Jesu unolebeleka ngekwe kukolomogwa kwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu
(Matewu 24:1-2Luke 21:5-6)1 Jesu kati ebhuda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, mmwe we badiyiwa babe kan'dwa kati, “Bonani N'diyi, mabgwe anotjenamisa ne mbako dzinotjenamisa seni idzedzi!”
2 Jesu kan'dwa kati, “Unobona mbako idzedzi ne bukulu gwadzo kene? Akuna ne bgwe ling'ompela linowosala lakatiliyana ne limwe, lisingawoligigwa pasi.”
Manikano ne kudziyidziwa
(Matewu 24:3-14Luke 21:7-19)3 Kati agala mu Dombo le Mitoba, kulingisana ne Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, kukazha Pita na Jakubo na Johani na Enduru bakambhuzwa pasipo bathu beti, 4 “Utibudze kuti ikoku kowoshingikala lini, tjilakidzo tjowobe tjipi kulakidza ha zwithu izwezo zose zwabe pejo ngoshingikala?”
5 Ngono Jesu katangisa kubadwa eti, “Ibeni ne njele kuti kusibe ne mmwe ungamudzimidza. 6 Banji banowozha bezwidana nge zina langu beti, ‘Ndimi iye,’ ngono banowolasha bathu banjinji. 7 Koga muti ha muhwa kulebgwa ngekwe ngwa, musitongo lobgwa nge hana, ngobe kwakafanila kuti kushingikale, koga bupelo gowobe gusathu gukaswika. 8 Ludzi gowomukila gumwe ludzi ne bushe gowomukila gumwe bushe. Kowobe ne kutengenyeka kwe shango mu mituthu yakasiyana, kukabe ne bhamba. Ngono ikoku kowobe kunga kutangisa kwe zwibhayo zwe thumbgwa.
9 “Koga imwi muzwitjengete, ngobe banowomuyisa ku mabazhe, mowolobgwa mu ng'umba dze mitembezelo, mukasumikilisiwa ndi boshe na bomambo nge kwangu kupa butendeki mbeli kwabo. 10 Ndebo mbuya yakafanila kuti iswike ku njudzi dzose kutanga. 11 Muti ha bemusunga bemuzhisa ku lubazhe, bemutilika nlandu, musitongo dziyidzika ngoalakana kuti mowolebeleka muyitini. Koga mulebe itjo tjamunowobe mubudziwa nge tjibaka itjetjo, ngobe akutowobe kulebeleka imwi, koga kowobe kulebeleka Meya yakayengemala. 12 Hwola inowowongela nnung'una ku lufu, tate be nthu banowon'wongela mu lufu, bana banowomukila bazwadzi babo bakabawongela mu lufu. 13 Mowobengiwa nge bathu bose ngekwe zina langu. Koga iye unowodzikitadza kunoti ku bupelo, unowotjidziwa.
Mbipo inotjenamisa
(Matewu 24:15-28Luke 21:20-24)14 “Muti mubona mbipo inotjenamisa ili payisakafanila kubepo (unobala ngaahwisise), ipapo bose bamu Judiya batizhile ku matombo. 15 Iye upezhugwi kwe ng'umba asideluke kangina mu ng'umba iye kutola tjimwe; 16 naiye uku minda, asibgwilile kanyi kunotola ngubo. 17 Yee mme wee! Kowobangalala seni kumuli imwi bakadzi bakazwisenga ne banomwisa mu misi iyeyo! 18 Tembezelani kuti ikoku kusishingikale mu nsi we mbaba. 19 Ngoti mu misi iyeyo kowobepo kudziyidzika kukulu kusakatongo bepo kudwila mu kubumbiwa kwe shango nge Ndzimu kuswikila ngwenu, akutowopapha kukabe yapo kakale. 20 Ngono ha She akabe asatapudza mazhuba iyawo, akuna nthu wabe angatjidziwa. Koga ngekwe bashalugwa babe baakashalula wakathama kuti mazhuba iyawo abe mashomanana.
21 “Mu tjibaka itjetjo ha mmwe angamudwa kati, ‘Bonani woyu Mesiya kene hwouje,’ musitongo duma. 22 Kowozha Bomesiya be manyepkhwa ne balebesambeli be manyepkhwa be lakidza zwilakidzilo bethama matjenamiso kulasha bathu, bukulu kwazo ibabo bakashalugwa, ha kwabe kutubuka. 23 Koga mube ne njele, ngoti ndamubudza tjimwe ne tjimwe kutjikale.”
Kuzha kwe Nkololo we Nthu
(Matewu 24:29-31Luke 21:25-28)24 “Kowoti mu mazhuba iyawo, shule kwe dzimanikano, zhuba lowoti zwititi, ne mwedzi awutowopa tjedza tjawo, 25 ne nyenyedzi dzowowila pasi ne masimba a pezhugwi anotengenyeka. 26 Ngono ipapo banowobona Nkololo we Nthu ezha ali mu makole ana masimba makulu ne tjedza. 27 Ipapo unowotumila batumwa be kudzimu ku mbizho nna dze shango, kukubunganya bashalugwa kudwa mu phelelo dze shango kunoti ku phelelo dze zhuzhugwi.
Muzwidiye nge mpaya
(Matewu 24:32-35Luke 21:29-33)28 “Muzwidiye nge mpaya, ha utangisa uthinila, muzibe kuti tjilimo tjabe pejo. 29 Ndizo namwibo muti ha mubona zwithu izwezwi zwishingikala, muzibe kuti wabe pejo pejo, upa nkoba. 30 Ndolebesa ndoti kumuli, tjizekugwana itjetji atjingapinde zwithu izwezwi zose zwisathu zwikashingikala. 31 Zhuzhugwi na pasi zowopela, koga matama angu anowosala.
Akuna unoziba ngekwe zhuba kene tjibaka
(Matewu 24:36-44)32 “Koga zhuba ilelo kene tjibaka itjetjo, akuna unotjiziba, batumwa be kudzimu kene iye Nkololo, abasi Tate boga. 33 Ibeni nge njele, mulinde, mutembezele, ngobe amutoziba kuti tjibaka tjowoswika lini. 34 Konga nthu ha etola gwendo, unoti ha ebhuda kapa balanda babe mishingo, mmwe ne mmwe kalingisana ne uwe. Kadwa ntjengeti we nkoba kati, ugale wakalinda. 35 Namwibo mugale makalinda, ngobe amutoziba kuti batetshi be nzi banowoswika lini. Pamwe banowoswika madekwana, kene pakati kwe busiku, kene hwuku dzilila kene mangwanana. 36 Lindani, ndizo basiti bezha makafala, bakamuwana makayizela. 37 Tjandinomubudza, ndobudza bose, ‘Lindani.’ ”
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
(Matthew 24.1Matthew 2Luke 21.5Luke 6)1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these beautiful stones and wonderful buildings!”
2 Jesus replied, “Do you see these huge buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.”
Warning about Trouble
(Matthew 24.3-14Luke 21.7-19)3 Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. 4 They asked, “When will these things happen? What will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
5 Jesus answered:
Watch out and don't let anyone fool you! 6 Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.
7 When you hear about wars and threats of wars, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. 8 Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.
9 Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their synagogues. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith. 10 But before the end comes, the good news must be preached to all nations.
11 When you are arrested, don't worry about what you will say. You will be given the right words when the time comes. But you will not really be the ones speaking. Your words will come from the Holy Spirit.
12 Brothers and sisters will betray each other and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed. 13 Everyone will hate you because of me. But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved.
The Horrible Thing
(Matthew 24.15-21Luke 21.20-24)14 Someday you will see that “Horrible Thing” where it should not be. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains. 15 If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything. 16 If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. 17 It will be an awful time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. 18 Pray that it won't happen in winter. 19 This will be the worst time of suffering since God created the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again. 20 If the Lord doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of his chosen and special ones, he will make the time shorter.
21 If someone should say, “Here is the Messiah!” or “There he is!” don't believe it. 22 False messiahs and false prophets will come and work miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. 23 But be on your guard! That's why I am telling you these things now.
When the Son of Man Appears
(Matthew 24.29-31Luke 21.25-28)24 In those days, right after this time of suffering,
“The sun will become dark,
and the moon
will no longer shine.
25 The stars will fall,
and the powers in the sky
will be shaken.”
26 Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth.
A Lesson from a Fig Tree
(Matthew 24.32-35Luke 21.29-33)28 Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near. 29 So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come. 30 You can be sure that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens. 31 The sky and the earth will not last forever, but my words will.
No One Knows the Day or Time
(Matthew 24.36-44)32 No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows. 33 So watch out and be ready! You don't know when the time will come. 34 It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert. 35 So be alert! You don't know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning. 36 But if he comes suddenly, don't let him find you asleep. 37 I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert!