Matthew 11 (EKA)

1Eji Jisos tubu abatꞌtoono ebe, ewubu ane abal, elle mal, á kehm tahme edi jio, song rehng go ajahbe Jus, jo bung alum Esowo, fere jo tib ane.After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

2Eji Jon ji nwohngalahb ji woomo go ngbekobo wuku bada nsol nyi Kraist kpꞌlimi, á kehm yehke abatꞌtoono ebe tum tv-e.Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

3Bo kehm song bahb-e re, “Wo wo li nne no Jon tongo re á kpꞌbaka, afi wahr ji sik nne nondiki?”to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

4Owo Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Feeren song goji Jon, wahn song tong-e bada nsol nyi ń kpꞌnyehne a, fere kpꞌwuku,Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

5ana awakamahr kpꞌnyehne, abanne kpꞌtahme jen, aneb abili kpꞌnobo, alakatung kpꞌwuku, akvne kpꞌnyahme go elkv, akpak, bo kpꞌtiingi bo nnoobo etib.The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

6Eyebatahng li ka nne no lꞌki-m sel gbo.”Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

7Eji abatꞌtoono Jon ma feere fi, Jisos kehm bahbe ellong ane bao bada Jon re, “Elka emahng, eji ń jo je goji Jon, ń jo je re wahn song nyehn jen? Eljele ni nfeb kpꞌlimi kpꞌneenga?As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

8Anv, ejum aji ń jo jꞌje re wahn song nyehn abee? Nne no ma liibi nsol nyi nno a nnoa? Ane ba kpo liibi ano kpo jol go ntahk nyi atul.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.

9Anv, ejum aji ń jo jꞌje o, jo song nyehn? Nnyehnamahr woa? N kp-n tongo re, Wahn ebnyehn nne no gbale sehnge nnyehnamahr.What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

10Tibre Jon wo li nne no bo nyono go nwer Esowo bada ne re, ‘M bahke tumu ntiingetib ewame, á gbo-a mbang, song tuungu mbang bum-a.’This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

11“Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, nnene limm, no ma jꞌjol go njini nyia no gbale sehnge Jon ji nwohngalahb. Nne no ga rede go ellong ane ba bahke lehke etul bi Esowo, á gbale sehnge Jon.Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12Bomo ngare nyi Jon ji nwohngalahb tete rehng anv, etul bi Esowo li go elkake nsahm kehm kuumu, aneb nsahm bahke kuumu go eko akake.From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

13Atahm nya Moses, a abanyehnamahr Esowo kpee tete ba rehng ngare nyi Jon bungu bade etul bia.For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

14Lꞌkor-n taamen tv alum nyaa, nya li re, Jon wo li Elaija, ji bo bungu re á kpꞌbake.And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

15Nne no kpi atung, nong, á wuk.He who has ears, let him hear.

16“Anv, m bahke koko ane ba li anv gara jen? Bo li ana abonse ba ma lohng elatahkgur kpi mbene lim. Egom jindiki tong egom jehko re,To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

17“ ‘Wahr ebwor afiri ka-n, ḿ bahnem. Wahr ebling aling, wahn tobem ling fvfo.’‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

18“Eji Jon ba no, á jo kono elne njal bade, amahm á joom wo. Ane re, á kpi ebi etohko go ege atahng.For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

19Eji Mmon no nne ba no, á jo li nsol, fere jo wꞌwo, ane jo bungu re, ‘Nyehnen nlehke ebno noa, no kpo wo amahm, á li ntem no abakokatak, a aneb abꞌbi!’ Nne lꞌkpur nsol nyi aneb elkahne kpo lim, owo á bahke tob kahn ana elkahne li no.”The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

20Jisos kehm kehme ajahbe nya á ma ga lim akpokosi gbalee ebi ka, tibre bo ka gbo ndon.Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

21“Eyuu a nahne, aneb Korasin! Eyuu a nahne, aneb Betsaida! Li re Taya, a Saidon nyehne agburu akpokosi ana nya wahn ma nyehn a, kehn bo jol gboko ndon wuku wuku, fere kak ajakensol, kpu atong, kak esi.“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22Wo, n kp-n tongo re, Efung elam bio, elam nehm ga bib a bo ana bahke bibi a nahne.But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

23“Wahn aneb Kapenium, bo ma-n mehl wahre rehng go ejahbetul Esowo. Bo bahke fere rod-n, ro kak go ellulagun. Li re aneb Sodom nyehne agburu akpokosi ana nya ḿ ma nyehn a, kehn bo baa, kpeke li tete sik anv.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

24Owo n kp-n tongo re, Efung elam bio, elam nehm ga bib a Sodom ana bahke bibi a nahne.”But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

25Ngare nyio Jisos kehm bungu re, “Nsoo, wo wo li Ntul go ero, a ndi. N kp-a tehke, tib eji a ma lennge abonbili nsol nyia nyi a behre re akahnkahn ane, a anebkul kꞌnyehn.At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

26Tibre kor-a na re wo lim ano, Nsoo.Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

27“Nsoo ebyake ejum ajehng ajehng kak go egame abo. Nnene limm, no kpꞌkahne Mmon, sehngem Nde ntahngtahng wo kp-e kahne. Nnene limm, no kpꞌkahne Nde, sehngem Mmon ntahngtahng wo kp-e kahne, a nne awohng awohng no Mmon kpꞌsebe re á lennge Nde tib-e.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

28“Baan go egame, wahn ane kpee ba ma lahng go elsolo nsol nyi kpꞌlubu. M bahk-n kake erekekv.Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

29Taamen, wahn woom-m go elwo, fere jo kpili go egame. Tibre me n li soom, fere jol reed. Owo atohko enyahne bahke bele erekekv.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

30Tibre eltum ename riidem. Elsol ename ni m bahk-n sehke kpꞌyaare.”For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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