Matthew 13 (EKA)

1Efung bꞌnehm ona, Jisos kehm mehle go etahk, song ji go nkpe eto.That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2Eji ellong ane gbalee ba go ege, owo á kehm yele go egbang, song ji. Ane bao kpee yiimi go nkpe egbuk.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3Á ko ngaane, jo tong bo nsol gbalee re, “Nne jolo gona, no tahme no, song wohngo amohk nti enye go ege egbe.And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Eji á jo wohngo, nyandiki gbo noongo go mbang. Nruk ba suudu kpee mele.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5“Nyandiki gbo noongo go ndi nyi jolo atal atal. Abon ndi jolo ntiil. Amohk nti nyao gulu elmahnge. Tibre edi jio ndi gbalem.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Njul nyaare kan a me, akohdo nti nyao wuudu, fere kpo. Tibre alohk jolem.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7“Nyandiki gbo kuumu go elkob akpiri. Akpiri nyao gbale, bulu akohdo nti nyao.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8“Amohk nti nyako gbo noongo go nnooba ndi, kab akab. Atasok nyandiki jo jolo nkab atahl alon alon, atasok nyandiki nkab atahl ara ara, atasok nyandiki eltahl a nkab ewubu eltahl a nkab ewubu.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9“Nne no kpi atung, nong, á wuk!”He who has ears, let him hear.”

10Owo abatꞌtoono Jisos kehm bake go ege, ba bahb-e re, “Jen ji wahnge a kpo ko ngaane, jo bung a bo?”Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Bo ma-n ka elkahne nio ni etul bi Esowo, bi Esowo behre no. Ane bao, bo kaam bo.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12Nne no kpi no, bo bahk-e budu na, á bel gbalee. Nne no ki kpi, bo bahk-e taare na ji á kpi no.Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13Owo wahng ka n kpo bung a bo go ngaane. Tibre bo kpo seenge, jol bo kpehme nyehn. Bo kpo wuungu atung, jol bo kpehme wuk, fere kahn.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14Bo ba li ane ba nnyehnamahr Aisaya bungu no bada bo re, “ ‘Ḿ bahke wuungu na wuungu wuungu atung, ń nehm tiki kahn. Ḿ bahke seenge na seenge seenge, ń nehm tiki nyehn.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15Tibre asi ane bao ebfere tahne. Bobsahde atung ebo. Bobbulu amahr ebo. Ki li ano, kehn, bo kpꞌnyehne, fere wuk, fere kꞌkahn go bo a ntim, fere sennge, feere go egame, eji n lꞌlim bo, bo nob.’For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

16Elfuulu li ka amahr enyahne, eji kpꞌnyehne. Elfuulu li ka atung enyahne, eji kpꞌwuku.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Abanyehnamahr gbalee, a aneb Esowo gbalee jo sebe re bo nyehn ji ń kpꞌnyehne a. Jol bo tikem nyehn. Bo jo sebe re bo wuk ji ń kpꞌwuku a. Jol bo tikem wuk.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18“Wuungen atung anv, wahn kahn ana elgan ni li bada mbahmgbe lohngo no.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19“Ane ba lꞌwuk alum nya etul bi Esowo, kꞌkahn ana lohngo no, Ebinne bahke bake, ba yehke nsol nyi bo ma bahm go bo a ntim tahm a nyi. Nyao nya li amohk nti nya gbo noongo go mbang.When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20“Ane bandiki li ana amohk nti nya gbo noongo go ndi nyi jolo atal atal. Bo lꞌwuk alum Esowo nyao o, bo ko tvtv a eyebatahng.The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21Eji bo ki kpi alohk, bo kpehme kang. Erem lꞌba, a ntong tib go alum Esowo nya bo wuku no, bo soro gbo tvtv.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22“Ane bandiki li ana amohk nti nya fooro gbo go elkob akpiri. Bo kpꞌwuku alum Esowo, wo, nsol nyi njini nyia kpo gbiingi bo go bo a ntim. Ekor akpohko kpo nehm bo. Nsol nyia kpee kpo bulu alum Esowo nyao tv. Akab bo nehm kab.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23“Ane bako li ana amohk nti nya bo wohngo go nnooba ndi. Bo lꞌwuk alum Esowo kahn, bo lohko kab akab, egom jindiki nkab atahl alon alon, egom jindiki nkab atahl ara ara, egom jindiki eltahl a nkab ewubu eltahl a nkab ewubu.”But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

24Jisos kehm kpe tub bo elgan nehko re, “Etul bi Esowo li ana nne no tahme song kak nkohl go ege egbe.Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25Eji ane ma lal, nnekv ewe kehm tahme song wohngo afem agasame semme go nkohl nyio, tahm eje.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26Eji nkohl ma mahng, gbal, fere lake abon, agasame kehm tob mahng.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27Owo alokeltum ba nfono egbe noo kehm ba bahb-e re, ‘Nsoo, nkohl sang a kake go ega egbea? Anv, agasame nyao lohngo gan ba?’The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28Owo á kehm tongo bo re, ‘Nnekv wo ma lim ejum jio.’ Alokeltum bao kehm-e bahbe re, ‘Anv, a kpꞌsebe re wahr song wooba?’‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29Á kehm tene re, ‘Eꞌee, ń lꞌsong woobo agasame, ḿ bahke woobo nkohl semme.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30Nong, nsol ebal ebal gbal ano tete rehng go efung elbanne. Owo m bahke tongo ababꞌbanne re, Gboon mbang, wahn tohko woobo agasame, gba agan agan, eji bo lꞌjahm fi, wahn kehm banne nkohl kanne, kpu song kpake go egame etahk.’ ”Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

31Jisos kehm kpe tub bo elgan nehko re, “Etul bi Esowo li ana mmohk asia nyi nne ko no, song bahm go ege etahngga.He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Se sehnge mmohk eti anyehng anyehng. Eji gbale no, gbale sehnge eti ajehng ajehng ji bo kpo bahm etahngga. Owo nruk kehm bake, ba si ntahk o.”Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

33Jisos kehm kpe tub bo elgan nehko re, “Etul bi Esowo li ana ayist, nya nnenkal ko song behr go ebam aflawa na ebra tete semme kpee, fere tung.”He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

34Nsol nyia kpee, Jisos jo bungu go ngaane, tong ellong ane. Á joom tiki bung na bung, kꞌbung go elgan,Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35eji lꞌlohko jol ana nnyehnamahr bungu no re, “M bahke jo bung a bo go ngaane. M bahke tongo bo nsol nyi Esowo behre no ngare nyi njini bomo no.”So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

36Jisos kehm tahme ellong ane bao sa, song yel ekpꞌkpa. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm bake go ege, ba bahb-e re, “Tong-r ana elgan ni li bade agasame lohngo no.”Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37Owo Jisos kehm faange re, “Nne no kake nkohl, Mmon no nne wo.He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38Edi egbe jio, njini nyi. Nkohl nyio, abon Ntul ba. Agasame nyao, abon ba Ebinne jio ba.The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39Nnekv no wohngo afem agasame, nnehm nyi. Ngare elbanne nyio, esꞌkohro eying jia ji. Ababꞌbanne bao, babenjel ba.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40“Ana bo bahke kpuku agasame nyao, jamme fi, ano wo bahke jolo esꞌkohro eying jia.As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41Owo Mmon no nne bahke tumu enjel enye, bo bahke yannge go ege ejahbetul, kpu ane kpee ba jo wahng re ane jo lim abiafem, a aneb abꞌbi,The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

42ro bo, kak go agun. Owo bo bahke woomo, jo ling, fere jo kono amahn.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Aneb Esowo bahke jo ya ana njul go ejahbetul ji Nde ebo. “Nne no kpi atung, nong, á wuk.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44“Etul bi Esowo tob li ana elkohl akpohko ni bo behre edi egbe. Nne awohng kehm song nyehn, tuungu behr. Á bele eyebatahng sehng, kehm song gungu nsol enye kpee nyi á bele no, fere ba gunu edi egbe jio.The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

45“Etul bi Esowo tob li ana njenare no jo seb anoobo amohkesol.Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

46Eji á nyehne anyehng nyi sahb kꞌkim ekun, fere nꞌnob, owo á kehm soro tahm, song gungu nsol enye kpee, nyi á bele no, fere ba gunu mmohkesol nyio.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47“Etul bi Esowo tob li ana erim bi bo ma kak go aya, fere bob nsahre go nkohn a nkohn.Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48Eji nsahre ma rur, bo kehm tohngo, bum egbuk. Owo bo kehm jehke, kehm kehme nsahre jak. Nyi nno, bo jo kake go ajeere. Abi nsahre, bo ro go.When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

49Ano wo bahke jolo go esꞌkohro eying jia. Babenjel bahke bake, ba jak abi ane go ellong anoobo ane,So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50fere ro bo kak agun. Owo bo bahke woomo, jo ling, fere jo kono amahn.”and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51Jisos kehm bahbe bo re, “Anv, nsol nyia lenng-n lennga?” Owo bo kehm-e faange re, “Ee nsoo.”Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

52Á kehm tongo bo re, “Owo wahnge ntꞌtibi no atahm awohng awohng no ma jol ntꞌtoono Esowo, no ma kpili bade etul bi Esowo, á li ana nfontahk no kpo yehke nsol afang enye go elkohl, nyindiki nsol nfenfe, nyindiki akꞌkulu nsol.”Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

53Eji Jisos tuubu ngaane nyio kpee mal, owo á kehm tahme edi jio,When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54song rehng go ege ejahbe, song kehme bo tib go bo etahk ero. Ane ba wuk-e no, jo kpo bo esi sehng, bo kehm bahbe re, “Gan wo á bele elkohn elkahne ana nia, a nsahm nyi á kpo ko lim agburu akpokosi nyaa?Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

55Ye sang li mmon a kapentaa? Nnyehn sang bo kpo lung-e re Meria? Abonanyehn sang bo kpo lung bo re Jems, Joses, Saimon a Judasa?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56Abonanyehn ba nkal sang li a nahre a kpeea? Anv, gan wo á bele bel nsol nyio kpee?”Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57Owo bo kehm-e tene. Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Nnyehnamahr, bo kpo kak-e edi ajehng ajehng, sehngem ane ebe, a ejahbe eje ji kil jo kak-e.”And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

58Á limem akpokosi gbalee ejahbe jio tib go bo ekꞌtaame.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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