Mathayo 23
1 Eka Yesu nowachone oganda kod jopuonjrene niya,
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “Jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai bet e kom Musa.
“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.
3 Omiyo nyaka uwinjgi kendo utim gik moko duto ma ginyisou. Kata kamano kik utim gik ma giyalo nikech ok gitim gik ma giyalo.
Therefore observe and do all that they tell you to observe. But do not do what they do, for they say things and do not do them.
4 Gitweyo misigo mapek kendo giyieyo e goke ji, to gin giwegi to ok giikore kata mar mulo misigogo gi lith lwetgi.
They bind burdens that are heavy and hard to bear and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 “Gimoro amora ma gitimo gitimo mondo ji one. Kuom ranyisi, giloso sanduku mag-gi motingʼo kwan mag ndiko mimako gi wich madongo dongo, kendo gikado riak lepgi maboyo boyo.
They do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and the fringes of their garments long.
6 Bende gihero kuonde ma imiyoe ji duongʼ e sewni kendo bedo e kombe moyiedhi manie sinagoke.
They love the place of honor at banquets, the best seats in the synagogues,
7 Gihero bende mondo omosgi e chirni, kendo mondo ji oluong-gi ni, ‘Rabi.’
greetings in the marketplaces, and when others call them ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’
8 “To un kik uyie oluongu ni, ‘Rabi,’ nimar un gi Ruoth achiel kende, to un duto un owete.
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
9 Bende kik uluong ngʼato angʼata e piny-ka ni ‘Baba,’ nimar un gi Wuoro achiel kende, kendo en e polo.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for there is one who is your Father, he who is in heaven.
10 Kik luongu kata ni, Japuonj, nimar un gi Japuonj achiel, ma en Kristo.
Neither are you to be called instructors, for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ.
11 Ngʼama duongʼ mogik e dieru nobed jatichu.
But he who is greater among you must be your servant.
12 Nimar ngʼato ka ngʼato matingʼore malo kende nodwok piny, to ngʼato angʼato madwokore piny notingʼ malo.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 “Unune malit un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Uloro pinyruodh polo mondo kik ji odonje. Un uwegi ok udonji, to joma temo mondo odonji bende ugengʼonegi. [
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive a more severe judgment.
14 “Unune malit un jopuonj Chik gi jo-Farisai, un muwuondorugi! Uyako ute mon ma chwogi otho, kendo ulamo lemo moyware mondo unyisrugo ni ji kaka ulony e lamo. Omiyo ibiro kumou malit moloyo.]
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you let in those who are trying to enter.
15 “Malit ochomou, un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Uwuotho alanda, kungʼado piny gi nembe mondo ulokie kata ngʼato achiel, to koselokore to umiyo obedo koth Gehena moloyou nyadiriyo. (Geenna g1067)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and when he has become one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Malit ochomou, jotelo ma muofnigi! Uwacho ni, ‘Ka ngʼato okwongʼore gi nying hekalu to onge wach, to ni ka ngʼato okwongʼore gi nying dhahabu mar hekalu to kwongʼruokneno otweye.’
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17 Un muofni mofuwogi! Mane maduongʼ: Dhahabu koso hekalu mamiyo chiwo bedo gima owal?
You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18 Bende uwacho ni, ‘Ka ngʼato okwongʼore gi nying kendo mar misango to onge wach, to ni ka ngʼato okwongʼore gi chiwo moket kuome to ni kwongʼruokneno otweye.’
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’
19 Un joma muofnigi! Mane maduongʼ: Chiwo koso kendo mar misango mamiyo chiwo bedo gima owal?
You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20 Kuom mano, ngʼama kwongʼore gi nying kendo mar misango ok kwongʼre mana gi kama ler kende, to okwongʼore koda ka gi gik moko duto manie iye.
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 Kendo ngʼama kwongʼore gi nying hekalu kwongʼore kode kaachiel gi Jal modak e iye.
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
22 Kamano bende, ngʼama okwongʼore gi nying polo okwongʼore bende gi kom loch mar Nyasaye, kaachiel gi Ngʼama obet e komno.
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
23 “Unune malit un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Uchiwo achiel kuom apar mar gik ma milimili kaka kado, apoth kod onyulo. To ok usedewo gik madongo moloyo ma chik dwaro, kaka adiera gi kech kod yie. Owinjore ne utim gik ma achien-go ka ok uweyo mak utimo mokwongogo.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to have practiced without neglecting the other things.
24 Un jotelo ma muofnigi! Ungʼudho kikun to ngamia to umuonyo!
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
25 “Unune malit un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Ulwoko ngʼe kikombe gi bakul, to gi e chunygi to gipongʼ gi wuoro kod anjawo.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but the inside is filled with the fruits of your robbery and unrighteousness.
26 Jo-Farisai ma muofnigi! Kuong ulwok i kikombe gi bakul, eka ngʼegi oko bende biro bedo maler.
Yoʋ blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside of them will also be clean.
27 “Unune malit un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Uchalo liete mowir marachar, manenore maber gi oko, to gie iyegi to gipongʼ gi choke joma otho kod gimoro amora mogak.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and all uncleanness.
28 Kamano e kaka un bende unenoru ne ji ni un joma beyo gioko, to gie iu to upongʼ gi wuondruok kod timbe maricho.
In the same way, you also appear righteous to others on the outside, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “Unune malit un jopuonj chik gi jo-Farisai mawuondoregi! Ugero mi umwon liete jonabi kendo ugoro maber liete joma kare.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the graves of the righteous,
30 Bende uwacho ni, ‘Ka dine bed ni wangima e ndalo mag kwerewa, dine ok wariwore kodgi e chwero remb jonabi.’
and you say, ‘If we had been alive in the days of our fathers, we would not have been participants with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 Kuom mano ungʼado buchu uwegi ni un nyikwa joma nonego jonabi.
Therefore you bear witness against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Kara koro dhiuru mana nyime gi chopo okangʼ mar richo mane kwereu ochako!
Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape being sentenced to hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Emomiyo eri koro aoronu jonabi gi joma riek kod jopuonj. Moko kuomgi ubiro nego kendo ubiro guro; moko ubiro rodho e sinagokeu kendo ubiro lawogi e dala ka dala.
Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35 Kuom mano, remo makare duto mosebedo kichwero e piny, chakre remb Abel nyaka remb Zekaria wuod Berekia, mane unego marach e kind hekalu gi kendo mar misango, ibiro keti ewiu.
As a result, all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth will come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 Awachonu ni adier magi duto biro timore ne tiengʼni.
Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 “Yaye Jerusalem, Jerusalem, in ma inego jonabi kendo ichielo joma oorni gi kite! Mano kaka asegombo amingʼa mondo achok nyithindi kaachiel, kaka gweno choko nyithinde e bwo bwombene, to ok useyie.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to yoʋ! How often I have wanted to gather yoʋr children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
38 To koro, ne, odi oweni kodongʼ gunda.
Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
39 Nimar awachoni ni ok ininena kendo nyaka chop chiengʼ ma iniwach ni, ‘Ogwedh ngʼat mabiro e nying Jehova Nyasaye.’”
For I tell you, from now on you will certainly not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
