Yowaana 11:12-36

¹²Awalonzi waae waamuirania watino, “Omwami, ni kuri mbwe ari mu endoolo agona, kane aaza okugia geeza.”

¹³Yesu iye yawanga na agamba-gamba ku okufwa okwa Lazaaro, na awalonzi waae iwo waingirizianga mbwe yagamba-gambanga ku endoolo ezia awantu wagona zino.

¹⁴Kutio Yesu yawalaga owuigoloole otino, “Lazaaro amiire okufwa,

¹⁵kandi nsangaarre ino mbwe okwo kuikorre ni mbula a-ampi ao, aeniki okwo kuuza okugera muwe no okuganya ku inze. Ni mutugie aa ari.”

¹⁶Thomaasi (owalukwa eriina Mulongo) yalaga awalonzi awiina waae otino, “Mutugie no Omwami twona, aa namba na agia okuitwa, tugie tufwe nae.”

¹⁷Olwa Yesu na awalonzi waae waatuuka a-ampi no omugizi, yatuukra Lazaaro na amiire okumala amiire ane mu iwuuta omwa ya-awirwamo.

¹⁸Omugizi ogwa Bethania gwawanga owuliire owukasuga emaeli iwiri okuema Yerusaleemu.

¹⁹Kwatuukra na Awayaudi wangi ino waaza Bethania, aawu Maaria ni Mariitha okuwaoreezia emioyo ku okuteesia Lazaaro wamwawu.

²⁰Olwa Mariitha yawurra mbwe Yesu aaza, yafuma okugia okumuaganra, ni Maaria iye yasigala engo.

²¹Mariitha yalaga Yesu otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe wawerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya!

²²Ni manyire mbwe namba nyingeeno Katonda aaza okuku-aa ekintu-ukintu ekia omusawire.”

²³Yesu yamuirania otino, “Wamwinyu aaza okuziuka awe omulamu.”

²⁴Maritha yamuirania otino, “Manyire mbwe aaza okuziuka nyanga olwa owuire owua owutuuko.”

²⁵Yesu yamulaga otino, “Inze ni inze oziusia awantu kandi ni inze o-aa awantu owulamu. Omuntu-umuntu ori no okuganya ku inze aaza okuwa omulamu kandi, namba ni kuri mbwe amiire okufwa.

²⁶Kandi omuntu-umuntu ori omulamu na aweere no okuganya ku inze ngarifwa. Mberi oganyire na amangʼana ago?”

²⁷Mariitha yamuirania otino, “Ee Omwami, ndi no okuganya mbwe iwue ni iwue *Meesia, Omuzia owa Katonda, owawanga na asugaane aaze ku ekialo.”

²⁸Ni Mariitha yamala okuwoola otio, yairana engo agia aeta Maaria na awantu watamanyire amulaga otino, “Omugerezi amiire okuuza ari a-ampi ano akueta.”

²⁹Olwa Maaria yawurra amangʼana ago yaema afuma wuangu-wuangu okugia okuaganra Yesu.

³⁰Yesu yawanga na akiari okuingira ku omugizi ogwa Bethania, ni yawanga na akiari mala aa Mariitha yawanga na amurekere.

³¹Awayaudi awaawanga ni Maaria mu enyumba ni wamuoreezia omwoyo waafuma okumulonda olwa waamuwona na afuma enze wuangu-wuangu. Iwo waaingirizianga mbwe owuo afuma agia ku ekiwaga ekia wamwawu okurra.

³²Olwa Maaria yatuuka aa Yesu yawanga mala amuwona, yakuba ansi amasigamo atanika okuwoola otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe owerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya!”

³³Olwa Yesu yamuwona na arra wululu, alala na Awayaudi awaaza okumuoreezia omwoyo woona ni warra wululu otio, yawurra owululu kandi yainyaasia ino mu omwoyo gwae.

³⁴Yawawuuzia mbwe, “Mumuawiirei?” Awantu awo waamuirania watino, “Omwami iza tugie owone aa tumuawiire.”

³⁵Yesu yarra amaziga gayooka.

³⁶Okwo kwagera Awayaudi awaawanga ao wawoola watino, “Awiifu muwoneko kiomo yawerenga na agonziizie Lazaaro!”