Liwu Limene Nkhosa Zimalidziwa
Yesu ndiye khomo ndi m'busa wabwino amene amaitana nkhosa zake ndi mayina ndipo amapereka moyo wake mwakufuna kwake. Atazunguliridwa pa Chikondwerero cha Kupereka Kachisi, anena kuti nkhosa zake zili m'dzanja lake ndi m'dzanja la Atate wake, ndipo palibe amene angazikwatule.
10 1“Indetu, indetu, ndikuwuzani kuti, aliyense amene salowa m'khola la nkhosa kudzera pa chitseko, koma amakwera kudzera njira ina, ndi mbala ndiponso wachifwamba. 2Koma amene amalowa kudzera pa chitseko ndiye mbusa wa nkhosa. 3Mlonda wa chitseko amamtsegulira, ndipo nkhosa zimamva liwu lake. Amaitana nkhosa zake pa dzina lawo, nazitsogolera kunja. 4Akatulutsa zonse zake, amazitsogolera patsogolo, ndipo nkhosa zimamutsatira chifukwa zimadziwa liwu lake. 5Koma sizidzatsatira mlendo konse—komatu zidzamuthawa, chifukwa sizidziwa liwu la alendo.”
6Yesu anawawuza fanizo ili, koma iwo sanazindikire chimene ankatanthauza.
7Choncho Yesu anatinso, “Indetu, indetu, ndikuwuzani kuti, Ine ndine chitseko cha nkhosa.
8“Onse amene anadza ndisanadze ndi mbala ndi achifwamba, koma nkhosa sizinawamvere. 9Ine ndine chitseko; aliyense amene amalowa kudzera mwa Ine adzapulumuka, nalowa ndi kutuluka, napeza msipu. 10Mbala imabwera kudzangoba, kupha, ndi kuwononga. Ine ndinabwera kuti akhale ndi moyo, ndipo akhale nao mochuluka.
11“Ine ndine mbusa wabwino. Mbusa wabwino amapereka moyo wake chifukwa cha nkhosa. a a v11 Yesu akutenga udindo wa ubusa umene Atate wathu anali nao pa Israeli nawupanga kukhala wake — Mbusa amene amachita chimene wantchito waganyu sangachite: kupereka moyo wake chifukwa cha nkhosa. 12Wantchito waganyu, amene si mbusa, nkhosa si zake. Akaona mmbulu ukubwera, amasiya nkhosa nathawa—ndipo mmbulu umazigwira ndi kuzibalalitsa. 13Munthuyo amathawa chifukwa ndi wantchito waganyu, ndipo salabadira za nkhosa.
14“Ine ndine mbusa wabwino. Ndimadziwa nkhosa zanga, ndipo zanga zimandidziwa, 15monga momwe Atate amandidziwira Ine ndipo Ine ndimadziwa Atate, ndipo ndimapereka moyo wanga chifukwa cha nkhosa. 16Ndili ndi nkhosa zina zomwe sizili za m'khola ili; Ineyo ndiyenera kuzitsogoleranso, ndipo zidzamva liwu langa. Zidzakhala gulu limodzi, mbusa mmodzi. 17Pa chifukwa ichi Atate amandikonda: ndimapereka moyo wanga kuti ndidzawutengenso. 18Palibe amene angawuchotse kwa Ine, koma ndimawupereka mwa Ine ndekha. Ndili ndi ulamuliro wakuwupereka, ndi ulamuliro wakuwutenganso. Lamulo ili ndinalilandira kwa Atate wanga.”
19Mau awa anabweretsanso kugawikana pakati pa Ayuda. 20Ambiri a iwo anati, “Wagwidwa ndi chiwanda ndipo wachita misala. Nanga mumumvera chifukwa chiyani?” 21Koma ena anati, “Awa si mau a munthu wogwidwa ndi chiwanda. Kodi chiwanda chingathe kutsegula maso a munthu wosaona?”
Chikondwerero cha Kupatulidwa
22Ndipo kunafika Chikondwerero cha Kupatulidwa ku Yerusalemu. Inali nyengo yozizira, b b v22 Chikondwerero cha Kupatulidwa (Hanukkah) chinkakondwerera kupatulidwanso kwa nyumba ya Mulungu; chimachitika m'nyengo yozizira ndipo sichili pakati pa zikondwerero zolamulidwa m'Chilamulo cha Mose. 23ndipo Yesu anali kuyenda mu nyumba ya Mulungu, mu Khonde la Solomoni. 24Ayuda anamuzungulira nati kwa Iye, “Kodi mudzatisunga mu chikaiko mpaka liti? Ngati ndinu Khristu, tiwuzeni poyera.”
25Yesu anayankha nati, “Ndinakuwuzani, koma simukhulupirira. Ntchito zimene ndimachita m'dzina la Atate wanga zikundichitira umboni, 26koma inu simukhulupirira, chifukwa simuli nkhosa zanga. 27Nkhosa zanga zimamva liwu langa; Ine ndimazidziwa, ndipo zimanditsatira. 28Ndimazipatsa moyo wosatha, ndipo sizidzawonongeka konse, ndipo palibe amene adzazilanda m'manja mwanga. 29Atate wanga, amene anandipatsa izo, ndi wamkulu kuposa onse; ndipo palibe amene angazilande m'manja mwa Atate. 30Ine ndi Atate ndife amodzi.” c c v30 Yesu akunena za umodzi wake ndi Atate wake — Anthu osiyana amene ali ndi khalidwe limodzi. Khamu linamva izi ngati mwano wonyoza Mulungu, ndipo linatenga miyala (v.33).
31Ayuda ananyamulanso miyala kuti amuponye nayo.
32Yesu anayankha nati, “Ndakuonetsani ntchito zambiri zabwino zochokera kwa Atate. Kodi ndi ntchito iti mwa izi imene mukufuna kundiponyera miyala?”
33“Sitikukuponyani miyala chifukwa cha ntchito yabwino,” iwo anati, “koma chifukwa cha mwano wonyoza Mulungu, chifukwa inu, munthu wamba, mukudzitcha kukhala Mulungu.”
34Yesu anawayankha nati, “Kodi sizinalembedwe m'Chilamulo chanu kuti, ‘Ine ndinati ndinu milungu’? d d v34 Yesu akugwira mau a Salimo 82, pamene oweruza a Israeli amatchedwa “milungu” chifukwa mau a Mulungu anadza kwa iwo—osati kunena kuti kuli milungu yambiri, koma kutsutsa kuchokera m'Malemba awo omwe. 35Ngati Iye anawatcha ‘milungu,’ iwo amene mau a Atate wanga anadza kwa iwo—ndipo Malemba sangathe kuswedwa, 36nanga bwanji za Iye amene Atate anamupatula namutuma kudziko lapansi? Chifukwa chiyani mukundinena kuti ndachita mwano wonyoza Mulungu pamene ndanena kuti, ‘Ine ndine Mwana wa Atate wathu’?
37“Ngati sindikuchita ntchito za Atate wanga, musandikhulupirire. 38Koma ngati ndimazichita, ngakhale simukhulupirira Ine, khulupirirani ntchito, kuti mudziwe ndi kupitiriza kudziwa kuti Atate ali mwa Ine, ndipo Ine mwa Atate.”
39Ananyamukanso kuti amugwire, koma anapulumuka m'manja mwawo.
40Ndipo Yesu anabwerera tsidya la Yorodani, kumalo kumene Yohane poyamba anali kubatiza, nakhala kumeneko. 41Ambiri anabwera kwa Iye, nati, “Yohane sanachite chizindikiro chilichonse, koma zonse zimene Yohane ananena za munthu uyu zinali zoona.” 42Ndipo kumalo kumeneko ambiri anakhulupirira mwa Iye.