Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus said to the crowd and to us his disciples,
Pu leino u Yeisu akhavavula eikhipungha khya vanu na vakongi akhata,
2 “Moses was the [renowned] teacher who taught [the people the laws that God gave him] [MTY]. Now, the Pharisees and the men who teach our [Jewish] laws have made themselves the ones who interpret those laws [IDM].
“Pu avamanyi va kalata nava Farisai puvatamile eikhinghoda khya Mose.
3 Consequently, you should do whatever they tell you that you must do. But do not do what they do, because they themselves do not do what they tell [you that you must do].
Pu nchoni inchuvikhuvavula muvombange nukhukonga, punchila inchuvivomba avene mulekhe ukhunchikonga pakhuva avene einchuvi nchova nchu savivomba.
4 They [require you to obey many rules that are difficult to obey]. But they themselves [do not help anyone obey those rules. It is] as if they are tying up loads that are hard to carry and putting them on your shoulders [MET] [for you to carry. But they] themselves [do not desire to help anyone obey those laws. They are like] people who do not want to lift [even the slightest load] that they [could lift] [MET]
Avene, puvinkunga eiminchingho eiminehitu khuvanu einghidenya, puvikhuvatweikha avanu mumave ngha, na hali avene savinghela na padebe ukhunghipeimba.
5 [with] one finger. Whatever they do, they do it to be seen by other people {so that other people will see them doing that}. [For example], they make extra wide the tiny boxes containing portions of Scripture that they wear on their arms. They enlarge the tassels on their robes, [to make others think that they are pious].
Imbombo nchovo nchoni vivuvomba ukhuta veivonie khuvanu, pu nnghama sandukha nghavo melefu, navuvudeikha vwa fihunilwa fyalo khumalunde vutale fincho.
6 [They want people to honor them. For example], at dinner parties they sit in the seats where the most important people sit. In the places of worship [they want to sit] in the seats where the most honored people sit.
Pu avene valeineikhihelehele munyumba ncha khisayila vilonda ukhutama mbutamo uvwa mufinghoda ifya vuvaha,
7 Also, [they want people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces and to honor them by calling them ‘Teacher’.
Pu vanave musokhoni puvilonda ukhuta avanu vavapembenchanghe pu vinongwa ukhuta, veilangiwanghwe “Vamanyisi”khuvanu.
8 But you [who are my disciples] should not allow people to address you [honorably] as ‘Rabbi’, [which means ‘teacher]’. I [am the] only one who is [really] your teacher, which means that you are all [equal, like] brothers and sisters, [and none of you should act superior to another, as the Pharisees do].
Pu leino umwe samnonghile ukhwilangwa“Vamanyisi,”Pakhuva u Manyisi veinyo alei umo, numwe muleivana munu.
9 Do not [honor anyone] on earth [by] addressing him as ‘Father’, because God, your Father in heaven, is the only [spiritual] father of all of you.
Pu mwekhe ukhumwimeikha umunu nukhuta Daada pakhilunga, apa ulwakhuva u Dadayeito alei umo, avakhukyanya.
10 Do not [allow people to] call you ‘Instructors’, because I, the Messiah, am the one instructor who [teaches all of] you.
Hange mulekhe ukhwilangiwa 'Vamanyisi, 'Pakhuva muleinumanyisi umo vope, vei keileisite.
11 In contrast, everyone among you who wants [God to consider them] to be important must serve others as servants do.
Pu leino umbaha mundwamwe veiva mbombi veinyo uvakhuvavombela.
12 [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
Pu leino uveikheiyeimikha veiikhwisiwanghwa. Nuveiikheiyisya vei ikhweimekhiwanghwa.
13 [Then Jesus said to the religious leaders], “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! There will be terrible punishment for [you, because by teaching what is false], you [prevent people] [MTY/HYP] [who are thinking about letting] God rule their lives [from doing that] [MET]. [What you are doing is like] closing a gate [MET] [so that people who] are wanting to enter [a city cannot go in]. As for you, [you do not let] God [rule your lives. Neither do you allow] other people [to let God rule their lives. What you do is like] not going into a [house] yourselves, and not allowing others to enter it [either] [MET].”
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.
(Lweinyo mweivanyakalata na Farisai mwevanghalufu, pakhuva mwilya khuva fweile, nukhwisaya einyeisayo inali puleino puyamuheinghiwangwa uvuheinghi uvuvucha ukhuluteila”).
15 “You are hypocrites, you men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees! Your punishment will be terrible, because you exert yourselves very much to get [even] one person to believe what you teach. For instance, you travel across seas and lands [to distant places] in order to do that. And [as a result], when one person [believes what you teach], you make that person much more deserving to go to hell than you yourselves [deserve to].” (Geenna g1067)
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 “You [Jewish leaders], your punishment will be terrible! You are [like people who are] blind [MET] who are trying to lead others. You say, ‘[In the case of] those who promise to [do] something and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what] they have promised. But if they ask the gold that is in the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], they must do what they promised.’
Lweinyo mweivalonghonchi mweimu bofwile, umwe mweimwita, Umunu uveikheijyinghila mwatepeli sakhinangikhe khinu.
17 You are fools, and you are [like people who are] blind [MET]! The gold [that is in the Temple] is important, but [the Temple] is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
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 Also [you say], ‘In the case of those who promise to [do] something and then ask [the altar to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what they have promised]. But if they ask the gift [that] they have put on the altar [to support what they have promised], they must do [what they promised].’
Hange, umunu uveikhijyeinghila panekhelo sa khinangheikha khinu. Pu ula uveikhejyeinghila pafinu ufiveikhivwe pa neikhelolei sadakha uywa veinkungile mwene.
19 [You are like people who are] blind [MET]. The gift [that is offered] on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.
Umwe mwei bofwile, khileikhu khivaha eisadakha eiyapanekhelo, ewo einekhelo yeila eiyivalancha eisadakha?
20 So, those who promise to do something, and then ask the altar [to affirm what they have promised] are asking everything on the altar [to support what they promised].
Pu leino, ula uveikhijyeinghila panekhelo, eikhijyeinghila pa eiyo hange na khufila ifilipakyanya pa nekhelo.
21 Those who promise to do something, and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they promised], are asking that [God], to whom the Temple belongs, [will affirm what they have promised].
Pu na yu ula uveijyeinghila mutembile, eijyeinghila mweiyo na khwa ula uveitama munghati muyene.
22 Those who promise to do something and then ask heaven [to affirm what they promised] are asking the throne of God and [God], who sits on that throne, [to affirm what they promised].”
Ula uveijyeinghila khukyanya, ejyeingeila mukhinghoda eikhinyalwangula eikhya Nguluve na khyula uveiitama pa kyanya pakhiene.
23 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites because, [even though] you give [to God] a tenth of [the herbs you produce, such as] mint, dill, and cummin, you do not [obey God’s] laws that are more important. [For example, you do not act] justly toward others, you do not act mercifully toward people, and you are not trustworthy. It is good to [give a tenth of your herbs] to God, but you should also [obey] these other [more important laws].
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 [leaders are like] blind people [who are trying to lead others. According to your laws you say that touching gnats and camels makes you unacceptable to God. What you are doing is like] straining a gnat [out of a jar of water so that you do not swallow it and thereby become unacceptable to God], and [at the same time] swallowing a camel [with the water] [MET]!”
Mweivalongonchi mweimubofwile, umwe muhuncha eimbwele pu mwimila eingameila!
25 “You men who teach people the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are greedy and selfish, but you [make yourselves appear holy. You are like] cups and plates that have been cleaned on the outside, but on the inside [they are very filthy].
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 Pharisees! First you must [stop being greedy and selfish]. [Then you will be able to do what] is [righteous. That will be like] cleaning the inside of a cup first. Then when you clean [MET] the outside [of the cup], [the cup will truly be clean].”
Umwe mweiva Farisai mweimubofwile, muvalanchanghe tasi munghati mukhinywelo na mundelema, pu nakhukhunji khwope khuvenchanghe khuvalile.
27 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs [SIM] that are painted white [so that people can see them and avoid touching them]. The outside surfaces are beautiful, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and filth.
Lweinyo umwe, mweivamanyi vakalata na mweiva Farisai, mweivanghalafu! ulwakhuva muhwanine nuvunghuli uvuvaniasinche vononu khunji puvuvonekha vunonu munghati nghadeinghile manchenghe nghene nu vuvili.
28 You are [like those tombs]. When people look at you, they think that you are righteous, but in your (inner beings/hearts) you are hypocrites and you disobey [God’s] commands.”
Pu vuvuvwa, na yumwe khunji muvonekha muleivangolofu pamiho ngha vanu, pu leino munghati mudeinghile uvunghalufu nuvutula nongwa.
29 “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! Your punishment will be terrible! You rebuild the tombs of the [prophets whom others killed long ago]. You decorate the monuments [that honor] righteous [people].
Lweinyo umwe, mweivanya kalata na mweiva Farisai, mweivangalufu! Pakhuva munjengela uvunghuli vwa vanyamalangho nukhunoncha uvunghuli vwa vangholofu.
30 You say, ‘If we had [lived] when our ancestors [MET] [lived], we would not have helped [MET] those who killed [MTY] the prophets.’
Pu mwita, tunghale tuvenhange khyutule ifinghono fya vankhukhu yeito satwale tuve paninie pakhududa unkisa ngwavanyamalangho.
31 Thus [you recognize that you should honor the prophets, but you disregard the word of God that other men whom God has sent teach you. In that way] you testify against yourselves that you are descendants and disciples [MET] of those who killed the prophets.
Pumu leino mukhinchova yumwe ukhuta muleivana vavanu vavo vabudangha khuvanyamalangho.
32 You are as ready to murder people as [MET] your ancestors were!
Pu leino umwe mudeinche eikhingelelo khya va vise veinyo.
33 [You people are so wicked] You are [as dangerous as poisonous] snakes [DOU, MET]! (You [foolishly] think that you will escape being punished in hell!/Do you [foolishly] think that you will escape when [God] punishes [wicked people] in hell?) [RHQ] (Geenna g1067)
Umwe mwe nyandalwe mweikhivumbukhu khya nyato umwe pumwipona ndakheikhi khumwoto nghwa sukhunchoni? (Geenna g1067)
34 Take note that this is why I will send prophets, wise men, and other men who will teach you [my message]. You will kill some of them by nailing them to crosses, and you will kill some in other ways. You will whip some of them in the places where you worship, and [you will] chase them 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 As a result, God will consider that you are guilty for killing [SYN] all the righteous [people], including killing [MTY] [Adam’s son] Abel, who was a righteous man [SYN], and Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you [are guilty of] killing [in the holy place] between the Temple and the altar, and for killing [all the prophets] who lived between [the times that those two men lived].
Puleino palyumwe ngulavahumeila unkisa nghwoni ungwavangholofu unghwa Hebeli nughwa sakhaliya unya velekiya uvaimwabudeile panghati pavungholofu napanekhelo.
36 Think about this: You people who have observed my ministry, it is you whom [God] will punish [for killing all] those [prophets]!”
Pu leino, nchayeilweli, einchi nchoni nchiva neikhivumbukhu eikhi.
37 “O [people of] Jerusalem [MTY, APO], you killed the prophets [who lived long ago], and you killed others whom [God] sent to you. You killed them by throwing stones at them [DOU]! Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you], like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings [MET]. But you did not want [me to do that].
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 So listen to this: Your city [SYN] will [soon] become an uninhabited place.
Lola, einyumba yeinyo yeivile meenakhivula munu unynsinghile.
39 Keep this in mind: You will see me again only when I [return], and you say [about me], ‘[God] is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY].’”
Pu leino nikhuvavula, samulambone khange ukhuhumangha leino nukhufikha upuya khiva mwita mwaleimi asayiwe uveikhwinchila munchitawa lya Ntwa.'”
