¹ Pamene vinasila ivi penzeli chikondwelero cha Ayuda; ndipo Yesu anayenda ku Yelusalemu. ² Manje mu Yelusalemu pa geti ya mberere, mwenzeli mugodi wa manzi mu chiyebele benzo kaita ati Betesida, yenzeli namakholido yanamutenje yali faivi. ³ Mwamene umu munagona banthu bambili odwala, balibe menso, olemala nabozizila mendo kuyembekezela manzi yavundulike. ⁴ Mungelo wa Mulungu enzopitako nthawi zinangu kukavundula manzi, ndipo wamene angenamo pa festi manzi yakali yobvundulika enzo pola matenda yaliyonse yamene anali nayo. ⁵ Mudala winangu enzeli wodwala kwa zaka 38. ⁶ Pamene Yesu anamuwona kuti aligone, nobwela kuzindikila ati anankhalapo nthawi itali, anabwela amufunsa ati, ufuna kuti upolesewe? ⁷ Mudala uja odwala anabwela ayankha ati, "Ambuye, nilibe munthu oningenesa mu mugodi ngati manzi yavundulika. Nikafuna kungenamo, winangu abwela angenamo." ⁸ Yesu anabwela akamba ati "Nyamuka, tenga mphasa yako, yenda." ⁹ Pamene apo mudala uja anapola notenga mphasa yake, noyenda. Manje ija siku penzeli pa Sabbatha ¹⁰ So baYuda anabwela akamba namudala wamene anapola ati, "Lelo nipa Sabbatha, sufunika kunyamula mphasa yako." ¹¹ Anabwela ayankha ati, "Uja wamene wanipolesa waniuza kuti, 'Tenga mphasa yako yenda." ¹² Banabwela bamufusa ati, "Nindani mudala wamene akuuza kuti, 'Tenga mphasa yako, yenda?" ¹³ Koma uja mudala anapolesewa sanamuzibe kuti nindani cifukwa Yesu anayenda yanoziba aliyense, cifukwa penzeli banthu bambili. ¹⁴ Pamene vinasila ivi, Yesu anamupeza yeve mu Tempele nobwela kumuuza ati, "Ona, wapola manje! Usakacimwe futi, kuti coyipa cocila apo cisakacitike kuli iwe." ¹⁵ Mudala uja anayenda ndipo anauza baYuda kuti niYesu wamene anamucilisa. ¹⁶ Manje cifukwa ca ivi vinthu baYuda banamusausa Yesu, cifukwa cakuti anacita ivi vinthu pa Sabbatha. ¹⁷ Yesu anabwela abayankha ati, "baTate banga akali kusebenza namanje so, naine nisebenza manje so." ¹⁸ Cifukwa caici, baYuda anafunisisa kumupaya cifukwacakuti sanapwanye cabe siku la sabatha, koma anaitana Mulungu kunkhala Atate bake eve, nozipanga eve kulingana na Mulungu. ¹⁹ Yesu anabwela ayankha ati, "Nikuuzani coonadi kuti mwana Mwamuna sangacite vinthu payeve yeka, koma vamene awona baTate bake kucita, vonse vamene baTate acita, mwana mwamuna naive avicita. ²⁰ BaTate akonda mwana Mwamuna nakuti bamuwonesa vonse vamene bacita, nakuti bazamuwonesa vinthu vikulu maningi kucila apa ndipo muzadabwa. ²¹ Monga baTate bausha ba kufa nobapasa moyo, namwana Mwamuna apasa moyo kuli aliyense yeve afuna. ²² BaTate sibaweluza aliyense, koma apasa mwana Mwamuna kuweluza konse ²³ kuti bonse balemekeze mwana Mwamuna mwamene alemekezela baTate. Wamene salemekeza mwana Mwamuna salemekeza baTate wake bamene anamutuma ²⁴ Kukamba zoonadi, yeve amene anvela mau anga nakukhulupira wamene ananituma anaumoyo wosasila ndipo kulibe ciweluzo, koma wacoka ku imfa wabwela ku moyo ²⁵ Kukamba zoona, nthawi ibwela, ndipo yabwela kudala, pamene bakufa bazanvela mau ya mwana Mwamuna wa Mulungu, ndipo amene azanvela azankhala na moyo. ²⁶ Monga mwamene baTate banamoyo mulibeve, bapasako futi namwana Mwamuna kuti ankhale namoyo muliyeve, ²⁷ nakuti baTate bapasa mwana Mwamuna ulamulilo kuti angapeleke ciweluzo cifukwa nimwana Mwamuna wa munthu. ²⁸ Osadabwa naici, ibwela nthawi pamene bonse bali mumanda wazanvela mau yake, ²⁹ ndipo bazacoka: baja bamene bacita bwino kukauka kwa moyo, baja bamene bacita zooipa kukauka ku ciwereluziro. ³⁰ Siningacite ciliconse paine neka. Pazamene nivela, niweluza, ndipo ciweluzo canga nicolungama cifukwa sinicita mwamene nifunila ine koma nicita kulinga mwamene ananitumila. ³¹ Ngati nizakamba zaine neka, umboni wanga suzankhala wa zoona. ³² Koma kuli winangu amene apereka umboni wanga, ndipo niziba kuti umboni wamene apereka pali ine niwazoona. ³³ Imwe munatuma kwa Yohane, ndipo wapereka umboni wa zoona. ³⁴ Koma umboni wamene ndilandila siwucokela kumunthu. Nikamba vonse ivi kuti mupulumuke. ³⁵ Yohane anali nyali yoyaka nayowala ndipo imwe munafuna kuti mukodwela mukuwala kwake panthawi ing'ono cabe. ³⁶ Koma umboni wamene nili nabo upambana wa Yohane, pa zinchito zamene baTate bananipasa kuti nizikwanilise, zinchito zamene izi zamene nicita, zipeleka umboni kuti baTate bananituma ine. ³⁷ BaTate bamene bananituma ine bevebeka bapelekela umboni pazaine. Simunaveleko mau yabo kapena kubona vamenene abonekela. ³⁸ Mulibe namau yake yamene yankhala mwa imwe, cifukwa simukhulupilira muli iye wamene iye anatuma. ³⁹ Musakila mau aMulungu cifukwa muganiza kuti muliyeve muli umoyo bosasila, ndipo mau yamene aya yapereka umboni pali ine, ⁴⁰ ndipo simufuna kubwela kwa ine kuti mukhale nabo moyo ⁴¹ Sinilandila mayamiko kuchokela kubanthu, ⁴² koma niziba kuti mulibe cikondi ca Mulungu muli imwe. ⁴³ Nabwela muzina la baTate banga, koma simunilandila. Koma winangu akabwela muzinalake mungamulandile. ⁴⁴ Mungakhulupilile bwanji, imwe amene mulandila mayamiko kubanzanu koma simufuna kulandila mayimiko kuchokela kuli Mulungu aliyeka. ⁴⁵ Musanganize kuti ine nizakunenelani kuli baTate. Wamene akunenelani ni Mose, wamene mukhulupilira. ⁴⁶ Ngati mukhulupilira Mose, mungakhulipilire naine cifukwa Mose analemba zaine. ⁴⁷ Ngati simukhulupilira vamene analembe, mungakhulupilire bwanji mu mau yanga?"