< Mateyo 17 >
1 Mpopalapita masuba asanu ne limo, Yesu walamantapo Petulo, Jemusi ne Yohane mukwabo, walatanta nabo pamulundu utali kwabonka.
2 Lino cinso ca Yesu calasanduka kababona, cinso cakendi calabala tuu mbuli lisuba, ne byakufwala byakendi byalabeka mbee.
3 Popelapo Mose ne Eliya balabonekela kulyendibo kababandika ne Yesu.
4 Mpwalaboneco, Petulo walambila Yesu, kwambeti, “Nkambo, cilabacena kwambeti, mpotuli pano, anu na kamusuni, nitwibake mishasha itatu, umo wenu, naumbi wa Mose, naumbi ube wa Eliya.”
5 Kacambeco likumbi lituba lyalesa kubafwekelela, umo mulikumbi mwalanyumfwika Liswi lyakwambeti, “Uyu e Mwaname ngonsuni, mulyendiye ndakondwa, Kamumunyumfwilani.”
6 Mpobalanyumfweco, beshikwiya basa balatina kwine, balawa panshi cakufulumana.
7 Nomba Yesu walesa kubekata, ne kwambeti, “Pundukani kamutaba ne buyowa.”
8 Nomba mpobalenamuka, paliya muntu ngobalabonapo sobwe, nsombi Yesu enka.
9 Mpobalikuseluka pa mulundu usa Yesu walabambileti, “Mbyomulabono mucimbonimboni, kamutaya mwambileko uliyense, mpaka Mwana Muntu akapundushiwe kubafu.”
10 Beshikwiya basa balamwipusheti, “Inga nipacebo cini beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose ncobakute kwambileti, Eliya ewelela kutanguna kwisa?”
11 Yesu walambeti, “Nicakubinga Eliya ewelela kutanguna kwisa kubamba bintu byonse.
12 Nomba ndamwambilishingeti, Eliya walesa kendi, bantu ebabula kumwingashila, nsombi balamwinshila bintu byonse mbyobalikuyanda kulyendiye. Nicimo cimo Mwana Muntu nendi nibakamupenshe.”
13 Popelapo beshikwiya balenshibeti wambanga sha Yohane mubatishi.
14 Mpobalabwelela kusa kwalikuba likoto lyabantu, naumbi muntu walesa kusuntama kuli Yesu,
15 walambeti, “Nkambo kamumunyumfwilako nkumbo, mwaname ukute bulwashi bwa kashita, lapenge, cindi conse ukute kuwila pamulilo, ne pamenshi.
16 Ndanga ndesa nendi kuli beshikwiya benu aba, nomba balalilwa kumusengula.”
17 Yesu walambeti, “Ha! Amwe musemano wa bantu babula lushomo, bamiyeyo yalunkanwa, ninjikale nenu kushika cindi cini sena? Ndelela kulishishibisha kushika cindi citali cilyeconi sena? Kamumuletani kuno uyo mwana.”
18 Yesu walaukalalila mushimu waipa, popelapo walafuma mu mwana. Pacindi copeleco walaba cena.
19 Panyuma pakendi beshikwiya balesa kuli Yesu pambali ne kumwipusheti, “Inga twalilwaconi afwe kupulisha mushimu waipa usa?”
20 Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Cebo cakendi ni cakwambeti lushomo lwenu nilung'ana, cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, nambi lushomo lwenu kaluli nilung'ana mbuli kambuto ka katondo ka masitadi, nimukambile mulundu uwu eti, ‘Fumapa, koya uko,’ Mulunduwo nukafumepo, paliya cintu ceshi cikamwalilenga pimbi.”
21 “Kwambeti mupulishe mushimu wa mushobowu, mwelela nanshi kupaila ne kulikanisha kulya.”
22 Mpobalabungana beshikwiya bonse ku Galileya, Yesu walabambileti, “Mwana Muntu lenga mu makasa abantu,
23 betibakamushine Nsombi pabusuba wabutatu nakapundushiwe.” Beshikwiya mpobalanyumfweco, balongumana.
24 Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi mpobalashika ku Kapelenawo, beshikusonkesha musonko wa Ng'anda ya Lesa, balamwipusha Petulo, “Sena Shikwiyisha wenu Yesu, nkakute kusonkako musonko waku Ng'anda ya Lesa?”
25 Nendi Petulo walambeti, “Ee, ukute kusonka.” Lino Petulo mpwalengila mung'anda katanamba ciliconse. Yesu walamwipusheti, “Obe Shimoni ulayeyenga cani? Inga bami bapano pacishi bakute kutambula misonko kufuma kuli bani,” Kubantu bamushobo wabo, nambi bensu?
26 Petulo walambeti, “Kubensu,” Nendi Yesu walamwambileti, “Anu nanico bantu bamushobo wabo nkabelela kusonkako sobwe.
27 Nomba kwambeti, katutabapesha nsoni baku Ng'anda ya Lesa, koya kulwenje kuya kulobola. Luswi ndoti utangune kulobola ulucenamune mulomo, nucanemo lyali, Ulimante uye usonke, kayi ne njame uye unsonkeleko.”
