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U Yesu akasendiwa nu muzimu ughuswepu ukuya munkholongo ukuti aye ayeziwe nu satana.
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Bo asala ukulya amasiku 40 aghamusanya 40 aghabusiku akivwa inzala.
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Umuyezyi akiza akanena nawe, ''nanthi we mwana wa Chala, lamula amabwe ghano ukuti chibe chibama.''
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Loli u Yesu akamwamula, ukuti visimbiwe, umunthu atazukwikala chifukwa cha chibama pachene. Loli nizwi lyonsi lyo likufuma kunzi kwa mulomo wa Chala.''
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Ukufuma apo u satana akamusendela muchikaya ichiswepu nukumu nozyela pa mwanya nkhani pa lubumba lwa tempele.
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Nukumubuzya ukuti, nanthi we mwana wa Chala, wisumbe wemwene pasi, pakuti visimbiwe ukuti, azukulamula abangelo ukuti bakupwelelele, sona, bazukwankhila ninyobe zyabo, mwakuti tewize ukanyizye ivinama vyako pibwe.''
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U Yesu kanena kukwache, ''visimbiwe sona ukuti, utenile ukuti uyezye umwene Uchala wako.''
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Sona, u satana akamusendela kwipili ilitali nkhani nukumulangizya ubumwene bonsi bobukaba pachisu nu bukabi bwache.
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Akanena kukwache ivinthu vyonsi ivi nkhuzukubapa, nanthi unga ngwadila nukuniputa une.''
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Po u Yesu akanena kukwache, fumapo pano, satana! visimbiwe inthi ukamwiputa umwene Uchala wako, sona inthi ukamubombele yuyo mwene.
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Po u satana akafumapo nu kumuleka, linga abangelo bakiza nukumupwelelela.
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Bo u Yesu ivwa ukuti u Yohane apelekiwe, akanyamuka nu kwingila mu Galileya.
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Akafuma mu Nazaleti akabuka nukwikala mu kapelanaghumu, kupipi kwa nyanja ya Galileya mumphaka ya Zebuloni nu Nafutali.
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Ivi vikabombiwa ukuti vikwanilisiwe vyo akanena umughonela u Yesaya,
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Ichikaya cha Zebuloni namu chikaya cha Nafutali, kunzila yaku nyanja, kwisila kwa Yolodani, Galileya lya banthu ba panzi.
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Abanthu bobakwikala uchisi balingite ubwelu ubukulu, sona nakubanthu bonsi bobakikala muchikaya na mumuzyezye wamfwa, ubwelu bukabonekela ku kwabo.
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Ukufuma akabalilo ko u Yesu akanda ukutandazya akanena, ''Rapa pakuti ubumwene bwa kumwanya buli papipi.''
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Bo akwenda mumbali mwa nyanja ya Galileya, akalinga abanangwa babili, Simoni yo we Petulo, nu andileya umukulu wache, bakutayila ichilepa munyanja pakuti bakaba balovi.
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Uyesu akanena nabo, zakuno nkhonkha, pakuti inthi mphange ukuti mube mwe balovi ba banthu.
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Mwalubilo bakaleka ivilepa nukumukonkha.
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Bo u Yesu akwenda ukufuma kula akalinga sona babili pabwanangwa, Yakobo umwana wa Zebediya, nu Yohane umukulu wache. Bakaba mubwato nu Zebediya ubaba wabo balayanya ivilepa vyabo. Akabitizya,
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Mwalubilo bakaleka ubwato poka nubaba wabo nukumukonkha.
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U Yesu akaya nukwenda mugalileya monsi, nukumanyisya mumasinagogi, nukutandazya amazyu gha bu mwene nukuchizya kwa ndwala zyonsi izya banthu.
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Imbili yache yikafuma nukwivwika ponsi mu Siliya, po bakabuka na banthu bonsi kukwache abalwale bobakaba nimbina zya kupambanapambana namabuku, nabo bakakoliwa ni mizimu iyibibi, abakuzilika, sona naba kulemala. U Yesu akabapozya.
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Abanthu abinji bakamukonkha ukufuma ku Galileya, naba Dekapoli, Yerusalemu, na Yudeya ukupululila mu Yolodani.