15 Buluka penepo, Afarisi aenda kabverana kuti anaphatisira tani mafala a Yezu toera kumpambizira nawo.+ 16 Natenepa, iwo atuma anyakupfundza awo pabodzi na anyakuphedzera a Herodhi,+ mbabvundza Yezu: “Mpfundzisi, ife tisadziwa kuti musalonga undimomwene, musapfundzisa pinafuna Mulungu mwakubverana na undimomwene, pontho imwe nkhabe saka kukomeresa anthu, thangwi imwe nkhabe kuyangʼana maonekero akunja a anthu. 17 Mphapo tipangeni, ndi api maonero anu? Mphyakuthema* kupereka nsonkho kuna Sezari peno nkhabe?” 18 Mbwenye Yezu adziwa manyerezero awo akuipa, mbalonga: “Imwe ampfakafaka, thangwi yanji musandiyesera? 19 Ndipangizeni kobiri ya nsonkho.” Iwo amʼbweresera dhenaryo* ibodzi. 20 Yezu aabvundza: “Kodi nkhope iyi na dzina iyi mphya ani?” 21 Iwo antawira: “Mphya Sezari.” Penepo iye aapanga: “Natenepa, perekani kuna Sezari pinthu pya Sezari, mbwenye pya Mulungu perekani kuna Mulungu.”+ 22 Pidabva iwo pyenepi, adzumatirwa kakamwe, natenepa ansiya mbaenda pyawo.

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.