March 26, 2024

Yesaya 49: 1- 6

49:1	Khalani tcheru, inu zilumba, ndipo mvetserani mwatcheru, inu anthu akutali. Yehova wandiitana ine kuchokera m’mimba; kuyambira m’mimba mwa amayi anga, wakumbukira dzina langa.
49:2	Ndipo waika pakamwa panga ngati lupanga lakuthwa. Mu mthunzi wa dzanja lake, wanditeteza. Ndipo wandisankha kukhala muvi wosankhika. M'mimba mwake, wandibisa.
49:3	Ndipo wanena kwa ine: “Iwe ndiwe mtumiki wanga, Israeli. Pakuti mwa inu, ndidzadzitamandira.”
49:4	Ndipo ine ndinati: “Ndayesetsa kuchita zinthu zopanda pake. ndatha mphamvu zanga popanda cholinga ndi pachabe. Choncho, chiweruzo changa chili ndi Yehova, ndipo ntchito yanga ili ndi Mulungu wanga.”
49:5	Ndipo tsopano, atero Yehova, amene anandiumba kuyambira m’mimba kukhala mtumiki wake, kuti ndibwezere Yakobo kwa iye, pakuti Israyeli sadzasonkhanitsidwa pamodzi, koma ndalemekezedwa pamaso pa Yehova, ndipo Mulungu wanga wakhala mphamvu yanga,
49:6	ndipo watero: “Ndi chinthu chaching’ono kuti ukhale mtumiki wanga + kuti uutse mafuko a Yakobo, ndi kuti atembenuke nsenga za Israeli. Taonani!, Ndakupatsa iwe kuunika kwa amitundu, kuti mukhale chipulumutso changa, mpaka kumalekezero a dziko lapansi.”

Yohane 13: 21- 33, 36- 38

13:21	Pamene Yesu adanena izi, anavutika mumzimu. Ndipo adachita umboni ndi kunena: “Amene, amene, Ine ndinena kwa inu, kuti mmodzi wa inu adzandipereka Ine.
13:22	Choncho, akuphunzira anayang’anana wina ndi mnzace, osatsimikiza za amene ananena.
13:23	Ndipo anatsamira pa chifuwa cha Yesu anali mmodzi wa ophunzira ake, amene Yesu anamkonda.
13:24	Choncho, Simoni Petro anakodola uyu nati kwa iye, “Kodi amene akulankhula za ndani??”
13:25	Ndipo kenako, kutsamira pachifuwa cha Yesu, adati kwa iye, “Ambuye, Kodi ndi ndani?”
13:26	Yesu anayankha, “Ndiye amene ndidzam’patsa mkate woviikidwawo.” Ndipo pamene adasunsa mkate, naupereka kwa Yudasi Isikariote, mwana wa Simoni.
13:27	Ndipo pambuyo pa chidutswacho, Satana adalowa mwa iye. Ndipo Yesu adati kwa iye, “Zimene uti uchite, chitani msanga.”
13:28	Koma palibe m'modzi wa iwo akukhala pachakudya adadziwa chifukwa chake adanena izi kwa iye.
13:29	Pakuti ena anali kuganiza zimenezo, chifukwa Yudasi adagwira thumba la ndalama, kuti Yesu anamuuza iye, “Mugule zimene tikufunikira pa tsiku la chikondwerero,” kapena kuti apatse kanthu kwa osowa.
13:30	Choncho, atalandira chidutswacho, adatuluka nthawi yomweyo. Ndipo unali usiku.
13:31	Ndiye, pamene adatuluka, Yesu anati: “Tsopano Mwana wa munthu walemekezedwa, ndipo Mulungu walemekezedwa mwa Iye.
13:32	Ngati Mulungu walemekezedwa mwa iye, pamenepo Mulungu adzamlemekezanso mwa Iye yekha, ndipo adzamlemekeza mosazengereza.
13:33	Ana aang'ono, kwa kanthawi kochepa, Ndili ndi inu. Inu mudzandifuna Ine, ndimo monga ndinanena kwa Ayuda, ‘Kumene ndikupita, simungathe kupita,’ momwemonso ndinena kwa inu tsopano.

13:36	Simoni Petro adanena naye, “Ambuye, mukupita kuti?” Yesu anayankha: “Kumene ndikupita, sungathe kunditsata tsopano. Koma udzatsatira pambuyo pake.”
13:37	Petro adanena naye: “N’chifukwa chiyani sindingathe kukutsatirani tsopano? Ndidzapereka moyo wanga chifukwa cha inu!”
13:38	Yesu anayankha: “Mudzapereka moyo wanu chifukwa cha Ine? Amene, amene, Ine ndinena kwa inu, tambala sadzalira, mpaka udzandikana katatu.”