1 Lelo munu yumwe iyakemighwe Lazaro tsamtamu. Ayo yang'ali yokala Betaniya, kaye yake Mariya na dada yake Marita. 2 Mariya ayuno tsakakala yuyula iyambakile Imndewa ghamafuta ighonung'ila mmaghulu, na kughabaghusa kwa tsimvili tsake, yuyo ilumbu wake Lazaro iyakalile mtamu. 3 Apfo lumbu tsake wamtumila Yesu usenga, "Ghwe Mndewa, sale yako yumkunda koghula." 4 Yesu hayahulike apfi, kalonga, "Utamu auno si wa lifwa baye, ila ulawila kwa ajili ya utunitso wa Imlungu, ili Imwana wa Imlungu yatunitsighwe kubitila utamu auno." 5 Naye Yesu tsakawakunda Marita, na lumbu lyake, na Lazaro. 6 Yesu hayahulike Lazaro koghula, kongetsa matsuwa meli gha ukukala ahala hayakalile. 7 Kuya Yesu kawalongela wanafunzi wake, "Tukeni keli Yudeya." 8 Wanafunzi wake wamlongela, "Mlangulitsi, matsuwa chidogho ighabitile wapfilongotsi wa Wayahudi wang'ali wobama wakutowe na ghamabwe, heule ubama ughende ako keli?"

9 Yesu kawedika, "Apfi imisi ng'aina masaa kumi na meli baye? Munu yang'anga nemisi ng'ekwala baye kwa apfila koghwona ghumwanga ghwa isi aino. 10 Lekeni imunu yang'anga nechilo kekwala, kwa apfila kahela mwanga mghati mwake." 11 Kaghalonga agho, kuya kaghendelela kuwalongela, "Sale yetu Lazaro kawasa, lekeni nene noghenda nikamlamse."

12 Wanafunzi wake wamwidika, "Ghwemtwatsa, kama kawasa, katsohona." 13 Lekeni Yesu tsayang'ali yolonga imbuli ya ukufa kwa Lazaro, ila wawo wafikitsa kolonga imbuli ya ukuwasa tsinongo. 14 Apfo lelo Yesu kawalongela mwatsimwatsi ghendo, "Lazaro kafa, 15 lekeni kwaajili yenu nodeng'elela, kwaapfila sikalile kuko baye, ili mwemwe mtoghole. Lelo tukeni tumghendele." 16 Kuya Tomasi, iyakemighwe Basa, kawalongela wanafunzi wayaghe, "Na twetwe tukeni, ili tukafe hamwe naye."

17 Yesu hayapfikile ako, kampfika Lazaro mala katsikighwa mkabuli matsuwa mane ighalutile. 18 Ichijiji cha Betaniya tsachikala habehi na Yerusalemu, utali kama wa maili mbili; 19 na Wayahudi wengi tsawatsa kuwakanza Marita na Mariya kwa ukufa kwa indughu yawo. 20 Marita hayahulike Yesu kakutsa, kaghenda kunze kwitingana na Yesu, lekeni Mariya tsakasighala mng'anda. 21 Marita kamlongela Yesu, "Ghwemtwatsa, ka ung'awile ahano, lumbu lyangu tsang'abamile kufa baye! 22 Lekeni nomanya, hata sambi, ka chochose chaumlomba Imlungu katsokwing'a."

23 Yesu kamlongela, "Lumbu lyako katsotsihiluka."

24 Marita kamwidika, "Nomanya ka katsotsihiluka mna utsihiluko wa iwafile litsuwa lya utsighilo."

25 Yesu kamlongela, "Nene yuyo utsihiluko na ugima. Imunu iyonitoghola nene, hata yang'afa katsakuwa na ugima keli, 26 na imunu wowose iyali mgima na kunitoghola nene ng'atsakufa ghendo baye. Pfihi alyo kwotoghola?" 27 Marita kamwidika, "Ona, Ghwemtwatsa! Notoghola ka ghweghwe kwa Kiristu, Imwana wa Imlungu, ayula iyakutsa muisi."

28 Marita hayamalitse ukulonga apfo, kaghenda kamkema Mariya hawaliyeka, kamlongela, "Imlangulitsi kabaha, kokukema." 29 Mariya hayahulike alyo, kenuka himahima kamghendela Yesu. 30 Naye Yesu kakala ng'ana yapfike mkaye baye, ila tsayang'ali bahala hayetingane na Marita. 31 Wayahudi awala iwakalile mng'anda womkanza Mariya, hawamwonile Mariya kenuka himahima na kulawa kunze wamuwinza, wafikitsa yang'ali yoghenda kuna likabuli yakalile. 32 Mariya hayapfikile hanu hayali Yesu na hayamwonile, keghwisa imwenyegho hana ghamaghulu ghake, kamlongela, "Ghwemtwatsa, ka ung'awile baha, lumbu lyangu ng'abamile yafe baye!" 33 Yesu hayamwonile Mariya kolila, na Wayahudi iwatsile na Mariya nawo wolila, iloho yake ihutsunika na kaghanzika mmoyo mwwake. 34 Yesu kawaghutsa, "Angu mmwikile kwani?"

Wamwidika, "Ghwemtwatsa, itsa ulole."

35 Yesu kalila. 36 Kuya Wayahudi walonga, "Loleni pfayamkundile!"

37 Lekeni wanu wangi welongela, "Ayula iyamhonyile imunu chipofu, ng'adahile pfihi ukumtenda na ayuno yaleke ukufa?"

38 Yesu, aku koghanzika keli mna ghumoyo ghwake, kaghenda mbaka kuna likabuli. Likabuli alyo tsalikala pango lidiwiighwe na libwe. 39 Yesu kawalaghitsa, "Lighubuleni libwe!" Marita, lumbu wa imunu iyafile kamwidika, "Ghwemtwatsa, ng'ambe konung'a! Mana tangu hayatsikighwe leloli tsuwa lya kane."

40 Yesu kamlongela, "Pfihi sikulongele baye ka ung'atoghola kutsakwona utunitso wa Imlungu?" 41 Apfo walighubula libwe. Kuya Yesu kenula tsinenge kalola kuchanya kalonga, "Baba, nolonga mighede kwaapfila kunihulika. 42 Nomanya kuwa ghweghwe matsuwa ghose konihulika, lekeni nilonga apfino kwaajili ya iwanu iwemile ahano, ili watoghole ka ghweghwe kunituma." 43 Hayamalitse ukulonga apfino, kakemelela kwa litsi kulu, "Lazaro, utse akuno kunze!" 44 Naye imunu ayula iyafile kalawa kunze, ghamoko na ghamaghulu ghake ghohighwa na isanda, na ichihanga chake chohighwa na chitambala.

Yesu kawalongela, "Mdoholeni mumleke yoke."

45 Apfo Wayahudi wengi iwaghendile kumwangila Mariya, na kughona aghala ghayatendile Yesu, wamtoghola. 46 Lekeni wanu wangi waghenda kwa Mafarisayo wawalongela aghala ghayatendile Yesu. 47 Kuya Mafarisayo na iwatambika wakulu wakema mtingano ghwa Libalatsa lya Wayahudi, weghutsa, "Tutendatse lelo? Imunu ayuno kotenda miujitsa mingi. 48 Tung'amleka yaghendelele, iwanu wose watsomtoghola, kuya iwakulu wa Waroma watsakutsa kusola Ing'anda yetu ya ukulombela na litaifa lyetu."

49 Kuya yumwe wawo, iyakemighwe Kayafa, iyakalile Mtambika mkulu wa ghumwaka aghula, kalonga, "Mwemwe mwawabotsi! 50 Apfi ng'ammanyile baye ka afatsali munu yumwe yafe kwaajili ya iwanu, kuliko litaifa lyose lihinyighwe?" 51 Lekeni tsag'alongile alyo kwa kubama imwenyegho baye, ila kwaapfila tsakakala mtambika mkulu mna ghumwaka aghula, katabili kama Yesu katsakufa kwaajili ya litaifa alyo, 52 wala si kwaajili ya litaifa alyo liliyeka baye, ila pfipfila kuwaghala hanu hamwe iwana wa Imlungu iwapwililike wawe wamwe. 53 Apfo kulawa litsuwa alila iwakulu wa Wayahudi weka mipango ya kumkoma. 54 Apfo Yesu ng'aghendile mwatsimwatsi baye haghati ha iwanu wa Yudeya, ila kalawa ako kaghenda habehi na kunyika, kuna ichijiji ichikemighwe Efuraimu, kakala kuko na wanafunzi wake.

55 Ichihungo cha pasaka ya Wayahudi hachipfikile habehi, wanu wengi wagheluka Yerusalemu ili wadeghesighwe ng'ana Ipasaka ipfike. 56 Wang'ali wombama Yesu, na hawemile mna lihekalu wang'ali weghutsa, "Mkwonatse? Apfi ng'atsakutsa baye kuna lchihungo?" 57 Lekeni iwatambika wakulu na Mafarisayo walapfa laghitso munu wowose iyomanya kwayali Yesu, yalonge, ili wamghoghe.