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1Dhiiti dwoo saba Yezu nadi edhaa tɔ pyeeb mɛbhek mɛ di edjóoaa ble ɛ. Bɛdjekel bɛ nadi ebɔ́k mɛbhek nɛ ɛdjas yɛ tɔ mɛmbɔ mɔɔ, bhii tak, bɛ eezɛdɛ bhum tak.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2Bɛdhiiti eFalizyɛ ɛ́ boozɛke nɛ Yezu náá: «Étɛp yé bi di esa sa etsi di elyak dwoo saba ɛ?»But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3Yezu eezɛbɔɔza nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Bi dinaa ààpaalaa dáa Dhavid nasa é sok za nasa bɛ nɛ bot bɛ ɛ?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Bɛ naani tɔ Ndjaa Zɛɛb, nyɛy zokanɔɔ emapa ee nakaŋaa Zɛɛb ɛ, dɛ, nɔɔ yak pak, djɛ bot ɛ nadi egyee bɛ nɛ nɛ ɔ. Dhi bɔɔ eezogu ɛnyɔɛpe náá, etsi lɛɛ náá, bot di egoka nɛ ɛdɛ emapa binek ɛ́, yɛ ɛ́ bɔɔ bɛmet bɛghaa-Zɛɛb.»He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

5Yezu zokabaazɛke nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Sɛɛŋɛlɛ Mɔn Mot ɛ́ di kukuma dwoo saba.»Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6Dhiiti dwoo saba, Yezu eezɛni tɔ ndjaa mendjaala mɛ eYuda, nyɛ moo tin elyo bot mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb. Tɔ tak nadi ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti mot ngɔt nɛ mbɔ eghɛŋ sɔɔbela.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7EFalizyɛ nɛ bɛghaŋ ɛ mɛkana mɛ etsi moo tinaak «dhuuu» nɛ mis é nyel ɛ Yezu é gwyák nɛghu nyɛ waatsik nyɛ dwoo saba, étɛp ɛbela lo mɛsɔ mɛ bɛ aapit nyɛ.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8Tin, Yezu nadi egu egeka e ebhum e elyem bɔɔ. Nyɛ eezɛke nɛ mot na sɔɔbela mbɔ náá: «Wyɛla! Tyaŋa tetel tin kuku ɛbwak.» Wɔ gwaa, mot'enɔk eezɛwyɛl, nyɛ eezɛtyaa tetel.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9Nyɛ eezɛdji ɛdhuu ɛ bot ɛ́ nadi tin ɔ náá: «Tɔ etsi, ɛyé di egoka nɛ ɛsael dwoo saba, enɛm esa “ohoo” embee esesɛɛ? Ɛtsik ɛ mot “ohoo”, nɛghu ɛbet náá, nyɛ gwyɛ?»Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10Yezu eebulal mis gwyák bɛ, bhii tak nyɛ eezɛke nɛ mot tak náá: «Sɛɛba mbɔ'ɔ.» Nyɛ eezɛsɛɛb mbɔ'ɛ, yɛ eezɛsekel, bula ɛnyɔɛpe.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11Wɔ gwaa bɛghaŋ ɛ mɛkana mɛ etsi nɛ eFalizyɛ zokazɛkpaa lyem ɛlyelɛpe, bɛ moo tinaak esɔs pak'ɔɔ, edjek tyee bɛ aasa kɔ ɛsu ɛ Yezu ɛ.But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12É ghɛŋ tak, Yezu naazɛbyet kɔ ɛtsok étɛp ɛkɛdjaala Zɛɛb. Nyɛ naadjaala Zɛɛb tu pum tak djas.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

13Dáa mɛlem nakalem ɛ, nyɛ eezɛdjóo bɛdjekel bɛ. Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛsɛ́ɛ tɔ sama yɔɔ bot kam nɛ bɛbá, nyɛ nadjóo bɛ «bot ɛ lwoma».When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

14Min mɔɔ nabɛ ɛ́: Simɔŋ Yezu naget Pyɛɛd ɔ, zɛnɔɔ mɔn nyɛɛg Andele, Zak nɛ Zaŋ, Filip, Bhaatelemi,Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15Matye, Toma, Zak mɔɔ Alfe, zɛnɔɔ Simɔŋ, mot di tɔ ɛdhuu ɛ bot ɛ nadi djóoaa eZɛlɔt ɔ,Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16zɛnɔɔ, Yuda mɔɔ Zak, bɛ nɛ Yudas Iskaliɔt, mot aaka nyɛ ɔ.Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17Yezu eezɛwyeed ɛtsok bɛ nɛ bɛ nɔɔ. Nyɛ eezɛtyaa é di na sɛbɛtɛɛ, é di bɛdhiiti bɛdjekel ɛbuɛpe nadi ɔ. É di tak, ye nabaabɛ ɛ́ nɛ zukamwaa nɛ mot. Bot ɛ tak naadudus ɛ́ pɛ kyee dik Yude nɛ Yeluzalɛm, kɔ eghaada di é ngwoob boo dii mɛsɔn ɛ, pɛ Tiid nɛ Sidɔn.Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18Bɛ nazyɛzɛgwak embɛɛ mɛlyo mɛ Zɛɛb, dɔɔ nɛ zɛsaa tsik. Bot ɛ embee esisim nadi edhedhek ɔ, nabɛ ɛ́, bɛ naabela yɔbɔ tsik.They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

19Bot nadi esuu ɛ́, bɛ mɛt nyɛ bɔɔ bɛ ɛmet, etɛɛ náá, dhiiti kwaambi mɛbwala nadi ewyis tɔ lɛ, é tse-tsik bɔɔ djas.The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20Yezu eezɛgwyák bɛdjekel bɛ, nyɛy nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Mɛnyɔ nɛ biyɔ, bɛdjel ɛ bot etɛɛ náá, Ɛyoŋ ɛ Zɛɛb ɛ́ yibɔ.Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21Mɛnyɔ nɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ di nɛ za nenak ɔ, etɛɛ náá, bi ɛ́ waadɛ, djil. Mɛnyɔ nɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ di edje nenak ɔ, etɛɛ náá, bi ɛ waagɔ.»Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22«Mɛnyɔ nɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ di ebhina bin ɔ, bɛ sɔ bin ɔ, bɛ lee bin, nɛ ɛsaab ɛ dék ɛ len, kɔ ɛsu ɛ Sɛɛŋɛlɛ Mɔn Mot ɔ.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

23É dwoo tak, myaalka, da bi ɛ́ bɔl zɛŋ, etɛɛ náá, boo etuud bin ɛ́ nɛɛga pɛ tɔ gwoo. Bɛbhaab bɔɔ nasesa ɛ́ deenek nɛ bɛngoolel ɛ mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb.»Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

24«Haa kpaa-ghoŋ nɛ biyɔ, bɛkuma ɛ bot etɛɛ náá, bi nazebela yebɔ enɛm nɛ embɛɛ.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

25Kpaa-ghoŋ nɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ zedɛ, djil nenak ɔ, etɛɛ náá, bi aadi ɛ́ nɛ za. Haa kpaa-ghoŋ nɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ di egɔ nenak ɔ, etɛɛ náá, bi aadi ɛ́ dje.»Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

26«Haa kpaa-ghoŋ nɛ biyɔ, yɛ bɛ náá, bot djas ɛpeduwal bin ɔ. Ye ɛ́ deenek ɛ, bɛbhaab bɔɔ nadi eduwal bɛngoolel ɛ mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb yii mɛkɔŋ.»Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

27Yɛ bɛ biyɔ, bot ɛ di egwak mɛ ɔ, mɛ lɛɛ bin ɛ náá: Kwyɛlka bot ɛ mɛbhuka men. Saka enɛm esa nɛ bot ɛ́ di ebhina bin ɔ.But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28Sɛɛka bot ɛ di ekal bin ɔ, mɛtel. Da bi ɛ́ baadjaala Zɛɛb étɛp bot ɛ́ di esa bin ɛbiyo ɔ.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29Yɛ bɛ, mot ɛ́ nyuu wɔ bɛɛz é ɛmuk ɔɔ, baadjɛ yak kyee ɛmuk. Mot ɛ́ nɔɔ wɔ ndjookuwa ɔɔ, beta nyɛ baanɔɔ kuwa yɔ.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

30Gwyena nɛ mot nɛ mot di ewaab wɔ sonok ɔ. Yɛ bɛ mot eenɔɔ seeyɔ ɔɔ, sa wɔ ààkabaadu.Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

31Saka nɛ bot tyee bi di ekwyɛl náá, bɛ sa nɛ nen ɛ.Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32Yɛ bɛ náá, biyɔ zokwyɛl ɛ́ bot ɛ di ekwyɛl bin ɔɔ, étɛp yé bi di ebun náá, bi djɛaa bhɔɔ? Dɔɔ nɛ bot ɛ mesyem zobaakwyɛl ɛ́, bot ɛ di ekwyɛl bɛ ɔ.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

33Yɛ bɛ náá, biyɔ zosa enɛm esa ɛ, nɛ bot ɛ di esa bin enɛm esa ɔɔ, étɛp yé bi di ebun náá, bi djɛaa bhɔɔ? Dɔɔ nɛ bot ɛ mesyem baasaa deenek.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

34Yɛ bɛ náá, bi ekola bot esonok ɛ é bwaal náá, bɛ neebaadjɛ bin yɔbɔ ɔɔ, étɛp yé bi di ebun náá, bi djɛaa bhɔɔ? Dɔɔ nɛ bot ɛ mesyem baadjɛel pak'ɔɔ ɛ fulu ɛkola, etɛɛ náá, bɛ neebulela yɛ.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

35Yɛ bɛ biyɔ ɔ, ye goka ɛ́, bi kwyɛl bot ɛ mɛbhuka men. Saka bɛ enɛm esa. Gwyenaka nɛ bot esa bin, ààbwaal náá, bɛ waabaabulal bin yɛ. Deenek Zɛɛb ɛ́ waadjɛ bin boo etuud. Bhii tak, bi ɛ́ waadjóoaa bɔn Zɛɛb-Mɛkaake, etɛɛ náá, nyɛ ɛ́ Zɛɛb mɛnyɔ nɛ bot ɛ lwalɛŋ, zɛɛg nɛ bɛmbee ɛ bot.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

36Gekeka bot ghoŋ, dáa Sɛɛg'en di egek bin ghoŋ ɛ.Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37«Sa bi ààdidi é pɛ́ɛ bot, deenek Zɛɛb aanàkwaapɛ́ɛ bin. Sa bi ààdidi é kwyesal bot ndjɛ sɔs, deenek Zɛɛb aanàkwaakwyesal bin ndjɛ sɔs. Pelka bot ɛbiyo ɛ bɛ di esa bin ɛ, deenek Zɛɛb ɛ́ waapel bin.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38Gwyenaka nɛ bot. Deenek Zɛɛb ɛ́ waadjɛ bin ɛbuɛpe, lwoodal. Zɛɛb ɛ́ waaso tɔ boo bhwaŋ'en bɛtɛ nɛ bhum, nyɔmelaa, dital-dital, “tɔɔɔ” see. Hɛɛɛ! Zɛɛb bee ɛ́ dáa bi di elwoodal bhwaa bɛsɔ bin ɛ. Ye ɛ́ deenek ɛ nyɛ aalwoodal yebɔ bhwaa.»Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39Tin, Yezu eebaazɛlii nɛ nɔɔ pɛ tɔ kana náá: «Mot edhim tok nɛ ghwyil ɛdul sɔ mot edhim étɛp ɛlyaal ɛ́ nyɛ ze, deenek tɛ? Bɛ ɛ́ sa deenek ɔɔ, bɔɔ djas bɛbá ɛ́ waakɛdjoola tɔ guk.Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40Ye tok nɛ djekel di nɛ ghwyil ɛdhaa sɛɛg mot di elyaal nyɛ mɛsa ɔ. Tin, yɛ bɛ náá, djekel di edjek mɛsa ɔɔ, nyɛ eezedjek ɛnyɔɛpe ɔ, nyɛ aakaswaala ɛ́, nyɛ moo dáa sɛɛg mɛsa mɛ.A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41Étɛp yé wɔ gwyák kwyɛɛzyoŋ di tɔ dis ɛ sɔ mot, wɔ kadi ɛ́, ààbee pɛk le di tɔ dis ɛ lɔ ɛ?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42Wɔ naakwaake nɛ sɔ mot náá: “Mɔɔ sɔ'am, beta, mɛ dis mɔɔ kwyɛɛzyoŋ tɔ dis ɛ lɔ,” dhi wɔy di ààbee pɛk le di tɔ yɔ dis ɛ! Wɔy mot mɛdjhaaz pɛ ɛko, bhimis pɛ si, pookodis sok pɛk le tɔ dis ɛ lɔ! Bhii tak ɛ́ wɔ aanyaa sok, étɛp wɔ needis kwyɛɛzyoŋ di tɔ dis ɛ mɔɔ sɔ ɛ.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

43«Mbɛɛ le ààbya mbee bhum. Tyee wat nɛ mbee le, yɛ aanàkwaabya mbɛɛ bhum.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44Le djas gwyakaa ɛ́, nɛ ebhum nyɛ di edjɛ ɛ. Bhum efiigh ààbɔ́kaa kɔ le mɛgɔk. Baadi náá, bhum di saaa mɛnyok mɛ vin nɛ ye ɛ́, yɛ ààbɔ́kaa tɔ engwyinini.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45Mbɛɛ mot dyeebawyisal ɛ́ embɛɛ etɛp di edus tɔ di ɛkwom ɛ di tɔ lyemɛ ɛ, kadi ɛ́ náá, mbee mot dyeebawyisal ɛ́ embee etɛp mɛbiyo mɛ di tɔ mbee lyemɛ ɛ. Etɛɛ náá, mɛkpa mɛ mot dyeebawyisal tɔ nuubɛ ɛ, ye ɛ́ mɛkpa mɛ zelwood tɔ lyemɛ ɛ.»The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

46«Étɛp yé bi di edjóo mɛ “Ghɛŋ, Ghɛŋ”, da bi kadi ɛ́, ààsa dáa mɛ ke ɛ?Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47Mɛ paalyaal bin mbi mot zyɛ pɛ daa lam é gwak mɛkpa mam, da nyɛ ɛ́ kɛ tyee tak ɔ, di egoka nɛ ɛdi ɛ:I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48Nyɛ ɛ́ dáa mot nadi eesum ndjaa, nyɛ ɛ́ zɛben epap e tak, zɛpu bɔs ɛdimɛpe, tuula kɔ bat ɛkok ɔ. Nyɛ nakawyɛl epap ɛ́ kɔ tak, tyee bhyoŋ nakatuula ɛ, ɛbhyeeb ɛ mɛdii mɛ tak naanyuŋa é ndjaŋ'enek, ààbik, etɛɛ náá, ndjaa naasumel ɛ ɛnyɔɛpe.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49Deenek, mot maa-ɛlɔ di gwak mɛkpa mam, nyɛ kadi ɛ́, ààkɛ tyee tak ɔ, nyɛ ɛ́ dáa mot nasum ndjaŋ'ɛ kɔ bɔs, ààpu ɛdimɛpe, ààbɛ ghus epap. Tyee bhyoŋ nakatuula ɛ, ndjaŋ'enek eezɛbik é di tak wat ɛ́ “syɛɛɛ”.»But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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