Joni 11:5-16

⁵Lino Jesu wakali kuyandisya Maata, mwanike wakwe, a Lazalo.

⁶Nakamvwa kuti Lazalo wachiswa, Jesu wakakkala kwamazuba aabili lubo kubusena oobo nkwakabede.

⁷Mpawo nikwakiinda eezi, wakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, “Tubwede lubo ku Judiya.”

⁸Basikwiya bakati kuli nguwe, “Muyiisyi, lino lino bama Juda balokwezezya kuti bakutulule alimwi uyanda kubweda luubo?”

⁹Jesu wakavwila, “Taakuli mahoola alikkumi aabili na amumuuni mubuzuba bumwi? Na umwi weenda izuba kaliliwo, takonzyi pe kuti aligubbule, nkambo unobona amumuni wenyika.

¹⁰Nikuba boobo, kuti weenda mansiku, ulawaa nkambo mudima tuli anguwe.”

¹¹Wakaamba zintu ezi, nakamana kwamba ezi, wakati kuli mbabo, imuzyalwama Lazalo ulookona, pesi njankuko kuchitila kuti nkamubusye kuzwa mukoona.”

¹²Basikwiya mpawo bakati kuli nguwe, “Mwaami na kali ulokoona, ulabuka.”

¹³Lino Jesu wakalaambide akufwa kwakwe, pesi bakayeya aanga wakali kwambula akoona kwakulyokezya.

¹⁴Mpawo Jesu wakabambila kanzambwenene kuti, “Lazalo wafwa.

¹⁵Ndabotelwa, nkambo kandinywe, kuti tendaliwope pe kuchitila kuti musyome. Twende kulinguwe.

¹⁶Tomasi, ooyo walikwitwa kuti Didimasi, wakati kuli basikwiyanyina “Twiinke andiswe kuchitila kuti tukafwe a Jesu.”