Matiu 12
1 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.
At that time, as Jesus was walking through the corn on Sabbath, his disciples being hungry, began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them.
2 Mgbe ndị Farisii hụrụ nke a, ha sịrị ya, “Lee, ndị na-eso ụzọ gị na-eme ihe na-ezighị ezi ime nʼụbọchị izuike!”
The Pharisees observing this, said to him, Lo! your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
3 Ma ọ zara ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu agụtaghị ihe Devid na ndị ya na ha soo mere mgbe agụụ na-agụ ha?
He answered, Have you not read what David did, and his attendants, when they were hungry;
4 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.
how he entered the tabernacle of God, and eat the loaves of the presence, which was not lawful for him, or his attendants, to eat but solely for the priests?
5 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?
Or have you not learnt from the law, that the priests in the temple violate the rest to be observed on Sabbaths, and are blameless?
6 Ma ana m agwa unu na onye dị ukwuu karịa ụlọnsọ ukwu nọ nʼebe a.
Now I affirm, that something greater than the temple is here.
7 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.
But had you know what this means, "I desire humanity and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned the guiltless;
8 Nʼihi na Nwa nke Mmadụ bụ Onyenwe ụbọchị izuike.”
for the Son of Man is master of the Sabbath.
9 O sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ banye nʼụlọ nzukọ ha.
Leaving that place, he went into their synagogue,
10 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?”
and found a man there whose hand was blasted. They asked Jesus, with a design to accuse him, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
11 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?
He answered, What man is there amongst you, who having one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 Mmadụ ọ dịghị mkpa karịa atụrụ? Ya mere, o ziri ezi nʼiwu bụ ịrụ ọrụ ọma nʼụbọchị izuike.”
And does not a mean greatly excel a sheep? It is lawful, therefore, to do good on the Sabbath.
13 Mgbe ahụ ọ sịrị nwoke ahụ, “Setịpụ aka gị.” Nwoke ahụ setịpụrụ aka ya. Aka ahụ dịkwara ya mma dị ka aka nke ọzọ.
Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And as he stretched it out, it became sound like the other.
14 Nʼihi nke a ndị Farisii sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ, ga gbaa izu otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
But the Pharisees went out, and concerted against Jesus to destroy him.
15 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.
Jesus knowing this, departed; and being followed by a vast multitude, healed all their sick,
16 Ma o nyere ha iwu ka ha hapụ ịgwa ndị ọzọ onye ọ bụ.
enjoining them not to make him known.
17 Nke a bụ ka emezuo okwu ahụ Aịzaya onye amụma kwuru,
Thus the word of the Prophet Isaiah was verified,
18 “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.
"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delights; I will cause my Spirit to abide upon him, and he shall give laws to the nations;
19 Ọ gaghị ese okwu, ọ gaghị etisikwa mkpu ike. O nweghị onye ga-anụ olu okwu ya nʼezi.
he will not contend, nor clamor, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets.
20 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.
A bruised reed he will not break; and a dimly burning taper he will not quench, till he render his laws victorious.
21 Ọ bụkwa nʼaha ya ka mba niile dị nʼụwa ga-atụkwasị olileanya ha.”
Nations also shall trust in his name."
22 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.
Then was brought to him a demoniac, dumb, and blind, and he cured him, so that he both spoke and saw.
23 Ihe a juru igwe mmadụ nọ nʼebe ahụ anya. Nʼihi ya, ha kwuru sị, “Nwoke a, ọ ga-abụ Nwa Devid?”
And all the people said with amazement, Is this the son of David?
24 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.”
But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This man expels demons only by Beelzebub, prince of the demons.
25 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.
But Jesus, knowing their surmises, said to them, By intestine dissensions any kingdom may be desolated; and no city or family, where such dissensions are, can subsist.
26 Ọ bụrụ na ekwensu achụpụ ekwensu, o kewala megide onwe ya. Oleekwanụ otu alaeze ya ga-esi guzo.
Now if Satan expel Satan, his kingdom is torn by intestine dissensions; how can it then subsist?
27 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.
Besides, if I expel demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons expel them? Wherefore they shall be your judges.
28 Ma ọ bụrụ na m na-esite nʼike Mmụọ nke Chineke na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ, matakwanụ na alaeze Chineke abịala nʼetiti unu.
But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, the Reign of God has overtaken you.
29 “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.
For how can one enter the strong one's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first overpower the strong one? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
30 “Onye ọbụla na-adịnyeghịrị m na-emegide m. Onye ọ bụlakwa na-adịghị eso m ekpokọta, na-ekposa ekposa.
He who is not for me, is against me; and he who gathers not with me, scatters.
31 Ya mere, ana m agwa unu sị, na a ga-agbaghara mmehie na nkwulu niile. Ma agaghị agbaghara nkwulu ekwuluru Mmụọ Nsọ.
Wherefore I say to you, though every other sin and detraction in men is pardonable, their detraction from the Spirit is unpardonable:
32 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)
for whosoever shall inveigh against the Son of Man may obtain pardon; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, shall never be pardoned, either in the present state or the future. (aiōn g165)
33 “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.
Either call the tree good, and its fruit good; or call the tree bad, and its fruit bad: for we distinguish the tree by its fruit.
34 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.
Offspring of vipers! how can you that are evil speak good things, since it is out of the fullness of the heart that the mouth speaks.
35 Ezi mmadụ na-esi nʼezi akụ ya wepụta ihe dị mma, ma ajọ mmadụ na-esitekwa nʼajọ akụ ya wepụta ajọọ ihe.
The good man, out of his good treasure, produces good things; the bad man, out of his bad treasure, produces bad things.
36 Ma ana m agwa unu sị, nʼụbọchị ikpe ahụ, onye ọbụla ga-aza ajụjụ, banyere okwu niile na-enweghị isi o kwuru.
Be assured, however, that of every pernicious word which men shall utter, they shall give an account on the day of judgment.
37 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.”
For by your words you shall be acquitted, and by your words you shall be condemned.
38 Mgbe ahụ, ụfọdụ ndị ozizi iwu na ndị Farisii gwara Jisọs sị ya, “Onye nkuzi, anyị chọrọ ka i gosi anyị ihe ịrịbama.”
Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees interposed, saying, Rabbi, we desire to see a sign for you.
39 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.
He answering, said to them, An evil and adulterous race demands a sign; but no sign shall be given it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
40 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.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the bosom of the earth.
41 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.
The Ninevites will stand up in the judgment against this race, and cause it to be condemned, because they reformed when they were warned by Jonah; and behold here something greater than Jonah.
42 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.
The Queen of the South country will arise in the judgment against this race, and cause it to be condemned; because she came from the extremities of the earth to hear the wise discourses of Solomon; and behold here something greater than Solomon.
43 “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.
An unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, wanders over the parched deserts in search of a resting-place. And not finding any,
44 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.
he says, I will return to my house whence I came; and being come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 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.”
Then he goes, and brings with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and having entered, they dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first: thus will it fare with this evil race.
46 Mgbe ọ nọ na-agwa igwe mmadụ ahụ okwu, nne ya na ụmụnne ya bịara guzoro nʼezi na-eche ka ha gwa ya okwu.
While he discoursed to the people, his mother and brothers were without, desiring to speak with him.
47 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.”
And one said to him, Your mother and your brothers are without, desiring to speak with you.
48 Ma ọ zara onye ahụ gwara ya okwu sị, “Onye bụ nne m? Olee ndị bụ ụmụnne m ndị nwoke?”
He answering, said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?
49 Ọ tụrụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya aka, sị, “Lee, ndị a bụ nne m na ụmụnne m ndị nwoke.
The stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brothers.
50 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-eme ihe Nna m bi nʼeluigwe chọrọ, bụ nwanne m nwoke, na nwanne m nwanyị, nakwa nne m.”
For whosoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, is my brother, and sister, and mother.
