Kuchiritsidwa ndi Kukhudza Kwake
Yesu akhudza wakhate, apeza chikhulupiriro chachikulu mwa msilikali wa Chiroma kuposa mu Israeli, achenjeza munthu wodzipereka kuti iye alibe pogona, akhalitsa bata mphepo yamkuntho imene ophunzira ake anali otsimikiza kuti iwamiza, ndipo amasula amuna awiri aukali. Kenako mzinda wonse umpempha kuti achoke.
8 1Pamene anatsika kuchokera ku phiri, makamu aakulu a anthu anamutsata. 2Munthu wakhate anafika, nagwada pamaso pake, nati, “Ambuye, ngati mukufuna, mungathe kundiyeretsa.”
3Yesu anatambasula dzanja lake namukhudza, nati, “Ndikufuna; yeretsedwa.” Khate lake linatha nthawi yomweyo. 4Yesu anati kwa iye, “Usauze munthu aliyense, koma pita ukadzionetse kwa wansembe, ndipo ukapereke mphatso imene Mose analamula, kuti chikhale umboni kwa iwo.”
Chikhulupiriro Chimene Chinadabwitsa Yesu
5Pamene analowa mu Kaperenao, mkulu wa asilikali anadza kwa Iye, namupempha, 6nati, “Ambuye, kapolo wanga wagona kunyumba, wafa ziwalo, akuvutika kwambiri.”
7Yesu anati kwa iye, “Ndidzabwera ndi kumuchiritsa.”
8Mkulu wa asilikali anayankha, nati, “Ambuye, sindiyenera kuti Inu mulowe pansi pa denga langa; nenani mawu okha, ndipo kapolo wanga adzachiritsidwa. 9Pakuti inenso ndine munthu wa pansi pa ulamuliro, wokhala ndi asilikali pansi panga. Ndikauza mmodzi kuti, ‘Pita,’ amapita; wina kuti, ‘Bwera,’ amabwera; kapolo wanga kuti, ‘Chita ichi,’ amachita.”
10Atamva zimenezi, Yesu anadabwa, nati kwa otsatira ake, “Indetu, ndinena kwa inu, sindinapeze munthu aliyense mu Israeli ali ndi chikhulupiriro chotere. 11Ndinena kwa inu, ambiri adzachokera kummawa ndi kumadzulo, nadzakhala pa tebulo pamodzi ndi Abrahamu, Isake, ndi Yakobo, mu ufumu wa Atate wathu, 12koma ana a ufumu adzaponyedwa ku mdima wa kunja, kumene kudzakhala kulira ndi kukukuta mano.” 13Yesu anati kwa mkulu wa asilikali, “Pita, zichitike kwa iwe monga wakhulupirira.” Ndipo kapolo wake anachiritsidwa nthawi imeneyo.
Yesu Achiritsa ku Nyumba ya Petro
14Pamene Yesu analowa mu nyumba ya Petro, anaona apongozi a Petro atagona pa bedi ali ndi malungo. 15Anakhudza dzanja lake; malungo anamuchoka, ndipo anauka, namutumikira. 16Madzulo ake anabweretsa kwa Iye ambiri amene anasautsidwa ndi ziwanda; anatulutsa mizimu ndi mawu, nachiritsa onse odwala. 17Izi zinakwaniritsa mawu a mneneri Yesaya, akuti, “Iye anatenga zofooka zathu, nanyamula matenda athu.”
Mtengo wa Kutsatira Yesu
18Pamene Yesu anaona khamu la anthu litamuzinga, analamula kuti awoloke tsidya linalo. 19Ndipo mlembi wina anadza, nati kwa Iye, “Mphunzitsi, ndidzakutsatani kulikonse kumene mupita.”
20Yesu anati kwa iye, “Nkhandwe zili ndi mapanga, ndipo mbalame za mlengalenga zili ndi zisa, koma Mwana wa Munthu alibe pogoneka mutu wake.”
21Wina wa ophunzira ake anati kwa Iye, “Ambuye, ndiloleni ndiyambe ndapita kukayika maliro a atate wanga.”
22Koma Yesu anati kwa iye, “Nditsate Ine, ndipo uwaleke akufa akaike akufa awo.”
Yesu Aletsa Mkuntho
23Pamene analowa m'ngalawa, ophunzira ake anamutsata. 24Mwadzidzidzi mkuntho waukulu unauka pa nyanja, kotero kuti mafunde anakuta ngalawa—koma Iye anali mtulo. 25Choncho anamudzutsa, nati, “Ambuye, tipulumutseni! Tikufa!”
26Anati kwa iwo, “Chifukwa chiyani mukuchita mantha, inu achikhulupiriro chochepa?” Ndipo anayimirira, nadzudzula mphepo ndi nyanja, ndipo bata lalikulu linakhala.
27Anthuwo anadabwa, nati, “Kodi uyu ndi munthu wotani—kuti ngakhale mphepo ndi nyanja zimumvera?”
Mwana wa Atate Alimbana ndi Mdima
28Atawoloka tsidya linalo, ku dziko la Agadara, anthu awiri ogwidwa ndi ziwanda anatuluka ku manda kudzakumana naye, oopsa kwambiri kotero kuti palibe munthu akanatha kudutsa njira imeneyo. 29Anafuwula, nati, “Mukufuna chiyani ndi ife, Mwana wa Mulungu? Kodi mwabwera kuno kudzatizunza nthawi isanafike?” 30Tsopano gulu la nkhumba zambiri linkadya patali pang'ono ndi iwo. 31Ndipo ziwanda zinamupempha, nati, “Ngati mutitulutsa, mutitumize ku gulu la nkhumba.”
32Anati kwa izo, “Pitani.” Zinatuluka, nalowa mu nkhumbazo, ndipo gulu lonse linathamangira m'munsi mwa thanthwe kulowa m'nyanja, nafera m'madzi.
33Oweta anathawira mu mzinda, nafotokoza zonse, kuphatikizapo zimene zinachitika kwa anthu ogwidwa ndi ziwanda aja. 34Mzinda wonse unatuluka kudzakumana ndi Yesu; atamuona, anamupempha kuti achoke m'dziko lawo.