New Testament in a Year

Yesu Mbuye wa Sabata

6 Tsiku lina la Sabata Yesu ankadutsa mʼminda yatirigu, ndipo ophunzira ake anayamba kubudula ngala zatirigu, namazifikisa mʼmanja mwawo ndi kumadya. ² Ena mwa Afarisi anafunsa kuti, “Kodi nʼchifukwa chiyani mukuchita zosaloledwa pa tsiku la Sabata?”

³ Yesu anawayankha iwo kuti, “Kodi simunawerenge zimene Davide anachita pamene iye ndi anzake anali ndi njala? ⁴ Iye analowa mʼnyumba ya Mulungu ndipo atatenga buledi wopatulika anadya amene ndi ololedwa kudya ansembe okha. Ndipo anaperekanso wina kwa anzake.” ⁵ Kenaka Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Mwana wa Munthu ndi Ambuye wa Sabata.”

⁶ La Sabata lina Iye analowa mʼsunagoge kukaphunzitsa ndipo mʼmenemo anapeza munthu wadzanja lolumala. ⁷ Afarisi ndi aphunzitsi amalamulo ankamuyangʼana kuti apeze chifukwa Yesu, choncho anamuyangʼanitsitsa kuti aone ngati Iye akanamuchiritsa pa Sabata. ⁸ Koma Yesu anadziwa zimene ankaganiza ndipo anati kwa munthu wadzanja lolumalayo, “Tanyamuka ndipo uyime patsogolo pa onsewa.” Choncho iye ananyamuka nayima pamenepo.

⁹ Kenaka Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Ndikufunseni, kodi chololedwa pa Sabata ndi chiti: kuchita chabwino kapena kuchita choyipa, kupulumutsa moyo kapena kuwononga?”

¹⁰ Iye atawayangʼana onsewo, anati kwa munthuyo, “Wongola dzanja lako.” Iye anaterodi, ndipo dzanja lake linachiritsidwa. ¹¹ Koma iwo anapsa mtima nayamba kukambirana wina ndi mnzake chomwe akanamuchitira Yesu.

Atumwi Khumi ndi Awiri

¹² Tsiku lina, masiku amenewo, Yesu anapita ku phiri kukapemphera ndipo anakhala usiku wonse akupemphera kwa Mulungu. ¹³ Kutacha, anayitana ophunzira ake ndipo anasankha khumi ndi awiri a iwo amene anawayika kukhala atumwi: ¹⁴ Simoni (amene anamutcha Petro), mʼbale wake wa Andreya, Yakobo, Yohane, Filipo, Bartumeyu, ¹⁵ Mateyu, Tomasi, Yakobo mwana wa Alufeyo, Simoni amene amatchedwa Zaleti, ¹⁶ Yudasi mwana wa Yakobo ndi Yudasi Isikarioti amene anamupereka.

Madalitso ndi Tsoka

¹⁷ Iye anatsika pamodzi ndi atumwiwo ndipo anayima pamalo athyathyathya. Gulu lalikulu la ophunzira ake, gulu lalikulu la anthu ochokera ku Yudeya konse, ku Yerusalemu ndi ochokera mʼmphepete mwa nyanja ya Turo ndi Sidoni anali pomwepo. ¹⁸ Iwo anabwera kudzamvetsera ndi kuchiritsidwa ku matenda awo. Osautsidwa ndi mizimu yoyipa anachiritsidwa, ¹⁹ ndipo anthu ankayesetsa kuti amukhudze chifukwa mphamvu imatuluka mwa Iye ndi kuchiritsa onse.

²⁰ Akuyangʼana ophunzira ake, Iye anati,

²³ “Nthawi imeneyo sangalalani ndipo lumphani ndi chimwemwe chifukwa mphotho yanu ndi yayikulu kumwamba. Pakuti ndi zomwezonso zimene makolo awo anachitira aneneri.