Matthew 15 (EKA)

1Atꞌtibi ba atahm, a egom Farisi jindiki kehm lohngo go Jeusalem ba goji Jisos, ba bahbe re,Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2“Jen ji wahnge abatꞌtoono eba kpꞌdaange atahm nya babnsoo, tib eji bo kil jo ru abo, kehm jo li nsol?”“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3Owo á kehm faange bo re, “Jen ji wahnge ń kpo daange atahm Esowo, fere kpꞌtoono eljini nꞌnahne?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4Tibre Esowo jehke ntahm re, ‘Jo kak nso, a nne!’ Nyehko kpe li re, ‘Nne no lꞌsu nde, afi jolo nnyehn, bo bahk-e wulu.’For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5Wahn kpo tib re, ‘Nne no lꞌbel ejum ji á jol kake nde ebo, afi jolo nnyehn, á lꞌfere bung re, Ejum jia li ka Esowo, kpeem li ka-e re, á kpe kak nde, a nnyehn.’But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6Eji ń kpo tib ana wo wahnge ḿ ma range ntahm nyi Esowo, fere kpꞌtoono eljini nꞌnahne.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Aisaya lohko nyehn enyehnamahr ji nno bada nahne, eji á bungu re,You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8“ ‘Ane baa kpo kak-m go nnyo a nnyo. Ntim ebo n wobem.‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

9Bo kp-m kake mbol mbol, eji bo kpꞌtibi atahm nya ane baka baka jehke no, nya ki li nya Esowo.’ ”They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10Jisos kehm lungu ellong ane tv elne, kehm tongo bo re, “Wuungen atung, wahn kahn!Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

11Ejum ji kpo yel nne go nnyo sang kpo lim eltim nne kꞌkpe jol saang. Jio ji kpo lohng na go ege a nnyo, ji ji kpo lim eltim nne re kꞌkpe jol saang.”A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm bake go ege, ba tong-e re, “Anv, a kpꞌkahne re, alum nya wuku a bungu no sꞌsab Bab Farisia?”Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13Owo á kehm faange re, “Eti ajehng ajehng ji Nsoo no li go ero ki bahm, bo bahke mehle na tub go.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

14Yaken na yake bo go! Bo li awakamahr atubesi! Nwakamahr lꞌseb re á tib ntem nwakamahr mbang, bo ane abal abal bahke gboko na, yel go elbing.”Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15Owo Pita kehm-e tongo re, “Tong-r ana elgan nia lohngo no!”Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16Jisos kehm faange re, “Wahn fvfo, ń nehme tob kahna?“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

17Ń nehme kahn re, ejum ajehng ajehng ji lꞌyel nne go nnyo kpo sehng go ala, lohng go ngubjinga?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

18Nsol nyi kpo lohng nne go nnyo kpo lohng-e go eltim. Nsol nyio nyi kpo lim nne, kꞌkpe jol saang.But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

19Tibre go eltim nne wo ebi ntir kpo lohng, a ewulane, erehbe alimi, anebkal akono, ejv avohko, ntianse efahnge, a afahnge akiimi lake ane.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

20Nsol nyia ana nyi kpo lim nne, kꞌkpe jol saang. Re nne li nsol kꞌru abo, we nehm ma lim á kꞌkpe jol saang.”These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21Jisos kehm tahme edi jio, song rehng go ejang bi Taya, a Saidon.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22Nnenkal a Kenan awohng no lohng ejahbe jio kehm bake go ege, ba rabe gboong-e re, “Nsoo, mmon no Devid, nong, me n fil-a ndon! Mmon ewame, ebi etohko wob-e go atahng, kp-e gbiingi sehng.”And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

23Jisos we tikem faange. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm bake go ege, ba gboong-e re, “Tong-e á song. Tibre á kpꞌrabe tob-r sehng.”But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24Owo Jisos kehm faange re, “Bo tum-m tv go ejoro bio bi Israel bi ma tan bi bi.”He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25Owo nnenkal noo kehm ba gbo go ege alata, kehm bungu re, “Nsoo, kak-m ebo!”The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

26Owo Jisos kehm faange re, “Nobem re nne rod nsol alehke nyi abon, ka ebv.”But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27Nnenkal noo kehm taame re, “Ee nsoo, jol ebv kpo kpiimi akahb elang nya kpo fooro ekpꞌkuru nde ebo gbo.”“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28Owo Jisos kehm-e faange re, “Nnenkal, eltaame ena kpꞌgbale gbalee. Nong, lohko jol ana a kpꞌsebe.” Ngare nyꞌnehm ona nyi mmon ewe noo no nkal nobo eyam bio.“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

29Jisos kehm tahme edi jio, song rehng go eto jio ji Galili, kehm wahre go ewong, song ji.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

30Ellong ane gbalee kehm koko aneb ayam ba a bo goji Jisos. Bandiki jolo abanne, bandiki agboodo, bandiki awakamahr, bandiki akamme. Ane bako gbalee ba jo yame ayam nyandikandiki. Bo jo ba bumu aneb ayam bao go alata nya Jisos. Á jo lim bo, bo nob.Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

31Jo kpo ane esi sehng, eji bo nyehne akamme kpꞌbungu, fere nyehn agboodo ma nob, fere nyehn abanne kpꞌjene, awakamahr fere jo nyehn. Bo kehm kehme Esowo bio bi Israel ellub ka.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

32Jisos kehm lungu abatꞌtoono ebe tv elne, kehm tongo bo re, “Ane baa ma-m fili ndon. Tibre nfung era nyi a, nyi bo ma kang a name. Anv, bo kpeem kpi ejum alehke ajehng ajehng. N nehme seb re me n yake bo, bo song njal njal. Fundiki bo bahke gboko awo go mbang.”Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

33Owo abatꞌtoono Jisos kehm-e bahbe re, “Gan wo e bahke tingi nsol alehke elka emahng nia, kehm leke ellong ane ana nia?”The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

34Owo Jisos kehm bahbe bo re, “Abon abred abik ń kpi no?” Bo kehm-e faange re, “E kpi abon abred na asehma, kunu abon nsahre abik abik.”“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35Jisos kehm tongo ellong ane bao re, bo ji go ndi.And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36Á kehm rodo abon abred bao na asehma, a nsahre nyio, kehm kake Esowo saam, bakke, ka abatꞌtoono ebe, abatꞌtoono ebe kehm koko, song bak ane.Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

37Bo li ane kpee wohngo. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm taare bo erik ji sa no, ruru ejeere na ebsehma.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

38Aneblum ba li nsol nyio jolo ane atahltahl nkpel ewubu (4,000). Jol anebkal, a abonse, bo fangem.A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

39Jisos kehm yaame ane bao re bo song kehnge, kehm yele egbang, song rehng go egbuk jehko ji Magadan.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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