Matiyu 11
1 Wa Yesu a nno ba tre kle'a, a wlu don bubukii nda hi tsro nda bla tre Rji ni mi gbu ba.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he passed on from thence, to be teaching and proclaiming in their cities.
2 Wa Yahaya u tie batisma awo rji koh wa batroa, bi' ndu wa Yesu zi tie, a ton mrli koh ma hi niwu.'
Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples,
3 A hla niwu, “Ahi wuyi u ye'a”? Ka kie yo shishi ni ndi ri mu.
said unto him, Art, thou, the coming one? or, a different one, are we to expect?
4 Yesu a sa'a nda hla bawu, “Hi ndi hi hla ni Yahaya ikpye wa bi to mba ikpye wa bi wo'a.
And, answering, Jesus said unto them—Go report unto John what ye do hear and see: —
5 Bi fyen ba fe toh, bi glogo za ba zren, bi kpurju ba katie tsratsra me, mangbi ba wo tre ngame u biwa ba qu'a, ba ta'ba sh'me, bi wa ngame ba nno ba tre Rji.
The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear, —and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings;
6 Indi u lulu ahi wa ana k'bu za' ni tumu na'a.
And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find cause of stumbling, in me.
7 Wa ndiba ba vu nkon mba hia, Yesu ka wlu tre ni j'bu ndi ba ni tu Yahaya; “Bahi wa ngye ni ji'-ahi giga' wa nghunghu ni fu'a?
But, as these were going their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John, —What went ye forth into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken?
8 Uahi ngye bihiwa niji'-indi wa a sru kpyi bi rjien me? Njanjimu, bi sru kpyi wa ba rjien me ba son ni koh bichu.
But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft clothing, arrayed? Lo! they who soft clothing do wear, are in the houses of kings.
9 U bihi ndi hitoh ngye, anebi? Njanjimu me hla yiwu, a na'a anebi.
But why went ye forth? A prophet, to see? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
10 Wawuyi wa ba nha nitumaa, 'tomba, misi tru u tonmu'a sihi ko shishi me, wa ani mla nkon wa u zu'a tie.'
This, is he, concerning whom it is written, —Lo! I, send my messenger before thy face, who shall make ready thy way before thee!
11 Mi hla nkpon nji tre yiwu, ni'mi' ndi wawuu wa imba ba ngrji ba, iri mba tie bre nna Yahaya u tie batisma.
Verily, I say unto you—There hath not arisen, among such as are born of women, a greater than John the Immerser, —yet, he that is less in the kingdom of the heavens, is, greater than he.
12 Rji' ni' nton Yahaya u batisma ye zizanyi, mulki shulu ngrji zi toh yra tu' u ndi bi nno yra tua ba kpa gbujbu ni ngbenglen.
But, from the days of John the Immerser, until even now, the kingdom of the heavens, is being invaded, and, invaders, are, seizing upon it.
13 E anabawa ba wawuu mba shariya bazi hla ye ye nton Yahaya.
For, all the prophets and the law, until John, did prophesy;
14 U bita ni kpa, ahi wawuyi Iliya wa ani yea.
And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah—the one destined to come.
15 Wa ahe ni ton u wo'a ka wo.
He that hath ears, let him hear!
16 Ni Ngye mba me tsra nzanyi niwu? Ahe na mrli bi ro ni cucu, nda si ro nda ni yoh kpa mba.
But, unto what, shall I liken this generation? It is, like, unto children, sitting the market-places, who, calling unto the others,
17 Nda ni tre, kie vrli ngba' yiwu u bina nglu nzan na, kie ban jequu u bi yii na.
say, We played the flute to you, and ye danced not, —we sang a lament, and ye beat not the breast.
18 E Yahaya ye nda na rli birli nda na so rooh na, u batre Ahe ni brji shango.
For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say—A demon, he hath!
19 Ivren ndi ye nda ni rli nda ni so u ba'tre, to mbarli, ani rli nda ni so wu' rji ikpan bi kpa ban' ni u bi latre. E bato wrli ni bii ndu ma.
The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine-drinker! a friend of, tax-collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.
20 Nikiyi Yesu ka wlu nda jutre ni gbu' wa a tie gbugbu kpyi bi sisri a u ba kana mla son mba tie na.
Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not: —
21 Iyah me Korazin'! Iyah me Batsaida! E ikpyi bi sisri wa ba tie yiwu, bana tie ba ni taya mba sidon, ba ndi na sru ngbanjan nklon mba nda ngbam m'brji nda bre ndu wru latre mba hlega sari mu.
Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented.
22 E ni cacu u bla lantre'a ba fon tie ni ba taya mba sidon zanyi.
Moreover, I say unto you, For Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the day of judgment, than for you.
23 Iwu Kafarnahum, uya ndi ba gbrye wu san towa me hi shulu me? A ahn' ba njiwu rji ye ni hades. E ikpyi bi sisri wa ba tie ni wua ba na tie bani sodom, (Hadēs g86)
And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 andi na rli he zizanyi mi wa yiwu ba fon tie ni sodom ni vi u bla latre zan yi.
Moreover, I say unto you—For the land of Sodom, more tolerable, will it be in a day of judgment, than, for thee.
25 Ni nton ki u Yesu katre, “Mi gbyre u san tietie, Baci u shulu mba u meme nituwa u rii' kpyi biyi ni biwa ba toh'a ndi tsro mrli biyi wa bana toh na.
In that season, answered Jesus, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, —in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;
26 E, tietie iwayi a bi ni shishi me.
Yea, O Father! That, so, it hath become, a delight, before thee.
27 Ikpyi ba wawu mbawu banno rji ni tietie, indio ri na toh vren'a na, ahi tie'a kanklen ma, u ndio ri na toh tie'a na ahi vivren nkaklen ma ni ndi wa vivren son tsro'a
All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, fully knoweth the Son, save the rather, neither doth any one fully know, the Father, save, the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son, may be minded, to reveal, him.
28 Ye nime wawu mbi wu, biyi bi tie yah nda he ni kpyi bi ron ma, mi ndi nno yi sii.
Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:
29 Bon kpyi mu ni kpa mbi ndi tii bii u mu'a e mi na nzutuna u sroomu ahi, u bi fe si ni mi dri mbi.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, —because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls;
30 E ikpyi mu bana tie dii na nda fafa mr
For, my yoke, is easy, and, my burden, light.
