Matthew 18
1 About that time we disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who [among us will be] the most important when God [MTY/EUP] [makes you] king?”
Ki kwama co bibe bwingka Yecu me ki co wining durko mor di kwama.
2 Jesus called a child to come, and he placed that child in our midst.
La Yecu co bwi bi duren kange tiber ciyer.
3 He said, “Think about this: If you [(pl)] do not change [the way you(pl) think] and become [as humble] as little children, you [(pl)] will surely not go to the place where God [MTY/EUP] rules.
Ki miyi kom ti na kam yirambo na bi bitiuttiri mani kom kuti di kwama.
4 The people who become as humble as this child [or any child] is, will be the most important people among those over whom God rules.
Na ni wo yoken dur cero na bwi bi duwareri cu dikero dur ko di kwama.
5 Also, when those who, [because they love] me, welcome [a] child like this one, [God considers] that they are welcoming me.”
No kom yo bwibi duware wo ki den mir di kom yomye.
6 “If you cause someone who believes in me to sin, [even if it is someone who is socially unimportant like] this little child, [God will severely punish you]. If a heavy stone were fastened around your neck and you were thrown into the deep waters of the sea, [people would consider that you had been severely punished. But God will punish] you more severely [than that if you cause someone to sin]
Wuro dok win mor bibeiyo wo ne bilengke bwiranke, la diker a ye cinnen ti ter nerer kwir cer, na merken. Co wima cuwa.
7 It will be terrible for those [MTY] who cause others to stop believing in me. [God will punish them eternally]. It is inevitable that there will be [those who] cause others to stop believing in me. But it will be horrible for everyone who does that.
Gwam dor bitinero, wo kwantangka a fiya ciye gwam wiwo kume ni wo abotiye.
8 So, if you [are wanting to use] one of your hands or feet to sin, [stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to] cut it off [to avoid sinning, do it] [MET]! It is good [that you not sin and] go where you will live [with God eternally, even though while you are still here on earth] you are maimed or lame and do not have a hand or a foot. But it is not good that you continue to have your two hands and two feet [and do] [MTY] [the sinful things you want to, and as a result], you are thrown into [hell], where there is eternal fire burning. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
Na kangmweko kaka namweko an donen kotankeri mwatum co di mirangco wi. Na wori La mwen diker kange wo ciya tunken nen ti kira ki kanko yobeu, Lamwen diker do lokwama ki kanko win ko nako win. (aiōnios g166)
9 If what you see you [makes you want] to sin, [stop looking at those things! Even if you have to] gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good [that you not sin and] go where you will live [with God eternally, even though while you are still here on earth] you have only one eye. But it is not good that you continue to have your two eyes [and do the sinful things you want to, and as a result], you are thrown {God throws you} into hell where there is eternal fire burning.” (Geenna g1067)
Na nuwe mweu an dok nen kwentanka ri cokum co na mirank cowi fiye mwi wiyeu an lamwen diker mo doken dume ki nuwe win kange yarka mor kira ki nuwe yob. (Geenna g1067)
10 “Make an effort that you [(pl)] do not despise [even] one of these children. I tell you [(pl)] truly that [since] the angels [live] in heaven [in the presence of] my Father, [they will report to him if you mistreat the children].
Kom burange kom cwinkande bibei bi durti nen bo bibwe tomange kwama to ti com tii ciwo di kwama.
Bi bwe ni bou na cok dike lemeu.
12 What do you [(pl)] think [you would do in the following situation]? If you had 100 sheep and one of them got lost, you would surely leave the 99 sheep [that are] on the hill and go and search for the lost one [RHQ], would you not?
Ni ye burangeka kime bou? na nii ki kwamagwini kom win la win reb maciya dubam tenwini ter cuo tereti naco dou woreme ka?
13 If you found it, I affirm to you [(pl)] that you would rejoice very much. You would be happy that 99 sheep did not stray away, but you would rejoice even more [because you had found] the sheep that had strayed away.
Na fiyam wo winenri miyi kom ti furner cero an lawo kuni tereo co dobeu.
14 In the same way [that shepherds do not want one of] their [sheep to stray away], so [God], your Father in heaven, does not want [even] one of these children to go to hell.” (questioned)
Yo na wori yori kebo di wo tekume wo dii kwama nuge naco kun mor bi durdunen dowo na bwiyam.
15 “If a fellow believer sins [against you], go [to him], and when you two are alone, reprove him [for sinning against you]. If that person listens to you [and feels sorry that he has sinned against you], you will have restored [your friendship with] that person.
Tano kenmwe kom mwendi yico tiber kumer mokange co kub biyo tano nunenddi moyirau.
16 If that person will not listen to you [nor feel sorry that he has sinned against you], go get one or two other people [who will listen to what you both have to say]. Have them go with you so that [what is written] {[Moses wrote]} [in the Scriptures might happen: ] ‘[When one person accuses another in some matter], it should be confirmed by [at least] two or three people {[at least] two or three people should confirm it} [before that person can be declared] guilty {[before they declare that person guilty]}.’
Tano kam nukang bo bwitikimiri, kiya ki nubo yo kaka tar naci yiram warke, fi nob warka ko yau be kaka tare nunge kiro gwam dong dong.
17 If the one who has sinned against you will not listen to them [or does not feel sorry that he has sinned against you], tell that to the congregation [so that they can rebuke him]. If that person will not listen to the congregation [or feel sorry that he has sinned against you, exclude him from being a member of your congregation, just like] you [would exclude] pagans, tax collectors, [and others who do not believe in God and sin greatly].
Na ko nuwa ka ciye kori ya cuko nob kwama bone nako na nuwa ciri. tuken co na nubo yombo kwama.
18 Keep this in mind: Whatever you decide on earth [about punishing] or [not punishing a member of your congregation] is what has also been decided by [God] in heaven {what [God] in heaven has also decided}.
Mi yi kom ti dike kom bwam bitineu bwam bwabe di kwama kike kom wineri gwin-gwine di kwama.
19 Also note this: If [at least] two of you [who live] here on earth agree together about something you ask [God] for [DOU], [God], my Father [who is] in heaven, will give you what you ask for.
Mi yi kom ti na nubo yau an ciya ki dike kom kinantiyeu te mi wo di kwama an makimen.
20 [This is true], because wherever [at least] two or three of you assemble because you believe in me [MTY], I am [spiritually] present with you. I [will hear what you ask for and I will ask God to do it for you].”
Fiye nubo yau kaka, taar ci mwerum ki denmireri mi we kange ci.
21 Then Peter approached [Jesus] and said to him, “How many times must I forgive a fellow believer who [keeps on] sinning against me? [If he keeps asking me to forgive him, must I forgive him] as many as seven times?”
Bitrus bow Yecu nen ki kwama kiri to nyi kemi ama men burang ke manciten wiye? in lam kirito ni bwirka?
22 Jesus said to him, “I tell you [that the number of] times [you must forgive someone is] not just up to seven, but [you must] ([forgive him] 77 times/never stop forgiving him).
Yecu diye cinen ki mi yi nen bo mii kirito niber, miki niber kiriti kwini niber.
23 [In order to illustrate] why [you should do this], I [will tell you a story in which] God [MTY/EUP], [who cares for] the people whose lives he rules over, is compared {I compare God, [who cares for] the people whose lives he rules over} to a king [and his officials]. That king told [some of his servants that he wanted] his officials to pay what they owed him.
Nyori liyar kwamaro kino na liya kange o cwii naci kiyem kemer cereu knage cangam cere.
24 [So those officials were brought to the king to] settle [their accounts with him]. [One of the officials who were brought] owed the king several million dollars.
Kambo ci ter ri cin bow cinen ki canga kange wo ci bwang tenti talent do bikate kwobbe.
25 But because he did not have [enough money] to pay [what he owed], the king demanded that he, his wife, his children and all he possessed be sold [to someone else, and that the king] be repaid [with] {receive} [the money that was paid for them].
Dila kambo ci man ki nureu ci yam tiyeri, te kuwece ne wrfunendo ca a myim co, kange wii ce kange bibeyo kange dikero ci cikeu gwam dila na yam nan cero.
26 Then that official, [knowing that he did not have the money to pay that huge debt], fell on his knees [in front of the king] and begged him saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, [eventually].’
La cangau yarken bitine, cungi kabum cem la ki “Teluwe, ma biner kange mo, dila man yi nen dikero gwam.
27 The king, [knowing that the official could never pay all that huge debt], felt sorry for him. So he canceled his debt and released him.
La teluwe canga co kambo cin dim ki cikakeu nyem kang cinen di la citang cinen nan cero wi.
28 Then this official went to another one of the king’s officials who owed him a bit less than a year’s wages. He grabbed him [by the throat], started choking him, and said to him, ‘Pay back what you owe [me]!’
Dila canga co cei ya fiya kange kece canga, wo ci bwang ten denani ti kwini kwob wiine cin tam co ri yoten bukka ceko la ciki yam ye dikero mi bwang mwne ten tiye.
29 That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, [eventually].’
Di la kece cangau yarken bitine la kinog co ki “nuwa bi neri kange mo, ri man ya tinen wi”.
30 But this official kept refusing [to cancel that small debt that the man owed him]. Instead, he [caused that official to be] put in prison [and to stay there] until he could pay back all the money that he owed him.
Di la canga wo ki kaba ko, Nyori, cin ya ci merken co mor fucina no cin yam co dikero ci bwang cinen ten tiye nyimde.
31 When the other officials [of the king] learned that this had happened, they felt very distressed. So they went to the king and reported in detail what had happened.
Kambo kebcebo canga bo to dikero bwiyeuri, cin kangum ner duce cin bou la cin yi teluwe ce dikero bwiyeu gwam.
32 Then the king summoned the official [who had owed him several million dollars]. He said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I canceled that huge debt [that you owed me] because you begged me [to do so]
La Teluwe canga co, cou co rila yico “mo bwe canga bwir, mi tab mwen dikero mi bwang mweng ten tiyeu gwam, wori mwin kinong ye.
33 You should have been merciful [and canceled your fellow official’s debt], just like I was merciful to you [and canceled your debt] [RHQ]!’
No mwiki nungbo kemwe nin cireduwa, na wo min nung mwen cireduwe?
34 The king was very angry. He handed this official over to some jailers who would torture him severely until he paid all of the debt that he owed.”
Teluwe ceu knagum ner duce la neken co kang nubo ne dotange tiye no ciyam gwam dikero ci bwang cinen ten tiyeri nyimde.
35 [Then Jesus continued by saying], “That is what my Father in heaven will do to you if you do not [feel merciful and] sincerely forgive a fellow believer [who sins against you].”
La nyo Te me di kwama ama kimen tiye ken no kom cutangbo kebkumebo nin wi mor nere kumer ri.”
