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Yohane Mʼbatizi Akonza Njira

1 Chiyambi cha Uthenga Wabwino wa Yesu Khristu, Mwana wa Mulungu, ² monga zalembedwera mʼbuku la mneneri Yesaya:

⁴ Ndipo Yohane anabwera mʼmadera a mʼchipululu nabatiza, ndi kulalikira za ubatizo wa kutembenuka mtima ndi wa chikhululukiro cha machimo. ⁵ Madera onse a ku Yudeya ndi anthu onse a ku Yerusalemu anatuluka napita kwa iye. Akavomereza machimo awo, amawabatiza mu mtsinje wa Yorodani. ⁶ Yohane amavala zovala zopangidwa ndi ubweya wangamira, ndi lamba wachikopa mʼchiwuno mwake, ndipo amadya dzombe ndi uchi wamthengo. ⁷ Ndipo uthenga wake unali uwu: “Pambuyo panga pakubwera wina wondiposa ine mphamvu. Ine si woyenera kuwerama ndi kumasula zingwe za nsapato zake. ⁸ Ine ndikubatizani ndi madzi, koma Iye adzakubatizani ndi Mzimu Woyera.”

Kubatizidwa ndi Kuyesedwa kwa Yesu

⁹ Pa nthawi imeneyo Yesu anabwera kuchokera ku Nazareti wa ku Galileya ndipo anabatizidwa ndi Yohane mu mtsinje wa Yorodani. ¹⁰ Pamene Yesu ankatuluka mʼmadzi, anaona kumwamba kukutsekuka ndipo Mzimu Woyera akutsikira pa Iye ngati nkhunda. ¹¹ Ndipo Mawu anamveka kuchokera kumwamba: “Iwe ndiwe Mwana wanga wokondedwa; ndipo ndikondwera nawe.”

¹² Nthawi yomweyo Mzimu Woyera anamutumiza Iye ku chipululu, ¹³ ndipo anali mʼchipululumo masiku makumi anayi, akuyesedwa ndi Satana. Anali pakati pa nyama zakuthengo; ndipo angelo anamutumikira.

Yesu Alengeza za Uthenga Wabwino

¹⁴ Yohane atamutsekera mʼndende, Yesu anapita ku Galileya nalalikira Uthenga Wabwino wa Mulungu nati, ¹⁵ “Nthawi yafika, ufumu wa Mulungu wayandikira. Tembenukani mtima ndi kukhulupirira Uthenga Wabwino!”

Yesu Ayitana Ophunzira ake Oyamba

¹⁶ Pamene Yesu ankayenda mʼmbali mwa nyanja ya Galileya, anaona Simoni ndi mʼbale wake Andreya akuponya khoka mʼnyanja, popeza anali asodzi. ¹⁷ Yesu anati, “Bwerani, tsateni Ine, ndipo ndidzakusandutsani asodzi a anthu.” ¹⁸ Nthawi yomweyo anasiya makoka awo namutsata Iye.

¹⁹ Atapita patsogolo pangʼono, anaona Yakobo ndi mʼbale wake Yohane ana a Zebedayo, ali mʼbwato akukonza makoka awo. ²⁰ Mosataya nthawi anawayitana, ndipo anasiya abambo awo Zebedayo ndi anyamata aganyu ali mʼbwatomo, namutsata Iye.

Yesu Atulutsa Mzimu Woyipa

²¹ Iwo anapita ku Kaperenawo, ndipo tsiku la Sabata litafika, Yesu analowa mʼsunagoge nayamba kuphunzitsa. ²² Anthu anadabwa ndi chiphunzitso chake, chifukwa anawaphunzitsa ngati munthu amene anali ndi ulamuliro, osati ngati aphunzitsi amalamulo. ²³ Pomwepo munthu wina mʼsunagogemo amene anali wogwidwa ndi mzimu woyipa anafuwula kuti, ²⁴ “Mukufuna chiyani kwa ife, Yesu wa ku Nazareti? Kodi mwabwera kudzatiwononga? Ndikudziwa kuti ndinu ndani, ndinu Woyerayo wa Mulungu!”

²⁵ Yesu anadzudzula chiwandacho mwamphamvu nati, “Khala chete! Tuluka mwa iye!” ²⁶ Mzimu woyipawo unamugwedeza mwamphamvu ndipo unatuluka mwa iye ukufuwula.

²⁷ Anthu anadabwa kwambiri kotero kuti anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Ichi nʼchiyani? Chiphunzitso chatsopano ndi ulamuliro! Iye akulamula, ngakhale mizimu yoyipa ikumumvera.” ²⁸ Mbiri yake inafalikira kudera lonse la Galileya mofulumira.

Yesu Achiritsa Anthu Ambiri

²⁹ Atangochoka mu sunagoge, Yesu pamodzi ndi Yakobo ndi Yohane anakalowa mʼnyumba ya Simoni ndi Andreya. ³⁰ Mpongozi wa Simoni anali chigonere akudwala malungo, ndipo anamuwuza Yesu za iye. ³¹ Ndipo Yesu anapita kwa iye, namugwira dzanja namuthandiza kudzuka. Malungo anachoka ndipo anayamba kuwatumikira.

³² Madzulo omwewo dzuwa litalowa anthu anabweretsa kwa Yesu anthu onse odwala ndi ogwidwa ndi ziwanda. ³³ Anthu onse a mʼmudzimo anasonkhana pa khomo, ³⁴ Yesu anachiritsa ambiri amene anali ndi matenda osiyanasiyana, komanso anatulutsa ziwanda zambiri, ndipo sanalole kuti ziwandazo ziyankhule chifukwa zinkamudziwa Iye.

Yesu Apemphera Kumalo a Yekha

³⁵ Mmamawa, kukanali kamdima, Yesu anadzuka, nachoka pa nyumbapo kupita kumalo kwa yekha, kumene anakapemphera. ³⁶ Simoni ndi anzake anapita kokamufunafuna Iye, ³⁷ ndipo atamupeza, anamuwuza kuti, “Aliyense akukufunani!”

³⁸ Yesu anayakha kuti, “Tiyeni tipite kwina ku midzi ya pafupi kuti ndikalalikirenso kumeneko. Ichi ndi chifukwa chimene ndinabwerera.” ³⁹ Potero anayendayenda mu Galileya, kulalikira mʼmasunagoge awo ndi kutulutsa ziwanda.

Yesu Achiritsa Wakhate

⁴⁰ Munthu wakhate anabwera kwa Iye, nagwada, namupempha kuti, “Ngati mukufuna, mukhoza kundiyeretsa.”

⁴¹ Yesu pomva naye chifundo, anatambasula dzanja lake namukhudza munthuyo nati, “Ndikufuna, yeretsedwa!” ⁴² Nthawi yomweyo khate linachoka ndipo anachiritsidwa.

⁴³ Nthawi yomweyo Yesu anamuwuza kuti apite koma anamuchenjeza kuti, ⁴⁴ “Wonetsetsa kuti usawuze aliyense za zimenezi. Koma pita, kadzionetse wekha kwa wansembe ndi kukapereka nsembe zimene Mose analamulira zotsimikizira kuyeretsedwa kwanu, ngati umboni kwa iwo.” ⁴⁵ Mʼmalo mwake anapita nayamba kuyankhula momasuka, nafalitsa mbiriyo. Zotsatira zake, Yesu sanathe kulowa mʼmudzi moonekera, koma anakhala kunja kumalo kopanda anthu. Komabe anthu amabwera kwa Iye kuchokera kulikonse.

Yesu Achiritsa Munthu Wofa Ziwalo

2 Patapita masiku pangʼono, Yesu atalowanso mu Kaperenawo, zinamveka kuti wabwera ali mʼnyumba. ² Choncho anthu ambiri anasonkhana kotero kuti panalibenso malo, ngakhale ndi pa khomo pomwe, ndipo Iye anawalalikira mawu. ³ Amuna anayi anabwera, atanyamula munthu wofa ziwalo. ⁴ Popeza sakanatha kufika naye kwa Yesu chifukwa cha gulu la anthu, anasasula denga chapamwamba pamene panali Yesu, ndipo atabowoleza, anatsitsa mphasa yomwe munthu wofa ziwaloyo anagonapo. ⁵ Yesu ataona chikhulupiriro chawo, anati kwa wofa ziwaloyo, “Mwana, machimo ako akhululukidwa.”

⁶ Ndipo ena mwa aphunzitsi amalamulo anakhala pansi pomwepo, namaganiza mʼmitima mwawo kuti, ⁷ “Nʼchifukwa chiyani munthuyu ayankhula chotere? Iye akuchitira mwano Mulungu! Ndani angakhululukire munthu machimo kupatula Mulungu yekha?”

⁸ Nthawi yomweyo Yesu anadziwa mu mzimu wake kuti izi ndi zimene ankaganiza mʼmitima yawo, ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani mukuganiza zinthu izi? ⁹ Chapafupi nʼchiyani; kunena kwa wofa ziwaloyu kuti, ‘Machimo ako akhululukidwa,’ kapena kuti, ‘Imirira, tenga mphasa yako ndipo yenda?’ ¹⁰ Koma kuti mudziwe kuti Mwana wa Munthu ali ndi ulamuliro pa dziko lapansi wokhululukira machimo.” Anati kwa wofa ziwaloyo, ¹¹ “Ndikuwuza iwe, imirira, tenga mphasa yako ndipo pita kwanu.” ¹² Anayimirira, nanyamula mphasa yake natuluka onse akumuona. Izi zinadabwitsa aliyense ndipo anayamika Mulungu nati, “Sitinaonepo zinthu ngati izi!”

Kuyitanidwa kwa Levi

¹³ Yesu anatulukanso napita kumbali ya nyanja. Gulu lalikulu la anthu linabwera kwa Iye, ndipo anayamba kuliphunzitsa. ¹⁴ Pamene ankayendabe, anaona Levi mwana wa Alufeyo atakhala mʼnyumba ya msonkho. Yesu anamuwuza kuti, “Tsate Ine.” Ndipo Levi anayimirira namutsata Iye.

¹⁵ Yesu atakalandira chakudya ku nyumba kwa Levi, amisonkho ambiri ndi “ochimwa” ankadya naye pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake, pakuti anali ambiri amene anamutsatira. ¹⁶ Pamene aphunzitsi amalamulo a Afarisi anamuona akudya ndi “ochimwa” ndi amisonkho, anafunsa ophunzira ake kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani amadya ndi olandira msonkho ndi ochimwa?”

¹⁷ Yesu atamva zimenezi, anawawuza kuti, “Anthu amene ali bwino safuna singʼanga koma odwala. Ine sindinabwere kudzayitana olungama, koma ochimwa.”

Za Kusala Kudya

¹⁸ Ndipo ophunzira a Yohane ndi a Afarisi amasala kudya. Anthu ena anabwera kwa Yesu namufunsa kuti, “Zitheka bwanji kuti ophunzira a Yohane ndi ophunzira a Afarisi amasala kudya, koma anu satero?”

¹⁹ Yesu anayankha nati, “Kodi alendo a mkwati angasale kudya bwanji pamene iye ali nawo pamodzi? Iwo sangatero, pamene iye ali nawo pamodzi. ²⁰ Koma nthawi idzafika pamene mkwati adzachotsedwa pakati pawo, ndipo pa tsiku limenelo adzasala kudya.

²¹ “Palibe amene amasokerera chigamba chatsopano pa chovala chakale. Ngati atatero, chigamba chatsopanocho chidzazomola chovala chakalecho, kukulitsa chibowocho. ²² Ndipo palibe amene amathira vinyo watsopano mʼmatumba akale a vinyo. Ngati atatero, vinyo watsopanoyo adzaphulitsa matumba a vinyo ndipo vinyoyo pamodzi ndi matumbawo zidzawonongeka. Ayi, satero, amathira vinyo watsopano mʼmatumba atsopanonso.”

Yesu Mbuye wa Sabata

²³ Tsiku lina la Sabata, Yesu amadutsa pakati pa minda ya tirigu, ndipo ophunzira ake amayenda naye limodzi, nayamba kubudula ngala za tiriguyo. ²⁴ Afarisi anati kwa Iye, “Taonani, chifukwa chiyani akuchita chosaloledwa ndi lamulo pa Sabata?”

²⁵ Iye anayankha kuti, “Kodi simunawerenge zimene Davide anachita pamene iye ndi anzake anali osowa ndi anamva njala? ²⁶ Pa nthawi ya Abiatara mkulu wa ansembe, iye analowa mʼnyumba ya Mulungu ndi kudya buledi wopatulika amene amaloledwa kuti adye ndi ansembe okha. Ndipo anapereka wina kwa anzake.”

²⁷ Pamenepo anawawuza kuti, “Sabata linapangidwira munthu, osati munthu kupangidwira Sabata. ²⁸ Choncho Mwana wa Munthu ali Ambuye ngakhale wa Sabata.”

Yesu Achiritsa Wolumala Dzanja

3 Nthawi inanso analowa mʼsunagoge, ndipo munthu wa dzanja lolumala anali momwemo. ² Ena a iwo anafunafuna chifukwa chakuti akamuneneze Yesu, potero anamuyangʼanitsitsa kuti aone ngati angamuchiritse tsiku la Sabata. ³ Yesu anati kwa munthu wolumala dzanjayo, “Imirira, bwera kuno kutsogolo.”

⁴ Ndipo Yesu anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi chololedwa ndi chiyani pa tsiku la Sabata: kuchita chabwino kapena kuchita choyipa, kupulumutsa moyo kapena kupha?” Koma iwo anakhala chete.

⁵ Yesu anawayangʼana ndi mkwiyo ndipo powawidwa mtima chifukwa cha mitima yawo yowuma anati kwa munthuyo, “Wongola dzanja lako.” Iye analiwongola, ndipo dzanja lake linachira. ⁶ Kenaka Afarisi anatuluka nayamba kukonza chiwembu ndi Aherode mmene angamuphere Yesu.

Magulu a Anthu Amutsata Yesu

⁷ Yesu anachoka pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake napita ku nyanja, ndipo gulu lalikulu la anthu lochokera ku Galileya linamutsata. ⁸ Atamva zonse zimene amachita, anthu ambiri anabwera kwa Iye kuchokera ku Yudeya, Yerusalemu, Idumeya ndi madera a ku tsidya kwa mtsinje wa Yorodani ndi ozungulira Turo ndi Sidoni. ⁹ Chifukwa cha gulu la anthu, anawuza ophunzira ake kuti apezeretu bwato likhale, kuti anthu angamupanikize. ¹⁰ Pakuti anachiritsa ambiri, kotero kuti iwo amene anali ndi matenda amakankhana kutsogolo kuti amukhudze. ¹¹ Nthawi iliyonse mizimu yoyipa ikamuona, imagwa pansi pamaso pake ndi kufuwula kuti, “Inu ndinu Mwana wa Mulungu!” ¹² Koma anayichenjeza mwamphamvu kuti isanene kuti Iye anali ndani.

Yesu Asankha Ophunzira Khumi ndi Awiri

¹³ Yesu anakwera ku phiri ndipo anayitana amene anawafuna, ndipo anabwera kwa Iye. ¹⁴ Iye anasankha khumi ndi awiri, nawayika akhale atumwi; pokhala ndi Iye aziwatuma kukalalikira ¹⁵ ndi kuti akhale ndi ulamuliro wotulutsa ziwanda. ¹⁶ Awa ndi khumi ndi awiri amene anawasankha: Simoni (amene anapatsidwa dzina lakuti Petro); ¹⁷ Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo, ndi mʼbale wake Yohane (iwowa anawapatsa dzina lakuti Bowanege, ndiye kuti ana a bingu); ¹⁸ Andreya, Filipo, Bartumeyu, Mateyu, Tomasi, Yakobo mwana wa Alufeyo, Tadeyo, Simoni Zelote, ¹⁹ ndi Yudasi Isikarioti, amene anamupereka Iye.

Yesu ndi Belezebabu

²⁰ Pambuyo pake Yesu analowa mʼnyumba, ndipo gulu la anthu linasonkhananso, kotero kuti Iye pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake sanapeze mpata kuti adye. ²¹ Anthu a ku banja lake atamva zimenezi, anapita kuti akamutenga, pakuti ankanena kuti, “Wazungulira mutu.”

²² Ndipo aphunzitsi amalamulo omwe anachokera ku Yerusalemu anati, “Iye wagwidwa ndi Belezebabu! Ndi ulamuliro wa mkulu wa ziwanda akutulutsa ziwanda.”

²³ Pamenepo Yesu anawayitana nawayankhula mʼmafanizo nati: “Kodi Satana angatulutse bwanji Satana? ²⁴ Ngati ufumu ugawanikana mwa iwo okha, ufumu umenewo sungakhalitse. ²⁵ Ngati nyumba igawanikana mwa iyo yokha, nyumba imeneyo singathe kuyima. ²⁶ Ndipo ngati Satana adzitsutsa yekha sangathe kuyima; ulamuliro wake watha. ²⁷ Kunena zoona, palibe munthu angalowe mʼnyumba ya munthu wamphamvu ndi kutenga katundu wake pokhapokha atayamba wamumanga munthu wamphamvuyo. Pamenepo akhoza kumubera. ²⁸ Ndikukuwuzani zoona kuti machimo onse ndi zamwano zonse za anthu zidzakhululukidwa, ²⁹ koma aliyense amene achitira mwano Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa pakuti wachita tchimo losatha.”

³⁰ Ananena izi chifukwa anati, “Ali ndi mzimu woyipa.”

Amayi ndi Abale ake a Yesu

³¹ Pamenepo amayi ndi abale ake a Yesu anafika. Atayima kunja, anatuma wina kuti akamuyitane Iye. ³² Gulu la anthu linakhala momuzungulira Iye, ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anu ali panja akukufunani.”

³³ Iye anafunsa kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anga ndi ndani?”

³⁴ Pamenepo anayangʼana anthu amene anakhala momuzungurira ndipo anati, “Awa ndi amayi anga ndi abale anga! ³⁵ Aliyense amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi mʼbale wanga ndi mlongo wanga ndi amayi anga.”