Akhondwa mu Nzinda Wace
Anthu a kumuzi kwace akhumudwa na Iye, natenepa Iye acita pang'ono kweneko. Iye atuma Khumi na Awiri mbakhonda kunyamula cinthu. Herodhi, mbakakhwa na mphiko pa phwando, adumula nsolo wa Juwau. Yezu adyesa anthu zikwi zixanu mbafamba pa nyanja, mbwenye anyakupfundza ace nee akhabva.
6 1Iye abuluka penepo, mbafika ku nzinda wace, na anyakupfundza ace amperekera. 2Mu ntsiku ya Sabudu, atoma kupfundzisa mu sinagoga. Azinji ale abva pisa adzumatirwa, mbalonga kuti: “Munthu uyu agumana kupi pyenepi? Ndi udziwisi upi unowu adapaswa iye? Pirengo pikulu pyenepi pisacitika tani na manja ace? 3Uyu nkhabe kukhala nyakupala matabwa, mwana wa Mariya, m'bale wa Tiyago, Jose, Juda na Simau tayu? Alongo ace nkhabe kukhala pano na ife tayu?” Natenepa, iwo akhipirwa naye.
4Yezu aapanga kuti: “Mprofeta nkhabe kulemedzwa basi mu nzinda wace, pakati pa acibale ace, na mu nyumba yace.”
5Iye nkhabe kwanisa kucita cirengo penepo, kusiyapo kuikha manja pa anyakuduwala akucepa, mbaawangisa. 6Iye adzumatirwa thangwi ya kusowa cikhulupiro kwawo. Na tenepo, azungulira m'midzi mbapfundzisa anthu.
Yezu Atuma Akhumi na Awiri
7Iye acemera anyakupfundza khumi na awiri, mbatoma kuatuma awiriawiri, mbaapasa mphambvu pa nzimu zakuipa. 8Aapanga kuti akwate ndodo basi ya ulendo; akhonde kukwata nkate, nee nthumba, nee kobiri m'mikhuphi yawo, 9mbwenye abvale ntsapato, mbakhonda kubvala nguwo ziwiri.
10Iye aapanga kuti: “Konsene kunapita imwe m'nyumba, khalani penepo mpaka munabuluka imwe mbuto ineyo. 11Mbuto inakhonda kukutambirani peno kukubvesserani, mukabuluka penepo, pukutani pfumbi ya m'miyendo yanu toera pikhale umboni kwa iwo.” a a v11 Kupukuta pfumbi m'miyendo ikhali cizindikiro cakudziwika ca kulekana — cidzindikiro cikulu cakuti nzinda ukhadakhonda mphangwa, natenepa ukhakwata thangwi yace ekhene.
12Na tenepo, iwo abuluka mbamwaza mphangwa kuti anthu atcunyuke. 13Iwo athamangisa madimonyo mazinji, mbadzodza mafuta anyakuduwala azinji, mbaawangisa.
Kufa kwa Juwau Nyakubatiza
14Mambo Herodi abva pyenepi, thangwi dzina ya Yezu ikhadadziwika. Anango akhalonga kuti: “Juwau Nyakubatiza alamuswa muli akufa; ndi thangwi yace mphambvu zenezi za pirengo zisaphata basa mwa iye.” 15Mbwenye anango alonga kuti: “Ndi Eliya.” Anango alonga kuti: “Ndi mprofeta, ninga m'bodzi wa aprofeta akale.” 16Mbwenye Herodi pidabva iye pyenepi, alonga kuti: “Juwau, ule ndadula ine nsolo wace, alamuswa.” 17Thangwi Herodi ekhene akhadatuma anthu toera amphate Juwau, mbamumanga n'kaidi thangwi ya Herodiya, nkazi wa m'bale wace Filipi, ule Herodi akhadamanga naye banja. 18Thangwi Juwau akhapitiriza kupanga Herodi kuti: “Nkhabe tawirisika kwa iwe kukhala na nkazi wa m'bale wako.” 19Na tenepo, Herodiya akhantsukwalira kakamwe, mbafuna kumupha, mbwenye nkhabe kwanisa, 20thangwi Herodi akhagopa Juwau, mukhadziwa iye kuti ndi munthu wakulungama na wakucena, natenepa akhantsidzikiza. Pikhabva Herodi Juwau, akhadzudzumika kakamwe, mbwenye akhambvesera mwakutsandzaya.
21Na tenepo, ntsiku yakuthema yafika: ntsiku yakubalwa kwa Herodi, mudacita iye phwando toera ya anyakukhuluma ace, atsogoleri a anyankhondo, na anthu akulu a ku Galileya. 22Mwana wa nkazi wa Herodiya pidapita iye mbasina, akomeresa Herodi na alendo adakhala naye pakudya. Mambo apanga ntsikana kuti: “Ndiphembe cinthu consene cinafuna iwe, ndinakupasa.” 23Iye andumbira kuti: “Cinthu consene cinaphemba iwe, ndinakupasa—mpaka hafu ya umambo wanga.”
24Iye abuluka mbaenda kuna mai wace, mbalonga kuti: “Ndiphembenji?” Mai wace alonga kuti: “Nsolo wa Juwau Nyakubatiza.”
25Pomwepo, iye abwerera mwakucimbiza kuna mambo, mbaphemba kuti: “Ndisafuna kuti mundipase cincino nsolo wa Juwau Nyakubatiza mu ndiro.”
26Mambo abva kutsukwala kukulu, mbwenye nkhabe kwanisa kunkhonda, thangwi ya madumbiro ace na alendo ace. 27Pomwepo, mambo atuma nyakupha, mbampanga kuti abwerese nsolo wa Juwau. Iye aenda mbamudumula nsolo n'kaidi, 28mbabweresa nsolo wace mu ndiro, mbaupasa ntsikana, na ntsikana aupasa mai wace.
29Anyakupfundza a Juwau pidabva iwo, abwera mbakwata manungo ace, mbaagonesa n'thumbi.
Yezu Adyesa Anthu Pikwi Pixanu
30Apostolo agumanyikana kuna Yezu, mbampanga pyonsene pidacita iwo na pidapfundzisa iwo.
31Iye aapanga kuti: “Ndzeni imwe mwekhene ku mbuto yakupuwala toera mupume pang'ono.” Thangwi akhalipo anthu azinji akhabwera na kuenda, mbakhonda kugumana n'dzidzi wakudya.
32Na tenepo, aenda mu bote okhene ku mbuto yakusowa anthu. 33Anthu azinji aaona mukhaenda iwo, mbaazindikira; athamanga na miyendo kubuluka m'midzi yonsene, mbafika kweneko patsogolo pawo. 34Pidabuluka iye m'bote, aona mwinji ukulu wa anthu, mbaabvera ntsisi, thangwi akhali ninga mabira akusowa nkumbizi, natenepa atoma kuapfundzisa pinthu pizinji. 35Pidapita kale n'dzidzi, anyakupfundza ace abwera kuna iye, mbalonga kuti: “Mbuto iyi ndi yakusowa anthu, pontho n'dzidzi wapita kale. 36Alekeni aende ku minda na m'midzi yakuzungulira, toera akagule okhene cinthu cakudya.”
37Iye atawira kuti: “Apaseni imwe cinthu cakudya.” Iwo alonga kuti: “Ife tiende kagule nkate wa madhinari madzana mawiri toera tiapase adye?”
38Iye aabvundza kuti: “Muli na mikate mingasi? Ndoko mukaone.” Iwo pidadziwa iwo, alonga kuti: “Mixanu, na ntsomba ziwiri.”
39Na tenepo, aapanga onsene kuti akhale pantsi m'misoka pa tsanga yabiriwiri. 40Natenepa, akhala pantsi m'misoka, madzana-madzana na makumamaxanu-makumamaxanu. 41Iye akwata mikate mixanu na ntsomba ziwiri, mbalang'ana kudzulu, mbapereka takhuta, mbamanyula mikate, mbaipasa anyakupfundza toera aikhe patsogolo pa anthu, mbagawa ntsomba ziwiri kwa onsene. 42Onsene adya mbakhuta. 43Iwo agumanya pitundu khumi na piwiri pyakudzala na pyakuswa pya mikate na ntsomba. 44Ale adadya mikate akhali amuna pikwi pixanu.
Yezu Afamba pa Madzi
45Pomwepo, iye acitisa anyakupfundza ace kukwira m'bote mbatsogolera kuenda ku khundu inango, kuenda ku Betsaida, mukhabulusa iye mwinji wa anthu. 46Pakumala kualekerera iwo, aenda paphiri toera kupemba.
47Pidafika namasiku, bote ikhali n'kati mwa bara, iye ekhene akhali pa nseru. 48Iye aaona mukhanentseka iwo na makaswi, thangwi conzi cikhaamenya. Cifupi na maola matatu macibese, abwera kuna iwo, mbafamba pa madzi. Iye akhafuna kuapita, 49mbwenye pidamuona iwo mbafamba pa madzi, anyerezera kuti ndi cizimu, mbakhuwa,
50thangwi onsene amuona mbagopa kakamwe; mbwenye pomwepo iye alonga nawo, mbati: “Limbani ntima; ndine Ine. Lekani kugopa.”
51Iye akwira m'bote pabodzi na iwo, na conzi cimala; iwo adzumatirwa kakamwe pakati pawo, 52thangwi iwo nkhabe kubvesesa pya mikate, mbwenye mitima yawo ikhadawanga.
53Pidawamba iwo bara, afika ku dziko ya Genesareti, mbamanga bote n'khundu. 54Pidabuluka iwo m'bote, anthu amuzindikira pomwepo. 55Iwo athamanga n'cisa ceneco consene, mbatoma kubweresa anyakuduwala pa mphasa kuenda konsene kudabva iwo kuti iye alipo. 56Konsene kukhaenda iye—m'midzi, m'mizinda, na m'minda—iwo akhagonesa anyakuduwala pa misika, mbaphemba toera akhuye basi n'khundu ya nguwo yace. Onsene akhankhuya akhawangiswa.