Luka 18:1-43
18 Yesu walekele lalo bandongesi bendi cakumwenako cije cimwesa seho ya kulombela simbu yoshe kwa kujeneka kulikela.
2 Wabalekele ngwendi: “Mu nganda imo mwakele lyako uje kazibilile Njambi lyoba, co kasingimikile munu.
3 Muje mu nganda mwakele lalo fwile uje wakele na kwija-ija kuli uje lyako na kumuleka ngwendi, ‘Njakule mu kusungama mu ñanda injili nayo na munu injili na kusompa nendi.’
4 Ha simbu yailaha, uje lyako wakele na kubyana. Oloni kukapwa muje wendekele mu mbunge yendi ngwendi, ‘Nameme kunjesi kuzibila Njambi lyoba, nambe kusingimika munu,
5 oloni ou fwile nashu laja kunjipakesa, ngeci njakula ñanda yendi mu kusungama mangana keti atwaleleleho kwija kuli yange na kunjilomba na kunjizibisa cifwayoyo.’”
6 Co Mwata wendekele ngwendi: “Munazibi byendekele uje lyako nameme kapwile wa kusungama?
7 Batico Njambi, kuma kasa kwakula mu kusungama baje banangula, baje lalo bali na kulilila kuli ikeye butsiki na mutanya ha simbu yali na kubamwesa mbunge ya kubandamena ndi?
8 Njimileka ngwange, akabakula bwasi-bwasi mu kusungama. Oloni Muna munu mwakaija, kuma akuwana likulahelo lya cifweci hano hasi ndi?”
9 Wendekele lalo eci cakumwenako cikwabo kuli bamo baje balimwene kupwa ba kusungama na kumona bakwabo ngwe bangoco. Wendekele ngwendi:
10 “Banu babali baile ku tempele na kulombela. Umo wapwile Kafalisi, mukwabo wapwile muka-kutelesa mitelo.
11 Co Kafalisi wemanene na kushangumuka kulombela ebi byuma mu mbunge yendi ngwendi, ‘Obe Njambi, njikushangazala mwafwa kunjafwile ngwe banu boshe. Kunjafwile ngwe baka-kulyapula, baka-kujeneka kusungama, baka-kulinga bukoi, nambe ngwe ou muka-kutelesa mitelo.
12 Lubali mu calumingo, njikalibindika kulya, co njikana cabulikumi ku byuma byoshe binjikawana.’
13 Oloni muka-kutelesa mitelo wemanenene halako, kasele nameme kwandula mesho endi mwilu, oloni watwaleleleleho kulipupa ha nulo na kwendeka ngwendi, ‘Obe Njambi, njizibile ngozi, yange muka-bubi.’
14 Njimileka ngwange, ou munu waile ku njibo yendi oku napu muka-kusungama kutubakana uje Kafalisi, mwafwa woshe alijundula bakamukehesa, oloni uje alikehesa bakamujundula.”
15 Co lalo banu bashangumukile kumunenela banike babandondo ngwabo abakwate. Oloni bandongesi bendi mubamwene ngoco bashangumukile kubatenukila.
16 Oloni Yesu wasanene baje banike babandondo. Wendekele ngwendi: “Eceleni banike babandondo baije kuli yange, keti mubabindike mwafwa Bumwene bwa Njambi bunapu bwa aba ba cifweci.
17 Mwa busunga bene njimileka ngwange, woshe katambula Bumwene bwa Njambi ngwe mwanike wamundondo kakakobelamo.”
18 Co muka-kuyula umo wamwihwile ngwendi: “Mulongesi Wamubwa, bika binjinapande kulinga mangana njikawane kuyoya kwa myaka yoshe?”
19 Yesu wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “Bika biunjisanena ngwobe wamubwa? Naumo wahi wamubwa, kubanga Njambi lika.
20 Awa mashiko uwazibuka na laja a kwendeka ngwawo: ‘Keti ulinge bukoi, keti utsiye munu, keti wibe, keti wane bukaleho bwa makuli, singimika isho na noko.’”
21 Co wendekele ngwendi: “Awa mashiko oshe njinawanyungu kushwa ku bwanike bwange.”
22 Yesu mwazibile ngoco, wamulekele ngwendi: “Kuli cuma cimo cinalituluko: Landesa byuma byoshe biulinabyo, co bimbongo biuwana ubipangezele tuhutu, co ukakala na bufuko mwilu. Kutundaho, wije wakunjikabangeye.”
23 Uje muka-kuyula mwazibile ngoco, wazeyele manene, mwafwa wafukile manene.
24 Yesu wamutalele, co wamulekele ngwendi: “Kukapwa kwakukalu kuli baje bali na bimbongo kukobela mu Bumwene bwa Njambi!
25 Cili bene, kwakwasi kuli kamele kwita mu lisho lya nguya ya kutongesa kutubakana muka-kufuka akobele mu Bumwene bwa Njambi.”
26 Baje bazibile ebi byuma behwile ngwabo: “Co iyoni asa kwoboka?”
27 Wendekele ngwendi: “Byuma bije kubyasiwa ku banu, kuli Njambi byasiwa.”
28 Oloni Pita wendekele ngwendi: “Tala! Yetu tunaseze byuma byetu na kukukabangeya.”
29 Wabalekele ngwendi: “Cili bene njimileka ngwange naumo wahi naseze njibo, nambe munakazi, nambe bandolome, nambe bisemi, nambe bana, mwafwa ya Bumwene bwa Njambi
30 uje kakatambula byuma byabingi mu simbu ino, co mu katumameno ka myaka* kaje kali na kwija kulutwe, akatambula kuyoya kwa myaka yoshe.”
31 Co watwalele baje 12 kumukulo na kubaleka ngwendi: “Taleni, tuli na kukanduka ku Jelusalema, co byuma byoshe bibanasoneka tupolofweto hali Muna munu bilishulisilila.
32 Cakumwenako, bakamwana mu maboko a baka-mafuti na kumushendumuna na kumushaula na kumujekwila mate.
33 Co mubakamanesa kumupupa makote, bakamutsiya, oloni ha litangwa lyamucitatu akasanguka.”
34 Nameme ngoco, hali ebi byuma, nacimo cibazibisisileho cahi, mwafwa awa majwi babashwekelelewo, co kubazibisisile byuma byendekele.
35 Yesu mwakele na kweta kuyehi na Jeliko, kapuputwa umo watumamene kumukulo wa ngila oku ali na kulomba byuma.
36 Mwazibile mbunga ili na kwita, washangumukile kwihula mangana bamuleke byuma byakele na kulingiwa.
37 Bamulekele ngwabo: “Yesu muka-Nazaleta ali na kwita!”
38 Mwazibile ngoco, watambekele ngwendi: “Yesu, Muna Devidi, njiteteleko!”
39 Co baje batwamene kulutwe bashangumukile kumutenukila ngwabo oloke. Oloni ikeye wahyanesele oni kutambeka ngwendi: “Muna Devidi, njiteteleko!”
40 Yesu wemanene na kubaleka ngwendi bamunenele uje munu. Mwezile hayehi, Yesu wamwihwile ngwendi:
41 “Ushaka ngwobe njikulingile bika?” Wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “Mwata, njishaka ngwange utonese mesho ange.”
42 Ngeci Yesu wamulekele ngwendi: “Mesho obe atone. Likulahelo lyobe linakukangwisa.”
43 Haje bene mesho endi ashangumukile kumona, ngeci washangumukile kumukabangeya na kushangazala Njambi. Co banu boshe mubamwene ngoco, nabo bashangazalele Njambi.
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^ Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa.
