Kufa kwaLazaro
1Bekukhona indvodza lebeyigula, libito layo kunguLazaro. BeyiyaseBhetani, lidolobha lekhaboMariya nadzadzewabo, Mata. 2LoMariya bekungulona lowagcobisa tinyawo teNkhosi ngemakha watesula ngetinwele takhe. LoLazaro labegula-ke bekungumnakabo. 3Bodzadzewabo base batfumela umlayeto kuJesu batsi: “Nkhosi, umngani wakho lomtsandzako uyagula.”
4Jesu nakakuva loko, watsi: “Lokugula akusiko kwekufa, kepha kungenca yenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu, kuze iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu idvunyiswe ngako.”
5Jesu abebatsandza boMata nadzadzewabo kanye naLazaro. 6Ngako-ke watsi kube eve kutsi uyagula, wachubeka wahlala emalanga lamabili lapho abekhona. 7Emvakwaloko watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Asibuyele eJudiya.”
8Bafundzi bakhe batsi: “Mfundzisi, khona nyalo emaJuda abesandza kufuna kukugcoba ngematje, kepha wena usafuna kubuyela khona nanyalo?”
9Jesu watsi kubo: “Angitsi lilanga liyaphuma libuye lishone? Umuntfu nakahamba emini akakhutjwa, ngobe ukhanyiselwa ngulokukhanya kwalapha emhlabeni. 10Kepha nakahamba ebusuku, uyakhutjwa, ngobe kute kukhanya kuye.” 11Emvakwekusho njalo Jesu wachubeka watsi kubo: “Lazaro, sihlobo setfu, sewulele, kodvwa ngitakuya ngiyemvusa.”
12Bafundzi bamphendvula batsi: “Nkhosi, nangabe ulele, utawusindza.”
13Kepha Jesu abesho kutsi Lazaro sewufile; bona-ke bacabanga kutsi ulele butfongo. 14Ngako Jesu wabatjela kahle kamhlophe watsi: “Lazaro sewufile. 15Ngiyanitfokotela kwati kutsi bengingekho kuye, kuze nikholwe; kepha asambeni siye kuye.”
16Tomase, labebitwa ngekutsi liPhahla, watsi kulaba labanye bafundzi: “Natsi asihambe kanye naye, kuze sitewufa kanye naye.”
Jesu ukuvuka nekuphila
17Nakefika Jesu, wakhandza kutsi sekuphele emalanga lamane Lazaro angcwatjiwe. 18IBhetani beyisedvutane neJerusalema; kungaba ngemakhilometha lamatsatfu kusuka eJerusalema uye eBhetani. 19EmaJuda lamanyenti abesetile kutawulilela boMata naMariya ngalokufa kwemnakabo.
20Ngako Mata asevile kutsi Jesu uyeta, wahamba wayawumhlangabeta, kepha Mariya wasala afukeme. 21Mata wakhuluma kuJesu watsi: “Nkhosi, kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi. 22Kepha ngiyati kutsi nanyalo Nkulunkulu angakunika nobe yini longayicela kuye.”
23Jesu watsi kuye: “Umnakenu utawuvuka aphile.”
24Mata watsi kuye: “Ngiyati kutsi uyawuvuka aphile, nase kuvukwa ngemhla wekuphela.”
25Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngikuvuka nekuphila, lokholwa ngimi, nome angafa, uyawuphila. 26Lowo lophila akholwe ngimi, angeke afe naphakadze. Uyakukholwa loku?”
27Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, ngiyakholwa kutsi wena unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, labetakuta emhlabeni.”
Jesu uyakhala
28Watsi kube asho njalo Mata, wahamba wayawubita Mariya ngasense watsi: “Sheshisa, uMfundzisi sewukhona, uyakubita.” 29Nakakuva loko Mariya, wasukumela etulu waya kuye. 30Jesu abesengakefiki kulowo muti, kodvwa abesakuleyo ndzawo lapho abehlangabetwe nguMata khona. 31LamaJuda abefukeme kanye naMariya amlilela, amlandzela, nakambona asukuma aphuma ngekushesha; abecabanga kutsi uyawukhala ethuneni.
32Mariya nakefika lapho bekunaJesu khona, wambona, watilahla phansi etinyaweni takhe watsi: “Nkhosi, kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi.”
33Ngako Jesu nakambona akhala, nalamaJuda labefike naye akhala, wabibitseka, wadzabuka kakhulu. 34Wababuta watsi: “Nimbekephi?”
Batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, kota utewubona.”
35Jesu wakhala tinyembeti. 36Ngako emaJuda atsi: “Ase nibheke kutsi abemtsandza kangakanani!”
37Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Utsi kambe lona lowavula emehlo emuntfu labeyimphumphutse, abengeke akwenta yini kutsi amvimbe angafi lomufi?”
Lazaro uvuswa ekufeni
38Ngako Jesu waphindze wabibitseka, wahamba waze wefika ethuneni. Belingumhume nje limbonywe ngelitje emnyango. 39Jesu watsi: “Susani lelitje.”
Mata, dzadzewabomufi, watsi: “Nkhosi, kutawunuka, ngobe sekwendlule emalanga lamane angcwatjiwe!”
40Jesu watsi kuye: “Angikakutjeli yini kutsi nawukholwa utawubona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu?” 41Base bayalisusa-ke lelitje. Jesu wabuka etulu watsi: “Ngiyabonga, Babe, ngobe ungivile. 42Bengati mine kutsi uyangiva ngawo onkhe emalanga, kepha loko ngikukhulume ngenca yalabantfu labalapha, khona batekwati kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.” 43Asakushito loko, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Lazaro! Phuma!”
44Umufi waphuma aboshwe tandla netinyawo ngetindvwangu, buso bakhe bumbonywe ngeliduku.
Benta lisu lekubulala Jesu
45EmaJuda lamanyenti labevakashele Mariya ambona Jesu nakwenta loko, ase ayakholwa kuye. 46Kodvwa labanye babo besuka baya kubaFarisi, bafike babatjela ngako konkhe lakwentile Jesu. 47Ngako baFarisi nebaphristi labakhulu bahlangana neLiqoqo batsi: “Senta njani? Lomuntfu wenta tibonakaliso letinyenti. 48Nasimyekela achubeka ngalendlela, bonkhe bantfu batawukholwa kuye. EmaRoma atawufika abhidlite lendzawo atfumbe nesive sakitsi.”
49Lomunye wabo labenguKhayafase angumPhristi Lomkhulu ngalowo mnyaka watsi kubo: “Anati lutfo nine! 50Aniboni kutsi kunilungele kutsi kufe munye umuntfu, afele bantfu, kuze kutsi kungabhubhi sive sonkhe.” 51Empeleni loko wakusho angatikhulumeli yena. Kepha njengemPhristi Lomkhulu ngalowo mnyaka waphrofetha kutsi Jesu abetawufela sive; 52kungesiso sive kuphela, kepha kuze atekubutsela ndzawonye bantfwana baNkulunkulu, labasakateke nemhlaba wonkhe, babe munye.
53Kusukela ngalelo langa tiphatsimandla temaJuda tenta emasu ekubulala Jesu. 54Ngako-ke Jesu akabange asahamba ebaleni emkhatsini wemaJuda, kodvwa wesuka lapho, wahamba waya endzaweni lesedvute nelihlane, emtini lobitwa ngekutsi yi-Efrayimu, wayawutihlalela khona nebafundzi bakhe.
55Umkhosi wemaJuda weliPhasika bese usedvute. Bantfu labanyenti lababephuma emaphandleni, bakhuphukela eJerusalema, liPhasika lingakacali, bentela kutetihlambulula. 56Babefuna Jesu, nasebahlangene ethempelini, babutana bodvwana batsi: “Nisho kutsi kambe aketi kulomkhosi?” 57Baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi base bakhipha simemetelo sekutsi nakukhona lowatiko lapho akhona Jesu, abobabikela, kuze batembamba.
