Matayo 16:1-28
16 Lino ba Farisi aba Saduki bakaboola kulinguwe, aboobo kutegwa bamusunke, bakamwaambila kuti abatondezye citondezyo kuzwa kujulu.+
2 Mukubavwiila wakabaambila kuti: “Kwaba kumangolezya mwaamba kuti, ‘Buyooca kabotu, nkaambo kujulu kwasubila,’
3 alimwi mafwumofwumo mwaamba kuti ‘Sunu kunooli mpeyo amvwula nkaambo kujulu kwasubila alimwi kuli makumbi aasiya.’ Mulizyi kupandulula mbokulibonya kujulu, pele tamukonzyi kupandulula zitondezyo zyaziindi eezyi.
4 Izyalani libi alimwi lyabumambe* liyandisya kupegwa citondezyo, pele kunyina citondezyo ncoliyoopegwa+ ccita buyo citondezyo ca Jona.”+ Mpoonya wakaunka wabasiya.
5 Lino basikwiiya bakazabukila mutala eliya, alimwi bakaluba kubwezelezya zinkwa.+
6 Jesu wakabaambila kuti: “Amulangisye alimwi amucenjele abumena bwaba Farisi aba Saduki.”+
7 Aboobo bakatalika kwaambilana kuti: “Tiitwabwezelezya cinkwa nociba comwe.”
8 Naakazyiba boobo, Jesu wakati: “Nkaambo nzi ncomulivwiya-vwiya kuti munyina zinkwa, nywebo nobasilusyomo luniini?
9 Sena tamunakabona kaambo, naa sena mwaluba zinkwa zyosanwe nzyobakalya bantu bali 5,000 alimwi amweelwe wazisuwo zyabufwefwelenga nzyomwakabweza?+
10 Naa sena mwaluba zinkwa zili ciloba nzyobakalya bantu bali 4,000 alimwi amweelwe wazisuwo zipati* zyabufwefwelenga nzyomwakabweza?+
11 Ino nkaambo nzi tiimwazyiba kuti tiindali kumwaambila makani aazinkwa? Pele amucenjele abumena bwaba Farisi aba Saduki.”+
12 Mpoonya bakazyiba kuti wakali kwaamba kuti bacenjelele njiisyo zyaba Farisi aba Saduki kutali bumena bwazinkwa.
13 Naakasika mucooko ca Kaisareya Filipi, Jesu wakabuzya basikwiiya bakwe kuti: “Ino bantu baamba kuti Mwanaamuntu nguni?”+
14 Bakaingula kuti: “Bamwi baamba kuti ngu Johane Mubbapatizi,+ bamwi baamba kuti ngu Elija,+ alimwi bamwi baamba kuti ngu Jeremiya naa umwi wabasinsimi.”
15 Eelyo wakababuzya kuti: “Ino nywebo mwaamba kuti ndime ni?”
16 Simoni Petro wakaingula kuti: “Nduwe Kristo,+ Mwana wa Leza muumi.”+
17 Mpoonya Jesu wakamwaambila kuti: “Ulilelekedwe Simoni omwana wa Jona, nkaambo tali muntu uulya maila pe wakuyubunwida, pele ngu Taata uuli kujulu.+
18 Andime ndikwaambila kuti: Nduwe Petro,+ aboobo amwala ooyu+ mpondiyooyakila mbungano yangu alimwi taikazundwi amilyango ya Cuumbwe.*
19 Ndiyookupa makkii aa Bwami bwakujulu, eelyo kufwumbwa ncoyakwaanga anyika cinooli cakaangwa kale kujulu, alimwi kufwumbwa ncoyakwaangununa anyika cinooli cakaangununwa kale kujulu.”
20 Mpoonya cakusinizya wakalailila basikwiiya kuti bataambili muntu uuli woonse kuti ngo Kristo.+
21 Kuzwa ciindi eeco, Jesu wakatalika kupandulwida basikwiiya bakwe kuti weelede kuunka ku Jerusalemu akuyoopenzyegwa kapati abaalu, basilutwe babapaizi abalembi akuti uyoojaigwa, mpoonya mubuzuba bwatatu uyoobusyigwa.+
22 Lino Petro wakamutola ambali akutalika kumukalalila kati: “Kolyeengelela Mwami; eeci tacikakucitikili pe.”+
23 Pele Jesu wakamufwutatila Petro akumwaambila kuti: “Koya kusyule lyangu, Saatani! Uli cilebyo kulindime, nkaambo ulaamizeezo yabantu ikutali ya Leza.”+
24 Mpoonya Jesu wakaambila basikwiiya bakwe kuti: “Ikuti umwi kayanda kunditobela, aliimye akunyamuna cisamu cakwe cakupenzyezya* akuzumanana kunditobela.+
25 Nkaambo kufwumbwa uuyanda kufwutula buumi bwakwe uyoobusweekelwa, pele kufwumbwa uusweekelwa buumi bwakwe akaambo kandime uyoobujana.+
26 Mubwini, nimpindu nzi njakonzya kujana muntu ikuti wavwuba nyika yoonse pele wasweekelwa buumi bwakwe?+ Naa, ncinzi muntu ncakonzya kupa kuti anunune buumi bwakwe?+
27 Nkaambo Mwanaamuntu uyooboola antoomwe abangelo bakwe mubulemu bwa Bausyi, mpoonya uyoopilusizya umwi aumwi kweelana amilimo yakwe.+
28 Ncobeni ndimwaambila kuti nkobali bamwi ibaimvwi aano ibatakafwi kusikila bakasaangune kumubona Mwanaamuntu kaboola mu Bwami bwakwe.”+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “litasyomeki.”
^ Naa “wazisuwo zyakunyamwida zyakulya.”
^ Naa “Cikkalilo Cabafwu.” Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
^ Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
