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31 (A)abantu bange nga bwe batera okukola, ne bawulira byoyogera naye ne batabikola, ne boolesa okwagala kwabwe n’emimwa gyabwe, naye ng’emitima gyabwe gigoberera amagoba gaabwe,

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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“ ‘Abantu bano banzisaamu ekitiibwa kya ku mimwa.’
    Naye emitima gyabwe gindi wala.
(A)‘Okusinza kwabwe kwa bwereere.
    Kubanga bayigiriza amateeka abantu ge beekoledde.’ ”

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“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Bannanfuusi mmwe! Nnabbi Isaaya yaboogerako bulungi ebyobunnabbi bwe yagamba nti,

“ ‘Abantu bano banzisaamu ekitiibwa kya ku mimwa,
    naye emitima gyabwe tegindiiko.
(A)Okusinza kwabwe tekuliimu nsa;
    kubanga bayigiriza bulombolombo bwabwe.’

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He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13

22 (A)Ebyo byonna ku nkomerero biriggwaawo kubanga biriba tebikyalina mugaso.

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22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(A) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(B)

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