6 Maabaho Mndewa kagendelela kulonga, “Tegelezeni viyalongile ija msemi yehile. 7 Vino Mulungu hezawatagusa waja woyawasagule womulilila imisi na ichilo? Vino kezakalama kuwataza? 8 Nowalongelani kezawezilani hima hima! Mbali Mwana wa Munhu vondayeze, vino kezawona uhuwilo mwiisi yose?”
13 “Mbali msola kodi ija kema kutali, wala hagezile bule hata kwinula meso yake kuulanga. Mbali kaitowa mhambaga yake kwa usungu na kulonga, ‘Weye Mulungu, niwonele ubazi, niye mwene uhasanyi.’ 14 Yesu kawalongela, msola kodi ino kahita ukaye yake kanoga haulongozi ha Mulungu kumfosa ija Mfalisayo. Kwaviya munhu yoyose yoyoitenda mwenyewo mkulu kezatendigwa kuwa mdodo, na munhu yoyose yoyoitenda mwenyewo mdodo keza tendigwa kuwa mkulu.”
15 Wanhu wamwenga wawagala wana wawo wadoododo kwa Yesu muladi yawekile makono. Wanahina viwawawone ivo, wawabwakila wanhu waja. 16 Mbali Yesu kawatanga wana wadoododo na kalonga, “Walekeni wana wadoododo weze kumwangu, sekemuwagome. Kwaviya Ufalume wa Mulungu ni wa wanhu fana wano. 17 Nomulongelani ukweli, munhu yoyose yohauhokela Ufalume wa Mulungu fana mwana mdoododo, hezakwingila muna ufalume uwo ng'o!”
18 Mkulu imwe wa Chiyahudi kamuuza Yesu, “Mfundiza unogile, nitende choni nidahe kupata ugima wa siku zose?”
19 Yesu kamuuza, “Habali konitanga niye yanogile? Habule munhu yanogile ila Mulungu muhala. 20 Koyamanya Malagilizo, ‘Sekeukome, sekeuwe mgoni, sekeubawe, sekeulonge uvwizi, wahulike tati yako na mami yako.’ ”
21 Munhu ija kedika, “Yayo yose niyatenda kusongela udodo wangu.”
22 Yesu viyahulike ivo, kamulongela, “Kuhungukiligwa na chinhu chimwe. Chuuza vose viuli navo ukaweng'he ngaye-ngaye hela, na weye kwizakuwa na ngama kuulanga, maabaho izo unisondelele.” 23 Mbali munhu ija viyahulike ivo, kapata luholozi kwaviya kakala na vinhu vingi.
24 Yesu viyamuwone kuwa kana chiholozi, kamulongela, “Ni vidala ng'hani kwa wanhu weli na vinhu vingi kwingila muna Ufalume wa Mulungu! 25 Vibuha ngamiya kwingila munaichizonzo cha sanziya kufosa tajili kwingila muna Ufalume wa Mulungu.”
26 Wanhu wowamuhulike, wamuuza, “Lelo yelihi yondayadahe kukomboligwa?”
27 Yesu kawedika, “Chinhu hachidahika kwa wanhu, kwa Mulungu chodahika.”
28 Maabaho Petili kalonga, “Lola! Cheye chileka vinhu vetu vose na kukuwinza weye.”
29 Yesu kawalongela, “Nowalongela kweli, munhu yoyose yoyalekile kaye yake, hebu muke wake, hebu ndugu, hebu tati yake na mami yake, hebu wana, kwa ichimu cha Ufalume wa Mulungu, 30 kezahokela vingi miyanza mingi ng'hani muna zisiku zino za sambi na ugima wa siku zose muna ulusita lukwiza.”
31 Yesu kawasola waja wanahina wake longo na waidi, kawalongela, “Tegelezeni! Chohita Yelusalemu, na chila chinhu chochandikigwe na walotezi wa Mulungu kwa mbuli ya Mwana wa Munhu chizalawilila. 32 Kwaviya kezakwikigwa mmakono ya wanhu weli siyo Wayahudi, nawo wezamzeha na wezamuliga na wezambwajulila mate, 33 wezamulanha mibalati, maabaho wezamkoma. Mbali siku nhatu hamwande, kezazilibuka.”
34 Mbali wanahina hawavimanyile chinhu icho kwaviya fambulo da mbuli iyo dikala difisigwa kumwawo, na hawayamanyile yalongigwe.
35 Yesu viyakalile habehi kufika Yeliko, munhu imwe chipofu kakala mumgwazo ya inzila kopula. 36 Viyahulike lung'husesa lwa wanhu lwofosa, kauza, “Kuna choni?”
37 Wamulongela, “Yesu wa Nazaleti kofosa.”
38 Nayo kalandula dizi, “Yesu! Mwana wa Daudi! Niwonele ubazi!”
39 Wanhu wowalongole wambwakila na kumulongela yanyamale, mbali yeye kaiyoha kulandula dizi, “Mwana wa Daudi, niwonele ubazi!”
40 Yesu kema, kawalongela wanhu wamgale kumwake. Chipofu ija viyafikile habehi, Yesu kamuuza, 41 “Kolonda nikutendele choni?”
42 Yesu kamulongela, “Lola! Kunihuwila kwako kukuhonya.”
43 Bahobaho chipofu ija kadaha kuwona, kamsondelela Yesu kuno komwing'ha hewela Mulungu. Wanhu viwawonile ivo, ivia wamtunhiza Mulungu.
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