¹ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲱⲛⲓ.

¹Mtu mmoja aitwaye Lazaro, mwenyeji wa Bethania, alikuwa mgonjwa. (Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa mahali walipokaa Maria na Martha, dada yake.

²ⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭ ⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϥⲱⲓ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲛⲓ.

²Maria ndiye yule aliyempaka Bwana marashi na kumpangusa kwa nywele zake. Lazaro, kaka yake, ndiye aliyekuwa mgonjwa.)

³ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥϣⲱⲛⲓ.

³Basi, hao dada wakatuma ujumbe huu kwa Yesu: "Bwana, rafiki yako ni mgonjwa!"

⁴ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲓⲁⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ.

⁴Yesu aliposikia hivyo akasema, "Ugonjwa huo hautaleta kifo, ila ni kwa ajili ya kumtukuza Mungu; ameugua ili kwa njia hiyo Mwana wa Mungu atukuzwe."

⁵Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ.

⁵Yesu aliwapenda Martha, dada yake na Lazaro.

⁶ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲃ̅.

⁶Alipopata habari kwamba Lazaro ni mgonjwa, Yesu aliendelea kukaa mahali hapo alipokuwa kwa siku mbili zaidi.

⁷ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲛ.

⁷Kisha akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Twendeni tena Yudea!"

⁸ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ.

⁸Wanafunzi wakamwambia, "Mwalimu! Muda mfupi tu umepita tangu Wayahudi walipotaka kukuua kwa mawe, nawe unataka kwenda huko tena?"

⁹ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.

⁹Yesu akajibu, "Je, saa za mchana si kumi na mbili? Basi, mtu akitembea mchana hawezi kujikwaa kwa kuwa anauona mwanga wa ulimwengu huu.

¹⁰ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϣⲁϥϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.

¹⁰Lakini mtu akitembea usiku atajikwaa kwa maana mwanga haumo ndani yake."

¹¹ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ.

¹¹Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, akawaambia, "Rafiki yetu Lazaro amelala, lakini mimi nitakwenda kumwamsha."

¹²ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ.

¹²Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, "Bwana, ikiwa amelala, basi atapona."

¹³Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ.

¹³Wao walidhani kwamba alikuwa amesema juu ya kulala usingizi, kumbe alikuwa amesema juu ya kifo cha Lazaro.

¹⁴ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ.

¹⁴Basi, Yesu akawaambia waziwazi, "Lazaro amekufa;

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ.

¹⁵Lakini nafurahi kwa ajili yenu kwamba sikuwako huko, ili mpate kuamini. Haya, twendeni kwake."

¹⁶ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

¹⁶Thoma (aitwaye Pacha) akawaambia wanafunzi wenzake, "Twendeni nasi tukafe pamoja naye!"

¹⁷ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲇ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ.

¹⁷Yesu alipofika huko alikuta Lazaro amekwisha kaa kaburini kwa siku nne.

¹⁸ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ.

¹⁸Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa karibu na Yerusalemu umbali upatao kilomita tatu.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ.

¹⁹Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wamefika kwa Martha na Maria kuwafariji kwa kifo cha kaka yao.

²⁰ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ.

²⁰Basi, Martha aliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anakuja, akaenda kumlaki; lakini Maria alibaki nyumbani.

²¹ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲕⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

²¹Martha akamwambia Yesu, "Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, kaka yangu hangalikufa!

²²ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ.

²²Lakini najua kwamba hata sasa chochote utakachomwomba Mungu, atakupa."

²³ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲛ.

²³Yesu akamwambia, "Kaka yako atafufuka."

²⁴ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.

²⁴Martha akamjibu, "Najua kwamba atafufuka wakati wa ufufuo, siku ya mwisho."

²⁵ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ.

²⁵Yesu akamwambia, "Mimi ndimi ufufuo na uzima. Anayeniamini mimi hata kama anakufa, ataishi:

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ.

²⁶na kila anayeishi na kuniamini, hatakufa kamwe. Je, waamini hayo?"

²⁷ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯ ⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.

²⁷Martha akamwambia, "Ndiyo Bwana! Naamini kwamba wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu, yule ajaye ulimwenguni."

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϫⲟϥ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟ.

²⁸Baada ya kusema hayo, Martha alikwenda kumwita Maria, dada yake, akamwabia faraghani, "Mwalimu yuko hapa, anakuita."

²⁹⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.

²⁹Naye aliposikia hivyo, akainuka mara, akamwendea Yesu.

³⁰ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϯⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

³⁰Yesu alikuwa hajaingia kijijini, ila alikuwa bado mahali palepale Martha alipomlaki.

³¹ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

³¹Basi, Wayahudi waliokuwa nyumbani pamoja na Maria wakimfariji walipomwona ameinuka na kutoka nje ghafla, walimfuata. Walidhani alikuwa anakwenda kaburini kuomboleza.

³²ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲕⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

³²Basi, Maria alipofika mahali pale Yesu alipokuwa na kumwona, alipiga magoti, akamwabia, "Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, kaka yangu hangalikufa!"

³³Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ.

³³Yesu alipomwona analia, na wale Wayahudi waliokuja pamoja naye wanalia pia, alijawa na huzuni na kufadhaika moyoni.

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁϥ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ.

³⁴Kisha akawauliza, "Mlimweka wapi?" Wakamwambia, "Bwana, njoo uone."

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ϯⲉⲣⲙⲏ.

³⁵Yesu akalia machozi.

³⁶ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

³⁶Basi, Wayahudi wakasema, "Tazameni jinsi alivyompenda!"

³⁷ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩ.

³⁷Lakini baadhi yao wakasema, "Je, huyu aliyemfumbua macho yule kipofu, hakuweza kumfanya Lazaro asife?"

³⁸Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

³⁸Basi, Yesu akiwa amehuzunika tena moyoni, akafika kaburini. Kaburi lenyewe lilikuwa pango, na lilikuwa limefunikwa kwa jiwe.

³⁹ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲭⲱⲛⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲇ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ.

³⁹Yesu akasema, "Ondoeni hilo jiwe!" Martha, dada yake huyo aliyekufa, akamwambia, "Bwana, amekwishaanza kunuka; amekaa kaburini siku nne!"

⁴⁰ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.

⁴⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Je, sikukwambia kwamba ukiamini utaona utukufu wa Mungu?"

⁴¹ⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϯϣⲉⲡ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.

⁴¹Basi, wakaliondoa lile jiwe. Yesu akatazama juu mbinguni, akasema, "Nakushukuru Baba kwa kuwa wewe wanisikiliza.

⁴²⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ.

⁴²Najua kwamba unanisikiliza daima. Lakini nimesema hayo kwa ajili ya watu hawa waliopo hapa ili wapate kuamini kwamba wewe ndiwe uliyenituma."

⁴³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

⁴³Alipokwisha sema hayo, akaita kwa sauti kubwa: "Lazaro! Toka nje!"

⁴⁴ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲉⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ.

⁴⁴Huyo aliyekuwa amekufa akatoka nje, huku amefungwa sanda miguu na mikono, na uso wake umefunikwa. Yesu akawaambia, "Mfungueni, mkamwache aende zake."

⁴⁵ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

⁴⁵Basi, Wayahudi wengi waliokuwa wamefika kwa Maria walipoona kitendo hicho alichokifanya Yesu wakamwamini.

⁴⁶ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.

⁴⁶Lakini baadhi yao walikwenda kwa Mafarisayo wakatoa taarifa ya jambo hilo alilofanya Yesu.

⁴⁷ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

⁴⁷kwa hiyo makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo wakafanya kikao cha Baraza kuu, wakasema, "Tufanye nini? Mtu huyu anafanya ishara nyingi mno.

⁴⁸⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ.

⁴⁸Tukimwacha tu watu wote watamwamini, nao Waroma watakuja kuliharibu Hekalu letu na taifa letu!"

⁴⁹ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ.

⁴⁹Hapo, mmoja wao aitwaye Kayafa, ambaye alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, akawaambia, "Ninyi hamjui kitu!

⁵⁰ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.

⁵⁰Je, hamwoni kwamba ni afadhali kwenu mtu mmoja afe kwa ajili ya watu, kuliko taifa zima liangamizwe?"

⁵¹ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ.

⁵¹Yeye hakusema hivyo kwa hiari yake mwenyewe, bali kwa vile alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, alibashiri kwamba Yesu atakufa kwa ajili ya taifa lao;

⁵²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓ.

⁵²na wala si kwa ajili yao tu, bali pia apate kuwaleta pamoja watoto wa Mungu waliotawanyika.

⁵³ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.

⁵³Basi, tangu siku hiyo viongozi wa Wayahudi walifanya mipango ya kumwua Yesu.

⁵⁴Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

⁵⁴Kwa hiyo, Yesu hakutembea tena hadharani kati ya Wayahudi, bali alitoka hapo, akaenda mahali karibu na jangwa, katika mji uitwao Efraimu. Akakaa huko pamoja na wanafunzi wake.

⁵⁵ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲟⲩ.

⁵⁵Sikukuu ya Wayahudi ya Pasaka ilikuwa karibu, na watu wengi walikwenda Yerusalemu ili wajitakase kabla ya sikukuu hiyo.

⁵⁶ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ.

⁵⁶Basi, wakawa wanamtafuta Yesu; nao walipokusanyika pamoja Hekaluni wakaulizana, "Mwaonaje? Yaonekana kwamba haji kabisa kwenye sikukuu, au sivyo?"

⁵⁷ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ

⁵⁷Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo walikuwa wametoa amri kwamba mtu akijua mahali aliko Yesu awaarifu kusudi wamtie nguvuni.