1 Yawangao omuntu wundi ku omugizi ogwa Bethania owaetwanga mbwe Lazaaro. Yawanga na amenyere Bethania eyo ni waawamwawu waae awekiala Maaria ni Mariitha. Omuntu ono nyanga omuwiri gwamukuba wukalu ino. 2 Maaria wamwawu Lazaaro ono, nio owa lunyima *yafuka amavuta ku amagulu aga Yesu, nikuemao atanika okugaeya ne emvwiri ziae.[a] 3 Kutio, waamwawu Lazaaro awekiala wano waatumra Yesu amangʼana mbwe, “Omwami, Lazaaro omwiko waao owa ogonziizie ari omulwire ino.”

4 Olwa Yesu yawurra *omutumwa ogwo, yalaga awalonzi waae otino, “Owulwire wuno ngawuuza okuita Lazaaro ilala, yaaya. Ni kuno kuikorre oku-aa Katonda owunene kandi kugere Omuzia owa Katonda aeewue owunene.”[b]

5 Yesu yawanga na agonziizie Lazaaro alala ni waamwawu waae Maaria ni Mariitha. 6 Kukawa mbwe yawagonzia otio, olwa yawurra mbwe Lazaaro ari mulwire, yamala amiire awiri nikwo afuma na agia aa Lazaaro.

7 Nikuemao, Yesu yalaga awalonzi waae otino, “Mutuirane Yudeea.”

8 Awalonzi waae waamuirania watino, “Omugerezi, oagala mbwe tuirane Yudeea ni izuuzi ano awakangasi awa *Awayaudi waagalanga okukuba eyo na amawaale?”[c]

9 Yesu yawairania mu olugero otino, “Omuwasu ngaguri ne enyinga ikumi ni iwiri ezia okukola emirimo? Omuntu ogenda-genda omuwasu ngaiguunya yaaya aeniki awona no owueru owumurika ekialo kino.[d] 10 Ogenda-genda owuire iye aiguunya aeniki agenda-genda aa owueru wuwula.”[e] 11 Ni Yesu yamala okuwalaga otio yagia emberi na awalaga otino, “Omwiko iifu Lazaaro ari mu endoolo agona. Ni ngenda eyo okumulamusia.”[f]

12 Awalonzi waae waamuirania watino, “Omwami, ni kuri mbwe ari mu endoolo agona, kane aaza okugia geeza.” 13 Yesu iye yawanga na agamba-gamba ku okufwa okwa Lazaaro, na awalonzi waae iwo waingirizianga mbwe yagamba-gambanga ku endoolo ezia awantu wagona zino. 14 Kutio Yesu yawalaga owuigoloole otino, “Lazaaro amiire okufwa, 15 kandi nsangaarre ino mbwe okwo kuikorre ni mbula a-ampi ao, aeniki okwo kuuza okugera muwe no okuganya ku inze. Ni mutugie aa ari.”

16 Thomaasi (owalukwa eriina Mulongo) yalaga awalonzi awiina waae otino, “Mutugie no Omwami twona, aa namba na agia okuitwa, tugie tufwe nae.”[g]

17 Olwa Yesu na awalonzi waae waatuuka a-ampi no omugizi, yatuukra Lazaaro na amiire okumala amiire ane mu iwuuta omwa ya-awirwamo.[h] 18 Omugizi ogwa Bethania gwawanga owuliire owukasuga emaeli iwiri okuema Yerusaleemu. 19 Kwatuukra na Awayaudi wangi ino waaza Bethania, aawu Maaria ni Mariitha okuwaoreezia emioyo ku okuteesia Lazaaro wamwawu.

20 Olwa Mariitha yawurra mbwe Yesu aaza, yafuma okugia okumuaganra, ni Maaria iye yasigala engo. 21 Mariitha yalaga Yesu otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe wawerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya! 22 Ni manyire mbwe namba nyingeeno Katonda aaza okuku-aa ekintu-ukintu ekia omusawire.”

23 Yesu yamuirania otino, “Wamwinyu aaza okuziuka awe omulamu.”

24 Maritha yamuirania otino, “Manyire mbwe aaza okuziuka nyanga olwa owuire owua owutuuko.”[i]

25 Yesu yamulaga otino, “Inze ni inze oziusia awantu kandi ni inze o-aa awantu owulamu. Omuntu-umuntu ori no okuganya ku inze aaza okuwa omulamu kandi, namba ni kuri mbwe amiire okufwa.[j] 26 Kandi omuntu-umuntu ori omulamu na aweere no okuganya ku inze ngarifwa. Mberi oganyire na amangʼana ago?”

27 Mariitha yamuirania otino, “Ee Omwami, ndi no okuganya mbwe iwue ni iwue *Meesia, Omuzia owa Katonda, owawanga na asugaane aaze ku ekialo.”[k]

28 Ni Mariitha yamala okuwoola otio, yairana engo agia aeta Maaria na awantu watamanyire amulaga otino, “Omugerezi amiire okuuza ari a-ampi ano akueta.” 29 Olwa Maaria yawurra amangʼana ago yaema afuma wuangu-wuangu okugia okuaganra Yesu. 30 Yesu yawanga na akiari okuingira ku omugizi ogwa Bethania, ni yawanga na akiari mala aa Mariitha yawanga na amurekere. 31 Awayaudi awaawanga ni Maaria mu enyumba ni wamuoreezia omwoyo waafuma okumulonda olwa waamuwona na afuma enze wuangu-wuangu. Iwo waaingirizianga mbwe owuo afuma agia ku ekiwaga ekia wamwawu okurra.

32 Olwa Maaria yatuuka aa Yesu yawanga mala amuwona, yakuba ansi amasigamo atanika okuwoola otino, “Omwami, kuweeko mbwe owerenga ano, wamwifu ngakafwire yaaya!” 33 Olwa Yesu yamuwona na arra wululu, alala na Awayaudi awaaza okumuoreezia omwoyo woona ni warra wululu otio, yawurra owululu kandi yainyaasia ino mu omwoyo gwae. 34 Yawawuuzia mbwe, “Mumuawiirei?”

Awantu awo waamuirania watino, “Omwami iza tugie owone aa tumuawiire.”

35 Yesu yarra amaziga gayooka. 36 Okwo kwagera Awayaudi awaawanga ao wawoola watino, “Awiifu muwoneko kiomo yawerenga na agonziizie Lazaaro!” 37 Na awandi ku iwo waawoola watino, “No omuntu ono yaiguulao amiiso aga omuntu omuwuunu, ngaeserenga okuigarra olumbe luno lureke okuita Lazaaro?”[l]

38 Amasaasra kandi ga-amba Yesu agia ku ekiwaga aa waawanga ni wamuawiire. Ekiwaga kiawanga iwuuta eria iwaale riteerwe ku omunwa.[m] 39 Yesu yalaga awantu awaawangao awo otino, “Mutooleo oguwaale oguri ku omunwa ao ogwo.”

Ni Maritha wamwawu Lazaaro yamuirania otino, “Omwami nyingeeno katio awunya ekivundu aeniki amiire okumala amiire ane mu iwuuta.”

40 Olwa yawoola otio Yesu yamuirania otino, “Ngʼamberenga ni miire okukulaga mbwe no oweere no okuganya, ooza okuwona amaani aga Katonda?”

41 Kutio waatoolao oguwaale ogwo. Nikuemao Yesu yawarra kungulu awoola otino, “Soifu Katonda, nkuikaziizie aeniki otegerezia okuagala kwange enyinga ziona ezia nkusawire. Nyingeeno nkusawa mbwe olagane amaani gaao kugere awantu wano wagawone. 42 Manyire mbwe ompurra enyinga ziona. Ni nkusawa no omwoyo oguri kungulu otino kugere awantu awaimeriire ni inze ano wano, wawe no okuganya mbwe ni iwue owantuma.”[n] 43 Ni yamala okuwoola otio, yaetania no omwoyo ogwa kungulu otino, “Lazaaro, fuma enze!” 44 Lazaaro yafuma enze na awasaniiwue amagulu, amakono ne ekieni ne enguwo ezia ya-awirwa nazio. Nikuemao Yesu yalaga awantu awo otino, “Mumusiwuleko enguwo ezio mumureke agie.”[o]

45 Owungi owua awantu awaawanga ni waazre okuwona Maaria waawona ekintu ekia Yesu yakola ekio kandi waawa no okuganya ku iye.[p]

46 Na awantu wandi waairana ku *Awafarisaayo wagia wawalaga ekia Yesu akorre. 47 Kutio Awafarisaayo na awakangasi awa *awoozia waaikazia ekiina alala na *awagaaka awa Awayaudi waiwuuzia watino, “Ekia tuesa okukola niki, nikulondokana na amankono amakate-kaate aga omuntu ono akola.” 48 Ni tumuganyiire agie emberi okukola amankono otino, awantu woona waaza okumuganyako. No okwo kuuza kwagera awakangasi awa Awaruumi waaza waaona *ekaalu iifu eno alala ne ekialo kiifu kino kiona.[q]

49 Omulala ku awakangasi owa awoozia awa omwaka ogwo, oetwa mbwe Kaifa yawalaga otino, “Awiifu kane kiwulao ekintu ekia mumanyire! 50 Mberi mumanyire mbwe kulootu no omuntu mulala afwiriire awantu wiifu woona, okukira ne ekialo kiifu kiona kionerwe?”[r] 51 Olwa Kaifa yawoola otio ngaakawoola amangʼana gaae omwene yaaya. Ni, kiomo Omukangasi owa awoozia ku omwaka ogwo, yawoolanga mala owugambi owuemere ku Katonda mbwe Yesu aaza okufwira ekialo ekia Awayaudi. 52 Ni ngʼane ekialo ekio kiengʼene, ni yaazanga okufwira kugia awaana awa Katonda awatanyiike mu ewialo wiona, awakumie awate wawe ekintu ekilala.[s]

53 Okuemera nyanga olwo awakangasi awa Awayaudi waatanika okuagala engira eya okuita Yesu.[t] 54 Kutio Yesu yatanika okugenda-genda mu ekialo ekia Yudeea owuiwisi kugere watamuita. Nikuemao yafuma ao agia mu ekitemo kindi ekiri a-ampi ne ekeewa. Yagia ku omugizi oguetwa mbwe Ifraimu, agia akola okuweera eyo na awalonzi waae.[u]

55 Omugomo ogwa Awayaudi ogwa *Pasaaka gwawanga ni guri ampi okukolwa. Kutio Awayaudi awangi okuema mu ekialo ekia Israeli kiona, waawanga ni wamiire okuniina Yerusaleemu okugia okuieruyia no omugomo ogwo gukiari.[v] 56 Awantu awaawanga ni waikumiizie muno wano waakubanga amiiso gaawu ku engira ni wakawona Yesu na aaza kandi waaiwuuzia agati yaawu aweene watino, “Awiifu muingirizia mutie, mberi aesa okuuza mu omugomo ogwa mwakuuno guno? Kusi ogwa mwakuuno guno gunamureka enze?”[w] 57 Awakangasi awa awoozia na Awafarisaayo waawanga ni wateereo *ensikirra mbwe omuntu-umuntu na awuine Yesu awalage kugere wamuambe.

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