Ninga Mudazilembera Juwau

9 Yezu akhapita na njira mbaona munthu adabalwa boliboli. 2 Anyakupfundzace ambvundza: “Mpfundzisi,+ mbani adadawa, ndiye peno ndi anyakubalace toera iye abalwe boliboli?” 3 Yezu aatawira: “Nkhabe munthu adadawa, nee iye nee anyakubalace, mbwenye pyacitika tenepa toera anthu aone mabasa a Mulungu kubulukira mwa iye.+ 4 Tisafunika kuphata mabasa a Ule adandituma dzuwa mbiciripo;+ thangwi masiku ali kufika akuti nee munthu mʼbodzi anakwanisa kuphata basa. 5 Mbandiri pa dziko yapantsi, ine ndine ceza ca dziko.”+ 6 Pidamala iye kulonga mafala anewa, aphula mata pantsi mbamunya matope na mata, aakhwaza mʼmaso mwa boliboli,+ 7 mbampanga: “Ndoko kasambe nkhope ku thawala ya Silowe” (Silowe pisabveka “Ule Adatumwa”). Iye aenda, asamba nkhope mbabwerera akuona.+

8 Anthu a pacisa na ale akuti kale akhamuona mbakaphemba-phemba, atoma kulonga: “Kodi uyu nee ndi ule akakhala pantsi mbakaphemba-phemba?” 9 Anango akhalonga: “Ndiye.” Anangombo akhalonga: “Nkhabe, siye tayu mbwenye alandana na iye.” Iye ene akhalonga: “Ndine pano.” 10 Natenepa iwo ambvundza: “Mphapo maso ako afunguka tani?” 11 Iye aatawira: “Munthu unango anacemerwa Yezu amunya matope mbaakhwaza mʼmaso mwanga, mbandipanga: ‘Ndoko kasambe nkhope ku thawala ya Silowe.’+ Natenepa ine ndaenda, ndasamba nkhope mbanditoma kuona.” 12 Penepo iwo ambvundza: “Ali kupi munthu unoyu?” Iye aatawira: “Ine nkhabe dziwako kuna iye.”

13 Iwo akwata munthu unoyu wakuti kale akhali boliboli mbaenda naye kuna Afarisi. 14 Pyacitika kuti ntsiku idamunya Yezu matope mbafungula maso a boliboli,+ ikhali ntsiku ya Sabudu.+ 15 Penepo Afarisi atomambo kumbvundza kuti iye afungulwa tani maso ace. Iye aatawira: “Iye akhwaza matope mʼmaso mwanga, ndasamba nkhope, cincino ndiri kuona.” 16 Afarisi anango atoma kulonga: “Munthu unoyu nee atumwa na Mulungu, thangwi iye nkhabe kukoya ntsiku ya Sabudu.”+ Anango alonga: “Pinakwanisika tani kuti munthu wakudawa acite pirengo ninga pyenepi?”+ Natenepa paoneka kusiyana maonero pakati pawo.+ 17 Penepo Afarisi abvundza pontho boliboli adawangiswa: “Nakuti iye afungula maso ako, iwe usanyerezera kuti iye mbani?” Iye aatawira: “Iye ndi mprofeta.”

18 Mbwenye Ayuda nee akhatawira kuti mamuna unoyu kale akhali boliboli. Natenepa iwo acemeresa anyakubalace, 19 mbaabvundza: “Kodi uyu ndi mwananu analonga imwe kuti abalwa boliboli? Mphapo asakwanisa tani kuona cincino?” 20 Anyakubalace atawira: “Ife tisadziwa kuti uyu ndi mwanathu, pontho kuti iye abalwa boliboli. 21 Mbwenye ife nkhabe dziwa kuti iye asakwanisa tani kuona cincino; pontho ife nkhabe dziwa kuti mbani adafungula maso ace. Mbvundzeni iye. Iye ndi nkulu, anakwanisa kulonga ekhene.” 22 Anyakubalace alonga pyenepi thangwi akhagopa Ayuda.+ Thangwi Ayuda akhadabverana kuti munthu anafuna kulonga kuti Yezu ndi Kristu, asafunika kuthamangiswa mu sinagoga.+ 23 Ndi thangwi yace anyakubalace alonga: “Iye ndi nkulu. Mbvundzeni iye.”

24 Natenepa iwo acemeresa pontho munthu unoyu wakuti kale akhali boliboli, mbampanga: “Simba Mulungu; ife tisadziwa kuti munthu unoyu ndi nyakudawa.” 25 Iye aatawira: “Khala iye ndi nyakudawa, ine sinapidziwa tayu. Pinadziwa ine mphyakuti kale ndikhali boliboli, mbwenye cincino ndiri kuona.” 26 Penepo iwo ambvundza: “Ninji pidacita iye kuna iwe? Afungula tani maso ako?” 27 Iye aatawira: “Ine ndakupangani kale, mbwenye imwe nee mwapibvesera. Musafuna kubvanji pontho? Musafunambo kukhala anyakupfundzace?” 28 Natenepa iwo alonga mwakumpwaza mbati: “Iwe ndiwe nyakupfundza wa munthu unoyu, mbwenye ife ndife anyakupfundza a Mose. 29 Ife tisadziwa kuti Mulungu alonga na Mose, mbwenye munthu unoyu, ife nkhabe dziwa kudabuluka iye.” 30 Iye aatawira: “Pyenepi mphyakudzumisa kwa ine mungalonga kuti imwe nkhabe dziwa kudabuluka iye, mbwenye iye afungula maso anga. 31 Ife tisadziwa kuti Mulungu nkhabe kubvesera anyakudawa,+ mbwenye khala munthu asagopa Mulungu mbacita pinafuna iye, Mulungu asabvesera munthu unoyu.+ 32 Cipo pyabveka kale kuti alipo munthu unango adafungula maso a munthu adabalwa boliboli. 33 Munthu unoyu mbadakhonda kutumwa na Mulungu, iye nee mbadakwanisa kucita cinthu.”+ 34 Iwo antawira: “Iwe wabalwa mʼmadawo kakamwe, mphapo usafuna kupfundzisa ife?” Natenepa iwo anʼthamangisa!+

35 Yezu abva kuti iwo anʼthamangisa, pidaonana iye naye, ambvundza: “Iwe usakhulupira Mwana wa munthu?” 36 Iye antawira: “Mbuya, Mwana wa munthu mbani? Ndipangeni toera ine ndinʼkhulupire.” 37 Yezu antawira: “Iwe wamuona kale, mwandimomwene ndiye analonga na iwe.” 38 Iye alonga: “Mbuya, ine ndisanʼkhulupira.” Penepo iye agodamira Yezu. 39 Yezu alonga: “Ine ndabwera pa dziko yapantsi toera anthu atongwe, toera anthu anakhonda kuona aone,+ alembo anaona akhale maboliboli.”+ 40 Afarisi anango akhali penepo abva pinthu pyenepi, mbabvundza Yezu: “Kodi iwe usanyerezera kuti ifembo ndife maboliboli?” 41 Yezu aatawira: “Imwe mbamudakhala maboliboli nee mbamudakhala na mulando wa madawo. Mbwenye nakuti imwe musalonga kuti: ‘Ife tisaona,’ madawo anu munapitiriza nawo.”+