Matthew 24 (IYX)

1Yiisu apali mu lipaanga la Nzo a Nziaambi. Bu nde akiyene, miyii mia nde miaswesii kwaa nde mu umweese nde bu batuungu Nzo a Nziaambi.As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2Ni mu buu, nde wabaleeli: «Beni dili mu umono bi bioosi? Mu ngwanya me nadileeli: nha mbuu yi, a ibwasaala manya pe so limosi li basuusu nha yulu a li limosi. Bioosi sa batsala.»“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3Yiisu ali adiaala ku mulaanda a Olive. Miyii mia nde miaswesii kwaa nde nha mbuu ya bo bake. Miyii miamufuuli: «Leele bisi mu ki taanga maa muyilimi, na ki iliimbi ikaamweese taanga dia nziriri a we, na dia manini a tsi.»While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Yiisu avutili kwaa bo: «Dikele muutu a ayafutu beni,Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5mundaa ti baata babalayi sa bayiri mu kuumbu a me. Bo sa baleele: “Me ni Mesiya!” Na bo sa badiimbisi baata balaa.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6Beni sa diyuu kele a midiingi mia nha bebele, na mamvuungu ma midiingi mia ku la. A diba na boomo pe, mundaa ti maa moosi mafwaana uyilimi, ka yii kaala a manini a tsi pe.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7Baata ba tsi mosi sa badwaanisa baata ba tsi kimi, na ipfumu imosi sa idwaanisa ipfumu ikimi. Nzala sa yiba, na toto sa linyingini mu bitinini bialaa.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8Mandaa maa moosi sa maba weti mbaandila misoongo mia mbutili.All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9Ninha, baata sa badikaanga paa badikwaamisa, na badidusu. Bifuumbu bioosi sa bibele beni mu toono a me.»Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10«Mu taanga dii, baata babalayi sa babwiisi imiini kia bo. Bo sa bayaluu bambaayi ba bo, na bo sa babelesene bo na bo.At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

11Mibili mialaa mia pia sa mimonuu, na sa midiimbisi baata balaa.and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

12Mandaa mamabi sa mavululu, natee mu iteesi ki litoono la babalayi likoto mu ndeeyili.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

13Ka wuu wu uba na mukonono natee manini, sa ayobuu.But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14Ndaa Yimbwe yi, ya Ipfumu kia Nziaambi sa bayaabisa kwaa baata mu tsi yoosi, paa bamweese imbaangi kwaa bifuumbu bioosi. Na tumake manini a tsi sa iyira.»And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15«Beni sa dimono wu bali mu uta “Bubi ba tsitsi bali mu ubee pfuuyili”, wu mubili Danieli atsuyi mu nde. Sa badiaasa nde nha mbuu ya ngira. — Nyaala ti wu utaanga ayuu bubwe mandaa maa. —So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

16Mu taanga dii, babakaaba ku itinini kia Yuuda, nyaala ti babata ku yulu a milaanda.then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17Wukaaba ku yulu a nzo a nde, anyaala usutuu mu uholo biloo bia nde bili mutso nzo.Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18Na wukaaba ku matsiee, anyaala uvutuu ku nzo a nde mu uyaholo iyungu kia nde.»And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

19«Ki pili a ngebe dikaaba mu biluumbu bii! Sa yiba pasi kwaa bakaasa bangaa mayimi na kwaa babakaanywiisi baana mabeene.How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

20Dikuundu Nziaambi paa beni dihele ubata mu taanga dia ndoolo, so a buu pe mu iluumbu kia Saba!Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21Mundaa ti mu taanga dii, pasi sa diba diavulu tsitsi, yili kaala a yamonuu pe umatuu mu baandila tsi natee mu lolo li. Na ku mbisi pasi dia pili yii a dibwamonuu pe.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22So Nziaambi a aholi pe kesili, ya usuusu ti taanga dii diba dikusi, keni muutu so mosi aba utuu pe ubaanguu. Ka nde asuusi dio diba dikusi mundaa baa ba nde asoolo.If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

23Ninha, so muutu leeli beni: “Dimono, Mesiya nha ali!”, so a buu pe “nde kunaanga ali!”, a disa pe nde imiini.At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

24Mundaa ti Bamesia ba pia na mibili mia pia sa bamonuu. Bo sa bayiluu bimaanga bibinene na bilimbi, mundaa udiimbisi ka so ba Nziaambi asoolo, mbiiti butuu uba weti buu.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

25Diyuu! Me maakwalibili beni moonyi.See, I have told you in advance.

26Ka so badileeli: “Dimono, nde ku tsi ya tsata ali!” A diyene kuu pe. So a buu pe, mbii badileeli: “Dimono, nde nha asweeme!” A diyuu nde pe.So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27Nzieri li mu usieremene ku yula, umatuu ku palili a taanga natee ku idiaama taanga. Ni buu ka Mwaana a muutu akaayira, nde sa unonuu kwaa boosi.For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Nha yili nyama wakwa, ninha ka mileri mili mu ukukunu.»Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29«Mbala mosi, nha mbisi a mapasi ma biluumbu bii, tari sa likituu pimisi na tsuungi a ubwaha mweeri a nde pe. Bambwelele sa babwa, na tuu dia mayula sa ditsaamu.Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30Ninha, iliimbi kia Mwaana a muutu sa imonuu mu mayula. Na bifuumbu bia baata bioosi bia nha tsini a toto sa binyoongo. Bo sa bamono Mwaana a muutu li mu uyira na mifuri mia laa na buzitu, mu matuti ma yula.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31Mvuramvuru yinene sa basii, na nde sa atsinduu batumu ba nde ku matoso ma tsi mo mana. Bo sa bakukuu baa ba nde asoolo, umaatuu ku toso a yulu mosi natee ku toso a yulu yini.»And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32«Diyuu nziisili yili mu uha muti wa mufike. Umatuu mu taanga di malimbi mali mu uyoo mu mapaki ma nde, na mbiiti makaya mamaapala, beni diayaaba ti mvulu a tsiomi ka bebele.Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

33Bumosi ka, mu taanga di beni dikaamono maa moosi, diyaaba ti nziriri a Mwaana a Muutu yika bebele, yo ka nha munywa a nzo a beni.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

34Mu ngwanya me nadileeli: baata ba isieende ki a bukwa pe boosi, tswaamina mandaa maa moosi muyilimi.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

35Yula na tsi sa bilabuu, ka mandaa ma me a mulabuu so hoolo pe.»Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

36«Ka muutu pe wayaaba iluumbu so nguungu yi ndaa yii yikaayilimi: a so batumu ba Nziaambi mu mayula pe, na a so Mwaana pe, ka ndila Taayi ayaaba kio.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

37Mialabii mu taanga dia Nowa, sa milabuu bumosi ka mu nziriri a Mwaana a muutu.As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38Mu taanga dii, tswaamina nyaamba a maamba yinene, baata bakidia na bakinywa, bakikwelesene na bakikweelese baana ba bo. Bo bakiyiluu buu, natee iluumbu kiakoti Nowa mu nzaasa.For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

39Bo a bayaabi ndaa so mosi pe, natee bu nyaamba a maamba yinene yayiri, na yabiti bo boosi. Ni buu ka bukaaba mu taanga di Mwaana a muutu akaayira.»And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40«Mu babaala boolo bakaasala ku matsiee, mosi sa babiti, wunu sa basiisi.Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41Mu bakaasa boolo sa bakaanyii mbutu nha yulu a manya, mosi sa babiti, wunu sa basiisi.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42Ni mu buu, diba likanda! Mundaa ti beni a diyaaba pe ki iluumbu Pfumu a beni akaayira.»Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

43«Diyiluu uyuu ndaa yi! So pfumu a nzo ali ayaaba mu ki taanga mu butsuu, muyibi afwaana uyira, nde akeni uba likanda. Nde a akeni uha nde taanga dia ukoto mu nzo a nde pe.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44Ni mu buu, diyilimi beni ka, mundaa ti Mwaana a muutu sa ayira mu taanga di beni diahele uyaaba.»For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45«Ki musiali wuli wahama na wa mayele? Dimono mosi wu, wu pfumu a nde aha isala kia ubuungulu basiali babamosi mu uha bo bia udia mu taanga diafwaana.Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Kinyi kwaa musiali wuu, mbiiti mu taanga di pfumu uyiravutuu ku nzo a nde, nde yibaasa nde kutso isala kii.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47Ngwanya me nadileeli: pfumu sa aha nde isala wa ukebe biloo bia nde bioosi.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48Ka mbiiti nde li musiali wu mubi, nde sa aleele kutso mutimi a nde: “Pfumu a me a ubwayiri pe.”But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49Nha mbisi a nhaa, musiali wuu sa abaanduu mu utete bambaayi ba nde ba isala, nde sa adia na unywa na bakoli ba mala.And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50Ee-e, pfumu sa ayiri avutuu mu iluumbu ki musiali ali mu uhele ukebe nde, na mu taanga di nde ahele uyaaba.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51Nde sa asieembe musiali wuu na sa abingi nde. Pfumu sa wamuha tsieembili mosi na bangaa peluu, kuu ku bali mu ulili na ukweete mini.»Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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