Yohane 12:21-36

²¹Wamghendela Filipi, iyalawile Betisaida mne isi ya Galilaya wamlongela, “Mkulu, twobama tumwone Yesu.”

²²Filipi kaghenda, kamlongela Andereya, kuya wose weli waghenda kumlongela Yesu.

²³Yesu kawedika, “Chipindi chipfika che Imwana we Imunu kutunyighwa!

²⁴Nowalongela ghendo, ka mbeghu ye uhemba ng'ailaghale mdongo na ukufa, yokala pfipfo imwe iliyeka. Lekeni ing'afa na ukota, itsokweleka mbeghu bwelele.

²⁵Imunu iyounoghela ughima wake katsowaghitsa, ila imunu iyouhila ughima wake katsokwing'ighwa ughima we ghamatsuwa ghose.

²⁶Imunu wowose iyobama kunitumikila yaniwinze, hohose hanikala imtumwa wangu akale baho. Aba wangu katsomtoghola imunu iyonitumikila.

²⁷“Sambi ghumoyo ghwangu ghwoghanzika, na nene nonge choni? ‘Aba unikombole mne chipindi chino?’ Bae, acho chicho chanitsile, nibite chipindi chino cha maghayo.

²⁸Aba, litunye taghwa lyako!” Kuya litsi kulawa kulanga lilonga, “Nilitunya na nitsolitunya keli.”

²⁹Iwanu wengi iwemile hala wahulika litsi lila, iwanu wangi walonga kukala na mdumo, lekeni iwanu wangi walonga, “Malaika kalonga naye!”

³⁰Bali Yesu kawalongela, “Litsi lino ng'alinitsile nene bae lekeni liwatsilani mwemwe.

³¹Chipindi cha kuhighighwa isi ino chipfika, mkulu we isi ino katsowingighwa.

³²Hanitsokwinulighwa muisi, nitsowakwegha iwanu wose kuna nene.”

³³Yesu kalonga pfino kulangusa pfayatsokufa.

³⁴Mtingano we iwanu wamghutsa, “Ghamalaghitso ghetu tsaghalonga Kiristu katsokala ghamatsuwa ghose. Ule lelo kwolonga ‘Imwana we Imunu kobamighwa yenulighwe?’ Apfi Imwana yuno we Imunu nani?”

³⁵Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Mtsokala ne ghumwanga kwa chipindi chidodo. Mwange hamng'ali nawo ghumwanga, ng'ana ichisi chiwatsile. Imunu iyokwanga mchisi ng'omanya bae koyoghenda.

³⁶Mtoghole ghumwanga hamng'ali nawo, ili muwe iwana we ghumwanga.” Hayamalitse kulonga apfi, Yesu koka, kepfisa waleke kumwona.