Ya m’Bukhu la Juwau
10 Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti: “Ule omwe an’pita lini na pa msuwo m’thanga la mabira, koma acipita na pa mphotco, umweyo ni mbava ndipo ni kambowa. 2 Tsono ule omwe ambapita na pa msuwo, ni makabusa wa mabirayo. 3 Mulindiri wa pa msuwo ambamufungulira, ndipo mabirayo yambabva fala lace. Iye ambacemera dzina la bira ali-wentse ndipo ambayatsogolera kucoka kunja. 4 Akamala kucosa mabira yentseyo panja, iye ambayenda patsogolo pa mabirayo, ndipo mabirayo yambam’tewera thangwe yambadziwa fala lace. 5 Mabirayo yambatewera lini munthu wacirendo, koma yambamuthawa, thangwe yambadziwa lini fala lacirendo.” 6 Jezu adalewa ciratizoci kwa iwo, tsono iwo alibe kubvesesa bzomwe akhawauzabzo.
7 Tenepo, Jezu adawauza pomwe kuti: “Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti, inepano ndine msuwo wa mabira. 8 Ali-wentse omwe an’bwera m’mbuto mwangu acilewa kuti ni makabusa wacadidi, umweyo ni mbava ndipo ni kambowa; ndipo mabirayo yanimubvera lini. 9 Inepano ndine msuwo. Ali-wentse omwe an’pita pana ine, an’dzapulumuka. Iye an’dzapita acibula, ndipo an’dzagumana cakudya. 10 Mbava imbandobwera kudzaba, kudzapha na kudzapfudza. Tsono ine ndidabwera kuti mukhale na moyo wakusaya kumala. 11 Ine ndine makabusa wabwino, ndipo makabusa wabwino ambapereka moyo wace kuti apulumuse mabira. 12 Koma nyabasa omwe ni makabusa lini ndipo mabirayo njace lini, akawona mphumphi ikubwera, iye ambathawa, acisiya mabirayo. Mphumphiyo imbaphata mabira manango ndipo manango yambathawa, yacibalalika. 13 Iye ambathawa thangwe rakuti ni nyabasa ndipo alibe basa na mabirayo. 14 Inepano ndine makabusa wabwino. Nimbadziwa mabira yangu ndipo mabirayo yambandidziwambo. 15 Ninga momwe Baba ambandidziwira, inepanombo nimbadziwa Baba ndipo nimbapereka moyo wangu kuti ndipulumuse mabirayo.
16 “Ndipo ndina mabira manango yomwe njathanga lini limweri. Mabira yamweyo nin’funikambo kuyabweresa ndipo yan’dzatetekera fala langu. Mabirayo yan’dzakhala thimu libodzi na makabusa m’bodzi. 17 Ndipopa Baba wangu ambandifuna, thangwe ndikupereka moyo wangu kuti ndidzautambire pomwe. 18 Palibe munthu omwe angandicosere moyo wangu, koma nimbaupereka mwakufuna kwangu. Ndinayo mphanvu ya kuupereka ndipo ndinayo mphanvu ya kuutambira pomwe. Lamulo limweri, ndidalitambira kwa Baba wangu.”
19 Padawoneka pomwe kugawanika pakati pa Adjuda thangwe ra mafala yamweya. 20 Wanthu azinji akhambalewa kuti: “Umweyu ana ciwanda ndipo akupenga. Thangwe ranyi mukumutekera?” 21 Winango akhambati: “Mafala yamweya nja munthu lini omwe ana ciwanda. Kodi ciwanda cingafungule maso ya munthu omwe ni zimola?”
22 Pa nthawe imweyo, padacitika phwando lakukumbukira kuperekedwa kwa templo ku Jeruzalemu, ikhali nthawe ya mphepo, 23 ndipo Jezu akhafamba m’khonde mwa templo, lomwe likhacemeredwa kuti Khonde la Salomau. 24 Tenepo Adjuda adamuzungulira aciyamba kumuuza kuti: “Kodi ni lini pomwe un’dzatiuza cadidi pakulewa bza iwepo? Penu ndiwe Kristu, tiuziretu padeca.” 25 Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Ndakuuzani kale, tsono imwepo mun’funa lini kukhulupira. Mabasa yomwe nimbayacita m’dzina la Baba wangu, yambandicitira umboni. 26 Tsono imwepo mumbakhulupira lini thangwe ndimwe lini mabira yangu. 27 Mabira yangu yambatetekera fala langu, nimbayadziwa ndipo iyo yambanditewera. 28 Nin’dzayapasa moyo wakusaya kumala ndipo iyo yan’dzapfudzidwa lini, ndipo palibe munthu omwe an’dzayapsokonyola m’manja mwangu. 29 Bzomwe Baba wangu wandipasa, mpsikulu kwene-kwene kuposa bzinthu bzentse, ndipo palibe omwe angabzipsokonyole m’manja mwa Baba. 30 Inepano na Baba timbabverana.”*
31 Na tenepo, Adjuda adalokota pomwe minyala kuti amubome. 32 Jezu adawauza kuti: “Ndakulatizani mabasa mazinji yabwino yakucokera kwa Baba. Tsono ni mabasa yaponi maka-maka yomwe mun’funa kundibomera nayo?” 33 Adjudawo adamutawaira kuti: “Ifepano tinkuboma lini thangwe ra mabasa yabwino, koma thangwe ra kunyoza Mulungu; pakuti napo ndiwe munthu, umbabziyesa kuti ndiwe mulungu.” 34 Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Kodi m’Malamulo yanu Mulungu alibe kulewa kuti: ‘Ine ndikuti: “Imwepo ndimwe mirungu”’? 35 Mulungu adati kwa wale omwe adatongedwa na fala lace: ‘Imwepo ndimwe mirungu’ ndipo bzinembo bzingacinjidwe lini. 36 Tsono inepano ndine munthu wakucenesedwa na Mulungu ndipo iye adandituma pa dziko la pantsi. Tenepo, thangwe ranyi mukulewa kuti: ‘Iwepo ukunyoza Mulungu.’ Kodi ni thangwe rakuti ndalewa kuti ‘ndine Mwana wa Mulungu?’ 37 Penu ndikucita lini mabasa ya Baba wangu, lekani kundikhulupira. 38 Tsono penu nimbayacita, napo muleke kundikhulupira, khulupirani mabasayo, kuti mudziwe na kukhulupira kuti Baba adabverana na inepano, ndipo inepano ndidabverana na Baba.” 39 Tenepo, iwo adayezera pomwe kumuphata, tsono iye adawathawa.
40 Ndipo iye adayambuka pomwe mkulo wa Jordano, ku mbuto yomwe Juwau akhabatizira wanthu pakuyamba, ndipo adakhala kumweko. 41 Wanthu azinji adabwera kwa iye aciyamba kulewa kuti: “Juwau alibe kucita cakudabwisa ciri-centse, tsono bzinthu bzentse bzomwe Juwau adalewa pakulewa bza munthuyu, bzikhali bzacadidi.” 42 Ndipo wanthu azinji kumweko adamukhulupira.