Matai 22
1 UYeisu pu akhamula hange akhanchova nufihwani hata, “
Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
2 Uludeva lwa khukyanya luhwanine ndunkuludeva uviatelikhe ifinu vutenghulani vwa munu viatolangha udala.
“[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
3 Pu akhavasuha avavombi vamwene vakhaveilanghe aveilangiwa ukhwincha khwilya eikhyakhulya ekhitelekhiwe eikhyavutenghulani pu avanu voni vakhabela.
[When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
4 Unkuludeva pwakhasuha khange avavombi avange, akhavavula. Akhata “Mukhavavule voni aveilwangwa, mulole, pumeitesaminche ifinufya vutolani. Isenga nchangho ni finge ifinu ifinonile, fiheinjiwe pu fyoni neimalile ukhufitesania pu mwinchanghe khuvutengulani tuhovokhe paninie.”
So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
5 Pu leino aveilangwa avo savaleikhuyi sangeila einyielango pu valeikhwiluteila nu yunge ukhwa sanghie, umo aluteile khukhyalo khwileima uyunge akhuluta khukhedengha.
[But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
6 Avange avuvasinghile puvakhavasambukhila avavombi avasuhiwe vakhavabuda. Pu leino unkuludeva ula akalile fincho.
The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Pu akhasuha eikhipungha khya mwene, eikhya valwa linghoha ukhuluta khukhuvabuda vala voni avabudi vavavombi va mwene nukhuyanja uvunjenge vwavo nu mwoto.
[When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
8 Puleino akhavavula avavombi vamwene akhata, “Uluhekhelo lwakhulya ifyavute, ngulani lufikhe aveilangwa savanonghile.
[After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
9 Pu leino mulutanghe na munjeila malekhano eincha misevo voni uvuya khiva mukhuvavona muveilangenghe vinchange khuhekhela uvutengulani.”
So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
10 Avombi vala puvakhaluta pa njeila eimbaha vakhaveilanghe voni avavikhuvavona avangholofu na vavivi. Uluhekhe khela lwa vutenghulani pulukhadengha avanu vuvingi avanghenji.
So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
11 Pu leino avile eingile unkuludeva ula khwilola avanghenji, vamwene pwakha vuna munyumba ya vulenghulani eiyaluhekhelo mwale umo uveisafwalile eimienda einghya luhekhelo lwa vutenghulani!
But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
12 Pu Unkuludeva akhambuncha akhata, 'Imanyani, vangho vwingile ndakheikhi umu nuve nsufwalile eimienda nghya vutenghulani?' Pu umunu uywa sanchove khinu akhava eikelile ukhuva pala pavutenghulani.
The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
13 Pu unkuludeva akhavavula avavombi vamwene akhata, '“Munkunge umunu uyu amavokho nanghamalunde pu mutanghe khunji khuhisi pu ukhwa khukhwiva nulukuto nulunghaduncho lwa mino.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
14 Ulwakhuva aveilangiwa veingi avahalwa vadebe.”
[Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
15 Pu ava Falisai vakhahengha vakhuluta nukhisavania umuyakhiva vikhumwibateila u Yeisu mumanyu ngha mwene.
After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
16 Pu ava Falisai vakhasuha avakongi vavo navanya Heloti. Pukhanchita khwa Yeisu, “Manyisi, tulumanyile ukhuta uve ulei munu vayeilwei, nukhuta vumanyesya uvunonghwe vwa Nguluve vumanyeisya mumbwayeilweli. Hange savudwada uvuvaha vwa munu uvei avenchangha pakhuva savwilola khumiho umunu umwa velile.
They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
17 Pu leinou Yeisu utuvule vwa vona ndhakeikhi? Panonghile, unkusanguncha nukhusongha eisongho khwa kesali pamo mwikho?”
So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
18 Pu leino u Yeisu avumanyile uvvivi vwavo pu akhata, “Kheikhi munkhungela mweivangalukhi umwe?
But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
19 Mume eindalama ya songo neilole puvakhapa eidinali.
Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
20 U Yeisu akhavavuncha, “Khiwani khyani eikhi?”
He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
21 Pu vakhamula vakhata, “Khihwani Khya Kesali.”Pu humbe muhombenge khwa kesali ifyavukesali vwa mwene nei fya Nguluve mupe UNguluve.”
They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
22 Vavile vapolikhe ewo vadenghile fincho puvakhandekha vakhanja ukhuluta.
When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
23 Pu eikhinghono eikhyo vakhinchaava Sadukai khwa Yeisu, avanu avavita vusikhuli uvunchikha, pu avavakhambuncha,
During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
24 Vakhata, “Manyisi, u Mose atile, umunu angafwe khita hola mwana ulukololwe ahalanghe udala ufwile pu angh'olele ulukololwe umwana.
[In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
25 Pu khulyufwe kwale navana munu lekhela khumo. utanchi atolile udala pwakhafwa khitahola umwana. Pu akhandekhela ulukololwe udala.
Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
26 Pu yeikhava vuvuvwa nayulukololwe uva veilei vope na yuvadatu, pu voni saba yeikha vulevule savahole mwana.
The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
27 Pu leino udala vope nghukhafikha useikhi nghwa khufwa akhafwa.
Last of all, the widow also died.
28 Pu leino khuvandukha valava vanchukhile voni pwa lava idala vani? Pakhuva voni lekhela khumo vale nave.”
So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
29 Pu u Yeisu akhavamula akhata mwiyangha, “Mwiyangha pakhuva sambumanyile uvusimbe na nghamakha ngha Nguluve.
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
30 Pu u Yeisu akhavavula akhata, khuvunchukha khusikhuli ukhutila khuve khuvu kha pu leino viva ndavasuhwa va Nguluve khukyanya.
The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
31 Hange pakhulongu ya vunhukha, samwembile eilimenyu eilinchoviwe nu Nguluve eiliita, Une neilei
But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
32 Nguluve va Abrahamu, neilei Nguluve va Isikakha, neileiNguluve va Yakobo? U Nguluve sa Nguluve vavafwile pu Nguluve vavumi.”
‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]!”
33 Pu ululundamano vavile vapulikhe ewo vadenghile fincho.
When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
34 Pu ava Farisai vavile vapulekhe ukhuta ava Sadukai, vavemilwe puvakhalundamana ava Farisai, vakhinchofanja.
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
35 Pu umo, mwene umanyi va ndanghilo pu akhavunja elimenyu pakhunghela.
One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
36 “Pu akhata imanyisi, lyululanghilo luleikhu uluvaha ukhuluteila khunchinge mundangheilo?”
“Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
37 U Yeisu pwakhamula akhata, “Ungananghe u Nguluve vakho nei numbula yakho yoni, na nghutima nghwakho nghyoni, na masagho ngha luhala lwakho lwoni.
Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
38 Ulu lyululanghilo uluvaha hange lulei mbulongolo.
That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
39 Ulwa veilei luhwanine nulwa lyope lyu ulu - Unghananghe unino nduvu vwi nghanile yuve.
The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
40 Eindanghilo nchoni eincha va nyamalangho muncheilotikhe mundangeilo eveilei inchi.”
These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
41 Pu ava Farisai vavalundamine pupaninie, U Yeisu akhavavuncha eilimenyu. Akhata,
While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
42 “Pu!, musongha ndakheikhi ukhukongana nu keileisite? U mwene nswambe vani?” Pu avene vakhamula vakhata, “Nswambe va Daveite.”
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
43 Pu ndakheikhi, “U Daveite einchovela mwamepo ukhuta, 'U Nkuludeva ambulile u Nkuludeva vango,'
Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
44 Akhata tama khukhivokho khyango eikhya khundyo, punikhuvaveikhangha avatavangwa vakho pasi pa malunde nghakho.'”?”
[David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
45 Pu leino eingave u Daveite inchova ita veinkuludeva va mwene, “Pu ivenchangha nswambe va mwene?”
So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
46 Pu sa nghele umunu nayumo ukhwamula limenyu, hange ukhuhumangha eikhinghono khila sanghele munu ukhuvuncha limenyu.
No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
