Imfa ndi Kuukitsidwa kwa Lazaro
1Tsopano munthu wina dzina lake Lazaro anadwala. Iye anali wa ku Betaniya, mudzi wa Mariya ndi mchemwali wake Marita. 2Mariyayo ndi yemwe uja amene anadzoza Ambuye ndi mafuta onunkhira napukuta mapazi ake ndi tsitsi lake. Lazaro wodwalayo anali mlongo wake. 3Choncho alongo ake anatumiza mawu kwa Yesu kuti, “Ambuye, uja amene Inu mumamukonda akudwala.”
4Atamva izi, Yesu anati, “Kudwalako safa nako. Koma akudwala kuti Mulungu alemekezedwe; ndi kuti Mwana wa Mulungu alemekezedwe chifukwa cha matendawo.” 5Yesu anakonda Marita, mchemwali wake ndi Lazaro. 6Koma atamva kuti Lazaro akudwala, Iye anakhalabe kumene anali masiku ena awiri.
7Kenaka anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Tiyeni tibwerere ku Yudeya.”
8Ophunzira akewo anati, “Rabi, posachedwa pomwepa Ayuda anafuna kukugendani ndi miyala, koma Inu mukupitanso komweko?”
9Yesu anayankha kuti, “Kodi sipali maora khumi ndi awiri pa tsiku? Munthu amene amayenda masana sapunthwa, popeza akuona chifukwa cha kuwala kwa dziko lapansi. 10Koma amene akuyenda usiku amapunthwa, chifukwa kuwalako alibe.”
11Iye atatha kunena izi, anapitirira kuwawuza iwo kuti, “Bwenzi lathu Lazaro wagona tulo; koma Ine ndikupita kumeneko kukamudzutsa.”
12Ophunzira ake anayankha kuti, “Ambuye, ngati wagona adzapeza bwino.” 13Yesu ankayankhula za imfa yake koma ophunzira ake ankaganiza kuti amanena za tulo chabe.
14Ndipo kenaka anawawuza momveka kuti, “Lazaro wamwalira. 15Ine ndikukondwera chifukwa cha inu kuti kunalibe kumeneko; koma kuti mukakhulupirire tiyeni tipiteko.”
16Pamenepo Tomasi, wotchedwa Didimo, anati kwa ophunzira anzake, “Tiyeni nafenso tipite, kuti tikafere naye pamodzi.”
Yesu Atonthoza Alongo a Lazaro
17Yesu atafika, anapeza kuti Lazaro anali atagona mʼmanda masiku anayi. 18Mudzi wa Betaniya unali pafupi ndi Yerusalemu pa mtunda wosachepera makilomita atatu, 19ndipo Ayuda ambiri anabwera kwa Marita ndi Mariya kudzawatonthoza pa imfa ya mʼbale wawo. 20Pamene Marita anamva kuti Yesu akubwera, anapita kukakumana naye. Koma Mariya anatsala ku nyumba.
21Marita anati kwa Yesu, “Ambuye, mukanakhala muli kuno, mlongo wanga sakanamwalira. 22Koma ine ndikudziwa kuti ngakhale tsopano Mulungu adzakupatsani chilichonse chimene mudzamupempha.”
23Yesu anati kwa iye, “Mlongo wako adzauka.”
24Marita anayankha kuti, “Ine ndikudziwa kuti adzauka pa kuukanso pa tsiku lomaliza.”
25Yesu anati kwa iye, “Ine ndine kuuka ndi moyo. Wokhulupirira Ine, angakhale amwalira adzakhala ndi moyo. 26Aliyense amene ali ndi moyo ndi kukhulupirira Ine sadzamwalira. Kodi iwe ukukhulupirira izi?”
27Marita anamuwuza Iye kuti, “Inde Ambuye, ine ndikukhulupirira kuti ndinu Khristu, Mwana wa Mulungu, amene abwera mʼdziko lapansi.”
28Ndipo iye atanena izi anabwerera ndi kukayitana mchemwali wake Mariya namuyankhula monongʼona pambali, nati, “Aphunzitsi abwera ndipo akukuyitana.” 29Mariya atamva izi, anayimirira mofulumira napita kwa Iye. 30Tsopano nʼkuti Yesu asanalowe mʼmudzi, koma anali akanali pa malo pamene Marita anakumana naye. 31Ayuda amene ankamutonthoza Mariya mʼnyumba, anaona mmene iye anayimira mofulumira ndi kutuluka kunja, iwo anamutsata akuganizira kuti ankapita ku manda kukalirira kumeneko.
32Mariya anafika pamalo pamene panali Yesu ndipo atamuona, anagwa pa mapazi ake ndipo anati, “Ambuye mukanakhala muli kuno mlongo wanga sakanamwalira.”
33Yesu ataona iye akulira, ndi Ayuda amene anabwera naye akuliranso, anakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi kuvutika mu mzimu. 34Iye anafunsa kuti, “Kodi mwamuyika kuti?”
Iwo anayankha kuti, “Ambuye tiyeni mukaone.”
35Yesu analira.
36Pamenepo Ayuda anati, “Taonani mmene Iye anamukondera Lazaro!”
37Koma ena a iwo anati, “Iye amatsekula maso a munthu wosaona, kodi sakanakhoza kuletsa kuti munthu uyu asamwalire?”
Yesu Aukitsa Lazaro
38Yesu atakhudzidwanso kwambiri anafika ku manda. Manda akewo anali phanga ndipo anatsekapo ndi mwala. 39Yesu anati, “Chotsani mwala.”
Marita mlongo wa womwalirayo anati, “Koma Ambuye, nthawi ino wayamba kununkha, pakuti wakhala mʼmenemu masiku anayi.”
40Kenaka Yesu anati, “Kodi Ine sindinakuwuze kuti ngati iwe ukhulupirira, udzaona ulemerero wa Mulungu?”
41Choncho iwo anachotsa mwalawo. Kenaka Yesu anayangʼana kumwamba ndikuti, “Atate, Ine ndikukuthokozani chifukwa mumandimvera. 42Ine ndimadziwa kuti Inu mumandimvera nthawi zonse, koma Ine ndanena izi chifukwa cha anthu amene ayima pano, kuti iwo akhulupirire kuti Inu munandituma Ine.”
43Yesu atanena izi, Iye anayitana ndi mawu ofuwula kuti, “Lazaro, tuluka!” 44Munthu womwalirayo anatuluka, womangidwa miyendo ndi manja ndi nsalu za ku manda, ndi nkhope yake yokulungidwa nsalu.
Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Mʼmasuleni, ndipo muloleni apite.”
Ayuda Apangana za Kupha Yesu
45Choncho Ayuda ambiri amene anabwera kudzamuchereza Mariya ndi kuona zimene Yesu anachita anamukhulupirira Iye. 46Koma ena a iwo anapita kwa Afarisi ndi kukawawuza zimene Yesu anachita. 47Kenaka akulu a ansembe ndi Afarisi anayitanitsa msonkhano wa akulu olamulira.
Iwo anafunsa kuti, “Kodi ife tikuchita chiyani? Pano pali munthu uyu akuchita zizindikiro zodabwitsa zambiri. 48Ngati ife timuleka kuti apitirize chotere, aliyense adzamukhulupirira Iye, ndipo kenaka Aroma adzabwera ndi kudzatenga malo athu pamodzi ndi dziko lathu.”
49Kenaka mmodzi wa iwo, dzina lake Kayafa, amene anali mkulu wa ansembe chaka chimenecho, anayankhula kuti, “Inu simukudziwa kanthu kalikonse! 50Inu simukuzindikira kuti kuli bwino kwa inu kuti munthu mmodzi afe mʼmalo mwa anthu kusiyana ndi kuti mtundu wonse uwonongeke.”
51Iye sananene izi mwa iye yekha, koma monga mkulu wa ansembe chaka chimenecho ananenera kuti Yesu anayanera kufera mtundu wa Ayuda, 52ndipo osati mtundu okhawo komanso kwa ana ena a Mulungu onse obalalikana, kuti awabweretse pamodzi ndi kuwapanga kukhala amodzi. 53Choncho kuyambira tsiku limeneli iwo anakonzekera za kuti amuphe.
54Chifukwa cha ichi Yesu sanayendenso moonekera pakati pa Ayuda. Mʼmalo mwake Iye anapita ku chigawo cha kufupi ndi chipululu, ku mudzi wa Efereimu, kumene Iye anakhalako ndi ophunzira ake.
55Nthawi ya Paska wa Ayuda itayandikira, ambiri anakwera kupita ku Yerusalemu kuchokera ku madera a ku midzi chifukwa cha mwambo wa kuyeretsedwa Paska asanafike. 56Iwo anapitiriza kumufunafuna Yesu, ndipo pamene ankayimirira mʼbwalo la Nyumba ya Mulungu anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Kodi ukuganiza chiyani? Kodi Iye sabwera konse kuphwando?” 57Koma akulu a ansembe ndi Afarisi anapereka lamulo kuti ngati wina aliyense adziwe kumene kunali Yesu, iye akawawuze kuti akamugwire.
Okufa kwa Laazaalo
111:1 a Mat 21:17 b Luk 10:38Awo olwatuuka omuntu ayitibwa Laazaalo eyali e Besaniya n’alwala. Besaniya ky’ekibuga Maliyamu ne Maliza bannyina ba Laazaalo mwe baali. 211:2 Mak 14:3; Luk 7:38Maliyamu oyo ye yasiiga Mukama waffe amafuta ag’akaloosa ku bigere n’abisiimuuza enviiri ze. 311:3 nny 5, 36Awo Maliyamu ne Maliza ne batumira Yesu ne bamutegeeza nti, “Mukama waffe, mukwano gwo gw’oyagala ennyo mulwadde nnyo.”
411:4 nny 40; Yk 9:3Naye Yesu bwe yakitegeera n’agamba nti, “Ekigendereddwa mu bulwadde buno si kufa, wabula kulaga kitiibwa kya Katonda, era n’okuweesa Omwana wa Katonda ekitiibwa.” 5Yesu yali mukwano gwa Maliyamu ne Maliza ne Laazaalo, naye bwe yawulira nga Laazaalo alwadde n’ayongera n’asigala we yali 6n’amalawo ennaku endala bbiri nga tanagenda gye bali. 711:7 Yk 10:40Awo ennaku bbiri bwe zaayitawo n’agamba abayigirizwa be nti, “Tuddeyo e Buyudaaya.”
811:8 a Mat 23:7 b Yk 8:59; 10:31Kyokka abayigirizwa be, ne bamugamba nti, “Labbi, mu nnaku ntono ezaakayita Abayudaaya baagezaako okukutta. Ate gy’odda?”
911:9 Yk 9:4; 12:35Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Essaawa ez’emisana ziwera kkumi na bbiri, era omuntu bw’atambula emisana teyeesittala kubanga aba alaba. 10Wabula atambula ekiro ye yeesittala, kubanga omusana teguli mu ye.”
1111:11 a nny 3 b Bik 7:60Bwe yamala okwogera ebyo n’abagamba nti, “Mukwano gwaffe Laazaalo yeebase, naye ŋŋenda kumuzuukusa.”
12Abayigirizwa ne bamugamba nti, “Mukama waffe oba yeebase anaazuukuka.” 1311:13 Mat 9:24Naye Yesu yayogera ku kufa kwa Laazaalo, kyokka bo abayigirizwa be ne balowooza nti ayogera ku kwebaka tulo.
14Awo n’alyoka abategeereza ddala nti, “Laazaalo afudde. 15Naye ku lw’obulungi bwammwe, nsanyuse kubanga ssaaliyo, mulyoke mukkirize; kale mujje tugende gy’ali.”
1611:16 Mat 10:3; Yk 14:5; 20:24-28; 21:2; Bik 1:13Awo Tomasi eyayitibwanga Didumo11:16 Didumo okutegeeza nti mulongo n’agamba banne nti, “Ka tugende tufiire wamu naye.”
1711:17 nny 6, 39Bwe baatuuka e Besaniya Yesu n’asanga nga Laazaalo yaakamala ennaku nnya mu ntaana. 1811:18 nny 1Besaniya kyali kumpi ne Yerusaalemi, kilomita nga ssatu. 1911:19 nny 31; Yob 2:11Abayudaaya bangi baali bazze okukubagiza Maliza ne Maliyamu olw’okufiirwa mwannyinaabwe. 2011:20 Luk 10:38-42Maliza bwe yawulira nti Yesu ajja, n’agenda okumusisinkana, kyokka Maliyamu n’asigala mu nnyumba ng’atudde. 2111:21 nny 32, 37Awo Maliza n’agamba Yesu nti, “Mukama wange, singa wali wano mwannyinaze teyandifudde. 2211:22 nny 41, 42; Yk 9:31Era kaakano mmanyi nti buli ky’onoosaba Katonda, ajja kukikuwa.”
23Yesu n’agamba Maliza nti, “Mwannyoko ajja kuzuukira.”
2411:24 Dan 12:2; Yk 5:28, 29; Bik 24:15Maliza n’amuddamu nti, “Mmanyi nti alizuukira ku lunaku olw’enkomerero.”
2511:25 Yk 1:4Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Nze kuzuukira n’obulamu; akkiriza nze newaakubadde ng’afudde, aliba mulamu, 26na buli muntu omulamu akkiriza nze talifa emirembe n’emirembe. Ekyo okikkiriza?”
2711:27 a Luk 2:11 b Mat 16:16 c Yk 6:14Maliza n’amugamba nti, “Mukama wange nzikiriza nti ggwe Kristo Omwana wa Katonda, ajja mu nsi.”
2811:28 Mat 26:18; Yk 13:13Awo Maliza bwe yamala okwogera ebyo, n’ava eri Yesu n’agenda eri Maliyamu n’amuzza ku bbali mu kyama ng’agamba nti, “Omuyigiriza azze, akuyita.” 29Maliyamu olwawulira ekyo n’asitukiramu n’agenda eri Yesu. 3011:30 nny 20Yesu yali akyali mu kifo Maliza we yamusisinkana nga tannatuuka mu kibuga. 3111:31 nny 19Abayudaaya abaali bazze okukubagiza abaali mu nnyumba ne Maliyamu bwe baamulaba ng’ayimiridde mangu ng’afuluma ne bamugoberera ne balowooza nti agenda ku ntaana akaabire eyo.
3211:32 nny 21Maliyamu bwe yatuuka awali Yesu n’afukamira ku bigere bye, nga bw’agamba nti, “Mukama wange, singa wali wano mwannyinaze teyandifudde.”
3311:33 a nny 38 b Yk 12:27Yesu bwe yamulaba ng’akaaba era n’Abayudaaya abaali naye nga bakaaba n’anyolwa mu mutima, n’ajjula obuyinike. 34N’abuuza nti, “Mwamuteeka wa?”
Ne bamugamba nti, “Mukama waffe jjangu olabeyo.”
3511:35 Luk 19:41Yesu n’akaaba amaziga.
3611:36 nny 3Awo Abayudaaya ne bagamba nti, “Ng’abadde amwagala nnyo!”
3711:37 a Yk 9:6, 7 b nny 21, 32Naye abamu ku bo ne bagamba nti, “Ono eyazibula amaaso ga muzibe, lwaki teyaziyiza musajja ono kufa?”
Yesu Azuukiza Laazaalo
3811:38 a nny 33 b Mat 27:60; Luk 24:2; Yk 20:1Awo Yesu ne yeeyongera okujjula obuyinike. N’atuuka ku ntaana. Yali mpuku ng’eggaliddwawo n’ejjinja. 3911:39 nny 17Yesu n’agamba nti, “Muggyeewo ejjinja.”
Naye Maliza, mwannyina w’omufu, n’amugamba nti, “Kaakano awunya nnyo, kubanga yaakamala ennaku nnya mu ntaana.”
4011:40 a nny 23-25 b nny 4Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Saakugambye nti bw’onokkiriza onoolaba ekitiibwa kya Katonda?”
4111:41 a Yk 17:1 b Mat 11:25Ne baggyawo ejjinja. Awo Yesu n’atunula waggulu n’agamba nti, “Kitange nkwebaza olw’okumpulira. 4211:42 a Yk 12:30 b Yk 3:17Mmanyi nti bulijjo ompulira, naye kino nkyogedde olw’abantu bano abayimiridde wano, balyoke bakkirize nti ggwe wantuma.”
4311:43 Luk 7:14Bwe yamala okwogera bw’atyo, n’akoowoola mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka nti, “Laazaalo fuluma.” 4411:44 a Yk 19:40 b Yk 20:7Awo Laazaalo n’ava mu ntaana, ng’amagulu ge n’emikono bizingiddwa mu ngoye eziziikibwamu abafu, nga n’ekiremba kisibiddwa ku maaso ge.
Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Mumusumulule atambule.”
4511:45 a nny 19 b Yk 2:23 c Kuv 14:31; Yk 7:31Bangi ku Bayudaaya abajja ne Maliyamu bwe baalaba Yesu ky’akoze ne bamukkiriza. 46Naye abalala ne bagenda eri Abafalisaayo ne babategeeza Yesu kye yakola.
4711:47 a nny 57 b Mat 26:3 c Mat 5:22 d Yk 2:11Awo bakabona abakulu n’Abafalisaayo ne batuuza olukiiko ne bagamba nti, “Tukole ki? Kubanga omuntu ono akola ebyamagero bingi. 48Bwe tumuleka bw’atyo, abantu bonna bajja kumukkiriza bamugoberere, n’ekirivaamu Abaruumi bagenda kujja bazikirize ekifo ekitukuvu n’eggwanga lyaffe.”
4911:49 a Mat 26:3 b nny 51; Yk 18:13, 14Awo omu ku bo, Kayaafa eyali Kabona Asinga Obukulu mu mwaka ogwo, n’abagamba nti, “Mmwe temuliiko kye mumanyi. 5011:50 Yk 18:14Temulaba nti kirungi omuntu omu afe, eggwanga lyonna lireme kuzikirira?”
51Ekyo Kayaafa teyakyogera ku bubwe, wabula ye nga Kabona Asinga Obukulu, yayogera eby’obunnabbi nti Yesu yali anaatera okufiirira eggwanga, 5211:52 Is 49:6; Yk 10:16ate si ggwanga lyokka naye n’okukuŋŋaanya abaana ba Katonda abaasaasaana. 5311:53 Mat 12:14Okuva ku lunaku olwo abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya ne basala amagezi okutta Yesu.
5411:54 Yk 7:1Noolwekyo, Yesu n’alekayo okutambula mu Buyudaaya mu lwatu, wabula n’avaayo n’alaga mu kifo ekiriraanye eddungu, mu kibuga ekiyitibwa Efulayimu, n’abeera eyo n’abayigirizwa be.
5511:55 a Kuv 12:13, 23, 27; Mat 26:1, 2; Mak 14:1; Yk 13:1 b 2By 30:17, 18Embaga y’Abayudaaya ejjuukirirwako Okuyitako yali eneetera okutuuka, abantu bangi ne bava mu byalo ne bambuka e Yerusaalemi okukola omukolo ogw’okwetukuza ng’embaga tennatuuka. 5611:56 Yk 7:11Bwe baali bakuŋŋaanidde mu Yeekaalu, ne banoonya Yesu, ne beebuuzaganya nti, “Mulowooza mutya? Yesu tajje ku mbaga?” 57Bakabona abakulu n’Abafalisaayo baali balagidde nti, Omuntu yenna bw’amanya Yesu wali abategeeze, balyoke bamukwate.
