Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17 others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
16“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
18He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
22“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’10:27 Deut. 6:5; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’10:27 Lev. 19:18”
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2). and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
At the Home of Martha and Mary
38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but few things are needed—or indeed only one.10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Yesu Atuma Abayigirizwa Ensanvu
110:1 a Luk 7:13 b Luk 9:1, 2, 51, 52 c Mak 6:7 d Mat 10:1Awo oluvannyuma lw’ebyo Yesu n’alonda abayigirizwa abalala nsanvu mu babiri10:1 ne mu lunny 17, n’abatuma babiri babiri bamukulembere bagende mu buli kibuga ekinene, na buli kifo mwe yali anaatera okutuuka. 210:2 Mat 9:37, 38N’abagamba nti, “Eby’okukungula bingi, naye abakozi abakungula batono. Noolwekyo musabe nannyini nnimiro, aweereze abakozi mu nnimiro ye. 310:3 Mat 10:16Kale, mugende. Kyokka mbatuma ng’abaana b’endiga mu misege. 4Temugenda na nsimbi era temutwala nsawo ya kusabiriza wadde omugogo gw’engatto, ate temubaako gwe mulamusa mu kkubo.
5“Buli nnyumba gye muyingirangamu musookanga kugamba nti, ‘Emirembe gibeere mu nnyumba eno.’ 6Ennyumba eyo bw’eneebangamu omuntu ow’emirembe, emirembe gyammwe ginaabeeranga ku ye, bwe kitaabenga bwe kityo, emirembe gyammwe ginaabaddiranga. 710:7 Mat 10:10; 1Ko 9:14; 1Ti 5:18Mu nnyumba omwo, mwe musookedde, munaalyanga era ne munywa nabo, kubanga omukozi asaanira empeera ye. Temuvanga mu nnyumba emu ne mudda mu ndala.
810:8 1Ko 10:27“Buli kibuga kye mutuukangamu ne babaaniriza, mulyenga ebyo bye babawadde okulya. 910:9 Mat 3:2; 10:7Muwonyenga abalwadde abalimu, era mugambenga abantu abo nti, ‘Obwakabaka bwa Katonda bubasemberedde.’ 10Naye bwe muyingiranga mu kibuga kyonna ne batabaaniriza, mulaganga mu nguudo zaakyo ne mugamba nti, 1110:11 a Mat 10:14; Mak 6:11 b nny 9‘N’enfuufu ekwatidde ku bigere byaffe tugibakunkumulira. Naye mumanye kino nti obwakabaka bwa Katonda busembedde.’ 1210:12 a Mat 10:15 b Mat 11:24Mbategeeza nti ku lunaku luli, Sodomu kigenda kugumiikirizika okusinga ekibuga ekyo.
1310:13 a Luk 6:24-26 b Kub 11:3“Zikusanze, ggwe Kolaziini! Naawe zikusanze, Besusayida! Kubanga ebyamagero ekyakolerwa mu mmwe, singa byakolerwa mu Ttuulo ne mu Sidoni, abantu baamu bandibadde beenenya dda, nga bambadde n’ebibukutu nga batudde mu vvu okulaga nti beenenyezza. 14Naye Ttuulo ne Sidoni birisaasirwa okusinga mmwe ku lunaku olw’okusalirako omusango. 1510:15 Mat 4:13Ate ggwe Kaperunawumu, oligulumizibwa okutuuka mu ggulu? Nedda, ogenda kuserengesebwa wansi emagombe.
1610:16 Mat 10:40; Yk 13:20“Buli abawuliriza mmwe aba awulirizza Nze, na buli abanyooma aba anyoomye Nze, n’oyo anyooma Nze aba anyoomye eyantuma.”
1710:17 a nny 1 b Mak 16:17Awo abayigirizwa ensavu mu ababiri bwe baakomawo, nga basanyuka ne bategeeza Yesu nti, “Mukama waffe, ne baddayimooni baatugondera mu linnya lyo.”
1810:18 a Mat 4:10 b Is 14:12; Kub 9:1; 12:8, 9Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Nalaba Setaani ng’agwa okuva mu ggulu ng’okumyansa kw’eraddu! 1910:19 Mak 16:18; Bik 28:3-5Laba mbawadde obuyinza okulinnya ku misota ne ku njaba ez’obusagwa n’okuwangula amaanyi gonna ag’omulabe. Era tewali kigenda kubakola kabi. 2010:20 Kuv 32:32; Zab 69:28; Dan 12:1; Baf 4:3; Beb 12:23; Kub 13:8; 20:12; 21:27Naye temusanyuka nnyo kubanga baddayimooni babagondera, wabula mujaguze nti amannya gammwe gawandiikiddwa mu ggulu.”
2110:21 1Ko 1:26-29Mu kiseera ekyo Yesu n’ajjula essanyu ku bwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’agamba nti, “Nkutendereza Kitange, Mukama w’eggulu n’ensi, kubanga wakweka ebintu bino abagezi n’abayivu, naye n’obibikkulira abaana abato. Weewaawo Kitange, bw’otyo bwe wasiima.
2210:22 a Mat 28:18 b Yk 1:18“Kitange yankwasa ebintu byonna. Tewali amanyi Mwana wabula Kitange, era tewali amanyi Kitange wabula Omwana awamu n’abo Omwana b’asiima okubamubikkulira.”
23Awo n’akyukira abayigirizwa be n’abagamba mu kyama nti, “Mulina omukisa mmwe okulaba bino bye mulaba. 2410:24 1Pe 1:10-12Kubanga mbagamba nti, bannabbi bangi ne bakabaka bangi abaayagala okulaba bye mulaba n’okuwulira bye muwulira naye tekyasoboka.”
Omusamaliya Omulungi
2510:25 Mat 19:16; Luk 18:18Kale laba omunnyonnyozi w’amateeka n’asituka, ng’ayagala okugezesa Yesu, n’amubuuza nti, “Omuyigiriza, nsaana nkole ki okusikira obulamu obutaggwaawo?”
26Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Kyawandiikibwa kitya mu mateeka? Gagamba gatya?”
2710:27 a Ma 6:5 b Lv 19:18; Mat 5:43Omunnyonnyozi w’amateeka n’addamu nti, “ ‘Yagalanga Mukama Katonda wo n’omutima gwo gwonna, n’emmeeme yo yonna, n’amaanyi go gonna, n’amagezi go gonna.’ Era ‘yagalanga muliraanwa wo nga naawe bwe weeyagala.’ ”
2810:28 Lv 18:5; Bar 7:10Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Ozzeemu bulungi. Kale kolanga bw’otyo oliba mulamu.”
2910:29 Luk 16:15Naye omunnyonnyozi w’amateeka okwagala okulaga nga bw’ali omutuufu n’agamba Yesu nti, “Muliraanwa wange ye ani?”
30Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Waaliwo omuntu eyali ava e Yerusaalemi ng’aserengeta e Yeriko, n’agwa mu banyazi, ne bamukwata ne bamwambulamu engoye ze ne bazimutwalako, ne bamukuba nnyo, ne bamuleka awo ku kkubo ng’abulako katono okufa. 3110:31 Lv 21:1-3Awo kabona eyali tategedde n’ajjira mu kkubo eryo, naye bwe yatuuka ku musajja ng’agudde awo ku kkubo n’amwebalama bwebalami n’amuyitako. 32Omuleevi naye yamutuukako n’amulaba, n’adda ku ludda olulala olw’oluguudo, n’amuyitako buyisi 3310:33 Mat 10:5Naye Omusamaliya bwe yali ng’ali ku lugendo lwe mu kkubo eryo, n’atuuka omusajja we yali; bwe yamulaba n’amukwatirwa ekisa, 34n’ajja w’ali, n’amunyiga ebiwundu ng’ayiwako amafuta, ne wayini ebiwundu n’abisibako ebiwero. Awo n’ateeka omusajja ku nsolo ye n’amutwala mu nnyumba esulwamu abatambuze, n’amujjanjaba. 35Enkeera Omusamaliya n’addira ddinaali bbiri n’aziwa nannyini nnyumba. N’amugamba nti, ‘Nkusaba omujjanjabe, era ensimbi ezizo zonna z’olikozesa nga zino ze nkulekedde ziweddewo, ndizikuddizaawo nga nkomyewo.’ ”
36“Kale olowooza, ku bantu abo abasatu aluwa eyali muliraanwa w’omusajja oli eyagwa mu banyazi?”
37Omunnyonnyozi w’amateeka n’addamu nti, “Oyo eyamukolera ebyekisa.”
Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Naawe genda okole bw’otyo.”
Yesu Akyalira Maliza ne Maliyamu
3810:38 Yk 11:1; 12:2Awo Yesu n’abayigirizwa be nga bali ku lugendo lwabwe, ne batuuka mu kabuga akamu, omukazi erinnya lye Maliza n’asembeza Yesu mu maka ge. 3910:39 a Yk 11:1; 12:3 b Luk 8:35Yalina muganda we erinnya lye Maliyamu. N’atuula awo wansi ku bigere bya Yesu, ng’awuliriza ebigambo Yesu bye yali ayogera. 4010:40 Mak 4:38Naye Maliza yali yeetawula mu mirimu ng’ategekera abagenyi, n’ajja awali Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Mukama wange, tofaayo ng’olaba muganda wange andekedde emirimu nzekka?”
4110:41 Mat 6:25-34; Luk 12:11, 22Naye Mukama waffe n’amuddamu nti, “Maliza, Maliza, ebintu ebikutawaanya bingi, 4210:42 Zab 27:4naye waliwo ekintu kimu kyokka ekyetaagibwa, Maliyamu alonze omugabo omulungi ogutagenda kumuggyibwako.”
