Nthawi Yake Sinafike
Pa Chikondwerero cha Misasa Yesu aphunzitsa poyera, nanena kuti chiphunzitsocho ndi cha Atate wake osati chake, pamene atsogoleri akufunafuna njira yomuphera ndipo gulu la anthu likutsutsana za kumene iye akuchokera. Aitana aludzu kuti adzamwe. Alonda abwerera chimanjamanja.
7 1Zitatha izi, Yesu anayendayenda mu Galileya, osafuna kupita ku Yudeya chifukwa atsogoleri a Ayuda akumeneko ankafuna mpata woti amuphe. 2Koma Chikondwerero cha Misasa cha Ayuda chinali pafupi. a a v2 Chikondwerero cha Misasa chinali chikondwerero cha masiku asanu ndi awiri cha nthawi yophukira pamene Aisraeli ankakhala m'misasa ya kanthawi, pokumbukira zaka za m'chipululu. 3Abale ake anati kwa Iye, “Chokani kuno mupite ku Yudeya, kuti ophunzira anu nawonso aone ntchito zimene mumachita. 4Palibe munthu wofuna kudziwika pagulu amabisa zomwe akuchita. Ngati mukuchita zinthu izi, dzionetsereni nokha kwa dziko lapansi.” 5Pakuti ngakhale abale ake sanakhulupirire mwa Iye.
6Pamenepo Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Nthawi yanga sinafike, koma kwa inu nthawi iliyonse ndi yoyenera.
7“Dziko lapansi silingathe kukudani inu, koma likundida Ine, chifukwa ndimachitira umboni kuti ntchito zake ndi zoipa. 8Inu nokha pitani ku chikondwererocho; Ine sindipita ku chikondwerero ichi, popeza nthawi yanga sinafikebe kwenikweni.”
9Atanena izi, anakhalabe mu Galileya. 10Abale ake atapita ku chikondwererocho, Iyenso anapitako—osati poyera, koma mobisa.
11Pamenepo atsogoleri a Ayuda ankamufunafuna ku chikondwererocho nafunsa kuti, “Ali kuti Iye?” 12Kunyinyirika kwakukulu za Iye kunafalikira pakati pa magulu a anthu: ena anati, “Ndi wabwino,” enanso, “Ayi, akusocheza anthu.” 13Komabe palibe munthu analankhula za Iye poyera, chifukwa choopa atsogoleri a Ayuda. 14Pamene chikondwererocho chinali chapakatikati, Yesu anapita m'Nyumba ya Mulungu nayamba kuphunzitsa.
15Atsogoleri a Ayuda anadabwa nafunsa kuti, “Kodi munthu uyu akudziwa bwanji zambiri chotere popanda maphunziro?”
16Yesu anawayankha nati, “Chiphunzitso changa si changa—nchochokera kwa Iye amene anandituma. 17Aliyense wofuna kuchita chifuniro cha Atate wathu adziwa ngati chiphunzitso changa chichokera kwa Atate wanga kapena ndikulankhula za Ine ndekha. 18Wolankhula za iye yekha afuna ulemerero wake, koma wofuna ulemerero wa amene wamutuma ndi woona, mwa iye mulibe chinyengo. 19Kodi Mose sanakupatseni lamulo? Komabe palibe wina mwa inu amvera lamulo. Chifukwa chiyani mukufuna kundipha?”
20Gulu la anthu linayankha, “Uli ndi chiwanda! Ndani akufuna kukupha?”
21Yesu anayankha nati, “Ndinachita ntchito imodzi, ndipo nonse mukudabwa.
22“Mose anakupatsani mdulidwe—osati wochokera kwa Mose, koma kwa makolo akale—ndipo mumadula munthu pa Sabata. 23Ngati munthu adulidwa pa Sabata kuti lamulo la Mose lisaswedwe, chifukwa chiyani mwandikwiyira Ine chifukwa chochiritsa munthu wathunthu pa Sabata? 24Lekani kuweruza mwa maonekedwe, ndipo weruzani ndi chiweruzo cholungama.”
Kodi Iye Achokera Kuti?
25Pamenepo ena a mu Yerusalemu anati, “Kodi uyu si munthu amene akufuna kumupha? 26Komabe akulankhula poyera, ndipo samunena kanthu. Kodi olamulira angadziwedi kuti uyu ndi Khristu? 27Koma ife tikudziwa kumene munthu uyu akuchokera. Pamene Khristu adza, palibe adzadziwa kumene achokera.”
28Pamenepo Yesu, akuphunzitsa m'Nyumba ya Mulungu, anafuwula nati, “Inu mukundidziwa Ine, ndipo mukudziwa kumene ndikuchokera. Komabe sindinadze za Ine ndekha—amene anandituma ndi woona, ndipo inu simukumudziwa. 29Ine ndikumudziwa, chifukwa ndichokera kwa Iye, ndipo Iye anandituma.”
30Pamenepo anayesa kumugwira, koma palibe munthu anamkhudza, chifukwa nthawi yake inali isanafike. 31Koma ambiri mu gulu la anthu anakhulupirira mwa Iye, nafunsa kuti, “Pamene Khristu adza, kodi adzachita zizindikiro zambiri kuposa zimene munthu uyu wachita?” 32Afarisi anamva gulu la anthu likunyinyirika zinthu izi za Iye, choncho ansembe aakulu ndi Afarisi anatuma alonda a m'Nyumba ya Mulungu kukamugwira.
33Pamenepo Yesu anati, “Ndili ndi inu kwa kanthawi kochepa, kenako ndipita kwa amene anandituma. 34Mudzandifunafuna koma simudzandipeza; simungathe kudza kumene ndili Ine.”
35Pamenepo atsogoleri a Ayuda anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Kodi Iye akufuna kupita kuti kumene sitidzamupeza? Kodi akufuna kupita kwa anthu athu obalalikira pakati pa Agiriki, nakaphunzitsa Agiriki? 36Kodi mau awa akutanthauza chiyani: ‘Mudzandifunafuna koma simudzandipeza,’ ndi ‘Kumene ndili Ine, simungathe kudza’?”
37Pa tsiku lomaliza, lalikulu la chikondwererocho, Yesu anayimirira nafuwula kuti, “Aliyense waludzu, adze kwa Ine akamwe. 38Aliyense wokhulupirira mwa Ine, monga momwe Malemba ananena, mitsinje ya madzi a moyo idzayenda kuchokera mu mtima mwake.”
39Iye ananena izi za Mzimu Woyera, amene amene adzakhulupirira mwa Iye adzalandira; Mzimu unali usanaperekedwe, popeza Yesu anali asanalemekezedwe.
40Atamva mau awa, ena a mu gulu la anthu anati, “Uyu ndithudi ndi Mneneri uja.” 41Ena anati, “Uyu ndi Khristu.” Koma ena anafunsa kuti, “Kodi Khristu angachokere bwanji ku Galileya? 42Kodi Malemba sananene kuti Khristu achokera mu mbumba ya Davide, ndi ku Betelehemu, mudzi wa Davide?” 43Choncho gulu la anthu linagawikana chifukwa cha Iye. 44Ena a iwo anafuna kumugwira, koma palibe munthu anamgwira.
45Pamenepo alonda a m'Nyumba ya Mulungu anabwerera kwa ansembe aakulu ndi Afarisi, amene anafunsa kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani simunabwere naye?”
46Alonda anayankha nati, “Palibe munthu analankhulapo monga momwe munthu uyu alankhulira.”
47“Kodi inunso mwanyengedwa?” Afarisi anayankha. 48“Kodi alipo wina mwa olamulira kapena mwa Afarisi amene wakhulupirira mwa Iye? 49Koma gulu la anthu ili, amene sadziwa kanthu za lamulo—ali motembereredwa.”
50Nikodemo, amene anapita kwa Yesu kale ndipo anali mmodzi wa iwo, anawafunsa kuti, 51“Kodi lamulo lathu limatsutsa munthu popanda kuyamba kumumva ndi kudziwa chimene akuchita?”
52Iwo anayankha nati, “Kodi iwenso ndiwe wa ku Galileya? Funafuna, ndipo uone: palibe mneneri amene auka ku Galileya.”
53Pamenepo onse anapita kwawo. b b v53 Nkhani iyi sipezeka m'mipukutu yakale koposa ya Yohane, ndipo mipukutu ya pambuyo pake imaiyika pa malo osiyanasiyana. Yasindikizidwa pano, pamene mwambo unakhazikika, monga mu Mabaibulo ambiri amakono.