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Citazo na kulekereredwa
1 Jezu adauza ateweri wace kuti: “Bzin'kwanisika lini kupingiza bzinthu bzomwe bzin'dzacitisa mbumba kuti iphonyeke, tsono tsoka kuna munthu omwe an'dzacitisa kuti bzimwebzo bzicitike. 2 Bzikhali bwino kuti munthuyo amangiriridwe mwala wa thumba m'khosi acikathusidwa pakati pa nyandza, kuposa kucitisa kuti m'bodzi wa tuwanatu acite citazo. 3 Cenjerani.
“Penu m'bale wako an'cita citazo, mutsimule, ndipo penu iye an'khumbula, mulekerere. 4 Penu an'cita citazo kuna iwepo kanomwe pantsiku ndipo acibwera kuna iwe kanomwe acilewa kuti: ‘Ndakhumbula’, mulekerere”.
5 Pamwepo atumiki adakumbira kuna Mbuya aciti: “Tithumizireni cikhulupiro cathu!”
6 Iye adawatawira aciti: “Penu imwepo muna cikhulupiro ninga njere ya mtowe, mungadauza mutiyu kuti: ‘Zuka ukabzizike panyandza’, Ndipo iwo un'dzakubvera.
7 “Mbani wa imwe omwe angakhale na wabasa wace m'bodzi, omwe angakhale kuti alikulima ayai alikuusa mabira, akafika kucokera kumatsala kodi ungamuuze kuti: ‘Bwera tsapanopa khala udye’? 8 Unimuza lini terepoyo nee, koma unimuuza kuti: ‘Kondza cakudya ca kulalira, kondzeka ndipo unditumikire ndidye na kumwa. Patsogolo pace iwepo ungadye na kumwa’? 9 Kodi iye angamutende wabasa thangwe ra kucita bzomwe wamuuza? 10 Na tenepo imwepombo, mukadzamala kucita bzentse bzomwe mungauzidwe, lewani kuti: ‘Ndife wabasa wapezi-pezi. Tsono tidacita bzire basi bzomwe tidathemera kuti ticite’ ”.
Jezu adalimbisa wamapere khumi
11 Jezu pomwe akhafamba kuyenda kuJerusalema, adapita na m'malire mwa cigawo ca Samaliya na Galireya. 12 Pomwe iye adafika m'mui winango, wamapere khumi adayenda kuna Iye. Ndipo iwo adaima patali. 13 Ndipo adakuwa kwene-kwene aciti: “Nandi Misiri, Jezu, tibverenimbo ntsisi!”
14 Pomwe iye adawawona, adawauza kuti: “Ndokoni mukabzilatize kuna azibaba wa ntsembe”. Pomwe iwo akhayendapo, mapere yawo yadamala.
15 M'bodzi wa iwo pomwe adawona kuti wapola, adabwerera acimbapasa mbiri Mulungu na kukuwa. 16 Iye adagodama m'minyendo mwa Jezu ndipo adamutenda. Umweule akhali munthu wa cigawo ca Samaliya.
17 Ndipo Jezu adabvundza kuti: “Kodi mulibe kupolesedwa mwentse khumi? Kodi anango apfemba ayenda kuponi? 18 Palibe kuwoneka omwe adabwerera acitumbiza Mulungu, kupambula wakudza ule?” 19 Pamwepo Iye adamuuza kuti: “Imirira ndoko, cikhulupiro cako cakupulumusa”.
Kubwera kwa Umambo bwa Mulungu
20 Ntsiku inango, Jezu adabvundzidwa na aFalizi kuti ni lini bun'dzafika Umambo bwa Mulungu. Jezu adatawira kuti: “Umambo bwa Mulungu bun'bwera lini mwakuwoneka na maso, 21 napo kudzalewedwa kuti: ‘Ubu buli pano’ ayai ‘Ubo buli uko’, thangwe Umambo bwa Mulungu buli pakati panu”.
22 Patsogolo pace, adauza ateweri wace kuti: “In'dzakwana nthawe yomwe imwepo mun'dzafuna kuwona ntsiku ibodzi ya Mwana wa Munthu, tsono mun'dzaiwona lini. 23 An'dzakuuzani imwepo kuti: ‘Iye ali uko’, ayai ‘Ali pano’. Lekani kudzakulumiza kuwatewera. 24 Nakuti Mwana wa Munthu ntsiku yace in'dzabwera ninga mpheni mwakuti kuyetima kwace kumbayenda phampha na phampha la kudzulu. 25 Tsono bzikanati kucitika, bzin'funika kuti Iye abonere kwene-kwene ndipo alambidwe na m'badwe uno.
26 “Tenepayu momwe bzidacitira panthawe za Nowa, bzin'dzacitikambo panthawe yomwe Mwana wa Munthu an'dzabwera. 27 Mbumba ikhambakhala icidya, icimbamwa, icimbalowozana na kumbalowodwa, mpaka ntsiku yomwe Nowa adapita muarka. Pamwepo kudawoneka cigumula ca madzi, ndipo cidapha wanthu wentse.
28 “Bzibodzi-bodzibzo bzidawoneka pomwe panthawe ya Loti. Mbumba ikhadya, icimwa, ikhagula na kugulisa, ikhabzala na kumbamanga nyumba. 29 Tsono pantsiku yomwe Loti adacoka muSodoma, kudabvumba moto ndipo minyala ya enxofre ya kucokera kudzulu idapha wentse.
30 “Tenepoyo bzin'dzacitikambo, pantsiku yomwe Mwana wa Munthu an'dzawonesedwa. 31 Pantsiku imweyo ule omwe an'dzakhala ali pantsodzi penu ana bzinthu bzace m'nyumba, an'dzaleke kubuluka kuti adzabzitenge bzinthu bzace m'nyumba. Bzibodzi-bodzimbo, ule omwe an'dzakhala ali kumunda, adzaleke kubwerera kumbuyo thangwe ra cinthu ciri-centse. 32 Kumbukirani mkazi wa Loti! 33 Omwe an'funa kukoya moyo wace an'dzautaya, ndipo omwe an'dzataya moyo wace an'dzaupulumusa. 34 Ine nin'kuuzani: Usiku bumwebo wanthu awiri an'dzakhala adagona pamphasa ibodzi. M'bodzi an'dzacosedwa ndipo winango an'dzasala. 35 Akazi awiri an'dzakhala ali kupeya pabodzi, m'bodzi an'dzatengedwa winango an'dzasala. 36 Wanthu awiri an'dzakhala ali kumunda, m'bodzi an'dzacosedwa, ndipo winango an'dzasala”*.
37 Iwo adamubvundza kuti: “Kodi bzimwebzi bzin'dzacitira kuponi Mbuya?”.
Ndipo Iye adawatawira kuti: “Komwe kungadzawoneke citanda, pamwepo pan'dzakoncezana magola”.
* 17:36 Mubzakunembedwa bzizinji mulibe dutswa limweri la 36.