Matthew 23 (MGH2016)

1Amalheke Yesu nkaahimeria nlhoko wa attu ni owiittucha awe,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2“Owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo ahanaa ikuru yo ulhamulha Malhehero a ashinna Musa.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Wo chiichammo etu, nvarechesheke ni uttwara nlhove niriyoothe ninohalha aya uwiirelhani, nansho nhithakihe chinopanga aya, ukhalhawaya khanopanga chineettuchiha aya.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Anoottuka misigo cho ulhemelha ni waathatha attu mmakhathani, nansho ashinene ahittunaka wookolha inakhalhaka nikokho wiira akushe chechiyo misigo chiyo.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5Yayo anopanga mitheko chaya chonkhaye wiira yooniye ni attu. Anowara itepe chilhepiye Malhehero a ashinna Musa mmiononi ni ukhanulha miono cho miinjiro chaya.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Anothananacha ukhalha mapuro o urera mwaattuni ni ihiche cho nthimicho mu inupa cho unlhapelha Nlhuku.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Anoteelhiya ukohachiya wo nthimicho vanopangiya maronda ni uchivelhiya wiihaniya ni attu, ‘Owiittuchiha.’the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Nansho mwaattiva nhiteelhiye wiihaniya ‘Owiittuchiha,’ ukhalhawaya Owiittuchiha arii amoka tu, ni mwaattiva onkhaye nri attu o nlhoko mmoka.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Mena nhimwiihane ntu riyoothe velhaponi va, ‘Thithi’ ukhalhawaya athumwaninyu ari amoka tu, arii wiirimu.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Mena nhiihaniye ‘Aholhelhi,’ ukhalhawaya nholhelhi inyu ri mmoka tu, phi Kuristo Moopolhi.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Rii mulhupalhe munlhokoni mwinyu yoyo akhalheke phi karumiya inyu.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Neewelhiha nookurushiya, neekurusha noowelhihiya.”For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13“Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni inyu Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki inyu! Nnootiyelhelha nlhako wo umwene wo wiirimu vamiithoni va attu. Mwaashinene nhikelhaka mpaani, mena khannaahulhelha attu anthanana ukelha.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Nneepanga o urera nrima! Nnoonelha anankhwelhi ni wi chootheriha ukhalha attu o nrima woombone wo ulhapelha wo malhove menchi. Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu nnoowa mwaatwarushiya wo uweria.”Not in the BSB

15“Nhothapana inyu mwaatti o nkutiro wa owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki! Nneetakacha ubaharini ni velhaponi mumpatte ntu o uttwara meettuchiho inyu. Vanompatta inyu, nnonttekiha velhi wiira atikhelhiye vamooroni Ujehannamu, o uhiyakani mwaashinene.”Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16“Nhothapana inyu aholhelhi ohoona! Mwaattiva nneera eti ntu alhupelhaka Inupa ya Nlhuku, naapo nawe khani ittu, nansho alhupelhaka wo idhahabu iri Nnupani mwa Nlhuku, naapo nno ninommara.Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17Mwaattiva ohoona o uphupuwalha! Ittuni iri yoombone chinene, idhahabu ama Inupa ya Nlhuku inohapiha idhahabu iyo?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Tho nneettuchiha wiira, ‘Ntu alhupelhaka wo madhubahu, khava ittu, nansho alhupelhaka wo izawadi yeeshiye vamadhubahuni, nenno naapo nno ninommara.’And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19Mwaattiva ohoona va! Ittu yaani iri yoombone chinene, izawadi ama madhubahu anohapiha izawadi ithimichiye iyo?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Ntu nolhupelha vamadhubahuni holhupelha wo madhubahu ayo, ni wo ittu chonkhaye cheeshiye vachulhu waya,So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21ni ntu alhupelhaka wo ulhupelha Inupa ya Nlhuku, holhupelha wo yeyo Inupa ya Nlhuku iyo, ni wa Nlhuku, nokhalha nhina mwaya,And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22ni ntu alhupelhaka irimu, holhupelha varii ihiche yo Umwene ya Nlhuku ni wa Nlhuku nokhalha vachulhu waya.”And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23“Nhothapana, inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki! Nnaalhiviha attu isadaka yo nifungu no khumi, ata yo mathaakhuru o nihiriri noonukhelha, manjano ni ijira, uno nhiyaka chittu cho uchuwania cho Malhehero a ashinna Musa, ikiriri ni upisha nrima ni ukhulhuvelhiya. Kinouhimeriani wiira alha phi ayo mwaathananiye inyu uvarelhelha chinene, nhilhiyalhaka makina ayo.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24Aholhelhi ohoona! Nnothamiha iphepelhe iri nhina cho uwuriya, nansho mmiriaka ingamiya!”You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25“Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo va! Mwa anafiki! Nnohapiha ikahi ni inyipo wo vathe, nansho nnohiya nhina chinananre chittu cho nanrokotolhe ni chittu chipante inyu wo uhichooria winyu, wo waathurulha attu ni ilhema.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26Afarisayo ohoona inyu! Nhapiheke ikahi nhina thoko ni vathe vawo vanoorera chiicho.”Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki! Nri thoko mahiye ahikiye ishwaakara wo vathe yooniaka orera, nansho nhina anachanre makhuva a attu akhwilhe ni kila ittu iri yo unanara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28Wo vathe mwaattiva nnoonia ni attu thoko attu o nrima woombone, nansho nhina anafiki ni o nrima wo uhilhoka.”In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29“Nhothapana mwaatti owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki va! Nnothekelha mahiye a anamilhohi ni ushiringa mahiye a attu orera nrima.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30Mwiiraka wiira yakaari mwahokhalha yeyo ikatema ya ashulhupalhe ihu iyo, khamwaakaviha chittu chenre aya, weevakacha anamilhohi.And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31Chiichammo etu, nnowiihimiechesha wiira mwaattiva mwaashinene phi ashaana a attu yeevilhe anamilhohi.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Haya etu, mmalhihereke ntheko waachokholhiye ni ashulhupalhe inyu!Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Inyu nri inwaa ni iyari yo inwaa! Nnoorieke chani ushemba ihukumu yo mooro wo Ujehannamu?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Phi nlhatu etu, mii kinouwiherani mwaattiva anamilhohi ni attu o irusho ni owiittuchiha, mmwaaka mweevaka ni waakhomelhelhacha akina aya, ni waatakacha ikopo mu inupa chinyu cho unlhapelha Nlhuku ni waavia avia kila iwani.Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35“Paahi etu, utwarushiya wo nlhatu no weeva attu o rera nrima vahirii nlhatu, unowupatani wo nlhatu no iphome aya. Eiyo, toka urihia wo iphome i Nahabilu ahaattenke, mpaka ya Nazakariya, mwaana a Abarakiya, mweevilhe inyu iriyari yo madhubahu u Inupa ya Nlhuku.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36Wo ikekhiaye kinouhimeriani tho wiira, utwarushiya waya alha attu o niiviho alha unoowa waawulhuwelhaka attu a alha mahuku alha!Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37“Uyerusalemu! Uyerusalemu! Nneeva anamilhohi nnaata malhuku akarumiya arumiye ni Nlhuku uwaninyu! Vachani kilhikanche aka waathukumaniha ashaana inyu uwannyaka, thoko nankutu chinaathukumaniha awe achishaana awe mmapuphani mwawe, nansho khamwaattunne.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38Haya etu, Inupa inyu ya Nlhuku inoohiiya mathalha.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Kinouhimeriani uchokholha nna va wiira, khannokoona tho, mpaka ikatema vanohalha inyu wiira ‘Avahiye ibarakha uyo nowa wo nchina ni Athithi uyo.’ ”For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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