Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
Pe u Yesu akalivuula ilipugha lila palikimo na vavulanisivua vaake. Akati,
2 saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
“Avavulanisi va ndaghilo sa Moose na Vafalisayi vali nu vutavulilua uvwa kuvavulanisia avaanhu indaghilo sa Moose.
3 all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
Lino mugadililaghe na kuvomba sino nikuvavula, Neke namungavingililaghe amaghendele ghaave, ulwakuuva sino vivulanisia nase sino vivomba.
4 for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
Aveene vipinya amasigho amasitona kukuvatwika avange neke aveene navighela nambe padebe kutanga kupinda.
5 'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Imbombo sooni sino vivomba, vivomba mulwa kuhufia pamaaso gha vaanhu. Vipinya pa vweni na mu mavoko ififuko ifya ng'hwembe ifikome kukila ifya vange kange vikwongelesia uvutali uvwa filundo ifya salavua mu menda ghaave.
6 they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Mu fikulukulu vilonda kukukala ku fitengo ifya voghopua na mu masinagogi vilonda kukukala kuvulongolo,
7 and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Kange vilonda avaanhu vavahungilaghe nu vwoghofi mu mapuulo, Vihovoka fiijo pano avaanhu vikuvatambula viiti,”M'bulanisi.”
8 'And ye — ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director — the Christ, and all ye are brethren;
Neke umue namungatambuluaghe “M'bulanisi,” Ulwakuva u M'bulanisi ghwinu alijumo mwene umue mweni mulivavingilili.
9 and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Kange namungatambulaghe umuunhu mu iisi Nhaata ulwakuuva uNhaata ghwinu, alijumo mwene, alikukyanya.
10 nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director — the Christ.
Kange namungatambulwaghe 'Valongosi ulwakuuva umulongosi ghwinu alijumo mwene ghwebKilisite.
11 And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
Umuunhu ghweni juno ilonda kuuva m'baha ghwinu avisaghe m'bombi ghwinu.
12 and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Ulwakuva umuunhu ghweni juno ikughinia u Nguluve alamwisila. Neke umuunhu juno ikujisia u Nguluve alamughinia.
13 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
Iga umue mwe vavulanisi va ndaghilo sa Moose na jumue mwe Vafalisayi, muli vakedusi! Mukuvasigha avaanhu kukagula isila ija kwingila mu vutwa uvwa kukyanya. Jumue mwe veene namukwingila kange vano vilonda kukwingila namukuvitikisia.
14 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
(Iga umue mwe vavulanisi va ndaghilo isa Moose na jumue mwe Vafalisayi muli vakedusi! Mukuvafumba avafwile ifiinu fyave neke mukufuunya inyifuunyo inhali pamaaso gha vaanhu kuuti muvoneke mulivagholofu! Ikighono ikya vuhighi mulupila ulukwegho lwa Nguluve.
15 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen — ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Iga umue mwe vavulanisi va ndaghilo isa Moose na jumue mwe Vafalisayi, mulivakedusi! Musyuta syuta mu iisi na kuloka inyanja neke mum'bangule nambe umuunhu jumo juno na Muyahudi kuuti aave Muyahudi. Neke kyande avangwike kuuva ghwinu mukum'biika upile kavili kukila umue ulupumuko ulwa mwooto ghuno naghusima lusiku. (Geenna g1067)
16 'Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!
Iga umue mwe valongosi mwe vabofu amaaso, mukuvavulanisia avaanhu mwiiti. Umuunhu angajiighe vwimila inyumba inyimike ija Nguluve, nalutalamu. Looli umuunhu angajiighe vwimila isahabu jino jili mu nyumba inyimike ija Nguluve ujuo ilondua kuvomba ndavule ajighile.
17 Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?
Umue mulivajasu, kange muli vabofu amaaso kiliku ikivaha kukila? Asi, isaabu au inyumba inyimike ija Nguluve jino jipelela isahabu kuuva nyimike?
18 'And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it — is debtor!
Kange muvulanisia avaanhu mwiti, Umuunhu angajiighe vwimila ikitekelelo nalutalamu. Looli angajiighe vwimila ilitekelo lino vavikile pa kitekelelo ujuo ilondua kuvomba ndavule ajighile.
19 Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Umue muli vabofu, kiluki ikivaha kukila, ilitekeo au ikitekelelo kino kipelela ilitekelo liive lyimike?
20 'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
Umuunhu juno ijigha vwimila ikitekelelo iiva ijiigha vwimila ikitekelelo ni fiinu fyoni fino fivikua pa kyene.
21 and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
Kange umuunhu ghweni juno ijigha vwimila inyumba inyimike, ija Nguluve iiva ijiigha vwimila inyumba ijio na kwa Nguluve juno ikukala mu nyumba ijio.
22 and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.
Ghwope juno ijiigha vwimila kukyanya ijiigha vwimila ikitengo kya Nguluve na kwa Nguluve juno ikukala pa kitengo ikio.
23 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law — the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect.
Iga umue, mwe vavulanisi va ndaghilo sa Moose, najumue mwe Vafalisayi, muli vakedusi! Mughina kukuntavulila u Nguluve ilitekelo ilya saka mu fiinu ifya ndalama indebe ndavule inyungu ni filungo ifingi ifya kyakulia. Neke namuvikila mwojo kuvomba imbaha sino silungikua mu ndaghilo ndavule kuuva mu vwakyang'haani, kuuva vanyalusungu na kuuva nu lwitiko. Isio se munoghile kuvomba, palikimo na madebe aghuo ghano muvomba.
24 'Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing.
Umue mwe valongosi vabofu amaaso! Muhuuja ifiinu ifidebe mu fino munyua neke mugulubika ingamila!
25 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.
Iga umue, mwe vavulanisi na Vafalisayi, mulivakedusi! Mukuviika vagholofu pamaaso gha vaanhu neke ifiinu fino muli nafyo fya vulyasi nu vugholofu Mulindavule umuunhu juno isuka ikikombe ni sahani, kunji kwene neke ileka munkate muno munyalile uvunyali vuno vuli papinga.
26 'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
Uve ghwe Mfalisayi ghwe m'bofu amaaso, valasia taasi uvuhosi vuno mwevule munkate mulyuve neke imbombo jaako jiiva nofu.
27 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
Iga umue, mwe va vulanisi na Vafalisayi, muli vakedusi! Muli ndavule imbiipa sino vimata ilikeeji, sivoneka nofu, kunji neke munkate simemile amafupa gha vafue nu vunyali uvunge.
28 so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Fye lulivuo na jumue kunji muvoneka muli vagholofu neke nkate mu moojo ghinu mumemile uvukedusi nu vuhosi.
29 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
Iga umue, mwe vavulanisi na Vasalisayi, muli vakedusi! Ulwkuuva mujenga imbiipa isa vavili va Nguluve na kulava imbiipa isa vagholofu.
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Pe mujova mwiiti, Pwetusavisagha amasiki gha vakuulu viitu, natwale tukuvatanga kukuvabuda avavili va Nguluve.
31 So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;
Mu njovele ijiomuvonia kuuti umue mulivahosi ndavule avakuulu viinu vano valyavabudile avavili va Nguluve.
32 and ye — ye fill up the measure of your fathers.
Lino, mukwilanisie uvuhosi vuno avakuulu viinu valyatengwile.
Umue mwe kisina ikihosi, mulindavule injoka, inyasumu ing'haali, Nde pobu mupunga ndaani uvuhighi vwa Nguluve uvwa kuvataanga ku lupumuko lwa mwoto ghunobnaghusima lusiku? (Geenna g1067)
34 'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;
Pulikisia, lino, nikuvasung'ha kulyumue avavili, na vaanhu avanya luhala, na vavulanisi vandaghilo sa Moose neke umue mulikuvabuda ni mijeledi mu masinagogi ghiinu na kukuvadagha kuhuma ilikaaja ni likaaja.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:
Mu uluo u Nguluve ilikuvahigha umue vwimila kukuvabuda avaanhu vooni avagholofu, kuhuma ibudua u Abeli juno nalyahokile kiinu kuhanga ibudua uSakalia unkina Balakia, juno alyabudilue pakate pa nyumba inyimike ija Nguluve na pa kitekelelo.
36 verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.
Kyang'haani nikuvavuula avaanhu ava kisina iki valupila ulukwegho lwa Nguluve vwimila uvuhosi uvuo vwoni.
37 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
Pe pano u Yesu akati, Yelusalemu, Yelusalemu! Ghubuda avavili na vaanhu vanovvisung'hua kulyuve ukuvatova na mavue! kekinga nilondile kukuvakong'hania avaanhu vaako ndavule ing'uku vule jikong'hania na kughumbatila ifyanaake neke namukunda!
38 Lo, left desolate to you is your house;
Lolagha! u Nguluve ikujeleka inyumba jiinu kuuva mahaame.
39 for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
Kyang'haani nikuvavuula kuuti, kutengulila lino namunganyaaghe, kange kuhanga unsiki pano muliiti,'Afunyilue juno ikwisa mulitavua lya Mutwa u Nguluve.”'
