¹ Thlanu wama siku na gimwe kunga sova na Pasika, Jesu utile a Betani, lenu kungahi na Lazaro, loyi yena angamu vuchile kava kufa. ² Kambe, vamahile atchilalelo nayena kwalahaha, marita aphamela, lazaro ahi umwani loyi angatsama atafuleni na jesu. ³ Kambe, Maria ukhomile amafura yakunhuwela ya nardo, malaveka ngovu, utotile amunenge ya jesu hiwona, kutani amusula amunenge himusisi yayena; ayindlo yitala hiku nuwela kamafurha. ⁴ Judas khariyoti, umwe kavalandzeli vakwe, loyi anga mudjikelile, ute; ⁵ Imaka muni amafura lawa amachavisiwanga hima zana manarhu yatidenari, tinhikiwa azwisiwana'' ⁶ Yena ukhulumile lezwo, ahimaka yakutchavela azwisiwana, hiku yena ahimbava; yena akhomile atchipachi tchamale, ayiva lezwi zwingalahliwa kwalaho ⁷ Jesu ute; mutsikeni hiku yena uvekile lezwi kufika kasiku lakuvekiwa kamina''.

⁸ Azwisiwana zwitava namwina kama hikwawo, kambe amungatava namina kama hikwawo''. ⁹ Atchihi tchitsungu tchakutala tchama juda tchingativa ku jesu ahikona kwaleyo, utile, ingahi maka ya jesu, kambe ku ata atawona lazaro, loyi jesu angamuvuchile phakati kavafi.

¹⁰ Avaprista vavakulu vakhulumile himahungu tchikamwe nakudjaya yena lazaro;

¹¹ Hikuva, imahile maka yawona amajuda vasukile kayena, vapfumela eka yena ¹² Mundzuko wakona, atchitsungu tchakutala tchitile athlangweni.kolo wona vatwile ku jesu uta jerusalema,

¹³ Vatisile amadzavi yamumuri, kambe vasukile ku vaya vakumana nayena aku vamupfushela, va huwelela'' hosana, atsutsumeliwe utawuya hivito la hosi, a hosi ya israyel''. ¹⁴ Jesu ukumile achimbongolwana, atchifaka kayena, hiku zwitsaliwe;

¹⁵ Anga tchavi, mwana wa siao; hosi yawena ilekuteni, ikwelisile atchimbongolwana ¹⁶ Kakusungula avalandzeli vakwe avazwitwisisanga zwilo lezwi, kambe, loko jesu akatekisiwe, kambe vatihleketisile ku zwilo lezwi azwitsaliwe himaka yakwe, zwiyini mungamundla yena. ¹⁷ kambe, acthitsungu tchingahi na jesu loko yena avitanile Lazaro asireni ene umuvushile pakati kavafi, uvahlamusele vamwani.

¹⁸ Hikokwalaho atchitsungu tchihumile ku tchiya tchamutiva, hiku vatwile lezwi yena angazwimahile atchikomekiso.

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¹⁹ avafarisi vakhulumile hitchivona;''tchukani, amungatamaha atchumu; hiku amusava iya andzako kavona ²⁰ Kalava vangamaha amukhongelo atsakweni, akuhi navamwani vama grego.

²¹ Lava vayile ka Filipi, angahi wale betsaida a galileia, vamuvutisile vaku''hosi, hikombela kuvona jesu''.

²² Filipi ufambile, abwela Andreya; Andreya ufambile na filipi, vamubwelile jesu ²³ Jesu uvahlamulile, aku;'' ufikile akama wamwana wawanuna waku akatekisiwa.

²⁴ Ka tiso, ka tiso, namubwela ku, loko ambeyu ya fulawe iwa ahasi ingafi, yena utava ahikona, loko, yena afa, utatswala amuhandzo yakutala ²⁵ Nimani arandzaku kulahlekeliwa hiwutomi lakwe; kambe nimani loyi azondaku awutomi lakwe amusaveni kambe utaliveka kawutomi lakwe ikwalo.

²⁶ Loko mumwani alava akunitirela, anilandze, laha nitonga nihikona, na tchitiri tchamina tchitava tchihikona.loko umwani anitirela, tatana vatamukhongelela. ²⁷ Zwezwi amoya wamina wavaviseka. nitamaha yini, tatana, nihanhise ka kama lowu, kambe hiwona kama lowu ningatela wona.

²⁸ Tatana, kulisa vito lawena''.kwalaho kusukile ariti hile tilweni, riku''nilikulisile nitalikulisazwe''.

²⁹ Kambe atchitsungu tchingahi kwalaho, tchitwile lezwi, vato iriti la tchikwembu. vamwani vato;''angirosi imubwelile''. ³⁰ Jesu uhlamulile aku;''a riti leli alitanga himaka yamina, kambe imaka yamwina.

³¹ Zwezwi kutongiwa kamusava, ene amurangeli wamusava leyi uta hlongoliwa ³² Kutani loko mina nithlakusiwa amusaveni, nitavakokela hikwavo kamina''.

³³ Yena ukhulumile lezwi natchukelela kufa loku angatafisa zwona ³⁴ Atchitsungu tchimuhlamulile;''hina hitwile anawu ku crist utava kona hilaha kokala kungaheli. zwezwi mukhuluma mukuyini;' a mwana wawanuna athlakusiwa ke.nimani amwana wawanuna ke.

³⁵ Kutani jesu aku kavona; kakama utsongwani aliwoningo litava apakati kamwina. fambani mahi naliwoningo, aku mungahluliwi hitchinhama. hiku loyi afambelaku atchinhameni angakutivi lenu ayaku kona.

³⁶ Loko mahi naliwoningo , pfumelani kaliwoningo, aku mumahiwa avana valiwoningo''. jesu ukhulumile lezwi kambe usukile atitumbeta kavona ³⁷ Kutani, hambi jesu amahile azwikombekiso aphambeni kavona, vona afaso tsemba kayena,

³⁸ Aku ariti lamuprofiti isaya liyingisiwa, lingaku; ''hosi, nimani angatsemba akudjonzisa ka hina ke. nimani angawoneka na voko la hosi ke'' ³⁹ Himaka yaleyo, vona avangafaneli kupfumela, hiku isaya nayena ute;

⁴⁰ ''Vatsimbile amatihlo, unonowisile atimbilu tavona; aku vangatsuki vawona hina tihlo, vanga tsuki vatwisisa himbilu, ene vanga hundzuki, mina nitamulapha'' ⁴¹ Isaya ukhulumile timaka teto loko a wona ku kwitsima kayena, ene ukhulumile tayena.

⁴² Hambizwiritano, avakulukumba vakutala vatsembile jesu; kambe himaka yavafarisi, vona avazwikeselanga lezwo, aku vangahlongoliwi a sinagoga.

⁴³ Hiku vona avarandza kurula kungasuka kavanhu kambe akurula kusuka ka xikwembu. ⁴⁴ Jesu uvitanile aku;''loyi apfumelaku kamina, angapfumeli kamina notche, kambe apfumele kaloyi anganiruma,

⁴⁵ Zwiyini zwinitelaku, kuta loyi anganiruma. ⁴⁶ nitile musaveni nihiliwoningo, ku mani namani anitsembaku angayali ahi tchinhameni.

⁴⁷ Loko munhu atwa amariti yamina, kambe angamahlayisi, mina aningatamutonga, hiku aniwuyanga kutatonga amusava, kambe ku nitahanhisa amusava ⁴⁸ Loyi aniyalaku anga yamukeli amariti yamina, se unayena wakumutonga; ariti leli ningalikhuluma hilona litomutonga ka siku lakuhetisela.

⁴⁹ Kambe anikhulumanga hitamina; zwakuhambana, tatana anganiruma, hiyena anganinhika anawu waku nimubwela nakukhuluma.

⁵⁰ Mina nazwitiva ku nawu wayena wutomi lokala lingaheli; kambe lezwi nizwikhulumaku hilezwi tatana anganirumela zwona ku nizwikhuluma''