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].
Yesu walatanta mu bwato ne kutampuka lwenje, kuya kumunshi nkwalikwikala.
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.”
Kopeloko bantu nabambi balamuletela mulema watontola myendo kabali bamoneka pampasa. pakubona lushomo lwabo, Yesu walambila mulema uyo “Yumisha moyo omwanobe! bwipishi bwakobe bulalekelelwa.”
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!”
Mpwalenseco beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose nabambi, balatatika kumufwiya mumyoyo yabo ne kwambeti, “Uyu muntu lanyanshanga Lesa!”
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]
Nomba Yesu pakwishiba miyeyo yabo walambeti, “Mukute kuyeyela cani bintu byaipa 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]
Capubako nicipeyo kwambeti, ‘Bwipishi bwakobe bulalekelelwa’ Nambi kwambeti, ‘nyamuka wende.’
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!”
Nomba ndayandanga kwambeti mwinshibeti, Mwana Muntu ukute ngofu shakulekelela bwipishi pacishi capanshi pano.” Neco walambila mulema watontola myenda uyu, “Nyamuka manta mpasa yakobe, koya kwenu.”
7 And [immediately] the man got up, [picked up his sleeping pad], and went home!
Popelapo muntu usa walanyamuka ne kuya kumunshi kwabo.
8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving authority to a human being [to do] such [things].
Bantu basa mpobalaboneco, balekatwa buyowa, ne kulumbanya Lesa walapa bantu ngofu shabwendeleshi shilicisa.
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.
Yesu mpwalikufumako walabona muntu walikukwiweti, Mateyo kaliwekala mukanda ka misonko, walamwambileti, “Nenjobe, nkonke.” Pacindi copeleco Mateyo walanyamuka ne kumukonkela.
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.
Yesu mpwalikulya mu ng'anda ya Mateyo. Kwalesa beshimisonko bangi, ne beshi kwinsa byaipa, balesa kulya nendi pamo ne beshikwiya bakendi.
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]
Mpobalaboneco Bafalisi, balatatika kubepusha beshikwiya bakendi Yesu eti, “Inga bashikwiyisha benu balalingeconi pamo ne beshimisonko, ne beshi kwinsa byaipa?”
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].
Nendi Yesu pakunyumfweco, walabakumbuleti, “Bantu balabulunga kukolwa nkabakute kuyanda mu ng'anga sobwe, nsombi balwashi ebakute kuyanda mung'anda.”
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].”
“Nomba kamwiyani cilambanga maswi awa, alambangeti, ‘Nkandayandangeti bantu bampe milumbo sobwe, nsombi ndayandangeti bantu beenshilenga nkumbo kubanabo.’ Pakwinga nkandaleshila kukuwa bantu balulama sobwe, nsombi beshikwinsa byaipa.”
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]?”
Panyuma pakendi beshikwiya ba Yohane mubatishi, balesa kuli Yesu ne kumwipusheti, “Afwe, ne Bafalisi tukute kulikanisha kulya tunkanda twingi, nomba nicani beshikwiya benu nkabakute kulikanishapo?”
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].”
Nendi Yesu walambeti, “Sena banendi shibwinga ngabalyetesha bacibanga pamo ne shibwinga? Ico nkacinshiki sobwe! Nomba nicikashike cindi ncotibakamufulepo shibwinga usa, popelapo nibakatatike kulikanisha kulya.
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.
“Muntu nkakute kumamika cikamba ca cikwisa ca lino lino ne kucitungila pa mwinjila ukulukulu, pakwinga cikamba ca cikwisa ca lino lino ngacikokonyana nekumatula uwo mwinjila ukulukulu, ne kumatuka kulico kukute kushiya cibwanko.
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.”
Kayi paliya muntu ukute kubika waini mucifwafumwa cacipaya cakaindi sobwe, pakwinga nawinseco, cifwafumwa cacipaya ngacipasuka, waini ngautaika, nasho nkomwa ngashibula ncito. Waini walino lino bakute kubika munkomwa sha lino lino. Neco byonse bibili bikute kubambwa cena.”
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]!”
Yesu kacamba, kwalesa mukulene wa Bayuda walesa kumusuntamina ne kwambeti, “Mwaname mutukashi ulipepi kufwa, ndapapata kamwisani mubike makasa enu palyendiye, kwambeti abe muyumi.”
19 So Jesus got up, and he and [we] disciples went with the man.
Popelapo Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi balanyamuka ne kuya nendi.
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.
Lino palikuba mutukashi walikukolwa bulwashi bwa mukunko kwa byaka likumi ne bibili, walesa cakunyuma kwa Yesu, ne kwisa kwikata kucelele kwa munganjo wa Yesu,
mumoyo mwakendi walikayeyeti, “Na njikatekowa munganjo wakendi ni nsengulwe.”
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.
Yesu popelapo walacebuka ne kumubona mutukashi uyo, Yesu walambeti, “Yumisha moyo mwaname, lushomo lwakobe lulakupulushu.” Pacindi copeleco mutukashi usa walasengulwa.
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].
Yesu mpwalashika ku ng'anda kwa mukulene wa Bayuda usa, walacana bantu kabalilisha mikonkobesho nebisekele, nabambi kabalyuma pacali kulila mibila.
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].
Lino nendi Yesu walabambileti, “Kamupulani mwense, kashimbi uyu uliya kufwa sobwe, nsombi wonowatulo.” Popelapo bangi balatatika kumuseka.
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.
Nomba bonse mpobalapulamo mu ng'anda, Yesu walaya kucimpetela nkwalikuba ne kuyakwikata kashimbi uyu pacikasa, popelapo walapunduka.
26 And the [people of that] whole region heard [PRS] about it.
Impuwo iyi yalanyumfwika mucibela ca cishico.
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!”
Mpwalikufumako, bantu bashipilwa babili balamukonkela nekutatika kubilikisheti, “Amwe Yesu mwanendi Dafeti, tunyumfwilekoni nkumbo!”
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!”
Yesu mpwalengila mung'anda bashipilwa babili basa balesa kulyendiye. nendi walabepusheti, “Sena mwashometi ngandimusengula?” Naboyo balakumbuleti, “Ee twashoma Nkambo.”
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]!”
Yesu walabekata mumenso, ne kwambeti, “Cinshike kwelana ne lushomo 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]!”
Popelapo menso abo alacaluka, balacikonsha kubona. Nomba Yesu walabambilisheti kabataya bambileko muntu naba umo sobwe.
31 But they went out and reported it throughout that whole region.
Nomba kufumapo balo balatatika kumwaya mpuwo kumuntu uliyense mucibela ico.
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}.
Mpobalapula mung'anda nekutatika kuya, bantu nabambi balaleta muntu walikuba cibulu, cebo cakwikatwa ne mushimu waipa.
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!”
Yesu mpwalaufunya mushimu waipa usa, muntusa walacikonsha kwamba. Nomba bantu balakankamana cakwinseti balatatika kwambeti, “Nkatuna tucibonapo cintu camushoboyu mu Islayeli!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is [Satan], who rules the demons, who [enables this man to] expel demons [from people].”
Nomba nabo Bafalisi balambeti, “Lamupanga ngofu shakufunya mishimu yaipa ni mukulene wa mishimu yaipa.”
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.
Yesu walendana mu minshi inene, ne ing'ana ing'ana, walikwiyisha mu misena yabo yakupaililamo, ne kukambauka Mulumbe Waina wa Bwami bwa Lesa, Kayi walasengula bulema bwapusanapusana ne malwashi apusana pusana.
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].
Yesu mpwalabona makoto a bantu, walanyumfwa luse, pakwinga balikuba bantu balemenwa kayi batyompwa kubeti mbelele shabula mwembeshi.
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].
Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi eti, “Butebushi bulafulu, nomba basebenshi balacepe.
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.”
Neco, kamusengani Lesa mwine butebushi kwambeti atume basebenshi bangi kuya kutebula.”
