Lazaro wa ku Bhetania
Yezu asadikhira ntsiku ziwiri, asafika ntsiku zinai pambuyo, pontho asalira pa nthumbi ya xamwali wace. Iye asapanga Marta kuti iye ndi kulamuka na umaso, asatenda Baba wace mwakulimba thangwi ya kumubva, pontho asacemera Lazaro kuti abuluke. Penepo ndipo nkhundu isapangana kumupha.
11 1Mamuna m'bodzi akhacemerwa Lazaro akhaduwala, wa ku Bhetania, mudzi wa Mariya na mulongo wace Marta. 2Mariya, ule m'bale wace Lazaro akhaduwala, ndiye adadzodza Mbuya na mafuta akununkhira mbapukuta miyendo yace na tsisi zace. 3Natenepo alongo atumiza mphangwa kuna Iye, mbalonga tenepa: “Mbuya, ule munamufuna Imwe ali kuduwala.”
4Pidabva Iye pyenepi, Yezu alonga tenepa: “Utenda uyu nkhabe kumalisira mu kufa tayu, mbwenye ndi wa mbiri ya Baba wathu, toera Mwana wa Baba wathu apaswe mbiri kubulukira mwa iwo.”
5Yezu akhafuna Marta na mulongo wace na Lazaro. 6Natenepo, pidabva Iye kuti Lazaro akhaduwala, apitiriza kukhala ntsiku ziwiri pontho pa mbuto ikhali Iye.
7Penepo pakumala pyenepi, apanga anyakupfundzace tenepa: “Tiendeni pontho ku Yudeya.”
8Anyakupfundza ampanga tenepa: “Rabi, Ayuda cincino akhayesera kukumendani na miyala, penu musabwerera pontho kweneko?”
9Yezu atawira tenepa: “Kodi nkhabe maola khumi na mawiri mu ntsiku? Munthu anafamba masikati nkhabe kupunduka tayu, thangwi asaona ceza ca dziko ino. 10Mbwenye munthu angafamba namasiku, asapunduka, thangwi ceza nkhabe muna iye.” 11Pakumala pyenepi, aapanga tenepa: “Xamwali wathu Lazaro agona, mbwenye Ine ndinaenda kukamulamusa.”
12Natenepo anyakupfundza ampanga tenepa: “Mbuya, angakhala agona, anawanga.” 13Yezu akhalonga thangwi ya kufa kwace, mbwenye iwo akhanyerezera kuti akhalonga thangwi ya kugona kwandimomwene.
14Natenepo Yezu aapanga pakweca tenepa: “Lazaro afa, 15Ndiri wakutsandzaya thangwi yanu kuti nee ndikhalipo kweneko, toera imwe mukhulupire. Mbwenye tiendeni kuna iye.”
16Natenepo Tomasi, adacemerwa Mapasa, apanga anyakupfundza anango tenepa: “Tiendeni ifembo, toera tikafe pabodzi na iye.”
17Natenepo, pidafika Yezu, agumana kuti Lazaro akhali kale m'nthumbi mu ntsiku zinai. 18Bhetania ikhali cifupi na Yerusalemu, pafupi na mailu mawiri, a a v18 Stadiya khumi na zixanu zikhali pafupi na mailu mawiri (pafupi na makilometro matatu). 19na Ayuda azinji akhadabwera kuna Marta na Mariya toera kuabalangaza thangwi ya m'bale wawo. 20Marta pidabva iye kuti Yezu akhabwera, aenda kukamuchingamira; Mariya apitiriza kukhonja n'nyumba. 21Marta apanga Yezu tenepa: “Mbuya, mungadakhala pano, m'bale wanga nee mbadafa. 22Mbwenye npaka cincino, ndisadziwa kuti cinthu consene cinaphemba Imwe kuna Baba wathu, Iye anakupasani.”
23Yezu ampanga tenepa: “M'bale wako anadzalamuka pontho.”
24Marta ampanga tenepa: “Ndisadziwa kuti anadzalamuka pontho mu kulamuka muli akufa pa ntsiku yakumalisa.”
25Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Ine ndine kulamuka muli akufa na umaso. Ule anandikhulupira anadzakhala maso, maseze afe, 26pontho munthu onsene anakhala maso mbandikhulupira nkhabe kudzafa tayu. Kodi usakhulupira pyenepi?”
27Iye ampanga tenepa: “Inde, Mbuya; ndisakhulupira kuti Imwe ndimwe Kirixtu, Mwana wa Baba wathu, ule anabwera pa dziko yapantsi.”
28Pakumala kulonga pyenepi, aenda mbakacemera mulongo wace Mariya pakubisika: “Mpfundzisi ali pano—akukucemera.” 29Mariya pidabva iye pyenepi, alamuka mwakucimbiza mbaenda kuna iye. 30Yezu akhadzati kupita m'mudzi; akhali pa mbuto idamuchingamira Marta. 31Ayuda akhali na iye n'nyumba, mbam'balangaza, aona Mariya mbalamuka mwakucimbiza mbabuluka; iwo antowera, mbanyerezera kuti akhaenda ku nthumbi toera akalire kweneko. 32Mariya afika kuna Yezu, mbamuona, mbagwa pa miyendo yace, mbalonga tenepa: “Mbuya, mungadakhala pano, m'bale wanga nee mbadafa.”
33Yezu pidamuona iye mbakhalira, na Ayuda akhadabwera na iye mbakhalirambo, atsukwala kakamwe mu nzimu, mbanentseka muntima.
34Mbalonga tenepa: “Mwamuika kupi?” Iwo ampanga tenepa: “Mbuya, bwerani muone.”
35Yezu alira.
36Natenepo Ayuda alonga tenepa: “Onani ninga pikhamufuna iye!” 37Mbwenye anango a iwo alonga tenepa: “Mamuna uyu adafungula maso a mamuna wa boola, kodi nee mbadakwanisa kucitisa kuti uyu akhonde kufa?”
38Natenepo Yezu, mbakhali pontho wakutsukwala kakamwe muntima mwace, afika pa nthumbi—phanga ikhadafungwa na mwala.
39Yezu alonga tenepa: “Bulusani mwala.” Marta, mulongo wa nyakufa, ampanga tenepa: “Mbuya, panango asanunkha kale—afa kale ntsiku zinai.”
40Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Kodi nee ndakupanga kuti: ungakhulupira unadzaona mbiri ya Baba wathu?”
41Natenepo abulusa mwala. Yezu alang'ana kudzulu mbalonga tenepa: “Baba, ndisakutendani thangwi mwandibva. 42Ine ndikhadziwa kuti Imwe musandibva ntsiku zonsene, mbwenye ndalonga pyenepi thangwi ya mwinji uli pano, toera iwo akhulupire kuti Imwe mwandituma.” 43Pidamala iye kulonga pyenepi, akhuwa na fala ikulu, tenepa: “Lazaro, buluka kunja!”
44Nyakufa abuluka kunja, miyendo na manja yace zidamangwa na maxale a nguwo za linu, na nkhope yace idakulungwa na nguwo. Yezu aapanga tenepa: “Munsudzuleni; mulekeni aende.”
Nkhundu Isagumanyikana
45Natenepo Ayuda azinji adabwera kuna Mariya mbaona pidacita Yezu, ankhulupira Iye. 46Mbwenye anango a iwo aenda kuna Afarisi mbaapanga pidacita Yezu. 47Natenepo akulu a anyantsembe na Afarisi agumanisa nkhundu ya atongi, mbalonga tenepa: “Tisacitanji? Thangwi mamuna uyu asacita pirengo pizinji. 48Tingansiya iye ekhene, anthu onsene anadzankhulupira, buluka penepo Aroma anadzabwera mbakwata mbuto yathu pabodzi na dzindza yathu.”
49Mbwenye m'bodzi wa iwo, Kayafa, nyantsembe wankulu wa caka ceneco, aapanga tenepa: “Imwe nkhabe kudziwa cinthu tayu. 50Kodi nkhabe kuona kuti mphyadidi kwa imwe kuti mamuna m'bodzi afe thangwi ya mbumba, kupita kuti dzindza yonsene ifudzwe?” 51Iye nee alonga pyenepi mwekhene tayu; nakukhala nyantsembe wankulu wa caka ceneco, aprofeta kuti Yezu anadzafera dzindza, 52tayu basi thangwi ya dzindza, mbwenye pontho toera kugumanya pabodzi ana a Baba wathu akhadabalalika. b b v52 Kayafa alonga mwadidi kupita pikhadziwa iye. Yezu akhafuna kufa tayu basi thangwi ya dzindza ya Ayuda, mbwenye toera kugumanya ana onsene a Baba wathu adabalalika mu banja ibodzi. 53Natenepo kubulukira pa ntsiku ineyo, iwo atoma kulinganiza njira yakumupha. 54Natenepo Yezu nee akhafamba-famba pontho pakweca pakati pa Ayuda, mbwenye abuluka mbaenda ku nzinda ukhacemerwa Efraimu cifupi na thando, mbakhala kweneko pabodzi na anyakupfundzace.
55Paskwa ya Ayuda ikhali cifupi, na anthu azinji akwira kubuluka kumidzi mbaenda ku Yerusalemu pa ndzidzi ukhadzati kufika Paskwa, toera kudzicenesa. 56Natenepo iwo asaka Yezu, mbabvundzana unango na ndzace mukhaima iwo n'Templo: “Musanyerezeranji? Kodi, panango nkhabe kudzabwera ku phwando?” 57Akulu a anyantsembe na Afarisi akhadapereka ntemo kuti munthu onsene anadziwa kunkhali iye, apange, toera iwo akwanise kum'phata.