1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that , he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judæa again. 8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. 28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that , she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it , that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
47 ¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55 ¶ And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it , that they might take him.
Onḓiro ya Lasarus
1 Omundu wena Lasarus wa verere. Eye wa ri owa Betanie, otjihuro mu mwa turire Maria nomuangu we Marta. 2 Maria eye ngwi ngwa twirisire Muhona nomaze omavawa, nu ngwa pyoṋene ozombaze za Muhona nozondjise ze. Nu Lasarus ngwa verere wa ri omuṱena wa Maria. 3 Ovaṱena kwe arire tji va hindi omundu ku Jesus nomambo nga: “Muhona, epanga roye esuverwa ra vera.”
4 Nu Jesus tja zuvire omambo nga arire tja tja: “Omutjise mbwi kawokuṱa kwa Lasarus, nungwari owo wa tjitirwa omaraisiro womasa wa Ndjambi, kokutja Omuna wa Ndjambi a yozikwe mu wo.”
5 Jesus wa suverere Marta nerumbi re na Lasarus. 6 Nungwari tja zuva kutja Lasarus wa vera, arire tja kara ngo ka ri oure womayuva yevari. 7 Tjazumba a tja kovahongewa ve: “Indjeye tu yaruke kOjudea.”
8 Ovahongewa ave ziri ave tja: “Muhonge, eyuva ndina Ovajuda ave vanga okukuzepa nomawe, nu nambano mo yaruka ngo rukwao are?”
9 Jesus wa tjere: “Inḓa ozoiri omutenya kamurongo na mbari are? Ingwi ngu ma ryanga mutenya ke nakuputara, eye tjinga ama munu ondjerera youye mbwi. 10 Nungwari tji ma ryanga uṱuku ma putara, tjinga e hi nondjerera.” 11 Jesus wa hungirire omambo nga, okuzambo a tja: “Epanga retu Lasarus wa rara, nungwari ami me kemupendura mozomboṱu.”
12 Ovahongewa ave ziri ave tja: “Muhona, eye tja rara, ma veruka.”
13 Jesus aa hee kutja Lasarus wa ṱu, nungwari owo aave tjangovasi eye ma hee okurara ozomboṱu uriri. 14 Jesus arire tje ve raere ongahukiro a tja: “Lasarus wa ṱu, 15 nu motjimbe tjeṋu ami me nyanda omutima kutja himba ri po, kokutja eṋe mu kambure mu ami. Nungwari indjeye tu yende ku ye.”
16 Nu Tomas ngu ku za oDidimus a tja kovahongewa ovakwao: “Eṱe wina ngatu yende tu kaṱe puna ye!”
Jesus ombendukiro nomuinyo
17 Nu Jesus tje ere, arire tja vaza Lasarus a ri omayuva yane meyendo. 18 Betanie tja ri popezu na Jerusalem, oure wozokirometa mangara ndatu, 19 nOvajuda ovengi ve ere ku Marta na Maria okuyekuvehuhumiṋa onḓiro yomuṱena kwawo.
20 Marta tja zuvire kutja Jesus u ri mondjira, arire tja piti okukemutjakanena, nungwari Maria eye wa kara pehi mondjuwo. 21 Marta wa tjere ku Jesus: “Muhona, ove andakuzu wa ri mba omuṱena kwandje katja ṱa! 22 Nungwari ami me tjiwa kutja nangarire nambano nai Ndjambi me ku pe ngamwa atjihe tji mo mu ningire.”
23 Jesus e mu raere a tja: “Omuṱena kwoye ma penduka movakoke.”
24 Marta a ziri a tja: “Ami me tjiwa kutja eye ma penduka movakoke meyuva esenina.”
25 Jesus arire tja tja ku ye: “Owami ombendukiro nomuinyo. Ngu ma kambura mu ami ma kara nomuinyo nangarire kutja wa ṱu. 26 Nu ngu nomuinyo na kambura mu ami kamaa ṱu nga aruhe. Mo kambura momambo nga are?”
27 Marta a ziri a tja: “Ii, Muhona, ami mba kambura kutja oove Omutwirisiwa, Omuna wa Ndjambi, ngu kwa za moo ya mouye.”
Jesus ma ṱoruhoze
28 Marta tja za nokuhungira omambo nga, wa yarukire a kaisana erumbi re Maria mongumumu ama tja: “Omuhonge weya, nu me ku vanga.” 29 Nu Maria tja zuva omambo nga, wa sekama na hakahana okukatjakanena Jesus. 30 Nu Jesus tjandje nao keye ya motjirongo, nungwari wa ri koṋa ngwi Marta ke kemutjakanenena. 31 Ovajuda, mba ri puna Maria mondjuwo, nu mbaa ve mu huhumiṋa, ve mu kongorera tji ve mu muna ama sekama nokuhakahana okupita. Owo aave tjangovasi ma i keyendo okukaririra ngo.
32 Nu Maria tje ya koṋa ku kwa ri Jesus, ne mu munu, arire tja u pehi pozombaze ze na tja: “Muhona, ove andakuzu omu wa ri mwi, omuṱena kwandje andakuzu ka ṱire!”
33 Jesus tja munine Maria ama riri, nOvajuda mba mbe mu kongorera wina amave riri, arire tja kurungisiwa tjinene mombepo, 34 na pura a tja: “Mwe mu paka pi?”
Owo ave ziri ave tja: “Muhona, indjo u katare.”
35 Nu Jesus wa rira. 36 Ovajuda arire tji va tja: “Tareye tje mu suverere tjinene!”
37 Novakwao wina va tjere: “Kaye ngwi ngwa paturura omeho womupoṱu are? Nokutjavi tja yandjere kutja Lasarus a ṱe?”
Lasarus ma pendurwa komuinyo
38 Nu Jesus wa kurungisirwe rukwao mombepo tje ere peyendo. Oro ra ri ondimba, nu potjinyo pa twirwe ewe. 39 Jesus arire tja tja: “Kunguzureye ewe mu ise po!”
Nu Marta, omuṱena waingwi omuṱi, a ziri a tja: “Muhona, nai orutu ru sokuzunḓaka, tjinga arwa tjiti omayuva yane meyendo!”
40 Jesus wa tjere ku ye: “Ami hi ku raerere kutja tji wa kambura, mo munu omasa wa Ndjambi tji maye riraisa are?” 41 Owo arire tji va kunguza indi ewe ave isa po. Nu Jesus wa era omeho we kombanda na tja: “Tate, me tja okuhepa kove kutja we ndji zuvire. 42 Me tjiwa kutja ove aruhe u ndji zuvira, nungwari omambo nga me ye hungirire ovandu, mba kurama mba, kokutja owo ve kambure kutja ove we ndji hinda.” 43 Nu tja zu nokutja nai, a ravaere neraka enene a tja: “Lasarus, penduka u pite!” 44 Omuṱi arire tja piti, omake nozombaze ze avya mangwa mombanda yombakero, nomurungu we awa kutjirwa nerapi. Tjazumba Jesus e ve raere a tja: “Iseye ko indji ombanda nerapi, nu mu mu ese a yende.”
Omerikutirokumwe wokuzepa Jesus
(Mt 26:1-5Mk 14:1-2Lk 22:1-2)45 Ovajuda ovengi mbe ere ku Maria, nu mba munine imbi Jesus mbya tjita, va kambura mu ye. 46 Nungwari tjiva va ire kOvafarisei nave keve raera imbi Jesus mbya tjita. 47 Ovapristeri oviuru nOvafarisei otji va woronganisa otjira tjOvajuda nave tja: “Ngatu tjite vi? Omundu ngwi ma tjiti ovihimise ovingi. 48 Tji twe mu tarere ama tjiti nao, ovandu avehe mave kambura mu ye, novanane vOvaroma mave ya okuhaṋa poṋa petu opayapuke nokunyona otjiwaṋa tjetu!”
49 Umwe wawo wena Kajafas, mombura ndjo ngwa ri Omupristeri Otjiuru wa tjere: “Eṋe kamu na tji mu tjiwa! 50 Kamu nokutjiwa kutja okokuwa ku eṋe omundu umwe tji ma ṱire otjiwaṋa komeho yonyonokero yotjiwaṋa atjihe are?” 51 Nomambo nga eye ke rihungirire omuini; nu tjinga a ri Omupristeri Otjiuru mombura ndjo, wa uka kutja Jesus ma ṱire Ovajuda. 52 Nu ka Vajuda porwe eye mbu ma ṱire, nungwari eye ma wongere pamwe ihi otjiwaṋa atjihe tja Ndjambi tji tja rimbara.
53 Okuza keyuva ndo ovanane vOvajuda otji va paha omuhingo wokuzepa Jesus. 54 Jesus otja uta okuryanda mohoreka mehi ra Judea, na zu mo a i korukondwa rumwe rwehi popezu nokuti onguza, kotjirongo tjena Efraim, narire tja kakara ngo puna ovahongewa ve.
55 Nomayuva omanene wOpaska ya ri popezu. Novandu okuza komaturiro wokuti ngo ve ere kOjerusalem komerikohororero, Omayuva omanene nga ngunda aye hiye ya. 56 Owo aave paha Jesus, nu ngunda ava woronganene mondjuwo ya Muhona, arire tji va purasana ave tja: “Mamu ripura vi? Eye kemee ya kOpaska nu?” 57 Ovapristeri oviuru nOvafarisei va rakizire kutja auhe ngwa munu Jesus poṋa pe ri a sokukemuhorora, kokutja owo ve kemukambure.
