babɨlɨ bikwisa kʉbombaga ɨmbombo mu ngʉnda, jʉmo ikwisa kwegigwa, ʉjʉngɨ ikwisa kʉlekigwa.]”‡17:36 Baakalata bamo abaa ijolo bakaja na kanandɨ aka.

37 Abafundigwa balɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya balɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Ntwa, ɨsyo sikwisa kʉbombigwa kʉʉgʉ?” Alɨnkʉbaamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Apa gʉlipo ʉmfimba, po apa ɨminombo gikʉbʉngaana.”