¹ Wanuna vango ni Lazaro awabwa. Yena ahi wa Bataniya, achitsungu xa Maria nama kwenu wakwe Marita. ² Loyi hiyena Maria anga totile Hosi hima fura anga homisa amunengue yakwe himusisi, zvaku amakwenu wakwe Lazaro atwa kuvavisa. ³ Avama kwenu arhumelile a tsamba ka Jesu, ingaku: "Hosi, hoyi umurandzaku utwakuvavisa".

⁴ Loko Jesu azvitwile lezvi, uhlamulile: "Amawabwi lawa ahi yaku dlaya, kambe ya kukesa ka Chikwembu, aku a nwana wa Chikwembu a kesiwa aphakati kayena". ⁵ Jesu arandza Marta, amakwenu wakwe na Lazaro.

⁶ Loko atwile nava bala aku Lazaro atwakuvavisa, uyalile na tsamile amasiku manbirhi aka tiko legi angahi kona.

⁷ Phambeni kazvezvo, ute kava ndzondzisi: "ahifambeni futhi a judeya". ⁸ Ava ndzondzisivaku ka yena: "Rabi, ava juda kungahikale avalava akukutchopa hi ma ribwe, zvikotile zvezvi mulava hlela futhike?". ⁹ Jesu a hlamulile: "A siku guinwe guihava khume na mambiri wama awara? Loco munu a famba na hlikani, anga khunguliwi, ku ta li voningo lasiku. ¹⁰ Kambe, loko yena a famba nawu siku, uta khoguliwa, hiku kuhava ali voningo ka yena". ¹¹ Jesu ubalile azvilo lezvi, athlela abala zvezvi aku ka vona: "Amungana wa hina Lazaro uyehlele, mara mina nitaya namu vuxa ka hurhongo gayena". ¹² Ava ndzondzisi vaku kayena: "Hosi, loko yena a ehlela , zvita yantswa". ¹³ Jesu a khuluma hikufa ka Lazaro, mara vona avahleketa aku Jesu ukhulum hiku humula kau rhongo. ¹⁴ Mara Jesu umubwelile kobasa: "Lazaro ufile". ¹⁵ Himhaka ya nwina, natsaka hukuva ningahikona leniya, aku mu tsemba. ¹⁶ Mara ahiyeni ka yena". Mara Tome uvitanile Didimo, ute kava ndzondzisi vanwani: "Ahifambeni nahinavo hiyafa na Jesu". ¹⁷ Loko Jesu afikele, utsumbulile aku Larazo ahi ka thitha ngingahi na mune wama siku. ¹⁸ Betania akuhi kusuhani na Jerusalema, akupimiha hima khume na thlanu wafhuka. ¹⁹ Ava Juda votala avatile vata kuza Marta na Maria hi maka ya makwenu wavona. ²⁰ Mara Marta, loko ativile aku Jesu ahi kuteni, uyile ka yena, Mara Mariya uyalile ahi kaya. ²¹ Marta, mara, ute ka Jesu: "Hosi, kavo ulaha amakwenu wamina atava anga fanga.

²² Ka zvezvi, mina nazvitiva aku chinwani na chinwani utochikombelaka Chikwembu, yena utaku nyika". ²³ Jesu amu hlamula: "Amakwenu wa wena uta vuka". ²⁴ Marta aku: "Mina nazvitiva aku utavuka kuvuchiwaku vanhu hi siku gaku hetisela". ²⁵ Jesu amubwela ku: "Mina namu vuchi na utomi, loyi atsembaku mina, nambi afa, utahanya, ²⁶ loyi ahanyaku na tsemba ka mina angata gama afile. Watsemba ka lezvi?". ²⁷ Yena aku ka yena: "ina, Hosi, mina na tsemba aku wena u Krist, a nwana wa Chikwembu, loyi anga fanela ku vuya musaveni".

²⁸ Na bala lezvi, yena usukile ende uvitanile Maria aka Ndau, na aku: "Mufundisi ukwala, ende waku vitana". ²⁹ Loko Maria atwile lezvi, usukile hikudjaha aya athlangana naye. ³⁰ Jesu angaso fika ka chitsungu, mara ahayi ka tiko legi vatothlangana kona na Marta.

³¹ Ama Juda mangamu mbuwatela, loko vavonile aku Maria usukile iku kahlula afamba, vamulandzile navaku uya ama thitheni a rhila. ³² Loko Maria afikele lenu kungahi na Jesu, amuvona , a kidzama kamu nenge ya yena aku: "Hosi, kavo auhi laha, amakwenu wamina atava angafanga". ³³ Loko amuvona na rhila nso, ku fana nama Juda mangamu heleketa, Jesu ukhomiwe hi moya wa Chikwembu inga hlupheka. ³⁴ Aku kavona: "mumuchelile kwihi?". Vona va hlamula: "Hosi, tana uta vona".

³⁵ Jesu arhila. ³⁶ Vanwani vama Juda vabwelene hi chi vona: "Vonani lezvi angamurandzisa zvona Lazaro". ³⁷ Vanwani vaku: "Anga faneli wanuna loyi, anga nyika matihlo ka bofo, amahavo aku wanuna loyi angafi?". ³⁸ Hiko kwalaho Jesu ukhomiwe hi tsungu afamba aya fika ka thitha. Agihi bako ginwe na ribwe gahombe zvingacheliwe ka nyangwa. ³⁹ Jesu aku: "Kipani ribwe".

Marta, makwenu wa Lazaro loyi anga file, aku ka Jesu: "Hosi, yena se wa nhuha se una mune wa masiku".

⁴⁰ Jesu amuhlamula: "Mina aniku bwelanga ku loko utsemba utavona ukulu ga Chikwembu?". ⁴¹ Hiko kwalaho, Vakipile a ribwe. Jesu uchukile a matilweni aku: "Bava, na khesa hiku ni ingisa.

⁴² Mina nazvitiva ku kama hikwawo wa nitwa, mara hi mhaka ya chitsungu unga nyima, ku vuya kamina mina ningaku, aku mu tsemba ku ni rhumiwe". ⁴³ Loko a hetile ku khuluma amu chumu leyi, Jesu u huwelelile hi rhiti gakuhlakuka: "Lazaro tava handle !". ⁴⁴ Amufi uhumile nama voko na munenge nayi thandeliwe , na ngohe i finingetiwe hi nguvo. Jesu avabwela ku: "Muthlathleni mumutsika a famba". ⁴⁵ Hiko kwalaho, vakutala vama juda va ngata vata vona Maria, va vonile na lezvi Jesu anga maha, va tsembile ka yena, ⁴⁶ mara vanwani va vona va yile kava Farisi, vakumile amu chumu leyi Jesu angayi mahile. ⁴⁷ Ama Socha nava farisi vathlanganile a Sinedrio, vaku: "Hita maha yini?

Awa nuna loyi umaha azvikombiso zva mahlori.

⁴⁸ Loko himu tsika nso, Vakutala vata tsemba ka yena, saka, ava roma vatava vatahi kipa kati ndau tahina nati chaka ta hina. ⁴⁹ Loko zvi kotile zvezvo , amunwe wa vona, vango ni Kefasi, ka lembe legiya angahi wa hombe wama saduku, ubalile ama rhiti aku ka vona: "Nwina amutivi chumu. ⁵⁰ Amuzvi hlayi chumu aku zvayantswa ka nwina aku wa nuna afela chitsungu, kungahi ku kufa tixaka kahikwato". ⁵¹ Yena angaso khuluma lezviya ichi yena, mara iku maha wahombe wama saduku ka lembe legiya, u phorofitile aku Jesu utafela a tixaka. ⁵² Kungahi hi tixaka tsena, mara na nwana wa Chikwembu, vanga hangalaka aku vata thlangana va maha chisungu chinwe.

⁵³ Hiko kwalaho, kusukela ka siku legia kuya phambeni, va lungiselile ati pulani taku vadlaya Jesu. ⁵⁴ Jesu se angaha fambi futi ka vanhu kava Juda, kambe usukile kona aya ka tiko ginwani ginga ku suhani nele thlaveni, na chitsungu chivitaniwaku Efraim, lenu yena anga tsama nava ndzondzisi vakwe. ⁵⁵ A phasika yava juda ayihi ku suhani, vaku tala vangaya ka ndau liya kuya Jerusalema aku helile ka kutibasisa. ⁵⁶ Hiko kwalaho, vona ava lava Jesu, ava bwelana hi chivona a thepeleni: "zvamu fanela? Aku yena angatata a tsakweni? ⁵⁷ Ati hosi tama saduku nava farisi avanyikile a nau waku , loko ahi kona ativaku lenu Jesu anga kona avativise kuti vaya mu khoma.