Joni 12
1 Mazuba musanu alimwi, kakutanayinda Pasika Jesu wakasika Betani, aawo aakali Lazalasi, ooyo Jesu ngwakabusya kuzwa kubafu.
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
2 Aabobo bakamubambila chilalilo nkuko, aMata wakali kubapa. Pesi lazalasi wakali umwi wababo wakalede munsi atafula kali aJesu.
So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
3 Kuzwawo Mariya wakabweza kankuli kamafuta mabotu kwindilila, wakananika Jesu kumawulu angawo akupukuta kumawulu amasusu aakwe. Ngaanda yakazula bweema bubotu bwamafuta.
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4 Juda Sikaliyoti, umwi wabasikwiya bakwe oyo sikumuzya, wakati,
But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
5 “Nkambonzi mafuta aaya natakuzigwa amiyanda yotatwe akupegwa kubafwaba?”
“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
6 Wakamba ezi nkaambo takalikulangisisya kubafwaba, pesi nkaambo wakal, mubbi. Wakali ankomo yamali akukkonzya kubba zyakabikidwe mukati.
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
7 Jesu wakati, “Amumuzumizye kubaamba ezyo nzyalazyo kuzuba lyakuvwikwa kwangu.
“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
8 Munoli aabo bafwaba kwalyoonse. Pesi tamukoyoba andime lyoonse.”
The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
9 Lino nkamu mpati yamaJuda yakaziba kuti Jesu mpali, mpo bakasika kabatazidi Jesu alike pe, akuzobona Lazalasi, ooyo Jesu ngwakabusya kuzwa kubafu.
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
10 Ibapayizi bapati bakakkankayizya antomwe kuti bakonzye kujaya Lazalasi;
So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
11 nkaambo kanguwe kuti MaJuda biingi bakeenda akusyoma kuliJesu.
for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
12 Izuba litobela inkamu mpati yakasika kupobwe nibakamvwa kuti Jesu ulasika kuJelusalemu.
The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 Bakabweeza mitabi yatukunka akwinka kuyoswananaawe akompolola kuti, wosana ulilongezegelwe, ooyo usika muzina lyaMwami, waIzilayeli.
They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
14 Jesu wakajana kambongolo kanini wakkala alinkako; mbuli mbukwakalembedwe.
Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
15 “Mutayowi nobana basimbi baZiyoni, amubone Mwami wanu ulaz, kakkede amusana wambongolo.”
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”
16 Basikwiya bakwe tebakamvwisisya pe kuzintu eezi kumatalikilo, pesi, aawo Jesu nakalemekezegwa bakayeya kuti eezi zintu zyakalembedwe ataala anguwe akuti bakachita zintu eezi kulinguwe.
At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
17 Lino nkamu yakazuzikizigwa kuti bakali anguwe nakayita Lazalasi kuzwa muchumbwe akumubusya kuzwa kubafu.
Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
18 Chakali nchicho chizato kuti inkamu inkamu yakaya kuyoswanana nkambo bakamvwa kuti wakachita chitondezyo.
That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
19 Bafalisi mpawawo bakati lwabo lwabo, “Bona takwe nchokonzya kuchita: laang, nyika yinka kunembo aatala aakwe.”
Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
20 Lino bamwi baGiliki bakali mulibaabo bakalikuya kukomba kupobwe.
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
21 Aabo bakaya kuliFilipo, oyoowakazwa KuBbetisyaida mu Galili mpo wakakumbila wati, “Mwalumi tuyanda kubona Jesu.”
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
22 Filipo wakeenda akuyobuzya Andulo, Andulo wakeenda aFilipo, mpo wakabuzya Jesu.
Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.
23 Jesu wakabasandula mpo wati, chindi chasika chamwana amuntu, kuti alemekezegwe.
But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Nchobeni, nchobeni ndamwambila anukut, imbuto yabbale yakawida munyika mpo yafwa, iyosyala lwayo ayilike, pesi kuti yafwa, ilazyaala michelo myiingi.
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 Ooo uyandisya buumi bwakwe takoyobujana, pesi utayandisyi buumi bwakwe kulizyanyika eeyi uyobamba buumi butamani. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 Kuti umwi undigwasya, akunditobela, ooko nkumbede, ooko nkokuko mulanda wangu nkwabede. Oyoo undimanina milimo, Taata uyakumulemeka.
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
27 Lino muuya wangu wapengeleka. Mpo ngambeenzii? “
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
28 Taata, lemekezya zina lyako.” Aboobo ijwi lyakazwa kujulu kaliti, “Ndachilemekezya mpo nzochilemekezya lubo.”
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
29 Aabobo nkamu yakayimvwi kumbali niyakamumvwa yakamba kuti kwakamvwika muzuzumo. Bamwi bakamba kuti mungelo ulawambula anguwe.”
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
30 Jesu wakasandula wati, “Eeli jwi telyazida ndime pesi lyazida ndinywe.
In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
31 Lino ndolu lubeta lwanyika eeyi: Lino muzululi wanyika eeyi uzosowelwa aanze.”
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
32 Aawo mpunjonyampulwa kuzwa munyika, ndiyoyobolola bantu boonse kulindime.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
33 Wakamba bobu kutondezya lufu lwakwe mbolunobede.
He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
34 Makamu akamusandula, “Twakamvwa kuzwa kumulawu kuti Kkilisito uzokkala ikutamani. Wamba buyeni ikuti, ' Mwana Muntu uyelede kusumpulwa? Nguli ooyo Mwana Muntu? (aiōn g165)
The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” (aiōn g165)
35 Jesu wakabambila kuti, “Mumuni unolandinywe kwachindi chifwifwi. Mwende nimuchili mumun, ikuti mudima tukamuvumbi. Ooyo wenda mumudima taazi ooko nkwaaya.
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
36 Nimuchilamumuni, amusyome mumumuni kuchitila kuti mube bana bamumuni.” Jesu wakaamba zintu eezi aboobo wakamba zintu eezi wakeenda akulisisa mulimbabo.
While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
37 Nikuba kuti Jesu wakachita zitondezyo zyiingi kuli mbaabo, pele takwe nibakasyoma mulinguwe.
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
38 Kuti ijwi Ayizaya musinsimi lizuzikizigwe, muli zyakamba: “Mwami, ooyo wakasyoma kwaamba kwesu, akuli oyoo luboko lwaMwami nkulyakayubunizidwa?”
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 Nkaambo kayaaya tebakayosyom, mbuli Ayizaya akakwe mwamba,
For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
40 “Wakofwazigwa meso aabo, akuyumya myoyo yabo, muliyimwi nzila bazobona ameso aabo akumvwisisya amyoyo yabo, akusanduka alimwi njobaponia”.
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
41 Ayizaya wakaamba eezi zintu nkaambo wakabona bulemu bwajesu akwambula aatala anguwe.
Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
42 Pesi nikuba boob, akube kuti bazulwidi basyome muliJesu; pesi nkaambo kabaFalisi, tebakakumbila kulekelelwa pe kuti bataka kasigwi kuya kuchikombelo.
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
43 Bakayanda bulemu bwakazwa kubantu kwiinda bulemu bwakazwa kuliLeza.
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
44 Jesu wakompolola wati, “Ooyo usyoma mulindime tasyomi biyo mulindime, Pesi akuliwoyo wakandituma,
Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.
45 aawoyo wabona ndime wabona nguwe ooyo wakatuma ndime.
And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
46 Ndasika mbuli mumuni munyika, kuti ooyo usyoma mulindime takasyali mumudima.
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
47 Kuti wamvwa majwi aangu, pesi katabambide, simubeteki pe, tee ndaza kuzotonga nyika, pesi kufutula nyika.
As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 Ooyo undikaka akutatambula majwi aangu, ulasikumubeteka. Ijwi ndindambula liyomubeteka kuzuba lyamamanino.
There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
49 Nkambo nsilyambwidi pe, pesi nguTaata wandituma, ooyo wapa ndime chelelo chakwaamb, azyakwamba.
I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
