Ngu ri omunenenene owaṋi?
(Mk 9:33-37Lk 9:46-48)1 Momayuva ngo ovahongewa ve ere ku Jesus nave mu pura ave tja: “Ngu ri omunenenene mouhona womayuru owaṋi?” 2 Jesus opa isanena okanatje, e ke kuramisa mokati kawo, 3 na tja: “Tjiri, me mu raere, tji mu hi nokurunduruka amu sana kounatje, kamaamu hiti mouhona womayuru. 4 Omunenenene mouhona womayuru eye ngwi ngu me risusuparisa omuini na sana kokanatje nga. 5 Nu ngu ma sekirisa okanatje otja inga mena randje, eye ma sekirisa ami.
Okurorerwa kouvi
(Mk 9:42-48Lk 17:1-2)6 “Nu auhe ngu ma putarisa umwe wa imba ouṱiṱi mba mba kambura mu ami, atja rira kokuwa tjinene ku ye, ewe enene rotjikweyero tji ra kutwa mosengo ye, nu a ṱomwinisiwa mourekoto womeva kokuvare. 7 Owee kouye mu mu noviṋa mbi putarisa omundu. Oviṋa otja imbi vari aruhe vi ya, nungwari owee komundu ngu eta oviputarise mbi!
8 “Nu eke nombaze yoye tji mavi tjiti kutja u poke kongamburiro yoye, konda u vi imbirahi. Okokuwa kove okuhita meyuru au ri otjiṱeṱu notjipu posi yokukara nomake ayeyevari nozombaze azeyembari nokuyumbwa motjovasengwa. 9 Neho roye tji ma ri tjiti kutja u poke kongamburiro yoye, homona u imbirahi. Okokuwa kove okuhita meyuru au norumongo posi yokukara nomeho ayeyevari nokuyumbwa motjovasengwa.
Omasanekero wonḓu ndja pandjara
(Lk 15:3-7)10 “Ṱakamiseye kutja amu ha nyeṋuna umwe wovaṱiṱi mba. Orondu tjiri, memu raere kutja ovaengeri vawo meyuru aruhe ve ri momurungu wa Tate meyuru.
12 “Nu mamu ripura vi komundu ngu nozonḓu esere rimwe na pandjarisa imwe yazo kutja ma tjiti vi? Eye ma isa inḓa omirongo muvyu na muvyu momaryo wozondundu na kateza indji ndja pandjara. 13 Nu tje i munu, tjiri, me mu raere, eye ma yorokere onḓu imwe ndji tjinene okukapita inḓa omirongo muvyu na muvyu nḓe hi naa za pandjarere. 14 Nu momuhingo tjingewo Iho meyuru otjinga e ha vanga kutja umwe wovaṱiṱi mba ve pandjare.
Omukweṋu ngwa tura ondjo
15 “Omukweṋu tja tjiti ouvi kove twende ku ye u kemuraere ondjo ye amu ri amuyevari peke. Neye tja puratene kove, okutja we mu kotora. 16 Nungwari tje hi nokuvanga okupuratena kove twaerera omundu umwe poo vevari kokutja pomambo aehe ngu maye kahungirwa pe kare ovahongonone vevari poo vetatu. 17 Nu tje hi nokuzuva ku wo, kahepure otjiṋa hi kombongo. Nu korusenina eye tje hi nokuzuva kombongo, mu vareye kutja kamukambure notja omusutise wotjisuta tjouini.
Okutjaerwa nokuyandjera
18 “Tjiri, memu raere ouatjiri: Atjihe tji mamu tjaere kombanda yehi otjinga ama tji tjaerwa meyuru, natjihe tji mamu yandjere kombanda yehi otjinga ama tji yandjerwa meyuru.
19 “Memu raere rukwao: Aruhe vevari veṋu kombandehi tji va zuvasana otjiṋa ngamwa tji mave kumbire, Tate meyuru meve tjitire, 20 orondu vevari poo vetatu tji va worongana mena randje, ami omunga ambi ri mokati kawo.”
Omasanekero womukarere ngu ha isire
21 Okuzambo Petrus arire tje ya ku Jesus na pura a tja: “Muhona, omukwetu tji makaenda komurungu okutjita ouvi ku ami, hi mu isire tungapi? Hi mu isire potuhambombari?”
22 Jesus wa zirire a tja: “Kako! O mu isire potuhambombari, nungwari mu isira povikando omirongo hambombari potuhambombari. 23 Ouhona womayuru opunga amau zu okusasanekwa nombara ndja tye okuvara puna ovakarere vayo inga omatarero wovimariva momambo wawo. 24 Nu tji ya utu okuvara, omukarere umwe ngu nozondjo zayo zozoranda omangete arire tja etwa ku yo. 25 Omukarere ngwi ka ri novimariva mbya yenena okusuta na vyo ondjo ye, nombara opu ya rakizira kutja eye nomukazendu we novanatje ve navihe mbye na vyo vi randisiwe kokutja ondjo ndji i sutwe. 26 Omukarere wa wa kozongoro momurungu wombara ne riyarikaṋa a tja: ‘Kara nomuretima na ami, nami me ku sutu avihe.’ 27 Ombara arire tji ya ṱire omukarere ngwi ondjenda, ai mu isire indji ondjo nai mu esa a yende.
28 “Nomukarere ngwi tja pitire wa kahakaenene nomukarere omukwao ngwa ri nozondjo ze zousilveri ouṱiṱi uriri. Eye arire tje mu kambura na utu okumusina a tja: ‘Ndji suta ondjo, ndji wa kambura ku ami.’ 29 Omukarere omukwao ngwi arire tja u kozongoro komurungu we ne riyarikaṋa a tja: ‘Kara nomuretima na ami, nami me ku sutu avihe!’ 30 Nungwari eye wa panḓa, notje kemuyumba motjovakamburwa nga tja sutu ondjo ye. 31 Ovakarere ovakwao tji va mwine imbi mbya tjitirwe, arire tji va hihamwa omitima nave i kombara ave keiserakarera avihe mbya tjitwa. 32 Ombara otji ya isana ingwi omukarere nai tja ‘Mukarere ove otjiporoporo, ondjo yandje ndjina aihe ami mbe ku isire, tjinga awe riyarikaṋa ku ami. 33 Ove kotjo sokutjariparera omukarere omukweṋu tjimuna ami tji mbe ku tjariparere are?’ 34 Ombara ya pindikire tjinene, na rire tji ye mu hindi kotjovakamburwa okukatatumisiwa nga tja sutu ondjo aihe.”
35 Nu Jesus wa yandisa ehungi re a tja: “Tate meyuru otjinga ama tjiti nao ku eṋe amuhe, indu auhe weṋu tje hi nokuisira omukwao nomutima we auhe.”
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.
