Mattiyu 18
1 Daidai wannan lokacin, almajiran suka zo wurin Yesu suka ce, ''Wanene mafi girma a mulkin sama?''
About that time we disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who [among us will be] the most important when God [MTY/EUP] [makes you] king?”
2 Sai Yesu ya kira karamin yaro gunsa, ya sa shi a tsakaninsu,
Jesus called a child to come, and he placed that child in our midst.
3 ya ce, ''Hakika ina gaya maku, idan baku juya kun zama kamar kananan yara ba, babu yadda zaku shiga mulkin sama.
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.
4 Saboda haka, duk wanda ya kaskantar da kansa kamar karamin yaron nan, shi ne mafi girma a mulkin sama.
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.
5 Duk wanda ya karbi karamin yaro a suna na, ya karbe ni.
Also, when those who, [because they love] me, welcome [a] child like this one, [God considers] that they are welcoming me.”
6 Amma duk wanda ya sa daya daga cikin 'yan yaran nan da suka gaskanta da ni zunubi, gwamma a rataya dutsen nika a wuyansa a jefa shi cikin zurfin teku.
“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]
7 Kaiton duniya saboda lokacin tuntube! Lallai ne wadannan lokuta su zo, amma kaiton mutumin da ta wurinsa ne wadannan lokutan za su zo!
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.
8 Idan hannunka ko kafarka ce za ta sa ka tuntube, ka yanke ta, ka yar daga gare ka. Zai fi maka kyau ka shiga rai da nakasa ko gurguntaka, da a jefa ka cikin madawwamiyar wuta tare da hannayenka ko kafafunka. (aiōnios g166)
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)
9 Idan idonka zai sa ka tuntube, ka kwakule shi, ka yar. Zai fi maka kyau ka shiga rai da ido daya, da a jefa ka cikin madawwamiyar wuta da idanu biyu. (Geenna g1067)
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)
10 Ku kula fa kada ku rena kananan nan. Domin koyaushe a sama, mala'ikunsu na duban fuskar Ubana da ke sama.
“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].
11 [Dan Mutum ya zo ya ceci abinda ya bata].
12 Menene tunaninku? Idan mutum na da tumaki dari, sa'annan daya ta bata, ashe ba zai bar tassa'in da tara a gefen tudu ya tafi neman wadda ta bata ba?
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?
13 In ya same ta, hakika ina gaya maku, farin cikinsa na samun dayan nan da ta bace, zai fi na tassa'in da taran nan da basu bata ba.
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.
14 Hakanan fa, ba nufin Ubanku dake sama ba ne da ya daga cikin wadannan kananan ya hallaka.
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)
15 Idan dan'uwanka yayi maka laifi, fada masa tsakaninku, kai da shi kadai. Idan ya saurare ka, ka maido da dan'uwanka kenan.
“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.
16 Amma in ya ki ya saurare ka, ka je da 'yan'uwa biyu ko uku su zama shaidu, don ta wurin shaidu biyu ko uku ake tabbatar da kowacce kalma.
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]}.’
17 In kuma ya ki ya saurare su, ka kai lamarin ga ikklisiya. Idan ya ki ya saurari ikklisiya, ka maishe shi ba'al'umme da mai karbar haraji.
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].
18 Hakika ina gaya maku, duk abin da kuka daure a duniya, a daure yake a sama. Abin da kuka kwance kuma, a kwance yake a sama.
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}.
19 Kuma ina gaya maku, idan mutum ku biyu zaku yarda akan duk abin da zaku roka, Ubana wanda ke a sama zai yi maku shi.
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.
20 Wurin da mutum biyu ko uku suka taru a cikin sunana, zan kasance tare da su.''
[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].”
21 Bitrus ya zo ya ce wa Yesu, ''Ubangiji, sau nawa ne dan'uwana zai yi mani laifi in gafarta masa? Har sai ya kai sau bakwai?''
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?”
22 Yesu ya amsa ya ce masa, ''Ban gaya maka sau bakwai ba, amma bakwai din ma har sau saba'in.
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).
23 Saboda haka, za a kwatanta mulkin sama da wani sarki da yake so ya lisafta dukiyarsa dake a hannun barorinsa.
[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.
24 Da ya fara yin haka, sai aka kawo masa daya daga cikin barorinsa da yake binsa talanti dubu goma.
[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.
25 Amma tunda ba shi da abin biya, ubangidansa ya bada umurni a sayar da shi, tare da matarsa da 'ya'yansa da duk mallakarsa, domin a biya.
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].
26 Sai baran ya fadi kasa, ya rusuna a gaban ubangidansa ya ce, “Maigida, kayi mani hakuri, zan biya duk abin da na karba.”
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].’
27 Don haka ubangidansa yayi juyayi, sai ya ce, ya yafe bashin, a saki baran.
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.
28 Amma bayan an saki wannan baran, ya je ya sami wani baran kamar sa da yake bi bashin dinari dari. Ya cafke shi, ya shake shi a wuya, ya ce, 'Ka biya bashin da nake bin ka.'
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]!’
29 Amma dan'uwansa bara ya roke shi ya ce, kayi mani hakuri, zan biya ka duk abinda na karba.'
That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, [eventually].’
30 Amma baran nan na farko ya ki. A maimakon haka, ya sa aka jefa dan'uwansa bara a kurkuku sai ya biya bashin nan.
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.
31 Da sauran barori suka ga abin da ya faru, suka damu kwarai. Sai suka je suka fada wa ubangidansu yadda abin ya faru duka.
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.
32 Sai ubangidansa ya kirawo shi, ya ce masa, ''Kai mugun bawa, na gafarta maka bashin nan duka, domin ka roke ni.
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]
33 Ashe, bai kamata kaima ka nuna jinkai ga dan'uwanka bara kamar yadda na nuna maka jinkai ba?'
You should have been merciful [and canceled your fellow official’s debt], just like I was merciful to you [and canceled your debt] [RHQ]!’
34 Ubangidansa yayi fushi, ya danka shi ga masu azabtarwa, har sai ya gama biyan dukan bashin da ake binsa.
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.”
35 Hakanan Ubana dake a sama zai yi maku, idan kowannenku bai gafarta wa dan'uwansa daga zuciya ba.''
[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].”
