Matthew 24
1 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Awo Yesu bwe yali ng’ava mu luggya lwa Yeekaalu, abayigirizwa be ne bajja w’ali okumulaga enzimba ya Yeekaalu,
2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
naye n’abagamba nti, “Bino byonna temubiraba? Ddala ddala mbagamba nti tewaliba jjinja na limu eririsigala nga litudde ku linnaalyo eritalibetentebwa.”
3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” (aiōn g165)
Awo Yesu bwe yali ng’atudde ku lusozi olwa Zeyituuni, abayigirizwa be ne bajja gy’ali ne bamubuuza mu kyama nti, “Ebyo biribaawo ddi? Era kabonero ki akalitegeeza okujja kwo n’enkomerero y’ensi nti eri kumpi?” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Temukkirizanga muntu yenna kubalimbalimba.
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Kubanga bangi balijja mu linnya lyange nga bagamba nti, ‘Nze Kristo’, era balirimba bangi.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Munaatera okuwulira entalo n’eŋŋambo z’entalo. Temwekanganga, kubanga ebyo biteekwa okubaawo, naye enkomerero eriba tennatuuka.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Amawanga galirwana ne gannaago, n’obwakabaka bulirwana n’obwakabaka, era walibaawo enjala mu bifo bingi ne musisi aliyuuguumya ebifo bingi.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Naye bino byonna biriba ntandikwa butandikwa ng’ey’okulumwa okuzaala.”
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
“Muliweebwayo ne mubonyaabonyezebwa era ne muttibwa, era mulikyayibwa amawanga gonna olw’erinnya lyange.
10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Era bangi balisendebwasendebwa okukola ebibi, n’abalala baliryamu bannaabwe olukwe, n’abalala ne bakyawagana.
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
Era bannabbi ab’obulimba bangi balijja ne bawubisa abantu bangi.
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Olw’obujeemu okuyinga obungi, era bangi okwagala kwabwe kuliwola.
13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Naye abo abaligumiikiriza okutuuka ku nkomerero be balirokolebwa.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Era Enjiri ey’obwakabaka eribuulirwa mu nsi yonna, nga bwe bujulirwa eri amawanga gonna n’oluvannyuma enkomerero n’eryoka etuuka.”
15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
“Noolwekyo bwe muliraba ‘eky’omuzizo eky’entiisa,’ nnabbi Danyeri kye yayogerako, nga kiyimiridde mu kifo ekitukuvu asoma bino ategeere,
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
n’abo abalibeera mu Buyudaaya baddukiranga mu nsozi.
17 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Alibeera waggulu ku kasolya, takkanga kuyingira mu nnyumba ye kubaako byaggyamu.
18 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
N’oyo alibeera mu nnimiro taddangayo eka okunonayo olugoye lwe.
19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Naye ziribasanga abakyala abaliba balina embuto, n’abaliba bayonsa mu nnaku ezo.
20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Naye musabe ekiseera ky’okudduka kireme kutuukira mu biro bya butiti oba ku lunaku lwa Ssabbiiti.
21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Kubanga wagenda kubeerawo okubonyaabonyezebwa okunene ennyo okutabangawo kasookedde ensi ebaawo era tewaliddayo kubaawo kikifaanana.
22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
Singa ennaku ezo tezakendezebwako, tewandibadde n’omu alokolebwa. Naye olw’abalonde be ennaku ezo zirikendezebwako.
23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Bwe wabangawo omuntu agamba nti, ‘Kristo ali wano, oba ali wali,’ temubakkirizanga.
24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Kubanga bakristo ab’obulimba balijja, ne bannabbi ab’obulimba nabo balijja ne bakola eby’amagero n’ebyewuunyo; nga singa kibadde kisoboka, bandilimbyelimbye n’abalonde ba Katonda.
25 See, I have told you in advance.
Laba mbalabudde nga bukyali!”
26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
“Noolwekyo omuntu bw’abagambanga nti Kristo akomyewo ali eri mu ddungu, temugendangayo. Oba nti ali mu bisenge eby’omunda, temukkirizanga.
27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Kubanga nga bwe mulaba okumyansa kw’eraddu nga kutabaala ebire okuva ebuvanjuba ne kusala okulaga ebugwanjuba, n’okujja kw’Omwana w’Omuntu bwe kutyo.
28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Era mukimanyi nti awabeera ekifudde awo ensega we zikuŋŋaanira.”
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
“Amangu ddala ng’okubonyaabonyezebwa “kw’omu nnaku ezo kuwedde, ‘enjuba eriggyako ekizikiza era n’omwezi teguliyaka, n’emmunyeenye zirigwa n’amaanyi g’eggulu galinyeenyezebwa.’”
30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
“Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo akabonero k’Omwana w’omuntu kalirabika ku ggulu, era walibaawo okukungubaga kw’amawanga gonna ag’omu nsi, era baliraba Omwana w’Omuntu ng’ajja ku bire by’eggulu, mu maanyi ne mu kitiibwa ekinene.
31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Era alituma bamalayika be nga bwe bafuuwa amakondeere mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka, ne bakuŋŋaanya abalonde be nga babaggya mu mpewo ennya okuva ku ludda olumu olw’eggulu okutuuka ku ludda olulala.”
32 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
“Kale muyigire ku lugero lw’omutiini. Amatabi gaagwo bwe gatandika okutojjera nga mumanya nti ebiseera eby’ebbugumu binaatera okutuuka.
33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Noolwekyo nammwe bwe muliraba ebintu ebyo byonna, nga mumanya nti ekiseera kiri kumpi, era kisemberedde ddala ku luggi.
34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, omulembe guno teguliggwaawo okutuusa ng’ebintu ebyo byonna bituukiridde.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Eggulu n’ensi biriggwaawo naye ebigambo byange tebiriggwaawo.”
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
“Naye eby’olunaku olwo wadde essaawa tewali n’omu abimanyi, newaakubadde bamalayika ab’omu ggulu nabo tebakimanyi, wadde Omwana, okuggyako Kitaffe yekka.
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Kubanga nga bwe kyali mu biseera bya Nuuwa, okujja kw’Omwana w’Omuntu nakwo bwe kuliba.
38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Nga bwe kyali mu biseera by’amataba, abantu nga balya nga banywa, nga bawasa n’abalala nga bafumbirwa, olunaku ne lutuuka Nuuwa n’ayingira mu lyato,
39 And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
abantu ne batamanya, amataba ne gajja ne gabasaanyaawo ne buli kintu, bwe kutyo n’okudda kw’Omwana w’Omuntu bwe kulibeera.
40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Mu biseera ebyo abasajja babiri baliba bakola mu nnimiro, omu n’atwalibwa omulala n’alekebwa.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Abakazi babiri baliba basa ku mmengo zaabwe mu nnyumba y’emu, omu n’atwalibwa omulala n’alekebwa.”
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
“Noolwekyo mubeere beetegefu, kubanga olunaku Mukama wammwe lw’aliddirako temulumanyi.
43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Naye mutegeere kino: ssinga ssemaka amanya essaawa omubbi w’anaayingirira okumenya ennyumba ye, yandisigadde ng’atunula, n’ataganya mubbi kumuyingirira.
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
Noolwekyo nammwe bwe mutyo mweteeketeeke, kubanga Omwana w’omuntu alijjira mu kiseera kye mutamulowoolezaamu.”
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
“Kale aliwa omuddu omugezi era omwesigwa mukama we gwe yawa obuvunaanyizibwa okulabirira abaddu ab’omu maka ge, n’okubawa emmere mu kiseera ekituufu?
46 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Alina omukisa omuddu oyo, mukama we gw’alisanga ng’akola bw’atyo.
47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, alimukwasa ebintu bye byonna.
48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
Naye obanga omuddu omubi bw’agamba mu mutima gwe nti, ‘Mukama wange tajja kudda mangu,’
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
n’adda ku baddu banne, n’abakuba, n’alya, n’anywa n’abatamiivu, okutuusa lw’alidda.
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
Mukama w’omuddu oyo n’akomawo ku lunaku lw’atamusuubidde ne mu kiseera ky’atamanyi,
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
alimubonereza, era omugabo gwe guliba okubeera awamu n’abannanfuusi, eriba okukaaba n’okuluma obujiji.”
