¹ None ubwami bwo mu juru bukasanishwe n'abahara icumi bafashe amatara gebo bagenda kuyambira umukwe. ² Batanu bebo bari bandabwenge, abandi batano bari babwenge. ³ Mu gihe co izo njiji zafatire amatara, ndo zashijemo ipitoroli itosize. ⁴ Ariko babwenge bo bafashe amatara gebo n'uducupa tw'ipitoroli iruhande. ⁵ Umukwe atindire, boshe baruhire, nuko basinzira.

⁶ Mu joro hagati, abandu bayombire barikugamba ngo: Umukwe yijire, tugende kumuyambira. ⁷ Abo bahara boshe babyukire batayarisa amatara gebo.

⁸ Izo ndamenya nazo zibwira abo babwenge ngo: Muduhe ku petroli yenyu kubera amatara getu gazimire ⁹ Babwenge babasubiza ngo: Oya dufite tunnyori, ndo twodukwira tweshe. Ahubwo mugende ku bacuruzi mwigurire izenyu. ¹⁰ Babeye bagendire ku bacuruzi ngo bagure petroli, umukwe arija, abari bitegwiye bingirana n'umukwe mu nju y'umuzayo. Umuryango gurafungwa.

¹¹ Hashirire akanya kannyori, babandi bija barikugamba ngo: Mwami, Mwami dufungurire. ¹² Ariko yabazubize ngo: "Kweli, ndababwiye ndo mbiji.

¹³ Mube miso kuko ndo mwiji umusi n'isaha.

¹⁴ Kandi bikabe ng'umundu wenda gukora urugendo, yakura abakozi be abaha imali ye. ¹⁵ Yaheye uwambere amakuta atano, uwakabiri amakuta abiri, uwagashatu ikuta rimwe, akurikije ingufu za buri mundu, nyuma yagenda. ¹⁶ Ugo mwanya uwo baheye amakuta atano aragenda aragacuruza yungukamo agandi atano. ¹⁷ N'uwahewe amakuta abiri nawe yunguka agandi abiri. ¹⁸ Uwahewe ikuta rimwe aragenda, yacukura icobo ahishamo rya kuta rya pataro we.

¹⁹ Hashije imisi, pataro aragaruka. Ababaza raporo. Uwahewe amakuta atano arija azenye n'agandi makuta atano. ²⁰ Aragamba ngo: Mwami, wambeye amakuta atano, none reba nayungukire atano. Pataro yamubwira ngo: Ni byija, uri umukozi mwija kandi utungenye.

²¹ Wabeye indungane mu bindu binnyori ngakongerere akangari, ingira wibere m'ubyishimo hamwe na njewe.

²² Uwahewe amakuta abiri nawe arija, yagamba ngo: Mwami, wambeye amakuta abiri, reba nungukire agandi abiri.

²³ Pataro nawe aramubwira ngo: Ni byija kandi biboneye. Uri umukozi mwija kandi utungenye, watungenye mu bindu binnyori, nawe ngakongerere akangari. Ingira wibere m'ubyishimo hamwe na njewe.

²⁴ Uwo yaheye ikuta rimwe nawe arija, yagamba ngo: Mwami, nari nyiji ko uri umundu mubi, usaruraga aho utateye imbuto, kandi ugahunikaga ibyo atasarurire. ²⁵ Nagutinyire ngenda guhisha ikuta ryawe m'ubutaka, ngiryo, shikira ibyawe.

²⁶ Pataro aramubwira ngo: uri umukozi w'ikinnyeteri. Wari wiji ko nzaruraga aho ndateye imbuto, kandi ngahunika ibyo ndasarurire. ²⁷ Wari ugombire guha iryo kuta ryanje abacuruzi, nogaruka ngabona imali yanje irimo n'ifaida. ²⁸ Mumwake iryo kuta, murihe wawundi ufite icumi. Ufite akayongererwe kandi akahabwe akangari. ²⁹ Ariko udafite bakamwake nako yabaga afite. ³⁰ Wuno mukozi ndaco amarire. Mumute m'umuyobe, niho hakabe kurira no gusya amenyo.

³¹ Ubwo Umwana w'umundu akayije n'ububonere bwe na malaika boshe, akayikare ku ndebe gucira urubanza buri mundu. ³² Ubwoko bwoshe bukahurire imbere ye. Akatanye abandu bamwe n'abandi nguko umuragizi atanyaga indama n'ihene. ³³ Akashire indama iburyo bwe n'ihene m'ugutandi.

³⁴ Umwami akabwire abari m'uburyo bwe ngo: mwije mwewe mwahewe umugisha na Data, mufate ubwami mwatayarisirizwe gutangira Imana yarema isi. ³⁵ Kuko napfiye injara mumba ibiryo, napfiye imyota mumba ico kugnwa, nari ndi umugenj wenu mwanyakira, mumba uburyamo. ³⁶ Nambeye busha mwanyambika, nadweye mumba idawa, nari ndi mu prizo mwija kundeba.

³⁷ Indugane zikamubaze ngo: Mwami twakurebire gihe ki upfiye injara twaguha ibiryo? Ni giheki si wabaga upfiye imyota twaguha ico kugnwa? ³⁸ Twakubwenye ryari uri umushitsi twakuyamba cangwa wambeye busha tukaguha imyenda? ³⁹ Ni gihe ki twakurebire urweye cangwa uri mu prizo twagusura?

⁴⁰ Umwami akabasubize ngo: Ndikubabwirisa ukuri, igihe mwabaga murikubikorera abakene ni njewe mwabaga murikubikorera.

⁴¹ Kandi akabwira abo m'urutandi rwe ngo: Muve hanoya, mwabivumwa mwe. Mugende m'umuriro gwa buri musi, gutakazime, gwateguriwe shetani na malaika be. ⁴² Kuko napfiye injara mutamba ibiryo, nari mpfiye imyota ndo mwambeye amazi go kunywa. ⁴³ Nari ndi umushitsi ndo mwanyakiriye, nari nambeye busha ndo mwambeye imyenda, ndwaye no gufungwa mutija kundeba.

⁴⁴ Nabo bakannyambe ngo: Mwami, gihe ki si twakubwenye upfiye injara, cangwa ufite imyota, cangwa uri umushitsi, cangwa wambeye busha, cangwa urweye, cangwa ufungirwe tutakwitaho?

⁴⁵ Nawe akababwire ngo: Mbabwiye ukuri. Igihe mutabikoreraga abatishobweye ni njewe mutabikoreye.

⁴⁶ Abo bakagende m'umuriro gutakazime, naho indugane bagende m'ubuzima butakashire.