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Peka elo kwashele inshiku mutanda ye pasaka, Yesu ku Betani, kulya Lasaro ulya abweseshe ukufuma mumfwa.
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Bali mupangile amalila kulya, Nomba Marita ali pekenya, nomba Lasaro bali pamopene balelya na Yesu.
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Peka Maria abulile ibotolo lya mafuta yapangilwe yamutengo sana, asubile amakasa yakwe nokuwamya amakasa ku mushishi. Mung'anda mwakumenefye umunuko usuma wa mafuta.
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Yuda Escarioti, umo wa mu basambi, uyo wine wa mubeleleke. Alandile,
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''Nicinshi amafuta aya tamushitishishe mulupiya imyanda itatu ya makoini nokupela abalanda?''
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Nomba alandile ifi, tepamulandu wa kusunga abalanda, iyowo wene ali mung'o. Pakuti alesungo mufuko wa lupiya lwa lebikwamo.
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Yesu alandile, ''Muleke cisungililwe ukufika pabushiku bwa ndi bwa kushikwa.
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Abalanda muli nabo lyonse. Nomba nebo shakatwalilile akuba na mwebo
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Umulongo wacintu bwingi waba yuda elo baumfwele ati Yesu alikulya. Nabo balishile, tepali Yesu eka napali Lasaro, uyo babushishe kubafwa.
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Bashimapepo bakulu bakwete amapange ya kwipaya na Lasaro wine.
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Nipali ena abayuda abengi bale musuminina Yesu.
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Ubushiku bwa kunkokelepo cintubwingi mukalamba ali shile ku malila. elo baebelwe ukuti yesu aleisa ku Yerusalemu,
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Elo basendele imisambo ya tucindu baile muku musengela elo bali mukupunda, ''Hasana! Ashuke ulya alimukwisa mwishina lya kwa shikulu, imfumu ya kwa Isreali.''
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Yesu asungile umwana wampunda no kwikalapo; ngefyo amalembo yalembwa,
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''Witina we mwana mwana kashi Sione, lolesha, imfumu yobe ileisa, naikala pamwana wa mpunda.''
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Abasambi bakwe tabaishibe ifi pakutampa; nomba ilo Yesu apelwe ubukata, elo bali mukwibukisha ifyalembelwe ena nefyo ba mucitile.
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Nomba icitubwingi ali naco ilo aimishe Lasaro mumipolo nokumwinya ukufuma mumfwa bali shimike bukambone.
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Pa mulandu uyu cintubwingi aile mukuku manya, pantu baumfwile filangililo apangile.
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Aba Farise balelanshanya abenebeka.'' lelo sheni, tapali fyomulecita; lolesheni, icalo conse cili mukumu konka.
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Nomba mwali aba Giliki bamo apilwike ukuya pepa kumalila,
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Elo bena baishile kuli filipi uyo uwa fumine mu Betisaida wa mugalili, nokumwipusha, ati mukwai tulefwaya ukumona Yesu.''
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Filipi aile nokulanda kuli Andrea; Andrea bailile pamo na Filipi, bailelanda kuli Yesu.
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Yesu ali baswike nokulanda, '' akashita nakafika ako mwana wamuntu alacinda mikwamo.
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Ca cishinka, ndelanda kuli mwebo, ulubuto nga taluponene mu mushili nokubola kuti lwaba filya fine; nomba nga lwabola, kuti lwasekeshe ifitwalo ifingi.
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Uwatemwo bumi bwakwe akabulufya; Nomba wapata ubumi bwakwe pa calo akabusanga mubumi bwa kubelelela.
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Ulimu kubombela nebo, alenkonka, nokonkaba nomubofi wandi. Uyo onse umombela, Tata akamucindika.
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Ililine umutima wandi wasakamikwa kuti nalanda shani?' Tata, mpokololeni pali ndakai'? Nomba kuti nalanda nomba ubwafya akashita nakafika.
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Tata, cindamikeni ishina lyenu.'' Elo ishiwi lya fumine kumulu no kulanda, ''Nindicindika peka kai cindika.''
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Elo cintubwingi caimine palya ca lyumfwile nokulanda ati kubulukuta kwamfula. Nabambi bali mukula'' Nda mungeli ulelonda kuli ena.''
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Yesu alandile, ati ''ilishiwi talishile kuli nebo, nomba nikuli mwebo.
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Nomba ngulula wa pano pacalo na poswa kunse.
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Elo nkasendwa ukufuma pano pacalo, nkasenda bonse uko ukaba ne mwine.''
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Ena mukulandefi mukulangilila umusango wa mfwa ali no kufwako.
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Cintu bwingi ca mwaswike, ''Fwebo tuumfwa mu mafunde ukuti Kristu akabelelela. peka mwebo mule landa shani ati umwana wa muntu alimukusendwa'? Ninani uyu mwana wa muntu?''
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Yesu alandile kuli bena, ati ''Ulubuto luli namwebo akashita kanono endeni mulubuto elo lulipo, mukuti ukufita kwifika pali mwebo. Uleendao mwakufita teshiba kuntu aleya.
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Muli nolubuto, sumineni ulubuto pakuti mube abana ba lubuto.'' Yesu alandilefi balilekene nokuya fisama.
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Nangu Yesu apangile ifilangililo ifingi kuli bena, taba musumine.
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Pakuti ishiwi lya kwa kasesema Esaya lifikalishe, ca landa ati: ''Shikulu, nani wasumina utusebo twa cishinka nakalimo ninani ukuboko kwa kwashikulu kwa bikilwepo ukusokolwelwa?''
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Epamulandu uyu wine tabasaminina; peka Esaya alandile,
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''Abashibatike amenso, no kuba koshe mitima; ukuti belolesha ku menso no kwiluka mumitima, bepilibuka, ukuti mba poshe.''
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Esaya alimukulanda pantu ali mukumona bukata bwa kwa Yesu nokulandila ena.
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Peka nangu califi, abengi bakalrka bali sumine muli Yesu, peka pa mulandu waba Farise, tabalandile apabuta baletina musinagogo.
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Bali mutemwa ubukata kubantu ukucila ubukata kuli Lesa.
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Yesu alilile nokulanda, ''Onse wasumina muli nebo tasunna muli nebo ninshi asumina uwantumine.
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Nowamona nebo ninshi amona nowantumine.
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Naisa ukubo lubuto pa calo, pakuti onse ulensumina eikala mwakufita.
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Ngaumo aumfwa amashiwi yandi nokukana sunga nshimupela mulandu; patu nshaisa mukupela imilanduaba pacalo, lelo mukulubule calo.
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Nebo ulimukunkana nokusula amashiwwi yandi nshili mukumupo mulandu. Ishiwi litu nalandile lika mupelo bupingushi muka shita kampela.
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Pantushili mukwilandila nemwine ni Tata wantumine, ewapele kuli nebo ifunde ica kulanda nokusosa.
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Ndimu kwishiba ukuti ukonkomeshe ubumi bwa kubelelela, kabili efyofine nanda- ngefyo Tata nao alanda kuli ine, naine efyo nalanda.