Jesus naSakeus
(Mat. 25:14-30)1 Jesus sho e ya muJeriko nokwa piti mo. 2 Okwa li ku na omukuluntu gwaafendelithi, omulumentu omuyamba, edhina lye Sakeus. 3 Oye okwa kambadhala, a mone ye a tseye Jesus, ihe shoka okwa li omuhupi komuthika, okwa nyengwa oku mu mona omolwowindji waantu. 4 Oye okwa matuka a tetekele komeho gongundu nokwa londo komukwiyu, a wape okumona Jesus, oshoka ondjila oya li ye enda pomukwiyu. 5 Ano Jesus sho e ya mpoka, okwa ligamene pombanda nokwa ti kuSakeus: “Sakeus, londoloka mbala, oshoka ondi na oku ka talela po nena maandjeni.”
6 Sakeus nokwa taamba Jesus nenyanyu. 7 Aantu ayehe mboka ye shi mono, oya ngungutula ya ti: “Nguno okwa yi, a ka talele po omulumentu omulunde.”
8 Nena Sakeus okwa thikama nokwa lombwele Omuwa a ti: “Omuwa, pulakena! Etata lyeliko lyandje otandi ke li pa oohepele, nongele ku na ngoka nde mu yugu nokulongitha iifundja, otandi ke mu shunithila iinima oyo tuu mbyoka lune.”
9 Jesus okwa ti kuye: “Nena tuu ndjika ehupitho lye ya megumbo ndika, oshoka naye wo omuna gwaAbraham. 10 Oshoka Omuna gwOmuntu okwe ya okukonga nokuhupitha shoka sha kana.”
Eyele lyiimaliwa
11 Jesus okwa hokololele mboka ya li taye mu pulakene eyele ndika. Oye okwa li popepi naJerusalem naantu oya li ye shi, Oshilongo shaKalunga otashi holoka mbala. 12 Jesus okwa ti ihe: “Okwa li ku na omulumentu omuvalekele e ta yi koshilongo shokokule, a ka ningwe omukwaniilwa, ye a galuke. 13 Manga inaa ya, okwi ithana aamati ye omulongo nokwe ya pe kehe gumwe iimaliwa iisiliveli omulongo e ta ti kuyo: ‘Indeni, mu ke yi likolithe iikwawo, manga tandi galuka.’ 14 Ihe aakwashilongo she oye mu tondo noye mu tumine aatumwa ya ti: ‘Omulumentu nguka inatu mu hala, a ninge omukwaniilwa gwetu.’
15 “Omulumentu okwa ningwa omukwaniilwa e ta galuka. Opo okwi ithana aamati ye, mboka e ya pele iimaliwa, ye ye kuye, opo a tseye kutya oya likola shi thike peni.
16 “Gwotango okwe ya nokwa ti: ‘Omuwa, iimaliwa yoye omulongo onde yi likolitha iikwawo omulongo.’ 17 Oye okwa ti: ‘Yaloo, omumati ngoye omwaanawa! Ongoye sho wa li omwiinekelwa miinima iishona, otandi ke ku pa epangelo lyiilando omulongo.’ 18 Omutiyali okwe ya nokwa ti: ‘Omuwa, iimaliwa yoye omulongo onde yi likolitha iikwawo itano.’ 19 Nguka okwe mu lombwele a ti: ‘Ngoye oto ka pangela iilando itano.’
20 “Mukwawo okwe ya e ta ti: ‘Iimaliwa yoye oyo mbika; onda kala nde yi pungula moshikayiwa. 21 Ngame onda li nde ku tila, oshoka ongoye omulumentu omudhigu. Oho kutha shono shaa shi shoye, noho teya shoka inoo shi kuna.’ 22 Oye okwa ti kuye: ‘Ongoye omumati omukolokoshi! Otandi ku pangula omolwoohapu dhoye. Ou shi ndje omudhigu handi kutha shoka shaa shi shandje, nohandi teya shoka inaandi shi kuna. 23 Omolwashike inoo tula iimaliwa yandje mombaanga? Opo ando ngame sho nda galuka, nda galulilwa shoka shandje kwa gwedhelwa ontanitho.’
24 “Nena omukwaniilwa okwa lombwele mboka ya li ya thikama mpoka: ‘Mu kutheni iimaliwa mbyoka, mu yi pe ngoka a likolitha iimaliwa omulongo.’ 25 Oyo oya ti kuye: ‘Ngoka oku na nale iimaliwa iikwawo omulongo.’ 26 Oye okwe ya yamukula a ti: ‘Ngoka e na, oye ta pewa oshindji. Ihe ngoka kee na, oye ta kuthwa naashoka e shi na. 27 Ngashingeyi aatondi yandje mbaka inaa hala, ndi ninge omukwaniilwa gwawo, ye eteni nkuka, mu ya dhipagele koshipala shandje.’ ”
Jesus ta kayile ta yi kuJerusalem
(Mat. 21:1-11Mrk. 11:1-11)28 Jesus sho a popi ngaaka, okwa kwata komeho u uka kuJerusalem. 29 Sho a thiki popepi naBetfage naBetania pOndundu yooholivi, okwa tetekelitha aalongwa ye yaali 30 e ta ti kuyo: “Indeni komukunda ngwiyaka gu li komeho geni. Ngele mwa thiki ko, otamu ka mona ontana yokasino ya pandekwa, ndjoka inaayi kayilwa nando onale komuntu. Yi pandukululeni mo, ne mu yi ete nkuka. 31 Ngele ku na ngoka te mu pula: ‘Otamu yi pandukululile shike?’ Mu lombweleni kutya Omuwa okwe yi pumbwa.”
32 Oyo oya yi noya adha ayihe yi li, ngaashi Jesus e yi ya lombwele. 33 Ano manga taa pandukulula mo ontana, ooyene oye ya pula ya ti: “Omolwashike tamu yi pandukulula mo?”
34 Oyo oya yamukula ya ti: “Omuwa okwe yi pumbwa.” 35 Oyo oye yi eta kuJesus noya yala oonguwo pombunda yayo e taa kayilike ko Jesus. 36 Manga te ende, aantu oya yala oonguwo dhawo mondjila.
37 Ano sho a thiki popepi naJerusalem, pehala mpoka ondjila tayi kuluka tayi zi kOndundu yooholivi, ongundu onene yaalongwa ye oya tameke okupandula nokuhambelela Kalunga mokulekule omolwiilongankondo ayihe mbyoka ye yi mono 38 ya ti: “Omukwaniilwa ngoka te ya medhina lyOmuwa, na lalekwe nuuyamba kuKalunga! Ombili omegulu nesimano olyaKalunga!”
39 Nena yamwe yomaafarisayi oya lombwele Jesus mokati kongundu ya ti: “Muhongi, lombwela aalongwa yoye, ya mwene.”
40 Jesus okwa ti kuyo: “Otandi mu lombwele: ngele taa mwena, nena omamanya otagi igidha.”
Jesus ta lili Jerusalem
41 Jesus sho a hedha popepi noshilando, okwe shi tala e te shi lili 42 a ti: “Ando ongoye wa dhimbulula nena kutya oshike we shi pumbwa omolwombili yoye. Ihe shika osha holekwa omeho goye. 43 Oshoka omasiku otage ke ya, uuna aatondi yoye taye ke ku kondeka e taye ku kundukidha koombinga adhihe. 44 Oyo otaye ku hanagula po thiluthilu naantu ayehe ye li mo; itaa ka thiga po mpaka emanya lya tentekwa kekwawo inaaye li kumuna po, oshoka ngoye ino dhimbulula ethimbo ndyoka Kalunga e ya, e ku hupithe.”
Jesus to opaleke otempeli
(Mat. 21:12-17Mrk. 11:15-19Joh. 2:13-22)45 Jesus okwa yi motempeli nokwa tameke okutidha mo aahalithi 46 e ta ti kuyo: “Okwa nyolwa: ‘Ongulu yandje oyi na okwiithanwa ongulu yegalikano,’ ihe ne omwe yi ningi ombogo yaayugi.”
47 Esiku kehe Jesus okwa li ta longo aantu motempeli. Opo aayambi aakuluntu, aalongimpango naakuluntu yoshigwana oye mu kongo, ye mu dhipage, 48 ihe oya nyengwa oku shi ninga, oshoka aantu ayehe oya li ya hokwa oku mu pulakena.
Zacchaeus
1 Jesus was going through Jericho, 2 where a man named Zacchaeus lived. He was in charge of collecting taxes and was very rich. 3-4 Jesus was heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see what he was like. But Zacchaeus was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree.
5 When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down! I want to stay with you today.” 6 Zacchaeus hurried down and gladly welcomed Jesus.
7 Everyone who saw this started grumbling, “This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is going home to eat with him.”
8 Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my property to the poor. And I will now pay back four times as much to everyone I have ever cheated.”
9 Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today you and your family have been saved, because you are a true son of Abraham. 10 The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.”
A Story about Ten Servants
(Matthew 25.14-30)11 The crowd was still listening to Jesus as he was getting close to Jerusalem. Many of them thought that God's kingdom would soon appear, 12 and Jesus told them this story:
A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return. 13 But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, “Use this to earn more money until I get back.”
14 But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, “We don't want this man to be our king.”
15 After the prince had been made king, he returned and called in his servants. He asked them how much they had earned with the money they had been given.
16 The first servant came and said, “Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much.”
17 “That's fine, my good servant!” the king said. “Since you have shown that you can be trusted with a small amount, you will be given ten cities to rule.”
18 The second one came and said, “Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much.”
19 The king said, “You will be given five cities.”
20 Another servant came and said, “Sir, here is your money. I kept it safe in a handkerchief. 21 You are a hard man, and I was afraid of you. You take what isn't yours, and you harvest crops you didn't plant.”
22 “You worthless servant!” the king told him. “You have condemned yourself by what you have just said. You knew I am a hard man, taking what isn't mine and harvesting what I've not planted. 23 Why didn't you put my money in the bank? On my return, I could have had the money together with interest.”
24 Then he said to some other servants standing there, “Take the money away from him and give it to the servant who earned ten times as much.”
25 But they said, “Sir, he already has ten times as much!”
26 The king replied, “Those who have something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have anything. 27 Now bring me the enemies who didn't want me to be their king. Kill them while I watch!”
Jesus Enters Jerusalem
(Matthew 21.1-11Mark 11.1-11John 12.12-19)28 When Jesus had finished saying all this, he went on toward Jerusalem. 29 As he was getting near Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead. 30 He told them, “Go into the next village, where you will find a young donkey that has never been ridden. Untie the donkey and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks why you are doing this, just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
32 They went off and found everything just as Jesus had said. 33 While they were untying the donkey, its owners asked, “Why are you doing that?”
34 They answered, “The Lord needs it.”
35 Then they led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back and helped Jesus get on. 36 And as he rode along, the people spread clothes on the road in front of him. 37 When Jesus started down the Mount of Olives, his large crowd of disciples were happy and praised God because of all the miracles they had seen. 38 They shouted,
“Blessed is the king who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven
and glory to God.”
39 Some Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, make your disciples stop shouting!”
40 But Jesus answered, “If they keep quiet, these stones will start shouting.”
41 When Jesus came closer and could see Jerusalem, he cried 42 and said:
It is too bad that today your people don't know what will bring them peace! Now it is hidden from them. 43 Jerusalem, the time will come when your enemies will build walls around you to attack you. Armies will surround you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.
Jesus in the Temple
(Matthew 21.12-17Mark 11.15-19John 2.13-22)45 When Jesus entered the temple, he started chasing out the people who were selling things. 46 He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be a place of worship.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”
47 Each day, Jesus kept on teaching in the temple. So the chief priests, the teachers of the Law of Moses, and some other important people tried to have him killed. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because everyone else was eager to listen to him.
