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Matthew 12
12
Matthew
Ministry in Galilee: words and deeds
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Jesus
, person
Jonah
, person
David
, person
Solomon
, person
Isaiah
, person
Queen of Sheba
, person
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Berean Standard Bible
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Yesu na basambi bakwe baaleyenda mwibala lya ŋano Pesabata. Abasambi bakwe bayambile ukusaba imisonso ya ŋano balalya pantu balyumfwile insala.
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At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
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Lelo lintu Abafalise bamwene ifi baebele Yesu ukuti, “Mona, abasambi bobe balekita ifyakanisiwa ukukita Pesabata!”
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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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Yesu ayaswike ukuti, “Busye tamwabelenga fintu Davidi akiitile na bantu bakwe lintu baumfwile insala?
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Jesus replied,
“Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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Aingile muŋanda yakwa Lesa na bantu bakwe nokulya umukate wapelwe kuli Lesa, nanguline takyali nakisuminisiwa mumafunde bena ukulya, kanofye basimapepo ebaali nabasuminisiwa ukulya.
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He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
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Nangu busye tamwabelenga mwifunde ukuti basimapepo bamwi Tempele abalebomba pe Sabata bakaana ukusunga ikyebo kya pabusiku bwe Sabata, lelo bali abakaele?
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Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
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Ndemyeba ukuti pano pali uwakila pe Tempele.
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But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
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Mwingesiba umwalola ukuti, ‘Ine mfwaya uluse telambo lyanama.’ Ngatamupeela abakaele imilandu,
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If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
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pantu Umwana Wamuntu ni Mfumu ye Sabata.”
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For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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Yesu afumine kuli ilya nkende nokuya ingila mu sinagogi lyabo,
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Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
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kabili kwali umuntu uwali nekisansa kyalemana. Baipwisye Yesu ukuti, “Busye kyalisuminisiwa ukundapa Pesebata?” Pakuti bamupele umulandu.
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and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
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Yesu ayaswike ukuti, “Ngakyakuti umo pali mwebo nakwata Impaanga elo yawila mukikulo Pesabata, busye tekuti ailobole?
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He replied,
“If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
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Busye umuntu takindamapo ukukila Impaanga! Eikyo kyalisuminisiwa ukukita ikisuma pabusiku bwe Sabata.”
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How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Elo aebele umuntu ukuti, “Tambalika ukuboko kobe.” Umuntu atambalike ukuboko, kabili kwalipolele nga kumbi ukwasyala.
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Then Jesus said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.”
So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
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Elo Abafalise bafuma baya mukumfwana ifya kwipaya Yesu.
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But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
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Ikyo Yesu alisibe amapange yabo, alifumine kuli ilya nkende, kabili ne bumba ilikalamba lyalimukonkele nao alibondepe bonse.
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Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
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Alibasokele ukuti beyebako bambi pali ena.
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warning them not to make Him known.
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Ifi fyali kufikilisya ifyalandile kasesema Ezaya ukuti,
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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“Uyu emubomfi wandi, uo nasala, uo natemwa, kabili uo mbekelwamo. Nkabika Umupasi wandi pali ena, kabili akasimikila ubupingusi kufyalo.
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“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
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Takalekita fikansa nangu ukupuunda, tapakabe uukomfwa isiwi lyakwe mumisebo.
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He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
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Takafunaule itete ilyafwantwa, nangu ukusimya ulukuni ululepya. Mpaka umulinganya ukakimfye,
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A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
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kabili ifyalo fikabika isubilo muli ena.”
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In His name the nations will put their hope.”
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Baletele kuli Yesu umuntu uwali impofu kabili talelelanda pantu alikwete ifibanda. Nao Yesu aundepe umuntu ayamba ukumona nokulanda.
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Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
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Ibumba lyonse lyalipapile pali fintu Yesu akiitile. Baipwisye ukuti, “Busye kuti aba Mwana wakwa Davidi?”
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The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
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Lintu Abafalise bena baumfwile ifi bayaswike ukuti, “Atamfya ifibanda pamulandu umukalamba wafibanda Belezebu alamupeela amaka yakutamfya.”
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
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Yesu alisibe fintu baletontonkanya eikyo abebele ukuti, “Ubufumu bonse ngabwayakanika nokwamba ukuilwisya teti bwiminine. Kabili nomusumba nangu ulupwa ulwayakanika mu mabumba nokwamba ukuilwisya lukonaika.
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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them,
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
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Kansi Satana ngakuti atamfya Satana ninsi aimina umwine eka. Nomba busye ubufumu bwakwe kuti bwaiminina syani?
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If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
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Ngantamfya ingulu ukubomfya Belezebu. Kansi ngabana benu bena batamfisya mu maka yakwani? Abana benu ebakamipingula!
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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
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Umupasi wakwa Lesa ngeumpa amaka yakutamfya ingulu ninsi Ubufumu bwakwa Lesa nabwisa palimwebo.
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But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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“Takuli umuntu uwingengilila umuntu uwamaka nokupiita ifyuma fyakwe, kano ayambilapo ukukaka umuntu uwamaka, elo engengila nokupiita ifyuma fyakwe.
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Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
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“Onse usyaba nanebo ninsi mulwani, usingafwa ukukolonganika ninsi alasalanganya.
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He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
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Kabili ndemyeba ukuti abantu kuti baelelwa imembu syonse nefyabubifi balaanda, lelo onse uwapontela Mupasi wamusilo takelelwe.
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Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Nowalanda amasiwi yamusalalula pa Mwana Wamuntu kuti aelelwa, lelo uwapontela Mupasi Wamusilo takelelwe pali ndakai nomuyayaya.
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Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
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“Pakukwata ikitwalo ikisuma kukwata ikimuti ikisuma, ngokwete ikimuti ikibi ukakwata ikitwalo ikibi. Ikimuti bakisibila kufitwalo kitwala.
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Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
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Mwensonka mwe! Kuti mwalanda syani ifintu ifisuma mwe babifi? Pantu akanwa kalanda ifyaisula mumutima.
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You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Umuntu umusuma afumya ifintu ifisuma ifyamukipao kyakwe ikisuma, kabili nomubifi afumya ifintu ifibi ifyamukipao kyakwe ikibi.
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The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
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Lelo Ndimukumyeba ukuti, pabusiku bwa bupingusi umuntu onse akalubulula pesiwi lyonse ilyabula ubuyo aalandapo.
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But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
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Amasiwi yenu yakabomfesiwa mukumipingula, kukulanda ati muli bakaele nangu muli bamilandu.”
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For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Elo bakafundisya Bamafunde naba Falise bamo baeba Yesu ukuti, “Wekafundisya, Tulefwaya ukumona ikisibilo kuli webo.”
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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
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Lelo Yesu abaswike ukuti, “Inkulo iyabubifi kabili iyabukende ilomba ikisibilo, lelo tapali ikisibilo ikikapelwa kuli yena ukukila ikisibilo kyakwa kasesema Yona.
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Jesus replied,
“A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
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Filyafine Yona apwiile insiku sitatu, ubusiku nakasuba munda yakisabi, efintu no Mwana Wamuntu akapwa insiku sitatu, ubusiku nakasuba mu musili.
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For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Pabusiku bwa bupingusi abantu baku Ninive bakeminina nokumipa umulandu, pantu balilapile imembu syabo lintu baumfwile Yona alesimikila, nomba ndemyeba nati, pano pali umukalamba ukukila Yona!
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The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
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Pabusiku bwa bupingusi Namfumu waku Sheba akeminina nokumipa umulandu, pantu alyendele ukufuma kukyalo kyakwe ukwisa umfwa kumafundisyo ayamano ku mfumu Solomoni, kabili ndemyeba nati, pano pali umukalamba ukukila Solomoni!
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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
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“Ilyo umupasi wakowela wafuma mumuntu, ulaya ulelulumba umwabula amensi mukufwaya umwakutuusya kabili taumusanga.
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When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
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Uyeba uwine weka ukuti, ‘Nalabwelela muŋanda yandi.’ Ilyo wabwelelamo nokusanga tamuli nangu kimo, namupyangwa, nabamubika bwino, umwabusaka.
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Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
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Ulaya wayapiita imipasi simbi isili kinelubali isyabipisyapo ukuukila, nokwisa ikala mulya. Nomba imibeele yabumi bwaulya muntu, iya pakulekelesya yabipisyapo ukukila iyantansi. Ifi efikakitika kuli ino nkulo iyibifi.”
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Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
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Lintu Yesu aalelanda na bantu, nyina na bamunyina bakwa Yesu balifikile. Baiminine panse balefwaya ukuti balande nao.
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While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
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Umo pa bantu abaali kulya amwebele ukuti, “Banoko na bamunoko beminine panse balefwaya ukulanda nobe.”
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Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
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Yesu amwaswike ukuti, “Busye bamayo nibani? Nangu bamuninane bandi nibani?”
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But Jesus replied,
“Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
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Elo asonta pabasambi bakwe nokulanda ukuti, “Moneni! Aba ebamayo nabamuninane!
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Pointing to His disciples, He said,
“Here are My mother and My brothers.
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Onse uukita ubufwayo bwakwa Taata emuninane, enkansi yandi kabili emayo.”
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For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
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