4 Buluka penepo, Yezu atsogolerwa na nzimu wakucena mbaenda kuthando,+ kweneko iye ayeserwa na Dyabo.+ 2 Pidamala iye ntsiku 40 masiku na masikati nee kudya,* Yezu abva njala. 3 Dyabo+ abwera kudzamuyesera, mbampanga: “Khala iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu, panga miyala iyi toera isanduke kudza mikate.” 4 Mbwenye Yezu antawira: “Pyalembwa kuti: ‘Munthu nee asakhala mʼmaso thangwi ya cakudya basi, mbwenye na mafala onsene anabuluka pamulomo wa Yahova.’”*+

5 Buluka penepo, Dyabo ankwata mbaenda naye mu nzinda wakucena,+ ankwiza padzulu kakamwe pa templo,+ 6 mbampanga: “Khala iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu, numpha pano ugwe pantsi, thangwi pyalembwa: ‘Iye anadzatuma aanju ace kuna iwe,’ pontho: ‘Iwo anadzakuphata na manja awo toera mwendo wako ukhonde kumenyeka pamwala.’”+ 7 Yezu antawira: “Pyalembwambo kuti: ‘Leka kuyesera Yahova* Mulungu wako.’”+

8 Dyabo ankwata pontho mbaenda naye padzulu paphiri yakulapha kakamwe mbampangiza maumambo onsene a dziko yapantsi na mpfuma zawo.+ 9 Iye ampanga: “Ndinakupasa pyonsene ipi ungandigodamira mbundilambira kabodzi basi.” 10 Yezu antawira: “Coka Sathani! Thangwi pyalembwa kuti: ‘Ndi Yahova* Mulungu wako anafunika iwe kulambira,+ pontho ndiye basi anafunika iwe kutumikira.’”+

4 Buluka penepo, Yezu adzala na nzimu wakucena, abuluka mu Nkulo wa Yordani mbatsogolerwa na nzimu unoyu nʼthando,+ 2 mu ntsiku 40, nakuti iye nee adya cinthu mu ntsiku zenezi, pidamala izo, Yezu abva njala, natenepa Dyabo amuyesera,+ 3 mbampanga: “Khala iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu, panga mwala uyu toera usanduke kudza nkate.” 4 Mbwenye Yezu antawira: “Pyalembwa kuti: ‘Munthu nee asakhala na umaso thangwi ya cakudya basi.’”+

5 Penepo Dyabo aenda naye padzulu mbampangiza maumambo onsene a pa dziko yapantsi mu ndzidzi ubodzi ene.+ 6 Dyabo ampanga: “Ndinakupasa maumambo onsene awa na mbiri yawo, thangwi pyonsene mphyanga,+ pontho ndinapipasa munthu anafuna ine. 7 Natenepa, iwe ungandilambira kabodzi basi, pyonsene ipi pinakhala pyako.” 8 Yezu antawira, mbampanga: “Pyalembwa kuti: ‘Ndi Yahova* Mulungu wako anafunika iwe kulambira, pontho ndiye basi anafunika iwe kutumikira.’”+

9 Buluka penepo, Dyabo aenda naye ku Yerusalemu, ankwiza padzulu kakamwe pa templo, mbampanga: “Khala iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu, numpha pano ugwe pantsi,+ 10 thangwi pyalembwa: ‘Iye anadzatuma aanju ace toera akutsidzikize,’ 11 pontho: ‘Iwo anadzakuphata na manja awo toera mwendo wako ukhonde kumenyeka pamwala.’”+ 12 Yezu antawira, mbampanga: “Pyalembwa: ‘Leka kuyesera Yahova* Mulungu wako.’”+ 13 Natenepa, pidamala Dyabo kumuyesera, abuluka pana Yezu mbadikhira ndzidzi unango wakuthema.+