Ansembe ndi Alembi Akonza Zomupha
Yudasi akuvomereza mtengo. Pa gome la Paskha Yesu akupereka mkate ndi chikho, ndipo abwenzi ake akukangana za ukulu. Iye akupemphera kwa Atate wake ali m'zowawa mpaka thukuta lake likugwa ngati magazi, akuperekedwa ndi kupsompsona, ndipo Petro akumukana katatu, kenako akuyang'anizana naye m'maso.
22 1Ndipo Phwando la Mkate Wopanda Yisiti, lotchedwa Paskha, linali litayandikira. 2Ansembe aakulu ndi alembi anali kufunafuna njira yoti amuphere, chifukwa anaopa anthu.
3Ndipo Satana analowa mwa Yudasi, amene anatchedwa Isikariote, amene anali mmodzi wa khumi ndi awiri aja. 4Anapita nakambirana ndi ansembe aakulu ndi akulu a Kachisi mmene angamuperekere kwa iwo. 5Iwo anakondwa, navomereza kumpatsa ndalama. 6Iye anavomera, nayamba kufunafuna mpata woti amuperekere kwa iwo pomwe panalibe khamu la anthu.
Kukonzekera Paskha Yotsiriza
7Ndipo linafika tsiku la Mkate Wopanda Yisiti, pamene mwana wa nkhosa wa Paskha anayenera kuphedwa nsembe.
8Yesu anatuma Petro ndi Yohane, nati, “Pitani mukakonze Paskha kuti tidye.”
9Iwo anati kwa Iye, “Mukufuna tikaikonzere kuti?”
10Iye anati, “Mukangolowa mu mzinda, munthu wonyamula mtsuko wa madzi adzakumana nanu. Mumtsatire kulowa m'nyumba imene adzalowamo,
11“ndipo muuze mwini nyumba kuti, ‘Mphunzitsi akuti kwa iwe: Chipinda cha alendo chili kuti, mmene ndingadyere Paskha pamodzi ndi ophunzira anga?’ 12Ndipo iye adzakuonetsani chipinda chachikulu chapamwamba, chokonzedwa; mukakonzere komweko.”
13Anapita, nakapeza monga momwe anawauzira, nakonza Paskha.
14Pamene nthawi inakwana, Iye anakhala pa tebulo, ndi atumwi pamodzi ndi Iye.
15Iye anati kwa iwo, “Ndakhumba kwambiri kudya Paskha iyi pamodzi ndi inu ndisanamve zowawa. 16Pakuti ndikuuzani, sindidzaidya kufikira itakwaniritsidwa mu ufumu wa Atate wathu.” 17Anatenga chikho, nayamika, nati, “Landirani ichi, muchigawane pakati panu. 18Pakuti ndikuuzani, kuyambira tsopano sindidzamwanso zipatso za mpesa kufikira ufumu wa Atate wathu utadza.”
19Anatenga mkate, nayamika, nanyema, nawapatsa, nati, “Uwu ndi thupi langa, loperekedwa chifukwa cha inu. Muzichita ichi pondikumbukira Ine.” 20Anachita chimodzimodzi ndi chikho atatha kudya chakudya chamadzulo, nati, “Chikho ichi ndi pangano latsopano mu mwazi wanga, wokhetsedwa chifukwa cha inu. 21Koma taonani—dzanja la iye amene akundipereka lili pamodzi ndi Ine pa tebulo. 22Mwana wa Munthu apita monga momwe kunatsimikizidwira, koma tsoka kwa munthu uja amene mwa iye akuperekedwa!”
23Iwo anayamba kufunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti ndani wa iwo angachite chinthu ichi.
24Panabukanso mkangano pakati pawo wakuti ndani wa iwo anali wamkulu koposa.
25Iye anati kwa iwo, “Mafumu a mitundu ya anthu amawalamulira, ndipo olamulira pa iwo amatchedwa opindulitsa. 26Koma kwa inu sizikhale choncho: wamkulu pakati panu akhale ngati wamng'ono, ndipo mtsogoleri akhale ngati wotumikira. 27Ndani ndiye wamkulu—mlendo wokhala pa tebulo kapena wotumikira? Mlendo, kodi sichoncho? Komabe Ine ndili pakati panu ngati wotumikira.
28“Inu ndinu amene mwakhala ndi Ine m'mayesero anga, 29ndipo Ine ndikukupatsani ufumu, monga momwe Atate wanga anandipatsira Ine, 30kuti mudzadye ndi kudzamwa pa tebulo langa mu ufumu wanga, ndi kukhala pa mipando yachifumu kuweruza mafuko khumi ndi awiri a Israyeli.”
31“Simoni, Simoni, tamvera—Satana wapempha kuti akupete inu nonse ngati tirigu, 32koma Ine ndakupempherera iwe, kuti chikhulupiriro chako chisafooke. Ndipo ukadzabwerera, udzalimbikitse abale ako.”
33Petro anati, “Ambuye, ndakonzeka kupita nanu ku ndende ngakhale ku imfa.”
34Yesu anati, “Ndikuuza iwe, Petro: tambala salira lero iwe usanandikane katatu kuti ukundidziwa.”
35Iye anawafunsa, nati, “Pamene ndinakutumani wopanda chikwama cha ndalama, thumba, kapena nsapato, kodi munasowa kanthu?” Iwo anati, “Palibe.”
36Iye anati kwa iwo, “Koma tsopano, amene ali ndi chikwama cha ndalama achitenge, ndi thumbanso. Amene alibe lupanga agulitse mkanjo wake, kuti agule limodzi. 37Pakuti ndikuuzani kuti lemba ili liyenera kukwaniritsidwa mwa Ine: ‘Anawerengedwa pamodzi ndi ochimwa.’ Pakuti zimene zinalembedwa za Ine zikukwaniritsidwa.”
38Iwo anati, “Ambuye, taonani, nawa malupanga awiri.” Iye anati kwa iwo, “Zakwana.”
Mwana Adzipereka kwa Atate
39Ndipo anatuluka, monga mwa chizolowezi, napita ku Phiri la Maolivi, ndipo ophunzira anamutsatira.
40Pamene anafika pamalopo, anati kwa iwo, “Pempherani kuti musagwe m'mayesero.”
41Ndipo anachoka pa iwo mtunda wofanana ndi kuponya mwala, nagwada, napemphera,
42nati, “Atate, ngati Inu mukufuna, chotsani chikho ichi kwa Ine. Komabe pasachitike chifuniro changa, koma chanu.”
43Ndipo mngelo wochokera kumwamba anaonekera kwa Iye, namulimbikitsa. a a v43 Mavesi 43-44 kulibe m'mipukutu ina yakale. Alembedwa pano, monga momwe zilili m'Mabaibulo ambiri amakono. 44Ali pa masautso, anapemphera molimbika koposa; thukuta lake linasanduka ngati madontho aakulu a mwazi akugwera pansi.
45Pamene anauka ku pemphero, anabwera kwa ophunzira, nawapeza ali mtulo chifukwa cha chisoni,
46anati kwa iwo, “Chifukwa chiyani mukugona? Dzukani mupemphere, kuti musagwe m'mayesero.”
Kuperekedwa ndi Kupsompsona
47Pamene anali akadali kuyankhula, khamu la anthu linadza, lotsogoleredwa ndi uja wotchedwa Yudasi, mmodzi wa khumi ndi awiri aja. Anafika kwa Yesu kuti amupsompsone,
48koma Yesu anati kwa iye, “Yudasi, kodi ukupereka Mwana wa Munthu ndi kumpsompsona?”
49Poona zimene zinali pafupi kuchitika, amene anali ndi Iye anati, “Ambuye, kodi tikanthe ndi lupanga?” 50Ndipo mmodzi wa iwo anakantha kapolo wa mkulu wa ansembe, nadula khutu lake lamanja.
51Koma Yesu anayankha, nati, “Basi, lekani zimenezi!” Ndipo anakhudza khutu, namuchiritsa. 52Ndipo Yesu anati kwa ansembe aakulu, akulu a Kachisi, ndi akuluakulu amene anadza kudzamtsutsa, “Kodi mwadza ndi malupanga ndi zibonga, ngati kwa wachifwamba? 53Tsiku ndi tsiku ndinali ndi inu m'Kachisi, ndipo simunandigwire. Koma iyi ndi nthawi yanu, ndi ulamuliro wa mdima.”
Petro Akana Kudziwa Yesu
54Anamgwira, namtsogolera, nabwera naye m'nyumba ya mkulu wa ansembe; Petro anatsatira ali patali. 55Anasonkha moto pakati pa bwalo, nakhala pansi pamodzi; Petro anakhala pakati pawo. 56Koma mtsikana wantchito, poona iye atakhala moyang'anizana ndi moto, anamuyang'anitsitsa, nati, “Uyunso anali ndi iye.”
57Koma iye anakana, nati, “Mayi, sindimdziwa.”
58Patangopita kanthawi, wina anamuona, nati, “Iwenso ndiwe mmodzi wa iwo.” Koma Petro anati, “Bambo, sindine.”
59Patapita ngati ola limodzi, winanso ananenetsa, nati, “Zoonadi munthu uyu anali ndi iye, pakuti ndi Mgalileya nayenso.”
60Koma Petro anati, “Bambo, sindidziwa chimene ukunena.” Pomwepo, pamene anali akadali kuyankhula, tambala analira. 61Ambuye anatembenuka, namuyang'ana Petro. Petro anakumbukira mau amene Ambuye anamuuza kuti, “Tambala asanalire lero, udzandikana katatu.” 62Ndipo anatuluka panja, nalira kwambiri mwachisoni.
63Ndipo anthu amene anali kumgwira Yesu anamunyoza, akumumenya. 64Anammanga m'maso, nakhala akumufunsa kuti, “Nenera! Ndani wakukantha?” 65Ndipo ananena zinthu zina zambiri zomtsutsa, akumutukwana.
Yesu Aima Pamaso pa Bwalo
66Kutacha, bwalo la akuluakulu a anthu linasonkhana—ansembe aakulu ndi alembi—namtengera ku bwalo lawo la milandu, nati,
67“Ngati ndinu Khristu, tiuzeni.” Iye anati kwa iwo, “Ndikakuuzani, simudzakhulupirira,
68“ndipo ndikakufunsani, simudzayankha.
69“Koma kuyambira tsopano Mwana wa Munthu adzakhala ku dzanja lamanja la mphamvu ya Atate wathu.”
70Onse anati, “Ndiye kuti ndinu Mwana wa Mulungu?” Iye anati kwa iwo, “Mukunena inu kuti Ine ndine.”
71Iwo anati, “Tifunanso umboni wotani? Pakuti ife tomwe tamva kuchokera pakamwa pake.”