1 “Kwavija Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na munhu yalawile ulukwili kuchola kuzahila wanhu wa kusang'hanika mumgunda wake wa mizabibu. 2 Waitogolela yawalihe dinali*Dinali imwe nhegulo yake hela ya kitumetume cha zua dimwe. mdizua dimwe, abaho, kawatuma kusang'hanika mumgunda wake wa mizabibu. 3 Mkipigiti cha saa ndatu kachola kabili, kawona wanhu wayagwe wemile hadisoko walibule sang'hano ya kutenda, 4 avo kawalongela, ‘Na mweye gendeni mkasang'hanike mumgunda wa mizabibu, nowaliha kilondigwa kulihigwa.’ 5 Avo wachola. Mkipigiti cha saa sita na saa tisa kachola kabili, katenda vivija. 6 Na mkipigiti cha saa longo dimwe na imwe, kachola na kuwavika wanhu wayagwe wema, avo kawauza, ‘Habali mwimile hano songela imitondo bila kutenda sang'hano yoyose?’ 7 Waja wanhu wamulongela, ‘Kwavija haduhu munhu yatugwelele sang'hano ya kutenda.’ Ija imunhu kawalongela, ‘Gendeni na mweye mkasang'hanike mumgunda wa mizabibu.’

8 “Viivikile ichungulo, mwene mgunda kamulongela salange wake, ‘Wakeme wasang'hana, abaho, walihe maliho gao, songa na waja wasongile kusang'hanika ichungulo, abaho, umambukizile na waja wasongile kusang'hanika imitondo.’ 9 Na waja wose wasongile kusang'hanika ichungulo, kila munhu kalihigwa dinali. 10 Viwezile waja wasongile kusang'hanika imitondo, wagiza kamba wolihigwa dinali bwando, ila vivija na hewo walihigwa dinali imwe kila munhu. 11 Wabokela dinali zao, abaho, wasonga kumtwanganikila mwene mgunda, 12 walonga, ‘Wanhu wano wa ikimambukizo wasang'hanika saa dimwe diiyeka, ila kuwaliha kamba vuutulihile tweye tusang'hanike mdizua kali na kugaya misi yose!’

13 “Mwene mgunda kamwidika munhu imwe mmwanza wao, kalonga, ‘Mbwiga, sikutendele kinhu chochose kihile! Hatuitogolele kusang'hanika mdizua dimwe kwa dinali imwe? 14 Sola maliho gako uchole. Nisagula kumgwelela ino waikimambukizo kamba vinikugwelele gweye. 15 Vino sidaha kutenda vija vinilonda na hela zangu mwenyego? Ama kokona migongo kwavija vinili na moyo unogile?’

16 “Avo, wali wa haikimambukizo wowa wa haichanduso, na wali wa haichanduso wowa wa haikimambukizo.”

Ija imtwanzi kamwidika yolonga, “Lagiza kamba wanangu wano wabili, imwe yakale mkono wako wa ukulume na iyagwe yakale mkono wako wa ukumoso muna Undewa wako.”

22 Yesu kawalongela, “Hammanyile kinhu chumpula. Modaha kuking'wela kikasi cha mgayo kinilondigwa kuking'wela nie?”

Wamwidika walonga, “Todaha.”

23 Yesu kawalongela, “Moking'wela kikasi cha migayo kining'wela nie, ila kukala kumkono wangu wa ukulume na wa ukumoso sio sang'hano yangu. Ila hanhu aho wekiligwa waja wose watandiligwe na Tataangu.”

24 Wanahina wayagwe longo dimwe viwahulike vino, wawonela lusango Yakobo na Yohana. 25 Ila Yesu kawakema hamoja kawalongela, “Movitanga kamba wandewa wa Wamhazi wowatawala na mhiko, na wakulu zao wana udaho mwa wanhu zao. 26 Sambiiwe vino kumwenu. Ila munhu yoyose mmwanza wenu yahalonda kuwa mkulu, kolondigwa yawe mtumigwa wenu. 27 Na munhu yoyose mmwanza wenu yahalonda kuwa waichanduso, kolondigwa yawe nyakadala wenu. 28 Kwavija Mwana wa Munhu hezile kusang'hanikilwa, ila kusang'hanikila wayagwe, na kulava ugima wake giladi yawakombole wanhu bwando.”