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Kubadwa kwa Jezu
1 Panthawe yomweyo Seza Agustu adapereka mtemo wakuti pacitike kanembera. 2 Ndipo kanemberayo adacitika pomwe Kerino akhali mtongi wa kuSiriya. 3 Wanthu wentse adayenda kukabzinembesa kuzinda wawo omwe adabadwa. 4 Ndipo Zuze adacokambo kumzinda wa Nazalee, cigawo ca Galileya, acikwira kumzinda wa Belee, cigawo ca Judeya, nakuti ukhali mzinda wa mdzindza wace Davide 5 kuti akanembedwe pabodzi na Maliya omwe akhadamubvundzira ndipo iye akhana mimba kale.
6 Pomwe iwo akhali komweko, zidakwana ntsiku zace kuti abale. 7 Ndipo adabala mwana wakuyamba, adamuvunyizira panguwo, acimugonesa mthanga mwa bzifuwo thangwe mnyumba mwa alendo mukhalibe mbuto.
Anjo na amakabusa
8 Ndipo kumphimpha inango kukhana amakabusa akhadyesa bzifuwo usiku. 9 Ndipo adawoneka anjo m'bodzi wa Mbuya, ceza ca Mbuya cidawatoya. Na tenepo iwo adabva mantha kwene-kwene. 10 Tsono anjoyo adawauza kuti: “Lekani mantha! Ndadzakuuzani nkhani yabwino yakukomera wanthu wentse. 11 Thangwe lero lino kumzinda wa Davide kwabadwa mpulumusi omwe ni Mbuya Krixtu. 12 Mun'kamuzindikira tenepayu: mun'kawona mwana adavunyizira panguwo adagonesa mthanga mwa bzifuwo.
13 Panthawe ibodzi-bodziyo padawoneka mthithi wa wanthu wakudzulu akhadaima na anjoyo acimbatumbiza Mulungu, aciti:
14 Mbiri kuna Mulungu wakudzulu!
Mtendere pantsi kuna wanthu wankhombo
15 Pomwe anjo wale adabwerera kudzulu amakabusawo adapangana aciti: “Mbatiyendeni kuBeleeko tikawone ninga momwe watiuzira Mbuyamu.”
16 Ndipo iwo adayenda na kamkulumize, acikamuwona Maliya na Zuze, na mwanayo adagonesa mthangamo. 17 Pomwe adamuwona adayamba kuwuza wanthu ninga momwe adauzidwira bza mwanayo. 18 Ndipo wanthu wentse adadabwa na nkhani ya amakabusawo. 19 Tsono Maliya adanyamala nabzo bzentsenebzo, acimbabzikumbukira mumtima mwace. 20 Ndipo amakabusa wale adabwerera, acimbakuza na kupasa mbiri Mulungu pabzentse bzomwe adabva na kubziwona ninga momwe akhadauzidwira.
Msinda wakucosa mcikuta Jezu
21 Pomwe mwanayo adapfitsa ntsiku zisere, adacita msinda wakucosa mcikuta, acimupasa dzina kuti ni Jezu lomwe anjo akhadam'pasa kale pomwe mamace akhanati kutenga mimba.
22 Panthawe ya msinda wawo wakutsukidwe ninga momwe ukhalewera mtemo wa Mozeji, azibaba wa Jezu adayenda naye kuJeruzalema kuti akamupereke kuna Mbuya, 23 (ninga momwe udanembedwa mtemo wa Mbuya kuti: “mwana wakuyamba kubadwa wacimuna bzin'funika kuti adzaperekedwe kuna Mbuya.) 24 acipereka pomwe ntsembe ninga momwe ukhalewera mtemo wa Mbuya kuti: “njiwa ziwiri ayai nkhangaiwa ziwiri.”
25 Akhalipo munthu m'bodzi kuJeruzalema, dzina lace Simiyau omwe akhali wakulungama na wakulemekeza kuna Mulungu. Iye akhadikhira Mulungu adzapepese Ijirayeri. Ndipo Mzimu Wakucena ukhana iye. 26 Mzimu Wakucenayo ukhamudziwisa kuti an'dzafa lini acisaya kudzawona Krixtu wa Mbuya. 27 Mzimu udamuyendesa kunyumba ya Mulungu. Pomwe adabwera azibaba wa Jezu kudzacita msindayo 28 ndipo Simiyauyo adamutesa mmanja acitenda Mulungu aciti:
29 “Mbuya, tsapano mulekeni nyabasa wanu ayende na ufulu ninga momwe limbalewera fala lanu! 30 Nakuti ndaciwona kale cipulumuso canu na maso yangu, 31 comwe imwe mudatumiza kumadzindza yentse ya pantsi. 32 Ni ceza kuna wanthu wakunja, mbiri kuna wanthu wanu wa kuIjirayeri.
33 Ndipo azibabace adadabwa na bzomwe bzikhalewedwa kwa mwanayo. 34 Pamwepo Simiyau adawasimba aciuuza Maliya mamace kuti: “Mwanayo an'dzagwesa ndipo acidzamusa pomwe wanthu azinji wa kuIjirayeri. An'dzakhala cizindikiro cakuti wanthu azinji an'dzalewana naco kuipa. 35 Na tenepo ndzeru za wanthu azinji zin'dzazimbuka padeca ndipo acidzaphayambo pomwe mtima wako ninga cisenga.
36 Akhalipombo mpolofeta wacikazi m'bodzi nkhalamba, dzina lace Yana, mwana wa Fanwere wa dzindza la Aseri. Iye akhadalowodwa acikhala magole manomwe yokha na bayace kucokera paudende bwace, ndipo akhali mamsiwa mpaka kupfitsa magole makumi masere na manai. 37 Ndipo iye akhacoka lini mnyumba ya Mulungu, acimbabzimana kudya na kumbacita mikumbiro nthawe zentse. 38 Panthawe yomweyo adafenderambo pamwepo acitenda Mulungu acilewa bza mwanayo kuna wentse omwe akhakhulupirira kudzawona ufulu bwa Jeruzalema.
39 Pomwe adakamala kucita bzentse bzomwe bzikhalewa mtemo wa Mbuya, iwo adabwerera kumui kumzinda wa Nazalee cigawo ca Galileya. 40 Ndipo mulumbwanayo akhakula acilimbika, acikhala na ndzeru ndipo Mulungu akhamusimba.
Jezu adapfundzisa apfundzisi wa Mtemo
41 Ndipo azibabace akhambayenda kuJeruzalema magole yentse kucikondweso ca Paxikwa. 42 Pomwe iye akhana magole khumi na mawiri, adayendambo nawo kuJeruzalemako ninga momwe ukhali msambo wa cikondwesoco. 43 Pomwe cidamala cikondwesoco, iwo adabwerera kumui. Tsono mwanawo Jezu adasala kuJeruzalema. Ndipo iwo alibe kudziwa kuti iye wasala. 44 Iwo akhakumbuka kuti ali kubwera mmambuyo na andzace, ndipo adafamba ntsiku yentse. Adamunyang'ana kuna azibaba winango na anantsi, 45 tsono adamusaya, ndipo adabwerera pomwe kuJeruzalema. 46 Pomwe zidapita ntsiku zitatu, iwo adakam'bulukira mnyumba ya Mulungu. Iye akhadakhala pana apfundzisi wa mtemo acimbawatetekera na kuwabvundza. 47 Wanthu wentse omwe akhamubva akhadabwa na matawiriro yace na ndzeru zace. 48 Pomwe adamuwona, adasusumwa naye. Ndipo mamace adamubvundza kuti: “Nandi mwanangu, thangwe ranyi wacita tenepayu? Ine-pano na babakoyu tikhana thupo ndipo tikhakunyang'ana kwene-kwene!” 49 Ndipo iye adawatawira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mukhandinyang'ana? Kodi mun'dziwa lini kuti bzin'funika kuti ndikhale mnyumba mwa Babangu?” 50 Tsono iwo alibe kubvesesa bzomwe adawauzabzo.
51 Pamwepo adapolika nawo kuNazalee. Ndipo iye akhambawabvera. Tsono mamace akhabzikoya bzentsenebzo mumtima.
52 Ndipo Jezu akhakula, acikhala na ndzeru na nkhombo kuna Mulungu na wanthu.