João 11

Lufu gwaLazaro

1 Kwaka kuna umwe nlume wekuBhethani unoyi Lazaro waka egwala, Bhethani unzi paka kugala Mariya naMaritha, hazwadzi dzidze. 2 Iwhoyu Mariya waka egwaligwa nehazwadzi iye Lazaro, ndiye iwhoyo wakawhohhodza He nemafuta akawumbuhika makumbo ehingisa mavudzi awe. 3 Ndizo ke hazwadzi dzidze dzakatumila dama kunaYesu dziti, "He, iye wamunoda unogwala."

4 Koga Yesu wakati ekuwha akati, "Gwala ikoku akute kwelufu, ndekwegudzo leNdzimu, kuyetila kuti Nkololo weNdzimu awane gudzo ngentha yako."

5 Sangwenu Yesu waka eda Maritha nenun’una uwe naLazaro. 6 Ndizo wakati ewha kuti Lazaro unogwala, akagala mahhuba mabili pabugalo gwaaka aliko. 7 Hule kwayikoku wakati kubadiyiwa babe, "Ayindeni kuJudiya kakale."

8 Badiyiwa bakati kuwunli, "Rabhi, ngwenu zwako maJuta ayehaka mukhikitidza nemabgwe, ngono moyenda ko kakale?"

9 Yesu wakahandula eti, "Akuna ma awa gumi nemabili muhhuba? Hapa nhu eyenda masikati, haatokunhiwa, ngobe unovonekegwa netjedza tjehango ino. 10 Koga hapa nhu eyenda busiku, unokunhiwa, ngobe tjedza atjipo muwunli." 11 Wakaleba ejalo, akakoti kubali, "Nkwinya wedu Lazaro wayezela, koga ndoyenda ndinowumusa muwhope."

12 Badiyiwa bakati kuwunli, "He, hapa kuli kuti wayezela, unowhonaya."

13 Ipapa Yesu waka eleba nekwelufu gwaLazaro, ibo bakakumbula kuti waka eleba nekwenyaluluka akayezela. 14 Yesu akabe ebabudza patjena, "Lazaro wafa,