1 Pacindi copeleco beshikwiya ba Yesu balesa kulyendiye nekumwipusheti, “Inga niyani eshakabe mukulene wapita bonse mu Bwami bwa kwilu?” 2 Yesu walakuwa mwana ne kumwimanika pakati pabo, 3 ne kwambeti, “Cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, mwabula kusanduka, ne kubeti mwana uyu, nteti mukengile mu Bwami bwa kwilu pimbi. 4 Ecebo cakendi muntu uliyense lalicepeshenga mbuli mwana uyu, epeloyo emukulene wapita, mu Bwami bwa kwilu. 5 Kayi uliyense latambulunga mwana ulyeti uyu pacebo cakame, endiye kayi lantambulunga.”
6 “Uliyense lapeshengeti umo wabana bakute lushomo muli njame kwambeti bapuntwe, celela kuba cena kumusungilila cilibwe camwampelo munshingo ne kumuwala mulwenje. 7 Malele kubantu bapacishi capanshi pano, cebo cakufula kwabwipishi, Naboyo bwipishi nkabwelela kubula kuboneka, nomba malele kumuntu uyo lapeshengeti banendi bapuntwe.
8 “Lino na cikasa cakobe, nambi mwendo wakobe, ukute kukwipisha, kotimbula utaye, caina kuya kwingila ku buyumi koli watimbuka cikasa, nambi mwendo, kupita kuwalwa kumulilo utapu kokute makasa onse, nambi myendo yonse ibili. 9 Kayi na linso lyakobe lilakwipishinga, likolobolemo ulitaye, caina kuya kwingila ku buyumi kokute linso limo'wa, kupita kuwalwa mu Gehena kokute menso abili.”
10 “Cenjelani, kamutanyansha umo wa bana batwanike aba, cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, bangelo bakwilu nkobali cindi conse pamenso a Bata bakwilu.”
11 Mwana Muntu walesa kupulusha bantu bataika. 12 “Inga mwinseconi, na muntu kakute mbelele mwanda umo, imo itaika, sena nkelela kushiya mbelele shisa makumi asanu, ne ana, ne na shimbi shisanu ne shina mumilundu, ne kuya kulangaula imo isa ilataiki? 13 Ndamwambilinga cakubinga kwambeti, aicana ukute kusekelela kupita kusekelela ne shisa shilabulu kutaika. 14 Nicimo cimo Ba meshenu bakwilu nkabasuni kwambeti umo wabana batwanike aba ataike?”
18 “Cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, ciliconse ncoti mukasunge panshi pano, nicikasungwe kwilu, kayi ciliconse nceti mukasungulule panshi pano, nicikasungululwe kwilu. 19 Kayi cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, mwanyumfwana mobabili pacishi capanshi, pakusenga cintu ciliconse, Bata bakwilu nibakamwinshile. 20 Pali babili, nambi batatu balabungana mu Lina lyakame, ame mpondi pakati pabo.”
23 Lino Bwami bwa kwilu tubwelanishe cisa. Palikuba mwami uyo walakuwa basebenshi bakendi kwambeti, abone cena nkongole nshobalikukute. 24 Mpwalatatika kubasesa, kwalacanika musebenshi naumbi walikukute nkongole ya mali angi akwana bina myanda myanda. 25 Mpwalalilwa kubwesha nkongole, Mwami walambeti, musebenshi usa aulishiwe ne mukashendi ne banabendi, ne bintu byonse mbyalikukute, kwambeti nkongole isa ipwe. 26 Musebenshi usa walasuntama nekufulungana panshi pamenso pa mwami ne kukombeleleti, “Kamupembelelako pang'ana ninkabweshe nkongole yonse.” 27 Mwami usa walanyumfwila luse, ne kumulekelela nkongole yonse, ne kumusuminisheti, ayenga.
28 Nomba uyu musebenshi mpwalapula, walakumanya musebenshi munendi walikumukutile nkongole ya mali akwana mwanda umo. Walamwikata mwabukalu ne kumutinga panshingo, ne kumwambileti, “Bwesha nkongole isa!” 29 Musebenshi munendi usa walaliwisha panshi kumyendo yakendi ne kumukombeleleti, Kamupembelelako pang'ana, ninkabweshe nkongole njonkute kuli njamwe. 30 Nendi walakana kumulekelela, walamusungisha mujele, kushikila akabweshe nkongole.
31 Basebenshi nabambi mpobalabona calenshika, balepilwa kwine. Neco balaya kumwambila mwami bintu byonse. 32 Mwami usa walamukuwa, ne kumwambileti, “Musebenshi waipa obe! Ame ndalakulekelela nkongole yonse mpowalankombelela. 33 Sena nkowanga welela kumwinshila nkumbo ne kumulekelela munobe mbuli ame ncondakwinshila nkumbo ne kukulekelela?” 34 Mwami usa walakalala, neco walamuwala mujele kwambeti bakamupenshe, kushikla akabweshe nkongole isa,
35 Yesu walapwisha kwamba pakwambeti “Ici encoti bakense Bata bakwilu kuli umo ne umo, uyo utalekelele munendi ne moyo wonse.”
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