¹ Makura Yesusi atameke kuvashonga muvifanikito. Aghamba ashi, ''Mukafumu ghumwe kwatapekire mandyembere mushikunino, agumbuko ngumbu yi kundurukide shikunino nashintje, Atimi likwina lya kukamena. Atungirimo ruhungu rwakunomenena makura ashoshweda shikunino osho kuvaka kulima mandyembere. Makura ghuye ayendi ruyendo kushirongo nashopeke. ² Pa shirugho shamuyangu, ghuye atumu mukareli wendi aka shimbeko ruha rwendi rwamuyangu oro rwamutumbukiro kushikunino shendi shamandyembere. ³ Ngoli vanya avaka mukwata, avamutoghona, ntani vamutjidire avyuke mavoko-voko ahana vintu. ⁴ Waro nka avamutumini mupika ghumwe nka, makura avaka muremeka mumutwe naku muruwanita vyalishwaghu. ⁵ Shimpe nka waro atumuko mupika ghumwe, ghuno ghuye avamudipaya. Vavo kwaruwanitire vavangi murupe rwakukufana, vamwe kuvatoghona vamwe kuva dipagha. ⁶ Ghuye shimpe nka akalire naghumwe wakutuma ko, monarume wakuhora ghunene. Mukuhulilira ndye vatumineko, aghayara ashi ngava ka mufumadeka monande. ⁷ '' Ngoli vanandima ovo apa vamumonine avakutantere tantere ashi, 'Kengenu, mpingwa ngoli ana kayoko, ghuno ndye ngapingo shikunino shavashe. Tokwenu tu mudipaye, makura ghupingwa nga ghukare wetu.' ⁸ Avamukwata, avamudipaya, ntani avamu vhukumini pandye yashikunino. ⁹ Vinke ngoli ngaya ruwanako mwenya shikunino? Nga yanaku yadyonaghura vandimi vamandyembere nakuya tapa shikunino kuvantu vapeke. ¹⁰ Kapi mwavarura matjangwa ashi? Liwe olyo vashwenine vatungi ndyo lina karo liwe lya mumbango. ¹¹ Evi kwatundililire kwaKarunga, ntani vyavyo avi kara viwa ghunene mumantjo ghetu." ¹² Muruku rwavino vampititi vava Yuda mpo vashanine ndyendito yakukwata Yesusi mukondashi vavi kwatire lighano ashi mbo atambire. Ngoli vavo kwatjilire mbunga. Makura avatundupo vakayende. ¹³ Makura avatumu vaFariseyi vamwe ntani navaka Herodianisi ku-kwendi, vakamu rakashe nankango. ¹⁴ Apa vayire, avamutantere ashi, ''Mushongi, atwe twayiva ashi ove kapi wakara nashinka kumaghano ghakeheghuno, ntani nka kapi waneghedanga likuhanguro pakashi ka vantu. Vyaghushiri ove kushonga ndyira yaKarunga. Vyapulitira kufuta mutero kwahompa wavaRoma ndi hawe?'' Kuvhura tu fute ndi hawe?'' ¹⁵ Ngoli Yesusi ayivire ghuvikupaki wavo naku vatantera ashi, ''Vinke muna kuntjetekera ame? Yitenu vimaliva nivi yikenge.'' ¹⁶ Avayitako vimaliva vimwe kwaYesusi. Aghamba kwavo ashi, ''Shishwi share shino shinakaropo?'' Avaghamba ashi, ''lya hompa waRoma.'' ¹⁷ Yesusi aghamba ashi, "Tapenu kwahompa evi vyatumbukiro kwahompa ntani Tapenu kwaKarunga ovyo vyatumbukiro kwaKarunga. Vavo mpo vatetukira. ¹⁸ Makura vaSaduseyi, ovo vaghambango ashi kundereko livumbuko lya vafe, avaya ku-kwendi. Avamupura nakughamba ashi, ¹⁹ ''Mushongi, Mosesi kwatu tjangilire twe ashi, 'Nangeshi mukafumu afita mukurwendi ndi mughunyendi ghuye ashuve mugholikadi wendi, ghuye kundereko mona ana shuvupo, kuvhura tupu mukafumu ghunya kushimba ogho mukamali, nakuyita rutanga rwamughunyendi ndi mukurwendi.'' ²⁰ Kwakalire vaghuni navakuru vatano navaviri vavakafumu, wakuhova akwara mukamali makura ghuye mpo adohorokire, kapi ashuvirepo mona. ²¹ Makura waghuviri amughupu amukwara naye afu ngoli naye kapi ashuvirepo mona, waghutatu naye nka mushikwavo. ²² Waghuntambiri naye kwato mona ashuvirepo. muruhulilira, mukamali naye nka afu. ²³ Mulivumbuko lya vafe, apa ngava kavumbuka, mukamali ware ngaka karo? Vavo navantje mughutano naghuviri wavo vamu kwaliro.'' ²⁴ Yesusi aghamba naku vatantera ashi, '' Yino kapishi ndyo konda muna karere mulipuko, mbyovyoshi anwe kapi mwayiva matjangwa ndi mposhi nkondo daKarunga? ²⁵ Mukondashi apa ngava ka vumbuka kughufe, kapi ngava kwara ndi vavatape munkwara, ngoli vavo yira vaEngeli vamuliwiru. ²⁶ Ngoli vyakuhamena livumbuko lya vafe, kapi mwavarura mumbapira yaMosesi, vyakuhamena kushishwa, weni omo aghambire Karunga kwendi nakutanta ashi, ''Ame Karunga waAburahamu, Ame Karunga waIsaki ntani Karunga waYakopu'? ²⁷ Ghuye kapishi Karunga wavafe, ngoli wavayumi. Anwe mulipuko muna kara.'' ²⁸ Ghumwe wavashongindaka aya makura ayuvhu ovyo vakuyongire; amonine ashi Yesusi kwava limburulire mughuhunga. Amupura ashi, ''Muragho munke wamulyopo ghunene kudimuragho nadintje? ²⁹ Yesusi alimburura ashi, ''Shamulyo ghunene ntjoshino, Teyerera, Isirayeli, Hompa Karunga wetu, ndye Karunga ghumwe tupu. ³⁰ Ghuna hepa kuhora Hompa Karunga ghoye namushima ghoye naghuntje, namonyo ghoye naghuntje, namaghano ghoye naghantje, ntani nankondo doye nadintje. ³¹ Muragho waghuviri oghuno, 'Ghuna hepa kuhora ghunyoye, momo wakuhora ghumoye'. Kundereko nka muragho ghumwe wakupitakano dino.'' ³² Mushongindaka aghamba ashi, ''Mushongi, wamuwa! Ghuna ghamba mughushiri ashi Karunga ghumwe tupu, ntani kundereko nka Karunga ghumwe. ³³ Muku muhora namushima naghuntje namaghano nankondo detu nadintje, ntani hora ghunyoye momu wakuhora ghumoye yapitakana vitapa nandjambo dakushwakerera. ³⁴ Apa amonine Yesusi ashi ana lilimbura naghukonentu, amu tantere ashi, ''Ove kapi ghuna kara ghure naghuntungi waKarunga.'' Muruku rwavyo, kwato nka ogho akaliro namushima ashi apure Yesusi mapuro. ³⁵ Nda ahokwera Yesusi mukushonga, muntembeli, aghamba ashi, ''Weni omo vatanta vashongindaka ashi Kristusi ne mona Dafiti? ³⁶ Dafiti naghumwendi, muMpepo Mupongoki, aghamba ashi, Hompa kwaghambire kwaHompa wande ashi, ''Shungira kurulyo rwande dogoro mpopo ngani tura vana nkore voye vilyatero vyampadi doye. ³⁷ Dafiti mwene kwamuyitire ashi 'Hompa,' Makura weni omo Kristusi akara mona Dafiti?'' Mbunga yayinene yamu tegherelire nawa naruhafo. ³⁸ Mumashongero ghendi Yesusi atanta ashi, "Karenu muna vangara kuvashongindaka, avavahoro kuyendaghura mumarwakani ghamare nakukumoraghura mumavango ghamaghulitiro. ³⁹ Ntani vakara navipuna vyalikuto ghunene muSinagoge namumavango ogho vashambereranga vipito. ⁴⁰ Vavonka kudyonaghura ndyugho davafita vavya, nakuraperera ndapero dadire, mposhi vantu vava mone. Vantu vano ngava wana mpanguro yayinene.'' ⁴¹ Makura Yesusi ashungiri avyukilire shimbangu shavitapa muntembeli, Ghuye akengere vantu omo vana kutura vimaliva mushimbangu. Ngoli vangavo vavangi kwatuliremo vimaliva vyavingi. ⁴² Makura mufitavyawaruhepo ayaturamo naye tungcengcere tuviri. ⁴³ Ayita vakashishongero vendi aghamba kwavo ashi, ''Ghushiri naku mutantera, ghuno mufitavyawaruhepo ndye ana turomo vyavingi kupitakana navantje ovo vana tapo vitapa mushimbangu. ⁴⁴ Mukondashi navantje kuna vighupu papanene. Ngoli mufitavyaghuno muruhepo rwendi kuna turamo vimaliva navintje ovyo kasha aparuke navyo.''