¹ Zyakachitika limwi zuba Jesu kalikukomba kuli bumwi busena, awo nakamanisya umwi wabasikwiya bakwe wakati, ''Mwami, tuyisye kukomba mbuli Joni mbwakayisya basikwiya bakwe.'' ² Jesu wakati kuli mbabo, ''Mwakomba mwambe kuti, 'Taata, izina lyako lilemekwe mbuli lisalala. Akuze bwami bwako. ³ Utupe zilyo zitwelede buzuba abuzuba. ⁴ Utulekelele zibi zyesu, mbuli mbutubalekelela boonse bali azikweleta kulindiswe. Utatweenzi mukusunkwa.'' ⁵ Jesu wakati kulimbabo, ''Kuli na uyooba amwenzinyina, elyo akayinke akati kamansiku, akwamba kuti kulinguwe, 'Mwenzuma, ndikwelete zinkwa zitatu, ⁶ nkambo mwenzuma wasika, kazwida kumugwagwa, alimwi takwe nchindilacho pe kuti ndimupe.' ⁷ Oyo wakali mukati ulakonzya kwamba kuti, 'Utandidubi. Ikkoma lyajalwa kale, alimwi bana bangu, balandime, bali abulo. Tandikonzyi kubuka pe kuti ndipe nduwe chinkwa.' ⁸ Ndamba kuti kulindunywe, nikuba kuti takobuka akumupa chinkwa mkambo kakuti mwenzinyokwe, asi nkambo kakukakatila kwanu chabuusu, uyobuka akupa zyoonse zinkwa nzimunooli kamuyanda. ⁹ Alubo ndamwambila kuti, mukumbile, ellyo muyoopegwa; muyandule; alimwi mulajana; mukonkomone, alimwi mulajulilwa. ¹⁰ Nkambo kuli woonse ukumbila ulapegwa; ayooyo uyandula ulajana; akuli woyo ukonkomona uyojulilwa. ¹¹ Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana ake walomba muswi ulamupa nzoka muchindi chakumupa muswi? Malembe mabotu achindi alachibalo chifwifwi. Amwi malembe achiindi alachibalo chilamfu, chikonzya kujanika lubo muli Matayo 7:9: Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana wakwe mulombe wakumbila chinkwa, ulamupa bbwe na? Na muswi, ulamupa nzoka na?. ¹² Na walomba iiji, ulamupa kabanze na? ¹³ Nikubaboobo, na inywe nubabi mulizi kupa zipo zibotu kubana banu, zyiinda biyeni Taata wanu ulikujulu upa Muuya Usalala kulaabo bamukumbila?'' ¹⁴ Lino Jesu wakalikutanda dayimona utambuli pe. Mpawo dayimona nakazwa, mwalumi utakwe wakalikwambula wakambula, alimwi makamu abantu akagamba! ¹⁵ Pesi bamwi bantu bakati, ''NguBbelizebbule mwendelezi wabadayimona, ngwatanzya badayimona.'' ¹⁶ Bamwi bakamusunka akuyanda kubona chitondezyo chizwa kujulu. ¹⁷ Pesi Jesu wakalizi muzeezo yabo elyo wakati kulimbabo, ''Boonse bwaami bupambukene bulasaalwa, an'anda ipambukene ilawa. ¹⁸ Na Satani walipambula, ibwami bwakwe buyooyimikila biyeni? nkambo mwamba kuti nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona. ¹⁹ Na nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona, nguni batobela banu ngubatanzya? Nkambo kacheechi, bayooba babetesi banu. ²⁰ Pesi na nditanda badayimona akutondeka kanwe kaLeza, nkukuti Bwami bwaLeza bwasika kulindinywe. ²¹ Kuti mwalumi singuzu ulaazilwano zikwene walinda n'anda yakwe, lubono lwakwe lunokkede kabotu, ²² pesi na mwalumi singuzu wamuzunda, oyo mwalumi singuzu ulabweza zilwano ezyo mwalumi oyo nzyalikusyoma akupaza lubono lwamwalumi oyo. ²³ Oyoo utalamwi andime ngundilwisya, ayooyo utabunganizyi andim ngumwaya. ²⁴ Namuuya mubi wazwa mumwalumi, ngawayinda mubusena butakwemaanzi akuyandula kulyokezya. Nutakajane takwe busena, ulamba kuti, 'Ndiyojokela mun'anda mundakazwa.' ²⁵ Na wajokela, ulajana kuti mun'anda muliyiidwe kamubambidwe kabotu. ²⁶ Mpawo ulajoka kwakweeta imyuuya ili musanu ayibili mibi kwiinda nguwo elyo yoonse ilaza kuzokkala mumo. Mamannino abuumi bwamwalumi oyu bulabija kwiinda lutanzi.'' ²⁷ Zyakachitika kuti, na kalikwamba zintu eezi, umwi mwanakazi wakoonzomoka atala amakamu abantu kaamba kuti kulimbabo, ''Bulilongezedwe bula obo bwakatumbuka ankolo ezyo zyakakukomezya.'' ²⁸ Pesi wakamba kuti, ''Kwindilila, balilongezedwe abo bamvwa ijwi lyaLeza akulibamba.'' ²⁹ Awo makamu abantu nakalibuyobuvula, Jesu wakatalika kwamba kuti, ''Elizyalani ndizyalani bbi. Lilangula chitondeezyo, nikuba takwe chitondezyo nchiliyopegwa kunze kwachitondeezyo cha Jona. ³⁰ Nkaambo mbuli Jona mbwakaba chitondeezyo kuli ba Niniva, aboobo alakwe Mwana mulombe wa Muntu uyooba chitondeezyo kuzyalani eeli. ³¹ Mwami mwanakazi wakumbo uyoonyampuka kulubeta abantu bazyalani eli akubapa mulandu, nkambo wakazwa kumasimpilo anyika kuti akamvwe busongo bwaSolomoni, amubone, umwi mupati wiinda Solomoni kuti mpali. ³² Bantu bakuNiniva bayooyima kulubeta azyalani eli lyabantu akubapa mulandu, nkambo bakasanduka kukukambawuka kwaJona, amubone, umwi mupati kwiinda Jona mpali. ³³ Takwe ungaamana kutunginizya lampi, inga walibikka asisikene na ansi alusuwo, pesi kuti achikkalilo chalyo, kwitila kuti abo banjila bakonzye kulibona. ³⁴ Liso lyako ndilampi lyamubili wako. Na liso lyako ndibotu, mubili woonse ngawazuzigwa mumuni. ³⁵ Pesi na liso lyako ndibbi, mubili wako woonse uzwide kusiya. ³⁶ Kuti na mibili yanu yazuzigwa amumuni, katakwe chimwi chzo chilimumudima, elyo mibili yanu iyooba mbuli lampi mbuli mweekesya alindinywe.'' ³⁷ Lino nakamana kwambula, muFalisi wakamukumbila kuti bakalye antoomwe kun'anda yakwe, mpawo Jesu wayinka wakulya. ³⁸ MuFalisi wakagamba kuti Jesu take nakasanguna kusamba pe kayanda kulya. ³⁹ Pesi Mwami wakati kulinguwe, ''Lino mpo, inywe nimaFalisi musanzya kunze kwankomeki azilido, pesi mukati kanu muzwide bungu abubu. ⁴⁰ Inywe nubantu nimutakonzyi kuyeeya! Oyo wakalenga kunze teensi nguwe na wakalenga mukati? ⁴¹ Mupe echo chilimukati mbuli chabilo, awo zintu zyoonse kulindinywe ziyosalazigwa. ⁴² Pesi maawe nywebo kulindinywe nimFalisi, nkambo mulapa chakkumi champoko achamusamu wakulisilika ayimwi michelo yamuchilili, pesi mukaka kusalazigwa a luyando lwaLeza. Zilimbubo biyo kusyomeka akuyanda Leza, kakutakwe chikachizya kuchita zimwi azilazyo. ⁴³ Maawe nywebo nimaFalisi, nkambo muyanda zyuno zyakunembo muzikombelo akujuzigwa chabulemu muzisambalilo. ⁴⁴ Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muli mbuli zibunda zitaboneki awo bantu mpubendela kabatazi.'' ⁴⁵ Umwi wabasikulingula mulawo wakati kulinguwe, ''Muyisi eezi nzulikwamba ulikututukila aswebo.'' ⁴⁶ Jesu wakati, ''Maawe nywebo, nibayiisi bamulawu! Nkambo mubikka bantu mikuli milemu njibatakonzyi kunyampula, pesi takwe nimwiguma pe mikuli eyo akanwe kanu kamwi. ⁴⁷ Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muyakila basinsimi zibunda, alimwi mbasikale banu bakabajaya. ⁴⁸ Nkambo inywe mulibakamboni akuzuminana amilimu yabasikale banu, nkambo mbakabajaya alimwi mulikuyaka zibunda zyabo. ^{49 50 51} Nkambo kacheechi, busongo bwaLeza bwamba kuti, 'Ndiyotuma basinsimi aBatumwa, alimwi bayobapenzya akubajaya bamwi babo.' Eeli zyalani, ndilyo, liyooyimikila bulowa boonse bwabasinsimi bwakatikila kuzwa kumalengelo anyika, kuzwa kubulowa bwaAbbelo kuyosika kubulowa bwaZakkaliya, ooyo wakajayigwa akati kachipayililo abusena busalala. Iyi ndamwambila, kuti zyalani ndiyooyimikilila. ⁵² Maawe kulindinywe nimulingulula mulawo, nkambo mwakagwisya chijulusyo chaluzibo; tamulinjili nubeni, alimwi mulakasya abo banjila. ⁵³ Jesu nakazwa awo, balembi bamulawu abaFalisi tebakamuswilila pe alimwi bakamukazya zintu zyiingi. Bakalikumuyubilila, ⁵⁴ kuti bakonzye kubweezya chimwi kuzwa kumulomo wake.