Matthew 20
1 “[In order to illustrate how God rewards people], I will compare [the way] God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate [did]. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to [the market] where [people who wanted work gathered]. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
Igbu chu u shulu ahe too ndji wa ahe ni rju'a nda wlu ni bwubwu mble ka vu lebra wa ba tie ndu ni rjumaa.
2 He promised the men whom he hired that he would pay them the standard wage [for working] one day. Then he sent them to his vineyards.
Niwa ba kpa nyme ni han ba dinari ri nivi waka tru ba hi ni rjumaa.
3 At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
Ala rju ngarli ni wru nton u traa nda to lebra bari baki megyen ni bubu cucu.
4 He said to them, ‘Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there]. I will pay you whatever is a just [wage].’ [So they also went to his vineyard and began to work].
A hla bawu biyi me hi ndi hi tie ndu nimu ni rjua, u ikpye wa a vua mi hanyi. U ba hi ka tie ndua.
5 At noon and at three o’clock he again went [to the market] and found [other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage].
Ala rju ngarli ni wru nton u tanne mba ni wru nton u tia nda tie to u mumla.
6 At five o’clock he went [to the market again] and saw other [men] standing [there who were not working]. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day and not working?’
Ngarli ni nton u puo a rju hi nda ka toh bari ba krli megyen. A hla bawu 'Bi tie he ndi krli wuu via kle megyen?'
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘[I will hire you]. Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there.’ So they went].
U baka hla niwu, E indjio na nnota ndu na mba u kie ki towa. Wa a hla bawu, 'Biyi me hi ni rjua.
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Tell the men to come so that you can give them their wages. First, pay the men who started working last, and pay the men last who started working first.’
Wa yalu a tie a indji u rjua ka hla ni manaja ma, Yo bi ndu ba ndi han ba dii mba, U han rji ni bi wa ba ye ni klekle hi ni bi mumlaa.
9 The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
Niwa bi vu ndu ni yalu ba yea ba han ba tsra ni han u bi tie ndu viri.
10 When the men who had begun working early [in the morning] went [to get their wages], they thought that they would receive more than the standard wage. But they also received only the standard wage.
Niwa bi vu ndu rji ni mble kurji ba ye a, ba yo sron ndi ba han ba zan bi wa baye ni ko gon a, u ba han ba dinari yiyri.
11 So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
Wa ba kpa dii mba baka c'ba tre nitu indji u rjua.
12 They said [to him], ‘[You are not being fair!] The men who started working after [all of the rest of us started] worked for [only] one hour! You have [paid] them the same [wage] as [you paid] us! But we worked hard [all] day [IDM], [including working in the] hottest part of the day!’
Ba tre “Biyi wa ye klekle a, i wru nton ririyi megyen ba tie ndua, u hanba tsra ni u mbu wa kie tie ya ni mi rjia.
13 The owner of the vineyard said to one of those [who complained], ‘Friend, I did not treat you unfairly. You agreed with me [to work the whole day] for the standard wage [RHQ].
U indji u rjua a saa ni ri mba nda tre Ikpan mu mi na tie meme ni yiwu na. E kie y'me ndi mi han yi ni ndu u vi, ka ana to kima na?
14 [Stop complaining to me]! Take your wage and go! I desire to give the same wage that I gave you to the men who began working after all of you [had begun working].
Kpa kpye wa u bi ya ndi hi kpa mbi. Ahi son sron mu ndu mi nno wa ba ye klekle tsra ni han mbia.
15 I certainly have a right to [spend my money] as I desire [RHQ], [including paying those laborers what I desire to pay them]. (You should not be envious about my being generous!/Are you angry [MET] because I am generous?) [RHQ]’”
Ana bi ndu me tie kpye wa mi son ni kpi mu na? Ka bi ki tie nghu mu ni zizi wa mi tie a?
16 [Then Jesus said to us], “Similarly, [God will reward] well [some] people who [seem to be] less important now, and he will not reward [some] people who [seem to be] more important [now].”
Ahe to kima yi, bi klekle ba katie bi mumla u bi mumla ba k'ma tie be klekle”
17 When Jesus was walking [on the road] up to Jerusalem, [along with us] twelve [disciples], he took us to a place by ourselves [in order that he could talk to us privately]. Then he said to us,
Yesu si hi ni Urushalima, a nji tso ba hi ni nhma kori u ni gon a hla bawu.
18 “Listen carefully! We are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there, someone] will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws to seize [me], the one who came from heaven, [and they will put me on trial]. They will condemn me [and say] that I should be killed {the authorities should kill me}.
To mba kie si ni Urushalima u ba vu vren Ndji ka nno Firist bi ninkon ni bi nha. Ba hi lowu ni tre u wuu.
19 [Then they] will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, [and kill me by] nailing me to a cross. But on the third day [after that], [God] will cause me to live again.”
Nda vuu no gbu ndji ndu ba chau ya'ya' nda tsi wu nda kpanwu ni gran nhma kukton u ni vi u tra ba nzu wu wlunde”.
20 Then the mother of James and John brought her two sons to Jesus. She bowed down before Jesus and asked him to do her a favor.
Nikiyi iyi myrli Zabadi a nji myrli ma myli ilonye ni Yesu. A kukhwu ni k'bu ma nda ni mye wu kpye.
21 Jesus said to her, “What do you want [me to do for you]?” She said to him, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you (OR, Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you at your right side and at your left side) [and rule with you] [MTY] when you become king.”
Yesu a mye wu, “U wa mi tie ngye niwu?” A hla niwu, “Mison ndu nyme ni myrli mu ndu son ni gbuchu u me, iri ni wo rli me u rima ni wo ta' u me.
22 Jesus said to [her and her sons], “You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you suffer like I am about to suffer [IDM]?” [James and John] answered him, “Yes, we are able [to do that].”
U Yesu ka saa niwu nda tre, “Bina toh kpye wa bi ki bre a na. Ni to so ni mi gbanju wa me tie whiewhiere u so a?” U baka hla niwu, “E kie toh so”
23 Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, you will suffer as I will suffer [IDM]. But I am not the one who chooses the ones who [will] sit next to me [and rule with me]. [God], my Father, will give those places [MTY] to the ones whom he appoints.”
A hla ni bawu “Anita ni gbanju wa mi so, bi soo. U son ni woo rli mu mba wo kota mu ana mayi mi nno na ahi u bi wa Itu mu tie zi ni bawu a”.
24 When we ten [other disciples] heard [what James and John had requested], we became angry with them [because we also wanted to rule with Jesus in the highest positions].
Niwa imbru myrli koh ma wlon ba ye wo towa bala vra nfu ni myrli vayi harli ba.
25 [So] Jesus called all of us together and said [to us], “You know that those who rule the non-Jews [enjoy] showing them that they are powerful. Their chief rulers [enjoy] commanding the people under them.
U Yesu ka yo ba ye ni kpama nda tre “Bi toh bi chu u line barima ba tsro ba ndi ba chu bi ninkon bi gbu a ba tsro ba ndi ba chu bi ninkon bi gbua ba tsro ba gbengblen.
26 You [should] not be like them. On the contrary, everyone among you who wants [God to consider] him great must become [like] a servant for [the rest of] you.
Ana to kima bi tie na. Indi wa anison he ninkon nimi mbi gbigbi ka katie vrenko mbi,
27 And everyone among you who wants [God to consider him] to be the most important must become [like] a slave for [the rest of] you.
u indi u wa he u mumla nimi mbi ka katie vren koh mbi,
28 [You should imitate me]. [Even though I am] the one who came from heaven, I did not come to be served {in order that people would serve me}. On the contrary, I [came in order] to serve [others] and to [IDM] allow myself to be killed {other people to kill me}, so that [my dying would be like] a payment to rescue many [people from being punished for their sins].” [MTY]
na u Ivren Ndji iye ma na u wa ba tie ndu niwu ana a wa aye tie ndu nda nno tuma ndu ndji gbugbuwu jubu.”
29 As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
Wa ba rju rji ni Yariko a kpentren ndji baka huu.
30 [As we walked along, we saw] two blind men sitting alongside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they yelled [to him], “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Take pity on us!”
Ba to bi fyen harli ba ki ni nyu nkon wa bi fyen ba ba' wo ndi Yesu mba ka si hi, u baka kla gblo nyu nda ni tre. “Baci Ivren Doda, woyi mbu”.
31 [People in] the crowd scolded them [and] told them to be quiet. But the blind men yelled even louder, “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Have pity on us!”
U ndji baka kpa nha ni ba nda hla ndu ki ni ngbangbi. U ni nakime, bi fyen ba la kla gblo nyu zan u mumla nda tre, “Baci Ivren Doda, wo yi mbu”
32 Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
Nikima, Yesu ka kukri kpyen me nda yo mba nda tre, “Bi wa ndu me tie ngyeri ni yiwu?”
33 They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
Baka hla niwu, “Baci, i wa ndu shishi mbu bwu”
34 Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
U wa alo Yesu sron ka kpyre shishi mba. U ni kiyime shishi ba tie gbla bwu' u baka toh kpan nda huu.
