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20 “Pakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu buli ninga mwenekaciro wa munda wa uva omwe adabesera kumacibese-bese, aciyenda kukanyang’ana anyabasa kuti adzaphate basa ku munda waceyo. 2 Pomwe adabverana na anyabasawo kuti aniwapasa dinario ibodzi pa ntsiku, iye adawatumiza kumunda kwaceko. 3 Pomwe zikhali pafupi-fupi nthawe 9* zakumacibese, iye adacoka pomwe aciyenda ku msika ndipo adawona wanthu winango omwe akhadandoima ndipo akhalibe cakucita;4 kwa wanthu amwewo adawauza kuti, ‘imwepo ndokonimbo mukaphate basa ku munda wangu wa uva, ndipo nin’dzakupasani bzomwe mpsakuthemera kwa imwepo.’ 5 Tenepo, iwo adayenda. Munthuyo adayenda pomwe pafupi-fupi pa nthawe 12* na pa nthawe zitatu* za kumaulo, ndipo adakacita pomwe ­bzibodzi-bodzibzo. 6 Pakumalizira pace, iye adayenda pomwe pafupi-fupi nthawe zixanu za kumaulo,* ndipo adagumana wanthu winango omwe akhadandoima. Iye adawabvunza kuti: ‘Thangwe ranyi mwakhala pano ntsiku yentseneyi ne kuphata basa?’ 7 Iwo adatawira kuti: ‘Thangwe palibe munthu omwe watipasa ganya.’ Iye adawauza kuti: ‘Ndokonimbo kumunda wangu wa uva.’

8 “Pomwe kukhadoka, mwenekaciro mundayo adauza nyakunyang’anira wace kuti: ‘Cemera anyabasa ndipo uwapase kobiri zawo, uyambe na anyakumalizira ucidzamalizira na anyakuyambirira.’ 9 Pomwe adafika wanthu omwe adayamba kuphata basa pa nthawe zixanu za kumaulo wale, ali-wentse wa iwo adatambira dinario ibodzi. 10 Tsono pomwe wakuyambirira wale adafika, akhakumbuka kuti angadatambira zizinji, tsono ali-wentse wa iwo adatambirambo dinario ibodzi. 11 Pomwe adatambira, iwo adayamba kudandaulira mwenekaciro mundayo 12 aciti: ‘Wanthu wakumalizirawa andophata basa nthawe ibodzi yokha, koma imwepo mwawapasa kobiri yakundendemerana na ifepano omwe taphata basa ntsiku yentse pa dzuwa!’ 13 Tsono iye adatawira m’bodzi wa iwo kuti: ‘Xamwali, ndiribe kukucitira cinthu mwakusaya cirungamo. Tiribe kupangana kuti ungadatambira dinario ibodzi? 14 Tenga kobiri yako uyende. Nin’funa kupasa wakumalizirayu kobiri yakundendemerana na yomwe ndakupasayi. 15 Kodi ningaleke kucita bzomwe nin’funa na bzinthu bzangu? Ayai wacita njiru thangwe rakuti ndacita bzinthu bzabwino?’* 16 Mwa njira imweyi, wakumalizira an’dzakhala wakuyamba, ndipo wakuyamba an’dzakhala wakumalizira.”

17 Pomwe akhali mu njira yakuyenda ku Jeruzalemu, Jezu adacemera anyakupfunza wace 12 wale pambali aciwauza kuti: 18 “Ifepano tikuyenda ku Jeruzalemu, ndipo Mwana wa munthu andzaperekedwa m’manja mwa atsogoleri wa antsembe na anembi ndipo iwo an’dzamutonga kuti aphedwe 19 acimupereka kwa wanthu wakunja kuti amunyaze, amutcange na kumukhomerera pa muti; ndipo pa ntsiku yacitatu iye an’dzalamusidwa.”

20 Patsogolo pace, mkazi wa Zebedeu na wana wace awiri, adafenderera Jezu acimugodamira ndipo adamukumbira cinthu. 21 Iye adabvunza mkaziyo kuti: “Kodi un’funa ciyani?” Iye adatawira kuti: “Ndilumbireni kuti wana wangu awiriwa, m’bodzi adzakhale ku boko lanu lamadidi ndipo m’bodzi ku boko lanu lamadzere mu Umambo bwanu.” 22 Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo mukudziwa lini bzomwe mukukumbira. Kodi imwepo mungamwe bzomwe inepano ndasala pang’ono kumwa?” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Inde tingamwe.” 23 Iye adawauza kuti: “Inde mun’dzamwadi bzomwe ndasala pang’ono kumwabzo, tsono kulewa bza kukhala ku boko langu lamadidi na lamadzere, ndine lini omwe nimbapereka mwayi umweyo, koma Baba wangu an’dzaupereka kwa omwe iye adawakonzera.”

24 Pomwe anyakupfunza 10 wale adabva bzomwe Tiyago na Juwau adacita, iwo adakalipa. 25 Tsono Jezu adawacemera aciwauza kuti: “Imwepo mumbadziwa kuti atongi wa dziko ambatonga wanthu mwakubverana na kufuna kwawo, ndipo akulu-akulu ambaphatisa basa mphanvu zawo kuti apondereze wanthu. 26 Bzin’funika lini kukhala tenepoyo pakati panu, koma ali-wentse omwe an’funa kukhala mkulu pakati panu, akhale mtumiki wanu, 27 ndipo ali-wentse omwe an’funa kukhala wakuyamba pakati panu, akhale kapolo wanu. 28 Mwakundendemerana na bzimwebzi, Mwana wa munthu alibe kubwera kudzatumikiridwa, koma kudzatumikira na kupereka moyo wace kuti alombole wanthu azinji.”

29 Pomwe iwo akhacoka ku Jeriko, thimu likulu la wanthu lidamutewera. 30 Ndipo amuna awiri omwe akhali azimola, akhadakhala mphepete mwa mseu. Pomwe adabva kuti Jezu akupita na pamwepo, iwo adakuwa kuti: “Mbuya, Mwana wa Davide, tibverenimbo ntsisi!” 31 Thimu la wanthulo lidawatsimula, liciwauza kuti anyamale; tsono iwo adathumiziriratu kukuwako kuti: “Mbuya, Mwana wa Davide, tibverenimbo ntsisi!” 32 Tenepo Jezu adaima, ndipo adawacemera aciwabvunza kuti: “Kodi mun’funa kuti ndikucitireni ciyani?” 33 Iwo adamutawira kuti: “Mbuya, taphata minyendo, ticitiseni kuti tiyambe kuwona.” 34 Jezu adawabvera ntsisi, acikhuya maso yawo, ndipo pa nthawe imweyoletu iwo adayamba pomwe kuwona, aciyamba kumutewera.