¹ Lino kumazuba aayo, kwakali alimwi mabunga mabunga, nalimwi kwakanyina caculya. Jesu wakabaita basiciya alimwi nakwamba buli mbabo, ² ''Ndafwa luse ku mabunga nkaambo batololela kuba lyonse kwamazuba otatwe nalimwi kakunyina cakulya. ³ Na ikuti ndibatandi ikuti baunke muminzi yabo kwabo kakunyina cakulya, inga bakuwizuka munzila.'' ⁴ Basiciya bakamwiingula, ''Ncokuti ncotukonzhya kujana zinkwa zinji omuno munkanda zhobakozha kukuta?'' ⁵ Wakababuzhya, ''Mukwete izinkwa zhongaye?'' Bakaamba, ''ciloba.'' ⁶ Wakambila ncamu ikuti bakale ansi. Wakabweza zinkwa zili ciloba, wakalumba, akuzikomoona. Wakazipa kuli basiciya kutegwa bababili, abobo bakabila nkamu. ⁷ Alimwi bakalikwete ituswi itusyonto syonto, nalimwi naakamana kubaloombela, wakambila basiciya ikutegwa bababile mbubwena. ⁸ Bakalya alimwi bakakuta, alimwi bakabwelela bufwangu bwahinkwa, twakali kuloka loka, zinzuma zincene zili ciloba. ⁹ Bakali mbuli zyuulu zyone zyabantu. Elyo wakabatanda. ¹⁰ Ndona ndona wakanji mubwatu na basiciya bakwe, elyo bakaunka kubusena bwa Dalmanutha. ¹¹ Eelya ba Falisi bakaza nakutalika kuzumanizyana nalo, Bakasala kuzwa kulinguyo citondezyo kuzwa kujulu, ikuti bamusunke. ¹² Wakafulula cansana mumuuya nokwaamba, ''Ncinyamaci aba bantu basunu ncobayanda zitondezyo? Ncombeni ndamwambila, kunyina citondezyo ciya kucitwa kumazyalwana alino.'' ¹³ Ono wakabasiya, wakanji mubwatu naliwmi, wakaunka kutala limwi. ¹⁴ Lino baasiciya bakaluba kutolelezya cinkwa. Bakanyina cinkwa naciba comwi mubwatu. ¹⁵ Wakambika, akwaamba. ''Kamucenjela akulibambila kubumena bwa ma Falisi abumena bwa Heloda.'' ¹⁶ Basiciya bakayeyezya benikuti nkambo tunyina kubwezya cinkwa. ¹⁷ Wakazyiba, wakaamba kuli mbabo, ''Sena muyeye cakubula cinkwa?'' Sena tamunasyoma na kutelela? Sena myoyo yanu yakaziima? ¹⁸ Mulikwete meso, sena tamuboni? Mulikwete matwi, sena tamuvwi? Sena tamwibaluki? ¹⁹ Lilya nendakakomona zinkwa zyosanwe kubantu bali hhulu zyosanwe, kwakazula syinzuma zya tyfwanyu twacinkwa tumwahwezelela?'' Bakaamba kuli nguyo, ''Ikumi azhybili.'' ²⁰ ''Nendakakamona syinkwa syili ciloba kubantu bali syuulu syone, mwakabwezelela syizyumba zyatu tufwanyu syongaye?'' Bakaamba kuli nguyo, ''ciloba.'' ²¹ Wakaamba, ''Sena nalino tamunavwisya?'' ²² Bakasyika ku Bethsaida. Bantu bakokuya bakamuletele moofu akumulimba Jesu kuti amukwate. ²³ Jesu wakamukwata kutasyi akumutola kunze amunzi. Nakamusyipila mate kumeso wakamukwata, wakamubuzya, ''Sena ulabona naciba cintu cili coonsele?'' ²⁴ Wakalanga kujulu, akwaamba, ''Ndibona bantu bali mbuli syisamu syeenda.'' ²⁵ Nalimwi wakamukwata kumeso, muntu ooyo wakayalula meso akwe, meso akwe akayaluka nalimwi meso akwe akabona, nalimwiwakabona syintusyoonse kabotu kabotu. ²⁶ Jesu wakamutuma kuya kumunzi wace mwambila, ''Utanjili mu munzi.'' ²⁷ Jesu wakaunka naba siciya bakwe kumunzi wa Caesarea Philippi.Munzila wakabuzya basiciya bace, ''Sena ibantu bandamba kuti ndime ani?'' ²⁸ Bakaingula kabamba, ''Johani mubabatizi. Bamwi amba ukuti, 'Eliya,' nalimwi ibamwi, 'Nguyoolya umwi waba sinsimi.''' ²⁹ Wakababuzya, ''Sena mwebo mwamba kuti ndime aani?'' Petulo wakamba kuli nguyo, ''Ndiyo kilisito.'' ³⁰ Jesu wakabacenjezya ikuti batambili muntu naba omwe. ³¹ Wakatalika kubaisya ikuti mwana muntu welede kupenga musyintu zinji, alimwi yakukakwa kubanene akubanene ba Filisite aba lembi nalimwi uya kujagwa, nalimwi mazuba otatwe uya kukubuka. ³² Wakamba mulumbe cakusalazya. Lino Petulo wakamutola kumbali akutalika kumukalalila. ³³ Pele Jesu wakacebuka kuli ba siciya bakwe nalimwi nokukalalila Petulo kwamba, ''Koza munuma yangu, Satani! Tobikili maanu kusyintu sya Leza, pele syintu sya bantu.'' Elyowakompolola mabunga abantu antomwe a basiciya antomwe, nalimwi wakabambila, ³⁴ ''Nakuli uyanda kundicilila, welede kulikaka mwimi, abweze cicinkano, akundicilila. ³⁵ Walo uyandisya bumi bwakwe uya kububula, walo usowa bumi bwakwe akambo kandime na akambo kamulumbe uyakubujana. ³⁶ Sena ciyokwanzi muntu wahuba nyika amana wakuluza buumi bakace? ³⁷ Sena muntu upanzi mukucincana abuumi bwakwe? ³⁸ Kufumbwa ulaansoni akambo kangu amazwi angu muno muluzuba lwaba simamambe aba sizibi zinji, mwana a muntu uyakumuusa uyo muntu walo akusika munsana sya usyi antomi aba anjelo basalala.''