¹ Lino Jesu watalika ukubaisha twambyo. Wakaamba, ''Mulombwana wakashanga munda wamasansa, lubumbu kuzingolingolosha limwi nokusha icindi choshimena waini. Nokupa munda mumata balimi nalimwi wakaunka mu sinzo wakwache. ² Muchindi cibotu, wakatuma muselehi wache kuba kubalimi bamasansa kuya kukutambula michila yamasansa. ³ Nabobo baka mubwaza, nokuma, bamutanda kutaku ne nchakwete. ⁴ Nilimi wakatuma nomwi musebehi wache, nalimwi bakamuma chokumuchisa mumutwe wache mukumupenzya ichiyahya nensoni. ⁵ Wakatuma nalimwi, nali uwalo ngu bakajaya. Bakampezya mbuna mbubaka pezya banjinji, mbubakapezya abamwi kuma bamwi nokujaya abamwi. ⁶ Kwashala womwi ulede ukutumwa, mwana ce ufwinwa wece. Wakalingu wamamanino okotuma kuli mbabo. Wakaamba, 'Baya kumulemeka mwanagu.' ⁷ ''Balo bali bamasansa bakamba ku umwi, 'Uyu ngulya izina. Koza, atumujani, lino lokono lulaba lwesu.' ⁸ Bakamukwata, no kumu jaya, nokumusowa insengwe omunda umasansa. ⁹ Nakubobo, cinzi chati aciti namweni muunda wamasansa? ukuza no kunyonyona abalimi bamasasa nali uyakapa munda wamasasa kulimwi. ¹⁰ Hena takunimwakabala malembe? 'Ibwe ndibakakaka ndilya njiyaka nintalisho. ¹¹ Aya kazila ku Mwami, nalimwi ndiyandisye mumenso esu.''' ¹² Kuzila wawo bendelezi be ce Juda Jesu nkaambo bakahwa ukuti kwaamba kokwace kwakali kotwambyo ku kukwatilihya mbabo nilime bakatinga no kukankama mabunga mabunga nababa aba musiya nokunka kulele. ¹³ Nalimwi bantu bamwi baba aba Falisi na ba Helodi kulinguwo kwa kumukwata nakuzwi. ¹⁴ Chindi nibakaza, bakamba kuli nguyo, ''Mwiyi, tolihi kuti tosubaike muzezo waumwi namwi tusuleke bantu. Akati kobo nchambine ulaisha bantu mbuli Mwami. Ihena chiluleme kupa kulikaisala musonko napepe hena tupe na tutapi?'' ¹⁵ Nalimwi Jesu wakazukwidi ukuti mbubasi kupaupa ameso wakamba kulimbabo, ''Nkamboce mulasunka? Kamundelela mali nabobo ndakonhya kwalanga.'' ¹⁶ Bakaleta lyomwi kuli Jesu. Wakabambila ukuti, ''Cikozyano chakani nobulembo mbwakani?'' Bakaamba cha, ''Caesar.'' ¹⁷ Jesu wakamba, ''Kamupa kwa Caesar ihintu hyo Caesar, nalimwi nehya Leza kuli Leza.'' Bakazingwa hyakali ukali kukanana walo. ¹⁸ Nalimwi ibasaduke, mbubakamba ukuti takububuke bwabafu, bakaza kuli nguyo. Nokumubuhya, nokwaamba, ¹⁹ ''Mwiyi, Mozesi watulembele ikuna mungyoko, 'Na munyina wafwa nakusiya mukaintu munsi lwanu, kwatakwete mwana, umwi munyina abweze mukamunyina, kuyuna izina ilyomunyina.' ²⁰ Kwakali bobunyina ciloba; okutanguna wakabweza mukaintu nalimwi wafwa, kutasiya no mwana. ²¹ Nalo wabili wamubweza nalo wafwa, kutasiya mwana, nalo watatu chitu chomwi. ²² Boonsele bali ichiloba bakafwa kakutaku nomwana. Kumamani a hyonsele, nalo mukaintu wakafwa.'' ²³ Kubuke bwabafu, bakubuka nalimwi, ngani utakabe mulunyache? Nkambo kukuti boonsele bali eciloba bakali mukwete.'' ²⁴ Jesu waamba, ''Hena utu otutwambyo ntumulubihya, hena tamwazukwidi malembe nenguzu hye Leza? ²⁵ Lino bakubuka kuzwa kubafu, tabakwati nakuba kukwatwa bakube inga mbanamba njinji ikujulu. ²⁶ Pele kukwatilihya bubuke bwa bafu, hena taku nimwalilanga mwibuku ilya Mozesi, ichakachitika kuteyo, Leza mbwakamba kwace kuti ndime Leza wa Abraham namu Leza wa Izeki nomwi nale wa Jakobe'? ²⁷ Tali Leza wabantu bafwidi, pele ngwa bantu ba pona. Mulibisi hya.'' ²⁸ Umu wabalembi wakasika nokuhwa mubandi wabu; wakabona ukuti Jesu wakavwala kabotu. Nalimwi wakamubuzhya, ''Mulawo ce uyinda kumilawo yonsele?'' ²⁹ Jesu wakaingula, ''Uyandika kubaala ngoyu, 'Kohya, Izilaili, Mwami Leza wesu, mwa ngumwi. ³⁰ Welede kuyanda Mwami Leza wano moyo wako onsele, no muza wako onsele, nemezezo yako yonsele nalimwi nenguzu hyako hyansele.' ³¹ Imulawo wabili nguyoyu, 'Koyanda simukoba nyoko mbubuna mbuliyanda omwine.' Taku unji mulawo mune kwinda yeyi.'' ³² Mulembi wakaamba, ''Mwiyi, Mubotu! wakamba choku sinezya kuti Leza ngumwi, nalimwi takuunji kunzo kuli nguyo. ³³ Komuyanda nomoyayo wako onsele ne nalimwi nokutelela nalimwi namunsana, hyako hyonsele nalimwi nomwi nasimokobonyoko mbuna mbuliyanda nchilayandi kubala ciluzyo nomulumbe owakutenta.'' ³⁴ Chindi Jesu nabona ukuti wapabwinguze bulikabotu, wakamba kulinguyo, ''Hena tolikulele no bulelo bwa Leza.'' Nakamana, taku umba wakali kukohya kumubuhya limbi Jesu. ³⁵ Chi Jesu nakali kwisha mu tempele, wakaamba, ''Amu balembi bakaamba kuti hena Jesu mwana wa Davida? ³⁶ Davida mwini lokwache, mu moza usalala, wakaamba, 'Mwami wakamba ku mwami wanhu, ''Lwangu kusikula mbiki basinkondo nyoko kunsi amaula ako okwako.''' ³⁷ Davida mwini lokwachi wambai 'Mwami,' hena mbuti Kilisito mbwakohya ukuba mwana wa Davida?'' Nkamu i bantu banji yakomana nikanya kuli nguyo. ³⁸ Mukwisha kokwache Jesu wakaamba, ''Kamu chejila kubalembi, bayanda kuyabwenda mbuli babbi namwi no nokuya bwanzingwa mumasambalilo, ³⁹ Nalimwi balikwete hunahyabulemu mu sinagogo nalimwi nubusena nobusena mulembwa mapobwe. ⁴⁰ Nabobo batalika kunyanga bamukabafu namanda, nokupaila mipailo milanfu kubantu kuti bababoni. Aba balombwana bayakusuleekwa kunene.'' ⁴¹ Lino Jesu wakala ansi balunga na kanzuma kenilumbo musena bwa tempele; wakali kulanga bantu mbuli kubika mali mukanzuma. ⁴² Lino mukamufu muchote wakaza wabika tushelene tobilo, tutakwete ubulemu bunjinji. ⁴³ Wakainta basiciya bokwache nakwamba kuli mbabo, ''Nchombini ndamwambila kuti, uyu mukamufu wabika kwinda boonsele aba babika mukanzuma komulumbo. ⁴⁴ Kuli babo boonsele bapa hibalikwete.Pele uyu mukamufu, wabika kuzwa mubupushi bokwache, wabika onsele mali ngakali kuponene.''