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1Rusikʉ rʉmwɨ, Yɨɨsu aarɨ ahagero harebhe, arasabha Mungu. Hanʉ aamarirɨ, wʉmwɨ wa abhɨɨga bhaazɨ akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Ʉmʉkʉrʉ, utwijɨ kʉsabha Mungu, chɨmbu Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi abhiijiryɨ abhɨɨga bhaazɨ.”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.”

2Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Hanʉ mʉkʉsabha Mungu, mubhugɨbhu, ‘Bhaabha wɨɨtʉ wʉnʉ uri mwisaarʉ, iriina ryazʉ rikumibhwɨ. Ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwazʉ, bhuuzɨ. Ubhwɨndi bhwazʉ bhokorwe mʉʉsɨ hanʉ chɨmbu mwisaarʉ iyo.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Otohe ibhyakurya bhyɨtʉ bhya kɨrakabhu.Give us each day our daily bread.

4Na otobheerere ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ, kʉ kʉbha na niitwɨ tʉrabhabheerera bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhatʉsaririiryɨ. Na ʉtatusikirya mubhitiimotiimo nawe ʉtʉsabhʉrɨ nʉ ʉmʉbhɨ wurya.’ ”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Akʉmara Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Tubhugɨ wʉmwɨ waanyu anʉ ʉmʉsaani, akaja wʉ ʉmʉsaani wuyo ubhutikʉ bhwa gatɨ, akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, ‘Mʉsaani waanɨ! Nɨrasabha ɨmɨkaatɨ ɨtatʉ,Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6kʉ kʉbha, ʉmʉsaani waanɨ aarɨ morogendo, ahikirɨ ɨwaanɨ, nɨtaana ibhyakurya bhyo okomoha.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Nawe, ʉmʉsaani wuyo akamʉgarukirya, ‘Ʉtanyaacha! Nɨmarirɨ kwigara ikisikʉ, inyɨ na abhaana bhaanɨ tuhindiirɨ, na nɨtakʉtʉra kʉbhʉʉka kokoha!’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.’

8“Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, nʉʉrʉ arɨɨbhɨ ʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo atakʉbhʉʉka na komoha ʉmʉkɨndichazɨ ʉmʉkaatɨ kʉ kʉbha ewe nɨ‑mʉsaani waazɨ, nawe arabhʉʉka na komoha ekegero kɨnʉ akwenda, kʉ kʉbha ʉmʉkɨndichazɨ akʉʉmɨraku kʉmʉsabha.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.

9“Kʉgayo nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, mʉsabhɨ na niimwɨ mʉrahaabhwa, momohye na niimwɨ mʉrabhona. Muhunɨ ikisikʉ na niimwɨ muriigurirwa.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.

10Wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akʉsabha, arahaabhwa. Wʉnʉ akomohya, arabhona, na wʉnʉ akuhuna ikisikʉ, ariigurirwa.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11“Awɨɨ ni‑mwibhurikɨ gatɨ waanyu wʉnʉ umwana araamʉsabhɨ ʉmʉkaatɨ, aramoha riibhwɨ, hamwɨ araamʉsabhɨ iiswɨ aramoha enzoka?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Kisha umwana araamʉsabhɨ riigɨ, heene aramoha ɨkɨtʉngʉʉri?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Arɨɨbhɨ imwɨ abhabhɨ, mwɨzɨ kʉbhaha abhaana bhaanyu ebhegero ɨbhɨzʉmu. Wuusʉ wa mwisaarʉ atakʉtʉra kʉbhaha Ekoro Ɨndɨndu kʉkɨraho, bhanʉ bhakʉmʉsabha?”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!”

14Rusikʉ rʉmwɨ, Yɨɨsu aarɨ araheebha risambwa kʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ aarɨ imuumu. Hanʉ risambwa ryamuruurɨku, ʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo akatanga kʉgamba. Abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhaarɨ hayo bhakarʉgʉʉra bhʉkʉngʼu.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,

15Nawe, abhandɨ bhakabhuga, “Araheebha amasambwa kʉbhʉnaja bhwa Bhɨɨrizɨbhuri, ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa amasambwa!”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Abhandɨ bhakeenda kogema Yɨɨsu, bhakamʉsabha abheereche ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ kurwa mwisaarʉ.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Nawe, kʉ kʉbha Yɨɨsu akamenya amiisɨɨgi gaabhʉ, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Arɨɨbhɨ abhaatʉ bhʉ ʉbhʉtɨmi bhʉmwɨ bhariitana, ʉbhʉtɨmi bhuyo bhʉhaagwa. Ni muyo, umujɨ gwʉgwʉsi, gʉnʉ abhaatʉ bhaamu bhatakwigwana, gʉranyaragana.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.

18Nangʉ, arɨɨbhɨ Shɨtaani ariiyanga umwene, ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwazɨ bhuriimɨɨrɨrabhwɨ? Nɨbhabhuuriryɨ ribhuurya riyo, kʉ kʉbha mʉrabhuga nɨraheebha amasambwa kʉbhʉnaja bhwa Bhɨɨrizɨbhuri.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Arɨɨbhɨ mʉrabhuga inyɨ nɨraheebha amasambwa kʉbhʉnaja bhwa Bhɨɨrizɨbhuri, abhahɨmba bhaanyu ebho bhahaagaheebha kʉbhʉnaja bhwa wɨɨwɨ? Igʉrʉ wa gayo, bhayo nebho bhareereche kʉbha ganʉ mʉkʉgamba gatarɨ maheene.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Nawe, arɨɨbhɨ inyɨ nɨraheebha amasambwa kʉbhʉnaja bhwa Mungu, mmbe ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwa Mungu bhuhikirɨ kwa niimwɨ.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21“Mwitegeerere ekerenjo kɨnʉ! Ʉmʉʉtʉ wa amanaga ne ebheseme, araariibhɨ ebhegero bhya yɨɨka waazɨ, bhɨtakwibhwa.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Nawe, ʉmʉʉtʉ ʉwʉndɨ wa zinguru kʉmʉkɨra, araazɨ kumwitanʼya na kumuhiza, aramuruusha ebheseme bhyazɨ bhɨnʉ akwisega, aragega bhyʉsi, na kʉbhasondya abhandɨ.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.

23“Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ atarɨ hamwɨmwɨ na niinyɨ, arɨ mbarɨka. Na wʉnʉ atakubhiringa abhaatʉ bha Mungu hamwɨmwɨ na niinyɨ, arabhasanja.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24“Hanʉ risambwa rikurwa kʉmʉʉtʉ, rɨhaaja kʉkɨbhara ɨnʉ rɨramohya ahagero hu ukwoyeera. Nawe rɨraatamwɨ kʉhabhona, rɨhaabhuga, ‘Nɨragarʉka uwaanɨ hanʉ naruurɨ.’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.’

25Hanʉ rɨkʉgarʉka, rɨrabhona aangɨ inyumba yɨnʉ ɨtarikiibhwɨ na ɨkʉrirwɨ bhwaheene.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Akʉmara rɨhaaja koreeta amasambwa agandɨ muhungatɨ amabhɨ kʉrɨkɨra, gʉʉsi gahaasikɨra kʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo, na kwikara kwawɨ. Neho ubhwikari bhwʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo bhʉhaabha bhʉbhɨ kʉkɨra chɨmbu bhwarɨ.”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.”

27Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aarɨ aragamba gayo, kwarɨ nʉ ʉmʉkari wʉmwɨ, mwiribhita rya abhaatʉ, akatiirya riraka ryazɨ, akabhuga, “Hakɨrɨku ʉmʉkari wʉnʉ aakwibhwirɨ no okokokoocha!”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!”

28Yɨɨsu akabhuga, “Nawe hakɨrɨku bhʉkʉngʼu bhanʉ bhakwigwa ɨngʼana ya Mungu na kʉyɨsʉʉka!”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Hanʉ abhaatʉ bhaarɨ bhakwaruha, Yɨɨsu akabhuga, “Abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rʉnʉ nɨ‑bhabhɨ bhʉkʉngʼu! Bhareenda ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ, nawe bhatakwerechwa ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ chʉchʉsi, kuruushaku kɨmwɨ kɨnʉ changɨ chʉ ʉmʉrʉʉtɨrɨri Yoona.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.

30Kʉ kʉbha, arɨɨbhɨ Yoona aarɨ ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ kʉbhaatʉ bhʉ ʉrʉbhɨri rwa Ninaawi, nɨmbu Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ, wʉʉsi araabhɨ ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ kʉbhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rʉnʉ.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31“Ribhaga ryʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Sɨrɨmaani, aareho marikiya wʉmwɨ wʉnʉ aarɨ aratema ʉrʉbhaara rwa rangɨ. Marikiya wuyo ariimɨɨrɨra mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa Mungu na kʉtɨnɨra abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rʉnʉ, kʉ kʉbha bhasariryɨ. Ewe akarwa mucharʉ cha kore korereke aazɨ iitegeerere amangʼana gu ubhwʉbhʉʉri bhwʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Sɨrɨmaani. Nangʉ nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, hanʉ areho ʉmʉkʉrʉ kʉkɨra Sɨrɨmaani.”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.

32“Urusikʉ rwɨ ɨtɨnɨrʉ, abhaatʉ bhʉ ʉrʉbhɨri rwa Ninaawi bhariimɨɨrɨra mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa Mungu hamwɨmwɨ na abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rwa nangwɨnʉ na kʉrʉtɨnɨra. Abhaatʉ bha Ninaawi bhakatiga ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwabhʉ igʉrʉ wu ukwigwa ubhurwazi bhwa Yoona. Nangʉ nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, hanʉ areho ʉmʉkʉrʉ kʉkɨra Yoona.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.

33“Atareeho ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akugwatya ɨkɨmʉrɨ, akʉmara akakikundikirya na rihʉʉzʉ. Nawe ahaakɨtʉʉra igʉrʉ wɨ ɨkɨkʉngʉ, korereke hanʉ abhaatʉ bhakusikɨra, bharore ubhwɨrʉ.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.

34“Amɨɨsʉ nego ɨkɨmʉrɨ chʉ ʉmʉbhɨrɨ. Arɨɨbhɨ mahʉru, ʉmʉbhɨrɨ gwazʉ gwʉsi gʉrabha nu ubhwɨrʉ. Nawe, amɨɨsʉ gaazʉ garɨɨbhɨ marwɨrɨ, ʉmʉbhɨrɨ gwazʉ gwʉsi gʉrabha kiirimya.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.

35Wiyangarɨrɨ ubhwɨrʉ bhʉnʉ ʉnabhwɨ mʉmʉbhɨrɨ gwazʉ, bhʉtaaza kʉbha kiirimya!Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Mmbe arɨɨbhɨ ʉmʉbhɨrɨ gwazʉ mugima gunu ubhwɨrʉ, gʉtaana kiirimya hagero hʉhʉʉsi, ʉmʉbhɨrɨ guyo gʉrabharya, chɨmbu ɨkɨmʉrɨ kɨkʉkʉmʉrɨka.”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.”

37Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aamarirɨ kʉgamba gayo, Ʉmʉfarisaayo wʉmwɨ akamuginihya yɨɨka waazɨ kurya. Yɨɨsu akasikɨra, akiikara kwigari.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38Ʉmʉfarisaayo wuyo akarʉgʉʉra bhʉkʉngʼu, korora Yɨɨsu ararya akɨɨrɨ kwisaabha amabhoko chɨmbu imigirʉ jabhʉ gikwenderwa.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Nawe, Ʉmʉkʉrʉ akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Imwɨ Abhafarisaayo, mohooja ekekombe nɨ ɨsahaani kwigʉtʉ, nawe mʉʉsi waanyu, zekoro ziizwirɨ ubhwibhi nʉ ʉbhʉbhɨ.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Imwɨ abhabhɨsɨ! Wʉnʉ aabhumbirɨ igʉtʉ, atarɨ newe aabhumbirɨ na mʉʉsi?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Mʉbhasakiryɨ abhahabhɨ ebhegero bhyanyu na zekoro zaanyu zʉʉsi, neho bhyʉsi bhɨrabha bhɨbhɨngukiibhwɨ kʉbhaniimwɨ.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42“Horeera imwɨ Abhafarisaayo! Mʉrahurukirya Mungu yɨmwɨ yi ikumi nʉʉrʉ kwe ebhegero bhyu ubhwera ubhusuuhu bhʉkʉngʼu, nchʉ ʉmʉʉnyʉ, ibhitunguru, nɨ ɨbhɨndɨ, nawe mʉtakʉdɨɨrɨɨra eheene yaazɨ, mʉtamʉsɨɨgirɨ ewe! Moreenderwa kuhurukirya ikimweso, nawe mʉtɨɨbha kokora agandɨ gayo.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.

43“Horeera, imwɨ Abhafarisaayo! Mʉhaasɨɨga kwikara kubhitumbɨ bhye embere mʉmarwazɨrʉ, na mʉhaasɨɨga kʉkɨɨribhwa momoteera kwa bhusuuku.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Horeera! Imwɨ mutuubhɨɨnɨ na zimbihɨra zɨnʉ zɨtakororekana, abhaatʉ bhahaazɨtaza bhatɨɨzɨ.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Umwija wʉmwɨ wi imigirʉ akabhʉʉrɨra Yɨɨsu, “Umwija, hanʉ waarɨ ʉkʉgamba amangʼana gayo, ʉtʉtɨɨrɨmu na niitwɨ!”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Yɨɨsu akamʉgarukirya, “Na niimwɨ abhiija bhi imigirʉ, horeera! Mʉrabhiitwicha abhaatʉ imirigʉ miritʉ ji imigirʉ. Na niimwɨ, mʉtakʉbhasakirya kogega nʉʉrʉ hasuuhu!“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.

47“Horeera, kʉ kʉbha mʉrʉʉmbaka zimbihɨra nzʉmu kʉbharʉʉtɨrɨri, nawe abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhaabhiitirɨ abharʉʉtɨrɨri bhayo, nɨ‑bhasʉʉkʉrʉ bhaanyu!Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Ku riyo, mʉramenyeekererya kʉbha muriisirirya ganʉ bhasʉʉkʉrʉ bhaanyu bhaakʉrirɨ, kʉ kʉbha ebho bhakiita abharʉʉtɨrɨri bhayo, na niimwɨ mʉrʉʉmbaka zimbihɨra zaabhʉ.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Necho chagiriryɨ Mungu akabhuga, kubhwʉbhʉʉri bhwazɨ, ‘Nɨratʉmɨra abharʉʉtɨrɨri na abhatumwa. Nawe, bharabhiita abhamwɨ bhaabhʉ, na kʉbhanyaacha abhandɨ.’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.’

50Kuriyo, abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rʉnʉ bharatinirwa igʉrʉ wa amasaahɨ ga abharʉʉtɨrɨri bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhiitirwɨ, kwɨma ʉbhʉtangɨ bhwɨ ɨɨsɨ.As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51Gayo, garatangɨra kʉmasaahɨ ga Abhɨɨri kuhika kʉmasaahɨ ga Zaakariya, wʉnʉ iitirwɨ mwihekaaru rya Mungu gatɨ wa Ahagero Aharɨndu na hu ukuhurukirya ikimweso. Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra amaheene, abhaatʉ bhu urwibhʉrʉ rʉnʉ bharatinirwa igʉrʉ wa gayo gʉʉsi.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52“Horeera, imwɨ abhiija bhi imigirʉ! Mwigɨɨrɨ ikisikʉ kɨnʉ abhaatʉ bhangahitiirɨ, kobhona amangʼɨɨni komenya Mungu, nawe na niimwɨ abheene, mʉtaasikiirɨ. Na bhanʉ bhakwenda kusikɨra, mʉbharɨkiryɨ.”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.”

53Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aaruurɨ hayo, Abhafarisaayo na abhiija bhi imigirʉ bhakatanga kʉbha bhahaari bhʉkʉngʼu kwewe. Bhaarɨ bharamubhuurya amabhuurya igʉrʉ wa amangʼana maaru,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54korereke bhabhone kʉmʉhaatya kʉmangʼana gaazɨ.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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