¹ Bai mundu jumo linalyake Lazalo paliji mnwele. Kwakopweshe ku Besania, shijiji shikamaliamu na kandada yake Martha. ² Bhebha Amaliamu bhapashile maula a Yeshu Marhamu niponola makongono gake naumbo yake, namwake jwake Lazaro paliji mnwele. ³ Ndiyo ndadayake bhashikutimanga ntenga kwa Yeshu nikwalugulila, ''Bhakulungwa jwejula jumkupingajula analwala.'' ⁴ Yeshu bhakapilikeneje nilugula ashoshilwe lesho ngabha shawa mundu, ikabhenje kwajili kupata utukufu gwanungu ili mwana jwa Nnungu apate kutukuzwa kupila shone shilwelesho.'' ⁵ Yeshu bhakwishapinga kaje Martha na kadadayake na ka Lazaro. ⁶ Bhakapilikanaje kuti Lazaro nibhalwele, Yeshu nitama moga gabhili kabhili pubhali pepo. ⁷ Ndiyo badaye nikwabhihalanjelanga bhakunjiganya bhale, twende kuyaudi kabhili.'' ⁸ Bhakujiganywa gubha lungulile, ''Rabu, Wayahudi bhashikulinganga kumkoma manganga, kabhili mnapinga kubhaja kabhili?'' ⁹ Yeshu ngwajangwile, ''Masa gamui ngaa makugabhi? Mundu aliowa mui ngaikubha mundu, pabha analola na shilangayasha muii. ^{10 11} Kwaneyo mundu awaga shilo, shakubhale pabha shilangaya mkali mwake.'' Yeshu gwalugwile ngenego, nakabhili nikwabhalanjilanga, ''Mmbuganjangu Lazaro ashigona, gunakwenda mbate kujumuya kukopoka kwene kulugono lweke.'' ¹² Nabhakujingaywa nikwabhalanji, ''Makulungwa mwana gonele, shajimwishe. ¹³ Kumbe Yeshu shalungulaga mpelogwa Lazaro nkabhanganyo bho paganishuaga kuti kugona lugono. ¹⁴ Ndiyo Yeshu gwalugwile kajekaje, ''Lazaro bhawile. ¹⁵ Inanonjila kweli kwamanganyanji, maana nawangapagwa kweneku mpatanje kulupalila. Twende kwake.'' ¹⁶ Bai Tomaso, bhashenwagu a Pacha, nikwabhalanjilanga bhakujiganya ajakwe, ''Twende tukawe pamo na Yeshu.'' ¹⁷ A Yeshu paishe, pubhaimene a Lazaro tayari bhali nikabuli mubha ncheshe. ¹⁸ Na Bethania tome na Yerusalemu mbuti kilomita makumi ncheshe na ngano. ¹⁹ Wabhagwinjinji Bhayahudi kwaikengenenje kwa Martha na Maliamu kwapembela gapwabho. ²⁰ Ndiyo a Martha gwapilikene kuti Yeshu bhanakwia, ''Nikwenda kuimana nabho. Amaliamu nkwenda tama kumui. ²¹ Namarata nikwabhalunjila a Yeshu, ''Makulungwa mkapali hapanoo, akakayangu bhakanawe. ²² Hata nnaino, nimumanyi lyolyowe, limjuje kopoka kwa Nnungu shimpate.'' ²³ Yeshu nikwabhalanjila, ''Akakayako shibha yushe kabhili.'' ²⁴ AMartha nikabhalanjila ni mununji kuti shibhayasho uyushilo gwamoga gamwisho.'' ²⁵ Yeshu gwalugwile nnee ndiyo uyushulo gwa mbone na ukoto jojowe jwenejo agamini, ²⁶ ''Ata Awaga, hata nneyo ashalame kabhili; Najwenejo anayeishiye nangamini nne akawa. Unamini lyene?'' ²⁷ Nikunugulila,''Ilo naamini kweli unge wi Kristo, Mwana juka Nnungu, jwenejo akwiakushilambo showe.'' ²⁸ Pamaliye lugula ngenego, gubhapite kukadadayake Martha kufanga. Nilangula, ''Mkajiganya hapo anakushema.'' ²⁹ Maliamu akapilikanaje hago nijimuka shanguya kwenda kwa Yeshu. ³⁰ Na Yeshu bhalibado kwiya kwa Yeshu mkati mkijiji, lakini kubhaliji kunyenje shijiji kaimene na Martha. ³¹ Ndiyo Bhayahudi pabhalinginji na Maliamu mkati mnyumba bhalikwapunyamboya, bhakabhoneje bhalijiwuka yanguya nikopoka padanga nikwakagula; paliji nganga bhanakwenda kumakabuli kuguta kweneko. ³² Ndiyo Maliamu, kwaishe pepala pubhaliji Yeshu, ''Nigwa pai makongono gabho nikwalugulila, ''Mmakulungwa mkapali mwitu akanawe.'' ³³ A Yeshu bhakabhoneje bhaliguta na Bhayahudi bhaliji bhalikwiangana pamo bhalendagutanga na bhanabhonji bhashikuta mutima gwabho ninugunika; ³⁴ Gwalugwile, ''Kwagonile kwei? Gubhalugulile mmakulungwa njie kunole.'' ³⁵ Yeshu gwagulile. ³⁶ Ndiyo Bhayahudi gwalugwilenje, mwolejinsi jibhampinjile Lazaro!'' ³⁷ Bhananji pakati pakali jabho niliigula, ''Mgaajwineju amtendile nagalole jula aloleka bhili. Ashishindwa anawe jweneju?'' ³⁸ Ndiya a Yeshu bhalijuka mantima gwabho kabhili gwapite kulikabuli. Pulyaliji lipanda naliganga bhaibhilenje pamtundu jake. ³⁹ Yeshu gwalugwile, ''Mchoyanje liganga.'' Martha adada yake na Lazaro, jwenejo awile nikwabhalanjila Yeshu, ''Mmakulangwa mpaka aguno muda guno shilashake shilolile maana gake ashitama moga nncheshe bhali bhawile.'' ⁴⁰ Yeshu gwalugwile nangamalanjika kuti mwana ngaminiji shigubhone ukulungwa gwashipanganya?'' ⁴¹ Kwaneyo gwashoshienje liganga. Yeshu gwalolile kunani meyo gabho nilugula, ''Awawa, ninakumshukulu pabha mnambilikana. ⁴² Namumanyi mnambilikana moga gowe, lakini pabha lugwinjili lulipano lundimbilile ndiyo maana nugwile agano ili amininjo kuti mwee ndiyo mndumile.'' ⁴³ Baada jagenego, bhashikugula gulo jikulagwa, ''Lazaro, mkoposhe palanga!'' ⁴⁴ Malemu gwakopweshe palanga balavilwe mano na makongono kwasando ja mashishi nakumeyo kwake bhantavilende shitambaa.'' A Yeshu nikwabhalanjilanga nugopolanje mumekanje ajende.'' ⁴⁵ Ndiyo bhandunji aikengemenya kwa Mariamu nigugabho na gatende a Yeshu nikugamini; ⁴⁶ Lakini bhamanji bhashikwendangana kumafalisayo nikwalugulilanga mambo gatendile a Yeshu. ⁴⁷ Ndiyo wakuu wa makuhani na Mafalisayo ni mananga pamo mkati mmalaza nilugula, tutende nndii? ⁴⁸ Jwene mundu ju anatenda ishala ya gwinji. Ibhaga tunekaga nneijikape, bhowe shipamkulupalilanje; Warumi shibakangane nitora yowe pepano na shilamo shetu.'' ⁴⁹ Lakini penepo mundu jumo pati jabhonji, Kayafa paliji kuwani kwamkulungwa shene shaka shoo nikwabhalanjilanga, ''Mkukashimanyanga shoshowe kajekaje. ⁵⁰ Mkaganishianga kuti inapigwa kwajili mundu jumo inapigwa awe kwaji jabhandu kuli shilambo shinangabhanishe.'' ⁵¹ Ngenego bhangulugula pitila akili jabho kumbe kwasababu pubhaliji akeuwani bhakulugwa shene shaka sho bashikalondola kuli Yeshu shibhawe kwajili ja shilambo; ⁵² Nangaa kwashilambo jikape, ikabheje a Yeshu bhapate kukusanya bhana bha Nnungu bhajwili genenje maeneo gatalika. ⁵³ Kwaneyo tandubha lyene lyubhalyo na mwujo nipanga namuna jakumulaga Yeshu. ⁵⁴ A Yeshu bhangaowa kabhili pabhonekana paka Bhayahudi, bai bhashikuvala nikwenda nikwenda shilambo shili patome paanga pashemwa Efraimu. Penepo nitama na bhakajiganya. ⁵⁵ Bai Pasaka ja Bhayahudi pujaliji tome, na bhabhagwinjinji nikwela kwenda yerusalemu palanga pashilambo jikanabhe Pasaka ili bhatanje kwitakasa bhaenenji. ⁵⁶ Bhatenda kwaloleyanga a Yeshu, ni kugulushia kila jumo kila pajimingenenje hekaluni, ''Mnaganishia nndi? kuti shibhaishe pasikuku pano?'' ⁵⁷ Gwene mudago bhakulugwaji bhamakuwani na Mafarisayo bhashikwalazimishanga maana mundu jumo yamumanye Yeshu pali anapingwa ashoye taarifa tujonde tukakamule.