¹ Yesu alandile nakabili kuli bena mumilumbe, atile, ² ''Ubufumu bwa mumulu bwaba kwati imfumu iya pekenye umutebeto wa cupo ca mwana wakwe umwaume. ³ Yatumine ababomfi bakwe mwikwita abo abalalikwe ukwisa kumutebeto wa cupo, lelo tabaishileko. Nakabili imfumu yalitumine nabambi ababomfi ukutila, '' ⁴ Nakabili imfumu yalitumine nabambi ababomfi ukutila, ''mwebe abo abalalikwe, ''Moneni, mpekenya umulalilo wandi. Ingombe yandi ilume kabili ne ingombe ishaina nashipaiwa, na fyonse nafipekaniwa. Iseni kumutebeto wa cupo.'' Lelo balya tabaposeleko amano, balile kumbi, umo ku cilime cakwe, naumbi, ku makwebo yakwe. ⁵ Lelo balya tabaposeleko amano, balile kumbi, umo ku cilime cakwe, naumbi ku makwebo yakwe. ⁶ Lelo bambi baikete ababomfi bamfumu, nokubacusha nokubasebanya, na bambi balibeye. ⁷ Awe imfumu yalifulilwe, yacitumine naba shikale baiko balyonalwile bonse balya banta lamisoka nokoca umusumba wabo. ⁸ Elyo yatile kubabomfi bakwe, ''Ubwinga bwe na nabupekanwa, lelo abo abalalikwe tabali abawamina. ⁹ Eico kabiyeni kumasansa yashila noku lalika abantu abengi kumutebeto wa cupo abengi abantu abo mulesanga. ¹⁰ Ababomfi balifumine baile kumasansa lya nshila nokulonganika bonse abantu abo basangile, bonse ababi na basuma. Ne nganda yabwinga yaliswilemo abaitilwe. ¹¹ Nomba ilyo imfumu yaishile mukumona abaitilwe, yamwenemo umuntu ushafwele isalu shabwinga. ¹² Imfumu yatile kuli ena, 'mune, wingile shani muno ukwabula isalu shabwinga? Nao talandilepo. ¹³ Elyo imfumu yasosele kubabomfi, mu kakeni uyu muntu amaboko na molu, no kumuposa kunse kumfifi yakunse, ukukaba ukulila nokusumanya ameno! ¹⁴ Pantu abantu abaitwa bangi, lelo abasalwa banono.'' ¹⁵ Elyo aba Falise baile nokupekanya umusango benge katilamo Yesu mukulanda kwakwe. ¹⁶ Elyo batumine abasambi babo kuli ena, pamo nabena Herode. Batile kuli Yesu, ''Kasambilisha twalishiba ati iwe uli wa cinshika, kabili usambilisha nshila ya imitontonkanishe yauli onse, elyo tauli nakapatulula kubantu. ¹⁷ Eico twebe, uletontonkanyapo shani? Bushe cili calinga ukupela umusonko kuli kaisare, nangu iyo?'' ¹⁸ Lelo Yesu alishibe ububifi bwabo atile, ''cinshi mulenyesesha, mweba bumbimunda? ¹⁹ Nanguni indalama yamuwaya iya mutulo, ''elyo baletele denali kuli ena. ²⁰ Yesu atile kuli bena, ''Cinso cakwa ani kabili lishina lyakwa nani ili?'' ²¹ Batile kuli ena, ''Kaisare'' elyo Yesu atile kuli bena, ''eico peleni kuli kaisare ifya kwa kaisare, nakuli Lesa ifyakwa Lesa. ²² ''Ilyo baumfwile ici, balisungwike. Eico balimushile no kuya. ²³ Mu bushiku bulya bamo abasaduke, abateti takwaba ukushukuka, baishile kuli ena, Balimwi pwishe, ²⁴ no kutila, ''Kasambilisha, Mose atile, 'Ngo muntu afwa, ukwabula bana munyina afwile ukupa umukashi wakwe nokukwatila munyuna wakwe abana.' ²⁵ Eico kwali bamunyina cine lubali, uwa ntanshi alyufile afwa. ukwabula ukusha po abana, ashile umukashi wakwe kuli munyina. ²⁶ Elyo na munyina uwa cibili acitile icintu cimo cine, elyo nowa citatu bonse mu shila imo ine ukufika kuli munyine uwa kulenga cine lubali. ²⁷ Napanuma yabonse, no mwanakashi ali fwile. ²⁸ Nomba pa kuvushiwa, akaba mukashi wakwe nani pali aba bamunyina cine lubali? pantu bonse bali mupileko.'' ²⁹ Lelo Yesu alibaswike nokutila kuli bena, ''Mwaliluba pantu imwe tamwa ishiba amalembo nangu amaka yakwa Lesa. ³⁰ Pantu mukubuka kwa bamfwa tabopa nangu kupelwa kucupo. Lelo bali nga bamalaika bamu mulu. ³¹ Lelo ukulola kukubuka kwabafwa, tamwa belenga ico mwaebelwe kuli Lesa, ukutila, ³² Nine Lesa wakwa Abrahamu, Lesa wakwa Isaki, kabili Lesa wakwa Yakobo? Lesa te Lesa wabafwa, lelo abamweo.'' ³³ Ilyo ibumba lyaumfwile ifi, kuti Yesu nacilika amalwi abasaduke, balilongene abene pamo. ³⁴ Lelo ilyo aba Falise baumfwile kuti Yesu nacilika amalwi abasaduke, balilongene abene pamo. ³⁵ Umo pali, incenshi ya malango, balimwipwishe ilipusho, muku mwesha- ³⁶ ''Kasambilisha lifunde nshi ilikalamba mu malango?'' ³⁷ Yesu atile kuli ena, ''Uletemwa sokulu Lesa no mutima obe onse, no mweo obe onse, namatontonkanya yobe yonse.'' ³⁸ Ili likulu kabili lyantashi pamafunde. ³⁹ Nelya bubili ifunde lili ngefi- 'Temwa umwina mupalamano nga wewine! ⁴⁰ Muli aya mafunde yabili amwashintilila amalango Yonse kabili naba kasesema.'' ⁴¹ Nomba ilyo abafalise bacilibaleikolonga mika pamo, Yesu alibepwishe ilipusho. ⁴² Atile, ''mutontonkanyapo shani pali Klistu? mwana wakwa nani? batile kuli ena, ''mwana wakwa dabidi.'' ⁴³ Yesu atile kuli bene, ''nomba dabidi pakuba mu mupashi amwitile shani shikulu, nokutila, ⁴⁴ Shikulu atile kuli shikulu wandi, ''ikala ku kuboko kwandi ukwakulyo mpaka ncite abalwani bobe icinyantilo camakasa yobe? ⁴⁵ Nga dabidi aitile Klistu shikulu, ''Bushe umwana wakwe umwaume nani?'' ⁴⁶ Takwali uwakumwasuka icebo, nangu uwakumupalamina ukumwipusha nakabili amepusho ukufuma pali bulya bushiku.