¹M'ndandanda wa makolo ya Jezu Krixtu dzindza la Davidi, dzindza la Abrahamu ni iri. ²Abrahamu adabereka Izaki, Izaki adabereka Jakobo, na Jakobo adabereka Juda na abale wace; ³Juda adabereka Perezi na Zera, omwe mai wawo akhali Tamara. Perezi adabereka Heziramu, na Heziramu adabereka Aramu.⁴Aramu adabereka Aminadabi, Aminadabi adabereka Nasoni, na Nasoni adabereka Salimoni. ⁵Salimoni adabereka Bowazi, omwe mai wace akhali Rahabe, Bowazi adabereka Obedi, omwe mai wace akhali Ruti, na Obedi adabereka Jese. ⁶Jese adabereka mambo Davidi. Davidi adabereka Solomoni, omwe mai wace akhali mkazi wa Uriya.⁷Solomoni adabereka Robohamu, Robohamu adabereka Abiyasi, na Abiyasi adabereka Asa. ⁸Asa adabereka Josafati, Josafati adabereka Joramu, na Joramu adabereka Uziyasi.⁹Uziyasi adabereka Jotamu, Jotamu adabereka Akazi, na Akazi adabereka Ezekiya. ¹⁰Ezekiya adabereka Manasi, Manasi adabereka Amoni, na Amoni adabereka Josiya. ¹¹Josiya adabereka Jekoniya na abale wace, panthawe yomwe adaphatidwa aciyendesedwa kuBabironya.¹²Atayendesedwa kuBabironya, patsogolo pace: Jekoniya adabereka Salatiyeri, na Salatiyeri adabereka Zorobaberi. ¹³Zorobaberi adabereka Abiyudi, Abiyudi adabereka Eriyakimu, na Eriyakimu adabereka Azoli. ¹⁴Azoli adabereka Sadoki, Sadoki adabereka Akimu, na Akimu adabereka Eriyudi.¹⁵Eriyudi adabereka Ereyazari, Ereyazari adabereka Matani, na Matani adabereka Jakobo. ¹⁶Jakobo adabereka Zuze, mwamuna wa Maliya, omwe adabala Jezu, omwe an'cemeredwa Krixtu. ¹⁷Tenepoyo mibadwe yentse kuyambira Abrahamu mpaka Davidi ikhali khumi na minai, khumi na minai kuyambira Davidi mpaka nthawe yomwe aIjirayeri adatengedwa unyagirinya kuyenda kuBabironya, ndipo khumi na minai kuyambira nthawe yomwe aIjirayeri adatengedwa unyagirinya kuyenda kuBabilonya mpaka Krixtu.¹⁸Kubadwa kwa Jezu Krixtu kudacitika tenepayu: Maliya mai wace akhadabvundziridwa na Zuze, tsono akanati kukhala pabodzi adagumanika na pathupi kudzera mumphambvu ya Mzimu Wakucena. ¹⁹Ndipo Zuze mwamuna wace akhali wakulungama alibe kufuna kumululisa, na tenepo akhafuna kumuleka mwakabise-bise²⁰Ndipo pomwe akhakumbuka bzimwebzi, anju wa Mbuya adamuwonekera mukulota acimuuza kuti: “Zuze, mwana wa Davidi, leka kubva mantha kutambira Maliya kukhala mkazi wako, nakuti pathupi pomwe anapo ni pakudzera mwa Mzimu Wakucena. ²¹Iye an'dzabala mwana wa mwamuna ndipo iwepo un'dzam'pasa dzina lakuti Jezu, thangwe Iye an'dzapulumusa mbumba yace mubzakuphonyera Mulungu bzawo”.²²Bzentsenebzi bzidacitika kuti bzikwanirisidwe bzomwe Mbuya adalewa kudzera mwa m'polofita: ²³“Dende lin'dzakhala na mimba ndipo lin'dzabala mwana wa cimuna omwe mun'dzamucemera Emanuweri”, bzomwe bzinirewa: “Mulungu ali nafe”²⁴Pomwe Zuze adamuka adacita bzomwe anju wa Mbuya akhadamuuza ndipo adatambira Maliya kukhala mkazi wace. ²⁵tsono alibe kufambizana mpaka mwana kubadwa. Ndipo Zuze adam'pasa dzina lakuti Jezu.

¹Jezu adabadwa mumzinda wa Belee cigawo ca Judeya, nthawe ya mambo Herodi. Jezu atabadwa, adziwi wa bzacirengedwe wa kumabvadzuwa adafika kuJerusalema: ²ndipo adabvundza aciti: “Alikuponi mambo wa aJuda omwe abadwa? Ife tawona nyenyezi yace kumabvadzuwa ndipopa tabwera kudzamupemba”. ³Pomwe mambo Herodi adabva bzimwebzi adaneseka kwene-kwene, napombo wanthu wentse wa muJerusalema⁴Pamwepo iye adatsonkhanisa akulu wa anyantsembe wentse na adziwi wa Mtemo wa mbumba, aciwabvundza kuti kodi Krixtu an'dzabadwira kuponi? ⁵Iwo adatawira aciti: “Kumzinda wa Belee cigawo ca Judeya. Thangwe m'polofita adanemba tenepa: ⁶‘Iwe Belee wa dziko la Juda, ndiwe lini m'ng'ono na pang'onopo pakati pa mizinda mikulu ya Juda. Nakuti mwa iwe mun'dzacoka m'tsogoleri wakudzawusa aIjirayeri mbumba yangu’”.⁷Pamwepo Herodi adacemera adziwi wa bzacirengedwe wa kumabvadzuwa wale pambali, kuti adziwe nthawe caiyo yomwe idawoneka nyenyeziyo. ⁸Patsogolo pace adawatumiza kuBelee aciwauza kuti: “Ndokoni mukabvesese bza mwanayo. Mungakamuwona mundzandiuzembo kuti ndikam'pembembo”.⁹Ndipo iwo atamala kubva mambo, adapitiriza na ulendo bwawo, nyenyezi ire yomwe akhadawona kumabvadzuwa idayenda patsogolo pawo mpaka idakaima m'dzulu pambuto pomwe pakhana mwanayo. ¹⁰Pomwe adawona nyenyeziyo, adakondwera acipfatsa kwene-kwene.¹¹Atapita munyumba, adawona mwana na Maliya mai wace, adagodama acim'pemba mwanayo. Patsogolo pace adafungula mabudu yawo acim'pasa mphatso zawo za: Oro, lubani na mafuta yakucemeredwa mira. ¹²Ndipo Mulungu adawacenjeza mukulota kuti aleke kubwerera kuna Herodi, na tenepo iwo adabwerera kudziko kwawo na njira inango.¹³Adziwi wale atabwerera, anju wa Mbuya adawoneka kuna Zuze mukulota ndipo adamuuza aciti: “Lamuka utenge mwana na mai wace uthawire kuIjipito. ¹⁴Ukakhale kumweko mpaka ine ndidzakuuze, thangwe Herodi an'dzanyang'ana mwanayo kuti amuphe”. Usiku bumwebo iye adalamuka acitenga mwanayo na mai wace, adaguduka aciyenda kuIjipito. ¹⁵acikakhala kumweko mpaka kufa kwa Herodi. Tenepoyo bzidakwanirisidwa bzomwe Mbuya akhadalewa kudzera mwa m'polofita aciti: “Ndidacemera Mwana wangu kuti acoke kuIjipito”.¹⁶Pomwe Herodi adadziwa kuti akhadanamizidwa na adziwi wa bzacirengedwe wakumabvadzuwa, adakalipa kwene-kwene ndipo adatuma wanthu kuti akaphe wana wentse wacimuna wa magole mawiri mpaka matsece kuBelee na m'mphepete mwace. Iye adacita bzimwebzi malingana na cidziwiso comwe adatambira kuna adziwi wa bzacirengedwe wa kumabvadzuwa.¹⁷Na tenepo bzidakwanirisidwa bzomwe m'polofita Jeremiya akhadalewa aciti: ¹⁸“Kudabveka fala kuRama, kulira na kudandaula kukulu, akhali Rakeli omwe akhalira wana wace ndipo alikulamba kunyamalizidwa thangwe wana wace afa”.¹⁹Pomwe Herodi adafa, anju wa Mbuya adawonekera kuna Zuze mukulota kuIjipito, adamuuza aciti: ²⁰“Lamuka tenga mwana na mai wace uyende kudziko la Ijirayeri, nakuti wale omwe akhafuna kupha mwanayo adafa”. ²¹Iye adalamuka acitenga mwana na mai wace acibwerera kudziko la Ijirayeri.²²Tsono pomwe adabva kuti Arikelau akhatonga muJudeya pambuto ya baba wace Herodi, adabva mantha kuyenda kumweko. Ndipo Mulungu adauza Zuze mukulota kuti ayende kucigawo ca Galireya, ²³acikakhala mum'zinda wakucemeredwa Nazareta. Na tenepo bzidakwanirisidwa bzomwe bzikhadalewedwa na apolofita kuti: “Iye an'dzacemeredwa munthu wa kuNazareta”.

¹Pantsiku zimwezire Juwau M'batizi adawoneka mucidambo ca Judeya acimbapalidza kuti: ²“Khumbulani bzakuphonya bzanu, thangwe Umambo bwa kudzulu bwafendera”. ³Umweyu ni ule omwe m'polofita Izaiya adalewa kuti: “Fala la omwe alikukuwa mucidambo kuti: ‘Kondzani njira ya Mbuya, fungulani miseu yakulungama ya Iye’ ”.⁴Bzakubvala bza Juwau bzikhadakondzedwa na ukuse bwa ngamira, ndipo akhabvala bhande la khanda m'ciuno. Cakudya cace cikhali mabombo na uci bwa nthengo. ⁵Ndipo wanthu wentse akhabwera kuna Juwau kucokera kuJerusalema, kuJudeya na m'bali zentse za m'phepete mwa mkulo wa Jolodani. ⁶Akhabweka bzakuphonyera Mulungu bzawo, acimbabatizidwa na iye mumkulo wa Jolodani.⁷Pomwe iye adawona afalizi na sadusi azinji akhabwera kudzabatizidwa, adawauza kuti: “Imwe wana wa nyoka ya ululu! Mbani wakuuzani kuti muthawe ukali bomwe bulikubwera? ⁸Citani mabasa yomwe yaniratiza kukhumbula kwanu! ⁹Lekani kukumbuka kuti imwepo mungalewe mwa imwe mwekha muciti: ‘Baba wathu ni Abrahamu’. Ine nin'tsimikiza kuti mwa minyalayi Mulungu angaisanduse icikhala wana wa Abrahamu.¹⁰Mbadzo yaikhidwa kale pa muzi wa miti, ndipo muti wentse omwe un'bala lini bzisapo bzabwino un'dzagwatidwa ucithusidwa pamoto. ¹¹“Ine nin'kubatizani na madzi kuti mukhumbule. Tsono pambuyo pangu alikubwera winango wamphambvu kwene-kwene kuposa ine, mwakuti nin'themera lini kutakula xango zace. Iye an'dzakubatizani na Mzimu Wakucena ndipo na moto. ¹²Iye ana cakupepetera m'manja mwace ndipo an'dzaungula tirigu pa mungu. Tirigu an'dzaikoya mugwangwa mwace, ndipo an'dzatentha mungu na moto wakusaya kuthima”.¹³Ntsiku zimwezire, Jezu adacoka kuGalireya aciyenda kumkulo wa Jolodani kuti akabatizidwe na Juwau. ¹⁴Tsono Juwau adayezera kulamba aciti: “Ine ndine ndin'funika kubatizidwa na Imwe, ndipo Imwe mulikubwera kuna ine?” ¹⁵Jezu adatawira kuti: “Pakali-pano leka tenepoyo, bzin'funika kuti ticite tenepoyo, kuti tikwanirise cifuniro ca Mulungu”. Ndipo Juwau adabvuma.¹⁶Ndipo Jezu atamala kubatizidwa adacoka m'madzi. Nthawe imweire kudzulu kudafunguka ndipo Iye adawona Mzimu wa Mulungu ucibuluka ninga nkhangaiwa ucibwera kudzam'butha Iye. ¹⁷Pamwepo padabveka fala kudzulu liciti: “Uyu ni mwana wangu wakufunidwa, omwe ambandikondweresa”.

¹Pamwepo Jezu adatengedwa na Mzimu Wakucena aciyenda kucidambo kuti akayezedwe na Dyabu. ²Ndipo atamala kubzimana kudya ntsiku makumi manai masikati na usiku, adabva njala. ³Pamwepo wakumuyezayo adafendera kuna Iye acimuuza kuti: “Penu ndiwe Mwana wa Mulungu, uza minyalayi isanduke pau”. ⁴Tsono Jezu adatawira aciti: “Bzidanembedwa kuti: ‘Munthu an'dzakhala lini na moyo thangwe ra pau yokha, koma na mafala yentse yomwe yan'coka pa mulomo wa Mulungu’”.⁵Pamwepo Dyabu adam'tenga, aciyenda naye kuJerusalema, mzinda wakucena, adamuimisa pa cipande citali ca padzaulu pa Nyumba ya Mulungu, ⁶acimuuza kuti: “Penu ndiwe Mwana wa Mulungu, bzithuse pantsi. Nakuti bzidanembedwa: “ ‘Iye an'dzauza anju wace bza iwe, ndipo na manja iwo an'dzakuphata, kuti napo ndzayo zako zireke kudzapwetekeka pa mwala’”.⁷Jezu adam'tawira aciti: “Bzidanembedwa pomwe kuti: ‘Leka kuyeza Mbuya, Mulungu wako’”. ⁸Patsogolo pace, Dyabu adam'tenga aciyenda naye paphiri litali kwene-kwene ndipo adamuwonesa umambo bwentse bwa padziko la pantsi na ulemerero wabwene. ⁹Ndipo adamuuza aciti: “Bzentsenebzi nin'kupasa, ungandigodamira ucindipemba”.¹⁰Pamwepo Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Coka, Sathani! Pakuti bzidanembedwa: ‘Pemba Mbuya, Mulungu wako, ndipo tumikira Iye yekha’”. ¹¹Na tenepo Dyabu adamusiya, ndipo anju adabwera acimutumikira.¹²Pomwe Jezu adabva kuti Juwau adaikhidwa m'kawoko, adabwerera kuGalireya. ¹³Ndipo adacoka kuNazareta, acikakhala kuKafaranawumi, yomwe ikhali pafupi na nyandza, kumphimpha ya Zebuloni na Nafitali.¹⁴kuti bzikwanirise bzomwe bzidalewedwa na m'polofita Izaiya kuti: ¹⁵“Dziko la Zebuloni na dziko la Nafitali, njira yakunyandza, ng'ambu ya Jolodani, Galireya ya omwe ni aJuda lini! ¹⁶Mbumba yomwe ikhakhala mum'dima idawona ceza cikulu, na omwe akhakhala m'mbuto ya mdima wa impfa ceza cidawatoya”.¹⁷Kuyambira pamwepo, Jezu adayamba kupalidza aciti: “Khumbulani bzakuphonya bzanu, nakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu buli pafupi”.¹⁸Pomwe akhafamba m'phepete mwa nyandza ya Galireya, Jezu adawona wathu awiri ubale bwawo: Simau, wakucemeredwa Pedru, na m'bale wace Andereya. Iwo akhathusa bwazi munyandza, nakuti akhali akhombwe. ¹⁹Ndipo Jezu adati: “Nditewereni, ndipo Ine nin'kusandusani akhombwe wa wanthu”. ²⁰Panthawe imweyo letu, iwo adasiya bwazi bwawo acitewera Jezu.²¹Atayenda patsogolo pang'ono, adawona pomwe anango awiri paubale bwawo: Tiyago na m'bale wace Juwau, wana wa Zebedeu. Iwo akhali m'bote na baba wawo Zebedeu, akhambakondza bwazi bwawo. Jezu adawacemera. ²²ndipo pamwepo letu iwo adasiya baba wawo na bote, acimutewera.²³Jezu akhafamba muGalireya mwentse acimbapfundzisa munyumba za mapembo, acimbapalidza Mafala Yabwino ya Umambo, acimbapoza wakuduwala na matenda yali-yentse pakati pambumba. ²⁴Ndipo mbiri yace idabvekera kuSiriya kwentse, ndipo mbumba idam'bweresera wentse omwe akhabonera na kuwawidwa na matenda yakusiyana-siyana, ninga wa mizimu yakuipa, wa khunyu, wakujejera bziwalo, ndipo Iye adawapolesa. ²⁵M'thithi ukulu udam'tewera, kucokera kuGalireya, Dekapoli, Jerusalema, Judeya na wambali ya ng'ambu ya mkulo wa Jolodani.

¹Jezu pomwe adawona mithithi ya wanthu adakwira paphiri ndipo adakhala pantsi. Wakupfundzira wace adafendera pafupi na Iye. ²Ndipo Iye adayamba kuwapfundzisa aciti: ³“Mbakudalisidwa omwe ni wakusauka mum'zimu, nakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu ni bwawo. ⁴Mbakudalisidwa omwe alikulira, nakuti an'dzanyamalizidwa.⁵Mbakudalisidwa omwe ni wakubzicepesa, nakuti iwo an'dzatambira dziko la pantsi ninga utaka. ⁶Mbakudalisidwa omwe ana njala na nyota yakucita cifuniro ca Mulungu, nakuti an'dzakhutisidwa. ⁷Mbakudalisidwa omwe an'citira cifundo anango, nakuti Mulungu an'dzawacitira cifundo. ⁸Mbakudalisidwa omwe adacena m'tima, nakuti an'dzawona Mulungu.⁹Mbakudalisidwa omwe an'bweresa mtendere, nakuti an'dzacemeredwa wana wa Mulungu. ¹⁰Mbakudalisidwa omwe an'fambiridwa mbuyo thangwe ra kucita cifuniro ca Mulungu, nakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu ni bwawo.¹¹Wakudalisidwa mun'dzakhala ndimwe pomwe an'dzakutukanani, acidzakufambirani mbuyo acidzakunamizirani bzakuipa bzakusiyana-siyana thangwe ra Ine. ¹²Pfatsani, kondwerani, thangwe mabai-bai yanu ni makulu kudzulu. Nakuti tenepoyo adafambirambo mbuyo apolofita omwe akhalipo kale imwe mukanati kubadwa.¹³Imwepo ndimwe munyu wa dziko la pantsi. Tsono munyu ungamala mphambvu, ungabwezeredwe tani mphambvu yace? Ulibe pomwe basa, kwasala nkhuutaya kunja ucipondedwa na wanthu. ¹⁴“Imwepo ndimwe ceza ca dziko la pantsi. Mzinda wakumangidwa paphiri ungabisike lini.¹⁵Napombo palibe angagase ciphani-phani acicigwanankhira na citundu. Koma ambaciikha padeca ndipo cin'bvunikira wentse omwe ali m'nyumbamo. ¹⁶Na tenepo ceza canu cingwerewere patsogolo pa wanthu, kuti awone mabasa yanu yabwino ndipo alemekeze Baba wanu, omwe ali kudzulu.¹⁷Lekani kukumbuka kuti ndabwera kudzamalisa Mtemo wa Mozeji ayai bzakupfundzisa bza Apolofita. ¹⁸Ndiribe kubwera kudzabzimalisa, tsono kudzakwanirisa. Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Kudzulu na dziko la pantsi bzikakhala bziripo, palibe comwe cin'dzacosedwa muMtemo, munembo ung'ono ayai mthembo uliwentse mpaka bzentse bzikwanirisidwe.¹⁹Wentse ule omwe an'dzanyoza ubodzi mwa mitemo imwei ngakhale ming'ono, acipfundzisa wanthu kucita bzibodzi-bodzibzo, an'dzacemeredwa ng'ono muUmambo bwa kudzulu. Tsono wentse ule omwe an'dzateweza, acipfundzisa mitemo imwei an'dzacemeredwa mkulu muUmambo bwa kudzulu. ²⁰Nakuti Ine nin'kuuzani kuti cirungamo canu cingasaya kupitirira ca Afalizi na ca adziwi wa Mtemo, mun'dzapita lini cipo muUmambo bwa kudzulu.²¹Imwepo mudabva bzomwe bzidauzidwa makolo yanu kuti: ‘Leka kupha’, ndipo ‘omwe anipha an'dzatongedwa’. ²²Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ule omwe an'kalipira m'bale wace an'themera kudzatongedwa. Napombo ali-yentse omwe an'dzatukana m'bale wace kuti ‘ulibe basa’, an'dzayendesedwa kumphala. Ndipo ali-yentse omwe an'dzam'cemera kuti: ‘Psiru’, an'dzathemera kuthusidwa kumoto wakusaya kumala.²³Na tenepo, penu iwe un'bweresa cakupereka cako pa guwa la ntsembe ndipo ungakumbuka kuti una mulandu na m'bale wako, ²⁴siya cakupereka cakoco pa guwa la ntsembepo ndipo cakutoma uyende ukayanjane na m'bale wako, patsogolo pace ubwerere upereke cakupereka cako.²⁵Fulumiza kubverana na omwe waphonyerana naye, cita bzimwebzi pomwe uli naye munjira, kuti waphonyerana nayeyo aleke kukupereka kwa m'tongi ndipo m'tongi kwa mulindiri, kuti iwepo ungadzaikhidwe m'kawoko. ²⁶Ine nin'kutsimikiza kuti un'coka lini kumweko ukanati kulipira kobiri yentse ya mulandu wako.²⁷Imwe mudabva bzomwe bzidalewedwa kuti: ‘Leka kucita upombo’. ²⁸Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Ali-yentse omwe an'nyang'ana mkazi mwakum'funa, acita kale upombo naye mum'tima mwace.²⁹Penu diso lako la madidi lin'kuphonyesa, licose ulithuse kunja. Ni bzabwino kuluza cipande ca thupi lako, kusiyana kuti thupi lentse likathusidwe kumoto wakusaya kumala. ³⁰Ndipo penu boko lako lamadidi lin'kuphonyesa, ligwate ulithuse kunja. Ni bzabwino kuluza cipande ca thupi lako, kusiyana na kuti thupi lentse likathusidwe kumoto wakusaya kumala.³¹Bzidalewedwa pomwe kuti: ‘Ule omwe aniramba mkazi wace bzin'funika kum'pasa tsamba la citsimikizo ca kumulamba’. ³²Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti wentse ule omwe aniramba mkazi wace, kupambula omwe ana thangwe ra upombo, an'citisa kuti mkaziyo acite uputa, ndipo omwe anirowola mkazi wakulambidwayo alikucitambo upombo.³³Imwepo mudabvambo bzomwe bzidauzidwa makolo yanu kuti: ‘Leka kulumbira bzakunama, tsono teweza kulumbira komwe udacita patsogolo pa Mbuya’. ³⁴Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Lekani kulumbira na pang'onopo, nee kulumbirira kudzulu thangwe ni mpando wa Umambo wa Mulungu, ³⁵nee padziko la pantsi thangwe ni pakupondera minyendo yace, nee kulumbirira Jerusalema, thangwe ni mzinda wa Mambo m'kulu.³⁶Ndipo leka kulumbirira msolo wako, nakuti iwepo un'kwanisa lini kucitisa kuti tsisi lako likhale licena ayai likhale lisvipa. ³⁷Penu kutawira kwanu ni ‘inde’, kukhale ‘inde’ penu ni ‘nee’, kukhale ‘nee’. Bzikapita popa ni bzakucokera kuna Wakuipa.³⁸“Imwepo mudabva bzomwe bzidalewedwa kuti: ‘Diso kubwezerambo na diso, dzino kubwezerambo na dzino.’ ³⁹Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Lekani kulimbana naye wakuipa. Penu munthu an'kumenya phutu la madidi, perekera pomwe linango.⁴⁰Ndipo penu unango an'funa kukumanga mulandu acikutengera cakubvala cako, musiye atenge pomwe bhachi. ⁴¹Penu winango an'kungingimiza kufamba naye kirometru ibodzi, ndoko naye kirometru ziwiri. ⁴²Pasa omwe an'kukumbira, ndipo leka kulindza ngoto kuna omwe an'funa kuti umukumbize cinthu.⁴³Imwepo mudabva bzomwe bzidalewedwa kuti: ‘Funa mwandzako, ndipo wenga nyamadulanthaka wako’. ⁴⁴Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Funani anyamadulanthaka wanu ndipo pembererani omwe ambakufambirani mbuyo, ⁴⁵kuti imwepo mudzakhale wana wa Baba wanu omwe ali kudzulu. Thangwe Iye ambagasa dzuwa kuna wakuipa na kuna wabwino ndipo ambabvumbisa mbvula kuna wakulungama na kuna wakusaya kulungama.⁴⁶Penu imwepo mun'funa wale omwe ambakufunani okha, ni mabai-bai yanyi yomwe imwepo mun'dzatambira? Nakuti anyakulipirisa m'tsonkho ambacitambo bzimwebzi. ⁴⁷Ndipo mungamusana na abale wanu okha basi, n'ciyani comwe mumbacita cakuposa anango? Nakuti wakusaya kupemba Mulungu ambacitambo bzimwebzi. ⁴⁸Na tenepo, citani bzabwino ninga Baba wanu wakudzulu ambacita bzabwino nthawe zentse.

¹Khalani wancheru lakuleka kucita ‘mabasa yanu ya cirungamo’ patsogolo pa wanthu kuti muwonedwe na iwo, mungacita bzimwebzi, mun'dzakhala lini na mabai-bai kwa baba wanu wa kudzulu. ²“Na tenepo, iwe ukapereka bzinthu kuna wakusauka leka kubzikuwirira na cimbututu ninga bzomwe ambacita wacipha-maso munyumba za mapembo na munjira, kuti alemekezedwe na wanthu. Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo.³Tsono iwe ungapereka bzinthu kuna wakusauka, boko lako lamadzere lireke kudziwa bzomwe bzirikucita boko lamadidi, ⁴kuti cakupereka cako cicitike mwakubisala. Ndipo Baba wako, omwe ambawona bzomwe bzin'citika mwakubisala, an'dzakubaira.⁵Ndipo imwe mukambapemba, lekani kucita ninga wacipha-maso. Iwo ambafuna kupemba adaima munyumba za mapembo na m'phambano za njira kuti awonedwe na wanthu. Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo. ⁶Tsono iwepo pomwe un'pemba, ndoko mucipinda cako ufunge m'suwo ndipo upembe kuna Baba wako omwe ali mwakubisala. Pamwepo Baba wako omwe ambawona bzakubisala an'dzakupasa mabai-bai. ⁷Pomwe mun'pemba, lekani kumbabwerezera bzibodzi-na-bzibodzi, ninga bzomwe ambacita wakusaya kupemba Mulungu. Thangwe iwo ambakumbuka kuti akacita mpembo wakupitiriza an'dzabveredwa.⁸Na tenepo lekani kundendemera na iwo, thangwe Baba wanu an'dziwa bzomwe imwe mulibe, mukanati kumukumbira. ⁹Ndipo imwepo pembani tenepayu: “Baba wathu muli kudzulu! Dzina lanu liremekezedwe. ¹⁰Umambo bwanu bubwere, kufuna kwanu kucitike pa dziko la pantsi pano ninga momwe bzimbacitikira kudzulu.¹¹Tipaseni lero cakudya cathu ca ntsiku na ntsiku. ¹²Tirekerereni bzakuphonya bzathu, ninga momwe ife timbalekererambo omwe ambatiphonyera. ¹³Ndipo lekani kutirekerera ticigwa mukuyezedwa, tsono mutipulumuse kwa bzakuipa, thangwe bwanu ni Umambo, mphambvu na mbiri kwakuyenda na kuyenda. Ameni.¹⁴Thangwe imwepo mukalekerera wanthu bzakuphonya bzawo, Baba wanu wa kudzulu an'dzakulekereranimbo. ¹⁵Tsono mukasaya kulekerera wanthu bzakuphonya bzawo, Baba wanu an'dzakulekererani lini bzakuphonya bzanu.¹⁶Pomwe mun'bziretsa kudya, lekani kubziwonesa nkhope yakudodoma ninga wacipha-maso, nakuti iwo ambacinja nkhope kuti wanthu awawone kuti iwo alikubziretsa kudya. Ine nin'kuuzani mwacadidi kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo. ¹⁷Pomwe iwe un'bziretsa kudya, samba m'maso ndipo pukusira mafuta tsisi lako, ¹⁸kuti wanthu aleke kudziwa kuti iwe uli kubziretsa kudya, tsono Baba wako yekha omwe ali mwakubisala. Ndipo Baba wako, omwe ambawona mwakubisala, an'dzakubaira.¹⁹Lekani kukoya cuma canu padziko la pantsi, pomwe pana manthedza na ngula bzomwe bzimbadzonga ndipo pana mbava zomwe zimbachola ziciba. ²⁰Tsono koyani cuma canu kudzulu, komwe manthedza na ngula bzin'dzonga lini, ndipo komwe mbava zin'chola lini ziciba. ²¹Pakuti komwe kuna cuma cako, komwekombo ndiko kun'dzakhala m'tima wako.²²Maso ndiyo ciphani-phani ca thupi. Penu maso yako ni yabwino, thupi rako lentse lin'khala na ceza. ²³Tsono penu maso yako ni yakuipa, thupi lako lentse lin'khala na m'dima. Na tenepo penu ceza comwe ciri m'kati mwa iwe casanduka m'dima, m'dima umweyu ngwakugosva kwene-kwene! ²⁴“Palibe omwe angaphatire basa azimbuya awiri, nakuti an'dzawenga m'bodzi acifuna winango, ayai an'dzaphatira basa m'bodzi acinyoza winango. Imwepo mun'kwanisa lini kutumikira Mulungu na kobiri.²⁵Na tenepo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Lekani kuneseka na moyo wanu, kuti mun'dzadya ciyani ayai mun'dzamwa ciyani. Ngakhale na thupi lanu, kuti mun'dzabvala ciyani. Kodi moyo ndiwo lini wakufunika kuposa cakudya? Ndipo thupi ndakufunika lini kuposa bzakubvala? ²⁶Nyang'anani mbalame za kudzulu, zimbabzala lini, zimbabvuna lini napo kukoya m'magwangwa. Tsono Baba wanu wa kudzulu ambazidyesa. Kodi imwepo ndimwe lini wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa mbalame?.²⁷Kodi mbani wa imwe angathumizire ntsiku za moyo wace thangwe ra kuneseka? ²⁸“Thangwe ranyi imwepo mun'neseka na bzakubvala? Nyang'anani maluwa ya m'thengo momwe yamba kulira. Iyo yambaphata lini basa ngakhale kubzirukira bzakubvala. ²⁹Na tenepo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ngakhale Solomoni muulemerero bwace bwentse alibe kubvala ninga libodzi la maluwaya.³⁰Penu Mulungu an'bvazika usva bwa m'thengo, bomwe lero bulipo ndipo mangwana bun'thusidwa kumoto, angadzataze kubvazika imwepo, wanthu wa cikhulupiriro cakucepamwe? ³¹Na tenepo lekani kuneseka muciti ‘tin'dzadyanyi?’ ‘Tin'dzamwanyi?’ Ayai ‘tin'dzabvalanyi?’³²Nakuti wakusaya kupemba Mulungu ndiwo ambanyang'ana bzinthu bzimwebzi. Tsono Baba wanu wa kudzulu an'dziwa kuti imwepo bzentsenebzi mun'bzifuna. ³³Tsono cakutoma, nyang'anani Umambo bwa Mulungu na cirungamo cace ndipo bzinango bzentsenebzi mun'dzabzipasidwa. ³⁴Na tenepo, lekani kuneseka na ntsiku ya mangwana, nakuti ntsiku ya mangwana in'bwera na bzakuneseka bzayene. Ntsiku ibodzi na ibodzi ina bzakuipa bzace bzakukwana.

¹Lekani kutonga anango, kuti imwe muleke kudzatongedwa. ²Nakuti katongedwe kabodzi-bodzi komwe mun'cita, Mulungu an'dzakutonganimbo nako, ndipo mphimo yomwe mun'pereka, in'dzaperekedwambo kuna imwe.³Thangwe ranyi iwe unyang'ana katsetswa komwe kali m'diso la m'bale wako, ndipo uniwona lini muti omwe uli m'diso mwako? ⁴Iwepo ungauze tani m'bale wako kuti: ‘Leka ndikucose katsetswa m'diso lakomu’, uko iwe una muti m'diso mwako? ⁵Wacipha-masowe, yamba kucosa muti omwe uli m'diso mwako, ndipo iwe un'dzawona bwino-bwino pakucosa katsetswa m'diso la m'bale wako.⁶Lekani kupasa mbwaya bzakucenesedwa, ngakhale kuthusira nkhumba mkufu wakufunidwa. Kuti izo zireke kuponda m'kufuyo, ndipo zin'dzakuzungunukirani zicikukhadzulani.⁷Kumbirani ndipo mun'dzapasidwa. Nyang'anani ndipo mun'dzacigumana. Gogodzani ndipo mun'dzafunguliridwa. ⁸Pakuti wentse omwe an'kumbira an'pasidwa. Omwe an'nyang'ana an'cigumana. Ndipo ule omwe an'gogodza an'funguliridwa. ⁹“Mbani munthu pakati panu, akakumbiridwa pau na mwana wace, kodi angam'pase mwala? ¹⁰Ayai akakumbiridwa ntsomba angam'pase nyoka?¹¹Tsono penu imwe nakuipa kwanuku, mumbadziwa kupasa wana wanu bzinthu bzabwino, ni tani tsono Baba wanu womwe ali kudzulu, an'dzapasa bzinthu bzabwino kwa omwe animukumbira! ¹²Na tenepo, citani kuna winango centse comwe imwepo mun'funa kuti iwo akucitireni. Nakuti umweyu ni Mtemo wa Mozeji na cipfundziso ca apolofita.¹³Pitani na pa m'suwo wa kupapatiza, nakuti m'suwo ukulu na njira yakufuthuka bzimbayendesa kwakutaika, ndipo ni azinji omwe ambapita na njira imweyi. ¹⁴Tsono m'suwo omwe umbayendesa kumoyo ni wakupapatiza, ndipo njira yace ni yakupsindiza! Ni ang'ono-ng'ono omwe ambaiwona.¹⁵Khalani na cheru na apolofita wakunama. Iwo ambabwera kwa imwe na mawonekedwa ninga ya bira, tsono m'kati ni mphumphi zakulusa. ¹⁶Imwe mun'dzawazindikira na bzisapo bzomwe an'dzabala. Kodi bzingacitike kuti munthu abvune uva m'miti ya minga, ayai nkhuyu pauswa bwa dawe? ¹⁷Ni bzibodzi-bodzi muti wabwino umbabala bzisapo bzabwino, tsono muti wakuipa umbabala bzisapo bzakuipa.¹⁸Muti wabwino ungabale lini bzisapo bzakuipa, napo muti wakuipa ungabale lini bzisapo bzabwino. ¹⁹Muti uliwentse omwe un'bala lini bzisapo bzabwino umbagwatidwa ucithusidwa kumoto. ²⁰Na tenepo apolofitawo mun'dzawazindikira na bzisapo bzawo²¹Ni wentse lini omwe ambandicemera kuti: ‘Mbuya, Mbuya’, an'dzapita muUmambo bwa kudzulu, tsono wale okha omwe an'cita cifuniro ca Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu. ²²Azinji ntsiku imweire an'dzandiuza kuti: ‘Mbuya, Mbuya, tiribe kucita cipolofita mudzina lanu? Ndipo mudzina lanu tiribe kucosa bziwanda ndipo mudzina lanu tiribe kucita bzidabwiso bzizinji?’ ²³Pamwepo Ine nin'dzawauza padeca kuti: Cipo ndiribe kukudziwani. Fundukirani kuna Ine, imwe wakucita bzakuipa!'²⁴Na tenepo, omwe anibva mafala yanguya acicita bzomwe yalikulewa, ali ninga munthu wakucenjera omwe adacera madindi yakuzika kwene-kwene mpaka kuphata mwala acimanga nyumba yace. ²⁵Mbvula idagwa, mikulo idadzala, ndipo mphepo idamenya nyumba ire na mphambvu. Ndipo iyo iribe kugwa nakuti ikhadamangidwa bwino.²⁶Tsono ule omwe anibva mafala yanguya acireka kucita bzomwe yalikulewa, ali ninga wakupusa omwe adamanga nyumba yace acisaya kuzikisa madindi. ²⁷Mbvula idagwa, mikulo idadzala, ndipo mphepo idamenya nyumba ire na mphambvu, iyo idagwa. Ndipo idadzongeka kwene-kwene”.²⁸Pomwe Jezu adamala kulewa bzimwebzi, mithithi ya wanthu idadabwisidwa na cipfundziso cace, ²⁹thangwe Iye akhawapfundzisa ninga omwe ana utongi, sikuti ninga adziwi wa Mtemo.

¹Pomwe Jezu adabuluka m'phiri, m'thithi ukulu udamutewera. ²Pamwepo munthu winango wamapere adafendera pafupi acim'godamira ndipo aciti: “Mbuya, mukafuna, mungandipolese!” ³Jezu adapfuthula boko, acim'khuya ndipo adati: “Nin'funa, Pola!” Pamwepo-letu iye adapolesedwa mapere.⁴Patsogolo pace Jezu adati: “Wona, leka kuuza ali-yentse. Tsono ndoko ukabziratize kuna baba wantsembe ndipo ukapereke ntsembe yomwe Mozeji adalewa, kuti ikhale mboni”.⁵Pomwe Jezu adapita mumzinda wa Kafaranawumi, adayenda kawonana naye kapitau wa gulu la acikunda wa ciRoma acikam'kumbira thandizo. ⁶Ndipo adati: “Mbuya, kapolo wangu ali m'nyumba alikukwanisa lini kufamba, alikubonera kwene-kwene”. ⁷Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Ine nin'dzayenda kukam'cirisa”.⁸Tsono kapitau wa gulu la acikunda wa ciRoma adatawira aciti: “Mbuya, nin'themera lini kukutambirani panyumba yangu. Tsono lewani fala libodzi lokha, ndipo kapolo wangu an'dzacira. ⁹Pakuti inembo ndiri pantsi pa utongi, ndipo ndina acikunda omwe ine nimbatonga. Ndikauza m'bodzi kuti: ‘Ndoko,’ iye ambayenda. Ndikauza winango kuti: ‘Bwera,’ iye ambabwera. Ndikauza nyagirinya wangu kuti: Cita ibzi, iye ambacita”. ¹⁰Pomwe Jezu adabva bzimwebzi adadabwa aciuza omwe akhamutewera kuti: “Nin'kuuzani bzacadidi kuti: MuIjirayeri ndiribe kuwona omwe ana cikhulupiriro tenepayu.¹¹Ndipo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti azinji an'dzabwera kucokera kumabva-dzuwa na kumadokero, ndipo an'dzakhala pameza na Abrahamu, Izaki na Jakobo muUmambo bwa kudzulu. ¹²Tsono omwe akhathemera kukhala muUmambo an'dzathusidwa kunja kum'dima, kumweko an'dzalira na kukukuta mano”. ¹³Pamwepo Jezu adauza kapitau wa gulu la acikunda wa ciRoma kuti: “Ndoko! Bzin'citika ninga momwe iwe wakhulupirira!” Nthawe imweyo letu kapolo wace adacira.¹⁴Patsogolo pace Jezu atafika pa nyumba pa Pedru, adawona mibzala wace adagona na maferu. ¹⁵Pamwepo Jezu adam'khuya mibzalayo pa dzanja, maferu yadamala, ndipo mibzala ule adalamuka aciyamba kumutanairira¹⁶Pomwe dzuwa lidamira adam'bweresera wanthu azinji wakuphatidwa na mizimu yakuipa, ndipo na fala libodzi basi Iye adathotha mizimuyo, aciciza atenda wentse. ¹⁷Na tenepo bzidakwanirisidwa bzomwe bzidalewedwa na m'polofita Izaiya kuti: “Iye adatenga kuduwala kwathu ndipo adanyamula matenda yathu”.¹⁸Pomwe Jezu adawona m'thithi wa wanthu m'mbali mwace, adawauza wakupfundzira wace kuti ayambuke m'ng'ambu ya nyandza. ¹⁹Pamwepo m'nembi wa Mtemo adafendera aciti: “M'pfundzisi, ine nin'kutewerani kuli kwentse komwe muniyenda”. ²⁰Jezu adatawira kuti: “Nkhandwe zina madindi yazene ndipo mbalame za m'dzulu zina bzitsa bzazene, tsono Mwana wa munthu alibe pakugonesa msolo”.²¹Ndipo wakupfundzira wace winango adamuuza kuti: “Mbuya, ndibvumizeni kuti nditome kapendesa baba wangu”. ²²Tsono Jezu adam'tawira kuti: “Nditewere, siya wakufa akapendese wakufa wawo”.²³Pamwepo Jezu adapakira m'bote, ndipo wakupfundzira wace adayenda naye pabodzi. ²⁴Mwacisututu, condzi camphambvu cidayamba m'nyandza, mwakuti mabimbi yakhapita m'bote. Tsono Jezu akhadagona. ²⁵Ndipo wakupfundzira wace adayenda kamulamusa, acikuwa kuti: “Mbuya, tipulumuseni! Tinifa!”²⁶Ndipo Iye adawabvundza aciti: “Thangwe ranyi imwepo muna mantha kwene-kwene, amuna wacikhulupiriro cakucepa?” Pamwepo Iye adamuka acitsimula condzi na mabimbi ndipo kudakhala bwino letu. ²⁷Pamwepo wanthu wale adadabwisidwa, acimbabvundzana aciti: “Mbani umweyu ngakhale condzi na mabimbi bzimbam'bvera?”²⁸Pomwe Iye adafika ng'ambu inango, cigawo cakucemeredwa Gadara, wanthu awiri wakuphatidwa na bziwanda adabwera kuna Iye omwe akhacokera m'thenje. Iwo akhali wakugosva kwene-kwene mwakuti palibe omwe angadapita na njira imweire. ²⁹Pamwepo bziwandabzo bzidakuwa bziciti: “N'ciyani mun'funa kuna ife, Mwana wa Mulungu? Mabwera kuno kudzatiboneresa nthawe ikanati kukwana?”³⁰Pafupi na iwo pakhana m'thithi ukulu wankhumba zikhadya. ³¹Pamwepo bziwanda bzire bzikhakumbira Jezu bziciti: “Penu mun'tithotha, titumize tikapite m'thithi wa nkhumba zire”. ³²Iye adauza bziwandabzo kuti: “Ndokoni!” Ibzo bzidacoka bzicikapita munkhumba, ndipo m'thithi wentse udathamangira kunkhomole mbali ya nyandza, mpaka kufa m'nyandzamo.³³Wakudyesa nkhumbazo adathawa, adayenda mum'zinda acikafotokoza bzinthu bzentse, kuphatikidza bzomwe bzidacitika kuna omwe akhana bziwandawo. ³⁴Na tenepo wanthu wentse wa mum'zindamo adayenda kukagumana na Jezu, ndipo pomwe adamuwona, adamukumbira mwa kumuumiriza kuti acoke.

¹Jezu atapakira m'bote, adayambuka nyandza aciyenda kumzinda wace. ²Wanthu winango adam'bweresera munthu wakudjedjera bziwalo, akhadam'gonesa pa machira pace. Pakuwona cikhulupiriro comwe iwo akhanaco, Jezu adauza wakulemalayo kuti: “Limbika mwana, bzakuphonyera Mulungu bzako bzalekereredwa”.³Patsogolo pa bzimwebzo, adziwi wa Mtemo anango akhauzana okha-okha acimbati: “Munthu umweyu alikunyoza Mulungu!” ⁴Jezu pakudziwa ndzeru zawo adawauza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi imwepo mulikukumbuka bzakuipa m'mitima mwanu? ⁵Kodi bzidapusa ni bziponi kulewa kuti: ‘Bzakuphonyera Mulungu bzako bzalekereredwa’, ayai: ‘Lamuka ufambe’? ⁶Tsono kuti imwepo mudziwe kuti Ine, Mwana wa Munthu ana utongi pantsi pano bwakulekerera bzakuphonyera Mulungu”, pamwepo adauza wakulemalayo aciti: “Lamuka, tenga machira yako yenda kumui”.⁷Wakudjedjera bziwaloyo adamuka aciyenda kumui kwace. ⁸Ndipo pomwe m'thithi udawona bzimwebzi udakhala na mantha, ndipo udatumbiza Mulungu, omwe adapasa wanthu mphambvu imweyo. ⁹Pomwe Jezu akhacoka kumweko, adawona munthu winango wakucemeredwa Mateu akhadakhala pa kukhomera m'tsonkho, ndipo adamuuza kuti: “Nditewere”. Mateu adalamuka acimutewera.¹⁰Ndipo Jezu pomwe akhadya m'nyumba, wakukhomesa m'tsonkho na “wakuphonyera Mulungu” azinji adabwera acidya naye pabodzi na wakupfundzira wace. ¹¹Afalizi pakuwona bzimwebzi adabvundza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Thangwe ranyi m'pfundzisi wanu alikudya na wakukhomesa m'tsonkho na ‘wakuphonyera Mulungu’?”¹²Jezu pomwe adabva bzimwebzi adati: “Wakulimba an'nyang'ana lini mulapi, koma mtenda ndiye an'nyang'ana mulapi. ¹³Ndokoni mukapfundzire kuti bzimwebzi bzinirewanyi: ‘Nimbafuna lini ntsembe koma ntsisi’. Pakuti Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera wakulungama, koma wakuphonyera Mulungu”.¹⁴Pamwepo wakupfundzira wa Juwau M'batizi adabwera kudzabvundza Jezu kuti: “Thangwe ranyi ife na afalizi timbabzimana cakudya, tsono wakupfundzira wanu ambabzimana lini?” ¹⁵Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Kodi wakucemeredwa wa mwamuna pamsinda wa malowozi angatsukwale uko mwamunayo alipo? Zin'dzakwana ntsiku zakuti mwamunayo an'dzacosedwa, pamwepo iwo an'dzabzimana cakudya.¹⁶Palibe omwe angatenge nguwo ipsa aciicita cigamba pa cakubvala cakale, nakuti cigambaco cin'pfuwa cicing'amba ndipo kung'ambikako kun'posa kale.¹⁷Ndipo ambathululira lini vinyu ipsa mubudu la khanda lakale, ungacita tenepoyo budulo lining'ambika ndipo vinyu in'taika budu, lin'dzongeka. Koma ambathululira vinyu ipsa mubudu la khanda lipsa, ndipo bziwiribzo bzimbakonkhobzeka bwino”.¹⁸Pomwe Iye akhalewa-lewa m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo adafika, adagodama patsogolo pace aciti: “Mwanangu wacikazi afa tsapanopa. Tiyendeni mukamusandzike boko lanu ndipo iye an'khakhala na moyo”. ¹⁹Pamwepo, Jezu adalamuka aciyenda naye, pabodzi na wakupfundzira wace.²⁰Mkazi winango omwe akhana matenda yakucoka mulopa mwa magole khumi na mawiri, adabwera na kumbuyo kwa Jezu acikhuya mkawo wa cakubvala ca Jezu. ²¹Pakuti akhambalewa mwa iye yekha kuti: “Ine ndicitondo kukhuya cakubvala cace nin'cira”. ²²Jezu pomwe adazungunuka adamuwona aciti: “Mwana wacikaziwe limba m'tima, cikhulupiriro cako cakuciza!” Ndipo kuyambira nthawe imweyo mkaziyo adacira.²³Pomwe Jezu adafika panyumba pa m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo adawona wakuimba bzitoliro na m'thithi womwe ukhali piringu-piringu, ²⁴adati: “Bulani! Mtsikanayu alibe kufa, tsono adagona”. Wentse adayamba kumuseka.²⁵Pomwe m'thithi udafundukira, Jezu adapita acim'phata boko ndipo m'tsikanayo adalamuka. ²⁶Ndipo mbiri ya bzidacitikabzo idabveka kumbali zentse za dzikolo.²⁷Jezu pomwe adacoka kumweko, azimola awiri adamutewera, acimbakuwa kuti: “Mwana wa Davidi, tibverenimbo ntsisi ife!” ²⁸Pomwe Iye adapita m'nyumba azimola adafendera, ndipo Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Imwepo mun'khulupirira kuti nin'kwanisa kukucizani?”²⁹Ndipo Jezu adakhuya maso yawo adati: “Bzicitike malingana cikhulupiriro canu!” ³⁰Ndipo maso yawo yadayamba kuwona. Pamwepo Jezu adawacenjeza mwakulimba aciti: “Bzimwebzi mbabzireke kudziwidwa na winango”. ³¹Tsono iwo adacoka acikamwaza nkhani ya Jezu kumbali ire yentse.³²Pomwe iwo akhacoka, adabweresedwa kuna Jezu munthu wakuphatidwa na ciwanda omwe akhakwanisa lini kulewa-lewa. ³³Pomwe ciwanda cidathothedwa, bewewe adayamba kulewa-lewa. M'thithi udadabwisika uciti: “Cipo bzikanati kuwoneka bzinthu ninga bzimwebzi muIjirayeri!” ³⁴Tsono afalizi akhambalewa kuti: “Iye alikuthotha bziwanda na mphambvu ya m'kulu wa bziwanda”.³⁵Jezu akhambapita m'mizinda yentse na m'midzi acimbapfundzisa munyumba za mapembo, acimbapalidza Mafala Yabwino ya Umambo ndipo acimbapolesa matenda yentse na kuwofoka kwa thupi. ³⁶Pomwe Iye adawona mithithi, adabva ntsisi, thangwe ikhaneseka ndipo ikhali balala-balala, ninga mabira yakusaya makabusa.³⁷Pamwepo adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Basa lakubvuna ni likulu, tsono akapolo ni ang'ono-ng'ono. ³⁸Na tenepo, Kumbirani kuna Mbuya mwenekaciro wa bzakubvunabzo, kuti atumize akapolo adzabvune”.

¹Jezu adacemera wakupfundzira wace khumi na awiri aciwapasa mphambvu yakuthotha mizimu yakuipa na kupolesa matenda yentse na bzakuwofoka bza m'thupi.²Madzina ya atumiki khumi na awiriwo ngaya: Wakuyamba ni Simau wakucemeredwa Pedru na Andereya m'bale wace, Tiyago, mwana wa Zebedeu na Juwau m'bale wace, ³Filipi na Bartolomeu, Tomasi na Mateu wakulipirisa m'tsonkho, Tiyago, mwana wa Alifeu, na Tadeu, ⁴Simau wa phathi la azeloti na Judasi Isikaliyoti, omwe adapindukira Jezu.⁵Amuna khumi na awiriwa Jezu adawatuma aciwauza kuti: “Lekani kuyenda kwa omwe ni Ajuda lini, napo kupita mum'zinda uliwentse wa aSamaliya. ⁶Tsono ndokoni kuna aIjirayeri omwe ali ninga mabira yakutaika. ⁷Ndipo kwentse komwe muniyenda mbapalidzani mafala yakuti: ‘Umambo bwa kudzulu buli pafupi’.⁸Polesani wakuduwala, lamusani wakufa, cizani wamapere, thothani bziwanda. Imwepo mwatambira mwaulere, perekanimbo mwaulere. ⁹Lekani kutakula oro, ayai parata, ngakhale kobre m'mabhande. ¹⁰Lekani kutakula budu la ulendo, ngakhale cakubvala ca pambali, napo xango, ayai mpsimbo. Pakuti wabasa ngwakuthemera kutambira cakudya cace.¹¹Pomwe mun'pita mumzinda ayai m'mudzi, nyang'anani munthu womwe an'funa kukutambirani ndipo mukhale panyumba pace mpaka kucoka kwanu. ¹²Pakupita m'nyumbamo, amuseni. ¹³Penu pa nyumbapo an'kutambirani bwino, mtendere wanu ukhale na iwo. Penu an'kutambirani lini bwino, mtendere wanu ubwerere kuna imwe.¹⁴Penu winango an'kutambirani lini ngakhale kubva mafala yanu, kunkhumulani pfumbi la kundzayo zanu pakucoka pa nyumbapo ayai mum'zindamo. ¹⁵Ine nin'kuuzani bzacadidi kuti: Pantsiku ya kudzatonga Mulungu an'dzabvera ntsisi Sodoma na Gomora kuposa mzinda umweyo.¹⁶Ine ndirikukutumani ninga mabira pakati pa mphumphi. Na tenepo khalani wakucenjera ninga nyoka ndipo wakusaya cakuipa ninga nkhangaiwa. ¹⁷Khalani na cheru, pakuti wanthu an'dzakuperekani kumphala zawo ndipo an'dzakuchangani m'nyumba zawo za mapembo. ¹⁸Imwepo mun'dzayendesedwa patsogolo pa atongi wa bzigawo na azimambo thangwe ra Ine, kuti mukakhale mboni kwa iwo na kwa omwe ni Ajuda lini.¹⁹Tsono akadzakumangani lekani kudzaneseka kutimun'dzalewa ciyani ayai mun'dzalewa tani. Nakuti nthawe imweyo mun'dzauzidwa bzakuti mulewe, ²⁰pakuti ndimwepo lini omwe mun'dzalewa, tsono Mzimu wa Baba wanu ndiwo un'dzalewa mwa imwe.²¹M'bale an'dzapereka m'bale wace kuimpfa, ndipo baba an'dzapereka mwana wace. Wana an'dzamukira azibaba wawo ndipo an'dzawapha. ²²Wentse an'dzakuwengani thangwe ra dzina langu, tsono ule omwe an'dzalimbikira mpaka pakumalizira an'dzapulumuka. ²³Ndipo pomwe an'dzakufambirani mbuyo mumzinda uyu, thawirani kuunango. Ine nin'kutsimikizirani kuti mun'mala lini mizinda yentse ya muIjirayeri, Mwana wa munthu akanati kubwera.²⁴Wakupfundzira an'posa lini m'pfundzisi wace, napo nyagirinya an'posa lini mbuya wace. ²⁵Na tenepo wakupfundzira bzim'kwanire kukhala ninga m'pfundzisi wace ndipo nyagirinya ninga mbuya wace. Penu mwenekaciro wa nyumba adacemeredwa Belezebu, ndiye tani wanthu wa m'banja mwace!²⁶Na tenepo lekani kubva mantha na iwo. Nakuti palibe cakumpsinkhika comwe cin'dzasaya kuwoneka ayai cakubisika comwe cin'dzasaya kudziwika. ²⁷Bzomwe Ine nin'kuuzani mum'dima, bzireweni pa ceza. Bzomwe mudabzibvera m'khutu bzireweni pa ntsodzi.²⁸Lekani kugopa omwe anipha thupi, ndipo m'zimu an'kwanisa lini kuupha. Tsono gopani ule omwe anipha m'zimu na thupi kumoto wakusaya kumala. ²⁹Atimba awiri ambagulisiwa lini na kasentavu kabodzi? Na tenepo palibe na ibodziyo inigwa pantsi Baba wanu acisaya kudziwa. ³⁰Napo kuna imwepo tsisi lentse la mumsolo mwanu lidalewengedwa. ³¹Na tenepo lekani kugopa. Imwepo ndimwe wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa atimba azinji!³²Wentse ule omwe an'dzandicitira umboni pakati pa wanthu, Ine nin'dzamucitirambo umboni patsogolo pa Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu. ³³Tsono ule omwe andiramba pakati pa wanthu, Ine nin'dzamulambambo patsogolo pa Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu.³⁴Lekani kukumbuka kuti Ine ndabweresa mtendere pa dziko la pantsi. Ndiribe kubweresa mtendere, koma nkhondo. ³⁵Nakuti Ine ndidabwera kudzamwazanisa mwana wacimuna na baba wace, mwana wacikazi na mai wace, mulowola na mibzala wace. ³⁶Anyamadulanthaka wa munthu an'dzakhala wa m'banja mwace caiwo.³⁷Omwe an'funa baba wace ayai mai wace kuposa Ine, an'themera lini kwa Ine. Omwe an'funa mwana wace wacimuna ayai wacikazi kuposa ine an'themera lini kwa Ine. ³⁸Ndipo omwe an'saya kutakula m'tanda wace acinditewera, an'themera lini kwa Ine. ³⁹Ule omwe an'bzikoyera moyo wace an'dzauluza, ndipo omwe aniruza moyo wace thangwe ra ine un'dzauwona.

Bza mabaibai.

¹Pomwe Jezu adamala kulangiza wakupfundzira wace khumi na awiri, adacoka aciyenda kukapfundzisa na kupalidza mumizinda ya Galireya. ²Juwau, pomwe adabva m'kawoko bzomwe Krixtu akhacita, adatumiza wakupfundzira wace kukam'bvundza kuti: ³“Kodi ndimwe ule omwe akhadikhiridwa ayai tidikhirire winango?”⁴Jezu adatawira aciti: “Bwererani mukauze Juwau bzomwe imwepo mulikubva na kuwona: ⁵Azimola ali kuwona, wakupunduka alikufamba, wamapere ali kupolesedwa, nkhuthu zirikubva, wakufa ali kulamusidwa, ndipo wakusauka alikupalidziridwa Mafala Yabwino. ⁶Ndipo ni wakusimbidwa omwe an'siya lini cikhulupiriro cawo thangwe ra Ine”.⁷Pomwe wakupfundzira wa Juwau akhacoka, Jezu adayamba kuuza m'thithi bza Juwau kuti: “Ni ciyani comwe imwepo mwayenda kukawona kucidambo? Mtete ukhatekenyesedwa na mphepo? ⁸Tsono, ni ciyani comwe mwayenda kukawona? Munthu akhadabvala bzakubvala bzabwino? Tsono, wanthu wakubvala bzakubvala bzabwino ali muzinyumba za azimambo.⁹Tsono, ni ciyani comwe mwayenda kukawona? M'polofita? Inde, Ine nin'kuuzani, mwakuposa m'polofita. ¹⁰Umweyu ni Juwau M'batizi omwe adalewedwa mubzakunemba kuti:¹¹Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Pakati pa wakubadwa na mkazi pakanati kuwoneka omwe ni m'kulu kuposa Juwau M'batizi. Tsono, mung'ono muUmambo bwakudzulu nim'kulu kuposa iye. ¹²Kuyambira ntsiku za Juwau M'batizi mpaka lero, Umambo bwa kudzulu bumbapsokonyoledwa mwa mphambvu, ndipo wakuupsokonyolawo ambaupamba.¹³Nakuti aPolofita wentse na Mtemo adapolofita mpaka Juwau. ¹⁴Ndipo penu imwe mun'funa kumutawira, umweyu ni Eriya omwe akhafunika kuti abwere. ¹⁵Omwe ana makutu abve!¹⁶“Ningandendemeze na yani m'badwe umweyu? Udalingana na wana omwe ambakhala m'misika ndipo acimbakuwira andzawo kuti: ¹⁷“ ‘Ife takuimbirani citoliro,

tsono imwe mulibe kubzina. Takuimbirani nyimbo yakudandaula, tsono imwepo mulibe kutsukwala’.

¹Pantsiku inango ya malinkhuma, Jezu adapita na muminda ya tirigu. Wakupfundzira wace akhana njala, ndipo adayamba kucosa ngala za tirigu acimbadya. ²Afalizi pakuwona bzimwebzo adauza Jezu kuti: “Wona, wakupfundzira wako alikucita bzomwe bzin'bvumizidwa lini kucita pa ntsiku ya malinkhuma”.³Iye adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo mulibe kulewenga bzomwe Davidi adacita pomwe iye na andzace akhana njala? ⁴Davidi adapita m'nyumba ya Mulungu, pabodzi na andzace acikadya pau zakuperekedwa kwa Mulungu, bzomwe bzikhabvumizidwa lini kuti abzicite, tsono bzikhambacitidwa na anyantsembe okha.⁵Ayai imwepo mukanati kulewenga muMtemo kuti, ntsiku ya malinkhuma anyantsembe m'nyumba ya Mulungu ambachola Mtemo ntsiku ya malinkhuma, ndipo ambakhala alibe mulandu? ⁶Ine nin'kuuzani kuti pano pana omwe ni m'kulu kuposa nyumba ya Mulungu.⁷Imwepo mungadadziwa kuti yalikulewa ciyani mafala yakuti: ‘Nimbafuna lini ntsembe, koma wanthu’, mungadamanga lini mulandu wanthu wakusaya thangwe. ⁸Nakuti Mwana wa munthu ni Mbuya wa Malinkhuma”.⁹Pomwe Jezu adacoka kumbuto ire adayenda munyumba yawo ya mapembo, ¹⁰ndipo m'mwemo mukhana munthu omwe akhadapunduka boko. Ndipo pakunyang'ana thangwe la kupasa Jezu, adamum'bvundza kuti: “Ni bzakubvumizidwa na Mtemo kulimbisa munthu pa ntsiku ya malinkhuma?”¹¹Iye adawatawira kuti: “Kodi mbani wa imwe acikhala na bira wace ndipo birayo acigwera m'dindi pa ntsiku ya malinkhuma, an'kam'cosa lini m'mwemo? ¹²Munthu ni wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa bira! Na tenepo, ni bzakubvumizidwa kucita bzabwino pa ntsiku ya malinkhuma”.¹³Pamwepo Iye adauza mwamunayo kuti: “Futhula boko”. Iye adafuthula, ndipo iro lidalimba, licikhala ninga lindzace. ¹⁴Ndipo afalizi wale adacoka aciyamba kunyang'ana njira yakuti aphe Jezu.¹⁵Jezu atadziwa bzimwebzi adacoka mbuto imweire. Wanthu azinji adam'tewera, ndipo Iye adacirisa atenda wentse omwe akhali pamwepo, ¹⁶ndipo adawacenjeza kuti aleke kuuza winango kuti Iye akhali yani. ¹⁷Bzimwebzi bzidacitika kuti bzikwanirisidwe bzomwe bzidalewedwa na Mulungu kudzera mwa m'polofita Izaiya kuti:¹⁸“Onani m'tumiki wangu, omwe ndasankhula,omwe nimbafuna, omwe m'tima wangu umbakondwera naye.¹⁹An'dzacita lini makani ngakhale kukuwa. Palibe omwe an'dzabva fala lace m'miseu. ²⁰An'dzagwata lini mtete wakuchoka,

napo kuthima lambi lakugaka pang'ono, mpaka cirungamo cikunde.

¹Ntsiku ibodzi-bodziyo Jezu adacoka m'nyumba acikakhala m'phepete mwa nyandza ya Galireya. ²Ndipo mthithi ukulu wa wanthu udamuzungulira, na tenepo Iye adapakira m'bote acikhala m'mwemo. Ndipo mbumba yentse ikhadaima pagombe.³Jezu adawauza bzinthu bzizinji m'mifananizo acimbati: “Mulimi adayenda kabzala. ⁴Pomwe akhawaza mbeu inango idagwera m'phepete mwa njira, ndipo mbalame zidabwera ziciidya. ⁵Inango idagwera pa mbuto ina minyala, pomwe pakhalibe mataka mazinji. Ndipo idamera mwakam'fulumize nakuti pakhalibe mataka mazinji. ⁶Tsono pomwe dzuwa lidacoka, m'mera udapsa uciuma, thangwe mizi ikhalibe kuzika.⁷Mbeu inango idagwera pakati pa minga, ndipo mingayo idakula icipsindiza mbeuyo. ⁸Tsono inango idagwera pamataka yabwino, imwei idabereka dzana , inango makumi matanthatu (60), inango makumi matatu bzakufunya kuposa pakuyamba. ⁹Omwe ana makutu, abve!”¹⁰Wakupfundzira wace adafendera pafupi naiye acimubvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mumbalewa na mbumba mumifananizo?” ¹¹Iye adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo mudapasidwa kudziwa bzintsintsi bza Umambo bwa kudzulu, tsono iwo alibe kupasidwa. ¹²Pakuti omwe anabzo an'dzapasidwa, ndipo an'dzakhala na bzizinji kwene-kwene. Tsono kuna omwe alibe, napo comwe anaco an'dzatengeredwa.¹³Tsono amwewa nimbalewa nawo mumifananizo thangwe ra kuti: “ ‘Alikunyang'anisa, alikuwona lini,

ndipo alikutetekera, alikubva lini napo kubvesesa’.

¹Panthawe imweyo Herodi, mambo wa cigawo ca Galireya, adabva mbiri ya Jezu. ²ndipo adauza omwe akham'tumikira kuti: “Umweyu ni Juwau M'batizi. Iye adamuka kwa wakufa! Ndipo ali kucita bzidabwiso bzentsenebzi”.³Pakuti Herodi akhadaphata Juwau, acim'manga ndipo adamuikha m'kawoko thangwe ra Herodiyasi, mkazi wa Filipi m'bale wace, ⁴Nakuti Juwau akhamuuza kuti: “Ni bzakuletsedwa na Mtemo kuti ukhale naye mkaziyu”. ⁵Herodi akhafuna kumupha tsono akhana mantha na mbumba, thangwe iyo ikhalewa kuti Juwau ni m'polofita.⁶Tsono pantsiku ya kukondwerera kubadwa kwa Herodi, mwana wacikazi wa Herodiyasi adabzina patsogolo pa wentse, ndipo adakondweresa Herodi. ⁷Mwakuti iye adapicira mwa kulumbira kuti an'dzam'pasa comwe iye angakumbire.⁸Mwanayo mwakuthandizidwa na mai wace, iye adati: “Ndipaseni tsapanopa msolo wa Juwau M'batizi mundiro”. ⁹Mambo adasukwala, tsono thangwe ra kulumbira komwe akhadacita patsogolo pa wakucemeredwa, adalewa kuti apasidwe comwe mtsikanayo akhadakumbira¹⁰Ndipo adatuma kuti akagwate msolo wa Juwau m'kawoko. ¹¹Msolo wace udabweresedwa mundiro acim'pasa mtsikanayo, omwe adauyendesa kuna mai wace. ¹²Pamwepo wakupfundzira wa Juwau adabwera, acitenga thupi lace ndipo adakam'pendesa. Patsogolo pace adayenda kauza Jezu.¹³Jezu atabva bzomwe bzidacitikabzo, adacoka na bote aciyenda kucidambo yekha. Mithithi pomwe idabva bzimwebzo, idacoka m'mizinda icimutewera na kunja. ¹⁴Pomwe Jezu adacoka m'bote adawona m'thithi ukulu kwene-kwene, adawabvera ntsisi ndipo adaciza atenda wawo.¹⁵Ndipo nthawe ya kumaulo, wakupfundzira wace adafendera pafupi naye acimuuza kuti: “Kuno ni kuthengo, ndipo kuli kudoka. Auzeni wanthuwa ayende m'mii kuti akagule cakudya”.¹⁶Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Iwo bzin'funika lini kuti ayende. Apaseni imwepo cakudya”. ¹⁷Iwo adam'tawira kuti: “Bzomwe tinabzo pano ni pau zixano na ntsomba ziwiri basi”. ¹⁸Ndipo Iye adati: “Ndibweresereni kuno”.¹⁹Na tenepo adauza m'thithiyo kuti ukhale pa kapinga. Ndipo adatenga pau zixanu na ntsomba ziwirizo , adanyang'ana kudzulu acitenda Mulungu ndipo adagwata pauzo. Patsogolo pace adaipereka kuna wakupfundzira, kuti apase mthithi. ²⁰Wentse adadya acikhuta, ndipo wakupfundzira adakonkhobza bzitundu khumi na bziwiri bzakusala. ²¹Omwe adadya akhakwanira bzulu bzixanu bza amuna okha, pakusaya kulewenga akazi na wana.²²Bzatamala bzimwebzo Jezu adangingimiza wakupfundzira wace kuti apakire m'bote ndipo abakatsogole ng'ambo inango, uko Iye akhagonekana na mthithi. ²³Atamala kugonekana na mthithi, adakwira m'phiri kuti akapembe yekha. Pomwe kukhadoka Iye akhali yekha kumweko, ²⁴tsono bote likhali pakati pa nyandza, likhamenyedwa na mabimbi thangwe condzi cikhacokera kutsogolo kwalene.²⁵Madandakweca, Jezu adayenda kuna iwo, ali kufamba padzulu pa madzi. ²⁶Pomwe adamuwona ali kufamba padzulu pa madzi, adakhala na mantha ndipo adati: “Ni ciphoko!” Ndipo adakuwa na mantha. ²⁷Tsono pamwepoletu Jezu adawauza kuti: “Khazikani m'tima! Ndine. Lekani mantha!”²⁸Pedru adati: “Mbuya, penu ndimwe, ndiuzeni ndibwere kuna Imwe padzulu pa madzi”. ²⁹Iye adatawira kuti: “Bwera”. Pamwepo Pedru adacoka m'bote, acifamba padzulu pa madzi ndipo adayenda cipande cikhana Jezu. ³⁰Tsono pomwe adawona mphambvu ya condzi adabva mantha ndipo adayamba kumira acikuwa aciti: “Ndipulumuseni, Mbuya!”³¹Pamwepoletu Jezu adapfuthula boko acim'phata. Ndipo adati: “Mwamuna wa cikhulupiriro cing'ono-ng'ono, thangwe ranyi iwepo wapenula?” ³²Pomwe adapakira m'bote condzi cidamala. ³³Pamwepo omwe akhali m'botemo adam'pemba aciti: “Cadidi-retu Imwe ndimwe Mwana wa Mulungu”.³⁴Ndipo pomwe adayambuka nyandza, adafika kuGenezarete. ³⁵Pomwe wanthu wa kumweko adazindikira Jezu, adamwaza nkhani kumbali zentse za mbuto ire ndipo adam'bweresera atenda wawo. ³⁶Akham'kumbira mwa kudandaula kuti andokhuya ntsonga ya cakubvala cace. Ndipo wentse omwe adakhuya adalimbisidwa.

¹Pamwepo adabwera kuna Jezu afalizi anango na adziwi wa Mtemo, kucokera kuJerusalema, acimubvundza kuti: ²“Thangwe ranyi wakupfundzira wanu alikuchola mwambo wa makolo? Pakuti ambasamba lini m'manja pakudya!” ³Jezu adatawira kuti: “Ni thangwe ranyi imwepo mumbachola bzakutonga bza Mulungu muciteweza mwambo wanu?⁴Na tenepo Mulungu adati: ‘Lemekeza baba wako na mai wako’ ndipo ‘Wakunyoza baba wace ayai mai wace bzin'funika kuti aphedwe’. ⁵Tsono imwepo mumbatsimikiza kuti penu winango anirewa baba wace ayai mai wace kuti: ‘Thandizo lirirentse lomwe imwepo mukhafuna kutambira kuna ine ni cakupereka kwa Mulungu’, ⁶iye an'kakamizidwa lini pomwe ‘kulemekeza baba wace’. Na tenepoyo mwanyozera fala la Mulungu, thangwe ra mwambo wanu.⁷Imwe wacipha-maso! M'polofita Izaiya adalewa bwino mafala ya Mulungu thangwe ra imwe, pomwe adati: ⁸‘Mbumba imweyi imbandiremekeza na miromo, tsono mitima yawo iri kutali na Ine. ⁹Ambandipemba mwakusaya basa, pakuti ambapfundzisa mitemo yakucokera kwa wanthu ninga ni yangu’”.¹⁰Ndipo Jezu adacemera m'thithi acirewa kuti: “Bvani ndipo bvesesani. ¹¹Comwe cin'pita na pamulomo ndico lini ‘cimbasvipisa’ munthu, tsono comwe cimbacoka pamulomo pace cimweco ndico ‘cimbam'svipisa’ ”.¹²Pamwepo wakupfundzira adafendera kuna Iye acimuuza kuti: “Mun'dziwa kuti afalizi adakalipa pomwe adabva bzimwebzire?” ¹³Iye adatawira kuti: “Muti uli wentse omwe Baba wangu wakudzulu alibe kuubzala un'dzazulidwa. ¹⁴Asiyeni iwo, ni atsogoleri azimola. Penu zimola an'tsogolera zimola mwandzace, awiriwo an'gwera m'dindi”.¹⁵Pamwepo Pedru adam'kumbira kuti: “Tifotokozereni m'fananizo ule”. ¹⁶Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Kodi imwepo mukanati kubvesesa? ¹⁷Mulikubvesesa lini kuti comwe cin'pita pamulomo ciniyenda m'mimba ndipo patsogolo pace cimbakataidwa kuthengo?¹⁸Tsono bzinthu bzomwe bzimbacoka pamulomo bzimbacokera mum'tima, ndipo ni bzimwebzi bzomwe ‘bzimbasvipisa’ munthu. ¹⁹Pakuti mum'tima mumbacoka ndzeru zakuipa, kuphana, upombo, malume ya pamphasa, kuba, umboni bwakunama na kunyoza. ²⁰Bzinthu bzimwebzi ndibzo ‘bzimbasvipisa’ munthu. Tsono kudya alibe kusamba m'manja ‘kunimusvipisa’ lini”.²¹Ndipo Jezu atacoka kumweko, adayenda kumbali ya Tiro na Sidoni. ²²Mkazi m'bodzi waciKanani, mbadwe yakumweko, adabwera kuna iye acimbakuwa kuti: “Mbuya, Mwana wa Davidi, ndibvereni ntsisi! Mwana wangu ana ciwanda ndipo ali kubonera kwene-kwene”. ²³Tsono Jezu alibe kumutawira fala. Pamwepo wakupfundzira wace adamufenderera acimukumbira kuti: “Muuzeni ayende, nakuti alikubwera mbuyo mwathu acimbakuwa”.²⁴Iye adatawira kuti: “Ine ndatumidwa kuna aIjirayeri okha omwe ali ninga mabira yakutaika”. ²⁵Mkaziyo adabwera, adam'godamira acim'pemba adati: “Mbuya, ndithandizeni!” ²⁶Iye adatawira kuti: “Ni bwino lini kucosa pau za wana, ucithusira tunkhanda”.²⁷Tsono mkaziyo adati: “Inde, Mbuya, tsono mpaka tunkhanda tumbadya mbvululu zomwe zimbagwa pakudyera mbuya watwene”. ²⁸Jezu adatawira kuti: “Mkaziwe cikhulupiriro cako ni cikulu! Bzicitike ninga momwe un'funira”. Ndipo nthawe imweireletu mwana wace adalimbisidwa.²⁹Jezu adacoka kumweko aciyenda m'mphepete mwa nyandza ya Galireya. Patsogolo pace adakwira paphiri acikhala. ³⁰Mthithi ukulu udayenda kuna Iye, adatakula wakupunduka, wakulemala, azimola, mabewewe na anango atenda azinji, aciwaikha m'minyendo mwace. Ndipo Iye adawacirisa. ³¹Mbumba idadabwisidwa pomwe adawona mabewewe acirewa-lewa, wakulemala kulimbisidwa, wakupunduka acifamba ndipo azimola aciwona. Ndipo adatumbiza Mulungu wa Ijirayeri.³²Jezu adacemera wakupfundzira wace aciwauza kuti: “Ndina ntsisi na mthithiyu. Palikupita ntsiku zitatu iwo ana Ine ndipo alibe cakudya. Nin'funa lini kuwayendesa na njala, thangwe angadzakomoke panjira”. ³³Wakupfundzira wace adatawira kuti: “Tiniziwona kuponi pau m'thengo muno, zomwe zin'kwana wanthu wentsenewa? ³⁴Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Muna pau zingasi?” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Zinomwe na ntsomba zinango”. ³⁵Iye adauza mthithi kuti ukhale pantsi.³⁶Patsogolo pace adatenga pau zinomwezire na ntsomba acitenda Mulungu, adaigwata aciipereka kuna wakupfundzira wace ndipo iwo adapasa mbumba. ³⁷Wentse adadya acikhuta. Ndipo adakhongobza bzakusala bzitundu bzinomwe bzakudzala. ³⁸Omwe adadya akhali amuna bzulu bzinai , pakusaya kulewenga akazi na wana. ³⁹Ndipo atamala kugonekana na mthithi, Jezu adapakira m'bote aciyenda kumbali ya Magadani.

¹Ndipo afalizi na aSaduki adafendera kuna Jezu acikamuyeza, na kumukumbira kuti awawonese cizindikiro cakucokera kudzulu. ²Iye adatawira kuti: “Maulo yangafika, imwepo mumbati: ‘Mangwana kun'dzakhala bwino, thangwe kudzulu kudafuira’,³ndipo macibese mumbati: ‘Lero kun'cita condzi, thangwe kudzulu kudafuira ndipo kuna mitambo’. Imwepo mumbakwanisa kuthandauzira makhalidwe ya kudzulu, tsono mumbakwanisa lini kuthandauzira bzizindikiro bza nthawe! ⁴M'badwe wakuipa ndipo wakusaya kukhulupirika un'kumbira cizindikiro cakudabwisa, tsono palibe cizindikiro na cibodzico mun'dzapasidwa, kupambula cizindikiro ca Jona”. Pamwepo Jezu adawasiya acicoka.⁵Pomwe wakupfundzira adayenda kumbali ina ya nyandza, adayebwa kutenga pau. ⁶Jezu adawauza kuti: “Khalani na cheru ndipo mpholeni na cakutupisa ca afalizi na aSaduki”. ⁷Ndipo wakupfundzira akhambabvundzana kuti: “Ndiko kulewa kuti tiribe kubweresa pau”. ⁸Jezu pomwe adazindikira kubvundzanako adati: “Amuna wacikhulupiriro pang'ono, thangwe ranyi imwepo muli kubvundzana bzakuti mulibe pau?⁹Mukanati kubvesesa? Mun'kumbuka lini bza pau zixanu zidakwanira wanthu bzulu bzixanu ndipo bzitundu bzingasi bzomwe imwepo mudakhongobza? ¹⁰Napo bza pau zinomwe zomwe zidakwana wanthu bzulu bzinai ndipo bzitundu bzingasi bzomwe mudakhongobza?¹¹Muli kusaya tani kubvesesa kuti ndiri kulewa lini bza pau? Na tenepo cenjerani na cakutupisa ca afalizi na aSaduki”. ¹²Pamwepo adabvesesa kuti akhalewa lini kuti acenjere na cakutupisa pau, tsono na cipfundziso ca afalizi na aSaduki.¹³Jezu pomwe adafika kumbali ya Sezareya wa Filipi, adabvundza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Kodi wanthu ambalewa kuti Ine Mwana wa munthu ndine yani?” ¹⁴Iwo adatawira kuti: “Anango ambalewa kuti ndimwe Juwau M'batizi. Anango Eriya, ndipo anango Jeremiya ayai m'polofita winango”. ¹⁵Iye adabvundza kuti: “Tsono imwepo mumbalewa kuti Ine ndine yani?” ¹⁶Simau Pedru adatawira kuti: “Imwe ndimwe Krixtu Mwana wa Mulungu wa moyo”.¹⁷Jezu adatawira kuti: “Wakusimbidwa ndiwe, Simau, mwana wa Jona! Thangwe bzimwebzi bziribe kuzimbulidwa na thupi ayai mulopa, tsono na Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu. ¹⁸Ndipo Ine nin'kuuza kuti iwe ndiwe Pedru, ndipo padzulu pa mwala umweyu nin'dzamanga gereja yangu, ndipo ngakhale impfa in'dzaikunda lini.¹⁹Ine nin'dzakupasa bzifungulo bza Umambo bwa kudzulu. Bzomwe iwepo un'dzamanga padziko la pantsi, bzindzakhala bzakumangidwa kudzulu, ndipo bzomwe iwepo un'dzatsudzula padziko lapantsi bzin'dzatsudzulidwambo kudzulu”. ²⁰adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti aleke kauza winango kuti Iye ni Krixtu.²¹Kuyambira nthawe imweire Jezu adayamba kufokotozera wakupfundzira wace kuti ni bzakufunika kuti Iye ayende kuJerusalema ndipo akaboneresedwe na bzinthu bzizinji m'manja mwa atsogoleri wa aJuda, akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe, na adziwi wa Mtemo, akaphedwe acidzalamusidwa ntsiku ya citatu. ²²Pamwepo Pedru adam'cemera kumphimpha, aciyamba kum'gaza aciti: “Bzingacitike lini, Mbuya! Bzimwebzo cipo bzin'dzakucitikirani lini!” ²³Jezu adazungunuka aciuza Pedru kuti: “Coka kumbuyo kwangu, Sathani! Imwepo ndiwe mwala wakugwegwedusa kuna Ine, ndipo un'kumbuka lini bzinthu bza Mulungu, tsono bza wanthu”.²⁴Pamwepo Jezu adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Penu munthu an'funa kunditewera, abzirambe iye yekha, atenge m'tanda wace aditewere. ²⁵Pakuti omwe an'funa kupulumusa moyo wace, an'dzauluza, tsono omwe aniruza moyo wace thangwe ra Ine an'dzauwona. ²⁶Kodi munthu an'dzaphindula ciyani angatambira dziko lentse aciruza moyo wace? Ayai ni ciyani comwe munthu angacinjanise na moyo wace?²⁷Pakuti Mwana wa munthu an'dzabwera muulemerero wa Baba wace, na anju zace ndipo an'dzabwezera kuna m'bodzi na m'bodzi malingana na bzomwe adacita. ²⁸Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Anango omwe alikuwoneka pampanowa an'dzaiwona lini impfa akanati kuwona Mwana wa munthu alikubwera muUmambo bwace”.

¹Zatapita ntsiku zitanthatu Jezu adatenga Pedru, Tiyago na Juwau m'bale wa Tiyago acikwira nawo kuphiri litali kwa wokha. ²Kumweko Iye adasandulika patsogolo pawo. Nkhope yace idayetima ninga dzuwa, ndipo bzakubvala bzace bzidacena ninga ceza.³Panthawe imweyo-letu adawonekera kuna iwo Mozeji na Eriya, acimbaceza na Jezu. ⁴Pamwepo Pedru adauza Jezu kuti: “Mbuya, ni bzabwino kuti ife tikhale pano. Penu mun'funa nin'kondza bzikumbi bzitatu, cibodzi ca imwe, cibodzi ca Mozeji ndipo cinango ca Eriya”.⁵Pomwe iye akhapitiriza kulewa-lewa, mtambo wakutoya udawampsinkha ndipo m'mwemo mudabveka fala lomwe likhalewa kuti: “Uyu ni Mwana wangu wakufunidwa omwe nimbakomedwa naye. Mum'bvere!” ⁶Wakupfundzira atabva bzimwebzi, adagodama mpaka msolo kukhuya pantsi ndipo adakhala na mantha. ⁷Tsono Jezu adafendera pafupi adawakhuya aciti: “Lamukani! Lekani mantha!” ⁸Ndipo iwo pakunyang'ana kudzulu alibe kuwona wina, adandowona Jezu yekha.⁹Pomwe akhabuluka paphiri, Jezu adawauza kuti: “Lekani kuuza munthu bzomwe mwawonabzi, mpaka Mwana wa munthu adzalamusidwe kwa wakufa”. ¹⁰Wakupfundzira adam'bvundza kuti: “Kodi thangwe ranyi adziwi wa Mtemo ambalewa kuti ni bzakufunika Eriya an'dzakhale wakutoma kubwera?”¹¹Jezu adatawira kuti: “Cadidi, Eriya an'bwera kuti adzakondze papsa bzinthu bzentse. ¹²Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Eriya adabwera kale, ndipo iwo alibe kumuzindikira, tsono adamucita bzentse bzomwe iwo adafuna. Ni bzibodzi-bodzimbo Mwana wa munthu an'dzaboneresedwa na iwo”. ¹³Pamwepo wakupfundzira adabvesesa kuti akhali Juwau M'batizi omwe Iye akhalewa.¹⁴Pomwe iwo adafika pakhana m'thithi, mwamuna m'bodzi adafendera kuna Jezu adagodama patsogolo pace acimuuza kuti: ¹⁵“Mbuya mucitireni ntsisi mwana wangu. Thangwe iye ana mpfai ndipo alikubonera kwene-kwene. Nakuti kawiri-kawiri ambagwera pamoto ayai m'madzi. ¹⁶Ndipo ndidabwera naye kwa wakupfundzira wanu, tsono alibe kumulimbisa”.¹⁷Jezu adatawira kuti: “Hu! Mbadwe wakusaya cikhulupiriro na wakuipa, nin'dzakhala namwe mpaka lini? Nin'dzapirira mpaka lini? Ndibweresereni mulumbwanayo”. ¹⁸Jezu adathotha m'zimu wakuipa. Iwo udacoka mwa mulumbwanayo, kuyambira nthawe imweire adalimba.¹⁹Pamwepo wakupfundzira adafendera kuna Jezu pambali acim'bvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi tatazira kuuthotha?” ²⁰Iye adatawira kuti: “Thangwe cikhulupiriro canu cakucepa. Pakuti Ine nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti imwepo mukakhala na cikhulupiriro cakulingana na njere ya m'towe, mungadzauze phiriri kuti: ‘Coka apa ndoko uko’, ndipo iro lin'dzayenda. Palibe comwe cingadzasaye kukwanisika. ²¹Tsono m'zimu wa m'tundu umweyu un'coka lini pakusaya mpembo na kubzimana cakudya”.²²Ndipo wakupfundzira adatsonkhana kuGalireya, Jezu adawauza kuti: “Mwana wa munthu an'dzaperekedwa m'manja mwa wanthu. ²³Iwo an'dzamupha, ndipo ntsiku yacitatu Iye an'dzalamusidwa kwa wakufa”. Ndipo wakupfundzira adadzalidwa na msunamo.²⁴Pomwe Jezu na wakupfundzira wace adafika kuKafaranawumi, anyakukhomesa mtsonkho adabwera kuna Pedru acim'bvundza kuti: “Misiri wanu ambakhoma lini mtsonkho wa m'munyumba ya Mulungu?” ²⁵adatawira kuti: “Inde, ambakhoma”. Pomwe Pedru adapita m'nyumba, Jezu ndiye adayamba kulewa-lewa, acimubvundza kuti: “Simau, iwepo un'kumbuka tani? Kodi azimambo wa padziko pano ambatambira mtsonkho kuna yani: Kuna wana wawo caiwo ayai kwa winango?”²⁶Pedru adatawira kuti: “Kwa winango”. Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Tsono wana anikhoma lini. ²⁷Tsono, kuti tireke kuwakalipisa, ndoko kunyandza ukamedze. Ntsomba yomwe un'kayamba kumedza, ukaifungule mulomo, ndipo un'kawona kobiri. Ukaitenge kobiriyo udzakhome mtsonkho wangu na wako”.

¹Panthawe imweire wakupfundzira adafika kuna Jezu ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: “Mbani mkulu muUmambo bwa kudzulu?” ²Ndipo Jezu adacemera mwana, acikaikha pakati pawo, ³ndipo adati: “Ine nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti, mungasaya kucinja mucikhala ninga wana, cipo mun'dzapita lini muUmambo bwa kudzulu.⁴Na tenepo, omwe an'bzicepesa ninga kamwanaka, umweyo ni mkulu muUmambo bwa kudzulu. ⁵“Omwe an'tambira m'bodzi mwa tuwanatu mudzina langu, ali kutambira Ine. ⁶Tsono penu winango an'gwegwedusa m'ng'ono m'bodzi mwa an'khulupirira Inewa, bzingadakhala bwino kum'mangirira cimwala ca mpheyo m'khosi ndipo acimizidwa m'nyandza mwa kuzika.⁷“Tsoka kwa dziko thangwe ra bzinthu bzomwe limbacita bzakukalipisa! Bzinthu bzakukalipisabzo bzingaleke lini kucitika, tsono tsoka kuna ule omwe an'bweresa bzakukalipisabzo! ⁸Penu boko lako ayai mwendo wako un'kuphonyesa, bzigwate ndipo ubzithuse kunja. Ni bzabwino kupita mumoyo wakugwatika boko ayai mwendo, kusiyana kuti ukhale na manja mawiri na minyendo miwiri ucithusidwa mumoto wakusaya kumala.⁹Ndipo penu diso lako lin'kuphonyesa, licose ulithuse kunja. Ni bzabwino kupita mumoyo na diso libodzi, kusiyana kuti ukhale na maso mawiri ukathusidwe mumoto wakusaya kumala.¹⁰“Cenjerani lekani kunyoza na m'bodziyo mwa ang'onowa! Pakuti Ine nin'kuuzani kuti anju wawo kudzulu ambakhala ali kuwona nthawe zentse patsogolo pa Baba wangu wa kudzulu. ¹¹Thangwe Mwana wa munthu adabwera kudzapulumusa comwe cikhadataika.¹²“Muli kukumbuka tani? Penu munthu wina ana mabira dzana , ndipo m'bodzi wa iyo acitaika, an'dzasiya lini makumi mapfemba na mapfemba m'mapiri, acitewera wakutaikayo? ¹³Ndipo akakwanisa kumuwona, cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti an'dzasekera kwene-kwene na bira wakutaikayo kuposa makumi mapfemba na mapfemba yomwe yakhalibe kutaika. ¹⁴Ni bzibodzi-bodzi, Baba wa imwepo omwe ali kudzulu, an'funa lini kuti m'bodzi wa ang'onowa ataike.¹⁵“Penu m'bale wako an'kuphonyera, ndoko ukamutsimule payekha. Penu iye an'kakubvera, wabweza m'bale wako. ¹⁶Tsono penu iye an'kubvera lini, utenge m'bodzi ayai awiri kuti ‘umboni bwa wanthu awiri ayai atatu butsimikizidwe’.¹⁷Penu iye aniwabvera lini, uza gereja. Ndipo penu iye aniramba pomwe kubvera gereja, muyese ninga wakusaya kupemba ayai wakulipirisa mtsonkho.¹⁸“Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti: Bzentse bzomwe imwepo munimanga padziko la pantsi bzin'dzamanga kudzulu, ndipo bzentse bzomwe mun'tsudzula padziko la pantsi bzin'dzatsudzulidwa kudzulu. ¹⁹“Nin'kuuzani pomwe kuti penu awiri wa imwe an'bverana cinthu ciricentse padziko mucikumbira, mudzacitambira kuna Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu. ²⁰Pakuti pomwe awiri ayai atatu atsonkhana mudzina langu, Ine nin'khala pakati panu”.²¹Pamwepo Pedru adafendera kuna Jezu acimubvundza kuti: “Mbuya, kodi ningalekerere kangasi m'bale wangu akandiphonyera? Kupfitsa kanomwe?” ²²Jezu adam'tawira kuti: “Nin'kuuza lini kuti kanomwe, tsono upfitse makumi manomwe kufunya kanomwe.²³“Na tenepo Umambo bwa kudzulu buli ninga mambo omwe adakasunda mangawa kuna akapolo wace. ²⁴Pomwe adayamba kuwasunda, adabweresedwa patsogolo pace munthu omwe akhana mangawa ya parata zizinji kwene-kwene. ²⁵Pakuwona kuti akhalibe cakuti am'bwezere, mbuya adalewa kuti iye, mkazi wace, wana wace na bzentse bzomwe akhali nabzo bzigulisidwe kuti abwezere mangawayo.²⁶“Kapoloyo adagodama patsogolo pace ndipo adam'kumbira kuti: ‘Bakapirirani, ndipo ine nin'dzakubwezerani bzentse’. ²⁷Mbuya wa kapoloyo adamucitira cifundo, adamulekerera mangawayo ndipo adamuleka aciyenda.²⁸“Tsono pomwe kapolo ule adacoka, adagumana na wina omwe akhali kapolo mwandzace, omwe akhana mangawa ya kobiri pang'ono. Ndipo adam'phata acimuxipa, acirewa kuti: ‘Ndibwezere mangawa yangu!’ ²⁹“Pamwepo kapolo mwandzaceyo adagodama acimukumbira kuti: ‘Pirirani nande, ndipo ine nin'dzakubwezerani’.³⁰“Tsono iye adalamba. Patsogolo pace adamuikha m'kawoko, mpaka abwezere mangawayo. ³¹Pomwe akapolo andzace adawona bzomwe bzidacitikabzo, adasukwala kwene-kwene ndipo adayenda kafokotozera mbuya wawo bzentse bzomwe bzidacitika.³²“Pamwepo mbuya adacemera kapoloyo acimuuza kuti: ‘Kapolo wakuipa, ndakulekerera mangawa yako yentse thangwe wandidandaulira. ³³Iwepo ungadaleka kucitira ntsisi kapolo mwandzako ninga ine ndakucitira?³⁴Ndipo atakalipa mbuya waceyo, adam'pereka kuna wakuboneresa, mpaka abwezere mangawa yentse. ³⁵“Baba wangu wakudzulu an'dzakucitanimbo tenepo, penu m'bodzi na m'bodzi anirekerera lini m'bale wace na m'tima wentse”.

¹Ndipo pomwe adamala kulewa bzinthu bzimwebzi, Jezu adacoka kuGalireya aciyenda mbali za Judeya, ng'ambu ina ya Jolodani. ²Mithithi mikulu ikhamutewera, ndipo Iye adawalimbisa kumweko.³Afalizi anango adafendera kuti amuyeze. Ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: “Ni bzakubvumizidwa kwa mwamuna kulamba mkazi wace na thangwe liri-lentse?” ⁴Iye adatawira kuti: “Imwepo mulibe kulewenga, kuti paciyambi Mulengi ‘adalenga mwamuna na mkazi’⁵ndipo adati: ‘Na thangwe ra bzimwebzo, mwamuna an'dzasiya baba na mai acikaphatanidzana na mkazi wace, ndipo awiriwo an'dzakhala thupi libodzi’. ⁶Na tenepo iwo ni awiri lini pomwe, tsono ni thupi libodzi. Tenepoyo, comwe Mulungu aphatanidza, munthu aleke kulekanisa”.⁷Afalizi adabvundza kuti: “Tsono thangwe ranyi Mozeji adapereka tsamba lakulambanisa mkazi ndipo acimuyendesa kwawo?” ⁸Jezu adatawira kuti: “Mozeji adabvumiza kuti imwepo mulambe akazi wanu thangwe ra kuuma m'tima kwanu. Tsono bzikhali lini tenepo kuyambira paciyambi. ⁹Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ali-yentse omwe aniramba mkazi wace, kupambula upombo ndipo acirowola mkazi winango, an'dzakhala alikucita upombo”.¹⁰Wakupfundzira adamuuza kuti: “Penu imwei ni nkhani ya mwamuna na mkazi wace, ni bzabwino kuleka kulowola”. ¹¹Jezu adatawira kuti: “Ni wentse lini an'kwanisa kubvuma mafala yamweya. Tsono pokha-pokha wale omwe an'pasidwa. ¹²Winango ni ngomwa thangwe adabadwa tenepo. Winango adacitidwa tenepoyo na wanthu. Winango adabzicita okha thangwe ra Umambo bwa kudzulu. Omwe angakwanise kubvuma pfundzisoli, abvume”.¹³Patsogolo pace adabweresa wana kuna Jezu, kuti awasandzike manja ndipo awapemberere. Tsono wakupfundzira akhawaletsa. ¹⁴Pamwepo Jezu adati: “Lekani wana abwere kuna ine ndipo lekani kuwaletsa. Pakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu ni bwa omwe adalingana na wana amwewa”. ¹⁵Ndipo atamala kuwasandzika manja, adacoka kumweko.¹⁶Onani, munthu winango adafendera kuna Jezu acimubvundza kuti: “Misiri, ni ciponi cabwino comwe ndingacite kuti ndikhale na moyo wakusaya kumala?” ¹⁷Jezu adam'tawira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi iwepo uli kundibvundza kuti ni ciponi cabwino? Wabwino ni m'bodzi yekha. Penu iwepo un'funa kukhala na moyo, koya malamulo”.¹⁸Iye adabvundza kuti: “Yaponi?” Jezu adatawira kuti: “ ‘Leka kupha, leka kucita upombo, leka kuba, leka kucita umboni bwakunama, ¹⁹lemekeza baba wako na mai wako’, ndipo ‘Ufune mwandzako ninga un'bzifunira iwe wekha’ ”.²⁰Mulumbwanayo adamuuza kuti: “Bzentsenebzi nimbateweza. Candisalira ni ciyani tsapano?” ²¹Jezu adatawira kuti: “Penu iwepo un'funa kukhala wakukwana, ndoko, ukagulise bzentse bzomwe uli nabzo ndipo kobirizo ukapase wakusauka, ndipo iwepo un'dzakhala na cuma kudzulu. Patsogolo pace bwera udzanditewere”. ²²Tsono atabva bzimwebzi mulumbwanayo adacoka wakusunama, thangwe akhali nyakudala kwene-kwene.²³Na tenepo Jezu adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti: Mpsakunesa kuti munthu nyakudala adzapite muUmambo bwa kudzulu. ²⁴Ndipo nin'kuuzani pomwe kuti: Mpsakupusa kuti Ngamira ipite pamubo wa tsingano kuposana na munthu nyakudala kupita muUmambo bwa Mulungu”.²⁵Pomwe wakupfundzira adabva bzimwebzi, adadabwa ndipo acibvundza kuti: “Penu ni tenepoyo angapulumuke mbani?” ²⁶Jezu adawanyang'anisisa aciti: “Kwa munthu bzin'kwanisika lini tsono kwa Mulungu bzinthu bzentse mpsakukwanisika”. ²⁷Pamwepo Pedru adam'tawira kuti: “Ife tidasiya bzentse kuti tikutewereni! Tsono tin'dzatambira ciyani?”²⁸Jezu adawauza kuti: “Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Imwe omwe mudanditewera mucibadwa papsa, pomwe Mwana wa munthu an'dzakhala pa m'pando wa umambo wa ulemerero yace, imwepombo mun'dzakhala m'mipando ya umambo khumi na miwiri pakudzatonga madzindza khumi na mawiri ya Ijirayeri.²⁹Ndipo wentse omwe adasiya nyumba, abale wacimuna na wacikazi, baba, mai, wana ayai minda thangwe ra Ine an'dzatambira bzakufunya kadzana kuposa kale ndipo an'dzakhala mumoyo wakusaya kumala. ³⁰Tsono wakuyamba azinji an'dzakhala wakumalizira, ndipo wakumalizira an'dzakhala wakuyamba”.

¹Pakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu buli ninga mwenekaciro wa munda omwe adacoka macibese-bese kuti akapangane na akapolo wa kumunda kwace. ²Iye adapangana nawo kuwalipira kobiri ya parata ya ntsiku ibodzi, ndipo adawayendesa kumunda kwace.³“Pafupi-fupi nthawe zipfemba za kumacibese, iye adacoka ndipo adawona winango wakusaya basa adaima pa m'sika, ⁴ndipo adawauza kuti: ‘Ndokonimbo mukaphate basa m'munda, ndipo ine nin'dzakulipirani mwakufunikira’.⁵Ndipo iwo adayenda. “Munthu ule adayenda pomwe pafupi-fupi panthawe khumi na ziwiri na pafupi-fupi panthawe zitatu za kumaulo, adacita bzibodzi-bodzibzo. ⁶Pafupi-fupi nthawe zixanu za kumaulo adayenda pomwe adagumana winango omwe akhalibe basa ndipo adawabvundza kuti: ‘Thangwe ranyi mudakhala pano ntsiku yentse mulibe cakucita?’ ⁷Iwo adatawira kuti: ‘Thangwe palibe munthu wa kutipitisa basa’. “Adawauza kuti: ‘Ndokonimbo imwepo mukaphate basa m'munda mwangu’.⁸“Nthawe ya kumaulo, mwenekaciro munda adauza muimiriri kuti: ‘Cemera wabasa ndipo uwalipire malipiro yawo, kuyambira wakumalizira kupangana nawo mpaka kumalizira wakuyamba’. ⁹“Adabwera akapolo omwe adapitisidwa nthawe zixanu za kumaulo ndipo adatambira kobiri ya parata ibodzi munthu ali-yentse. ¹⁰Pomwe adabwera omwe akhadapitisidwa pakuyamba, akhadikira kutambira zizinji. Tsono m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa iwo adatambirambo kobiri ibodzi ya parata.¹¹Pomwe adaitambira, adayamba kung'ung'udzika kuna mwenekaciro wa mundayo, ¹²aciti: ‘Amuna wakumalizirawa aphata basa nthawe ibodzi yokha, ndipo mbuyamwe mwawapasa mwakundendemera na ife omwe tapirira na basa la kuuma na kutentha kwentse kwa dzuwa’.¹³13 “Tsono iye adatawira m'bodzi wa iwo aciti: ‘Xamwali, ndiri lini wakusaya kulungama kuna iwepo. Iwepo ulibe kubvuma kuphatira basa kobiri ibodzi ya parata? ¹⁴14 Tambira comwe ni cako uyende. Ine nin'funa kupasa kuna omwe adapitisidwa pakumalizira bzibodzi-bodzi na bzomwe ndakupasa.¹⁵Kodi ningaleke kucita bzomwe nin'funa na kobiri yangu? Ayai ulikuipidwa nakuti ndina m'tima wabwino?’ ¹⁶“Na tenepo wakumalizira an'dzakhala wakuyamba, ndipo wakuyamba an'dzakhala wakumalizira” Jezu anirewa pomwe bza kufa na kumuka kwace.¹⁷Pomwe Jezu akhakwira kuyenda kuJerusalema, adacemera pambali wakupfundzira wace khumi na awiri ndipo adawauza kuti: ¹⁸“Tirikukwira kuJerusalema, ndipo Mwana wa munthu an'dzaperekedwa kuna akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na adziwi wa Mtemo. Iwo an'kamupasa mulandu wakumupha ¹⁹ndipo an'kamupereka kuna omwe ni aJuda lini kuti akamunyaze, akamuchange acikamukhomerera pam'tanda. Pantsiku yacitatu iye an'dzalamuka kwa wakufa!”²⁰Pamwepo mkazi wa Zebedeu adafendera kuna Jezu na wana wace, ndipo adagodama acim'kumbira nkhombo. ²¹Jezu adam'bvundza kuti: “Iwepo un'funa ciyani?” Iye adatawira kuti: “Lewani kuti muUmambo bwanu wana wangu awiriwa an'dzakhale, m'bodzi kuboko lanu la madidi ndipo winango kuboko lanu la madzere”.²²Tsono Jezu adawauza kuti: “Imwepo mulikudziwa lini comwe mulikukumbira. Kodi imwepo mun'dzakwanisa kudzamwera m'kombo omwe Ine nin'dzamwera?” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Tin'dzakwanisa inde”. ²³Jezu adawauza kuti: “Cadidi imwepo mun'dzakwanisa kumwera m'kombo wangu. Tsono bzakukhala kuboko langu la madidi ayai kuboko langu la madzere ni bzangu lini. Mbuto zimwezi ni za wale omwe adawakondzeredwa na Baba”. ²⁴Pomwe wakupfundzira khumi adabva bzimwebzi, adakalipira abale awiriwo. Pamwepo Jezu adawacemera aciwauza kuti: “Imwepo mun'dziwa kuti atongi wa madziko ambaponderera ndipo wakufunika ambacita umambo kwa iwo.²⁵Pamwepo Jezu adawacemera aciwauza kuti: “Imwepo mun'dziwa kuti atongi wa madziko ambaponderera ndipo wakufunika ambacita umambo kwa iwo. ²⁶Ni tenepoyo lini pakati pa imwe. Ali-yentse omwe an'funa kukhala m'kulu pakati pa imwe akhale wakukutumikirani, ²⁷ndipo omwe an'funa kukhala wakuyamba pakati pa imwe adzakhale nyagirinya wanu. ²⁸Ninga momwe Mwana wa munthu, alibe kubwera kudzatumikiridwa, tsono kudzatumikira ndipo kudzapereka moyo wace kuti alombole wanthu azinji”.²⁹Pomwe Jezu na akupfundzira wace akhacoka kuJeriko, m'thithi ukulu ukham'tewera. ³⁰Ndipo pakhana azimola awiri, akhadakhala m'phepete mwa mseu, pomwe adabva kuti Jezu akhapita adakuwa kuti: “Mbuya, Mwana wa Davidi, tibvereni ntsisi!” ³¹Tsono m'thithi ukhambawatsimula kuti anyamale. Tsono iwo akhambapitiririza kukuwa acimbati: “Mbuya, mwana wa Davidi tibvereni ntsisi!”³²Jezu ataima, adawacemera aciwabvundza kuti: “Imwepo mun'funa kuti ndikucitireni ciyani?” ³³33 Iwo adatawira kuti: “Mbuya, tin'funa kuti maso yathu yawone”. ³⁴Jezu adawabvera ntsisi acikhuya maso yawo, pamwepo letu maso yawo yadalimba ndipo adam'tewera

¹Pomwe iwo akhafendera kuJerusalema adafika kuBetefaje, paphiri ra Olivera, Jezu adatuma wakupfundzira awiri, ²aciwauza kuti: “Ndokoni pamui uli kutsogolo kwanuyo, mukatondo kupita mun'kagumana bulu adamangirira pabodzi na kamwana kace. Kayatsudzuleni mubwere nayo kuno. ³Penu winango an'kuuzani cinthu ciricentse, muuzeni kuti Mbuya alikuyafuna, pamwepo letu an'kakupasani”.⁴Bzimwebzi bzidacitika kuti bzikwanirisidwe bzomwe bzidalewedwa na m'polofita kuti: ⁵“Uzani m'zindayi wa Siyau kuti: ‘Wona mambo wako alikubwera kuna iwe, mwakubzicepesa adapakira pa bulu, na pa kabulu, mwana wa bulu’”.⁶Wakupfundzira adayenda acikacita bzomwe Jezu akhadawauza. ⁷Adabweresa bulu na kabulu, adaikha pamsana payene bzakubvala bzawo, ndipo Jezu adapakira pamwepo. ⁸M'thithi ukulu udatandika bzakubvala bzawene munjira, anango akhachola mithawi ya miti ndipo akhaithusa munjira.⁹M'thithi omwe ukhayenda kutsogolo kwace na omwe ukhamutewera, ukhambakuwa uciti: “Ozana kuna Mwana wa Davidi!” “Wakusimbidwa ni omwe alikubwera mudzina la Mbuya!” “Ozana kudzulu!” ¹⁰Pomwe Jezu adapita muJerusalema, mzinda wentse udakhala na cipiringu ndipo akhambabvundza kuti: “Kodi mbani umweyu?” ¹¹M'thithi ukhambatawira kuti: “Umweyu ni Jezu, m'polofita wa kuNazareta ya Galireya”.¹²Jezu adafika panyumba ya Mulungu ndipo adathamangisa wentse omwe akhali m'mwemo anyakugulisa na anyakugula. Adagwesa makatsantsali ya wakucinja kobiri na mipando ya omwe akhagulisa nkhangaiwa, ¹³ndipo adawauza kuti: “Bzidanembedwa kuti: ‘Nyumba yangu in'dzacemeredwa nyumba ya mpembo’. Tsono imwepo mulikuyisandusa ‘nkhunde ya mbava’”. ¹⁴Azimola na wakupunduka adafendera kuna Iye panyumba ya Mulungu, ndipo Iye adawalimbisa.¹⁵Tsono pomwe akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na adziwi wa Mtemo adawona bzakudabwisa bzomwe Jezu akhacita ndipo wana akhambakuwa munyumba ya Mulungu kuti: “Ozana kwa Mwana wa Davidi”, adakalipa ¹⁶ndipo adamubvundza kuti: “Ulikubva lini bzomwe wanawa alikulewa?” Jezu adatawira kuti: “Inde, imwepo mukanati kulewenga kuti: “ ‘Mbuya Mulungu adapfundzisa wana na omwe abadwa tsapanopa kum'tumbiza bwino?’” ¹⁷Ndipo atawasiya adacoka mum'zinda aciyenda kuBetanya adakagona kumweko.¹⁸Mangwana yandzace macibese-bese, pomwe akhabwerera kumzinda, Jezu adabva njala. ¹⁹Pomwe adawona muti wakucemeredwa figeira m'mphepete mwa njira adaufenderera pafupi, tsono alibe kuwona cinthu, adandowona masamba yokha, pamwepo adauuza kuti: “Un'dzabala lini pomwe bzisapo!” Nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo mutiyo udauma.²⁰Pomwe wakupfundzira adawona bzimwebzi adadabwa ndipo adabvundza kuti: “Kodi mkuyuyu wauma tani mwakamkulumize tenepayu?” ²¹Jezu adatawira kuti: “Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti penu imwepo mun'khala na cikhulupiriro mucireka kupenuka, mun'dzacita bzakuposa bzomwe bzacitidwa pa mkuyuyu, tsono mungadzauzembo phiriri kuti: ‘Coka pamwepa bzithuse munyandza’ bzimwebzo bzin'dzacitika. ²²Ndipo bzentse bzomwe mun'dzakumbira mwakupemba, mungadzakhulupirira mun'dzatambira”.²³Jezu adapita munyumba ya Mulungu, ndipo pomwe akhapfundzisa, akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na atsogoleri wa mbumba adafendera kuna Iye adabvundza kuti: “Kodi bzinthu bzimwebzi mulikubzicita na utongi buponi? Ndipo mbani omwe akupasani utongi bumwebu?” ²⁴24 Ndipo Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Ine nin'kupasanimbo m'bvundzo ubodzi. Penu imwepo mun'ditawira, Ine nin'kuuzani utongi omwe ndirikucita nawo bzinthu bzimwebzi.²⁵Kodi ubatizo bwa Juwau bukhacokera kuponi? Bukhali bwa kudzulu ayai bwa wanthu?” Iwo akhambagazana acimbati: “Tikalewa kuti: Ngwakudzulu, Iye an'dzabvundza kuti: ‘Tsono thangwe ranyi imwepo mulibe kum'khulupirira?’ ²⁶Tsono tikalewa kuti: Budacokera kwa wanthu, tinamantha na mbumba, nakuti wentse ambawona Juwau ninga m'polofita”. ²⁷Io adatawira Jezu kuti: “Tin'dziwa lini”.²⁸“Mulikubziwona tani? Pakhana munthu m'bodzi omwe akhana wana wace awiri. Pomwe adafika kuna mwana wakuyamba adati: ‘Mwanangu, lero ndoko ukaphate basa kumunda wa vinya’. ²⁹“Ndipo iye adatawira kuti: ‘Ndanyonyo!’ Tsono adadzacinja ndzeru aciyenda. ³⁰“Ndipo baba adayenda kuna mwana winangoyo adalewa bzibodzi-bodzibzo. Iye adatawira kuti: ‘Inde, mbuya!’ Tsono alibe kuyenda.³¹“Mbani wa awiriwo adacita cifuniro ca baba wace?” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Wakuyamba”.Jezu adawauza kuti: “Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Anyakukhomesa m'tsonkho na aputa walikupita muUmambo bwa Mulungu imwe mukanati. ³²Thangwe Juwau M'batizi adabwera kudzakulatizani njira ya cirungamo, ndipo imwepo mulibe kumukhulupirira, tsono anyakukhomesa m'tsonkho na aputa adakhulupirira. Ndipo napo mudawona bzimwebzi, imwepo mulibe kukungula ngakhale kum'khulupirira.³³“Bvani m'fananizo unango wakuti: Kukhana mwenekaciro wa munda wa uva. Adasosera m'mphepete mwawene, adacera cidindi kuti apsinyire uva ndipo adakondza cigota. Patsogolo pace adaukumbiza kuna alimi anango kuti ambamulipire, ndipo iye adacita ulendo. ³⁴Pomwe nthawe yakubvuna idakwana, adatuma akapolo wace kuna alimi wale, kuti akatambire bzisapo bzomwe ni bzace.³⁵“Alimi wale adaphata akapolo wace, acipweteka m'bodzi winango adamupha ndipo wacitatu adam'boma na minyala. ³⁶Pamwepo adatumiza akapolo anango azinji, ndipo alimi wale adacita bzibodzi-bodzi. ³⁷Pakumalizira adatumiza mwana wace aciti: ‘Mwana wangu an'kamulemekeza’.³⁸“Tsono pomwe alimi adawona mwanayo, adauzana kuti: ‘Umweyu ni nyautaka. Bwerani timuphe ndipo titenge utaka bwace’. ³⁹Na tenepo iwo adam'phata aciyenda naye kunja kwa munda ndipo adamupha.⁴⁰“Na tenepo akabwera mwenekaciro wa munda an'dzacita ciyani na alimi wale?” ⁴¹Iwo adatawira kuti: “An'dzawapha alimi wale wakuipa ndipo an'dzakumbiza mundayo anango, omwe an'dzamupasa mbali yace Panthawe yakubvuna”.⁴²Jezu adawauza kuti: “Imwepo mukanati kulewenga muBzakunemba mafalaya:“ ‘Mwala omwe anyakumanga nyumba adalamba,udadzakhala mwala wa pagonyo,bzimwebzi bzidacokera kwa Mbuya,ndipo ni cinthu cakudabwisa kwa ife’.⁴³“Na tenepo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti Umambo bwa Mulungu un'dzacosedwa kwa imwepo ndipo un'dzapasidwa kwa mbumba yomwe in'dzabala bzisapo bza Umambo. ⁴⁴Ule omwe an'dzagwera mwalayu an'dzagwatidwa-gwatidwa ndipo kwa ule omwe an'dzagwedwa na iwo an'dzasanduka pfumbi”.⁴⁵Pomwe akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na afalizi adabva mifananizo ya Jezu, adazindikira kuti Iye akhalewa bza cipande ca iwo. ⁴⁶Ndipo akhanyang'ana njira yakuti am'mange, tsono akhana mantha na mithithi, nakuti ukhambamuyesa m'polofita.

¹Jezu adawauza pomwe mwa mifananizo aciti: ²“Umambo bwa kudzulu budakhala ninga mambo omwe adakondza uzokoto bwa m'sinda wa malowozi ya mwana wace. ³Adatuma akapolo wace kuna omwe akhadacemeredwa kuuzokoto, adawauza kuti abwere. Tsono iwo adalamba kubwera.⁴“Adatuma pomwe akapolo anango adati: ‘Uzani omwe acemeredwa kuti ndakondza uzokoto bwangu: Ng'ombe zangu tumikono twakunenepa, ndipo bzentse bzakondzedwa kale. Bwerani kuuzokoto bwa malowozi!’⁵“Tsono iwo alibe kum'tetekera ndipo adacoka, m'bodzi kumunda kwace, winango kumalonda yace. ⁶Anangowo, adaphata akapolo, adawaboneresa aciwapha. ⁷Mambo adakalipa ndipo adatumiza acikunda wace, acikapha akambowa wale na kutentha mzinda wawo.⁸“Pamwepo adauza akapolo wace aciti: ‘Uzokoto bwa m'sinda wa malowozi bwakwana, tsono omwe ndikhadacemera akhalibe kuthemera. ⁹Tsapano ndokoni m'magonyo ndipo cemerani kuuzokoto wentse omwe muniwona’. ¹⁰Pamwepo akapolo adacoka aciyenda muzinjira ndipo adagumaniza wanthu wentse omwe adagumana nawo, wabwino na wakuipa, ndipo cipinda ca uzokoto bwa m'sinda wa malowozi, cidadzala na wakucemeredwawo.¹¹“Tsono pomwe mambo adapita kuti awone wakucemeredwawo, adawona mwemo mwamuna m'bodzi omwe akhalibe cakubvala ca pamsinda wa malowozi. ¹²Ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: ‘Xamwali, kodi iwepo wapita tani muno ulibe cakubvala ca pamsinda wa malowozi?’ Iye adakhala zii.¹³“Pamwepo mambo adauza omwe akhatumikira kuti: ‘M'mangeni manja na minyendo, m'muthuse kunja, kum'dima. Kumweko an'dzalira acikukuta mano’. ¹⁴“Nakuti wakucemeredwa ni azinji tsono wakusankhuliwa ni ang'ono-ng'ono”.¹⁵Pamwepo afalizi adacoka acikacita citalo cakuti atape m'kanwa Jezu. ¹⁶Ndipo iwo adam'tumizira wakupfundzira wawo pabodzi na waphathi ra Herodi kukam'bvundza kuti: “Misiri, tin'dziwa kuti ndimwe wakulungama ndipo mumbapfundzisa njira ya Mulungu mwacadidi, ndipo Imwe mulibe thupo na munthu ali yentse thangwe mumbanyang'ana lini khalidwe la wanthu. ¹⁷Na tenepo tiuze: Kodi uli kuwona tani? Ni bzakubvumizidwa kulipira mtsonkho kwa m'tongi m'kulu Sezari ayai nee?”¹⁸Tsono Jezu, pakudziwa ndzeru zawo zakuipa adawabvundza kuti: “Wacipha-masomwe! Thangwe ranyi mulikundiyeza? ¹⁹Ndiwoneseni kobiri yomwe mumbaphatisa basa pakupereka mtsonkho”. Iwo adamuwonesa denariyo,.²⁰ndipo Iye adawabvundza kuti: “Nkhopeyi na manembaya ni bzayani?” ²¹Iwo adatawira kuti: “Ni bza Sezari”. Ndipo Iye adawauza kuti: “Na tenepo, pasani Sezari bzomwe ni bza Sezari ndipo bza Mulungu bzomwe ni bza Mulungu”. ²²Pomwe iwo adabva bzimwebzi, adakhala wakudabwisidwa. Ndipo adam'siya, wacicoka.²³Ntsiku imweire, sadusi, omwe ambati kulibe kulamuka kwa wakufa, adafendera pafupi na Iye acimubvundza kuti: ²⁴“Misiri, Mozeji adalewa kuti penu munthu m'bodzi an'fa acisaya kusiya wana, bzin'funika kuti m'bale wace alowole masiwayo kuti am'balire nyamuyayo.²⁵Tsono pakati pathu abale anomwe. Wakuyamba adalowola mkazi, ndipo adafa alibe kusiya wana, mkaziyo adasiira m'bale wace. ²⁶Bzibodzi-bodzi bzidacitika kwa waciwiri, wacitatu mpaka wacinomwe. ²⁷Ndipo pakumalizira kwa wentse, adadzafambo mkaziyo. ²⁸Kodi tsapano, pakulamuka kwa wakufa an'dzakhala mkazi wa yani pa anomwewo? Pakuti wentsenewo akhadamulowola!”²⁹Jezu adatawira aciti: “Imwepo mulikubzipumpsa thangwe ra kusaya kudziwa Manemba ngakhale phambvu ya Mulungu! ³⁰Pakudzalamuka kwa wakufa, wanthu an'dzalowolana lini ngakhale kudzacita malowozi. Tsono an'dzakhala ninga anju kudzulu.³¹Ndipo bza yakulamuka kwa wakufa, imwepo mulibe kulewenga bzomwe Mulungu adakuuzani kuti: ³²‘Ine ndine Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Mulungu wa Izaki, Mulungu wa Jakobo?’ Iye ni Mulungu lini wa wakufa, tsono wa amoyo!” ³³Pomwe mithithi idabva bzimwebzi, idadabwisidwa na cipfundziso cace.³⁴Pomwe adabva kuti Jezu adasiya aSaduki alibe fala lakuti am'tawire, afalizi adagumana. ³⁵Ndipo m'bodzi wa iwo, misiri wa Mtemo adamuyeza pa kum'mbvundza aciti: ³⁶“M'pfundzisi, lamulo likulu la Mtemo ndiponi?”³⁷Jezu adam'tawira kuti: “ ‘Funa Mbuya, Mulungu wako na m'tima wako wentse, na moyo wako wentse ndipo na ndzeru zako zentse’. ³⁸Limweri ndiro lakuyamba ndipo lamulo likulu.³⁹Ndipo laciwiri lakulingana na limweri, ni iri: ‘Funa mwandzako ninga momwe umbabzifunira iwe wekha’. ⁴⁰Pa malamulo mawiriya yambateweza Mitemo yentse na cipfundziso ca Apolofita”.⁴¹Afalizi akali pamtsonkhano, Jezu adawabvundza kuti: ⁴²“Imwepo mun'kumbuka ciyani bza Krixtu? Kodi iye ni mwana wayani?”

Iwo adatawira kuti: “Ni mwana wa Davidi”.

¹Pamwepo, Jezu adauza m'thithi na wakupfundzira wace kuti: ²“Adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi ambakhala pampando wa Mozeji. ³Abvereni ndipo mucite bzentse bzomwe iwo an'kuuzani. Tsono lekani kucita bzomwe iwo an'cita, nakuti iwo ambacita lini bzomwe an'palidza.⁴Iwo ambamanga mitolo yakulemera aciikha m'mapewa mwa wanthu, tsono iwo caiwo ali rini wakukondzeka kuti aimise cala cibodzi kuti aidzuse. ⁵“Bzentse bzomwe an'cita ni bzakuti awonedwe na wanthu. Iwo ambatalimphisa firateriyo zawo ndipo bzakubvala bzawo ni bzitali-bzitali.⁶Ambafuna mbuto zakutumbizidwa mwa m'misinda na mipando mikulu-mikulu munyumba za mapembo, ⁷kuti ambamusidwe mumisika acimbacemeredwa ‘apfundzisi’.⁸“Tsono, imwepo lekani kucemeredwa ‘apfundzisi’. M'bodzi yekha ndiye M'pfundzisi wanu, ndipo mwentsenemwe ndimwe abale. ⁹Palibe omwe mungacemere ‘baba’ pantsi pano, thangwe imwepo muna Baba m'bodzi, ule omwe alikudzulu. ¹⁰Lekani kucemeredwa ‘m'tsogoleri’ na pang'onopo, thangwe imwepo muna M'tsogoleri m'bodzi yekha, Krixtu.¹¹M'kulu pakati panu an'dzakhala wakutumikira. ¹²Nakuti ule omwe an'bzikuza mwa iye yekha an'dzacepesedwa ndipo ali-yentse ule omwe an'dzabzicepesa mwa iye yekha an'dzakuzidwa.¹³“Tsoka kwa imwe adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mulikufungira Umambo bwa kudzulu patsogolo pa wanthu! Imwepo-letu munibupita lini, ngakhale munirekerera lini kupita wale omwe an'funa kupita. ¹⁴“Tsoka kwa imwe adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mumbadyera m'manja akazi amasiwa, ndipo kuti bzireke kudziwika mumbanamizira na kucita mipembo yakupitiriza. Ndipopo mun'dzapasidwa nyathwa ikulu kuposa. ¹⁵“Tsoka kwa imwe adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso, thangwe mumbazungulira nyandza na pantsi kuti mutendeuse munthu, ndipo mukakwanisa mumbam'tenga munthu umweyo ninga wakuthemera kuyenda kumoto wakusaya kumala mwakufunya kawiri kuposa imwepo.¹⁶“Tsoka kwa imwe atsogoleri azimola, nakuti mumbati: ‘Penu wina anirumbirira Nyumba ya Mulungu yakucena, bzimwebzi bzinirewa lini cinthu. Tsono penu wina anirumbirira Oro ya Nyumba ya Mulungu, bzin'funika kuti acite momwe alumbirira’. ¹⁷Azimola wakupusamwe! Kodi ni ciyani cakufunikira kwene-kwene: Oro ayai Nyumba ya Mulungu yomwe inicenesa oro?¹⁸Imwepombo mumbalewa kuti: ‘Penu wina anirumbirira guwa, ibzi bzinirewa lini cinthu. Tsono penu wina anirumbirira cakupereka comwe ciri paguwa, bzin'funika kuti acite momwe alumbirira’. ¹⁹Azimolamwe! Niciyani cakufunikira kwene-kwene: Bzakupereka ayai guwa lomwe linicenesa bzakuperekabzo?²⁰Na tenepo, ule omwe anirumbirira guwa, alikulumbira mwa iro ndipo na bzentse bzomwe bziri paguwapo. ²¹Ndipo omwe anirumbirira na nyumba ya Mulungu, alikulumbira mwa iyo ndipo na ule omwe ambakhala m'mwemo. ²²Ndipo, ule omwe anirumbirira kudzulu, alikulumbirira M'pando wa umambo bwa Mulungu ndipo kuna ule omwe ambakhala kuna iwo.²³“Tsoka kwa imwe, adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mumbapereka cakhumi ca tumbeu twakununchira, na twakukomesa cakudya na citowe, tsono mumbaleka m'pfundo za Mtemo zakufunikira zomwe ni cirungamo, ntsisi, na kukhulupirika. Imwepo bzin'funika kuti mumbacite bzinthu bzimwebzi mwakusaya kupambula bzimwebzire. ²⁴Wakutsogolera azimola! Imwepo mumbasusa bzakumwa kuti mucose mbudu, tsono mumbameza ngamira.²⁵“Tsoka kwa imwe, adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mumbatsuka mkombo na ndiro kunja, tsono m'kati mwace mudadzala na kupamba na kusirira. ²⁶“MuFalisi zimolawe! Cakuyamba tsuka m'kati mwa m'kombo, kuti kunja kukhalembo kwa kucena.²⁷“Tsoka kwa imwe, adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mudakhala ninga nthutu zakuikidwa m'toto zomwe, kunja kwace kudadeka, tsono m'kati mwace mudadzala na mafupa ndipo na m'tundu wentse wa bzakubvunda. ²⁸Ni tenepoyo imwepo: Kunja mudakhala ninga wanthu wakulungama patsogolo pa mbumba, tsono m'kati mudadzala na kunama ndipo na kuipa.²⁹“Tsoka kuna imwe, adziwi wa Mtemo na afalizi, wanthu wacipha-maso! Imwepo mumbakondza bwino nthutu za apolofita ndipo mumbadekesa nthutu za wanthu wakulungama. ³⁰Ndipo mumbalewa kuti: ‘Tingadakhala kuti tikhalipombo Panthawe ya makolo yathu, tingadacita lini nawo mbali pakupha apolofita’. ³¹Na tenepoyo, imwepo mulikutsimikiza kuti ndimwe dzindza la wale omwe adapha apolofita.³²Malizani tsono, kudzaza mphimo ya bzakuipa bza makolo yanu! ³³“Bzinyoka! Mtundu wa nyoka za nyakungu! Mun'dzathawa tani kunyathwa yakuyenda kumoto wakusaya kumala?³⁴Na tenepo, Ine ndirikukutumizirani apolofita, adziwi na adziwi wa Mtemo. Anango wa iwo mun'dzawapha ndipo muciwakhomera pam'tanda. Anango mun'dzawachanga munyumba za mapembo zanu mucidzawafambira m'mbuyo mzinda na mzinda. ³⁵Tenepoyo, Mulungu andzakupasani nyathwa thangwe la kufa kwa wanthu wentse wakusaya thangwe omwe makolo yanu adapha, kuyambira kuphedwa kwa Aberi mwakusaya thangwe mpaka kwa Zakaliya, mwana wa Balakiya, omwe mudapha pakati pa Nyumba ya Mulungu na guwa la ntsembe. ³⁶Ine nin'kutsimikizirani kuti bzentsenebzi bzin'dzabwerera mibadwe imweyi.³⁷“Jerusalema, Jerusalema, iwepo omwe ulikupha apolofita uciboma omwe umbatumiziridwa! Ni kangasi kentse komwe Ine nimbafuna kugumaniza wana wako, ninga nkhuku yomwe imbagumaniza wana wace pantsi pa maphapidwe yace, tsono imwe mulibe kubvuma. ³⁸Dziwani kuti nyumba yanu in'dzakhala matere. ³⁹Tsono Ine nin'kuuzani kuti imwepo mun'dzandiwona lini pomwe, mpaka mudzalewe kuti: ‘Asimbidwe omwe an'bwera mudzina la Mbuya’”.

¹Pomwe Jezu adacoka Nyumba ya Mulungu, ndipo akhayenda, wakupfundzira wace adafendera pafupi na Iye kuti amulatize kamangidwe ka Nyumba ya Mulungu. ²Iye adawabvundza kuti: “Kodi imwepo muli kuwona bzentsenebzi? Cadidi Ine ndikuuzani kuti pano pan'dzakhala lini mwala padzulu pa undzace, yentse in'dzagumulidwa”.³Pomwe Jezu akhadakhala paphiri la Olivera, wakupfundzira adadza pafupi na Iye pawokha acimubvundza kuti: “Tiuzeni kuti bzimwebzi bzin'dzacitika lini? Ndipo cizindikiro cakubwera kwanu na cakumala kwa dziko cin'dzakhala ciponi?” ⁴Jezu adatawira kuti: “Cenjerani, kuti winango angakupumpseni. ⁵Pakuti azinji an'dzabwera na dzina langu acimbati: ‘Ine ndine Krixtu’, ndipo an'dzapumpsa azinji.⁶Imwepo mudzabva kulewa bza nkhondo na ntabva-ntabva wa nkhondo, tsono lekani kukhala na thupo. Bzin'funika kuti bzimwebzi bzidzacitike, tsono cimaliziro cikanati kufika. ⁷Pakuti madzindza yan'dzasandukirana ndipo umambo na umambo un'dzamenyana. Pan'dzakhala njala na citeke-teke mumbuto zakusiyana-siyana. ⁸Bzentsenebzi bzin'dzakhala kuyamba kwa mphicha”.⁹“Pamwepo iwo an'dzakuperekani kuti muboneresedwe ndipo mucidzaphedwa, mun'dzawengidwa na madzindza yentse thangwe ra Ine. ¹⁰Panthawe imweyo azinji an'dzataya cikhulupiriro cawo, an'dzapindukirana ndipo aciwengana m'bodzi na m'bodzi. ¹¹Ndipo padzawoneka apolofita azinji wakunama, acidzapumpsa wanthu azinji.¹²Thangwe ra kuwanda kwa bzakuipa, lufoi la azinji lin'dzacepekera. ¹³Tsono pa ule omwe anirimbika mpaka kumalizira an'dzapulumuka. ¹⁴Ndipo Mafala Yabwino ya Umambo yan'dzapalidzidwa padziko lentse ninga mboni za madzindza yentse, ndipo pamwepo cidzafika cimaliziro”.¹⁵“Na tenepo pomwe imwe mun'dzawona ‘cakudzonga cakupasa mantha’ comwe adalewa m'polofita Daniyeri, Pambuto Yakucena (omwe anirewenga abvesese), ¹⁶pamwepo omwe an'dzakhala ali muJudeya adzathawire kumapiri. ¹⁷Omwe an'dzakhala ali pantsodzi, pa nyumba yace adzathawiretu adzaleke kupita kukacosa cinthu ciri centse m'nyumbamo. ¹⁸Omwe an'dzakhala kumunda adzaleke kubwerera kutenga bzakubvala.¹⁹Tsoka kwa akazi omwe an'dzagumanizidwa ana pathupi na wakumamisa ntsiku zimwezo! ²⁰Mupembe kuti bzimwebzi bzidzaleke kucitika panthawe ya mphepo ayai ntsiku ya malinkhuma. ²¹Thangwe kun'dzawoneka bvuto likulu, mwakuti likanati kuwoneka kale kuyambira cirengedwe ca dziko mpaka lero, ndipo yan'dzawoneka lini pomwe cipo. ²²Ndipo nthawezo zingadaleka kupunguzidwa, palibe omwe angadapulumuka. Tsono, thangwe ra wakusankhulidwa, nthawezo zidzapunguzidwa.²³Na tenepo penu anango an'dzakuuzani kuti: ‘Onani, Krixtu ali pano’ ayai: ‘Uyo ali apo’, lekani kudzam'bvera. ²⁴Thangwe kun'dzawoneka akrixtu na apolofita wakunama omwe an'dzacita bzizindikiro na bzidabwiso bzikulu kuti penu bzin'kwanisika apumpse wakusankhulidwa. ²⁵Onani Ine ndakudziwisani bzikanati kucitika”.²⁶“Na tenepo, Penu winango an'dzakuuzani kuti: ‘Krixtu ali kule, kucidambo’, lekani kudzacoka. Ayai kuti: ‘Krixtu ali apo, m'kati mwa nyumba’, lekani kudzabvuma. ²⁷Thangwe, tenepoyo ninga mpheni imbacoka kumabvadzuwa ndipo icibziwonesa kumadokero, bzin'dzakhalambo tenepo pakubwera kwa Mwana wa munthu. ²⁸Komwe kun'dzawoneka mtembo ubodzi, kumweko kun'dzagwezekana magola”.²⁹“Zikadzatondokumala ntsiku za kubonerazo,“ ‘Dzuwa lin'dzacita m'dima,mwezi un'dzabvunika lini,nyenyezi zin'dzagwa kudzulundipo mphambvu za kudzuluzin'dzatekenyesedwa’ ”.³⁰“Pamwepo pan'dzawoneka kudzulu cizindikiro ca Mwana wa munthu ndipo madzindza yentse ya pantsi yan'dzadandaula ndipo an'dzawona Mwana wa munthu alikubwera mumitambo kudzulu na mphambvu na mbiri ikulu. ³¹Ndipo Iye an'dzatumiza anju zace na muwira ukulu wa cimbututu, ndipo iwo an'dzatsonkhanisa wakusankhulidwa wace mumbali zinai, kucoka kuphampha kukafika kuphampha kundzace kwa kudzulu”.³²“Pfundzirani m'fananizo wamuti wakucemeredwa figeira: Pomwe mithambi yace imbakula, masamba yace yambaphukira, imwe mumbadziwa kuti maindza yafendera. ³³Ni tenepoyombo, mukadzawona bzinthu bzentsenebzi, mudzadziwe kuti Iye ali pafupi, ali pamisuwo.³⁴Ine nin'kutsimikizani kuti m'badwe uno an'dzamala lini bzikanati kuwoneka bzimwebzi. ³⁵Kudzulu na pantsi bzin'dzapita, tsono mafala yangu yan'dzakhala kwa kuyenda na kuyenda”.³⁶“Bza nthawe na ntsiku palibe omwe an'dziwa, ngakhale anju za kudzulu, napo Mwana, tsono an'dziwa ni Baba basi.³⁷Ninga momwe bzidacitikira Panthawe ya Nowa, bzin'dzacitikambo tenepo pa kubwera kwa Mwana wa munthu. ³⁸Nakuti ntsiku zidapitazo za cigumula, mbumba ikhakhala icidya na kumwa, acimbalowolana, mpaka ntsiku yomwe Nowa adapita mu arka, ³⁹ndipo iwo alibe kudziwa, mpaka kubwera kwa cigumula ndipo cidatenga wentse. Tenepoyo bzin'dzacitika pa kudza kwa Mwana wa munthu.⁴⁰Panthawe imweyo amuna awiri an'dzakhala kumunda, m'bodzi an'dzatengedwa winango acisala. ⁴¹Akazi awiri an'dzakhala alikupeya, m'bodzi an'dzatengedwa winango acisala”. ⁴²“Ndipopo, khalani na cheru, thangwe imwepo mun'dziwa lini kuti ni ntsiku iponi yomwe an'dzabwera Mbuya wanu.⁴³Tsono bvani ibzi: Penu mwenekaciro wanyumba angadadziwa kuti ni nthawe iponi ya usiku yomwe mbava in'bwera, iye angadalindira ndipo angadalekerera lini kuti nyumba yace icholedwe. ⁴⁴Na tenepo imwepombo bzin'funika kuti mukhale wakukondzeka, thangwe Mwana wa munthu an'dzabwera Panthawe yomwe imwe mun'dikhira lini”.⁴⁵“Mbani tsono kapolo wakukhulupirika na kucenjera, omwe mbuya wace animuikha kuti anyang'anire wa pabanja pace kuti awapase phoso Panthawe caiyo? ⁴⁶Ngnyakudala kapolo omwe mbuya wace an'dzagumana alikucita bzimwebzi pomwe an'bwerera. ⁴⁷Nin'kutsimikizani kuti iye an'dzamuikha kuti anyang'anire bzace bzentse.⁴⁸Tsono pinango kapoloyo ngwakuipa acirewa mwa iye yekha kuti: ‘Mbuya wangu alikucedwa’, ⁴⁹ndipo pamwepo aciyamba kumbamenya wa panyumbapo ndipo acimbadya na kumwa pabodzi na aledzeri. ⁵⁰Pamwepo, Mbuya wa kapolo ule an'bwera ntsiku yomwe akhadikhirira lini ndipo panthawe yomwe an'dziwa lini. ⁵¹Iye an'dzamupasa nyathwa ikulu kwene-kwene ndipo an'dzamuikha pambuto ibodzi na wacipha-maso, komwe kun'dzakhala kulira na kukukuta mano”.

¹Nthawe imweyo, Umambo wa kudzulu bundzakhala, ninga madende khumi yomwe yadatenga bziphani-phani bzayene ndipo yadacoka kuti yakagumane na namwali wawo. ²Maxanu ya iyo yakhali yakupusa, ndipo maxanu yakhali yakucenjera. ³Yakupusa yadatenga bziphani-phani bzayene, tsono yalibe kutenga mafuta. ⁴Tsono yakucenjera yadatenga mafuta m'bzombo pabodzi na bziphani-phani bzayene.⁵Namwali adacedwa kufika, ndipo wentse adabva tulo acigona”. ⁶“Pakati pa usiku, kudabveka kukuwa kuti: ‘Namwali alikufendera! Cokani mukagumane naye!’ ”.⁷“Pamwepo madende yentse yadalamuka yacikondzekera bziphani-phani bza yene. ⁸Yakupusa yale yadauza wakucenjera kuti: ‘Tipasenimbo pang'ono mafuta yanu, nakuti bziphani-phani bzathu bzirikuthima’ ”. ⁹“Iwo adatawira kuti: ‘Nee, nakuti pinango yan'dzakwana lini kwa ife na imwepo. Ndokoni kuna wakugulisa mukagule mafuta yanu’ ”.¹⁰“Ndipo iwo atacoka kukagula mafuta, namwali adafika. Madende yomwe yakhadakondzeka yadapita na iye muuzokoto bwa malowozi ndipo msuwo udafungiwa”. ¹¹“Mwakucedwa yadabwerambo madende yakupusa yale yaciti: ‘Mbuya! Mbuya! Tifungulirenimbo msuwo ife!’ ”. ¹²“Tsono iye adatawira adati: ‘Cadidi n'cakuti ine nin'kudziwani lini!’ ” ¹³Pakumaliza Jezu adati: “Na tenepo, khalani na cheru, thangwe imwepo mun'dziwa lini ntsikuna nthawe!¹⁴“Umambo bwa kudzulu un'dzandendemerambo ninga mwamuna omwe, pakucoka ulendo, adacemera akapolo wace aciwasiyira bzombo bzace. ¹⁵M'bodzi adam'pasa talento zixanu, kwa winango adam'pasa ziwiri ndipo winango ibodzi. M'bodzi na m'bodzi malingana na mphambvu zace. Patsogolo pace adaguduka ulendo bwace. ¹⁶Omwe akhadatambira matalento maxanu adacokeratu pamwepo acikayaphatisa basa ndipo aciphindula yanango maxanu.¹⁷Napombo omwe akhadatambira matalento mawiri adawona phindu mawiri. ¹⁸Tsono omwe akhadatambira talento libodzi, adacoka acicera dindi pantsi aciifucira ndipo adabisa kobiri ya mbuya wace.¹⁹“Patapita nthawe izinji mbuya wa akapolo wale adabwerera acirewengerana kobirizo. ²⁰Omwe akhadatambira matalento maxanu adabweresa yanango maxanu ndipo adati: ‘Inde, mbuya, mudandipasa matalento maxanu, onani ndacita phindu manango maxanu’. ²¹“Mbuya adatawira aciti: ‘Ni bzabwino kwene-kwene, kapolo wabwino ndipo wakukhulupirika! Iwepo udakhulupirika na bzing'ono, ine nin'dzakuikha pa bzizinji. Bwera udzacite mbali pa cikondwerero ca ine, mbuya wako!’²²“Adabwerambo ule omwe akhadatambira matalento mawiri adati: ‘Inde mbuya mudandipasa matalento mawiri. Onani ndacita phindu yanango mawiri’. ²³“Mbuya adatawira kuti: ‘Ni bzabwino kwene-kwene, kapolo wabwino ndipo wakukhulupirika! Iwepo udakhulupirika na bzing'ono, ine nin'dzakuikha pa bzizinji. Bwera udzacite mbali pacikondwerero ca mbuya wako’.²⁴“Pakumalizira adabwera omwe akhadatambira talento ibodzi adati: ‘Ine ndikhadziwa kuti mbuya ndimwe mwamuna wakunesa kwene-kwene, omwe mumbabvuna pomwe mulibe kubzala ndipo mumbakhongobza pomwe mulibe kumwaza. ²⁵Ndipopo ndidabva mantha, ndidacoka ndicikabisa talento yanu pantsi. Njiyi talento yanu’.²⁶“Mbuya adatawira kuti: ‘Kapolo wakuipa ndipo wautofu! Iwe ukhadziwa kuti ine nimbabvuna pomwe ine ndiribe kubzala ndipo nimbakhongobza pomwe ndiribe kumwaza? ²⁷Na tenepo, bzikhafunika kuti iwepo ukaikhe kuthenthe lakukoyera, kuti ine ndikabwera ndidzatambire na cimbadzo.²⁸“ ‘Mutengereni talento yace iperekeni kuna omwe ana khumi. ²⁹Nakuti omwe anabzo, an'dzapasidwa bzinango, ndipo an'dzakhala na bzakuposa. Tsono omwe alibe, napo bzomwe anabzo an'dzatengeredwa. ³⁰Ndipo m'thuseni kunja kapolo wautofu, kum'dima, komwe kun'dzawoneka kulira na kukukuta-mano’.³¹“Pomwe Mwana wa munthu an'dzabwera pam'pando wa umambo bwace, pabodzi na anju zentse, an'dzakhala pam'pando wa utongi wa ulemerero. ³²Madzindza yentse yan'dzatsonkhezedwa patsogolo pace, Ndipo Iye an'dzapambula yanango na yandzace ninga makabusa omwe an'pambula mabira pa atonde. ³³Ndipo an'dzaikha mabira kuboko lace lamadidi ndipo atonde kuboko lace la madzere.³⁴“Pamwepo Mambo an'dzauza omwe aliboko lace lamadidi kuti: ‘Bwerani wakusimbidwa wa Baba wangu! Tambirani ninga utaka Umambo omwe budakondzedwa kuyambira pakulengedwa kwa dziko. ³⁵Nakuti Ine ndikhana njala ndipo imwepo mudandipasa cakudya. Ndikhana nyota imwepo mudandipasa cakumwa. Ndikhali nyakudza imwepo mudandikhongobza, ³⁶ndikhana usiwa imwepo mudandibvazika. Ndikhaduwala imwepo mudandirimbikisa. Ndikhali m'kawoko imwepo mudadzandiwona’.³⁷“Pamwepo wakulungama adam'tawira kuti: ‘Mbuya, ni lini pomwe tidakuwonani na njala ticikupasani cakudya ayai na nyota ticikupasani cakumwa? ³⁸Ni lini pomwe tidakuwonani ninga nyakudza ticikukhongobzani, ayai wausiwa ticikupasani bzakubvala? ³⁹Ni lini pomwe tidakuwonani mucidwala ayai m'kawoko ticidzakuzungirani?’ ⁴⁰“Mambo an'dzatawira kuti: ‘Nin'kuuzani bzacadidi kuti, bzomwe imwepo mudacita kwa m'bodzi mwa abale wangu ang'ono, mudacitira Ine’.⁴¹“Pamwepo Iye an'dzauza omwe ali kuboko lace lamadzere kuti: ‘Wakutembereredwa, cokani kwa Ine ndokoni kumoto wakusaya kumala, omwe udakondzeredwa Dyabu na anju zace. ⁴²Nakuti Ine ndikhana njala, ndipo imwe mulibe kundipasa cakudya, ndikhana nyota ndipo mulibe kundipasa cakumwa, ⁴³ndikhali mulendo imwepo mulibe kundikhongobza, ndikhana usiwa imwepo mulibe kundipasa cakubvala, ndikhadwala ndipo ndikhali m'kawoko imwepo mulibe kundzandiwona’.⁴⁴“Pamwepo iwombo an'dzatawira kuti: ‘Mbuya, ni kuponi komwe tidakuwona na njala ayai nyota ayai nyakudza ayai wakusaya cakubvala ayai wakuduwala ayai m'kawoko ndipo tiribe kukuthandizani?’ ⁴⁵“Iye an'dzawatawira kuti: ‘Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti: Comwe imwepo mudaleka kucita kwa ang'ono-ang'onowa, mulibe kucitambo kuna Ine’. ⁴⁶“Ndipo amwewa an'dzayenda kunyathwa yakusaya kumala, tsono wakulungama kumoyo wakusaya kumala.

¹Pomwe Jezu adamala cipfundziso centseneci, adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: ²“Ninga imwe mun'dziwa, zasala ntsiku ziwiri kuti ticite uzokoto bwa Paxkwa, Mwana wa munthu an'dzaperekedwa kuti akhomereredwe pam'tanda”.³Panthawe imweire akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na atsogoleri wa mbumba adatsonkhana kunyumba kwa Kaifasi m'kulu wa anyantsembe, ⁴iwo pabodzi adacita citalo cakuti amange Jezu acimupha mwakabise-bise. ⁵Tsono akhalewa kuti: “Bzin'funika lini cita nthawe za uzokoto zino, nakuti pangawoneke phokoso pakati pa mbumba”.⁶Pomwe Jezu akhali muBetanya, kunyumba kwa Simau, nyamapere, ⁷mkazi winango adafendera kuna Iye na ntsupa ya mafuta ya alabastro bzakununchira bza kobiri zizinji kwene-kwene. Iye adathulurira mumsolo mwa Jezu, pomwe Iye akhadya pa meza. ⁸Wakupfundzira pomwe adawona bzimwebzi, adaipidwa kwene-kwene ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi kudzonga terepa? ⁹Bzakununchirabzi bzingadagulisidwa na ntsengwa ikulu, ndipo kobirizo zingadapasidwa wakusauka”.¹⁰Jezu pomwe adadziwa bzimwebzi adawabvundza kuti: “Ni thangwe ranyi imwepo mun'funa kunesa mkaziyu? Iye wacita cinthu cabwino kuna ine. ¹¹Nakuti wakusauka an'dzakhala na imwe nthawe zentse, tsono Ine imwepo mun'dzakhala lini nande nthawe zentse.¹²Pomwe athulula bzakununchirabzi muthupi mwangu, iye wabzicita mwakukondzekera thupi rangu kudidi. ¹³Ine nin'kuuzani kuti kumbuto iri-yentse ya dziko lentse komwe kun'dzapalidzidwa Mafala Yabwinoya, bzomwe iye acita bzin'dzawerengedwambo mwakum'kumbukira”.¹⁴Pamwepo, m'bodzi wa khumi na awiri wale, wakucemeredwa Judasi Isikaliyoti, adayenda kuna akulu wa anyantsembe ¹⁵ndipo adakawabvundza kuti “Mun'dzandipasa ciyani ndikadzam'pereka kuna imwe?” Ndipo adamutalira ntsengwa kuti: Kobiri za ndzayaya za parata makumi matatu. ¹⁶Kuyambira pamwepo, Judasi akhanyang'ana mpata wakuti apereke Jezu.¹⁷Ndipo ntsiku yakuyamba ya uzokoto bwa pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, wakupfundzira adayenda kuna Jezu ndipo adamubvundza kuti: “Kodi mun'funa kuti tikakukondzereni kuponi cakudya ca paxkwa?” ¹⁸Iye adatawira kuti ndokoni kum'zinda, mukanyang'ane mwamuna m'bodzi mukamuuze kuti: “Misiri walewa kuti: Nthawe yangu yafendera Ine na wakupfundzira wangu nin'dzacitira kumui kwako uzokoto bwa paxkwa”. ¹⁹Wakupfundzira adacita ninga momwe Jezu akhadawauzira ndipo adakakondza uzokoto bwa Paxkwa.²⁰Pomwe kukhadoka, Jezu akhadakhala pa meza na wakupfundzira khumi na awiri wale. ²¹Ndipo pomwe akhadya Jezu adati: “Nin'kuuzani cadidi kuti m'bodzi wa imwe an'dzandisandulikira”. ²²Iwo adakhala wakusunama kwene-kwene ndipo adayamba kumubvundza m'bodzi na m'bodzi kuti: “Mbuya, kodi ndine?”²³Jezu adatsimikiza kuti: “Ule omwe anisaiza pabodzi na Ine mundiro, umweyo an'dzandisandulikira. ²⁴Mwana wa munthu aniyenda, ninga momwe bzidanembedwa kucipande ca iye. Tsono, tsoka kwa ule omwe an'dzasandulikira Mwana wa munthu! Bzikhali bwino angadaleka kubadwa”. ²⁵Pamwepo, Judasi omwe angadamusandulikira, adati: “Misiri, kodi ndine?”²⁶Pomwe akhadya, Jezu adatenga pau acidalisa ndipo adaubedula, adapasa wakupfundzira wace adati: “Tambirani, dyani. Iri ni thupi rangu”.²⁷Patsogolo pace adatenga m'kombo wa vinyu aciudalisa adapasa wakupfundzira wace adati: “Mwani mwentse. ²⁸Umweyu ni mulopa wangu wa cipangano, omwe un'dzataidwa thangwe ra azinji, kuti alekeleredwe bzakuphonyera Mulungu. ²⁹Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, kuyambira tsapano kuyenda kutsogolo nin'dzamwa lini pomwe bzakumwabzi bza muti wa uva mpaka ntsiku ire yomwe nin'dzamwa vinyu ipsa na imwepo muUmambo bwa Baba wangu”.³⁰Atamala kuimba nyimbo ibodzi, adacoka aciyenda kuphiri la Olivera.

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¹Ndipo, mangwana yace macibese-bese, akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe wentse na atsogoleri wa aJuda adaphata mfundo yakupasa mulandu Jezu kuti aphedwe. ²Ndipo adam'manga aciyenda naye kukam'pereka kuna Pirato m'tongi mkulu wa cigawo.³Pomwe Judasi omwe adam'pereka, adawona kuti Jezu wapasidwa nyathwa, adazindikira bzomwe adacita, adatenga kobiri za ndzayaya makumi matatu acikapereka kuna akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na atsogoleri wa aJuda. ⁴Ndipo adati: “Ndidaphonya, nakuti ndidapereka munthu wakusaya thangwe”. Ndipo iwo adam'tawira kuti: “Ife tinabzonyi? Mulandu ni wako”. ⁵Pamwepo Judasi adathusa kobiri munyumba ya Mulungu ndipo pomwe adacoka adayenda kukabzimangirira.⁶Akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe adagwezeka kobiri zire ndipo adati: “Ni kuphonyera Mtemo kuikha kobirizi kuthenthe, thangwe ni za ntsengwa ya mulopa”. ⁷Pamwepo adaphata mpfundo yakuti akagule mbuto kwa nyakuumba bzikalango kuti ukhale thenje la anyakudza. ⁸Ndipopo mpaka lero iyo imbacemeredwa kuti Mbuto ya Mulopa.⁹Pamwepo bzidakwanirisidwa bzomwe bzidalewedwa na m'polofita Jeremiya kuti: “Adatenga kobiri za ndzayaya makumi matatu, ntsengwa yomwe mbumba ya Ijirayeri idabverana, ¹⁰ndipo adaziphatisa basa pakugula mbuto ya wakuumba bzikalango, ninga momwe Mbuya akhadalewa”.¹¹Jezu adaikhidwa patsogolo pa Pirato m'tongi mkulu wa cigawo, ndipo iye adamubvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe mambo wa aJuda?” Jezu adam'tawira kuti: “Iwe ndiwe ulikulewa”. ¹²Ndipo pomwe akhapasidwa mulandu na akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na atsogoleri wa aJuda, Iye alibe kutawira cinthu. ¹³Pamwepo Pirato adam'bvundza kuti: “Iwepo ulikubva lini kuti ni mirandu mingasi yomwe alikukupasayi?” ¹⁴Tsono Jezu alibe kulewa fala na libodziro, mwakuti m'tongi m'kulu wa cigawo adakhala wakudabwa nabzo.¹⁵Tsono Panthawe za uzokoto bwa Paxkwa akhana cizerewezi ca m'tongi m'kulu wa cigawo kucosa wam'kawoko m'bodzi wakusankhulidwa na mbumba. ¹⁶Nthawe imweire iwo akhana nyam'kawoko m'bodzi wakudziwika kwene-kwene dzina lace likhali Barabasi.¹⁷Pirato adabvundza mthithi omwe ukhadatsonkhana pa mbuto ire kuti: “Ni muponi wa amwewa omwe mun'funa kuti ndikutsundzulireni: Barabasi ayai Jezu, wakucemeredwa Krixtu?” ¹⁸Thangwe akhadziwa kuti adam'pereka mwa ciwengo. ¹⁹Pomwe Pirato akhadakhala pa mphala, mkazi wace adamutumizira mafala yakuti: “Leka kupitira nkhani ya munthu wakusaya mulandu, thangwe lero mukulota ndabonera kwene-kwene thangwe la Iye”.²⁰Tsono akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na atsogoleri wa aJuda adapumpsa m'thithi kuti ukumbire kucoseredwa Barabasi ndipo aphe Jezu. ²¹Pamwepo m'tongi m'kulu wa cigawo adabvundza aciti: “Ni muponi pa awiriwa omwe mun'funa kuti ndikucosereni?” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Barabasi!” ²²Pirato adabvundza kuti: “Ndicite ciyani tsono na Jezu, wakucemeredwa Krixtu?”²³Pirato adabvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi? Ni mulandu uponi omwe Iye acita?” Tsono iwo akhambapitiriza kukuwa aciti: “Mukhomerereni!” ²⁴Pomwe Pirato adadziwa kuti akhakwanisa lini kuwona phindu labwino, ndipo wanthuwo akhayamba kucita phokoso, adalewa kuti am'pase madzi, adasamba m'manja patsogolo pamthithi aciti: “Ndiribe mulandu pa mulopa wa mwamunayu, mulandu ni wanu”.²⁵Mbumba yentse idatawira kuti: “Mulopa wace ugwere kuna ife na kuna wana wathu!” ²⁶Pamwepo Pirato adawatsudzulira Barabasi, adalewa kuti Jezu amenyedwe ndipo adam'pereka kuti akhomereredwe pa m'tanda.²⁷wacigawo, ndipo acikunda wentse adam'zungulira. ²⁸Adam'cosa bzakubvala acimubvazika cikapote cifuira, ²⁹Adam'kondzera nkhata ya minga ndipo adamuikha mumsolo mwace. Acimuikha mpsimbo kuboko la madidi, ndipo adagodama patsogolo pace, acimbamusinjirira aciti: “Bzipulumuse, mambo wa aJuda!”³⁰Adamupsipira mata ndipo acimutengera mpsimbo acimbamenya nayo mumsolo. ³¹Atamala kumusinjirira Iye, adamucosa cikapote ndipo adamubvazika bzakubvala bzace pamwepo adam'tenga kuti akam'khomerere.³²Pomwe akhacoka, adagumana na mwamuna m'bodzi wa kuSireni akhacemeredwa Simau ndipo adamukakamiza kunyamula m'tanda. ³³Adafika pambuto ina yomwe ikhacemeredwa Gologota, komwe ni kulewa kuti mbuto ya n'khadzi za misolo, ³⁴ndipo adam'pasa kuti amwe vinyu yakusanganiza na ndulu, tsono pomwe adalawidza adalamba kumwa.³⁵Atam'khomera pam'tanda, adagawana bzakubvala bzace mwakucita vima-vima. ³⁶Ndipo atakhala pamwepo adamulindira. ³⁷Adaikha cikwangwali padzulu pa msolo wace comwe cikhadanemba mulandu omwe adamunamizira nawo kuti: Uyu ni Jezu, Mambo wa aJuda.³⁸Akambowa awiri adakhomeredwa naye pabodzi, ibodzi kuboko lamadidi inango kulamadzere. ³⁹Omwe akhapita na pamwepo akhambam'tukana acimbakwetekedza msolo ⁴⁰ndipo acimbalewa kuti: “Iwepo omwe un'pfudza Nyumba ya Mulungu ndipo uciimisa muntsiku zitatu, bzipulumuse! Penu ndiwe Mwana wa Mulungu, buluka pam'tanda!”⁴¹Bzibodzi-bodzi na atsogoleri wa anyantsembe, na adziwi wa Mtemo ndipo na atsogoleri wa aJuda akham'sinjirira, ⁴²acimbati: “Adapulumusa anango, tsono an'kwanisa lini kubzipulumusa Iye yekha! Iye ni mambo wa Ijirayeri! Buluka tsapanopa pam'tanda, ndipo tin'dzamukhulupirira.⁴³Iye adakhulupirira Mulungu. Mulunguyo mbam'pulumuse tsapano, penu an'funa, nakuti adati: ‘Ndine mwana wa Mulungu!’ ” ⁴⁴Bzibodzi-bodzi na mbava zomwe zikhadakhomereredwa pabodzi na Iye zikham'tukana.⁴⁵Ndipo kuyambira pakati na kati ya masikati kufikira nthawe zitatu zakumaulo padawoneka m'dima pa dziko lentse la pantsi. ⁴⁶M'kati mwa nthawe zitatu za kumaulo, Jezu adakuwa kwene-kwene adati: “Eloi, Eloi, Lama sabakitani?” Bzirikulewa kuti: “Mulungu wangu, Mulungu wangu, Thangwe ranyi mwandirekerera?” ⁴⁷Pomwe adabva bzimwebzi anango omwe akhali pambuto ire, adati: “Iye alikucemera Eriya”.⁴⁸Pamwepo letu, m'bodzi wa iwo adathamanga kukatenga guntsalinya, acibviika muvinyu yakuwawasa, adaphairira kuntsonga kwa cimuti ndipo adapasira Jezu kuti amwe. ⁴⁹Tsono anango adalewa kuti: “Mulekeni. Tin'funa kuwona penu Eriya an'bwera kudzam'pulumusa”. ⁵⁰Pomwe adamala kukuwa pomwe, Jezu adapereka m'zimu.⁵¹Pamwepo letu, nguwo ya kugawa Nyumba ya Mulungu idang'ambika bzipande bziwiri, kuyambira kudzulu mpaka pantsi. Pantsi padatekenyeka, ndipo minyala idabaduka. ⁵²Nthutu zidafunguka, ndipo mitembo ya wakucena azinji omwe akhadafa adalamusiwa kwa wakufa. ⁵³Ndipo, atacoka munthutu, Jezu atalamuka kwa wakufa, adapita mum'zinda wakucena ndipo adawonekera.⁵⁴Pomwe kapitau wa gulu la acikunda wa ciRoma na omwe akhali pabodzi na iye akhalindira Jezu adabva kutekenyeka na bzentse bzomwe bzikhadacitika, adakhala na mantha kwene-kwene ndipo acimbalewa kuti: “Cadidi umweyu akhali Mwana wa Mulungu!” ⁵⁵Akazi azinji akhali pamwepo, acimbawona na patali. Iwo akhatewera Jezu kuyambira kuGalireya, kuti amutumikire. ⁵⁶Pakati pawo akhalipo Maliya wa kuMagadala, Maliya mai wa Tiyago na Zuze, ndipo na mai wa wana wa Zebedeu.⁵⁷Pomwe kukhakwana kumaulo padafika mwamuna nyakudala, wa mzinda wa kuArimateya, akhacemeredwa Zuze, omwe akhalimbo wakupfundzira wa Jezu. ⁵⁸Adayenda kuna Pirato, acikakumbira mtembo wa Jezu, ndipo Pirato adalewa kuti apasidwe.⁵⁹Zuze adatenga mtembo, aciuzengezera pa nguwo icena ipsa. ⁶⁰Ndipo adauikha munthutu ipswa, yomwe iye akhadaceresa pa mwala. Ndipo adafunga na mwala ukulu pakupitira pace, acicoka. ⁶¹Maliya Madalena na Maliya winango akhadakhala pamwepo, kutsogolo kwa nthutuyo.⁶²Mangwana yandzace, yomwe ikhali ntsiku ya Sabudu, akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na afalizi adayenda kuna Pirato. ⁶³Ndipo adati: “Mbuya, tirikukumbuka kuti, pomwe akhana moyo, wakunama ule adati: ‘Pakupita ntsiku zitatu nin'dzalamuka’. ⁶⁴Na tenepo, lewani kuti nthutu yace irindiridwe mpaka ntsiku yacitatu, kuti wakupfundzira wace aleke kubwera kudzaba thupi, acidzauza mbumba kuti iye walamuka kwa wakufa. Kunama kwakumaliziraku kungadzakhale kwakukulu kuposa kwakuyamba”.⁶⁵Pirato adatawira kuti: “Tengani gulu la alindiri. Ndokoni mulindire nthutuyo mwacheru ninga momwe imwe mungawonere”. ⁶⁶Iwo adayenda acikacita citalo cakalindiridwe kanthutuyo, ndipo adaikha cizindikiro pa mwala acisiya alindiri pamwepo.

¹Yatapita ntsiku ya malinkhuma, kuyamba kwa m'dzinga macibese-bese, Maliya Madalena na Maliya unango adayenda kukawona nthutu. ²Mwacisututu padabveka kutekenyeka kukulu, nakuti Anju wa Mbuya adabuluka kudzulu ndipo adafika pa nthutu, acicosa mwala pakupitira aciukhalira.³Mawonekedwe yace akhadakhala ninga mpheni ndipo bzakubvala bzace bzikhadacena ninga pfulere. ⁴Ndipo lindiri wale adatetemera na mantha adakhala ninga wakufa.⁵Anju ule adauza akaziwo kuti: “Lekani kubva mantha! Nin'dziwa kuti imwepo mulikunyang'ana Jezu, omwe adakhomereredwa pa m'tanda. ⁶Iye ali lini pano, walamuka kwa wakufa, ninga momwe akhadalewera. Bwerani muwone mbuto yomwe Iye akhadagona. ⁷Ndokoni mwakam'fulumize ndipo kauzeni wakupfundzira wace kuti: Iye walamuka kwa wakufa ndipo atsogola alikuyenda kuGalireya. Kumweko imwe mun'kamuwona. Dziwani kuti ine ndakudziwisiratuni”.⁸Akazi wale adacoka mwakam'fulumize pa nthutu, mwa mantha na kudzala na kukomedwa, adayenda mwakuthamanga acikauza wakupfundzira wa Jezu. ⁹Mwacisututu, Jezu adagumana nawo ndipo adati: “Khalani na mtendere!” Iwo adafendera pafupi na Iye, acim'phata minyendo ndipo adam'pemba. ¹⁰Pamwepo, Jezu adawauza kuti: “Lekani mantha. Ndokoni mukauze abale wangu kuti wayende kuGalireya, kumweko iwo an'kandiwona”.¹¹Pomwe akazi wale akhayenda, anango wa alindiri adayenda kum'zinda ndipo adakafokotozera akulu wa anyantsembe bzentse bzomwe bzikhadacitika. ¹²Akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe adatsonkhana na atsogoleri wa mbumba ndipo adacita citalo. Adapasa acikunda kobiri zizinji, ¹³aciwauza kuti: “Imwepo mulewe tenepa: Wakupfundzira wace abwera usiku ndipo waba thupi, pomwe tikhadagona.¹⁴Penu bzimwebzi bzin'fika mumakutu mwa m'tongi mkulu wa cigawo, ife tin'dzauuza ndipo tin'dzakukhocererani pa mulandu uliwentse”. ¹⁵Tenepoyo acikunda adatambira kobiri ndipo adacita ninga momwe akhadawapfundzisira. Ndipo kunama kumweku kudadzabvekera pakati pa aJuda mpaka ntsiku ya lero.¹⁶Wakupfundzira khumi na m'bodzi adayenda kuGalireya, kuphiri lomwe Jezu akhadawalatiza. ¹⁷Pomwe adamuwona, adamupemba, tsono anango adapenukira.¹⁸Pamwepo, Jezu adafendera pafupi na iwo aciti: “Ndidapasidwa mphambvu zentse kudzulu na pantsi. ¹⁹Na tenepo, ndokoni kuna mbumba ya m'madziko yentse mukaisanduse wakupfundzira wangu, mucimbawabatiza mudzina la Baba na la Mwana na la Mzimu Wakucena.²⁰Muciwapfundzisa kubvera bzentse bzomwe Ine ndidakuuzani. Ndipo Ine nin'dzakhala namwe nthawe zentse mpaka kumalizira kwa pantsi”.

¹Iyi ndiyo mpharidzo ya kutoma ya Jezu Krixtu, Mwana wa Mulungu. ²Ninga bzidanembiwa m'bukhu la muprofita Izaia: '' Kweneko ndiri kutumira ntumi wangu patsogolo pa khope yako, iye ana khonzekera njira yako. ³Fala la mun'thu lida cemera ku tsanga: ' Khonzekerani njira ya Mbuya, citani njira zanu zitambalale''';⁴Juwau abwera, kudzababatiza ku tsanga adakonzekera bhatijimo ya kukhumbula kuti ulekerere kuphonya. ⁵Centse cigawo ca ku Judeya na wakhali wentse wa ku Jeruzalee adabwera kuna iye. Iwo wada batiziwa naye munkulo wa Jordan, waxipupula kuphonya kwawo. ⁶Jowau akhadabvala nguwo za makanda ya kamelo, na nceka wa khanda m'khundu khundu mwa khundu yace, wakhadya makhumbidzi na uci bwa mu'tsanga.⁷Iye adakhonzekera acilonga: '' Alipo alibwera manduli mwangu, iye ngwamphanvu ikulu kupita inepano, ndipo ine ndilibe kubvimiziwa kugodama kuti ndi phuthumule tsapato zako. ⁸Ine ndakubabatizani na madzi, apo iye anzababatiza na zimu wa kucena''.⁹Bzidacitika kuti, tsiku zozire, Jezu adabwera kucokera ku Nazare ya Galeliya adabatiziwa na Juwau mu nkulo wa Jordan. ¹⁰Pace Jezu adadabuda m'madzi, Iye adawona denga licifunguka ndipo mweya wa kucena ucincin'tha kuna iye ninga njiwa. ¹¹Fala libodzi lidabuda kudenga: '' Iwe ndiwe Mwanangu omwe nimbada. Ine ndina pfanso ukulu kuna iwe''.¹²Na penepo Mweya udabudisa aciyendanaye kutsanga nakucimbiza. ¹³Iye adakhala mu tsanga, acimala tsiku makumi manayi, aciyezeriwa na Sathani. Iye akhana bzirombo bza thengo na ngirozi zikhawapasira.¹⁴Pomwe Jowau adayenda nkadheyiya, Jezu adabwera ku Galeliya, acipadza vangeri la Mulungu, ¹⁵aciti: ''Nthawe nji tali, umambo wa Mulungu uli pafupi. Khumbulani kuti mupinde mu vangeri''.¹⁶Acifamba pafupi na nyanza ya Galileya, Iye adawona Simawu na Andre, balewace Simawu acithusa bwazi munyanza, thangwe wakhali wa wanyakumedza tsomba. ¹⁷Jezu adati: '' Bwerani, nditewereni, Inepano ninkucitani kuti mukhale wamuna wasodzi''. ¹⁸Nakukulumiza wasiya bwazi wacitewera.¹⁹Na tenepoyio, Jezu aciyenda kutsogolo, adawona Tiyago, mwana wa Zebedeu, ndipo Jowau, bale wace; iwo wakhali m'mwadiya wacidonza bwazi. ²⁰Adawathanidza, ndipo wadasiya payi wace, Zebedeu, na anyabasa mu mwadiya, aciwatewera.²¹Wadapinda mu Kafarnaum, mu Sabbath Jezu adapinda mu Sinagoga aciwapfuzisa . ²²Iwo wadapfansa na kupfunzisiwa, thangwe Iye akhawapfunzisa ninga wan'thu omwe ana utongi sikuti ninga wa nembi.²³Pamwepo, mu sinagoga, mwmuna bodzi omwe akhana zimu wa kuyipa akhakuwa aciti: ²⁴''Tinanyi ifepano nayiwepo, Jezu wa Nazare? Wabwera kudzatipfudza? Inepano ndkudziwa kuti ndiwe yani. Iwe ndiwe mupswene wa Mulungu!''. ²⁵Jezu adalonga kuna mizimu ya kuyipa aciti: '' Unyamale, buda kuna iyeyu''. ²⁶Cizimu nca kuyipa cidamoga patsi, cixibuda kuna iye.²⁷Wan'thu wentse bzidawadabwisa na kubvunzana bodzi na bodzi: '' Ncanyi coxi? Ni pfunzo libodzi la utongi? Iye ambatonga bzizimu bza kuyipa mpaka kubula, icibva''. ²⁸Nakanklumize nkhani yadzabveka ku mbuto etse ya Galileya.²⁹Watakabuda mu sinagoga, wadayenda ku muyi wa Simawu na kwa Andre, na Tiyago na Jowau. ³⁰Mabzala wa Simawu akhada gona na kufesuka. Natepo iwo wadawuza Jezu thangwe ra iye. ³¹Iye adabwera, adaphata djanja lace, acim'musa; maferu yada musiya ndipo iye adatoma kuwasenzera.³²Pace kwadzadoka, pomwe dzuwa likhadamira, iwo wadabweresera wetse womwe wakhadwala na wanyabzizimu bza kuyipa. ³³Zinda wetse udagwezekena pam'suwo. ³⁴Iye adalapa wajinji watenda wakusiyana-siyana, acithontha mizimu ya kuyipa. Manji alibe kusiya kuti bzimizumu bzilonge, thangwe iwo wakhabzidziwa.³⁵Iye adacimbiza kumuka, napo kukana dima; adayenda ku mbuto ya ekha acikanamata. ³⁶Simawu na wingo womwe akhanawo adapsaga. ³⁷Iwo wadagumana, wacim'bvunza: ''Wentse wali kupsaga Iwepo''.³⁸Iye adam'bvunza: ''Mbatendeni kumbuto zinango, ku mizinda ya pafupi, kuti Ine ndinamatembo. Ndibzo bzangu ndabwera kudzacita kuno.'' ³⁹Iye adayenda ku Galeliya kwetse, acipalidza na usinagoga bwace na xosa mizumi ya kuyipa.⁴⁰Bodzi nyamapere adabwera kwa Iye acim'dandawulira na kugodama. Iye adabvunza Jezu aciti: ''Iwepo ungafuna, ungabzicenese''. ⁴¹Nakuphatiwa na Jezu, adafuthula djanja acim'uza: '' Ine ndikuda. Ukhale wakucena.'' ⁴²Mwakankulumize mapere yadamala ndipo adzakhala wakucena.⁴³Jezu adam'cenjeza na kumuyeruza, acimuwuza kuti ayende, ⁴⁴adabvunza: ''Ona, leka kubvunza mun'thu, manji ndoko ukabzilatize kuna wanyatsembe ukulatize kucena kwako ninga bzatuma Mozeji, ninga mboni kuna imwe''.⁴⁵Manji iye adabula na kutangaletu ku mwaza nkhani, bzomwe bzidacitisa kuti Jezu aleke kupita na kupfansa mu zinda. Iye adzakakhala ku mbuto yomwe ikhalibe wan'thu, maji wan'thu wakhamutewera mbuto zetse.

¹Pace adabwerea ku Kafarnaum, kupita kwa ntsiku, kudabveka kuti iye akahali kumuyi. ²Natenepo, wazinji wadakhalisana kumweko, ndipo kukhalibe mbuto, pasuwo pakhada dzala, Jezu akhapalidza fala.³Wina wadabwera kuna Jezu acim'bweresera mwamuna bodzi bundukuto akhatakuliwa na wanthu wanayi. ⁴Manji iwo wangadafika lini pafupi naye thangwe la wanthu. Na ibzi, wadacosa tsodzi pomwe pakhana Jezu, wacibola, wadancitha na pomwe pakhadagona mwamuna bundukutu ule.⁵Aciwona kutenda kwawo, Jezu adabvunza mwamuna bundukutu: ''Mwanangu, bzitazo bzako bza lekereredya''. ⁶Pamwepo pakhana wanembi winango wa mitemo, omwe wakhakumbuka m'mitima mwawo: ⁷Umweyi angalonge tani tenepayi? Iye adadandawula! Mbani angalekerere bzitazo kunja kwa Mulungu ekha?''.⁸Mwakankulumize, Jezu, acidziwa zimu wace bzomwe wakhakumbuka, wadati: '' Nthangweranyi muli kukumbukanyi m'mitima mwanu? ⁹Ncanyi cidadotha kulonga kuna bundukuto?: ' Bzitazo bzako bzalekereredya' ayayi ndati: ' Muka, phata khangala lako, famba'?¹⁰Ninga mulikudziwa kuti mun'thu ana umambo patsi pano kuti walekerere bzitazo bzawo, ''adabvunza bundukutu: ¹¹''Ine ndikubvunza: muka uphate khangala, uyende kumuyi kwako. ¹²Iye adamuka nakacimbicimbi na khangala lace ndipo adamuda kumuyi kwace pamaso pa wentse, na kukomedya wadapereka makombolero kuna Mulungu wacilonga: '' Ife tikanati kuwona cinthu ninga ici''.¹³Iye adabuda pomwe aciyenda m'phepete mwa nyanza, wentse wanthu akhauyenda kuna iye, akawapfunzise. ¹⁴Pomwe akhapita, adawona Levi, mwana wa Alfeu, akhadakhala pambuto ya kusunda mitsonkho, acibvunza: '' Nditewere''. Iye adamuka acim'tewera.¹⁵Pace Jezu akhali pa meza, pa muyi wa Levi, wanyakusunda musonko na watazi omwe akhadya na Jezu pabozi na wapfunzi wace, thangwe wakhalipo wazinji wakhamutewera. ¹⁶Pawo wanembi wa fariseu wadawona Jezu akhadya na wanthu waphonyi na wa sundi wa misonkhpo, aciwawuza wapfunzi wace: '' Nthangweranyi Iye alikudya na wasundi wa mutsonkho na watazi?''.¹⁷Pace Jezu adabva ibzi, adawabvunza kubvi: ''Wan'thu wakulimba anifuna lini mulapi; watenda inde. Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera wakulungama, manji wakutaza''.¹⁸Wapfunzi wa Juwau na wafariseu wakhantsanya. Adabwera winango aciwabvunza: '' Thangweranyi wapfunzi wa Juwau na wapfunzi wa Fariseu wakhatsanya, manji wapfuzi wako wakhatsanya lini?''. ¹⁹Jezu adawabvunza: ''Bzincitika wakucemeriwa pa malowozi watsanye napo wakulolayiyo anawo? Iko iwo wana nyakulolayiyo, iwo nyampodi kutsanya.²⁰Manji tsiku zinzakwana kuti nyakulolayiyo acosedye, patsiku zimwezi, iwo wanzatsanya. ²¹Palibe akhansanzikidze cakubvala cinovu pa cakalekale; mwakusiyana, mphisi lire linzang'amba cakalekale, ndipo cicidzang'ambika kwenekwene.²²Palibe mwamuna angayikhe vinyu yakale; wangacita ibzi, vinyu inzapita muthupi, vinyuyio napo odere yanzaluzika. Kuposa bzimwebzi, iniyikhidya vinyu inovu mu odere''.²³Bzidacitika kuti, patsiku ibodzi ya Sabbath, pakupita kwa Jezu na m'minda, wapfunzi wace wadafungula zinjira axincola cimanga. ²⁴Ndipo ma fariseu wadawabvunza: '' Ona, thangweranyi iwo wali kucita bzithu bzakulambiziwa mu Sabudu?''.²⁵Iye adawabvunza: '' Mukanati kuwerenga bzomwe Davi adacita pomwe akhada saya na njala, iye na wamuna womwe akhanawo? ²⁶Adapita tani mu nyumba ya Mulungu pace Abiatar akahali sumu ya ntsembe, wadadya nkate padeca, bzomwe bzikhali bzakuletsedya, kupambula wa tsembe; adapasambo wanzace wale?''.²⁷Jezu adati: '' Sabbath adakhazikisidya kuna wanthu, sikuti mwamuna kuna Sabbath. ²⁸Natere, Mwana wa Munthu ni Mbuye mpakana mu Sabbath.''

¹Jezu adapindazve mu sinagoga; Ndipo popale pakhana mamuna ubodzi kuti akhana dzanja la ku benda. ²Ndipo akhamu wongorora, kuti angada poresa mu sabatha, kuti wamupomere m'phozva.³Ndipo Jezu adalonga kuna munthu ule akhana dzanja la kufunhika: Muka, ndipo bwera pakati. ⁴Ndipo adawabvunza: Ndi bzva kubvumiziwa kucita bzva bwino mu sabatha, kana bzva kuipa? ku sunungula munthu, kana kupha? Ndipo wadadzakhala wakunhamala.⁵Ndipo acidingisa mu khundu kuna iwo na kutsamwa, acibva ntsisi kwa kuwoma moyo kwawo, adadzalonga kwa munthu ule: thamula dzanja lako. Ndipo adadza thamula; ndipo dzanja lace lidadza khala bwino. ⁶Napopo ma farisy wambuda, wadadza khala na songano na wa herodiano thangwera iye, kuti wapangane kuti wangada muphatani.⁷Ndipo Jezu adadzabuda na wa pfunzi wace acienda ku nhanza; Ndipo udadzamutera nthinthi ukulu wa ku Galileiya, wa kuJudiya, ⁸wa ku Jeruzalema, kwa ku Idumeia, dalem kwa ku Jorodani, na pafupifupi pa Tiro na Kwa Sidom; n'thithi ukulu, wucibzvibva ibzvi bzvikulu bzvace akhacita, wada bwera kwa iye⁹Ndipo adadzalonga kwa wapfunzi wace kuti mwadiya ibodzi ikhale pa duze naye, na thangwera nthithi; kuti wasaye ku mupzvinhiza. ¹⁰Ndipo akhada polesa wajinji, na khayindi yakuti wentse wale kuti wakhana bzvakuipa wakhabzvithusa kwa iye nakuda ku mukhuya¹¹Na mi n'zimu yakuipa payo ikhamuwona ikhamugodamira, na ku khuwa: Iwepo ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu. ¹²Jezu akhawatairisa kuti wasaiye kudziwisa kuti iye akhali mbani.¹³Iye adadzakwira phiri, acicemera wale wakhada; Ndipo adadza bwera kwa iye. ¹⁴Ndipo adadzakonzekera wa pfunzi khumi na wayiri khuti wakhale nayie, kuti adzawatume, ¹⁵kuti wadzakhale na ntsimba ya kucosa madimoni. wakhali iwo: Simeao, ¹⁶ule kuti adadza ikha dzina Pedro;¹⁷Tiago mwana wa Zebedeu, na joau, m'bale wa Tiago; ndipo wadadza muikha nadzina la Boanerges, kuti bzvi kulonga ''wana wa Trovao'', ¹⁸na Andre, Felipe, Bartomeu, Mateu, Tome; Tiago mwana wa Alifeu; ¹⁹na Djuda Iscariote, ule adamulamba.²⁰Pace Jezu adadzayenda pa nyumba inang, penangopace adazakhla na n'thithi, mwa khaindi kuti angadalhalini n'kate. ²¹wa bale wace wacibva bzvobzvi, wadabuda kuti wakamutenge nakuti wakhalinga: '' iye ali kunja kwa ife''. ²²Ndipo na wanenbi wakada buda ku Jeruzalema wakhalonga: wuyi ana thumwa, ndipo ndiye nkulu wa madimoni.²³Ndipo Jezu adawacemera, aciwabvunza na m'fananidzo: Tani sathani anga xose sathani? ²⁴inga khala Nyika inango inga khala ya kugayiwa thangwera iye, nyika yeneiyo n'khayikhali, ²⁵ingakhala nyumba inango ida gwatiwa ibodzibodziyo, nyumba yeneiyo n'khayikhali.²⁶Ndipo kana Sathani angabzvimukira payekha, aci gayiwa, ankhalalini, ndipo ina kumala. ²⁷Palibe aniba bzvinthu bzva wakhudikana, panga pindiwa pa nyumba pace, pakuyamba angasaiya ku mumanga ule nya kudikana; kubuda popo kubha nyumba yace.²⁸Mwa cadidi ninkhu bvunzani kuti wentse wanhakutaza wana lekererelha kwa wana wa wanthu, na yentse manyazo kuti wananyaza; ²⁹ndipo ule anza nyaza n'zimu wa kucena anzakhala alibe malekerero kwenda na kwenda; kunja kwa bzvobzvi, anzakhala nya thangwe la zvitazo kwenda na kwenda. ³⁰Ndipo wakhalonga: ''wuyi ana m'zimu wa kuipa''.³¹Napopo wadafika kuna mayiwace na wabale wace; pakhali iye kunja, wada dza mucemeresa. ³²N'thinthi ukhada khala mu khundu mwace. andipo wadamubvun'za: Ndipo mai wako na wabaliwako, na wabaliwako wacikadzi wali panja wali kukusaga.³³Iye adadzawataira: mbani mai wangu? na wabaliwangu? ³⁴Ndipo, acidingisa mu khundu mwa wale wakadakhala paduze pace, adalonga: mai wangu na wabalewangu walipano. ³⁵ule ambayita kuda kwa mulungu, ndiye mai wangu na, bale wangu, bale wacikadzi, na mai wangu.

¹Pontho, Jezu adatoma kupfunzisa m'phepete ya nyanza. Mbumba ida fendera pafupi naye, adapinda mu munyanza, acikhala mu mwadiya. Wentse wanthu wakhali kumbali kwa nyanza. ²Iye akhawapfunzisa bzizinji na cifananidzo, akhawabvunza:³''Tetekerani! Ndipo nyakubvala adabula kabzala. ⁴Pace iye akhabzala, mbewu zinango zidadzagwa munjira, mbalame zida bwera kudzadya. ⁵Zinango mbewu zidagwa pa mbuto patuminyala, pomwe pakhalibe mataka. Nakucimbiza zidabvunda nthangwe patsipo pakhalibe kuzika.⁶Palo dzuwa lida bula, iwo idapsa thangwe ikhalibe mizi, iciwuma. ⁷Inango mbewu idagwa pakati pa minga, idakula na kupsinyizika. Ndipopo mbewu iribe kubala cinthu.⁸Mbewu inango idagwa patsi pa bwino, adabala, pomwe ikhabala, kukula zinango zicibereka makumi matatu, zinango makumi matathatu, ndipo zinango zixibala kufunya kazinji.'' ⁹Iye adati: '' Wule ana makutu ya kubva, mawabve!''.¹⁰Pomwe Jezu akhali ekha, wale wakhale pafupu naye na wa khumi na a wiri, wadabvunzisa thangwe la mifananidzo. ¹¹Iye adabvi: ndimwepo mumpasiwa bzkubisika bza umambo bwa kuMulungu, manji kuna wale wakunja bzincitika na mifananidzo, ¹²na kuti, kuwona, wonani, tsono lekani kuwona, mu cibva, bvani, manji lekani kubva, nayibzi, iwo wangadatendewuka, Mulungu angadadzawalekerera''.¹³Iye adawa bvunza: ''Imwepo mulibe kubvesesa mufananidzo? Mulikubva tani bzinangobzi? ¹⁴Wakubzala anibzala fala. ¹⁵Omwe wakhali munjira ndiwo omwe anibva, manji anidza Santhani kudzaba na kakulumize mitima mwanu fala lomwe mwapasidya.¹⁶Winango mbale wanabzaliwa pa mataka ya minyala, omwe, wangati wabva fala, iwo wambali tambira na mupfanso. ¹⁷Iyo walibe mizi yawo wonkha, tsono wambalimikira pathawe ing'ono. Na tenepo, wadabwera na kuneta thangwe la fala, mwakusaya kucedwa, iwo wadaphonyeka.¹⁸Winango ndiwo wale wadabvaliwa pakati pa minga. Iwo ndiwo anibva fala, ¹⁹na bzakucita bzadziko, na udali bwa dziko, kubzikuza na bzida ambabwera kudza psinyiza fala la Mulungu, iro limbadzafa. Ndipo kuna wale omwe abzaliwa pa mataka ya bwino. ²⁰Iwo wanibva fala, waciritambira licibala bzibereko, inango ka makumi matatu, inango makumi matathatu, zinango kubala ulendo dzana libodzi''.²¹Jezu adalonga: Imwepo mubwerese luju mu nyumba ndipo ikhani patsi pa bhedha? Imwepo munzabweresa, muciyikha pa veladori. ²²Thangwe palibe munamato, omwe ungadziwike lini, napombo cinthu ca cintsitsi, cakusaya kuzindikiridya. ²³Penu una makuto kuti ubve, bvaya''.²⁴Iye adabvunza: khalani na cero ku bzomwe munibva , kundendemeza kupima na kupimisani imwepo mudzati ndipo palibe anzakuthimizirani. ²⁵Na thangwe la ule anabzo, anzapasiwa pomwe, ndiye kuna ule alibe, ati adzacosedye bzace anabzo padokobzo''.²⁶Jezu adalewa: ''Umambo wa Mulungu udakhala ninga mwamuna adabzala mbewu patsi. ²⁷Iye adagona acimuka payo mbewu ikhakula na kucimbiza, napo akhadziwa lini kakulidye. ²⁸Patsi pacace pana bala mincero: pakutoma muti umbabaliwa, ucibala, na kukhuma. ²⁹Bzingakhuma, nakukulumiza, mwamuna ambayenda kukakolola ingakwana thawe''.³⁰Adam'bvunzazve acibvi: ''Tingandendemeze tani umambo wa Mulungu? Ni mufanikidzo uponi angabvesesenawo? ³¹Iye akukhala ningati mbewu ida idapangiziwa, njing'ono kwa zentse mbewu za patsi. ³²Tingati muti, umbakula kwenekwene kuposa bzina mu dimba. Imbacita mithai mitali, kuti mbalame za kudzulu zixite citsa na thunzi''.³³Na mifananidzo akhawawuza fala, ninga momwe angabvesesera. ³⁴Iye palibe comwe adabvunza, kunja kwa mifananidzo. Payekha adamubvunza bzetse bza wapfunzi wace.³⁵Patsiku ire, pakudoka, Iye adwabvunza: '' Tendeni mbali inango''. ³⁶Siyani mbumba, wapfunzi wadatola Jezu, wakhali mu mwadiya. Mimwadiya inango ikhana Iye. ³⁷Padatoma kubwera mphepo na duto, na conzi cire mwadiya ukhatekenyeka, ukhali pafupi kudzala madzi.³⁸Manji Jezu akhali ku poipa, acigona. Wapfunzi akham'musa, waciti: ''Mesiri, iwepo ulikuthira lini thupo kuti tifuna kufa?''. ³⁹Jezu adamuka acithontha xonzi, ndipo adalonga kuna nyanza:'' Nyamala, ngakuderenkhe''. Natenepo xonzi cida ima, kucikhala bwino.⁴⁰Iye adawabvunza: Thangweranyi mukubva man'tha? Imwepo mulibe kutenda?''. ⁴¹Wakhana mantha makulu acibvunzana mwa kudabwa: '' Mbani umweyi omwe mpaka xonzi na nyanza kum'tetekera?''.

¹Wadafika ku mbali inango ya nyanza, ku mbuto ya ma geraseno. ²Pomwe Jezu adabuda mu mwadiya, mwamuna bodzi wazimju wa kuswipa, acibuda m'masiye, adabwera pana Iye.³Mwamuna akhakhala mu masiye. Palibe akhakwanisa kumumanga, napo na nzoyi. ⁴Iye akhadapita nkadeyiya kajinjisa acimangiwa na nzoyi ndipo na njema, ntsono akhaphadza, akhana tsimba yakumukunda.⁵Usiku bwentse na masikati, mu masiye na m'phiri, iye akhakuwa, acibzigwata na minyala ya kusongoka. ⁶Pace adwona Jezu na patali, adathamanga, acikagodamira.⁷Iye adakuwa: ''Ncanyi ndinaco kuna iwe, Jezu, mwana wa Mulungu wakudzawulu? Ndiri ku kudumbira, na Mulungu, kuti nyampodi kundi zunza''. ⁸Nakuti Jezu akhadacithontha kale: ''buda pamwamunayi m'zimu wa kuswipa''.⁹Ndipo Jezu adabvunza: ''Dzina lako ndiwe wani?'' Iye adatayira: ''Dzina langu ni Lejiyawu, thangwera kuti ndife wajinji''. ¹⁰Ndipo akhadandawulira Jezu na kubwerezera kuti aleke kuwayendesa kunja kwa mbuto.¹¹Bzidayitika kuti nthinthi ukulu wa nkhumba ukhawusiwa pa phiri, ¹²natenepo mweya yakuyipa ikhadandawula kuti: '' tiyendeseni kwa nkhumba, tireke tipite mwemu''. ¹³Ndiye Jezu adawabvumiza. Pamwepo mizimu ya kuyipa ire idabuda icipoita m'nkhumba. Nthinthi wa nkhumba un'kwanira bzulu bziwiri bzida bzithusa bzicimira mu thawale la madzi.¹⁴Wan'thu womwe akhawusa nkhumba zire wadathawa, wadalonga nkhani zimwezi mu mizinda na kunja, ndipo mbumba entse idathamanga kuti ikawone bzikhacitika. ¹⁵Pawo wadafika kuna Jezu, wadawona nyamizimu ya kuyipa ule, akhadakhala na mbumba, akhadabvala, acilatiza unthu ndipo iwo wadabva man'tha.¹⁶Wale omwe wadawona bzomwe bzidacitika na mwamuna wa mizimu ya kuyipa ule wadalonga bzomwe bzinkhada citika nayiye pabodzi na nkhumba zire. ¹⁷Wadadzadandawula Jezu kuti abude ku mbuto ire.¹⁸Pace iye akhapinda mu mwadiya, mwamuna wa mizimu ya kuyipa ule adadandawula kuti ankhale naye. ¹⁹Jezu alibe kum'bvumiza, adzabvunza: '' Ndoko kumuyi kwako, kuna dzindza lako, ndipo ukawabvunze bzomwe Mbuye akucitira na ntsisi nawe''. ²⁰Ndiye mun'thu ule adzayenda acikalonga ku Dhekapoli bzomwe Jezu adamucitira. Nakubva mafala yale, wentse wadakhala wa kudekedya.²¹Pace Jezu adathantha papswa ku mbali inango, mu mwadiya, wan'thu wajinji wadagwezekena mu m'phepete mwace, pomwe iye akhali pafupi na nyanza. ²²Padadzfika adafika nkulu wa ku Sinagoga, ankhacemeriwa Jairo, adadzgwa muminyendo mwace acimuwona. ²³Iye ankam'manikidza pomwe, aciti: ''Mwanangu wa cikazi ali pafupi na kufa. Ndikukumbira kuti ubwere udzamunamatire, ndipo anzankhala na moyo wa bwino''. ²⁴Natenepo Jezu adayenda naye. Nthinthi ukulu wa mbumba unkhamutewera, ucimupsinyiza.²⁵Pakhana nkazi bodzi omwe akhabonera na utenda bwa kucoka gazi nkati mwa magole khumi na mawiri. ²⁶Iye adabonera kajinji mwa alapi na ng'anga, acidzonga bzentse bzace akhanadzo. Manji bzikhamuthandizalini; ndipo bzikhalemwa letu. ²⁷Pace adabva kulonga bza Jezu, adabwera na m'mambuyo, pakati pa wan'thu, ndipo adam'phata nguwo.²⁸Iye akhati: '' Ninga phata basi cakubvala cace, ndinipola''. ²⁹Pathawe ire, gazi lire lida ima kubuda, nkazi ule adzabva kusununguka thupi mwace.³⁰Mwakankulumize, Jezu adabva kuti kwa iye ikhada buda tsimba. Adzazungunuka pakati pa mbumba ire, acibvunzisa: '' Mbani aphata nguwo zangu?''. ³¹Wapfunzi wadabvunza: '' Momwe uli nkuwonamu mbumbayi kukupsinyiza, ungalewe: ' Mbani andiphata?''' ³²Ndiye Jezu adadingisa m' mambuyo kuti awone mbani akhada cita bzimwebzi.³³Nkazi ule, pakudziwa bzomwe bzinkhadamucitikira, adatetemera na man'tha kubodzi. Iye adzayenda kuna Jezu kukalonga ca cadidi centse. ³⁴Jezu adabvunza: '' Mwanangu, kutenda kwako kwakuxirisa. Ndoko na ntendere na kusununguka ku matenda yako''.³⁵Pace iye akhalonga, wan'thu winango wadabwera kubudira ku muyi kwa nkulu wa Sinagoga, aciti: '' Mwanako adafa. Thangwera canyi ukuxupha Misiri?''³⁶Pomwe Jezu adabva bzomwe wakhalonga kuna watsogoleri wa sinagoga: ''Leka man'tha. Tenda basi''. ³⁷Halibe kubvumiza mun'thu na bodziyiyo kuti amuperekeze, kupambula Pedru, Tiyago na Jowau, bale wa Tiyago. ³⁸Watakafika kumuyi kwa nkulu wa sinagoga, adawona Jezu na womwe wamkhalira wacidandawula.³⁹Atakapita mu nyumba, iye adawawuza: ''thangweranyi muda psoma, m'cilira? Mwana alibe kufa, adagona''. ⁴⁰Wadam'seka Jezu, ndipo adawabudisa kunja wentse, acipitisa payi na mai wa mwana ule na womwe akhawaperekeza acikawona pomwe pankhana mwanapo.⁴¹Aciphata djanja la m'tsikana, adamubvunza: '' Talita kumi'', bzomwe bzikulonga: Tsikana, Ine ndikubvunza: 'Muka'''. ⁴²Mwakankulumize mwana ule adamuka acifamba (thangwe iye akhana magole khumi na mawiri yakubaliwa kwace). Wentse wadadabwa. ⁴³Jezu adalambiza kuti wazinji adziwe, ndiye adzati m'mpaseni cakudya ntsikanayi.

¹Juzu adambuluka popale bvabwerera kudziko lace adabaliwa, na wapfunzi wace wadatewera. ²Payo idafika sabudu, iye adabvunzisa mu sinagoga. Wazinji wadamudva mbakhala nakudabwa. Iyo wakalonga:''kuponi komwe iye adanfunza manfunzisoya?''. ''udziwi uponi bobu waca adapasiwa?''. ''Bzidabwiso bziponi bzace iye akucita namanja yace?''. ³''Ngomweyi lini ambatsema matabwa, mwana wa Maliya, bale wace Tiyago, Zuze, Juda na Simawu? Palibe wamaxangwe wako pano?''. Iwo abzibisa na Jezu.⁴Ndipo Jezu adawabzunza: ''Palibe polofitaalibe khodzo, penu kudziko lace adabaliwa, pa wabale wace wacadi wapamui''. ⁵Iye bzikhadikana lini kuti ayite bzidabwiso penepale, kupambula wakuduwalapace anayikha manja yace bzayalimbisa. ⁶Nakusaya kutawila kwayo wamusiya kudabwa iye adabuda waciyenda kumizinda kapfunzisa.⁷Iye adacemera, kumu na wayiri, adatanda kuwatuma, wayiri wayira; ndipo bvawapasa bzumo thangwe mizimu yamudziko, ⁸ndipo iye anfudzisa kuti waleke kutenga cinthu na munjira, penu ingakhala bwimba: ne nkate, ne khwama, ne kobiri mumabande mwayo, ⁹manji kubvala tsapato ndipo na kuleka kubvala geremenzi.¹⁰Adawawuza pomwe: ''Pense panu mumpita munyumba, khalani mwenemo pakana kusiya mbuto. ¹¹ndipo penu mbuto ibodzi ingasaya kukutambirani ne kukubvani, munga buda penepo, kupulani pfumbi muminyendo mwanu, ninga mboni kwa iwo''.¹²Iwo wadabuda acibvunza wanthu kuti wakhumbule na bzitazo bzawo. ¹³Ndipo wakhathamangisa mizimu yakuyipa, kudzodza mafuta na kulapa watenda wazinji.¹⁴Umambo wa Heroide udabva ibzi, pomwe dzin la Jezu likhadanyanya kudziwika. Winango akhalonga: '' Juwau, Batixta, amusiwa kwa wakufa, na thangwe la ibzi, tsimba zakunyanya zikucitika mwa Iye''. ¹⁵Winango wakhati: '' Iye ni Eliya''. Winango pomwe wakhalonga: ''Iye ni mporofiti, ninga mumporofiti wakale-kale''.¹⁶Pace Heroidi adabva ibzi adalonga: '' Juwau, omwe ine ndidaphesa, amusiwa''. ¹⁷Thangwe la kuti iye Heroidi akhadatumakale kumangisa Juwau na kumuyikha nkadheyiya na thangwe la Herodia(nkazi wa bale wace Filipe), omwe akhadamulola.¹⁸Thangwe la kuti Juwau akhadawuza wa Heroidi: ''Psakubvimizidya lini kutenga nkazi wa bale wako''. ¹⁹Bzikhacitisa kuti wa Heroidi wakoye mathangwe kuna Juwau, acida kum'mupha, napo bzikhacita lini, ²⁰thangwe ma Heroidi yakhabva mantha na Jowau, na kudziwa kuti iye akhali munthu wakulungama na wakucena, akamucengeta. Pakubzibva Jowau, Heroidi akhabva kuxuphiwa, acimubva na cifundo ca bwino.²¹Ndiye tsiku ibodzi, tsiku ya kubadwa, Heroidi adapasa cakudya ca usiku ma xefi yace, wakulu wa mapolixa wa Galileya. ²²Mwana wa cikazi wa Herodina adabwera acibzina kuna iwo, acipfatsisa Heroidi na wanzace. Mambo adalonga kuna tsikana ule: ''Ndikumbire comwe akuda kuti ine ndikupe''.²³Iye adadumbira aciti: xense cako undikumbira ine ninkupa, mpaka letu phisi la umambo wangu''. ²⁴Iye adabuda acibvunza mayi wace: ''Ndim'kumbire canyi?'' Iye adam'tayira: ''N'solo wa Jowau, Babatizi''. ²⁵Nsikana ule adzabwerera kuna na kucimbiza kuna mambo, acibvi: ''Ndikuda kuti mundipase, nsapanopaletu, mu palato, n'solo wa Jowau, m'Babatizi''.²⁶Mambo adatsukwala kwenekwene, manji thangwe la kudumbira kwace na wanzace, pakhalibe kulamba cace adakumbiriwaxo. ²⁷Popo Mambo adatuma bodzi wamasodja yace kuti abwerese n'solo wa Juwau. Sodja adayenda mu nkadeyiya kamupha. ²⁸Iye adabweresa mu palato n'solo wace acipasa tsikana, ndipo iyembo aciwupasa mayi wace. ²⁹Pakubva bzimwebzi, wapfunzi wace wadabwera kudzatola citumbi cawo wacikafuxira.³⁰Wapostoli, wandagumanizana pana Jezu, wadabvunza bzetse bzawo iwo wadayita nakubvunzisa. ³¹Iye adawabvunza: Bwerani kumbuto yacirala, pumani thawe pang'ono. Pomwe wazinji wakhayenda na kubwerera nawo wakhalibe nthawe ya kudya. ³²Wadayenda wokha, mu mwadiya, ku mbuto ya thengo la cirala.³³Manji wadawawona kubuda, wadawadziwa, wacithamanga nawo, na minyendo, mi zinda mwetse, wacitoma ndwo kufika patsogolo pawo. ³⁴Pomwe wadancitha, Jezu adawona mbumba izinji, adakhala na nsisi nawo, thangwe wakhakala ninga mabira yalibe makabusa. Na Iye adatoma kuwapfunzisa bzizinji.³⁵Pawo nthawe idapita, wapfunzi wadabwera kuna Iye acim'bvunza: ''Ino ni mbuto yakusaya madzi, ndipo nthawe irikuyenda. ³⁶Wadagoneka kuti wayende kukazinda komwe kakhali pafupi wacikagula cakudya''.³⁷Pomwe Jezu, mwakutawira, adanvunza: '' Wapaseni cinthu kuti wadye''. Iwo wadati: '' Tiyende kukagula madzana mawiri denario ya mikate, ndipo tiwapase wadye?''. ³⁸Iye adawabvunza: '' Ni mikate mingasi munayio imwepo? Ndokoni kawerenga''. Pawo wadadzawona bwino, wadati Mikate mixanu na tsomba''.³⁹Iye adawabvunza wetse kuti wakhale pathinthimu mu kupinga. ⁴⁰Iwo wadakhala pathithi; mithinthi ya dzana na ya madzana maxanu. ⁴¹Iye, pakuphata mikate mixanu ire na tsomba ziwiri, adayang'ana kudzawulu, adanamatira bzacigwagwa nkatezo adazipasa wapfunzi kuti wakazisiye patsogolo pa wanthu. aciwagawanisa nsomba ziwiri kuna wentse.⁴²Wentse wadadya na kukhuta. ⁴³Iwo wadatogola maphisi ya nkate wakugwatiwa, nkhumi na mawiri ya mathengu ,na maphisimbo ya nsomba. ⁴⁴Wakhalipo wanthu ankwanira bzulu bzixanu omwe adadya mikate.⁴⁵Nakuximbiza Iye adayita kuti wapfunzi wace wapite mu mwadiya, waciyenda kutsogolo ku mbali inango ya Betsaida, pomwe Jezu abvunza wanthu abude. ⁴⁶Pawao adabuda, Iye adakwira phiri kanamata. ⁴⁷Nawusiku adabwera, mwadiya ukhali pakati pa nyanza, pomwe iye akhali patsi ekha.⁴⁸Iye adawona iwo wacifamba na kuxupika, na thangwe lakunesa kuxapa, mphepo ikapfuyira mbali inango. Padzankwana nthawe ya vigilia ya usiku, Iye adzabwera kwa iwo, acifamba mu nyanza, acifuna kupita na pakhana iwo. ⁴⁹Manji pawo wadamuwona acifamba padzawulu pa nyanza, wadakumbuka kuti likhali phoko ndipo wadakhuwa. ⁵⁰Wadadzamuwona, acidzabvaman'tha. Manji nakucimbiza wadati: '' Xingani! Ndinepano! Lekani nthalo.⁵¹Iye adapita mu mwadiya na iwo, xonzi cidayima. Iwo wadakhala wakudabwa, ⁵²thangwe walibe kubvesesa bza mikate; kupambula ibzi, mitima yawo ikhada ipa.⁵⁴Pakumala kuyambuka, iwo wadabwera ku mbuto ta Jenezare wacimangirira mwadiya. ⁵³Mbumba idadzadziwa mbani Jezu. ⁵⁵Wanthu wadayenda mbuto etse kukatola watenda pamakha, pomwe wakhadati wakhale.⁵⁶Komwe akhafuna kuti Iye apinde kutumizinda, mizinda ayayi mamiyi, iwo wakhayikha watenda pa bwalo, wacikumbira kubvimiziwa kuti waphate kwene bzakubvala bzace. Ndipo wentse womwe wakhaphatiwa wakhalimba.

¹Wa fariseu na wanango wanembi omwe adabwera kucokera ku Jerusalema, wadawungana thangwe la Jezu.²Iwo wadawona kuti wapfunzi winango wakhadya mikate iko mu manja mudapsipa. ³(Wentse ma fariseu na wamajdheu wambadya lini ne kusamba manja, pakuti wambaxengeteza mwambo wa makolo. ⁴Pomwe wadabwerera ku sika, mafariseu yalibe kudya ne kusamba manja. Ndipo pana mitemo minango yomwe wamba teweza kajinji ninga kutsuka makhapo, jaro, mataxu, mpaka makadhera na meza).⁵Mafariseu na wanembi wadamubvunza Jezu: '' Thangwe lanyi wapfunzi wako wambateweza lini mwambo wa makolo, ndipo wambadya mikate ne kusamba manja?''⁶Jezu adawatayira acibvi: '' Watazi, cabwino Izaia adavimira bza imwe, ninga bzida nembiwa: ' Mbumba iyi imbandinyanguta, koma mitima yawo iri kutali na Ine. ⁷Iwo wambandinamata bzakunyepa, wapfunzisisa mitemo ya wanthu ninga mwambo wawo'.⁸Siyani mitemo ya Mulungu, phatani mwambo wa ciwathu. ''Adawawuza pomwe: ⁹''Bzaxadidi lambani mitemo ya Mulungu kuti mukoxese yanu mitemo ya ncimidzi! ¹⁰Nakuti Mozeji adalonga: 'Namata payi na mayi wako', e, 'Ule omwe aninyoza mayi na payi wace, ati adzafe'.¹¹Natere ndikukubvunzani: 'Penu munthu angalonga kuna payi wace ayayi mai: ''Cithandizo xetse comwe ungadatambira kuna ine ni 'Korba,'''(Bzirikulonga kuti, 'Ni mphanso kuna Mulungu'), ¹²lekani kuwabvumiza kuti wacite cina ciri xetse kuna payi na mayi wace. ¹³Muli kucosa mitemo ya Mulungu na mwambo womwe mulikuwapfunzisa. Ndipo dzaxiteni bzinthu bzizinji bza kundendemera,¹⁴Ntsiku inango, Iye adacemera mbumba aciyibvunza: ''Imwepo mwetse, ndabva bzomwe ndalewa, na kubvesesa. ¹⁵Palibe munthu kunja, omwe angatamutakanye. Manji bzome bzincoka kuna iye bzimucenasa.'' ¹⁶Omwe anamakuto, mbaabve.¹⁷Pace Jezu adhadzasiya nthithi ndipo adzapita mu nyumba, wa pfunzi wace wamubvunzisa thangwera m'fananidzo. ¹⁸Ndipo iye adadzalonga: imweembo muli tenepai mwa kusaiya kudziwa? mukudziwalini kuti bzventse kuti bzvakunja bwimbapinda mwa munthu n'khabzvi phati? ¹⁹Ndipo n'kabzvipindi mu moiyo mwanu, ande pontho, mu mimba, Ndipo bzvimba bhuda pa kubhisika. ( Na tenepo, iye adadzalonga nditani ku tsuka bzva kulha).²⁰Ndipo akhalonga: cimbabuda kwa munthu, nkhaci phati munthu. ²¹Ndipo ndibzvamun'kati mwa munthu kuti cimbabwera ku manherezero yakuipa, zvitazo pam'phasa, kubha, kuphana, um'phombo, ²²bzvakuipa, kutsotsa, masso yakuipa, kunyazva. ²³bzvakuipa bzventsebzvi bzvimba buda mun'kati, ndipo bzvimba phata mun'thu.²⁴Jezu adadzamuka popale ndipo adadzayenda ku mbali kwa Tiro. iye adzapinda mu nyumba yinango, ndipo akhadalini nkuti wanthu wadziwe bzvobzvi, ndipo iye angada bzvibisa lini. ²⁵m'phindi m'phindi n'kazi ubodzi, mwanace akhana n'zimu wakuipa, napopo adabva kulongiwa kwa Jezu, abwera, adagodama mu minyendo mwace. ²⁶n'kazi wule akhali wa ku grega, wa kubaliwa ku sirofenicia; ndipo akha mukumbira kuti ya muxosere dimoni ya mwanace.²⁷Jezu adamubvunza pontho: tangani kusiya kuti wana wakhute; nakuti m'psvabwinolini kutenga n'kate wa wana, ndipo mucithucira mbukaiya. ²⁸Napopo iye adamutayira: ande mbuya, ndipo timbukaiya timbalha pantsi pa meza, mi n'suwa ire kuti wana wakhalha.²⁹Ndipo iye adadzamubvunza: na mafala aya, ndoko, dimoni labuda kwa mwanako. ³⁰pace iye adzfikira kumui kwace, adafikira dimoni lire labuda, ndipo mwana ule adagona pakama.³¹Ndipo Jezu adadzabudazve ku mbali ya Tiro acibwera na ku Sidom pakufika ku nyan'za ya kugalileiya, na pakati ya mbali ya Dekapoli. ³²Ndipo wadamubweresera n'khuthiki nha kusaiya kubva kuti akhalonga paduzeduze, Ndipo wadamupidiri kuti amutsan'zikire djanja.³³Acimucosa pakusiyana na n'thinthi, adayikha tixala tace mu makutu yace, adapzvipa , ndipo adamu khuwa lilime. ³⁴acikwiza matsoyace mudzawulu, adafuluza, ndipo adati: Efata, (bzvikulonga fungula). ³⁵makutu yace yadadza fungulika, mwakucimbiza cikadaphata lilime lace cida lekera, ndipo adzalonga bwino.³⁶Jezu adawatuma kuti waleke kubvunza wanthu; ndipo, pace akhawalambiza, ndipo wakhalongesa. ³⁷wakha khala na ci dabwiso cikulu, wacilonga: iye ambayita bzventse bwino! maphofu ambawabvesa, na waximumu wambalonga.

¹Nsiku zozire, pakhana pomwe mbumba izinji, ndipo iwo wakhalibe cakudya. Jezu adacemera wapfunzi wace aciwabvunza: ²''Ndinansisi na mbumba, thangwe wakhala nayine tsiku zitatu, tsono walibe cakudya. ³Ningawagonekesa waciyenda kumuyi kwawo uku ananjala, waniwofoka munjira. Wazinji wawo wacokera kutali''. ⁴Wapfunzi wa Jezu wadatayira: Ni kuponi tingawone mikate ya kuwanda kuti wensene wadye pa mbuto ino ya dzuwa?''.⁵Jezu adabvunza: '' Muna mikate mingasi?'' Iwo wadalewa: '' Zinomwe''. ⁶Iye adati mbumba ikhale patsi. Iye adatola mikate minomwe ire, adadalisa acigwata; adapereka kuna apfunzi kuti agawanise mbumba.⁷Iwo wakhana tunsomba pomwe, zomwe wadazidalisa, Iye adabvunza wapfunzi kuti awagawanise. ⁸Iwo wadadya ndipo wadakhala wakukomedwa. Wapfunzi wadaphata maphisi yakusala yomwe yakhakwanira manomwe mu mamathengu makulu. ⁹Pakhana amuna omwe anikwanira bzulu bzinayi. Jezu adawagoneka. ¹⁰Nakucimbiza Iye adayenda mu mwadiya na wapfunzi wace wacicita ulendo bwa kuyenda ku mbuto ya Dalmanuta.¹¹Natenepo mafariseu yadabwera, yacitoma ku gwengezana. Wadakumbira cipangizo ca kudenga, kuti wa ciyezere. ¹²Adadzafema mwa uzimu, acilonga : '' Thanweranyi mbumbayi iri kupswaga cipangizo? Mwacadidi ndikubvunzani palibe cipangizo comwe cimpasiwa mbumbayi''. ¹³Ndipo, adawasiya, acipita pomwe mu mwadiya, aciyenda ku mbali inango.¹⁴Bzidacitika kuna wapfunzi wadayebwa kutola mikate. Wakhana nkate ubodzi mu mwadiya. ¹⁵Jezu adawaxenjeza: '' Bzikoyeni bziwande bza wa fariseu na wa Herodi.''¹⁶Wapfunzi wakhagwengezana: '' Ni thangwera tiribe nkate''. ¹⁷Jezu pakubva bzimwebzi, adawabvunza: ''Thangweranyi mukugwengezana na kusaya nkate? Mukanati kubva basi? Mulibe kubva? Mitima yanu ida uma?¹⁸Munayio maso tsono mumbawona lini? Makuto munaiyio ndipo muli kubva lini? Mulikukumbusani lini? ¹⁹Pomwe ndidabedula mikate mixanu pa bzulu bzixanu, ni bzitundu bzingasi bza mikate muda tola?'' Wadamutayira: '' Nkumi na bziwiri''.²⁰Pangu ndidabedula mikate minomwe pakati pa bzulu bzinayi, ni bzitundu bzingasi mudatola?''. Iwo wadalonga: '' bzinomwe''. ²¹Ndiye adzawabvunza aciti: '' Kodi mukanati kubvesesa?''²²Iwo wadafika ku Betsaidha. Wan'thu adawatola phofu bodzi aciyendanaye kuna Jezu, acimukumbira kuti am'phate. ²³Jezu adam'tenga kuyendanaye kuthengo. Pace adapsipira maso na kumuyikha djanja, adabvunza: '' Ulikuwona cin'thu?''.²⁴Pakumusa maso, iye adabvunza: '' Ndikuwona wamuna ninga miti ikufamba''. ²⁵Ndipo Jezu adam'phata maso; maso ya munthu ule yada ona bwino-bwino. ²⁶Jezu adamuwuza kuti ayende kumuyi, adamuti: '' Leka kupita ku zinda''.²⁷Jezu na wapfunzi wace wadayenda ku midzi ya Cezareia ya Filipe. Wali munjira, Jezu adabvunza apfunzi: Mbani wali kuti iye ndine?'' ²⁸Iwo wadatayira ni: ''Jowawu, Batixta.Winango wadati: ' Eliya'; wina, 'Muporofita bodzi'''.²⁹Iye adawabvunza: '' Mbani angakubvunzeni ndine yani?''. Pakutayira, Pedru adati: '' Iwe ndiwe Krixtu''. ³⁰Jezu adawacenjeza kuti aleke kukabvunze winago bzayiye.³¹Jezu adayamba kuwapfunzisa kuti mwana wa mun'thu anzabonera, anzalambiwa na wakulu, na wa nyansembe, na wanembi, anzaphiwa, ndipo acidzamuka pakupita ntsiku zitatu. ³²Iye adalonga ibzi padeca. Ndiye Pedru, acim'cemera payekha, adadzatoma kumunyamaliza.³³Manji Jezu adazungunuka, aciyang'anisa wapfunzi, adanyamaliza Pedru, acilonga: ''Ima kum'mambuyo kwa ine, Santhani!Ulikufunga lini bza Mulungu, koma bza wan'thu.'' ³⁴Iye adabvunza mbamba na wapfunzi acibvi: '' Penju mun'thu alikuda kunditewera, mbawabzirambe enkha, anyamule ntanda wace anditewere.³⁵Naipo, ule akuda kubzipulumisa moyo, anzaluza, ndipo aliyentse omwe anzaluza moyo wace nthangwe la ine na mabasa yangu, eyu anzapulumuka. ³⁶Ni phindu lanyi anzakhala nalo ule omwe anzawina bza dziko, aciluza moyo wace? ³⁷Ncanyi anzam'mpasa mwamuna pakucinjanisa na moyo wako?³⁸Aliyentse anibvanande manyazi na fala pa madzinza ya kuphonyeka, mwana wa mun'thu anzamunyaza pa upfumi wa baba wace na bgirozi za kucena''.

¹Ndipo Jezu adawabvunza: '' mwa cadidi ndikubvunzani wanzanu winango wanzayezeralini kufa wakanati wawona umambo wa Mulungu ucebvera na m'phanvu''. ²Pakupita ntsiku zitanthatu, Jezu adatenga Pedru, Tiyago na Juwau mwakusiyanisa adawatenga pa phiri li tali. Ndipo Jezu adacinjiwa ciyimidwe pa tsogolo pawo. ³Mwakukulumiza bvakubvala bzace bzidakhala bzakuyetimira, bzakucenesesa bzakuti palibe nyakufula padziko angadzakwanisa kucenesa moda ninga weneyiyo.⁴Natenepo Eliya na Mozisi wadabwera kwa iwo wadacedza na Jezu. ⁵Pedru adatayira acilonga kuna Jezu: '' Rabi, m'psabwino kuti tikhale pano; mbatikonzeni nyumaba zitatu: ''ibodzi yako, ibodzi ya Mozeji, inango ya Eliya.'' ⁶(Iye akhadziwalini bzakulewa, nakuti akhanaman'tha).⁷Nkhole libodzi labwera licifunikidza, ndipo lidabwera fala licibudira pakhole liciti: ''uyu ndi mwana wangu wakufunika. Kuna iye ndabva!.'' ⁸Pomwe adzanyang'anisa, wadzalibe kuwona mun'thu, walibe kuwona munango, wadawona Jezu enkha.⁹Pakuncintha kwawo mapiri, Jezu awabvunza kuti waleke kulewa bzomwe awona mpakana mwana wa Mulungu wamuke kwa kufa. ¹⁰Iwo wadakoya bzin'thu kwa iwo wokha, nabzobzo iwo wankhalongezana bzirikulewanyi'' kumuka kwa kufa''.¹¹Iwo wadamubvunzisa: ''Thangweranyi wanembiwa mbalonga kuti Eiliya ndiye afunika kubwera pakuyamba?'' ¹²Jezu adawatayira: '' Bza cadidi Eliya aniyamba kubwera dzankhazikisa bzinthu bzentse. Thangweranyi bzanembiwa kuti mwana waMulungu an'funika kuti acoliwe na kubonera bzinthu bzizinji. ¹³Ine ninkubvunzani kuti Eliya abwera, wamucita bzomwe wakhafuna naye, ninga bzidalongiwa manembo.¹⁴Pawo wadabwerera kuna wapfunzi wanago wadawona wan'thu wajinji wankhabwera m'phepete mwawo wacilongezana na wanembi. ¹⁵Ndiye pomwe wanthu wale wadamuwona wadakhala wakupfansa, ndipo adathamanga kuna iye kuti amumuse. ¹⁶Iye adabvunzisa wapfunzi wace: ''Thangweranyi mukulongezana nawo''?¹⁷Mun'thu m'bodzi pawan'thu wale wadam'tawira: ''Misiri inde ndabwertesa mwanangu; iye anam'zimu imbamutazisa kulonga. ¹⁸Zimu umweyi umbam'gwesa n'pfayi, umbamugwesa pantsi, acibuda maphobvu nkamwa, acibziluma aciwuma thupi. Ine ndakumbira wapfunzi wanu kuti acibulise, manji walibe kubzikwanisa.'' ¹⁹Iye adawatawira: mbumba ya kusaya kutenda, mpakana lini ine ndikhale namwe? Mpakana lini ndicikusapotani? Ndibweresereni kuno.²⁰Iwo damubweresera mwana. Pomwe zimu wa wona Jezu, kabodzi na kabodzi udagwesa n'pfayi. Mwana adagwa pantsi, acibulumunda na kucoka maphobvu nkamwa. ²¹Jezu adabvunza payi wace mwana: '' Kubudira lini alitenepayi?'' Payi wace adati: kubuda pawuwana pace. ²²Kazinji cizimuxi cimbathusa pa moto, madzi, kutsanda kumupfudza. Munga kwanisa kucita cin'thu, tibvereni ntsisi ndipo tinthandizeni.²³Jezu adamuwuza: '' Iwe ungakwanise!' Bzentse bzikwanisika kuna ule an'tenda''. ²⁴Palipolipopo payi wace mwana adakhuwa, aciti: '' Ine ndikubvumira! Ndithandizeni pakusaya kutenda kwangu. ²⁵Pace Jezu adawona wan'thu wacithamanga kuyendera kuna iye, adathamangisa zimu wa kuyipa aciti: ''zimu unkhutwi, na wacimumu, ine ndiri kukubvunza: buda munayiye, leka kubwerera pomwe.''²⁶Mwana adakhuwa na kudzedzemuka kwenekwene, ndipo cidamula kuna iye. Iye akhakhala ngati adafa, mbumba inkhati: '' Iye ali wakufa''. ²⁷Manji Jezu adam'muphata maja ndipo mwana ule adamira na minyendo.²⁸Pace Jezu adapita m'nyumba, wapfunzi wace wadamubvunzisa pacepayekha:'' Thangweranyi tatazira kulibulisa?''. ²⁹Iye adawabvunza: '' muzimu iyi inicosiwa lini na bzinango, koma na munamato inde''.³⁰Wacibuda kokule, pakhapinda na pa Galeliya, ndipo Jezu akhadalini kuti wazinji adziwe kwawo ³¹alipo, thangwe iye ankhapfunzisa apfunzi wace acite: ''mwana waMulungu anzaperekiwa m'manja mwa wan'thu , iwo wanzamupha. Angadzaphiwa, iye anzamuka pakupita kwa n'tsiku zitatu. ³²Manji iwo walibe kubvesesa mafalayo ndipo akhana man'tha kum'bvunzisa.³³Wadzayenda ku Kafarnaum. Pomwe wakhali pamuyi adabvunzisa kuna wapfunzi wace: ''Psanyi munkankhala muli kulonga m'munjira''? ³⁴Manji iwo wadakhala wakuwatama, wakhacezerana waciti mbani angakhale nkulu?. ³⁵Iye adakhala, acicemera amuna khumi na awiri aciwabvunza: Penu bodzi wanu adakukhala wakuyamba, ati adzakhale wakumalizira ndipo acidzaphatira basa wentse.''³⁶Iye adatola mwana m'ng'ono, acimuyikha pakati pawo, pakuphata mumanja, acilewa: '' ³⁷Aliyentse mun'thu omwe anzatambira mwana pakuwona kuti ana dzina langu, iyeyu anzanditambirambo; koma ule omwe anditambira, alibe kutambira ine, tsono wule wandituma.''³⁸Juwau adam'mbvunza: ''Misiri, ife tawona mun'thu bodzi acicosa mizumu ya kuyipa mu dzina lanu ndipo tamulambiza, na thangwe iye ambatitwera lini '' ³⁹Ndipo Jezu adabvi: ''Lekani kumulambiza. Thangwe palibe mun'thu angacite bzixamiso na m'dzina langu'' ndiye angamala acindilonga kuyipa.⁴⁰Ule alibe cizondi nayife, anafe. ⁴¹Aliyentse omwe angakupaseni khapo ya madzi ya kumwa nthangwe ndimwe wa Krixtu, mwa cadidi ndikukubvunzani kuti anzaluza makombolero.⁴²Aliyentse anicitisa kuphonya bodzi pa wana wang'ono wang'ono awa, bzikhalibwino kukhala ada magiriridya mwala ukulu munkhosi ndipo acithusiwa mu nyanza. ⁴³Yangati manja yako yambacita kuti uphonye, yagwate, m'psabwino kuna iwe kupita kudenga na boko libodzi lakugwatika kuposa kukhala na manja entse uciyenda ku moto wa nyamuyaya. ⁴⁴Komwe masango hayafe ndipo moto ambathima lini.⁴⁵Ngati mwendo wako umbacita kuti uphonye, gwata ucitsayi. Bzinkhala bwino kuti upite kudenga wakulemala, kupita kunkhala na miwiri entse ucithusiwa ku gehena. ⁴⁶Komwe masango hayafe, ndipo moto umbathima lini.⁴⁷Ngati diso lako lingakuphonyese, lixose. Bzin'khala bwino upite ku umambo kwa Mulungu na diso libodzi kuposa kukhala na entse madiso ucithusiwa ku gehena, ⁴⁸komwe masango hayafe ndipo moto umathima lini.⁴⁹Nthangwe bodzi na bodzi anzankhandiwa na moto. ⁵⁰Munyu ngwabwino, ndipo ngati munyu udasapuka, munzaphatisatani basa?. Khalani na munyu nayimwe, mucikhala mwantendere mun'thu na wanzace.''

¹Jezu adasiya mbuto ire ndipo aciyenda ku Judheya na ku ku gombe la Jordani; mbumba idabwera kuna pomwe kuna Iye Jezu. Jezu akhawapfunzisa, ninga mwacizolowereso. ²Mafariseu yadafendera kuti yamuyeze, acimubvunza: '' Psakubvumizidwa kuti mwamuna alambane na nkazi wace?'' ³Iye adathayira aciti: '' Nciyani adakutumani Mozisi?''. ⁴Iwo wadalonga: '' Mozisi adabvumiza mwamuna kunemba tsamba la kuphadza mphete, ndipo acilamba nkazi''.⁵Tsapano, Jezu, adawabvunza: '' Nithangwe la kuyipakwanu mitima kuti Mozisi anembe ntemo uyu. ⁶Manji, kucikera patsikiwa, 'Mulungu adatsika mwamuna na nkazi'.⁷'Nathangwera bzimwebzi mwamuna anzasiya payi na mayi wace acikakhala na nkazace ⁸ndipo pa uwiri bwawo wanzakhala nyama ibodzi. Waxasilini wawiri, manji nyama ibodzi'. ⁹Natere, bzomwe Mulungu aphatanidza, palibe angaphadze''.¹⁰Pawo wakhali kumba, wapfunzisi adawabvunza pomwe bzibodzibodzi. ¹¹Iye adawawuza: '' Wetse ule anilamba nkazace, acilola unango, alikucita umphombo. ¹²Nkazimbo angasiya mwamuna wace, acilodwa na unago, mbuputa''.¹³Wakhamubweresera wana wawo kuti wankhuye Jezu, tsono wapfunzi akhawaletsa. ¹⁴Jezu pomwe adawona bzire, adakalipa, aciwawuza: '' Siyani wana wabwere kuna Ine, lekani kuwaletsa, thangwe kuti umambo bwa Mulungo mbwa wale omwe wadandendemera na iwo.¹⁵Mwacadidi ndikukuwuzani: Wetse wale womwe wantambira lini umambo wa Mulungu ninga mwana, wanzapita lini cipo kumwamba''. ¹⁶Natere, Iye adatola wana mumanja acimukomborera na kum'namatira.¹⁷Pace Iye akhafamba munjira mwace, mwamuna bodzi adam'thamangira, acim'godamira ndipo adabvunza: '' Misiri wabwino, ningaxite tani kuti ndikhale na moyo wakusaya kumala?'' ¹⁸Jezu adamutawira: ''Thangweranyi ukundilewa kuti ndine wa bwino? Kulibe wabwino, kupambula Mulungu. ¹⁹Iwe udziwa mitemo: 'nyampodi kupha, nyampodi upombo, leka kuba, leka kunama, leka kudzazunguza, lemekeza payi na mayi wako.'''²⁰Mwamuna adati: ''Mesiri, bzinthu bzensebzi ndimbabzitewerera cubudira pangu ndikali djaha''. ²¹jezu adamudingisa ndipo adamuda, acimuti: ''cinthu cibodzi cikukucotera; ndoko, gurisa bzetse bzako unabzo, upase walombo, ndipo unzakhala nalukudzo kudenga. tenepa, bwera unditewere''. ²²maji mwamuna ule, nakutsamwa na mafala yeneya, adabuda adagumbukatangwera akhana bzidariso bzizinji.²³Jezu adadinga mumathiwi mwace acibvunza watewereri wace: '' ninge psakucupha kuti wanhakudala wapinde kuumambo wa Mulungu!''. ²⁴Watewereri wakhali wacidabwa na mafala yawo. Maji adawadvunza kayiri: ''wanawangu, bzidadontha kupita kuumambo wa Mulungu! ²⁵Psakudontha maningi ngamelo kupita na pabuli lansingano, kupinda kuti nyakudala apite kuUmambo wa Mulungu''.²⁶Iwo adadabwa ndipo wacidvunzana wokhawokha: ''Natenepo, mbani angapulumuke?''. ²⁷Jezu adawadingisa aciti: ''kuna wanthu bzikwanisikarini, maji ne Mulungu'' tangwera bzetse bzinthu kuna Mulungu tsakudontha''. ²⁸Pedro adatanga kuwabvunza: Ndifepanotasiya bzetse kumasule ndipo Tikutewereni''.²⁹Jezu adatayira: Cadidi ninkudvunzani, palibeakhadasiya nyumba, wabale, mai, pai, wana ayayi patsi na tangwe lwngu, na kuparidza ³⁰kuti mudzakutambira rini kairi, cincino padziko lino, nyumba, wabale, wenemayi, wana, pantsi na kuteweriwa; ndipo na pantsi panzabwerapo, upenyu usingaperi. ³¹Maji wajinji wakuti wali pakutoma wanzakhala pakumalizira, ndipo wakumarizila wanzakhala wakutoma''.³²Iwo akhari munjira, wacikwira ku Jerusalema, ndipo Jezu akhayenda kumberi kwawo. Wakuti wakhamu tewera wakhadabwa, wakhana mantha. Jezu adathana khuni na wayiri pakhundu, ndipo adatanga kawabvunza bzinicitika na iwo paduzeduze: '' ³³Ife tirikukwira ku Jerusalemaapo mwana wa munthu anzaperekiwa kuna wakuluwakulu wa tsembe na wanembi. Iwo wanzazondia na kufa ndipo wanzabzipereka kuna wanthu. ³⁴wanzasanyiwa, wacipsira kuna iwo, wanzamumanga wacimupha. Maji kupinda kwa tsiku zitati, Iye anza pemphuka''.³⁵Tiago na Joao, wana wa Zebedeu, wabwera kuna iye ndipo waronga: ''Mesiri, tirikuda kuti mutitawire bvunzo wathu takupani''. ³⁶Iye adati: ''mukuda kuti ndikuyitenitani?''. ³⁷Iwo wadatawira: ''tibvumizeni tikhale na Mbuye pakulumbidziwa, mubodzi kuma didi unango kuma zere''.³⁸Maji Jezu adawatawira: ''Mulikudziwarini bzanu mukukumbira. Imwepo municita kumwa vinyu yakuti ndinimwambo, ayayi kucingirira na ubabatizi wakuti ndinzababatiziwambo? ³⁹Iwo wadamutawira: ''Ifepano tingacite'' Adawabvunza Jezu: Pa vinyu wangu ndinimwa, imwepo munzamwambo; Na kubabatidzuwa kwangu, munza babatidzuawa. ⁴⁰Ndipo munga khala ku mbali ya dididi yangu, kana ku mbali ya dzere yangu, ndi m'valo, Ndipo hinde, kuti wale wadakonzekera.⁴¹Ndipo pa wa khumi wadabva bzvobvzi, wada dzvayamba ku kalipa thangwera Tyago na Juao. ⁴²Ndipo Jezu aciwacemera, adawabvunza: Mukudziwakale wa nyakuwoniwa ninga watongi wa nya kusaiya ku tenda, wambayita ninga mbuye wawo; na wakulu wanba senzesa ntsimba kwa iwo.⁴³Ndipo pa imwe bzinza khalalini tenepoyo; ule pa imwe angada kukhala nkulu, an'kala nya basa wanu. ⁴⁴Na wentse pa imwe an'gada ku khala nya kuyamba, an'kala nhabasa pa mwentse. ⁴⁵nakuti alibhe mwana wamunthu kubwera kuti adzakhale nya ku senzelha, ndipo kuti asenzere, na kuperekera upenyu wace kuti asunungule wajinji.⁴⁶Ndipo wadabwera ku Jerico. Pakubuda iye, na wadzi wace, na nthithi ukulu wa ku Jerico, akhalipo Bartimeu, nha kusaiya kuwona, mwana wa Timeu,wakhada khala wentse munjira. ⁴⁷wacibva kuti ndi Jezu nazareno, adatanga ku khuwa, acilonga: Jezu, mwana wa David! khala na ntsisi na ine! ⁴⁸Ndipo wajinji wakhamu lambiza kuti anyamale; iye akha kuisa pontho: Mwana wa Davi! khala na ntsisi na ine!⁴⁹Jezu adayimira, acilonga: micemereni. Napopo wacemera phofu, wacimubvunza khala na kupfantsa, muka, iye akukucemera. ⁵⁰Ndipo iye adadza thusa batxilace, acimoga, acibwera kuna Jezu.⁵¹Jezu, amubvunzisa: ukudha canyi kuti ndiku yitire? Ndipo phofu adamubvunza: Mesiri, ndikudha kuti ndiwone. ⁵²Jezu amubvunza: ndoko; kutenda kwako kwa kuponesa. napopale adhadzawona. Ndipo adhadzatera Jesu mu njira.

¹Pawo wakafendera kuJerusalema, padhuze napa Betfage napa Betania , Paphiri la maOliveira, Jezu adatuma watewereri wace wayiri, ²adawabvunza kuti: ''ndokoni kuna mbumbu irikumberikwanu. Mungando pita penepo munigumana na bulu wakuti wasati wafambisiwa. Li phudzumuleni mulibwerese. ³Munthu angakubvunzani: thangweranyi mukuyita bzenebzi? Dzatawirani: wambuye wakulida napopo wanzalibweza kuno.''⁴Iwo wadayenda, ndipo wadagumana na bulu adamanguiridya pan'suw, panja, pakhundu paseu ndipo wadali tsudzula. ⁵wanthtu wenango wakhali penepo ndipo wadadvunzisa: ´´Psanyi bzanumukuyita mukutsudzula bulu?´´ ⁶Iwo wadatawira ninge bzomwe wabzunziwa na jezu. Ndipo wanthu wabzawasiya waciyenda.⁷Watewereri wayiri wadatenga bulu wacipasa Jezu, wamudvazika nguwo zawo, Jezu adalifambisa. ⁸Wanthu wazinji wakhayanika nguwo zawo munjira, wenango wakhayanika mithayi wakuti wakhadagwanda munsanga. ⁹Womwe wakhali kumberi na womwe wakhali kumambuyo kwace, wakhapemberera: Hozana! Simbani womwe alikubwera mudzina lambuye! ¹⁰Simbani umambo unibwera wababa wathu David! Hozana wakudzawulu!''.¹¹Apo Jezu adapita ku Jerusalema, atakapita mu gereja ndipo adadingisa mumathimu mwentse. Pakuti kukhadadoka, wadzayenda kuBetania pabodzi na watewereri wace an'kwanira khumi na awiri. ¹²Mangwana yace pawo wadabwerera kuBetania, adakhala na njala.¹³Pakhana munzambiringa womwe ukhalatiza masamba yace na kutali adawufenderera pafupi kuti penu angawone bzincero. Pawo wadafika pafupi nawo walibe kuwona cin'thu kunja kwa masamba, thangwe ikhali lini n'thawe ya bzisapo. ¹⁴Iye adalongera munzambiringa: ''Palibe gidu anagadzadye kawiri ncero wako''. Natenepo watewereri wace wadabva bzenebzo.¹⁵Ndipo wadabwera pa Jerusalema. Pakupita mugereja, Jezu adayamba kuthamagisa womwe wakhagulisa na wanyakugula penepo. Adapfudza meza zawa nyakugulisa na mipando ya wathu wanyakugulisa njiwa. ¹⁶Napopo wakhabvumizarlini kuti mun'thu anthanthe gereja uku ana bzakugulisa.¹⁷Iye akhawapfunzisa, aciti: ''Bziribe kunembiwa:' nyumba yangu inzacemeriwa nyuma ya minamato kuna entse madziko?' Manji imwepo mwatisa kuti inkhale m'phako ya mbava''. ¹⁸Wakuluwakulu wentsembe na wanembi wantemo wadabva bzomwe iye alonga uku wakhapsaga njira ya kumum'pha. Nakuti wakhamubva man'tha, thangwe la kuti wan'thu wentse yakhadabwa nabzawo ankapfunzisa. ¹⁹Pomwe pakhadoka, iwo wadabuda mu'zinda.²⁰Nakumacibese, pawo wakhafamba, wadawona kuti munzambiringa ukhada woma na mizi entse. ²¹Penepo Pedru, pakukumbuka, adamubvunza: '' Rabi, wona kuti mungambiringa wako watukana wule wa woma''.²²Jezu adawatayira: khala nakutenda kunaMulungu. ²³Bzacadidi ningakubvunzeni kuti payimwepo bodzi wanu acilonga kuna phiri: 'muka ubzithuse munyanza', leka thupo mu ntima wako, manji utende kuti bzalongiwa bzire bzinzacitika, na Mulungu bzinzacita.²⁴Natere ine ndikubvunzani kuti bzentse bzanu munakumbira paminamato, khalani na thembi kuti mumpiwa. ²⁵Mungakhala mukunamata, mbalekererani bzakuyipa kuna wanzani, kuti Mulungu wanu wakudenga akulekererenimbo ciotazo canu. ²⁶Mungalamba kulekererana, Mulungumbo wakudenga cipo anzakulekereranimbo bzitazo bzanu.²⁷Iwo wadabwera pomwe ku Jerusalema. Pamwepo Jezu akhafamba mu gereja, wakulu-wakulu wa ntsembe pabodzi na wakulu wa mudzi adabwera kuna iye ²⁸acimubvunza: ''na ukulu wanyi bukucitisa ibzi? Mbani akubvumiza kuti ucite?''²⁹Jezu adawabvunza: Ninkupasani m'bvunzo ubodzi, munditayire ndipo ninzakuzani na ukulu uponi nimbacita ibzi: ³⁰Kodi ubabatizi bwa Jowau bunkhala bwakudzawulu ayayi bwa wan'thu? Nditayireni''.³¹Iwo wakhapopotezana wokhawokha, wa cilewa: '' Tingalonga: Kucokera kudzulu, iye anzalewa: 'kodi thangwenyi mulibe kumukhulupirira?' ³²Maji tingalonga kuti kanayiye ngwan'thu'...'' Iwo wakhagopa mbumba, pakuti wan'thu wentse akhatawirana kuti Jowau akhali muporofita wa bzin'thu. ³³Iwo wadatayira Jezu kuti: '' Tin'dziwa lini ''. Ndipo Jezu adawati: na inembo nin'kuwuzani lini komwe ndidawutenga utongi wakuti nimbacite bzimwedzi''.

¹Ndiye Jezu adatoma kuwapfunzisa na kucita mufananidzo aciti: Mwamuna bodzi adabzala muti wa Uva, aciyikha mpsapsa, adacera ncera kuti uva zixengeteke, pakumalizira adamanga kanyumba. Adapereka muti ule kuna alimi walendo. ²Panthawe ya kuphunga iye adatuma ntumi bodzi kuti akatambire ncero ya uva kuna walimi walendo wale.³Manji iwo wadamuphata, acim,dzonga na kumubweza ne kumpasa cinthu.⁴Kaciwiri, adatuma pfunzi wina, womwe wadamudzonga mun,solo na kumunyaza. ⁵Iye adatuma pomwe wina, iwo wadamupha, Iwo wadacita bzibodzibodzi na anyabasa winango, kuwamenya winango kuwapha.⁶Ndipo akhadasala bodzi, mwanace wakumufunisisa adamutuma pakumalizira. Iye adabvi: ''Iwo wankamunkhodza mwanangu''. ⁷Tsono walimi wale wadalewa wonkhawonkha: 'Eneyi ni ntewereri, bwerani timuphe kuti upfumi udzakhale wanthu'.⁸Wadamumanga, wacimupha na kumuthusa kunja kwa munda. ⁹Natere, ncanyi ancita mwene munda? Iye anzabwera, acipfudza alimi ndipo anzapereka kuna winango munda wa uva.¹⁰Mulibe kuwerenga manemba? 'Mwala omwe anyakukonza adawulamba wadzankhala na ma angulo. ¹¹Bzenebzi bzabwera na Mbuya, ndiye psakudekesesa maso mwanthu'.¹²Iwo wadapsaga njira yakumanga Jezu, manji wankhana man'tha na mbumba, nthangwe lakuti wankhadziwa kuti iye ankhadawawuza na mufananidzo kuna iwo. Wadzawasiya waciyenda.¹³Iwo wadatumiza amuna winango wadani na mbumba ya Wayirodi kuti akwanise kuphata fala. ¹⁴Pomwe wadafika, wadamubvunza: '' Misiri, tirikudziwa kuti ndiwe wacadidi, hawubvi nzeru ya mwanzako, nthangwe umbawona lini kayimidye ka mun'thu. Mwacadidi umbapfunzisa njira ya mulungu. Bzilibwino tipagari munsonkho kwa Seza kanakuti nkhabe?'' Tipagari kanakuti nkhabe?'' ¹⁵Manji Jezu pakudziwa umaluku wawo nakuwabvunza: ''Nthangweranyi muli kundiyedza? Ndibweresereni kobiri ya siriva kuti inepano ndiwone''.¹⁶Iwo adabweresera kabodzi. Naterepoyo, Jezu adabvunza: '' Nkhope idanembiwayi njawani?'' ¹⁷Iwo wadamutayira adati: '' Nja Seza''. Jezu adzati : Pasani Seza bza Seza, na bzaMulungu, kwa Mulungu.''''Ibzo bzidakhala bzakupfasisa kwaiwo.''¹⁸Naterepo aSadusi, anango omwe ambati palibe an'dzamuka kwa wakufa, adafendera kwa Jezu, acibvunza kuti: ¹⁹''Misiri, Mozeji adatisiyira manembo yakati: 'Penu mun'thu akafa, acisiya nkazi, alibe naye mwana, bale wa wakufayo apite panyumba kuti abalire bale wace ule wakufa. Akhalipo wan'thu anomwe paubale wawo'.²⁰Akhalipo wan'thu anomwe pawubale wawo. Wakuyamba akhanankazi adafa alibe kusiya wana. ²¹Waciwiri adapita panyumba, na iyembo adafa alibe kusiya wana. Psibodzi-bodzi, bzidacitika kuna wacitatu.²²Anomwe wentse adafa alibe kusiya wana! Pakumalizira nkaziyo adzafambo. ²³Kodi patsiku yakudzamuka kwa kufa, mwenekaciro nkaziyo an'dzakhala uponi? Thangwe la kuti abale anomwe wale wentse akhadamulowola.²⁴Jezu adawatayira kuti: ''Ndipopa mumbaphonya thangwe la kusaya kudziwa bzakunemba na n'tsimba za Mulungu?²⁵Na tenepo pakumuka kwa wakufa, palibe kulowolana, manji anzankhala ninga ngirozi za kudenga.²⁶Kuna wakufa kuti an'dzamuka, kodi mulibe kulewenga mu bunkhu la Mozeji, pomwe palikulonga bza citsamba cakugaka? Mulungu adalonga na Mozeji kuti: '' Ine ndine Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Mulungu wa Izaki na Mulungu wa Jakobo.'' ²⁷Ibzi bziri kulatiza kuti Mulungu ni Mulungu lini wakufa, ni Mulungu wa wan'thu wa moyo . Cikulu muli kuphonyeka.²⁸M'dziwi wa ntemo, pakubva kugwengerana adabwera kwawo. Iye adawona kuti Jezu adawatayira bwino. Adafendera aciwabvunza kuti: '' Kodi pa mitemo yentse, ukulu ndi uponi?''²⁹Jezu adamutawira acibvi: '' M'temo ukulu nguyu: 'Bvani, aIjirayeri! Mbuya, Mulungu wan'thu, ndiye Mulungu m'bodzi yenkha.'' ³⁰Funa Mbuya, Mulungu wako, na n'tima wako wentse, na moyo wako wentse, na mafungiro yako entse, na n'tsimba zako zentse.'' ³¹M'temo waciwiri nguyu: '' Funa mwanzako ninga momwe umbabzifunira iwe wenkha.'' Palibe m'temo winango ukulu wakupita mitemo eneyi''.³²Na terepoyo dziwi ule wa ntemo adati: '' Mwatayira bwino Misiri . Ninga mwalonga, cadidi kuti Mulungu ni m'bodzi yenkha, palibe unango. ³³Ndipombo umufune na n'tima wentse, na mafungiro entse, na mphanvu zentse, na kufuna mwanzako ninga umbabzifunira iwe wenkha, ibzi ni m'psabwino kuposa kupereka cipo na n'tsembe zakutentha.'' ³⁴Jezu adawona kuti mun'thuyo adatawira na udziwi . Adzanvunza acibvi: ''Iwe uli lini kutali na umambo bwa Mulungu''. Kubvira penepo, pakhalibe munango wakulimba m'tima kuti amubvunze.³⁵Pomwe Jezu akhapfunzisa munyuma ya Mulungu, dabvunza: ''Kodi adziwi wa ntemo wambalewa kuti Krixtu ni mwana wa David?'' ³⁶David adati: mwa zimu wakucena kuti: '' Mbuya adalewa kuna mbuya wangu kuti: khala mu boko langu la madidi mpaka ndiikhe wa zondi wqako patsi pacithantha cako''. ³⁷'David cayiye ambacemera Krixtu kuti Mbuya. Angakhale tani mwana wace?'. Wan'thu wazinji wakhatetekera na kudekedya cayiko pakubva mafala yace.³⁸Pomwe Jezu akhawapfunzisa, adati: '' cenjerani nawo anembi wa ntemo. Wambada kuyenda adabvala bzakubvala bzitali nakuti alemekezedye m'misewu. ³⁹Ambada mbuto zikulu na yakukhodzerera pam'pwando. ⁴⁰Iwo wambapfunzambo za anyakusiiwa, wacimbacita minamato mitali-mitali ya kunamiza. Wan'thu wowa anzapasiwa nyathwa ikulu.⁴¹Ntsiku zinango, Jezu akhadakhala pafupi na nsengwa ya kuyikhira kobiri za cuma mu nyumba ya Mulungu. Iye akhalingisa wan'thu wakhan'thusa kobiri zawo mu nsengwa. Wan'thu wazinji wanyakudala wakhathusa kobiri zizinji. ⁴²Padafika nyakusiyiwa bobzi, adan'thusa tukobiri tuwiri takukwanira kwadrante ibodzi.⁴³Jezu adacemera wapfunzi wace aciwawuza kuti:'' ncadidi ndirikulonga kuti masiwa wakusawukayi wanthusa kupinda wan'thu wentsewa omwe wali kuthusa kobiri mu nsengwa.⁴⁴Thangwe winangowa wandothusa bzomwe watapa pabzizinji wanabzo. Manji nkaziyi naku sawuka kwace, athusa bzentse bzomwe ankanabzo, napo bzingadamuthandiza pamakhaliro.''

¹Pace akhabuda mu nyumba, pfunzi wace bodzi adamuwuza: Mesiri, ona minyala, ya panyumba! ²Jezu adabvunza: Ulikuwona nyumba zikuluzi? Unzasiyiwa lini mwala padzawulu pawunzace, kuti unzapsiwa lini.³Pace akhadakhala pa phiri la Olivera, kutsogolo kwa nyumba ikulu, Peduru, Tiago, Juwawu na Andre adawabvunza pawokha: ⁴Tiwuzeni, ni lini bzinzankhala bzinthu bzimwebzi? Ni cizindikiro ciponi bzingati bzetsenebzi bzakwanisika?⁵Ndipo, adayamba kuwawuza. mphole-Phole! Palibe angakunamizeni; ⁶wazinji wanzabwera na dzina langu, wacidzati: ''Ndine ine'', ndipo wanzanamiza wazinzi.⁷Ndipo mungawabva bza nkhondo na mafala ya nkhondo, lekani thupo; bzincitika tenepo; tsono kunzakhala lini kumalizira. ⁸Thangwe dziko na dziko linza poka, umambo na umambo, ndipo kunzawoneka citeketeke ca patsi na njala. bzimwebzi bzinzakhala kuyamba kwa kuwawa.⁹Tsono bzinkhoncerereni; nthangwe munzabzipereka mu nyumba za mphala ndipo na kusinagoga; munzakhala wakumangidwa, mucidzabwera pa maso ya watongi na pfumo, na thangwe la ine, kuti mudzakhale mboni. ¹⁰Tsono fala la mulungu bzifunika kuti lipalidzidwe mu madziko entse.¹¹Wangatolani kuti akuperekeni, lekani kukhala ntima lokoloko nakakulumize kuti mulewe; lewani bzomwe munipasiwa. Thangwe ndimwe lini muni longa, koma zimu wakucena. ¹²Ndipo bale na bale anzaperekiwa kwa kufa, payi kuna mwana, wana wanzadjamukira wazipayi, ndipo acidzawapha. Dziwani ¹³kuti muti mudzawengiwe na thangwe la dzina langu; koma kuna ule omwe anzalimbikira mpakana kumalizira, ati adzaciziwe.¹⁴Ndipo pawo adzawona midzayidzayi akhali pace bzikhafuika lini kukhala,(omwe aniwerenga, anibva), kuna wale wali ku Judeia, anithawa kumapiri. ¹⁵Kuna omwe walipatsopdzi ya nyumba, mbaleke kubuluka, ndipo nyampodi kuyenda kutola ciri centse mu nyumba zawo. ¹⁶Kuna omwe ali thengo, leka kubwerera mambuyo, kuti atole bvakubvala.¹⁷Kuna omwe anamimba, na omwe walikumamisa patsiku zenezire! ¹⁸Namatani, kuti bzimwebzi bzireke kucitika mayidza. ¹⁹Nithangwe tsiku zenezire zinzakhala zakuboneriwa, kuti kucokera paciyambi, pomwe Mulungu adakhazikisa, mpaka lerolino, mungadzabziwone lini pomwe. ²⁰Ndipo angadati Mambo alibe kugwatiza tsiku zire, palibe angadadzacira; tsono na thangwe la wakusankhulidwa, wace adasakhula, Iye adzazigwatisa tsikuzo.²¹Apo munthu angakuwuzeni: ''Uyu pano Krisitu'', ayayi''ali pale ule'', lekani kumutewerera. ²²Ndipo wati wadzamuke ma Kristu yakunama, na maprofita yakunama, omwe anzacita bzixamiso kuti adzakunamizeni nabzo. ²³Imwepo, natenepo, khalani na tchero; nimbakuwuzani nakankulumize.²⁴Manji pa ntsiku zozire, kubhuda pa matambudziko yale, dzuwa linza doka , na mwezi unza cenalini; ²⁵nyenyezi zinza doda ku dzaulu, na ntsimba ziri kudzaulu zinza tekenyeka. ²⁶ndipo muna dzawona mwana wa munthu kubwera mu makole na ntsimba ikulu na mbiri. ²⁷iye ndipo anza tuma ngirozi, anza gumaniza wakusankuliwa wace pa mphepo zinai kubudira kwa kutekenyeka pantsi na kudzaulu.²⁸Mpfunzirani mfananidzo wa nkuyu: pawo nthayi wace unza gaika na kudoda kwa matsamba, ndipo mudzadziwe kuti malimo yadi paduze. ²⁹Na tenepo imwembo, munga dzawona bzobzi, dziwani kuti mi suwo yadi pa duze.³⁰Mwa cadidi ndikukubvunzani kuti panzapindalini dzinza loli, kufika pa bzinthu bzobzi bzisati bzacitika. ³¹Denga na pantsi bzinzamala, pontho mafala yangu yanzamalalini. ³²Napopo ntsiku na nthaweire palibe andziwa, ne kuna ngirozi ziri kudzaulu, kana mwana, kunja kwa Baba basi.³³onani, lindirani, na kunamata; nakuti mundziwalini kuti lini inza kala ntawe. ³⁴Ninga tenepo munthu kuti, abuda kunja kwa dziko, asiya nyumba yace, adapasa utongi kwa wanyabasa wace, ubodzi na ubodzi basa lace, acituma sirikaliwace kuti awonerere,³⁵natenepombo onererani, na kuti mudziwalini ntsiku inzabwera Mbuye wa pamuyi; penu ndi mawulo, penu pakati pa usiku, penu ndi ma djongwe yakulila, penu ndi macibese, ³⁶kuti iye adzaleke kubwera mwadzidzidzi, kudzakufikirani mudagona. ³⁷Na bzinthu bzangu ndikubvunzani, ndikubvunza mwentse: lindirani.

¹Na popo kupinda ntsiku ziwiri, ikali phasika , na mphwando wa mikate yakusaya isti; na wakuluwakulu wa ntsembe, na wanembi wakapsaga njira yakuwa manga na kuwanamiza, na ku wapha. ²Ndipo wakalonga: ''Nkabe pa mphwando, kuti paleke kuwoneka kugwengesana pa wanthu.''³Na kukala iwe ku Betania, pa mui pa Simawu nyamapere , pakukala pa meza, padabwera nkazi bodzi, akhana nkhali yamafuta ya kununxira, ya kudulisisa, acisika nkhali yamafuta, adathulula mu nsolo mwace. ⁴Pada woneka wenengo wadadabwa wokha, wadati:'' Thangweranyi yadzongiwa mafuta ya kununxiraya? ⁵Nakuti mafuta yakununxiraya yangadagulisiwa na kobiri ya kupindiriza bzulu bzitatu bza denario, ndipo ingada perekiwa kwa walombo.'' Na kumunyunyutira.⁶Ndipo Jesu adati: ''Dusieni tangweranyi muli kumunzunza? Iye andicitira basa la bwino. ⁷Thangwe walombo wamba khala na imwe kwenda na kwenda; mungada, kana ku wayita bzabwino; ndipo ine, ndikajinjilini ku khala na ine. ⁸Enei acita bzace akwanisa; atsogola kuzodza thupi langu, pa kutsayiwa pangu. ⁹Cadidi ndikukubvunzani, kuponi kuti ku Nyika yentse yanu mukuda ika palidziwe Vangeri, na bzace acita bzinza kumbukiwambo mu nbfungwa.''¹⁰Yuda Sikariote, m'bodzi pa wakhumi na wayiri, adayenda kwa wakuluwakulu wantsembe, kuti wapereke kuna iwo. ¹¹Na iwo wacibzibva wadapfansa; na kumuyimbisa komupasa kubiri; na kupsaga kumupasa panthawe yabwino.¹²Pa ntsiku ya kutoma yamikate yakusaiya isti, pawo wakhaperekera cibayiro ca bira la Phasika, wapfunzi wace wadati: '' Ndikuponi kwako ukuda kuti tika gadzirire kuti udza dyere Phasika?'' ¹³Adatuma wapfunziwace wayiri, aciwabvunza: ''ndokoni ku Zinda, na munthu m'bodzi kuti anitola mpuxo m'bodzi wa madzi anzakufikirani, terani iye. ¹⁴Na mule mwace anida kupinda, bvunzani mbuye wapamuyi: Mesiri ati: Iri kuponi mbuto yakudyera Phasika na wapfunzi wangu?¹⁵Iye anzakupangizani thambwe likulu, lida longedziwa; penepo mukakonzere ifepano. '' ¹⁶wa pfunzi wabuda, Wacibwera ku m'zinda, wada fikira bzida konziwa ninga bzawo wakada longa, wada dza konzekera Phasika.¹⁷Na kumawulo, adabwera na wa Pfunzi khumi na wayiri. ¹⁸Pawo adakhala pa meza, nakudya, Jesu adati: ''Mwacadidi ndikubvunzani, kuti m'bodzi wanu kuti alikudya na ine, anzandipereka.'' ¹⁹Iwo wadatanga kusuwa, wacilonga m'bodzi na m'bodzi ''Kuti ndine?''²⁰Ndipo iwo wadamutayira: ''Ndi m'bodzi wa pakhumi na wayiri, kuti alikudya na ine m'ndiro. ²¹Ndipo mwa cadidi Mwana wa munthu aniyenda, ninga bzida nembiwa payiye; pontho kwawule Mwana adaperekiwa; bzingadakhala bwino kwa munthu weneyi ninga alibe kubaliwa.''²²Pawo iwo akhadya, Jesu adatola nkate; nakulonga bwino, adayigwanda, aciwapasa, aciti: ''Tambirani, iri ni thupi langu.'' ²³Nakutambira khapo, na kupasa nyaca, adawa pasa; na wetse wadamwa lace. ²⁴Nakuwabvunza: ''Iri ndi gazi langu, malembi, yanzakhala yaciyerera kuna wazinji. ²⁵Mwa cadidi ninkubvunzani, kuti lekani kumwa kayiri munxero wa muti, mpakana tsiku ire, mungamwa umambo upsa wa Mulungu.''²⁶Kubuda pakuyemba nyimbo ibodzi, wadabuda waciyenda ku phiri la Mawolivera. ²⁷Jesu adawa bvunza: ''Mwetse imwepo ninzakunamizirani; nakuti bzidanembiwa: Ninzatsamwisa m'busa, ndipo watendi wanzamwazika.²⁸Pontho pangu ninzapemphuka, ninzayenda kutsogolo kwa imwe mpaka ku Galileia.'' ²⁹Napenepo Peduro adati: ''Napo mwetse mucilikukalipidya, ine n'khabe.''³⁰Jesu adam'ubvunza: ''Mwacadidi ninkubvunza, kuti lero, usiku buno, djoingwe asati alira kayiri, unzandiramba katatu.'' ³¹Ponthu Pedulo, acim'manikidza akhalonga: '' Napo ndicida kufa nawe, cipo ndinzakulamba.'' Na wetse wakhalonga bzibodzibodzibvo.³²Wadabwera ku mbuto, ikhacemeriwa Getsimani, nakuwa bvunza wapfunzi wace: '' Khalani pani, ine ndicinamata.'' ³³Adatola Pedulo, Tiago na Jowau, nakutoma kutsamwa acigumbuka. ³⁴Aciwa bvunza: '' M'zimu wangu wudasuwisisa mpaka kufa kwangu; khalani pano, mucilindira.''³⁵Ndipo Iye adayenda padoko kutali, acigodama pantsi. Adanamata, kuti bzingada kwanisika, afunduke kwa iye panthawe ire. ³⁶Nakum'bvunza: ''Aba, Baba bzinthu bzetse kwa imwe psakukwanisika; ngayipindirire khapoyi kwa ine; pontho mbabzireke kuyitika na kuda kwangu, manji ande na kuda kwanu.''³⁷Adzabwerera pontho, adzawafikira wadagona; adadzabvunza Pedulo: ''Semeao, ukugona? aukhalindiri nthawe ibozi? ³⁸Khalindirani, nakunamata, kuti muleke kupinda mwakuezeriwa; m'zimu mwacadidi udakonzekera, nhama idaneta.'' ³⁹Pace adadzaenda pontho, adanamata, acilonga mafala mabodzibodziyo.⁴⁰Pace adadzabwerera pontho, awafikira wagona; nakuti matso yawo yakhalemera, wakhadziwalini dzakumutaira. ⁴¹Adadzabwera pontho kacitatu, ndipo awabvunza: '' Mukugona basi nakupuma? Bzakuana nthawe yafika. Ndipo Mwana wamunthu aperekiwe mumanja mwa wanhakuphonha. ⁴²Mukani, ambayni; ndipo anindigulisa alipaduze.⁴³Ndipo, pace akhafuma akulonga, abva fika Juda, wakuti akhali ubodzi wace pawa khumi nawayri, ndipo iye akhana nthinthi, na mipeni, na mimpini, kumbali kwa wakuluwakulu wanhantsembe, na lembi, wama anciao. ⁴⁴Nhakumugulisa akhadapasa cilatizo, kuawo, kuti: ''ule wangu nini m'psompsonayo, ndie; mumutenge, mwampolempole.'' ⁴⁵Pace abwera, ayenda pana iye, acimubvunza: ''Rabi'', amu m'psompsona. ⁴⁶Ndipo wamutenga na kumumanga⁴⁷Pa wanango akhalipopale ada pfuwa m'peni, aciceca nhabhasa wa nkulunkulu wa nha ntsembe, acimugwata khutu. ⁴⁸Jesu adha tanga ku mubvunza: ''wabwera kandi phata na m'peni na mipini, ninga ine ndine phanga? ⁴⁹Ntsiku yentse ndikhanae mu themberi, ndicipfunzisa, ulibhe kundimanga, ndipo na tenepai ukucita kuti ma nembi ya itike.'' ⁵⁰Ndipo wentse wada dzamu lekera,⁵¹Na mphale ubodzi akhamutera, akhada funika ca kufunika mu thupi la ku saiya bzakubvala. Ndipo wada mu phata. ⁵²Ndipo iye adhalekera ca ku funika na ku thawa.⁵³Ndipo wada tenga Jesu acimuendesa kwa nkulunkulu ya ntsembe, wa ma anciao na wa nembi. ⁵⁴Ndipo Pedulu amuterera na ku tali ndipo pa kufika munkati wakupindanamo mwa nkulunkulu ya ntsembe, ndipo ada dzakhala na wakuluwakulu, acikhala ku khundo kwa moto.⁵⁵Ndipo wakuwakulu wa kwa wanhantsembe, na wentse wa utongi wakha saga wa ku pupula tangwera Jesu, kuti wa muphe, ndipo walibhe kuwona thangwe. ⁵⁶Nakuti wajinji wakha pupula bza kunama thangwera iye, pontho wa nha kupupula wakha bzibvumiralini kwa iwo wokha wokha.⁵⁷Ndipo wanango wakha pupula bza kunama thangwera iye, wacilonga: ⁵⁸''ife tabva kulonga: Ine ninza fudza themberi la kuitiwa na manja, pa ntsiku zitatu ninza dontsa inango ya ku saiya kuitiwa na manja. ⁵⁹ne na tenepoiyo bzace akha pupulilha bzikha bvumiwa.⁶⁰Apo nkulu wa nyantsembe adamuka pakati, acibvunzisa Jesu: ''n'khautayiri cinthu? pswanhi bzawo wali kukupupula thangwera iwe?'' ⁶¹Ndipo iye ada nyamala, alibhe ku tayira bzinthu. Nkulunkulu wa ntsembe ada dza bvundzisasve: ''Ndiwe Cristu, mwana wa wule wakuti ngwa bwino?'' ⁶²Jesu atayira: Ndine. munzawona mwana wa munthu adakhala ku mbali ya didi kwa nya ntsimba, na kubwera na makole ya kudhenga.''⁶³Ndipo nkulunkulu wa ntsembe, acin'gamba nkuwo zace, adalonga: ''na thangwera canyi tinadaswve nyaku pupula? ⁶⁴imwepo mwabva bza kunama. bzikubwereranyi ?'' Napopo wentse wada mupompha m'poswa ya kufa. ⁶⁵Na wanango wadatanga kumupswipira, wacimubvunza ''profita''. ndipo wakulu wakulu wada dza mutambira na mabakera.⁶⁶Pace Pedulu akhali pa kupindanapo pantsi pace, adabwera nhabasa ubodzi wa nkulunkulu nya ntsembe. ⁶⁷pace iye adawona pedulu, kuti akhadakhala acibwibisa, adamudingisa, acilonga: '' ⁶⁸Iwepombo ukhali pabodzi na Jezu, nazareno.'' Ndipo iye adalamba, acilonga: ''nkhandi mudziwi, ndipo ndikudziwalini bzako ukulonga.''; ndipo adabuda aciwenda ku nyumba inango.⁶⁹Nyabasa ada muwona, acitangisa kulonga kaciwiri kuna wakhali popalewale: ''wuyi ndi ubodzi wawo''. ⁷⁰Ndipo iye adadzamulamba pontho. Kubuda popale, wale kuti wakhali popale wadamubvunza Pedulu: ''cadididi iwepo ndiwe ubodzi wawo; na tenepo ndiwembo galileu'''''.⁷¹Napopo iye adadzatanga ku tukana na ku dhumbira, acilonga: ''Ndikumudziwa lini munthu wanu mu kulongayi.'' ⁷²napopo dzongwe lida dzalila kaciwiri. Ndipo Pedulu adadza kumbukira mafala yace Jezu adamubvunza: ''Dzongwe yakadzati alila kayiri kene, iwepo unzandi katatu.'' Ndipo iye adzabuda popale acilila.

¹Pakuyeca, wakulu wa nhantsembe wakhada gumana na wa anciao, na wa nembi, na wentse wanyamitemo; Ndipo, wacimumanga Jezu, amutenga wacimu pereka kwa Pilato. ²Ndipo Pilato adamubvunzisa: Ndiwe mambo wa majuda? Ndipo iye adamutayira: Ndiwe ukulonga. ³Na wakulu wa nyantsembe wakamu pumpha bzvijinji.⁴Kaciwirikace Pilato amubvunzisa: n'khau tayiri cinthu? mphoswa zingasi zawo wali kukupumpha thangwera iwe! ⁵Ndipo Jezu alibhe kutayiraswve cinthu, na khaindi idhadzakala pilato na kudhabuwa.⁶Pa n'kwando, Pilato wadapfudzumula ubhodzi, ule kuti muni kumbira. ⁷wanango wakhada kumbira Baraba, wanya kumangiwa wanango, kuti pa kupandukirana akadapha munthu ubhodzi. ⁸Ndipo nthithi uda bwera ucitanga ku kumbira, ninga bzawo wakhadawaita.⁹Ndipo Pilato adawatayira: Mukuda kuti ndiku futhumulileni mambo wa majuda? ¹⁰(Nakuti iye akhadziwa kuti wakuluwakulu wanya ntsembe wakhada mu pereka na maipilha). ¹¹Ndipo wakuluwakulu wa nya ntsembe wada kalipisa m'thithi, nakuti na bzobzo, wa wafuthumulire Baraba.¹²Ndipo Pilato aciwataira kaciwiri, adawabvunza: kuti, munayitatani na ule wanu mumba cemera mambo wa juda? ¹³Iwo wadadza pomwe kuti: mukhomerereni!¹⁴Ndipo Pilato adawabvunza: Thangweranyi? kuipa kyanyi kwace ayita? Ndipo iwo wakha khuwa pontho: mba akhokhomeriwe! ¹⁵Ndipo Pilatos kuda kupfantsisa m'thithi, adawafuthumulira Baraba; Ndipo adapereka Jezu, kuti akhakhomeriewe.¹⁶Ndipo ma sirikal wadamutenga acimuendesa pa thangwe; ndipo wadadza cemera ma sirikal yentse. ¹⁷Ndipo wadazamubvazika nguwo; wada kata nkhata yaminga, wacimuikha. ¹⁸wada dzayamba kumumusa: nga musiwe! mambo wa mayuda!¹⁹Ndipo wada dza ceka mu n'solo na n'sale, wamupswipira, na kugodama, wada munamata. ²⁰pawo wada mu khundula, wadaha mu khukutidza ntsakala, wacimubvazikha na khuwo zace caizo, ndipo wada dzyendanae panja, kuti wakamu khokhomere. ²¹Ndipo wada mangirira ubhodzi Simeau cireneu, kuti akhapinda, kubuda ku tsanga, paiwace Alexandre na wa Rufo, kuti atenge txinjikwa yace.²²Ndipo wada muendesa pa mbuto ya Golgota, kuti kuphimbinudza ndi: mbuto ya mumphako. ²³Waci mupasa vinho yakusakanindziwa na mira; Ndipo iye alibhe kuyimwa. ²⁴Pa kumukhokhomera, wada n'gambirana nkhuwo zace, acithusirana soloti, kuna xire ca ubodzi na ubodzi cace angada tenga.²⁵Ykhali nthawe yacitatu, Ndipo wadha dza mu khokhomera. ²⁶Ndipo kunembiwa kwa mposwa yace ikhada nembiwa padzaulu: ²⁷Mambo wa mayuda. Ndipo wada mu khokhomera pabodzi na mbava ziwiri, ubodzi kumbali yace yadidi unango kumbali ya dzere. ²⁸---²⁹Ndipo wale wakhapita wakha munyaza, waci wanyaza m'solo yawo, Ndipo waciti: Ah! iwepo ndiwe umzafudza themberi, pa ntsiku zitatu uni imusa, ³⁰bzi futhumule wekha, Ndipo txitha pha txinjikwapa³¹Na bzibodzibodzi wakuwakulu wa nyantsembe, na wanembi, wakhabvunzana, waci nyaza: Iye asunungula mwanzace, yekha nkha abzi sununguli! ³²kuti Jezu, mambo wa israel, txitha ntxintxino pa txinjikwa , kuti tikuwone, tici bvuma! wale kuti wakhada khokhomeriwa naye wakha mutukanambo.³³Zicifika nthawe zitanthatu, udadzabwera m'dima pantsi pentse, kufika pa nthawe zi khumi. ³⁴Ndipo ntawe zi khumi, Jesu akhuwa na pfala likulu: ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACTANI, kuti ku phimbinudza ndi: Mulungu wangu Mulungu wangu, thangweranhi mwandisiya? ³⁵Ndipo wanango kuti wakhalipopale, pawo wadabva, wadalonga: kuti aku cemera Elia.³⁶Ndipo ubodzi, adadzathamanga, adzaza thonje la vinagre; aciyikha pa m'sale akhamupasa bzakumwa, aciti: musiyeni, tiwone Elia anibwera ka mubudisa. ³⁷Jezu akuwa na pfala li kulo, napopo adzafa. ³⁸Ndipo nguwo ya mu themberi idadza n'gambika mbai ziwiri kubhuda padzawulu na pantsi.³⁹Ndipo centuriyao ule akhali kumbali kwace, aciwona kuti afa adadza longa tenepai: cadididi munthu uyi akhali mwana wa mulungu. ⁴⁰wakhalipombo popale wakadzi wanango waci dhingisa na kutali, kuti pa iwo akhalipombo Mariya Madalena, na Mariya (maiwace Tiago mudoko wa Jose), na Salome; ⁴¹wale kuti pace akhali ku galileiya, wakhamutera, Na kumusenzera; Ndipo na wanango wajinji, kuti wakhada kwiranaye ku Jerusalema.⁴²Pakuyenda kumawulo, nakuti kukhali kugadzirira, kuti ikhali ntsiku ya kumbuyo ya salade, ⁴³Abwera Jose wa ku Arimateiya, aci pasa mbiri ubodzi yakulanga, kuti akha dikirambo umambo wa Mulungu, Na xungu ayenda kwa Pilato, adadza kunbira nthupi la Jezu. ⁴⁴Pilato adadzadabwa nakuti akhadafa kale. Adadza cemera centuriyao, ndipo adadzamubvunzisa kuti akhafakale adi na na nthawe ijinji.⁴⁵Pace iye ada tambira mafala ya centuriyao, ada pereka thupi kuna ⁴⁶Jose, wa kuti ada gula ca kufunika ci tete, ndipo acimusosa pa txinjikwa amuyika mu cakufunika citete. Paciwiripace, iye adadzamuyikha mu m'phako mwa kufungulika na mwala, ndipo ada ikha mwala pa n'suwo pa manda. ⁴⁷Mariya Madalena na mai wace Jose wadawona pawo wadamuyikha.

¹Pakupinda salade, Mariya Madalena, na Mariya maiwace Tiyago, ²na Salome, wada gula mfuta kuti waka zodze. Na macibesebese, pa ntsiku ya yamba, wabuera pa gorokota, pa kubuda dzuwa³Wakhabvunzana ubodzi na ubodzi: mbani anti fungira mwala wa pa gorokota? ⁴Ndipo akhali wakukulisa . Pawo wadalingisa, wadadzawona mwala ule ukhada funga kale;⁵wacipinda mumanda, wadawona m'phale akhada khala ku mbali yadidi , akhada bvala nguwo zakukulisa zicena; ndipo iwo wadadzadhabwa. ⁶Iye adadzawabvunza pontho: nhampodini kudabuwa. sagani Jesu Nazareno nhakukhokhomeriwa. iye adimuka, alilini pano. ndipano pa mbuto yanu mwamuikha. ⁷Napopo ndokoni, mukabvunze wa pfundzi wace na Pedulo, kuti akuenda ku Galileiya; kokule munkamuwona, ninga iye akubvunzani.⁸Ndipo iwo wakadziwo, wadabuda nakucimbiza, wadathawa mumanda, thambwera wakhada patiwa na mantha na kudzedzemuka; ndipo walibe kulonga cinthu kwa munthu, nakuti wakhana mantha.⁹Acimuka na macibhesebhese, pa ntsiku ya kuyamba, Jesu pakuyamba adawonekera kwa Maria Madalena, wace ada budisa madimini manomwe. ¹⁰Iye adayenda, adabvunza wace akhanawo, kuti wakhada tsukwala na kulila. ¹¹pawo wadabva kuti iye akhana moio, kuti adawoniwa na iye, iwo walibhe kubvuma.¹²Ndipo iye adzabwera ninga unango mwa awiri, omwe wakhayenda munjira ya nthengo. ¹³Iwo wadzayenda kukawuza wanzawo; tsono walibe kubzibvumira.¹⁴Pacumalizira iye adadzawoneka pa wa khumi na m'bodzi, pa kukhala iwo wentse pabodzipo; ada taira na kusaiya kutenda na kuwoma moiyo kwawo, na ku saiya kubvuma pa bzinthu bzawo wakhawona bzicimusiwa. ¹⁵Na tenepo adawabvundza: Ndokoni pa Nyika yentse, muka palidze vangeri kuna wentse. ¹⁶ule anibvuma aci batizariwa anza plumusiwa; ndipo ule anileka kubvuma anzatongiwa.¹⁷Bzvenebzi bzinzatewera wanha kubvuma: na dzinalangu munadzathamangisa madimoni; munadzalonga malewedue mapswa; ¹⁸munadzaphata nhoka na manja ; na kumwa bzinthu bzakupha, bzvinza kuitanilini bzinthu; munzatsandzika manja kwa watenda, ndipo wanza pola.¹⁹Ndipo Mbuye adati, pa kumala kuwabvunza, adatambiriwa kudhenga, adzakhala ku mbali ya didi ya Mulungu. ²⁰Ndipo iwo wadabuda acikhapalidza ku mbuto zentse, Mbuye aciwa senzesa, na kubvumiza mafala na miratizo kuti ikhawatera. Amem».

¹1 ninga wazinji wadakumbuka kuikha mwakulongedzeka malemba ya bvinthu bzvidacitika kwaife, ²2kuna wale wadabzviwona kucoquera pakutoma, na wale wakhali watsogoleri wa fala wadatibvunza, ³3bzvidakhala ninga bzvabwino kuti inembo, ndakhala wakudziwisiwa na cadidi kucoquera pakutoma, ndinembe mwakulongedzeka kuna iwe, wakulemekedzeka teofilo, ⁴kuti mudziwisise cadidi ca bzinthu bzomwe mudapfundzisidwa.⁵Panthawe ire Herodi akhali mambo wa kuJudeya, pakhana bhabha wa ntsembe akacemeriwa Zakaliya, pace akhali wa gulu la anyantsembe la Abiya; ndipo nkazi wace, Zabere akhali wa dzindza la Alau. ⁶Pa wayiri pawo wakhali wakuterera patsogolo pa Mulungu, ndipo akhateza bwino mitemo na bzvakutonga bzventse bzva Mbuya pakuleka kudzumiwa. ⁷manji akhalibe wana, thangwe Zabere akhabereka lini. Ndipo wayiriwo akhadha kalamba.⁸8 Tsiku inango, Zakaliya akhacita basa lace la ubaba wa ntsembe patsogolo pa Mulungu, nakuti ikhali nthawe ya gulu lace. ⁹Iye adasankhulidwa pakucita mayere malinge na cacudjaira ca tsembe, kuti apite mumbuto yakucena ya Mbuya ndipo akapereke ntsembe yakutentha yakununcira bwino. ¹⁰Yadzakwana nthawe yakutentha ntsembe yakununchira, mbumba yentse namata kunja.¹¹Penepo anju wa Mulungu adawoneka kuna Zakaliya, mbali ya didi ya mbuto ya ntsembe yakununcirayo. ¹²Zakaliya adawona anju ule, adadzidzimuka napopo adadzala na mantha. ¹³Manji anju ule adamubvunza kuti: Zakaliya! Leka kubva mantha. upupuli wako wabviwa. Mkazi wako Zabere an'dzakubalira mwana wa mamuna, ndipo iwe un'dzamupasa dzina la Juwau.¹⁴Iye an'dzacitisa kunfança na kucekera napopo wanthu wazinji an'dzacekerambo na kubaliwa kwace, ¹⁵nakuti an'dzakhala nkulu pamaso pa Mbuya. Iye an'dzamwa lini vinyu ne cakumwa cinango cakuledzeresa. Ndipo an'dzakhala nhakudzalilha na Mzimu Wakucena akasati kubaliwa.¹⁶Iye an'dzabweresa wanthu wazinji wa kuIjirayeri kuna Mbuya Mulungu wawo. ¹⁷Iye an'dzabakapita kutsogolo kwa Mbuya muuzimu na mumphambvu mwa Eriya, kuti adzabweze mitima ya wababa kuna wana wawo, napopo wakuleka kubva kuti adzakhale na udziwi wa wakundendemera, kuti asiye mbumba idakondzekeka kuna Mbuya.¹⁸18 Manji Zakaliya adabvunza anju ule kuti: “Ningadziwe tani kuti bzobzi ndi bzacadi? Nakuti ine-pano ndine nkhalamba na mkazi wanguyi ana magole mazinji”.

¹Pantsiku zozire Seza Aguxto adapereka Mtemo padeca wakuti mbumba ya utongibwa ciRoma yentse inembedye. ²Ndipo kanembera wakutomayo adacitika pomwe Kerino akhali mtongi wa kuSiriya. ³Wanthu wentse adayenda kukabzvinembesa m'bodzi na m'bodzi kumzinda kwace wadabalidya.⁴Ndipombo Zuze adabuda kumzinda wa Nazareta, cigawo ca Galireya, acikwira ku Judeya mzinda wa Davidi, wakucemira Belee, nakuti akhali wa pa nyumba na akhali dzindza la Davide, ⁵kuti akanembedye pabodzi na Maliya wace akhadamubvundzira ndipo akhana mimba.⁶Pawo iwo wakhali kumweko, ntsiku zakuti abale zidakwana. ⁷Ndipo iye adabala mwana wace wakuyamba, adamufunyizira panguwo, acimugonesa mucakudyera bzifuwo, thangwe mukhalibe mbuto yakuti akhale munyumba ya walendo.⁸Ndipo ku zona yoyire kukhana wamakabusa kuti wakhakhala kumweko, akhalindira bzifuyo bzvawo usiku. ⁹Ndipo bzvidawoneka kuti anju m'bodzi wa Mbuya, adayenda kuna iwo ndipo ukulu wa Mbuya udabvunika mumbali mwawo. Ndipo iwo adabva mantha kwene-kwene.¹⁰Ndipo anjuyo idawabvundza kuti: Lekani kubva mantha! Ndabwera kudzakubvundzani nkhani yabwino yakudekedzesa kukulu kuna wanthu wentse. ¹¹Nakuti lero lino kumzinda wa Davide, kwabaliwa mpulumusi kuti ndi Kristu, Mbuya. ¹²Canu mun'kamuzindikira naco ndi ici: Mun'kawona mwana adafunikizidya panguwo wadam'gonesa mwakudyera bzifuwo.¹³Panthawe ibodzibodziyo, padawoneka mthithi ukulu wa acikunda wakudzaulu pabodzi na anju, acimbatumbiza Mulungu, aciti:

¹Pagole khumi na lacixanu la utongi wa mambo Tiberiyo Sezar, nthawe imweyo, Pontsiyo Pirato akhali mtongi mkulu wa cigawo ca Judeya. Herodi akhali mtongi mkulu wa cigawo ca Galireya ndipo m'bale wace Filipi akhali mtongi mkulu wa cigawo ca Ituleya na kuTalakoniti. Ndipo Lizanya akhali mtongi mkulu wa cigawo ca Abirene.

¹Jezu, mwakudzala na Mzimu Wakucena, adabwerera kucokera kumkulo wa Jolodani, ndipo adatsogoleriwa na Mzimuyo aciyenda kucidambo,

¹Ntsiku inango, Jezu akhali m'mphepete mwa thawale la Jenezareti, mthithi wa wanthu ukhamupsindiza mbali zentse kuti ubve fala la Mulungu. ²Ndipo Iye adawona miyadiya miwiri yomwe ikhali m'mphepete mwa thawale, ikhadasiyidwa na akhombwe, omwe akhatsuka bwazi. ³Iye adapakira m'mwadiya omwe ukhali wa Simau, ndipo adamukumbira kuti augwinye pang'ono m'madzi. Ndipo adakhala m'mwadiyamo acipfundzisa mbumba.⁴Atamala kulewa-lewa, adauza Simau kuti: “Yenda pambuto pana madzi yakuzika”, ndipo imwe mwentse: “Kathuseni bwazi kuti mumphate ntsomba”.

¹Pantsiku inango ya Sabudu pace Jezu akhapita na m'munda wa mapira, ateweri wace adachola wacitxanga na manja acimbadya msoso

¹Pace Jezu adamala kulonga bzventsenebzo kuna mbumba, adapita mumzinda wa Kafaranawumi.²Mwenemo mukhana nyagirinya wa mkulu wa acikunda, iye akhadwala mwa pafupi-fupi kufa, ndipo akhafuniwa kwene-kwene na mbuya waceyo. ³Mkuluyo pace adabva kulonga bzva Jezu, adatumiza atsogoleri wa aJuda, kuti wakamukumbire abwere kudzamulimbisa nyabasa wace. ⁴Pawo iwo wadafika kuna Jezu, wadamukumbira mwakungingimira aciti: “Munthu eneyi an'themera kuti mumucitire bzvenebzvi, ⁵thangwe iye ambada dziko lathu ndipo adakondza nyumba yathu ya minamato.⁶Pamwepo, Jezu adayenda nawo. Pomwe akhali pafupi na nyumba, mkulu wa acikunda ule adatuma axamwali wace kukauza Jezu kuti: “Mbuya, lekani kubzidedemesa, thangwe ndine lini wakuthemera kuti ndikutambireni panyumba pangu. ⁷Ndipopo, ndiribe kubziyesa wakuthemera kudzalewa-lewa na imwe. Tsono lewani fala libodzi lokha, nyagirinya wangu an'limbisidwa. ⁸Nakuti inembo ndine munthu omwe ndiri pantsi pa akulu ndipo ndina acikunda omwe nimbatonga. Ndikauza m'bodzi kuti: ‘Ndoko’, iye ambayenda. Ndikauza winango kuti ‘Bwera’, iye ambabwera. Ndikauza nyagirinya wangu kuti: ‘Cita ici’, iye ambacita”.⁹Pomwe Jezu adabva bzimwebzo adadabwa naye ndipo adazungunukira kuna mthithi omwe ukhamutewera aciti: “Ine nin'kuuzani kuti napo muIjirayeri ndiribe kuwona cikhulupiriro ninga cimweci”. ¹⁰Pomwepo wanthu omwe akhadatumidwa wale adabwerera kumui ndipo adakamgumana walimba nyagirinya ule.¹¹Bzatapita bzimwebzi, Jezu adayenda kumzinda ukhacemeredwa Naini, ndipo akhayenda pabodzi na ateweri wace na mthithi ukulu wa wanthu. ¹²Pomwe akhafendera pa msuwo wa mzinda, mtembo wa mwana omwe akhali m'bodzi yekha wa mansiwa ukhacoka ukhayenda kukapendesedwa, ndipo mthithi wa wanthu wa mum'zinda ukhali pabodzi na mansiwayo. ¹³Pomwe Mbuya adawona mansiwa ule, adamubvera ntsisi ndipo adati: “Leka kulira!”

¹Bzvidapita bzimwebzi Jezu, adafamba m'mizinda na m'mii acimbapalidza na kufotokoza Mafala Yabwino ya Umambo bwa Mulungu. Ateweri wace khumi na awiri akhali pabodzi na Iye, ²napombo akazi anango omwe akhadacosedwa mizimu yakuipa na matenda, omwe ni Maliya wakucemeredwa Madalena ule omwe kale adacosedwa mizimu yakuipa minomwe, ³Juwana, mkazi wa Kuza, wakunyang'anira nyumba ya umambo ya Herodi, Suzana na winangombo azinji. Akazi omwewa akhambathandiza Jezu na bzinthu bzawo.⁴Mthithi ukulu wa wanthu udakonkhana ndipo wanthu wa m'mizinda yentse akhabwera kuna Jezu. Iye adalewa m'fananizo adati: ⁵“Mulimi adayenda kukabzala. Pomwe iye akhabzala, mbeu inango idagwera m'phepete mwa njira. Idapondedwa, ndipo mbalame za kudzulu zidaidya. ⁶Ndipo mbeu inango idagwera paminyala, pomwe idamera miti yace idauma thangwe lakusaya m'nyontho.⁷Inango idagwera pakati pa minga, idamera icikula pabodzi na mingayo tsono idatutumuka. ⁸Tsono inango idagwera pandovolo. Idakula icibala bzisapo bzizinji, ibodzi na ibodzi ikhana dzana”.

Atamala kulewa bzimwebzi, adakuwa aciti: “Ule ana makutu yakubva, abve!”

¹Ndipo Jezu adacemera ateweri wace khumi na awiri (12), Iye adawapasa mphambvu zakucosa mizimu yakuipa yentse na zakulapa matenda.

¹Bzatapita bzimwebzo, Mbuya adasankula ateweri winango makumi manomwe na awiri (72) ndipo adawatuma awiri-awiri, patsogolo pace, kumizinda na mii yentse yomwe Iye akhafuna kuyenda.

¹Pantsiku inango Jezu akhapemba pambuto ibodzi. Pomwe adamala kupembako, mteweri wace m'bodzi adamuuza kuti: “Mbuya, tipfundzisenimbo kupemba, ninga momwe Juwau akhapfundzisira ateweri wace”.²Ndipo iye adawauza kuti: “Mukapemba mbalewani kuti “Baba!Dzina lanu liremekezedwe.Umambo bwanu bubwere.³Tipaseni cakudya cathu ca ntsiku na ntsiku.

¹Panthawe imweyo, mthithi wa bzulu na bzulu bza wanthu watakhoncezana, kufika pakumbapondana m'bodzi na mwandzace, Jezu adayamba kulewa-lewa cakuyamba na ateweri wace, adati: “Khalani na cheru kuna bzakufufumisa bza aFalizi, bzomwe ni cipha-maso.²Palibe cinthu cakumpsinkhika comwe cin'dzasaya kuwoneka, ayai cakubisika comwe cin'dzasaya kudziwika. ³Nakuti bzentse bzomwe mudalewa pam'dima bzin'dzabveka pakungwerewera, ndipo bzomwe imwepo mudalewa mwakawere-were m'kati mwa nyumba, bzin'dzabvekera pantsodz⁴“Ine nin'kuuzani, axamwali wangu kuti: Lekani kugopa omwe ambapha thupi, ndipo akhamala bzimwebzo palibe cinango comwe ambakwanisa kucita pomwe. ⁵Tsono Ine nin'dzakulatizani omwe an'funika kugopedwa: Gopani Ule omwe, akamala kupha thupi, ana mphambvu za kuthusa mudindi la moto. Cadidi-letu, Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, Umweyo m'gopeni⁶Ungagulise lini mbalame zixanu na tukobiri tuwiri? Nakuti palibe na ibodziyo yomwe ni yakuyebwedwa na Mulungu. ⁷Napo tsisi lentse la mumsolo mwanu lentse ni lakulewengedwa. Lekani mantha, imwepo ndimwe wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa mbalamizo⁸“Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Ule omwe anindibvuma pakati pa wanthu, napombo Mwana wa Munthu an'dzamubvumambo pakati pa anju wa Mulungu. ⁹Ndipo ule omwe anindiramba pakati pa wanthu, an'dzalambidwambo patsogolo pa anju wa Mulungu. ¹⁰Ule omwe an'dzalewa kuipa Mwana wa Munthu, an'dzalekereredwa. Ndipo ule omwe an'dzanyoza Mzimu Wakucena, an'dzalekereredwa lini.¹¹“Akadzakutengani acidzayenda namwe kunyumba za mipembo, ayai kuna atongi na kwa akulu-akulu, lekeni kudzakhala na thupo kuti mun'dzabzikhocerera tani ayai mun'dzalewa ciyani. ¹²Nakuti nthawe imweyo-letu Mzimu Wakucena un'dzakupfundzisani comwe cin'dzafunika kudzalewa”.

Mfananizo wa nyakudala wakusaya ndzeru

Bza kukhumbula ayai kufa

¹Panthawe imweire, anango wa omwe akhali pompale adauza Jezu kuti Pirato adasanganiza mulopa wa aGalireya anango na ntsembe zawo. ²Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo munikumbuka kuti aGalireyawo akhali atazi kwene-kwene kuposa andzawo, kuti abonere tenepoyo? ³Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ndibzo lini! Tsono mukasaya kukhumbula, imwepo mwentse mun'dzadzongedwambo.⁴Ayai imwepo mun'kumbuka kuti khumi na asere (18) wale omwe adafa, mwa kugweredwa na nyumba itali ya Silowe, akhali atazi kwene-kwene kuposa wanthu wentse anango wakukhala muJerusalema? ⁵Ine ninkuuzani kuti ndibzo lini! Tsono mukasaya kukhumbula, imwepo mwentse mun'dzadzongedwambo”.Mfananizo wa mkuyu wakusaya kubala bzisapo

¹Pantsiku inango ya sabudu, Jezu adapita munyumba mwa m'kulu winango wa aFalizi kuti akadye, ndipo wanthu akhamunyang'anisisa. ²Patsogolo pa Jezu pakhana munthu m'bodzi omwe akhana matenda yakugwera thupi. ³Ndipo Jezu adabvundza adziwi wa Mtemo na aFalizi kuti: “Kodi ni bzakubvumizidwa ayai nee kulimbisa munthu paSabudu?”⁴Tsono iwo alibe kutawira. Tenepoyo, Jezu adamphata boko munthu ule acimulimbisa ndipo adamuuza kuti ayende.

¹Ndipo wanthu wakupimisa mtsonkho na wanthu wakucemeredwa atazi adakhoncezana kuti adzabve Jezu ²Ndipo waFalizi na amisiri wa Mtemo akhang'ung'udzika acimbati: “Munthu umweyu ambatambira atazi acidya nawo pabodzi”.³Pamwepo Jezu adawacitira mfananizo wakuti: ⁴“Kodi mbani wa imwe, acikhala na mabira dzana, ndipo bira m'bodzi acitaika, angasiye lini makumi mapfemba na mapfemba mutsala ndipo acitewera bira wataikayo mpaka kumugumana? ⁵Ndipo akamugumana, ambam'kupika paphewa mwakukomedwa⁶aciyenda kumui. Akafika, an'cemera axamwali wace na wapafupi aciwauza kuti: ‘Komedwani pabodzi na ine, nakuti bira wangu omwe akhadataika ndamugumana’. ⁷Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, ni bzibodzi-bodzi, kudzulu kun'dzawoneka kukondwa kwene-kwene thangwe ra mtazi m'bodzi omwe anikhumbula kuposa makumi mapfemba na apfemba wakulungama omwe an'funika lini kuti akhumbule”.⁸Ayai, kodi ni mkazi muponi omwe angakhale na kobiri khumi za ndzayaya, icitaika ibodzi, angasaye kugasa m'bvuniko acipsaira munyumbamo ndipo aciinyang'ana bwino-bwino mpaka kuiwona? ⁹Ndipo akaiwona, ambacemera axamwali na wapafupi wace aciwauza kuti: ‘Komedwani pabodzi na ine, nakuti kobiri yangu yomwe ikhadataika ndaiwona’. ¹⁰Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, ni bzibodzi-bodzi pan'dzakhala na kukomedwa pamaso pa anju wa Mulungu thangwe ra mtazi m'bodzi omwe an'khumbula”.¹¹Jezu adapitiriza kulewa aciti: “Munthu m'bodzi akhana wana wace awiri

Mfananizo wa msunga-cuma wakusaya kukhulupirika

¹Jezu adauza ateweri wace kuti: “Msunga-cuma wa munthu m'bodzi wakudala, adapasidwa mulandu wakuti akhamudzongera bzinthu bzace. ²Ndipo iye adamucemeresa acim'bvundza kuti: ‘Ni ciyani cimweci comwe ndirikubva bza cipande cako? Ndipasire m'dandanda wa basa lako la msunga-cuma, thangwe iwepo un'pitiriza lini pomwe kukhala msunga-cuma’ ”.³“Msunga-cuma ule adakumbuka kuti: ‘Mbuya wangu alikundicosa. Nin'cita ciyani? Nakuti ine kulima nin'kwanisa lini, ndipo ndina manyazi ya kumbafamba ndicikumbira. ⁴Ndin'dziwa bzomwe nditi ndicite, kuti ndikacosedwa pabasa langu pano, wanthu anditambire m'manyumba mwawo’ ”.⁵“Pamwepo iye adacemera m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa wanthu omwe akhana mangawa na mbuya wace. Ndipo adabvundza wakuyamba kuti: ‘Iwepo una mangawa ya kobiri zingasi kuna mbuya wangu?’ ⁶Iye adamutawira kuti: ‘Migolo dzana ya mafuta ya oliva’ ”. “Msunga-cuma adamuuza kuti: ‘Tambira tsamba lako khala mwakamkulumize ndipo nemba makumi maxanu (50)’ ”. ⁷“Patsogolo pace adabvundza waciwiri kuti: ‘Iwepo uli naye mangawa ya tani?’ Ndipo iye adatawira kuti: ‘Masakha dzana ya tirigu’ ”. “Ndipo iye adamuuza kuti: ‘Tambira tsamba lako la mangawa ndipo nemba makumi masere (80)’.⁸“Ndipo mbuya ule adamutenda msunga-cuma wakusaya kukhulupirika ule thangwe adabzicita na kucenjera. Nakuti wana wa dziko lino ni wakucenjera kwene-kwene kuposa wana wa ceza. ⁹Na tenepo, ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Phatisani basa udali bwa dziko lino lakuipa kuti mukhale na axamwali, mwakuti udalibo bukadzamala mudzatambiridwe bwino kumbuto zakukhala kwakusaya kumala”.¹⁰“Omwe ni wakukhulupirika pa bzing'ono-ng'ono, ni wakukhulupirikambo pa bzizinji, ndipo omwe ni wakusaya kulungama pa bzing'ono-ng'ono, ni wakusaya kulungamambo pa bzizinji. ¹¹Tenepoyo, imwepo mukasaya kukhala wakukhulupirika pakuphatisa basa udali bwa dziko lino lakuipa, mbani an'dzakukhulupirirani pa udali bwacadidi? ¹²Ndipo imwepo mukasaya kukhulupirika pa bzinthu bza anango, mbani an'dzakupasani bzomwe ni bzanu?¹³“Palibe wabasa omwe angatumikire azimbuya awiri. Nakuti angawenge m'bodzi acibverana na munangoyo, ayai an'dzatumikira m'bodzi acinyoza munangoyo. Bzingacitike lini imwepo kutumikira Mulungu ndipo mucitumikira kobiri”.Jezu adatsimula aFalizi¹⁴AFalizi omwe akhafuna kobiri, akhabva bzentsenebzo ndipo akhambanyaza Jezu. ¹⁵Ndipo iye adawauza kuti: “Imwepo ndimwe omwe mumbabziyesa kuti ndimwe wakulungama pamaso pa wanthu, tsono Mulungu ambadziwa mitima yanu. Cinthu comwe ni cakufunika kwene-kwene pakati pa wanthu ni cakunyantsa pamaso pa Mulungu”.Bzipfundziso bzinango ¹⁶“Mtemo na bzomwe adanemba Apolofita bzidaphata basa mpaka thawe ya Juwau m'batizi. Panthawe imweyo kuyenda kutsogolo yalikupalizidwa mafala yabwino ya Umambo bwa Mulungu, ndipo wentse alikuyezera kucita mphambvu kuti apite muUmambobo. ¹⁷Ni bzakupusa kunyembereka kudzulu na pantsi kuposa kugwa kwa kadutswa ka Mtemo”.¹⁸“Omwe anilamba mkazi wace acikalowola mkazi winango wacita upombo, ndipo mwamuna omwe anilowola mkazi omwe adalambidwa wacita upombo”.Wakudala na Lazalo¹⁹“Pakhana munthu m'bodzi nyakudala omwe akhabvala nguwo zabwino ndipo zakobiri zizinji ntsiku zentse akhakhala pabwino. ²⁰Ndipo patsogolo pa msuwo wace pakhana wakukumbira-kumbira m'bodzi dzina lace Lazalo, iye akhadadzala na bzilonda m'thupi. ²¹Iye akhambafuna kudya tumbvululu tomwe tukhagwa pa meza ya nyakudala. Napombo bwaya zikhabwera kudzamunyanguta bzironda”.²²“Idafika ntsiku yakuti wakukumbira-kumbira ule idafa, ndipo anju adamutenga aciyenda kukakhala pabodzi na Abrahamu. Ndipo wakudala ule adafambo acikapendesedwa. ²³Mudindi la moto momwe akhaboneresedwa, iye adanyang'ana kudzulu adawona Abrahamu patali, na Lazalo pambali pa iye.²⁴Pamwepo, adamucemera adati: ‘Baba Abrahamu, ndibvereni ntsisi ndipo tumani Lazalo kuti akatibzike ntsonga ya cala cace m'madzi kuti adzajejerese lirime langu, thangwe ndirikubonera kwene-kwene na motoyu’ ”.²⁵“Ndipo Abrahamu adatawira kuti: ‘Mwana wangu, ulikukumbuka kuti pomwe ukhana moyo iwepo udatambira bzinthu bzabwino, ndipo Lazalo adatambira bzinthu bzakuipa. Tsapano lino, iye ali kutsangalazidwa kuno, ndipo iwepo uli kwakubonera. ²⁶Ndipombo, pakati pa imwe na ife pana cigwindza cakuzika kwene-kwene, mwakuti wale omwe an'funa kucoka kumbali ya ife acibwera kuna imwe, ayai kucoka kumbali ya imwe acibwera kuna ife, an'kwanisa lini’ ”.²⁷“Iye adatawira kuti: ‘Na tenepoyo, ine ndirikukukumbirani Baba kuti tumani Lazalo ayende kunyumba kwa baba wangu, ²⁸nakuti ndina abale wangu axanu. Ndipo mulekeni akawacenjeze, kuti iwo asaye kubwerambo kumbuto ya kubonera ino’ ”.²⁹“Ndipo Abrahamu adamutawira kuti: ‘Iwo ana Mozeji na Apolofita. Awabvere amwewo’ ”. ³⁰Iye adati: “ ‘Ni tenepoyo lini Baba Abrahamu, Napopo m'bodzi pakati pa wakufa angadayenda mpaka kumweko, iwo angadakhumbula’ ”. ³¹“Ndipo Abrahamu adamutawira adati: ‘Iwo akasaya kubvera Mozeji na Apolofita, napang'onopo an'dzakwanisika lini, napo winango pakati pa wakufa acilamuka’ ”.

¹Jezu adauza ateweri wace kuti: “Bzin'kwanisika lini kupingiza bzinthu bzomwe bzin'dzacitisa mbumba kuti iphonyeke, tsono tsoka kuna munthu omwe an'dzacitisa kuti bzimwebzo bzicitike.

Mfananizo wa mansiwa na mtongi

¹Ndipo Jezu adafotokozera ateweri wace mfananizo, wakuwawonesa kuti bzikhafunika iwo kumbapemba nthawe zentse mwakusaya kuleka. ²Iye adati: “Mumzinda winango mukhana mtongi m'bodzi omwe akhagopa lini Mulungu napo kulemekeza munthu.³Ndipo mumzindamo mukhana masiwa m'bodzi omwe akhambayenda ntsiku zentse kuna iye, acimbakam'kumbira kuti: ‘Nditongeni mwa cirungamo mulandu omwe uli pakati pangu na nyamadulanthaka wangu’.

¹Ndipo Jezu adapita muJeriko acimbagwata na mumzinda.

¹Bza kupasidwa mbvumo kwa Jezu

20Pantsiku ibodzi pomwe Jezu akhapfundzisa wanthu na kumbapalidza Mafala yabwino m'Nyumba ya Mulungu, adafika akulu-akulu wa azibaba wa ntsembe na adziwi wa Mtemo na atsogoleri wa mbumba,

¹Ndipo Jezu adanyang'anisisa adawona wanthu wakudala acimbaikha cakupereka cawo mukaxa ya bzakupereka ²Iye adawonambo mamsiwa wakusauka acithusa tukobiri twace tuwiri. ³Ndipo Jezu adalewa kuti: “Nin'kuuzani kuti mamsiwa wakusaukayu wapereka bzizinji kuposa anangowa wentse. ⁴Wentsenewa apereka bzomwe bzasalira. Tsono iye, pa usauki bwace, wapereka bzentse bzomwe akhali nabzo kuti bzimuthandizepa moyo wace”.⁵Ateweri wace anango akhambasimba bza mantikade ya Nyumba ya Mulungu na minyala yabwino ndipo na bzakuperekedwa kuna Mulungu. Tsono Jezu adalewa kuti: ⁶“Bzimwebzi bzomwe imwepo mulikuwona, zin'dzafika nsiku zakuti pan'dzakhala lini mwala padzulu pa undzace. Minyala yentse in'dzagumulidwa”.⁷Pamwepo iwo adamubvundza kuti: “Misiri, kodi bzin'dzacitika lini bzinthu bzimwebzi? Ndipo ni ciratizo ciponi comwe cin'dzawonesa kuti bziri pafupi kucitika?”

¹Citalo cakuti aphe Jezu

22Ndipo ikhafendera nthawe ya cikondweso ca pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, cakucemeredwa Paxkwa.

¹Ndipo gulu lentse lidalamuka liciyenda na Jezu kuna Pirato.

¹Pantsiku yakuyamba ya mdzinga macibese-bese, akazi adatakula bzakununcira bzomwe akhadakondza aciyenda nabzo kuthenje.

¹Pokutoma likhali fala ndipo falalo likhali pabodzi na Mulungu. ²Iye pakutoma akhali na Mulungu. ³Bzinthu bzentse bzidalengedwa na iye, tsono palibe ciri centse cidalengedwa mwakusaya iye.⁴Mwa iye mukana moyo. ⁵Ndipo moyoyo ukhali ceza ca wanthu..⁶Paenga no mwanarume wakatumua naMwari zina raka yiJohani. ⁷Iena wavia nenga mupopho kana kupopuridja Uremeredjo roTcheza, Kuti kuna wese watendi pakanti pake. ⁸Iena atchainguepe tcheza, Kana wakaviya kuti haite mupopho oTcheza.⁹Tcheienga Theza tcho tchokwandi, tchino djekesa wwanhu wese, Tchiacheigumaa Munyika.¹⁰Iena Veinga munhika, Kana nyikeio Vakaidhua, vakaindhua nae, kana nyika vazivi kumuzia. ¹¹Wakavia kuno tchia tchairi tchake, zvaia zvake azivi kumuachira.¹²Kuno wese vakamuachira, Kana vaia vakatenda Zita Rake,Vakayarepekedja Simbha ngokuti vaite wana yaMwari. ¹³waiva vatchikamuzivi kubavua moRoopa tcho Mwanarume, Kana yoMwari.¹⁴Kana mosoko waye Yomunyama wakegara kune itiso, Takaona Kudjeka kuake, Kana kudjeka koriega koPaapha Kuzala neNyacha neTchokwandi. ¹⁵Johane wakampupura kwake waikhuva, Wainaga: Undho undiwiva wandainanga: Wanovia masure mwangu wakandipindayo inini, Ndivakananga kupinda inini.¹⁶Ngoukuru wake wese waoua Nyacha ngoNyacha. ¹⁷Ngokuti mutemo Ngdjakapuya pakate paMosi,Kana nyacha nochokwadi wakaviva noPakati paJesu Kristo. ¹⁸Apana Umweni wakaona Mwari. Kana hega Ari Mwari, weinga wese pakati noPaapha, Ndie Wakahupanguidja.¹⁹Indhoio ndovona Mpupho hoJohane, Naapo maDjunda phakamutuma kuenda koJerusalema maphirista noMadikone. Ngokuti amuvunjisa: Ndivowani Iwewe? ²⁰Iena wakanga pachena hazvikulamba, Ngokudaro wakaleulira: Inini Ndiripi Kristo. ²¹Ndive, Wane Wayeuve? Ndive Eria? Iena wakandawira: Andinipi.; Iweve ndiwe Muprofita? Iena wakandavira: Andinipe.''²²NoZvonazvo Vakamuvudjisa: Tiunjei iwewe ndivewani, Ngokuti Tipe Masoko waivakatituma. Uno nangueni Phachako? ²³Iena wakati: Inini ndiri Izwi lowia rino khwa kubhani: Gadjirirayi guanja roMambo, Nenga Muprofiti Isaya Isaya vakanaga.²⁴²⁵Kana vaivia waenga vakatumua vaenga Mafarisi. Vakamuvudjisa: Kuti ngenhi Ulikubabatiza, Ngokuti aulipi Kristo, kana Eria oKana Muprofiti?²⁶Johane vakava Davira inini ndino babatiza no Kumua, ngokuti, pakati phenyu, Pali Munhu kuti amumuzivi. ²⁷Hu ndiena wanozoviva kumbedji kuangu, ngokuti inini andiripi okusanguva kuti ndisudjunyura Uridji wemanguanda wake. ²⁸Zvonazvo wese zvakaitika kubetania, Kudivi rimweni roJordao, Kwia kuei babatiza Johane.²⁹Mangwana yandzace, pomwe Juwau adawona Jezu ali kumufenderera adalewa aciti: "Uyu ndiye Bira wa Mulungu omwe andzacosa bzakuipa padziko. ³⁰Ngumweyu omwe ine ndikhalewa ndiciti: M'mbuyao mwangu an'bwera mwamuna omwe ni mkulu kuposa ine thangwe iye akalipo kale ine ndinati kubadwa. ³¹Inembo ndikhamudziwa limi kuti iye mbani. Ndipopo ine ndabwera kuddzabatiza na madzi kuti wanthu wa kuIjirayeri wamudziwe.''³²Johane vakapupula. Inini ndakaona Mweiya Veichita ngoKundenga Nenga njiya, wakangarisisa kune Iena. ³³Inini anditchazivepi, Kana wiya Vakandituma kuti ndibabatize ngoKumua, Vakandivudja wiya kana Mweiya hungaguma kuvari Ochita kunaiena, Yongarisika ngoMweiya Mutchene. ³⁴Inini ndakaona ndaka Puphurisisa kuti hu ndiMwana hoMwari.³⁵Ngozua rimweni,Johane veinga ariuzwe noVadjidjise vake waviri. ³⁶Wakaona Jesu weinguina, wakati: Uyu Gundata RoMwari.³⁷Vadjidjisi waviri, Vazva zvaakabua Johani, Vakamutevera Jesu. ³⁸Jesu Vakavirira, vakaona ivona veimutevera, Iena vakati: Munodenyi? Ivona vakandhavira: Rabi(zwino buira mdjidjise), Unogarepe? ³⁹Iena vakavavudja: Vivanyi, munoyana. Vakaenda, wozovona kuano gara Jesu, wakagaranae Zuvaronaro, Ngokuti Wekwuederera nguya yotchigume.⁴⁰Anderea, Mwana YoSimoni petho, vaenga Umwe vakazwa kuvereketa kua Johane, Votevera Jesu. ⁴¹Iena vakakhanga ukuntaga vamavaake hochokwandi, Simoni, Vakavudja : Takamukhanda mesia (zvinobuira Kristo). ⁴²Iena vakamutora kuna, Jesu. Vakamusota, Jesu wakati: Iwewe ndiwe Simoni, Mwana yoJohani. Unchandainjua Cefas (Zvino buira petero).⁴³Zuwa Rochipiri, Jesu kuakaenda koGalilea Wakangumana filipi Vakati:Nditeyere, ⁴⁴Vakanda Filipi vaenga moBatesada, kuDeroba ro Anderea noPetero. ⁴⁵Filipe wakanga natanaeri honvunja: Wiya wwatakanjua noMitemo djoMosi nomaProfiti noZvovakatara, muaso takamukanda: Jesu Mwana hoJosefa, OkunaZareti:⁴⁶Natanael Vakanvujisa: zvino zvirozvakana noNazaleta? Filipi Wakati: Vanji muzoyana. ⁴⁷Jesu vakaona Natanael vei kwendera, Wakanaga Ngondawadjake: Ngauvo MoZiraeri Vanongoneka! ⁴⁸Natanael vakavudjisa: Wakandizivira kuapi? Jesu wakandawira: Filipi Ari ato vakudaninja, Ndaka kuvona, waenga wakagra pasi phomButi.⁴⁹Natanaeri Vakandawira: Mudjidjive, Iwewe ndiwe Mwana YoMwari! Iwe NdiveMambo hoMaziraeri! ⁵⁰Noponapo Jesu Vakati: Ngondava kuti naavunja kuti ndakuona zvikorowani kupinda twovavona. ⁵¹Notchikwadi, noTchikwadi ndino Vunjani kuti Munozowana Denga Lakafunguka, noNgueirizi dje Mwari Djeikwira kana djeitchita kune Mwna Vemunhu.

¹Ngozuva Rochitato, kuainga noMuchato mukana muGarirea, Nemai WaJesu vainga haripo. ²Jesu noVadjidjise Vake, Vakandaijua yaKaenda Kumuchato.³Pokupera vine, Mai wake Jesu wakavunja: Iona hayane Vine. ⁴Jesu wakati ngenhi munouya wandire, mudjimai? nekuti nguva wangu haisati Vaguma. ⁵Mai wake wakati wachandii intanhi zvandino nanga.⁶Phainga phana mudjio mutandatu yoMapuwe hakachenewsa kare nekuchadisua neJudha, Ngomumwe Vaidaichira Makumi masere hojhuru nomazana maviri litor. ⁷Jesu wakati zanjani muzivo nokuMua iyo wakazadja kakushenjekera. ⁸Naiena wakati kune waranda: Zvisai pandoko Torai muende nayo Kwemukuro yemusongano iona wakaita;⁹Naapo mukuru Yemusongano wakaravira kumua houku chingua howa vine, (Yena waizvizvia kwaiva Vine nowamweni wachandi wake wakavudjisa kumua kumua waiziva). Iena wakadhainja muchati wake. ¹⁰Iena wakati: Wese tanganhi mwapha Vine yakanaka, kochipiri Vine yokudhodhoka, Nohao vakadaijua vangazo dhakua wese ngati makainga Vine yakadakanja.¹¹Idji dhijo tchichamiso tchokutanga, Jesu wakaita kuna kuGalileya, Wakarangidzira hutende wake wadjidji wake yakadakaja.¹²Pokupedja, Jesu, Mai wake, Hama djake nowadjidji wake wakaenda kuKafarnaumi vakagarepo mazuva asikazi kuwandha.¹³NePaasika yoJudeya rankaaphendo, Ngokuti Jesu wakaguira kuJerusalema. ¹⁴Iena wakaenda Mutepheri n avo vaitenguesa nombe, Gundata, Gjiva, Nevaitenguesa serana marinnewaigaremo.¹⁵Jesu wakati, Muchakue ubote ovagogomesa wese wakambundha kunja kuesata, Nokubanidja nomangutandha, Nombe, Vakarasa mare yovateguesipashe, Vakasheja, Matembura Ayo. ¹⁶Iena wakananga kuna waia waitenguessa Ngjiva: Bvisanhi zviro izvi muchaite nhumba yaBhaba wangu ngati Bazari.¹⁷Newadjidji wake wakarangarira mataro: Kuti Rudho nohumba yako inozondiphaza. ¹⁸Ndizvo kuvatongui yoJudeya vakandavira etchiti ngozvapii tchioniso tchamonitipanguira nokuita izvi zviro? ¹⁹Jesu wakapindura, Kunaiona vakati fudjani Temperi, Ngomazuva matatu ndinozorivaka.²⁰Ndivo, maJudeya wakati: Kwavari musoto, Magumi noMarogomuna neMatatu kutirivakwe? Imwemwe Unorivaka ngomazua matatu? ²¹Asi, Iwewe, wakananga mudjedje ngomuviri wake. ²²Ngonguva imwe, Wakamuka pokuta wadjidjisi wake wakazo kaamadja kuti vainga nokutenda Masoko akananga Jesu.²³Zvino apo paenga muJesrusalema, Ngenguva yophaasika, vazindji wakatenda Zina rake ngokuti vakavoona zvitchamiso zvaiita. ²⁴Asi, Jesu, Aazi kuangonda kwaavari, Ngokuti waivaziva wese. ²⁵Waiya washaindepii Munhu haiinte tchipupoo kuna Mwanarume iena ega anoziva zviro zviri Mukati meMoiyo mweMunhu.

¹Kuinga mufarizeu Umwe waindaijua Nicodemo, wainga mukurukuru yoMujudha. ²Iena akavia kuna Jesu noUsiko Omuvunja: Rabi, tinozviziya koti ndimue mudjidjise wakavia kuma Mwari, ngokuti akuna anoita zwamunoita actchina Mwari.³Jesu akandavira: Ngomutchokuandi ngomutchokuandi ndinokuvudja munduwese anontama kubhariwa patwsua, kaviri kuona kundenga ka Mwari. ⁴Nicodemo akati zvinoitisa kwandiri Munhu wakabaria kuve wathikaraha? zvinoita kunnguinazve mundane waMai wake kuti abwaria?⁵Jesu akandavira: Motchokuadi ngomutchokuadi Ndinokuvunja: Kuti wia atchizvivikubaria ngokuma kana ngomwa aviri kunguina kunguina kudwenga kwaMwari. ⁶Pawia ano baria ngonhama ngounhama, Pawia anobaria paMweia ngooMweia.⁷Othakabana ngozvia Zvandinokuvunja zvironodikana kuamuri ndikubaria patsua. ⁸Dwuti, rino vungusa kuarinodwa. nonozva kurina kuano kudaro arukuzvive kuaringanda noKuarinva. Nokudaro wese wia anobwaha Mweia NgoMuia.⁹Nicodemo akanvudjisa oTchimuvunja: Zvinoitisa kudini zvondozvo? ¹⁰Jesu wakandawira: : Iwewe ndiwe mudjidjise waMusiRael auzvizivi Zvonazvo? ¹¹Ngomotchokuandi no mutchokuadi ndinokuvunja: Itusu tinonanga zvia zvatinoziva tinophupura zvatinoona nokundaro amundaviri chaphupo tchendu.¹²Dwendamuvunja zvino zvopanhika amutendi, Munozvozvidavisa kundini ndikamuvunja zvino zvomundenga? ¹³Akuna akambokwira kudenga akambocthira mudenga kunja, kunawiya wakadjuka Mundega, Mwana YeMunhu.¹⁴kundaro Mosi akamusa nhoka djomuecha Mwana YoMunhu Onodikana kumusa. ¹⁵AKuna wia anomutenda, kuari anohora openhu otchingaper.¹⁶Ngoti Mwari akanda nhika noDwisisa otuma Mwana wake Umwe. Kuna waya anomuntenda, Anoona ophenho otchingapere. ¹⁷Nokudaro Mwari azituma Mwanake kuti atongue nhika nokundaro nhika oponese ndava djaka . ¹⁸Kuna wava anomutenda azotongue, Wiya acthizivi kutenda arikuzotongua. Ngoti watende muZina waMwana Mwari waMwari.¹⁹Konako ndikutongua: Tchieza yakavia munhika, Nokudalo Wanhu vakandisa octhindima kana tchieza, Ngoti vanonda kuita zakachata. ²⁰Ngoti wiya anoita zvakachata azonda tchienza nokundaro avirikuna tchieza kutizvanoita zvitchaoneka. ²¹Kuti wia anoita zvomuchokuadi, anovia tchieza, Kuitira kuti zvioneke patchena dweMabasa oro aizvua muna Mwari.²²Ngoponapo Jesu noWadjidjise wake vakaenda kunhika yoMajudha, Pavakapedja mukuvo na iona ponapo vaBhabatzwa, ²³Johane wanga wachibhabatiza kuEron, pedho yaSalim, Ngoti kundanyo kuanga noKumua wakavanda, novanvakuari wabhabatiza. ²⁴Johane anga tchito akandiwa Mudjeri.²⁵Wadjidjise wamweni waJohani wai kanana no muJudha ydawa yo mbemba yo kutcheneso, ²⁶Ivona wakapinda kuna Johani koMuzvunja Rabi ndicthini tchainga naiwewe padiviriweni yoJordani ndiyani wakakudwa irika iena arikubwabatiza wese wari kuenda kuari.²⁷Johani wakandavira: Akuna anodikana kuphotchera tchiro kadwa mukupua tchiro kuDwenga. ²⁸Imwimwe ndimwe oTchumairo pazesa zuananda: Inini andiripe muKristo, Ngokuti akananga: Ndakatumwa kuaiena.²⁹Mukadje ngoMwanarume, Ngokuti chamari oMwanarume, Rimundope anozua anodakarisa ngondva noIzwi roMamuna. ndiridai kudakara kukuana, ³⁰Zvinodikanika kuti iena hakure inini ndipunguke.³¹Wia anouva kudenga aripanhezuru kuavese; Zvia zvianova pase ngozvo pase, Ngokuti anovereketa ngozvopase. Wia anova kudenga ndiena opamberi pavese. ³²Iena anova anobuya zvakazua nKuti zwakaona ngokudaro apana anodwavira octhipupo. ³³Wia anodavira otchipupo vanozviona kuti Mwari ngomutchokuadi.³⁴Wia anotumwua kuaMwari anobuya mazvi aMwari. Ngoti Mwari anopa ngomumweia kutinga pari; ³⁵Bhaba anoda muana nokudaro akepekendja zviro zvese Munhara ndjake. ³⁶Ngondava zvondozvo wia anotenda kuamwana ano opunhe otchingapare nokudaro wia otchingateverere Mwana azvomboione upenhu otchigaperi ngokudwaro anozotambudjika ngova yese kuna Mwari

¹Jesu paakaziva kuti vaFarisi vaiinga vazwa kuti iena wainga echiita nokuBhabhatisa vadjidji vajawanda kupinda Johani. ²(Ngokudaro Jesu wainga achikabhabhatisa, asi vadjidji wake,) ³Wakasiva vaJudha aka hwirira kuGalilea⁴Zvaidhiwa kuti apinde ngokuSamariya. ⁵Wakaviya kudhorobha roSamariya, Raizwi, Sikari phedho nonhika yaJakobe djaiinga akapira Mwana wake Josefa.⁶Painga noMwimbo waJakobe,Jesu wainga aremba ngohwendo, wakagara phedho nomuwimbo , yainga nguva yochichanu. ⁷Mwanakadji womuSamaliya wakaviya kuzotchera kumwa, Jesu wakati kwaari; Ndipevo ndimwe; ⁸Vadjidjivake vainga vayenda kudhorobha kotenga zvokuha.⁹Mukadji woSamaliya wakati: Kuitisa kudhini iwiwe urimuJudha wokumbira inini muSamariya kumwa? Ngokuti, MaJudha nomaSamariya avachaizwanepi zvakanaka. ¹⁰Jesu wakati: nowaiziva chamwari, Nokuziva kuti ndiyani urikuti. Ndipevo: Kumwa'',¹¹Mwanakadji waakadadavira echiti: Mambo amuena bagedi, Mwimbo wakajika; munoichera ngenhi kumwa yokupona? ¹²Ngokudaro iwewe urimukuru kuna baba vendhu Jakobe, Vakatipa muwimbo wao kamwavo novana vake nomagundata ake?¹³Jesu wakandavira: wese Unomwa kumwa iyi unozwazve nhota. ¹⁴Asi wese Unomwa kumwa iyi yandino kupa, Auchazozwizve nhota. Ngokutidaro, Kumwa yandinokupa, Auchazozwizve nhoya. Ngokundaro, Kumwa yandinokupa izvovana simba roupenhu usingaperi.¹⁶Mwakadji wakati ''Kwaari: Mambo ndipenhi kumwa yonayo, Kuti Ndichazoviazvepano kuzo chera kumwa. ¹⁵Jesu wakati, endai wodinja mwamuna wako uviyenaye pano.¹⁷wanakadji wakati: Andina mwamuna; Jesu wakati : Wananga zvakanaka: Inini andina mwamuna; ¹⁸Wainga navachano mwamuna waunye wari naye asipi wako nazvo wananga chokwadhi;.¹⁹Mwanakadji wakati kuna Jesu:Mambo ndinozvona kuti muri muProfita. ²⁰Madjibaba edhu ainamata mudhudhu yiri asi imwimwi munoti muJerusalema ngondau inoita kunamatira;''²¹Jesu wakamudhavira: Mwanakadji tenda mandiri, yakwana nguya yokuti asipi paabundhu asipi muJerusarema mamuchazonamatira baba. ²²Imwimuri kunamata zvamuchingazivii itusu tinonamata zvatinoziva kuponeswa kunowa kuna Judha.²³Nazvo ichakwana nguva nazvo yatokwana kuti vanamunata vochokwadii vachazonamata baba mumujimu neMuchokwadi. Ngokuti ndiwana vanomati vano tsakwa ndiBaba. ²⁴Mwari mujimu vaya vanomunamata vanodiwa kumunamata mumujimu nomuchokwadhi;.²⁵Mwanakadji wakatia: Inini ndinoziva kuti mesia vari kuvia, Wiya unodadainjwa'' Kristo"'. akaviya unozotivunja zvewe;''. ²⁶Jesu wakati: Inini, ndini unovereketa naiwewe'.²⁷Panguya yonavo vadjidji vake wakanguma vakachaminsica ngokuti waivereketa noMwanakadji; Ngokudaro, Apana naumwe wakamuvunjisa vaikutsakenhi? Kana kuti nguenhi unowereketa nave?²⁸Mwanakadji waksia ndovo yake, wakahvirira kudorobha, Wakavunja vandhu: ²⁹Viyani muvone mwanarume wandiwerenguera zvese zvondakaita andiyepe Kristo? ³⁰Iona vakasiya dorobha vakavia kwaari.³¹Apo, Vadjidji vake vaikumbira'' Rabi Ihanhi; ³²Yena wakati:Indinotuhakwandinako kutindine kamuchingazivi. ³³Vadjidji vaivujisana umwe neUmweni: Zvinginta kuti aripo wavisa zvokuha?³⁴Jesu wakati: Kuha kwangu kuita kudha kowakandituma. Nokuzadjisa mabhasa: ³⁵Imwimwi amuzivi kunanga: Pasara mwedji murongomuna kuti mukorore? Asi inini, ndinoti kwamuri: Mukanhi muvone mundha, Zvaiva kuti mukorore? ³⁶Waya warikukorora unopuwa mupochero wake wounganidja muchero wake kuita waone uohe³⁷Nokudharo zvanangua uchokwandi umweni unosima umweni wokorora. ³⁸Inini ndamutuma kuti muende kokorora mamuzivi kumuchanda, Vamweni wakachanda imwimwi muno ngena muBhasa rawo.³⁹VaSamaliya vazinyi vamundhorobha roSamaliya vakatenda Mwaei ngompamusoro tchipupu womwanakadji wiya,: Yena wakandivimja zvese zvondinga ndakaita. ⁴⁰Ngokundaro vaSamaliya wakaviya kwawari, Vomukumbira kuti agare nayo, Yena wakangara mazuva naviri.⁴¹Vanhu vazinji vakantenda, ngokunda homazwi ake. ⁴²Iona vaivunja mwanakadji itusu tatenda kuchiripi ngokunda komazwi ako basi, Waritaziva kuti uyu ndiena muponesi wonhika.⁴³Kuva pomazyva wonawo, Wakaoinda kuGalileya: ⁴⁴Ngokuti Jesu wainga akavinanga kuti muOrofita atentwi munhika yake. ⁴⁵Paakaguma muGalileya vaka muachira. Iona vainga wavona zviro zvese zvainga echita muJelusarema pamutambo, Ivona vainga vaendho kumutambo woPasika.⁴⁶Wakaviazve kuKenani yokuGalileya, kwaingakachinja kumwa kuti iyite vhini. Kwainga naMambo asmwana wake waihwaya kukaFarenaumi. ⁴⁷Paakazwa kuti urikuvaJudha kuhwirira kuGalileya, Wakaenda kwaari akakumbira kuti aponese mwana wake wainga waphedho noKufa.⁴⁸Jesu, Wakati kwaari: Namuchizikuzvivona zvikhombidjo muchimeso, Amuchazotendeepi. ⁴⁹Mambo Wakadhavira Tenji viyanhi kwadiri mwana wangu achito wafa.'' ⁵⁰Jesu wakamuvhunja;. Pindai mwana wako urimupenhe.'' Mwanarume wakatenda pamazwi yaJesu aanga ananga, Wakapinda.⁵¹Paainga echdheruka, Vachandi wake vakamukanda, Vechiti Mwana wako Urimupenhue. ⁵²Wakavavhunjisa wainga akatanga kuita bhoo nguyenhi; Vakadhavira zuro chousiko paguva yochinomwe utenda wakamusiya.''⁵³Baba wake Vakaziva nguva chainga akazvinanga ndiona Jesu: Mwana wako Urimupenhe.' Iena nohama jake djese jakatenda. ⁵⁴Ichi chakava chichamiso chochipiri chaJesu chaakaita paakava kuJdhiya.

¹Kupera kwazvo vakaitika mabhutcho yo maJudha, Jesu waka kwira kuJerusalema. ²Kuno gandua koJerusalema paduzi noPamusuvo yoPaguntandata, no tchiaramaiko ino nfhaijua Betesaida,Pano mosuvo djichano djakafukijika ngo kwese. ³Mwanhu wakavanda yoKuwhadja, Mapofu, Kana Munhu vakavoma ndowhirimwe nokufawha,(Zvirema) Vaingara pamusuyopo (Vei ngarira kumwa ivunduke,). ⁴Ngondava kuti ngirozi yoMambo veitchita veiVundura kumua nguva noNguva, Kana via anonguina kana kumwa irikuvunduka,Anovanguisua mavadjiro ese vakasiana siana⁵Mwanarume umweni,Wainga eivadja wainga noMakore Makumatato noMasere, Veinguepo. ⁶Wakamona vakawata veiziziva kuti veinguepo Ngo ngua zvizvidji, Jesu wakati: Unonda kuvanguisiya?⁷Mwanarume waivandja wakandhavira: Mambo, inini andina munhu kuti andidhire muGandua, Kana Kumua Vandhuva: Kana ndirikupinda, Umwe unoNguina kunmbedji kuango. ⁸Jesu wakati: Mokai phatai mubedo wako Famba.⁹Tchiriporipo, Mwanarume wakavanguisua, Wakabata mubedo wake oFamba. Zuva ronaro riengue moSabatha.¹⁰Nozvonozvo, MaJudha wakati kuno mwanarume vaenga waka wakangusua: Waengue Sabatha, Azvi tendesi kutakura mbemdo wako. ¹¹Mwanarume wakandhavira: Wia wakandivanguisa wakati: Mphata mbedo wako kana Famba.¹²Wakamuvunjisa: Ndivani wakakuvunja: mbatai Mbedo wako kana famba? ¹³Nozvonozvo, Mwanarume Waichamuzivepe ndiane Wakamuvanguisa, Ngokuti Jesu veenga wakavisika phatchifikificike ngokuti paenga noMwanhu wakavanda noPonapo.¹⁴Ngonguva imweni Jesu wakakwanda mwanarume maSotho, Wakanvunja: Kuti warizvino wangara vokuvanda! Utchia itzwe zvitema, Ngokuti zviro zvakakura zvitame kuitika. ¹⁵Mwanarume wakandhudha hoenda kovunja maJudha kuti Jesu ndiena waeenga wakandivanguisa.¹⁶Ngokundharo, Vakuro hoMaJuda Vaitevera Jesu, ngondava kuti wana zviro ngomuSabatha. ¹⁷Jesu wakati: Bhaba wangu anobatambasa kuna noNyamasi, Ininio ndinobhatayo kuva nyamasi. ¹⁸Ngondava yozvonazvo, MaJudja veinha kumu Ulawa, Kuchiripi kwenga ngoku puanga Sabatha, Ngokuti yo Runoindja Mwari Bhaba wake ngokundha kuzvinhanisa noMwari.¹⁹Jesu wakavandhavira; Notchokuandhi, Notchokuandhi ndinokuvunjai kuti Mwana hoMunhu aiti zviro paakaenga, Nekuti zvinovana bhaba vetchita; Kana zvino ita Bhaba, Ngokuti mwana anozviitavo. ²⁰Ngokuti Bhaba anondhana noMwana, Kuti vano mupangundja zvese zvanoita kana hamphanguidja zviro zvakarurama kupinda zvonazvo, Imwimwi Monozowakamadjua.²¹Ngokuti, Nenga ndheia kuti Bhaba manomusa vekufa, Nekuti wanopa hupenho, Nekuti Mwana anopava upenhu waanondha. ²²Ngokuti Bhaba atongui Munhu, Iena Wakapa utongui wese kune Mwana wake. ²³Kuti wese varemekedje mwana nenga zvavano remekedja Bhaba. Kana wia arekedji mwana, Aremekedji wia wakamutuma.²⁴No tchokwandhi, No tchokwandhi, Ndinokuvunjani, Kana kuti wiva vanozva masoko ango kana hoMutendha wia wakakandituma arinaivo Upenhu Utchingaperi azosungwi, Azopangwina moKufa hoEndha noUpeyo.²⁵No Tchokuandhi, No tchokuandhe, Ndinokuvunjanhe inozova nguva, wari, Wazotoguma, Kuti vokuta vaiwa vazozva izwi roMwari hoMwari, Vanozozvizva, Vanoponeswa.²⁶Zvakana asikunoheia Bhaba ano Upenhu kuna iena, Nozvimezvo, Iena vakapekedja upenhu kuna Mwana kuenga, ²⁷Kana Bhaba wakapha Mwana Simba aite Mutongui, Ngoti iena ndiMwana hoMunhu.²⁸Mucha kahamadjika ngo zvonazvo, Ngokuti irikunguma nguva kuti kuna wiva arimuguva vazozwa izwi vanozombhundha: ²⁹Vakaita zvakanaka, Kuno Rumoko hoUpenhu, Vakaita zvokuchata, Kona Rumuko roMutongue.³⁰Inini andingaiti zviro kuandiri, Ngandinozva,, Ndinotonga, Mutongui wangu ngazvona kamale ngokundava andi tsuangui kuita tchido tchango, Kana no tchido tchawia wakandituma. ³¹Kana, Ndenga, Ndingazwipa mupopo kuna inini, mupopo vango aoriphi hoTchokuandhi. ³²Aripo Umwene anopatchipopo ngondava Django, Kana inini ndiziziva kuti mupopo vwake kwandiri ngoTchokuandhi.³³Imwimwi mwaka tuma vatumike kuna Johani, Kuna iena vakapupura Tchokandhi. ³⁴Ngozvonazvo, mupupo vandirikuvachira vaivi ku Varume. Ndino buia zvonazvo kana kuti muvine kuponeswa. ³⁵Johani vaenga lujo kuti ino buaka yo veneka ngongua yochomaneMwakandhakadjiva ngo lujo vake.³⁶Ngovese mupupo vandirinavo ndivakakura kupinda vaJohani, Ngokuti maBhasa vandakapuva noBhaba kuti ndihite, Ndimambha amweo andinoita, Ano pupuridja kwandiri zvandinohita kuti Bhaba vakandituma. ³⁷Bhaba vangu kamale, Vakandituma, Vakapupuridja ngongava Django. Imwemwe amuto kuzvizva izwi rake, neMwazivi kuriona magariro vake. ³⁸Kana masokovo, Amutona Mwa muri, Ngokuti atendi wia vakandituma.³⁹Izanisanhi Mataro ngondava munotenda kungara noUmpenhu autchingaperi, Zvitaro zvimezvo zvino pupurira kuandiri. ⁴⁰Kana amotondhi kuviva kwandiri kuti muhone uoenhu.⁴¹Inini andipotcheri remerdjo Romwanarume, ⁴²Nekuti ndiziva kuti amuna rundho romuMwari mukati Mwenhu.⁴³Inini ndakaviva no zina roBhaba wangu, Amwazivi kundi achira; Kana Umweni angazoviva nozina rake, imwimwi munomutenda. ⁴⁴Munotenda Kundhine, Nekuti imwimwi, Neko amotchuaki remedjo riva rekuti tchinova tchimwe tchinova kwa Mwari?⁴⁵Mucha rangarira kuti inini ndino kupambadjiranhi kono Bhaba. Wia anokupambandjirani kono Bhaba. Wia anokupambandjirani yiMosi, Wia wamunondhara tchigondhero. ⁴⁶Kana mweimutendha Mosi, Mweindha kunditenda inini, Ngokuti Mosi vakapupura kondava romerodjo rango. ⁴⁷Ngokundharo, Mukatama kutenda zvaaka tara, Monotenda kudhini masoko ango inini;..

¹Kwakupera kwaizvi, Jesu wakampindha ku diwikue Baharkwe yeGalileya, Nekundeia waka dhainja bhahar Tiberiades. ²Nekudeia kwainga neUmwe bungano wunho aona wakamutewera ngokuti wechi yaona michamiso Jesu wazoita kunewia wakuvaja. ³Jesu wakakwira mudhunhu akangara phasi newadjidji wake.⁴Zvino phasika, Dhiri reva Judharakawedzera. ⁵Phaaka sonta Jesu waka Ona mbungano Imwe wulo yechiya kwaari, wakati Filipe ndikwapi tinganphindha kotenga phao yekuyha Vaweher? ⁶Jesu wakati izvi kumedza, Ngokuti iye wainga chaanozoita.⁷Wakamudavira Filipe: Echiti, Zingwa zvemazana Mairi ZePahau azvi Gume kuna wanhu wese waposhera okakakna phandoko. ⁸Umwe wevadjidji wake, Andreya, Hama weSimoni Petero Jesu wakati: ⁹Phano tine Mwana Umwe Murume wanhao phau machano nevihave zviri howe; Dichini kuna wese?¹⁰Jesu wakamudawira:"Itai kuti mbugano igare pasi. "Phaigazviziji peejarindi ndao iwana. Kuita makumi emazana mashanu kuwanda. ¹¹Kundaro, Jesu wakatora mapao, zuwa rimuene waiha wapera kupa nhacha,wakapa uwana vakagara pasi. Nekundeia iena wakaita wogwee njingare njwakawandha. ¹²Rini bungano rapera kuGuta, Jesu wakati kune wadjidjise wake: woperanhe zvindimo zvaka akasara, kuti kusarisha tchiro.¹³Nekundeia wadjidji wakaungana wakazajha Gumenewzviri zimugio nezvindimo zvichano zwePhao, akasara kuneavo vaiya kuwha. ¹⁴Rini wanhu wakazovona zviratijho zwaka inta Jesu wakati: "Uyu ndimuProfiti wakwokwadi wakandika kuti hawia munhika". ¹⁵Jesu phakazvua kuti iena wakagara phendho wawivie wakamubhata ngesimba kuti wamuite Mambo wakapindazve kuMutundhu.¹⁶Kwanga Usiku wakaguma kuneWadjidji wanga wake wakajuka Gandua. ¹⁷Phaka waguina muGalawa, wakapinda muBhahari roCafarnaumi. Kwanga Usiku guwavowondoywo Jesu anto wawia howakanda. ¹⁸Nekudeia ndawa ndawa yeDhutu Guru raivhuvhuta.¹⁹Nekudeia, Wadjidji waihasua makumairne zichano neMakumatato zveku sianinja waka wakaona Jesu watchifamba, Wetchi kwendera wakathia. ²⁰Jesu wakati: "Ndini!! Muchantchiya. ²¹Kana iona waka tchupika muGarawa tchiriporipo Ngalawa wakaGuma phachindiki.²²Nozvuwa Rotchipiri bungano vakangara phandiwi rimweni reBhahari wakaona apachina Gakawa rimweni kutamba ondoyo nekundeia Jesu atchi kunpinda neWadjidji wake, Nekundeia wadjidji wake vanga wapinda ongaa. ²³Ngozvese, painga waganana muGalawa waka wia kuTeberiasi phendho ndau kuwana kwatakaha phau nekupera weMambo kupa nhancha.²⁴Nekundaro Bungano wakazviziwa kuti Jesu neWadjidji wake neWainga kondhoyo, waka Gwina muGalawa wakapinda kuCafarnaumi kumusaka iena. ²⁵Waka Gwina mudiwi rimweni Gandua wakavunja: "Rabi, mwakanguma rini phano?"²⁶Jesu wakamundawira, wetchiti: "Ngomukwokwandi, noMukwokwandi, imwimwi mukundisaka nekuti wakona zvichamiso nendawa nekuhwa kuePhao imwimwi makaguma. ²⁷Bhatanhi maBhasa nekuha nezvinowia, nekundeia nesanja rinongarisika ophenhu pasinga pheri, Iwapi mwana weMurume wanekupanhi nekuti Mwari, Bhaba, Wakazvifunga.²⁸Nekundeia iona wakati kwaJesu: "Ditchini tchinondika kuti tiyite Bhasa raMwari?" ²⁹Jesu wakandavira: Iri ndiBhasa reMwari: tendai kwawia wakamutuma".³⁰Nekundeia iena wakati: "Dimotandinjo wapizvino dika waone nekuti muzvione kwitikutendenhi? tino intenhi? ³¹Bhabawendu wakahawa Manaa kubhani, ninga zvakatarhwa: Iena wakaapa kuhaa phao rekuDenga."'³²Nekundeiua Jesu wakamundawira: Nomukwokwandi ndinokuvunjai, asipi mosi wakakupanhi phao zveKundenga, Bhaba wane kupanhi zvekandi phao weMwari. ³³Nekuti phao weMwari wakazvuka nekundenga neuphenhu wenhika". ³⁴Nekundeia iona wakati kune Jesu: " Mambo tipei itchi phao Nguwa dzese.³⁵Jesu wakati: "Inini ndir phao yokuphona, winha wano wiwa kuneinini aingare nenjara, nouwo Unotenda kwendiri angarizve nenhota. ³⁶Asi ndakati kwomuri mwaka andiona asi amuzi kunditenda. ³⁷Zvese zvanondipa Bhaba wanozowia kwendiri, zvino wia kwandiri andimurasi akadi kunja.³⁸Nekuti ndawia nekundenga nekuti anditii kunda kwangu, Asi kunda kwouvo wakandituma. ³⁹Uku ndikwo kunda kwowakandituma, kunditcharuza naumwe pawese akandinpa, ngokundaro tchazvo amusati mwazua akakupenjesera". ⁴⁰Nekuti kundauku ngokwa Bhaba wangu wese unoringira Mwana nekutenda kwaari unowanokupona kusikapori; neni ndinozomumusai phazua rokuphendjesira".⁴¹Nokundaro, waJundha wakavhuruvhuta ndiena ngokuti wakati: "Inini ndinitchingwa chakawa nekundenga". ⁴²Iona wakati: Asipi iena Jesu Mwana yaJosefa, nekundeia Bhaba naMai wake watinozia? nokundeia, iena, wakati: Inini daka njinta neKundenga'?".⁴³Jesu wakapindura akati: " Mutchagugute mwenga. ⁴⁴Akuna munhu zvigainta onowia kwandiri, kundeia Bhaba wakandituma asamukweya; neni ndinozomusa nezuwa rakupera. ⁴⁵Zvakatawa neMuprofiti: '' Wese wanodjidjisua neMwari. Wese wana njewe wakasunguwa kunaBhaba, Unouya kwendiri'.⁴⁶Aninagi kuti uripo wakona Bhaba kwenga iye wakava kunaMwari; ndiye wakamuona Bhaba. ⁴⁷Nomuchokwandi, noMuchokwandi, ndinoti kuti wiha wanotenda wanoona kupona kusikaperi.⁴⁸Inini ndiri chigwa tchokupona. ⁴⁹MadziBhaba enhu wakaha Manaa muBhahari navo wakafa.⁵⁰Wonaio riphao wakatchita kundenga kuti kuwazwi ndiani kwamuri unochinda aachafi. ⁵¹Inini ndiri tchigwa waphao tcheupenhu wakachita nekundenga. Umwe munhu wanoha tchigwa wano rarama kwenda nekwenda. Inini ndinokupanhi muwiri wangu nekundawa Openhu wenhika.⁵²MaJudeiya wakangara wakanhaganjika kuneiona, watanga kuvjisa, wainanga: Genhi ondou wanotipa Muwiri kute tihe"? ⁵³Jesu wakati nomukwokwandi nomukwokwandi ndinokuvunjai mungaramba kuha nhama eyo Mwana wemunhu kutamba kumu roparake, amuone openhu waMwari.⁵⁴Wiana wanoha nhama yangu omuwa ropha rangu aneophenhu wasingapheri, ndinozomusa mazuva rokupera. ⁵⁵Nekuti nhama yangu ndiwo rekwokwandi sanja, ropharangu ndiwore kwokwandi ndoro. ⁵⁶Wiana wano owha nhamarangu nowanowa roparangu unongara mukati neni ndinongara mukati mwake.⁵⁷Nekundeia ndiBhaba wanopona wakandituma, neni ndinopona ndiBhaba, ngokundaro uwo unodindja ndiye unozopona ndini. ⁵⁸Itchi ndicho phao wakachita nekundenga asipi waBhaba wenhu wanaha wakufua. Uwo wanoha phao wanongara pinda nekupinda. ⁵⁹Jesu wakati izvi echidzidzisa munhatso yokundira kuCafarnaumi.⁶⁰Nekundeia waginji wadjidji wake rini wakazvizua zvondozvo wakati: Iri izvi rakakoznzua ndiani unokona kurizwa? ⁶¹"Asi Jesu, ectiziva mukati mwake;' iri izwi rakakonza, ndiano unokona kurizwa''? Asi Jesu, ecthizua mukate mwake kuti wadjidji wake wakagurunuka ngueizvi iro, wakatimkwaari; Izvi tchinomupunhunisa here?⁶²Mungazviona Mwana wamurume wano wira kaena wainga? ⁶³Ndiwo Mweya unopa. Nhama ainhuri tchiro mazvi endakareketa inini kwamuri ari mweya nokupona.⁶⁴Asi waripo wamweni pakati phenhu wasingatendi; Ngokuti kubvira pakutanga, Jesu waiizviziaa kuti ndiani unozomupira. ⁶⁵Iena wakati: Ngenhi ndao ndakareketa kwaamuri nditchiti, Apana unokona kuuya kwendiri kuti asingazi kutenderwa neBhaba".⁶⁶Pakuoera zvondozvo waginji wadjidjise wake wakavirira sure, awzin kuzonhamba nawe. ⁶⁷Jesu wakati, Kune Gumi nawaviri, "Imwimwi munonda kuendavo here? ⁶⁸Simoni Petero wakamundawira: Mambo tinopinda kwapi?imwimwi ndimwi mune soko rekusinga peri, ⁶⁹Nesu takatenda tikazia kuti iwewe uri wakachena wamwari.⁷⁰Jesu wakandawira: Inini ndiziwi kusanani imwimwi, muriGumi Nawaviri? noumwe wenhu diwe Satani,; ⁷¹Wakawereketa ndiwa yaJudhasi mwana waSimoni Sikarioti, ngokuti Judhasi ndiye teguesa ari Umwe wevaGumi nawawiri.

¹Sure ko zwionazwi, Jesu waifamba muGalileya, Ngokuti waitchadepi kuhampa muJudha, Ngokuti eaJudha waindha kuMuraya. ²muphuso rewaJudha rematumba yangapedho.³Hamadjake njaka muvudja: Phudai pano Uende kuJudh, Kuti vadjidji vako vaone mischando younoita. ⁴Ngokuti akuna Munhu anoita zwiro ngokufishika hungadha ku zwika, Wetchiita zwiroizvi zwikombidjei kuno Nhika.⁵Ngokuti ne hama tchake djaimuntedepi. ⁶Jesu wakati: Nguva vangu aisati vaguma, Ngokudaro nguva yenhu hiripo. ⁷nyika itcha nhenha imwimwi ne inini ndinonada zwaunoita zwakaswata.⁸Hendanhi imwimwi kumabhuso, Inini andiendi kumambhuso ngokuti nguva vangu haito vaguma. ⁹Jesu pakaphera kubuva, Wazo gara muGalileya.¹⁰Hamadjake pha djakaenda kumabhuso, Iena azoendavo, Pambheri asi ngokufishika. ¹¹WamaJudha vaiswaka pha mabhuso, eshiti: Iena arikwapi.¹²Phs mbungano, Painga muvuctho djokuvanda ngokundava iena, Wainanga: Iena ndi mwanarume wakanaka; Wamweni waiti: Andiepi iena anotchengueta mbungano. ¹³Ngokundaro, Apana vaibuva phambheni ngondawa wake, Ngokuthia wamaJudha.¹⁴Muphuso painga pakati, Jesu wakakwira mutemperi wakatanga kudzidzisa. ¹⁵WaJudha wakatanga kuhakamara washiti: Ngondavadjeni Mwanarume Uyu hanoziva, Kana aziwi kumbo dzidzisva? ¹⁶Jesu wakati:kuzvizvisa kwaku asi kwaku, kana azivi wakandituma.¹⁷Kuva anodha kuiti kudha kwake, anozvozviwa ngondawa kudzidzisa kwake, kana izvi zwinovia kuna Mwari here nokuti ndinowereketa patchangu. ¹⁸Huwa hanonanga phachake anozwanga kusimbwa, ngoti huva anotchaka ku simbwa nahua waka mutuma iena zworadhi ha tongui.¹⁹Asi Mosi wakakupani mutemo? no zwese, neHumwe venhu anodjita. Ngondawaojeni mukunditzwanga kana mundirave. ²⁰Mbungano yazo ndhawira: Phano dhimoni. Pkukudzanga kana akuhurave.²¹Jesu wakandavira kakwavundja: Inini ndhakaita Mbasa rimwe, muwese mwaka kuhamara nazvo. ²²Mosi wakakupani sokwa-izwi azwisivi kuvia noMosi, Zwavia no madjiteteguru no musaphata sokwanhi mwanarume.²³Mwanarume anga wakatchekwa noMusaphata, Kuita kuti mutemo yaMosi uctha phuanha, Ngeni hunobhundu ngongava ndaphonesa Mwanarume ngomusabathe? ²⁴Musatonga ngokuezaanisa, Ndikana mutongue kwakanaka.²⁵Vamweni vaJerusalema wainanga: Asi iena hakutzwangua kuti araive? ²⁶Iena anobuva pambheni, Aopana tchawano muvutcha. Kana watongui wano zwizviwa kuti ndi Kristu? ²⁷Tinozviziwa kuti iena ngokwapi, Kana Kristo anga wiva, Apana anozoziwa kuti iena anga kwapi²⁸Kana Jesu wakamusa izwi mutenmperi, Etchizvizvisa, Akati: Imwimwi munondiziwa, Munondiziwa, Munondiziwabndaphundha kwapi, Andiziwi kuwiva ngikwangu, Asi huvo wakandituma dzokwandhi kana imwimwi amucha muziwi. ²⁹Inini ndino muziwa ngondava ndikunbundha kuno iena, ndiena andituma.³⁰Kana vona waitchanga kumusunga apana wamundira nhara ngondawa nguva wake ya tchaiguepi Yaguma. ³¹Ngokundaro mbungano guru yai Mudha. Wona wainanga: Kristo anga wiva, Azoita zwikombidjo zwinoita Mwanarume Uyu? ³²Vafarisi wakazwa mbungano weshi nanga zwiro zwa Jesu, Wakurukuru yoMaprista, Mafarisi vakatumira MAPHOLIC nekuti ya vasungue.³³Jesu wakati: Nditchiri nemwi ngo nguva ndhoko, Nokundharo ndirikupinda kwaviawakandituma. ³⁴Imwimwi muno ndikwanga, Hamundikhandi; Kwa ndinopindh, Auendi.³⁵Ngokundaro maJudha waiBuya phatchaho; Mwanarume uyu apinde, Ngokuti aticha muvonizwe? Kana iena anozo rarama nomaJudha vano rarama ku nhika djokudja? Kana anozo dzidzisa vaiha atchiripi maJudha? ³⁶Zvikunangueni mazvi akambuva iena: Imwimwi munondiswanga, Amukandi, Kwandino auendi?³⁷Pakaguma zuva yokupedjisira, Zuva Guru romutambo Jesu wakamuka no Izwi rakakura wakati: Kana pana Munhun anonhota, Ngaviwe kuno inini amwe. ³⁸Wiva anonditenda, Zvinonaga Baiberi, Ngemukati Mwako munophara BahariyoKumwa.³⁹Iena wakananga izvo ngondava mwehia djainga djakapotchehua wanomunda; Ngondava Jesu waingepi haikzwa.⁴⁰Mbungano imweni, Phaizvwa Mazwi haya, Vakati: Iena ndi Muprofeti. ⁴¹Vamwena vakati: Uyu ndi Kristo; Asi vamwenivakati Kristo wakava muGaleliya here? ⁴²Manhori hanangi kana Kristo hanozozwa kuzvidza raDavidhi, Asi bethereema muguta Mwaigara Davidhi?⁴³Vakatanga kupauiana kuno mbungano ngongava yake. ⁴⁴Vamweni vainga na Iena vaindha kumusunga asi apana amundhira nyara.⁴⁵Kana masuphaya waviya paingo wakurukuru yo Maprista neMafarisi, Vona vakamuvutchisa: Ngondavadjeni aziwi kumuwisa? ⁴⁶Masuphaya wandavira: ''Akuna akambowereketa ngati iena.⁴⁷Ngo izwo Vafarisi vakadhavira: Nemwimwiyo Mwakatchengetuhao. ⁴⁸Hulipo here wevatongui nokuti wevaFarisi wanomutenda. ⁴⁹Kana mbungano, Hatchaziwi mutemo, Yatukwa.⁵⁰Nikodhemu, Umwe yoMafarisi wainga wakaonana naJesu phokutanga, Wakananga: ⁵¹Mutemo djenhu djino tonga Munhu isati ya tanga kuzwa kana kuziwa zwa anoita. ⁵²Wona wakadhavira: Huri muGalileya twakai huwone apana Muprofita akava nomuGlileya.⁵³Naapo, wese wakazowirira kanhi kwavo.

¹Jesu wakaenda kudundhu remuorive. ²Chomanguanani matete, wakaendazve kuteperi, nokundaro vandhu vese vakavia kwaari, nave wakangara nokuundaro wakatanga kuva kujijisa. ³Vatari novaFarisi vakaviisa mwanakaji wakabatwa echihura; vakamundira pakati povandhu vese.⁴Nokudaro vakamuvunja vechiti: "Mamabo, mwanakaji uwu wakabatwa echihura. ⁵Pamutemo waMosi unotivunja kuti vanakaji vakadari ngavatakwe ngomapuwe, iwewe, ngokudaro unotivunjehi? ⁶Ivona vainanga izvi vechida kumueja, kuti vawane zviro zvokumuparisa ndava, ngokuaro Jesu, wakasikimira pasi, wakatanga kutara pasi ngochikunue chake.⁷Naapo vakavagarira vechi,uvunjisa, iyenawakamuka nokundaro wakati kwaari: "kunawia uchizivi kumbochaicha, ngatange kukandira buwe." ⁸Ngokundaro, wakasikimazve pasi ngokudaro wakatara pasi ngochikunue chake.⁹Naapo povakazwa izvi, vakabuda umwe ngaumwe, kutagira ngovakuru naapo Jesu wakasiiwa ega nomwanakaji wakasara ari pakati. ¹⁰Jesu wakamuka akati kwaari: "Mwanakaji, vari kwapi vaikuparira ndava? Apana here wasara echikuitira ndava?" ¹¹Nave wakavira, azvadi Mambo. wakati naininivo andikuitiri ndava. Nokudaro endai, kutanga kutanga kawari, Uchazochaichazve.¹²Jesu wakamuvunjazve echiti: "Inini ndinichieja chonhika. Kwaari unonditevera aazofambi muchidima, ngokuti unozowana chieja choupenhu. ¹³"Vafari vakamuvunja vechiti: "iwewe unojipupurira wega; ngokudaro chapupu chako asipi chokwadi".¹⁴NaJesu wakavadavira echiti: " nokudaro ndechipupura ndini. Chapupu changu ngochokwadi. Inini ndonoziva kondakava nokundinoenda, naapo imwimwi amuzivi kandinova nokandindenda. ¹⁵Imwimwi munotonga kudai ngovonhama, inini andiva wandinotonga. ¹⁶Kudai inini ndechitonga, kutonga kwangu ngokokadi, ngokuti inini ndina Bhaba vakandituma.¹⁷Nokudaro kumutemo wenhu zvakatarwa kuti chapupu chovandhu vaviri ngochokwadi. ¹⁸Inini ndinopa chapupu changu kamare, ngokuti Bhaba vakandituma vanopa chapupu kwandiri¹⁹Ivona vakamuvunjisa: "Bhaba vako varikwapi?" Jesu vakavadavira echiti: "Imwimwi amundizivi inini, nokuti Bhaba vangu; nokwainga kuti maindiziva, maizoziva kuti ndiani ndiani Bhaba vang". ²⁰Iena wakavereketa mazvi aia ari phedo nochijia chozvipo, painga echijijisa muteperi, apana naumwe wakamusunga ngokuti nguva yake yainga ichito yaguma.²¹Ngokudaro wakavavunjazve, ndiri kupinda, ngokudaro munozondipsaka, ngokudaro munozofa ngozvi chaichi zvenhu. Kwandinoenda inini imwimwi amuzokuendi. ²²NovaJuda vaiti: "kunanga kuti: "Kunanga kuti unoda kuenda kojiuraia here? Ngokuti wakati: 'kwandinoenda, imwimwi amungakuendi."'²³Nave wakati kwavari: "Imwimwi muri vapasi pano, inini ndiri wokundenga. Imwimwi muri vonhika ino, inini ndiri wonhika ino. ²⁴Ndaii ndava inini ndamuvuja kuti munofira muzvichaichi zvenhu. Kudai muchikatendi kuti inini ndiri munofira muzvichaichi zvenhu.²⁵Ngokudaro vaimuvuja veechiti: "Ndiwe ani iwewe? Jesu wakavapingura echiti: Zvese zvondakamuvujai kuvira pakutanga. ²⁶Ndino zviro zvakawanda kuti ndimuvunjei ngodava yenhu. Ngokudaro, wia wakadituma ngowakokwandi, pazviro zvesezvondakazva ndiena, zviro izvi ndinozvivunja. ²⁷Ivona avazivi kuzvizwa kuti waiveketa ndiBhaba vake.²⁸Naapo Jesu wakati kwavari: "Paanozomuswa mwanakomana womundhu, munozoziva kuti inini ndiri, nokuro andina nachimwe chandinoita ndega, ngokuti ndinoverekketa ngomajijisiro ovakandita Bhaba vangu. ²⁹Ngokudaro wia wakandituma ndinaye, nayena aandisii ndega, ngokuti nguva jese ndinovereketa zvese zvaanodakara ndizuona. ³⁰Jesu paivereketa zviro izvi, vazinji vakamutenda.³¹Jesu wakati kuvaJuda vakamutenda: " Kudai imwimwi mechizoigara muri muizvi rangu, munozova muri vajiji vangu. ³²Munozoziva chokwadi, nochokwandi chinozomusunugura. ³³Navo vakadavira veechiti: Tiri mubarirwana waaBrahama, nokuti atizivi kumboita choko yomunhu, ngenhi unovereketa iwewe weechiti: Munozosununrwa?³⁴Jesu wakavadavira echiti:Zviro kwazvo, zviro kwazvo ndinoti kwamuri kwawia unoita chichaichi vanoita choko yoizvichaichi. ³⁵Choko aizogari pamuzi nguva jese, ngokudaro Mwana unozongara pamuzi nguva jese. ³⁶Ngokudaro, kudai mwana echimusunugura, zvokadi munozova munozova makasununguka.³⁷Ndinoziva kuti mubarirwana waBrahama, imwimwi munopsaka kundiuraia ngokuti mazwi angu aawani ndau kwamuri. ³⁸Inini ndinovereketa zvodakavona kuna Bhaba vangu, naimwimwivo munoita zvomakazwa ndiBhaba vendhu.³⁹Navo vadavira veechiti: "Bhaba vendu ndi Abrahama". Jesu wakati kwavari: nokwainga kuti muri vana vaAbrahama, mazoita mabasa aAbrahama. ⁴⁰Ngokudaro munopsaka kundiraia, ndinomuverengera ukadi rwondakazwa ndiMwari, asi aAbrahama aazi kuita zvakadaro. ⁴¹Imwimwi munoita mabasa aaBhaba venhu. Navo vakati kwaari: Ituso atizivi kubarwa ngokuuhure, ngokudaro tina Bhaba Umwe, Mwari.⁴²Jesu wakati: Ndikwainga kuti Mwari ndi Bhaba venhu, imwimwi maizondinda, ngokuti ndinova kuna Mwari, ngokuti ndiri pano, ngokuti andizivi kuvia ngokwangu, ngokudaro ndiena wakandituma. ⁴³Ngenhi imwimwi amuzwi mazwi angu? Ngokuti amukwanisi kuti mupurutane izwi eangu. ⁴⁴Imwimwi muri vaBhaba venhu, Satani, naimwimwi munoda kudakajisa Bhaba venhu. Iyena muurai kuvira pakutanga, ngokudaro aazikugara ari muchokwadi, ngokuti chokwadi chainga chichimo mukate mwake. Kudari iyena eechivereketa manhepo, Unovereketa zvese zvinova muchimiro chake, ngokuti iyena munhepi ndiBhabazve womanhepo.⁴⁵Ngokuti, inini ndinovereketa chokwadi, Imwimwi amutendi. ⁴⁶Ndiani pakati penhu ungandipombhakuita chichaichi? ⁴⁷Ngokuti waMwari unozwa mazwi ake, ngokudaro imwimwi amumazwi, ngokuti amuripi vaMwari.⁴⁸VaJuda vakamudavira veechiti: Ngopamusoro pazvo asipi zvokadi herekuti iwewe ndive musamaria ngokudaro uno Dimoni? ⁴⁹Jesu wakavangura eechiti: Inini andina dimoni, ngokudaro ndino reremeja Bhaba vangu, Imwimwi amuvaremeji.⁵⁰Inini andipsaki kujichenesa kwangu, pano vanopska nokutonga. ⁵¹Zviro kwazvo, zviro kwazvo, ndinomuvinja kuti, kudeia pakati penhu aripo anonguarira izwi rangu, aachozovoni rufu.⁵²VaJuda vakati kwaari: wari tinoziva kuti uno dimoni. aaBrahama novaProfiti vakafa, ngokudaro unoti: Kudai uripo unoguarira izwi rangu, aazovoni rufu. ⁵³Ngokudaro, iwewe urimukuru kuna Bhaba venshu aAbrahama wakafa? Vaprofita vakafavo. Urikuda kuti uite ani?⁵⁴Jesu wakati kwavari: Nokwainga kuti ndaijichenesa ngokwangu, kuchena kwangu akuchibatsira chiro, ndiBhaba vangu vanondichenesa, wia wamunoti ndiMwari wenhu. ⁵⁵Imwimwi amumuzivi ngokuti inini ndinomuziva. Kudaro ndikati andimuziwi, ndinozovandiringuarira izwi rake. ⁵⁶Bhaba vako aAbrahama wakachamisika echivona zuva rangu, iyena arivona wakadakara.⁵⁷VaJuda vakati: Iwewe auna nokuti makumi machano omakore, wakavona here aAbrahama? ⁵⁸Jesu wakati kwaari: Zviro kwazvo, zviro kwazvo, aAbrahama achito avepo, ndavepo. ⁵⁹Nokudaro, vakabatira mapuwe kuti vamupwanhe, ngokuti Jesu wakavanda ngokudaro wakabuda Muteperi.

¹Paipindha Jesu wakaona Bofu raka mbauwa kudaro. ²Wadjidjisi waka muzvudjisa Rabi, Hachaicha ndiani kuMurume Uyu wabharie Bofu? Iena here kana Bhaba waka?³Jesu wakadhawira: Ne Iena neBhaba wake wakachaicha, Zvakaita kuti Mabasa Watesi wabuiwe. ⁴Tinondikana tiite Bhasa rawia wakandituma, Painga Masikatii. Usiku Urikunguma. ⁵ndiri munhika inini tchieza tchoMunhika.''⁶Pawakananga Jesu zviro zvonazvo, Waka fhira pahsi waita ndhope neMata wakw, waka zanja mwanarume ngo Ndope. ⁷Jesu wakamuvudja: Pindhai sukikai muTake weSiloen, kundharo mwanarume waoinda, wakasukika wanajirira wentchi Onaa.⁸Zvokudaro, Ochigarisano omwanarume wia waonaa weke wakapindha wainga andiepii hondhou wai kumbira wamweni. ⁹Wamweni wakati: Iena, Wamweni waiti asipi, Iena wakati: ndinii. .¹⁰Iona wakati: Guenhi madjiso Vake hakafungunhuka? ¹¹Iena wakandhawira: Mwanarume wanodhaitsa Jesu wakaita ndhope waka ndira mumeso mangu, NoZvonazvo wakandhivinja: Phindai sukikai kuSiloen inini ndakapindha, Ndaka sukika ndakaphinda ndei Onaa. ¹²Ieona wakamunjudja: Aripiko iena? Iena wakati: Inini Handhimuziwi.¹³Waka muuisira mwanarume waenga ari mphofu phaMafarisi. ¹⁴Zvua ronaro rainga retchiSabhata, Jesu phainga inta mandhope ofukura Mazviso wake. ¹⁵kuPhindhazve mafarisi waka Muvunjisa waitika kundhini kuti oOne: Iena wandhira matoope madjiso mwangu, Inini ndokaZvisuka, Nowari, ndinga Ona wambuva mwanarume.¹⁶Mafarisi wakananga: Mwanarume Uyu aazi kuwia kwaMwari, Ngokuti, awakaiti Musabhata. Mwamweni wai Buiva zvingaitika kundhiniMunhu waita zvitchamiso Ogara noZvitema? Phakaoneka mugavo kune iona. ¹⁷Nokundharo wakaphindhazve kumuvudjavwe mpofu: Nangenhi phatchako phawia wakakufugura madjiso? Mpofu rakati: Iena ndimuProfiti. ¹⁸Wari Uno, MaJudha wakaenda atchito kutendha kuti wakaBhava mpofu waenga wakapuwa kuphenha, Nandhaidjo MadjiBhaba OMwanarurume wia wakaona.¹⁹Iona wakamuvudjisa MadjiBhaba wake: Uyu ndiMwana wenhu waka mbavsa mpofu? Ngokuti iena warikuvona.? ²⁰MadjiBhaba wake wakadhawira: Isusu tinozvizia ndimwana wendhu, waka bhaswa mpofu. ²¹Ngokuti iena warikuvonaatizvisi. Vunjisai iena. iena wanondhawira wenga, wakandhawira phaatchena.²²MadjiBhaba wake wakananga zvondhozvo ngokuti wainga neKutchia neMaJudha, Asi wainga waka tendera nekuti mumwe wainga phupura kuti Jesu ndimu Kristu weindhikana gogomesa muSinagoga. ²³Ngokudharo MadjiBhaba wake wakabuia iena ndimudhodha; Vundjisai Iena.''²⁴Ngomuzua rotchipirii, Waka ndainja mwanarume wainga wari Mapofu wakamuvundja: Remekendjo kwaMwari; Isusu tinozviziva mwanarume Uyu ano zvitema. ²⁵Ngokundharo mwanarume wia waka ndhawira kuna iena anoZvitema kana anaa, Inini andiizviziwe. Inini zvadhinozwa: inini ndainga Mbofu kana wari uno ndiri kuonaa.''²⁶Nekudharo wakamuvinja: ''Waiteni kwavari? waka fungunhura kuti ndine madjiso?'' ²⁷Iena wakadhawira: Inini ndakuvunjani, kana imwimwi maziwi kwhisisa!! kwenhi munondha kuzua zvimedjo?'' ''Ngokudaro kuzita madjidjii wake? ²⁸''Izvona wakamutuka wachiti: Iwewe ndiwe mudjidjise wake itusu ndisu wandjidji yaMosi. ²⁹Tinozvizia Mwari wakavunja Mosi, Kuna mwanarume Uyu atizvitsiwi anoo mbundepii.³⁰mwanarume wakandhawira wakati: Ngokudaro tchipanza!! Imwimwi amuziwi kuekwapii iena, Ngozvonazvo iena wakafunhungura Madjiso wangu. ³¹Isusu tinozviziwa kuti Mwari azwi mutadzi, Kana Ukamunamata woita kundha kwake, KwaMwaari anoo Muzwa.³²Kuvira phekuntanga konhika, Awinthozvika kuti mumwe waka fungunhura Madjido YoMunhu waka bawha mbofu. ³³Kana mwanarume Uyu wakzvi kutumwa noMwari, Iena waitadeipii kuita zviro zvonazvo. ³⁴Iena wakandhawira watchinanga: Wakabhaswa muzvitema, Kana nhamasiuri kutidjidjisa?'' Ngozvonazvo iona wakamugogomesa.³⁵Jesu wakazua kuti wainga wabundiswa meSinagoga. Iena wakakhwandha wakav wavunja indeyi kune mwanakomana. ³⁶Iena wakandhawira eshiti: Ndiani Mambo Odhou inini ndiende kuna ierna? ³⁷Jesu wakati: wangabhohona tchaunobhuiva nayo. ³⁸Mwanarume wakati: Mambo ini ndinotendha, Nokudharo ndinodha³⁹Jesu wakati: Wakaendha kotongwa kuti inini ndaka wia phanhika, Kuti atchikavoni Wanhonee, Wai wano Honaa wangare Maphofu. ⁴⁰wamweni yaMafarisi wainga konawo, Wakazwa yoVunjisa itusu tiri Mapofu? ⁴¹Jesu wakati: '' Naapo mbofu wana zvichaiichi. Ngokudharo, Noonanga kwandiri; itusu tinowona zvitchaichi, Zwendhu zvinongara zwiriipoo.

¹Zvokwandhi no Zvokwadhi, ndinomuvuja kuti wiya achikakangwini ngo pamusuvo phandou, Anovia ngo ganja rimuni, Iena mudjovoni. ²Wiva vano ngwina ngophamusuvo ndiena muvonereri wemanguta.³Kuna yena mufunguiri vo musuvo magundala vanozvua izwi ngokuti vano dhaindja mugundata ake ngozina, Vanoatuma kuja. ⁴Naapo akapera kubhudha wese ariake anoenda kuna vona, Navo magundata anomuterera, Ngokuti anozwa izwii rake.⁵Iona magundhata azoteveri achikaziva asi ngokubharo vanozovikira, Ngokudharo wazwi romupara. ⁶Jesu waivavunja muezaniso, Avachaizwisisepi zvavainaga.⁷Wakamuvunjazve: NoMutchokwadhi NeMutchokwadhi, Ndinomuvunjai hindirimusuvo womagundata. ⁸Wese wakavia sure kwangu imbava mabinha, Asi mugundata aazzivi kuvazwira.⁹Inini ndiri musuvo Viaanogenda muanddiri ndiri, Unozoponeswa; Unozo gwina, Obhubha nozvokandha naavisa. ¹⁰Ibhava haiziwi kuzobha bhasi inowiva kuzouraya nokuphanha. Inini ndakavia kuzoti muwane Upenhu, Wakakwana.¹¹Ndiri muhvisi wakanaka. Muhavisi wakanaka unopa Upenhu Zwake ngomagundata. ¹²Muchandi unochanda, Kuti apochere, Asipi Muhavisi, Akavona bhere unotiza Osiya otiza. Bhere rinoruma nokupharidja. ¹³Iena unotiza ngokuti muchandi aana bhasa noMugundata.¹⁴Inini ndiri muhavisi, Ndinoziva Magundahata hangu, Iona anodiziva. ¹⁵Bhaba Vanondiziva, Inini ndinoziva Bhaba, Ndinopa Upenhu kumagundata. ¹⁶Ndino Magundata weni achiripi omuchiBhaiya ichi navo ndinodhiwa kuti ndimaviseva, Iona anozozwa izwi rangu, Kuti pavoneke mutugua umwe bhase noMuhavisi umwe.¹⁷Nazvo, Bhaba vanondidha inini ndinopira upenhuvangu pasi kuti ndiachivere. ¹⁸Akuna unouvisa kwandiri, Inini ndenga ndinopa ndakatendeihwa kuupa nokuuvisa ndakapuwa mutemo waBhaba.¹⁹Pakavoneka musianopakati pomadjuda ngondava chomazwi aya. ²⁰Vanzinji vavo vaiti; ''Iena unomadimoni, Ibhenji. ngenhi muno mupurutano?' ²¹Vamweni vaiti; ''Mavereketero aya asipi omundhu wuakanguenua ngomadimono. Zvinoita kuti madimoni afunungure meso obhofu?''²²Yainga nguva yomutanbo yokudhipira, kuJerusarema. ²³NaJesu wakananga ngomwa yochica Jesu vaifanba pa theperi mubherere rosoroni. ²⁴Umwe womadhuda vakamukuebherera vakati kwaari; ''Npherarini unozotisiira gariremwo iwewe wuri kuKristo, Tivunje phamhani.²⁵Jesu wukadhavira: Ndakamuvunja, Asi amuzivi kutenda. Mabhasa andinoita muzina rabhaba vangu varopa chapupu changu. ²⁶Imwimwi amutendi ngokuti amuripi magundata angu.²⁷Magundata angu anozwa izvi rangu; Inini indimaziva, irona anonditovera. ²⁸Inini ndinoapa upenhu uchingaperi; Achazofi, akuna urovabhudisa munhara mango.²⁹Bhaba uangu, Ukandipa; Wona mukulo kudharika vese, apana unomavabhisa ngonhara djake. ³⁰Inini na bhabavangu tiri umwe. ³¹Majudha akatanga kubhatana mapue vechidha kumufura.³²Jesu wakati ngokowaitira Mabasa vanoda ngo pamusoro paBhaba. Munodha kundifurirenhi? ³³Mwakamundhawira: VaJudha: Asi ngondava yomaBhasa akanaka, Ngondavavyokutuka Mwari, Ngokuti iwewe ori Munhu, Unozivz Mwari.³⁴Jesu wakadhavira: Azizvivi kutarhwa mutemo: Inini ndakati : Imwimwi munozwimwari? ³⁵Wakava bhainja kuti zvimwari, Kawiya kuti izwi rakaguma kwavari matathwa haviri kudharikwa. ³⁶Ndinomuvunjai ndangawuya wakapihwa nokutumwa: Kwamurikutuka: ngokuti ini ndakati ndiri Mwana waMwari.³⁷Inini nditehikaiti maBhasa aBhaba vangu, Amuzontendi madiri. ³⁸Asi ndechamaita, Amutendhi mudhiri, Tendai mumaBhasa , Mwechiziva kuti Bhaba varimandiri, Inini mavari; ³⁹Vakamuwejazwe kochipiri, Akuna naUmwe unokona kuva muhara jaBhaba.⁴⁰Jesu vakaenda seri koJorodani, Kundhu yaiBhabatisiya Johani, Wakangareyo. ⁴¹Wanhu vazinji vaiviya kwari, Vaiti: Johani, Muchokwadhi, Aazivi kuita chivoniso, Asi zwese zvainanga ngondava yoMwanarume Uyu ichokwandhi. ⁴²Vazinji vakatenda Jesu.

¹Mwanarume wainanjva Lazaro waiwhanja. Wainga oBetani, Waingara kaMaria NoHama ake Marita. ²Iena wainga ondhovo wainga akadhira Mafuta pahakavoma opukuta ngovunjo rake, kuti mwana WaMwari akunjwe pakate pake.³Hamajake jakatumiwa masoko kuna Jesu, echiti; Mambo, Wia waindaia araikuhuaja; ⁴Jesu paakazwozvua zvonazvo; wakadawira; Ndhuaji ionao asipi yokuhuraia; njokuti nduma ya Mwari; nokuti wariyarujue pakati pake.⁵Jesu waidha Marita; hama yake na Lazaro. ⁶Pandakazvua kuti Lazaro wai huaja; Wakajara mazvua mawiri, paingara. ⁷Sure kuazvo; Wakati kuvadjidji; ngatendezve kuJudeiya⁸Wadjdiji wakati; Mambo, YamaJudha padoko aidha kumufura, Ngokudaro waida kuhurirazve konayo. ⁹Jesu wakadawira. Zua rowogu nambiri jungua kunowiya anofamba no masikati; Achawa; nko anonona kukajeka komasikati.¹⁰Ngokudaro iena anotamba nousiku; Anowa ngoti akuna kujekapaari. ¹¹Ina Jesu wakati; chamuori iedhu Lazaro wavata. Ngokudaro inini indinoenda komumusa mu hope jake.¹²Wadjidji wakati kwari; Mambo, ngati iena arikuwata anoita nani. ¹³Jesu waveketa ngokufa kwa lazaro, Iwona wairangari kuti Jesu arikuwereketa ngozorora kua Lazaro. ¹⁴Ngokudaro, Jesu wakati pambhene; Lazaro wafa.¹⁵Ngodavaenhu, Ngokudaro ngatendende konayo. ¹⁶Ngokudaro, Tome; anozvi ndiena; Wakavzunja wadjidji mueni; Ngatendewo konayo tofavo naJesu.¹⁷Aaguna Jesu; wakaenda kohona kuti Lazaro wainga anomazuwa maronjomuna muguwa. ¹⁸Betania kainga petero noJerusalema, Painga nogumi nomachano homupino womumanga. ¹⁹MaJudha wazinji wainga wawia kozoembesera Marita naMaria; Ngondawa io hana ake. ²⁰Ngokudaro Marita, azvizva kuti Jesu arikuwiva; Wakaenda yadhakara painga, nokundaro Maria waindongo arikunhumba.²¹Marita wakati kuna Jesu; Mambo namainga muripano, hama vangu aichaidepe kufa. ²²Asi wari inini ndonozviziwa kuchirichese chono kumbuwa kuna Mwari; Iena anokupa. ²³Jesu wakamudawira echiti; Hama wako inomuka kwakafa.²⁴Marita wakati: Ndonozvpziva kuti anozomuka kuvawa kafa pazuwa rokupejesera. ²⁵Jesu wakati inini ndini rumuso noupenhu, Iwa anonditenda; kunhangue kufa; Anozopana. ²⁶Kowia anopona echi tenda kondira asoti mpheraniri. Unotenda zvonazvo.²⁷Iena wakati; ndazvizva Mambo; Inini ndinotenda kuti iewe ndiwe Kristo; Mwana waMwri; waidika kuwiwa panhika. ²⁸Pakunanga zvonazvo iena wakabuda wakazodanja Maria pamutiwi echti; Mambo aripano; ariku nanga. ²⁹Maria pakavzivzua zvonazwa; wakamuka ngokukasikira akaenda kainga.³⁰Jesu wainga achito aguma kunowandhu; Asi wanga pandhau iakakhandaia Marita; ³¹Wairangarira kuti iena waienda kochema kuguwa. ³²Maria aguma painga na Jesu; wakuona oguanana. paminenje jake akati; Mambo, Nawenga iripano nama iangu aichaidepi kufa.³³Amuana echichema kudaro, Ngoti maJudha aimuperekenja; Jesu wakatemeruka ngo Mueya; ngondawa iokudakajia kakurutu. ³⁴Wakati ngondawa iokudakajia kakurutu. Wakati, wamudira kuapi, Wena wakadawira; Mambo, wianhi muone. ³⁵Jesu wakachema³⁶MaJudha amweni akawereketa pachawo: Onanhi kumudha kaimita Lazaro. ³⁷Wamweni wakati; ahaidipikuta mwanarume; Wakandiraia macho Bofu; Wakaitawo kuti mwanarume achafa.³⁸Ngukudaro Jesu; akafeferuka, Wakaenda kuguwa, rainga Guwa rakachehua pabue rakedinua pomusuwa. ³⁹Jesu wakati, budisanhi mbue, Marita hama ia Lazaro, waingaia afai wakavhunga. ⁴⁰Jesu wakati inini andiziwi kuvhunja kuti tendai unozoma uMambo waMwari?''.⁴¹Iwona wakarundira Bue. Jesu wakasota mudenga akati: Bhaba, ndinobonga ngokundizvira. ⁴²Ndinoziva kuti munondizva asi ngodava iophungano iakaima pakuhurira kwangu ndananga zvondhozvo; Kuti mutenda kwaia wakandutuma.⁴³Kupira kokuwereketa zvonazvo; Jesu wakananga ngoizvi guro; Lazazo budai kunja. ⁴⁴Mufu wakabudha nonhara nomakumbo akapambewha. Mumeso make makafukizva noJira. Jesu wakatuma kusujunhura apinde.⁴⁵Ngokudaro maJudha wazinji; waiwia komona Maria, Zvakaona zvakaita Jesu. Wakatenda kwari; ⁴⁶Wamueni wakana wakaenda ku maFarisi, Napo wakawerenga zvakaita Jesu.⁴⁷Ngokudaro vakurukuru voMapiristi nowaFarisi. wakaungana pachitorguro, Wakati, toitenhi, Mwamarume arikuita zvichamiso vzakawamda. ⁴⁸Tandomusia kudaro, Wazinji wakatendakuwari kuti waroma wanowia zotibisa pandau iedhu no nhika iende.⁴⁹Ngokudaro umwe wawo wadanjua Caifa. Ngoreriya wainga Mupiristi; wakabua mazvi akati, imwimwi amziwi tchiro. ⁵⁰Amuripi kuzvitoka kuzvita zvakanaka zvirinane kuamuri kuti mwana oMundhu anozofira mphungaano, Kuchiripi kutira nhica wese.⁵¹Iena achaina girepi kwari; Ngokuita Mupisti ngogereronaro. Wainga muProfiti kuti Jesu wapzoira mphungano, kuchiripi kufura inhika. ⁵²Kuchirpi kuega kunhika , kuno kunowana wamuari; wakandhanohanissua, kuti wabatane waite mphungano imuite; ⁵³Ngokuvaro; pazuwa ronaro kuenda kupeji; wakuronga kuhuraia Jesu.⁵⁴Jesu aichafambepi parizinji romaJudha; napo wakahurira sure pa ndau ainga pendho nobahani, Huphungano, Imwe aidainjua Efraim, noikona kakazogara no wadjidji wake. ⁵⁵Pasika iona maJudeya ainga ari pendho; Napo wazingi wakaenda kuJerusalema kuti wachenese⁵⁶Ngokudaro, iwona waizvaka Jesu, Wainanga umwe kuno mumwene muTeperi; Zvichini zvamunorangarira kunanga iena awini kumabuso. ⁵⁷Wakuri womaMapririsiti, noWaFarisi wainga watuma kuti, kudeni aripo anoziwa kuanga Jesu, emudura; kuti wamusungue.

¹Wakaenda Betaniya Jesu pamazuva matanthatu pasika, richito kwainga Narazaro wakafa, wiya wakazomumuswa kovakafa. ²Vakamumuira chigwa Marita ndiena wakavaburira, Razaro wainga ari umwe wovainga pathebura naye Jesu. ³Ngokudaro Marita wakatora mafuta litha okuzora enarde eidhura wakazoja soka jaJesu, wapukuta ngovhuji rake nonyumba yakazara ngokumuhira kakanaka komafuta.⁴Asi Judhasikariyoti, umwe wovajiji vake, wiya wakazomutengesa wakati: ⁵"Ngenyi achikazivi kutengeswa mafuta aya ngomzana matatu apuwe varombo?" ⁶Izvi wakazvinanga kuchiripi ngoku waivada, asi ngokuti wainga mbavha, waingwarira nyede waitora zvadihwemo.⁷Jesu wakati: muregererenyi ega, ngaangwarire zuva rokungwa kwangu. ⁸Ngokuti varombo munavo djese, asi inini amuripinini nguva djese".⁹Ngokudaro vazinji vomphungano yovaJudha vakaziva kuti vainga varipo vakaviya, kuchiri kuzovona Jesu basi, asi kutivavone Razaro, wiya wakamuswa kuvha mukufa. ¹⁰Nokudaro vaprisita vakuru vakapanga nokuti vauraye naRazaro wo; ¹¹Ngokuti vazinji vovaJudha vaienga vechitenda kuna Jesu.¹²Chomangwanani mphungano huru iye yakaviya kudhiri. Yakazwa kuti Jesu urikuviya kuJerusarema. ¹³Yakatora matavi womuchindu yakabuda kosongana naye vakadainjira: Hosana! Unomuchena uwo unoyiya ngizina raMambo, Mambo woiziraeri".¹⁴NaJesu wakavona wombongoro iyena wakagara panyezuru payo inga zvakatahwa. ¹⁵Uchatya, iwewe mwana wo zioni, ringira arikuyiya akagara panyezuru pomwana wombongoro.¹⁶Vadjidji vake avazivi kuzvizwisisa izvi pakutanga, asim apo Jesu waikudjwa, ponapo vakazorangarira kuti zvainga zvakatahwa ngondava ngokuti vakamuitira izvi.¹⁷Nophungano iyo yainga nayo paiya paaka ndainja Razaro kuvha muguva wakamumusa kovakafa yakaita chapupu. ¹⁸Ngondava yonayo mbungano yakaenda kosongana nayezve ngokuti yainga yazwa kuti wakaita muchamiso. ¹⁹Ngokudaro vafarisi vakati pakati pavo umwekuno umweni, "Vonayi, amungaitichiro; sotanyi nyika vese iri kumutevera".²⁰Ngokudaro vainga varipo vagiriki vamweni pakati pavaya vakakwira konamata pamutambo. ²¹Ngokudaro avo vakaviya kuna Firipi uwo waivha kubeisaidha rogarireya vakakumbira kwaari kavari vechiti: "Mambo, tinoda kuvona Jesu". ²²Firipi wakaenda, wakavhunja Andreya, Andreya wakaenda naFiripi vakamuvhunja Jesu.²³Jesu wakadavira echiti: Nguva vaguma yokuti Mwana wo Mundhu anamatwe. ²⁴Ngomuchokwadi, ngomuchokwadi, ndinoti kamumuri tsango vakori ichingawiri mumavu nokufa, inozobereka tsangu djakawannda.²⁵Wiya unoda kupona kwake unozokurasa, nawiya unozonda kupona munyika muno unozongwarira kupona kusinga peri. ²⁶Kudaro mundhu echindichandira ngaanditevere kuti paandiri naye muteveri wangu unonga aripovo kuti echindichandira Baba vanozomureremenja.²⁷Wari, mweya wangu unotambunjika, inini ndinozotinyi, Baba ndiponese kuvha munguva ino here? Andizvopi, ndizona zvondakaviira manguva ino. ²⁸Baba ngarikujwe zina renyu, pondhopo rakaviya izwi rechivha mudenga rechiti: Ndakarikunja inini ndino zorikunjazve. ²⁹Nomphungano yainga yakaima podhopo yakarizwa yakati: Katindhiravamweni vakati; Ingirosi yavereketa naye.³⁰Jesu wakadavira wakati: Izwi iri arizivi kuviya ngondava yangu, asi ngondava yenyu. ³¹Wari kaguma kutongwa konyika iyi wari mutingi wonyika iyi unozoraswa kunja.³²Inini ndamuswa panyika ndinokwevera vandhu vese kaandiri. ³³Iyena wakananga izvi echivonesa gwanja rokufa ndirona.³⁴Ngokudaro mphungano yaka mudavira yechiti: Takazwa mumupango kuti Kristo unozongara mphera kare. Wari unonagenyi wechiti: Mwana womundhu unosisira kuti amuswe? ndiyani uwu Mwana womundhu?" ³⁵Jesu wakati: kaavari; Inguva doko kueja kuripo pakati penayu, ngokudaro fambanyi muchino kujeka. kuti chidima chichamubata, wiya unofambna muchidima aazivi kaaenoenda. ³⁶"Muchinokueja, tendanyi kueja kuti muite vana vakaeja". Pondhopo Jesu wapedja kuvereketa izvi wakamukepo akadjiviga kuva kaavari.³⁷Nozvichamiso zvese zvaita Jesu asi avazivi kumungoda, ³⁸Uku kainga kuzadjisa izwi raIsaya muprofita raakavereketa echiti: Mambo, ndiyani wakagonda izwi redu, nomukono "waMambo wakavoneswa kuna ani?".³⁹Ngokudaro, vaya vachingakoni kugonda, ngokuti Isaya unonangazve: ⁴⁰Wiya wakauraya madjiso avo wakakonjisa mwoyo yavo kuti vachazovona ngomeso avo, vazwisise ngomwoyo yavo vateenderuke inini ndinaponese".⁴¹Isaya wakananga izvi ngokuti wakavona uthende hwake, akavereketa ndiyena. ⁴²Nokudaro vazinji vomadjimambo vakamutenda, asi ngondava yokutya vafarisi azivi kumutenda ngomuromo kuti vachagogomehwa kuvha munyumba yokunamatira. ⁴³Ngokuti vaida kukudjwa ngovandhu kuchiripi kukudjwa ndiMwari.⁴⁴Jesu wakadainjira wakati: wiya anonitenda, aatendi inini, anotenda akandituma, ⁴⁵Nawiya anondivona, anovona wakandituma.⁴⁶Inini ndakaviya ndiri chieja munyika, kuti waya anotenda kwaandiri achazongara muchidima. ⁴⁷Wiya anozwa mazwi angu achingaagwariri, inini andimutongi, ngokuti andizivi kuviya kuzotanga nyika asi kuzoponesa nyika.⁴⁸Wiya anondiramba achingaachiripi mwazwi angu, aripo unomutongai izwi riya rondakavereketa ndirona rinozomutonga ngozuva rokupejisira. ⁴⁹Ngokuti andizivi kutenda kujivereketa ngosimba rangu, asi uwo Baba wakandituma iyena pachake wakandipanga chandinozonanga nochandinozo vereketa. ⁵⁰Inini ndinoziva kuti mupango wake uri kupona kuchingaperi; zvese zvandino vereketa, ndinozvivereketa inga zvondaka vhunjwa ndiBaba.

¹Tchito phaundo roPasika, Jesu aiziva kuti yaguma kuti apindhe ngophanhika kuna Bhaba waka. ²Napoo vechinha sathana wainga hamgwinamumo maJudha; iskarioti, Mwana yaSimoni, Kuti hanteguese Jesu³Jesu waizviziva kuti Bhaba wake wakamupha zvese munhara mwake, Kuti iyena wakambhundha kuna Mwari, Napo waihyirira kuna Mwari. ⁴Iyena wakamuka wakambhundisa nguvo yake wakatora thauro wakadhira muchihunu mwake. ⁵Napo wadira kumwa mubasia, wakatanga kusuka shoka jovadjidji, Nokupukuta ngothaura rainga muchiunu.⁶Iyena wakakwedera pana Simoni Petero, Iyena wakati: Mambo, munosuka sokanjangu? ⁷Jesu wakadhavira kuti: Zvandirikuita unozozviva mberi. ⁸NaPetero wakati: Amuzosuki soka djangu.''Jesu wakadhiravira kuti: Inini ndikarega kukusuka azongari muDhivi rangu. ⁹Simoni Petero wakati: Mambo muchasuka soka bhasi, napo nonhara ndjangu noMusoro wangu.¹⁰Jesu wakati: wiya wakasamba, azodi kusamba jisiripi soka, ngonkuti muviri, Mwese mwakatchena. ¹¹Naapo Jesu waiziva kuti ndiani waizomutengesa. Naizvona ngopakati asi mwese mwakachena.¹²Pazvakapera Jesu akasuka njoka djavo, naapo wakatora thaura, ohwipira pathebu, ovunjisa: 'Kuti muzvizive zvandamuita? ¹³Nemwi munozondi dainja 'Rabi' kana 'Mambo', Itai zwakanaka ngokuti neni ndini. ¹⁴Inini ndini Mambo, kana Rabi ndasuka soka djangu munodira musukane, umwe na umwe. ¹⁵Napondamupa muezaniso nokudaro muite izvozwandamuita¹⁶Zwokwandhi, noZwokwandhi, ndonoti kwamuri: murandi asi mukuru kupinda Mambo wake. ¹⁷Muka zwiva zviro izwi; kuda mwe chizwiita. ¹⁸Andiripi kuwereketa kunaweiya wandaketa ndinoti zwa kataha ngazvitiwe wiya wakaha chingwa changu wandi musiro chisisinho curwisana na inini.¹⁹Nonnomuvunja kuti zvichito zvaitika tendai kuti ndini. ²⁰Zvokadi zvokadi ndinoti; wiya anoachira wandinotuma. washiranenhi napa nahwiya wakandituma.²¹Naapo Jesu aivwereketa izwi waitambudjika mumweya wake wakapupuraechiti zvokati umwe wenye anozondipira. ²²Wadjidji wakasotesana umwe na umwe, wairangarira kuti ndiona wainanga.²³Umwe wemudjidji, uwo Jesu waida, waikotamira paditi pa Jesu. ²⁴Na Simoni Petero wakaita chikumbiro wakavunjisa ndiani wakunansa. ²⁵Mudjidji wainga, wakotama paditi pa Jesu wakavunjisa Mambo ndiani?²⁶Naapa, Jesu wakadawira; wiya wandapa chingwachakabira; pakabija dimbu wochingua wakapa judhasi mwano wa simoni escarioto. ²⁷Pakapeja kuha chingua satani wakakhina yena. Jesu wamuvunja zvaunonda kuita itai kasikai.²⁸Apana pathebu waizviziwa ngondawa ya Jesu zwakabuya kuna yena. ²⁹Ngokundaro Judhasi pakatharo chikhama chomare. Vamweni wairangarira kuti Jesu wakamuvunda kuti: Atenge zviazvinondika papuando okana apekeje zviro kuno zvinondika papuando okana apekeje zviro kuno waronpo. ³⁰Nazvo Judhasi pakashir chingua wakabunha ngokukasika naapo wainga usiko.³¹Pakapunda Judasi wakabunha, Jesu wakati kwaari: mwana womundo akujwa Mwari wakujwa kunaena. ³²Mwari akuja kuna inanae anozo kuja. ³³Wana wango ndinai mwimwi panfuvo munozondishwaka, nengazwandabuya kunowa Judhia; kuti kandinoenda nemwi muchaenda; Mwari ndinogoikunai mwimwi.³⁴Mutemo mushwa ndinomupa idai mudoni wako nenga inini ndakamunda nemwio. ³⁵Pazwese muziwe kuti muri wajinjiwango; mungonda umwe na umwe.³⁶Simoni Petero wakati. Mambo murikwendepi, Jesu wakati; kwandioenda aundiki kuvera mwari. naapo unozotewera. ³⁷Petero wakati; Mambo, ngokuti andimuteweri wari kamare, inini ndinozo pekenje unduwangu kunemwi. ³⁸Jesu wakati: Onopekenja upenyu wako kanainini, zvokadi zvokandi ndinoti jongue richito rarira unozondiramba katatu.

¹Musatanbujika moyo jenhu. Idai kuna Baba; idanhivo kuna inini. ²Kumba kwababa kuno zvimbo jakawanda zvichikadaropi inini ndachai muvunjepi; kuti ndirikwenda ko najirira zvimbo. ³Nazwo inini ndikamunajirira zvimbo, ndinozoviya komuahsira kuti paiya pandinogara, nemwi mugareo iponapo.⁴Muzive gwanja nokuti ndirikwendepi". ⁵Tome wakati kuna Jesu: Mambo, atizivi kuti murikwendepi. Tinozivisa kudini gwanja?" ⁶Jesu wakati:" Inini ndirigwanja, rokadi, noupenyu; apana kunababa achizivi kupinda pa neni. ⁷Nemwi namaindiziva, maizozivavo Baba vangu; wari nokwenda nokwenda munozovaziva nokuvaona".⁸Firipi wakati kuna Jesu:" Mambo ndikhonbijenhi Baba, izwona zwinogara zwakanaka kuna isusu". ⁹Jesu wakati: "ndinonguva yakareba nemwi, auto wandizivi, Firipi? nawiya anoona inini, anoona Baba; ngazwipi zwamunondivunja: tikhonbijenhi Baba?¹⁰Amutedi kuti ndiri munaBaba, nokuti Baba vaneni? Mazwi andinomuvunja Andimuvunji ngosimba rangu; ngokudaro.ndi Baba vanopona kwandiri vanoita Mabasa. ¹¹Tendanhi kuandiri ngokuti ndirimuna baba na baba varikuandiri. idanhi mabasa amweo.¹²ngochokuadia, ngochokuadi, ndinomuvunja, kuti wia anotenda kuandiri ngokudaro anozoita mabasa andinoita, anozoita mabasa akura kupinda angu, ngokuti inini ndirkuenda kuna Baba. ¹³Zvese zvamunokumbira ngo zina rangu, inini ndinozoita kuti Baba vakujuzwe kumuana. ¹⁴Asi mandikumbira ngo zina rangu ndinozoita..¹⁵Asi mandida viganhi mupamgo jangu. ¹⁶inini shonipa Baba wangu, Asi ivona vanozomupa muembeseri umuweni, ¹⁷mueya oshokwadi, uchikaachichu ngonyika. Ngokuti amuoni nokumuziva. Asi wari mavaziva, ngokuti iena anopona, anozogara naimuimwi.¹⁸Inini andizomusi mega; asi ndinozohwirira kwamuri. ¹⁹Mukati munguva shoma, nyika aizondionizve, Asi imumwi munozondiona. Ngokuti ndinopona, imuimwi munozoponavo. ²⁰Pazuva ronaro, munozoziva kuti inini ndina Baba wangu, Asi imumwi munainini, inini kwamuri.²¹Huya anomupango jangu echijinguarira, uwo Nganondida; Asi uwa anondida anozodikavo ndi Baba wangu,Asi ninini ndinozomudavo ndinozochanda kwari. ²²Juda (achiripi chikariote) wakavunjisa Jesu: "Mambo, munotichandisirenyi kuchiripi nyika?".²³Jesu wakadavira, ''Asi aripo anondida, anoviga mupango jangu. Baba wangu vanoviya kogara naye. ²⁴Uwa achikandidi avigi mazwi angu, mazwi andakazva asipi angu, Asi Baba vakandtuma.²⁵Zviro izvi ndinomuvhunja ndichirinaimumwi. ²⁶Ngozvese Muembeseri, Mweya Wakachena uwa unotumwa na Baba wangu ngo zina rangu, iena anozojijisa zvese zviro kuti mulangarire zvese zvandakananga. ²⁷Ndinomusira runyararo, runyararo ndinomusira. Ininini andipekeji sei nyika inopa. muchakakaseka moyo yenyu, nokutyia.²⁸Makazva zvandakamuvhuja; ndonopinda asi ndinozohwurirazve kwamuri; Mukandida munozodakara, ngokuti inini ndirikwenda kwababa vakakura kupinda ininini. ²⁹Ndinomuvhunja wari, zvichito zvaitika, kuti zvazoitika mutende. ³⁰Asi andizovereketi naimwimwi, ngokuti vatongi vonyika ino varikuguma ngokudaro ivona avana simba kwandiri. ³¹Asi, kuti nyika izive ininini ndinoda Baba wangu, asi ndinoita zvia zvakandituma Baba wangu. Mukanyi ngatisiye pandau Apa.''

¹Inini ndini mBute yo tchokwandhi, Kana Bhaba wango ndimurimere. ²Ndhau djese djiri kune inini kuti adjimbhari zvimbhereko, Rona rinoguva; Kana ndaaondjese djino mbhereka, Djino sukwa, Kuti djiite zvimbhereko djakavanda.³Mwakatchenesswa no Masoko andakakuvudjane. ⁴Chinguirinyane muna inini, Kana inini muna imwimwi. Nenga ndhao aingambhale zvimbereko mwriega ingatama kuchinguirira muno mbuti, Ngokundaloko imwimwi amuogaitio, Mungatama kugarisika Mwandiri.⁵Inini ndiri Mbute, Imwimwi ndimwi ndhavo. Wiha wanogarisika mwandiri kana inini kua ari, Undhou anopha zvimbhereko, Kutama inini apana tchamunoita. ⁶Kuna Munhu anotama kuchinguira Mwandiri, Ano khandiva kunja nenja ndavo, Wakavoma kana ndhavo djondhoudjo djino kokwa, Khandiva kuMuliro djopiswa. ⁷Munga garisika mwadiri, Masoko agu mwamuri, Kumbiranyzvamanondha, Ngokuri muno zopuva.⁸Bhaba wango ano kuojua ngozvdnazvo: Ngokupha zvibhereko zvizidji no zvonazvo muno zondhavirississa kugara madjidjisse vango. ⁹Nenga Bhaba vakandinoha, Ngokundheva ininiwo ndinokundhanyi. Garisikanyi mono rondho rango.¹⁰Mungazoviga mitemo django, Garisikahi moRondho rango; nozvimwezvo kundiri ndissogarisika moMutcmo djo Bhaba wango kana mo rondho rake ndissogarisika. ¹¹Inini ndirikukuvunjai zviro zvonazvo ngokuti kundhakadjiva kuango kugara Mwamuri, Kuti kundhakadjihva kuenhu kugare ndikona.¹²Honga mutemo yango;kuti mundhane mumwe no nomumwe ninga kundharo ndakakundhanyi. ¹³Apana nundho anorondha kuphindha wia wanopha upenyowake kune madjichamwari wake.¹⁴Imwimwi ndimwi madjichamwari vango kana mungaina zvesse zvandinotumira. ¹⁵Anditchakunhainjinyi varandha ngokuri varanda azvizivi zvingata Mambo wake. Inini ndisokundhanjanyi vadjava vango, Ngokuti inini ndakaku panguidjanyi zvess zvandaka vona zvaBhaba wango.¹⁶Amusiphi imwimwi mwaka ndisana; Nekuti inini ndakakusanyi nekute ndakakutanyi kuti muvone, Nekuresike, Nekutipapha vakupenyi zves zvamunokumbira nozina rango. ¹⁷Zvonazvo indinokutumiranyi; Ndhananyi mumwe no mumwe.¹⁸Kana nyika ingakuzondanyi, Zivanye, Amuto imwimwe, Iona handizondha kale. ¹⁹Mvenga ho munyika, Nyika eindha kukundhanyi nenga vake lona; Ngokuti imuimwi amuripe homunyika kana inini ndakakusanyi kuti ndikubisenyi mo munyaka, Ngo zvonazvonyika inokuzondanyi.²⁰Langariranyi masoko aiva andakakuvunjanyi; Muranda asiphi mukuro kupindha mambovake. Kanavanganditevera inini, Ngokundhalo vanokuteweranyivo imuimwi; Kana vakandizvira inini, Ngokundharo vanozvirawo imwimwi. ²¹Iwonavanoita zvese ngondava ro zinarangu inini, Ngondalo azivi kumuziwa wia vakandituma inini. Kana inini andirchazivi kuviva, ²²Kana andiziwikukuvunjanyi, Amutchaindhephi kugara nozvitema; No nyama akutoma mareguerero ho zvitema zvavo.²³Wiva wandndizondha, Ngokundhalo hano zondhavo nbanba wango. ²⁴Kana inini andisinga kuitamambha se kuna iwona kuti apatchina mundho vakazvita, Amutchaindhepi kugara no zvitema. Nekundha lo ngowari vakavona, Kana vozonda inini no nbanba wango. ²⁵Zvonazvo zvinoitika nekuti masoko aiva akatahuapo motcmo kuti zviitika; Wakandizonda pangatchina ndawa.²⁶Angazoviva wiha and nyaladja, Wia wanoinotymiraku mbhiri kuaBhaba mweia ho tchokuandhi, Unoza kuanBhba, Undhou anozopa tchipupho tchango. ²⁷Imwimwi vo munozopupurawo ngokuti mwakagarana inini ngokutangatanga.

¹Ndakavereketa izwi vwese kuti musachaiche. ²Vanomugogomera muSinagoga zvokadii irikunguma nguva yokuti wese vanoda kumuraiva vanozvo rangarira kuti paakunamata Mwari.³Nwo vanowereketa zviro izwi, yonguma, Nguva Yokurangarira zia zvandakavudjanngondava njavo. ⁴Inini andiziwe kuvunja pakutanga nokuti tainga tiritese.⁵Ngovese, wari ndopinda kuna wiya wakandituma, akuna neumwe anondivuswao: kuti, murikuendepi'. ⁶Ngokuti inini ndakamujudjai zviro izwi, ngokunhangazvua ndaiti mumoyo mwenhu. ⁷Asi ngozvese, ndinomuvujai zvokwadi: Zvakadakanja kuna imwimwi inini ndipinde. Nokuti ninga tama kupinda, munharadji aazouyi kuna imwimwi, asi kuti ninga pinda ndinozomutuma.⁸Naapo muenbekezeri angavia, anozokwanisa nhika ngodava yozvichaichi, ⁹Nokururama yokutogwa. Ngokuti nozvichaichi, avanditendi kwaadiri. ¹⁰Pachitongero, ngokuti ndopida kunaBhaba. Nemwi amuchazondivone. ¹¹Nkendava yokutongwa nokuti mutongui wenhika ino wakutonga.¹²Ndinoziro, zvakavanda kuti ndimuvunjeni: Asi amuzikwanise kuzviachira zvino. ¹³Nozvese mungara ivena, Mweya yochokewadi, ungavia, muzomutungamirirai muchokwadi; Naapo asazo wereketi paachako; Ndizvo anozovereketa zvese zviro zvichauya, ¹⁴Iena unozondikudza ngokuti anozoachira zvakwangu, Vanozoteketeswa.¹⁵Zvese zina raBhaba ngezvangu; zvino inini, ndananga munozo aachira Mweya Mutseni. ¹⁶Ngenguva doko imwimwi amuchazondioni nenguva dokozve imwimwi munondionazve.¹⁷Vamweni, yeWadjdjise wake wakati pachavo umwe nomuumwe wechiti: Ichi vanotivunjaro inguva doko imwimwi amuchazondioni ngenguva dokozve imwimwi munondionazve, echitizve, inini ndirikwenda kuna Bhaba? ¹⁸Ngokudaro wakati: Zvidjinhi zvanovereketa echiti inguva? Atizvizivi kuti arikuvereketerenhi.¹⁹Jesu waida kuti kumuvunja wakati: Vunjisai here pakati penhu ngeicho chanda bua kuti, inguva doko nemwi amuchandioni, ngenguva dokozve imwimwi munondionazve? ²⁰Ngegwinhisa ngokuti, kwemuri, inozondakara, imwimwi munozotamumbunjika, asi kutambunjika kwenhu kunozombindunja kuti mundakare. ²¹Naapo Mudzimai rinovanjira pokubara ngokuti nguva yake yanguma asi rabara Mwana, arichavizive kuti munhu wabara mwanake.²²Naamwimwivo, munozotambuzvika zvino, asi ndinozomuonazve, mumoyo mwenhu munozondakara, apana anozombundisa kubva kwemuri. ²³Ngerimwe zuva, amuzondivunje chiro. Ngegwinhisa, ndinoti, kwemuri, kunhazi chini chamunozokumbiira kunaBhaba ngozina rangu, anozokupanhi. ²⁴Bashe nazvino amuzivi kukumbira chira ngozina rangu kumbirai imwimwi munozopua, kuti kundakarakwenhu kuzoitike.²⁵Inini ndsakavereketa izvi kwemuri ngemienjaniso; Asi ana ronayo apo andichazoveketi kwamuri nguemuenjaniso, asi ndinozomuvunja pamberi ndiBhaba.²⁶Ngeira zuva, munozokumbira ngezina rangu inini andimuvunjenhi kuti ndinozomukumbirira kuna Bhaba. ²⁷Ngokuti Bhaba vanomundai, ngokuti imwimwi mwakandinda nemwi mwakatenda kuti ndakava kuna Bhaba. ²⁸Inini ndakava kuna Bhaba, neni ndakauya munhika;, Zvendinoviwa nhika dopinda kunaBhaba.²⁹Wadjidji wake wakati kwaari; Ringirai zvino zanovereketa. ³⁰Zvino tinoziva kuti ziro zvese neuumwe kuti atami munhu nauumwe akuvunjise ngeichi tinotenda kuti iwewe warava kunaMwari' ³¹Jesu wakandavira: zvino Unotenda, here?³²Ringirai, awa rinouya, rochokwadi raguma, Naapo munozoparanjirua munhu wese eechienda kanhi kwake nokundondisia ndenga, asi andiri ndengaakandi, ngokuti Bhaba ndinaye. ³³Inini ndakakuvunjai kuti mwendiri muone kudakara kwangu. Munhika munozoa nomatambuziko, asi chingai ngekuti ndanisa nhika.