A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14Luke 6.6-11)1 The next time Jesus went into the synagogue, a man with a paralyzed hand was there. 2 The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. 4 Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.
5 Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.
6 The Pharisees left. And at once they started making plans with Herod's followers to kill Jesus.
Large Crowds Come to Jesus
7 Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea, 8 and Jerusalem. People came from Idumea, as well as other places east of the Jordan River. They also came from the region around the towns of Tyre and Sidon. All of these crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing. 9 He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.
10 After Jesus had healed many people, the other sick people begged him to let them touch him. 11 And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4Luke 6.12-16)13 Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with him, and they went. 14 Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach 15 and to force out demons. 16 Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter. 17 There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts.” 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus and the Ruler of Demons
(Matthew 12.22-32Luke 11.14-23Luke 12.10)20 Jesus went back home, and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat. 21 When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.
22 Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, “This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul.”
23 Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said:
How can Satan force himself out? 24 A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long. 25 And a family that fights won't last long either. 26 So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.
27 How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
28 I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. 29 But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you forever.
30 Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50Luke 8.19-21)31 Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them. 32 The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you.”
33 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 34 Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35 Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”
Jesus ta velula eke lomulumenhu novanaudu vamwe
(Mat. 12:9-14Luk. 6:6-19)1 Ye okwa ya vali moshinagoga, ndele mo omwa li omulumenhu e neke la kukuta. 2 Ndele vo ove mu nangela va tale ngeenge te mu velula efiku lEshabata, opo va dule oku mu hokololifa. 3 Ye okwa lombwela omulumenhu ou e neke la kukuta: “Fikama, u ehene oku.” 4 Ndele okwa tya kuvenya: “Osho inashi kelelwa efiku lEshabata oshilipipo: okulonga ouwa ile okulonga owii? Okuxupifa omwenyo ile oku u dipaa?” Ndele vo ova mwena. 5 Opo nee Ye okwa keuka e va tala nehandu, okwa nyika oluhodi omolwoukukutu womitima davo, ndele okwa tya komulumenhu ou: “Nana eke loye.” Ye okwe li nana, ndele eke laye ola veluka. 6 Ovafarisai ova dja mo, ndele ove mu kundafana diva nOvakwaherodes nokutya, ve mu dipae.
7 Ndele Jesus okwa ya vali novalongwa vaye komunghulo wefuta novanhu vahapu vomuGalilea novomuJudea ove mu shikula. 8 Nosho yo muJerusalem nomuIdumea nolanghele kwinya yaJordan nomoshikandjo shaTirus naSidon omwa dja ovanhu vahapu ve uya kuye, eshi va uda osho ashishe a ninga. 9 Ye okwa lombwela ovalongwa vaye ve mu diininine okawato popepi omolwongudu yovanhu, ihe mu fininike. 10 Osheshi Ye okwa velula vahapu, onghee aveshe ovo ve nouyehame, ove lifininika va ehene kuye ve mu kume. 11 Neemhepo da nyata eshi de mu mona, oda wila poshi koshipala shaye, ndele tadi ingida tadi ti: “Oove Omona waKalunga.” 12 Ye okwe di hanyena neenghono, dihe mu holole.
Jesus ta ifana ovayapostoli omulongo navavali
(Mat. 10:1-4Luk. 6:12-16)13 Ye okwa londa komhunda, ndele okwa ifana kuye ava Ye mwene a hala, ndele vo ove uya kuye. 14 Ye okwa tula po ava omulongo navavali, ovo e va luka ovayapostoli, va kale puye, Ye e va tume, va ka udife, 15 ndele va kale ve nepangelo lokuta mo eendemoni.
16 Ndelenee ava omulongo navavali e va tula po, ovava: Simon, ou e mu luka Petrus, 17 naJakob yaSebedeus naJohannes, ondenge yaJakob, ovo e va luka Boanerges, tali ti: Ovana vengungumo lodula, 18 naAndreas naFilippus naBartolomeus naMateus naTomas naJakob yaAlfeus naTadeus naSimon omuladi, 19 naJudas Iskariot, oye tuu ou e mu kengelela.
Okushekwa kwOmhepo Iyapuki
(Mat. 12:24-32Luk. 11:15-23Luk. 12:10)20 Ye okwe uya keumbo. Ndele opa li pa ongala vali ovanhu vahapu unene, onghee inava dula okulya omungome. 21 Ndele vakwao eshi ve mu uda, ova ya ko ve ke mu kwate, osheshi okwa tiwa: “Ota i eenghwengu.” 22 Novanongo vomishangwa ovo va dja kuJerusalem ova tya: “Ye oku kwetiwe kuBelsebul, neendemoni ote di te mo neenghono domukulunhu weendemoni.” 23 Ye okwe va ifana kuye ndele okwe va lombwela momafaneko ta ti: “Satana ota dulu ngahelipi okuta mo Satana mukwao?” 24 Ndele ngeenge ku noshilongo tashi litwile ondubo, oshilongo osho itashi kala po vali. 25 Neumbo ngeenge tali litwile ondubo, eumbo olo itali kala po vali. 26 NaSatana ngeenge te lihangakene, ndele te litwile ondubo, oye ke na vali eenghono okukala po, ota xulu po. 27 “Ndele kape na ou ta dulu okuya meumbo lomunaenghono noku mu luwa oinima yaye, ngeenge ina manga tete omunaenghono ou, opo nee te mu lu eumbo laye.
28 “Oshili handi mu lombwele: ashishe otashi diminwa po ovana vovanhu: omatimba nomasheko, nande a kale mahapu unene. 29 Ndelenee ou ta sheke Omhepo Iyapuki, oye ke nekufilo lomatimba fiyo alushe, osheshi ye oku na oushima wetimba laalushe.” 30 Osheshi vo ova tya: Oye e kwetiwe komhepo ya nyata.
Ovamwaina vaJesus
(Mat. 12:46-50Luk. 8:19-21)31 Ina novamwaina ove uya po, va li ofika pondje, ndele tava tumu kuye tave mu ifana. 32 Ndele ongudu yovanhu oya li omutumba ye mu ongalela, ndele oye mu lombwela tai ti: “Tala, nyoko novamwanyoko ove li pondje tave ku kongo.” 33 Ye okwe va nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Meme novamwameme oolyelye?” 34 Ndele okwa tala ava va li omutumba puye okwa tya: “Tala, meme novamwameme ovava. 35 Osheshi ou ta wanifa ehalo laKalunga, oye omumwatate nomumwameme nameme.”
