Etyi Tyahonekwa na Mateusi
18 Opo yatyo, ovalongwa aveya pu Sesusi, avapulu avati: “Oupi ulinga omunene Mouhamba wo keulu?”+ 2 Ngwe aihana omona umwe omututu emutalameka pokati kavo 3 ati: “Etyi ndyimupopila otyili, ine kamupiluluka,* amwahakala ngovana ovatutu,+ kamukanyingila Mouhamba wo keulu.+ 4 Ou ulikondola koututu, alingi ngomona ou, oo oe omunene Mouhamba wo keulu;+ 5 ou uyakula nawa omona ou, umuyakulila tyenyina liange, ame ayakula. 6 Mahi ou utokesisa umwe povatutu ava vetavela mwaame, oo hahe vali akutilwe pomunyino emanya liokukunkha, emanya liokukulungutiswa notyimbulu, ayumbwa melunga.+
7 “Ouye, ngongo yao, ouye upundukisa ovanthu! Otyili, katyitavela-le kwahakale omunthu upundukisa vakwavo, mahi oo yatyo, ngongo yae! 8 Ine okuvoko kwove kukutokesisa, kutipula-ko, hamwe omphai yove ikutokesisa, itipula-ko, yumba-hi etyi tyikutokesisa.+ Hahe vali ukamone omwenyo noulema, tyipona okuyumbwa motupia twahapu+ nomavoko ove, nonomphai mbove. 9 Eiho liove ine nalio likutokesisa, liyoola-mo* oliyumbu-hi, hahe vali umone omwenyo, tyipona omaiho evali oyumbwa nao mo Ngehena* mwatokota.+ 10 Lungukei, mwahatombei nawike povatutu ava, onoandyu mbavo mbuli vala apeho kotyipala tya Tate keulu.+ 11* ——
12 “Omunthu una onongi 100, apavombo ike,+ usa monomphunda 99, akaovola oyo yokwavomba, hatyili vakwe?+ 13 Ongi oyo okwiivasa, ame ndyimupopila umwe otyili, oyo mahambukilwa vali tyipona onongi 99 mbahavombele. 14 Na Tate yange* uli keulu ongootyo ekahi, kahande povatutu ava pavombe nii vala wike.+
15 “Ine mukwenyi wekulinga etyi tyapenga, enda-ko, mulekesa etyi apengesa,* tyilinge vala tyenyi vevali kwapwa.+ Ine wekutavela, opo wayovola mukwenyi.+ 16 Mahi ine kekutavelele, opo endei-ko vevali, okuti hatyo, vetatu, mokonda tyina otyipuka tyina onombangi* vevali hamwe vetatu, tyilinga otyili.+ 17 Tyina navo ehevetavelele, kapopile ewaneno. Tyina ehetavela umwe no kewaneno, akale ngatyina omunthu wouye,*+ alinge vala ngatyina omutanthi welilimu.+
18 “Ame ndyimupopila, evi mukuta pano pohi, no keulu viakutwa-le, evi mukutulula pano pohi, no keulu viakutululwa-le. 19 Ndyimutolela umwe onwe okuti, pokati kenyi, vevali okulitavela avaiti otyipuka tyimwe tyasukisa, Tate yange keulu uvepa-tyo.+ 20 Apa pena vevali, okuti hatyo, pena vetatu veliongiyila enyina liange,+ naame opo ndyili.”
21 Petulu pahe etyi afwena pwe apulu okuti: “Tatekulu, tyina mukwetu amamphengesa tuñgapi ndyina okumweevela? Okuti ndyimweevela atee tyivasa pepandu-vali?” 22 Sesusi akumbulula ati: “Ame ndyikuti, kumwevela vala tyivasa pepandu-vali, umweevela umwe tyivasa 77.+
23 “Ongouhamba wo keulu, Ouhamba wo keulu ulinga ngohamba imwe yahandele okutantha onongele mbayo kovalingilili vayo. 24 Etyi yati pokuvetantha, avaetako omulume umwe ankho una ongele yonotalendu 10.000.* 25 Omululingilili oo, pokwehena etyi mafete, ohamba aitumu nae nomukai wae, novana vavo, novipuka viavo aviho vilandeswe, ongele oyo ifetwe.+ 26 Omulingilili oo eya pohamba aikila konongolo* elipupika-po ati: ‘Nkhele nkhevelele-po mbaa, atyiho ndyikulevala mandyikufete-tyo.’ 27 Ohamba aimweetehila-mo onkhenda aimuyeke, aiti ongele oyo ikale-po.+ 28 Mahi omulingilili oo etyi atunda opo, akavasa mulingilili mukwavo wemulevalele onondenaliu* 100, emukwate, avete, ati: ‘Feta atyiho undevala.’ 29 Omulingilili oo mukwavo aikila konongolo emwiiti, ati: ‘Mukwe nkhevelelepo-vo mbaa, ongele yove mandyikufete-yo.’ 30 Mahi ou ehetavela, atukuka umwe opo ekemwiikisa mokaleya, akale-mo atee ongele yae ifetwa. 31 Ovalingilili vakwavo etyi vamona otyo tyalingwa, atyivekala omapita, aveketyipopia kohamba. 32 Ohamba okutyiiva, aimwiihana, aimuti: ‘Mukalavi ove, ove ongele yove hekutile ikale etyi apa weliyava! 33 Ove kutyivili okulinga onkhenda mukwenyi ngeetyi ame nekulinga?’+ 34 Ohamba ainkhinduka, aimupakula kovayungi, akale peke liavo atee ongele yae aiho ifetwa. 35 Na Tate yange keulu ongootyo memulingi,+ ongootyo malingi ou wahaevela mukwavo nomutima auho.”+