1 Unshaji wemilya yechinkwa chisina umfufumuso, inowhi Pasika yakababa pelyo. 2 Batebuji bakulwana nabakwali bakaba bepyanga kuti bangombulaya chini; asi bakabetya banhu.

3 Guluzhanje wakangwina muna Judasi, wakaba ewhi Sikaliyoti, eli umwe wabegumi lina babili, 4 wakenda kubatebuji bakulwana namakulukota kuti angompila chini kwabali. 5 Bakashantilwa bakavumilana kuti banompa imali. 6 Nokudalo wakavuma akashaka unshaji ulokwelela kuti angompila chini kwabali pesina banhu banji.

7 Lyakaswika izhuba lyemilya yechinkwa chisina umfufumuso akale lili izhuba lyePasika pakunobulayiwa imhwizana 8 Nokudalo Jesu wakatuma Pita naJoni, eti, "Indani munotibambanyila ipasika kuti toolya." 9 Bakati kwaali, "Moda kuti tibambanyile kupi?" 10 Wakati kwabali, "Mungongwina muguta, moshangana nonhulume ulosenga ihali yevula, muntobele munongwina mungumba yaachangwina, 11 muti kumweni wengumba, ‘Undayiji unoti kwamuli: Iponi ingumba yabezi mundichalyila ipasika nabalayijwa bangu?’ 12 Iye uchanomutondeja ingumba ihulwana ipopezhulu inazwibiya zwose mukati, mubambanyile iyo." 13 Bakenda bakanowana sezwaakabaleba, bakava babambanyila ipasika.

14 Pawakati waswika unshaji, wakagala pakulya nabo bapositoli. 15 Wakati kwabali, "Ndabedisisisa kuti ndilye ipasika yeyi namwi ndisanhu ndayabula, 16 ndinomubuja kuti anditoolya kujine zwizhajikijwe mubushe bwaMwali."

17 Wakatola unkombe akaboka akati, "Tolani yoyu, mukobelane; 18 nokuti ndinomubuja nditi kuvila ngweno andichinoonwa akale chinwiwa chonzhambi kuswikila bushe bwaMwali bwaswika."

19 Wakatola akale, chinkwa, akaboka, akachimedula, akabapa eti, "Yoyu umbili wangu, uchapilwa imwi, galani muta ali kuti mundikumbulukile pakale." 20 Bakati bapeja chilayilo, wakati, "Yoyu unkombe chivumilano chipya chelopa lyangu lichookutukila imwi."

21 Asi lingani, luboko lwoyo uchandicheta lunanami yopano petebuli. 22 "Nokuti Mwananhulumyana woNhu ukumunda sobuzwakamisilwa, asi mayee kunoyo unhu uchoncheta!"

23 Pakalepo bakatanga kubhuzana kuti kungaba ani pakati pabo angata chinhu chakadalo.

24 Kwakaba nokukakabajana pakati pabo kuti ndiyani angaba unkulwana wabo. 25 Wakati kwabali, "Mashe abokuzhe anamasimba pezhulu pabo, yabo banamasimba pezhulu pabo banoshobwa sababhanchi babanhu. 26 Asi zwisibe alo pakati penu; yoyu unkulwana pakati penu ngaabe iye soti ndiye untukutuku, neebo untungamili ngaabe sonshingi. 27 Ndiyani unkulwana, yoyo unogala pakulya, kana yoyo unoshingila? Aatoba yoyo ugele pakulya na? Koga imi ndipo pakati penu soyo ukumushingila.

28 Ndimwi yabo balamba beli nami mukukwejwa kwangu, 29 feno ndomupa bushe somubakandipa Tate, 30 kuti mulye nokunwa petebuli lyangu mubushe bwangu, akale mogala zwigalo zwobushe mutonga induji igumi nembili jokwaIzilaeyli.

31 "Simoni, Simoni, whilila, Satani wakumbila kuti ekupyeke sekoloni, 32 asi ndakunamatila, kuti usikonwe mukudimbwa kukwo; asi ungochingunuka, simisa banakwaina babo."

33 Wakashandula eti, "She, imi ndilozwipila kunda muntolongo nokufa namwi." 34 Wakati, "Ndokubuja Pita, kuti igukulume lisanhu lyakokolika nasi, unoba wandilamba katatu kuti autondiziba."

35 Wakati kunaibo, "Pandakamutuma musina ihobhodo kana chikwama kana ishangu, pana zwamwakashayiwa na?" Bakati, "Apana."

36 Wakati kwabali, "Asi feno, yoyo unanechikwama ngechitole, unanehobhodo ngete zwakalezwo. Noyo usina igwalabaza ngetengese ijasi lilye etukotenga igwalabaza." 37 Nokuti ndomubuja kuti zwilokwelela kuzhajikijwa zwinhu yezwi zwilokwalwa pezhulu pangu zwokuti, "Unoobalilwa nabachinyi, yezwi zwakakwalwa mumakwalo pezhulu pangu zwikumuzhajikijwa." 38 Bakati, "She, lingani yopano haya makwalabaza mabili." Iye akati, "Zwakwana."

39 Wakabhuda, samazhuba ose akenda kudunhu lyeOlivi; balayijwa babe bakontobela. 40 Paakaswika kwakale, wakati kwabali, "Namatani kuti musingwine mukukwejwa."

41 Wakabasiya akasosoloka kwonshizho unanga sokuposwa kwebwe akanofhigama akanamata, 42 eti, "Tate kana muda, bhisani unkombe yoyu kunami, kusibe kuda kwangu, koga kuda kwenu ngakutiwe." 43 Akale kwakaboneka ingilozi kwaali iva kudenga ikoonsimisa. 44 Elimukulwajilwa wakanamata neshungu, akale idukuta lilye lyakaba samadonwe makulwana elopa akabedonela pasi.

45 Paakanyamuka kuva mukunamata, wakabwilila kwakabeli balayijwa akabawana belilele neshungu jabo, 46 wakati kwabali, "Molalilani biya? Mukani munamate, kutila kuti musingwine mukukwejwa."

47 Wakati echinolebeleka, kwakaswika igapo lyabanhu, likatungamililwa naJudasi wakabeli umwe wabegumi lina babili.Wakenda pelyo naJesu kuti omyonte, 48 asi Jesu wakati kwaali, "Judasi unompila mwananhulumyana wonhu nokumyonta kani?" 49 Pabakabona zwalutobela, yabo bakabekwenda naye bakati, "She titeme negwalabaza na?" 50 Umwe wabo wakatema akadubula inzebe yokululyi yondanda wontebuji unkulwana.

51 Asi Jesu wakati, "Zwakwana yezwi!" Wakaguma inzebe akonchilisa.

52 Jesu wakati kubatebuji bakulwana, nabatungamilili babalindi beTempeli nabakulugulu bakaba bezha nolubengo kwaali, eti, "Mwezha kwandili namakwalabaza akale neswimbo sofana ndimpambi na? 53 Pandakabeli namwi muTempeli mazhuba ose amujakakweja kundisunga. Koga yoyu ndiwo unshaji wenu, nowesimba lyenhilima."

54 Bakombhata bakenda naye kungumba yontebuji unkulwana. Pita wakatobela ekwendela kule; 55 Pakabangijwa moto pakati polubazhe, Pita wakagala pakati pabo. 56 Umwe undandakaji wakombona eligele pamoto, akondingisisa akati, "Yoyu unhulume neebo wabeli naye."

57 Koga wakalamba, akati "Awe nhukaji anditounziba." 58 Mushule monshaji umfupi umwe akale wakombona akati, "Nawibo uli umwe wabo!"

Asi Pita wakati, "Awe nhulume anditoba iye pe!"

59 Mushule kwonshaji weawa lingaba limwempela, umwe wakanangatila eti, "Chokomende unhulume yoyu ndiye wabeli naye, nokuti unGalili."

60 Asi Pita wakati, "Awe nhulume anditozwiziba zwaumulebeleka."

Pakalepo echinolebeleka igukulume lyakakokolika. 61 She wakachingunuka akondinga Pita. Ndipo Pita paakakumbulukwa mawhi aShe pakalebeleka kwaali eti, "Igukulume lisanu lyakokolika nasi, unooba wandilamba katatu." 62 Wakabhuda akenda pazhe akanolila kasakasa.

63 Yabo banhulume bakaba bakombhata Jesu bakonsota akale bondoba 64 bakomfuka kumesho, bakati, "Polofita kuti ndiyani wakuloba?" 65 Bakaleba mawhi manji bontuka.

66 Pakwakeja, bakashangana begota lyabatebuji bakulwana, nabakwali; bakombuza mbeli kwegota lyabo, bakati, 67 "Tibuje kana ndiwi Kristo."

Koga iye wakati kwabali, "Kana ndingomubuja amutondidimbwa, 68 akale ndingomubhuza, amutondishandula. 69 Asi kuvila ngweno mwananhulumyana woNhu unoogala kuluboko lwokululyi lwamasimba aMwali." 70 Bose bakati, "Iwi uMwananhulumyana waMwali na?" Wakati kwabali, "Seni ndimwi mumuleba moga." 71 Bakati, "Ani biya tichinoda busumikiji bweni? Tazwiwhila isu nokwedu zwava mundomo mumwe."