< Yohane 12 >
1 Masiku asanu ndi limodzi Paska asanafike, Yesu anafika ku Betaniya, kumene kumakhala Lazaro, amene Yesu anamuukitsa kwa akufa.
Mazuba musanu alimwi, kakutanayinda Pasika Jesu wakasika Betani, aawo aakali Lazalasi, ooyo Jesu ngwakabusya kuzwa kubafu.
2 Kumeneko anamukonzera Yesu chakudya cha madzulo. Marita anatumikira pamene Lazaro anali mmodzi wa iwo amene anakhala nawo pa chakudyacho.
Aabobo bakamubambila chilalilo nkuko, aMata wakali kubapa. Pesi lazalasi wakali umwi wababo wakalede munsi atafula kali aJesu.
3 Kenaka Mariya anatenga botolo la mafuta a nadi, onunkhira bwino kwambiri, amtengowapatali; Iye anadzoza mapazi a Yesu napukuta ndi tsitsi lake. Ndipo nyumba yonse inadzaza ndi fungo lonunkhira bwino la mafutawo.
Kuzwawo Mariya wakabweza kankuli kamafuta mabotu kwindilila, wakananika Jesu kumawulu angawo akupukuta kumawulu amasusu aakwe. Ngaanda yakazula bweema bubotu bwamafuta.
4 Koma mmodzi wa ophunzira ake, Yudasi Isikarioti, amene pambuyo pake adzamupereka anati,
Juda Sikaliyoti, umwi wabasikwiya bakwe oyo sikumuzya, wakati,
5 “Nʼchifukwa chiyani mafuta awa sanagulitsidwe ndipo ndalama zake nʼkuzipereka kwa osauka?” Mafutawo anali a mtengo wa malipiro a chaka chimodzi.
“Nkambonzi mafuta aaya natakuzigwa amiyanda yotatwe akupegwa kubafwaba?”
6 Iye sananene izi chifukwa cha kuganizira osauka koma chifukwa anali mbava; ngati wosunga thumba la ndalama, amabamo zomwe ankayikamo.
Wakamba ezi nkaambo takalikulangisisya kubafwaba, pesi nkaambo wakal, mubbi. Wakali ankomo yamali akukkonzya kubba zyakabikidwe mukati.
7 Yesu anayankha kuti, “Mulekeni. Mafutawa anayenera kusungidwa mpaka tsiku loyika maliro anga.
Jesu wakati, “Amumuzumizye kubaamba ezyo nzyalazyo kuzuba lyakuvwikwa kwangu.
8 Inu mudzakhala ndi osauka nthawi zonse, koma simudzakhala nane nthawi zonse.”
Munoli aabo bafwaba kwalyoonse. Pesi tamukoyoba andime lyoonse.”
9 Pa nthawi imeneyi gulu lalikulu la Ayuda linadziwa kuti Yesu anali kumeneko, ndipo linabwera, sichifukwa cha Iye yekha koma kudzaonanso Lazaro, amene anamuukitsa kwa akufa.
Lino nkamu mpati yamaJuda yakaziba kuti Jesu mpali, mpo bakasika kabatazidi Jesu alike pe, akuzobona Lazalasi, ooyo Jesu ngwakabusya kuzwa kubafu.
10 Choncho akulu a ansembe anakonza njira yoti aphenso Lazaro,
Ibapayizi bapati bakakkankayizya antomwe kuti bakonzye kujaya Lazalasi;
11 pakuti chifukwa cha iye Ayuda ambiri amapita kwa Yesu ndi kumukhulupirira.
nkaambo kanguwe kuti MaJuda biingi bakeenda akusyoma kuliJesu.
12 Tsiku lotsatira, gulu lalikulu la anthu lomwe linabwera kuphwando linamva kuti Yesu anali mʼnjira kupita ku Yerusalemu.
Izuba litobela inkamu mpati yakasika kupobwe nibakamvwa kuti Jesu ulasika kuJelusalemu.
13 Iwo anatenga nthambi za kanjedza ndi kupita kukakumana naye, akufuwula kuti, “Hosana! “Wodala Iye amene akubwera mʼdzina la Ambuye! “Yodala Mfumu ya Israeli!”
Bakabweeza mitabi yatukunka akwinka kuyoswananaawe akompolola kuti, wosana ulilongezegelwe, ooyo usika muzina lyaMwami, waIzilayeli.
14 Yesu anapeza bulu wamngʼono ndi kukwerapo, monga kunalembedwa kuti:
Jesu wakajana kambongolo kanini wakkala alinkako; mbuli mbukwakalembedwe.
15 “Usachite mantha mwana wamkazi wa Ziyoni; taona mfumu yako ikubwera, itakhala pa mwana wabulu.”
“Mutayowi nobana basimbi baZiyoni, amubone Mwami wanu ulaz, kakkede amusana wambongolo.”
16 Poyamba ophunzira ake sanamvetsetse zonsezi. Koma pomwe Yesu analemekezedwa ndi pamene anazindikira kuti zinthu izi zinalembedwa ndipo kuti anamuchitira Iye.
Basikwiya bakwe tebakamvwisisya pe kuzintu eezi kumatalikilo, pesi, aawo Jesu nakalemekezegwa bakayeya kuti eezi zintu zyakalembedwe ataala anguwe akuti bakachita zintu eezi kulinguwe.
17 Tsopano gulu la anthu lomwe linali naye pa nthawi imene amaukitsidwa Lazaro ku manda linapitiriza kuchitira umboni.
Lino nkamu yakazuzikizigwa kuti bakali anguwe nakayita Lazalasi kuzwa muchumbwe akumubusya kuzwa kubafu.
18 Anthu ambiri, anapita kukakumana naye, chifukwa iwo anamva kuti Iye anachita chizindikiro chodabwitsachi.
Chakali nchicho chizato kuti inkamu inkamu yakaya kuyoswanana nkambo bakamvwa kuti wakachita chitondezyo.
19 Choncho Afarisi anati kwa wina ndi mnzake, “Taonani, palibe chimene mwachitapo. Anthu onse akumutsatira Iye!”
Bafalisi mpawawo bakati lwabo lwabo, “Bona takwe nchokonzya kuchita: laang, nyika yinka kunembo aatala aakwe.”
20 Tsopano panali Agriki ena pakati pa amene anapita kukapembedza ku phwando.
Lino bamwi baGiliki bakali mulibaabo bakalikuya kukomba kupobwe.
21 Iwo anabwera kwa Filipo, wochokera ku Betisaida wa ku Galileya, ndi pempho, nati, “Akulu, ife tikufuna kuona Yesu.”
Aabo bakaya kuliFilipo, oyoowakazwa KuBbetisyaida mu Galili mpo wakakumbila wati, “Mwalumi tuyanda kubona Jesu.”
22 Filipo anapita kukawuza Andreya; Andreya ndi Filipo pamodzi anakawuza Yesu.
Filipo wakeenda akuyobuzya Andulo, Andulo wakeenda aFilipo, mpo wakabuzya Jesu.
23 Yesu anayankha kuti, “Nthawi yafika yakuti Mwana wa Munthu alemekezedwe.
Jesu wakabasandula mpo wati, chindi chasika chamwana amuntu, kuti alemekezegwe.
24 Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti, ‘Mbewu ya tirigu imakhala imodzi yokha ngati sikugwa mʼnthaka ndi kufa. Koma ngati imfa, imabereka mbewu zambiri.’
Nchobeni, nchobeni ndamwambila anukut, imbuto yabbale yakawida munyika mpo yafwa, iyosyala lwayo ayilike, pesi kuti yafwa, ilazyaala michelo myiingi.
25 Munthu amene amakonda moyo wake adzawutaya, pamene munthu amene amadana ndi moyo wake mʼdziko lino lapansi adzawusungira ku moyo wosatha. (aiōnios )
Ooo uyandisya buumi bwakwe takoyobujana, pesi utayandisyi buumi bwakwe kulizyanyika eeyi uyobamba buumi butamani. (aiōnios )
26 Aliyense amene atumikira Ine ayenera kunditsata; ndipo kumene Ine ndili, wotumikira wanga adzakhalanso komweko. Atate anga adzalemekeza amene atumikira Ine.
Kuti umwi undigwasya, akunditobela, ooko nkumbede, ooko nkokuko mulanda wangu nkwabede. Oyoo undimanina milimo, Taata uyakumulemeka.
27 “Moyo wanga ukuvutika tsopano, kodi ndidzanena chiyani? Ndinene kuti Atate pulumutseni ku nthawi ino? Ayi. Chifukwa chimene Ine ndinabwera pa nthawi iyi ndi chimenechi.
Lino muuya wangu wapengeleka. Mpo ngambeenzii? “
28 Atate, lemekezani dzina lanu!” Kenaka mawu anabwera kuchokera kumwamba, “Ine ndalilemekeza, ndipo ndidzalilemekezanso.”
Taata, lemekezya zina lyako.” Aboobo ijwi lyakazwa kujulu kaliti, “Ndachilemekezya mpo nzochilemekezya lubo.”
29 Gulu la anthu lomwe linali pamenepo litamva linati, “Kwagunda bingu,” ena anati, “Mngelo wayankhula kwa Iye.”
Aabobo nkamu yakayimvwi kumbali niyakamumvwa yakamba kuti kwakamvwika muzuzumo. Bamwi bakamba kuti mungelo ulawambula anguwe.”
30 Yesu anati, “Mawu awa abwera chifukwa cha inu osati chifukwa cha Ine.
Jesu wakasandula wati, “Eeli jwi telyazida ndime pesi lyazida ndinywe.
31 Ino tsopano ndi nthawi yachiweruzo pa dziko lapansi; tsopano olamulira wa dziko lapansi adzathamangitsidwa.
Lino ndolu lubeta lwanyika eeyi: Lino muzululi wanyika eeyi uzosowelwa aanze.”
32 Koma Ine, akadzandipachika pa dziko lapansi, ndidzakokera anthu onse kwa Ine.”
Aawo mpunjonyampulwa kuzwa munyika, ndiyoyobolola bantu boonse kulindime.
33 Iye ananena izi kuti aonetse mmene adzafere.
Wakamba bobu kutondezya lufu lwakwe mbolunobede.
34 Gulu la anthu linayankha kuti, “Ife tinamva kuchokera mʼmalamulo kuti Khristu adzakhala kwamuyaya, nanga bwanji Inu mukunena kuti, ‘Mwana wa Munthu ayenera kukwezedwa?’ Kodi Mwana wa Munthuyu ndani?” (aiōn )
Makamu akamusandula, “Twakamvwa kuzwa kumulawu kuti Kkilisito uzokkala ikutamani. Wamba buyeni ikuti, ' Mwana Muntu uyelede kusumpulwa? Nguli ooyo Mwana Muntu? (aiōn )
35 Kenaka Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Inu mukhala ndi kuwunika kwa nthawi pangʼono. Yendani pamene mukanali ndi kuwunika, kuti mdima usakupitirireni. Munthu amene amayenda mu mdima sadziwa kumene akupita.
Jesu wakabambila kuti, “Mumuni unolandinywe kwachindi chifwifwi. Mwende nimuchili mumun, ikuti mudima tukamuvumbi. Ooyo wenda mumudima taazi ooko nkwaaya.
36 Khulupirirani kuwunika, pamene mukanali ndi kuwunika, kuti mukhale ana a kuwunika.” Yesu atamaliza kuyankhula izi, Iye anachoka nabisala kuti asamuone.
Nimuchilamumuni, amusyome mumumuni kuchitila kuti mube bana bamumuni.” Jesu wakaamba zintu eezi aboobo wakamba zintu eezi wakeenda akulisisa mulimbabo.
37 Ngakhale Yesu anachita zizindikiro zodabwitsa zonsezi pamaso pawo, sanamukhulupirirebe.
Nikuba kuti Jesu wakachita zitondezyo zyiingi kuli mbaabo, pele takwe nibakasyoma mulinguwe.
38 Izi zinakwaniritsa mawu a mneneri Yesaya kuti: “Ambuye, wakhulupirira uthenga wathu ndani, ndipo ndi kwa yani komwe mkono wa Ambuye wavumbulutsidwa?”
Kuti ijwi Ayizaya musinsimi lizuzikizigwe, muli zyakamba: “Mwami, ooyo wakasyoma kwaamba kwesu, akuli oyoo luboko lwaMwami nkulyakayubunizidwa?”
39 Pa chifukwa cha ichi iwo sanakhulupirire, chifukwa Yesaya ananenanso kuti:
Nkaambo kayaaya tebakayosyom, mbuli Ayizaya akakwe mwamba,
40 “Iye wachititsa khungu maso awo ndi kuwumitsa mitima yawo, kotero kuti iwo sangathe kuona ndi maso awo, kapena kuzindikira ndi mitima yawo, kapena kutembenuka kuti Ine ndikanawachiza.”
“Wakofwazigwa meso aabo, akuyumya myoyo yabo, muliyimwi nzila bazobona ameso aabo akumvwisisya amyoyo yabo, akusanduka alimwi njobaponia”.
41 Yesaya ananena izi chifukwa anaona ulemerero wa Yesu ndi kuyankhula za Iye.
Ayizaya wakaamba eezi zintu nkaambo wakabona bulemu bwajesu akwambula aatala anguwe.
42 Komabe pa nthawi yomweyi ambiri ngakhale atsogoleri anakhulupirira Iye. Koma chifukwa cha Afarisi iwo sanavomereze chikhulupiriro chawo chifukwa amaopa kuti angawatulutse mʼsunagoge;
Pesi nikuba boob, akube kuti bazulwidi basyome muliJesu; pesi nkaambo kabaFalisi, tebakakumbila kulekelelwa pe kuti bataka kasigwi kuya kuchikombelo.
43 pakuti iwo amakonda kuyamikiridwa ndi anthu kuposa kuyamikiridwa ndi Mulungu.
Bakayanda bulemu bwakazwa kubantu kwiinda bulemu bwakazwa kuliLeza.
44 Kenaka Yesu anafuwula nati, “Munthu aliyense amene akhulupirira Ine, sakhulupirira Ine ndekha, komanso Iye amene anandituma Ine.
Jesu wakompolola wati, “Ooyo usyoma mulindime tasyomi biyo mulindime, Pesi akuliwoyo wakandituma,
45 Iye amene waona Ine, waonanso Iye amene anandituma Ine.
aawoyo wabona ndime wabona nguwe ooyo wakatuma ndime.
46 Ine ndabwera mʼdziko lapansi monga kuwunika, kotero palibe amene amakhulupirira Ine nʼkumakhalabe mu mdima.
Ndasika mbuli mumuni munyika, kuti ooyo usyoma mulindime takasyali mumudima.
47 “Ndipo munthu amene amva mawu anga koma osawasunga, Ine sindimuweruza. Pakuti Ine sindinabwere kudzaweruza dziko lapansi, koma kudzapulumutsa.
Kuti wamvwa majwi aangu, pesi katabambide, simubeteki pe, tee ndaza kuzotonga nyika, pesi kufutula nyika.
48 Iye amene akana Ine ndipo salandira mawu anga ali ndi womuweruza. Tsiku lomaliza mawu amene ndiyankhulawa adzamutsutsa.
Ooyo undikaka akutatambula majwi aangu, ulasikumubeteka. Ijwi ndindambula liyomubeteka kuzuba lyamamanino.
49 Pakuti Ine sindiyankhula mwa Ine ndekha, koma Atate amene anandituma amandilamulira choti ndinene ndi momwe ndinenere.
Nkambo nsilyambwidi pe, pesi nguTaata wandituma, ooyo wapa ndime chelelo chakwaamb, azyakwamba.
50 Ine ndikudziwa kuti lamulo lake ndi moyo wosatha. Choncho chilichonse chimene Ine ndinena ndi chimene Atate andiwuza.” (aiōnios )
Ndiizi kuti chelelo mbuumi butamani, mbubobu nzizezi zindawamba - mbuli Taata mbwakambula kuli ndime, mbubobu ndilamba.” (aiōnios )