Mateyo 12
1 Pabusuba bwa Sabata, bwakupumwina kwa Bayuda, Yesu walikapita mu libala lya maila pamo ne beshikwiya, beshikwiya bakendi balanyumfwa nsala, neco balatatika kuningula ngala sha maila ne kushilya.
During that period of time, on a (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), Jesus [and we] disciples were walking through some grain fields. And because we were hungry, we began to pick some of the heads of grain and eat them. [The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
2 Mpobalaboneco Bafalisi, Yesu balamwambileti, “Kamubonani ncobalenshinga beshikwiya benu pabusuba bwa Sabata cabula kusuminishiwa ne Mulawo”
Some Pharisees saw us [do what they considered to be work]. So they said to Jesus, [accusing him], “Look! Your disciples are doing [work] that is not permitted [in our] laws [PRS] [for us] to do on our day of rest!”
3 Nendi walabambileti, “Sena muliya kubelengapo ncalensa Dafeti, mpwalanyumfwa nsala pamo ne banendi mbwalikuba nabo?
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he said to them, “[It is written] {[Someone wrote]} [in the Scriptures] [RHQ] what [our revered ancestor King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies!/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
4 Ntepasa walakengila mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, kuya kulya shinkwa wishikubengwa kuli Lesa ico calikuba catonda, nkabalikuba basuminishiwa ne mulawo kulya shinkwa uyo sobwe, nsombi beshimilumbo.
David entered the big tent [where they worshipped] God [and asked for some food. The high priest gave him] the bread that had been {they had} presented [to God]. According to the laws [of Moses], only priests were permitted to eat that bread, but David and the men who were with him ate it. And [God did not consider that what they did was wrong]
5 Mpani muliya kubelengapo mu Milawo kwambeti, beshimilumbo nabo balikupwaya mulawo pabusuba bwa Sabata ne kuboneketi baliya mulandu.
Also, think about the laws that [Moses wrote] [RHQ]. He said that [even though] the priests, [by working] in the Temple on our Jewish day of rest, are not obeying the Jewish day of rest [laws], they are not guilty. You have surely read that, [but you do not understand what it means].
6 Cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti, mpwali pano wapita Ng'anda ya Lesa.
Note this: [God allows men to work in] the Temple [on our rest day because that work must be done. But in addition, I] tell you that [I have] more [authority than the authority of] the Temple. So, it is more important for you to obey my teachings than to obey your traditions about our rest day.
7 Nshinga nemucishi bupandulushi bwa Maswi a Lesa alambangeti, ‘Nkandayandangeti bantu bampe milumbo sobwe, nsombi ndayandangeti bantu benshilenga nkumbo kubanabo. nsuni nkumbo, kupita milumbo, anu ne mutambili bantu babula bwipishi eti bakute bwipishi,’
[You should think about] these words [of God in the Scriptures]: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully toward people, and not [just] offer sacrifices.’ If you understood what that means, you would not condemn [my disciples], who have done no wrong.
8 Pakwinga Mwana Muntu emwine busuba bwa Sabata.”
[And I want you to know that] I, the one who came from heaven, have [the] authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the days of rest.”
9 Mpwalafumapo Yesu walakengila mu ng'anda yakupaililamo,
After Jesus left there [that day], he went into a building where we Jews worship God.
10 Umo mwalikuba muntu watontola cikasa, bantu nabambi balikuyanda pakumucaninapo mulandu wakumubepeshela Yesu, balamwipusheti, “Sena Milawo yasuminisha kusengula muntu pabusuba bwa Sabata?”
[He saw] a man with a shriveled hand there. [The Pharisees thought that Jesus would be disobeying the tradition about not working on the day of rest if he healed the man, so one of] them asked him, “Does [God] permit [us] to heal [people] on our day of rest?” [They asked that question] so that they might accuse him [if he healed someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
11 Nendi Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Niyani palinjamwe ukute kambelele kamowa, welela kubula kukatampula kawila mucisengu pa busuba bwa Sabata?
He replied to them, “Would anyone among you who has [only] one sheep that falls into a hole (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) [just leave it there] [RHQ]? [Certainly not]! You would take hold of it and lift it out right away, [and that would be acceptable work on our day of rest, too]
12 Nomba muntu ntewapita mbelele! Na nico ekwambeti Milawo yasuminisha kwinsa byaina pabusuba bwa Sabata.”
[Because] sheep are valuable, [their owners may work on our day of rest in order to rescue them. So, because] people are more valuable than sheep, it is certainly right for us to do something good [by healing another person any day, including] our day of rest!”
13 Neco walamwambila usa muntu, “Tandabula cikasa cakobe!” Nendi walatandabula, popelapo cikasa cakendi calaba cena mbuli cinendi.
Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your [withered] hand!” The man stretched it out, and it became normal like the other hand!
14 Popelapo basa Bafalisi balapula kuya kupangana mobelela kumushinina Yesu.
Then the Pharisees left [the meeting house. They were worried that the people would reject their traditions and would accept Jesus’ teaching instead. So] they met together to plan how they could kill him.
15 Yesu mpwalanyumfweti balapangananga, walafumamo. Abo bantu bonse balikumukonkela walikubasengula malwashi onse.
Because Jesus knew [that the Pharisees were plotting to kill him], he [took us disciples and] went away from there. Crowds, [including many sick people], followed him, [wanting him to heal them], and he healed them all.
16 Nomba nendi walabakonkomesha kwambeti, kabatamuyubululanga,
But he told them firmly that they should not tell [other people yet] who he was.
17 walenseco kwambeti ncalamba Lesa kumushinshimi wakendi Yesaya cikwanilishiwe cakwambeti,
[By acting humbly like that] he fulfilled what was written by Isaiah the prophet {what Isaiah the prophet wrote} [long ago about the Messiah]. [Isaiah wrote] that God said:
18 “kamubonani, musebenshi wakame uyu ngondalasala, Ndimusuni, moyo wakame wakondwa nendi, Ninkabike Mushimu mulyendiye. Nendi nakakambaukenga shalombolosho kubantu ba mishobo naimbi,
Take note of my servant whom I have chosen, the one whom I love and with whom I am pleased. I will put my Spirit in him, and he will proclaim that [God] will judge the non-Jews justly.
19 Nteti akatotekepo, nambi kompolola sobwe, Paliya muntu eti akanyumfwepo liswi akendi munshila sha muminshi,
He will not quarrel [with people], neither will he shout. He will not [teach with] a loud voice in the [main] streets.
20 Nendi nteti akatyokole litete lyomfwama, nambi kushima muniko ulayandanga kushimika, mpaka cancinencine cikakwane,
Until he has justly judged [the people who trust in him and] has declared them not guilty, he will not destroy [anyone who is weak like] a smashed stalk [MET], nor will he silence [anyone who is as helpless as] a smoldering [linen] wick [MET, DOU].
21 Kupembelela kwa bantu bonse nikukabikwe mu lina lyakendi.”
As a result, the non-Jews will confidently expect [that he will do great things for them].
22 Panyuma pakendi bantu balaleta muntu washipilwa, kayi utacikonsho kwamba wekatwa ne mishimu yaipa, Yesu walamusengula, walatatika kwamba ne kubona cena.
One day when Jesus was at home, [some men] brought to [Jesus] a man [who, because of being] controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}, was blind and unable to speak. [Jesus] healed him [by expelling the demon]. As a result, the man [began to] talk and [was able to] see.
23 Bantu bangi balakankamana kabambeti, “Sena uyu nte mwanendi Dafeti?”
All the crowd [who saw it] marveled. They began asking [each other], “Could this man be the [Messiah, the] descendant of [King] David, [whom we have been expecting]?”
24 Nomba Bafalisi mpobalanyumfweco balambeti, “Sobwe, ngofu shakupulisha mishimu yaipa lashifulunga kuli belezebulu mukulene wa mishimu yaipa.”
Because the Pharisees [and the men who taught the Jewish laws] heard [that the people thought that Jesus might be the Messiah because he had expelled the demon], they said, “[It is not God, but] Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons [from people!]”
25 Yesu mpwaleshiba ncebalikuyeya walabambileti, “Cishi ciliconse capansana mu makoto makoto ne kutatika kulwana, nkacela kwikalisha nsombi ngaconongeka. Nambi bantu mu munshi, ne mumikowa batatika kubukilana ne kulwana, uwo munshi nambi mukowa nkapelela kuba kunyumfwana sobwe.
But Jesus knew what [the Pharisees] were thinking [and saying]. So, [in order to show them that what they said did not make sense], he said to them, “If [the people in] [MTY] one nation fight against each other, [they] will destroy their nation {their nation will be destroyed}. If [people who live in] the same city or house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one group or family].
26 Na bali mubwami bwa Satana kabapulishana palwabo bene, ekwambeti bapansana, inga bwami bwakendi Satana ngabuyumeconi?
[Similarly], if Satan were expelling his own [demons] [MTY], [it would be as though] he was fighting against himself. (His kingdom would not continue!/How could his kingdom continue?) [RHQ] His rule over them would [certainly] not last!
27 Na ame kamung'ambeti ndapulishinga mishimu yaipa ne ngofu sha belezebulu, inga beshikwiya benu balo balapulishinga mishimu yaipa ne ngofu shabani? Ecebo cakendi beshikwiya benu ebabanga bakamboni pacilubo cenu.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, is it also true that your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No] So they will show you that you [are not thinking logically].
28 Na ame ndapulishinga mishimu yaipa ne ngofu ya Mushimu wa Lesa, anu ekwambeti Lesa latatiki kubika Bwami bwakendi pakati penu.”
But because it is God’s Spirit who [enables] me to expel demons, [that proves that the power of] God to rule [people’s lives] has come to you.
29 Paliya muntu welela kwingila mu ng'anda ya muntu wangofu kuya kumantamo buboni bwakendi, katanamusunga muntu wangofuyo. Enseco welela kuya kumantamo bintu mung'andomo.
[I will illustrate why I am able to expel demons]. (A person cannot go into the house of a strong man) [RHQ] [But if he ties up the strong man], then he will be able to steal [the things in that man’s] house.
30 “Uyo labulunga kubela kulubasu lwakame latotekeshananga nenjame, uyo labulunga kunyamfwako kubunganya, nendi ni shikumwaya.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not acknowledge [that the Holy Spirit enables] me [to expel demons] are opposing me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to [DOU] go away [from me].
31 Ecebo cakendi ndamwambilishingeti, Lesa nakalekelele bwipishi bonse, ne maswi aipa. Nomba ku muntu lanyanshanga Mushimu Uswepa, Lesa nteti akamulekelelepo.
You [are saying that it is not the Holy Spirit who is enabling me to expel demons]. So I will say this to you: [If] those who offend and slander other people in any way are [then sorry and ask God to forgive them, God] will forgive them. But people who discredit what the Holy Spirit does will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive [people] who discredit what the Holy Spirit does}.
32 Ni cimo cimo uliyense lambilinga Mwana Muntu maswi aipa, Lesa nakamulekeleleko, nomba uliyense lanyanshanga Mushimu Uswepa, Lesa nteti akamulekelelepo sobwe pacino cindi, nambi mucindi cakuntangu.” (aiōn g165)
[God is willing to] forgive people who criticize [me], the One who came from heaven. But I [warn you that] those who say evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does] will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive people who speak evil words about what the Holy Spirit [does]}. They will not be forgiven {[He] will not forgive them} now, and they will never be forgiven {[he] will never forgive them}.” (aiōn g165)
33 Na mwambeti citondo ici caina, ekwambeti ne bisepo byakendi byaina, kayi mwambeti, citondo ici caipa, ekwambeti ne bisepo byakendi byaipa, citondo cikute kwishibikwa kubisepo byakendi.
“Think about this: You can know whether [a person is good and what that person says is good, in the same way that you] can know whether a tree [MET] and the fruit it produces [MET] are good. [You can also know whether a person and what that person says is evil in the same way that you can know] whether a tree [MET] and its fruit [MET] are blighted. You can know whether a tree is good by [seeing] its fruit, and similarly [people can know the evil character of you Pharisees by listening to your accusations against me].
34 Bana banjoka amwe! Ngamucikonsheconi kwamba byaina pakwinga mwaipa? Pakwinga mulomo ukute kwamba byesula mumoyo.
[What] you [teach harms people spiritually like poisonous] snakes [harm them physically] [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] [like you] speak what comes from all that is in their (inner beings/hearts).
35 Muntu waina ukute kupulisha byaina kufuma pamulunda wa buboni bwakendi bwaina. Nendi muntu waipa ukute kupulisha byaipa kufuma pamulunda wa buboni bwakendi bwaipa.
Good people [speak good things. That is like] taking good things out of buildings where they are stored. But evil people [speak evil things. That is like] taking evil things out of buildings where they are stored.
36 Ndamwambilishingeti pa busuba bwalombolosho, bantu ni bakacanike ne mulandu pa maswi abula kwelela ngobalikwamba,
I tell you that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, [and he will judge them accordingly].
37 pakwinga nemaswi akobe nukacaniketi uliya mulandu, kayi maswi akobe nakakupeshe mulandu.
Based on the words that you have spoken, [God] will [either] declare that you are righteous based on the words that you have spoken, or [else] he will condemn you.”
38 Beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose ne Bafalisi balamwambila Yesu eti, “Bashikwiyisha, tulayandanga mutulesheko cingashilo cishikukankamanisha.”
Then some of the Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws responded [to what Jesus was teaching] by saying to him, “Teacher, we want to see you [perform] a miracle [that would prove to us that God sent you].”
39 Nomba nendi Yesu walambeti, Ha! Kwipa musemano uwu wabantu babula lushomo balayandanga kubona cingashilo cishikukankamanisha, Nomba nteti bakacibonepo sobwe cingashilo kupatulakowa cisa ca mushinshimi Yona.
Then Jesus said to them, “[You] people [have already seen me perform miracles], but you are evil, and you do not faithfully worship God [MET]! You want [me to perform] a miracle [that would prove to you that God sent me], but [God will enable] you to see only one miracle. It will be [like] what happened to Jonah the prophet [MET].
40 Mbuli Yona usa ncalikuba mulibunda lya luswi lunene lusa masuba atatu, munshi ne mashiku, nendi Mwana Muntu na kabikwe panshi mubulongo masuba atatu, munshi ne mashiku.
Jonah was in the stomach of a huge fish for three days and nights [before God caused him to live again]. Similarly, for three days and nights I, the one who came from heaven, will be in a place [where dead people are, and then God will cause me to live again].
41 Bantu baku Ninive, nibakapundukile pamo ne bantu ba musemanowu pa busuba bwa lombolosho, kwambeti bantu ba ku ninive bakabatotekeko, nte pasa balo balalapa mpobalanyumfwa kukambauka kwa Yona. Nsombi pano mpwali wapita Yona.
When [God] judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand [in front of him] with [you] people who [have seen me perform miracles]. The [people of Nineveh turned from their sinful ways as a result of hearing what] Jonah preached. [Jonah was important, but I], who am more important than Jonah, [have come and preached to you, but you have not turned from your sinful ways. So] when [God] judges [all people, he] will condemn you.
42 Pa busuba bwalombolosho, mwami mutukashi waku Sheba nakapunduke pamo ne bantu bamusemanuwu, nakese akabatoteke. Pakwinga nendi walenda musuma, kwisa kunyumfwa kwamba kwa mano a mwami Solomoni, nomba pano pali wapita Solomoni.
The queen from [Sheba, South of Israel, who lived long ago, came from a distant region in order to listen to King Solomon teach] many wise things. But now [I], [a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. So at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba will stand in front of him, along] with you people, and will condemn you.”
43 “Na mushimu waipa ulapulu mu muntu, ukute kuya kwendenda mucishi cabula menshi, kulangaula musena wakupumwininako, nomba nkaukute kucanika.
“[Sometimes] when an evil spirit leaves a person, it wanders around in desolate areas, seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone,
44 Neco ukute kwambeti, ndabwelenga kung'anda kwakame kusa nkondalapula, lino washika ukute ucana mung'anda musa muli tonto, mwapyangwa ne kubambwa cena.
it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person [MET] in whom I used to live.’ So it goes back [and finds that the Spirit of God is not in control of that] person’s [life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been swept clean and everything put in order [MET], [but it is] empty.
45 Ukute kuya kumanta mishimu inendi isanu ne ibili yaipa kupita walo, panyuma pakendi yonse ikute kuya kwingila ne kwikalilila mopelomo. Neco bwikalo bwa muntu uyo bukute kwipa kupita ncalikuba pakutanguna, nicikabeco kumusemanuwu waipa.”
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil, and they [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So, although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it becomes much worse. That is what [you] wicked people who [have heard me teach] will experience.”
46 Yesu kacamba ne bantu bangi basa, bakwabo ne banyina balashika, balemana pansa, balikuyanda kwambako nendi.
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his [younger] brothers [arrived]. They stood outside [the house], wanting to speak with him.
47 Lino muntu naumbi walakamwambila Yesu kwambeti, “Banyoko ne bakwenu bali apa pansa balayandanga kwambako ne njobe.”
Someone said to him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside [the house], wanting to talk to you.”
48 Yesu walamukumbuleti, “Anu bama ni bani? Ne bakwetu nibani?”
Then Jesus said to the person who told him [that], “([I will tell you something about] my mother and brothers [MET].[/Do you know] who I [consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [MET, RHQ]
49 Mpwalambeco walatondeka kwalikuba beshikwiya bakendi ne kwambeti, Ame aba e Bama ne bakwetu,
He then pointed toward [us] disciples and said, “These are ones [whom I love as much as I love] my mother and my brothers [MET].
50 Pakwinga uliyense lenshinga kuyanda kwa Bata ba kwilu, uyo emukwetu mutuloba, enkashi yakame, kayi e Bama.
Those who do what [God] my Father [who is] in heaven wants, are [as dear to me] [MET] [as] my brother, my sister, or my mother.”
