Mark 12 (EKA) · Opened

1Jisos kehm kehme elbungu a bo go ngaane re, “Nne jolo go, no bahme avain, fere kak ega sennge. Á kehm rahme elbing ni bo jo kak akab nti, fere jo kaame akab nti nyao tv elbing nio, alahb jo lohng. Á si enyong, kak ane ba jo baabe edi jio, kehm yaame abahmgbe edi jio, toono eje tahm ejahbe jehko ji li fee.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.

2Ngare rehnge kan a, nyi bo kpo bong akab nti nyao. Nfono etahngga kehm tumu nlokeltum ewe awohng tv re á song ko akab nti enye goji ane ba á yaame bo etahngga eje.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3Bo kehm-e tubu ejahm, dv-e tꞌtahne, kam-e, á feere abo abo.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4Á kehm kpe tum nlokeltum noko. Bo kehm-e kpe dv, bom-e elok go esi, fere son-e.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5Á kehm kpe tum nne noko. Ye, bo wul-e na. Ano wo tob lim egom jindiki ji á kpe tum. Bandiki bo dv bo. Bandiki bo wul na.He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

6“Awohng no gohr-e sa, ekorokoro mmon ewe wo. Esꞌkohro, á kehm-e gohro tum tv bo. Á tiri re, ‘Mmon ewame bahke lubu bo.’Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7“Abayaame etahngga bao kehm kehme elbungu atemtem re, ‘A wo li nne no bahke lehke elkv ene. Baan, wahr wulen ye, eji etahngga jia lꞌfere jol jꞌjahre.’But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8Bo kehm-e jabbe, wul-e, fere rod-e tub go nkpe etahngga.So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9“Jen ji nfono etahngga noo bahke limi? Á bahke wulu abayaame etahngga bao, fere faake etahngga jio ka ane bandiki.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10Wahn ka lung a lung edi nwer Esowo jiaa, ji bungu re, “ ‘Eltal ni asehketahk tene no, ni ni ma fere jol nnahb ekahma?Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11Jehova limi jia ji li nkpokosi go egahra ntim.’ ”This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12Atubesi Jus kehm jo seb re bo bob Jisos. Bo jo kahne re, elgan nio á tubu bada bo. Bo jo fꞌfahl ellong ane ba jolo o. Bo kehm-e tahme sa, tahm ebo.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.

13Bo kehm tumu egom Farisi jindiki, fere tob tum egom ane ba Herod tv Jisos re bo song bob-e go ege alum nnyo.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

14Eji bo je no, bo kehm bungu tong-e re, “Ntꞌtibi, e kpꞌkahne re, wo etingi nne ji. E kpꞌkahne re, wo kpehme rang ane. Nne awohng awohng li jang jang go ega esamahr. Á kpo lohko tib mbang nyi Esowo go etingitingi. Nꞌnob re wahr jo tahb etak ka ntul a Roma, afi nobem? Wahr jo tahba, afi wahr kꞌjo tahb?”“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?”

15Jisos kꞌkahn awak ebo, kehm fere tong bo re, “Jen ji wahnge ń kp-m gare? Ka-m wahn nsiring, me n tohko nyehn!”But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

16Bo kehm koko nsiring ba ka-e. Á kehm bahbe bo re, “Esi jia ji nyehne ji? Mbing nyia nyi nyehne nyi?” Bo kehm-e tongo re, “Esi jia ji ntul ji. Mbing nyia nyi ntul nyi.”So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

17Jisos kehm bungu re, “Ka-n ntul ji li ka ntul, wahn ka Esowo ji li ka Esowo!” Jisos, kehm kpoko bo esi.Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

18Egom Sadusi jindiki kehm bake goji Jisos. Bo jo kono eltibi re, “Elnyahme ngubjing go elkv limm.” Bo kehm bungu re,Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19“Ntꞌtibi, ntahm nyi Moses nyono ka-r li re, ‘Nne lꞌkpo, nkal ewe sa, eji á ki jel mmon awohng awohng, mmonannyehn nne no ma kpo wo bahke baange nnenkal noo, eji á lꞌjel abon ka mmonannyehn no ma kpo.’“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.

20Jolo abonanyehn nne na asehma. Ngbokambang baange nkal. Mmon awohng awohng á jelem, kehm kpoko.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Etoono kpe baange nnenkal nonehm o. Mmon awohng awohng á jelem, á tob kpo. Ano wo tob jol a mmonannyehn noko no toon-e no.Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22Erik abonanyehn bako ba sa njahm tob baange nnenkal nonehm o. Mmon awohng awohng bo tikem jel. Bo kpo kpee. Esꞌkohro, nnenkal noo gohro kpo.In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23Go esꞌkohro efung, ane lꞌfere nyahme go elkv, nne awo bahke jolo nlum a nnenkal noo? Kpee abonanyehn bao na asehma ko nnenkal noo ana nkal abo.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Jisos kehm bungu tong bo re, “Wahn ebsoodo. Ń kpꞌkahne ji wahng kaa? Tibre ń nehme kahn nwer Esowo, ń nehme kahn nsahm nyi Esowo.Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25Go efung elnyahme ngubjing go elkv, ane bahke fere jol ana babenjel go ejahbetul Esowo. Aneblum nehm kpe ko akal. Anebkal nehm kpe bal alum.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Bade elnyahme ngubjing go elkv, ń ka lung a lung go nwer nyi Moses bade eti ji jo lula? Owo bo nyono re, ‘Esowo bungu tong Moses re, Me wo li Esowo bi Ebraham, a bi Aisik, a bi Jekob.’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’?

27Jia lohngo re, Ye wo li Esowo bi ane ba li go elkpin, bi akvne sang. Wahn ebsoodo tete.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

28Ntꞌtibi no atahm awohng jolo o, no jo wuk ana bo jo bung. Á nyehne re, Jisos ebfaange Bab Sadusi nnooba nfaange. Á kehm lohngo ba, ba bahb Jisos re, “Ntahm anyi li li ngbokambang a ntahm nyi gbale sehnge atahm kpee?”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?”

29Jisos kehm faange re, “A wo li ngbokambang a ntahm, ‘Wuken abon Israel! Esowo Ntul ewahre, ye wo li Esowo ntahngtahng.Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

30Nobo re Esowo Ntul ewa jo kor-a eltim eltim ena, a etohko etohko eja, a ntir ntir enya, a eko eko eja.’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

31Etoono ntahm nyehka li re, ‘Nne ebjing ewa jo kor-a ana ebjing eba.’ Ntahm anyehng anyehng go kpeem li, nyi li etahntahn ntahm sehnge nyia na ebal.”The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32Ntꞌtibi no atahm noo kehm bungu tong Jisos re, “Ntꞌtibi, woblohko bung go etingitingi. Etingitingi, lohko li Esowo na abehng. Esowo abehng abehng kpeem li, sehngem ye ntahngtahng wo li no.“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

33Ano wo nobo re Esowo jo kor nne eltim eltim ene, a ntir ntir enye, a eko eko eje. Nne ebjing ewe jo kor-e ana ebjing ebe. Elbumu ni nne bahke jo bum ntahm nyia na ebal, ni ni ga nob sehnge enyam kpee bi á kpo ko, jahm fi ka Esowo, a nsol nyehko nyi á kpo ko lim njom ka Esowo.”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.”

34Eji Jisos kahne re, yebfaange nnooba nfaange, á kehm-e tongo re, “Ebsa ntiil, a li etul bi Esowo.” Nnene kpeem sahb, bahb Jisos mbahbe anyehng anyehng.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.

35Eji Jisos jo tib go etahk Esowo, á kehm bahbe mbahbe anyehng re, “Jen ji wahnge atꞌtibi ba atahm kpo bung re, Mesaya bahke lohngo go etꞌtohngo ji Devid?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36Yefono Devid nyono ana Etingi Etohko tong-e no re, “ ‘Esowo bungu tong ntul ewame re, Ji go egame eboblum, tete me n lim anebekv eba etikunakpade eja.’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.”’

37Yefono Devid jo lung-e re, ‘Ntul ewame’. Bahke jolo renan, ntul noo kehm fere jol mmon ewe?” Ellong ane bao wuku alum nyao go eyebatahng.David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

38Jisos kehm kpe tib ane re, “Gberen atꞌtibi ba atahm! Kpo kor bo re bo jo kak akpawobo, jo yannge. Go are, bo kpo seb re, ane jo gong, kak bo nnyo.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,

39Go ero, bo kpo ji go mbuksong. Go elkak, bo kpo ji adi nji nya fuumu re ajꞌjok ane ji.and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40Bo kpo nehm akalebun, taare ntahk ebo. Bo kpo kak alaabe aro go nnyo a nnyo, go ntim kpehme rehng. Elam ji bo bahke bibi sehng.”They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

41Eji Jisos ji ona ekpꞌkpa Esowo kohlo edi ji bo kpo ka ayare, á jo nyehne ana bo kpi ayare ka. Afang ane tvv jo ba yaange na yaange akpohko ka.As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42Nkpak a nkalebun kehm bake, ba tub ederi ebbal kak, bi limi mpene anyehng.Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43Jisos kehm lungu abatꞌtoono ebe tv elne, kehm tongo bo re, “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Nkalebun noa ana, ye wo ga ka sehnge ane bao kpee.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.

44Egom jehko jo ka gbalee, jo sa bo gbalee go. Ye ji li nkpak, á ka kpee ji á bele no, ji kehn á jol ma ko, gunu nsol alehke.”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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