Jesus oye omuwa gwEsabati
(Mrk. 2:23-28Luk. 6:1-5)1 Inapu pita ethimbo ele, Jesus okwa pitile pokati komapya mesiku lyEsabati. Aalongwa ye oya li ya sa ondjala noya tameke okupolola omaha e taa li. 2 Aafarisayi sho ye shi mono, oya ti kuJesus: “Tala, aalongwa yoye otaa ningi shono shi indikwa mesiku lyEsabati.”
3 Jesus okwa ti kuyo: “Inamu lesha nani, shoka David e shi ningi, sho a li a sa ondjala, oye mwene naantu ye? 4 Oye okwa yi mongulu yaKalunga nokwa li iikwiila mbyoka ya yambelwa Kalunga, ya li inaayi pitikwa okuliwa kuye mwene nokaantu ye, ndele, okaayambi ayeke. 5 Nenge inamu lesha mompango, aayambi sho haa yono Esabati motempeli yo kaaye na oondjo? 6 Ngame otandi mu lombwele: Nguka e li mpaka, oku vule otempeli. 7 Ando mwa tseya shika shoka tashi ti: ‘Okusila ohenda oku vulile ndje okugandja omayambo,’ ando itamu pangula mbaka inaaya yona sha. 8 Oshoka Omuna gwOmuntu oye Omuwa gwEsabati.”
Omulumentu e na oshikaha sha lemana
(Mrk. 3:1-6Luk. 6:6-11)9 Jesus okwa zi po mpoka e ta yi mosinagoga yawo. 10 Omo omwa li mu na omulumentu e na oshikaha sha lemana. Mboka ya li ya hala okutamaneka Jesus, oye mu pula ya ti: “Osha pitikwa tuu okwaaludha mEsabati?”
11 Oye okwa ti kuyo: “Olye andola gwomune e na onzi yimwe ayike e tayi gwile moshilambo mEsabati, ite yi kwata, e yi hile mo? 12 Ano omuntu oku vule onzi kokulekule. Onkee ano osho opala okulonga uuwanawa mesiku lyEsabati.” 13 Oye nokwa ti komulumentu: “Utha oshikaha shoye!” Oye nokwe shi utha, nosha aluka sha ningi sha fa oshikwawo.
14 Aafarisayi oya zi mo noya kundathana, ya dhipage Jesus.
Omuntu gwOmuwa
15 Jesus sho e shi dhimbulula, okwa zi nkoka, naantu oyendji oye mu landula. Oye okwe ya aludha ayehe 16 nokwe ya indike noonkondo, kaaye mu holole. 17 Osho oohapu ndhoka dha popiwa komuhunganeki Jesaja odha gwanithwa, sho ta ti:
18 “Nguka oye omuntu gwandje nde mu hogolola.
Oye ngoka ndi mu hole nonde mu hokwa.
Ngame otandi mu tula Ombepo yandje,
oye notu uvithile aantu ayehe epangulo.
19 Oye iha tamanana, ye iha igidha,
newi lye itali uvika momapandaanda.
20 Oshihenguti sha tanduka ite shi nyanyagula.
Onyeka tayi tsina ite yi dhimi po,
sigo uuyuuki te u thikitha mesindano.
21 Naantu ayehe otaye ki inekela edhina lye.”
Jesus naBelsebul
(Mrk. 3:20-30Luk. 11:4-23)22 Oyo ye eta kuJesus omulumentu omunampwidhuli, ngoka a li omuposi, ye ihaa popi. Jesus okwe mu aludha, oye nokwa popi e ta mono ko. 23 Aantu ayehe oya kumwa ya ti: “Nguka ke shi nani omuna gwaDavid?”
24 Ihe aafarisayi sho ye shi uvu, oya ti: “Hakusha shilwe ta tidha mo oompwidhuli ihe okoonkondo dhaBelsebul, omukuluntu gwoompwidhuli.”
25 Jesus sho a dhimbulula omadhiladhilo gawo, okwa ti kuyo: “Okehe tuu oshilongo tashi itsile ondumbo, otashi yonuka po. Nakehe oshilando nenge egumbo tali itsile ondumbo, itali kala po. 26 Ano Satana ngele ta tidha mo Satana omukwawo, ini itsila tuu ondumbo muye mwene, noshilongo she otashi vulu tuu okukala po? 27 Ngele ngame otandi tidha mo oompwidhuli koonkondo dhaBelsebul, aana yeni otaye dhi tidha mo noonkondo dhalye? Onkee ano oyo taa ningi aapanguli yeni. 28 Ihe ngele ngame otandi tidha mo oompwidhuli koonkondo dhOmbepo yaKalunga, nena Oshilongo shaKalunga oshi li pune.
29 “Kaku na ngoka ta vulu okugwayela megumbo lyomunankondo, e mu yuge eliko lye okuninga ta manga tango omunankondo ngoka, opo ihe ta yugu egumbo lye.
30 “Kehe ngoka kee li kombinga yandje, oye okwa tsa ondumbo nangame. Naangoka itaa gongele pamwe nangame, oye ota halakanitha po.
31 “Onkee ano tandi mu lombwele: Ondjo kehe nesheko kehe aantu otaye li dhiminwa po, ihe esheko lyokusheka Ombepo Ondjapuki itali dhimwa po. 32 Ngele ku na ngoka ta popi ohapu a tsa ondumbo nOmuna gwOmuntu, oye te yi dhiminwa po. Ihe ngoka ta popi ohapu a tsa ondumbo nOmbepo Ondjapuki, oye ita dhiminwa po nomuuyuni mbuka nomumbwiyaka tau ya.”
Omuti niiyimati yagwo
(Luk. 6:43-45)33 “Ningeni omuti omwaanawa niiyimati yagwo iiwanawa, nenge ningeni omuti omwiinayi niiyimati yagwo iiwinayi. Oshoka omuti ohagu dhimbululwa kiiyimati yagwo. 34 Oluvalo lwomayoka ne, otamu wapa ngiini okupopya uuwanawa, one sho mu li po aawinayi? Oshoka shoka shu udhilila momutima, osho shoka okana take shi popi. 35 Omuntu omwaanawa ota holola mompungulo ye ombwanawa uuwanawa, nomuntu omwiinayi ota holola mompungulo ye ombwinayi uuwinayi.
36 “Ngame otandi mu lombwele: Okehe tuu ohapu yowala aantu taye yi tumbula, otaye ke yi pulwa mesiku lyepangulo. 37 Oshoka okoohapu dhoye ongoye to uthwa waa na oondjo, nokoohapu dhoye ongoye to pewa uusama.”
Oshikumithalonga shaJona
(Mrk. 8:11-12Luk. 11:29-32)38 Nena yamwe yomaalongimpango noyomaafarisayi oya pula Jesus ya ti: “Muhongi, otwa hala, u tu talithe oshikumithalonga.”
39 Oye a yamukula a ti: “Aantu yopethimbo ndika aawinayi naahondeli, omwa hala oshikumithalonga, ihe itamu pewa oshikumithalonga shilwe, aawe, osho tuu shoka shomuhunganeki Jona. 40 Oshoka ngaashi Jona a li mela lyondjambameya omasiku gatatu, osho tuu nOmuna gwOmuntu ota ka kala meni lyevi omasiku gatatu. 41 Aaninive otaa ka holoka mesiku lyepangulo pamwe nane notaye ke mu pa uusama, oshoka oyo yi itedhululithwa keuvitho lyaJona; ihe nguka e li mpaka oku vule Jona. 42 Omukwaniilwa omukiintu gwokuumbugantu ota ka holoka mesiku lyepangulo pamwe nane note ke mu pa uusama, oshoka oye okwa zile koha yuuyuni, a pulakene oondunge dhaSalomo; ihe nguka e li mpaka oku vule Salomo.”
Okugaluka kwombepo ya nyata
(Luk. 11:24-26)43 “Ombepo ya nyata ngele tayi zi momuntu, otayi endagula nomitunda dhaa na omeya, tayi kongo evululuko, yo itayi li mono. 44 Otayi ti: ‘Otandi shuna megumbo lyandje moka nda zile.’ Ngele ya galuka, otayi li adha li li owala, lya kombwa nolyo opalekwa. 45 Nena otayi yi notayi etelele oombepo oonkwawo heyali dhi yi vule muuwinayi. Odho tadhi ya notadhi kala moka. Nena okukala kwahugunina kwomuntu ngoka otaku ningi okwiinayi ku vule kwopetameko. Ano aantu mbaka aawinayi osho taa ka ningilwa.”
Aakwawo yaJesus yashili
(Mrk. 3:31-35Luk. 8:19-21)46 Ano manga Jesus a li ta lombwele aantu, yina naamwayina aalumentu oya thikama pondje, taye mu kongo, ya hala ya popye naye. 47 Nena gumwe gwomaantu mboka okwa ti kuye: “Tala, nyoko naamwanyoko oya thikama pondje, taye ku kongo, ya hala ya popye nangoye.”
48 Jesus okwe mu yamukula a ti: “Meme naamwameme oolye?” 49 Opo okwa ganeke oshikaha she kaalongwa ye e ta ti: “Tala, meme naamwameme oyo mbaka! 50 Oshoka kehe tuu ngoka ta gwanitha ehalo lyaTate yomegulu, oye omumwameme omulumentu nomumwameme omukiintu nameme.”
The Question about the Sabbath
(Mark 2.23-28Luke 6.1-5)1 Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of wheat and eat the grain. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do this on the Sabbath!”
3 Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he and his men were hungry? 4 He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it was against the Law for them to eat it—only the priests were allowed to eat that bread. 5 Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty? 6 I tell you that there is something here greater than the Temple. 7 The scripture says, ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty; 8 for the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
The Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Mark 3.1-6Luke 6.6-11)9 Jesus left that place and went to a synagogue, 10 where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they asked him, “Is it against our Law to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 Jesus answered, “What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stretch out your hand.”
He stretched it out, and it became well again, just like the other one. 14 Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
God's Chosen Servant
15 When Jesus heard about the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He healed all the sick 16 and gave them orders not to tell others about him. 17 He did this so as to make come true what God had said through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
the one I love, and with whom I am pleased.
I will send my Spirit upon him,
and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout,
or make loud speeches in the streets.
20 He will not break off a bent reed,
nor put out a flickering lamp.
He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,
21 and on him all peoples will put their hope.”
Jesus and Beelzebul
(Mark 3.20-30Luke 11.14-23)22 Then some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon. Jesus healed the man, so that he was able to talk and see. 23 The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus had done. “Could he be the Son of David?” they asked.
24 When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “He drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so.”
25 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and so he said to them, “Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long. And any town or family that divides itself into groups which fight each other will fall apart. 26 So if one group is fighting another in Satan's kingdom, this means that it is already divided into groups and will soon fall apart! 27 You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. Well, then, who gives your followers the power to drive them out? What your own followers do proves that you are wrong! 28 No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's Spirit, who gives me the power to drive out demons, which proves that the Kingdom of God has already come upon you.
29 “No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
30 “Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering. 31 For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven—now or ever.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Luke 6.43-45)33 “To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears. 34 You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
36 “You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken. 37 Your words will be used to judge you—to declare you either innocent or guilty.”
The Demand for a Miracle
(Mark 8.11Mark 12Luke 11.29-32)38 Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up. “Teacher,” they said, “we want to see you perform a miracle.”
39 “How evil and godless are the people of this day!” Jesus exclaimed. “You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of the prophet Jonah. 40 In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth. 41 On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you that there is something here greater than Jonah! 42 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Solomon!
The Return of the Evil Spirit
(Luke 11.24-26)43 “When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, 44 it says to itself, ‘I will go back to my house.’ So it goes back and finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up. 45 Then it goes out and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day.”
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Mark 3.31-35Luke 8.19-21)46 Jesus was still talking to the people when his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to speak with him. 47 So one of the people there said to him, “Look, your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you.”
48 Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.”
