Baba Wathu Asabva Kulira Kwakukhonda Kuleka
Nkazi wakufewa asaneta ntongi wakukhonda kulungama, na nyakulipisa misonkho anakhonda kulamusa maso ace asabwerera kumui ali wakulungama pamaso pa Baba wathu, mbwenye Mfarisi nkhabe. Ana asatambirwa, ntsogoleri wakupfuma asaenda ali na nthumbu, na nyakuphemba wakusowa maso panja pa Yeriko asakhuwa mpaka Yezu aima.
18 1Na tenepo Yezu aapanga nsangani toera kupangiza kuti asafunika kuphembera ndzidzi onsene, mbakhonda kutepa ntima.
2“Mu nzinda unango mukhali na ntongi wakuti nee akhagopa Mulungu, nee akhalemedza anthu. 3Nzice wa mu nzinda unowu akhabwera kazinji kuna iye, mbalonga: ‘Nditongereni mwadidi kuna nyamalwa wanga.’ 4Mu ndzidzi unango iye akhonda, mbwenye buluka penepo alonga mu ntima mwace: ‘Maseze ine nkhabe kugopa Mulungu, nee kulemedza anthu, 5thangwi nzice uyu asapitiriza kundinentesa, ndinamutongera mwadidi, toera akhonde kundineta na kubwera kwace kwakukhonda kumala.’”
6Na tenepo Mbuya alonga: “Bverani pinalonga ntongi wakukhonda kulungama. 7Kodi Baba wathu nkhabe kudzatongera mwadidi anthu ace akusankhulwa, ale analira kuna Iye masiku na masikati? Kodi Iye anapitiriza kudembuka? 8Ndisakupangani kuti Iye anaatongera mwadidi mwakucimbiza. Mbwenye Mwana wa Munthu angadzabwera, kodi anadzagumana cikhulupiro pa dziko yapantsi?”
Ntima Wakucepeseka Usagumana Ntsisi
9Iye apanga pontho nsangani uyu kuna anango akhanyindira ekhene kuti ndi akulungama, mbapwaza anango onsene:
10“Amuna awiri aenda ku templo toera kuphembera, m'bodzi akhali Mfarisi, unango akhali nyakugomesa misonkho. 11Mfarisi alimira mbaphembera thangwi ya iye ekha: ‘Mulungu, ndisakutendani thangwi ine nkhabe khala ninga anthu anango—mambava, anyakucita pyakuipa, apombo—peno ninga nyakugomesa misonkho uyu.’ 12‘Ine ndisajeja kawiri pa sumana; ndisapereka cakhumi ca pyonsene pinagumana ine.’ 13Mbwenye nyakugomesa misonkho, mbalimira kutali, nee akhafuna kuyang'anisa maso ace kudzulu, mbwenye akhamenya pa cifua pace, mbalonga: ‘Baba wathu, ndibvereni ntsisi, ine nyakudawa.’ 14Ndisakupangani kuti mamuna uyu aenda kunyumba kwace ali wakulungamiswa, tayu unango. Onsene anadzikuza anadzacepeswa; ule anadzicepesa anadzakuzwa.”
Umambo wa Baba Ndi wa Ana
15Anthu akhabweresambo anang'ono awo kuna Iye toera aakhuye, mbwenye anyakupfundza, pidaona iwo penepi, aakalipira.
16Mbwenye Yezu acemera anapiana kuna Iye, mbalonga: “Lekani anapiana abwere kuna Ine; lekani kualetsa—thangwi Umambo wa Baba wathu ndi wa ale ninga awa. 17Ndimo mwene ndisakupangani: ule anakhonda kutambira Umambo wa Baba wathu ninga mwana wang'ono, nkhabe kudzapita mwenemu.”
Cinthu Cibodzi Cakuti Mpfuma Nkhabe Kukwanisa Kugula
18Ntsogoleri unango am'bvundza: “Mpfundzisi wadidi, ndicite ninji toera kutambira upulumuki wakukhonda kumala?”
19Yezu am'panga: “Thangwi yanji usandicemera wadidi? Nkhabe munthu wadidi kusiyapo Baba wathu ekha basi. a a v19 Yezu asatsogolera ntima wa mphale uyu kuna Baba wathu ninga citomero ca udidi onsene—nee kukhonda udidi wace ekha, mbwenye kuzungunusira mamuna uyu kuna Baba.
20Imwe musadziwa matongero: ‘Leka kucita upombo, Leka kupha, Leka kuba, Leka kupereka umboni waunthambi, Lemedza baba wako na mai wako.’”
21Iye alonga: “Pyonsene pyenepi ndapisunga kubulukira mu uphale wanga.”
22Pidabva Yezu penepi, alonga: “Cinthu cibodzi cisakuperera: gulisa pyonsene pinali na iwe, pereka kuna anyakutcerenga, penepo unadzakhala na mpfuma kudzulu; buluka penepo bwera, nditowere.”
23Mbwenye pidabva iye penepi, atsukwala kakamwe, thangwi iye akhali wampfuma kakamwe.
24Yezu an'yang'ana mbalonga: “Mwakunentsa kakamwe kuna anyampfuma toera kupita mu Umambo wa Baba wathu! 25Thangwi mpyakukhaliratu kuna kamelu kupita pa diso ya nyungo, kupiringana munthu wampfuma kupita mu Umambo wa Baba wathu.”
26Ale adabva penepi abvundza: “Penepo mbani anakwanisa kupulumuswa?”
27Mbwenye Iye alonga: “Pinakhonda kukwanisika kuna anthu, pisakwanisika kuna Baba wathu.”
28Na tenepo Pedhru alonga: “Onani, ife tasiya nyumba zathu, mbatikutowerani.”
29Iye aapanga: “Ndimo mwene ndisakupangani: nkhabe munthu adasiya nyumba, nkazi, abale, anyakubala, peno ana thangwi ya Umambo wa Baba wathu, 30wakuti nkhabe kudzatambira pizinji mu ndzidzi uno, na upulumuki wakukhonda kumala mu ndzidzi unabwera.”
Mwana wa Munthu Asaenda ku Ntanda
31Iye akwata anyakupfundza khumi na awiri paokha, mbalonga: “Onani, tiri kukwira ku Yerusalema, pontho pyonsene pidalemba aprofeta thangwi ya Mwana wa Munthu pinadzakwanirisika. 32Thangwi Iye anadzaperekwa kuna anthu akunja, mbasekwa, mbatikanwa, mbaseverwa mata. 33Iwo anadzan'kwapula mbam'pha, mbwenye pa ntsiku yacitatu Iye anadzalamuka.”
34Mbwenye iwo nee abvesesa cinthu ca penepi; mafala awa akhali akubisika kuna iwo, nee abvesesa pidalongwa.
Kuona Kwabwezeswa na Mwana wa Baba
35Yezu mukhafendedzera ku Yeriko, mamuna boofu akhakhala n'khundu mwa njira, mbakaphemba. 36Pidabva iye mwinji wa anthu mbukupita, abvundza kuti pikhacitika ninji. 37Iwo am'panga: “Yezu wa ku Nazarete ali kupita.” 38Na tenepo iye akhuwa: “Yezu, Mwana wa Dhavidhi, ndibvereni ntsisi!” 39Ale akhali kutsogolo an'kalipira, mbam'panga kuti akhale dusu, mbwenye iye athimizira kukhuwa: “Mwana wa Dhavidhi, ndibvereni ntsisi!”
40Yezu alimira, mbalamula kuti amubweresere. Pidafendedzera iye, Yezu am'bvundza:
41“Usafuna ndikucitire ninji?” Iye alonga: “Mbuya, ndisafuna kuti ndione pontho.”
42Na tenepo Yezu am'panga: “Tambira kuona kwako; cikhulupiro cako cakupulumusa.”
43Mu ndzidzi unowo iye akwanisa kuona, mbatowera Yezu, mbasimba Baba wathu. Anthu onsene adaona penepi asimbambo Baba wathu.