Matthew 12
1 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbaths through the grainfields, and His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,
Nʼoge ahụ, Jisọs sitere nʼubi a kụrụ ọka na-agafe nʼụbọchị izuike. Ma ebe agụụ na-agụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, ha malitere ịghọ ogbe ọka, na ịta mkpụrụ ya.
2 and the Pharisees having seen, said to Him, “Behold, Your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”
Mgbe ndị Farisii hụrụ nke a, ha sịrị ya, “Lee, ndị na-eso ụzọ gị na-eme ihe na-ezighị ezi ime nʼụbọchị izuike!”
3 And He said to them, “Did you not read what David did when he was hungry, himself and those with him—
Ma ọ zara ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu agụtaghị ihe Devid na ndị ya na ha soo mere mgbe agụụ na-agụ ha?
4 how he went into the house of God, and ate the Bread of the Presentation, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?
Otu o si banye nʼụlọ Chineke, ya na ndị so ya, rie achịcha a na-eche nʼihu Chineke, nke na-ezighị ezi nʼiwu ka ha rie, kama ọ dịịrị naanị ndị nchụaja iri ya.
5 Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?
Ka ọ bụ na unu agụtabeghị ebe e dere ya nʼime akwụkwọ iwu Mosis na ndị nchụaja na-emerụ ụbọchị izuike nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, ma ọ dịghị onye na-ata ha ụta?
6 And I say to you that [One] greater than the temple is here;
Ma ana m agwa unu na onye dị ukwuu karịa ụlọnsọ ukwu nọ nʼebe a.
7 and if you had known what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice—you had not condemned the blameless,
Ọ bụrụ na unu ghọtara ihe akwụkwọ nsọ na-ekwu mgbe ọ na-asị, ‘Ana m achọ ebere, ọ bụghị aja.’Unu agaraghị ama ndị ikpe na-amaghị ikpe.
8 for the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Nʼihi na Nwa nke Mmadụ bụ Onyenwe ụbọchị izuike.”
9 And having departed from there, He went to their synagogue,
O sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ banye nʼụlọ nzukọ ha.
10 and behold, there was a man having the hand withered, and they questioned Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbaths?” That they might accuse Him.
Nʼebe a ka ọ hụrụ otu nwoke aka ya kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ. Ndị nọ nʼebe ahụ jụrụ ya ajụjụ sị, “O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịgwọ mmadụ nʼụbọchị izuike?”
11 And He said to them, “What man will be of you who will have one sheep, and if this may fall on the Sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise [it]?
Ma ọ zara ha sị, “Ọ bụrụ na otu onye nʼime unu nwere otu atụrụ danyere nʼime olulu nʼụbọchị izuike gịnị ka ọ ga-eme? Ọ ga-ahapụ ya nʼebe ahụ? Ọ gaghị ejide ya dọpụta ya?
12 How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? So that it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”
Mmadụ ọ dịghị mkpa karịa atụrụ? Ya mere, o ziri ezi nʼiwu bụ ịrụ ọrụ ọma nʼụbọchị izuike.”
13 Then He says to the man, “Stretch forth your hand,” and he stretched [it] forth, and it was restored whole as the other.
Mgbe ahụ ọ sịrị nwoke ahụ, “Setịpụ aka gị.” Nwoke ahụ setịpụrụ aka ya. Aka ahụ dịkwara ya mma dị ka aka nke ọzọ.
14 And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against Him, how they might destroy Him,
Nʼihi nke a ndị Farisii sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ, ga gbaa izu otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
15 and Jesus having known, withdrew from there, and there followed Him great multitudes, and He healed them all,
Ma ebe Jisọs maara ihe ha na-ezube ime, o sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ. Ma ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ sooro ya. Ọ gwọkwara ha nrịa nrịa ha niile.
16 and charged them that they might not make Him apparent,
Ma o nyere ha iwu ka ha hapụ ịgwa ndị ọzọ onye ọ bụ.
17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
Nke a bụ ka emezuo okwu ahụ Aịzaya onye amụma kwuru,
18 “Behold, My Servant, whom I chose, My Beloved, in whom My soul delighted, I will put My Spirit on Him, And He will declare judgment to the nations;
“Onye a bụ onye na-ejere m ozi, onye m họpụtara. Onye m hụkwara nʼanya. O bụkwa onye ihe ya na-atọ m ụtọ. Aga m etinye Mmụọ m nʼime ya. Ọ ga-eme ka ikpe ziri ezi rute mba niile aka.
19 He will not strive nor cry, Nor will any hear His voice in the broad places;
Ọ gaghị ese okwu, ọ gaghị etisikwa mkpu ike. O nweghị onye ga-anụ olu okwu ya nʼezi.
20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Until He may put forth judgment to victory,
Ọ gaghị agbaji ahịhịa riidi azọpịara nʼala, maọbụ menyụọ ogho oriọna na-enwu ntakịrị ntakịrị, tutu ruo mgbe ọ ga-eme ka ikpe ziri ezi merie.
21 And in His Name will nations hope.”
Ọ bụkwa nʼaha ya ka mba niile dị nʼụwa ga-atụkwasị olileanya ha.”
22 Then was brought to Him a demoniac, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the blind and mute both spoke and saw.
Emesịa, ha kpọtaara ya otu nwoke kpuru ìsì ma daakwa ogbi. Ọ bụkwa onye mmụọ ọjọọ na-esogbu. Ọ gwọrọ ya, mee ka nwoke ahụ hụ ụzọ, bidokwa ikwu okwu.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Is this the Son of David?”
Ihe a juru igwe mmadụ nọ nʼebe ahụ anya. Nʼihi ya, ha kwuru sị, “Nwoke a, ọ ga-abụ Nwa Devid?”
24 But the Pharisees having heard, said, “This One does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”
Mgbe ndị Farisii nụrụ nke a, ha sịrị, “Nwoke a chụpụrụ mmụọ ọjọọ a nʼihi na Belzebub, eze ndị mmụọ ọjọọ, nyere ya ike ịchụpụ ya.”
25 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself stands,
Ma ebe ọ matara ihe ha na-eche nʼobi ha. Ọ gwara ha okwu sị, “Alaeze ọbụla kewara megide onwe ya ga-ada. Obodo o bụla maọbụ ezinaụlọ ọbụla kewara megide onwe ya agaghị eguzo.
26 and if Satan casts out Satan, against himself he was divided, how then does his kingdom stand?
Ọ bụrụ na ekwensu achụpụ ekwensu, o kewala megide onwe ya. Oleekwanụ otu alaeze ya ga-esi guzo.
27 And if I, by Beelzebul, cast out the demons, your sons—by whom do they cast out? Because of this they will be your judges.
Dị ka unu kwuru, ọ bụrụ na m na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ site nʼike Belzebub, ọ bụ nʼike onye ka ụmụ unu ndị ikom na-achụpụ ha? Ya mere, ọ bụ ụmụ unu ga-ekpe unu ikpe nʼihi okwu a unu kwuru.
28 But if I, by the Spirit of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God has already come to you.
Ma ọ bụrụ na m na-esite nʼike Mmụọ nke Chineke na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ, matakwanụ na alaeze Chineke abịala nʼetiti unu.
29 Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to snatch his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? And then his house he will plunder.
“Ọ dịghị mmadụ ọbụla pụrụ ịbanye nʼụlọ nwoke dị ike kwakọrọ ngwongwo niile dị nʼụlọ ahụ. Ma o nwere ike ime nke a ma ọ bụrụ na ọ ga-eburu ụzọ kee nwoke ahụ agbụ? Mgbe o kesịrị ya agbụ, o nwere ike ịbanye kwakọtaa ngwongwo niile dị nʼụlọ nwoke ahụ.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who is not gathering with Me, scatters.
“Onye ọbụla na-adịnyeghịrị m na-emegide m. Onye ọ bụlakwa na-adịghị eso m ekpokọta, na-ekposa ekposa.
31 Because of this I say to you, all sin and slander will be forgiven to men, but the slander of the Spirit will not be forgiven to men.
Ya mere, ana m agwa unu sị, na a ga-agbaghara mmehie na nkwulu niile. Ma agaghị agbaghara nkwulu ekwuluru Mmụọ Nsọ.
32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming. (aiōn g165)
Onye ọbụla nke ga-ekwu okwu megide Nwa nke Mmadụ, a ga-agbaghara ya, ma onye ọbụla na-ekwu megide Mmụọ Nsọ, agaghị agbaghara ya, nʼọgbọ a maọbụ nʼọgbọ nke na-abịa. (aiōn g165)
33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.
“Ọ bụrụ na e mee ka osisi too nke ọma, ọ ga-amịta mkpụrụ ọma, ma ọ bụrụ na o toghị nke ọma, ọ ga-amịta mkpụrụ ọjọọ. Nʼihi na a na-amata osisi ọbụla site na mkpụrụ ya.
34 Brood of vipers! How are you able to speak good things—being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Ụmụ ajụala, olee otu unu ga-esi kwuo okwu dị mma, ebe obi unu dị njọ? Nʼihi na ihe mmadụ kwuru bụ ihe si ya nʼobi pụta.
35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart puts forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure puts forth evil things.
Ezi mmadụ na-esi nʼezi akụ ya wepụta ihe dị mma, ma ajọ mmadụ na-esitekwa nʼajọ akụ ya wepụta ajọọ ihe.
36 And I say to you that every idle word that men may speak, they will give for it a reckoning in [the] day of judgment;
Ma ana m agwa unu sị, nʼụbọchị ikpe ahụ, onye ọbụla ga-aza ajụjụ, banyere okwu niile na-enweghị isi o kwuru.
37 for from your words you will be declared righteous, and from your words you will be declared unrighteous.”
Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼokwu ọnụ gị ka ị ga-abụ onye ikpe mara, sitekwa nʼokwu ọnụ gị ka ị ga-abụ onye ikpe na-amaghị.”
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we will to see a sign from You.”
Mgbe ahụ, ụfọdụ ndị ozizi iwu na ndị Farisii gwara Jisọs sị ya, “Onye nkuzi, anyị chọrọ ka i gosi anyị ihe ịrịbama.”
39 And He answering said to them, “A generation, evil and adulterous, seeks a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;
Ma ọ zara sị ha, “Ọ bụ naanị ajọ ọgbọ nke na-enweghị okwukwe ga-achọkwa ka e gosi ha ihe ịrịbama. Ma ọ dịkwaghị ihe ịrịbama ọzọ a ga-egosi unu karịa ihe ịrịbama Jona onye amụma.
40 for as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
Nʼihi na dị ka Jona nọrọ ụbọchị atọ, ehihie na abalị nʼafọ azụ dị ukwuu, otu a ka Nwa nke Mmadụ ga-esi nọọkwa ụbọchị atọ, ehihie na abalị nʼobi nke ala.
41 Men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they converted at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [One] greater than Jonah [is] here!
Ndị ikom Ninive ga-eso ọgbọ a bilie nʼụbọchị ikpe maa ya ikpe. Nʼihi na ha chegharịrị mgbe ha nụrụ nkwusa Jona. Ma lee onye karịrị Jona ukwuu nọ nʼebe a.
42 A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [One] greater than Solomon [is] here!
Nʼụbọchị ikpe ahụ kwa, eze nwanyị nke Ndịdaga-eso ọgbọ a bilie boo ya ebubo. Ọ ga-amakwa unu ikpe. Nʼihi na o siri nʼebe dị ụwa sọtụrụ bịa nụrụ okwu amamihe Solomọn. Ma ugbu a onye ahụ dị ukwuu karịa Solomọn nọ nʼebe a, ma unu jụrụ i kwere na ya.
43 And when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it walks through dry places seeking rest and does not find;
“Mgbe mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha si nʼime mmadụ pụọ, ọ na-agabiga nʼọzara ebe mmiri na-adịghị ịchọ ebe izuike, ma ọ naghị achọta ya.
44 then it says, I will return to my house from where I came forth; and having come, it finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned:
Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-asị, ‘Aga m alaghachi nʼụlọ m, ebe m si pụta.’ Mgbe ọ lọghachiri, ọ na-achọpụta na a zachara ụlọ ahụ dozie ya, ọ dịkwaghị onye bichiri nʼime ya.
45 then it goes, and takes with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man becomes worse than the first; so will it also be to this evil generation.”
Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-apụ gaa chọta mmụọ asaa ọzọ, ndị dị njọ karịa ya onwe ya. Ha niile na-abata bịa biri nʼime onye ahụ. Mee ka ọnọdụ ya dị njọ karịa ka ọ dị na mbụ. Otu a ka ọ ga-adịrị ndị bi nʼọgbọ a jọrọ njọ.”
46 And while He was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to Him,
Mgbe ọ nọ na-agwa igwe mmadụ ahụ okwu, nne ya na ụmụnne ya bịara guzoro nʼezi na-eche ka ha gwa ya okwu.
47 and one said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to You.”
Otu onye nʼime igwe mmadụ ahụ gwara ya okwu sị, “Lee, nne gị na ụmụnne gị ndị nwoke na-achọ ịhụ gị nʼezi. Ha chọrọ ịgwa gị okwu.”
48 And He answering said to him who spoke to Him, “Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?”
Ma ọ zara onye ahụ gwara ya okwu sị, “Onye bụ nne m? Olee ndị bụ ụmụnne m ndị nwoke?”
49 And having stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!
Ọ tụrụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya aka, sị, “Lee, ndị a bụ nne m na ụmụnne m ndị nwoke.
50 For whoever may do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, He is My brother, and sister, and mother.”
Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-eme ihe Nna m bi nʼeluigwe chọrọ, bụ nwanne m nwoke, na nwanne m nwanyị, nakwa nne m.”
