¹ Bekunendvodza lebeyigula libito layo kunguLazaru.Abewase Bethani, lidolobha lakuboMariya nadzadzewabo Mata. ² BekunguMariya lowagcobisa tinyawo taJesu ngemakha wase utesula ngetinwele takhe, lebe umnakabo kunguLazaru lebe agula ³ Labodzadze bakhe basebatfumela kuJesu, '''Nkhosi, buka, lona lomtsandzako uyagula. '' ⁴ UmaJesu akuva loko , Watsi, '' Lokugula akusho kufa, kepha kuyi khatimulo yaNkhulunkulu kute indvodzana yemuntfu ikhatimuliswe ngako.'' ⁵ Jesu abebatsandza boMata , nadzadzewabo kanye naLazaru. ⁶ Uma Jesu akuva kutsi laZaru uyagula , Jesu wahlala emalanga lamabili futsi la abekhonakhona. ⁷ Emva kwaloko , watsi kubafundzi, asambeni eJudiya.'' ⁸ Bafundzi base batsi kuye, ''Mfundzisi, kwamanje emajuda atama kukungcoba ngematje, kepha ubuyela khona futsi? '' ⁹ Jesu waphendvula,'' angitsi lilanga liyaphuma liphindze lishone? Uma umuntfu ahamba ekukhanyeni ngeke ate aphambuke , ngobe uyakubona kukhanya kwemhlaba ¹⁰ Kepha , nakahamba ebumnyameni , angaphambuka ngobe kukhanya akukho kuye.'' ¹¹ watsi letintfo emvakwaletintfo, Watsi kubo, ''Umngani wetfu lazaru ulele, kepha ngiyahamba ngiyomvusa.'' ¹² Bafundzi base batsi kuye ,''Nkhosi, uma alele utawululama. '' ¹³ Jesu abekhuluma ngekufa kwakhe, Kepha bacabanga kutsi ukhuluma ngekulala kwekuphumula. ¹⁴ Jesu wase utsi kibo ngalokucacako, '' Lazaru ufile. ¹⁵ Ngiyajabula kutsi bengingekho lokutonenta nikholwe. Asambeni kuye. '' ¹⁶ Tomasi, abebitwa ngekutsi liwele, watsi kubafundzi bakhe, ''Asambeni kute sitofa kanye naJesu.'' ¹⁷ Uma Jesu afika , watfola kutsi Lazaru sewuvele usetfuneni emalanga lamane. ¹⁸ Bethani leyasesidvute ne Jerusalema, lokungaba ngemakhilomitsa lalishumi nesihlangu budze. ¹⁹ lamanyenti emaJuda ete kuMata naMariya , kuyobadvudvuta ngemnakabo. ²⁰ Mata, nakeva kutsi Jesu uyeta , waya kuyomhlangabeta , kepha Mariya abehleti endlini. ²¹ Mata wase utsi kuJesu, '' Nkhosi kube bewukhona ngabe umfowetfu uyaphila. ²² kepha namanje ngiyati kutsi konkhe lokucelako Nkhulunkulu angakuniketa.'' ²³ Jesu watsi kuye, ''umnakenu utovuka.'' ²⁴ Mata wase sewutsi kuye, '' Ngiyati kutsi utawuvuka ngelilanga lekuvuswa kulabafile. ²⁵ Jesu watsi kuye, '' ngikuvuka nekuphila; loyo lokholwa ngimi noma angafa utophila; ²⁶ wonkhe lophilako akholwe ngimi angeke afe. uyakukholwa loko?'' ²⁷ Watsi kuye, ''yebo, Nkhosi, ngiyakholwa kutsi unguKhristu, indvodzana yaNkhulunkulu, loweta emhlabeni.'' ²⁸ Emvakwekusho loko , wase uyahamba wabita dzadzewakhe Mariya emasitseleni. Watsi, uMfundzisi ulapha uyakubita .'' ²⁹ Watsi kube akuve loko wasukuma ngekusheshe waya kuye. ³⁰ Jesu abesangake fiki edolobheni abesolo akulendzawo laMata amhlangabeta khona. ³¹ Ngako emaJuda lebe anaye endlini etekutomdvudvuta , babona Mariya asavukile waphumela ngephandle,bamlandzela, bacabanga kutsi uya ethuneni kuyokhala. ³² Uma Mariya angena kulendzawo lakhona Jesu abekhonakhona , wawela etinyaweni taJesu watsi kuye, '' Nkhosi, kube bewukhona ngabe umnaketfu uyaphila ³³ Watsi Jesu na ambona akhala kanye nemajuda bekahamba nawo akhala , Watsintseka kakhulu emoyeni, weva buhlungu kakhulu; ³⁴ Watsi, ''Nimbekephi? '' Batsi kuye, '' Nkhosi, wota utewumbona.'' ³⁵ Jesu wakhihla sililo ³⁶ EmaJuda atsi, Buka banganan labatsandza Lazaru!'' ³⁷ kepha labanye babo batsi, ''Akusiyo lendvodza levule lenye indvodza emehlo, lese yente lendvodza yangafi?'' ³⁸ Jesu waphindze futsi, watsintseka kakhulu, waya etfuneni. Bekungumgedze lalivalwe ngelitje. ³⁹ Jesu watsi,'' Susani lelitje.''Mata, dzadzewaLazaru, lebe afile, watsi, ''Nkhosi, lesidvumbu kufute kube sesibolile ngobe sekumalanga lamane afile.'' ⁴⁰ Jesu watsi kuye,'' Angkasho yini kuwe kutsi uma ukholwa, utobona inkhatimulo yaSimakadze ⁴¹ Base bayasusa lelitje. Jesu wabhekisa emehlo akhe phetulu watsi,'' Babe, ngiyabonga kutsi uyangiva. ⁴² Ngiyati uhlale ungilalela njalo, kepha ngobe lesicuku lesime lapha emaceleni kwami, kute bakholwe kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe ⁴³ Emvakwekusho loko, wakhala kakhulu ngelivi ,'' Lazaru, waphuma phandle!'' ⁴⁴ Indvodza yayifile yaphumela phandle; tinyawo takhe netandla tatibhandishwe ngedvwango, nebuso bakhe babubhandishwe ngedvwango. Jesu watsi kibo mkhululeni bese uyahamba ⁴⁵ EmaJuda lamanyenti lebe efike naMariya lakubona loko lakwenta Jesu asekholelwa kuye. ⁴⁶ Labanye babo bahamba baya kubaFarisi babatjela ngaloku Jesu abekwentile ⁴⁷ Tikhulu tebapristi nebaFarisi bahlangana nelicoco batsi, ''Sentanjani? Lomuntfu wenta tibonakaliso. ⁴⁸ Uma simyekela kanje, bonkhe batokholwa kuye; EmaRoma atokuta atsatse lendzawo kanye nalelive letfu.'' ⁴⁹ Lenye indvodza kibo , Safiyasi, Lebe angumpristi lokhulu ngaloyo mnyaka, watsi kibo, '' anati lutfo. ⁵⁰ Ningeke nitsi loko kuncono kutsi indvodza yinye ingafela bonkhe bantfu kute umhlaba ingabhubhi.'' ⁵¹ Loko lakushoko akusuki kuye. kunaloko, kubangumpristi lomkhulu kuloyo mnyaka, Waprofetsa kutsi Jesu utofela Live; ⁵² kepha ayi live lodvwa, kepha kute bonkhe bantfwana baNkhulunkulu labasakatekile babuyela babe munye. ⁵³ Kusukela ngalelo langa bacala benta emacebo kutsi bangambulala kanjan ⁵⁴ Jesu wase akasahambi ebaleni kumaJuda, wase uyasuka khona waya kulelinye live lelilalisedvute nelihlane edolobheni lelibitwa ngekutsi Efariyemu.Lapho afike wahlala nebafundzi khona. ⁵⁵ Liphasika lemaJuda beselisondzele, bantfu labanyenti besuka baya eJerusalema live bebacala kulo phambi kwePhasika lapho bebafike batihlambulule khona. ⁵⁶ Bebasolo babuke Jesu, bakhuluma bodvwa basemile eTsempelini,'' Ucabangani ? Kutsi ngeke ete kulomkhosi?'' ⁵⁷ Bapristi labakhulu nebafarisi bakhipha simemetelo kutsi nakukhona lowati kuts Jesu ukuphi kufanele abike kute batombamba.