Makani mabotu aakalembwa aaMateyo
7 “Amuleke kubeteka kuchitila kuti mutabetekwi pe, 2 nkaambo mbumubabeteka bamwi, andinywe mbumutazoobetekwe alubo chipimyo nchimupimya, nchicho nchibatazoobelesye kuti bamupimine andinywe. 3 Nkinkaako, nkamboonzi nulanga kakwa kali muliso lyamukombinyokwe pesi kutaboni tanda lili muliso lyako? 4 Alubo, kujana wabuzya mukombinyokwe kuti, ‘Teedi ndikugwisye kakwa kali muliso,’ iwe kawuli aatanda muliso lyako? 5 Nusikuupa-wupa! Saanguna kugwisya tanda lili muliso lyako, mpawo uzoobona kabotu mbukonzya kugwisya kakwa kali muliso lyamukombinyokwe.
6 “Mutapi bankala zintu zisalala naakuti kuwaalila ngulube maparela aanu, nkaambo zilaalyatuuka mpawo zimuboolele zizoomuzavuule.
7 “Amwiinkilile kunembo kukumbila muzoopegwa, amwiinkilile kunembo kuyanduula muzoojana, amwiinkilile kunembo kukonkomona muzoojulilwa, 8 nkaambo muntu woonse uukumbila, ulapegwa alubo muntu woonse uuyanduula, ulajana alubo muntu woonse uukonkomona, ulajulilwa. 9 Kwaamba choonzyo, ngwani aakati kanu uunga kuti mwanaakwe wakumbila chakulya ulamupa bbwe? 10 Naakuti, kuti wakumbila muswi, kujana wamupa nzoka na? 11 Nkinkaako, kuti inywe kamuzi kupa bana banu zipo zibotu nikuba kuti muli basizibi, nkukwaamba kuti Wuso uuli kujulu, uzooyindilila kubapa zintu zibotu aabo bamukumbila!
12 “Nkinkaako, zintu zyoonse nzimuyanda kuti bantu bamuchitile, andinywe mweelede kubachitila mbuboobo. Kwaamba choonzyo, eezi nzizyo zyaambwa aaMulawu aBapolofita.
13 “Amunjile mumulyango uumanikide, nkaambo mulyango mupati anzila mpati itola kulunyonyooko alubo mbiingi banjila mulinjiyo, 14 pesi mulyango uumanikide akazila kaniini, nkako katola kubuumi alubo mbache bakajana.
15 “Amubachenjelele bapolofita bakubeja baza kulindinywe kabazweete zigogo zyambelele, kakuli mukati mbaawumpe bakali. 16 Muzoobaziba aamichelo yabo. Zilachita na kuti bantu bachele masaansa kumaamvwa naakuti bachele nkuyu kumasokwe aayasa? 17 Munzila iikozyenie, munsamu woonse mubotu, uzyala michelo mibotu pesi munsamu woonse uubolede, uzyala michelo mibi. 18 Munsamu mubotu tawukonzyi pe kuzyala michelo mibi, alubo munsamu uubolede tawukonzyi pe kuzyala michelo mibotu. 19 Munsamu woonse uutazyali michelo mibotu, ulagonkwa mpawo uwaalilwe mumulilo. 20 Kwaamba choonzyo, bantu aaba muzoobaziba aamichelo yabo.
21 “Teeboonse bati kulindime, ‘Mwaami, Mwaami,’ batazoonjile muBwaami bwakujulu, pesi ngooyo kupela uuchita kuyanda kwaTaata uuli kujulu. 22 Mubuzuba oobo, biingi bazooti kulindime: ‘Mwaami, Mwaami, teetwakapolofita na muzina lyako? Teetwakatanda madimoni na muzina lyako? Alubo teetwakachita milimu iigambya na muzina lyako?’ 23 Mpawo ndizoobabuzya kuti: ‘Teendakamuziba pe! Amuzwe kulindime, inywe nimutatobeli mulawu!’
24 “Nkinkaako, muntu woonse uumvwa majwi aangu akwaachita, uzooba mbuli mwaalumi uuchenjede wakayaka ng’anda yakwe aamwaala. 25 Mvula yakawa, tulonga twakeeta, alubo guwo lyakawunga changuzu akuuminina aang’anda eeyo, pesi teeyakakolomoka pe nkaambo yakayakidwe aamwaala. 26 Mukuyungizya, muntu woonse uumvwa majwi aangu akuleka kwaachita, uzooba mbuli mwaalumi mufuba-fuba wakayaka ng’anda yakwe aamuseele. 27 Mvula yakawa, tulonga twakeeta, alubo guwo lyakawunga changuzu akuuminina aang’anda eeyo, mpawo yakakolomoka alubo kudilika kwayo kwakali kupati.”
28 Jesu naakamaninsya kwaambuula majwi aaya, makamu aabantu akagamba loko akaambo kanzila njaakali kuyiisyaayo, 29 nkaambo wakali kubayiisya mbuli muntu wakapedwe manguzu, kutali mbuli balembi babo.