Mathaio 18

1 Mme erile ka nako eo barutwa ba tla kwa go Jesu go mmotsa gore ke ofe wa bone yo o tlaa nnang mogolo mo Bogosing jwa Legodimo.

In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2 Jesu a bitsa ngwana yo monnyennyane a mmaya fa fatshe fa gare ga bone,

And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,

3 mme a re, “Fa e se fela lo boela Modimong lo latlha dibe tsa lona lo bo lo nna jaaka bana ba bannyennyane, ga lo kitla lo tsena mo Bogosing jwa Legodimo.

and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 Jalo he, le fa e le mang yo o ingotlang jaaka ngwananyana yo monnyennyane yo, o mogolo bogolo mo Bogosing jwa Legodimo.

He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.

5 Mme le fa e le mang mo go lona yo o tsholang ngwananyana yo monnyennyane jaaka yo, ka ntlha ya gore lo ba me, o tshola nna ebile o a ntlhokomela.

And he that shall receive in my name one who is like to this child, he receiveth me.

6 Mme le fa e le mang yo o dirang gore mongwe wa ba ba botlana ba, ba ba dumelang mo go nna a latlhegelwe ke tumelo ya gagwe, go ka nna botoka mo go ene go golegelelwa lefika mo thamung a ba a latlhelwa mo lewatleng.

And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

7 “A bo go latlhega lefatshe ka ntlha ya masula otlhe a jone. Gonne thaelo e na le go tla fela, mme a bo go latlhega motho yo thaelo e tlang ka ene.

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it must be, that stumbling blocks come. But, woe to the person by whose means the stumbling blocks come.

8 Jalo fa seatla sa gago kgotsa lonao lo go leofisa, lo kgaole o lo latlhe. Go botoka go tsena mo legodimong o golafetse go na le go tsena mo moleting ka mabogo le maoto a le mmogo. (aiōnios g166)

If then thy hand or thy foot make thee stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life lame or mutilated, and not that, with two hands or two feet, thou fall into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)

9 Mme fa leitlho la gago le go leofisa, le gonye o le latlhe. Go botoka go tsena mo legodimong ka leitlho le le lengwe go na le go tsena mo moleting ka a le mabedi. (Geenna g1067)

And if thine eye make thee stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, and not that, with two eyes, thou fall into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)

10 “Itiseng gore lo seka lwa lebela ope wa bananyana ba ba nnyennyane ba kwa tlase. Gonne ke lo bolelela gore kwa legodimong baengele ba bone ba fa pele ga ga Rre ka metlha yotlhe.

See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.

11 Mme nna, Morwa Motho, ke tletse go boloka ba ba latlhegileng.

For the Son of man, hath come to give life to that which was lost.

12 “Fa motho a na le dinku di le lekgolo, mme e nngwe e tsamaya e bo e timela, o tlaa dira eng? A ga a na go tlogela tse di masome a fera bongwe le metso e fera bongwe a ba a ya kwa dithabeng go ya go batla e e latlhegileng?

How doth it appear to you? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek the one that strayed?

13 Mme fa a e bona, o tlaa e itumelela go gaisa tse di masome a fera bongwe le metso e fera bongwe tse di babalesegileng kwa gae!

And if he find it, verily I say to you, that he rejoiceth in it, more than in the ninety and nine that did not stray.

14 Fela jalo, ga se go rata ga ga Rre gore le fa e le mang wa ba bannye ba a nyelele.

Just so, it is not the pleasure of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

15 “Fa wa gaeno a go leofela, ya kwa go ene ka sephiri go mo kaela molato o. Fa a reetsa a ba a ipona phoso, o gapile wa gaeno.

Moreover, if thy brother commit an offence against thee, go and admonish him between thee and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

16 Fa a gana, ke gone tsaya mongwe kgotsa ba le babedi lo boele go ene gape, go tlhomamisa sengwe le sengwe se o se buang ka bone basupi ba.

But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

17 Mme fa a sa ntse a gana go reetsa, isa ngongorego ya gago kwa phuthegong, mme fa katlholo ya phuthego e dumalana nao mo kgannyeng e, mme ene a sa dumalane, phuthego e tshwanetse go mo kgaola.

And if he will also not hear them, tell it to the church. And if he will also not hear the church, let him be to thee as a publican and a heathen.

18 Mme ke lo bolelela se, le fa e le eng se lo se bofang mo lefatsheng se bofiwa kwa legodimong, mme le fa e le eng se lo se bofololang mo lefatsheng, se tlaa bofololwa kwa legodimong.

Verily I say to you, That whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven.

19 “Gape ke lo bolelela se, fa ba le babedi ba lona fano mo lefatsheng ba dumalana kaga sengwe se lo se kopang, Rara yo o kwa legodimong o tlaa se lo direla.

Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be to them from my Father who is in heaven.

20 “Gonne kwa bobedi kgotsa kwa boraro bo phuthegelang teng ka ntlha ya gore ke ba me, ke tlaa bo ke le gone tota fa gare ga bone.”

For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

21 Mme ga tla Petere a mmotsa a re, “Morena, ke tshwanetse go itshwarela wa gaetsho ga kae fa a nteofela? Ga supa?”

Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?

22 Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Nnyaa, masome a supa a ntsifaditshwe ga supa!

Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

23 “Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo ka tshwantshiwa le Kgosi e e neng e ikaeletse go gakolola batho go mo duela melato ya bone.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like to some king, who wished to have a reckoning with his servants.

24 Fa go ntse go tsweletswe, mongwe wa ba ba nang le molato nae yo e neng a mo kolota didikadike di le lesome tsa dipula! a tlisiswa kwa go ene.

And when he began to reckon, they brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents.

25 A se ka a kgona go duela, jalo Kgosi ya laola gore a rekisiwe ka ntlha ya sekoloto le mosadi wa gagwe le banna le sengwe le sengwe se a neng a na naso.

And as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, him and his wife and his children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made.

26 “Mme monna a wela fa fatshe fa pele ga kgosi ka sefatlhogo a re, ‘Ao Morena, nna pelotelele mo go nna mme ke tlaa duela sekoloto sotlhe’.

And that servant fell down and worshipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.

27 “Mme kgosi ya mo utlwela botlhoko mme ya mo golola ya mo itshwarela molato.

And his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt.

28 “Mme erile fa monna a tlogela kgosi a ya kwa monneng yo o mo kolotang dipula di le dikete tse pedi, a mo tshwara ka mometso a batla tuelo ya gagwe ka nako eo.

Then that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me.

29 “Monna a wela fa fatshe fa pele ga gagwe mme a mo kopa go mo fa lobakanyana. A mo rapela a re nna pelotelele mme ‘ke tlaa duela’.

And that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.

30 Mme yo o kolotwang a se ka a dumela go mo letela. A laola gore a tshwarwe a ba a tlhatlhelwe mo tlung ya kgolegelo go fitlhelela molato o duelwa otlhe.

But he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him.

31 “Mme ditsala tsa monna yo o mo tlung ya kgolegelo tsa ya kgosing go e bolelela se se diragetseng.

And when their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred.

32 Mme kgosi ya bitsa monna yo e neng e mo itshwaretse sekoloto se se gakgamatsang ya re, ‘Molotsana ke wena yo o pelo e maswe! Ke go itshwaretse sekoloto se se gakgamatsang, fela ka ntlha ya gore o nkopile,

Then his lord called him, and said to him: Thou vile servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me:

33 a ga o a tshwanela go nna le kutlwelobotlhoko mo go ba bangwe, fela jaaka ke ne ka nna le kutlwelobotlhoko mo go wena?’

oughtest not thou also to have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee?

34 Mme kgosi e e kgopegileng ya romela monna yo kwa tlung ya kgolegelo go fitlhelela a duela thebe ya bofelo ya madi a a a kolotang.

And his lord was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him.

35 Mme Rara wa legodimo o tlaa lo direla fela jalo fa lo gana go itshwarela bangwe ka-lona ka boammaaruri.”

So will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence.