Matiyu 23
1 U Yesu a tre ni jbu ndji u ni mri koh Ma.
Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
2 A hla, “Bi nha ni ba Farisawa ba son ni ruron Musa.
saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
3 Nakima, ikpye wa bi yoyi tie'a, tie ba ndi hu nji ba. Na hu ndu mba na, nitu wa ba kpi wa ba hla, bana tie ba na.
all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
4 E, ba vu kpyi bi ron ma wa ba tie di lu'a ka saa ni ndji ni ngban. U ba ba kimba bana nzu vren wo ri nda ban ba na.
for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
5 Ba tie ndu ba u ndu ndji toh. Ba wran kpo u embe mba bwu na bwu nyu wo ba nklon ba tie pli me.
'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
6 Ba son ta ki ni bubu bi ninkon ni wrji bi tie gan mba bubu ninkon ni mi Sinagog,
they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 ni bi chi kanmu, ni ndu ndji yo ba, 'Mala.'
and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 U bi na ndu ba yoyi ndi 'Mala' na, niwa bi he ni mala rirrii, u bi mri vayi wawu mbi wu.
'And ye — ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director — the Christ, and all ye are brethren;
9 Ndi na yo ndrjo ni ngbungblua ndi Tie me na, niwa wu he ni Tie ririi u wa he ni shulu.
and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
10 Ndu ba na yoyi ndi 'Mala' na, niwa bi he ni Mala ririi, wawu yi Kristi.
nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director — the Christ.
11 U wa ahi ninkon mbi a ni katie vren koh mbi.
And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
12 Indji wa a nzu tuma, ba kau grji, u wa a katu ma grji, ba nzuu.
and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 Iya mbi bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi hra ndji nkon u ri ni gbu u chu shulu. Biyi bina rina, ndi na nyme bi son ria ndu ba ri na.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
14 Iya mbi, bi nha ni FArisawa, bi brji! Wa bi kpa mba bi kbo ni tie meme, ndi ni tsro ndi bi toh tie aduwa ngbondon ma. U nitu kima bi kpa ya gra zan.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
15 Iya mbi bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi ru gran ba nne ndi hi ba gbu ni hi wa indji ririi u to a huyi, bi kau tie meme nna vren u koh lu mla kpu hato biyi. (Geenna g1067)
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen — ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 Iya mbi, bi tsro nkon ni fyifyen, biyi wa bi trea, 'Indji wa a shi rji ni hekali, ana kpye ri na. U ndi ndji wa a shirji ni dran u mi hekalia, shirji ma ni vuu.'
'Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!
17 Biyi ruru bi nfyen! Ahi rime bran zan, idran ka hekali wa a kpa dran tie tsratsra?
Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?
18 U, 'Iwa a shirji ni tu'u hekali a, ana kpye ri na. U wa a shirji ni kpyi wa ba tsi mba ni kima, shirji ma ni vu.
'And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it — is debtor!
19 Biyi bi nfyen! A riame bran zan, ikpi mba ka tu hekali a waa ka kpyi ba tie tsratsra?
Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
20 Nakima yi, i wa a shirji ni tu hekali a, a shirji niwu mba ni ba kpi u mima.
'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
21 Wa a shirji ni hekali a, a shirji niwu uni ndji wa ani son ni mi ma.
and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
22 U iwa a shirji ni shulu a, a shirji ni kpanci Rji mba ni ndji wa a son tuma.
and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.
23 Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi nno iri nimi wlon u yan, ni nji ni ndi ka kpi bi duu birigra ba don ni zizi, ni kponji. A biyi yi ba mla ndu yi tie a, ana wa bina ka ba don na.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law — the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect.
24 Biyi bi tsro nkon ni fyifyen, biyi wa bi sh'bi ngblungbu rju ndi myriyen laklumi!
'Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing.
25 Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi ngla kogon gbanju u gbakli kongo, u ni mi ba shu ni tie shishi ni myriyen ndji.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.
26 Ahi indji Farisi u nfyen! Guchi ngla mi gbanju a mba gbakli (kongo) a ni ndu ko ra'a tie tsratsra.
'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
27 Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi he too babe wa ba gban meme kinklan ni bawu'a, u ko ra mba ni bi ya, uni mii kwukwu kmo ni ba kpi bi rji ba shu ni wu.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
28 Ahi tokima bi he ni shishi ndji wa ba toh yi tsratsra me ni kora u mi mbi shuni tie brji ni meme tie.
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, Bi me ba be u ba anabi ndi mla be u bi ndji tsratsra tie.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
30 Bi tre ndi, 'Ki na he ni nzan u ba tie mbu, ki ndi na yowo ni ba ndi ka yi hle ba anabi ba hle na.'
and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Nakima, biyi kimbi bi tron ndi bi mri u bi wa ba wuu ba anabi ba.
So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;
32 U biyi me bi ye shu kongo u tsra u ba tie mbi'a.
and ye — ye fill up the measure of your fathers.
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna? (Geenna g1067)
34 Tokima, to yi, misi ton ba anabi ni bi he toh ni bi nha ye ni yi. Bari mba bi wuu ba ndi kpan ba ni nh'ma kunkron, u bari bi tsi ba ni sinagog mbi ndi zu mba hu ba gbu ba.
'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;
35 Ikle mani he wa ni tu mbi mba iyi u bi tsratsra hle ni ngbungblua, rji ni yi Habila tsratsra hi ni yi zakariya ivren Barakiya, bi wuu gan ni hekalia nitu hekalia.
that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:
36 Njanjimu mi hla, ikpyi biyi baye ni tu mbi ni nzan yi.
verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.
37 Urushalima, Urushalima, uwu wa u wuu anabi ba ndi ta wa ba ton ba yeni wua ni tita! Inkpu bren mba mi son mi vruyi shutie towa kuko ni vu mri ma shu ka ni ngban ma, a bi kambi!
'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
38 To, ba ka koh me don na k'bo.
Lo, left desolate to you is your house;
39 U mi hla yiwu, bi na la toh me rji zizan yi se bi tre, 'Lulu he nitu ndji wa a ye ni ndi Bachi'a.'”
for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
