Luke 11 (SBS) · Opened

1Kubatendahali imwi inako Jesu haba kulapela muchibaka chimwi, mulutwana yenke chawamba kwali, “Simwine, tulute kulapela sina Johani mwaba lutili balutwani bakwe kulapela.”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 chati kubali, “Hamulapela muwambe, 'Tayo, izina lyako lijolozwe. Mubuso wako ukeze.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Utuhe chinkwa chetu mwi izuba ne zuba.Give us each day our daily bread.

4Utu ondere zibi zetu, sina mutu ondera muntu ni muntu yowina mulandu kwetu. Sanzi ututwali mumuliko.”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Jesu chawamba kubali, “Njeni kwenu yowina mulikani, mi uyenda kwali hakati kamasiku, nokumuwambila, 'Mulikani, nikolotise zinkwa zotatwe',6Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6chinga sikira mulikanangu kukazwa munzira, mi kanina chimwi cho kumuyumbula,because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Yavena mukanti chamucho kuti, 'kanji uni katazi. Mulyango we yaliwa kale, mi bana bangu, bena neme, bena habulalo. Kani oli kubuka ni kukuha nchinkwa.'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.’

8Nikuwambila, nihasabuki kuti akuhe nchinkwa, kakuli umulikani wakwe. Ibaka lyako lyo kundundamena kwako nosa swabi, mwabuke no kukuha zikwa zingi zosaka.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.

9Ime name nikuwambila, kumbile, mi mowane; ngane, mi mowane; ngongote, mi mowi yalwilwe.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.

10Muntu yense yokumbila uhewa; mi muntu yongana uwana; mi kumuntu yo ngongota, mweyalwilwe.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Mushemi inzi wechi kwame hakati kenu, haiba mwanakwe wechi swesu hamu kumbila inswi, momuhe izoka kapa inswi?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Kapa hakumbila iye, kana momuhe kabumwe?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Nihakubabulyo, haiba inwe mwina buvi mwizi kuha impo zilotu kubana benu, linu Ishenu yowina kwiulu, kahe zikuma kuhi ku bamukumbila luhuho lujolola?”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!”

14Imwi inako, Jesu aba kuhindikira hanze indimona, mi ibali satambi. Chikupangahala kuti indimona halizwa, mukwame abali satambi chatanga kuwamba. Chisi chicha komokwa!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,

15Linu bamwi bantu chibawamba, Cheziho za Beelzebule, simwine wa madimona, uzwesa madimona.but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Bamwi chibamulika kuti aba tondeze chisupo chizwa kwiulu.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Linu Jesu kokwiziba mihupulo yabo, chabawambila kuti, “Mubuso ni mubuso ose olikauhanya ushala niu kauhene, Mi inzubo ili kauhanya iyo ine kaiwe.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.

18Haiba Satani uli kauhanya iye mwine, mubuso wakwe uzimana bule? Inwe muwamba kuti ime ni zwisa ihuho ca Beelzebule.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Haiba nini zwisa mandimona ca Beelzebule, chwale balutwani benu ba zwisa chani hanze? Bakeñi chezi, mubabe baatuli benu.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Kono haiba nizwesa mandimona chomunwe we Ireza, linu muvuso we Ireza chiweza kwenu.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Linu mukwame yokolete yokwete zilwiso namamela izubo yakwe, zibya zakwe zina mwipabalelo ina hande,When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Linu mukwame yokolete hamukoma, mukwame yokolete uhinda zilwaniso zakwe, mi uzenenga chifumu chakwe.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.

23Yase yasena name unisandukile, yasakunganyi name uhasanya.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Luhuho lubi haluzwa kumutu, lu yenda muchibaka chisena menzi ni kungana chibaka cho kupumwira. Halubula, luli wambila, 'Munibole kwizubo kunakazwa.'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.’

25Halubola, lukawana kuti izubo ifiyelwe ni kubikwa hande.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Mi lubola ni kukahinda amwi madimona akwana iyaza nio bele alihita kulunya mi onse enjila nikuhala mwateni. Linu bwikalo bwama manimani bozo muntu mubube bubilala nikuhita bwe ntanzi.”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.”

27Kubapangahali vuti, habakuwamba inzi zintu, mwanakazi zumwi aba huwelezi kuhita mazwe a chisi, ni kuwamba kwali, “Lina itohonolo ibumo liba ku hwizumuki ni beere libakunyonsi.”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!”

28Linu iye chati, “Chobulyo, bena itohonolo njabana bazuwa linzwi lya Ireza nikulili vikira.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Linu chisi hachibali kukopana nanga bantu bangi, chotanga kuwamba, “Uwu murahi - murahi mubilala. Usaka chisupo, kono kakwina chisupo chite chihewe kuwuli konji chisupo cha Jonasi.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.

30Sina mwababiri Jonasi chisupo kuvene Nenive, Linu ku Mwana wa Muntu mwabe chisupo kounu murahi.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Simwine wa mwanakazi welu hati lwa chilyo mwazimane hekatulo ni mukwame wowuni murahi niku banyansa, linu aba kazwi kuma mani - mani a nkanda kwiza kuzuwa maano a Solomoni, mi mubone zumwi kuhita Solomoni kwena hanu.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.

32Mukwame wa Nenibe kazimane he nkatulo nowu murahi wa batu ni kuunyaza, Linu baba baki henkutazo ya Jonasi, mi mubone, zumwi mukando kwa Jonasi zunu hanu.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.

33Kakwina zumwi, hamana kumunik i lambi, nokulibika mukerima, kamba mwikonde lye chitanda, kono hama biko a lambi iri kuti benjila bawane iseri.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.

34Menso ako nji lambi yomubili. Haiba menso ako ena hande, mubili ose wizwire iseli. Kono haiba linso lyako ivi, mubili wako wiizwere kerima.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.

35Nihakwinabulyo, mutokomere kuti iseli lina kwenu kena kerima.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Nihakwinabulyo, mubili wako ose wina iseli, nikusena i mbali yomubili wako mu kerima, Linu mubili wako onse muuswane ubu i lambi haibenya choku njoloza kwako.”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.”

37Hamana kuwamba, Mufalisi chomukumbira kuti bakalye naye kwizubo yakwe, mi Jesu choyenda chokekala ha zilyo.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38Mufarisi chokomokwa kuti kena aba tangi kusambi naseni kulalila.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Kono Simwine chali kwali, “hanu chwale, inwe Mafarisi muchenise inkomoki ni tusuba hanze, kono mukati kenu mwina feela belyavi, nibubilala.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Inwe bantu musena ingana! Kena kuti yaba pangi hanze njiyena hape yopanga mukati?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Muhe ku babotana zina mukati, mi zintu zonse njisezi chene kwenu.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Kono bumayi kwenu inwe Mafarisi, kakuli muzwisa chintu chonke kuze kumi, minta ni kumini mwiwa lyezi byalantu, kono kamu bileli niswanero ni lato lya Ireza. Kwina hande kupanga nceswanero ni kusaka Ireza, nikusa kangwa kupanga zimwi zintu nazo.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.

43Bumaiye kwenu inwe mafarisi, kakuli musaka zipula zokubusu mu masinagoge ni kulu meriswa chekute kuzibaka zemusika.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Bumaye kwenu, kakuli muswana sina makumbu asena maswayo, bantu baalyata niba sezi.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Mi muruti zumwi omu lao wama juda chamwitaba nokuwamba kuti, “Muruti, zowamba zitu tuka neswe.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Jesu chawamba, “Bumaye kwenu, baruti bomulao! Linu mulemeza batu ni miziyo ibasa oli kuhinda, kono inwe mani kamukwati iyo miziyo ni kanwe kenu konke.“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.

47Bumaye kwenu, kakuli muzakila ba polofita' makumbu, akubazezela ho, mi bazimu benu ba babehayi.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Mi mwipaki hape niku zumina misebizi yaba ziimu benu, kakuli cheniti luli babe hayi Baporofita, avo makumbu abo akuba zezela ho.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Cheri ibaka nalyo, butali bwe Ireza vuva cho, 'Muni tumine kubali bapolofita ni ba apositola, mi mubaba nyandise ni kwihaya bamwi.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.’

50Uwu murazi, chwale, kababe nikulitabilira, kuamana ni malaha aba polofita avava tiri chinga libatangi ifasi.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,

51kuzwa kumalaha a Abele kuya kumalaha a Zakaria, yabe hailwa hakati ka katala ni chihalaleho. Eni, niwamba kwenu, Owu murahi kaulitabilile.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.

52Bumayi kwenu maruti bo mulao wa Majuda, kakuti chimubahindi inkii yenzibo; inwe mubene kamwinjili mwateni, mi mukanisa abo basaka kwinjila.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 hachazwele kwateni, bañoli ni Mafarisi chiba mukananisa ni kumu lwanisa kuamana zintu zingi,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54Kulika kumuchesa mumanzwi akwe.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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