Pedru na Juwau adafika mwakamfulumize ku Jeruzalemu kuti akakonzekere Paskwa. Pambuyo pace Jezu pabodzi na anyakupfunza wace khumi adayendambo kumweko. Ndipo kumaulo, pomwe dzuwa likhamira, Jezu pabodzi na anyakupfunza wace adapolika m’phiri la Mioliva aciyenda ku Jeruzalemu. Imweyi idakhala nsiku yakumalizira kuwona kumira kwa dzuwa mpaka pomwe iye adzalamusidwa.

Mu nthawe ing’ono-ng’ono Jezu pabodzi na anyakupfunza wace adafika mu mzindayo ndipo adayenda ku nyumba yomwe adakadyera Paskwa. Pomwe adafika ku nyumbayo adakwira nsikada mpaka kupita m’cipinda ca m’dzaulu. Atafika mkatimo adawona kuti bzense bzakufunikira pa msindayo bzakonzedwa kale. Jezu akhadikhirira na mtima wense msindayu, tenepo, iye adati: ‘Ndikhafunisisa kwene-kwene kudya namwe pabodzi Paskwayi, ndikanati kuboneresedwa.’—Luka 22:15.

Magole mazinji m’mbuyomo, wanthu akhana cizolowezi cakumbapasa wanthu omwe abwera pa msinda wa Paskwa kopo ya vinyu kuti ambatambizane. Tsono pomwe Jezu adatambira kopo ibodzi, iye adacita mpembo acilewa kuti: ‘Tambirani kopoyi ndipo mwense mumwe mwakumbatambizana, tsono ndinkukuuzani kuti, ndin’dzamwa lini namwe pomwe cakumwa cakukonzedwa na mpesa mpaka Umambo bwa Mulungu kufika.’ (Luka 22:17, 18) Pomwe adalewa bzimwebzi bzidalatiziratu kuti infa yace iri pafupi.

Pomwe msindayo uli mkati, padacitika cinthu cinango cakudabwisa. Jezu adalamuka, adakhundula cakubvala cace cakunja, ndipo adatenga tuwadya aciikha madzi m’basiya. Ndipo mu nthawe imweyire, munthu akatambira alendo akhafunika kuwonesesa kuti nyabasa wace atsuka nzayo za alendowo. (Luka 7:44) Pakuti pakhalibe mwenekaciro nyumbayo, Jezu ndiye omwe adacita basali. Ndipo ali-wense mwa apostolowo angadacita basali, koma palibe ne na m’bodziyo omwe adabzipereka kuti alicite. Kodi iwo alibe kucita basali thangwe rakuti wensenewo akhafuna kukhala mkulu? Tinkudziwa lini thangwe race, koma cadidi n’cakuti iwo adacita manyazi pomwe Jezu akhatsuka nzayo zawo.

Jezu atafika pomwe pakhana Pedru, iye adalamba kutsukidwa nzayo zace ndipo adati: ‘Bzingakwanisike lini kuti imwepo mutsuke nzayo zangu.’ Jezu adati kwa iye: ‘Ndikasaya kutsuka nzawo zako, palibe comwe ungawine kwa ine.’ Tenepo Pedru adauza Jezu na mtima wense kuti: ‘Mbuya lekani kunditsuka nzayo zokha, koma munditsukembo manja na msolo kubodzi.’ Bzomwe Jezu adatawira bzidadabwisa kwene-kwene Pedru, iye adati: ‘Omwe wasamba m’thupi adacena kale ndipo an’funika lini kusamba pomwe, koma nzayo zokha. Tenepo, imwepo ndimwe wakucena, koma si mwense.’—Juwau 13:8-10.

Jezu adatsuka nzayo za apostolo wace wense 12, kuphatanidzambo nzayo za Juda Sikaliyoti. Atamala kutsuka nzayo zawo na kubvala pomwe cakubvala cace cakunja,  iye adakhala pomwe pa citawo aciwabvunza kuti: ‘Kodi munkubvesesa bzomwe ndakucitiranibzi? Imwepo mumbanditi “Mpfunzisi na Mbuya,” mumbalewa cadidi, thangwe ndinedi. Tenepo, penu ine, omwe ndine Mbuya na Mpfunzisi, ndatsuka nzayo zanu, imwepo mun’funikambo kumbatsukana nzayo zanu. Ndakupasani ciratizo, kuti mucitembo ninga momwe ndakucitiranimu. Mukadziwa bzinthu bzimwebzi, mun’dzakhala wakukondwa mukambabzicita.’—Juwau 13:12-17.

Cimweci n’ciratizo cabwino ca kubzicepswa! Tenepo, ateweri wa Jezu akhafunika kutcenkha kufuna kukhala pa mbuto yakuyamba, ayai kubziwona kukhala wapadzulu, acimbafuna kutumikiridwa. M’mbuto mwace, iwo akhafunika kutewezera ciratizo ca Jezu, sikuti pa nkhani ya kutsuka nzayo za winango, koma kumbafunisisa kutumikira winango mwakubzicepswa na mwakusaya tsankhulo.