Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus addressed the crowds and His disciples.
Shakapanu Yesu kaligambira lipinga lya wantu pamuhera na wafundwa wakuwi,
2 "The Scribes," He said, "and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses.
“Wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu wanauwezu wa kutakulira Malagaliru ga Musa.
3 Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.
Su mfiruwa kujimila na kutenda shoseri shawawagambireni, kumbiti namtenda vyawawatenda weni, toziya watenda ndiri vilii vyawafunda.
4 Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.
Watawa visanka vitopa na kuwatwika wantu, kumbiti weni wasinda ata kutalipisiya shala wapati kupapa.
5 And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large,
Womberi wankutenda matendu gawu goseri su wantu wagawoni, wankuvala tepi zilembwa malagaliru kusheni kwawu na mumawoku na wongera mishirashira mumahabiti gawu.
6 and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,
Wafira kulikala pahala paligoya mumsambu na kulikala viti vya ligoya munumba ya Mlungu.
7 and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'
Wafira wawalamsiyi kwa ligoya pahala pa soku na wafira wantu wawashemi, ‘Mfunda.’
8 "As for you, do not accept the title of 'Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Kumbiti mwenga namshemwa ‘mfunda,’ toziya mfunda gwenu yumu hera, na woseri mwenga mwawalongu.
9 And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.
Ama namumshema muntu yoseri ‘Tati’ pasipanu, toziya mwana Tati yumu hera kumpindi.
10 And do not accept the name of 'leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ.
Namshemwa ‘Walonguziya,’ toziya mwana mlonguziya yumu hera ndo Kristu Mlopoziya.
11 He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;
Yakawera mkulu pakati penu mpaka kaweri ntumintumi gwenu.
12 and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.
Yakalikwisa hawamsulusiyi na yakalisulusiya mweni, hakakwiswi.”
13 "But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men; you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter who are seeking to do so.
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankutata mlyangu gwa Ufalumi wa kumpindi palaa wantu pawafiriti kwingira, kumbiti maweni mwenga mwingira ndiri na muwajimira ndiri wantu yawajera kwingira.
Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankuwayonga wakenja nakuwapoka numba zawu na mwankulilanguziya kusali sala ntali! Toziya ya hangu hampati azabu nkulu nentu!” Malembu gamonga gahera musitari agu.
15 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankugenda mwanja mulitanda na paisi su mpati muntu yumu yakajimira ntambu yamjimira. Pamumpata, mumtenda mala mbili kaweri muntu gwa kugenda mumotu gwa jehanamu kuliku maweni mwenga.” (Geenna g1067)
16 "Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'
Shondi walongoziya mwana lwisi! Mwenga mfunda muntu pakalilapira kwa Numba nkulu ya Mlungu, kulilapira aku shintu ndiri, kumbiti pakalirapa kwa zahabu Mnumba nkulu ya Mlungu, kulirapira aku kumkola.
17 "Blind fools! Why, which is greater? --the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?
Mwenga mwanalwisi wazigizigi! Shoshi shana mana nentu, zahabu ama Numba nkulu ya Mlungu yayitenda zahabu iweri nanagala?
18 And you say, "'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound by the oath.'
Kayi mfunda, muntu pakalirapira pashitalawanda sha kutambikira, shintu ndiri, kumbiti pakalirapira kwa lifupu lyawalituliti pashitalawanda sha kutambikira, kulirapa aku hakumkoli.
19 "You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
Mwenga mwawa lwisi! Shoshi sha mana nentu, lifupu lilii, ama pashitalawanda sha kutambikira peni patendaga lifupu liweri linanagala?
20 He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;
Muntu yakalilapira kwa pashitalawanda sha kutambikira kalirapa kwa pahala pa kutambikira na mafupu goseri gawatuliti pahala pa kutambikira.
21 he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him who dwells in it;
Na yakalirapira kwa Numba nkulu ya Mlungu, kalilapira kwa Numba nkulu ya Mlungu na Mlungu yakalikala amu,
22 and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
na yoseri yakalirapira kumpindi kwa Mlungu, su kalilapira kwa shibanta sha shifalumi sha Mlungu na kwa Mlungu yakalivagira.
23 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankuwatoza wantu shintu shimu muvintu lilongu, ata kuusu viungu vya likolu gambira mahamba ganunkira weri na binzari na jira na kumbiti mleka kujimira mafundu ga mana ga Malagaliru, gambira vitendu viheri na lusungu na njimiru. Vitwatila avi vya mana ndo mfiruwa kuvitenda pota na kulyaluwa vyamonga.
24 You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!
Mwenga walongoziya mwana lwisi! Mwankulaviya wavingozi mu vyakulanda, kumbiti mwankumira shingongolu yawamshema ntembu!
25 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankugulula shikombi na bakuli kwa kunja, kumbiti mngati kumema vintu vyampatiti kwa wakwepula na malema.
26 Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also.
Mfalisayu lwisi! Gugulula uhakata huti yawuwera mushikombi na kunja hakuweri kuherepa viraa.
27 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean.
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, wafyangu mwenga! Muwera gambira mapumba gawatyelemekiti shokaa ndo yeni kwa kunja gawonikana gaherepa, kumbiti mngati imema mifupa ya mawuti na kila ntambu ya kudoda.
28 The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law.
Viraa virii kwa kunja mwenga muwoneka mwawaheri, kumbiti mumyoyu mwenu kumema ufyangu na udoda.
29 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you repair the sepulchres of the Prophets and keep in order the tombs of the righteous,
“Shondi wafunda wa Malagaliru na Mafalisayu, mwawafyangu mwenga! Mwankunyawira mapumba ga wambuyi wa Mlungu na kugalembera mapumba ga wantu waheri,
30 and your boast is, "'If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.'
na mlonga, ‘Handa twenga metulikali shipindi sha wagogolu wetu metulitangiti ndiri nawomberi kuwalaga wambuyi wa Mlungu!’
31 "So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.
Su mpitaulira kuwera maweni mwenga ndo wiwuka wawu woseri yawawalagiti wambuyi wa Mlungu!
32 Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.
Su, mumalili shilii shawanjiti wagogolu wenu!
Mwenga wanjoka na wana wa wanjoka! Mwenga namulihola kuwera muweza kukwepa kutozwa kwingira mumotu gwa Jehanamu. (Geenna g1067)
34 "For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;
Su neni nuwagambirani kuwera hanuwajegeri mwenga wambuyi wa Mlungu. Na wantu wana luhala na wafunda wa Malagaliru ga Musa, hamuwalagi wamu wawu na kuwapingika wamonga na kuwasyatanga ntomondu wamonga munumba za Mlungu na kuwawinga kulawa lushi na lushi.
35 that all the innocent blood shed upon earth may come on you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.
Vilawilu vya kutoza kwa kuwalaga wantu woseri waheri haiweri kwa mwenga, kwanjira kulagwa kwa Abeli muntu muheri mpaka kulagwa kwa Zakariya mwana gwa Barakiya, Zakariya ndo mweni yamumlagiti pakati pa Numba nkulu ya Mlungu na pashitalawanda sha kutambikira.
36 I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.
Nakaka nuwagambireni, kutozwa kwa wantu woseri yawawalaga wayawu hakuweri kwa shiyiwuku sha mashaka aga!
37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!
“Yerusalemu! Shondi shondi Yerusalemu bamu! Guwalaga wambuyi wa Mlungu, guwagumanga kwa mabuwi walii yawatumitwi kwakuwi! Vipindi vivuwa nfira kuwatula wana waku mumawoku mwangu gambira nkuku pakavigupika vyana vyakuwi kwa mbapatiru zyakuwi, kumbiti gwenga gunema!
38 See, your house will now be left to you desolate!
Su, Numba nkulu ya Mlungu yaku hailekwi ushiwa.
39 For I tell you that you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
Nukugambirani kwanjira vinu, hapeni gumoni kayi mpaka pagutakula, ‘Mlungu gumtekeleri yomberi yakiza mulitawu lya Mtuwa.’”
