Luke 13
1 Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
Gene malangago bhandunji bhana gubhaabhalanjilenje a Yeshu ga bhandunji bha ku Galilaya bhabhulegwenje na a Pilato na minyai jabhonji gujianganyishe na minyai ja bhannyama bhabhonji bha bhishila.
2 Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
Na bhalabho a Yeshu gubhaabhushienje, “Punkuganishiyanga bhene Bhagalilayabho bhashinkukolanga yambi kupunda Bhagalilaya bhananji, nkali bhaabhulagwanje shana nneyo?
3 I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
Nngabha nneyo, ikabheje nkali mmanganya nkaipetanje, nneyo peyo shintitimilanje.
4 Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
Bhuli, bhene kumi na nane bhagwililwenje na nnala ku Shiloamu niwanganga bhala, punkuganishiyanga kuti bhashinkukolanga yambi kupunda bhandunji bhowe bhatamanganaga ku Yelushalemu?
5 I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
Ngunakummalanjilanga nngabha, ikabheje nkali mmanganya nkaipetanje, nneyo peyo mmowe shintitimilanje.”
6 Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
Kungai a Yeshu gubhaatanjilenje aluno lutango luno, “Bhandu bhamo bhashinkukola nkongo gwa ntini munngunda gwabho gwa mishabhibhu. Gubhapite kupinga bhakakabhe iepo yakwe, ikabheje kuguimana gwangaogola tini nkali jimo.
7 Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
Bhai, gubhammalanjile ntumishi jwabho, ‘Lola! Kwa yaka itatu natendaga kwiya kabha iepo ya gwene nkongogu, nangapata shoshowe. Guushele! Kwa nndi unaangabhanya litaka gwayoyo?’
8 But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
Ikabheje ntumishi jula gwabhajangwile, ‘Mmakulungwa, namwaka tuuleshe, niguolele liimbo na niutajile mbolela.
9 If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
Ibhaga pashaka uogolaga iepo, shammbone, ibhaga lepe, bhai shiguushele.’”
10 One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
Lyubha limo lya Pumulila a Yeshu bhatendaga jiganya nshinagogi jimo.
11 There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
Penepo bhashinkupagwa bhakongwe bhamo bhaaliji na shigongo kwa yaka kumi na nane, pabha ashinkwaatama lioka jwangali jwa mmbone. Nngongo gwabho gwashinkupinda, bhakakombolaga kujinuka nkali kashoko.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
A Yeshu bhakaabhoneje gubhaashemile, gubhaabhalanjile, “A mama nnamile shilwele shenu.”
13 He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
Gubhaabhishile makono bhakongwe bhala, shangupe nngongo gwabho guugolweshe, gubhainiye a Nnungu.
14 But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
Ikabheje bhakulungwa bha shinagogi gubhatumbele pabhaa Yeshu bhashikunnamya mundu Lyubha lya Pumulila. Kwa nneyo gubhalubhalanjile lugwinjili lwa bhandunji lula, “Nkwetenje mobha shita ga kamula liengo. Bhai, nnjiyangane gene mobhago kunnamiywanje ilwele yenunji, ikabheje nnajiyangane lyubha lya Pumulila.”
15 Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
Penepo Bhakulungwa gubhajangwile, “Mmanganya mmagulumba! Munkumbi gwenunji gani akananng'ugule ng'ombe eu mbunda jwakwe nshitundu ampeleshe kung'wa mashi, lyubha lya Pumulila?
16 This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
Nnaino, apano apali jwankongwe jwa shipinga sha a Bhulaimu apotekwaga naka lishetani kwa yaka kumi na nane. Bhuli, nngabha sha mmbone kunngopola shitabho shakwe lyubha lya Pumulila?”
17 After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
A Yeshu bhakabheleketeje genego, ashaamagongo ajabho bhowe gubhakwetenje oni ikabheje bhananji guyaanonyelenje kwa kaje kwa ligongo lya indu ibhatendile ila.
18 Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
A Yeshu gubhabhushiye, “Upalume gwa a Nnungu ulandana na nndi? Shiniulandanye na nndi?
19 It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
Malinga mbeju ja aladali jili jishoko kaje jatolile mundu jumo nipanda munngunda gwakwe, gujimelile nibha nkongo. Ijuni guishenjile maui nnyambi yakwe.”
20 Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
Kabhili gubhabhushiye, “Shiniulandanye na nndi Upalume gwa a Nnungu?
21 It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Malinga ngedule shibhatolile bhakongwe bhamo nianganya na utandi madebhe gabhili na nushu kungai utandi gowe guukwebhile.”
22 [Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
A Yeshu gubhapite na mwanja gwabho kuloya ku Yelushalemu bhalipita mwilambo na mwijiji, bhalipita jiganya.
23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
Mundu jumo gwabhabhushiye, “Mmakulungwa, bhuli, bhandunji bhapinga tapulwanga ni bhashokope?”
24 [Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
A Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje, Ntumbilanje kaje kujinjila kupitila nnango gwa nshoko, pabha ngunakummalanjilanga, bhandu bhabhagwinji shibhalinganje kujinjila ikabheje bhakakombolanga.
25 [God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
Shigaishe mobha bhayene nyumba shibhajime niugala nnango. Mmanganya nkupinga jimangana palanga nitandubha kuolishiya nninkutinji, Mmakulungwa ntuugulile nnango. Ikabheje bhenebho shibhannjangulanje, ngakummanyanga mmanganya wala kunkoposhelenje.
26 Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
Numbe mmanganya shintandubhanje kwaalugulila, twatendaga kulya na ng'wa pamo na mmwe na mwatendaga jiganya mwilambo yetu.
27 But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
Ikabheje na bhalabho shibhaajangulanje, “Ngakummanyanga mmanganya wala kunkukoposhelanga, nshokangane mmanganya mmowe mmalebhanga.”
28 Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
Penepo ni pushipingapagwa shililo na kutauna meno, pushimwabhonanje a Bhulaimu na a Ishaka na a Yakobho na ashinkulondola bhowe bha a Nnungu bhalinginji mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu, ikabheje mmanganya nnokololwenje palanga!
29 Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
Bhapinga kwiyangana bhandunji kukoposhela mmbali yowe ya shilambolyo nitama pa shalya shaabhishilwenje mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu.
30 Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
Nnole, bhapali bhalinginji bha kumpelo shibhabhanganje bha kundandubho na bha kundandubho shibhabhanganje bha kumpelo.
31 At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
Gene malangapego, Mapalishayo na bhandunji bhana gubhaajendelenje a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje, “Nnjabhule apano nnjende mmbali jina, pabha bhakulungwa a Elode bhanapinga kummulaga.”
32 He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
A Yeshu gubhaajangwilenje, “Nnjendangane nkaalilugulilanje lyene lyananshetolyo nneino, ‘Lelo na malabhi shinjoye maoka na kwaalamyanga bhalwelenji na ntondo shimaliye liengo lyangu.’
33 But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
Nkali nneyo, lelo na malabhi na ntondo, ngunapinjikwa nyende mwanja gwangu, pabha ikapinjikwa ankulondola bha a Nnungu bhabhulagwe kunyenje shilambo sha Yelushalemu.
34 [Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
“Ugwe Yelushalemu! Yelushalemu! Unakwabhulaganga ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu nikwaakomanga maganga bhatumilwenje kunngwako. Palingwa pumbinjile kwaagutamilanga bhana bhako pamo mbuti namwana jwa nnguku shakuti kwaagutamilanga bhana bhakwe mmapapiko gakwe, ikabheje gwangapinga.
35 So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
Nnolanje! Shinneshelwanje ushubha nshilambo shenunji. Bhai, ngunakummalanjilanga, nkamonanga kabhili mpaka pushimmeleketanje kuti, ‘Bhakwete Mboka bhene bhakwiya kwa lina lya Bhakulungwa.’”
