Luke 13
1 Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
Kumwanya ogwo abhanu nibhamubhwila ingulu ya Abhagalilaya bhanu Pilato etile no okusasha amanyinga gebhwe ne ebhitambo bhyebhwe.
2 Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
Yesu nabhasubhya nabhabhwila ati, “Omwitogela ati Abhagalilaya abho bhaliga bhali ne ebhibhi okukila Abhagalilaya abhandi bhona ati nicho chakola bhabhone amabhibhi ago?
3 I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
Pai, enibhabhwila ati, nawe emwe ona mukabhula okuta, emwe ona omusingalika kutyo.
4 Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
Amo bhaliya bhanu ekumi na munana eliya Siloamu bhanu bhagwiliwe no echisonge nigubheta, omwiganilisha ati bhaliga bhana ebhibhi kukila abhanu bhandi mu Yersalemu?
5 I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
Pai, anye enaika ati, nawe mukabhula okuta, emwe ona omusingalika.
6 Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
Yesu nabhabhwila echijejekanyo chinu, “Omunu umwi aliga ayambile liti lyo mtini mwisambu lyae, neya najokulolako amatwasho kwiti okwo nawe atagabhwene.
7 Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
Nabhwila unu aliga nalimilila omugunda, 'Lola kwe emyaka esatu enijaga okulegeja okulonda amatwasho kwiti kunu nawe nitagabhonako! Nuliteme. Kubhaki linyamule lisambu?
8 But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
Oyo alimililaga omugunda nasubhya naika ati, 'nulisigeo omwaka gunu koleleki nilisejele niliteleko imboleya.
9 If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
Labha likatwasha omwaka gunu oguja, ni kisi; nawe labha likabhula okutwasha, uliteme!”'
10 One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
Mbe oli, Yesu aliga neigisha mu limwi lya Amasinagogi akatungu ka Isabhato.
11 There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
Lola, aliga alio omugasi umwi kwe myaka ekumi na munana aliga ali na lisambwa ebhibhi elyo obhunyoke, omugasi oyo aliga ekotele na atali na bhutulo chimwi obhwo kwimelegulu.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
Yesu ejile amulola, namubhilikila, namubhwila ati, “Mai, watesulilwa okusoka mubhunyoke bhwao.”
13 He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
Natula amabhoko gaye ingulu yaye, achalao omubhili gwaye ngugololoka nalamya na Nyamuanga. Nawe omukulu wa lisinagogi nabhiililwa kulwokubha Yesu amuosishe kulusiku lwa Isabhato.
14 But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
Nio omwangalisi nasubhya nabhwila liijo ati, “Jilio naku mukaga ejokukolela emilimu. Muje ukuosibhwa amalwaye jinsiku ejo, musige okukola kutyo kulusiku lwa Isabhato.'
15 Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
Omukama namusubhya naika ati, “abhanafiki! atalio umwi kwimwe unu kasibhula insikili yaye amo ing'a okusoka muchigoli akaisila okunywa amanji kulusiku lwa Isabhato?
16 This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
Mbe omugasi unu omuasha wa Abrahamu, atengene okusulumulwa okusoka mwibhoyelo lya Shetani linu lyaliga limubhoyele myaka ekumi na munana kulusiku lwa Isabhato?
17 After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
Ao aliga achaika emisango ejo, bhona bhanu bhaliga nibhamuganya nibheswala, tali liijo lyona na abhandi nibhakondelelwa ingulu ya amagambo gokulugusha ganu akolele.
18 Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
Yesu naika ati, “Obhukama bhwa Nyamuanga obhususana naki, na enitula okubhususanya na chinuki?
19 It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
Obhukama bhunu obhususana na imbibho yo omuharadali eyo omunu agegele nayamba mumugunda gwaye, nimela nilibha eti enene, na jinyonyi ja mulutumba nijumbaka amasuli gajo mumatabhi galyo.
20 Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
Naika lindi ati, “Nibhususanye naki obhukama bhwa Nyamuanga?
21 It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Obhususana ne echifwimbya echo omugasi agegele nasasha na amakolele gasatu agajinshano nijimala nijitumba.”
22 [Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
Namala Yesu nalabha bhuli musi na bhuli chijiji neigishaga ali munjila yokugenda Yerusalemu.
23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
Omunu umwi nabhusha ati, “Lata Bhugenyi, ni bhanu bhatoto bhanu bhalichunguka?” Kulwejo nabhabhwila ati,
24 [Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
“Mwikomeshe okwingila mulabhile mumulyango omufunde, kulwokubha abhafu bhalilegeja nawe bhatalingila.
25 [God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
Akefula kanya nyumba nemelegulu negala omulyango, mbe mulimelegulu anja no okukonona kumulyango nimwaika ati, 'Kanyamusi, Kanyamusi, chigulile,' omwene alibhasubhya naika ati, 'nitabhamenya nolwo eyo okusoka.'
26 Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
Mbe nio mulyaika ati, 'Chaliga nichilya imbele yao kawe nufundishaga mubhyalo bhyeswe.'
27 But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
Nawe omwenene alibhasubhya ati, 'enibhabhwila ati nitakubhamenya amwi neyo omukusoka, musoke kwanye emwe bhanu omukola ebhijabhi!'
28 Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
Kulibhao okulila no okuyekenya ameno mulilola Abramu, Isaka, Yakobo na abhalagi bhona mu bhukama bhwa Nyamuanga, nawe emwe mulasilwe anja.
29 Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
Abhanu bhalikinga okusoka Ebhutuluka, Ebhugwa, Mubhuanga na Mumalimbe, nibhafung'ama kumeja ye ebhilyo bhya kegolo mu bhukama bhwa Nyamuanga.
30 Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
Mbe mumenye linu, obhokumalisha bhalibha bhokwamba, na abhokwamba bhalibha bhokumalisha.”
31 At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
Gwejile gwalabhao mwanya mufui, nibhaja Abhafarisayo abhandi nibhamubhwila ati, “Libhata osokanu kulwokubha Herode Kenda okukwita.”
32 He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
Yesu naika ati, “Mugende mubhwile likara elyo, 'Lola, enibhilimya amasambwa nokuosha abhanu lelo na mutondo, na kulunaku lwa kasatu enikumisha emisango jani.
33 But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
Kumwanya gwonagwona, nikisi kwanye okugendelela lelo, mutondo ne ejweli, kulwokubha jitakwendwa okwita omulagi alikula na Yerusalemu.
34 [Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, awe unu wetile abhalagi nokubhabhuma na amabhui bhanu bhatumilwe kwimwe. Kwiya ng'endo elinga ninendaga okusumbya abhana bhao amwi lwakutyo ing'oko eisumbya ebhyanakoko bhyayo mumbabha jayo, nawe mwaliga mutakwenda.
35 So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
Lola inyumba yao yasigwa yenyele. Mbe enikubhwila, mutachandola lindi okukinga olwo mulyaika ati, 'Ana amabhando oyo ejile kwi Sina lyo Omukama.”'
