Matthew 23 (MKW)

1Na yina, Yesu tubaka na bantu nyonso yina vwandaka kuna, mpe na bilandi ya yandi:Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2«Kisalu ya milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye ni kulongisa Misiku ya Moyize.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Beno fwana kutumama na bawu, mpe kusala mambu nyonso yina bawu ke zabisaka beno. Kasi beno landa ve nkadulu ya bawu samu ti bawu ke sadilaka ve mambu yina bawu ke longisaka.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Bawu ke kangaka bifunda ya kilo, mpe ke tulaka yawu na magembo ya bantu. Kasi bawu mosi ke simbaka ve yawu ata na musapi.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.

5Bawu ke salaka bisalu nyonso ya bawu, samu ti bantu tala bawu. Bawu ke kumisaka yinda bibuku ya mikanda ya Mambu ya Nzambi yina bawu ke lwataka na mbunzu to na diboko na ntangu ya kusambila, mpe ke tungaka bitende ya lele ya yinda na ndambu ya makulu ya biyunga ya bawu.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Bawu ke zolaka na kuvwanda na bakiti ya buzitu na mikembo ya nene, mpe na bakiti ya ntete na kati ya bayinzo ya lusambulu ya ba-Zwife.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Bawu ke zolaka mpe ti bantu pesa bawu bambote ya buzitu na bisika yina bantu ke vukanaka, mpe ti bantu bokila bawu na “Mulongisi”.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Kasi beno, beno ndima ve ti bantu bokila beno na “Mulongisi” samu ti beno kele kaka na Mulongisi mosi, mpe beno nyonso kele bampangi.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Beno bokila ata muntu awa na ntoto na “Tata” samu ti beno kele kaka na Tata mosi yina kele na mazulu.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Beno ndima ve ti ba bokila beno mpe na “Ntwadisi” samu ti beno kele kaka na Ntwadisi mosi, ni Masiya.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Muntu ya mfunu na kati ya beno fwana kuvwanda kisadi ya beno.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Nzambi ke kulula muntu yina ke zanguka, mpe ke zangula muntu yina ke kuluka.»For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke kangaka mwelo ya Kimfumu ya Mazulu na bantu. Beno ke kotaka ve beno mosi, mpe beno ke yiminaka bayina ke sosaka na kukota kuna. [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.

14«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke bakaka bimvwama nyonso ya mifwidi ya bakento, mpe beno ke salaka balusambulu ya yinda, samu ti bantu tala beno. Ni yawu yina, Nzambi ke pesa beno kitumbu ya ngolo.]Not in the BSB

15«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke zyetaka bisika nyonso na ntoto mpe na mubu samu na kuzwa ata muntu mosi yina ke ndima na kukota na dibuundu ya beno, mpe ntangu beno ke kuzwaka muntu, beno ke salaka ti yandi kuzwa kitumbu ya mbungulu ya kulutila beno bambala zole.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«Kyadi na beno bantwadisi yina kele bampofo. Beno ke tubaka ti kana muntu kudya ndefi na nkumbu ya Yinzo ya Nzambi, ya kele mfunu ve. Kana yandi kudya ndefi na wolo ya Yinzo ya Nzambi, yandi fwana kusala mambu yina yandi me kudya ndefi.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.’

17Beno kele bizoba mpe bampofo! Na wolo na Yinzo ya Nzambi, yinki me lutila mfunu? Ni Yinzo ya Nzambi ke salaka ti wolo kuma ya longo.You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Beno ke tubaka mpe ti kana muntu kudya ndefi na nkumbu ya kiyokolo ya minkayulu, ya kele mfunu ve. Kana yandi kudya ndefi na munkayulu yina kele na kiyokolo ya minkayulu, yandi fwana kusala mambu yina yandi me kudya ndefi.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.’

19Beno kele bampofo! Na munkayulu na Kiyokolo ya minkayulu, yinki me lutila mfunu? Ni Kiyokolo ya minkayulu ke salaka ti munkayulu kuma ya longo.You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Na yina, kana muntu me kudya ndefi na nkumbu ya kiyokolo ya minkayulu, yandi me sala yawu na nkumbu ya kiyokolo ya minkayulu mpe na bima nyonso yina kele na zulu ya yawu.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Kana muntu me kudya ndefi na nkumbu ya Yinzo ya Nzambi, yandi me sala yawu na nkumbu ya Yinzo ya Nzambi mpe na Nzambi yina ke vwandaka kuna.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Kana muntu me kudya ndefi na mazulu, yandi me sala yawu na nkumbu ya kiti ya Kimfumu ya Nzambi mpe na Nkumbu ya Nzambi yina kele ya kuvwanda na zulu ya yawu.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke pesaka na Nzambi dime ya bima yina beno ke kunaka mutindu manzulu, bandunda, mpe bambuma ya fyoti-fyoti. Kasi beno ke bikaka na kusadila bandongosolo yina me lutila mfunu na kati ya Misiku: ludedomo, kutala bantu kyadi, mpe kuvwanda ya kukwikama. Ni mambu yina beno fwanaka sadila ata kubika mambu ya nkaka.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.

24Beno bantwadisi yina kele bampofo! Beno ke katulaka banzinzi na malafu yina beno ke kunwaka. Kasi beno ke minaka Samo ata kuzaba.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke sukulaka bambungu mpe bandonga ya beno na ngaanda. Kasi na kati, yawu kele ya kufuluka na bima yina beno ke labaka, mpe na bansatu ya beno ya yimbi.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.

26Beno ba-Falisye, beno kele bampofo. Beno sukula ntete bambungu ya beno na kati, mpe ya ke kuma ya kuvedila na ngaanda.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno kele mutindu bandyamu yina ba me lenga mpemba. Yawu ke talanaka kitoko na ngaanda, kasi na kati yawu kele ya kufuluka na mikwa ya bantu ya kufwa, mpe na konso mutindu ya bima ya kubola.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.

28Mutindu mosi mpe beno, na meso ya bantu, beno ke lakisaka ti beno kele bantu ya kudedama. Kasi na kati, beno kele bantu ya bantima zole, mpe ya kufuluka na yimbi.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29«Kyadi na beno milongisi ya Misiku mpe ba-Falisye! Beno kele bantu ya bantima zole! Beno ke tungaka bandyamu ya kitoko samu na mimbikudi. Beno ke bongisaka bandyamu ya bantu ya kudedama,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30mpe beno ke tubaka: “Kana beto zingaka na ntangu ya bankooko ya beto, beto zolaka ndima ve ti bawu kufwa mimbikudi.”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.’

31Na yina, beno ke na kulakisa beno mosi ti beno kele bana ya bayina kufwaka mimbikudi.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Ee! Beno manisa kisalu yina bankooko ya beno bandaka.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Beno kele banyoka, dikanda ya bampidi! Wapi mutindu beno lenda kukima kitumbu ya mbungulu?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Ni yawu yina, beno kuwa: Mu ke fidisa beno mimbikudi, bantu ya ndwenga, mpe milongisi ya Misiku. Beno ke kufwa ba ya nkaka, mpe ke koma ba ya nkaka na bakulunsi. Beno ke bula ba ya nkaka bikoti na kati ya bayinzo ya beno ya lusambulu, mpe beno ke talisa bawu mpasi na konso mbanza yina bawu ke kwenda.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.

35Na yina, ni beno ke kuzwa kitumbu ya bayina kufwaka bantu nyonso ya kudedama katuka lufwa ya Abele, muntu ya kudedama, tii na lufwa ya Zakali, mwana ya Balasi, yina beno kufwaka na kati-kati ya kivinga ya longo na kiyokolo ya minkayulu.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.

36Ya tsyelika, mu ke na kuzabisa beno: Ni bantu ya ntangu yayi ke kuzwa kitumbu ya bayina kufwaka bantu nyonso.»Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37«Bantu ya Yelusalemi! Bantu ya Yelusalemi! Beno yina ke kufwaka mimbikudi, mpe beno ke kufwaka na matadi bantu yina Nzambi ke fidisaka beno. Bambala mingi, mu zolaka vukisa beno mutindu nsusu ke vukisaka bana ya yandi na yisi ya mapapu, kasi beno zolaka ve!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!

38Ntangu yayi, yinzo ya beno ke bikana yawu mosi.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Ya tsyelika, mu ke na kuzabisa beno: Katuka ntangu yayi, beno ke tala dyaka munu ve tii ntangu beno ke tuba: “Bika Mfumu Nzambi kusakumuna muntu yina me kwiza na Nkumbu ya yandi.”»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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