¹ Yesu alandile nakabili kuli bena mu milumbe, ukutila, ² ''Ubufumu bwa mu mulu 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. ⁴ Nakabili imfumu yalitumine nabambi ababomfi, ukutila, 'Mwebe abo abalalikwe, ''Moneni, nimpekanya umulalilo wandi. Ingombe yandi ilume kabili ne ingombe ishaina nashipaiwa, na fyonse nafipekanishiwa. Iseni kumutebeto wa cupo.''' 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 balibepeye. ⁷ Imfumu yalifulilwe, kabili yalitumine naba shilikale baiko balyonawile bonse balya ba ntalamisoka nokoca umusumba wabo. ⁸ Elyo yatile ku babomfi bakwe, 'Ubwinga nabupekanishiwa, lelo abo abalalikwe tabali abalingwa. ⁹ Eico kabiyeni ku masansa yashila noku lalika abantu abengi ku mutebeto wa cupo abengi abantu abo mulesanga.' ¹⁰ Ababomfi balifumine baile ku masansa lya nshila no kulonganika bonse abantu abo basangile, bonse ababi na basuma. Ne nganda ya bwinga yaliswilemo abaitilwe. ¹¹ Lelo ilyo imfumu yaishile mukumona abaitilwe, yamwenemo umuntu ushafwele isalu sha bwinga. ¹² Imfumu yatile kuli ena, 'Mune, wingile shani muno ukwabula isalu sha bwinga?' Lelo umuntu alifye tondolo. ¹³ Elyo imfumu yasosele kubabomfi, 'Mukakeni uyu muntu amaboko na molu, kabili 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 ukuti iwe uli wa cinshika, kabili usambilisha nshila ya kwa Lesa mu ciine. Tausakamana imitontonkanishishe ya uli onse kabili taulanga akapatulula pa bantu. ¹⁷ Eico twebe, uletontonkanyapo shani? Bushe cili calinga ukupela umusonko kuli kaisare, nangu iyo?'' ¹⁸ Lelo Yesu alishibe ububifi bwabo kabili atile, ''Cinshi mulenjesesha, mweba bumbimunda? ¹⁹ Nangeni indalama yamuwaya iya musonko.'' 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, kabili nakuli Lesa ifyakwa Lesa.'' ²² Ilyo baumfwile ici, balisungwike. Eico balimushile no kuya. ²³ Mu bushiku bulya bamo abasaduke, abatila takwaba ukushukuka, baishile kuli ena. Balimwipwishe, ²⁴ no kutila, ''Kasambilisha, Mose atile, 'Ngo muntu afwa, ukwabula abana, munyina afwile ukupa umukashi wakwe nokukwatila munyina wakwe abana.' ²⁵ Kwali bamunyina cine lubali. Uwa ntanshi alyupile kabili afwa. Ukwabula ukushapo abana, ashile umukashi wakwe kuli munyina. ²⁶ Elyo na munyina uwa cibili acitile icintu cimo cine, elyo nowa citatu, bonse mu nshila imo ine ukufika kuli munyina uwa kulenga cine lubali. ²⁷ Na panuma ya bonse, no mwanakashi ali fwile. ²⁸ Nomba pa kubushiwa, 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 bafwa tabopa nangu kupelwa kucupo. Mukupusanako, bali nga bamalaika bamu mulu. ³¹ Lelo ukulola ku kubuka kwa bafwa, 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 amabumba yaumfwile ifi, balisungwike pa masambilisho yakwe. ³⁴ Lelo ilyo aba Falise baumfwile ukuti Yesu natalalika abasaduke, balilongene abene pamo. ³⁵ Umo pali bena, incenshi ya malango, alimwipwishe ilipusho, muku mwesha- ³⁶ ''Kasambilisha lifunde nshi ilikalamba mu malango?'' ³⁷ Yesu atile kuli ena, '''Uletemwa Shikulu Lesa no mutima obe onse, no mweo obe onse, nama tontonkanya yobe yonse.' ³⁸ Ili likulu kabili lyantashi pamafunde. ³⁹ Nelya bubili ifunde lili ngeli- 'Temwa umwina mupalamano nga wewine.' ⁴⁰ Muli aya mafunde yabili amwashintilila amalango yonse kabili naba kasesema.'' ⁴¹ Nomba ilyo aba Falise bacili nabalongana pamo, Yesu alibepwishe ilipusho. ⁴² Atile, ''Mutontonkanyapo shani pali Klistu? Mwana wakwa nani?'' Batile kuli ena, ''Mwana wakwa Dabidi.'' ⁴³ Yesu atile kuli bena, ''Cinshi nomba Dabidi pakuba mu Mupashi amwitile Shikulu, nokutila, ⁴⁴ 'Shikulu atile kuli Shikulu wandi, ''Ikala ku kuboko kwandi ukwa kulyo mpaka ncite abalwani bobe icinyantilo ca makasa yobe'''? ⁴⁵ Nga Dabidi aitile Klistu 'Shikulu,' ''kuti aba shani umwana wakwa Dabidi?'' ⁴⁶ Takwali nangu umo uwakumwasuka icebo, nangu uwakumupalamina ukumwipusha nakabili amepusho ukufuma pali bulya bushiku.