Matayu 22
1 Yesu katakuliti nawomberi kayi kwa mfanu.
Jesus spoke to them using more illustrated stories.
2 “Ufalumi wa kumpindi ulifana ntambu ayi. Kuweriti na mfalumi yakamtandiriti mwana gwakuwi mpalu msambu gwa ndowa.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who organized a wedding celebration for his son,” Jesus explained.
3 Su, kawatumiti wantumintumi wakuwi wakawashemi walii yawashemiritwi wizi kumsambu, kumbiti walii yawashemiritwi walemiti kwiza.
“He sent out his servants to everyone who was invited to the wedding to tell them to come, but they refused.
4 Kawatuma kayi wantumintumi wamonga, pakatakula, ‘Muwagambiri yawawashemiriti kuwera msambu gwangu vinu gwa kala, wang'ombi wangu na wandama waherepa wawalikitula kala. Shila shintu shiwera kala, su mwizi mumsambu gwa ndowa!’
So he sent out more servants, with the instructions, ‘Tell those who are invited that I've prepared the wedding banquet. The bulls and fattened calves have been killed—everything's ready. So come to the wedding!’
5 Kumbiti wahenga yawashemiritwi walishera ndiri, su wendereyiti na vitwatira vyawu, yumu kagenditi kulirambu kwakuwi na yumonga kagenditi kutenda biyashala yakuwi,
But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his business.
6 na wamonga wawakamula wantumintumi walii, wawakomanga na kuwalaga.
The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Mfalumi ulii kakalariti nentu, su kawatuma wanjagila wakuwi wakawalagi woseri yawatenditi hangu na kapambira motu lushi zyawu.
The king became furious. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn down their town.
8 Shakapanu kawagambira wantumintumi wakuwi, ‘Msambu gwa ndowa gwa kala, kumbiti yawashemiritwi walema kwiza.
Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited didn't deserve to attend.
9 Vinu mgendi munjira pamwawona wantu woseri mwashemi wizi mumsambu gwa ndowa.’
Go into the streets and invite everyone you find to come to the wedding.’
10 Su wantumintumi walii wawuka na wagenda munjira, wawashemera wantu woseri yawawoniti, wadoda na waheri, numba yoseri ya msambu ivuwiti wahenga.
So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good and the bad. The wedding hall was full.
11 “Mfalumi pakayingiriti kuwalola wahenga, kamwona muntu kavala ndiri nguwu ya ndowa.
But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who didn't have a wedding robe on.
12 Mfalumi kamkosiya, ‘Ganja, gwingira hashi panu pota kuvala nguwu ya ndowa?’ Kumbiti yomberi kawankula ndiri.
He asked him, ‘My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ The man had nothing to say.
13 Palaa palii mfalumi kawagambira wantumintumi, ‘Mumtawi magulu na mawoku, mwakamwasi kunja muntiti. Aku hakalili na kugayagaya menu gakuwi.’”
Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where there'll be crying and grinding of teeth.’
14 Na Yesu kamalira kwa kutakula, “Yawashemiritwi wavuwa, kumbiti yawasyagulitwi ndo wadidini.”
For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
15 Shakapanu Mafalisayu wagenda zawu na wapangiti ntambu ya kumgomiziya Yesu kwa visoweru vyakuwi.
Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.
16 Su, womberi wawatuma wafundwa wawu pamuhera na wantumini wa shipinga sha Herodi kugenda kwa Yesu. Womberi walonga, “mfunda, tuvimana handa gwenga gutakula nakaka. Gwenga gufunda nakaka kuusu mafiliru ga Mlungu kwa wantu, gutira ndiri shawalihola wamonga, toziya gulishera ndiri ukulu wa muntu.
They sent their disciples to him, together with some of Herod's supporters. “Teacher, we know you are a honest man, and that you teach God's way is the truth,” they began. “You don't allow yourself to be influenced by anyone, and you don't care about rank or status.
17 Su, gutugambiri, gwenga gulihola shishi? Lagaliru ama lagaliru ndiri kulipa kodi kwa Kaisari?”
So let us know your opinion. Is it right to pay Caesar's taxes, or not?”
18 Kumbiti Yesu kavimana ukondola wawu yawalihola, su kawagambira, “Mwawafyangu mwenga! Iwera hashi mwankujera kungomiziya?
Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?
19 Munanguziyi mpiya zya kulipira kodi!” Womberi wamlavilira ligwala lya mpiya,
Show me the coin that is used to pay the tax.” They brought a denarius coin to him.
20 na Yesu kawakosiya, “Sheni na malembu aga mumpiya ga gaa?”
“Whose image and whose title is inscribed here?” he asked them.
21 Womberi wamwankula, “Ga mfalumi gwa Rumi.” Su Yesu kawagambira, “Mumpanani Kaisari vyaviwera vya Kaisari na mumpanani Mlungu vyaviwera vya Mlungu.”
“Caesar's,” they replied. “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
22 Pawapikaniriti hangu, walikangasha na wamleka wagenditi zawu.
When they heard Jesus' answer they were stunned. They went away and left him.
23 Lishaka liraa lilii, Masadukayu wamu ndo yawatakulaga wantu yawahowiti hapeni wazyuki, wamgenderiti Yesu.
Later the same day some Sadducees came to see him. (They are the ones who say there's no resurrection.)
24 Su wamgambira, “mfunda, Musa katakuriti kuwera muntu yakayugiti pakahowa pota kuleka mwana, ndo mlongu gwakuwi kamyugi mdala mkenja uliya, su kamleleri wana mlongu gwakuwi yakahowiti.
They asked him, “Teacher, Moses said that if a married man dies without having children, his brother should marry his widow and have children on behalf of his brother.
25 Vinu petu panu, paweriti na walongu saba. Mlongu mkulu kayugiti mdala na kahowiti pota kupata mwana, su mlongu gwakuwi kamuhala mkenja ulii.
Well, once there were seven brothers here with us. The first married, and died, and since he had no children he left his widow to his brother.
26 Iwera ntambu ira kwa mlongu gwa pili na gwa tatu mpaka kwa woseri saba.
The same thing happened to the second and third husband, right up to the seventh.
27 Lupeleru na mdala uliya kahowiti viraa.
In the end the woman died too.
28 Vinu, mulishaka lya kuzyuka kwa yawahowiti, hashi, mdala ayu hakaweri mdala gwa gaa? Toziya mkenja ayu kaweriti mdala wa walongu woseri saba.”
So when the resurrection takes place, whose wife of the seven brothers will she be, for she married all of them?”
29 Yesu kawankula, “Mwenga mwagamila nakaka! Mwagamila toziya mgamana ndiri Malembu Mananagala ama makakala ga Mlungu.
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is you don't know Scripture or what God can do.
30 Toziya yawahowiti pawazyuka, hawalifani gambira wantumintumi wa kumpindi kwa Mlungu na wantu hapeni wayugi ama kuyugwa.
For in the resurrection people don't marry, and they aren't given in marriage either—they're like the angels in heaven.
31 Kumbiti kuusu kuzyuka kwa yawahowiti, hashi, hamwenibetuli galaa Mlungu gakawagambiriti? Mlungu kawagambiriti,
As for the resurrection of the dead—haven't you read what God said to you,
32 ‘Neni ndo Mlungu gwa Aburahamu, ndo Mlungu gwa Isaka, ndo Mlungu gwa Yakobu!’ Yomberi Mlungu gwa wahowiti ndiri, ira Mlungu gwa wakomu.”
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He's not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 Lipinga lya wantu palipikaniriti hangu walikangasha mafundu gakuwi.
When the crowds heard what he said, they were amazed at his teaching.
34 Mafalisayu pawapikaniriti handa Yesu kawawankula Masadukayu mpaka wasinditi kumkosiya kayi, su womberi waliwoniti pamuhera.
When the Pharisees heard that he'd left the Sadducees speechless, they got together and went to ask some more questions.
35 Yumu gwawu, mfunda gwa Malagaliru, kamkosiya Yesu kwa kufira kumgomiziya,
One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:
36 “mfunda, lilagaliru lyoshi ndo likulu Mumalagaliru?”
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 Yesu kamwankula, “Gumfiri Mtuwa Mlungu gwaku kwa moyu gwaku gwoseri, kwa rohu yaku yoseri na kwa mahala gaku goseri.”
Jesus told them, “‘Love the Lord your God in all you think, in all you feel, and in all you do.’
38 Ali ndo lilagaliru likulu lya kwanja.
This is the greatest commandment, the first commandment.
39 Na lya pili lilifana na ali, “Gumfiri gwapakwegera gwaku ntambu yagulifira gumweni.”
The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 Malagaliru goseri ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu gankulitumbira malagaliru mawili aga.
All biblical law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
41 Mafalisayu pawaweriti pamuhera, Yesu kawakosiiti,
While the Pharisees were gathered there, Jesus asked them a question.
42 “Mwenga mulihola hashi kuusu Kristu Mlopoziya? Hashi, yomberi ndo gwa shiyiwuku shagaa?” Wamwankula, “Shiyiwuku sha Dawudi.”
“What do you think about the Messiah?” he asked. “Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied.
43 Yesu kawagambira, “Su, iwezekana hashi kwa likakala lya Rohu Mnanagala Dawudi kamshemi yomberi ‘Mtuwa’? Dawudi katakuliti,
“But how can David under inspiration call him ‘Lord’?” Jesus asked them. “He says,
44 ‘Mtuwa kamgambiriti Mtuwa gwangu, Gulivagi uwega waneni wa kumliwu, Mpaka nuwatuli wangondu waku pasi pa magulu gaku.’
‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit down at my right hand until I defeat all your enemies.’
45 Payiwera Dawudi kamshemiti yomberi ‘Mtuwa,’ su iwezakana hashi kuwera Kristu ndo gwa shiyiwuku sha Dawudi?”
If David called him Lord, how can he be his son?”
46 Kwahera muntu yoseri yakaweziti kumwankula Yesu na kwanjira lishaka lilii kwahera yakajeriti kayi kukosiya shoseri.
Nobody could answer him, and from then on nobody dared to ask him any more questions.
