Jesu unopodza nlume wakazwagwa ali bhofu
1 Jesu kati atjayenda, kabona nlume wakazwagwa ali bhofu. 2 Badiyiwa babe bakambhuzwa beti, “N'diyi, i jinyo laani lakathama kuti nlume iwoyu azwagwe ali bhofu? Apa i jinyo lile kene le bazwadzi babe?”
3 Jesu kabashandula eti, “Akuna wabo wakatjinya, nlume iwoyu kene bazwadzi babe, koga kwakashingikala kuti simba le Ndzimu libong'we lishinga mu kupodziwa kukwe. 4 Ha kutji masikati, takafanila shinga nshingo we wakandituma, busiku gwaswika gusina ungashinga. 5 Ha imi nditji yapo mu shango, ndimi tjedza tje shango.”
6 Kati alebeleka ajalo, kathwila mate pasi kavanga dope ndiwo kalibhoma mu mesho e nlume iwoyo, 7 kan'dwa kati, “Yenda unongula mu dziba le Siloame.” Zina ileli lodwa “Tumwa” kene “Tumigwa.” Ndizo nlume iwoyo kayenda, kanongula, ngono kabuya ebona.
8 Bakabakidzana naye ne bathu bakabe bambona kutanga etjila ngokumbila bakabhuzwana beti, “Apa ate ali iye nlume iwouje unosobe ali gele ekumbila kene?”
9 Bamwe bakati, “Ndiye.” Koga bamwe bakati, “Aa, ate iye; unofanana koga naye.”
Koga nlume iwoyu nge kukwe kabadwa kati, “Ndimi.”
10 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Ngono ini tjakupofunula?”
11 Kadabila eti, “Nlume unoyi Jesu wavanga dope, kalibhoma mu mesho angu, kandidwa kati ndiyende ndinongula ku Siloame. Ngono ayenda, angula abe ndibona.”
12 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Iye ungayi?” Kabadabila eti, “Anditoziba kwaayako.”
Bafarasi banoshakisisa ngekwe podziwa kwe bhofu
13 Ipapo bakayisa nlume wakabe abe ali bhofu ku Bafarasi. 14 Ngono kwakabe kuli nge nsi we Sabata, Jesu paakavanga dope kampofunula. 15 Ndizo Bafarasi bakambhuzwabo kuti kwakashingikala tjini kuti abe ebona. Ngono kabadwa kati, “Wandibhoma dope mu mesho, kudwa ipapo angula, ngono ngwenu ndobona.”
16 Bamwe be Bafarasi bakati, “Nlume wathama ikoku aatodwa ku Ndzimu, ngobe aatolondolodza nsi we Sabata.”
Koga bamwe bakati, “Apa ntjinyi ungathama zwilakidzo zwakajali kene?” Kukabe ne kuthubukana nge mikumbulo pakati kwabo.
17 Ngono bakabhuzwa nlume iwoyo kakale beti, “Ukati wakupofunula, ngono iwe unotini nge kukwe?”
Nlume iwoyo kabadabila eti, “Imi ndoti nlebesambeli.”
18 Bajuta bakabe basingadume kuti wakabe ali bhofu ngono ngwenu wobona, bakadzina bakadana bazwadzi babe, 19 bakababhuzwa beti, “Apa ndiye nkololo wenyu iwoyu wamunoti wakazwagwa ali bhofu kene? Ngono ngwenu wobona tjini?”
20 Bazwadzi babe bakabadabila beti, “Toziba kuti nkololo wedu iwoyu nenge kuti wakazwagwa ali bhofu, 21 koga atitoziba kuti ndiani wampofunula. Buzwani iye, wakula, ungazwidabiligwa!” 22 Bazwadzi babe bakaleba matama iyawa nge kutja Bajuta, ngobe Bajuta bakabe badumana kale kuti iye unoleba kuti Jesu ndiye Mesiya, unowotatiwa mu ng'umba ye mitembezelo. 23 Ndizo bazwadzi babe bakati, “Wakula, mumbhuzwe.”
24 Bakadana nlume iwoyo wakabe ali bhofu gwe bubili bakati kunli, “Tuna mbeli kwe Ndzimu kuti unoleba malebeswa. Iswi toziba kuti nlume iwoyu wakupofunula ntjinyi.”
25 Nlume iwoyo kashandula eti, “Kuti ntjinyi kene ate ali ntjinyi anditoziba, tjing'ompela tjandinoziba hwuti, ndakabe ndili bhofu, koga ngwenu ndobona.”
26 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Wakuthamani? Wakupofunula tjini?”
27 Kabashandula eti, “Ndamubudza kale, koga mukasihwilile. Ini mushaka kuti ndipaphe, moshaka kube badiyiwa babebo kene?”
28 Ipapo bakantuka beti, “Ndiwe n'diyiwa uwe! Iswi ti badiyiwa ba Mushe! 29 Toziba kuti Ndzimu wakalebeleka na Mushe, koga ha ali iwoyu nlume, atitoziba nenge kwaanodwa!”
30 Kabadabila eti, “Ikoku kotjenamisa kwazo! Ngobe amutoziba kwaanodwa, koga wandipofunula! 31 Toziba kuti Ndzimu autohwilila batjinyi, unohwilila banounamata beshinga kuda kwawo. 32 Kudwa mu kutangisa kwe shango akuna wakatongo hwa kuyi nthu wapofunula nthu wakazwagwa ali bhofu. 33 Iwoyu nlume ha abe asingadwe ku Ndzimu, unobe asingapundule tjimwe.”
34 Bakan'dabila beti, “Apa iwe wakazwaligwa mu tjibi ukabuya ukakulila mutjili, unogwisa kudiya iswi kene?” Ngono bakantata mu ng'umba ye mitembezelo.
Bupofu gwe meya
35 Jesu kahwa kuti batata nlume iwoyo, ngono kati an'wana kambhuzwa kati, “Apa unogalamoyo mu Nkololo we nthu kene?”
36 Nlume kan'dabila eti, “Tate bangu, mundibudze kuti ndiupi, kuti ndigalemoyo munli!”
37 Jesu kati kunli, “Wambona kale, ndiye iwoyu unolebeleka nawe sangwenu.”
38 Nlume iwoyo kati, “She, ndogalamoyo,” kanamata Jesu.
39 Jesu kati, “Ndakazha mu shango ino kuwosumikilisa, kuti ndizo mapofu abone, banobona bapofupale.”
40 Bamwe Bafarasi bakabe bali pejo naye bakahwa matama iyawa ngono bakambhuzwa beti, “Ukatini? Apa naswibo ti mapofu kene?”
41 Jesu kabadabila eti, “Ha mabe muli mapofu, mobe musina nlandu, koga se muti mobona, kodwa kuti mutjina nlandu.”
Jesu unopodza nlume wakazwagwa ali bhofu
1 Jesu kati atjayenda, kabona nlume wakazwagwa ali bhofu. 2 Badiyiwa babe bakambhuzwa beti, “N'diyi, i jinyo laani lakathama kuti nlume iwoyu azwagwe ali bhofu? Apa i jinyo lile kene le bazwadzi babe?”
3 Jesu kabashandula eti, “Akuna wabo wakatjinya, nlume iwoyu kene bazwadzi babe, koga kwakashingikala kuti simba le Ndzimu libong'we lishinga mu kupodziwa kukwe. 4 Ha kutji masikati, takafanila shinga nshingo we wakandituma, busiku gwaswika gusina ungashinga. 5 Ha imi nditji yapo mu shango, ndimi tjedza tje shango.”
6 Kati alebeleka ajalo, kathwila mate pasi kavanga dope ndiwo kalibhoma mu mesho e nlume iwoyo, 7 kan'dwa kati, “Yenda unongula mu dziba le Siloame.” Zina ileli lodwa “Tumwa” kene “Tumigwa.” Ndizo nlume iwoyo kayenda, kanongula, ngono kabuya ebona.
8 Bakabakidzana naye ne bathu bakabe bambona kutanga etjila ngokumbila bakabhuzwana beti, “Apa ate ali iye nlume iwouje unosobe ali gele ekumbila kene?”
9 Bamwe bakati, “Ndiye.” Koga bamwe bakati, “Aa, ate iye; unofanana koga naye.”
Koga nlume iwoyu nge kukwe kabadwa kati, “Ndimi.”
10 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Ngono ini tjakupofunula?”
11 Kadabila eti, “Nlume unoyi Jesu wavanga dope, kalibhoma mu mesho angu, kandidwa kati ndiyende ndinongula ku Siloame. Ngono ayenda, angula abe ndibona.”
12 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Iye ungayi?” Kabadabila eti, “Anditoziba kwaayako.”
Bafarasi banoshakisisa ngekwe podziwa kwe bhofu
13 Ipapo bakayisa nlume wakabe abe ali bhofu ku Bafarasi. 14 Ngono kwakabe kuli nge nsi we Sabata, Jesu paakavanga dope kampofunula. 15 Ndizo Bafarasi bakambhuzwabo kuti kwakashingikala tjini kuti abe ebona. Ngono kabadwa kati, “Wandibhoma dope mu mesho, kudwa ipapo angula, ngono ngwenu ndobona.”
16 Bamwe be Bafarasi bakati, “Nlume wathama ikoku aatodwa ku Ndzimu, ngobe aatolondolodza nsi we Sabata.”
Koga bamwe bakati, “Apa ntjinyi ungathama zwilakidzo zwakajali kene?” Kukabe ne kuthubukana nge mikumbulo pakati kwabo.
17 Ngono bakabhuzwa nlume iwoyo kakale beti, “Ukati wakupofunula, ngono iwe unotini nge kukwe?”
Nlume iwoyo kabadabila eti, “Imi ndoti nlebesambeli.”
18 Bajuta bakabe basingadume kuti wakabe ali bhofu ngono ngwenu wobona, bakadzina bakadana bazwadzi babe, 19 bakababhuzwa beti, “Apa ndiye nkololo wenyu iwoyu wamunoti wakazwagwa ali bhofu kene? Ngono ngwenu wobona tjini?”
20 Bazwadzi babe bakabadabila beti, “Toziba kuti nkololo wedu iwoyu nenge kuti wakazwagwa ali bhofu, 21 koga atitoziba kuti ndiani wampofunula. Buzwani iye, wakula, ungazwidabiligwa!” 22 Bazwadzi babe bakaleba matama iyawa nge kutja Bajuta, ngobe Bajuta bakabe badumana kale kuti iye unoleba kuti Jesu ndiye Mesiya, unowotatiwa mu ng'umba ye mitembezelo. 23 Ndizo bazwadzi babe bakati, “Wakula, mumbhuzwe.”
24 Bakadana nlume iwoyo wakabe ali bhofu gwe bubili bakati kunli, “Tuna mbeli kwe Ndzimu kuti unoleba malebeswa. Iswi toziba kuti nlume iwoyu wakupofunula ntjinyi.”
25 Nlume iwoyo kashandula eti, “Kuti ntjinyi kene ate ali ntjinyi anditoziba, tjing'ompela tjandinoziba hwuti, ndakabe ndili bhofu, koga ngwenu ndobona.”
26 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Wakuthamani? Wakupofunula tjini?”
27 Kabashandula eti, “Ndamubudza kale, koga mukasihwilile. Ini mushaka kuti ndipaphe, moshaka kube badiyiwa babebo kene?”
28 Ipapo bakantuka beti, “Ndiwe n'diyiwa uwe! Iswi ti badiyiwa ba Mushe! 29 Toziba kuti Ndzimu wakalebeleka na Mushe, koga ha ali iwoyu nlume, atitoziba nenge kwaanodwa!”
30 Kabadabila eti, “Ikoku kotjenamisa kwazo! Ngobe amutoziba kwaanodwa, koga wandipofunula! 31 Toziba kuti Ndzimu autohwilila batjinyi, unohwilila banounamata beshinga kuda kwawo. 32 Kudwa mu kutangisa kwe shango akuna wakatongo hwa kuyi nthu wapofunula nthu wakazwagwa ali bhofu. 33 Iwoyu nlume ha abe asingadwe ku Ndzimu, unobe asingapundule tjimwe.”
34 Bakan'dabila beti, “Apa iwe wakazwaligwa mu tjibi ukabuya ukakulila mutjili, unogwisa kudiya iswi kene?” Ngono bakantata mu ng'umba ye mitembezelo.
Bupofu gwe meya
35 Jesu kahwa kuti batata nlume iwoyo, ngono kati an'wana kambhuzwa kati, “Apa unogalamoyo mu Nkololo we nthu kene?”
36 Nlume kan'dabila eti, “Tate bangu, mundibudze kuti ndiupi, kuti ndigalemoyo munli!”
37 Jesu kati kunli, “Wambona kale, ndiye iwoyu unolebeleka nawe sangwenu.”
38 Nlume iwoyo kati, “She, ndogalamoyo,” kanamata Jesu.
39 Jesu kati, “Ndakazha mu shango ino kuwosumikilisa, kuti ndizo mapofu abone, banobona bapofupale.”
40 Bamwe Bafarasi bakabe bali pejo naye bakahwa matama iyawa ngono bakambhuzwa beti, “Ukatini? Apa naswibo ti mapofu kene?”
41 Jesu kabadabila eti, “Ha mabe muli mapofu, mobe musina nlandu, koga se muti mobona, kodwa kuti mutjina nlandu.”