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M'fananizo wa akapolo wa m'munda wa uva
1 “Pakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu buli ninga mwenekaciro wa munda omwe adacoka macibese-bese kuti akapangane na akapolo wa kumunda kwace. 2 Iye adapangana nawo kuwalipira kobiri* ya parata ya ntsiku ibodzi, ndipo adawayendesa kumunda kwace.
3 “Pafupi-fupi nthawe zipfemba (9) za kumacibese, iye adacoka ndipo adawona winango wakusaya basa adaima pa m'sika, 4 ndipo adawauza kuti: ‘Ndokonimbo mukaphate basa m'munda, ndipo ine nin'dzakulipirani mwakufunikira’. 5 Ndipo iwo adayenda.
“Munthu ule adayenda pomwe pafupi-fupi panthawe khumi na ziwiri (12) na pafupi-fupi panthawe zitatu (3) za kumaulo†, adacita bzibodzi-bodzibzo. 6 Pafupi-fupi nthawe zixanu za kumaulo‡ adayenda pomwe adagumana winango omwe akhalibe basa ndipo adawabvundza kuti: ‘Thangwe ranyi mudakhala pano ntsiku yentse mulibe cakucita?’ 7 Iwo adatawira kuti: ‘Thangwe palibe munthu wa kutipitisa basa’.
“Adawauza kuti: ‘Ndokonimbo imwepo mukaphate basa m'munda mwangu’.
8 “Nthawe ya kumaulo, mwenekaciro munda adauza muimiriri kuti: ‘Cemera wabasa ndipo uwalipire malipiro yawo, kuyambira wakumalizira kupangana nawo mpaka kumalizira wakuyamba’.
9 “Adabwera akapolo omwe adapitisidwa nthawe zixanu za kumaulo ndipo adatambira kobiri ya parata ibodzi munthu ali-yentse. 10 Pomwe adabwera omwe akhadapitisidwa pakuyamba, akhadikira kutambira zizinji. Tsono m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa iwo adatambirambo kobiri ibodzi ya parata. 11 Pomwe adaitambira, adayamba kung'ung'udzika kuna mwenekaciro wa mundayo, 12 aciti: ‘Amuna wakumalizirawa aphata basa nthawe ibodzi yokha, ndipo mbuyamwe mwawapasa mwakundendemera na ife omwe tapirira na basa la kuuma na kutentha kwentse kwa dzuwa’.
13 “Tsono iye adatawira m'bodzi wa iwo aciti: ‘Xamwali, ndiri lini wakusaya kulungama kuna iwepo. Iwepo ulibe kubvuma kuphatira basa kobiri ibodzi ya parata? 14 Tambira comwe ni cako uyende. Ine nin'funa kupasa kuna omwe adapitisidwa pakumalizira bzibodzi-bodzi na bzomwe ndakupasa. 15 Kodi ningaleke kucita bzomwe nin'funa na kobiri yangu? Ayai ulikuipidwa nakuti ndina m'tima wabwino?’
16 “Na tenepo wakumalizira an'dzakhala wakuyamba, ndipo wakuyamba an'dzakhala wakumalizira§”.
Jezu anirewa pomwe bza kufa na kumuka kwace
(Mko 10.32-34; Luk 18.31-34)
17 Pomwe Jezu akhakwira kuyenda kuJerusalema, adacemera pambali wakupfundzira wace khumi na awiri (12) ndipo adawauza kuti: 18 “Tirikukwira kuJerusalema, ndipo Mwana wa munthu an'dzaperekedwa kuna akulu-akulu wa anyantsembe na adziwi wa Mtemo. Iwo an'kamupasa mulandu wakumupha 19 ndipo an'kamupereka kuna omwe ni aJuda lini kuti akamunyaze, akamuchange acikamukhomerera pam'tanda. Pantsiku yacitatu iye an'dzalamuka kwa wakufa!”
Cikumbiro ca mai
(Mko 10.35-45)
20 Pamwepo mkazi wa Zebedeu adafendera kuna Jezu na wana wace, ndipo adagodama acim'kumbira nkhombo.
21 Jezu adam'bvundza kuti: “Iwepo un'funa ciyani?” Iye adatawira kuti: “Lewani kuti muUmambo bwanu wana wangu awiriwa an'dzakhale, m'bodzi kuboko lanu la madidi ndipo winango kuboko lanu la madzere”.
22 Tsono Jezu adawauza kuti: “Imwepo mulikudziwa lini comwe mulikukumbira. Kodi imwepo mun'dzakwanisa kudzamwera m'kombo omwe Ine nin'dzamwera?**” Iwo adatawira kuti: “Tin'dzakwanisa inde”.
23 Jezu adawauza kuti: “Cadidi imwepo mun'dzakwanisa kumwera m'kombo wangu. Tsono bzakukhala kuboko langu la madidi ayai kuboko langu la madzere ni bzangu lini. Mbuto zimwezi ni za wale omwe adawakondzeredwa na Baba”.
24 Pomwe wakupfundzira khumi (10) adabva bzimwebzi, adakalipira abale awiriwo. 25 Pamwepo Jezu adawacemera aciwauza kuti: “Imwepo mun'dziwa kuti atongi wa madziko ambaponderera ndipo wakufunika ambacita umambo kwa iwo. 26 Ni tenepoyo lini pakati pa imwe. Ali-yentse omwe an'funa kukhala m'kulu pakati pa imwe akhale wakukutumikirani, 27 ndipo omwe an'funa kukhala wakuyamba pakati pa imwe adzakhale nyagirinya wanu. 28 Ninga momwe Mwana wa munthu, alibe kubwera kudzatumikiridwa, tsono kudzatumikira ndipo kudzapereka moyo wace kuti alombole wanthu azinji”.
Kulimbisidwa kwa azimola awiri
(Mko 10.46-52; Luk 18.35-43)
29 Pomwe Jezu na akupfundzira wace akhacoka kuJeriko, m'thithi ukulu ukham'tewera. 30 Ndipo pakhana azimola awiri, akhadakhala m'phepete mwa mseu, pomwe adabva kuti Jezu akhapita adakuwa kuti: “Mbuya, Mwana wa Davidi, tibvereni ntsisi!”
31 Tsono m'thithi ukhambawatsimula kuti anyamale. Tsono iwo akhambapitiririza kukuwa acimbati: “Mbuya, mwana wa Davidi tibvereni ntsisi!”
32 Jezu ataima, adawacemera aciwabvundza kuti: “Imwepo mun'funa kuti ndikucitireni ciyani?”
33 Iwo adatawira kuti: “Mbuya, tin'funa kuti maso yathu yawone”.
34 Jezu adawabvera ntsisi acikhuya maso yawo, pamwepo letu maso yawo yadalimba ndipo adam'tewera.
* 20:2 Kobiri: MuciGiriki ni denariyo. † 20:5 MuciGiriki adati: “Nthawe yacitanthatu na nthawe yacipfemba”. ‡ 20:6 MuciGiriki adati: “Nthawe yacikhumi na kuyamba”, napombo mudutswa la 9. § 20:16 Bzakunemba na manja bzakale bzinango bzimbathimizira kuti: “Thangwe wakucemeredwa ni azinji, tsono wakusankhulidwa ni ang'ono-ng'ono”. ** 20:22 Mkombo ni mfananizo wa kubonera kwace.