Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to His disciples,
Panyuma pakendi, Yesu walamba ku likoto lyabantu bangi, kayi ne kuli beshikwiya bakendi.
2 saying, “On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
Walabambileti, “Beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose ne Bafalisi bakute ncito ya kusansulula Milawo ya Mose.”
3 all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not do, for they say, and do not do;
Ecebo cakendi mwelela kukonka byonse mbyobala mwiyishinga. kamutensanga mbyobalenshinga, pakwinga nkabakute kwinsa mbyobakute kwiyisha sobwe.
4 for they bind together burdens [too] heavy and grievous to bear, and lay [them] on the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
Balo bakute kunyamwisha bantu mitolo yalema, njobatakumyuko ne kambombo kabo kunyamfwilisha kumanta mitolo.
5 And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Bakute kwinsa bintu byonse kwambeti bantu bababone. Bakute kusungilila tukwisa tunene pankumo ne pamakasa twalembwapo maswi a Lesa! Bonani kutalimpisha mayombo kuminganjo yabo!
6 they also cherish the first couches at the banquets, and the first seats in the synagogues,
Kayi bakute kuyanda kwikala pa bipuna byabulemu pa misena yalemekeshewa ya malyalya, ne mu manda akupaililamo.
7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Bakute kuyandeti bantu babapenga mitende yabulemu mu misena ya makwebo, ne kubakuweti, bashikwiyisha.
8 And you may not be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher—the Christ, and you are all brothers;
Nomba amwe bantu kabata mukuwangeti, bashikwiyisha sobwe, pakwinga mukute shikwiyisha umowa, mwense ni pabukwenu.
9 and you may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Kamutakuwanga muntu naba umo panshi pano eti, Ta, pakwinga amwe mukute ba Meshenu bamowa, Ba meshenu bakwilu.
10 nor may you be called teachers, for one is your teacher—the Christ.
Nabo bantu kabata mukuwangeti, batangunishi sobwe, pakwinga mutangunishi wenu ni Klistu umowa.
11 And the greater of you will be your servant,
Pakati penu mukulene abe musebenshi wenu.
12 and whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.
Ee, uyo lalisumpulunga mwine, nakacepeshewe, uyo lalicepeshenga nakasumpulwe.
13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you permit those going in to enter.
“Malele kulinjamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemi shibili! Mulacalanga cishinga pa menso abantu caku Bwami bwakwilu. Pakwinga mucinsheti nteti mukenglemo, neco mulashinkilishinga bantu balayandanga kwingilamo.”
14 [[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretense make long prayers, because of this you will receive more abundant judgment.]]
“Malele kulinjamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemishibili! Mukute kubebila bamukalubingi, kubalyela buboni bwabo, pakubanyengelela ne mipailo yenu itali itali. Pacebo ico Lesa nakamomboloshe mwangofu.”
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you go around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen—you make him a son of Gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
“Malele kulinjamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemishibili! Mukute kwenda nyendo shingi pa lwenje ne pamutunta, kulangaula muntu umo kwambeti mu musandule abe shikwiya wenu. Nomba kayi mwa mucana, mukute kumusandula tunkanda tubili kuba welela Gehena, kupita amwe mobene.” (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple—is debtor!
Malele kulinjamwe, batangunishi bashipilwa! Amwe mukute kwiyisheti, muntu alumbileti, pa Ng'anda ya Lesa, ciliya mulandu, nsombi na ulumbileti, pamali ali mu ng'anda ya Lesa, uyo welela kusunga kulumbila kwakendi.
17 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gold, or the temple that is sanctifying the gold?
Amwe bantu bapusa, kayi bashipilwa! Cinene nicipeyo, mali nambi Ng'anda ya Lesa iyo ikute kusandula mali kuba aswepa?
18 And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift that is on it—is debtor!
Kayi mukute kwambeti, Muntu alumbileti, panteme ya milumbo, ciliya mulandu, Nsombi na ulumbileti, pa cishikubengwa panteme, uyo welela kusunga kulumbila kwakendi.
19 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Amwe bantu bashipilwa! Cinene nicipeyo, cisa cishikubengwa nambi nteme ya milumbo iyo ikute kusandula cishikubengwa kuba caswepa?
20 He therefore who swore by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it;
Neco, muntu alumbileti, panteme ya milumbo, ekwambeti lalumbilili kumo ne byonse bili panteme.
21 and he who swore by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
Alumbileti, pa Ng'anda ya Lesa, ekwambeti lalumbilili kumo ne Ng'andeyo pamo ne Lesa ukute kwikalamo.
22 and he who swore by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting on it.
Kayi Alumbileti, mbuli kwilu, lalumbili pa Cipuna ca Bwami bwa Lesa, kubikapo ne uyo wekala pa Cipuna.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and neglected the weightier things of the Law—judgment, and kindness, and faith; these it was necessary to do, and those not to neglect.
“Malele kulinjamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemi shibili! Mukute kubenga ca likumi ca tumbuto twanunkila, twakubika mucakulya, nsombi mukute kusula Milawo ya Lesa yancine ncine, mbuli kombolosha kwalulama ne nkumbo kayi ne kushomeka. Mwanga mwelela kwinseco, kutashiyapo nabimbi sobwe.
24 Blind guides! Who are straining out the gnat, and are swallowing the camel.
Amwe batangunishi bashipilwa, mukute kufunya shikanshi lawili momulanunga, nsombi mukute kumina munyama munene ukute kukwiweti ngamila.”
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
“Malele amwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemi shibili! Mukute kusuka kunsa kwa nkomeshi ne mbale, kakuli mukati mwesula bukuma ne kuliyanda.
26 Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them may also become clean.
Amwe Ba falisi bashipilwa, tangunani nanshi kusuka mukati munkomeshi ne mbale, mpweshi musuke kunsa.”
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you are like to whitewashed graves, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
“Malele kulinjamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemi shibili! Mulyeti manda ashibululwa ne laimu akute kuboneka cena kunsa, kakuli mukati mwesula mafupa abantu bafwa ne bintu bingi byabola.
28 so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Ne njamwe ncomubele pamenso abantu mukute kuboneketi mwalulama, kakuli mukati mwenu mwesula bundenga mano ne bintu byaipa.”
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the graves of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
“Malele kuli njamwe beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, ne njamwe Bafalisi, bantu bandemi shibili! Mukute kubamba cena manda abashinshimi bakulu kulu, ne kushibulula bibumbwanya bya bantu balulama.
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Mukute kwambeti, ne twalikubako pacindi ncobalikubako bamashali betu bakulu kulu, nshinga ne twalabula kumantako lubasu pakushina basa bashinshimi.
31 So that you testify to yourselves that you are sons of them who murdered the prophets;
Nomba mulalisungunga mobene, pakwinga mulasuminingeti, mobashikulu ba bantu abo balashina bashinshimi.
32 and you fill up the measure of your fathers.
Ee, lino kamupwishani ncito njobalatatika bamashali benu bakulukulu.”
“Mwenjoka amwe, bana bampili, ni mukayubeconi lombolosho lwa Gehena? (Geenna g1067)
34 Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them you will kill and crucify, and of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city,
Lino kamunyumfwani! Ni nkamutumine bashinshimi, ne bantu bamano, ne beshikwiyisha. Nabambi ni mukabashine ne kubapopa pa nsanda, nabambi ni mukabakwapule bikoti mu manda enu akupaililamo, kayi ni mukabapenshe ne kubatandanya kufuma pamunshi umo ne umo.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar:
Neco nimukacanike ne mulandu wabantu bonse balulama balashinwa pacishi capanshi, kufumina pakushinwa kwa Abele, muntu walulama, mpaka pa kushinwa kwa Sakaliya mwanendi Balakiya, uyo ngomwalashinina mu Ng'anda ya Lesa pakati pa nteme ya milumbo, ne Musena wa Swepeshesha.
36 truly I say to you, all these things will come on this generation.
Cakubinga ndamwambilingeti, lombolosho lulico nebintu byonse nibikenshike mu musemano uwu.”
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that are killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often I willed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own chickens under the wings, and you did not will.
Ha! Obe Yelusalemu, Yelusalemu! Weshikushina bashinshimi, ne kupwaya mabwe bantu Lesa mbwalakutumininga. Ndayandanga kufukatila pamo banabobe tunkanda tungaye, mbuli nkuku ncekute kufukatila twana twayo mu mapepe akendi, nsombi obe ulakana!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate;
Cakubinga kamubonani nomba, ng'anda yenu ineneyi nibe matongo.
39 for I say to you, you may not see Me from now on, until you may say, Blessed [is] He who is coming in the Name of the LORD.”
Kayi ndamwambilishingeti, kufuma cindi cino nteti mukambonepo sobwe, mpaka cindi ncoti mukambeti, “Walelekwa uyo lesanga mu Lina lya enka bulyo walibela.”
