Matthew 9
1 Jesus and his disciples got into the boat. They skirted around [the lake] and went to [Capernaum, the city where he was living].
Jesu nakanjila mubwaato, wakazubuka, alimwi wakasika kudolopo lyakulimbaabo.
2 [Some men] brought to him a man who was paralyzed and who was lying on a sleeping pad. When Jesus perceived that they believed [that he could heal the paralyzed man], he said to him, “Young man, be encouraged! I forgive your sins.”
Amubone, bata kulinguwe muntu ulebukide kaleede aabulo. Nakabona lusyomo lwabo, Jesu wakati kumuntu ulebukide, “Mwana mulombe, sungwazigwa zibi zyako zyalekelelwa.”
3 Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws said among themselves, “[He claims that he can forgive sins! That means that he claims to be equal with God] He is insulting God!”
Amubone, bamwi balembi bakati kulilwabo beni,” “Imuntu oyu ulatukila.”
4 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said, “(You should not think evil [thoughts], [accusing me because I claim that I am God]!/Why do you think evil [thoughts], [saying that it is wrong for me to claim that I am God]?) [RHQ]
Nkabela Jesu wakaziba miyeeyo yabo, elyo wakati, “Nkambonzi nimuyeeya buubi mumyoyo yenu?
5 It would [not] be risky [for someone] to say [to this man], ‘[I] forgive your sins’, [because no one could see whether or not it really happened]. But [no one, without having the power to heal], would say [to him], ‘[Get] up and walk!’, [because people could easily see whether it happened or not!] [RHQ]
Nkambo nchichili chuuba kwamba kuti, Ízibi zyanu zyalakelelwa, na kwamba kuti, Nyampuka alimwi uyende'? Pesi mulelede kuziba kuti Mwana a Muntu ulanguzu ansi zyakulekelela izibi, ...”Nyampuka, bweeza bulo bwako,
6 [So I am going to do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized [me], the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins [of people while I am] on the earth, [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!”
alimwi uyinke kungánda yako” Mpawo mwalumi wakanyampuka alimwi wakeenda kungánda yakwe.”
7 And [immediately] the man got up, [picked up his sleeping pad], and went home!
Mpawo mwalumi wakanyampuka alimwi wakeenda kungánda yakwe.
8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving authority to a human being [to do] such [things].
Chiindi makamu makamu nakabona eechi, bakayoowa alimwi bakatalika kulumbayizya Leza, wakapede inguzu ziliboobu kubantu.
9 As Jesus was going away from there, he saw me, a man named Matthew. I was sitting at a table where I collected taxes [for the Roman government]. He said to me, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So I got up and went with him.
Mbubonya Jesu nakayinda kuzwa awo, wakabona mwalumi utegwa Mateyo kakkede aziyako zyabasimutelo wasikuti kulinguwe, “Nditobela.” Wakanyampuka alimwi wakamutobela.
10 [Then I invited] Jesus and his disciples to my home for a meal. While [they] were sitting and eating in my home, many tax collectors and [other people who were] {whom [the Pharisees]} [considered to be habitual] sinners came unexpectedly to eat with us.
Mbubonya Jesu wakakkala ansi kuti alye mungánda, amubone, basimutelo biingi abasizibi bakasika alimwi bakasusula a Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe.
11 When the Pharisees saw [that, they came] to us disciples and said, “([It is disgusting that] your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners!/Why is it that your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
Lino baFalisi nibakachibona echi bakati kuli basikwiya bakwe, “Nkambonzi muyisi wenu ulalya abasimutelo alimwi abasizibi?”
12 Jesus heard what [they said], so he told them [this parable]: “[It is] people who are sick who need a [doctor] [MET], not people who are well.” [What he meant by that was that it was people who knew that they were sinners who were coming to him in order to be helped spiritually].
Eelyo Jesu nakamvwa echi, wakati, bantu basimide mubili tabayandi musilisi, pesi abo bachisidwe.
13 He continued by saying, “You need to learn what these words that [God said] mean: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully to people and not [just to offer] sacrifices.’ Keep in mind that I came [from heaven, not] to invite [people who think] [IRO] [that they are] righteous [to turn away from their sinful lives and come to me, but to invite people who know they are] sinners [to turn from their sins and come to me].”
Mulelede kwinka akuyoyiiya kuti ezi zyambayi. Ndilombozya luzyalo alimwi zitali zipayizyo.' Mbulikuti ndakasika, kuti nditazoyiti balulami kuti musanduke, pesi basizibi.”
14 Later, the disciples of John [the Baptizer] came to Jesus and asked him, “We [(exc)] and the Pharisees [often] abstain from food [to show that we want to please God], but your disciples do not do that. Why [do they not]?”
Eelyo basikwiya ba John bakasika kulinguwe alimwi bakati, “Nkambonzi iswe antomwe abaFalisi nitulyiimya, pesi basikwiya bako tabalyiimyi pe?”
15 [Jesus wanted to show them and the Pharisees that it was not appropriate for his disciples to abstain from food and mourn while he was still with them]. So he [gave them this illustration]: “When a bridegroom is with [his friends at the time of the wedding], (his friends certainly do not mourn, do they?/do his friends mourn?) [RHQ] [No, they do not mourn, because they are not sad at that time. But when] the bridegroom is taken {[someone] takes the [/his enemies] take the bridegroom} from them, they will abstain from food, [because then they will be sad].”
Jesu wakati kuli mbabo, “Ani bana basimusa balakonzya na kulila nibachili asibwinga? Pesi mazuba ayosika elyo sibwinga nayobwezegwa kuzwa kuli mbabo, alimwi bayolyimya.
16 [Jesus wanted to show them that people who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like] ([abstaining from food/fasting]) [MET]. [So he said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment], the patch would [shrink] and tear the garment, and the hole would become bigger.
Takwe muntu ubika chisamo chipya atala a jansi kkulukulu, nkambo chigamba chiladeluka kuzwa kujansi, alimwi ibbanga elyo lilayindilila kukomena.
17 Neither does anyone pour freshly-[squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If anyone did that, those skin bags would tear [because they would not stretch when the grape juice ferments and expands. They] would be ruined, and the wine would be spilled {spill} [on the ground]. Instead, [people] put new wine into new skin bags, [and the bags will stretch when the wine ferments]. As a result, both [the wine and the bags] are preserved.”
Nekuba kuti bantu babika wayini mupya muzibikilo zikulukulu zyewayini. Na bachita boobo zibikilo zilakwamuka. Wayini ulatika alimwi zibikilo zyawayini zilanyonyonwa. Anukuti, babika wayini mupya muchibikilo chipya cha wayini, alimwi zyoonse zilalondokeka.”
18 While Jesus was saying that, a leader of the Jewish meeting place came and bowed down before him [to show respect]. Then he said, “My daughter just died! But if you come and lay your hand on her, she will live [again]!”
Alimwi Jesu nakali kwamba eezi kulimbabo, amubone, mwendelezi wakasika alimwi wakkkotama aansi kulinguwe wakati, “Mwana wangu musimbi wafwa lino, pesi sika alimwi uzobike ijanza lyako alinguwe, alimwi uyopona.”
19 So Jesus got up, and he and [we] disciples went with the man.
Mpawo Jesu wakabuka akumutobela, alimwi mbubakachita basikwiiya bakwe.
20 Then a woman who [had been suffering constant vaginal] bleeding for twelve years came near Jesus. She was saying to herself, “[I want Jesus to heal me without anyone finding out that I have this problem of bleeding]. So if I [touch him] or even if I just touch his garment, I will be healed [without anyone finding out about it].” So she came behind him and touched the tassel of his garment.
Amubone, mwanakazi wakali kufwabisigwa akalobola kwaminyaka ili kkumi ayibili wakeza musule lya Jesu alimwi wakajata moombe wejansi lyakwe.
Nkambo wakali walyambila lwakwe mwini, “kuti na nkajate chisamo, ndiyopona.”
22 Then Jesus turned around [to see who had touched him]. And when he saw the woman, he said to her, “Be encouraged, dear woman. Because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you.” The woman was healed at that very moment.
Pesi Jesu wakachebuka mpawo wakamubona, alimwi wakati, “Musimbi, koba mukozu, lusyomo lwako lwakuponya. Mpawo mwanakazi wakapona muchindi ncicheecho.
23 Then Jesus [and some of us disciples] came to the Jewish leader’s house. Jesus heard the flute players [playing funeral music] and the crowd [that had gathered] wailing loudly [because the girl had died].
Chiindi Jesu nakeza kungánda yamwendelezi, wakabona bakali kusobana mutetele alimwi makamu makamu akali kuyowela.
24 [Knowing that he would cause her to live again], he said [to them], “Go away [and stop the funeral music and wailing], because the girl is not dead! She is [just] sleeping!” [The people laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead].
Wakati, “Muzwe awa, nkambo musimbi tafwide pe, pesi ulilede. “Pesi bakamuseka chakumuniaka.
25 But Jesus told them to get out of the house. Then he went into [the room where the girl was lying]. He took hold of her hand and she [became alive again and] got up.
Kuchindi makamu nakazwa anze, wakanjila mungánda alimwi wakamubweza akuboko, alimwi musimbi wakanyampuka.
26 And the [people of that] whole region heard [PRS] about it.
Makani atala azezi akazulila munyika yoonse.
27 As Jesus went away from there, two blind men followed him and shouted, “Have mercy on us [and heal our eyes, you who are the Messiah], the Descendant of [King] David!”
Mbubonya Jesu nakayinda kuzwa oko, bantu babili boofu bakamutobela. Bakali koompolola alimwi kabati, “Tufwide luzyalo Mwana wa Devidi.
28 Jesus went into the house, where he [was staying], and then the blind men went in, too. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able [to heal your eyes]?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord!”
Chiindi Jesu nakeza mungánda. bantu boofu bakasika kulinguwe. Jesu wakati kuli mbabo, mulasyoma na kuti nga ndilachichita eechi? Bakati kuli nguwe, “Iyii, Mwami.”
29 Then he touched their eyes and he said [to them], “Because you believe [that I can heal your eyes], I am healing them [right now]!”
Mpawo Jesu wakajata menso abo akwamba kuti, “achichitike kulindinywe mbuli lusyomo lwenu,”
30 And they were able to see [IDM]! Then Jesus told them sternly, “Be sure [IDM] that you do not tell anybody [what I did for you]!”
alimwi meso abo akajulika. Mpawo Jesu wakabalayilila akwamba kuti, “mubone kuti takwe uumbi utakazibe atala azezi.”
31 But they went out and reported it throughout that whole region.
Pesi bantu babili bakeenda biinka alimwi makani akakuzulila munyika yoonse.
32 When [Jesus and we disciples] left [the house], some people brought to Jesus a man who was unable to speak because he was controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}.
Mbubnya bantu abo babili nibakayobwenda, muntu uutambuli kazwide muuya wadimoni wakeetwa kuli Jesu.
33 After Jesus had expelled the demon, the man who had been unable to speak began to speak! The crowd [who saw this] marveled. They said, “Never before have [we seen] anything as [marvelous] as this happen in Israel!”
Dimoni nilyakagwisigwa, muntu utaambuli wakaambula. Makamu makamu akagamba, akaamba kuti, “eezi tazinakuboneka mu Izilayeli!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is [Satan], who rules the demons, who [enables this man to] expel demons [from people].”
Pesi ba Falisi bakali kuti, “Mubwendelezi bulama dimoni, ulagwisya dimoni.”
35 Then [we] went [with] Jesus through many of [HYP] the cities and towns [in Galilee district. He was teaching (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places)], and preaching the good message about how God rules [over people’s lives]. He also was healing the [people who had] various diseases and illnesses.
Jesu wakenda kumadolopo woonse akumagunzi wakendelela anembo kayobuyiisya muzikombelo zyabo kakambawuka makani mabotu abwami, akuyobuponia zilwazi zyonse zyamisyobo misyobo amachise woonse amisyobo misyobo.
36 When he saw the crowd of people, he pitied them because they were harassed and dejected. [They were] like sheep that do not have a shepherd [SIM].
Lino nakabona makamu makamu, wakaba aluzyalo kuli mbabo, nkambo bakali kupeekezezegwa akunyansigwa. Bakali mbuli mbelele zitakwe mweembeli.
37 Then he gave [this illustration] to us disciples: “[The people who are ready to receive my message are like a] field that is ready to be harvested {for people to harvest}. But there are only a few [of you who are teaching people my message].
Wakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, “Butebuzi bwavula, pesi batebuzi mbache.
38 So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his [field to gather] the [MET] harvest.”
Nkabela amukombe chakufwambana ku Mwami wabutebuzi, kuchitila kuti atuume batebuzi mubutebuzi bwakwe.
