Kuwolowa Manja Kodabwitsa kwa Atate
Kuolowa manja kwa Atate wathu kudabwitsa anthu: antchito olembedwa ntchito 5 koloko madzulo alandira malipiro a tsiku lathunthu, ndipo oyambirira aja aipidwa nazo. Mayi wina apempha mipando iwiri yachifumu; Yesu apereka chikho ndipo anena kuti ukulu umaoneka ngati ukapolo. Opemphapempha awiri akhungu, atauzidwa kuti akhale chete, afuula kwambiri ndipo amvedwa.
20 1“Pakuti ufumu wa Atate wathu uli ngati mwini munda amene anatuluka m'mamawa kuti akalembe antchito a ku munda wake wa mpesa. 2Anagwirizana ndi antchitowo kuti awalipire malipiro a tsiku limodzi, nawatumiza ku munda wake wa mpesa. 3Ndipo cha pa 9 koloko m'mawa anatulukanso, naona ena atayima pamsika osagwira ntchito. 4Anawauza kuti, ‘Inunso, pitani ku munda wa mpesa; ndipo ndidzakulipirani chilichonse choyenera.’ Ndipo iwo anapita. 5Anatulukanso cha masana ndi cha pa 3 koloko masana, nachita chimodzimodzi. 6Ndipo cha pa 5 koloko masana anatuluka, napeza ena atayima pomwepo. Anawafunsa kuti, ‘Chifukwa chiyani mwayima pano tsiku lonse osagwira ntchito?’”
7“Iwo anati, ‘Chifukwa palibe amene anatilemba ntchito.’ Iye anati, ‘Inunso pitani ku munda wa mpesa.’
8“Pamene kunada, mwini munda wa mpesa anauza kapitawo wake kuti, ‘Itana antchito ndipo uwalipire malipiro awo, kuyambira otsiriza mpaka oyamba.’ 9Ndipo pamene anafika amene analembedwa cha pa 5 koloko, aliyense wa iwo analandira malipiro a tsiku limodzi. 10Pamene oyamba anafika, anaganiza kuti adzalandira zambiri, koma aliyense analandiranso malipiro a tsiku limodzi. 11Ndipo atalandira, anang'ung'udzira mwini munda, 12nati, ‘Otsiriza awa anagwira ntchito ola limodzi lokha, komatu mwawafananitsa ndi ife, amene tinasenza katundu wa tsiku lonse ndi kutentha koopsa.’
13“Iye anayankha wina wa iwo nati, ‘Bwenzi, sindikukuchitira choipa. Kodi sunagwirizane nane malipiro a tsiku limodzi?’ 14Tenga chako nupite. Ndikufuna kupatsa wantchito wotsiriza uyu chimodzimodzi ngati iwe. 15Kodi sindingachite chimene ndikufuna ndi zanga? Kapena ukuchita nsanje chifukwa ndine wowolowa manja? 16Momwemo otsiriza adzakhala oyamba, ndipo oyamba adzakhala otsiriza.”
Yesu Aneneratu za Mtanda
17Pamene Yesu anali kukwera kupita ku Yerusalemu, anatengera pambali ophunzira khumi ndi awiri, nati kwa iwo panjira,
18“Taonani, tikukwera kupita ku Yerusalemu, ndipo Mwana wa Munthu adzaperekedwa kwa akulu a ansembe ndi alembi, amene adzamuweruza kuti aphedwe, 19ndipo adzamupereka kwa anthu a mitundu ina kuti amunyoze, amukwapule ndi kumupachika pamtanda—ndipo tsiku lachitatu adzaukitsidwa.”
Ukulu Weniweni Ndiko Kutumikira
20Pamenepo amayi a ana a Zebedayo anabwera kwa Iye pamodzi ndi ana ake, nagwada pansi kumupempha kanthu.
21Anamufunsa kuti, “Ukufuna chiyani?” Iye anati, “Lamulani kuti ana anga awiri adzakhale, mmodzi kudzanja lanu lamanja, winayo kudzanja lanu lamanzere, mu ufumu wanu.”
22Koma Yesu anayankha kuti, “Simukudziwa chimene mukupempha. Kodi mungathe kumwa chikho chimene Ine ndatsala pang'ono kumwa?” “Tingathe,” anatero iwo.
23Iye anati, “Mudzamwadi chikho changa, koma kukhala kudzanja langa lamanja ndi lamanzere sindine wopereka—koma ndi kwa iwo amene Atate wanga anawakonzera.”
24Pamene khumi anamva zimenezi, anakwiyira abale awiriwo.
25Yesu anawaitana, nati, “Mukudziwa kuti olamulira a anthu a mitundu ina amawalamulira mwankhanza, ndipo anthu awo amphamvu amawachitira ulamuliro. 26Koma pakati panu sizitero. M'malo mwake, aliyense wofuna kukhala wamkulu pakati panu akhale mtumiki wanu, 27ndipo aliyense wofuna kukhala woyamba pakati panu akhale kapolo wanu, 28monga momwe Mwana wa Munthu sanadze kudzatumikiridwa koma kudzatumikira, ndi kupereka moyo wake kukhala dipo la anthu ambiri.”
Anthu Awiri Osaona Alandira Kuona
29Ndipo pamene anatuluka mu Yeriko, gulu lalikulu la anthu linamutsatira. 30Anthu awiri osaona amene anakhala m'mphepete mwa njira, atamva kuti Yesu akudutsa, anafuwula kuti, “Ambuye, tichitireni chifundo, Mwana wa Davide!” a a v30 ‘Mwana wa Davide’ unali udindo wodziwika bwino wa Chiyuda wa mfumu yolonjezedwa imene idzachokera mu mzera wachifumu wa Davide. 31Gulu la anthu linawadzudzula kuti akhale chete, koma iwo anafuwulitsa kwambiri, “Tichitireni chifundo, Ambuye, Mwana wa Davide!”
32Ndipo Yesu anayima, nawaitana, nati, “Mukufuna kuti ndikuchitireni chiyani?”
33Iwo anati kwa Iye, “Ambuye, maso athu atsekulidwe.”
34Ndipo Yesu, pochita chifundo, anakhudza maso awo, ndipo nthawi yomweyo analandira kuona kwawo, namutsatira.