Matthew 15
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, saying:
Mgbe ahụ, ụfọdụ ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu si Jerusalem bịakwute Jisọs jụrụ ya ajụjụ sị,
2 Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
“Gịnị mere ndị na-eso ụzọ gị adịghị erube isi nʼomenaala ndị okenye? Ha anaghị akwọ aka ha tupu ha erie nri.”
3 But he answered and said to them: And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Ọ zara ha sị, “Gịnị mere unu ji na-ada iwu Chineke nʼihi omenaala unu?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to death.
Nʼihi na Chineke sịrị, ‘Sọpụrụ nne gị na nna gị,’na, ‘onye ọbụla kwujọrọ nna maọbụ nne ya ka e gbuo ya.’
5 But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might profit you, is a gift, he must in no way honor his father or his mother;
Ma unu na-asị, ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla ga-asị nna maọbụ nne ya, ihe ọbụla bụ nke ị gara erite nʼaka m bụ ‘onyinye dịrị Chineke.’
6 and you make the commandment of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition.
Nʼihi ya, ha agaghị eji ya asọpụrụ nna ha maọbụ nne ha. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu na-eme ka okwu Chineke bụrụ ihe efu nʼihi omenaala unu.
7 Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ndị ihu abụọ! Amụma ahụ Aịzaya buru banyere unu bụ eziokwu. Mgbe o kwuru sị,
8 This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
“‘Ndị a ji egbugbere ọnụ ha na-asọpụrụ m, ma obi ha dị anya nʼebe m nọ.
9 But in vain, do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.
Ofufe ha na-efe m bụ ihe efu, ozizi ha bụkwa ihe mmadụ nyere nʼiwu.’”
10 And he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand;
Mgbe ahụ, ọ kpọrọ igwe mmadụ ahụ, sị ha, “Geenụ ntị, ghọtakwanụ.
11 That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Ọ bụghị ihe banyere mmadụ nʼọnụ na-emerụ ya, kama ọ bụ ihe sị nʼọnụ onye ahụ pụta na-emerụ ya.”
12 Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended?
Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya bịakwutere ya sị, “Ị makwa na obi adịghị ndị Farisii mma nʼihi okwu ahụ i kwuru?”
13 But he answered and said: Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.
Ma ọ zara sị ha, “Osisi ọbụla Nna m nke eluigwe na-ejighị aka ya kụọ ka a ga-ehopu.
14 Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
Ya mere, unu echegbula onwe unu, nʼihi na ha bụ ndị ndu kpuru ìsì. Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ìsì eduo onye ìsì ibe ya ha abụọ adaba nʼime olulu.”
15 But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying.
Pita sịrị ya, “Kọwaara anyị ihe ilu a pụtara.”
16 Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?
Ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Unu ọ ka dị ka ndị na-enweghị nghọta?
17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast out into the sink?
Ọ bụ na unu aghọtaghị na ihe ọbụla nke na-aba nʼọnụ na-aga nʼime afọ, sịkwa nʼebe ahụ a nyụpụ ya nʼụlọ nsị?
18 But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.
Ma ihe si mmadụ nʼọnụ pụta na-esi ya nʼobi apụta. Ọ bụ ihe dị otu a na-emerụ mmadụ.
19 For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.
Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼime obi mmadụ ka echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ndị a si apụta: igbu mmadụ, ịkwa iko niile, ịkwa iko nke ndị ikom nwere nwunye na ndị inyom nwere di, na izu ohi, na ama ụgha, na nkwulu.
20 These are the things that defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
Ihe ndị a bụ ihe na-emerụ mmadụ, ọ bụghị ma mmadụ kwọrọ aka tupu o rie nri, maọbụ na ọ kwọghị.”
21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
Jisọs hapụrụ obodo ahụ gaa nʼakụkụ obodo Taịa na Saịdọn.
22 And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Nʼebe ahụ, otu nwanyị onye Kenan bi nʼobodo ahụ bịakwutere ya rịọọ ya sị, “Onyenwe m, nwa Devid, biko meere m ebere. Ada m nwanyị nwere ajọ mmụọ nʼime ya nke na-esogbu ya oge niile.”
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us.
Ma ọ gbara ya nkịtị. Emesịa ndị na-eso ụzọ ya bịakwutere ya rịọ ya sị ya, “Chụlaa nwanyị a! Lee ka o si eti mkpu na-esogharị anyị!”
24 But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Ọ zara sị, “Ezitere m naanị ijekwuru atụrụ furu efu nke ụlọ Izrel.”
25 But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.
Ma ọ bịara daa nʼụkwụ ya rịọọ ya sị, “Onyenwe m, nyere m aka!”
26 He answered and said: It is not good to take the children’s bread, and throw it to the little dogs.
Ọ zara sị, “O zighị ezi na a ga-ewere nri ụmụntakịrị tụpụrụ nkịta.”
27 She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
Ọ zara sị, “Ọ bụ eziokwu Onyenwe m. Ma a na-ekwekwa ka ụmụ nkịta nọ nʼokpuru tebul rie iberibe nri nke na-esi nʼelu tebul ha daa nʼala.”
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her: O woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.
Jisọs zara sị ya, “Nwanyị, okwukwe gị dị ukwuu! Laa, e meelara gị ihe ị na-arịọ.” Nʼotu oge ahụ a gwọrọ ada ya.
29 And Jesus departed thence, and came near the sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there.
Jisọs hapụrụ ebe ahụ lọghachi nʼakụkụ osimiri Galili. Ọ rịgooro nʼelu ugwu nọdụ ala.
30 And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he cured them;
Igwe mmadụ dị ukwuu bịakwutere ya. Ha duteere ya ndị ngwụrọ, na ndị ìsì, na ndị aka ha na ndị ụkwụ ha kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ, na ndị ogbi, na ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ. Ha tọgbọrọ ha nʼụkwụ ya, ọ gwọkwara ha niile.
31 so that the multitudes were astonished, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Ọ tụrụ mmadụ niile nʼanya mgbe ha hụrụ ndị ogbi ka ha bidoro ikwu okwu. Mgbe ha hụkwara na a gwọrọ ndị aka ha, na ndị ụkwụ ha nwụrụ anwụ, o jukwara ha anya ịhụ na ndị ngwụrọ gara ije, na ndị ìsì hụkwara ụzọ. Ha toro Chineke nke Izrel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.
Jisọs kpọrọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị ha, “Ana m emere igwe mmadụ ndị a obi ebere, nʼihi na mụ na ha anọọla ụbọchị atọ nʼebe a, ma ha eribeghị nri ọbụla. Agaghị m ezilaga ha na-erighị nri, nʼihi na ha nwere ike ịda nʼụzọ.”
33 And his disciples said to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy so great a multitude?
Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị, “Ebee ka anyị ga-enweta nri ga-ezuru igwe mmadụ ndị a nʼọzara a?”
34 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes.
Jisọs jụrụ ha sị, “Ogbe achịcha ole ka unu nwere?” Ha sịrị ya, “Ogbe achịcha asaa na azụ ole na ole.”
35 And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground.
Ọ gwara igwe mmadụ ahụ ka ha nọdụ ala.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave thorn to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude.
O weere ogbe achịcha asaa na azụ ole na ole ahụ kelee Chineke ekele. Ọ nyawasịrị ha, nye ndị na-eso ụzọ ya. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nyekwara igwe mmadụ ahụ.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
Onye ọbụla nʼime ha riri, rijuo afọ. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya tụtụkọtara iberibe ndị fọdụrụ nke juru nkata asaa.
38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Ndị riri nri ahụ dị puku ụmụ nwoke anọ, nʼagụnyeghị ndị nwanyị na ụmụntakịrị.
39 And he sent the multitudes away, and entered the ship, and went into the borders of Magdala.
Mgbe o zilagara igwe mmadụ ahụ, ọ banyere nʼụgbọ mmiri gafee osimiri, bịaruo nʼobodo Magadan.
