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Yesu lasengulunga musha wa mushilikali mukulene
(Mateyo 8:5-13)
1 Yesu mpwalapwisha kwambila bantu maswi awa, walaya ku Kapelenawo. 2 Kwalikuba mutangunishi naumbi walikuba mukulene wa bashilikali bakwana mwanda walikuba ne musha ngwali kusuna. Musha uyo wali kakolwa cakwambeti walikuba pepi ne kufwa 3 Lino mpwalanyufwa lulumbi lwa Yesu, walatuma bamakulene nabambi ba Bayuda kuya akumusengeti amushilike musebenshi wa mukulene wa bashilikali. 4 Abo balatumwa balashika kuli Yesu, balamusenga camakasa abili kwambeti, “Kamubonani uyu muntu mwelela kumunyafwa, 5 pakwinga usuni mushobo wetu kayi walatwibakila ng'anda yakupaililamo.” 6 Lino Yesu walaya nabo. Mpwalashika pepi ne ng'anda, mukulene wa bashilikali walatuma banendi kuli Yesu kuya kumwambileti, “Mwami, mutalishupa, pakwinga ame nkandelela kwambeti amwe mwingile mung'anda yakame. 7 Weco ndiya kulibikapo kuba walulama kwisa kuli njamwe. Nomba mwambowa maswi musha wakame nabe cena. 8 Pakwinga nenjame nkute kukonkela milawo yabamakulene pancinto kayi nkute bashilikali mbonkute kutangunina. Na ndamwambili mushilikali eti, koya, neye ukute kuya. Na ndamwambili mushilikali eti, Kwesa, neye ukute kwisa, Na ndamwambili musha wakame eti, insa ici, neye ukute kwinsa.”
9 Yesu mpwalanyumfweco, walakankamana. Lino walalanga kubantu bangi abo balikumukonkela ne kwambeti, “Cakubinga ndiya kubonapo lushomo lwamushoboyu pakati paba Isilaeli sobwe!”
10 Balatumwa basa balabwelela kung'anda, nekuya akucana musha uyo laba cena.
Yesu lapundushunga mwana wa mukalubingi
11 Kufumapo Yesu walaya mumunshi umbi ukute kukwiweti Naini. Beshikwiya bakendi nelikoto lya bantu balaya nendi. 12 Yesu mpwalashika pepi ne munshi, walakumanya bantu kabali banyamuna citumbi, ca mutuloba wafwa walikuba emwana enka kuli banyina bamuka lubingi. Bantu bangi ba mumunshi balikuba pamo ne mukalubingi. 13 Yesu mpwalabona mukalubingi uyo walamunyumfwila inkumbo ne kumwambileti, “Kocileka kulila.” 14 Yesu walashika kuntangu ne kwikata citumbi ico, Lino balikuba bamanta citumbi ico balemana. Kayi kufumapo walambeti, “Obe mwana mutuloba ndakwambilingeti, punduka!” 15 Mwana mutuloboyo walikuba wafwa walapunduka nekwikala, walatatika kwamba. Lino Yesu walamubwesha kuli banyina. 16 Nomba bantu bonse balatina, popelapo balalumbaisha Lesa kabambeti, “Mushinshimi mukulene labonekele pakati petu, kayi Lesa wesa akupulusha bantu bakendi.” 17 Kufumapo lulumbi lwa Yesu yalamwaika mucishi conse ca Yudeya kayi ne bishi byonse byalikuba byashunguluka.
Ntumwi shalatumwa ne Yohane Mubatishi
(Mateyo 11:2-19)
18 Beshikwiya ba Yohane balamwambila byonse. Lino Yohane walakuwa babili pa beshikwiya bakendi, 19 ne kubatuma kuli Mwami Yesu kuya kwipusheti, “Sena njamwe ngwalamba Yohane eti lesanga nambi tulangilile naumbi?” 20 Balatumwa abo mpobalashika kuli Yesu, balamwambileti, “Yohane mubatishi latutumu kwambeti twipushe na njamwe uyo lesanga nambi tulangililenga naumbi?” 21 Pacindico Yesu walikashilika malwashi abantu bangi apusana pusana, bamapensho ne kufunya mishimu yaipa kayi walasengula bampofu bangi. 22 Lino Yesu walakumbula beshikwiya ba Yohane eti, “Kamuyani mumwambile Yohane byonse mbyomulabono ne kunyufwa, bampofu balabononga, balema myendo balendenga, beshimankuntu balabanga cena, bashinka matwi balanyufunga, bafu balapundukunga kayi bapenga balanyumfunga Mulumbe Waina. 23 Walelekwa muntu uyo labulunga kutonshanya pali njame.”
24 Lino beshikwiya bakendi Yohane mpobalaya, Yesu walatatika kwambila bantu bangi balikubapo sha makani a Yohane mubatishi eti, “Mpomwalaya akubona Yohane mucinyika mwalikuyeyeti ulyeti cani? Sena mwalikuyeyeti Yohane uliya ngofu eti litete likute kutenkanowa ne mpepo? 25 Nomba mwalikuyeyeti Yohane ulyeti cani? Sena nimuntu walikuba wafwala byakufwala byaina? Sobwe bantu beshi kufwala byaina, bakute kusuna malyalya nekwikala mumanda abami. 26 Kamung'ambila, nicani ncomwalaya akubona? Sena mwalikuyeyeti Yohane nimushinshimi? Ee, ndamwambilinga cakubinga kwambeti mwalabona wapita mushinshimi. 27 Pakwinga Yohane ewuyo walambwa mumabala a Lesa, Lesa walambeti,
“Ninkatume mutumwa wakame kuntangu kwakobe
kwambeti akakubambile nshila.”
28 “Ndamwambilinga kufuma keendi kuliyawa kubapo muntu wapita Yohane, nsombi usa mung'ana mu Bwami bwa Lesa emukulene kupita endiye.”
29 Bantu bonse ne beshikusonkesha misonko balanyumfwa kukambauka kwa Yohane, mpobalabatishiwa balasumina kwambeti Lesa walulama. 30 Nsombi Bafalisi ne beshikwiyisha Milawo pakukana kubatishiwa ne Yohane, balakana ncalikuyanda kubenshila Lesa.
31 Yesu walapitilisha kwambeti, “Anu bantu ba cino cindi ngandi bakoshanisha ne cani? Anu balyeti cani?” 32 Balyeti batwanike bekala pabusena bwakulishilapo kabolobeshanyeti,
“Twalamulilishila ngoma,
amwe muliya kushana!
‘Twalamwimbila inyimbo sha malila
amwe muliya kulila!’
33 “Pakwinga Yohane mubatishi walesa nkalikanisha kulya kayi nkali kunwapo waini, nomba amwe mwalambeti, ‘Ukute mushimu waipa.’ 34 Lino Mwana Muntu mpwalesa walatatika kulya ne kunwa, amwe mwalambeti, kamubonani ni weshikulyowa nekukolwa, kayi banendi ni beshimisonko kayi ne babwipishi. 35 Nsombi mano a Lesa akute kubonekela kuba ancine ncine kuli bonse bakute kwatambula.”
Yesu uli pang'anda ya Shimoni Mufalisi
36 Mufalisi naumbi walakuwa Yesu eti ayenga akulya nendiye. Lino Yesu walaya akwingila mung'anda nekwikala pakulyela. 37 Mu munshi uwu mwalikuba mutukashi wabwikalo bwaipa. Mpwalanyumfweti Yesu lalinga mung'anda ya Mufalisi uyo, walamanta kankuli kesula mafuta anunkila cena. 38 Walashika nekusuntama kunyuma kwa Yesu, pepi ne myendo kalila*. Walatontosha myendo bya Yesu ne misoshi yakendi ne kutatika kwipukuta ne mishishi yakendi, nekumyanguta bimpanta bya Yessu ne kutatika kumunanika mafuta ayo. 39 Lino Mufalisi usa walakuwa Yesu mpwalaboneco, walatatika kuyeyeti, “Muntu uyu nabanga mushinshimi wancincine nalenshibi mbuli ncabele mutukashi uyu lamwikatanga pakwinga nkamwisheti nimwipishi.” 40 Lino Yesu walamwambileti, “Shimoni nkute byakukwambila.” Shimoni walakumbuleti, “Beshikwiyisha kamwambani” 41 Yesu walambeti, “Palikuba bantu babili balabweleka mali ku muntu. Umo walabweleka myanda isanu ya mali, naumbi mali makumi asanu. 42 Mpocalashika cindi ca kubwesha, bonse babili balalilwa kubwesha nkongole, lino walabalekelela. Nomba pabantu babili basa, nupeyo shikubwelekesha mali ngweshakasune cikamba?” 43 Shimoni walakumbuleti, “Ame ndayeyengeti uyo walabweleka mali angi,”
Yesu walamwambileti, “Ulakumbulu cena.” 44 Lino walalanga kumuntukashi usa ne kumwambila Shimoni eti, “Sena ulabono mutukashi uyu? Mpondashiki mung'anda yakobe uliyawa kumpapo menshi akusamba kumyendo. Nsombi nendi lasambishi myendo yakame nemishoshi yakendi nekwipukuta ne mishishi yakendi. 45 Obe uliyawa kumyanguta pakumpa mutende, nsombi nendi kufuma mpondeshili mung'anda liya kucilekapo kumyanguta myendo yakame. 46 Bona mondeshili uliyawa kunanikapo mafuta mumutwi, nsombi uyu lananiki mafuta anunkila cena kubimpanta. 47 Ndakwambilinga cancine ncine, kuyandishisha kunene nkwalandeshe, cilaleshengeti bwipishi bwakendi bwingi bulalekelelwa. Nomba muntu lalekelelwa bwipishi bung'ana ukute kusuna pang'ana.”
48 Kufumapo Yesu walamwambila mutukashi uyo eti, “Bwipishi bwakobe bulalekelelwa.” 49 Lino abo bali kabalya pamo ne Yesu balatatika kwipushanyeti, “Anu niyani muntu uyu weshi kulekelela ne bwipishi?” 50 Lino Yesu walambila mutukashi uyo eti, “Lushomo lwakobe lulakupulushu, koya mulumuno.”
* 7:38 7:38 Walikuba ekala pakapuna kafupi myendo nkaili yapula kunyuma