Matthew 18 (EKA)

1Ngare nyio nyi abatꞌtoono Jisos ba rehng go ege, owo bo kehm-e bahbe re, “Nne awo ga gbal go ellong ane ba wob go elwo ni Esowo?”At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Jisos kehm lungu mmonse, ba yiimi go bo a mbuksong,Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3kehm bungu re, “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Ń tohko tiki yaange jol ana abonse, ń nehm tiki li etul bi Esowo.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Fvfo, nne no lꞌrede elne, jol ana mmonse noa, ye wo ga gbal go ellong ane ba wob go elwo ni Esowo.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Nne awohng awohng no lꞌvvrv elkohn mmonse ana noa tib go egama mbing, á vvrv me.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6“Ga nob re bo kahn nne egburu eltal go emel, tub-e kak alahb, sehnge re á lim mmonse awohng no ma taame tv-m, á gbo yel abiafem.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7“Eyuu a ane ba njini nyia tib nsol nyi kpo wahng re ane jo lim abiafem! Nsol nyio bahke tiki ba. Eyuu a ane ba kpꞌkoko ba a nyi!Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8“Ebo eba, afi jolo ekpade eja lꞌkehm-a limi re wo gbo yel abiafem, kim tub go! Ga nob re wo yel go edi elkpin ebo abehng, tohko jol ano ekpade ajehng, sehnge re wo bel abo abal abal, a akpade abal abal, bo ro-a kak go agun nya li go njinanjini.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

9“Elmahr ena lꞌkehm-a limi re wo lim abiafem, luudu ro go! Ga nob re wo bel elmahr anehng, yel edi elkpin, sehnge re wo bel amahr abal abal, bo ro-a kak ellulagun.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10“Jo kunen ekpu, eji ń lꞌkꞌdaange mmonse awohng awohng no wob go ellong abonse baa. Tibre n kp-n tongo re, Enjel ebo nya li go ejahbetul Esowo kpo nyehn esamahr Nsoo no li go ero ngare anyehng anyehng.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

11Tibre Mmon no nne ba re, á ba tahre jio ji ma tan.Not in the BSB

12“Anv, ń kpꞌtiri renan bade ejum jia? Nne lꞌbel ejoro atahl alon, anyehng kehm ba tan, nfono ejoro nehm tahm ejoro behko sa go awong, song seb nyio nyi ma tana?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13Á lꞌseb-e nyehn, etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, á bahke ga bel eyebatahng go njoro nyio, sehnge ejoro behko bi ki tan.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14Ano wo fvfo Nso ejahne no li go ero kil sebe re mmonse awohng awohng go ellong abonse baa tan.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15“Mmonanne lꞌlim abiafem bada na, song lennge ebi ji á lim-a no ka-e wahn wahn. Á lꞌwuk-a, a m-e ko, feere a ne.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Á tohk-a fere wuk, ko ntianse anyehng, tohko jol ano ebal, je a bo, ‘eji ellum anehng anehng lꞌjo yiimi, ni ntianse ebal, tohko jol ano ni ntianse era bungu no, bum nnyo amehng.’But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17Á tohko fere wuk bo, tooro tong aneb ero. Á tohko fere wuk aneb ero, ko-e na ko ana nne no ki nyi Esowo, tohko jol ano ana nkokatak.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18“Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Ejum ajehng ajehng ji ń lꞌgba go njini nyia, bobtob gba go ejahbetul Esowo. Ejum ajehng ajehng ji ń lꞌfannge go njini nyia, bobtob fannge go ejahbetul Esowo.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19“N kp-n kpeke tong re, Ejum ajehng ajehng ji ane abal ebahne lꞌkod abo kak ero go njini nyia, Nsoo no li go ero bahke limi ka bo.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

20Tibre edi jio ji ane abal, ane ara lꞌkono go egama mbing, me n li go bo ellong.”For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Pita kehm bake goji Jisos, kehm ba bahb-e re, “Nsoo, nkpel ebik nyi mmonannee lꞌsood-m, m bahke jo tahm ka-e?”Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22Owo Jisos kehm-e faange re, “N kp-a tongo re, Nkpel esehma sang, li nkpel atahltahl atahl ani nkpel ewubu.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23“Etul bi Esowo li ana ntul awohng no lungu alokeltum ebe re bo ba toobo akpohko enye ka-e.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Á bomo kan eltoobo a alokeltum ebe, owo bo kehm koko nne awohng ba go ege, no bel-e mbong ekpa akpohko atahltahl nkpel atahltahl.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Eji nlokeltum noo ki bel ejumjum ji á bahke kake, owo nde kehm tongo re, bo gung-e, fere gungu nkal ewe, gungu abon ebe, a nsol kpee nyi á kpi no, ko akpohko nyao gal mbong.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

26“Owo nlokeltum noo kehm jamme nde alahng, kehm-e gboongo re, ‘Nsoo titi, tohko kpe nong, m bahk-a gale mbong enya kpee.’Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27“Nde nlokeltum noo, ndon kehm-e fili, á kehm-e yake, á song, fere yake mbong nyi á bel-e no tv-e.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28“Nlokeltum nonehm o kehm tahme song kpiri nte ewe, no jo tob loko nde nonehm o. Nte ewe noo bel-e mbong a mpon esehma. Á kehm-e tubu ejahm go nkahng, fere tong-e re, ‘Gal-m mbong enyame!’But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29“Nte ewe noo kehm-e jamme alahng, fere jo gboong-e re, ‘Titi, tohko kpe nong, m bahk-a gale mbong enya.’So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30“Jol atung we á joom wuungu. Á tahm a ne, song kak-e ngbekobo re á woomo o tete gal-e mbong enye.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31“Eji alokeltum bako nyehne ano, bo kpeem jo bang. Bo kehm tahme, song tooro nsol kpee nyi ma lim, tong nde ebo.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32“Owo nde kehm-e lungu, kehm-e tongo re, ‘Wo ebi nlokeltum wo. Mbong nyio nyi a bel-m no kpee, me n yake tv-a, tib eji a gboong-m no.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Anv, limm nyi kehn nte ewa jol-a tob fili ndon, ana a fil-m ndona?’Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34“Nde noo, atahng rak-e sehng, owo á kehm tumu nlokeltum noo ngbekobo re bo kak-e erem tete á gal-e mbong enye kpee.In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35“Ano wo Nsoo no li go ero bahke limi nne awohng awohng ewahne no tohko jo tahm ka mmonannyehn go abiafem nya á lim-e no kpee eltim eltim ene.”That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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