13 Lyena bamutumiine abaFarise bamo na ba mu kabungwe ka kwa Herode, pa kuti bamwikatile mu milandile yakwe.+ 14 Ilyo bafikile, bamwebele abati: “Mwe Kasambilisha, twalishiba ukuti mulanda icishinka, tamutiina umuntu nangu umo, pantu tamulolesha pa fyo abantu bamoneka, lelo musambilisha inshila ya kwa Lesa mu cine. Bushe amafunde yalisuminisha* ukusonkela umusonko kuli Kaisare nelyo iyo? 15 Bushe tufwile ukulasonkela nelyo tatufwile ukulasonkela?” Nomba apo alishibe ubumbimunda bwabo, abebele ati: “Mulandu nshi mulenjesesha? Ndeteleni indalama imo iya denari* imonepo.” 16 Nabo balimuleteele, e lyo abepusha ati: “Bushe uyu umutwe ne fi balembapo fya kwa nani?” Nabo bamwaswike abati: “Fya kwa Kaisare.” 17 E lyo Yesu abeba ati: “Kanshi ifya kwa Kaisare mulepeela Kaisare,+ e lyo ifya kwa Lesa mulepeela Lesa.”+ E ico balipapile pa fyo abaswike.

20 Kabili balemulolekesha. Lyena batumine abaume abo balipiile mu bumfisolo ukuti baifungushanye kwati bantu abalungama, pa kuti bamwikatile mu milandile yakwe+ e lyo bamutwale ku buteko na ku mulashi. 21 Kabili bamwipwishe abati: “Mwe Kasambilisha, twalishiba ukuti ifyo mulanda ne fyo musambilisha fya cine, kabili tamwaba na kapaatulula, lelo musambilisha inshila ya kwa Lesa mu cine: 22 Bushe amafunde yalisuminisha ukuti tulesonka umusonko kuli Kaisare nelyo iyo?” 23 Lelo alishibe ubucenjeshi bwabo kabili abebele ati: 24 “Nangeni denari.* Bushe uyu mutwe uuli apa ne fi balembapo fya kwa nani?” Nabo batile: “Fya kwa Kaisare.” 25 E lyo abebele ati: “E ico kanshi ifya kwa Kaisare mulepeela Kaisare,+ e lyo ifya kwa Lesa mulepeela Lesa.”+ 26 Lyena balifililwe ukumwikatila mu mashiwi alandile pa menso ya bantu, lelo balipapile pa fyo abaswike, ica kuti baikele fye tondolo.