Matthew 18
1 Muna thangu yina, minlonguki miyiza kuidi Yesu ayi minyuvula: —Buna nani lutidi munneni mu Kipfumu ki Diyilu e?
Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"
2 Yesu wutumisa muana lezi, wuntelimisa va khatitsikꞌawu
So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,
3 ayi vutuba: —Bukiedika ndikulukamba enati lukadi balula mavanga ayi enati lukadi kituka banga bana balezi, lulendi kota ko mu Kipfumu ki Diyilu.
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 Diawu woso mutu wowo wukukikulula banga muana wawu, buna niandi lutidi munneni mu Kipfumu ki Diyilu.
Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
5 Ayi woso mutu wowo wunyakulu muana lezi wuphila yayi mu dizina diama, minu kuandi kayakudi.
And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.
6 Woso mutu wumbuisa mu masumu wumosi mu bana balezi bobo bakunguilukilanga, bulutidi mboti bankanga ditadi dinneni diodi beti nikina zitheti mu tsingu bosi bandiamisa ku tsi mbu.
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 nga mabienga va nza mu diambu di ziphila-phila zi mambu momo meti buisa batu mu masumu! Mambu beni mafueti kaka kuiza vayi mabienga kuidi mutu wowo wuntonisanga mawu.
"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!
8 Enati koko kuaku voti kulu kuaku kulembo buisi mu masumu buna mboti mu zenga kuawu ayi loza kuawu thama. Bila mboti wukota ku luzingu ayi koko kuzengo voti kulu kuzengo ayi mu lozo ku mbazu yika yizimanga ko ayi mioko miodi miduka voti malu muadi maduka. (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 Enati dieso diaku dieta kubuisa mu masumu, dovula diawu ayi loza diawu ku thama! Bila bulutidi mboti mu kota ku luzingu mu kambu dieso ayi lozo ku mbazu yi bulungi ayi meso muadi maduka. (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 Lukeba Lubika lenza kani muana wumosi mu bana balezi baba bila ndikulukamba zimbasi ziawu ku Diyilu zintelamanga mu zi thangu zioso va ntuala zizi ki Dise diama diodi widi ku Diyilu.
"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 [Bila Muana Mutu wuyiza mu vukisa batu bobo bazimbala.]
12 Buevi lumbanza e? Enati mutu beki khama yi mamemi vayi dimosi dizimbidi, buna kalendi bika ko luvua ayi divua di mamemi mankaka va mbata mongo mu kuenda tombi diodi dizimbidi e?
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 Enati mueni diawu, bukiedika ndikulukamba, makamona khini mu diambu di dimemi dina viokila khini yoyi kadi mu luvua ayi vua lu mamemi momo makambu zimbala.
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 Phila yimosi ayi Dise dieno didi ku Diyilu, kakadi zola ti muana wumosi mu bana balezi baba kazimbala.
Just so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
15 Enati khombꞌaku vengi mbimbi, yenda wuntala ngeyo veka ayi nkambi mbimbi yi kavengi va beno veka buadi. Enati wuwilukidi, buna vutudi khombꞌaku mu nzila yimboti.
"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 Vayi enati kakadi wilukila, buna bonga mutu wumosi voti batu buadi mu diambu mamo mantubu makindusu mu kimbangi ki batu buadi voti ki batu batatu.
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 Enati, kakadi wila batu beni, buna kamba mambu beni kuidi dibundu. Enati mengi kuandi wila dibundu, buna wuntalanga; banga Pakanu ayi mfutisi wu phaku.
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 Bukiedika ndikulukamba ti mamo luela kanga vava ntoto, mela kangama ku Diyilu ayi mamo luela nianguna va ntoto mela niangunu ku Diyilu.
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 Ndikulukamba diaka enati batu buadi mu beno vava ntoto bawizini mu lomba dioso kuandi diambu, buna Dise diama diodi widi ku Diyilu wela kuba vana diawu.
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 Bila vana vakutikini batu buadi voti batu batatu mu dizina diama, minu ndidi va khatitsikꞌawu.
For where there are two or three assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
21 Piela wufikama vaba Yesu, wunyuvula: —A Pfumu! Zikhumbu zikua mbeki bu lemvukila khombꞌama wukuphangilanga mambu mambimbi e? Tsambuadi di zikhumbu kaka e?
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 Yesu wumvutudila: —Nana, ndikadi kukamba ti tsambuadi di zikhumbu kaka vayi nate lusambudi lu zikhumbu bunda tsambuadi.
"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.
23 Diawu Kipfumu ki Diyilu kidedikini banga ntinu wuzola tanga bima biandi ayi bisadi biandi.
"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 Buna katona tanga bima biandi, bannatina kisadi kimosi kiba pholo andi yi kumi di mili di bitalanta.
But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,
25 Vayi bu kasia nunga ko futa; diawu pfumuꞌandi katumina ti bansumbisa niandi veka ayi nketoꞌandi ayi bana bandi ayi bima biandi bioso muingi pholo andi yifutama.
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 Vayi kisadi beni kifukama va malu mandi ayi kinleba: “Bika wumvibidila! Mandifuta pholoꞌaku yoso!”
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 Pfumu wu kisadi kioki wummona kiadi, wunyekula ayi wunlemvukila pholoꞌandi yoso.
"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.
28 Kisadi beni bu katotuka, wudengana nkundi andi, muisi kisalu yandi; wundeva khama yimosi yi zidenali. Niandi wumbuila ayi wumfieta va dinga ayi wunkamba: “futa pholoꞌama”.
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 Nkundi andi wu kisalu wufukama ayi wunleba: “Bika wumvibidila! Mandifuta pholoꞌku.”
"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'
30 Vayi wumanga vibidila, wuyenda kunkangisa nate kamanisa futa pholo yoso.
"He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.
31 Bakundi ba kisalu bankaka bamona kiadi kiwombo bu bamona bu viokila mambu moso. Diawu bayenda kambila pfumu kisalu mambu moso bu mabela.
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 Buna Pfumu beni wutumisa kisadi beni, wunkamba: “Widi kisadi kimbimbi! Minu ndilemvukila pholo yoso bila wundeba ngolo.
At once his master called him and said, "'Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:
33 A bila mbi wusi monina ko khombꞌaku kiadi, banga bobo minu ndimueniningi kiadi e?”
ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'
34 Pfumu wufuema buwombo ayi wunyekula mu mioko mi batu bobo banyamisanga batu nate kela manisa futa pholoꞌandi yoso.
"So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers until he should pay all he owed him.
35 Buawu bobo buela kuluvangila Dise diama didi ku Diyilu enati kadika mutu mu beno mengi lemvukila khombꞌandi mu ntima wukiedika.
"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."
