Luka 14

Yezu Awangisa Ntenda Ntsiku ya Sabudu

1 Ntsiku inango ya Sabudu, mudapita Yezu n'nyumba mwa nkulu wa afarisi kuti aende kadya, anthu onsene akhamulang'anisa. 2 Patsogolo pace pakhakhala na mamuna m'bodzi akhali na nthenda ya kubzimba. 3 Penepo, Yezu abvundzisa kuna anyakudziwisa a mwambo na kuna afarisi kuti: “Kodi mwambo wathu usatawirisa kuwangisa munthu ntsiku ya Sabudu peno nkhabe?” 4 Mbwenye iwo amatama. Na tenepo, Yezu amphata mamuna manja ace mbamuwangisa, mbampanga kuti ndoko pyako.

5 Buluka penepo Yezu aabvundza kuti: “Ngakhala m'bodzi wanu ana mwana wace peno ng'ombe yace idagwa mu ncera, nkhabe kwenda kaibulusa na mwansanga ntsiku ya Sabudu?” 6 Iwo acimwana kuntawira.

Leka Kusankhula Mbuto ya Kutoma

7 Yezu pikhalang'anisa Iye anyaphwandu kusankhula kukhacita iwo mbuto za kutoma pa thando ya kudya, alonga nsanje wa kuti: 8 Ungacemerwa na munthu ku phwandu ya banja, leka kukhala pa mbuto ya kutoma. Thangwi panango alipombo unango adacemerwa, munthu wa mbiri kupiringana iwe. 9 Mphapo, ule adakucemerani pa uwiri wanu funa akupange tenepa: “Buluka penepo upase ndzako mbuto.” Penepo, iwe unakhala na manyadzo, mbuenda kakhala pa mbuto yakumalisira. 10 Mbwenye iwe ungacemerwa, khala pa mbuto ya kumalisira. Ule adakucemera anabwera kudza kakupanga kuti: “Xamwali, bwera kuno kutsogolo.” Na tenepo, unalemedzeka pikulu pa maso pa onsene adacemerwa pa phwandu. 11 Thangwi ule anapikuza, anadza kacepeswa. Ulembo anapicepesa, anadza kakuzwa.

12 Buluka penepo, Yezu apanga ule adancemera kuti: Iwe ungafuna kucita phwandu na masikati, peno na masiku, leka kucemera axamwali ako, peno abale ako, peno a dzindza yako, peno andzako anyakupfuma anakhala na iwe dhuzi pa cisa. Thangwi ntsiku inango, iwo anadza kakucemerambo. Na tenepo, anakubwezera udidi onsene udacita iwe. 13 Mbwenye iwe ungacita phwandu, cemera anyakucherenga, anyakulamala, anyakuchikama na madzimola. 14 Tenepa iwe unadza katsandzaya, thangwi iwo anacimwana kukubwezera pire pidaacitira iwe. Mbwenye Mulungu, anakupasa muwoni wako pa kulamuka pa kufa kwa anyakulungama.

Nsanje wa Phwandu Ikulu

(Mateu 22:1-14)

15 Munthu m'bodzi akhakhala na iwo pa thando ya kudya, mudabva iye penepi, alonga kuna Yezu kuti: Mbatsandzaye ale anadza kadya phwandu ya Umambo wa Mulungu.

16 Mbwenye Yezu alonga kuti: Mamuna m'bodzi acita phwandu ikulu mbacemeresa anthu azinji. 17 Mudakwana n'dzidzi wa phwandu, atuma nyabasa wace toera aende kapanga ale akhadacemerwa kuti: “Bwerani, thangwi pyonsene pyamala kusasanyirwa!”

18 Mbwenye m'bodzi na m'bodzi atoma kuphemba kulekererwa. Wakutoma alonga tenepa: “Ndagula munda wanga, na tenepo ndisafunika ndiyende kauona. Ndisaphemba kuti mundilekerere.”

19 Unango alonga tenepa: “Ndagula ng'ombe khumi zakulima nazo. Funa ndikhazyone kuphata kwazo basa. Ndisaphemba kuti mundilekerere.”

20 Unango alonga tenepa: “Ndamala kupaswa banja lero. Na thangwi eneyo ndinacimwana kwendako.” 21 Nyabasa abwerera mbaenda kalonga pyonsene kuna mbuya wace. Na tenepo, mbuya wace aipirwa pikulu kakamwe, mbalonga kuti: “Ndoko na mwansanga m'miseu na m'misika ya mu nzinda ukhacemere anyakucherenga, madzimola, anyakulamala na anyakuchikama.”

22 Mudabwerera nyabasa, alonga tenepa: “Mbuya, ndamala kucita pyonsene pidandipanga imwe, mbwenye mbuto iciripo basi.” 23 Penepo, mbuya wace ampanga tenepa: “Ndoko m'miseu na n'njira zinango za cigwagwa. Akakamize anagumana iwe mwenemu kuti abwere, toera nyumba yanga idzale. 24 Mbwenye ine ndisakupangani kuti nkhabe m'bodzi adacemera ine pa kutoma, anadza kalawira phwandu yanga.”

Pinthu Pinafunika toera Kukhala Nyakupfundza wa Yezu

25 Penepo, mwinji wa anthu ukhatowera Yezu. Iye azungunuka mbalonga tenepa: 26 “Ule anafuna kunditowera, mbakhonda kundifuna kupiringana baba wace na mai wace, nkazace, anace amuna na akazi, abale ace amuna na akazi, peno mbakhonda kundifuna kupiringana iye ene, nkhabe kwanisa kukhala nyakupfundza wanga. 27 Pontho ule anakhonda kukwata ntanda wace mbanditowera, nkhabe kwanisa kukhala nyakupfundza wanga.”

28 Ngakhala m'bodzi wanu asanyerezera kumanga nyumba ya kulapha pikulu kakamwe, cakutoma nkhabe kukhala pantsi mbatoma kuona pinafuna kubvunga iye, toera angamala aone ngakhala kobiri zace zinakwana? 29 Thangwi angakhonda kucita penepi, iye anaikha nchici, mbwenye anacimwana kuimalisa nyumba. Penepo, onsene adaona pidacitika, anatoma kunseka mbalonga tenepa: 30 “Mamuna uyu aitoma nyumba, mbwenye acimwana kuimalisa!”

31 Peno mbani mambo, kuti angafuna buluka kwenda ku nkhondo kamenyana na mambo ndzace, pa kutoma nkhabe khala pantsi mbatoma kunyerezera kuti na anyakhondo pikwi khumi, ndinakwanisa kumenyana na ule anadza na pikwi makumawiri? 32 Angakhonda kucita penepi, anamalisira kutuma mwana nkate kuna mambo ndzace mbaciri kutali, kuti abverane naye pya ntendere. 33 Na tenepo, nkhabe m'bodzi wanu anakwanisa kukhala nyakupfundza wanga, angakhonda kusiya pyonsene pina iye.

34 Munyu ndi cinthu cadidi, mbwenye ungakhonda kulungula si munyubve tayu. 35 Nkhabe basabve ibodzi inafuna kucita iwo, peno pa mataka, peno kupasa ndimu mataka. Unakwatwa mbutayiwa kunja.

“Ule ana makutu a kubva, mbabve.”

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