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12 Pomwe zikhadasala ntsiku 6 kuti Paskwa icitike, Jezu adafika ku Betaniya komwe kukhana Lazaro, ule omwe iye adamulamusa kwa anyakufa. 2 Tenepo, iwo adamukonzera cakudya kuti alalire kumweko, ndipo Marta ndiye omwe akhawatumikira, tsono Lazaro akhali m’bodzi wa omwe akhadya naye pabodzi. 3 Ndipo Mariya adatenga mafuta yakununtcira. Mafutayo yakhali nardo caiye ndipo yakhali yakuumira kwene-kwene. Iye adatenga mafutayo acidzoza minyendo ya Jezu ndipo adapukuta minyendo ya Jezuyo na tsisi lace. 4 Tsono Djuda Sikaliyoti, m’bodzi wa anyakupfunza wace omwe angadadzamupereka adati: 5 “Thangwe ranyi mafuta yakununtciraya yalibe kugulisidwa na madinario 300 ndipo kobirizo ziciperekedwa kwa wanthu wakusauka?” 6 Iye adalewa bzimwebzi, sikuti thangwe akhana thupo na anyakusaukawo, koma thangwe rakuti akhali mbava. Iye akhambakoya kaxa ya kobiri ndipo akhambaba kobiri zomwe zikhambathusidwa m’kaxamo. 7 Tenepo Jezu adati: “Musiyeni acite bzimwebzi pakukonzekera ntsiku yomwe nin’dzaikhidwa m’thenje. 8 Thangwe anyakusauka mun’khala nawo nthawe zentse, tsono ine mun’dzakhala lini nande nthawe zentse.”
9 Tsono thimu likulu la Adjuda lidadziwa kuti Jezu akhali kumweko, tenepo lidayenda kumweko, sikuti thangwe ra Jezu yekhayo ne, koma kuti akawonembo Lazaro omwe Jezuyo akhadamulamusa kwa anyakufa. 10 Atsogoleri wa antsembe adapangana kuti aphembo Lazaroyo, 11 thangwe rakuti Adjuda azinji akhayenda kumweko ndipo akhakhulupira Jezu thangwe ra Lazaroyo.
12 Mangwana yace, thimu likulu la wanthu lomwe lidayenda ku phwandolo lidabva kuti Jezu akubwera ku Jeruzalemu. 13 Tenepo iwo adatcola nthambi za miti ya kanjedza ndipo adabula aciyenda kukagumana naye. Ndipo iwo adayamba kumbakuwa kuti: “Mupulumuseni taphata minyendo! Wakusimbidwa ngule omwe ambabwera mu dzina la Yahova, Mambo* wa Jirayeri!” 14 Pomwe Jezu adagumana Bulu mng’ono, iye adapakira buluyo ninga momwe bzinembo bzimbalewera kuti: 15 “Leka kugopa mwana wacikazi wa Ziyoni. Ona! Mambo wako akubwera, ndipo iye akubwera adapakira mwana wa bulu wacimuna.” 16 Pakuyamba anyakupfunza wacewo akhalibe kuzindikira bzimwebzi, tsono pomwe Jezu adapasidwa ulemerero, iwo adakumbukira kuti bzimwebzi bzikhadanembedwa pakulewa bza iye ndipo adakumbukirambo kuti iwo akhadamucitirambo bzimwebzi.
17 Wanthu omwe akhali pabodzi na Jezu pomwe adacemera Lazaro kuti abule mu nthutu acimulamusa kwa anyakufa, adapitiriza kumucitira umboni. 18 Ni thangwe limweri lomwe lidacitisa thimu la wanthulo kuyenda kukagumana naye, pakuti lidabva kuti iye akhadacita cakudabwisa cimweci. 19 Tenepo, Afarizeu adayamba kumbauzana okha-okha kuti: “Onani, palibe comwe tikukwanisa kucita. Wanthu wentse akumutewera.”
20 Ku phwandoko, akhalipombo Agerego winango omwe akhadayenda kuti akanamate. 21 Tenepo iwo adafenderera Filipi, omwe akhali wa ku Betsaida wa ku Galileya, acimuuza kuti: “Tin’funa kuwonana na Jezu.” 22 Filipi adayenda kukauza Andereya, ndipo Andereya na Filipi adayenda kukauza Jezu.
23 Tsono Jezu adawauza kuti: “Yafika nthawe yakuti Mwana wa munthu alemekezedwe. 24 Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti: Mbeu ya tirigu ikasaya kugwa pantsi icifa, imbapitiriza kukhala ibodzi; tsono ikafa, imbadzabala bzisapo bzizinji. 25 Ali-wentse wakufuna moyo wace, akuupfudza, tsono wakuwengana na moyo wace m’dziko lino, akuukoyera moyo wakusaya kumala. 26 Penu munthu an’funa kunditumikira, anditewere ndipo komwe ine nin’dzakhala, mtumiki wanguyo an’dzakhalambo kumweko. Ali-wentse wakutumikira inepano, Baba an’dzamulemekeza. 27 Moyo wangu ukutsautsika tsapano, kodi ningalewe pomwe ciyani? Baba, ndipulumuseni ku nthawe yakunesayi. Tsono nthawe imweyi in’funika kundifikira, pakuti ndibzo bzomwe ndidabwerera. 28 Baba lemekezani dzina lanu.” Pamwepo padabveka fala kucokera kudzulu liciti: “Ndalilemekeza kale ndipo nin’dzalilemekeza pomwe.”
29 Tenepo, thimu la wanthu lomwe likhadaima pamwepolo lidabva bzimwebzi ndipo lidayamba kulewa kuti: “Kudzulu kwagunda.” Tsono winango akhati: “Anjo walewalewa naye.” 30 Pakutawira Jezu adati: “Mafalaya yabveka sikuti thangwe ra inepano ne, koma ni thangwe ra imwepo. 31 Tsapano dzikoli likutongedwa; ndipo tsapanopapa mtongi wa dzikoli an’thothedwa. 32 Tsono inepano ndikadzakwizidwa kudzulu kucokera pa dziko la pantsi, nin’dzabweresa kwa ine wanthu wa mitundu yakusiyana-siyana.” 33 Iye adalewa bzimwebzi kuti awadziwise momwe iye angadadzafera. 34 Tenepo, thimu la wanthulo lidamutawira kuti: “Ifepano tidabva m’Malamulo kuti Kristu an’dzakhala mpaka kale-kale. Tsono imwepo mukulewa tani kuti Mwana wa munthu an’dzakwizidwa m’dzulu? Kodi Mwana wa munthuyo ni mbani?” 35 Tenepo, Jezu adati kwa iwo: “Ceza cin’pitiriza kukhala pakati panu mu kanthawe kakucepa. Fambani pomwe cezaco mukanaco, kuti mdima uleke kukumpsinkhani, pakuti omwe ambafamba mu mdima ambadziwa lini komwe akuyenda. 36 Pomwe ceza mukanaco, khulupirani cezaco kuti mukhale wana wa ceza.”
Pomwe Jezu adamala kulewa bzimwebzi, iye adacoka, aciwabisalikira. 37 Napo kuti iye adacita bzakudabwisa bzizinji pamaso pawo, iwo akhamukhulupira lini, 38 kuti yakwanisike mafala ya mpolofeta Zaiya yakuti: “Yahova, kodi mbani omwe wakhulupira bzomwe ife talewa? Ndipo mphanvu za Yahova zalatizidwa* kwa yani?” 39 Bzomwe bzidawacitisa kuti iwo aleke kukhulupira, ni bzomwe Zaiya adalewa pomwe kuti: 40 “Iye adawakhalisa azimola na kuumisa mitima yawo, kuti aleke kuwona na maso yawo nakuti alekembo kubvesesa na mitima yawo, acibwerera kuti ine ndiwapoze.” 41 Zaiya adalewa bzinthu bzimwebzi pakulewa bza Kristu, thangwe iye adawona ulemerero bwace. 42 Napo bzikhali tenepo, atsogoleri azinji wa Adjuda akhamukhulupira, koma iwo akhabzilewa lini padeca thangwe akhabva mantha na Afarizeu, pakuti angadawathotha mu nyumba yakunamatira, 43 thangwe iwo akhafuna kwene-kwene ulemerero bwa wanthu kuposa bwa Mulungu.
44 Tenepo, Jezu adakuwa aciti: “Omwe an’ndikhulupira, akukhulupira lini inepano ndekha, koma akukhulupirambo ule omwe adandituma, 45 ndipo ali-wentse omwe aniwona inepano, wawonambo Ule omwe adandituma. 46 Ndabwera ninga ceza ca dziko, kuti ali-wentse omwe an’ndikhulupira, aleke kupitiriza kukhala mu mdima. 47 Tsono ali-wentse omwe anibva mafala yangu acisaya kuyateweza, inepano nin’mutonga lini, pakuti ndiribe kubwera kudzatonga dziko, koma kudzalipulumusa. 48 Ali-wentse omwe an’ndinyoza na kusaya kubvera mafala yangu, alipo omwe an’dzamutonga. Fala lomwe ndalewa ndiro lomwe lin’dzamutonga pa ntsiku yakumalizira. 49 Pakuti bzomwe nimbalewa bzimbacokera lini mu msolo mwangu, koma Baba omwe adandituma ndiye omwe ambandipasa malamulo ya bzomwe nimbalewa na kupfunzisa. 50 Ndipo nin’dziwa kuti malamulo yace yambathandauza moyo wakusaya kumala. Tenepo, ciri-centse comwe nin’lewalewa, nimbalewa ninga momwe Baba adandiuzira.”