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!
Okungumaunwa po kwaJerusalem nexulilo lounyuni
(Mat. 24:1-36Luk. 21:5-36)1 Ndele Ye eshi a pita mo motembeli, umwe womovalongwa vaye okwa tya kuye: “Omuhongi, tala omamanya oo nomatungilo aa apa e fike.” 2 Jesus okwa tya kuye: “Ove ou wete eengulu edi dinene, itapa ka fiwa apa emanya la tenhekwa kombada yalikwao, inali ngumaunwa po.”
3 Ndele eshi a kala omutumba kOmhunda yEemono, a taalela kotembeli, Petrus naJakob naJohannes naAndreas, eshi va li po vo aveke, ove mu pula: 4 “Tu lombwela, onaini tashi ka ningwa nedidiliko olashike tali holola okuwanifwa kwoinima aishe?”
5 Ndele Jesus okwa hovela oku va lombwela: “Lungameni, muha pukifwe nande komunhu. 6 Osheshi vahapu otave ke uya medina lange ndele tava ti: Aame ou, ndele tava ka pukifa vahapu. 7 Hano ngeenge tamu udu omalwoodi neendaka doita, inamu tila. Ei oi na okuuya, ndele exulilo inali fika natango. 8 Osheshi oiwana otai ka fikamena oiwana, noshilongo otashi fikamene oshilongo, otaku ka ningwa omakakamo edu keembinga neembinga, ondjala tai uya nomapiyaano. Eshi ehovelo lomaudjuu.
9 “Ndele lilungameneni nye vene. Otave ke mu yandja koiongalele yovakulunhu, ndele tamu ka dengelwa meeshinagoga, ndele tamu ka twalwa koipala yomalenga noyeehamba molwange mu ninge ondobwedi kuvo. 10 Ndele tete evaengeli oli na okuudifilwa oiwana aishe. 11 Ndele ngeenge tave mu twala ndele tave mu yandje kovatokoli, inamu kala mu noshisho shaashi tamu ka popya, ndele osho otamu ke shi pewa mokafimbo oko, shi popyeni. Osheshi hanye vene tamu popi, ndelenee Omhepo Iyapuki. 12 Mumwaina ota yandje mumwaina mokufya, naxe omona, nounona otava ka twa ondubo novakulunhu vavo, ndele tave va dipaa. 13 Nye otamu ka tondwa kwaaveshe omolwedina lange, ndele ou te lididimike fiyo okexulilo, ye ota ka xupifwa.
Oixuna yehanauno novapukifi
14 “Ndele eshi tamu mono oixuna yehanauno tai kala poima inai fewa po (omuleshi ne shi didilike), opo nee ava tava hangika muJudea, nava fadukile keemhunda, 15 naau ta hangika kombada yongulu, aha londoloke ko, ye ina ya a ka pitule sha meumbo laye, 16 naau ta hangika mepya, ina shuna mo a ka tale ko oshikutu shaye. 17 Woo ovafimba novamwali opomafiku enya. 18 Indileni, shihe mu hange pokufu. 19 Osheshi omafiku oo otaku kala oudjuu unene, wa li uhe ko okehovelo loishitwa, Kalunga e i shita nongaashi itau ke uya vali. 20 Omwene ngeno ina xupipika omafiku enya, ngeno kaku na nande ombelela tai xupu, ndelenee omolwovahoololwa e va hoolola okwa xupipika omafiku oo.
21 “Ndele ngeenge oku na ou te mu lombwele ta ti: ‘Kristus oku li apa’, ile: ‘Tala, oku li kwinya’, inamu itavela. 22 Osheshi otaku holoka ookristus ovanaipupulu novaxunganeki ovanaipupulu, ndele tava longo omadidiliko noikumwifalonga va pukife yo ovahoololwa, ngeenge tashi dulika. 23 Litaleni nee. Onda tetekela oku mu lombwela aishe.
Ealuko laJesus
24 “Ndele momafiku enya oudjuu winya ngeenge wa xula po, etango tali laula nohani itai eta ouyelele wayo, 25 neenyofi otadi u ko keulu, neenghono domomaulu otadi ka kakamifwa. 26 Opo nee vo otava mono Omona wOmunhu te uya moilemo neenghono dinene noshinge. 27 Ndele Ye ota tumu ovaengeli vaye, ndele tava ongele ovahoololwa vaye okeemhepo dokeembinga nhee okexulilo ledu fiyo okexulilo leulu.
28 “Ndele lilongeni efaneko komukwiyu: Oshitai shao ngeenge sha eta eembeyo ndele tau hape, opo nee omu shi shii, okwenye okwa fika. 29 Nosho nanye yo, ngeenge tamu mono ei tai uya, shiiveni, Ye oku li popepi, oposhivelo. 30 Oshili handi mu lombwele: Epupi olo itali xulu po, fimbo aishe ei inai wanifwa. 31 Eulu nedu otali xulu po, ndele eendjovo dange itadi xulu po. 32 Ndele efiku olo, ile otundi ei kaku na ou e i shii, nande ovaengeli meulu ile Omona, Tate Oye aeke. 33 Kaleni mwa lungama, pashukeni nye mu ilikane, osheshi inamu shiiva efimbo olo onaini tali uya. 34 Otaku kala ngaashi omunhu a ya koilongo: eshi a fiya po eumbo laye, ndele okwa pa ovanhu vaye epangelo, keshe tuu ou oshilonga shaye, okwa lombwela yo omunangeli woposhivelo a kale a pashuka. 35 Hano osho kaleni mwa pashuka, osheshi kamu shi shii onaini mwene weumbo te uya, ngeenge onguloshi ile opokati koufiku ile opekweno lekondombolo ile ongula, 36 ehe mu hange mwa kofa, eshi te uya ohangelela, te mu faukile. 37 Osho handi shi mu lombwele, ohandi shi lombwele aveshe: kaleni oupafi.”
