Ngekwe simba la Jesu
(Matewu 21:23-27Mako 11:27-33)1 Limwe zhuba Jesu kati ediya bathu mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu esumikila ndebo mbuya, bapirisiti bakulu ne badiyi be nlayo ne bakulu be Bajuta bakazha kunli, 2 bakati, “Utibudze kuti unoshinga zwithu izwezwi nge simba lipi ndiani wakakupa simba ileli?”
3 Kadabila eti, “Ndowomubhuzwabo bhuzo ing'ompela. Mundibudze, 4 kudubika kwa Johani kwakadwa kudzimu kene mu bathu?”
5 Bakalebeleka tje kwabo beti, “Ha tingati, ‘Kwakadwa kudzimu,’ unowoti, ‘Ini musakan'galamoyo munli?’ 6 Koga ha tingati, ‘Kwakadwa mu bathu,’ bathu banowotikikithidza nge mabgwe, ngobe bose banogalamoyo kuti Johani wakabe ali nlebesambeli.” 7 Ndizo bakashandula beti, abatoziba kwakwakadwa.
8 Jesu kati ku bali, “Namibo andingamubudze kuti zwithu izwezwi ndozwishinga nge simba lipi.”
Tjifaniso tje balimi be nnda we mizhambi
(Matewu 21:33-46Mako 12:1-12)9 Jesu katangisa budza bathu tjifaniso etji, eti, “Mmwe nlume wakalima nnda we mizhambi. Kauhirisa ku bamwe balimi, ngono iye kayenda ku imwe shango tjibaka tjilefu. 10 Kukati tjibaka tje zhambi tjiswika, katuma nlanda ku bahiri be nnda uwe kuti bampe mimwe mitjelo ye zhambi. Koga bahiri be nnda bakanloba bakantata kayenda akalembedza maboko. 11 Mweni we nnda katuma nlanda we bubili ngono na iyebo bakanloba bakambhatisa shoni, bakantata kayendabo akalembedza maboko. 12 Katuma we butatu, na iyebo bakanloba bakandusa mbonje bakanlashila kuzhe. 13 Ipapo mweni we nnda we mizhambi wakati, ‘Ndowotini kene? Ndowotuma nkololo wangu, wandinoda, pamwe banowonteta.’ 14 Koga kukati bahiri be nnda bembona, bakalangana beti, ‘Oyu ndiye n'gali thaka. Ngatimbulayeni, kuti ndizo thaka ibe yedu!’ 15 Bakamposela kuzhe kwe nnda we mizhambi bakambulaya.
“Ngono mweni we nnda we mizhambi unowobatini kene? 16 Unowozha kalobesa bahiri ibabo, ngono unowohirisa nnda iwoyo we mizhambi kuna bapoga.”
Kukati bathu behwa ikoku bakati, “Ikoku akungashingikale!”
17 Jesu kabalingisisa, kababhuzwa kati, “Ngono kodwani ikoku kwakakwagwa kuyi
“ ‘Bgwe lakalambiwa nge babaki
ndilo lakabe bgwe linotambunudza mbako?’
18 “Iye unowila pezhugwi kwe bgwe ilelo, unowovunikana kasala ali zwitibhutibhu, koga ha liwila nthu lowompkhwanya.” 19 Badiyi be nlayo ne bapirisiti bakulu bakagwisa kumbhata ipapo, ngobe beziba kuti wabe elebeleka nge kwabo mu tjifaniso itjetji. Koga bakabe betja bathu.
Bhuzo ngekwe kulipa lukhetho
(Matewu 22:15-22Mako 12:13-17)20 Ndizo bankanlalila ngono bakatuma shodzi dzakabe dzizwithama bathu bana malebeswa. Bakabe bekumbula kuti banowombhatshila muna tjaangaleba, kuti ndizo ban'yise ku nlayo ne mu simba le nlauli. 21 Ngono shodzi dzakambhuzwa dziti, “N'diyi, toziba kuti moleba kakale mukadiya tjakalulwama amutoshalaula, koga modiya zila ye Ndzimu nge malebeswa. 22 Apa kumu nlayo kene, kuti tilipe lukhetho kuna Kaisara Mambo we Roma kene aa?”
23 Jesu kaziba bupitipiti gwabo ngono kati, 24 “Mundilakidze loso ling'ompela. Tjifano tjaani itjetji, kakale kwakakwagwa nge kwaani mulili?”
Bakashandula beti, “Nge zwa Kaisara.” 25 Kati ku bali, “Ndizo ipani Kaisara zwithu zwizwe, ngono mupe Ndzimu zwawo.”
26 Bakasitubule kumbhatshila nge matama pakati kwe bathu. Kakale nge kutjenamisiwa nge dabilo dzidze, bakanyalala.
Kumuka kwe bafi
(Matewu 22:23-33Mako 12:18-27)27 Ipapo Basadusi bamwe, ibo banoti akuna kumuka kwe bafi, bakazha kunli nge bhuzo, 28 beti, “N'diyi, Mushe wakati kwalila eti, ‘Ha nlume efa esiya nkadzi asina bana, nnung'una uwe ngaan'gale thaka, athamile nkulu uwe bana.’ 29 Kwakabe kuna thobeledzani dze balisana dzili kutendeka, ngono hwola yabo ikalobola, koga ikafa isina bana. 30 Ipapo thobeledzo iye ikan'gala thaka, ngono ikafabo isina bana. 31 We butatu katolabo tjilikadzi iyeyo ngono nge zila iyeyo, bose bali kutendeka bakafa basina bana. 32 Bhelelo nkadzi kafabo. 33 Ndizo ngwenu, mu kumuka kwe bafi, unowobe nkadzi waani muna bose bali kutendeka bakanlobola?”
34 Jesu kabashandula eti, “Bathu be misi ino banolobola bakalobodziwa. 35 Koga ibabo banowobe bakalizana kungina mu nsi ihwoyo we kumuka mu bafi, abatowolobola kene kuli kulobodziwa, 36 Ngoti abangatjafe, ngobe banolizana ne batumwa be kudzimu kakale bana be Ndzimu, ngoti bali bana be kumuka mu bafi. 37 Mushe na iye unotjenesa mu ndebo ye denje linotshwa, kuti bafi banowomusigwa mu butjilo. Unoleba ngekwa She eti ndibo, ‘Ndzimu wa Abhurahama, Ndzimu wa Isaki ne Ndzimu wa Jakubo.’ 38 Ndizo ate uli Ndzimu we bafi, koga nge we batjili, ngobe bose banoutjilila.”
39 Bamwe badiyi be nlayo bakadabila beti, “Maleba zubuyanana, n'diyi!” 40 Ngono bakasitjabhuzwe bhuzo dzimwe kakale.
Ngekwa Mesiya
(Matewu 22:41-46Mako 12:35-37)41 Ipapo Jesu kati ku bali, “Banodwatjini ha beti Mesiya nkololo wa Dafite? 42 Ngobe Dafite nge kukwe mu lukwalo gwe Njimbo unoti,
“ ‘She bakati kuna She wangu,
Gala ku luboko gwangu gwe luji,
43 kudzina ndithama zwita zwizo
tjigalo tjaunobiga makumbo awo.’
44 “Dafite unondana eti, ‘She.’ Ngono ungabe nkololo uwe tjini kene?”
Jesu unotjenjedza ngekwe badiyi be nlayo
(Matewu 23:1-36Mako 12:38-40)45 Kukati bathu bose bakahwilila, Jesu kati ku badiyiwa babe, 46 “Tjenjelelani badiyi be nlayo. Banoda yenda bakaambala hazu dze makubakuba, beda kudumiliswa pakati kwe bathu ne kugala mu zwigalo zwi pezhugwi mu ng'umba dze mitembezelo ne magalo a hwunde ne nkoki mu mizano ye zojiwa. 47 Banotjebela tjilikadzi nge kudzitolela thundu dzadzo, bakayita mashungwa ndibong'we nge mitembezelo milefu. Bathu bakajali banowolobgwa shamu inogwadza kwazo.”
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