Jesu ne banung'una babe
1 Shule kwa ikoku Jesu kayenda yenda mu Galili, wakabe asingashake kuyenda mu Judiya, ngobe Bajuta baikoko bakabe beshaka kumbulaya. 2 Ngono kwakati Nzano we Bajuta we Mishasha wabe pejo, 3 banung'una ba Jesu bakati kunli, “Bhuda mu bugalo igogu uyende ku Judiya, kuti ndizo badiyiwa babo babone mishingo yaunoshinga. 4 Akuna unosumbika tjaanoshinga ha eshaka kuti azibgwe. Se uthama zwithu izwezwi, thama kuti shango izibe nge kuko.” 5 Banung'una babe bakabe basingagalemoyo munlibo.
6 Jesu kati ku bali, “Tjibaka tjakafanila atjithu tjikaswika, kumuli tjibaka tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakalulwama. 7 Shango aingamubenge, koga imi inondibenga, ngobe ndogala nditendeka ngekwe mishingo yayo yakabipa. 8 Imwi yendani ku nzano. Imi anditoyenda ku nzano iwoyu, ngobe tjibaka tjangu atjithu tjikaswika.” 9 Wakati aleba eijalo kagala mu Galili.
Jesu ku Nzano we Mishasha
10 Koga kukati banung'una babe bayenda ku Nzano we Mishasha, Jesu kamilika kayendabo akabgwata. 11 Bajuta bakabe benshaka ku nzano, bebhuzwa beti, “Nlume iwoyo ungayi kene?”
12 Ngono bathu bakanyebezela kwazo nge kukwe. Bamwe beti, “Nlume wakalulwama.” Bamwe beti, “Akuzojalo, unodzimidza bathu.” 13 Koga kwakabe kusina unoleba nge kukwe epubula, ngobe bakabe betja Bajuta.
14 Nzano wakati wabe pakati, Jesu kayenda ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kaswika katangisa kudiya. 15 Bajuta bakakaabala ngono bakabhuzwana beti, “Nlume iwoyu wakawana luzibo igogu ngayi asakadiyika?”
16 Jesu kashandula eti, “Zwidiyo zwandinodiya azwitodwa mundili, koga zodwa kuna iye wakandituma. 17 Akuna mmwe unoda kushinga kuda kwe Ndzimu unowotubula kuziba kuti kudiya kwangu kodwa ku Ndzimu kene ndozwilebegwa koga. 18 Iye unozwilebegwa, unozwishakigwa tjilumbi. Koga iye unoshaka gudzo le wakantuma, una malebeswa munli akuna manyepkhwa. 19 Apa Mushe azomupa nlayo kene, koga akuna wenyu unoulondolodza. Apa ini mugwisa kundibulaya kene?”
20 Bathu bakanshandula beti, “Una meya mbi mukuli iwe! Ndiani unogwisa kukubulaya?”
21 Jesu kabashandula eti, “Ndathama nshingo nng'ompela koga, ngono matjenama mose. 22 Mushe wakamulaya ngekwe kuthumbigwa, nenguba Mushe asi iye wakakutangisa, kwakatangisiwa ndi bobatategulu benyu, ngono mothumbila mbisana mu nsi we Sabata. 23 Apa ha muthumbila mbisana nge Sabata kuti ndizo musitjuluke nlayo wa Mushe, ini mundigwadzilamoyo, ngobe ndapodza nthu mbili uwe wose nge nsi we Sabata? 24 Letjedzani kusumikilisa zwithu kuyendidzana nge mbumbiko yazo, musumikilise zwithu nge kusumikilisa kwakalulwama.”
Apa ndiye Mesiya iwoyu kene?
25 Ipapo bamwe bathu be Jerusalema bakati, “Apa iwoyu nlume ate ali iye wabanogwisa kubulaya kene? 26 Bonani! Unolebeleka ali patjena, ngono batungamili abaton'dwa tjimwe! Apa angabe malebeswa kuti banoziba kuti ndiye Mesiya kene? 27 Mesiya ha ezha, akuna unowoziba kwaanodwa. Koga tose toziba kunodwa nlume iwoyu.”
28 Ngono Jesu kati atjadiya mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kamilidza hwi kati, “Apa mondiziba wali ne kwandinodwa mokuziba kene? Imi andizozwizhigwa, ngono iye wakandituma una malebeswa. Imwi amutonziba, 29 koga imi ndonziba, ngoti ndidwa kunli, akandituma.”
30 Ipapo bakagwisa kumbhata, koga kukasheta wankuma, ngobe tjibaka tjitje tjakabe tjisathu tjikaswika. 31 Bathu banjinji bakabe bali mu mbunga iwoyo bakagalamoyo ngono bakati, “Apa Mesiya unowoti ezha, kathama zwilakidzo zwinopinda zwa iwoyu nlume kene?”
Balindi banotumwa kunosunga Jesu
32 Bafarasi bakahwa bathu benyebezela zwithu izwezwi ngekwa Jesu, ndizo ibo ne bapirisiti bakulu bakatuma balindi be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kunonsunga. 33 Jesu kalebeleka kati, “Ndowobe namwi kwe tjibaka tjifupi, kudwa ipapo ndowobgwilila kuna wakandituma. 34 Mowondishaka, koga amutowondibona, ngobe amungayende kwandinowobe ndiliko.”
35 Bajuta bakabhuzwana beti, “Ndi ngayi kwaanowoyenda kwatisingake tikambona? Kene unowoyenda ku Bajuta ba kanyi kwedu baku Giriki enodiya Bagiriki? 36 Kati towonshaka koga atitowombona, kakale atingayende kwaanowobe aliko. Unodwani kene?”
Hwobana dze vula inopa butjilo
37 Mu zhuba le bupelo ilo zhuba gulu le nzano, Jesu kamilika kalebelekela pezhugwi eti, “Kene ali ani una nyota ngaazhe kundili awong'wa. 38 Iye unogalamoyo mundili sekwa kwakakwagwa mu hwalo dze Ndzimu, kowowunga hwobana dze vula inopa butjilo.” 39 Wakabe elebeleka ngekwe Meya yakayengemala, inowoamutjigwa nge banogalamoyo munli. Mu tjibaka itjetjo Meya yakayengemala yakabe isathu ikapiwa bathu, ngobe Jesu wakabe asathu kakudziwa.
Kuthubukana pakati kwe bathu
40 Bamwe bathu bakati behwa matama iyawa bakati, “Iwoyu nlume Nlebesambeli dumbu!”
41 Bamwe bakati, “Ndiye Mesiya!” Koga bamwe bakati, “Mesiya aatowozha edwa ku Galili! 42 Kwakakwagwa kuti Mesiya unowobe edwa mu ludzi gwa She Dafite, unowozwaligwa mu Bhetelehema nzi wakabe ugala Dafite.” 43 Ndizo kukabe ne kuthubukana mu bathu, benyanyayidzana ngekwa Jesu. 44 Bamwe bakashaka kumbhata, koga kukasheta wambiga luboko.
Kusagalamoyo kwe Bajuta be batungamili
45 Kukati balindi be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu bebgwilila ku bapirisiti bakulu ne Bafarasi, bakababhuzwa beti, “Ini musazha naye?”
46 Balindi be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu bakabadabila beti, “Akuna nthu wakatongo lebeleka sa iwoyu nlume!”
47 Bafarasi bakababhuzwa beti, “Apa namwibo matjengedzeka kene? 48 Apa kuna mmwe we babusi kene we Bafarasi wakatongo galamoyo munli? 49 Koga mbunga usingazibe tjimwe ngekwe nlayo, una bhiso.”
50 Mmwe we Bafarasi ibaba wakabe ali Nikodemo, iye wakatongo yenda kuna Jesu. Kadwa bamwe kati, 51 “Apa nlayo wedu unoduma kuti nthu abong'we nlandu asathu kateedziwa kukazibgwa kuti ini ethama tjaanothama kene?”
52 Bakanshandula beti, “Apa nawebo unodwa ku Galili kene? Linga mu hwalo dze Ndzimu, unowobona kuti akuna nlebesambeli ungatongo dwa ku Galili.” [53 Ndizo mmwe ne mmwe kabgwilila kanyi kwabo.
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