¹ ''Eelyo bulelo bwakwizeulu bulakozhyanyihiwa abana kalindu bali kumi bakabweza malambe abo alimwi akuunka kuya kuswaangana a hibwiinga. ² Bosanwe babo bakali balimbuhi kakuli bosanwe bakali kucenjele. ³ Ono balimbuhi bana kalindu noba kabweza malambe aabo, banyina nobakabwezzelezhya a mahwuta ambi. ⁴ Pele bacenjele bakabwezelezhya muhibwezelo mahwuta ambi amalambe aabo. ⁵ Ono mbuli mbwakamuka hibwiinga, boonse bakanhwa tula alimwi akoona. ⁶ Pele akaandabwe kabuhiku bakanhwa kuyobeka, 'Amulange, hibwiinga! Amuunke anzhye mukamuswaanganye. ⁷ Mpoona boonse bana kalindu bakabuka alimwi akuyahya malambe abo. ⁸ Balimbuhi bakati kubacenjehi, 'Amutupe amwi mahwuta enu nkaambo malambe eesu akalahima.' ⁹ ''Pele bacenjele bakahwuwa alimwi akuti, kulangika kuti aswebo tatutizulizhye lwesu alimwi andimwe, kamuya aboobo kuli basambala eelyo mukaluulile wenu nobeni.' ¹⁰ Nobakaunka nkuula, hibwiinga wakahika, eelyo aabo bakalibambile bakanjila anguwe mupobwe lya bwiinga, mpoona mulyango wakajalwa. ¹¹ ''Nokwakainda kaindi abalo balya bana kalindu bakahinka alimwi akuti, Himalelo, himalelo, kotujulila.' ¹² ''Pele wakahwuwa alimwi akuti, 'Kahimpe ndati kuli ndimwe, Himunhi mwebo.' ¹³ Amulangile aboobo, nkaambo tamubuhi buzuba na ihwoola. ¹⁴ ''Nkaambo cili mbuli muntu ukanza kuunka kucihi cimwi. Wakaita batwanga bakwe alimwi akubahyoma mukwiinda mukubahila lubono lwakwe. ¹⁵ Kuli omwe wabo wakamupa mali osamwe, kuli umwi wakapa obile, alimwi kuhwa waawo wakapa lyomwe ili. Omwe omwe wakatambula mbuli cabilo cabusungu bwakwe, mpoona ulya muntu wakaunka mumu hinzo wakwe. ¹⁶ Oyo wakatambula mali osanwe, wakaunka mpoona aawo alimwi akuya kwabelehya campindu eelyo wakajana mali ambi osanwe. ¹⁷ Munhila njiyona, oyu wakatambula matalenta obile wakajana ambi obile. ¹⁸ Pele mutwanga wakatambula lyomwe talenta wakaunka, wakakuhya kalindi munyika, alimwi aku hisa ili lya himalelo wakwe. ¹⁹ Ono nokwakainda ciindi cilanhwu himalelo wa baabo batwanga wakapiluka alimwi akubamba hiyobwelo zhyabo. ²⁰ Mutwanga wakatambula mali aali osanwe wakaleta alimwi osanwe mali. Wakati, ' Himalelo, mwakahiya mali osanwe. Amulange, ndakakutauka akuyana ambi osanwe.' ²¹ ''Himalelo wakwe wakati kuli nguwe, 'Wakacita kabotu, cabota alimwi wakahyomeka omutwanga! Wali kuhyomeka ahintu zhihwoonto. Ndakubika kuti ube mweendelehi ahintu hinji. Konjila mukukomana kwa himalelo wako.' ²² ''Mutwanga wakatambula mali obile wakahika alimwi akwaamba kuti, 'Himalelo, wakandipa mali obile . Kolanga, ndakayana ambi matalenta obile.' ²³ ''Himalelo wakati kuli nguwe, 'Wakacita kabotu, cabota alimwi omutwanga uhyomeka! Wali kuhyomeka kuhintu zhyihyoonto. Ndakubika kuba mweendelehi wa hintu zhyinji. Konjila mukukomana kwa himalelo wako.' ²⁴ ''Mpoona mutwanga wakatambula talenta lyomwe wakahika alimwi akwaamba, 'Ohimalelo, ndikuhi kuti uli muntu muyumu yumu. Ulatebula motakahyanga, alimwi ulabwezelela motakamwaya. ²⁵ Aboobo ndakayoowa, mpoona ndaka unka alimwi akuya kuhisa talenta munyika. Kolanga, kotambula eci cizhwa kuli ndiwe. ²⁶ ''Pele himalelo waka muhwuwa alimwi akuti kuli nguwe, 'We omubyaabi alimwi omutwanga mutolo, utazhi kuti ndatebula mwinda takahyanga alimwi akubwezelela mwinda takamwaya. ²⁷ Aboobo wali kweelele kopa mali angu kubeendelezhi bama bbanga, eelyo mukupiluka kwangu ninda nkutambula mali angu acinyona mucila. ²⁸ Eelyo aboobo amumunyange talenta ndyakwete mpoona amulipe kumutwanga ukwete aali ikumi. ²⁹ Nkaambo kuhumbwa kuli yooyo ukwete kunji uya kupewa, eelyo uyakulu ndikilwa. Pele kuhwa kuli yooyo unyina nakwete nociba comwe, aboobo kuhwumbwa ncakwete ulakanyangwa. ³⁰ Amumusowe mutwanga unyina, nkahwa ansengwe mumunhinze, kwalo oko kuya kuba kukwiila alimwi akuluma ntwiino.' ³¹ ''Eelyo ciindi Mwama wa Muntu waboola mubulemu bwakwe alimwi abangele bakwe boonse kabali anguwe, mpoona ulakakala cabulemu mubulelo bwakwe. ³² Kumbele kwakwe kula kalundana maunda maunda amahi oonse, alimwi uya kwaandaanya bantu omwe kuzhwa kuli umwi, mbuli mweembehi mbwaandaanya mbelele kuzhwa ku mpongo. ³³ Ulakabika imbelele kulubahwu lwa tanhi lya lulyo lwakwe, pele impongo kulu bahwu lwa lumwenhi lwakwe. ³⁴ Mpoona Mwami ulakaamba kuli babo bali kwitanhi lya lulyo lwakwe, 'Amuboole, mwebo nomwakalelekwa aba Taata, amukone bulelo mbomwaka bambilwa kuzhwa kumatalikilo anyika. ³⁵ Nkaambo ndaka hwile nzala mpoona mwakampa cakulya; Ndakanhwile nyota alimwi mwakampa cakunwa; Ndakali mweenzu mpoona mwaka ndinjizhya mukati; ³⁶ Ndakali hicintanda mpoona mwaka nsamika mebo; Ndakaciswa mpoona mwaka mbambila; Ndakali muntolongo akwalo mwakahika kuli ndime; ³⁷ ''Eelyo balulami balaka hwuwa alimwi akuti, 'Mwami, ndilili notwaka kuboona kohwile nzala alimwi akukusanina yebo? Noiba nyota alimwi akukupa cakunwa? ³⁸ Ndilili notwakakubona koli mweenzu alimwi akukunjizhya? Naakoli cintanda alimwi akusamika webo? ³⁹ Ndilili notwaka kubona kocisilwe naa koli muntolongo eelyo twaka boola swebo kukubona?' ⁴⁰ ''Mpoona Mwami wakahwuwa alimwi wakati kuli mbabo, 'Kahimpe ndati kuli ndimwe, ncomwakacita kuli omwe muhyoonto wababa bakwesu bangu, mwakacitila ndime. ⁴¹ Mpoona ulakati kuli baaba bali kwitanhi lya lumwenhi lyakwe, 'Amuzhwe alindime, mwebo nomutukilwe, kamunjila mukalambwe ka mulilo uta mani wakabambilwa dyabulonzhi alimwi aba ngele bakwe, ⁴² nkaambo ndakanhwile nzala, pele munyina nomwakampa cakulya; ndakanhwile nyota, pele kunyina nomwakampa cakunwa; ⁴³ Ndakali mweenzu, pele munyina nomwakandi njizhya mukati, citanda, pele kunyina nomwaka nsamika mebo; Kuciswa alimwi amuntolongo, pele munyina nomwaka mbambillila mebo.' ⁴⁴ ''Mpoona balakaingula alimwi akuti, "Mwamu, ndilili notwaka kubona kohwile nzala , noiba nyota, naakoli mweenzu, hicintanda, na mulwahyi, nomuba muntolongo, mpoona tunyina notwa kaukbelekela yebo?' ⁴⁵ Mpoona uya kubaingula balo alimwi akuti, 'Kahimpe ndati kuli ndimwe, ncomwatakacitila na omwe wabahyoonto wa baabo, munyina nomwaka ncitila ndime. ⁴⁶ 'Aba balakaunka mucisubulo citamani, pele balulami baya kubuzumi butamani.''