Luke 21
1 Bu katala, buna wumona bamvuama batula makaba mawu mu bipani.
[Jesus] looked up [from where he was sitting] and saw rich people putting their gifts into the [offering] boxes [in the Temple courtyard].
2 Buna wumona diaka nsukami wu difuola wuyiza tibula bisengo biodi bi zimbongo.
He also saw a poor widow putting in two [small] copper coins.
3 Buna wutuba: —Bukiedika ndikulukamba nsukami wu difuola diadi niandi lutidi vana viokila batu boso bankaka.
He said [to his disciples], “The truth is that these rich people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs! So [God considers that] [HYP] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the others.”
4 Bila batu boso baba batambikidi bitsiadisila. Vayi difuola diadi diveni zizioso zibedi yandi mu zingila.
5 Sumbu bankaka bayolukila nzo Nzambi bu batuba ti yawu yitungulu mu matadi ma kitoko ayi mu bima bitambuku banga makaba
Some [of Jesus’ disciples] talked about the Temple. [They commented about] the beautiful stones [used in building the Temple] and the other decorations that [people] had given, decorations [that were on the walls]. But he said,
6 buna Yesu wuba kamba: —Mu diambu di bima biobi lulembo tadi, bilumbu biela kuiza, biobi biela ba ti; kadi ditadi dimosi diela siala va mbata ditadidinkaka ko dinkambutiolumuka.
“[I want to tell you something about] these things that you are looking at. [They will be destroyed] {[Foreign invaders will] destroy [these buildings]} [completely]. Every stone [in these buildings] will be thrown down {They will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another.”
7 Buna bawu banyuvula: —A nlongi, thangu mbi mambu beni mela vangiminina ayi mu bidimbu mbi bela zabila ti mambu momo mafueti vangama e?
[Later] his disciples asked him, “Teacher, when will that happen? What will happen [to the temple] to indicate that the things [you(sg) just told us] are about to happen?”
8 Yesu wuba vutudila: —Lulubuka tala luedi vukumunu bila bawombo bela kuizila mu dizinadiama, bela tuba ti: “Minu kuandi” ayi “thangu yifikimini”. Buna kadi ku balandakana!
He said, “[All that I will say is], be sure that you are not deceived {that they do not deceive [you]} [about these things]! Many [people] will come and say (that I [sent them]/that they have my authority) [MTY]. They will say, ‘I am [the Messiah]!’ They will also [say] ‘It is now the time [when God will begin to rule]!’ Do not follow them [to become their disciples]
9 Mu thangu luela wa zimvita ayi zikhindu buna lubika ba mona tsisibila mambu moso momo mafueti tuama ba. Vayi kadi sia ti buna tsukusunuyi ntoto yeka nduka.
Also, whenever you hear about wars and riots, do not be terrified. Keep in mind that [God has said that] those things must happen. But [when they happen], it will not mean that [the world] will end right away!”
10 Buna wubuela diaka: —Luela mona tsi yela nuanisa tsi yinkaka; kipfumu kiela nuanisa kipfumu kinaka.
Then he said to them, “[Groups in various] countries will fight each other, and [various] governments [will also fight] against each other.
11 Kuela ba zindikunu zinneni zi ntoto mu bibuangu biwombo; kuela ba bikanda ayi minsongo; kuela ba mambu ma tsisi ayi bidimbu bitsisi bi diyilu.
There will be [big] earthquakes, and in various places there will be famines and plagues. [People will see] things that will terrify them. There will also be unusual things happening in the sky.
12 —Vayi tuamina mambu moso momo, bela tuama ku lubuila bela kuluyamisa, bela ku lunata mu zinzo zi zikhutukunu; bela ku lukotisa mu nloko. Bela ku lunata va ntuala mintinu ayi minyadi mu diambudi dizina diama.
But before all these things happen, [some of] you will be persecuted and arrested {people will persecute some of you and arrest you} [MTY]. [Some of] you will be put {They will put [some of] you} [on trial] in the places where you gather to worship, and [you will be thrown] into prison. You will be put on trial {[They] will put you on trial} in front of high government authorities because you are my [MTY] [disciples].
13 Mambu momo mela lukuizila mu diambu ma luvana diluakudi kuthelimina kimbangi.
That will be a time for you to tell [them about me].
14 Bika lusudika mu mintima mieno ti: lubika ba mayindu mu diambu mambu luela vutula mu kukikakila.
So determine within yourselves not to be worrying before that happens what you will say to defend yourselves,
15 Bila minu ndiela luvana munu wutubila ayi diela ayi bambeni beno zilendi baka bu nuanisina ko ayi bu sudikila ko.
because I will make you wise [HEN] so that you will [know] what to say. As a result, none of your enemies will be able to oppose what you say or (refute you/show that you are wrong).
16 Zimbuta beno, bakhomba zieno, bibutu bieno ayi bakundi beno bela ku luyekula ayi bela vondisa bankaka mu beno.
[And there will also be other evil things that will happen]: Even your parents and brothers and [other] relatives and friends [who do not believe in me] will (betray you/help your enemies to seize you). They will kill some of you.
17 Batu boso bela ku lulenda mu diambu di dizina diama.
[In general], most people will [HYP] hate you because [you believe in] me [MTY].
18 Vayi kadi lusuki lumosi lu mintu mieno lulendi zimbala ko.
But your souls will be absolutely safe [IDM].
19 Lukindama buna luela tambula luvulusu.
By enduring [all these things people will do to you], you will preserve your [eternal] life [SYN].”
20 —Bu luela mona masodi mazungididi Yelusalemi buna luzaba ti dieka nduka bungu.
“But when you see that Jerusalem has been surrounded by the armies of [your enemies], you will know that it is time for [this city] to be completely destroyed {[them] to completely destroy [this city]}.
21 Buna bika batu bobo badi mu Yuda batinina ku miongo. Bika bobo badi mu Yelusalemi baba tomba butinina. Bika bobo badi mu zitsola babika buela kota ku divula!
At that time those [of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills. Those who are in this city must leave [quickly]. Those who are in the nearby countryside must not go back into the city [to get any of their possessions before they flee].
22 Bukiedika bilumbu bina biela ba bilumbu bi vutudila landi muingi mambu moso masonama madedakana.
[You must obey what I tell you] because, in order that all the things that are written [in the Scriptures] will be fulfilled, [God] will very severely punish [the people who stay in this city].
23 Vayi mabienga kuidi baketo bobo badi mu buemba ayi kuidi bobo bela yemika mu bilumbu bina. Bila ziphasi zingolo ziela ba mu tsi ayi nganzi yingolo yela fuemunu batu baba.
[I feel] very sorry for women [in this city] who will be pregnant, and women who will be nursing [their babies] in those days, [because it will be very difficult for them to run away! I] feel sorry [because] the people in this [land] will suffer greatly [MTY] [when God punishes them].
24 Batu beni bela vondulu mu mbedi voti bela natu mu kivika mu zitsizioso ayi bapakanu bela diatila Yelusalemi nate thangu yi fuana.
Many of them will be killed {Their enemies will kill many of them} with swords. [Others will be captured] and taken {They will capture [others] and take them} to [HYP] [other] countries. Non-Jewish people will trample over Jerusalem until the time [that God has determined for them to rule the city] is ended.”
25 —Bidimbu bi tsisi biela monika mu thangu, mu ngonda ayi mu zimbuetete. Va ntoto, batu bela mona tsisi yingolo mu diambu di biyoko bi mbuayi bi mayo mandi.
“There will also be strange things that will [happen to] the sun, the moon, and the stars. In [many] nations, [people] will be very frightened, and they will be anxious [when they hear] the ocean roaring and [see huge] waves.
26 Batu bela fuila mu tsisi mudiambu di boma bu mambu mela bua va ntotowumvimba bila lulendo lu diyilu luela nikunu.
People will faint because they will be afraid as they wait for what will happen. [They will be afraid] because the powerful [objects] in the sky will be shaken {shake}.
27 Buna bela mona Muana Mutu wela kuizila mu matuti mu lulendo ayi mu nkembo wunneni.
Then they will see [me], the one who came from heaven, coming in a cloud powerfully and very gloriously.
28 Mambu mama bu mela tona buna luvumbuka ayi luba vumbula mintu mienobila buna khudulu eno yifikimini.
So when these things that [I have just now described] begin to happen, stand up [straight and] be brave, because it will be close to the time when [God] will free you [from all suffering].”
29 Wubuela tuba diaka nongo yayi: —Lutala nti wu figi ayi minti mioso.
[Then] Jesus told his disciples this parable: “Think about the fig tree, and all the [other] trees.
30 Muthangu mieti tona mena buna beno veka, mu ku mitala, luzebi ti thangu yi luanga yifikimini.
As soon as you see their leaves beginning to sprout, you know that summer is near.
31 Bobuawu, beno mamveno buna luela mona ti mambu momo mavangiminibuna luzaba ti kipfumu ki Nzambi kifikimini.
Similarly, when you see these things that [I have just described] happening, you will know that it is almost time for God to [truly] rule as king.
32 Bukiedika ndikulukamba ti tsungi yayi yilendi vioka ko tuaminamambu moso mama mavangama.
Keep this in mind: All the things that [I have just now described] will happen before all the people who have observed the things that I have done have died.
33 Diyilu ayi ntoto biela vioka vayi mambu mama malendi vioka ko.
[You can be certain that these things] that I have told [you] about will happen. That they will happen is more [certain] than that the earth and sky will continue to exist.”
34 Lukikeba beno veka mu diambu di mintima mieno mibika ba zitumu diambudi phulu yi dia ayi yi kolo malavu; ayi mu diambu di mayinduma luzingu lualu muingi lumbu kina kibika lukuizila mu kinzimbukila.
“But be on guard. Do not be getting drunk with carousing or let yourselves be distracted by worries [concerning] your lives [SYN] {or let worries [concerning] your lives [SYN] distract you}. [If you do wrong things like those, you may be suddenly surprised by my return] [MTY], like a trap [suddenly catches an animal in it].
35 Bila kiela kuizila banga dikondi dibuididi batu boso bamvuandanga va ntoto.
[You need to know that my return will surprise] everyone all over the earth.
36 Luzibula meso ayi lusambila mu zithangu zioso mu diambu luba monikabatubafuana mu tina mambu moso mama mafueti kuiza ayi mu diambu lubakabu telumina va ntuala Muana Mutu.
So be ready at all times. Pray that you will be able to endure without being afraid of all these [difficult] things that will happen, so that you will then stand [confidently] before me, the one who came from heaven.”
37 Mu muini Yesu wuba longanga mu nzo Nzambi. Wuba totukanga kadika builu ayi wuba vuandanga ku mongo wu minti mi olive.
Each day [during that week Jesus] taught the people in the Temple [courtyard in Jerusalem]. But at night he [and his disciples] left [the city] and stayed on Olive [Tree] Hill.
38 Muna nsuka-nsuka batu boso baba kuizanga ku nzo Nzambi mu diambu banwa.
Early [each] morning many people came to the Temple [courtyard] to listen to him.
