¹ Ndipo Ufumu wa kuchanya ubenge nga ndi bamwali khumi abo bakatola nyalizao kuluta kakumana namwenethengwa. ² Bankhondi baiwo bakaba ba kupusa na bankhondi bakaba ba kuchenjela. ³ Pakuti apo ba mwali bakupusa batola nyali zao,baka nyamula mafuta yayi. ⁴ Kweni ba mwali bakuchenjela bakatola vigubu vya mafuta na nyali zao. ⁵ Sono apo mwene nthengwa wati wa chelwa,bose bakasiwa na kugona. ⁶ Kweni pakati pa usiku kukaba kuchemelezga,'Wonani,mwene nthengwa!lutani mukakumane naye.' ⁷ Ndipo bamwali bose bakauka na kubuska nyali zao. ⁸ Bakupusa bakati ku bakuchenjela, 'Tipaniko mafuta chifukwa nyali zinthu zikuzimwa.' ⁹ "Kweni bakuchenjela bakazgola bakati, 'Pakuti yabenge yanandi yayi kwa ise na imwe,ntheura lutani kwa abo bakugulisa kuti mukajigulile.' ¹⁰ Bakati baluta kukagula ,mwene nthengwa wa kiza,ndipo abo bakaba bakunozgeka bakanjila naye mu phwando ya nthengwa,ndipo chijalo chikajalika. ¹¹ Pamanyuma pake bamwali banyeke bakiza ndipo bakati,'Fumu,Fumu tijulilaniko.' ¹² "Kwene wakazgora ndipo wakati, 'Nadi-nadi nkhuti kwa imwe,khumumanyani yayi.' ¹³ Mwantheura chenjerani,pakuti mukumanya yayi zuba nesi nyengo. ¹⁴ Pakuti chilinga ni munthu wene uyo wakapenjanga kuluta kuchalo chinyake.Wakachema batebeti bake nakubapa chuma chake. ¹⁵ Kwa yumoza wakapeleka matalete yankhondi,kwanyake waka pereka yabili,ndipo kumnyake wakapereka talete imoza.Waliyose wakapokela unandi kuyana na umo wangakwaniskila,ndipo munthu uyu wakaluta paulendo wake. ¹⁶ Kwa uyu wakapoketa matalete yakhondi panepapo wakaluta nakuzisebeska ndipo wakapangilapo matalete yanyake ya nkhondi. ¹⁷ Mwachimoza pera iyo wakapokela matalete yabili wakapangaso ya nkhondi. ¹⁸ Ndipo mutebeti iyo wakapokela talete imoza wakaluta,wakagima khululu pasi,na kubisa ndalama ya mufuma wake. ¹⁹ Pati pajumpha nyengo itali fumu ya batebeti aba ikiza kuti bailipile. ²⁰ Mutebeti iyo wakapokela matalete yankhodi wakiza ndipo wakazirapo na yankhondi matalete,ndipo wakati, 'Fumu mukanipa matalete yankhodi.Wonani,napangilapo yankhondi pachanya.' ²¹ Ndipo Mufumu wake wakati kwa iye, ' wachita makola,mutebeti muwemi waku gomezgeka!Waba wakugomezgeka pavinthu vichoko. Nikubikenge wakulabilila pa vinthu vinandi.Njila muchikondwelero chafumu yako.' ²² Ndipo mutebeti iyo waka pokela mataleti yabili wakiza wakati, 'Fumu, mukandipa matalete yabili.Wonani,napangilaposo matalete yabili. ²³ Ndipo Mufumu wake wakati kwa iye, 'wachita makora,mutebeti muwemi na wakugomezgeka!wakugomezgeka pa vinthu vichoko.Nikubikenge wakula bilila pa vinthu vinandi.Njila muchikondwelero chafumu.' ²⁴ Sono mutebeti uyo wakapokela talete imoza wakiza ndipo wakati, 'Fumu, Khumanya kuti ndimwe banonono.mukuvuna apo mundapande, ndipo mukukolola apo munda mije ²⁵ Khaba na mantha,ntheura khuluta nakuya ka njimira mudongo, ' wonani ivi ndivo vinu.' ²⁶ Kwene Mufumu wake wakazgola wakati, 'iwe wa mtima unonono kweniso mutebeti mkata,ukamanya kuti nkuvuna apo nindapande kweniso khukolola apo ninda mije. ²⁷ Ntheura ntheukapeleka ndalama zane kwa kusungila ndalama ndipo pakuwela kwane nthenapokela icho chane na chapachanya chake. ²⁸ Mwantheura mupokani taleti ndipo mupereke kumutebeti uyo wali na mataleti nkhumi. ²⁹ Pakuti kwa waliyose uyo wali navyo, kwene viperekekenge - na mu unandi.Kwene waliyose uyo walije kalikose kanthu, nakalikose keneaka walinako wapokekenge ³⁰ Mutolani mutebeti wambula phindu mumutayekuwalo kumudima,kwene uko kubenge kulila na kuska mino.' ³¹ Peneapo mwana wamunthu wakwiza mu uchindami pamoza na bangelo bose pamoza naye, ndipo wizamkukhala pa chizumbe chake chauchindami. ³² Panthazi pake misumba yose yamikuungana,ndipo wazamkupatula banthu kufuma ku yumoza na mnyake nga ni umo muliska wa kupatulira mbelere ku mbuzi. ³³ Ndipo wamkubika mbelere kuwoko lake la malyelo kwene mbuzi kumazele. ³⁴ Ndipo Fumu yamkuyowoya ku ba kumalyelo,'Zani,imwe mwatumbikika na badada bane,harani Ufumu uyo wanozgekela imwe kufuma pachiyambi cha chalo. ³⁵ Apo khaba nanjala ndipo ukanipa chakulya;nkhaba na nyota ndipo ukanipa chakumwa;nkhaba mu iwendo ukanipokelera; ³⁶ Khabevye,vakuvwala ndipo ukanivwalika;Khaba wakululwala ndipo ukanisamalira;Khabamujele ndipo ukizaniona; ³⁷ Ndipo balunji bamzgola bamkuti, 'Fumu mphauli apo mukaba nanjala ndipo yikamupani chakulya?Panji na nyota nakumupani chakumwa? ³⁸ Mphauli apo mukaba balendo ndipo tikamupokelerani?panji bambulavakuvwala nakumupani? ³⁹ Mphauli mukaba balwali panji mujele nakwiza ka muonani?' ⁴⁰ Ndipo Fumu izamkuzgola nakuti kwa iwo, ; 'Nadi' khumunenerani,chilichose icho, mukachitila yumoza,muchoko waba bale bane,Mukachitila ine.' ⁴¹ Ndipo wazimkubaphalira bakumazere,kwake kuti, ' Fumanikwaine,bakutembeka imwe,pitani mumoto wamuilaila uyo wa nozgekela satana na bakelo bake, ⁴² Chifukwa khuba nanjala,mukanipa chakulya yayi; khaba na nyota,kwene mukanipa chakumwa chala; ⁴³ khaba mulendo,kwene mukanipokerela yayi;wambula vakuvwala,kwene mukandivwalika yayi,wakulwala kweniso mujele, kwene mukanisamalira yayi.' ⁴⁴ Ndipo bazamkuzgola nakuti,Fumu mphauli tikamu wonani na njala,panji nyota,panji mlendo,panji bambula yakuvwala,panji baiwali,panji mujele,ndipo tika mutebetelani chala?' ⁴⁵ Ndipo wazamkuzgola nakuti,nadi khumunenerani; ivyo mukatondela kuchita payumoza wa bachoko abo,mukachitila ine yayi.' ⁴⁶ Aba balutenge ku chilango chamuilaila,kwene balunji ku umoyo wamuilaila."