João 11

Lifwa la Lazalu

1 Mundu mmonga liina laki Lazalu avi mtamu. Mundu mwenuyo avili mkolonjinji wa Betania, valumbu vaki Maliya na Malita vatamayi chijiji chila. 2 Maliya ndi yula mweamnyalili Bambu mahuta geginungalila bwina mumagendelu gaki na kumuungula na mayunju gaki. Lazalu mweavimtamu ndi mhaja wa Maliya. 3 Hinu, valumbu vala vatumili ujumbi kwa Yesu. "Bambu, nkozi waku mtamu!"

4 Yesu mwene peagayuwini genago, akajova, "Utamu wenuwu wileta lepi lifwa, uhumalili muni Chapanga apewa ukulu na Mwana wa Chapanga mewa apewa ukulu."

5 Yesu avaganili Malita na Maliya pamonga na mlongo wavi Lazalu. 6 Peayuwini kuvya Lazalu mtamu, Yesu akahamba kutama peavili magono gavili. 7 Kangi akavajovela vawuliwa vaki, "Tihamba kavili ku Yudea!"

8 Vawuliwa vala vakamjovela, "Muwula, lukumbi luhupi ndu lupitili Vayawudi vaganili kukukoma na maganga, hinu wigana kuhamba kwenuko kavili?"

9 Yesu akavayangula "Wu, kuvi lepi masaa kumi na gavili ga muhi? Hinu mundu akagendayi muhi nakuhotola kujikuvala ndava ihotola kulola lumuli lwa mulima. 10 Nambu mundu akagendayi kilu akujikuvala ndava muni kawaka lumuli." 11 Yesu peamali kujova malovi genago, akavajovela "Nkozi witu Lazalu agonili, nambu nene yati nihamba kumuyumusa."

12 Vawuliwa vaki vakamjovela, "Bambu yikavya agonili yati ilama."

13 Vene vaholalili kuvya ajovili kugona lugono, nambu Yesu ajovili kumvala lifwa la Lazalu. 14 Ndi Yesu akavajovela hotohoto kuvya "Lazalu afwili,