Ya m’Bukhu la Mateu 14:1-36
14 Pa nthawe imweyire, mambo Herode* adabva bzomwe Jezu akhacita
2 ndipo iye adauza atumiki wace kuti: “Umweyu ni Juwau Batista. Walamusidwa kwa anyakufa, ndipopa iye akucita bzakudabwisabzi.”*
3 Herode* akhadamangisa Juwau acimuikha m’kawoko thangwe rakuti Herodeyo akhadalowola Herodiya, omwe akhali mkazi wa m’bale wace Filipi.
4 Pakuti Juwau akhadamuuza kazinji-kentse kuti: “Mpsakubvumizidwa lini kuti imwepo mukhale naye ninga mkazanu.”
5 Na tenepo, Herode akhafuna kupha Juwau, tsono akhagopa thimu la wanthu thangwe likhakhulupira kuti Juwauyo akhali mpolofeta.
6 Tsono pa phwando la kusekerera ntsiku ya kubadwa kwa Herode, mwana wacikazi wa Herodiya adabzina pa phwandopo, ndipo iye adakondwesa kwene-kwene Herode
7 mwakuti iye adalumbira kuti angadamupasa cinthu ciri-centse comwe angadamukumbira.
8 Tenepo, mwakubverana na bzomwe mai wace adamuuza, mtsikanayo adati: “Ndipaseni msolo wa Juwau Batista m’palato.”
9 Napo kuti mamboyo adasunama na bzimwebzi, iye adatonga kuti msoloyo uperekedwe, thangwe akhadalumbira pamaso pa wanthu omwe akhadawacemerawo.*
10 Tenepo, iye adatuma munthu kuti akagwate msolo wa Juwau m’kawoko.
11 Ndipo msoloyo udabweresedwa m’palato, uciperekedwa kwa mtsikanayo, ndipo iye adakauperekambo kwa mai wace.
12 Patsogolo pace, anyakupfunza wa Juwauyo adakatenga mtembo wace, acikaupendesa; ndipo iwo adayenda kukauza Jezu bzomwe bzikhadacitikabzo.
13 Pomwe adabva bzimwebzi, Jezu adacoka kumweko na mwadiya aciyenda kwa yekha-yekha. Tsono pomwe mathimu ya wanthuyo yadadziwa kuti Jezu akhadacoka, yadacokambo mu mzindamo yacimutewera na minyendo.
14 Pomwe adafika, iye adawona thimu likulu la wanthu ndipo adawabvera ntsisi, acipoza atenda omwe akhali pamwepo.
15 Pomwe kukhadoka, anyakupfunza wace adamufenderera acimuuza kuti: “Kuno n’kutali na mii ya wanthu, ndipo kukudoka; auzeni wanthuwa abalalike kuti ayende m’midzi ya pafupi kukagula cakudya.”
16 Na tenepo, Jezu adawauza kuti: “Iwo an’funika lini kuyenda; apaseni imwepo cakudyaco.”
17 Iwo adamutawira kuti: “Ifepano tiribe cinthu ciri-centse pano; koma tina pau zixanu na ntsomba ziwiri basi.”
18 Iye adawauza kuti: “Bweresani kuno pau na ntsombazo.”
19 Patsogolo pace, adauza mathimu ya wanthuyo kuti yakhale pa mauswa. Iye adatenga pau zixanu na ntsomba ziwirizo, ndipo adanyang’anisa kudzulu acipemba, ndipo pomwe adamala kupembako, iye adabedula-bedula pauzo, acizipereka kwa anyakupfunza wace, ndipo anyakupfunzawo adagawanisa mathimu ya wanthuyo.
20 Tenepo, wentse adadya acikhuta, ndipo anyakupfunzawo adakonkhobza cakudya cakusalaco mwakuti adadzaza madengu 12.
21 Ndipo omwe adadyawo akhalipo amuna wakukwana 5000, mwakusaya kulewenga akazi na wana.
22 Mwakusaya kucedwa, iye adauza anyakupfunza wace kuti apakire mwadiya acibakatsogola ku ng’ambu inango, pomwe iye akhauza mathimu ya wanthuyo kuti yabwerere m’mii mwawo.
23 Pomwe adamala kuuza wanthuwo kuti abwerere, iye adakwira yekha-yekha m’phiri kuti akapembe. Napo kukhadadoka, iye akhali m’phirimo yekha-yekha.
24 Tsono mwadiyayo ukhali patali kwene-kwene* m’nyanzamo, ndipo ukhambaneseka kufamba na mabimbi, thangwe mwadiyayo ukhayenda komwe kukhacokera conzi.
25 Koma kumadandakweca,* iye adayenda kuna anyakupfunza wacewo, acimbafamba padzaulu pa madzi.
26 Pomwe anyakupfunzawo adamuwona akufamba padzaulu pa madziyo, iwo adabva mantha kwene-kwene na mantha acilewa kuti: “Kodi yamweya ni maloto?” Ndipo iwo adakuwa kwene-kwene.
27 Tsono pa nthawe imweyo, Jezu adawauza kuti: “Khwimikani! Ndinepano; lekani kucita mantha.”
28 Pedru adatawira kuti: “Mbuya, penu ndimwepodi, ndiuzeni ndibwere kumweko ndicifamba padzaulu pa madzipa.”
29 Iye adamuuza kuti: “Bwera!” Tenepo Pedru adacoka m’mwadiyamo, aciyamba kufamba padzaulu pa madzipo ndipo kuyenda komwe kuna Jezuko.
30 Tsono pomwe adanyang’anisa conzi camphanvuco, iye adabva mantha. Ndipo pomwe adayamba kumira, iye adakuwa aciti: “Mbuya, ndipulumuseni!”
31 Pa nthawe imweyoletu, Jezu adafuthula boko lace aciphata Pedru, acimuuza kuti: “Munthu nyacikhulupiro cakucepawe, thangwe ranyi wapenukira?”
32 Pomwe adapakira m’mwadiyamo, conzico cidalekeza.
33 Ndipo anyakupfunza omwe akhali m’mwadiyamo, adamugodamira acilewa kuti: “Imwepo ndimwedi Mwana wa Mulungu.”
34 Iwo adayambuka nyanzayo acikafika ku Jenezareti.
35 Pomwe wanthu wa kumweko adamuzindikira, iwo adadziwisa wentse omwe akhakhala m’bzigawo bzapafupi, ndipo iwo adamubweresera wanthu wentse omwe akhaduwala.
36 Ndipo wanthu wentse akhamudandaulira kuti andokhuye cakubvala cace cakunja, ndipo wentse omwe akhacikhuyawo akhalimbiratu.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Umweyu ni Herode Antipa, mwana wa Herode Mkulu.
^ Ayai, “ndipo mabasa yamphanvuya yakuphata basa mwa iye.”
^ Umweyu akhali Herode Antipa. Onani Kafotokozedwe ka Mafala Manango.
^ Ayai, “akhadya naye pa meza.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mtantho wa 185 metro.”
^ Zimwezi ni nthawe zitatu za kumadandakweca mpaka 6 zakumacibese.
