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Bza kufa kwa Lazalo
1 Ndipo pakhana munthu winango, omwe akhadwala dzina lace Lazalo. Akhali wa kuBetanya, kumui kwa Maliya na m'bale wace Marta. 2 Maliyayo akhali ule omwe adadzoza Mbuya mafuta yakununchira, acimpukuta minyendo na tsisi lace. Lazalo akhadwalayo akhali nkhosve yace. 3 Pamwepo mpfumakazi zace zidatumiza mafala kuna Jezu kuti: “Mbuya, ule omwe mumbafuna ali kudwala”. 4 Pomwe Jezu adabva, adati: “Matendayo ngakupha lini, tsono ngakupasisa mbiri Mulungu, kuti mwa iyo, Mwana wa Mulungu apasidwe mbiri”.
5 Ndipo Jezu akhafuna Marta na m'bale wace Maliya ndipombo Lazalo. 6 Napo adabva bza matendayo, adakhala pomwe ntsiku ziwiri pambuto ire. 7 Pambuyo pace, adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Tiyendeni pomwe ku Judeya”. 8 Wakupfundzira wacewo adati: “Mpfundzisi, tsapanopa Ajuda akhafuna kukubomani na minyala, ndipo muli kulewa kuti mubwerere pomwe kumweko?” 9 Jezu adatawira aciti: “Kodi ntsiku ina nthawe lini khumi na ziwiri? Munthu akafamba masikati, ambakhukhumudwa lini, thangwe ambaona ceza ca dziko. 10 Tsono penu winango an'famba usiku, an'khukhumudwa thangwe kuna iye kulibe ceza”.
11 Atalewa bzimwebzi, adati: “Lazalo, xamwali wathu, adagona, tsono ndiniyenda kuti ndikamumuse”. 12 Pamwepo wakupfundzira wace adati: “Mbuya, penu adagona, an'kacira”. 13 Tsono Jezu akhalewa bza kufa kwa Lazalo. Tsono iwo akhakumbuka kuti alikulewa bza kugona tulo. 14 Pamwepo Jezu adawauza padeca kuti: “Lazalo wafa, 15 Ndipo ndili kukondwera na lifoi lanu kuti mukhulupilire napo ndikhali lini kumweko. Tsono tiyendeni kuna iye”. 16 Pamwepo Tomasi, akhacemeredwa Didimo, adauza wakupfundzira anzace kuti: “Mbatiyendembo kuti tikafe naye pabodzi”.
Jezu ndiye wakulamusa na kupasa moyo
17 Pomwe Jezu adafika ku Betanya, Lazalo akhadamala kale ntsiku zinai muthenje. 18 Ndipo kuBetanya kukhali kufupi na ku Jerusalema, mtantho pafupi-fupi kirometru zitatu. 19 AJuda azinji akhadabwera kuna Marta na Maliya kukaponda masamba thangwe la kufa kwa nkhosve yawo.
20 Pomwe Marta adabva kuti Jezu ali kubwera, adayenda kukamcingulira. Tsono Maliya adasala panyumba. 21 Ndipo Marta adauza Jezu kuti: “Mbuya, mungadakhala kuno, nkhosve yangu ingadafa lini. 22 Tsono, nin'dziwa pomwe kuti bzomwe mungakumbire kuna Mulungu, iye an'dzakupasani”. 23 Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Nkhosve yako in'dzalamuka”. 24 Marta adati: “Nin'dziwa kuti in'dzalamuka kwa wakufa pa ntsiku yakumalizira”. 25 Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Ine ndine nimbalamusa na kupasa moyo, omwe ankukhulupirira Ine, napo afe an'dzakhala na moyo. 26 Ndipo ali-yentse omwe ana moyo acikhulupirira Ine, an'dzafa lini pomwe. Kodi iwe ulikukhulupirira bzimwebzi?” 27 Iye adati: “Inde Mbuya, ndinkhulupirira kuti imwe ndimwe Krixtu, Mwana wa Mulungu, omwe akhadikhiridwa pa dziko la pansi”.
Jezu adalamusa Lazalo
28 Ndipo Marta atalewa bzimwebzo, adacemera Maliya m'bale wace pa mbali, acimuuza kuti: “Mpfundzisi alipano, ali kukucemera”. 29 Iye atabva bzimwebzi, adanyamuka mwa kankulumize, acibwera kuna Jezu. 30 Pamwepo Jezu akhanati kufika mmudzi, tsono akhali pambuto pomwe adagumana na Marta. 31 Tsono aJuda omwe akhali naye m'nyumba acimbampepesa, pomwe adaona Maliya aciima nakubula mwakankulumize, adamtewera. Akhakumbukira kuti ali kuyenda kuthenje kukalira kumweko.
32 Ndipo Maliya pomwe adafika pakhana Jezu, atamuwona iye, adabzigwesa mminyendo mwace aciti: “Mbuya, mungadakhala kuno, nkhosve yangu ingadafa lini”. 33 Jezu pomwe adawona Maliya pabodzi na aJuda yomwe yakhabwera naye walikulira, bzidamuwawa kwene-kwene ndipo adaneseka mu m'tima. 34 Ndipo adawabvundza kuti: “Mudamuikha kuponi?” Iwo adati: “Mbuya, tiyendeni mukaone”. 35 Jezu adalira. 36 Pamwepo aJuda adati: “Onani, akhana lifoi naye”. 37 Tsono winango pakati pa iwo adati: “Kodi umweyu omwe adafungula maso zimola, angadakwanisambo lini kuti Lazalo aleke kufa?”
38 Jezu adaneseka pomwe mu m'tima mwace, adayenda kuthenje. Thenjelo likhali gwinza ndipo Pamsuwo pace akhadaikha cimwala. 39 Jezu adawauza aciti: “Cosani cimwalaci”. Marta, mpfumakazi ya wakufa ule, adamuuza kuti: “Mbuya, wayamba kale kununkha, thangwe lero ni ntsiku ya cinai ali mtenje”. 40 Jezu adamuuza kuti: “Kodi ndilibe kukuuza kuti penu un'khulupirira undzawona mbiri ya Mulungu?” 41 Iwo adacosa cimwala cire. Ndipo Jezu adayang'ana kudzulu aciti: “Baba, ndiri kukutendani thangwe mwandibvera ine. 42 Ine nin'dziwa kuti mumbandibvera nthawe zentse, Tsono ndalewa bzimwebzi thangwe la mthithi wa wanthu omwe ali panowa akhulupirire kuti ndimwe mudandituma”. 43 Ndipo atamala kulewa bzimwebzo, adacemera mwakukuwa aciti: “Lazalo, bula kunja!” 44 Ndipo wakufa ule adacoka, minyendo na manja yace bzikhadamangidwa na nguwo. Nkhope yace ikhadakulungidwa na nguwo. Jezu adawauza kuti: “Mtsudzuleni, ndipo mulekeni ayende”.
Kupangana bza kupha Jezu
(Mat 26.1-5; Mko 14.1-2; Luk 22.1-2)
45 Wazinji mwa aJuda omwe akhadabwera kwa Maliya, adaona bzomwe Jezu adacita, ndipo adamukhulupirira. 46 Tsono winango mwa iwo adayenda kuna afalizi, adakawasimbira bzomwe Jezu adacita. 47 Pamwepo akulu wa anyantsembe na afalizi adacemeresa Bungwe Likulu la Ajuda acitsokhana, aciti: “Ticite tani, thangwe munthuyu ali kucita bzizindikiro bzizinji? 48 Tikamlekerera tenepayu, wanthu wentse an'dzamkhulupirira, ndipo maroma an'dzabwera acidzaticosa pa mbuto yathu napombo m'dziko”.
49 Tsono m'bodzi mwa iwo, dzina lace Kaifaji, omwe akhali mkulu wa anyantsembe gole limwero, adawauza kuti: “Imwe mundziwa lini cinthu napang'onopo. 50 Imwe mulikuona lini kuti n'bzabwino kwa ife kuti munthu m'bodzi afere wanthu wentse, pambuto pakuti mtundu wathu wense unyembereke?” 51 (Ndipo alibe kulewa bzimwebzo mwa nzeru zace nee. Tsono pakuona kuti akhali mkulu wa anyantsembe gole limwero, akhavima kuti Jezu an'dzafera dziko. 52 Tsono nkhufera lini dziko lokha nee, tsono kutimbo wana wa Mulungu omwe adabalalika wakhale pabodzi.)
53 Kuyambira ntsiku imweyo adapangana kuti wadzamuphe. 54 Pamwepo Jezu akhafamba lini pomwe padeca pakati pa Ajuda. Tsono adacoka pamwepo aciyenda ku dziko lomwe likhali pafupi na cidambo, ku mzinda winango dzina lace Efuremu, ndipo adakhala kumweko pabodzi na wakupfundzira wace.
55 Ndipo cikondwerero ca Paxkwa ya aJuda cikhali pafupi. Na tenepo wanthu wazinji wakucokera kumphimpha zentse, adayenda ku Jerusalema kukacita msinda wa kubzicenesa, Paxkwa ikanati kuyamba. 56 Pamwepo akhambanyang'ana Jezu, ndipo akhabvunzana munyumba ya Mulungu kuti: “Kodi imwe mulikuwona tani? Kodi umweyu an'bwera kumisinda kuno?” 57 Tsono akulu wa anyantsembe na afalizi akhadalewa kale kuti, ali-yentse akadziwa komwe kuna Jezu, awadziwise, kuti akamphate.

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