Mark 12 (CUG) · Opened

1Jisɔs ka yisi i dzakaki i bɔ i bəndi wə a, “Mi widɔkɔ nì nɔm khə wi mintam wə bə kɛiŋsiki mbih yɛiŋ, num wi ta fiəli bəh mbaiŋ, chum di biə bə nì dəŋki mintam miwɔ yɛiŋ mbih buku, ka maa kibaŋ ki chənini fɛiŋ, ka jiə bəni i khə wiwɔ wə, ka nyə tsə i tumi kidɔkɔ wə.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

2Jɔbi wə bɔ nì kaŋaki i yisi ŋkɔh dzə kpɛiŋ, tii khə wiwɔ ka faaŋ waiŋ wi wi nɔm widɔkɔ i bəni bə̀ wi nì jiə khə wiwɔ i bɔ a bɔ tsə̂ dzɔ̂ mmu mintam.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3Ayakalə, bɔ tsə kwa lɔ wi ka twɛiŋ kɔŋŋ wi bəh kaŋ yiyəə wi nyə.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4Ayaka mi wi khə wiwɔ ka chu faaŋ waiŋ wi nɔm wi widɔkɔ i bɔ, wi tsə bɔ chu twɛiŋ wi, wi kaŋa bali i fwu wi wə, ŋgəmsi wi.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5Wi chu faaŋ widɔkɔ, bɔ wɔɔ wəmaka. Wi chu faaŋ bədɔkɔ bəduli, bɔ twɛiŋ bədɔkɔ, wɔɔyi bədɔkɔ.He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

6Wi faaŋ lə, a dzə baaŋ a wimu, wəmaka num waiŋ wi wi shɔm. Ayaka wi fiəni faaŋ wi i bɔ kwaka a bɔ ni tsə kɔksi lə waiŋ wi ŋgaiŋ wələ.Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7Ayakalə, bəni bə nɔm bə̀ dzaka a bɔ bɔ a, ‘Wələ kɔ ndzi kwili wi tii khə wələ, mbɛiŋ dzə̂ ma bukumbɛiŋ wɔ̂ɔ wi ka biɛiŋ biwɔ numki bibukumbɛiŋ.’But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8Ayaka bɔ kwa wi, ka wɔɔ, guku buku bəh wi yɛiŋ khə.”So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9Si Jisɔs dzaka yakadəiŋ, ka bikə a, “Gia yə tii khə wiwɔ nì fə kɔ nə? Wi ni tsə kaasi bəni bəwɔ, wi nya khə wiwɔ num i bəni bədɔkɔ.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10Mbɛiŋ ka fa dəkə di biələ i Kiŋwakti ki Nyɔ wə a? Bə kɔ bə nyaka a, ‘Təh wə, bəni bə maani nì nəiŋ, wi dzə fiəni num təh wi bu wi juŋ.Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11Yələ kɔ mfə wi Bah, buku ka tsɛiŋki num bəh ŋkaiŋyi.’”This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12Bəni bəwɔ wɔkɔ ndi wələ, ka kiə a Jisɔs tiki num i bɔ. Bɔ ka nəŋki dzəh i kwa wi, ka lwa num mbaŋ wi bəni wə wi nì kɔ fɛiŋ. Bɔ ka bee wi ka nyə.At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

13Kifwu ki tumi ka dza faaŋ Bəfalasi bəh bəni bədɔkɔ bə mbaŋ wi Ŋkuŋ Hɛlɔd a bɔ tsə̂ tâaŋ Jisɔs i kwâ wi i ndzaka wi wə.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

14Bɔ dzə dzaka i Jisɔs a, “Mi wi lanini, buku kiəki lə a wɔ si dzaka a ŋkɔŋ, kɔm wɔ lwaki kə dzə́kəh yi mi kɔŋ wəmaka kɔ na ndə. Wɔ laniki ŋkɔŋ num dzəh yi Nyɔ. Fûku i buku a nchi bumki lə a bə lɔ̂ɔki kiŋwakti i Kaysa ŋkuŋ wimbum wi Lum, ma wi bumki kə a?“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

15Bukumbɛiŋ lɔ̂ɔki, ma bə ma lɔ̂ɔki a?” Ayakalə, Jisɔs kiə gia yə bɔ nì wɛɛliki bəh yi, ka chukuli a, “Mbɛiŋ taaŋki mih kɔm nə? Mbɛiŋ dzə̂ bəh chwaka ki kpɔ mih yɛiŋ.”But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

16Bɔ dzə bəh wi, wi dzɔ, bikə i bɔ a, “Fwu wələ yɛiŋ kɔ wi ndə a, yɛli wələ num wi ndə a?” Ayaka bɔ chukuli a, “Akɔ yɛli wi Kaysa ŋkuŋ wi Lum.”So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

17Jisɔs ka dzaka i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ nyâki fiɛŋ fiə fi kɔ fi Kaysa i wi, ma mbɛiŋ nyâki fi Nyɔ i Nyɔ.” Bɔ wɔkɔ yaka, gwu kpi lɔ bɔ kɔm wi.Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

18Bəsadusi bəwɔ nyə dzə i bikə gia i Jisɔs. Bəsadusi bələ nì kɔ bəni bə̀ bɔ nì dzaka a bəni bi fiəni dzayiki kə i kpi wə.Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19Si bɔ dzə yaka, dzaka a, “Mi wi lanini, Muses nì nyaka i bənchi i buku a, ‘Waiŋnih mi ka kpi bee miŋkpaŋa bɔ wi kaŋa kə waiŋ, wanih mi wiwɔ kaŋaki lə i nɔsi kpə ŋkwu wiwɔ, ka bɔ wi bwɔ bwa i yɛli wi waiŋnih wiwɔ wə.’“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

20Ayakadəiŋ, bwa bə mi widɔkɔ nì kɔlə nanitaŋ, wi ninshiŋ dzə dzɔ miŋkpaŋa ka kpi maka bɔ wi bwɔ waiŋ.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Wi kɔmsini wə nɔsi miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ, ayakalə ka kpi tə maka bɔ wi bwɔ waiŋ. Yi bi num tali ayaka i bwa bəwɔ nanitaŋ bəchi, mi i bɔ kintəəŋ nəki bwɔ kə waiŋ bəh miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ.Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22Bɔ nɔsi fiəli wi yaka bɔ bəchi, mi widɔkɔ kɔbi i bɔ bələ nanitaŋ wə bəh miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ bwɔ waiŋ. I kiŋgɔksi wə miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ bɔŋ kpi tə.In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23I liə si bɔ bəchi nanitaŋ nì kɔ bɔ nɔsi lɔ miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ, a bi numki jɔbi wə bəni dzayiki i kpi wə, ma wi bi numki kpə ndə a?”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Jisɔs chukuli i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ dzakaki lə mbɛiŋ kiə alə a mbɛiŋ kɔ fikpəŋ a? Mbɛiŋ kɔ fikpəŋ kɔm mbɛiŋ kiəki kə gia yə bə nyaka i Kiŋwakti ki Nyɔ wə, chu kiə kə tə ŋga bi Nyɔ.Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25Gia yə yi bi numki jɔbi wə bəni bi dzaki i kpi wə, bənyuku bəh bəkaŋa bi chu baŋsiki kə i ndzɔ wi bəkaŋa wə. Bɔ bi numki aka bəchinda bə Nyɔ i bɛiŋ.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Gia kɔm ndza wi kpi, mbɛiŋ ka num fa di bi Kiŋwakti ki Muses kə kɔm kpɛiŋ wə wi nì fiiki a? Nyɔ nì dzaka i wi Muses a, ‘Akɔ mih Nyɔ wi Ablaham bəh wi Ayjik bəh wi Yakɔb a?’But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

27Yi kɔ a Nyɔ kɔkə Nyɔ wi bəŋkwu, wi kɔ Nyɔ wi bəni bəwɔm. Mbɛiŋ dzani bəh ŋga.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

28Mi widɔkɔ wə wi nì laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ, nì dzə ka wɔkɔ si Jisɔs bəh bəni bəwɔ gukuliki, chu yɛiŋ si wi chukuliki gia yə bɔ nì bikəki i wi i dzəh yindzɔŋni wə, ayaka wi ka bikə tə i Jisɔs a, “Nchi wə wi tsəki bənchi bəchi kɔ winaiŋ a?”Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

29Jisɔs chukuli i wi a, “Nchi wə wi tsəki bənchi bəchi kɔ wələ wi dzakaki a, ‘Ɔ bəni bə Islae mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔ, Bah Nyɔ wə, Nyɔ wibukumbɛiŋ, Bah Nyɔ wiwɔ kɔ a wimu.Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

30Wɔ kɔ̂ŋki Bah Nyɔ wa bəh shɔm ya yichi, nyâ gwu ya yichi, jîə mfi bia i wi wə bichi, nɔ̂m i wi bəh ŋga bia bichi.’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

31Nchi wə wi biəli wələ kɔ a, ‘Wɔ kɔ̂ŋki mi wə wi kɔ kɔmsi i wɔ kpəŋ asi wɔ kɔŋki gwu ya.’ Nchi widɔkɔ chu kɔkə wə wi tsəki bələ.”The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32Mi wə wi nì laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ dzaka i Jisɔs a, “Mi wi Lanini, wɔ chukuli na chəŋ. Wɔ dzaka num ŋkɔŋ a Nyɔ kɔ a wimu widɔkɔ chu kɔkə a kɔbi a wi shəŋ.“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

33I kɔŋki wi bəh shɔm ya yichi, jiə mfi i wi wə bichi, nɔm i wi bəh ŋga bichi bəh i kɔŋki mi wə wi kɔ kɔmsi i wɔ kpəŋ asi wɔ kɔŋki gwu ya, yi tsəki lə na i fəki bimfə gia bəh nyám yi waŋni bəh bimfə gia bidɔkɔ.”and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34Jisɔs ka yɛiŋ si wi chukuli ka mi wi mfi, wi ka dzaka i wi a, “Wɔ kɔkə dzəh yi dəəŋ i liə ntɔŋ bi Nyɔ wə.” I jum wə fɛiŋ wə, mi nəki chu mɔm kə i dzə bikə gia i wi.When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

35Jisɔs dzə ka laniki bəni i tɔkɔ wi juŋ yi fəni yi gia wə, ka dza bikə i bɔ a, “Bəni bə̀ bɔ laniki bənchi nyani dəiŋ na ka bɔ dzakaki a Kimbwili wə Nyɔ nì kaka kɔ waiŋ Ŋkuŋ Dɛbit a?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36Kiŋ'waka ki Baiŋni nì fə lɔ Ŋkuŋ Dɛbit wələ dzaka kɔm Kimbwili wiwɔ dzakaki a, ‘Bah Nyɔ nì dzaka i Bah wuŋ a, wi nûm i tsɛiŋ yi yiləkəli wə, i tsə̂ buku jɔbi wə ŋgaiŋ bi jiəki bəni bu bə̀ bɔ baiŋki wi wi tɔmyi gvu yi i bɔ bɛiŋ.’Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

37Dɛbit mwi ka bɔɔŋki wi a Bah wi, wi chu nyani dəiŋ ka wi numki waiŋ wi a?” Si Jisɔs ni dzakaki gia yiwɔ yakadəiŋ, mbaŋ wi bəni wə wi nì kɔ fɛiŋ, ka wɔkɔliki i wi bəh kinsaŋli bɔ wɔkɔ ndzɔŋni.David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

38Asi wi nì laniki bəni, wi dza dzaka i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ tɔ̂kniki, kɔm bə bəni bə̀ bɔ laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ, bɔ kɔŋki i nyaniki nnyaki bəh bəmbuŋ bədəəŋ tsə i kidi ki shi wə, a bəni bɔ̂niki bɔ bəh kiŋkɔksi.In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

39Chu kɔŋ i numki i di bi kɔknini wə i juŋ yi tsani wə, bəh i di bi bini wə.and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40A chu num a bɔ bə̀ bɔ laksiki biɛiŋ bi bəkaŋa bəŋkwu, fwɔkyi dzɔ biɛiŋ bibɔ, kwayi fə bəntsa bədəəŋ. Ŋgəkə wibɔ bi numki na wimbum.”They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

41Jisɔs nyə tsə shinum i kimbu kə ki nì tsɛiŋki daŋsiki ki kintaiŋntaiŋ ki nya kə i tɔkɔ wi juŋ yi fəni yi gia wə, ka tsɛiŋki si bəni dzəki jiəki kpɔ i kintaiŋntaiŋ ki nya mə. Bəni bə kpɔ bəduli nì dzəki jiəki kpɔ fɛiŋ wi duli.As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42Kpə ŋkwu wi kifuu widɔkɔ nì dza dzə, jiə bədəli bəfa yɛiŋ, wi kpɛiŋ kə i fiɛŋ fidɔkɔ wə.Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43Ayaka Jisɔs bɔɔŋ bwa bu bə mbaŋ dzaka i bɔ a, “Mih fukuki ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a kpə ŋkwu wələ wi kɔ mi wi kifuu lə, wi nya tsə bəni bəchi bə̀ bɔ jiəki biɛiŋ i kintaiŋntaiŋ kələ mə.Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

44Bəni bəchi bə̀ bɔ si nyaki, bɔ si nyaki num biŋka bibɔ bi kpɔ biə bi si jikə ka gbɔyiki kuku. Ayakalə, kpaŋa wələ dzə bəh gwu yi yichi nya biɛiŋ bichi biə wi kaŋaki, num a biə wi nɔki yɛiŋ wə.”For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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