¹ Ako kanya, abanafunzi bagendeye Yesu baramubaza ngo: Ni nde mukuru m'ubwami bwo mu juru?

² Yesu yakura umwana mutoto, yamuhagarika hagati yebo arababwira ngo: ³ Kweli, ndikubabwira mwewe mubeye mutahindukire no kuba ng'abana batoto, ndo mukayingire m'ubwami bwo mu juru na kannyori. ⁴ Umundu ukakitise bugufi ng'umwana mutoto niwe ukabe mukuru m'ubwami bwo mu juru. ⁵ Kandi umundu wakiriye no kuhangayikira umwana mutoto mu zina ryanje akabe ari njewe yakiriye.

⁶ Umundu woshe ukatume abanyizerire bagwa mu byaha azirikweho urusyo mu gosi, batere mu ngezi. ⁷ Musi hakahoremo ibisitaza. Ariko ahekire ishano, ukabe igisitaza kuri bira be. ⁸ Niba akaguru kawe cangwa ukuboko bikubereye ikugusha, ubice no kubita kure, kubera ko bibonereye umundu kwingira mu juru ari ikirema aho kugira ngo atabwe m'umuriro gutakazime afite amaguru gombi n'amaboko gombi. ⁹ Iryisho ryawe ritumire ukora icaha, urivanemo no kurita kure yawe kubera biboneye kuyingira mu juru n'iryisho rimwe aho kwingira mu jehenamu n'amiso abiri.

¹⁰ Mukirinde, mwere gusuzugura umwe mu bano bana batoto, kuko nababwiye ngo malaika bebo bo kubarinda bo mu juru bahoraga barikurebera imbere ya Data wo mu juru. ¹¹ Mumenye ko Umwana w'umundu yayijire gucungura icabaga caherire. ¹² Mwewe murikubitekerezaho ki? Umundu abeye afite indama ijana, imwe igahera, mbesi ndo yosiga zazindi mirongo icenda n'icenda akagenda kwenda iriya yindi imwe yaherire? ¹³ Amarire kuyibona, mbabwize ukuri ko yokishima cane kurenza zazindi mirongo icenda n'icenda zitari zaherire. ¹⁴ Niko bimerire, ndo Data wo mu juru yokugisima kubona umwe muri bano batoto atakeye.

¹⁵ Mwene sho akorize icaha, genda umuhane muri mwembi gusha. Abeye yemeye, akakumva, ukabe ubwenye mwene sho. ¹⁶ Ariko akiyangiye, ufate uwundi mundu mumugendere kugira ngo bikubere ubudimwe, kuko igambo ry'abandu babiri cangwa bashatu rihabwaga agaciro. ¹⁷ Naho abeye yangire kubumva, mugende mubwire ikanisa, akomeze kuyanga atabwe hanje, abarwe ng'umupagani cangwa umusoresha. ¹⁸ Kweli ndababwiye, ibindu mukafunge ku si no mu juru bikabe bifungirwe, kandi byoshe mukafungure ku si no mu juru bikafungurwe. ¹⁹ Kandi ndababwiye ngo: Abandu babiri bafungire inama, ikindu coshe bakasabe Data wo mu juru akakibahe. ²⁰ Kubera ko aho abandu babiri cangwa bashatu bakahurire kubera izina ryanje nanje ngabe ndi hamwe nabo.

²¹ Nyuma Petro yamugendeye no kumubwira ngo: Mwami, umuvukanyi angosereze mubabarire kali kangahe? Kugeza kuri karindwi?

²² Yesu aramusubiza ngo: ndo ngubwiye karindwi gusha, ahubwo mirongo irindwi kali karindwi. ²³ Kubere ibyo, ubwami bwo mu juru bunganisizwe n'Umwami wendaga gukora imibare n'abakozi be. ²⁴ Igihe co yatangiye kubara, bazenye umwe fite ideni rye ry'italanta bihumbi icumi. ²⁵ Aburire ico kuriha, shebuja yategekire ko aba imuhatwa n'abana be hamwe n'umugore we n'ibye byoshe kugira ngo ideni ririhwe. ²⁶ Ariko uwo mukozi yapfukamire hashi atangira kumuramya no gushaba imbabazi arikumuhendahenda kumuriha kannyori nnyori ²⁷ Uwo shebuja yamupfiriye imbabazi yamufungura, yamubabarira iryo deni ryoshe, aramusonera. ²⁸ Uwo mukozi yagiye, ahwiye n'umufitiye ideni ry'idinari ijana, yamusimbukiye ku gosi, no kumuniga ngo: Ndihe mwa, cangwa ngunige ²⁹ Wa munya deni arapfukama aramuhendahenda ngo: Mbabarire, nyihanganire ngakurihe buhoro buhoro. ³⁰ Ariko we yayangire, yamufatire amugendana mu prizo kugeza igihe co kuriha. ³¹ Nuko abandi bakozi biji ibyabeye, bababeye bagenda kubwira patro webo wambere.

³² Patro yamuhamageye ngo: Weho uri umukozi mubi, wansjambire ngo ngubabarire ideni ry'ibihumbi icumi, ngugirira imbabazi. ³³ Nawe wari ugombire kubabarira ideni ry'idinari ijana. Kubera ki utamugiriye imbabazi ngizo nakugiriye? ³⁴ Patro yarakeye cane, aramutanga ngo bamudihe kugeza igihe co akarihe by'abihumbi cumi. ³⁵ Uko niko Data wo mu juru akabagire niba mutenda kubabarirana mwewe kuri mwewe biviye mu mitima yenyu.