Baba Asalipa Kukhulupirika Kwanzeru
Nyakuyang'anira anafuna kuthamaswa pa basa asacepesa ngongole za mbuya wace toera kugula axamwali, mbasimbwa mwakudzumatirisa thangwi ya uthambi wace. Kobiri ndiyo inagumanya nkhani, thangwi nee m'bodzi anakwanisa kutumikira Baba wathu na cuma. Buluka penepo munthu wakupfuma na Lazaru, na dzenje likulu linakhonda kudumpha munthu pambuyo pa kufa.
16 1Apanga pontho anyakupfundza ace, mbalonga: “Mamuna m'bodzi wakupfuma akhali na nyakuyang'anira, ule adasumirwa kuti akhamwaza pindu pyace. 2Am'cemera mbampanga: ‘Ninji pinabva ine thangwi ya iwe? Ndipereke cidziwiso ca kuyang'anira kwako, thangwi nkhabe kupitiriza kuyang'anira pontho.’
3“Nyakuyang'anira alonga mu ntima mwace: ‘Ndinacita tani? Mbuyanga asandikwatira basa yanga. Nkhabe na mphambvu zakufukula, pontho ndisabva manyazi toera kuphemba.’ 4Ndadziwa cakucita, toera ndingaluza basa iyi, anthu anditambire m'nyumba zawo.’ 5Acemera ale akhali na ngongole za mbuyace, m'bodzi na m'bodzi, mbabvundza wakutoma: ‘Una ngongole yakwana kwanji kuna mbuyanga?’ 6Atawira: ‘Miyeso dzana ya mafuta a olivi.’ Ampanga: ‘Kwata tsamba yako ya ngongole, khala pantsi mwakucimbiza, mbunemba makumi maxanu.’ 7Buluka penepo abvundza unango: ‘Ndiwe, una ngongole yakwana kwanji?’ ‘Miyeso dzana ya tirigu,’ iye atawira. ‘Kwata tsamba yako ya ngongole,’ ampanga, ‘mbunemba makumi masere.’
8“Mbuyace asimba nyakuyang'anira wakukhonda kulungama, thangwi acita mwanzeru; thangwi ana a dziko ino ndi anzeru kakamwe pa m'badwo wawo kupiringana ana a ceza. 9Ndisakupangani, citani axamwali anu na mpfuma za dziko ino, toera ingamala, akutambireni m'mbuto zakukhala zakukhonda kumala. 10Ule wakukhulupirika pa pinthu ping'ono, ndi wakukhulupirikambo pa pinthu pizinji; ule wakukhonda kulungama pa pinthu ping'ono, ndi wakukhonda kulungamambo pa pinthu pizinji. 11Natenepo, mungakhonda kukhala akukhulupirika na mpfuma za dziko ino, mbani anakunyindirani na mpfuma zandimomwene? 12Pontho mungakhonda kukhala akukhulupirika na pinthu pya unango, mbani anakupasani pinthu pyanu pene? 13Nkhabe ntumiki wa panyumba anakwanisa kutumikira ambuya awiri. Thangwi anavenga m'bodzi mbafuna unango, peno anaphatirira m'bodzi mbanyoza unango. Imwe nkhabe kukwanisa kutumikira Baba wathu pabodzi na mpfuma.”
14Afarisi, ale akhafuna kobiri, abva pyonsene ipi, mbanseka.
15Aapanga: “Imwe musalungamisa ekhene pamaso pa anthu, mbwenye Baba wathu asadziwa mitima yanu. Pinthu pinalemedzwa na anthu ndi pyakunyansa pamaso pa Baba wathu.”
16“Mwambo na Aprofeta pyakhalapo mpaka Juwau; kubulukira penepo, Mphangwa Zadidi za Umambo wa Baba wathu zisamwazwa, pontho munthu onsene asawangisira toera kupita m'kati mwace. 17Mbwenye mpyakupfewa kuti kudzulu na dziko yapantsi zimale, kupiringana kuti kakhundu kang'ono ka Mwambo kapere.”
18“Ule anasiya nkazace mbamanga unango, asacita upombo; pontho ule anamanga nkazi adasiyiwa na mamunace asacitambo upombo.”
Mamuna Wakupfuma na Lazaru
19“Pakhali na mamuna m'bodzi wakupfuma akhabvala nguwo zamphutu na nguwo zadidi za lini, mbacita phwando likulu ntsiku zonsene. 20Pontho mamuna m'bodzi wakutcerenga, akhacemerwa Lazaru, akhagonekwa pa nsuwo wace, mbadzala na pironda, 21mbakhafuna kudya pinyenyere pikhagwa pa meza ya mamuna wakupfuma; ngakhale mbwa zikhabwera mbazilamba pironda pyace. 22Mamuna wakutcerenga afa; aanju am'kwata mbamuendesa khundu ya Abrahamu. Mamuna wakupfuma afambo mbakwirwa, a a v22 Khundu ya Abrahamu: cithundzithundzi ca Ajuda ca mbuto ya cibalangazo komwe akulungama akhapuma pakumala kufa, mbadikhira kulamuka kwa anyakufa. 23mbakhali n'manda, mukutambudzika kukulu, alang'ana kudzulu mbaona Abrahamu kutali na Lazaru pa khundu yace. b b v23 Hadesi ndi dziko ya anyakufa, mbuto yakudikhira pakati pa kufa na ciruzo cakumalisa — nee ndi ibodzi na mbuto yakumalisa ya ciruzo. 24Akhuwa: ‘Baba Abrahamu, ndibvereni ntsisi. Tumani Lazaru toera atobzese nsonga ya cala cace m'madzi mbaozesa lirimi yanga, thangwi ndiri kubva kupha kukulu mu malirimi a moto aya.’
25“Mbwenye Abrahamu alonga: ‘Mwananga, kumbuka: iwe watambira pinthu pyadidi mu umaso wako, pontho Lazaru munjira ibodzimodzi pinthu pyakuipa. Cincino iye asabalangazwa pano, mbwenye iwe uri mu nyatwa. 26Kusiyapo pyenepi pyonsene, pakati pathu na imwe pana dindi ikulu, toera ale anafuna kuwambuka kubulukira kuno kuenda kuna imwe akhonde kukwanisa, pontho nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kuwambuka kubulukira kweneko kuenda kuna ife.’
27“Iye alonga: ‘Natenepo ndinakuphembani, baba, toera kuntuma kuenda ku nyumba ya baba wanga, 28thangwi ndina abale anango axanu—mbaacenjeze, toera iwombo akhonde kubwera ku mbuto iyi ya kutambudzika.’
29“Mbwenye Abrahamu alonga: ‘Iwo ana Mose na Aprofeta; mbaabvere iwo.’
30Iye alonga: ‘Nkhabe, baba Abrahamu, mbwenye munthu angabuluka muli akufa mbaenda kuna iwo, anadzatcunyuka.’
31Ampanga: ‘Iwo angakhonda kubvera Mose na Aprofeta, nkhabe kudzatawira ngakhale munthu angalamuka muli akufa.’”