João 11

Kuhowa kwa Lazaru

1 Muntu yumu yawamshema Lazaru, kalikaliti Betaniya, kaweriti mlweri. Betaniya lushi lwawalikaliti Mariya na Marita muhasha gwakuwi. 2 Mariya ndo uliya yakamswagiti uturi Mtuwa na kumpukuta kwa viri zyakuwi. Ayu ndo Lazaru kaka gwakuwi yakaweriti mlweri. 3 Wahasha watuma ujumbi kwa Yesu, "Mtuwa, ganja gwaku yagumfira, mlweri!"

4 Yesu pakapikaniriti aga, katakula, "Ulweri awu hapeni hujegi kuhowa kwa Lazaru, ira ndo kwajili ya kumkwisa Mlungu na kwa mana ayi Mwana gwa Mlungu kakwiswi."

5 Yesu kamfiriti Marita na muhasha gwakuwi pamuhera na Lazaru. 6 Pakapatiti shisoweru handa Lazaru mlweri, kulikala pahala panu kwa mashaka mawili nentu. 7 Shakapanu kawagambira wafundwa wakuwi, "Tuwuyi kayi Yudeya!"

8 Wafundwa wamgambira, "Mfunda! Shaka shifupi hera shipita Wayawudi wafira kukuguma mabuwi, na gwenga gufira kugenda kayi aku?"

9 Yesu kankula, "Lishaka lyana saa lilongu na mbili ndiri, ndo hangu? Pakagendagenda paliwala hapeni kawezi kulikwala, kawona kulangala kwa pasipanu. 10 Kumbiti muntu pakagendagenda pashiru katalikwala, Toziya kulangala kwahera." 11 Yesu katakuliti hangu na pakamaliriti, kawagambira, "Ganja gwetu Lazaru kagonja, kumbiti neni nankugenda na kumyumusiya."

12 Wafundwa wakuwi wamgambira, "Mtuwa, handa yomberi kagonja su hakaponiziwi."

13 Kumbiti Yesu kaweriti kankutakula kuusu kuhowa kwakuwi, womberi waliholiti kuwera kankutakula kuusu kugonja mbota. 14 Yesu kawagambira pota kufifa, "Lazaru kahowa,