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.

Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"

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

So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand 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.

said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

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

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

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 whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives 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.

But whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and to be drowned 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.

"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they 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 your hand or your foot is causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages. (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 your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna 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.

"Beware of ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to my Father who is in Heaven.

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

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?

What do you yourselves think? Suppose a man gets a hundred sheep and one of them strays away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look for the one that is straying?

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 succeeds in finding it, in solemn truth I tell you that he rejoices over it more than he does over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.

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 will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.

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.

"If your brother acts wrongly towards you, go and point out his fault to him when only you and he are there. If he listens to you, you have gained your 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 will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

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.

If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

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.

I solemnly tell you that whatever you as a Church bind on earth will in Heaven be held as bound, and whatever you loose on earth will in Heaven be held to be loosed.

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.

I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come 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 there are two or three 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?”

At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?"

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

"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.

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

"For this reason the Kingdom of the Heavens may be compared to a king who determined to have a settlement of accounts 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.

But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 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 was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment 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’.

The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'

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

"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the 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.

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'

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’.

"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

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.

"He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.

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

His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.

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,

At once his master called him and said, "'Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated 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?’

ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'

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.

"So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers 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.”

"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."