Cikhulupiro ca Nyankhondo Cadzumatirisa Yezu
Ntsogoleri wa Aroma asalonga kuti fala ibodzi kubulukira kutali isakwana, na Yezu asacemera ciwanikiro cenecici kuti nee cinaoneka pakati pa Aizarayeli. Iye asaimisa kuikha nyakufa mbapasa nkazi wakufewa mwana wace. Juwau, ali m'kawalo, asabvundza kuti ndiye iye. Nkazi wa dzina yakuipa asalira pa iye.
7 1Pidamala Iye kulonga pyonsene ipi kuna mbumba, apita mu Kapernau. 2Ntumiki wa mkulu wa anyankhondo, wakufunika kakamwe kuna iye, akhaduwala mbadzati kufa. 3Pidabva iye pya Yezu, mkulu wa anyankhondo atuma akulu a Ajuda, mbaaphemba toera iye abwere kuwangisa ntumiki wace. 4Pidafika iwo kuna Yezu, aphemba mwakuwanga: iye asathema toera mumcitire pyenepi, 5thangwi iye asafuna dziko yathu, pontho ndiye adatimangira sinagoga yathu. 6Yezu aenda na iwo. Mu kukhala iye dhuzi na nyumba, mkulu wa anyankhondo atuma axamwali toera kulonga tenepa: “Mbuya, lekani kudzinetesa, thangwi ine nkhabe kuthema toera imwe mupite n'nyumba mwanga. 7Na tenepo nee ndathema kubwera kuna imwe. Mbwenye longani fala basi, toera ntumiki wanga awangiswe. 8Thangwi ine ndimbo munthu wa pantsi pa utongi, ndiri na anyankhondo pantsi panga. Ndingampanga m'bodzi: ‘Ndoko,’ asaenda; unango: ‘Bwera,’ asabwera; ntumiki wanga: ‘Cita ipi,’ asacita.”
9Pidabva Yezu pyenepi, adzumatirwa na mkulu wa anyankhondo, mbazungunukira mbumba ikhamutowera, mbalonga: “Ndisakupangani, nee ndagumana cikhulupiro cakuteweza nee mu Izarayeli.”
10Na pidabwerera ale akhadatumwa kunyumba, agumana ntumiki wakuwanga.
Yezu Alamusa Mwana wa Nkazi Wamasiye
11Mukupita kwa n'dzidzi pang'ono, aenda ku nzinda wakucemerwa Naini, pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace na mbumba izinji. 12Mu kufika iye dhuzi na nsuwo wa nzinda, akhabulusa nyakufa—mwana m'bodzi basi wa mai wace, wakhali nkazi wamasiye—pontho mbumba izinji ya nzinda ikhali na iye.
13Mbuya pidamuona, abva ntsisi thangwi ya iye, mbalonga: “Leka kulira.” 14Aenda dhuzi mbakhuya unyanya; ale akhathukula aimirira, mbalonga: “Phale, ndisakupanga, lamuka.”
15Nyakufa akhala ndende mbatoma kulonga, na Yezu ampereka kuna mai wace.
16Gopa yaaphata onsene; asimba Baba wathu: “Mprofeta wankulu walamuka pakati pathu!” “Baba wathu adzaona mbumba yace!” 17Na mphangwa zenezi za iye zamwazika mu Dzudeya yonsene na m'madziko onsene akuzungulira.
Juwau Abvundza: Kodi Ndimwe Ule?
18Anyakupfundza a Juwau ampanga pyonsene pyenepi. Penepo Juwau acemera anyakupfundza ace awiri, 19mbaatuma kuna Mbuya, toera kubvundza: “Kodi ndimwe ule anafuna kudza, peno tisake unango?” 20Pidafika amuna kuna iye, alonga: “Juwau Mbatizi atituma kuna imwe, mbabvundza: ‘Kodi ndimwe ule anafuna kudza, peno tidikhire unango?’”
21Mu ndzidzi unoyu awangisa anthu azinji akhaduwala matenda, miliri, na akhali na mizimu yakuipa, mbapasa kuona kuna maboliboli azinji.
22Iye aatawira: “Ndokoni mukapange Juwau pinaona na pinabva imwe: maboliboli asaona, anyakulemala asafamba, anyamatanya asacena, mbheni asabva, anyakufa asalamuka, na anyakutcerenga asabva mphangwa zadidi. 23Na wakukomerwa ndi ule anakhonda kugwegwedusika thangwi ya Ine.”
24Pidabuluka amitumwi a Juwau, Yezu alonga kuna mbumba pya Juwau: “Mwaenda ku nthando toera kuonanji? Nyongwa ukutekenyeka na mphepo? 25Mwabuluka toera kuonanji? Munthu wakubvala nguwo zakupfatsa? Onani—ale anabvala nguwo zakubalika, anakhala mu umaso wakunyindwa, ali m'manyumba a amambo. 26Mbwenye mwabuluka toera kuonanji—mprofeta? Inde, ndisakupangani: iye ndi nkulu kupiringana mprofeta. 27Uyu ndiye analonga Malemba: ‘Ona, Ine ndisatuma nthumwi wanga patsogolo panu, toera kukhunganya njira yanu patsogolo panu.’
28Ndisakupangani: pakati pa anabalwa na akazi nkhabe m'bodzi nkulu kupita Juwau—mbwenye nkhan'gono kakamwe mu Umambo wa Baba wathu ndi nkulu kupita iye.”
29(Pidabva mbumba yonsene pyenepi, pabodzi na anyakulipisa misonkho, alonga kuti Baba wathu ngwakulungama, thangwi akhadabatizwa na ubatizo wa Juwau, 30mbwenye Afarisi na anyakudziwa mwambo arambira cifuno ca Baba wathu kuna iwo ene, thangwi nee abatizwa na iye.).
31“Na tenepo ndinalandanisa na cani anthu a m'badwo uno, pontho asalandana na cani? 32Asalandana na ana akhakhala pa msika, mbacemerana unango na unango: ‘Takuombelani nyanga, mbamukhonda kubvina; takuimbirani nyimbo za maliro, mbamukhonda kulira.’ 33Thangwi Juwau Mbatizi abwera, mbakhonda kudya nkate, nee kumwa vinyu, penu imwe musalonga: ‘Ali na dimonyo.’ 34Mwana wa Munthu abwera mbadya na mbamwa, penu imwe musalonga: ‘Onani, nyakudya kakamwe na nyakuledzera, xamwali wa anyakulipisa misonkho na anyakudawa!’ 35Mbwenye udziwisi usapangizwa kuti ngwakulungama na ana ace onsene.” a a v35 Udziwisi usapangizika na pinabala iwo — kuwangisa kwa Yezu na mphangwa zadidi zisapangiza mwandimomwene kuti Iye ndi ani.
Alekererwa Mazinji, Afuna Kakamwe
36Nfarisi m'bodzi ancemera Yezu toera adye pabodzi na iye; Yezu apita n'nyumba mwa Nfarisi mbakhala pa meza. 37Nkazi m'bodzi wa mu nzinda, nyakudawa, abva kuti Yezu akhali pa meza n'nyumba mwa Nfarisi, mbabweresa cupa ca mafuta akununkhira. 38Mbaimirira nduli mwace dhuzi na miyendo yace, mbalira, atoma kutotesa miyendo yace na misozi yace, mbapukuta na tsisi zace, mbapswompswona miyendo yace, mbaidzodza na mafuta akununkhira. 39Pidaona pyenepi Nfarisi ule akhadancemera, anyerezera muntima mwace: “Mamuna uyu angadakhala mprofeta, mbadadziwa kuti mbani ule anankhuya, na nkazi uyu ndi wa ntundu wanji—nyakudawa.”
40Yezu antawira: “Simau, ndiri na cinthu cakukupanga.” Iye atawira: “Longani, Mpfundzisi.”
41“Mamuna unango wakubwereketsa kobiri akhali na akwereti awiri. M'bodzi akhafunika kulipa madhinariyu madzana maxanu, unango makumi maxanu. 42Nakuti nee m'bodzi wa iwo akhakwanisa kulipa, aalekerera onsene awiri. Na tenepo mbani wa iwo anadzamufuna kakamwe?”
43Simau atawira: “Ndisanyerezera kuti ule adalekererwa nkhwerera ukulu.” Yezu alonga: “Watonga mwadidi.”
44Mbazungunukira nkazi, apanga Simau: “Usaona nkazi uyu? Ndapita n'nyumba mwako—iwe nee wandipasa madzi akusambira miyendo yanga, mbwenye iye atotesa miyendo yanga na misozi yace mbaapukuta na tsisi zace. 45Iwe nee wandipswompswona, mbwenye iye, kutomera pene pidapita ine, nee aleka kupswompswona miyendo yanga. 46Iwe nee wadzodza nsolo wanga na mafuta, mbwenye iye adzodza miyendo yanga na mafuta akununkhira. 47Na tenepo ndinakupanga, madawo ace mazinji alekererwa, thangwi iye afuna kakamwe. Mbwenye ule analekererwa pang'ono, asafuna pang'ono.” 48Na iye ampanga: “Madawo ako alekererwa.”
49Penepo andzace akhadakhala pa meza pabodzi na iye atoma kubvundzana: “Mbani uyu, anakwanisambo kulekerera madawo?”
50Na iye apanga nkazi: “Cikhulupiro cako cakupulumusa; ndoko mu ntendere.”