Omunene olye
(Mrk. 9:33-37Luk. 9:46-48)1 Pethimbo tuu ndyoka aalongwa oye ya kuJesus ya ti: “Omukuluntu e vule ooyakwawo mOshilongo shegulu olye?”
2 Jesus okwi ithana okanona nokwe ka thikameke mokati kawo 3 e ta ti kuyo: “Ongame tandi mu lombwele: Ngele itamu itedhulula e tamu kala mwa fa aanona, kamu na mpoka namu ka ya mOshilongo shegulu. 4 Onkee ano ngoka ti ifupipike ngokanona nkaka, oye omukuluntu e vule ooyakwawo mOshilongo shegulu. 5 Naangoka ta taamba okanona ka tya ngeyi medhina lyandje, oye ta taamba ndje.”
Omahongololo
(Mrk. 9:2-48Luk. 17:1-2)6 “Ihe ngoka ta hongolola kamwe komuushona mbuka wi itaala ndje, okwa gwana, a mangelwe emanya edhigudhigu mothingo ye, e tu umbilwa muule wefuta. 7 Yayee uuyuni omolwomahongololo! Oshoka omahongololo oge na okuya, ihe yayee omuntu ngoka, te ga eta.
8 “Oshikaha shoye nenge ompadhi yoye ngele tayi ku hongolola, yi teta ko, ngoye u yi ekelehi. Okuya momwenyo noshindimbukaha nenge noshindimbukugulu okwe ku opalela ku vule okukala niikaha iyali noompadhi mbali e to umbilwa momulilo gwaaluhe. 9 Eho lyoye ngele tali ku hongolola, li tsipula mo, ngoye u li ekelehi. Okuya momwenyo neho limwe okwe ku opalela ku vule okukala nomeho gaali e to umbilwa momulilo gwoheli.
10 “Taleni, mwaa dhine nando okamwe kaambuka uushona. Oshoka otandi mu lombwele: Aayengeli yawo megulu oye li aluhe koshipala shaTate megulu. [11 Oshoka Omuna gwOmuntu okwe ya okuhupitha shoka sha kana.]”
Onzi ya kana
(Luk. 15:3-7)12 “Otamu ti ngiini? Ngele omuntu e na oonzi ethele limwe, ihe yimwe yomudho tayi kana, ita thigi po ando ndhoka omilongo omugoyi nomugoyi koondundu, a ka konge ndjiyaka ya kana? 13 Ihe ngele e yi mono, otandi mu lombwele, oye te yi nyanyukilwa noonkondo shi vule ndhoka omilongo omugoyi nomugoyi dha li inaadhi kana. 14 Onkee ano kali shi ehalo lyaHo megulu, ku kane nando okamwe kaambuka uushona.”
Okupukululathana
(Luk. 17:3)15 “Mukweni ngele ta yono kungoye, inda, u ke mu pukulule, mu li po amuke yaali. Ngele te ku uvu ko, nena owe mu likola. 16 Ihe ngele ite ku uvu ko, ki ithane po gumwe nenge yaali, oohapu adhihe opo dhi ukithwe koonzapo yaali nenge yatatu. 17 Nongele ite ya uvu ko, shi lombwela egongalo. Ihe ngele itu uvu ko egongalo wo, nena mu tala ongomupagani nenge ongomufendelithi.
18 “Ongame tandi mu lombwele: Shaa shoka tamu shi manga kombanda yevi, otashi kala sha mangwa nomegulu. Ihe shono tamu shi mangulula kombanda yevi, otashi kala sha mangululwa nomegulu.”
19 “Natango otandi mu lombwele: Ngele yaali yomune kombanda yevi yu uvanene sha notaye shi indile, oyo taye shi pewa kuTate megulu. 20 Oshoka mpoka pu na yaali nenge yatatu ya gongala medhina lyandje, ongame wo ondi li mokati kawo.”
Eyele lyomumati kee na ohenda
21 Petrus okwe ya kuJesus e ta ti: “Omuwa, olungapi ndi na okudhimina po mukwetu a yono kungame? Luheyali olwa gwana?”
22 Jesus okwa ti kuye: “Otandi ku lombwele kutya haluheyali, ndele, olwomilongo heyali luheyali. 23 Onkee ano Oshilongo shegulu osha fa omukwaniilwa a hala okuyalula oongunga dhaamati ye. 24 Ano sho a tameke oku dhi yalula, okwe etelwa po gumwe e mu lile oongunga dhiimaliwa oomiliyona. 25 Ihe sho a li owala, kee na sho ta futu, omuwa gwe okwa gandja elaka, a landithwe po pamwe nomukiintu gwe noyana naashihe shoka e shi na, opo oongunga dhe dhi vule okufutwa. 26 Nena omumati nguno okwi ihata pevi nokwa tsu oongolo koshipala she e ta ti: ‘Tala ndje onteni, otandi ku futile adhihe.’ 27 Omuwa okwe mu sile ohenda nokwe mu dhimine po oongunga dhe e te mu etha, a ye.
28 “Omumati nguno sho a yi pondje, okwi itsu po gumwe gwomaamati ooyakwawo ngoka e mu lile oongunga dhiimaliwa yimweyimwe ayike. Nena okwe mu kwata nokwe mu pondo e ta ti: ‘Futa oongunga dhandje!’ 29 Omumati ngu omukwawo okwi ihata pevi koompadhi dhe nokwe mu hehela a ti: ‘Tala ndje onteni, otandi ku futile.’ 30 Ihe okwa tindi ashike nokwa yi e te mu edhililitha mondholongo sigo ta futu oongunga dhe. 31 Ihe aamati ooyakwawo sho ya mono shono sha ningwa po, oya si oluhodhi noonkondo noya hokololele omuwa gwawo ayihe. 32 Nena omuwa gwe okwe mu ithana, e ye kuye, nokwa ti: ‘Mumati ngoye omwiinayi, oongunga dhoye adhihe onde dhi ku dhimine po, sho wa hehela ndje. 33 Nangoye wo owa li u na okusila omumati mukweni ohenda, ngaashi ngame nde ku sile ohenda.’ 34 Omuwa okwa geye nokwe mu gandja, e ke edhililwe mondholongo, sigo ta futu iinima ayihe, e yi mu lile oongunga.
35 “Tate yomegulu osho te mu ningile wo, ngele itamu dhimine po omuntu kehe nomwenyo aguhe.”
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.
