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Impfa ya Juwau M'batizi
(Mko 6.14-29)
1 Panthawe imweyo Herodi, mambo wa cigawo* ca Galireya, adabva mbiri ya Jezu 2 ndipo adauza omwe akham'tumikira kuti: “Umweyu ni Juwau M'batizi. Iye adamuka kwa wakufa! Ndipo ali kucita bzidabwiso bzentsenebzi”.
3 Pakuti Herodi akhadaphata Juwau, acim'manga ndipo adamuikha m'kawoko thangwe ra Herodiyasi, mkazi wa Filipi m'bale wace, 4 Nakuti Juwau akhamuuza kuti: “Ni bzakuletsedwa na Mtemo kuti ukhale naye mkaziyu”†. 5 Herodi akhafuna kumupha tsono akhana mantha na mbumba, thangwe iyo ikhalewa kuti Juwau ni m'polofita.
6 Tsono pantsiku ya kukondwerera kubadwa kwa Herodi, mwana wacikazi wa Herodiyasi adabzina patsogolo pa wentse, ndipo adakondweresa Herodi 7 mwakuti iye adapicira mwa kulumbira kuti an'dzam'pasa comwe iye angakumbire. 8 Mwanayo mwakuthandizidwa na mai wace, iye adati: “Ndipaseni tsapanopa msolo wa Juwau M'batizi mundiro”. 9 Mambo adasukwala, tsono thangwe ra kulumbira komwe akhadacita patsogolo pa wakucemeredwa, adalewa kuti apasidwe comwe mtsikanayo akhadakumbira 10 ndipo adatuma kuti akagwate msolo wa Juwau m'kawoko. 11 Msolo wace udabweresedwa mundiro acim'pasa mtsikanayo, omwe adauyendesa kuna mai wace. 12 Pamwepo wakupfundzira wa Juwau adabwera, acitenga thupi lace ndipo adakam'pendesa. Patsogolo pace adayenda kauza Jezu.
Jezu adadyesa wanthu bzulu bzixanu
(Mko 6.30-44; Luk 9.10-17; Juw 6.1-15)
13 Jezu atabva bzomwe bzidacitikabzo, adacoka na bote aciyenda kucidambo yekha. Mithithi pomwe idabva bzimwebzo, idacoka m'mizinda icimutewera na kunja. 14 Pomwe Jezu adacoka m'bote adawona m'thithi ukulu kwene-kwene, adawabvera ntsisi ndipo adaciza atenda wawo.
15 Ndipo nthawe ya kumaulo, wakupfundzira wace adafendera pafupi naye acimuuza kuti: “Kuno ni kuthengo, ndipo kuli kudoka. Auzeni wanthuwa ayende m'mii kuti akagule cakudya”.
16 Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Iwo bzin'funika lini kuti ayende. Apaseni imwepo cakudya”.
17 Iwo adam'tawira kuti: “Bzomwe tinabzo pano ni pau zixanu (5) na ntsomba ziwiri (2) basi”.
18 Ndipo Iye adati: “Ndibweresereni kuno”. 19 Na tenepo adauza m'thithiyo kuti ukhale pa kapinga. Ndipo adatenga pau zixanu (5) na ntsomba ziwirizo (2), adanyang'ana kudzulu acitenda Mulungu ndipo adagwata pauzo. Patsogolo pace adaipereka kuna wakupfundzira, kuti apase mthithi. 20 Wentse adadya acikhuta, ndipo wakupfundzira adakonkhobza bzitundu khumi na bziwiri (12) bzakusala. 21 Omwe adadya akhakwanira bzulu bzixanu (5,000) bza amuna okha, pakusaya kulewenga akazi na wana.
Jezu an'famba pa dzulu pa madzi
(Mko 6.45-46; Juw 6.16-24)
22 Bzatamala bzimwebzo Jezu adangingimiza wakupfundzira wace kuti apakire m'bote ndipo abakatsogole ng'ambo inango, uko Iye akhagonekana na mthithi. 23 Atamala kugonekana na mthithi, adakwira m'phiri kuti akapembe yekha. Pomwe kukhadoka Iye akhali yekha kumweko, 24 tsono bote likhali pakati pa nyandza‡, likhamenyedwa na mabimbi thangwe condzi cikhacokera kutsogolo kwalene§.
25 Madandakweca, Jezu adayenda kuna iwo, ali kufamba padzulu pa madzi. 26 Pomwe adamuwona ali kufamba padzulu pa madzi, adakhala na mantha ndipo adati: “Ni ciphoko!” Ndipo adakuwa na mantha.
27 Tsono pamwepoletu Jezu adawauza kuti: “Khazikani m'tima! Ndine. Lekani mantha!”
28 Pedru adati: “Mbuya, penu ndimwe, ndiuzeni ndibwere kuna Imwe padzulu pa madzi”.
29 Iye adatawira kuti: “Bwera”.
Pamwepo Pedru adacoka m'bote, acifamba padzulu pa madzi ndipo adayenda cipande cikhana Jezu. 30 Tsono pomwe adawona mphambvu ya condzi adabva mantha ndipo adayamba kumira acikuwa aciti: “Ndipulumuseni, Mbuya!”
31 Pamwepoletu Jezu adapfuthula boko acim'phata. Ndipo adati: “Mwamuna wa cikhulupiriro cing'ono-ng'ono, thangwe ranyi iwepo wapenula?”
32 Pomwe adapakira m'bote condzi cidamala. 33 Pamwepo omwe akhali m'botemo adam'pemba aciti: “Cadidi-retu Imwe ndimwe Mwana wa Mulungu”.
34 Ndipo pomwe adayambuka nyandza, adafika kuGenezarete. 35 Pomwe wanthu wa kumweko adazindikira Jezu, adamwaza nkhani kumbali zentse za mbuto ire ndipo adam'bweresera atenda wawo. 36 Akham'kumbira mwa kudandaula kuti andokhuya ntsonga ya cakubvala cace. Ndipo wentse omwe adakhuya adalimbisidwa.
* 14:1 Mulivu la NVI mudanemba kuti: “Tetrarca”. Ni kulewa kuti m'tongi wa cipande cacinai ca cigawo. † 14:4 Lev 18.16, 20.21, Luk 3.19-20 ‡ 14:24 MuciGiriki adati: “Bote likhali kutali kwa mataka na estadiyo zizinji”. Estadiyo ni mphimo ya mtantho. § 14:24 Bote limweri ni yomwe yakhafambisidwa na nguwo yomwe pacizungu ambati: “Vela”.