Matthew 21 (BWC)

1Kabili lintu Yesu na basambi bakwe bapalamine ku Yerusalemu, baisile ku Betifage pa lupili lwa Miolife. Yesu atumine abasambi babili,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2nokubeba ukuti, “Kabiyeni mumusi uli kuntansi, kabili mwalaya sanga impunda naikakilwa pamo nakana, mukakule mundetele.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

3Ngakyakuti umo amipusya, mumwebe ukuti, ‘Imfumu ilefifwaya’ Nao alemileka mupiite impunda.”If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4Ifi fyakitike mukufikilisya fintu kasesema alandile ukuti,This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Eba umwana umwanakasi Ziyoni ukuti, ‘Mona Imfumu yobe ileisa kuli webo! Naifuka kabili ininine pali punda. Napa kana ka punda.’”“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6Abasambi baile nokuyakita fintu Yesu abebele ukukita.So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7Baletele impunda nakana, bayansikepo insalu panuma ya mpunda, elo Yesu apilukilapo.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8Ibumba lyabantu abengi lyaambile ukwansika insalu syabo mumusebo, bambi nabo baleteta imisambo yafimuti baleyansika mumusebo.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9Ibumba ilyali kuntansi yakwa Yesu nelyali kunuma lyayambile ukubilisya ukuti, “Lumbanyeni Mwana Davidi! Alipalwa uwisila mwisina lya Mfumu!”The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

10Lintu Yesu aingile mu Yerusalemu, mu musumba monse mwakabile nasee! Ku fyongo kabili baleipusyafye ukuti, “Nani uyu?”When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11Abantu mwibumba bayaswike ukuti, “Ni Yesu kasesema uwafuma ku Nazareti mu Galili.”The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

12Yesu aingile mumusolo wetempele nokwamba ukutamfya abantu bonse abalesitisya nokusita. Apilibwile amatebulo yabalekabusya ulupiya nefipuna fyabalesitisya inkunda.Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

13Abebele ukuti, “Kyalilembwa ukuti, ‘iŋanda yandi iketwa iŋanda yamapepo.’ Lelo mwebo mwaipanga umwakufisama abaŋo!”And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

14Impofu nabalema baisile kuli Yesu mwitempele, nao alibondepe.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

15Lelo lintu basimapepo mukalamba naba kafundisya Bamafunde yakwa Mose bamwene ifisungusyo nokumfwa abaana balebilisya ukuti, “Hosanna kuli Mwana Davidi!” Balifulilwe.But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

16Baipwisye Yesu ukuti, “Busye naumfwa fintu aba bana balelanda?” Yesu nao abaswike ukuti, “Ee ningumfwa, busye tamwabelenga ilembo ililanda ukuti, ‘Kutunwa twabana naku bakwibele kwafumine amalumbo?’”“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

17Kabili alibasile, afumine mu musumba aya ku Betani, uko ashikilwe ubusiku bonse.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

18Kumakya, lintu Yesu alebwelulukila ku musumba wa Yerusalemu, ali naumfwa insala.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

19Amwene ikimuti kya mukunyu mumbali yamusebo, lelo lintu aileko ailesanga takuli nangu kimo kwalifye amabula. Eikyo alandile kukimuti ukuti, “Tawakatwalepo ifisabo nakabili!” Palyapene ikimuti kya mukunyu kyauma.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.

20Lintu abasambi bamwene ifi, balipapile ngansi. Baipwisye ukuti, “Busye umukunyu wauma syani apapene?”When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

21Yesu abaswike ukuti, “Ndemyeba ukuti, nganamukwata ikitetekelo kabili tamutwisike, teifi fyeka nakita mwingakita lelo, kuti mwaeba nolu lupili ukuti, ‘Ima, ipose muli bemba’ nalo lukaiposa.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

22Nganamusumina, mukapokelela kyonse kintu mwalomba mwipepo.”If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23Yesu aile mumusolo we Tempele kabili lilya alefundisya, abakalamba na basimapepo mukalamba baisile mwipusya ukuti, “Ninsambunsi wakwata isyakukita ifi fintu? Ninani wakupela isi nsambu?”When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

24Yesu abaswike ukuti, “Nalamipusya ilipusyo limo, kabili ngamwangasuka nalamyeba insambu nakwata isyakukita ifi fintu.“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

25Busye nipi insambu syakwa Yohani isyakubatisya syafumine, busye nikuli Lesa nangu niku bantu?” Bantampile ukwambaula abene beka ukuti, “Busye twalalanda syani? Ngatwayasuka ati, ‘Nikuli Lesa,’ aletweba ukuti, ‘Nikinsi tamwasuminine Yohani?’What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26Lelo ngatwalanda ukuti, ‘Niku bantu,’ Tuletina fintu abantu bengakita, pantu bonse balisininwe ukuti, Yohani ali ni kasesema.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

27Eikyo bayaswike Yesu ukuti, “Tatwisibe.” Nao abebeba ukuti, “Nandibo nsyamyebe kuntu mfumya insambu syakukita ifi fintu.”So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28“Busye muletipo syani? Kwali umuntu uwakwete abana abaume babili, aile kuwantansi amweba ukuti, ‘Wemwana kabiye uleyabomba mwibala lya myangasi lelo.’But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

29Alandile ukuti nsileyako lelo panuma yansita apilibula imilangwe aya bomba.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

30Elo Wisi aile kabili ku mwana umbi ayamweba fimofine. Ayaswike ukuti nalaya lelo taileko.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

31Busye mwanansi wakitile ifyalefwaya wisi?” Bayaswike ukuti, “Uwantansi.” Eikyo ndemyeba ikinekine ukuti, bakasonkesya bamusonko naba kilende balemitangilila ukwingila mubufumu bwamumulu.Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

32Pantu Yohani Kabatisya aisile kuli mwebo mukumilanga insila yabulungami, tamwamusumine. Lelo bakasonkesya wamusonko nabakilende balimusumine. Kabili nalintu mwamwene ifi tamwalapile nokusumina.For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

33Kutikeni kumulumbe naumbi, kwali umwine wakisonso uwalimine ibala lya myangasi, akulilileko ulubango, aimbile umwakufinina imyangasi kabili aakula no lupungu. Elo asonkesya ibala kubalimi nokuya mu kyalo kimbi.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

34Lintu insita yakusombola yafikile, atumineko abasya bakwe ukuyapiita ifisabo fyakwe.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

35Lelo abalesonkelamo bakwete aba abasya bakwe, baumapo umo, umbi bamwipaya kabili naumbi bamutoba amabwe.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

36Kabili atumineko abasya nabambi abengi ukukila abantansi, nakabili nabo babakitile fimofine.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

37Mukulekelesya umwine webala atumineko umwana wakwe, ukuti, ‘ikinekine uyu bakaya mukindika.’Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38Lelo lintu abalesonkela bamwene umwana balandile ukuti, ‘Iyi nimpyani, iseni tumwipaye! Nebala likaba lyesu.’But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

39Eikyo bamukwete, bamuposa kunse yebala nokumwipaya.So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40Yesu abepwisye ukuti, “Busye ilyo umwine webala akesa, nikinsi akesa kita kuli aba bantu?”Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

41Bayaswike ukuti, “Akesaipaya abo bantu ababifi, nokusonkesya ibala kubantu bambi abakalamupa ikyakaniko kyakwe pansita yabusombosi.”“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

42Yesu abebele ukuti, “Busye tamwabelenga fintu ikyalembwa kilanda? ‘Ilibwe lintu bakakula basulile ngelyabula ubuyo elyaisileba ilikankala pali yonse. Uku kubomba kwakwa Lesa, kabili kipapusyo mu menso yesu!’Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43Ndemyeba ukuti ubufumu bwakwa Lesa bukapokololwa kuli mwebo nokupelwa ku bantu abatwala ifisabo.Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44“Umuntu onse untu ili libwe lyaponena akaputaulwa mutupimfya naonse uwaponena pali ili libwe akashonaulwa.”He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45Lintu basimapepo bakindami naba Falise baumfwile imilumbe yakwa Yesu balisibe ukuti ebantu alelandapo,When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

46eikyo bafwaile insila yakumwikatilamo. Lelo baletina ibumba, ilyasumine Yesu ukuti nikasesema.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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