¹ Manje pamene Yesu anaziba kuti Afalisi ananvela kuti Yesu enzo panga no batiza bopunzila ba mbiri kuchila Yohane ² (chingankale siYesu wamene anali kubatiza koma bopunzila bake ndiye benzeli kubatiza), ³ Anachokamo mu Yudeya no bwerela ku Galileya. ⁴ Koma chenzofunika kuti apitiretu mu Samariya. ⁵ Iye anangena mu komboni ya mu Samariya yenzo itaniwa Sukari, iyi komboni, yenze pa fupi na malo yamene Yakobo ana pasa mwana wake wa chimuna, Yosefe. ⁶ Chisime cha Yakobo chenzepo. Yesu anafuna kupumulako chifukwa ulendo unamulemesa. Ntawi yenze ku ma tweluvu. ⁷ Muzimayi waku Samariya anabwela kutapa manzi pamena paja pa chisime, Yesu anamuuza ati, "iwe muzimayi nipaseko manzi nimwe." ⁸ Ndipo bopunzila bake sibenzepo chifukwa banabwelela mu komboni mukugulako vakudwa. ⁹ Manje muzimayi waku Samariya anayanka Yesu ati, "nanga nichani iwe bambo wachi Yuda upempha manzi kwaine muzimayi wachi Samariya?" Chifukwa bantu ba Yudeya na bantu ba Samariya sibaendelana. ¹⁰ Yesu naye amuyanka ati, "asembe wenzoziba mphaso ya Mulungu, na wamene akuuza ati 'nipase chakumwa,' sembe wamupempha, nayeve sembe akupasako manzi ya moyo osasila." ¹¹ Muzimayi anamuuza ati, "Bambo, baketi yotapilako manzi mulibe, ichi chisime nichitali ngako. Nanga manzi ya moyo muzayachosa kuti? ¹² Ninshi mungamuchile tate wathu Yakobo, anatipasa chisime chamene ichi, nakumwamo eve pamozi nabana bake banalume na ng'ombe zake?" ¹³ Yesu anayanka muzimayi ati, "onse akumwa manzi yamene yachoka pa chisime ichi azanvela futi njota, ¹⁴ koma uyo wamene akumwa manzi yamene ine nipasa sazanvela njota futi. Ndipo manzi yamene nizamupasa yanzankala kasupe ka manzi mwayeve yo leta umoyo osasila." ¹⁵ Muzimayi amuuza Yesu ati, "Mbuye, nipaseni manzi yamene ayo nimweko pakuti, nisankanvele njota futi nileke kubwelanso kuno ku chisime mukatapa manzi masiko onse." ¹⁶ Yesu naye amuyankha ati, "iwe yenda ku nyumba kwako uyitane mwamuna wako, mubwele bonse kuno." ¹⁷ Muzimayi anamuyanka kuti, "nilibe mwamuna." Yesu anayanka kuti, "ndipo wakamba zoona kuti ulibe mwamuna, ¹⁸ chifukwa iwe unakwatiwapo ku ba muna faivi, ndipo wamene uli naye apa si mwamuna wako, ni gayi wako chabe. Chamene wakamba ni chazoona." ¹⁹ Muzimayi anakamba ati, "Ambuye, naona kuti imwe ndimwe m'neneri. ²⁰ Makolo batu banalambila pa lu phiri apa, koma imwe mukamba ati ku Yerusalemu ndiye kumalo kwamene bantu bafunika kulambilila." ²¹ Yesu anamuuza ati, "nikulupirila ine, muzimayi, ntawi ibwela yamene simuzalambila Tate pa phiri apa, kapena mu Yerusalemu. ²² Imwe mulambila chamena simuziba. Ise tilambila chamene tiziba, chifukwa chipulumuso chichokela kwa Ayuda. ²³ Koma, ntawi ibwela ndipo ntawi yafika, yamene bolambila ba zoona bazalambila Atate mu muzima na mu choonadi; chifukwa Atate basakila banthu ba so kuti bankale omulambila. ²⁴ Mulungu ni Muzimu, ndipo bonse bolambila bafunika kulambila Ambuye mu muzimu na muchoonadi. ²⁵ Muzimayi anakamba kwa iye ati "niziba kuti Mesiya abwela, (oitaniwa Kristu). Akabwela azatipunzisa zintu zonse." ²⁶ Yesu anamuuza ati, "ine wamene ukamba naye pemeneapa ndine." ²⁷ Pa ntawi yamene ija, bopunzila bake banabwelela. Manje banadabwa kupeza Yesu akamba namuzimayi, koma kulibe anakamba ati, "nichani chamene ufuna?" olo kuti "nanga nichani ukamba nauyu muzimayi?" ²⁸ Ndipo uyu muzimayi anasiya poto yake yamanzi nobwerela ku komboni noyenda kuuza bantu ati, ²⁹ "Bwelani, muone mwamuna wamene aniuza zonse zamene ninachita. Uyu sangankhare Kristu, angankhale?" ³⁰ Banachokamo mu komboni no yenda kwa iye. ³¹ Pantawi yamene ija, bopunzila bake benze kumulikisa ati, "Mupunzisi, dyani." ³² Anabayanka ati, "ine niri nachakudwa chamene inu bonse simuziba olo pang'ono." ³³ Bopunzila nabo bayamba kufunsani, "kulibe wamene amubwelesela chilichonse chakudwa, bushe bamuletela?" ³⁴ Yesu abauza ati "chakudya changa nikuchita chifuniro cha iye wamene ananituma na kusiriza nchito yake. ³⁵ Bushe simumakamba kuti 'kwasala chabe myezi folo kuti kukolola kuchitike?' Nikuuzani kuti imyani manso yanu no ona minda, chifukwa minda yakonzekela ku kolola na ku bweza va mu minda. ³⁶ Uyo wamena akolola amalandila malipilo yake, ndipo akututa mbeu ku moyo osasila, pakuti ofesa ndi okolola akondwerere pa mozi. ³⁷ Ndipo chineneri chokamba kuti, 'wina afesa, wina akolola,' ni cha chendi. ³⁸ Ine nakutumani kuti mukolole minda yamene simunalime. Benangu banasebenza, imwe mwangena chabe munchito yamene ba nzanu banasebenza kudala. ³⁹ Ba Samariya bambiri mu muzinda uja banayamba kumukulupirila Yesu chifukwa cha umboni wamene enzo pasa uja muzimayi, kuti, "ananiuza zonse zamene ni nachita." ⁴⁰ Pamene ba Samariya banabwela kwa iye banamupempa ati ayambe kunkala nabo, naye anankala nabo masiku yabili. ⁴¹ Na bambiri banakulupirila chifukwa cha mau yake. ⁴² Banamuuza muzimayi ati, "sitinakhulupirile futi chifukwa cha mau yamene watiuza, takhulupilila chifukwa cha mau yamene tazinvelera na mutu yatu, ndipo taziba kuti uyu ni mupulumusi wa ziko lonse." ⁴³ Patapita masiku yabili, anachokako kuja no yenda ku Galileya. ⁴⁴ Chifukwa Yesu wamene anakamba kuti muneneri sibamamupasa ulemu mu ziko lakwao. ⁴⁵ Pamene anangena mu Galileya, anthu amu Galileya anamulandila bwino. Benze banaona zonse zamena anachita kuja ku Pwando inankhalila ku Yerusalemu, chifukwa aba banthu nabo benzeko ku Pwando yameni iyi. ⁴⁶ Anabwelelanso ku Kana muzinda wa Galileya, kwamene anasanduza manzi vinyo. Ndipo kunali mukulu wina wa ufumu, mwana wake enze odwala ku Kapernaumu. ⁴⁷ Pamene ananvela kuti Yesu achokako ku Yudeya no bwela ku Galileya, anayenda kwa Yesu no pempha kuti abwele achirise uja mwana enze pafuti na kufa. ⁴⁸ Yesu anabauza kuti, "imwe ngati simunaone vizindikilo na zoziziswa, simuzakulupirila." ⁴⁹ Mukulu uyu anamuuza ati, "Ambuye imwe, bwelani kuno mwamusanga mwana wanga akalibe kufa!" ⁵⁰ Yesu anamuyankha ati, "Yenda. mwana wako ali na umoyo." Mwamuna uyu ana kulupirila zamene anakamba Yesu nakuyenda anayenda. ⁵¹ Akali kuyenda, ba nchito bake banakumana naye pa njila naku muuza ati mwana wako ali namoyo. ⁵² Ndipo anabafunsa ntawi yamene mwana anachirisidwa, nabo banamuyanka ati "anachirisidwa mailo na ntawi ya wanu koloko ya mu zuba." ⁵³ Ndipo tate wamwana ana zindikila kuti iyo nthawi yenze pamene Yesu ananena ati "mwana wako ali na umoyo." Iye na banja yake yonse inakhulupirila mwa Yesu. ⁵⁴ Ichi ndiye chizindikilo chachibiri chomwe anachita Yesu paneme anachoka ku Yudeya no yenda ku Galileya.