Who Is the Greatest?
(Mark 9.33-37Luke 9.46-48)1 About this time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2 Jesus called for a child to come over and stand near him. 3 Then he said:
I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. 4 But if you are as humble as this child, you are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And when you welcome one of these children because of me, you welcome me.
Temptations To Sin
(Mark 9.42-48Luke 17.1Luke 2)6 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks! 7 The world is in for trouble because of the way it causes people to sin. There will always be something to cause people to sin, but anyone who does this will be in for trouble.
8 If your hand or foot causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! You would be better off to go into life paralyzed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the fire that never goes out. 9 If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and get rid of it. You would be better off to go into life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell.
The Lost Sheep
(Luke 15.3-7)10-11 Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven. 12 Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away? 13 I am sure that finding it would make you happier than having the 99 that never wandered off. 14 That's how it is with your Father in heaven. He doesn't want any of these little ones to be lost.
When Someone Sins
(Luke 17.3)15 If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The Scriptures teach that every complaint must be proven true by two or more witnesses. 17 If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.
Allowing and Not Allowing
18 I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow. 19 I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, I am there with you.
An Official Who Refused To Forgive
21 Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
22 Jesus answered:
Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like:
One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him. 24 As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him 50,000,000 silver coins. 25 But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
26 The official got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!” 27 The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
28 But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
29 The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.” 30 But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
31 When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened. 32 The king called the first official back in and said, “You're an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent. 33 Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?” 34 The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed. 35 That is how my Father in heaven will treat you, if you don't forgive each of my followers with all your heart.
Elininipiko
(Mark. 9:33-37Luk. 9:46-48)1 Mefimbo tuu linya ovalongwa ove uya kuJesus tava ti: “Olyelye hano omunene e dule vakwao mouhamba wokeulu?” 2 Oye okwa ifana okaana, ndele okwe ka kaleka ofika mokati kavo 3 ndele ta ti: “Oshili handi mu lombwele: ngeenge itamu lidilulula ndele tamu ningi ngaashi ounona, kamu na apa tamu ka ya mouhamba wokeulu. 4 Onghee hano, ou te lininipike ngaashi okaana aka, oye omunene e dule vakwao mouhamba wokeulu. 5 Naau ta tambula okaana ka tya ngaha medina lange, Aame ta tambula.
Omahongaulo
(Mark. 9:42-48Luk. 17:1-2)6 “Ndele ou ta hongaula kamwe komwaava vanini, tava itavele nge, she mu wapalela ngeno a mangelwe mofingo yaye emanya loshini, ndele ta ninginifwa moule mefuta.
7 “Woo ounyuni omolwomahongaulo! Osheshi omahongaulo e nokuuya; ndelenee woo omunhu ou ta eta ehongaulo! 8 Ndele eke loye ile omhadi yoye, ngeenge tai ku hongaula, i teta ko ove u i ekeleshi; okuya momwenyo ove oshingudu ile oshilema okwe ku wapalela ku dule okukala nomake avali neemhadi mbali, ove to ekelwashi momundilo waalushe. 9 Neisho loye ngeenge tali ku hongaula, li kolola mo, ove u li ekeleshi; okuya momwenyo u neisho limwe alike okwe ku wapalela ku dule okukala nomesho avali, ndele to ka ekelwa momundilo woheli.
10 “Litaleni, muha dine nande okamwe komwaava vanini; osheshi Ame ohandi mu lombwele, ovaengeli vavo vomeulu ohava tale alushe oshipala shaTate meulu. 11 Osheshi Omona wOmunhu okwe uya okuxupifa ou a kana.
Odi ya kana
(Luk. 15:3-7)12 “Otamu ti ngahelipi? Ngeenge ku nomunhu e needi efele limwe, ndele imwe yomudo tai kana, ita fii po ngeno keemhunda odo omilongo omugoi nomugoi ndele ta ka konga inya ya kana? 13 Ndele ngeenge te i mono, oshili handi mu lombwele: ote i hafele nokuhafa ku dule okuhafela omilongo omugoi nomugoi, odo inadi kana. 14 Osho tuu kashi fi ehalo laXo yeni meulu, pa kane nande okamwe komwaava vanini.
Epukululo lomunhu
(Luk. 17:3)15 “Ndele omumwanyoko ngeenge ta nyono kwoove, inda u ke mu pukulule mu li po amuke vavali; ndele ngeenge te ku udu, opo nee ove wa likola omumwanyoko. 16 Ndele ngeenge ita udu ko, ka ifane ko umwe ile vavali, eendjovo adishe opo di tokolwe komakanya eendobwedi mbali ile nhatu. 17 Ndele ngeenge ite va udu, shi lombwela eongalo. Ndele ngeenge ita udu ko keongalo, opo nee u kale we mu tala ngaashi omupaani nongaashi omufutifi.
18 “Oshili handi mu lombwele: Eshi tamu shi mange kombada yedu, otashi kala sha mangwa nomeulu, naashi tamu shi mangulula kombada yedu, otashi kala sha mangululwa nomeulu.
19 “Oshili handi mu lombwele vali: Ngeenge vavali vomunye kombada yedu tava udafana oshinima tave shi indile, otave shi pewa kuTate meulu. 20 Osheshi oku ku na vavali ile vatatu va ongala medina lange, Ame ondi li mokati kavo.”
Omupiya ehe na onghenda
21 Opo nee Petrus okwa ya kuye ndele ta ti: “Omwene, olungapi ndi nokudimina po omumwatate ta nyono kwaame: luheyali ola wana?” 22 Jesus okwe mu nyamukula: “Ame ihandi ku lombwele luheyali, ndelenee lwomilongo heyali naheyali.
23 “Onghee hano Ouhamba wokeulu wa fa ohamba ya hala okuvalula oikolo yovapiya vayo. 24 Ndele eshi ya hovela okuvalula, oya etelwa mo umwe e noikolo nayo, yoitalenti omayovi omulongo. 25 Ndele eshi a li hamakasha, ehe na eshi ta futu, omwene waye okwa yandja elombwelo, a landwe po pamwe nomwalikadi waye novana nakeshe eshi e shi kwete, oikolo yaye i futwe. 26 Opo nee omupiya ou okwe linyongamena poshi, e mu ilikana ndele ta ti: ‘Tale nge onheni, ndele handi ku futile aishe.’ 27 Ndele Omwene okwa fila omupiya ou onghenda, okwe mu efa, ndele te mu dimine po oikolo.
28 “Ndelenee omupiya ou eshi a ya pondje, okwe litwa omupiya mukwao, e mu lila oikolo yeedenari efele limwe; okwe mu kwata, e mu ponda ndele ta ti: ‘Futa oikolo yange.’ 29 Opo nee omupiya ou mukwao okwa twa eengolo, e mu ilikana ndele ta ti: ‘Tale nge onheni, ohandi ku futile aishe.’ 30 Ndelenee oye ina hala, okwa ya ndele te mu idililifa modolongo, fiyo ta futu oikolo yaye. 31 Ndele ovapiya vakwao eshi va mona eshi sha ningwa po, ova nyika oluhodi shili, ndele va ka hepaululila omwene wavo oinima ei aishe ya ningwa ko. 32 Opo nee omwene waye okwe mu ifana kuye ndele ta ti kuye: ‘Omupiya ove mwii, oikolo yoye aishe onde i ku kufila po, eshi wa ilikana nge; 33 naave yo ngeno wa li u nokufila onghenda omupiya mukweni, ngaashi ame nde ku fila onghenda.’ 34 Ndele omwene waye mehandu laye okwe mu yandja kovahepeki fiyo ta futu oinima aishe e i mu lila oikolo. 35 Osho yo Tate meulu te mu ningile, ngeenge itamu dimine po okomitima deni keshe tuu omumwaina.”
