Luke 20 (SBS) · Opened

1kubezi zuba lyonke, linu Jesu abali kuluta ni kuwamba ku bantu mwi ntepele naluta Izwi, mukulwana wa mapulisita ni bamwi ba kulwana baba kezi kwali nibamwiOne day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2Baba wambi, chibati kwali, “utu wa mbile ma tanzi au kwete ku chita ezi zintu? Njeni uzo aba kuhi mata?”“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

3Che taba nati kubali, “Name muni mibuze ipuzo. Muni wa mbile“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4che nkolobezo ya Joani. Iba kuzwa kwiulu kapa ku muntu?”John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

5Baba lielezi abobene, chibacho, “Chi twati, 'Izwa kwi ulu,' mwa wambe, 'chinzi ha musa zumini kwali?'They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

6Linu chi twati, 'izwa ku muntu,' bonse bantu kaba tuñate, abo baba susu wezwa kuti Joani abali mupolofita,”But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

7Linu chi betaba kuti kabezi kuzi ka zwa.So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8Jesu chati ku bali, “kese nimi wa mbile Inguzu zini chita izi zintu.”And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9Cha wambila bantu Inguli, “Muntu cha biala nzi chelantu zakwe muluwa, muntu aba kalimise luwa kuba viali bo muomba, ni kuya kwi nkanda Inako Inde.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

10Chi yasike nako chi kutuma bahikana kubabiali ba muwomba, muhe nzimwi nzi chelantu zizwa muluwa lo muwomba. Baba kutokomela luwa lo muomba baba mukabi, niku musiya mayanza-yanza.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

11Hape cha tuma zumwi muhikana naye baba mukabi, ni kumu nyandisa cha chituhu, niku mutumina naye mayanza-yanza.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

12Chiba tuma zumwi wa butatu naye baba mukavi kumu nongola nzilabi kwali, niku musohela hanze.Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

13Linu Simwine wa luwa lomuomba chati, 'Muni chite bule?' Muni tume mwa nangu unisuna. Mwe ndi mubamuhe Ikute.'‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

14Kono ba byali ba muomba chiba mubona, chiba wamba mukati kabo, chi ba cho, Uzu nji yena swana. Tumwi haye, tuhinde chi fumu chibe chetu.'But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

15Chi ba musohela kunze wo luwa lomuomba, ni kumwi haya. Mihe simwine wa luwa lomuomba mwati nzi kubali?So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16Kakeze ni kwiza kushinya ba byali boluwa lya muwomba, mwahe luwa lomu womba ku bamwi.” Mi ha ba zuwa, chiba cho, “Ireeza ukanisa!”He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

17Jesu cha lola kubali, nacho, “Iñolo litalusa nzi? 'Ivwe liba sohiwa bazaki, liba bikwa musumo wo mwinkona'?But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

18Nzonse zibawi kweline vwe nziba kosoki hakati. Yense ase awile vwe, muli sinyehe.”Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

19Bañoli niba kulwana bama pulisita baba kusuna kubika mayaza abo cheyo nako, babe zibite kuti inguli ya wamba i baku keza kubali. Linu baba ku tiya chi kwata cha bantu.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

20Baba ku mulolete che ntokomelo, baba tumini bantu ba matwela baba lihele kuti abo ba lukite, kuti baka wane muladu mu nzi wambo zakwe, bamu twale kwa bana ba yendisi ni kuba kulwana be chisi.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

21Chi bamu buza, nacho, “Muluti, twizi kuti uba wambi ni kuluta nzilukite, mikana Insusuwezo ye chitulo cha zumwi, kono ubakuluta buniti bwe nzila ye Ireeza.“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

22Kana Iswanelo kwetu kuliha mutelo kwa Sesare, kapa bule?”Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23Kono Jesu cha zuwi sisa mizezo yabo, chati kubali,But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24“Muni tondeze ma sheleñi. Chi fateho chani chi na hateni?” Chi bacho, 'Sesare.”“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

25Chati kubali, “Muhe Sasere zintu za Sasere, ni kwe Ireeza, zintu zakwe Reeza.”So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

26Kana baba kwizi za kumu kananisa ha ba ku kwete ku wamba hakati habusu bwa bantu. Baba zimene niba ñuñuna kana baba kwina cho kwi taba.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

27Bu ngi bwa Masadduse chi ba keza kwali, yeke ya ba ku wamba kuti ka kwina kubuka kubafu,Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28chi ba mu buza, chi bati, “Muluti, Mushe aba tuñoleli kuti haiba mukulwe wa mukwame nafwa, nena mwanakazi, mi nasa kwete bana, mukwame uwola kuhinda mwanakazi wamukulwa kwe, niku wanina mukulwe bana.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

29Kuba kwina bana ba bakwame ba tenda iyanza ni bobele, wetanzi aba hindi mwanakazi, aba fwi na sena mwana,Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30niwa bubeli naye.Then the second

31Wa butatu cha muhinda, ubu nja bana be yaza ni bobeli ba bafwi, ka bena bana.and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32Ha ku hinta inako mwanakazi naye chafwa.And last of all, the woman died.

33Mwinako yokubuswa, mwabe mwanakazi wani? Kakuti iyaza nibo bele bakwete iye kuti nji mwanakazi wabo.”So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

34Jesu cha cho kubali, “Bana be nkanda ba sesa, bahewa maseso.Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35Cwale aho njeni njete ahewe chifumu. abo bahindwa ku baba kutekwa mwinako yoku amuhelwa kuba ntu bafwile kuzwa kubafu.But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36Mikese ba olele kuzwilila kufwa. mukuti ba likanelele ni mangeloi ni bana ba Ireeza, bababi bana ba ba buswa.In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

37Kuti babafwi baba buswa, naye Mushe aba ntondezwa, kuamana ni chi humbu, kwa ba kusumpa Simwine Ireeza wa Abrahama ni Ireeza wa Isaka ni Ireeza wa Jakobo.Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38Hanu kanji Ireeza wa bafu, kono Ireeza yohala, Linu bonse bahalila kwali.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

39Bamwi ba masika babe tabi, “Muluti, wetaba nenza,Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

40“Kana baba bozekezi kubuza nzimwi mpuzo.And they did not dare to question Him any further.

41Jesu chati kubali, “Chizi ha ba wamba kuti Jesu mwana wa Davida?Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

42Mukuti Davida iye mwine aba wambi mwi mbuka ya Lisamu, Simwine aba wambi kwa Simwine wa ngu, 'Wikale kubulyo bwe yanza lyangu,For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

43konji chi napanga zila zako kuba mayendelo ako.'until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

44Davida cha sumpa Jesu, simwine,' linu aho njeni mwana Davida?'Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

45Mu kuhoza bantu bonse cha wamba kuba lutwana bakwe,”In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

46Muzwe kubantu, bena mizezo yoku yenda munzila isalukite, abo basaka ahulu intumeliso zamanzimo muchibaka cha maunzikizo, mi simwine wikala muma sinangonge, zibaka zasimwine zemikiti.“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

47Bamana mazubo abanakazi ba fwililwe, nibaba lapelela intapelo inde. Abo kabahewe chikuto chikando.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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