¹ Shimpenka atameke kushonga ghuye kuntere yalifuta, ano mbunga yayinene yayo yina mukundurukida. Aperama muwato ogho wakaliro mulifuta, makura ashungiri. Mbunga nayintje yayo paghurundu kuntere yalifuta. ² Ghuye avashongo vininke vyavingi muvifanikito, namumashongero ghendi, vino mbyo aghambire ku-kwavo. ³ "Teghererenu! Mukuni kwayendire aka kune mbuto yendi. ⁴ Opo akunine, mbuto yimwe ayi wiri kuntere yandyira, makura vidira aviya viyi lyepo. ⁵ Mbuto yimwe ayi wiri palivhu lya vhikarawe, opo papiliro livhu lya liyingi. Mpopo tupu makura ayi shontjo nakumena, mukondashi kapi pakalire livhu dyuni. ⁶ Ngoli opo lya pumine liyuva, vimenwa avirembuka, ntani morwashi kapi vyashintjire ndandani, avi kukuta. ⁷ Mbuto yimwe ayi wiri mumiya. Miya adi kuru mbuto mpo yafire kumutinda, kapi yavhulire kutapa mbuto. ⁸ Mbuto yimwe ayi wiri palivhu lya liwa ayi kuru nawa, nakuyima nyango yayiwa, oyo yavhukiro paru dimurongo ntatu, ntayimwe, nange lifere limwe. ⁹ Makura aghamba ashi, ''Keheghuno akaro namatwi ghakuyuvha, ayuvhe!" ¹⁰ Opo akalire Yesusi pantjendi, ovo vamu kaliliro papepi navanya ro nambiri avamu pura vyakuhamena vifanikito vinya. ¹¹ Ghuye avatantere ashi, ''Anwe kwamupa vyalihoramo lya ghuntungi waKarunga. Ngoli kwava vapandye, navintje muvifanikito, ¹² mposhi nkene kuna kukenga, nhii kukenga, ngoli nakumonashi, ntani opo vayuvhanga, nhii kuyuvha, ngoli naku kwatashi lighano, manashi vakushighura mposhi Karunga avadongwenenepo.'' ¹³ Ghuye aghamba ku-kwavo ashi, ''Shino shifanekito kapi muna kushikwata lighano ndi? Makura weni ngoli omo nga muka vhura kukwata lighano lya vifanikito navintje? ¹⁴ Mukuni kukuna nkango. ¹⁵ Vano mbo vakuntere yandyira, oko vana kunu nkango. Tupu vadi yuvha, mpopo tupu Satana kuya nakuya ghupamo nkango oyo vana kunu mumwavo. ¹⁶ Vano mbo mbuto oyo yaweliliro pavikarawe; ovo, pakuyuvha nkango kuyi tambura wangu-wangu naruhafo. ¹⁷ Ngoli kapi vakara nandandani mwana ghumwavo, vavo kudidimika pakaruvede ka kafupi. Kuruku yaruvede pakutameka maghudito namasheteko mukonda yankango dinya, vavo makura kuwa ko. ¹⁸ Shimpe nka, vamwe mbo mbuto oyo vakunine mukatji ka miya. Vavo mbovo vakuyuvha nkango, ¹⁹ ngoli mukonda yavinka vyaghudyuni namayedo ghaghungavo nashihoro shavininke navyopeke vyavyo kuyamo nakudipagha nkango, makura yayo kupira viyimwa. ²⁰ Mbuto yinya vakunine palivhu lya liwa mbo vanya vakuyuvha nkango, kudi tambura nakudipura namushima davo nadintje, nakutikitamo ovyo ashana Karunga. Vavo yira shimenwa shashiwa osho shayimango nyango rontatu, ro ntayimwe, ndi vikando lifere ngoweyo. ²¹ Yesusi aghamba kwavo ashi, "kuvhura ghu yite ramba mundyugho naku yi fika shihemere ndipo kuyi tura munda yaghuro ndi? Kuyi ngeneka nakuyi tura kushiyimaneno sharamba. ²² Mbyovishi kundereko ovyo vyavando ngavi diro kuyivikwa, ntani kwato vyamu kahore-hore ovyo ngavi piro kuya parukenu. ²³ Keheghuno akaro namatwi ghakuyuvita, ayuvhe!'' ²⁴ Ghuye avatantere ashi, ''Teghererenu nawa kwavyo muna kuyuvha, mukondashi shishetikilito osho ghuna kushetikita nove ntjo ngava ka kushetikita, ngava kaku wedererako nka pakupitakana. ²⁵ Mukondashi keheghuno akaro navyo, ghuye ngava muwedererako vyavingi, keheghuno apiro, ngava kamu shakana novyo akara navyo.'' ²⁶ Aghamba nka ashi, ''ghuntungi waKarunga kwafana yira mukuni ogho akunino mbuto yendi mulivhu. ²⁷ Ghuye arara matiku nakurambuka ngura-ngura, mbuto ayi shontjo nakukura, mundyira oyo apira kuyiva mukuni mbuto. ²⁸ Livhu kutapa mbuto palyene; Pa muhovo ndungu, ntani matwi, ntani ngoli ndanda dakukoka kudimutwe0. ²⁹ Pa kupya mbuto, mpopo tupu ghuye akutumu mo vakeshi mukondashi shirugho shakukesha shina tikimo.'' ³⁰ Shimpe nka aghamba ashi, ''Kunke tuvhura kufanikita ghuntungi waKarunga, ndi walye shifanikito munke tuvhura kurughanita muku ghufwaturura? ³¹ Wagho kwakara yira ntanga yayididi, oyo yina karo ashi, paku yi kuna, ndyo yayididi po kuntanga nadintje pantunda yalivu. ³² Shimpe nka, paku yi kuna, yayo kukura nakunenepa yi pitakane vimenwa navintje vyamu shipata, naku yakara nadimutavi dadinene, mposhi vidira vyamuwiru ngavi vhure kutungirako vitunguru vyavyo mumundulye wadimutavi dasho.'' ³³ Navifanikito vino vyaviyingi ngoweyo mo aghambire nkango ku-kwavo, avantantere vyaviyingi kutwara omo vavikwatire lighano, ³⁴ Ntani ghuye kapi avaghambitire navo ahana kuruwanita shifanikito. Nani ngoli apa akalire pantjendi, ka fwatururanga navintje kuvakashishongero vendi. ³⁵ Muliyuva linya, apa yatikire ngurova, aghamba kukwavo ashi, ''Tuyendenu musheli munya.'' ³⁶ Makura avatundu pambunga, vakayende kumwe naYesusi, ghuye oku muwato. Pa kalire mawato ghamwe ogho ghayendiro kumwe naye. ³⁷ Makura likundungu lyankondo ghunene ali shapuka, nange mankumpi agha tameke kutekera muwato nange wato kushana kuyura mema. ³⁸ Ruvede oro Yesusi ghuye kulikadi lya wato, ana rara turo. Avamurambwita, nakughamba ashi, Mushongi, ove kundereko shinka ashi atwe mukufa tuna hupiri ndi?'' ³⁹ Arambuka, ali tughumukiri likundungu, nakutantera lifuta, ''Mwena! Kuture!'' Likundungu ali mwena, ntani lifuta ali kutura teyete. ⁴⁰ Makura ghuye aghamba kwavo ashi, ''Mukonda munke muna kutjilira? Shimpe kapi muna kara namapuliro ndi? ⁴¹ Vavo aghuva yura ghoma waghunene avakupura vene nava vene ashi, ''Are nani mwene ghuno, mukondashi nampiri ndi likundungu nalifuta kumu limburukwa?''