¹ Koma panali munthu wodwala,Lazaro wa ku betaniya,wa m'muzinda wa Mariya ndi mbale wake Marita. ² koma ndi Mariya wamene anadzoza Mbuye ndi mafuta onunkhira bwino ndiponso anapokuta mendo yake na sisi zake,amene mbale wake Lazaro anali odwala. ³ Aba abale anaitana Yesu,nakukamba kuti, ''Mbuye,onani,iye wamene mukonda adwala." ⁴ pamene Yesu ana mvela izi,anakamba kuti,''ayamatenda siyo peleka ku infa,koma ni ku ulemelelo wa Mulungu kuti mwana wa Mulungu aka lemekezedwe pali ichi. ⁵ Koma Yesu anakonda Marita ndi Mariya na Lazaro. ⁶ pamene ana mvela kuti Lazaro ni odwala,Yesu anankhalako masiku awili kumalo kwamene analili. ⁷ koma kuchokela apa,anakamba ku ophunzira bake,"Tiyeni tiyende ku Yudeya nafuti." ⁸ Aba ophunzila anakamba, "Aphunzisi,apa manje ayuda ayeselela kuku lasani myala,muyendako futi?" ⁹ Yesu anayanka,''kodi simuli ma awala kumi imozi ndi awiri mukuunika kwa siku?ngati wina wake aendela mu ntawi ya siku, siazazibuntula,chifukwa aona na nyali ya zikolino. ¹⁰ Koma,ngati munthu ayenda usiku,azazibuntula chifukwa nyali si ili muli iye." ¹¹ Ndipo anakamba zinthu, kuchokela izi zinthu,Anakamba kuli bemve,"mubale watu Lazaro agona mutulo,koma niyenda kuti nikamuchoseko mutulo." ¹² Bopunzhira bake bana kamba kuli Iye,"Mbuye,ngati agona mutulo,muzamuusha." ¹³ koma Yesu anakambapo pali iyi infa,koma anaganizila kuti akamba pakugona kopumula. ¹⁴ koma Yesu anabauza potuba, "Lazaro afa. ¹⁵ Ndipo ndine okondwela,kamba kaimwe,kuti sininalipo pakuti mukakulupilile.Tiyeni tiyende kwamene alili." ¹⁶ Thomasi anali kuitanidwa Didimasi,anakamba kuophunzira anzake,''Tiyeni naise tikafe ndi Yesu.'' ¹⁷ Pamene Yesu anabwela,anapeza kuti Lazaro anaikidwa mu manda anankalamo ndi masiku anai. ¹⁸ Koma Betaniya inali pafupi ndi yerusalemu,panali muyeselo kumi ndi asanu katalamukila. ¹⁹ Ayuda ambiri anabwela kuli Mariya ndi Malita, anabwela kuatontoza paza mubale wao. ²⁰ koma Malita,pamene anamvela kuti Yesu alikubwela,anaenda kuka mukumanya,koma Mariya analinkhezi mu nyumba. ²¹ Marita ananena kuli Yesu,"Mbuye, asembe mwenzepo, mubale wanga sembe sianafe. ²² Angankhale manje,niziba kuti chilichonse chamene ungapempe kwa Mulungu, azakupasa." ²³ Yesu anamuyanka kuti, mubale wako azaukafuti." ²⁴ Marita ananena ndi iye, ''Niziba kuti azauka nso pakuuka kosirizira." ²⁵ Yesu ananena kuli iye, "Ndine kuuka ndiponso ndine umoyo; iye wamene akululupila muli ine, angankale kuti afe, azankala ndi moyo; ²⁶ Ndiponso alionse alina moyo ndi kukulupilila ine siazafa.kodi ukulupilila ichi?" ²⁷ Ananena ndi iye, "Inde, Ambuye, nikulupilila kuti ndi mwe kristhu, mwana wa Mulungu, wamene alikubwela muno muziko." ²⁸ pamene anakamba izi, anaenda kuitana mubale wake Mariya pambali, ndi kunena, "kuti aphunzisi akuitana iwe." ²⁹ pamene anamvela izi anaenda kamusana kuli iye. ³⁰ Koma Yesu siana bwele pamene apo mumuzinda koma anali kumalo ena kwamene Marita anamukumanya. ³¹ Ndi iwo ayuda,amene anali ndi emve mu nyumba anali kumutontoza,anaona Maria kunyamuka kwamusanga kuchoka panja,ndi kumukonka, ndi kuganizila kuti analikuyenda ku manda kuyenda kulila. ³² Ndiponso Mariya pamene anafika pamene Yesu anali ndi kumuona, anagwela pamapazi yake nikunena kuti, "Mbuye,asembe mwenze pano, mubale wanga sembe sianafe." ³³ Pamene Yesu anamuona kulila, ndi ayuda ameneana bwela kuli iye ndi iwonso analikulila, chinamukata kumutima ndi kumuvuta; ³⁴ Ananena, ''kuti mwamu goneka kuti?" Anakamba kuli iye, "Ambuye, bwelani muone." ³⁵ Yesu analila. ³⁶ Koma ayuda anane, "Onani mwamene anali kumukondela Lazaro!" ³⁷ koma benabake ananena,kodi ngati uyu munthu anaseguliwa menso aleka bwanji kuti uyu munthu afe?'' ³⁸ Ndiponso Yesu, popezeka okumudwisiwa mwa iye eka, anaenda ku manda.koma kunali chimugodi, ndiponso kuna fakiwa mwala. ³⁹ Yesu ananena, "chosaniko mwala." Marita, mubale wa Lazaro, wamene anafa, ananena kuli Yesu , "Mbuye, zino ntawi natupi yayamba kuola, ankala okufa masiku anai." ⁴⁰ Yesu ananena kuli iye, "kodi sininakambe kuli iwe kuti, Ngati mwakulupilila muzaona ulemelelo wa mulungu?'' ⁴¹ Koma anachosako mwala.Yesu ananyamula menso yake ndi kunene kuti, "Atate, nikuyamikani popezakuti mumani mvela ine. ⁴² Ninaziba kuti mumani mvela lyonse, koma ni chifukwa chagulu yamene yaimilila ndikuzinguluka ndi kukamba kuti ninanena izi, pakuti akulupilile kuti munanituma.'' ⁴³ Pochoka kukamba izi, analila ni liwu lapamwamba, "Lazaro, choka!" ⁴⁴ Ndi munthu okufa anachoka; mapazi yake ndi manja zinali zomangidwa na nyula, ndi pamanso pake panamangiwa na nyula.Yesu ananena kuli bemve, " Mumangusuleni na kumusiya aende." ⁴⁵ Ndiponso ayuda ambiri amene anabwele kuona Mariya ndi zamene Yesu anachita, Ana mukulupilila; ⁴⁶ koma benangu bana enda kuona afarisi ndiponso anabauza zinthu zamane Yesu anachita. ⁴⁷ Ndiponso akulu ansembe ndi afarisi anaita kabungwe pamodzi ndi kunena," kodi tingachite bwanji? Uyu muntu achita zodabwisa zambiri, ⁴⁸ Ngati tamusiilila chabe eka, onse azakulupilila muli iye; Aroma azabwela pamodzi ndi kutenga malo yatu ndi zikolatu." ⁴⁹ Koma umozi palibemve, kefasi,wamene anali mukulu wansembe chija chaka,ananena kulibemve "Simuziba chilichonse. ⁵⁰ simuganiza kuti ni chabwino munthu umodzi kufela banthu bonse pakuti ziko lonse lisaonongeke." ⁵¹ Koma ichi, sianakambe kuchokela kwa iye eka.koma, kunkala mukulu wa nsembe chaka chija, Anapeleka uneneli kuti Yesu azafela ziko; ⁵² osati zikochabe leka, Ndiponso kuti bana onse a Mulungu amene anasalangana akabwerere pamodzi mu umozi. ⁵³ pakuti kuchokela lamene lija siku banapangana mwamene anga mupayile Yesu. ⁵⁴ Kuchokela apo Yesu sianaendelepo potuba ku Ayuda, koma anaenda kuchokakuja muziko inali pafupi na chipululu mumuzinda oitanidwa Efuremu.Kuja anankala ndi ophunzila bake. ⁵⁵ Koma pasakha ya Ayuda, inali pafupi, Ndiponso ambiri anaenda mu yerusalemu kuchoka mu ziko bakalibe kuenda ku pasakha kuti akaziyelese iwo oka. ⁵⁶ Analikusakila Yesu,ndi kukambisana iwo oka pamene anaimilila mutempele," kodi muganiza chani? Kuti siazabwela ku phwando?" ⁵⁷ Koma mukulu wa nsembe ndi afarisi anapasa ndandanda kuti ngati alionse anaziba kwamene Yesu anali, afunika akambe pakuti amugwire iye.