1 Ngweno kwakabasala mazhuba mabili kuti kube milya yePasika namabhiko echinkwa chisina umfufumuso. Batebuji bakulwana nabakwali bakapota inzila yokumbhata zwilosisika, akale bombulaye; 2 nokuti bakati, "Kusibe panshaji wamabhiko, nokuti banhu bangatimukila kukaba nezhoba."

3 Wakati eli kuBhetani mungumba yaSimoni, wamapelembuji, Jesu eligele pakulya, kwakezha unhukaji eli nonkabo wamafuta enadi omene etengwa nemali inji. Wakapwanya unkabo akadila Jesu, namafuta enadi pansholo. 4 Bamwe bakabelipo bakanyetela bakati, "Ini yezwi kulasha mafuta?" 5 "Mafuta yaya alutengeswa namazana matatu amakobeli esiliva kukapiwa basheti." Bakonyemela kasa unhukaji.

6 Koga Jesu wakati, "Undekejeni; Mumunyajilani? Wata unshingo umbuya kwandili. 7 Basheti munobeli nabo unshaji wose, akale pamunoda kubatila zwanana motubula kubatila; koga imi amutobeli nami unshaji wose. 8 Wata zwaanotubula; Walonganyila umbili wangu usanu ukajikwa. 9 Chokomende, ndinoti kwamuli, kwose kwaichabhaunulwa iNdebo iMbuya yeyi munyika jose, zwatiwa noyu nhukaji zwinoopupulwa sechikumbulujo naye."

10 Umwe wabaligumi nababili, Judasi Sikaliyoti wakenda kubatebuji bakulwana kunouncheta. 11 Pabakazwiwha yezwi bakashanta, bakombimbisa kuumpa imali. Iye wakapota inzila yokumpilija kwabali.

12 Nezhuba lyotanga lyechinkwa chisina umfufumuso, pabanobhayila imhwizana yePasika, balayijwa babe bakati kwaali, "Munoda kuti tinde kupi tinolonganyila, kwamuchanolyila iPasika?"

13 Wakatuma balayijwa babe babili akati kwabali, "Indani muguta, moshangana nonhulume ekasenga ihali yevula, muntobele, 14 yopo paachangwina, muti kumweni wengumba, uNdayiji wati." "Ipoponi ingumba yabashanyi kwandichalyila iPasika nabalayijwa bangu?" 15 "Unomutondeja ingumba ihulwana ipopezhulu ilolonganyilwa kale; mwakalemo mutilonganyile."

16 Balayijwa bakenda akale bakaswika muguta, bakawana zwose sezwaakabaleba; bakabambanyila iPasika.

17 Madekwana, wakezha nabaligumi banababili. 18 Pabakagala kuti belye, Jesu wakati, "Chokomende ndinoti kunamwi, umwe wenu wandikumulya naye unondicheta."

19 Bose bakaba neshungu, umwe noomwe akati kwaali, "Ndimi na?" 20 Wakati kwabali, "Umwe wenu baligumi nababili, wandimuseba naye mundyilo. 21 Nokuti Mwananhulumyana woNhu unonda sezwilokwalwa pezhulu pape, mayee kunoyo uchoncheta Mwananhulumyana woNhu! Zwaluba zwibuya ngana yoyo unhu esakazwalwa."

22 Belikumulya, wakatola chinkwa akaboka, akachimedula akabapa akati, "Tolani; yoyu umbili wangu."

23 Wakatola unkombe, paakaboka wakabapa bakanwa bose. 24 Wakati kwabali, "Yeli ilopa lyangu, lyechivumilano, lichakutukila banji. 25 Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, anditoonwa akale unchelo wonzhambi kujine kuswike izhuba lyandichoonwa bupya kuBushe bwaMwali."

26 Pabakapeja kukwimba lwimbo, bakenda kudunhu lyeOlivi.

27 Jesu wakati kwabali, "Banji mobwilileshule; nokuti zwilokwalwa kuti ndooloba uncheji, imhwizi jinootataukana, 28 koga, mushule mwokumuka kwangu, ndinoonda mbeli kwenu kuGalili."

29 Pita wakati kwaali, "Koja bose bakabwilila shule, Imi anditoobwilileshule."

30 Jesu wakati kwaali, "Chokomende, ndinoti kwauli, busiku bwanasi, igukulume lisanu lyakokoleka kabili unobandilamba katatu."

31 Koga wakalebeleka nesimba eti, " Kojoba zwileba kuti ndife namwi, anditomulamba."

Bose bakaleba alo.

32 Bakaswika pabugalo bunowhi Gesemani, wakati kubalayijwa babe, "Galani yopa, imi ndichinonamata." 33 Wakatola Pita, naJemusi, naJoni akenda nabo, wakatanga kujiijika nokuva moyo. 34 Wakati kwabali, "UMpepo wangu unaneshungu ihulwana kasa kuswikila pakufa. Galani yopa mulinde."

35 Wakabasiya akakwenda kashizho, akawila pasi, akale akanamata eti, "Kana zwitubulika yoyu unshaji upinde kumbali." 36 Akale wakati, "Abha! Tate! Kunamwi zwose zwinotikana; nyendulusani unkombe yoyu kwandili; koga kusibe kuda kwangu, koga kube kuda kwenu."

37 Wakabwilila kubalayijwa babe, akawana belilele, akati kuna Pita, "Simoni, seni ulele? Autotubula kulindila kwe awa limwempela?" 38 "Lindilani munamate, kuti musingwine mukukwejwa. Umpepo unoda koga inyama ilodemuka."

39 Wakabwilila kabili kunonamata, akapamha kuleba mawhi alotojana. 40 Paakabwilila akale kubalayijwa babe, wakawana belilele, nokuti bakabakafa nehope, akale abajakaziba mawhi okunshandula.

41 Wakabuya akale kwechitatu akati kwabali, "Muchilele zwenu munyetutukwa na? Zwakwana; unshaji waswika; Mwananhulumyana woNhu umupilwa mumaboko abachinyi. 42 Mukani, andeni. Uncheti wangu waaba pelyo."

43 Pakalepo, echinolebeleka, Judas, umwe wabaligumi nababili, wakaswika eli noluvute lwabanhu bana makwabalaza nejiswimbo, beva kubatebuji bakulwana nabakwali namakolokota. 44 Feno uncheti wakababapa chitondejelo eti, "Yoyu wandichamyonta ndiye; mumbhate muntole munde naye mumbhatise."

45 Paakaswika, wakenda kwaali nokukambija akati, "Ndayiji!" Akomyonta. 46 Bakabiga maboko abo bakombhata. 47 Umwe waabo bakabelimile pakalepo, wakabhisa igwalabaza lilye akacheka undanda wontebuji unkulwana akobhisa inzebe. 48 Jesu wakati kwabali, "Mwezha sabanhu bamuzhila imbava, namakwabalaza neswimbo muzha kondisunga? 49 Mazhuba wose ndaluba namwi ndilayija mutempeli, amujakandibhata. Koga makwalo alokwelela kuzhajikijwa."

50 Bakonsiya bakatizha.

51 Umwe unzhuzha wakontobela, ekambala uncheka chete; bakombhata, 52 koga wakabapujumuka akasiya uncheka akatizha elichinkuna.

53 Bakonsenga Jesu kuntebuji unkulwana; kuli iko kwakabakashangana bose batebuji bakulwana namakolokota nabakwali. 54 Pita wakontobela, eli kashizho, kunoswika mulukaya lwontebuji unkulwana, wakabeligele nabalindi ekota moto. 55 Feno batebuji bakulwana negota bakapyanga busumikiji bondandu wokuti Jesu ebulayiwe, koga abajakabuwana. 56 Banji bakapa busumikiji bwamanyepwa, koga busumikiji bwabo bwakasiyana.

57 Bamwe bakanyamuka bepa busumikiji bwamanyepwa beti, 58 "Isu takonwha eti, Imi ndinokolomola itempeli yeli lyakabakwa namaboko, mumazhuba matatu kova ndibaka limwe lisilobakwa namaboko." 59 Kojoba zwakadalo busumikiji bwabo abujaka vumilana.

60 Untebuji unkulwana wakanyamuka pakati pabo akabhuza Jesu eti, "Apana zwaunoshandula na? Ini yezwi banhu yaba zwibanosumikija pezhulu papo?"

61 Koga iye wakanyalala, aajakashandula. Untebuji Unkulwana wakombhuza kabili akati kwaali, "Ndiwi Kristo na, Mwananhulumyana waiye Ulokombolelwa?"

62 Jesu wakati, "Ndimi; Akale moombona Mwananhulumyana woNhu eligele kululyi lwaMasimba, akale ezha namakole okudenga."

63 Untebuji unkulwana wakajelula ingubo jije akale akati, "Tichinoshakilani busumikiji? 64 Mwazwiwhila mose Mwali etukwa! Moyeya ni?"

Bose bakati unandandu, unokwelela kufa.

65 Bamwe bakatanga kumfhila mate, akale bakomfuka kumesho, bondoba, akale beti, "Polofeta!" Nabalindi bakonshangamija nempama.

66 Feno Pita wakabeli mudako, mulukaya, umwe wabalandakaji bontebuji unkulwana wakezha, 67 paakabona Pita ekota moto, wakondinga akati, "Iwi wabeli naJesu wokuNazaleta."

68 Koga wakanyenyeja akati, "Anditozwiziba akale anditozwiwhisisa zwaumuleba." Wakabhuda mugumbi pakalepo igukulume likakokolika. 69 Undandakaji wakombona kabili, akale akabuja bakabeli mile pafupi akati, "Yoyu umwe wabo." 70 Koga iye wakanyenyeja akale.

Munshaji umfupi bakabeli mile pelyo naPita bakati kwaali, "Chokomende iwi umwe wabo; nokuti iwi uli wokuGalili."

71 Pakalepo wakatanga kutukana nokukowha, "Anditonziba yoyu unhu wamumulebeleka nezwizwe!"

72 Pakalepo igukulume lyakakokoleka kwechibili. Pita wakakumbulukwa mawhi aJesu okuti kwaali, "Igukulume lisanu lyakokoleka kabili, unobandilamba katatu." Wakazwiyeya yezwi akalila.