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Matthew 18
18
Matthew
Peter's confession and the road to Jerusalem
Bwile
Jesus
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Peter
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Bwile
Berean Standard Bible
1
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Pali ilya nsita abasambi baisile kuli Yesu mukumwipusya ukuti, “Busye ninani umukalamba mu bufumu bwa mumulu?”
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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Yesu aitile umwaike amwimika pakati kabo,
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Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
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nokulanda ukuti, “Ndemyeba ikisinka ukuti ngatamupilibwike nokuba ngo mwana umunono tamwakengile mubufumu bwa mumulu.
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“Truly I tell you,”
He said,
“unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Onse uwaikefya ngo mwana umunono, mukalamba mu bufumu bwa mumulu.
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Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5
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Onse uwapokelela umwana umunono ngoyu mwisina lyandi, ninsi apokelela nebo.
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And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6
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Lelo onse uwalenga ukuti kamo pali utu twaike utwasumina muli nebo ukubembuka, kyamuwamina ukumukakila ilibwe lya kupelelako mu mukosi nokumuposa pali bemba washika.
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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7
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Akalanda pesonde pamulandu wafintu ifilenga abantu ukupunuka! Pantu ifi fintu fyalingile ukwisa, lelo akalanda ku muntu uwalenga fise!
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Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8
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Ukuboko kobe nangu ulukasa lobe ngalwakulenga ukubembuka, kuputuleko nokukuposa! Kyawamapo ukwingila ku mweo ukwabula ukuboko nangu ulukasa ukukila na maboko yabili nangu amakasa yabili nokuposwa mu mulilo wamuyayaya.
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If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9
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Ilinso lyobe ngalyakulenga ukubembuka, lilobole nokuliposa! Kyawamapo ukwingila ku mweo nelinso limo ukukila na menso yabili nokuposwa mu Gehena.
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And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
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Moneni ukuti tamusalwilepo nangu kamo pali utu twaike. Pantu ndemyeba ukuti bamalaika batuko mumulu, lyonse bamona ikinso kyakwa Taata mumulu.
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See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
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Pantu Umwana Wamuntu aisile mukupususya abantu baluba.
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Not in the BSB
Not in the earliest manuscripts
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Busye mwebo muletipo syani? Umuntu ngalikwata impaanga umwanda umo elo paluba imo? Busye tekuti asye isili amakumi pabula napabula kulupili nokuyafwaya iilubile?
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What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
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Ndemyeba ikine kine ngaisanga, ala kuti asansamukisya ngansi pali imo iyalubile ukukila pasili amakumi pabula napabula isisilubile.
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And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
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Efintu na Wisinwe wamumulu tafwayapo ukuti nangu kamo pali utu twaike ukuloba.
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In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15
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“Munonko ngakubifya, kabiye kuli ena uleyamweba ikilubo uko muli babili. Ngakumfwa ninsi mwawikisyanya na munonko.
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If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
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Lelo ngakana ukukumfwa, piitako umuntu umo nangu babili, pakuti ubwafya bonse busininkisiwe kuli bakambone babili nangu batatu.
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But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
17
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Kabili ngakana ukubomfwa, londolwelako abakulukuta. Ngakana ukumfwa ku lukuta lyena ninsi lekafye abe kuli webo ngo mwina fyalo nangu kasonkesya wamusonko.
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If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18
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“Ndemyeba ikinekine ukuti, kyonse kintu mwakaka pesonde na mumulu kikakakwa, kabili na kyonse kintu mwakakula pesonde na mumulu kikakakulwa.
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Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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“Kabili ndemyeba ukuti, ngakyakuti babili pali mwebo basuminisyanya pano isonde pali kintu balomba, Taata wamumulu akabakitila.
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Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
20
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Pantu ponse apo babili nangu batatu bakolongana mwisina lyandi nanebo nkaba pakati kabo.”
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For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
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Petelo aisile kuli Yesu amwipusya ukuti, “We Mfumu busye miku inga ningelela munyinane uwandufyanya? Busye miku kinelubali?”
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Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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Yesu amwaswike ukuti, “Nsyakwebe ukuti imiku kinelubali lelo ndelanda ukuti,” “amakumi kinelubali, imiku Kinelubali,
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Jesus answered,
“I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
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eikyo ubufumu bwa mumulu bwaba nge mfumu iyalefwaya ukwisiba abasya bakwe fintu babomfesye ulupiya lwakwe.
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Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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Lilya yatampa ukupitulukamo, bailetela umusya umo uwamukongwele ulupiya lwa golide amakana ikumi limo.
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As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
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Uyu musya takwete ifyakuti alipile, eikyo imfumu yapingwile ukumusitisya pamo nomukasi wakwe, abana bakwe pamo nafyonse fintu akwete pamulandu wakulipila imisya.
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Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
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Uyu musya afukeme ku mfumu nokupapata ukuti, ‘Ndoleleniko, nkamilipila fyonse!’
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Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
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Imfumu yalimumfwilile uluse, eikyo yalimwelele imisya nokumuleka aya.
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His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
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“Lelo uyu musya lilyafye afumapo, akumanya umusya mubiye uwamukongwele ulupiya lwa golide umwanda umo. Epakumukwata pamukosi alamweba ukuti, “Ndipila fintu wankongola!”
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But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
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Umusya mubiye afukeme nokumupapata ukuti, ‘Mpelako akasita, nkakulipila!’
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So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30
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Lelo alikene ukumumfwa, asukwa amuposa mukifungo mpaka akamulipile imisya.
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But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31
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Lintu abasya babiye bamwene ifyakitike, balifulilwe kabili baile kumfumu bayayeba ifintu fyonse.
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When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
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Eikyo imfumu yaitile umusya nokumweba ati, ‘We musya umubi we!’ ‘Nalikwelele ulupiya wankongwele lonse pamulandu walimpapete ukuti nkwelele.
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Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
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Busye webo tekuti umfwile umubiyo uluse ngafintu nakubelele uluse.’
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Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
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Imfumu yalifulilwe ngansi, ikyakuti yaposele uyu musya mukifungo umo bali nokumukyusya mpaka akalipile ulupiya lonse.”
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In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
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“Ifi efintu Taata wa mumulu akakita kuli onse, ngatamwelela bamunonko ukufuma pansi yamitima yenu.”
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That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
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