Matthew 23
1 Then Yeshua spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
Kangi Yesu akaujovela msambi wa vandu pamonga na vawuliwa vaki,
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
“Vawula va malagizu na Vafalisayu ndi vevavi na uhotola wa kudandaula malagizu ga Musa.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
Hinu mugakamula na kugalanda malovi goha gevakuvajovela, nambu mkoto kuyigila matendu gavi, muni vene vihenga lepi gala gevikokosa.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Vene vikunga ndwika yeyitopa na kuvagegesa vandu mumavega gavi, kuni vene vaganili lepi hati kutalambula lungonji kutangatila kugega.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Vene vihenga kila chindu, ndava kulolekana na vandu, viwala vindu vivaha vyeviyandikiwi malagizu pamihu gavi na mumawoko na kutalambula lugunyilu lwa nyula zavi.
6 and love the place of honour at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Vigana kutama muvigoda vya palongolo pa mselebuko, na muvigoda vya kulongolo munyumba za kukonganekela Vayawudi,
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
mewawa vigana kujambuswa cha kutopeswa pandu pa kugulisila na kugula vindu na kukemelewa, ‘Muwula.’
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your Rabbi, the Messiah, and all of you are brothers.
Nambu nyenye mkoto kuyidakila kukemelewa ‘Muwula,’ Ndava muni mwavoha nyenye mwavalukolo na Muwula winu ndi mmonga.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Mewa mkoto kumkemela mundu yeyoha pamulima apa dadi, muni Dadi winu ndi mmonga ndu mweavi kunani.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Messiah.
Mkoto kuyidakila kukemelewa vachilongosi, muni chilongosi winu ndi mmonga ndu, ndi Kilisitu Msangula.
11 But he who is greatest amongst you will be your servant.
Mweavi mvaha pagati yinu yikumgana avyai muhengaji winu.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Na yeyoha mweakujikwiha yati iheleswa, na mweakujihelesa yati ikwihiwa.”
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretence you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
“Mwalachikolela nyenye vawula va malagizu ga Chapanga geampeli Musa na Vafalisayu! Mukujikita vabwina! Mwidinda mlyangu wa unkosi wa kunani kwa Chapanga palongolo ya mihu ga vandu, mwavene mwiyingila lepi mugati na kuni mukuvayidakila lepi vevigana kuyingila vayingila.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
Mwalachikolela nyenye, vawula va malagizu na Vafalisayu, mukujikita vabwina! Ndava muni mwinyaga vindu vya valipwela na kujilangisa kuvya vandu mwemkumganisa Chapanga, kwa kumuyupa Chapanga mulukumbi lutali, ndava yeniyo uhamula winu yati yivya yivaha neju.”
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehinnom as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Mwalachikolela nyenye vawula va malagizu ga Bambu geampeli Musa na Vafalisayu, mukujikita vabwina! Muvi mulugendu munyanja na mundumba, muni mwilonda mundu mmonga alanda njila yinu ya kumuyupa Chapanga. Pemukumpata mukumkita iganikiwa neju kuhamba mumotu wa magono goha wangajimika kuliku mwavene. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
Mwalachikolela nyenye vilongosi vangalola! Mwemwijova ngati mundu alapili mu Nyumba ya Chapanga chindu lepi, nambu mundu akalapa kwa zahabu yeyivii mu Nyumba ya Chapanga, ndi chilapu chenicho chikumukamula.
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Nyenye mwangalola vayimu! Choki chivaha neju, zahabu amala Nyumba ya Chapanga yeyikuinyambisa zahabu kuvya msopi?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
Mwijova kavili mewawa kuvya mundu akalapa pa lusanja lwa luteta ndi chindu lepi, nambu mundu akalapai na luteta lweluvikiwi panani ya lusanja lwenulo ndi chilapu chenicho chikumukamula.
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Mwangalola nyenye! Choki chivaha neju luteta amala lusanja lwa luteta yeyikita njombi kuvya ya msopi?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Hinu, mundu mweilapa mulusanja lwa luteta, alapili pa lusanja lwa luteta na vindu vyoha vyevivi panani yaki.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
Mewawa na mweilapa kwa Nyumba ya Chapanga alapili kwa yeniyo na mwenuyo mwaitama mugati yaki.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
Na mweilapa kwa liina la kunani kwa Chapanga, alapili pachigoda cha unkosi wa Chapanga, na kwa mwene mweitama pachigoda chenicho.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Torah: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Mwalachikolela nyenye vawula va Malagizu na Vafalisayu. Mwavahomela! Mukuvawusa vandu lilundu limonga pagati ya kumi hati panani ya manyahi geginungalila bwina, bizali na ndimbililu, kuni mwileka mambu gavaha ga malagizu ngati kumganisa Chapanga lipyana na sadika. Genago ndi ngamlongolili kuhenga changali kuleka gangi gala.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Vachilongosi ngalola mwiwusa livembe muminyweso, kuni mwimila hinyama yeyikemelewa ngamiya!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
“Mwalachikolela nyenye vawula va malagizu na Vafalisayu, mwavahomela! Mwisanja chikombi na nkeve cha kuvala, kuni muleka mugati mumemili vindu vyemupatili kwa uhiji na kunota.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Veve Mfalisayu ngalola! Tumbula hoti kusanja chikombi na nkele mugati na kuvala yati kwinyamba mewa.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.
Mwalachikolela nyenye, Vawula va malagizu na Vafalisayu, mwemukujikita vabwina! Mwiwanangana ngati matinda gevabakili chokaa gegiloleka kuvala ganyambili, nambu mugati gamemili majege ga mituhi ya vandu vevafwili kwa uhakasa ndalindali.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Mewawa nyenye chakuvala mwiloleka ngati vandu vevakumganisa Chapanga, nambu mugati mumemili uhomela na uhakau.”
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
“Mwalachikolela nyenye vawula va malagizu na Vafalisayu, mwavahomela! Mwijenga matinda ga vamlota va Chapanga na kunyambisa matinda ga vandu vevamganisi Chapanga.
30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
Ndi mwijova, ‘Kuvya mutama lusenje lwa vagogo vinu tihanganili lepi nawu, kuvakoma vamlota va Chapanga!’
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Hinu, mwavene mukujilangisa kuvya nyenye ndi vana va vandu vala, vevavakomili vamlota va Chapanga.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
Hinu mumalakisa lihengu levatumbwili vagogo vinu!
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgement of Gehinnom? (Geenna g1067)
Nyenye mayoka chiveleku cha mayoka! Yani mweakuvajovela muhotola kutila ligono la uhamula wa Chapanga? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
Ndava yeniyo nikuvapelekela vamlota va Chapanga, na vandu vevana luhala na vawula va malagizu, vangi pagati yavi yati mukuvakoma na kuvavamba mu msalaba na vangi yati mukuvatova ndonga munyumba zinu za kukonganekela Vayawudi, na vangi yati mukuvajumbisa kuhuma muji umonga mbaka muji wungi.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Ndi panani yinu mwigega ngasi ya vandu voha vevamganisi Chapanga yeyiyitiki pamulima. Kutumbula kukomiwa kwa Abeli mweangabuda mbaka Zakalia, mwana wa Balakia, mwemwamkomili mu Nyumba ya Chapanga pagati ya pandu pamsopi pa lusanja lwa luteta.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Nikuvajovela chakaka, chiveleku ichi yati chihamuliwa ndava ya mambu genago.”
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
“Yelusalemu! Veve Yelusalemu ukuvakoma vamlota va Chapanga na kuvatova maganga vala venivatumili kwa veve! Mala yilinga niganilli kuvavika pamonga vana vaku, ngati ng'uku cheyikuvayuvatila vana mumagwaba gaki, nambu mwaganili lepi!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Lola, Nyumba ya Chapanga waku yati yisigalila mang'ova.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Muni nikuvajovela kutumbula hinu yati nakunilola kavili mbaka mulukumbi pemwijova, ‘Amotisiwa mwenuyo mweibwela kwa liina la Bambu.’”
