Matthew 10
1 He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
Yesu abengaki bayekoli na Ye zomi na mibale mpe apesaki bango bokonzi ya kobengana milimo mabe mpe ya kobikisa bokono mpe pasi nyonso.
2 [Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
Tala bakombo ya bantoma zomi na mibale: liboso, Simona oyo kombo na ye mosusu ezalaki Petelo; Andre, ndeko ya Petelo; Jake, mwana mobali ya Zebede; Yoane, ndeko ya Jake;
3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
Filipo mpe Bartelemi; Toma mpe Matayo, mofutisi mpako; Jake, mwana mobali ya Alife, mpe Tade;
4 Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
Simona oyo azalaki moko kati na bato ya lisanga ya Bazelote, mpe Yuda Isikarioti oyo atekaki Yesu.
5 When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
Ezali bato oyo zomi na mibale nde Yesu atindaki, sima na Ye kopesa bango mitindo oyo: — Bokende te epai ya bato ya bikolo mosusu, mpe bokota te na bingumba ya bato ya Samari.
6 Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
Kasi bokende epai ya bameme oyo ebunga ya bato ya Isalaele.
7 When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
Bipai nyonso oyo bokoleka, bosakola ete Bokonzi ya Likolo ekomi pene.
8 Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
Bobikisa babeli, bosekwisa bakufi, bokomisa peto bato na maba mpe bobengana milimo mabe. Bopesa na ofele mpo ete bino mpe bozwaki na ofele.
9 Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
Kati na mabenga na bino, botia wolo te, palata te, mbongo mpe te.
Mpo na mobembo na bino, bomema sakosi te, banzambala mibale te, basandale te, lingenda mpe te; pamba te mosali asengeli kolia na mosala na ye.
11 In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
Na engumba to na mboka nyonso oyo bokokota, boluka moto oyo abongi mpo na koyamba bino mpe bovanda na ndako na ye kino tango bokolongwa.
Mpe tango bokokota na ndako yango, bopesa bavandi na yango mbote na koloba: « Tika ete kimia ezala na bino! »
13 If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
Soki bavandi ya ndako yango babongi na kimia yango, wana tika ete ewumela kati na bango; soki te, wana tika ete ezonga epai na bino.
14 If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
Soki baboyi koyamba mpe koyoka bino, bolongwa na ndako to na engumba yango mpe bopupola putulu ya makolo na bino.
15 Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: na mokolo ya kosambisama, etumbu ya bavandi ya engumba to ya mboka wana ekozala makasi koleka etumbu ya mokili ya Sodome mpe Gomore.
16 “Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
Nazali kotinda bino lokola bameme kati na bambwa ya zamba; boye, bozala na ekenge lokola banyoka, mpe na boboto lokola bibenga.
17 Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
Kasi bosala keba, pamba te bakofunda bino na bisambiselo ya Bayuda mpe bakobeta bino fimbu kati na bandako na bango ya mayangani.
18 [And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
Likolo na Ngai, bakomema bino na makasi liboso ya bayangeli mpe ya bakonzi. Boye, ekozala mpo na bino libaku malamu ya kotatola solo na tina na Ngai liboso na bango mpe liboso ya bapagano.
19 When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
Tango bakofunda bino epai ya bakambi, bomitungisa te mpo na koluka makambo ya koloba to lolenge ya koloba yango, pamba te ekopesamela bino na tango wana.
20 It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
Ekozala bino te bato bokoloba, kasi Molimo ya Tata na bino nde akoloba na nzela ya minoko na bino.
21 [You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
Ndeko akokaba ndeko na ye mpo ete baboma ye, tata akokaba mwana na ye, bana bakotombokela baboti na bango mpe bakobomisa bango.
22 Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
Bato nyonso bakoyina bino mpo na Kombo na Ngai, kasi moto oyo akoyika mpiko kino na suka akobika.
23 When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
Tango bakonyokola bino kati na engumba songolo, bokima na engumba mosusu. Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: bokosilisa te kotambola na bingumba nyonso ya Isalaele liboso ete Mwana na Moto aya.
24 A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
Moyekoli alekaka molakisi na ye te, mowumbu mpe alekaka nkolo na ye te.
25 You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
Nzokande, ekoki mpo na moyekoli kozala lokola molakisi na ye, mpe mpo na mowumbu kozala lokola nkolo na ye. Soki babengaki Nkolo ndako « Belizebule, » ekozala boni mpo na bavandi ya ndako na Ye?
26 “Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
Yango wana, bobanga bango te! Pamba te eloko moko te ebombama ekozanga komonisama, mpe eloko moko te ya sekele ekozanga koyebana.
27 [So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
Makambo oyo nazali koyebisa bino sik’oyo kati na molili, boloba yango na moyi; mpe oyo bazali koloba na bino na litoyi, bosakola yango wuta na likolo ya ndako.
28 Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Bobanga te bato oyo bakoki koboma nzoto, kasi bazangi makoki ya koboma elimo; bobanga nde Ye oyo akoki koboma nzoto mpe elimo kati na lifelo. (Geenna g1067)
29 [Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
Boni, batekaka te bandeke mike mibale na motuya ya mbongo oyo eleki moke? Nzokande, moko te kati na yango ekweyaka na mabele soki Tata na bino alingi te.
30 [He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
Mpo na bino, Nzambe ayebi ata motango ya suki na bino.
31 [God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
Yango wana, bobanga te, boleki bandeke mike nyonso na motuya.
32 If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
Moto nyonso oyo akotatola liboso ya bato ete azali moto na Ngai, Ngai mpe nakotatola liboso ya Tata na Ngai, oyo azali kati na Likolo, ete nazali mpo na ye;
33 But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
kasi ye oyo akowangana Ngai na miso ya bato, Ngai mpe nakowangana ye liboso ya Tata na Ngai, oyo azali kati na Likolo.
34 “Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
Bokanisa te ete nayaki mpo na komema kimia na mokili. Nayaki mpo na komema kimia te, kasi mopanga.
35 Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
Pamba te, nayaki mpo na kotia bokabwani kati na mwana mobali mpe tata na ye, kati na mwana mwasi mpe mama na ye, mpe kati na mwasi ya libala mpe mama-bokilo na ye:
36 [This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
banguna ya moto bakozala kaka bato ya libota na ye moko.
37 People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
Moto nyonso oyo alingaka tata na ye mpe mama na ye koleka Ngai abongi te mpo na kozala moto na Ngai. Moto nyonso oyo alingaka mwana na ye ya mobali to mwana na ye ya mwasi koleka Ngai abongi te mpo na kozala moto na Ngai.
38 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
Moto nyonso oyo amemaka ekulusu na ye te mpo na kolanda Ngai abongi te mpo na kozala moto na Ngai.
39 People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
Moto oyo akangami na bomoi na ye akobungisa yango; mpe moto oyo abungisi bomoi na ye likolo na Ngai akozwa yango lisusu.
40 “[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
Moto oyo ayambaka bino ayambaka nde Ngai, mpe moto oyo ayambaka Ngai ayambaka nde Motindi na Ngai.
41 Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
Moto oyo ayambaka mosakoli mpo ete azali mosakoli akozwa lifuti ya ndenge moko na mosakoli, mpe moto oyo ayambaka moto ya sembo mpo ete azali moto ya sembo akozwa lifuti ya ndenge moko na moto ya sembo.
42 [Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
Moto nyonso oyo apesaka ata kopo moko kaka ya mayi ya malili epai ya moko kati na bana mike oyo, mpo ete azali moyekoli na Ngai, nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo, akotikala kobungisa te lifuti na ye.
