Makani Aakalembwa aaJohane
10 “Kwaamba choonzyo, ndimubuzya simpe kuti, muntu uutanjili mubbondo lyambelele kwiinda kumulyango pesi uutanta kuti anjilile kumbi, ngusikubba alubo nchigwebenga. 2 Pesi ooyo uunjilila kumulyango, nguumweembeli wambelele. 3 Sikulinda bbondo ulamujulila alubo mbelele zilaliswiilila jwi lyakwe. Mbelele zyakwe ulazyiita amazina aazyo alubo ulazizulwida aanze. 4 Kuti mbelele zyakwe zyoonse wazigwisizya aanze, ulazizulwida mpawo zilamutobela nkaambo zililizi jwi lyakwe. 5 Muntu nguzitazi tazimutobeli kale pe, pesi zilamuchija nkaambo tazilizi pe jwi lyakwe.” 6 Jesu wakababuzya chikozyanisyo eechi pesi teebakazimvwisisisya pe nzyaakali kubabuzya.
7 Nkinkaako, Jesu wakayindulula lubo kuti: “Kwaamba choonzyo, ndimubuzya simpe kuti, ime ndili mulyango wambelele. 8 Bantu boonse bakasika muchibaka changu, mbabbi alubo nzigwebenga pesi mbelele teezyakabaswiilila pe. 9 Ime ndili mulyango, kufumbwa wiinda mulindime uzoofutulwa alubo uzoonjila azwe alubo uzoojana machelelo. 10 Sikubba tasiki pe kunze kwakuti kayanda kuzoobba akujaya akunyonyoona. Ndakazida kuti bazoobe aabuumi akuti babe aambubo kabuli bwiingi. 11 Ime ndili mweembeli mubotu. Mweembeli mubotu upa buumi bwakwe akaambo kambelele. 12 Mubelesi uutali mweembeli alubo uutali munaazyo, kuti wabona wumpe kazabuza, ulachija, asiye mbelele. Mpawo wumpe ulaziluma akupa kuti zisansaane. 13 Takwe ndaba pe ambelele nkaambo mubelesi biyo. 14 Ime ndili mweembeli mubotu. Mbelele zyangu ndilizizi, anzizyo zilindizi 15 mbuli Taata mbandizi, andime ndilimuzi Taata alubo ndipa buumi bwangu akaambo kambelele.
16 “Alubo ndili aazimwi mbelele zitali zyamubbondo eeli. Anzizyo ndeelede kuzyeeta. Zizooswiilila jwi lyangu alubo zizooba tanga limwi kazili aamweembeli uumwi. 17 Taata ulandiyanda nkaambo ndipa buumi bwangu kuchitila kuti ndizoobujane lubo. 18 Taakwe muntu uukonzya kundinyanga mbubo pe, pesi ndilabupa chakuliyandila. Ndili aacheelelo chakubupa, acheelelo chakubupegwa lubo. Mulawu ooyu ndakawupegwa aaTaata.”
19 Kwakaba kwaanzaana lubo aakati kamaJuda akaambo kamajwi aaya. 20 Biingi babo bakali kwaamba kuti: “Ulaadimoni alubo wapenga. Mumuswiilizizyaanzi?” 21 Pesi bamwi bakati: “Aaya teemajwi aamuntu uuli aadimoni pe. Dimoni lilakonzya na kujula meso aaboofu?”
22 Kuchiindi eecho, kwakaba Pobwe Lyakupeda Tempele kuJerusalema. Chakali chiindi champeyo 23 alubo Jesu wakali kuyabweenda mutempele, mukazila kaSolomoni kavumbidwe. 24 Mpawo maJuda bakamubunganina alubo bakasaanguna kumubuzya kuti: “Tulindile kusikila lili kutatubuzizye pe? Kuti kuli Kkristu, tuzwide aantanganana.” 25 Jesu wakabasandula kuti: “Ndamubuzya kale pesi tamulikusyoma pe. Milimu njindilikuchita muzina lyaTaata, njiyo iipa bukamboni atala andime. 26 Nikuba oobo, tamusyomi pe nkaambo tamuli mbelele zyangu pe. 27 Mbelele zyangu zilaliswiilila jwi lyangu, ndilizizi alubo zilanditobela. 28 Ndizipa buumi butamani alubo tazizoonyonyoonwi pe alubo taakwe uukonzya kuzizompola mukuboko kwangu. 29 Nzyaandipa Taata ziyandikana loko kwiinda zimwi zintu zyoonse alubo taakwe uukonzya kuzizompola mukuboko kwaTaata. 30 Ime aTaata tuli bamwi.”*
31 MaJuda bakabweza lubo mabwe kuti bamutulule. 32 Mpawo Jesu wakati kulimbabo: “Ndakamutondeezya milimu myiingi mibotu kuzwa kuli Taata. Aamilimu eeyi njindakachita, nguuli ngumuyanda kunditulwida?” 33 MaJuda bakamusandula kuti: “Tuyanda kukutulula nkaambo usampula Leza kutali akaambo kamilimu mibotu nkaambo ulipa kuba leza, kakuli ulimuntu biyo.” 34 Jesu wakati kulimbabo: “Takulembedwe na muMulawu wanu kuti, ‘Ndakati: “Muli baleza”’?* 35 Kuti kali wakayita aabo bakasolwa mujwi lyaLeza kuti ‘baleza,’—pesi lugwalo kalutamwayigwi— 36 nkamboonzi ime, nindakasalazigwa aaTaata akutumwa munyika, nimunditi ‘Wasampula,’ nkaambo ndati ndili ‘Mwana waLeza’? 37 Kuti kanditali kuchita milimu yaTaata, mutandisyomi pe. 38 Pesi kuti kandilikuchita milimu yakwe nikuba kuti tamundisyomi, amusyome milimu kuchitila kuti muzibe alubo mwiinkilile kunembo kuziba kuti Taata ulaamwi andime akuti ime ndilaamwi aTaata.” 39 Nkinkaako, bakeezya lubo kumujata pesi wakachija wayinka nkubakatali kukonzya kusika.
40 Wakayinka lubo mutala aaJodani kundawu Johane nkwaakali kubbabbatizizya bantu kumatalikilo mpawo wakaakukkala nkuko. 41 Alubo bantu biingi bakasika kulinguwe mpawo bakasaanguna kwaamba kuti: “Johane taakwe chitondeezyo nichiba chimwi nchaakachita pesi zintu zyoonse nzyaakaamba atala amwaalumi ooyu, zyakali zyachoonzyo.” 42 Mpawo bantu biingi bakaba aalusyomo mulinguwe nkukooko.