17 Kuyambira pamwepo, Jezu adayamba kupalidza aciti: “Khumbulani bzakuphonya bzanu, nakuti Umambo bwa kudzulu buli pafupi”.
Ndipo kwentse komwe muniyenda mbapalidzani mafala yakuti: ‘Umambo bwa kudzulu buli pafupi’.
Kuyambira ntsiku za Juwau M'batizi mpaka lero, Umambo bwa kudzulu bumbapsokonyoledwa mwa mphambvu, ndipo wakuupsokonyolawo ambaupamba.
Iye adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo mudapasidwa kudziwa bzintsintsi bza Umambo bwa kudzulu, tsono iwo alibe kupasidwa.
Jezu adawauza m'fananizo winango aciti: “Umambo bwa kudzulu budalingana na munthu omwe adabzala mbeu yabwino m'munda mwace.
“Umambo bwa kudzulu budakhala pomwe ninga bwazi bomwe bumbathusidwa m'nyandza ndipo bumbaphata mtundu wentse wa ntsomba.
Omwe ana makutu, abve!”
“Nthawe imweyo, Umambo wa kudzulu bundzakhala, ninga madende khumi yomwe yadatenga bziphani-phani bzayene ndipo yadacoka kuti yakagumane na namwali wawo.
“Khumbulani bzakuphonya bzanu, thangwe Umambo bwa kudzulu bwafendera”.
Umambo bwanu bubwere, kufuna kwanu kucitike pa dziko la pantsi pano ninga momwe bzimbacitikira kudzulu.
Ndokoni mukapfundzire kuti bzimwebzi bzinirewanyi: ‘Nimbafuna lini ntsembe koma ntsisi’. Pakuti Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera wakulungama, koma wakuphonyera Mulungu”.
Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, ni bzibodzi-bodzi pan'dzakhala na kukomedwa pamaso pa anju wa Mulungu thangwe ra mtazi m'bodzi omwe an'khumbula”.
Ine nin'kuuzani kuti, ni bzibodzi-bodzi, kudzulu kun'dzawoneka kukondwa kwene-kwene thangwe ra mtazi m'bodzi omwe anikhumbula kuposa makumi mapfemba na apfemba wakulungama omwe an'funika lini kuti akhumbule”.
ndipo kuti mudzina lace padzapalidzidwe kukhumbula kwa kulekereredwa bzitazo kwa mbumba yentse, kuyambira kuJerusalema.
Jezu akhana magole makumi matatu pomwe adayamba basa lace. Iye akhali ninga momwe akhakumbukira, mwana wa Zuze. Ndipo Zuze akhali mwana wa Eri,
Ine ndiribe kubwera kudzacemera wakulungama, tsono wakutaza kuti akhumbule”.
Ndipo adawatuma kukapalidza Umambo bwa Mulungu na kukalapa atenda.
Ndipo pomwe iwo adabva bzimwebzi, adaleka kutsutsa, ndipo adatumbiza Mulungu, aciti: “Mulungu adapasambo m'pata omwe ni aJuda lini, kuti abweke apasidwe moyo wakusaiya kumala!”
Kale-kale kusaya kudziwa kwanu Mulungu alibe kukulewengera, tsono tsapano ali kuuza wentse kuti m'mbuto zentse abweke.
Pedru adatawira kuti: “Bwekani ndipo m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa imwe abatizidwe mu dzina la Jezu Krixtu kuti mulekereredwe kuphonyera Mulungu kwanu, ndipo mun'dzatambira mphatso Mzimu wa Mulungu.
Ndidapereka umboni kuna aJuda ngakhale omwe ni aJuda lini, kuti iwo an'funika kubweka kuna Mulungu na kukhulupirira kuna Mbuya wathu Jezu.
Cakuyamba ndidapalidza kuna omwe akhali muDamaxko, patsogolo pace kuna omwe akhali muJerusalema ndipo muJudeya mwentse, napombo kuna omwe ni aJuda lini, ndicimbawauza kuti abweke acitendeuka kuna Mulungu, acite mabasa yanilatiza kubweka kwawo.
Ndipo bwekani mubwerere kuna Mulungu, kuti bzakuphonyera Mulungu bzanu bzicosedwe,
Na tenepo, mbatireke kukhala pa cipfundziso cakuyamba cakulewa bza Krixtu, tsono tipitirize kukula, mwakusaya kubwerezera pomwe bzipfundziso bziri ninga alisese bzomwe ni ibzi: Kukhumbula na mabasa yomwe yaniyendesa kuimpfa, cikhulupiriro kuna Mulungu,