1 Jesu paakapeja kulebeleka mawhi yaya, wakati kubalayijwa babe, 2 "Munoziba kuti kwasala mazhuba mabili kuti kuswike iPasika, nokudalo Mwananhulumyana woNhu unoopilwa ekahamilwe ponchinjikwa."

3 Ndipo batebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu bakabungana pengumba yontebuji unkulwana, waluwhi Keyifasi, 4 bakalangana kuti bangonsunga chini Jesu nenzila yobuchengeji, bombulaye. 5 Koga bakati, "tisite alo nonshaji wemiliya, nokuti kungaba nokusogajikana mukati mwabanhu."

6 Jesu wakati eli kuBhetani mungumba yaSimoni wakabalwalabo mapelembuji, 7 eligele petebuli elikumulya, kwakaswika umwe unhukaji eli nefukwana lyamafuta obunde anodula kasa, akadila munsholo mwaJesu. 8 Balayijwa babe pabakazwibona yezwi bakanyemeswa nazwo, beti "Azanisilwani? 9 Mafuta obunde yaya ngana atengeswa nemali inji, ikapiwa basheti."

10 Jesu wakajiziba indangalilo jabo, akati kwabali, "Ini muunyaja unhukaji yoyu? Zwaanditila chinhu chibuyanana. 11 Nokuti basheti mobeli nabo unshaji wose, koga amutobeli nami unshaji wose. 12 Kudila mafuta obunde pombili wangu, wazwita elonganyila kujikwa kwangu. 13 Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, pose panoobhaunulwa indebo imbuya yeyi munyika yose, yezwi zwaata zwinoolebwa sechikumbulujo chiche."

14 Pakalepo umwe wabegumi nababili, waluwhi Judasi Isikaliyoti, wakenda kubatebuji bakulwana, 15 akati, "Mungandipani ndingopila Jesu kwamuli?" Ibo bakondipa makumi matatu esiliva. 16 Kuvila yoyo unshaji wakashaka inzila yokuuncheta.

17 Nezhuba lyotanga lyechinkwa chisina unkukumuso balayijwa bakezha kuna Jesu, beti, "Ngokupi kwaunoda kuti tinokulonganyila kuti ulye iPasika"

18 Wakati kwabali, "Indani muguta kunoomwe unhu, munoti kwaali, ‘uNdayiji wati iye, unshaji wangu waaba pelyo, pengumba iyo ndipo pandichalyila iPasika nabalayijwa bangu.’ "

19 Balayijwa bakata sezwabakalayijwa naJesu bakalonganyila kulya kwePasika.

20 Pakwakati aba madeko, wakagala petebuli, nabalayijwa bali gumi nababili, 21 pabakabelya, wakati, "chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, umwe wenu unoondicheta."

22 Ibo bakahetela kasa, bakatanga kuumbhuza umwe nomwe, beti, "Ndimi na, Tezi"

23 Wakabashandula eti, "Iye wabiga luboko mundyilo nami, ndiye uchandicheta. 24 Mwananhulumyana woNhu unoonda nenzila yakakwalwa, koga lutaka kunoyo uchacheta Mwananhulumyana woNhu! Zwaluba zwibuyanana kunhu yoyo, ngana asakazwalwa."

25 Judasi, unoba iye wakoncheta, wakati "Ndimi na, Tezi"

Jesu wakati kwaali, "Seni waleba."

26 Bakati bechinolya Jesu wakatola chinkwa, akachikombolela, akachimedula, akachipa balayijwa babe, eti, "Tolani mulye, yoyu umbili wangu."

27 Wakatola unkombe akaboka, eti, "Inwani mose, 28 nokuti yeli ilopa lyangu lyechivumilano lichakutukila banji kutila kuti luchinyo lulekejelwe. 29 Ndinoti kwamuli, andichinoonwa kabili, chinwiwa chonchelo wonzhambi, kuswikila yelyo izhuba lyandichochinwa bupya namwi mubushe bwaTate bangu."

30 Pabakati bakwimba lwimbo bakabhuda benda kudunhu lyamaOlivi.

31 Ngweno Jesu wakati kwabali, "Busiku yobuno imwi mose munonditizha, nokuti kulokwalwa kuti ‘Ndinooloba undyisi, imhwizi jedanga jinoomwayika.’ 32 Koga mushule mokumuka kwangu ndinoomutangila kunda kuGalili."

33 Pita wakashandula, eti, "Kojoba bamwe bose bakatizha nokuda kuko, imi anditokulamba."

34 Jesu wakati kwaali "Chokomende ndinoti kunawi, busiku yobuno unondilamba katatu, igukulume lisanu lyakokolika."

35 Pita wakati kwaali, "Kojoba kuli kufa nawi, anditokulamba."

Bose balayijwa bakaleba alo.

36 Jesu wakenda nabo kubugalo bunowhi Gesemani, akati kubalayijwa babe, "Galani yopa, ndikumunda yopaya kunonamata." 37 Wakatola Pita nabanabanhulumyana baZebhedi babili, akatanga kuhetela nokunyajikana kasa. 38 Wakati kwabali, "Moyo wangu uloshulubala kasa, kuswikila pakufa, galani yopa, mulinde nami."

39 Wakakwenda inhambo inshomanana, wakafhigama, akakotama chiso chiche chikaguma pasi, akanamata, eti, "Tate bangu, kana zwitubukana, unkombe wokujiijwa yoyu ngaupinde kunami, kusibe sokuda kwangu, koga sokuda kwenu."

40 Wakabwilila kubalayijwa, akabawana belilele, akati kunaPita, "Amungalinde nami kwe awa limwempela chete? 41 Lingani, munamate kuti musingwine mukukwejwa, umpepo unoda zwawo, koga umbili unabutela."

42 Akale lwabili wakasundubukila kwakale, akanonamata, eti, "Tate bangu, kana unkombe yoyu usinotubukana kubhiswa ndisanwa, ngazwitike sokuda kwenu." 43 Wakabwilila akale akabawana balala, nokuti ihope jakabakababhata.

44 Wakabasiya, akenda kunonamata kechitatu, eleba mawhi akalewo. 45 Wakezha kubalayijwa, akati kuna ibo, "Muchilele munyetutukwa zwenu? Bonani waswika unshaji, akale Mwananhulumyana woNhu ukumuchetwa mumaboko abachinyi. 46 Nyamukani tikwende. Lingani, uncheti wangu wabapelyo."

47 Echinolebeleka, Judasi wakaswika, umwe wabegumi nababili, elinebunga igulwana bekabhata makwalabaza neswimbo, batumwa nabatebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu. 48 Feno uncheti wakapa chitondejo eti, "Yoyo undichamyonta, mumbhate, ndiye."

49 Wakenda kuna Jesu pakalepo, akati, "kwaswibha Ndayiji!" Akomyonta.

50 Jesu wakati kunaiye, "nkwaina, ini uli yopano?"

Bakondila bakombhata akale bakonsunga. 51 Hezwo, umwe waabo baluba naJesu wakabhisa igwalabaza lilye, akakwapula inzebe youmwe undanda wontebuji unkulwana. 52 Jesu wakati kwaali, "Bwiliza igwalabaza lilyo pabugalo bwalyo, nokuti bose banobhata igwalabaza banopalajwa negwalabaza. 53 Autoyeya na kuti ndinotubula kukumbila kuna Tate bangu kuti benditumile pakalepo makapo engilozi jabalwi anopinda pegumi lina mabili? 54 Biya anoozhajikijwa chini makwalo, anoleba kuti zwibe alo."

55 Panooyo unshaji Jesu wakalebeleka kubunga lyabanhu, eti, "Mwezha namakwalabaza neswimbo kondibhata, soti ndimpanduki na? Izhuba nezhuba ndalugala muTempeli ndilayija, koga amujakandibhata. 56 Koga zwose yezwi zwatikana kuti zwizhajikije zwakakwalwa nabapolofeti."

Yopo balayijwa bose bakonsiya, bakatizha.

57 Yabo bakabhata Jesu bakonsenga kunaKayifasi, untebuji unkulwana, kwakabakabungana balayiji bomulawo nabatungamili babanhu. 58 Koga Pita wakontobela eli kule, mane kuswikila kulubazhe lwontebuji unkulwana, akangwina mukati akagala nabalindi eda kubona kuti zwinopela chini. 59 Batebuji bakulwana namakulukota bakapyanga busumikiji bwokuniepela Jesu kuti bombulaye, 60 asi apana bubakawana, kojoba basumikiji bokuniepa bakezha. Kumapejelejo kwakoowanika babili, 61 bakati, "Yoyu unhu wakati, ‘Ndinotubula kukolomola itempeli lyaMwali, ndikalibakulula mumazhuba matatu.’ "

62 Untebuji unkulwana wakanyamuka, akati, "Iwi, aunenshandulo na? Ini yaba banhu besumikija zwibi pezhulu papo?" 63 Koga Jesu wakanyalala. Untebuji unkulwana akati kwaali, "ita ikowhe naMwali umpenyu, utibuje kuti ndiwi Kristo Mwananhulumyana waMwali na"

64 Jesu wakati kwaali, "Wazwileba woga. Koga ndinoti kwauli, kuvila ngweno munoobona Mwananhulumyana woNhu eligele kululyi lwoWamasimba, ezha eli pamakole edenga"

65 Untebuji unkulwana wakajelula zwimbalo zwizwe, akati, "watuka Mwali. Biya tichinani nobusumikiji? Mwazwiwhila mwoga ngweno kutuka Mwali kwaata. 66 Imwi moyeyani nazwo?"

Bakashandula, beti, "Unokwelela lufu!"

67 Bakatanga kuumfhila mate kumesho, bakondoba nefayindi. Bamwe bakomakula, 68 beti, "Polofita kwatili, iwi Kristo! Ndiani wakuloba biya!"

69 Pita wakabeligele palubazhe. Unshingikaji wakezha kunaiye, akati kwaali, "Naibo wabeli naJesu wokuGalili."

70 Koga iye wakalamba pambeli pabo bose eti, "Anditozwiziba zwaukumuleba." 71 Paakakwenda akalingisa kushubo, umwe wabashingikaji wakombona, akabuja bakabeli pelyo kuti, "Unhu yoyu wabeli naJesu weNazaleta."

72 Iye wakalamba akale ekowha, eti, "Anditounziba unhu yoyu."

73 Mushule mwonshaji unshomanana yabo bakabelimile pelyo bakasendela, bakati kunaPita, "chokomende, ndiwi umwe wabo, tawha nondebelekelo uwo."

74 Ndipo paakatanga kutukana ekowha eti, "Unhu yoyu anditounziba."

Pakalepo lyakakokoleka igukulume. 75 Pita wakava ayeya mawhi akalebwa naJesu okuti, "Unoondilamba katatu, igukulume lisanu lyakokolika." Iye wakabhuda pazhe akanolila zwineshungu.