Matthew 24
1 Jesus left the Temple [courtyard]. As he was walking along, [we] disciples came to him to ask him to note [how beautiful] the Temple buildings [were].
Yesu ahomili mu lihekalu ni kwibhokhela. Bhanafunzi bha muene bhakandotela ni kundasya majengo gha hekalu.
2 He said to us, “These buildings that you are looking at [RHQ] [are wonderful, but] I want to tell you [something about them. They will soon be completely destroyed] {[Foreign invaders will completely destroy them]}. Every stone [in these buildings] will be thrown down {they will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another stone.”
Lakini abhajibili ni kubhajobhela, “Je, mukaghabhona lepi mambo ghoha agha? Bhukweli nikabhajobhela, lijhelepi liganda lya lise'ele panani pa l'enge bila kubomolibhwa.”
3 [Later], as Jesus was sitting alone on [the slope of] Olive [Tree] Hill, [we] disciples went to him and asked him, “When will this happen [to the buildings of the Temple? Also, tell us what will happen to indicate that you are about to] come again, and [to indicate] that this world is ending?” (aiōn g165)
Na bhoatamili pa Kid'onda kya Mizeituni, bhanafunzi bha muene bhakandotela kwa faragha ni kujobha, “Tujobhilayi, mambo agha ghibetakuh'omela ndali? Khenu khelekhu kibetakujha dalili jha kuhida kwa bhebhe ni mwisho ghwa dunia?” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
Yesu abhajibili ni kubhajobhela, “Mujhelayi mkangamele asihidi munu kubhapotosha.
5 Many [people] will come and say (that I sent them/that they have my authority) [MTY]. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’, and they will deceive many [people].
Kwandabha bhingi bhibetakuhida kwa lihina lya nene. Bhibeta kujobha, 'Nene ndo Kristu', na bhibetakubhakofya bhingi.
6 You will hear about wars [that are close] and wars that are far away, but do not let that trouble you. Keep in mind that [God has said that] those things must happen. But [when they happen], it will not mean that the end [of the world] has come!
Mwibetakupel'eka ngondo ni taarifa sya ngondo. Mulangayi musihidi mkajha ni bhuogha, kwandabha mambo agha ghilondeka lepi kuh'omela; lakini mwisho bhola ghwibetakujha bado.
7 [Groups in various] countries will fight each other, and [various] governments [will also fight] against each other. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Kwa kujha taifa libetakujhinuka dhidi jha litaifa l'enge ni bhufalme dhidi jha bhufalme. Kubetakujha ni njala ni matetemeku gha n'dema mu sehemu mbalimbali.
8 These things will happen first. Then there will be other things that [will happen before I return. What will happen will be like the first pains] of childbirth MET].
Lakini mambo agha ghoha ni kubhwandelu tu ghwa bhuchungu bhwa kuhogola.
9 At that time [people who oppose you] will take you to [the authorities, who] will mistreat you and kill you. You will be hated by [people who live in] all nations [PRS] {[People who live in] all nations [PRS] will hate you} because [you believe in me][MTY].
Ndipo bhibetakubhahomesya kwandabha jha malombosi ni kubhakhoma. mwibetakudadibhwa ni mataifa ghoha kwandabha jha lihina lya nene.
10 Also, many [people] will stop believing [in me because of the way they will suffer]. They will betray each other and will hate each other.
Ndipo bhingi bhibeta kwikungufula ni kusalitiana ni kudadilana bhene kwa bhene.
11 Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
Manabii bhingi bha bhudesi bhibetakuhomela ni kubhakofya bhingi.
12 Because there will be more and more [people] who will disobey [God’s] laws [PRS], many [people] will no longer [MET] love [their fellow believers] [PRS].
Kwandabha bhuovu bhwibetakujhongeseka, luganu lwa bhingi bhwibetakupola.
13 But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
Lakini jhaibetakusindamala mpaka kumwishu, ibetakuokolibhwa.
14 Furthermore, the good message about my ruling over people’s lives will be preached in every part of the world, in order that people of all ethnic groups may hear it. Then the end [of the world] will come.”
Ejhu Injili jha bhufalme jhibetakuhubiribhwa mu bhulimwengu mzima kama bhushuhuda kwa mataifa ghoha. Na ndipo mwishu bhola bhwibetakufika.
15 “[But before the world ends], the disgusting person who will defile [the] holy [Temple and cause people to abandon it will stand in the Temple. Daniel the prophet spoke and wrote] about that [long ago]. May everyone who reads [this] pay attention [to the following warning from me: ]
Henu, pamwibetakubhona lichukizo lya bhuharibifu, lyalijobhibhu ni nabii Danieli lijhemili mahali patakatifu [jhaisoma ni jhaimanya],
16 When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
ndipo bhabhajhele Yuda bhajumbilayi kukid'onda.
17 Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
Ni jhola jha ajhele kunani ku paa lya nyumba asibhwesi kuselela pasi kutola khenu kyokyoha khela kuh'oma mugati mu nyumba jha muene,
18 Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
nu muene jha ajhele kun'gonda asikerebhuki kutola liguanda lya muene.
19 I [feel] very sorry for women who will be pregnant and women who will be nursing [their babies] in those days, [because it will be very difficult for them to run away]
Lakini ole bhinu ambabho bhabhajhe ni muana ni bhala bhabhijhong'esya mu magono aghu!
20 Pray that you will not have to flee (in the winter/in the rainy season) [when it will be hard to travel]. [People who think that God never allows anyone to do any work on] our day of rest [will not help you as you flee, so] pray also that you will not have to flee on such a day,
Musomayi kujha kujumba kwa muenga kusijhi bhwakati bhwa mepu bhwala ligono lya sabato.
21 because people will suffer very severely [when those things happen]. People have never suffered that severely since [God] created the world until now, and no one will ever [suffer like that again].
Kwandabha kubetakujha ni dhiki mbaha ambayo jhibhwahilepi kujha tangia kubhombibhwa kwa bhulimwengu hadi henu, na bhwala jhibetalepi kujha kabhele.
22 If [God had not decided to] shorten that time [MTY] [when people will suffer so much], everyone [LIT] would die. But [he has decided to] shorten it because [he is concerned] about [the people] whom [he] has chosen.”
Kama magono aghu ghabelikufupisibhwa, ajhelepi ambajhe ngaookuiki. Lakini kwa ndabha jha bhateule, magono aghu ghibetakufupisibhwa.
23 “[At that time] people will appear [who will] falsely [say that they are] the Messiah or [that they are] prophets. They will perform many kinds (of miracles/of things that ordinary people cannot do), in order to deceive people. They will even try [to see] if [it is] possible to deceive [you people whom God has] chosen. So, at that time, if someone says to you, ‘Look, here [is] the Messiah!’ or [if someone says], ‘Over there is the Messiah!’ do not believe it!
Kisha jhikajhiayi munu jhejhioha ibetakubhajobhela 'Langayi, Kristu ajhele apa! au, 'Kristu ajhele khola' msikieli malobhi aghu.
Kwa ndabha Makristu gha bhudesi ni manabii bha bhudesi bhibetakuhida ni ishara mbaha ni maajabu, kwa ndabha jha kukofya, kama jhibhwesekana hata ni bhateule.
25 Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
Mulangayi, ni bhatahadharishi kabla jha mambo aghu kuho'mela.
26 So if someone says to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is in the desolate area!’ do not go there. [Likewise, if someone says to you], ‘Look, he is in a secret room!’ do not believe [that person],
Henu, ikajhiagha bhibetakubhajobhela, “Kristu ajhele kulijangwa,' musiloti okhu ku lijangwa. Au, 'Mulangayi ajhele mugati mu nyumba,' musikieli malobhi aghu.
27 because just like lightning flashes from the east to the west [and people everywhere can] see it [SIM], when [I], the one who came from heaven, return again, [everyone will see me].
Kama vile radi kyajhimuliki kuh'omela mashariki ni kulasya hadi magharibi, naha ndo kyajhibetakujha kuhida kwa Mwana ghwa Adamu.
28 [When I return, it will be as obvious to everyone as the fact that] wherever you see vultures gathering, you know that there will be an animal carcass [MET] there. (OR, Just like the vultures gather together wherever there is an animal carcass, God will punish sinful people wherever they are.)”
Popoha pala pa ujhele ufuili, okhu ndo tai kwa bhikwibhonganiya.
29 “Immediately after many people have suffered during those days, [the universe will become dark]. The sun will become dark. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. And the powerful [objects] in the sky will be shaken. (OR, And the spiritual beings in space will be deposed.)
Lakini mara baada jha malombosi mabhaha gha magono ghala, lij'obha libetakujha ni ngisi, muwesi ghwibetalepi kuh'omesya mwanga ghwake, matondo ghibetakubina kuh'omela kunani, ni nghofu sya kumbinguni sibetakuhugunika.
30 After that, something [will be seen] {[people will observe something]} in the sky that indicates that [I], the one who came from heaven, [am returning to the earth]. Then [unbelieving people from] all ethnic groups of the earth will [mourn because they will be afraid] of [God punishing them]. They will see [me], the one who came from heaven, coming on the clouds with power and great glory [as I return to the earth].
Ndipo ishara jha Muana ghwa Adamu jhibetakubhonekana kunani, ni makabila ghoha gha pa duniani ghibetakuombolesya. Bhibetakumbona Mwana ghwa Adamu ihida mu mabhengu gha kunani kwa nghofu ni bhutukufu mmbaha.
31 I will send my angels [to the earth] from everywhere in the heavens. [They will be] blowing trumpets loudly. [Then] from throughout the whole earth [DOU] they will gather the people whom I have chosen.”
Ibetakubhalaghisya malaika bha muene kwa sauti mbaha jha tarumbeta, na bhene bhibetakwibhonganiya pamonga ni bhateule bha muene kuhomela pande mbaha nne sya dunia, kuh'oma mwishu umonga bhwa mbingu hadi bhongi.
32 “[Now] I [want you to] learn something [from] this parable about [how] fig trees [grow]. [In this area], when the buds [of a fig tree] become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
Mwikimanyisiayi lisomo kuh'omela ni libehe mulibehe. Mara tu litafi palibetakumela ni kuh'omesya matondo, mmanyili kujha kiangazi kihegelela.
33 Similarly, when you see all these things that I [have just described happening], you will know that [the time for me to return] is very close [MET].
Henu, pia, pamwibetakubhona mambo agha ghoha, mwilondeka kumanya kujha ihegelela, karibila ni kujhingila.
34 Keep this in mind: All of these events will happen before all the people who have observed the things that I have done have died.
Bhukweli nikabhajobhela kizazi ekhe kibetalepi kup'heta, hadi mambo ghoha agha ghibetakujhahah'omili.
35 [You can be certain that these] things that I have told [you] about will happen. You can be more certain of that than you can be certain that the earth and sky [LIT] will continue to exist.”
Mbingu ni nchi sibetakup'heta, lakini malobhi ghangu ghibetalepi kup'heta hata ligono limonga.
36 “But neither I, nor any other person, nor any angel in heaven, knows either the day or the hour [when the things that I have told you about will happen]. Only [God, my] Father, [knows].
Lakini kuhusu ligono lela ni saa ajhelepi jha amanyili, hata malaika bha kumbinguni, bhwala Mwana, bali tete muene tu.
37 It will be like what happened when Noah lived. Until the flood came, [the people] did not know that [anything bad would happen] to them. Before the flood waters covered the earth, [the people] were eating and drinking [as usual]. Some men were marrying women and [some parents] were giving their daughters to men to marry them. They were doing all this until the day that Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. And then the flood came and drowned all [those who were not in the boat]. Similarly, [the unbelieving people will not know] when [I, the one who came from heaven], will return, [and they will not] be [expecting me].
Kama vile kyaijhele mu ligono lya Nuhu, ndivyo kajhibetakujha kwa Mwana ghwa Adamu.
Kwa kujha mu magono aghu kabla jha gharika bhanu bhajhele bhilya ni kunywa, bhigega ni kugegikibhwa hadi ligono lela ambalyo Nuhu ajhingili mu safina,
na bhamanyili lepi khenu kyokyoha, khela hadi ghatika bho jhihidili ni kubhap'hendana bhoha - ndivyo kyajhibetakujha kuhida kwa Mwana ghwa Adamu.
40 When I [return], I [will not take all people up to heaven. I will take only those who trust in me. For example], two [people] will be in the fields. One of them will be taken {[I] will take one of them} up [to heaven] and the other [person] will be left {and I will leave the other [person]} [here to be punished].
Ndipo bhanu bhabhele bhibetakujha kun'gonda- mmonga ibetakulibhwa ni mmonga ibetakulekibhwa kunyuma.
41 [Similarly], two [women] will be at the mill grinding grain. One of them will be taken up [to heaven] and the other will be left.
Bhadala bhabhele bhibetakujha bhisiagha pamonga- mmonga ibetakutolibhwa, ni mmonga ibetakubakila.
42 So, because you do not know what day [I], your Lord, will return [to the earth], you need to be ready [for me to return at any time].
Henu, mujhiayi mihu kwa ndabha mmanyilepi ligono bhwala lisaa lelekhu ambalyo ibetakuhida Bwana bhinu.
43 You know that if the owners of a house knew at what time in the night thieves would come, they would be awake and prevent the thieves from breaking into their houses. Similarly, I [will come just like unexpectedly as a thief].
Lakini mmanyayi kujha, ikajhelayi bwana n'kolo nyumba ngaamanyi ni lisaa lelekhu mmeji ngaahidili, ngaakeshili ni kutokuruhusu nyumba jha muene kuvamibhwa.
44 So you need to be ready [for my return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will return [to the earth] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
Henu, pia mwilondeka kujha tayari, kwa kujha Mwana ghwa Adamu ibetakuhida mu lisaa lyamtarajili lepi.
45 “Think about what every faithful and wise servant is like [RHQ]. The house owner appoints one servant to supervise the other servants. He tells him to give them food at the proper times. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
Henu niani jhaajhele n'kamilifu, n'tumwa jha ajhe ni luhala, ambajhe bwana ghwa muene ampelili madaraka gha panani kwa bhabhajhele panyumba jha muene ili abhapelayi kyakula kwa bhwakati bhwa bhwilondeka?
46 If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
Abarikibhu n'tumishi ojhu, ambajhe bwana ghwa muene ibetakun'kolela ibhomba aghu bhwakati bhwabhwihida.
47 Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
Bhukweli nikabhabhola kujha bwana ibetakumbeka panani pa khila khenu kya muene.
48 But a wicked servant might say to himself, ‘The owner [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably] will not return soon [and find out what I am doing.’]
Lakini kama n'tumwa muovu akajobhayi mun'teema bhwa muene, 'Bwana ghwangu akabhili,'
49 [So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
na akajhanda kubhatobha bhatumishi bha muene, na akalya ni kugala fileo,
50 [Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
Bwana ghwa n'tumwa ojhu ibetakuhida mu magono ambagho ghaghitarajila lepi, ni lisaa ambalyo alimanyililepi.
51 He will punish that servant severely [HYP], (OR, cut that servant into two pieces) and he will put him where (the hypocrites/the ones who only pretended to be good) are put. In that place the people cry and grind their teeth [because they suffer very much].”
Bwana ghwa muene ibetakun'dumula fipandi fibhele ni kumbekha mu nafasi jhimonga sawa ni bhanafiki, ambako kubetakujha ni khilelu ni kusiagha minu.
