Mkazi Amene Anabwera Naye kwa Yesu
Oneneza mkazi wogwidwa akuchita chigololo agwetsa miyala yawo mmodzimmodzi, ndipo Yesu samutsutsa. Kenako mkangano usanduka wankhanza: iye amalankhula zimene anaona kwa Atate wake, iwo adzitama kuti ndi a Abrahamu, ndipo mawu ake akuti INE NDINE awapangitsa kufikira miyala.
8 1Koma Yesu anapita ku phiri la Maolivi.
2M'mamawa anabweranso ku Nyumba ya Mulungu; anthu onse anadza kwa Iye, ndipo anakhala pansi, nawaphunzitsa. 3Alembi ndi Afarisi anabweretsa mkazi amene anagwidwa akuchita chigololo, namuyimiritsa pakati. 4Anati kwa Iye, “Mphunzitsi, mkazi uyu anagwidwa pamene ankachita chigololo. 5Tsopano mu Chilamulo, Mose anatilamula kuti tiponye miyala akazi oterewa. Nanga Inu mukuti chiyani? 6Ananena izi pomuyesa, kufunafuna chifukwa choti amuneneze. Koma Yesu anawerama pansi, nalemba pansi ndi chala chake.”
7Pamene anapitiriza kumufunsa, anayimirira nati kwa iwo, “Aliyense wa inu amene alibe tchimo, ayambe kumuponya mwala.”
8Ndipo anawerama pansinso, nalemba pansi.
9Atamva zimenezi, anachoka mmodzimmodzi, kuyambira akuluakulu, kufikira Yesu anatsala yekha ndi mkazi amene anayima pamenepo.
10Yesu anayimirira nati kwa iye, “Mayi, ali kuti? Kodi palibe amene wakutsutsa iwe?”
11Iye anati, “Palibe, Mbuye.” Yesu anati, “Inenso sindikutsutsa iwe. Pita, ndipo kuyambira tsopano, usachimwenso.”
Ine Ndine Kuunika kwa Dziko Lapansi
12Yesu anayankhulanso kwa iwo kuti, “Ine ndine kuunika kwa dziko lapansi. Aliyense wonditsatira Ine sadzayenda mu mdima konse, koma adzakhala ndi kuunika kwa moyo.”
13Pamenepo Afarisi anati kwa Iye, “Inu mukudzichitira umboni za Inu nokha; umboni wanu si woona.”
14Yesu anayankha nati, “Ngakhale ndichitire umboni za Ine ndekha, umboni wanga ndi woona, chifukwa ndikudziwa kumene ndinachokera ndi kumene ndikupita; koma inu simukudziwa kumene ndinachokera kapena kumene ndikupita. 15Inu mukuweruza monga mwa thupi; Ine sindiweruza munthu aliyense. 16Ndipo ngakhale ndiweruze, chiweruzo changa ndi choona, popeza sindiweruza ndekha, koma Ine ndi Atate amene anandituma. 17Mu Chilamulo chanu mwalembedwa kuti umboni wa anthu awiri ndi woona. 18Ine ndikuchitira umboni za Ine ndekha, ndipo Atate amene anandituma akundichitira umboni Ine.”
19Anafunsa kuti, “Atate wanu ali kuti?” Yesu anayankha nati, “Inu simundidziwa Ine kapena Atate wanga. Mukadandidziwa Ine, mukadadziwanso Atate wanga.”
20Ananena mau awa pamene ankaphunzitsa mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, m'malo osungira chuma; palibe amene anamgwira, chifukwa nthawi yake inali isanafike.
21Pamenepo anatinso kwa iwo, “Ine ndikuchoka. Inu mudzandifunafuna, ndipo mudzafera mu tchimo lanu. Kumene Ine ndikupita, inu simungathe kudza.”
Kuchokera Pansi, Kuchokera Kumwamba
22Pamenepo Ayuda anati, “Kodi adzadzipha yekha, popeza akuti, ‘Simungadze kumene Ine ndikupita’?”
23Anati kwa iwo, “Inu ndinu a pansi; Ine ndine wa kumwamba. Inu ndinu a dziko lino lapansi; Ine sindine wa dziko lino lapansi. 24Ndakuwuzani kuti mudzafera mu machimo anu; pakuti ngati simukhulupirira kuti Ine Ndine, mudzafera mu machimo anu.” a a v24 Yesu akudzitcha dzina laumulungu. “Ine Ndine” ndi mmene Atate wathu anadziwulula kwa Mose pa chitsamba choyaka moto (Eksodo 3:14). Gulu la anthu linazindikira zimene ankanenazi pambuyo pake mu mutu uwu, ndipo linayesa kumuponya miyala chifukwa chonyoza Mulungu (v.59).
25Pamenepo anati kwa Iye, “Kodi Inu ndinu ndani ndithu?” Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Ndi zomwe ndakhala ndikukuwuzani kuyambira pachiyambi.
26Ndili ndi zambiri zoti ndinene ndi kuweruza za inu, koma Amene anandituma ndi woona; zimene ndinamva kwa Iye, ndi zomwe ndikuwuza dziko lapansi.”
27Iwo sanazindikire kuti ankawawuza za Atate.
28Pamenepo Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Pamene mudzakweza Mwana wa Munthu, pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine Ndine, ndi kuti sindichita kanthu pa Ine ndekha, koma ndimanena zinthu izi monga Atate anandiphunzitsira. 29Amene anandituma ali ndi Ine; sanandisiye ndekha, chifukwa nthawi zonse ndimachita zomwe zimamkondweretsa Iye.”
Khalani mu Mau Anga
30Pamene amanena zinthu izi, ambiri anakhulupirira mwa Iye.
31Pamenepo Yesu anati kwa Ayuda amene anamukhulupirira, “Ngati mukhala mu mau anga, ndinu ophunzira anga ndithu, 32ndipo mudzadziwa choonadi, ndipo choonadi chidzakumasulani.”
33Anamyankha kuti, “Ife ndife mbewu ya Abrahamu, ndipo sitinakhalepo akapolo a munthu aliyense. Nanga Inu munganene bwanji kuti, ‘Mudzakhala mfulu’?”
34Yesu anawayankha nati, “Indetu, indetu, ndikuwuzani: aliyense wochimwirira ndi kapolo wa tchimo. 35Kapolo sakhala m'nyumba nthawi zonse; mwana amakhala nthawi zonse. 36Chifukwa chake ngati Mwana akumasulani, mudzakhala mfulu ndithu. 37Ndikudziwa kuti ndinu mbewu ya Abrahamu; komabe mukufuna kundipha Ine chifukwa mau anga alibe malo mwa inu. 38Ine ndikunena zimene ndinaona ndi Atate wanga, ndipo inu mumachita zimene munamva kwa bambo wanu.”
39Anayankha kuti, “Abrahamu ndiye bambo wathu.” Yesu anati, “Mukadakhala ana a Abrahamu, mukadachita ntchito zimene Abrahamu anachita, 40koma tsopano mukufuna kundipha Ine—munthu amene wakuwuzani choonadi chimene ndinamva kwa Atate wanga. Abrahamu sanachite zimenezi. 41Inu mukuchita ntchito za bambo wanu.” Anati kwa Iye, “Ife sitinabadwe mu dama. Tili ndi Atate mmodzi—Mulungu mwiniyo.”
42Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Mulungu akadakhala Atate wanu, mukadandikonda Ine, pakuti ndinachokera kwa Mulungu ndipo ndili pano. Sindinadze pa Ine ndekha—koma Iye anandituma. 43N'chifukwa chiyani simuzindikira zimene ndikunena? Chifukwa simungathe kumva mau anga. 44Inu ndinu a bambo wanu, mdierekezi, ndipo mukufuna kuchita zokhumba zake. Iye anali wopha anthu kuyambira pachiyambi, ndipo saima mu choonadi, popeza mwa iye mulibe choonadi. Pamene anama, amalankhula mwa chikhalidwe chake, popeza ndi wabodza ndiponso bambo wa bodza. b b v44 Yesu akuwulula poyera bodza loyambirira la mu Edeni mwa kulitchula. Njoka imene inawuza Hava kuti Atate wathu ankamumana zinthu zabwino—njoka imene inakana Atate mwini—ndiyo wabodza woyambirira, bambo wa bodza lililonse limene limaonetsa Atate wathu ngwa patali. Amene amakana Mwana ali ndi bambo ameneyo, osati Abrahamu, osati Mulungu. 45Koma chifukwa ndikunena choonadi, inu simundikhulupirira Ine. 46Ndani mwa inu angandipeze ndi tchimo? Ngati ndikunena choonadi, n'chifukwa chiyani simundikhulupirira? 47Aliyense wa kwa Atate wathu amamva mau ake; inu simumva chifukwa simuli a kwa Atate wathu.”
48Ayuda anayankha nati, “Kodi ife sitikunena bwino kuti Inu ndinu Msamariya, ndipo muli ndi chiwanda?”
49Yesu anayankha nati, “Ine ndilibe chiwanda, koma ndimalemekeza Atate wanga, ndipo inu mumandinyoza Ine. 50Koma Ine sindifunafuna ulemerero wanga; Atate wathu amawufunafuna, ndipo Iye amaweruza. 51Indetu, indetu, ndikuwuzani, ngati munthu akusunga mau anga, sadzaona imfa konse.”
52Ayuda anati kwa Iye, “Tsopano tadziwa kuti muli ndi chiwanda. Abrahamu anafa, ndiponso aneneri anafa, komabe Inu mukuti, ‘Aliyense amene asunga mau anga sadzalawa imfa konse.’ 53Kodi Inu ndinu wamkulu kuposa bambo wathu Abrahamu, amene anafa? Aneneri nawonso anafa! Kodi mukudziyesa ndani?”
54Yesu anayankha nati, “Ngati ndidzilemekeza ndekha, ulemerero wanga ulibe kanthu. Ndi Atate wanga amene amandilemekeza Ine, amene inu munena za Iye kuti, ‘Ndiye Mulungu wathu.’ 55Inu simumdziwa Iye, koma Ine ndimamdziwa. Ngati nditanena kuti sindimamdziwa, ndikadakhala wabodza ngati inu. Koma ndimamdziwa ndipo ndimasunga mau ake. 56Bambo wanu Abrahamu anakondwa kuti adzaona tsiku langa. Anaona, nakondwera.”
57Pamenepo Ayuda anati kwa Iye, “Inu simunakwanitse zaka makumi asanu, ndipo mwamuona kale Abrahamu?”
58Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Indetu, indetu, ndikuwuzani, Abrahamu asanakhaleko, Ine Ndine.” c c v58 ‘Ine Ndine’ akubwereza dzina la Mulungu limene analiwuza Mose (Eksodo 3:14)—kudzinena kuti ndi Mulungu, ndicho chifukwa anatola miyala.
59Pamenepo anatola miyala kuti amuponye, koma Yesu anabisala, natuluka m'Nyumba ya Mulungu.