Matthew 17
1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Niwa ba tie vi tanne a, Yesu ka nji Bitru u Yakubu, U Yohana vayi ma, hi ni kiekle ngbluri baba kimba.
2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Iheme a kasran ni shishimba. Shishima ka shan na rji u ikpi wa a sru'a baka kpan njlan (lulu) me.
3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
U ba krli to Musa mba Iliya ba ki tre ni wu.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Bitru a saa nda hla ni Yesu, “Baci a bi ni tawu wa kie he niwa. U tie kpa yime mi tie bru tra-iri ni wu u ri ni Musa, uri ni Iliya.
5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Ahe ni mi si tre me u kpalu u kpan ma aye ka ba gbrjime krjutie u lan ri ye rji ni kpaa nda tre, “I wayi ahi vrenmu wa mison wu kpukpo me, ndi ni ngri ni wua. Wawu yi”.
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
Wa Mrli koh ma ba wo trea ba kpon sisri naa kukru ni shishi ni meme.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
U Yesu a ye nda kpyre mba nda tre “Wlu nde din na tie sisri na”
8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
U ba nzuya nda na to ndio ri na se wawu Yesu yi megyen
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Ba si grji ni ngblu a u Yesu ka mha ba nda tre “Na hla nhranyi ni ndio ri na se Ivren ndi tashme ni mbe”
10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Mrli koh maa ba mye, “Wa ni tu ngye mba mala bi atawura ba tre nda hi gbigbi ndu Iliya ye ni mumla?”
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
Yesu a saa nda tre “Iliya nige njanji nda nji ikpyi ba k'maye wawuu.
12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
U mi hla yiwu, Iliya a ye' ye. U bana towu na. Niva ani he to kia, ba' tie kpye wa sron mba son a. Ani he ni nkon bi kimayi Ivren Ndi ngame ni tie ya ni wo mba.
13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Ni kiyi mrli koh maa baka to nda si tre ni tu' Yohana u tie batisma.
14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
Wa baye ri ni bubu u shubia, indi ri kaye niwu, a kukhwu ni shishima nda tre,
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
“Baci, wo yimu ni tu vrenmu vrenlon, ani ku nkpyinkpi nda ni tie ya kpukpome. E azi ku ni lu ni ma.
16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
Mi nji wu ye ni mrli koh me, u bana toh den wu na”
17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
Yesu saa nda tre, “Bi hamma ni nkponji u ni bi nzan wa ba k'ma kpyi sran a mi zi he niyi hi ni tanyi? Mi zi vu sron niyi hi ni tonyi? Nji wu yemu wa.
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
Yesu a kpa nha ni brji shango a wa ka rju donwu u vren kafe si ni nton kima.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
U mrli koh maa ba ye ni Yesu ni yoybi nda tre, “Ahi ngye mba tie u kiena toh zu brji a na?
20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Yesu a hla ni bawu, “Ahe ni tu tsitsa sron mbi. E mi hla yiwu njanjimu ndi, bitie he ni kponji sron wa andi tsa (fyi) meyi to wlo su' bi hla ni ngblu yi, 'cbi rju (di) wa hi ni wamu, u ani c'bi hi u ikpye riri me na nnayi wo na.
U bi brji yi na rju na hamma ni vu nyu mba tie aduwa.
22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
Ba he ni Galili u Yesu a hla ni mrli koh maa, “Ba ka Ivren Ndi nno ni wo' ndi.
23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
U ba wuu, u nivi u tra ani tashme” mrli koh maa ba ka'tie whie me.
24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
Wa baye ri ni Kapanahum a, bi kpa bhan inghama shekel baye ni Bitru nda tre, “Mala (Baci) bi a ni han bhan ignhama shekel a?”
25 “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
A tre “e” U wa Bitrus a ye ni koh a, Yesu a tre niwa nda hla ndi, “A ngye mba hi mre me sima? Bi chu ngbungblu ba kpa bhan mba ni ba nha? Rji ni mrli mba kaa rji ni ba ri?
26 “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
Bitru a saa wu “Rji ni bari” Yesu ka tre, “Ka mrli ba bana han bhan na”
27 “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
U ni ndu ta na yo bi kpa bhan ba tie latre na, hi ni nne, ndi ta ngron ri yomi ndi gbi lambe wa ngron vu ni mumla rju. U ti bwu nyu ma u toh shekel ri. Cuu ka nno bi kpa bhan ba u nyu mu ni wu”
