Yesu Atuma Ophunzira Khumi ndi Awiri
Khumi ndi awiri atumizidwa, mitanda isanu ya buledi idyetsa anthu zikwizikwi, ndipo Petro amutcha Khristu, ndipo nthawi yomweyo Yesu anena kuti ayenera kuphedwa. Paphiri Atate amutcha Wosankhidwa. Potsika, achiritsa mnyamata amene ophunzira analephera. Kenako alunjikitsa nkhope yake ku Yerusalemu.
9 1Yesu anaitana pamodzi khumi ndi awiri, nawapatsa mphamvu ndi ulamuliro pa ziwanda zonse ndi kuchiritsa matenda. 2Ndipo anawatuma kukalalikira ufumu wa Atate wathu ndi kuchiritsa odwala.
3Anati kwa iwo, “Musatenge kanthu pa ulendo: ndodo ayi, thumba ayi, mkate ayi, kapena ndalama ayi, ndipo musatenge malaya awiri aliyense. 4Nyumba iliyonse imene mulowa, khalani momwemo, ndipo mutuluke kumeneko. 5Kulikonse kumene sadzakulandirani, kung'ung'untani fumbi la ku mapazi anu pamene muchoka mu mzinda umenewo, kukhala umboni wotsutsa iwo.”
6Ndipo ananyamuka, napita mudzi ndi mudzi, akulalikira uthenga wabwino ndi kuchiritsa paliponse.
7Herode wolamulira chigawo anamva zonse zimene zinkachitika, nathedwa nzeru, chifukwa ena anati Yohane waukitsidwa kwa akufa, 8ena kuti Eliya waonekera, ndipo ena kuti mmodzi wa aneneri akale wauka. 9Herode anati, “Ine ndinadula mutu wa Yohane—nanga ndani uyu amene ndikumva zinthu zotere za iye?” Ndipo anapitiriza kufunafuna kumuona Iye.
Mikate Isanu Yadyetsa Anthu Zikwi Zisanu
10Pamene atumwi anabwerera, anamuuza Yesu zonse zimene anachita. Iye anawatenga, nachoka payekha kupita ku mzinda wotchedwa Betisaida. 11Koma magulu a anthu anadziwa, namutsatira Iye. Iye anawalandira, nalankhula kwa iwo za ufumu wa Atate wathu, nachiritsa iwo amene anafunikira kuchiritsidwa. 12Pamene dzuwa linkalowa, khumi ndi awiri anabwera, nati kwa Iye, “Uzani gulu la anthu lipite kukapeza pogona ndi chakudya m'midzi ndi m'madera ozungulira ife—pano tili pamalo opanda anthu.”
13Iye anati, “Inu apatseni kanthu kuti adye.” Iwo anati, “Ife tili ndi mikate isanu yokha ndi nsomba ziwiri—pokhapokha titapita kukagula chakudya cha gulu lonseli la anthu.”
14Pakuti panali amuna pafupifupi zikwi zisanu. Iye anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Akhazikeni m'magulu a anthu pafupifupi makumi asanu aliwonse.”
15Anachita momwemo, nakhazika onse pansi. 16Iye anatenga mikate isanu ndi nsomba ziwiri, nayang'ana kumwamba, nadalitsa ndi kunyema, napitiriza kuzipereka kwa ophunzira kuti agawire gulu la anthu. 17Onse anadya, nakhuta; ndipo zidutswa zotsalira zinadzaza madengu khumi ndi awiri.
Kodi Inu Munena Kuti Ine Ndine Yani?
18Tsiku lina, pamene Iye ankapemphera payekha ndipo ophunzira ake anali pafupi, Yesu anawafunsa, nati, “Kodi magulu a anthu amati Ine ndine yani?”
19Iwo anayankha, nati, “Yohane M'batizi. Ena amati Eliya. Ndipo ena amati mneneri wakale wauka.”
20“Koma inu munena kuti Ine ndine yani?” Iye anafunsa. Petro anayankha, nati, “Khristu wa Atate wathu.” a a v20 Pamene Petro amamutcha Yesu “Khristu wa Atate wathu,” akuvomereza Yesu kukhala Wodzozedwa amene anatumidwa ndi Atate—Mwana wosiyanitsidwa ndi Atate amene anamutuma.
Mwana wa Munthu Ayenera Kuzunzika
21Yesu anawachenjeza kwambiri, nawalamula kuti asauze munthu aliyense zimenezi,
22nati, “Mwana wa Munthu ayenera kuzunzika ndi zinthu zambiri ndi kukanidwa ndi akulu, ansembe aakulu, ndi alembi, ndi kuphedwa, ndipo tsiku lachitatu kuukitsidwa.”
23Ndipo anati kwa onse, “Aliyense wofuna kudza pambuyo panga ayenera kudzikana yekha ndi kunyamula mtanda wake tsiku ndi tsiku ndi kunditsata Ine. 24Pakuti aliyense wofuna kupulumutsa moyo wake adzawutaya, koma aliyense wotaya moyo wake chifukwa cha Ine adzawupulumutsa. 25Pakuti kuli phindu lanji ngati munthu apindula dziko lonse lapansi, koma nadzitaya kapena nadziwononga yekha? 26Aliyense wochita manyazi ndi Ine ndi mau anga, Mwana wa Munthu adzachita naye manyazi pamene adzadza mu ulemerero wake ndi ulemerero wa Atate ndi angelo oyera. 27Koma ndinena kwa inu moona, ena oimirira pano sadzalawa imfa asanaone ufumu wa Atate wathu.”
Atate Alemekeza Mwana Wawo
28Patatha pafupifupi masiku asanu ndi atatu kuchokera pa mau awa, Yesu anatenga Petro, Yohane, ndi Yakobo, nakwera naye paphiri kukapemphera. 29Pamene ankapemphera, maonekedwe a nkhope yake anasintha, ndipo zovala zake zinayera mbee. 30Ndipo panali amuna awiri olankhula naye—Mose ndi Eliya, 31amene anaonekera mu ulemerero, akulankhula za kuchoka kwake, kumene anali pafupi kukwaniritsa ku Yerusalemu.
32Petro ndi anzake anali olemedwa ndi tulo; atadzuka kotheratu, anaona ulemerero wake ndi amuna awiri oimirira naye. 33Pamene ankachoka kwa Iye, Petro anati kwa Yesu, “Mbuye, ndi bwino kuti ife tili pano. Tiyeni timange misasa itatu—umodzi wanu, umodzi wa Mose, umodzi wa Eliya.” Iye sanadziwe chimene ankanena.
34Pamene ankalankhula, mtambo unabwera, nuwaphimba mu mthunzi; polowa mmenemo, anachita mantha.
35Mawu ochokera mu mtambo anati, “Uyu ndiye Mwana wanga, Wosankhidwa wanga—mumvereni Iye!” b b v35 Pa kusandulika, mawu a Atate mwini amamutcha Yesu “Mwana wanga, Wosankhidwa wanga”—Mwana yemweyo amene Atate amakondwera naye, tsopano waonetsedwa mu ulemerero.
36Mawu atatha, Yesu anapezeka ali yekha. Iwo anakhala chete, osauza munthu aliyense m'masiku amenewo zimene anaona.
Mwana wa Bambo Womasulidwa ku Mdima
37Tsiku lotsatira, pamene anatsika kuchokera paphiri, gulu lalikulu la anthu linakumana naye. 38Munthu wina wa m'gulu la anthu anafuula, nati, “Mphunzitsi, chonde yang'anani mwana wanga wamwamuna, chifukwa ndiye mwana wanga yekhayo. 39Mzimu umamgwira, ndipo mwadzidzidzi amafuula; umamugwedeza mpaka atulutsa thovu, ndipo sumuleka mosavuta, umumenya kwambiri. 40Ndinapempha ophunzira anu kuti auchotse, koma sanathe.”
41Yesu anayankha, nati, “Mbadwo wopanda chikhulupiriro, wokhotakhota, kodi ndikhale ndi inu nthawi yaitali bwanji ndi kukupirirani? Bweretsani mwana wako kuno.”
42Pamene mnyamatayo ankabwera, chiwanda chinamugwetsa pansi, nachimugwedeza. Koma Yesu anadzudzula mzimu wonyansa, nachiritsa mnyamatayo, nambwezera kwa atate wake.
Mwana wa Munthu Adzaperekedwa
43Onse anadabwa ndi ukulu wa Atate wathu. Pamene aliyense ankadabwa ndi zonse zimene Yesu anachita, Iye anati kwa ophunzira ake,
44“Sungani mau awa m'makutu mwanu: Mwana wa Munthu posachedwa adzaperekedwa m'manja mwa anthu.”
45Koma sanazindikire mau amenewa—anabisidwa kwa iwo kuti asawazindikire—ndipo anachita mantha kumufunsa Iye za mawuwo.
46Ndipo mkangano unabuka pakati pawo wakuti ndani mwa iwo anali wamkulu koposa. 47Koma Yesu, podziwa maganizo a mitima yawo, anatenga mwana, namuimiritsa pambali pake,
48nati kwa iwo, “Aliyense wolandira mwana uyu m'dzina langa alandira Ine, ndipo aliyense wondilandira Ine alandira amene anandituma Ine. Pakuti wamng'ono koposa pakati pa inu nonse—meneyo ndiye wamkulu.”
49Yohane anati, “Mbuye, ife tinaona wina akutulutsa ziwanda m'dzina lanu, ndipo tinayesa kumuletsa, chifukwa satsata pamodzi ndi ife.”
50“Musamuletse,” Yesu anati kwa iye, “pakuti aliyense amene sakutsutsani ali kumbali yanu.”
Yesu Atsimikiza Kupita ku Yerusalemu
51Pamene masiku anayandikira a kuti Iye atengedwe kupita kumwamba, Yesu anatsimikiza mtima kupita ku Yerusalemu. 52Iye anatuma amithenga patsogolo pake. Iwo anapita, nalowa m'mudzi wa Asamariya kukamkonzera Iye, 53koma anthu a kumeneko sanamulandire Iye, chifukwa ankapita ku Yerusalemu. 54Poona zimenezi, ophunzira Yakobo ndi Yohane anati, “Ambuye, kodi mukufuna kuti ife tiitane moto kuchokera kumwamba kuti uwanyeketse?”
55Koma Iye anatembenuka, nawadzudzula. 56Ndipo anapita ku mudzi wina.
Mtengo wa Kutsatira Yesu
57Pamene ankayenda mumsewu, munthu wina anati kwa Iye, “Ine ndidzakutsatani kulikonse kumene mupita.”
58Yesu anati, “Nkhandwe zili ndi maenje, mbalame za mlengalenga zili ndi zisa, koma Mwana wa Munthu alibe pogoneka mutu wake.”
59Kwa wina anati, “Nditsate Ine.” Iye anayankha, nati, “Ambuye, choyamba ndiloleni ndipite kukaika maliro a atate wanga.”
60Koma Yesu anati kwa iye, “Aleke akufa aike akufa awo, koma iwe pita kalalikire ufumu wa Atate wathu.”
61Winanso anati, “Ine ndidzakutsatani, Ambuye, koma choyamba ndiloleni ndikatsanzike anthu a kunyumba kwanga.”
62Yesu anayankha, nati, “Palibe munthu amene amagwira khasu nayang'ana kumbuyo woyenera ufumu wa Atate wathu.”