2Aabobo bakamubambila chilalilo nkuko, aMata wakali kubapa. Pesi lazalasi wakali umwi wababo wakalede munsi atafula kali aJesu.
3Kuzwawo Mariya wakabweza kankuli kamafuta mabotu kwindilila, wakananika Jesu kumawulu angawo akupukuta kumawulu amasusu aakwe. Ngaanda yakazula bweema bubotu bwamafuta.
4Juda Sikaliyoti, umwi wabasikwiya bakwe oyo sikumuzya, wakati,
5“Nkambonzi mafuta aaya natakuzigwa amiyanda yotatwe akupegwa kubafwaba?”
6Wakamba ezi nkaambo takalikulangisisya kubafwaba, pesi nkaambo wakal, mubbi. Wakali ankomo yamali akukkonzya kubba zyakabikidwe mukati.
7Jesu wakati, “ Amumuzumizye kubaamba ezyo nzyalazyo kuzuba lyakuvwikwa kwangu.
8Munoli aabo bafwaba kwalyoonse. Pesi tamukoyoba andime lyoonse.”
9Lino nkamu mpati yamaJuda yakaziba kuti Jesu mpali, mpo bakasika kabatazidi Jesu alike pe, akuzobona Lazalasi, ooyo Jesu ngwakabusya kuzwa kubafu.
10Ibapayizi bapati bakakkankayizya antomwe kuti bakonzye kujaya Lazalasi;
11nkaambo kanguwe kuti MaJuda biingi bakeenda akusyoma kuliJesu.
12Izuba litobela inkamu mpati yakasika kupobwe nibakamvwa kuti Jesu ulasika kuJelusalemu.
13Bakabweeza mitabi yatukunka akwinka kuyoswananaawe akompolola kuti, wosana ulilongezegelwe, ooyo usika muzina lyaMwami, waIzilayeli.
14Jesu wakajana kambongolo kanini wakkala alinkako; mbuli mbukwakalembedwe.
15“ Mutayowi nobana basimbi baZiyoni, amubone Mwami wanu ulaz, kakkede amusana wambongolo.”
16Basikwiya bakwe tebakamvwisisya pe kuzintu eezi kumatalikilo, pesi, aawo Jesu nakalemekezegwa bakayeya kuti eezi zintu zyakalembedwe ataala anguwe akuti bakachita zintu eezi kulinguwe.
17Lino nkamu yakazuzikizigwa kuti bakali anguwe nakayita Lazalasi kuzwa muchumbwe akumubusya kuzwa kubafu.
18Chakali nchicho chizato kuti inkamu inkamu yakaya kuyoswanana nkambo bakamvwa kuti wakachita chitondezyo.
19Bafalisi mpawawo bakati lwabo lwabo, “Bona takwe nchokonzya kuchita: laang, nyika yinka kunembo aatala aakwe.”
20Lino bamwi baGiliki bakali mulibaabo bakalikuya kukomba kupobwe.
21Aabo bakaya kuliFilipo, oyoowakazwa KuBbetisyaida mu Galili mpo wakakumbila wati, “ Mwalumi tuyanda kubona Jesu.”
22Filipo wakeenda akuyobuzya Andulo, Andulo wakeenda aFilipo, mpo wakabuzya Jesu.
23Jesu wakabasandula mpo wati, chindi chasika chamwana amuntu, kuti alemekezegwe.
24Nchobeni, nchobeni ndamwambila anukut, imbuto yabbale yakawida munyika mpo yafwa, iyosyala lwayo ayilike, pesi kuti yafwa, ilazyaala michelo myiingi.
25Ooo uyandisya buumi bwakwe takoyobujana, pesi utayandisyi buumi bwakwe kulizyanyika eeyi uyobamba buumi butamani.
26Kuti umwi undigwasya, akunditobela, ooko nkumbede, ooko nkokuko mulanda wangu nkwabede. Oyoo undimanina milimo, Taata uyakumulemeka.
27Lino muuya wangu wapengeleka. Mpo ngambeenzii? “
28Taata, lemekezya zina lyako.” Aboobo ijwi lyakazwa kujulu kaliti, “Ndachilemekezya mpo nzochilemekezya lubo.”
29Aabobo nkamu yakayimvwi kumbali niyakamumvwa yakamba kuti kwakamvwika muzuzumo. Bamwi bakamba kuti mungelo ulawambula anguwe.”
30Jesu wakasandula wati, “ Eeli jwi telyazida ndime pesi lyazida ndinywe.
31Lino ndolu lubeta lwanyika eeyi: Lino muzululi wanyika eeyi uzosowelwa aanze.”
32Aawo mpunjonyampulwa kuzwa munyika, ndiyoyobolola bantu boonse kulindime.
33Wakamba bobu kutondezya lufu lwakwe mbolunobede.
34Makamu akamusandula, “ Twakamvwa kuzwa kumulawu kuti Kkilisito uzokkala ikutamani. Wamba buyeni ikuti, ' Mwana Muntu uyelede kusumpulwa? Nguli ooyo Mwana Muntu?
35Jesu wakabambila kuti, “ Mumuni unolandinywe kwachindi chifwifwi. Mwende nimuchili mumun, ikuti mudima tukamuvumbi. Ooyo wenda mumudima taazi ooko nkwaaya.
36Nimuchilamumuni, amusyome mumumuni kuchitila kuti mube bana bamumuni.” Jesu wakaamba zintu eezi aboobo wakamba zintu eezi wakeenda akulisisa mulimbabo.
37Nikuba kuti Jesu wakachita zitondezyo zyiingi kuli mbaabo, pele takwe nibakasyoma mulinguwe.
38Kuti ijwi Ayizaya musinsimi lizuzikizigwe, muli zyakamba: “ Mwami, ooyo wakasyoma kwaamba kwesu, akuli oyoo luboko lwaMwami nkulyakayubunizidwa?”
39Nkaambo kayaaya tebakayosyom, mbuli Ayizaya akakwe mwamba,
Joni 12
Joni 12:2-39