Phwando ku Yerusalemu
Yesu achiritsa munthu amene anali wolumala zaka makumi atatu ndi zisanu ndi zitatu, pa Sabata, ndipo vuto lenileni liyamba pamene atcha Mulungu Atate wake weniweni. Ayankha kuti Mwana amachita zokhazo zimene amaona Atate akuchita, ndipo kuti Atate wamupatsa moyo ndi chiweruzo chonse.
5 1Zitatha izi, panali phwando la Ayuda, ndipo Yesu anakwera kupita ku Yerusalemu. 2Pafupi ndi Chipata cha Nkhosa ku Yerusalemu pali dziwe lokhala ndi makhonde asanu okutidwa, lotchedwa Betesda m'Chiaramaiki. a a v2 Betesda limatanthauza 'nyumba ya chifundo' — dzina loyenera pa malo pamene Yesu anachiritsa. 3Mu makhonde amenewa munagona gulu lalikulu la odwala—akhungu, olumala, ndi ofa ziwalo. b b v3 Zolembedwa zakale kwambiri zilibe vesi 4 pano; zolembedwa za pambuyo pake zinawonjezera kuti: “Pakuti mngelo ankatsika panthawi zina kulowa m'dziwe nkuvundula madzi; aliyense amene analowa poyamba madzi atavundulidwa anachiritsidwa ku matenda ali onse amene anali nao.” 5Panali munthu wina pomwepo amene anakhala akudwala kwa zaka makumi atatu ndi zisanu ndi zitatu.
6Yesu atamuona ali gone pomwepo nadziwa kuti anali kale pamenepo nthawi yaitali, anamfunsa nati, “Kodi ukufuna kuchiritsidwa?”
7Wodwalayo anamyankha nati, “Mbuye, ndilibe munthu woti anditsitse m'dziwe madzi akavundulidwa—pamene ndikupita, wina amalowa patsogolo panga.”
8Yesu anati kwa iye, “Imirira, tenga mphasa yako, uyende.”
9Nthawi yomweyo munthuyo anachira, natenga mphasa yake, nayenda. Tsiku limenelo linali la Sabata.
10Chifukwa chake Ayuda anati kwa munthu wochiritsidwayo, “Lero ndi Sabata—sukuloledwa kunyamula mphasa yako.”
11Iye anawayankha nati, “Munthu amene anandichiritsa anandiuza kuti, ‘Tenga mphasa yako, uyende.’”
12Iwo anamfunsa nati, “Ndani munthuyo amene anakuuza kuti, ‘Inyamule, uyende’?”
13Koma munthu wochiritsidwayo sanadziwe kuti anali ndani, popeza Yesu anali atazemba pakati pa gulu la anthu limene linali pomwepo.
14Pambuyo pake Yesu anampeza m'Nyumba ya Mulungu nati, “Wachiritsidwa tsopano. Siya kuchimwa, kuopa kuti chinthu choipa koposa chingakugwere.”
15Munthuyo anachoka, nakauza Ayuda kuti anali Yesu amene anamchiritsa.
Amuukira Iye
16Chifukwa chake Ayuda anayamba kuzunza Yesu, chifukwa anali kuchita zinthu izi pa Sabata.
17Koma Yesu anawayankha nati, “Atate wanga akugwira ntchito mpaka tsopano, ndipo Inenso ndikugwira ntchito.”
18Chifukwa chake Ayuda anafunitsitsa kwambiri kumpha: osati anangophwanya Sabata kokha, komanso anatcha Atate wathu kuti ndi Atate wake, nadziyesa wolingana ndi Iye. c c v18 Atsogoleri a Ayuda anamva mau a Yesu molondola: pamene ananena kuti Atate wathu ndi Atate wake, anali kunena kuti ali wolingana ndi Atate wathu. Gawo lotsala la mutuwu ndi Yesu akuteteza ndi kufotokoza zomwe ananenazo.
19Chifukwa chake Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu: Mwana sangathe kuchita kanthu pa yekha, koma chokhacho chimene akuona Atate akuchita. Chilichonse chimene Atate amachita, Mwana amachitanso chomwecho.
20“Pakuti Atate amakonda Mwana ndipo amamuonetsa zonse zimene amachita; adzamuonetsa ntchito zazikulu kuposa izi, kuti inu mudzazizwe. 21Pakuti monga Atate amaukitsa akufa ndi kuwapatsa moyo, momwemonso Mwana amapatsa moyo aliyense amene afuna. 22Pakuti Atate saweruza munthu aliyense, koma wapereka chiweruzo chonse kwa Mwana, 23kuti aliyense alemekeze Mwana monga momwe amalemekezera Atate; aliyense amene salemekeza Mwana salemekezanso Atate amene anamtuma.
24Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu: aliyense amene amamva mau anga nakhulupirira amene anandituma ali nao moyo wosatha ndipo sadzaweruzidwa—wachoka ku imfa kupita ku moyo. 25Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu, nthawi ikubwera, ndipo yafika kale, pamene akufa adzamva liwu la Mwana wa Atate wathu, ndipo amene adzamva adzakhala ndi moyo. 26Pakuti monga Atate ali ndi moyo mwa Iye yekha, anapatsa Mwana kuti akhalenso ndi moyo mwa Iye yekha. 27Ndipo anamupatsa ulamuliro woweruza, chifukwa Iye ndi Mwana wa Munthu. 28Musadabwe ndi zimenezi—nthawi ikubwera pamene onse amene ali m'manda adzamva liwu lake, 29ndipo adzatuluka—amene anachita zabwino, ku kuuka kwa moyo; amene anachita zoipa, ku kuuka kwa chiweruzo. 30Ndekha sindingathe kuchita kanthu. Ndimaweruza monga momwe ndimamvera; chiweruzo changa nchachilungamo, chifukwa sindifuna chifuniro changa, koma chifuniro cha Yemwe anandituma.
Mboni za Mwana
31“Ngati nditachitira umboni za Ine ndekha, umboni wanga suli woona. 32Pali wina amene amandichitira umboni, ndipo ndikudziwa kuti umboni wake wa za Ine ngwoona. 33Inu munatumiza amithenga kwa Yohane, ndipo iye anachitira umboni choonadi. 34Sikuti ndimalandira umboni wochokera kwa munthu, koma ndinena zinthu izi kuti inu mupulumutsidwe. 35Yohane anali nyale yoyaka ndi yowala, ndipo inu munafuna kusangalala kwa kanthawi mu kuwala kwake. 36Koma ndili ndi umboni waukulu kuposa wa Yohane: ntchito zimene Atate wanga anandipatsa kuti ndizitsirize—ntchito zomwe ndikuchitazi—zimachitira umboni kuti Atate wanga anandituma. 37Ndipo Atate wanga amene anandituma, Iye mwini wandichitira umboni. Inu simunamvepo liwu lake kapena kuona maonekedwe ake, 38ndipo mulibe mau ake okhalitsa mwa inu, popeza simukhulupirira amene Iye anamtuma.
39Inu mumafufuza Malemba, poganiza kuti muli moyo wosatha—komatu iwo omwewo amandichitira umboni, 40komabe inu mukukana kudza kwa Ine kuti mukhale ndi moyo. 41Ine sindilandira ulemerero wochokera kwa anthu, 42koma ndikukudziwani inu—kuti mulibe chikondi cha Atate wathu mwa inu. 43Ine ndadza m'dzina la Atate wanga, ndipo inu simundilandira; ngati wina atadza m'dzina lake lomwe, inu mudzamlandira. 44Kodi mungakhulupirire bwanji, pamene mumalandira ulemerero wina kwa mnzake ndipo simufunafuna ulemerero wochokera kwa Mulungu yekhayo?
45Musaganize kuti ndidzakuimbani mlandu pamaso pa Atate wanga. Mose, amene inu mwayika chiyembekezo chanu mwa iye, ndiye akukuimbani mlandu. 46Pakuti mukadakhulupirira Mose, mukadandikhulupirira Inenso, chifukwa iye analemba za Ine. 47Koma ngati simukhulupirira zolembedwa zake, mudzakhulupirira bwanji mau anga?”