Luka 13
1 Cheyo nako vantu vamwi vava mu wambili cha Magalileya avo, malaha, avo, a va kopanyi Pilato ni zitabelo zavo.
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].
2 Jesu ave tabi nati ku vali, Linu muhupula kuti avo Magalileya vena zivi zingi kuhita Magalileya vonse vava nyandiswa che nzila iyi?
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?
3 Nanta, ni mi wambila. Niti, heva ni mu sa lisa lichuli zivi zenu muvonse mo mufwe munzila iswana.
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.
4 Ni heva vantu vene kumi ni valikana iyanza ni vo tatwe, va zwa mwa Siloe avo itawala iva wili ni ku ve haya, muhupula kuti va vena zivi kuhitiliza vamwi vakwame mwa Jerusalema?
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?
5 Nanta, niti kwenu, heva ni musa lichuli zivi zenu mu vonse momu fwe.
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!”
6 Jesu ava wambi inguli iyi, muntu zumwi ava vyali isamu lye feiga mwi wa lyakwe lye veine, linu neza kulola kwateni zi hantu ze veine cheza kuvula na nga konke.
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.
7 Mukwame, nati ku mulimi, lole, cheli zilimo zo tatwe nini za kulola zi hantu kweli samu kono kani wani nanga konke. Liteme, liwe bulyo. Chinzi holi silile ni lishinye vuu?'
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]’
8 Mulimi, ne tava nati, 'Mu siye vulo, chinu chilimo, nili, limine ni ku livika mununo.
But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
9 Heva mu livike, zi, hantu, chilimo chi keza, ku lotu, linu, heva ka liviki, mu liteme liwe.'”
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.’”
10 Linu, Jesu avali ku ruta mwi Sinagoge, le nsavata.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
11 Muvone, mwanakazi a vena mwa teni ke zi limo zine kumi ni zi likana iyanza, ni zo tatwe, nena luhuho lubi lwa kufokola, linu, chava koteme musana kana vali ku wola kuzima.
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.
12 Linu, Jesu nga amu vona, ava sumpi kwali nati, “Mwanakazi, niti, chi wa sumununwa ku manyando ako.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
13 Cha vika manza heulu lya kwe, mi chenako yonke, cha oloka mi chatemba Ireeza.
He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
14 Linu Mukulwana we Sinagoge cha venga ahulu che vaka lyo kuti Jesu ava hozi mwanakazi mwi zuva lye nsavata. Linu muyendisi we Sinagoge ne tava ku chicava nati, kwina mazuva alikane yanza ni zuva limwina, mazuva etu swanela ku seveza. mwize muhozwe, nanta lye nsavata.
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!”
15 Ireeza na mwi tava nati, Inwe mulihele kana kete musumunune imbongolo kapa Iñombe kuitwala ku kunywa menzi le nsavata?
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]!
16 Linu kozu mwana Abrahama yava suminwe kwa Satani zi limo cha zi limo zine kumi ni zilimo zilikane ya nza ni zilimo zo tatwe, linu kene nswanelo yakwe kuti a sumununwe mwi zuva lye nsavata?
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]”
17 Sina hava wambi izi zintu, vonse va vali kumu sheununa, vava swabi ahulu. Linu, chonse chi chava chiva sangi ahulu ni kumu temba cha zintu za vatendi.
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.
18 Linu, Jesu chati, muvuso we Reeza wina vule? Imi ka ni u vambaye ni chi?
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.
19 Kukola uvu lutanga lwe samu luva sohelwa mwiwaa, ni ku kula kuva isamu ikando, mi zizuni zewulu chiza zaka zizumbo kumitavi.”
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.”
20 Hape chati, “Kani uvambanye nichi muvuso we Reeza?
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].
21 Ku swana sina mulungo wava kopanyi mwanakazi muvusu vwavu roto kuti vu funduluke chi vukopene neza ni vusu vwa vuroto.
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.”
22 Jesu ava poteli mileni ni minzi havena munzila kuya kwa jerusalema niku va ruta.
[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].
23 Zumwi chati kwali, “Simwine, na vache feela vantu vete vapuluswe?” Cwale cha wamba kuvali,
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.
24 Mu lwile kwinjila mu mulyango u kumbene, kakuti, niti kwenu, bungi mu vatavele kwi njila, kono kete va wole kwi njila.
[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.
25 Linu mwine we nzuvo havuka, mi cheyela mulyango, linu kamu zimane hanze ni mungongota, ni muti, Simwine, Simwine tusiye twinjile,' Mi ketave ni kucho kwenu, kani mizi inwe kapa muka zwila kuhi.'
[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!’
26 Linu ka mu wambe, 'Tuvali ni ku nywa havusu bwako mi uva ruti mu makululu etu,
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]’!
27 linu ketave nati, niti kwenu, kani mizi ku mu kazwila. Muzwe kwa ngu, Inwe mutenda zivi.
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!’”
28 Ka valile ni ku kwenga meeno, chi va vona Abrahama, Isaaka, ni, Jakobo ni vonse va polofita mu muvuso we Reeza,
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]!
29 Linu inwe - inwe ka mu zindilwe hanze. Ka vasike kuzwililila ku vuzwe, ku vwimino, upa ni mbowela, ni kwi kala he ntafule mu vuso we Reeeza.
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).
30 Mwizive izi, va ma manikizo kava ve ventanzi, ventanzi kavave va ma manikizo.
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].”
31 Che nakozana Vafarisi chiveza mi chivati kwali, “Yende mi wikale kunu kakuti Heroda usaka ku kwi haya.
At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
32 Jesu chati, Muyende mi mu ka wambile zuna Luwawa, “vone, ni zwisa madimona, ni kuhoza va lwala sunu, ni zona ni lya vutatu ni sika ku mamani a musevezi wangu.'
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.
33 Linu ni hakuva vulyo, kuni swanela ku zwila havusu lya sunu, sina haku sa zumi ninwe kwi haya mupolofita kule ni Jerusalema.
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].’”
34 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wi haya va polofita ni kuva zinda mavwe avo vava tuminwa kwenu. Chini lakaza ku kunganya vaana venu sina uvu inkuku ikunganya vaana vayo mu mavando, kono ka mu lakazi vulyo.
[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].
35 Voone, inzuvo yako ikendetwe. Ni wamba kwako, kete uni vone konji chi wati,' Imbuyoti nji yozo yo keza mwi zina lya Simwine Reeza.”
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]!’”
