Matayo 23
1 Nipele, Che Yesu ŵausalile mpingo wa ŵandu ni ŵakulijiganya ŵao kuti,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
2 “Ŵakwiganya malajisyo ni Mafalisayo akwete ukombole wa kusala uchenene Malajisyo.
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3 Kwalye ligongo lyo mpikanichisye ni kutenda chachili chose chichansalile. Nambo nkasyasya isambo yao, pakuŵa ngakutenda yele yakuisala yo.
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
4 Akutaŵanga misigo jakutopela ni kwatwika ŵandu mmakoyo, nambo ŵele achinsyene wo ngakusaka atamuno kukwaya ni chala.
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 Ŵanyawo akugatenda masengo gao gose kuti apate kuloleka ni ŵandu. Akuwala indu yailembekwe malembelo ga malajisyo pachanya meeso ni konjechesya ukulu wa nguo syao kuti aloleche ali ŵandu ŵa Akunnungu.
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
6 Ikwanonyela kutama peuto pa kuchimbichikwa mu indimba ni itengu ya kuchimbichikwa mmajumba ga kupopelela.
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 Ikwanonyela kwakomasya kwa kwachimbichisya pa kusumichisya malonda ni kusaka ŵandu ŵaŵilanje, ‘Jwakwiganya.’
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8 Nambo ŵanyamwe nkaŵilanjikwa ‘Jwakwiganya,’ pakuŵa jwakwiganya jwenu ali jumo pe, ni wose ndi achalongo.
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 Atamuno ngasimummilanga mundu ‘Atati’ pa chilambo pano, pakuŵa Atati ŵetu ali ŵamo pe, ŵaali kwinani.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Atamuno ngasimmilanjikwa ‘ilongola’ pakuŵa chilongola jwenu ali jumo pe, yaani Kilisito.
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 Nombe jwali jwankulungwa jwenu chaaŵe katumetume jwenu.
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 Jwakulikwesya chatuluswe ni jwakulitulusya chachikweswa.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Pakuŵa nkuugala nnango wa Umwenye wa kwinani mmbujo pa ŵandu. Ni ŵanyamwe mwachinsyene ngankwinjila, atamuno ngankwaleka ŵakusaka kwinjila ajinjile.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
14 Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Nkwasumula ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo ipanje yao nchilitendaga ŵandu ŵambone nkupopela mapopelo gamaleu, kwa lye ligongo lyo kulaga kwenu chikuŵe kwakukulungwa nnope.
15 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Pakuŵa nkutaŵa ulendo mu bahali ni pa chilambo kuti nkombole kuntenda namose mundu jumo aŵe jwa kunkuya mwanya. Pankumpata, nkuntenda aŵe mundu jwakwinjila ku jehanamu kumpunda mwachinsyene. (Geenna g1067)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ilongola ŵangalola! Ŵanyamwe nkutinji mundu alumbililaga kwa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu, kwele kulumbila ko ngaŵa chindu, nambo alumbililaga kwa sahabu ja Nyuumba ja Akunnungu, kwele kulumbilila ko kukwakanganichisya kuchitenda chalumbilile.
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17 Ŵanyamwe ŵangalola ŵakuloŵela! Chapi chachili cha malumbo nnope, sahabu pane Nyuumba ja Akunnungu jajikujitenda sahabu jiŵe jeswela?
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
18 Sooni nkutinji mundu alumbililaga pa chilisa ngaŵa chindu, nambo alumbilaga nkujikolanga mbopesi jajili pa chilisa, kwele kulumbilila ko kukwakanganichisya kuchitenda chalumbilile.
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
19 Ŵanyamwe ŵangalola! Ana kulumbilila chi kwakuli kwamalumbo nnope, kwa mbopesi pane kwa chilisa chachikujitenda mbopesi jiŵe jeswela?
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
20 Jwakulumbila kwa chilisa akulumbilila kwa chele chilisa cho, ni kwa chose chachili pachanya pakwe.
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 Ni jwakulumbila kwa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu akulumbilila kwa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu ni kwa jwele jwakutama nkati mo.
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
22 Nombe jwakulumbila kwa kwinani akulumbilila kwa chitengu cha Umwenye wa Akunnungu, ni kwa jwele jwakutama pachanya pakwe.
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
23 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Nkupochela mbopesi kwa ŵandu, atamuno pa masamba ga kununjila, ni bisali ni jila, nkuileka indu yekulungwa yailajichikwe ni Malajisyo mpela ila kupanganya yaikwanonyelesya Akunnungu ni chanasa ni chikulupi. Gelega ni gankusachilwa kugakamulisya pangagaliŵalila gane.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
24 ilongola ŵangalola! Nkujityosya membe mu yakung'wa, nambo nkuchimila chinyama chachikuŵilanjikwa ngamia!
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Nkosya chikombe ni mbale kwa paasa, nambo nkati nkuleka indu impatile kwa wiyi ni nsese.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Ugwe Mfalisayo jwangalola! Njosye chikombe nkati kaje ni paasa chipasalale.
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
27 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Pakuŵa nkulandana ni malembe gagasililwe ni chokaa, nombe kwa paasa gakuwoneka kuŵa gambone, nambo nkati mwakwe gagumbele maupa ga ŵawe ni usakwa wejinji.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
28 Iyoyopeyo ni ŵanyamwe kwa paasa nkuoneka ni ŵandu kuŵa ŵambone nambo nkati ngumbele ulamba ni ungalimate.
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 “Ulaje uwe kukwenu ŵakwiganya Malajisyo ni Mafalisayo, ŵaulamba! Nkugumba malembe ga ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu ni kugasalalisya malembe ga ŵandu ŵambone.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 Nkutinji, ‘Tukaapali kalakala katema ka achambuje ŵetu, ngatukaŵe pamo mmaulajo ga ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu!’
And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 Kwakuŵecheta yeleyo nkulilosya mwachinsyene kuti ŵanyamwe ndi achiŵana ŵa aŵala ŵaŵauleje ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu.
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Hayaga, mmalichisye masengo gaŵachokwele achambuje ŵenu!
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33 Ŵanyamwe ŵa uŵelesi wa lijoka lya sumu! Chimmutuche chinauli ulamusi wa ku jehanamu? (Geenna g1067)
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Nipele lye ligongo lyo une ngumpelechela ŵanyamwe ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu, ŵandu ŵa lunda ni ŵakwiganya malajisyo, ŵane mwa ŵanyawo chimwaulaje ni kwaŵamba pa nsalaba, ni ŵane chimwapute ibokola mmajumba genu ga kupopelela ni kwasosa mmisi jinajose.
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
35 Nipele chileŵo chichiŵe kukwenu kwa ligongo lya miasi ja ŵandu ŵambone jajijitiche mu chilambo muno. Elo chitandile chiwa chi che Habili jwanganakola chileŵo mpaka chi che Sakalia, mwana ju che Balakia, jumwammuleje pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu pasikati ja papaswela ni chilisa.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 Isyene ngunsalila kuti, ŵandu ŵa uŵelesi u chalamulikwe kwa ligongo lya indu yi.
Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 “Yelusalemu! Ugwe Yelusalemu! Nkwaulaga ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu ni kwaputa maganga ŵelewo ŵaŵatumikwe kukwenu. Ana kalingwa nasachile kwasonganganya achiŵana ŵenu, mpela nguku ijikuti pakwasonganganya achiŵanagwe kusi kwa mapapiko gakwe, nambo mwakanile.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
38 Ayaga nipele, nyuumba jenu chijisigale lisame pe.
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
39 Ngunsalila, ngamuumona sooni mpaka pachinchiti, ‘Akole upile jwele jwakwika mu liina lya Ambuje.’”
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
