Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
Pu leino u Yeisu akhavavula eikhipungha khya vanu na vakongi akhata,
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
“Pu avamanyi va kalata nava Farisai puvatamile eikhinghoda khya Mose.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not do their works; for they say, and do not do.
Pu nchoni inchuvikhuvavula muvombange nukhukonga, punchila inchuvivomba avene mulekhe ukhunchikonga pakhuva avene einchuvi nchova nchu savivomba.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Avene, puvinkunga eiminchingho eiminehitu khuvanu einghidenya, puvikhuvatweikha avanu mumave ngha, na hali avene savinghela na padebe ukhunghipeimba.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Imbombo nchovo nchoni vivuvomba ukhuta veivonie khuvanu, pu nnghama sandukha nghavo melefu, navuvudeikha vwa fihunilwa fyalo khumalunde vutale fincho.
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Pu avene valeineikhihelehele munyumba ncha khisayila vilonda ukhutama mbutamo uvwa mufinghoda ifya vuvaha,
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
Pu vanave musokhoni puvilonda ukhuta avanu vavapembenchanghe pu vinongwa ukhuta, veilangiwanghwe “Vamanyisi”khuvanu.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
Pu leino umwe samnonghile ukhwilangwa“Vamanyisi,”Pakhuva u Manyisi veinyo alei umo, numwe muleivana munu.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Pu mwekhe ukhumwimeikha umunu nukhuta Daada pakhilunga, apa ulwakhuva u Dadayeito alei umo, avakhukyanya.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
Hange mulekhe ukhwilangiwa 'Vamanyisi, 'Pakhuva muleinumanyisi umo vope, vei keileisite.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Pu leino umbaha mundwamwe veiva mbombi veinyo uvakhuvavombela.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Pu leino uveikheiyeimikha veiikhwisiwanghwa. Nuveiikheiyisya vei ikhweimekhiwanghwa.
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Pu lweinyo umwe mweiva Farisai, a mweivamanya kalata! Muleivangalufu mukhuvandeindeila avanu umwumi vwa vwa ludeva lwa khukyanya, pu na yumwe samukhwinghila hange avilonda ukhwinghila samukhuvalavuleila veingheilanghe.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
(Lweinyo mweivanyakalata na Farisai mwevanghalufu, pakhuva mwilya khuva fweile, nukhwisaya einyeisayo inali puleino puyamuheinghiwangwa uvuheinghi uvuvucha ukhuluteila”).
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna (Geenna g1067) as yourselves.
Lweinyo umwe mweivanya vakalala na mwei va Farisai, mweivanghalufu! Mlovukha inyanja mweiluta khumwambo nukhupeila umunu umo akave avupo khi nukhuva mwosivwa, puyakhiva eideikhe pu mukhupela ave vakhuheingeiwa mumwoto unghwa sikhu nchoni. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
Lweinyo mweivalonghonchi mweimu bofwile, umwe mweimwita, Umunu uveikheijyinghila mwatepeli sakhinangikhe khinu.
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Pu leino umunu uveijyeinghila mulutalama lwa tembile, uywa einkungile nu khwijyeingha kwa mwene. Umwe mweimubofwile hange muleivakonyofu, kheileikhu eikhivaha ulutalama ewo eitembile eiyivalancha ulutalama?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
Hange, umunu uveikhijyeinghila panekhelo sa khinangheikha khinu. Pu ula uveikhejyeinghila pafinu ufiveikhivwe pa neikhelolei sadakha uywa veinkungile mwene.
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Umwe mwei bofwile, khileikhu khivaha eisadakha eiyapanekhelo, ewo einekhelo yeila eiyivalancha eisadakha?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Pu leino, ula uveikhijyeinghila panekhelo, eikhijyeinghila pa eiyo hange na khufila ifilipakyanya pa nekhelo.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
Pu na yu ula uveijyeinghila mutembile, eijyeinghila mweiyo na khwa ula uveitama munghati muyene.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
Ula uveijyeinghila khukyanya, ejyeingeila mukhinghoda eikhinyalwangula eikhya Nguluve na khyula uveiitama pa kyanya pakhiene.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Lweinyo, mweiva manyi vakalata na mweiva Farisai, mweivangalufu! Pakhuva muhomba ifya ndevulu, nifyambilipili ni fya nbwingha napa nungu puleino munchilekhile eindangeilo eimbaha eincha ungendo ulunonu - neikhisa, nulweideikho, angho ngumunonghile ukhunghavomba pu nanghala anganghe mlukhe ukhunghalekha.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Mweivalongonchi mweimubofwile, umwe muhuncha eimbwele pu mwimila eingameila!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
Lweinyo, mweivanyi vakalata na mwei va Farisai, mweivanghalufu! Ulwakhuva mwisukha nukhuvalancha khunji, eikhinywelo vu munghati fimonghalile, pufidenghile uvusyovi uvwakhupokha ifyuma fya vanghe.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Umwe mweiva Farisai mweimubofwile, muvalanchanghe tasi munghati mukhinywelo na mundelema, pu nakhukhunji khwope khuvenchanghe khuvalile.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.
Lweinyo umwe, mweivamanyi vakalata na mweiva Farisai, mweivanghalafu! ulwakhuva muhwanine nuvunghuli uvuvaniasinche vononu khunji puvuvonekha vunonu munghati nghadeinghile manchenghe nghene nu vuvili.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Pu vuvuvwa, na yumwe khunji muvonekha muleivangolofu pamiho ngha vanu, pu leino munghati mudeinghile uvunghalufu nuvutula nongwa.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Lweinyo umwe, mweivanya kalata na mweiva Farisai, mweivangalufu! Pakhuva munjengela uvunghuli vwa vanyamalangho nukhunoncha uvunghuli vwa vangholofu.
30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
Pu mwita, tunghale tuvenhange khyutule ifinghono fya vankhukhu yeito satwale tuve paninie pakhududa unkisa ngwavanyamalangho.
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Pumu leino mukhinchova yumwe ukhuta muleivana vavanu vavo vabudangha khuvanyamalangho.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
Pu leino umwe mudeinche eikhingelelo khya va vise veinyo.
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna (Geenna g1067)?
Umwe mwe nyandalwe mweikhivumbukhu khya nyato umwe pumwipona ndakheikhi khumwoto nghwa sukhunchoni? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
Puleino, mulole, nikhuvasuha khulyumwe avanyamalangho avalei nuluhala navasimbi. Pu avange muovo umwe pumukhava budangha nukhuvatovelela pa khidameileihanie. Puavange mulavatovangha mutumbile ncheinyo nukhuvusweima punchenghe nuvunchenghe.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Puleino palyumwe ngulavahumeila unkisa nghwoni ungwavangholofu unghwa Hebeli nughwa sakhaliya unya velekiya uvaimwabudeile panghati pavungholofu napanekhelo.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Pu leino, nchayeilweli, einchi nchoni nchiva neikhivumbukhu eikhi.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, uve weivwibuda avanyamalangho nukhuvatova namangangavala avansuhiwe khulyuve, khaleingi neinonghilwe ukhuvalundamania pupaninia avana vakho nduvu eihukhu yeilundania paupa ninie ifinkukhu fy ayene mumapapateilo ngha yene, pu umwe samuleikhunonghwa.
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Lola, einyumba yeinyo yeivile meenakhivula munu unynsinghile.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Pu leino nikhuvavula, samulambone khange ukhuhumangha leino nukhufikha upuya khiva mwita mwaleimi asayiwe uveikhwinchila munchitawa lya Ntwa.'”
