Matthew 10 (BWC)

1Yesu aitile abasambi bakwe ikumi limo nababili nokubapa amaka yakutamfya umipasi yakowela nokundapa amalwele yamisango misango.And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

2Aya emasina ya batumwa ikumi limo na babili, Simoni (uwaleitwa Petelo) na munyina Andereya, Yakobo na munyina Yohani bamwana Zebede,These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

3Filipi na Batolomeo, Tomasi na Mateyo kasonkesya wamusonko, Yakobo mwana Alufeya, na Tadeyasi,Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

4Simoni umwina kenani, na Yudasi Isikalyoti uwafutwike Yesu.Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

5Yesu atumine aba batumwa ikumi limo nababili nokubeba ukuti, “Mwilaya ku benafyalo na mumisumba ya bena Samaliya.These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

6Lelo muleya ku mpaanga isyaluba isya muŋanda yakwa Israeli.Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

7Kabili mukalesimikila ukuti, ‘Ubufumu bwakwa Lesa buli mupepi!’As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

8Mukaleundapa abalwele, mukalebusya abafwa, mukaleundapa abafibasi, nokutamfya ifibanda. Mwapokelela ukwabula ukulipila, eikyo mukalepela ukwabula ukulipilisya.Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

9Mwipiita ulupiya ululi lonse ulwa Siufele, golide nangu ulwa kyela mumifuko yenu,Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

10mwipiita akacola nangu imikansu ibili, insapato nangu inkonto. Ababomfi bafwile bapelwa fintu balefwaya.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

11“Kabili onse umusumba nangu umusi untu mwayamo, fwayenimo umuntu uulingile, mukaleikala nao mpaka mukafume muli ilya nkende.Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

12Ngamwaya paŋanda, mulelanda ukuti, ‘Umutende ube nemwe.’As you enter the home, greet its occupants.

13Muli iyo ŋanda nga bamipokelela, lekeni umutende wenu ube paŋanda, lelo nga bakana ukumipokelela umutende wenu umibwelelele.If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

14Kabili umo ngakana ukumipokelela nangu ukumfwa ku masiwi yenu, kunteni ulukungu kunkasa syenu nokufuma muli ulya musumba nangu iyo ŋanda.And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

15Ndemyeba ikinsika ati pabusiku bwabupingusi, Lesa akalangapo uluse ulukulu ku bantu bamu Sodoma na Gomora ukukila uyo musumba.Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

16“Moneni! Namituma nge mpaanga pakati ka mimbulu. Mukengele nge nsoka kabili mufuuke nge nkunda.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

17Mukengele ku bantu, pantu bakamikwata nokumitwala mufilye, kabili bakamilopola mu masinagogi.But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

18Pamulandu wandi bakamitwala kubalasi nakuli basyamfumu, mukuba bakambone kuli beena, naku Benafyalo.On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

19Lelo ngabamikwata, mwikasakamana pafyo mukalanda nangu ifyo mukafilanda, lintu insita ikafika mukapelwa ifyakulanda.But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

20Pantu amasiwi mukalanda tayakabe yenu, yakafuma ku mupasi wakwa Wisinwe ukalalanda muli mwebo.For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

21“Munina akepaisya munina, nawisi akakita fimofine kubana, nabaana nabo bakemina wisi nokumwipaisya.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

22Kabili mukapatwa kuli bonse pamulandu nesina lyandi. Lelo onse ukasipikisya ukufika kumpela akapusuka.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

23Ngabamipakasa mu musumba umo, butukileni muli umbi. Ndemyeba ukuti tamwakapwisye umulimo wenu mumisumba yonse iyamu Israeli ninsi Umwana Wamuntu aisa.When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

24“Umusambi tekuti akile kafundisya, umubomfi teti akile imfumu yakwe.A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

25Umusambi kuti afika pakuba nga kafudisya nomubomfi nge mfumu. Ngakyakuti umutwe wa ŋanda baleewita ukuti Beleezebu, abamuŋanda bakabeta amasina ayabi ukukilapo!It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

26“Mwilabatiina, pantu takuli ikyafimbwapo ikisyakasokoloke, nangu ikyafisama ikisyakesibikwe.So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

27Ifyo ndemyeba mumfimfi mukafilande palubuto, nafyonse mwaumfwa mukumisonga imwe mukalefilanda pamulu wa ŋanda.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

28Kabili mwilatiina abepaya umubili lelo teti bepaye umweo, lelo muletiina uwingonaula fyonse umubili nomweo mu Gehena.Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

29Busye utupele tubili tatusitisiwa nolupiya lumo? Lelo tapali nangu kamo akengapona pansi ukwabula ubufwayo bwakwa Wisinwe.Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

30Imwe nemisisi yakumitwe yenu yalipendwa.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31Eikyo mwilatiina, pantu mwalikila utupele utwingi!So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

32“Bonse abalanda palwalala ukuti baba nanebo, nanebo nkakita fimofine pamenso yakwa Taata mumulu.Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

33Lelo onse uwankana pamenso ya bantu, nkamukana pamenso yakwa Taata mumulu.But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

34Mwilatontonkanya ukuti naisa mukuleta umutende pesonde iyoo, nsyaisa mukuleta umutende lelo naleta ulupanga.Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35Naisa mukupusanya umwana umwaume nawisi, umwana umwanakasi nanyina, umuko umwanakasi nanyina fyala,For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36kabili abalwani ba muntu, bakaba ba muŋanda yakwe.A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

37“Onse uwatemwa wisi nanyina ukukila nebo tandingile, kabili naonse uwatemwa umwana wakwe umwaume no mwanakasi ukukila nebo tandingile.Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

38Onse usipiita umusalaba wakwe no kunkonka, talingile ukuba umusambi wandi.and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

39Onse uwasanga umweo wakwe akaulufya, kabili onse uwalufya umweo wakwe pamulandu wandi akausanga.Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

40“Onse uwamipokelela ninsi apokelela nebo, kabili naonse uwampokelela ninsi apokelela uwantuma.He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

41Onse uwapokelela kasesema pamulandu wakuti ni kasesema, akapokelela ikilambu kyakwa kasesema, kabili naonse uwapokelela umuntu umulungami pamulandu wakuti mulungami, akapokelela ikilambu kya mulungami.Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

42Kabili naonse uwapeela kamo pali utu twaike ulukombo lwamensi yatalala pamulandu wakuti kamusambi kandi, ndemyeba ikinekine nati akapokelapo ikilambu kyakwe.”And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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