¹ Pali bulya bushiku Yesu afumine mu ng'anda nokwikala kumbali yacimana cikalamba. ² Icintu bwingi icikulu cali mukolongene aninine mubwato nokwikala mukati nomba bonse baimine mucisebele. ³ Elo Yesu alandile ifintu ifingi mu milumbe. Ena alandile ati, "kwali shibulimi waile mukutanda iseke. ⁴ Peka alitandile, shimo shaponene mumbali yamu sebo, nefyoni fyalilile. ⁵ Shimo iseke shaponene musakabwe, umushali loba ilingi. Palya pene shali pupuka pantu umushili tawafulishe panshi. ⁶ Nomba elo akasuba kabalilapo, shali tola pantu takwali imishila, shalilokwete. ⁷ Shimo inseke shaponene mufimuti fya myunga, icimuti ca myunga cakula no kutabilila. ⁸ Shimo inseke shaponene mwiloba lisuma nefisabo fyalitwele, cimo imiku umwanda umo ubwingi, fimo amakumi mutanda, nashimbi amakumi yatatu. ⁹ Uli namatwe, yakumfwa omfwe."

¹⁰ Abasambi balishile no kulanda kuli Yesu ati, "Mulandu nshi mulelandila mumilumbe kucintu bwingi?"

¹¹ Yesu alyaswike no kulanda kuli bena ati, "Nikuli mwebo kwa pelwa ukumfwa ifya mubunfisolo ifya mu bufumu bwa mu mulu, nomba kulibena taba pelwa. ¹² Kuwakwata utunono aka pelwa ifingi, no ushakwata, takakwate, noto akwata tuka pokwa. ¹³ Ici eco Nebo ndebebela mumilumbe: Amenso balikwata, nomba tabamona; na matwi balikwata, nomba tabomfwa, nangu ukumfwikisha.

¹⁴ Kuli bena ubusesemo bwa kwa Esaya buli mukufikilisha, ubwalandwa, 'Mulofwikisha, nokufwa, nomba tamufwikisha, ukumona mula mona, tamufishiba. ¹⁶ Balishuka abo amenso yabo yalemona; na matwi yabo, yaleumfwa. ¹⁷ Icine cine Nebo ndimukulanda kuli mwebo ukuti bakasesema nabalungami abengi bakakumbwa ku mona fintu mumona nomba tabaka fimone, bakakumbwa ukumfwa ifintu mumfwa nomba tabaka fyumfwe. ¹⁸ Umfweni kuli shibulimi uwa tandile inseke shakwe. ¹⁹ Elo umo aumfwa amashiwi ya mubufumu bwa mu mulu taba keshibe umwakulosha ifi, umulwani aisa no kushisenda isha tandilwe mumitima. Inshi enseke isha tandilwe mu musebo. ²⁰ Isha tandilwe munsakalabwe muntu uwaumfwa ishiwi, nomba amafya ya calo yaisa nokufulunganya mufya calo. ²¹ Tacikwete imishila icinefye, nokuma elo ubucushi nokupakaswa kwaima pa mulandu wa cebo, bwangu bwangu nokuwa. ²² Kunseke isha tandilwe mufimuti ifya myunga, muntu uwa kwata icebo, nomba pamulandu walunkumbwa lya calo elo nolunkumbwa lwandalama lwatabilila icebo, nokuba uwabula ifisabo. ²³ Inseke isha tandilwe mu mushili uusuma, muntu uwa kwata icebo elo nokucisunga, alaseka ifisabo elo noku twala ifilyo, nokuseka umwanda, amakumi mutanda, namakumi yasano, ubwingi ukucila pafyo wabyele."

²⁴ Yesu alandile naumbi umulumbe kuli bena. Ena alandile ati, "Ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwaba ngo muntu uwa tandile inseke mwibala, ishisuma. ²⁵ Nomba elo abantu mukulala, nomulwani aisa nokutanda inseke mumo mwine elo afumamo. ²⁶ Elo imisenga ya tulile, nokutwala ifisabo, elo kwamoneke namakumba. ²⁷ Naba bomfi bamusungile baile mwibala, nokwipusha ati, 'Kafundisha, bushe tamwa tandile inseke shisuma? Ngamwa mena shani amakumba?'

²⁸ "Alandile kuli bena ati, 'Umulwani ewa pangile ifi.' "Ababomfi balandile kuli ena ati, 'Mule fwaya tuye elo nokuya sepela pamo fyonse?'

²⁹ Elo abebele ukuti awe; epali mwaseba nengano pamo. ³⁰ Lekeni kalolo nengano fyonse fikulile pamo ukufika napakusepa. Elo inshita ikafika iyakusepa nebo nkeba aba kusepa, "Ukubalilapo amakumba noku tulika pamo elo noku fyoca, elo ingano bakalonganye nokutwala mubutala bwandi."'"

³¹ Yesu aba shimikile naumbi umulumbe. Ena alandile ati, "Ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwa palana noluseka lwa lubango ulo shibulimi abulile nokutanda mwibala. ³² Ulo elwacepeshe pa mbuto shonse. Elo ulo lwakulile lwaba ulukulu Pafimunti fyonse. Lwaba icimuti, elo nefyoni mulwelele fyala ikalako ku misambo yauko." ³³ Umulumbe umbi apele kuli bena wakutila ati, "Ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwa pala ici tutumuko, ico umwanakashi umo abulile nokufisa mumilingo iya bunga itatu, bwasuka bwafimba bonse."

³⁴ Fintu fyonse alelanda mumilumbe ku cintu bwingi; talandile ifintu apabulo umulumbe. ³⁵ Pakuti cifikilishe ica sosele kasesema, elo Ena alandile ati, "Nebo ndeiswila akanwa kandi kumilumbe. Nebo ndimu kushimika ifyafisama ukutula pakulengwa kwa pano calo."

³⁶ Elo Yesu ashile icintu bwingi aingile mu ng'anda. Nabasambi bakwe balipalamine uko ali nokulanda ati, "Tupili bwileni umulumbe wa makumba mwibala."

³⁷ Yesu alyaswike nokulanda ati, "Utande imbuto shisuma Mwana umwaume wa muntu. ³⁸ Ibala calo; nembuto shisuma, nibalya abana ba mubufumu. Kalolo bana aba mulu bembu. ³⁹ Nomulwani uwaletanda nisatana. Ubusomboshi nimpela ya myaka, nabakasepa niba malaika. ⁴⁰ Nomba, ilyo batulike amakumba nokocewa kumulilo, efyo cikaba ku kulekelesha kwanshita. ⁴¹ Umwana mwaume wa muntu ali nokutumikisha ba malaika, nokukolonganika ukubafumya mubufumu bwa kwe bonse aba punwisha naba lufyanya. ⁴² Bakaposwa mwilungu lya mulilo, Kulya kukaba ukulila nokushenka ameno. ⁴³ Elo abalungama bakalabengeshima ngakasuba mubufumu bwakwa Tata. Na uuli na matwi, naomfwe.

⁴⁴ "Ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwaba ngefyuma ifya fiswa mwibala. Umuntu elo asangile alifishile. Kabili mukusasamuka aya posa conse ico ali nakwata, nokushite bala lilya. ⁴⁵ Napeka, ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwapala umuntu wa makwebo uwalefwaya ba mashini abasuma. ⁴⁶ Kabili pakusanga mashini umo uwakosa umutengo, aileshitisha fyonse ifyo akwete nokushitisha elo aya shitamo.

⁴⁷ "Kabili, ubufumu bwa mu mulu bwa pala ubukonde ubwa teyua mu cimana, nokwikata isabi lya pusana pusana. ⁴⁸ Panuma nalisula, abashila pakukulila mu cisebele. Elo baikele palya nokukolonganika ilisuma mu mbeketi, ilyabipa nokuliposa. ⁴⁹ Cikaba ififine ku mpela yakashita. Bamalaika bakesa nokulekanya ababipa mu bulungami. ⁵⁰ Bali nokuposwa mu mulilo uwabipa, umo bali nokulila ifilamba nokusheka ameno.

⁵¹ "Namumfwa ifintu fyonse ifi?" Abasambi balilandile kuli ena ati, "Eee."

⁵² Napeka Yesu alandile kuli bena ati, "Kalemba onse uwasanguka umusambi mu bufumu bwa mu mulu alingo muntu uwalingo mwine wa ng'anda, uwaposele ifyakale nokuleta ifintu ifipya." ⁵³ Kulifi fyonse Yesu apwishishe uyu mulumbe, alifumine palya pacifulo.

⁵⁴ Peka Yesu aingile ku mwabo nokusambilisha mu mashinagogi. Ifyatumbwikemo bali musulile nokulanda ati, "Nikwisa uyu muntu afumishe amano elo nefipesha mano fya maka? ⁵⁵ Niuyu mwana mwaume wakwa kapenta wambao? Teuyu banyina betwa Maria? Temunina wakwa Yakobo, Yosefe, na Yuda? ⁵⁶ Teuyu bankashi bakwe twaba nabo? Nipisa afumishe ifi fyonse?" ⁵⁷ Bali mulufyenye ena. Lelo Yesu alandile kuli bena ati, "Kasesema teti acindikwe ukwabula icalo cakwe nolupwa lwakwe." ⁵⁸ Teti acite ifipapwa kulya pantu taba mutetekele.