Wolembedwa ndi Yohane
5 Pambuyo pa zimenezi, kunali chikondwerero+ cha Ayuda ndipo Yesu ananyamuka kupita ku Yerusalemu. 2 Ku Yerusalemu pa Geti la Nkhosa+ pali damu limene mʼChiheberi limatchedwa Betizata. Mʼmbali mwa damulo muli makonde 5 amene ali ndi zipilala. 3 Mmenemu munkagona anthu ambiri odwala, osaona, olumala komanso akufa ziwalo. 4*—— 5 Panalinso mwamuna wina amene anakhala akudwala kwa zaka 38. 6 Ataona munthu ameneyu ali chigonere, komanso atadziwa kuti wakhala akudwala nthawi yaitali, Yesu anamufunsa kuti: “Kodi ukufuna kuchira?”+ 7 Munthu wodwalayo anamuyankha kuti: “Bambo, palibe munthu woti andiviike mʼdamuli madzi akawinduka, ndipo ndikati ndikalowemo wina akumandipitirira nʼkukalowa.” 8 Yesu anamuuza kuti: “Nyamuka, nyamula machira akowa nʼkuyamba kuyenda.”+ 9 Nthawi yomweyo munthu uja anachira ndipo ananyamula machira akewo nʼkuyamba kuyenda.
Limeneli linali tsiku la Sabata. 10 Choncho Ayuda anayamba kuuza munthu amene anachiritsidwa uja kuti: “Lero ndi Sabata, nʼzosaloleka kuti unyamule machirawa.”+ 11 Iye anawayankha kuti: “Amene wandichiritsayo wandiuza kuti, ‘Nyamula machira akowa nʼkuyamba kuyenda.’” 12 Iwo anamufunsa kuti: “Ndi ndani amene wakuuza kuti, ‘Nyamula machira nʼkuyamba kuyendaʼ?” 13 Koma munthuyo sanadziwe kuti anali ndani, chifukwa Yesu anali atalowa mʼchigulu cha anthu amene anali pamalopo.
14 Kenako Yesu anakumana ndi munthu uja mʼkachisi nʼkumuuza kuti: “Onatu wachira tsopano. Usakachimwenso kuti chinachake choopsa kuposa matenda chisadzakuchitikire.” 15 Munthu uja anachoka nʼkukauza Ayuda aja kuti Yesu ndi amene wamuchiritsa. 16 Ayudawo atamva zimenezi anayamba kuvutitsa Yesu, chifukwa ankachita zinthu zimenezi pa Sabata. 17 Koma iye anawauza kuti: “Atate wanga akugwirabe ntchito mpaka pano, inenso ndikugwirabe ntchito.”+ 18 Pa chifukwa chimenechi Ayudawo anayamba kufunafuna njira yoti amuphere, chifukwa kuwonjezera pa kuphwanya Sabata, ankanenanso kuti Mulungu ndi Atate wake,+ kudziyesa wofanana ndi Mulungu.+
19 Choncho poyankha Yesu anawauza kuti: “Ndithudi ndikukuuzani, Mwana sangachite chilichonse chimene wangoganiza payekha, koma chokhacho chimene waona Atate wake akuchita.+ Chifukwa zilizonse zimene Atatewo amachita, Mwana amachitanso zomwezo mofanana ndi mmene Atatewo amachitira. 20 Atatewo amakonda Mwana wake+ ndipo amamuonetsa zonse zimene iwo amachita. Iwo adzamuonetsa ntchito zazikulu kuposa zimenezi kuti inu mudabwe.+ 21 Mofanana ndi Atate amene amaukitsa akufa nʼkuwapatsa moyo,+ nayenso Mwana amapereka moyo kwa amene wafuna kuti awapatse.+ 22 Atate saweruza munthu aliyense, koma wapereka udindo wonse woweruza kwa Mwana,+ 23 kuti onse alemekeze Mwana ngati mmene amalemekezera Atate. Aliyense amene salemekeza Mwana salemekezanso Atate amene anamutuma.+ 24 Ndithudi ndikukuuzani, aliyense amene wamva mawu anga nʼkukhulupirira Mulungu amene anandituma, adzapeza moyo wosatha+ ndipo sadzaweruzidwa koma wachoka ku imfa nʼkuwolokera ku moyo.+
25 Ndithudi ndikukuuzani, nthawi ikubwera ndipo ndi inoyi, pamene akufa adzamva mawu a Mwana wa Mulungu ndipo amene akumvera adzakhala ndi moyo. 26 Mofanana ndi Atate amene ali ndi mphamvu zopereka moyo,*+ alolanso Mwana kuti akhale ndi mphamvu zopereka moyo.+ 27 Amupatsanso mphamvu zoweruza,+ chifukwa iye ndi Mwana wa munthu.+ 28 Musadabwe nazo zimenezi, chifukwa nthawi ikubwera imene onse amene ali mʼmanda achikumbutso adzamva mawu ake+ 29 ndipo adzatuluka. Amene ankachita zabwino adzauka kuti alandire moyo ndipo amene ankachita zoipa adzauka kuti aweruzidwe.+ 30 Ine sindingachite chilichonse chimene ndangoganiza pandekha. Ndimaweruza mogwirizana ndi zimene ndamva, ndipo chiweruzo changa nʼcholungama,+ chifukwa sindichita zofuna zanga, koma zofuna za amene anandituma.+
31 Ngati ndikudzichitira umboni ndekha ndiye kuti umboni wangawo si woona.+ 32 Alipo wina amene akuchitira umboni za ine ndipo ndikudziwa kuti umboni umene akundichitirawo ndi woona.+ 33 Inu munatumiza anthu kwa Yohane, ndipo iye wachitira umboni choonadi.+ 34 Komatu ine sindivomereza umboni wochokera kwa munthu, koma ndikunena zimenezi kuti inu mupulumuke. 35 Munthu ameneyu anali nyale yoyaka komanso yowala, ndipo kwa kanthawi kochepa inu munali ofunitsitsa kusangalala kwambiri chifukwa cha kuwala kwakeko.+ 36 Koma ine ndili ndi umboni woposa wa Yohane, chifukwa ntchito zimene Atate wanga anandipatsa kuti ndizikwaniritse, ntchito zimene ndikuchitazi, zikuchitira umboni kuti Atate ananditumadi.+ 37 Komanso Atate amene anandituma andichitira umboni.+ Inu simunamvepo mawu ake nthawi ina iliyonse kapena kuona thupi lake.+ 38 Mawu akenso sanakhazikike mwa inu, chifukwa simunakhulupirire amene Atatewo anamutumiza.
39 Inu mumafufuza mʼMalemba+ chifukwa mumaganiza kuti mudzapeza moyo wosatha kudzera mʼMalembawo ndipo Malemba omwewo ndi amenenso amachitira umboni za ine.+ 40 Koma simukufuna kubwera kwa ine+ kuti mudzapeze moyo. 41 Sindikufuna ulemerero wochokera kwa anthu, 42 koma ndikudziwa bwino ndithu kuti mʼmitima yanu mulibe chikondi cha Mulungu. 43 Ine ndabwera mʼdzina la Atate wanga koma simunandilandire. Koma wina akanabwera mʼdzina lake, mukanamulandira ameneyo. 44 Mungakhulupirire bwanji pamene mukulandira ulemerero kuchokera kwa anthu anzanu, koma osayesetsa kuti mupeze ulemerero wochokera kwa Mulungu yekhayo?+ 45 Musaganize kuti ine ndikakunenezani kwa Atate. Alipo amene amakunenezani, yemwe ndi Mose+ amene mumamudalira. 46 Ndipotu ngati mukanakhulupirira Mose, mukanakhulupiriranso ine, chifukwa iyeyo analemba za ine.+ 47 Koma ngati simukhulupirira zimene analembazo, ndiye mungakhulupirire bwanji mawu anga?”