Luke 11 (DOV) · Opened

1Zyakachitika limwi zuba Jesu kalikukomba kuli bumwi busena, awo nakamanisya umwi wabasikwiya bakwe wakati, “Mwami, tuyisye kukomba mbuli Joni mbwakayisya basikwiya bakwe.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Jesu wakati kuli mbabo, “Mwakomba mwambe kuti, 'Taata, izina lyako lilemekwe mbuli lisalala. Akuze bwami bwako.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Utupe zilyo zitwelede buzuba abuzuba.Give us each day our daily bread.

4Utulekelele zibi zyesu, mbuli mbutubalekelela boonse bali azikweleta kulindiswe. Utatweenzi mukusunkwa.”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Kuli na uyooba amwenzinyina, elyo akayinke akati kamansiku, akwamba kuti kulinguwe, 'Mwenzuma, ndikwelete zinkwa zitatu,Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6nkambo mwenzuma wasika, kazwida kumugwagwa, alimwi takwe nchindilacho pe kuti ndimupe.'because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Oyo wakali mukati ulakonzya kwamba kuti, 'Utandidubi. Ikkoma lyajalwa kale, alimwi bana bangu, balandime, bali abulo. Tandikonzyi kubuka pe kuti ndipe nduwe chinkwa.'And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8Ndamba kuti kulindunywe, nikuba kuti takobuka akumupa chinkwa mkambo kakuti mwenzinyokwe, asi nkambo kakukakatila kwanu chabuusu, uyobuka akupa zyoonse zinkwa nzimunooli kamuyanda.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9Alubo ndamwambila kuti, mukumbile, ellyo muyoopegwa; muyandule; alimwi mulajana; mukonkomone, alimwi mulajulilwa.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Nkambo kuli woonse ukumbila ulapegwa; ayooyo uyandula ulajana; akuli woyo ukonkomona uyojulilwa.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana ake walomba muswi ulamupa nzoka muchindi chakumupa muswi? Malembe mabotu achindi alachibalo chifwifwi. Amwi malembe achiindi alachibalo chilamfu, chikonzya kujanika lubo muli Matayo 7: 9: Nguni wisi akati kanu, na mwana wakwe mulombe wakumbila chinkwa, ulamupa bbwe na? Na muswi, ulamupa nzoka na?.What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Na walomba iiji, ulamupa kabanze na?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Nikubaboobo, na inywe nubabi mulizi kupa zipo zibotu kubana banu, zyiinda biyeni Taata wanu ulikujulu upa Muuya Usalala kulaabo bamukumbila?”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Lino Jesu wakalikutanda dayimona utambuli pe. Mpawo dayimona nakazwa, mwalumi utakwe wakalikwambula wakambula, alimwi makamu abantu akagamba!One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Pesi bamwi bantu bakati, “NguBbelizebbule mwendelezi wabadayimona, ngwatanzya badayimona.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Bamwi bakamusunka akuyanda kubona chitondezyo chizwa kujulu.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Pesi Jesu wakalizi muzeezo yabo elyo wakati kulimbabo, “Boonse bwaami bupambukene bulasaalwa, an'anda ipambukene ilawa.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Na Satani walipambula, ibwami bwakwe buyooyimikila biyeni? nkambo mwamba kuti nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Na nditanzya Bbelizebbule badayimona, nguni batobela banu ngubatanzya? Nkambo kacheechi, bayooba babetesi banu.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Pesi na nditanda badayimona akutondeka kanwe kaLeza, nkukuti Bwami bwaLeza bwasika kulindinywe.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Kuti mwalumi singuzu ulaazilwano zikwene walinda n'anda yakwe, lubono lwakwe lunokkede kabotu,When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22pesi na mwalumi singuzu wamuzunda, oyo mwalumi singuzu ulabweza zilwano ezyo mwalumi oyo nzyalikusyoma akupaza lubono lwamwalumi oyo.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23Oyoo utalamwi andime ngundilwisya, ayooyo utabunganizyi andim ngumwaya.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Namuuya mubi wazwa mumwalumi, ngawayinda mubusena butakwemaanzi akuyandula kulyokezya. Nutakajane takwe busena, ulamba kuti, 'Ndiyojokela mun'anda mundakazwa.'When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Na wajokela, ulajana kuti mun'anda muliyiidwe kamubambidwe kabotu.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Mpawo ulajoka kwakweeta imyuuya ili musanu ayibili mibi kwiinda nguwo elyo yoonse ilaza kuzokkala mumo. Mamannino abuumi bwamwalumi oyu bulabija kwiinda lutanzi.”Then it goes and brings 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.”

27Zyakachitika kuti, na kalikwamba zintu eezi, umwi mwanakazi wakoonzomoka atala amakamu abantu kaamba kuti kulimbabo, “Bulilongezedwe bula obo bwakatumbuka ankolo ezyo zyakakukomezya.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Pesi wakamba kuti, “Kwindilila, balilongezedwe abo bamvwa ijwi lyaLeza akulibamba.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Awo makamu abantu nakalibuyobuvula, Jesu wakatalika kwamba kuti, “Elizyalani ndizyalani bbi. Lilangula chitondeezyo, nikuba takwe chitondezyo nchiliyopegwa kunze kwachitondeezyo cha Jona.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30Nkaambo mbuli Jona mbwakaba chitondeezyo kuli ba Niniva, aboobo alakwe Mwana mulombe wa Muntu uyooba chitondeezyo kuzyalani eeli.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Mwami mwanakazi wakumbo uyoonyampuka kulubeta abantu bazyalani eli akubapa mulandu, nkambo wakazwa kumasimpilo anyika kuti akamvwe busongo bwaSolomoni, amubone, umwi mupati wiinda Solomoni kuti mpali.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32Bantu bakuNiniva bayooyima kulubeta azyalani eli lyabantu akubapa mulandu, nkambo bakasanduka kukukambawuka kwaJona, amubone, umwi mupati kwiinda Jona mpali.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.

33Takwe ungaamana kutunginizya lampi, inga walibikka asisikene na ansi alusuwo, pesi kuti achikkalilo chalyo, kwitila kuti abo banjila bakonzye kulibona.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Liso lyako ndilampi lyamubili wako. Na liso lyako ndibotu, mubili woonse ngawazuzigwa mumuni.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Pesi na liso lyako ndibbi, mubili wako woonse uzwide kusiya.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Kuti na mibili yanu yazuzigwa amumuni, katakwe chimwi chzo chilimumudima, elyo mibili yanu iyooba mbuli lampi mbuli mweekesya alindinywe.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Lino nakamana kwambula, muFalisi wakamukumbila kuti bakalye antoomwe kun'anda yakwe, mpawo Jesu wayinka wakulya.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38MuFalisi wakagamba kuti Jesu take nakasanguna kusamba pe kayanda kulya.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Pesi Mwami wakati kulinguwe, “Lino mpo, inywe nimaFalisi musanzya kunze kwankomeki azilido, pesi mukati kanu muzwide bungu abubu.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Inywe nubantu nimutakonzyi kuyeeya! Oyo wakalenga kunze teensi nguwe na wakalenga mukati?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Mupe echo chilimukati mbuli chabilo, awo zintu zyoonse kulindinywe ziyosalazigwa.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Pesi maawe nywebo kulindinywe nimFalisi, nkambo mulapa chakkumi champoko achamusamu wakulisilika ayimwi michelo yamuchilili, pesi mukaka kusalazigwa a luyando lwaLeza. Zilimbubo biyo kusyomeka akuyanda Leza, kakutakwe chikachizya kuchita zimwi azilazyo.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43Maawe nywebo nimaFalisi, nkambo muyanda zyuno zyakunembo muzikombelo akujuzigwa chabulemu muzisambalilo.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muli mbuli zibunda zitaboneki awo bantu mpubendela kabatazi.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Umwi wabasikulingula mulawo wakati kulinguwe, “Muyisi eezi nzulikwamba ulikututukila aswebo.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Jesu wakati, “Maawe nywebo, nibayiisi bamulawu! Nkambo mubikka bantu mikuli milemu njibatakonzyi kunyampula, pesi takwe nimwiguma pe mikuli eyo akanwe kanu kamwi.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47Maawe kulindinywe, nkambo muyakila basinsimi zibunda, alimwi mbasikale banu bakabajaya.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Nkambo inywe mulibakamboni akuzuminana amilimu yabasikale banu, nkambo mbakabajaya alimwi mulikuyaka zibunda zyabo.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Nkambo kacheechi, busongo bwaLeza bwamba kuti, 'Ndiyotuma basinsimi aBatumwa, alimwi bayobapenzya akubajaya bamwi babo.' Eeli zyalani, ndilyo, liyooyimikila bulowa boonse bwabasinsimi bwakatikila kuzwa kumalengelo anyika, kuzwa kubulowa bwaAbbelo kuyosika kubulowa bwaZakkaliya, ooyo wakajayigwa akati kachipayililo abusena busalala. Iyi ndamwambila, kuti zyalani ndiyooyimikilila.Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

52Maawe kulindinywe nimulingulula mulawo, nkambo mwakagwisya chijulusyo chaluzibo; tamulinjili nubeni, alimwi mulakasya abo banjila.Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Jesu nakazwa awo, balembi bamulawu abaFalisi tebakamuswilila pe alimwi bakamukazya zintu zyiingi. Bakalikumuyubilila,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54kuti bakonzye kubweezya chimwi kuzwa kumulomo wake.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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