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Bza kukhumbula ayai kufa
1 Panthawe imweire, anango wa omwe akhali pompale adauza Jezu kuti Pirato adasanganiza mulopa wa aGalireya anango na ntsembe zawo. 2 Jezu adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo munikumbuka kuti aGalireyawo akhali atazi kwene-kwene kuposa andzawo, kuti abonere tenepoyo? 3 Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ndibzo lini! Tsono mukasaya kukhumbula, imwepo mwentse mun'dzadzongedwambo. 4 Ayai imwepo mun'kumbuka kuti khumi na asere (18) wale omwe adafa, mwa kugweredwa na nyumba itali ya Silowe, akhali atazi kwene-kwene kuposa wanthu wentse anango wakukhala muJerusalema? 5 Ine ninkuuzani kuti ndibzo lini! Tsono mukasaya kukhumbula, imwepo mwentse mun'dzadzongedwambo”.
Mfananizo wa mkuyu wakusaya kubala bzisapo
6 Ndipo Jezu adawauza mfananizo wakuti: “Munthu m'bodzi akhadabzala mkuyu m'munda mwace mwa uva. Adayenda kuti akache bzisapo, ndipo alibe kuwona na cibodzico. 7 Na tenepo adauza omwe akhambanyang'anira mundayo kuti: ‘Yakwana magole matatu yomwe ndimbabwera kudzanyang'ana bzisapo mumkuyumu tsono nimbabziwona lini. Ugwate! Thangwe ranyi ulikufunga mbuto palibe basa?’
8 “Munthu ule adatawira kuti: ‘Mbuya, ulekeni, gole lino libodzi lokha, ndipo ine nin'dzaucerera-cerera m'bali mwa wene ndipo nin'dzauikha manyowa. 9 Ukadzabala bzisapo gole lin'bwera, ni bzabwino! Ukadzasaya kubala, udzaugwate’ ”.
Mkazi adacizidwa pantsiku ya sabudu
10 Ntsiku inango ya sabudu Jezu akhapfundzisa m'nyumba inango ya mipembo. 11 Ndipo m'mwemo mukhana mkazi omwe akhana mzimu wakuipa omwe ukhamudwalisa mumagole khumi na masere (18). Iye akhafamba adakotama ndipo akhakwanisa lini kuthamula na pang'onopo. 12 Pomwe Jezu adamuwona, adamucemera kutsogolo acimuuza kuti: “Mkaziwe! Iwepo watsudzuka pamatenda yako”. 13 Pamwepo adam'sanjika manja. Ndipo nthawe imweyo letu iye adathamuka, ndipo adapasa mbiri Mulungu.
14 Tsono mkulu wa nyumba ya kupemba adakalipa pomwe adawona kuti Jezu walimbisa munthu pantsiku ya sabudu ndipo adauza mbumba kuti: “Pana ntsiku zitanthatu zomwe zin'funika kuphata basa. Bwerani kuti mudzalimbisidwe pantsiku zimwezo, tsono sikuti ntsiku ya sabudu”.
15 Tsono Mbuya adamutawira kuti: “Wacipha-masomwe! Kodi m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa imwe ambatsudzula lini mwakudyera ng'ombe yace ayai bulu pantsiku ya Sabudu kuti akamwesa madzi? 16 Tsono mkaziyu, mwana wa Abrahamu omwe Sathani akhadamangirira mumagole khumi na masere (18), bzikhali lini bwino kuti atsudzuliwe pantsiku ya Sabudu?”
17 Pomwe iye adamala kulewa bzimwebzo anyakumuwenga wentse adanyala, tsono mbumba ikhakondwa na bzidabwiso bzentse bzomwe Jezu akhacita.
Mfananizo wa njere ya mtowe na cakufufumisa
18 Pamwepo Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Umambo bwa Mulungu bumbawoneka ninga ciyani? Ningadzabulinganize na ciyani? 19 Budakhala ninga njere ya m'towe yomwe munthu adabzala m'munda mwace. Iyo idakula icikhala cimuti, ndipo mbalame zidakondza bzitsa m'mithawi mwawene”.
20 Iye adawabvundza pomwe kuti: “Umambo bwa Mulungu nin'dzabulinganiza na ciyani? 21 Budakhala ninga cakufufumisa comwe mkazi m'bodzi adasanganiza na ufa buzinji, ndipo bzakumunyabzo bzidafufumisidwa”.
Msuwo wakupsindiza
22 Patsogolo pace, Jezu akhapita m'mizinda na m'mii acimbapfundzisa, akhayenda mphimpha ya kuJerusalema. 23 Munthu winango adam'bvunza kuti: “Mbuya, kodi an'dzapulumusidwa ni ang'ono-ng'ono?” Iye adamutawira kuti: 24 “Limbikani kuti mupite na pamsuwo wakupsindiza, nakuti Ine nin'kuuzani kuti azinji an'dzayezera kupita ndipo an'dzakwanisa lini. 25 Mwenekaciro wa nyumba akalamuka acifunga msuwo, imwepo mudzakhala cipande ca kunja, mucimbamenya mucimbakumbira kuti: ‘Mbuya, tifungulireni msuwo’.
“Iye pamwepo, an'dzatawira kuti: ‘Nin'kudziwani lini, napo kukudziwani kuti ndimwe wa kuponi’.
26 “Na tenepo imwepo mun'dzalewa kuti: ‘Timbadya na kumwa namwe, ndipo mudapfundzisa muzinjira zathu’.
27 “Tsono Iye an'dzakutawirani kuti: ‘Nin'kudziwani lini, napo kudziwa kuti ndimwe wa kuponi. Cokani kuna Ine, mwentsene omwe mumbacita bzakuipa!’
28 “Pamwepo pan'dzawoneka kulira na kukukuta mano, pomwe mukadzawona Abrahamu, Izaki, Jakobo na apolofita wentse ali muUmambo bwa Mulungu, tsono imwepo mun'dzathusidwa kunja. 29 Wanthu an'dzabwera kucokera kumabva-dzuwa na kumadokero, kucitunthu na kunyantsi an'dzakhala m'mipando mwawo pa meza muUmambo bwa Mulungu. 30 Cadidi, pana wakumalizira omwe an'dzakhala wakuyamba ndipo wakuyamba omwe an'dzakhala wakumalizira”.
Jezu adalira thangwe ra Jerusalema
31 Panthawe imweyo-letu, aFalizi anango adafendera kuna Jezu ndipo adamuwuza kuti: “Coka pano! Thangwe Herodi an'funa kukupha”.
32 Ndipo Iye adawatawira aciti: “Ndokoni mukamuuze kalinkhooyo kuti: Nin'dzathotha mizimu yakuipa ndipo ndinirimbisa mbumba lero na mangwana ndipo pantsiku yacitatu nin'dzamaliza basa langu. 33 Tsono, nin'funa kupitiriza ulendo bwangu lero, mangwana na mkuca, nakuti palibe mpolofita na m'bodziyo an'funika kuti afere kunja kwa Jerusalema!
34 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, iwepo omwe umbapha apolofita ndipo umbathusira minyala omwe ambatumidwa kuna iwe! Ni kangasi kentse komwe ine ndikhafuna kugumanisa wana wako, ninga momwe nkhuku imbagumanizira wana wace mumaphapidwe mwace, tsono imwepo mulibe kubvuma! 35 Cadidi nyumba yanu in'dzakhala iribe munthu. Ine ndirikukuuzani kuti mun'dzandiwona lini pomwe mpaka imwepo mudzalewe kuti: ‘Wakusimbidwa ni ule omwe ali kubwera mudzina la Mbuya’*”.
* 13:35 Mas 118.26