Matthew 10
1 He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
Jesu wakayita basikwiiya bakwe boonse ibali kkumi ababili alimwi wabapa inguzu aatala amyuuya mibi, kuti bayitande. Akuponia zilwazi zyamisyobo isiyene amachise amisyobo isiyene.
2 [Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
Lino mazina abatumwa balikkumi ababili ngaya. Wakusanguna, Sayimoni (oyo ngwakiita kuti Pita), a Endulo mukulana; Jemusi mwana wa Zebbedi, a Joni mukulana wakwe;
3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
Filipu, a Bbatolomyu; Tomasi, a Mateyo simutelo; Jemusi mwana wa Alufiyasi, a Tediyasi;
4 Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
Sayimoni mu Ziloti, a Judasi Sikaliyoti, oyo wakali sikuyomwaba.
5 When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
Aaba bali kkumi ababili Jesu mbakatuma wakabalayilila akwamba kuti, “Mutakayinki kunyoika kukkala bamaasi alimwi mutakanjili kufumbwa dolopo lyaba Samaliya.
6 Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
Kamuya kumbelele ziswekede zyang'anda ya Izilayeli.
7 When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
Alimwi nimuyoyinka, mukakambawuke akwamba kuti, “Bwami bwakujulu bwaba afwifwi.
8 Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
Mukaponie bachiswa, mukabusye bafwide, musanzye basizinsenda, akuyotanda madimoni. Mwatambula kakutakwe muliyo, anywebo amukape katakwe muliyo.
9 Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
Mutakabwezi ingolida, nsiliva, nikuba kkopa muzibbeeke zyenu.
Mutakabwezi zibbeeke zyamulwendo mukwenda kwenu, nikuba zibaki zibili na insangu, na inkoli, nkambo simulimu uyolijanina chakulya.
11 In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
Kufumbwa muunzi ngumuyonjila, mukalange kuti ngwani uyelede, kuti mukkale alinguwe manedo mukeende.
Mbubonya mwakunjila mung'anda, mukiijuzye.
13 If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
Kuti ing'anda kiyelela, akube kuti luumuno lwenu lukabe mulinjiyo. Pele na kitelede lumuno, luumuno lwenu ngalubwede kulindinywe.
14 If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
Kuli abo batakabule kumutambula nikuba kumutelela kumajwi enu, nimutakazwe mung'anda na mudolopo, mukakunkumune lusuko kumawulu enu.
15 Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
Nchooncyo ndamwambila kuti, kuyoba kulansya moyo kunyika ye Sodomu a Gomola mubuzuba bwalubeta kwinda kwamudolopo elyo.
16 “Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
Amulange, Ndamutuma mbuli imbelele akati kabawumpe, nkenkaako amuchenjele mbuli inzoka alimwi mube basalali mbuli inziba.
17 Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
Amukabalangisisye bantu! bayomutola kumbeta alimwi bayomutanda muzikombelo zyabo.
18 [And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
Mpoonya bayomweta kunembo lyabendelezi akubaami nkambo kangu, bukabe bukamboni kuli mbabo akuli bamaasi.
19 When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
Kuchindi nibayomujata akumwaba, mutakalikatazyi kuti mbobuli nakuti tuyowambula katutyeni, nkambo izyakuyowamba muyozipegwa nywebo muchiindi echo.
20 It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
Nkambo teensi ndinywe nimuyowambula, pesi kuti Muuya wa Wuso ngutakaambule mulindinywe.
21 [You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
Mukwesu uyowaba munyina kulufu, alimwi wisi uyowaba mwana. Bana bayobukila bazyali baabo alimwi akuchita kuti bajayigwe.
22 Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
Muyosuligwa abantu boonse akambo kezina lyangu. Pesi oyo ukakatila kuyosika kumamanino, imuntu oyo uyofutulwa.
23 When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
Chindi nibayomupenzya mudolopo elyo, mukachijile kuli liimbi, nkambo zyamasimpe ndamwambila, tamukoyo yenda mukati kamadolopo a Izilayeli Mwana a Muntu katanakusika.
24 A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
Sikwiiya temupati kwiinda muyiisyi wakwe, nikuba mulanda talimupati kwiinda simalelo wakwe.
25 You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
Zilelede mbuli sikwiiya kuti aabe mbuli muyiisyi, alimwi mulanda mbuli simalelo wakwe. Na bayita mulanda wang'anda ya Bbeluzebbulu, zilaba kazyindilila byeni mbuli mazina ngibayita bamwi babeleki bang'anda yakwe!
26 “Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
Nkinkakako mutakabayoowi, mbulikuti takwe chisisikene chitakaleke kuzwa entanganana alimwi takwe chisisikene chitakaleke kuyozibinkana.
27 [So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
Nzendikumubuzya mumudima, muzyambe mumumuuni, alimwi nzimumvwa kanonono mumatwi enu, mukaziluule aziluli zyamaanda.
28 Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Mutayoowi abo bajaya, mibili pesi kabakachilwa kujaya muuya. Anukuti mwelede kuyowa oyo ukonzya kujaya muuya a nyama mugehena. (Geenna g1067)
29 [Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
Sena tuyuni tobile tatuulwi a kkobili? Takwe naba omwe wabo uuwa aansi katakwe luzibo lwa Wuso.
30 [He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
Pesi nikuba masusu mumutwe yenu woonse alibalidwe.
31 [God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
Mutayowi. Mulayandika kwinda tuyuni twiingi.
32 If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
Nkinkakako kuliwoonse ulisola kulindime kunembo lyabantu, andime ndiyolisola kuli Taata ulikujulu.
33 But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
Pesi oyo undikkaka kunembo lyabantu, Ambebo ndiyomukkaka kunembo lya Taata uli kujulu.
34 “Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
Mutayeeyi kuti ndakeza kuzoyeta lumuno ansi aano. Tindakazida kuzoyeta luumuno, pesi ikafulo.
35 Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
Mbulikuti ndakazida kuzokazyanisya mwana awisi, alakwe mwana musimbi abanyina, alakwe mukamwana abanyinazyala.
36 [This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
Nkabela basinkondonyina bamwalumi mbimbabo beng'anda yakwe.
37 People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
Oyo uyanda wisi na banyina kwinda ndimeteelede kulindime, oyo uyanda mwanakwe mulombe na musimbi kwinda ndime teelede kulindime.
38 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
Oyo utabwezi chiingano chakwe alimwi atobelele musule lyangu telede kulindime.
39 People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
Oyo uyanda buumi bwakwe uyobuswekelwa. Pesi oyo uswekelwa buumi bwakwe akambo kangu uyobujana.
40 “[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
“Oyo ukutambula utambula ndime, alimwi oyo unditambula alimwi watambula ayoyo iwakandituma.
41 Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
Oyo utambula musinsimi muzina lyamusinsiimi uyojana mpindu yamusinsiimi, alimwi oyo utambula bululami bwamuntu muzina lyabululami bwamuntu uyojana mpindu yabululami bwamuntu.
42 [Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
Kufumbwa uupa kulumwi wabaaba banini, nikaba kanywido kamaanzi atontola kuti banywe, nkambo ngusikwiiya, chamasimpe ndamwambila, takwepe nayobula impindu yakwe.”
