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18 Patsogolo pace, iye adawafotokozera ciratizo cakulewa bza kufunika kwa kupemba nthawe zentse na kuleka kubwerera m’mbuyo, 2 ndipo adawauza kuti: “Mu mzinda unango mukhana nyakutonga mirandu m’bodzi, omwe akhagopa lini Mulungu ndipo akhalibe basa na munthu. 3 Ndipo mu mzindamo akhalipombo mamsiwa m’bodzi omwe akhambayenda kuna iye ntsiku zentse acimbamukumbira kuti: ‘Titongeni mwa cirungamo, ine na munthu omwe ndikunesana naye.’ 4 Pakuyamba, iye akhafuna lini, koma na kupita kwa nthawe iye adalewa mu mtima mwace kuti: ‘Ine nimbagopa lini Mulungu ndipo ndiribe basa na munthu, 5 tsono pakuti mamsiwayu akundinesanesa, nin’mutonga mwa cirungamo kuti aleke kubwera pomwe kudzandinesa.’” 6 Tenepo, Mbuya adati: “Kodi mwawona bzomwe nyakutonga miranduyu adalewa napo kuti ngwakusaya kulungama? 7 Kodi Mulungu omwe ambapirira na wanthu wace wakusankhulidwa, an’dzawonesesa lini kuti wale omwe ambamudandaulira usiku na masikati acitiridwa cirungamo? 8 Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti: Iye an’dzawonesesa kuti iwo acitiridwa cirungamo mwakamfulumize. Tsono Mwana wa munthu akadzafika, kodi an’dzagumanadi cikhulupiro* pa dziko la pantsi?”
9 Kwa wanthu omwe akhabziwona kuti mbakulungama ndipo akhanyoza anzawo, adawauza ciratizo cakuti: 10 “Amuna awiri adayenda ku templo kukapemba, m’bodzi akhali Mfarizeu ndipo munangoyo akhali nyakukhomesa mtsonkho. 11 Mfarizeuyo adaima aciyamba kupemba mu mtima mwace kuti: ‘Mulungu wangu, nimbakutendani thangwe ndiri lini ninga winangowa omwe mbanyakupamba, anyakusaya kulungama, anyakucita upombo ayai uputa, ndipo ndiri linimbo ninga nyakukhomesa mtsonkhoyu. 12 Nimbabzimana kudya kawiri mdzinga uli-wentse, ndipo nimbapereka cakhumi pa bzinthu bzentse bzomwe nimbagumana.’ 13 Tsono nyakukhomesa mtsonkhoyo adaima na patali, mwakuti ne akhafuna lini kunyang’anisa kudzulu koma akhambabzimenya pacifuwa, acimbalewa kuti: ‘Imwe Mulungu wangu, ndibverenimbo ntsisi pakuti ndine munthu wa pikado.’ 14 Inepano ndikukuuzani kuti: Pomwe mwamunayu adabwerera kumui kwace, Mulungu adamuwona kuti akhali wakulungama kuposa Mfarizeu ule. Thangwe munthu ali-wentse omwe an’bzikuza an’dzacepesedwa, ndipo ule omwe an’bzicepesa, an’dzakuzidwa.”
15 Wanthu adayamba kumubwereserambo wana ang’ono kuti awasimbe,* tsono pomwe anyakupfunza wace adawona bzimwebzi adawatsimula. 16 Tsono Jezu adacemera wanawo, aciti: “Asiyeni wanawo abwere kuna ine, lekani kuwaletsa, pakuti Umambo bwa Mulungu ni bwa wanthu ninga amwewa. 17 Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti: Ali-wentse omwe an’tambira lini Umambo bwa Mulungu ninga mwana mng’ono, an’dzapita lini mu Umambobo.”
18 Ndipo mtongi munango adamubvunza kuti: “Mpfunzisi wabwino, kodi nin’funika kucita ciyani kuti ndidzagumane moyo wakusaya kumala?” 19 Tsono Jezu adamutawira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi ukundicemera wabwino? Palibe munthu wabwino kupambula Mulungu yekha. 20 Iwepo umbadziwa kale malamulo yakuti: ‘Leka kucita upombo ayai uputa, leka kupha munthu, leka kuba, leka kupereka umboni bwakunama, mbalemekeza pai wako na mai wako.’” 21 Ndipo mtongiyo adati: “Bzentsenebzi nimbacita kale kuyambira pomwe ndikhali mwana.” 22 Pakubva bzimwebzi, Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Pana cinthu cibodzi comwe cikusala kwa iwepo: Ndoko ukagulise bzinthu bzako bzentse, kobirizo ukapase anyakusauka, ndipo un’dzakhala na cuma kudzulu; ukamala ubwere udzakhale mteweri wangu.” 23 Pomwe adabva bzimwebzi, iye adasunama kwene-kwene thangwe akhadadala kwene-kwene.
24 Jezu adamunyang’anisa ndipo adalewa kuti: “Bzin’dzakhala bzakunesa kuti wanthu wa kobiri, adzapite mu Umambo bwa Mulungu! 25 Mpsakupusa kuti ngamira ipite pa kamubo ka mtsingano, kuposa kuti munthu wakudala adzapite mu Umambo bwa Mulungu.” 26 Wanthu omwe adabva bzimwebzi adalewa kuti: “Tsono penu n’tenepo, kodi mbani angadzapulumuke?” 27 Iye adati: “Bzinthu bzomwe mpsakukwanisika lini kwa wanthu, mpsakukwanisika kwa Mulungu.” 28 Tsono Pedru adati: “Ifepano tasiya bzinthu bzentse ticikutewerani.” 29 Iye adawauza kuti: “Cadidi ndikukuzani kuti, palibe munthu omwe adasiya nyumba, mkazi, abale, abereki ayai wana thangwe ra Umambo bwa Mulungu, 30 omwe an’dzatambira lini bzizinji mu nthawe ino, ndipo mu nthawe ikubwerayo* acidzatambirambo moyo wakusaya kumala.”
31 Patsogolo pace Jezu adatengera pambali apostolo wace 12 aciwauza kuti: “Tikuyenda ku Jeruzalemu, ndipo bzentse bzomwe bzidanembedwa na apolofeta pakulewa bza Mwana wa munthu, bzin’kakwanisika. 32 Mwa ciratizo, iye an’dzaperekedwa kwa wanthu wa mitundu inango. Wanthuwo an’dzamunyoza, kumuboneresa na kumupsipira mata. 33 Ndipo akadzamala kumupfumbula, iwo an’dzamupha, tsono pa ntsiku yacitatu iye an’dzalamusidwa.” 34 Na tenepo, iwo alibe kubvesesa thandauzo la bzinthu bzimwebzi, thangwe iwo akhadabisiridwa mafalaya kuti aleke kubvesesa bzomwe bzikhalewedwa.
35 Pomwe Jezu akhadasala pang’ono kufika ku Jeriko, zimola munango omwe akhali nyakukumbira-kumbira akhadakhala m’mphepete mwa mseu. 36 Pomwe adabva baludya la thimu la wanthu lomwe likhapita na pamwepo, iye adabvunza kuti: ‘Kodi n’ciyani comwe cikucitika?’ 37 Iwo adamuuza kuti: “Jezu Mnazareti akupita na pano!” 38 Pomwe adabva bzimwebzi, iye adakuwa kuti: “Jezu, Mwana wa Davide, ndibverenimbo ntsisi!” 39 Wale omwe akhali kutsogolo adayamba kumbamutsimula acimuuza kuti anyamale, tsono ni pomwe iye akhakuwiratu kwene-kwene kuti: “Mwana wa Davide, ndibverenimbo ntsisi!” 40 Jezu adaima ndipo adakumbira kuti abwerese munthuyo kuna iye. Pomwe adafika pafupi, Jezu adamubvunza kuti: 41 “Kodi un’funa kuti ndikucitire ciyani?” Zimolayo adatawira kuti: “Mbuya, ndicitiseni kuti ndiyambe pomwe kuwona.” 42 Tenepo Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Yamba pomwe kuwona, cikhulupiro cako cakulimbisa.” 43 Pa nthawe imweyoletu, iye adayamba pomwe kuwona ndipo adamutewera acimbatumbiza Mulungu. Pomwe wanthu wentse adawona bzimwebzi, adatumbizambo Mulungu.