21 Wamwidika, “Pfa Kaisari mndewa wa Roma.” Apfo Yesu kawalongela, “Lelo, mwing'eni Kaisari aghala gha Kaisari na mwing'eni Imulungu aghala ghe Imulungu.”
Apfo weng'eni chochose chowomdahini, imunu wa kodi, mwing'eni kodi yake, iyobama kupfukighwa, mpfukeni.
Lekeni Petiri na Yohane wawedika, “Mlamle mwemwe muwenyegho, chihi ichinoghile kwe Imulungu, kuwahulikitsa mwemwe au kumuhulikitsa Imulungu.
Yesu kedika, “ ‘Mnoghele Imtwatsa Imulungu wako kwa ghumoyo ghwako ghose, kwa muhe wako wose, na kwa tsimbutsi tsako tsose.’
Wandusa kumlapfila maghomba, walonga, “Tumwona imunu yuno kowaghisa iwanu wetu. Kawaghoma kuliha kodi kwa mndewa wa Roma, kuya kolonga yeye iyo Kiristu, imndewa.”
Petiri na iwatumighwa wala wangi wedika, “Twobamighwa tumhulikitse Imulungu, si iwanu bae!
Yesu kamlongela, “Ghenda Setani! Kwaapfila yandikighwa, ‘Umtamanile Imtwatsa Imulungu wako, umtumikile yeye yaliyeka!’ ”
Naye kawaghutsa, “Angu chihanga na taghwa lino pfa nani?”
Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Mmwing'e Kaisari pfa Kaisari na mmwing'e Imulungu pfe Imulungu.”
Apfo Yesu kawalongela, “Ipfinu pfa Kaisari mmwing'e Kaisari, ne ipfinu pfe Imulungu mwing'eni Imulungu.”