13 Buluka penepo, iwo atumiza kuna iye Afarisi angasi na anyakuphedzera a Herodhi toera asake madodo mʼmafalace.+ 14 Pidafika iwo, ambvundza: “Mpfundzisi, ife tisadziwa kuti musalonga undimomwene, pontho imwe nkhabe saka kukomeresa anthu, thangwi imwe nkhabe kuyangʼana maonekero akunja a anthu, mbwenye musapfundzisa pinafuna Mulungu mwakubverana na undimomwene. Mphyakuthema kupereka nsonkho kuna Sezari peno nkhabe? 15 Tisafunika kulipa peno nee tisafunika kulipa?” Pidadzindikira Yezu umpfakafaka wawo, aapanga: “Thangwi yanji musandiyesera? Ndibweresereni dhenaryo* toera ndiione.” 16 Iwo abweresa dhenaryo ibodzi, Yezu aabvundza: “Kodi nkhope iyi na dzina iyi mphya ani?” Iwo antawira: “Mphya Sezari.” 17 Penepo Yezu aapanga: “Perekani kuna Sezari pinthu pya Sezari,+ mbwenye pya Mulungu perekani kuna Mulungu.”+ Natenepa iwo adzumatirwa naye kakamwe.

20 Iwo akhasaka njira toera kuphata Yezu, natenepa alipa anthu angasi ncibisobiso toera apangizike ninga ndi anthu adidi mbaatuma kuna Yezu toera asake madodo mʼmafalace,+ munjira ineyi iwo mbadakwanisa kumpereka kuna akulu a utongi. 21 Iwo ambvundza: “Mpfundzisi, ife tisadziwa kuti imwe musalonga mbamupfundzisa mwadidi nee kusankhula anthu, mbwenye musapfundzisa pinafuna Mulungu mwakubverana na undimomwene: 22 Mphyakuthema* kwa ife kupereka nsonkho kuna Sezari peno nkhabe?” 23 Mbwenye Yezu adzindikira umpfakafaka* wawo, mbaapanga: 24 “Ndipangizeni kobiri ibodzi ya dhenaryo.* Kodi nkhope na dzina iri penepa mphya ani?” Iwo antawira: “Mphya Sezari.” 25 Yezu aapanga: “Natenepa, perekani kuna Sezari pinthu pya Sezari,+ mbwenye pya Mulungu perekani kuna Mulungu.”+ 26 Iwo acimwana kunʼdodomesa na mafalace pamaso pa anthu, mbwenye thangwi yakudzumatirwa na ntawiro wace, iwo amatama mbasowa cakulonga.