LUKA 23:31-50

³¹Penu wanthu ali kucita bzimwebzi pomwe nkhuni zikali ziwisi, kodi tsono ndiye tani zikadzauma?

³²Ndipo iwo adatengambo pomwe akapondo awiri kuti akaphedwe naye pabodzi.

³³Pomwe adafika nawo pambuto yomwe ikhacemeredwa Nkhadzi, adamukhomerera pamwepo Jezuyo pabodzi na akapondo wale. M'bodzi kuboko ladidi mwinango ladzere.

³⁴Tsono Jezu adalewa kuti: “Baba alelekereni, nakuti iwo an'dziwa lini bzomwe ali kucita.” Ndipo iwo adacita mayere kuti agawane bzakubvala bzace.

³⁵Wanthu omwe akhali pamwepo akhaona bzentse. Na atsogolerimbo wa mbumba akhamunyoza acimbalewa kuti: “Iye adapulumusa wanthu winango, mulekeni abzipulumusembo yekha penu iye ndiye cadidi Krixtu wa Mulungu, Wakudankhukidwa.

³⁶Na acikundambo pomwe kubodzi adamunyoza, adafendera pafupi acimupasa vinyu ya kuwawa acimbalewa kuti:

³⁷Penu iwepo ndiwe mambo wa ajudeu bzipulumuse wekha.

³⁸Ndipo padzulu pace pakhadanemba kuti: “UYU NI MAMBO WA AJUDEU.”

³⁹Na tenepo m'bodzi wa akapondo omwe akhadakhomereredwambo adamutukwana Jezu aciti: “Kodi ndiwe lini Krixtu?” Bzipulumuse wekha na ifembo.”

⁴⁰Tsono mwandzaceyo adamutsimula aciti: Kodi iwepo ulibe mantha na Mulungu? Napo iye wapasidwa nyathwa ibodzi-bodzi na ife.

⁴¹Nyathwa yathu idathemera na bzomwe tacita ife-panobzi. Tsono uyu alibe kucita cinthu cakuipa.

⁴²Ndipo iye adathumizira pomwe kulewa aciti: “Jezu udzandikumbukembo ukadzabwera mu umbambo bwako.”

⁴³Ndipo Jezu adamutawira aciti: “Lero-lino iwepo un'kakhala na ine kudzulu.”

⁴⁴Ndipo yakhali masikati panthawe khumi na ziwiri. Na tenepo dzuwa lidathima kudacita mdima dziko lentse mpaka nthawe zitatu za kumaulo.

⁴⁵Ndipo nguwo yagwatisira M'nyumba ya Mulungu idang'ambika pakati na kati.

⁴⁶Pamwepo Jezu adakuwa kwene-kwene aciti: “Baba, ndiri kupereka mzimu wangu m'manja mwanu!” Pomwe adamala kulewa bzimwebzo adafa.

⁴⁷Pomwe mkulu wa acikunda adawona bzimwebzire ndipo iye adapasa mbiri Mulungu aciti: “Cadidi munthuyu akhali wakulungama.”

⁴⁸Pomwe nthithi wa wanthu omwe ukhadakonkhana pamwepo udawona bzimwebzo, udabwerera kumui ucimbadandaula na kubzimenya pacifuwa.

⁴⁹Na tenepo anantsi azinji wa Jezu na akazi omwe akhamutewera kucokera kuGalileya adakaima patali acimbawona bzimwebzo.

⁵⁰Akhalipo munthu m'bodzi dzina lace Zuze omwe akhali Mphala ikulu. Iye akhali munthu wabwino na wakulungama.