Matthew 18 (SHR)

1Muli ako kanya, entumwa zanacija hali Yezu, zamudôsa, mpu: «Ndi wankaderha mukulu omu Bwâmi bw’empingu?»At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Yezu anacihamagala omwâna w’ecirhaba, amuheba ekarhî kâbo.Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3Anaciderha, erhi: «Okuli, mmubwîre, akabà murhahindusiri mukabà nk’eci cirhabà, murhakalabarha omu Bwâmi bw’empingu.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Ngasi yêshi wacîrhohye nka oyu mwâna, ye wâbè mukulu omu Bwâmi bw’empingu».Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5«Owayankirire omwâna oli nk’oyu erhi nie ntuma, erhi nie ayankirîre.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6“ci owashumike kubî muguma muli abà bâna banyêmîre, kukwânîne bamushwêkere olusho omu igosi, banamukwêbe omu nyanja”.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7“Buhanya bw’igulu erhi mashumi garhuma! Nêci, amashumi garhankabula bwayisha, ci oyu gârhengekwo, ye muhanya!”Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8“Akabà okuboko kwâwe erhi okugulu kwâwe binakushumike, obitwe, okabulire kulî”: “kuli kwinjà okujà omu Buzîne kabokwè erhi kagulu kulusha okuhêka maboko abiri erhi magulu abiri omu muliro gurhazima”.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

9“N’akabà isù lyâwe linakaz’ikushumika, olirhomole, okabulire kuli: kuli kukulu ojè omu Buzîne n’isù liguma ahâli h’okujà omu nyenga y’omuliro na masù abiri.”And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10“Mumanye murhagayaguzagya ciru n’omuguma muli abà bâna barhôrhô: mmubwîzire ntyo bulya Bamalahika bâbo omu mpingu barhahusa okubona obusù bwa Larha oli omu mpingu”». [See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

11Bulya Mwene-omuntu ayishir’iciza ebyàli bihezire.]Not in the BSB

12Kurhi mubwîne? Nna-bibuzi igana, ciguma muli byo cikamuhera, k’arhaleka birya bindi makumi gali mwenda na mwenda omu ntondo, agend’ilonza cirya cihezire?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13N’erhi acishimana, mmubwîre okuli, canamulêrhera amasîma kulusha birya bindi makumi gali mwenda na mwenda birhàli bihezire.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14Ntyo, burhali bulonza bwa Sho w’empingu mpu muguma muli abà barhôrhô ahere.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15Erhi mwene winyu ankajira kubî, ogende, omujeho, omukalihire wêne naye. Akakuyumva, erhi wagalwîre mwene winyu.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Akabà arhakuyumvîrhi, yanka winyu muguma erhi babiri, lyo ngasi ihano liderhwa omu kanwa ka bahamîrizi babiri erhi basharhu.But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17Akabà arhabayumvîrhi, obwîre Ekleziya. Akabà arhumvîrhi Ekleziya, omulole nka mupagani erhi mukage.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18Mmubwîre okuli: ngasi coshi mwâfundike en’igulu, n’omu mpingu, erhi cinali cifundike, na ngasi coshi mwâfundûle en’igulu, erhi ciri cifundûle n’omu mpingu.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19Mmubwîzire n’oku erhi babiri muli mwe en’igulu, bankahûna haguma akantu, ngasi kwoshi bâhûne, bâkuhâbwa na Larha oli omu mpingu.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

20Erhi babiri erhi basharhu bankacîgusha haguma omu izîno lyâni, nâni nanabà ekarhî kâbo.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Okubundi Petro anacimujaho, amubwîra, erhi: «Muhanyi, kanga nkwânîne okubabalira mwene wîrhu erhi akanjirira kubî? Ka kali nda?»Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22Yezu amushuza, anamubwîra, erhi: «Ntakubwîzire nti kuhika kali nda, ci kuhika kali makumi gali nda kali nda.»Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23Co cirhumire Obwâmi bw’empingu bwankagererwa oku mwâmi walonzagya okudôsa abambali omubalè gw’ebirugu byâge.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Erhi abà akola adwîrhe adôsa, bamulêrhera muntu muguma wamulimwo binôno igana bya magerha.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Erhi oyo muntu ahaba kurhi ankajuha, nnâhamwâbo arhegeka mpu bamuguze bo na mukâge n’abâna bâge na ngasi byoshi àli agwêrhe, lyo abona oku alyûla.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

26Olya mushi ahwêra oku idaho, arhondêr’amushenga anaderha, erhi: «Orheng’ininda nâni, nakujuha byoshi».Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27Obwo mwâmi anacibêra olya mwambali obwonjo, amulika, anamubabalira gulya mwenda.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28Lêro erhi olya mushi acihuluka, anashimâna owâbo Mushi wamulimwo ifundo ly’amagerha. Anacimurhuluba, amuhamira emumiro, amubwîra, erhi: «Ngalulira ebyâni walîre».But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29Olya wâbo afukama, amuyinginga, amubwîra, erhi: «Ninda nâni, nakujuha».So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30Ci olya wâbo arhumvagya, acîlahirira, amugendana: aj’imuhira omu lukoba, kuhika alyûle.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31Erhi abâbo bashi bacibona byâbà ntyo, bagaya bwenêne, banacigenda, babwîra nnâhamwâbo oku byabîre kwoshi.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32Okuhandi nnâhamwâbo amuhamagala, amubwîra, erhi: «Mushizi mubî, kurhi nakubabaliraga omwenda gwoshi nka oku wampûnaga.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Ka wêki orhàli okwânîne okubabalira owinyu nka oku nakubabaliraga?»Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34Lêro nnâhamwâbo akunira, amuhà abamubabaza kuhika alyûle omwenda gwâge gwoshi.In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35Ntyo kwo Larha w’empingu ayish’immujirira, akabà ngasi muguma arhababaliri owâbo n’omurhima gwoshi.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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