Mwali wa wamkulu ni wamkazi mmojhi alamichidwa
18 Yesu yapo wamakamba yameneyo, wamkulu mmojhi wa Ayahudi wadamgwadila, ni kukamba, "Mwana wanga wa mwalilila chipano yapa. Nambho, nikupembha ujhe ni umsanjike manja, nayo siwakhale wamoyo."
19 Yesu wadachoka pamojhi ni oyaluzidwa wake, adachatana ni yujha wamkulu.
20 Yapo amapita maye mmojhi uyo wamasusa nghole kwa vyaka khumi ni viwili, wadamchata Yesu mmbuyo, wadagafya njhonga ya njhalu ya Yesu. 21 Wadaganizila mumtima mwake, "Nikagafyape njhalu yake, sinilame."
22 Yesu wadapenya mmbuyo wadamwona wamkazi yujha, wadamkambila, "Mwali, limba mtima! Chikulupi chako chakulamicha." Pampajha wamkazi yujha wadalama.
23 Ndiipo Yesu wadalowa uti mnyumba ya wamkulu yujha. Yapo wadaona wandhu yawo amaliza vitolilo va nyimbo za zaya, 24 wadaakambila, "Chokani kubwalo! Mwaliyu siwadamwalile, nambho wangogonape." Anyiiwo adamseka. 25 Yapo adatuluchidwa kubwalo, Yesu wadalowa mnyumba, wadamgwila jhanja mwali yujha, nayo wadaima. 26 Nghani imeneyo idaenela mujhiko lonjhe.