12 Awalonzi waae waamuirania watino, “Omwami, ni kuri mbwe ari mu endoolo agona, kane aaza okugia geeza.”
13 Yesu iye yawanga na agamba-gamba ku okufwa okwa Lazaaro, na awalonzi waae iwo waingirizianga mbwe yagamba-gambanga ku endoolo ezia awantu wagona zino.
14 Kutio Yesu yawalaga owuigoloole otino, “Lazaaro amiire okufwa,
15 kandi nsangaarre ino mbwe okwo kuikorre ni mbula a-ampi ao, aeniki okwo kuuza okugera muwe no okuganya ku inze. Ni mutugie aa ari.”
16 Thomaasi (owalukwa eriina Mulongo) yalaga awalonzi awiina waae otino, “Mutugie no Omwami twona, aa namba na agia okuitwa, tugie tufwe nae.”
17 Olwa Yesu na awalonzi waae waatuuka a-ampi no omugizi, yatuukra Lazaaro na amiire okumala amiire ane mu iwuuta omwa ya-awirwamo.
18 Omugizi ogwa Bethania gwawanga owuliire owukasuga emaeli iwiri okuema Yerusaleemu.
19 Kwatuukra na Awayaudi wangi ino waaza Bethania, aawu Maaria ni Mariitha okuwaoreezia emioyo ku okuteesia Lazaaro wamwawu.
20 Olwa Mariitha yawurra mbwe Yesu aaza, yafuma okugia okumuaganra, ni Maaria iye yasigala engo.
21 Mariitha yalaga Yesu otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe wawerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya!
22 Ni manyire mbwe namba nyingeeno Katonda aaza okuku-aa ekintu-ukintu ekia omusawire.”
23 Yesu yamuirania otino, “Wamwinyu aaza okuziuka awe omulamu.”
24 Maritha yamuirania otino, “Manyire mbwe aaza okuziuka nyanga olwa owuire owua owutuuko.”
25 Yesu 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.
26 Kandi omuntu-umuntu ori omulamu na aweere no okuganya ku inze ngarifwa. Mberi oganyire na amangʼana ago?”
27 Mariitha yamuirania otino, “Ee Omwami, ndi no okuganya mbwe iwue ni iwue *Meesia, Omuzia owa Katonda, owawanga na asugaane aaze ku ekialo.”
28 Ni Mariitha yamala okuwoola otio, yairana engo agia aeta Maaria na awantu watamanyire amulaga otino, “Omugerezi amiire okuuza ari a-ampi ano akueta.”
29 Olwa Maaria yawurra amangʼana ago yaema afuma wuangu-wuangu okugia okuaganra Yesu.
30 Yesu yawanga na akiari okuingira ku omugizi ogwa Bethania, ni yawanga na akiari mala aa Mariitha yawanga na amurekere.
31 Awayaudi 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.
32 Olwa Maaria yatuuka aa Yesu yawanga mala amuwona, yakuba ansi amasigamo atanika okuwoola otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe owerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya!”
33 Olwa Yesu yamuwona na arra wululu, alala na Awayaudi awaaza okumuoreezia omwoyo woona ni warra wululu otio, yawurra owululu kandi yainyaasia ino mu omwoyo gwae.
34 Yawawuuzia mbwe, “Mumuawiirei?” Awantu awo waamuirania watino, “Omwami iza tugie owone aa tumuawiire.”
35 Yesu yarra amaziga gayooka.
36 Okwo kwagera Awayaudi awaawanga ao wawoola watino, “Awiifu muwoneko kiomo yawerenga na agonziizie Lazaaro!”
