Matthew 21 (EKA)

1Eji bo ma kabbe Jeusalem, bo kehm ba rehng go Betfage ji jolo go nnahb ewong ji bo kpo lung re Oliv. Owo Jisos kehm yehke abatꞌtoono ebe, ane na abal,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2kehm tongo bo re, “Songen ejahbe ji li-n o mbuksong. Owo ḿ bahke nyehne mbvankang nyi bo kahn-e go eti, a mmon ewe. Fanngen bo, wahn ko bo ba ka-m.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

3Nne awohng awohng no lꞌbahb-n ejum bade ebvnkang bio, tongen ye re, ‘Nsoo kpꞌsebe bo,’ nfono ebvnkang bio bahke yake bo elwaare ka.”If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4Nsol nyia limi, eji lꞌlohko jol go etingitingi ana nnyehnamahr Esowo bungu no re,This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Tong Sayon re, Nyehnen, ntul ewahne kpꞌbake go egahne. Á li soom, á kun go mbvankang. Á kun go mmon a nnyam no kpo sol nsol.”“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm tahme, song lim ana Jisos tongo bo.So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7Bo kehm koko mbvankang nyio, a mmon ba a bo, yehke awobo ebo, kunu go bo a njahm, Jisos kehm wahre, kuumu mmon a mbvankang noo.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8Ellong ane gbalee kehm yehke awobo ebo, yal go mbang. Ane bandiki song ja amang, jo ba yal go mbang.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9Ellong ane ba gbo Jisos mbang, a ellong ane ba jo toon-e njahm kehm kehme elrabe re, “Tehken mmon no Devid! Elfuulu li ka nne no kpꞌbake go mbing nyi Jehova. Tehken Esowo bi li go ero!”The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

10Eji Jisos yele go nla Jeusalem, edi kehm kehme elvvrv na vvrv. Ane kehm kehme elbahbe re, “Nne awo ona?”When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11Owo ellong ane bao kehm jo bung re, “Jisos wo ana, ji li nnyehnamahr. Á lohng go Nasaret nyi Galili.”The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

12Jisos kehm yange go etahk Esowo, song kam ane ba jo gungu, a ane ba jo gunu, fere gbul akpꞌkuru nya abayaangakpohko tuubu go, a nti nyi abagungumbehl.Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

13Á kehm tongo bo re, “Bo nyono go nwer Esowo re, ‘Etahk ejame, bo bahke jo lung re, etahk ero akake.’ Wahn ebfere rod, bum ana ebehre awajv.”And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

14Awakamahr ane, a abanne kehm bake, ba kpir-e go etahk Esowo jio. Á lim bo, bo nob.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

15Eji atubesi abalimajom, a atꞌtibi ba atahm nyehn akpokosi nya á limi no, fere wuk abonse kpꞌrabe go etahk Esowo jio re, “Tehken mmon no Devid!” atahng kehm rake bo.But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

16Owo bo kehm tongo Jisos re, “Wobwuk ana bo kpꞌraba?” Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Ee, n kpꞌwuku. Wo, ń ka tiki lung edi nwer Esowo ji bungu re, “ ‘Esowo ebko anyo abonse, a nya abonbili, lim, eji lꞌjol ejum eltehke ka yefono antahnga?’ ”“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

17Jisos kehm tahme bo sa, song rehng go Betani, fere kang o.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

18Efungfu atv atv eji Jisos feere asongo go Jeusalem, njal kehm-e yame.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

19Á kehm nyehne eti ji bo kpo lung re efig go nkpe a mbang. Á jeere kan kohlo o me, á nyehnem nkab anyehng anyehng, sehngem anyane nya nya á nyehne no. Owo á kehm tongo eti jio re, “A nehm kpe tiki kab akab go njinanjini.” Tvtv ona eti jio kehm soro kpo.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.

20Eji abatꞌtoono ebe nyehne ano, kehm kpoko bo esi. Bo kehm bungu re, “Jen ji wahnge eti jia ma tahr kpꞌkpo elwaare elwaare anae?”When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

21Owo Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Ń lꞌtaame, kꞌjo faabe, ḿ bahke jo lim ana m ma lim eti jia, jol sꞌsehnge na ana. Ń li ma tong ewong jia re, ‘Mehl, song yel aya!’ Bahke lohko lim ano.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

22Ejum ajehng ajehng ji ń lꞌbahb go egahne ero bi ń kpꞌkake, ń lꞌtaame, ḿ bahke bele.”If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23Jisos kehm feere go etahk Esowo. Eji á jo tib, atubesi abalimajom, a anebkul nfam kehm bake, ba kpir-e, kehm-e bahbe re, “Nsahm anyi a kpi no, nyi wahnge a kpo lim nsol ana nyia? Nne awo ka-a nsahm ana nyio?”When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

24Jisos kehm faange bo re, “M bahk-n tob bahb mbahbe fvfo. Ń lꞌfaang-m, n kehm-n tongo bada nsahm nyi n kpi no, nyi wahnge n kpo lim nsol ana nyia.“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

25Anv, nsahm nyi Jon jo wohngo ane alahb lohng go ejahbetul Esowo baa, afi lohng goji ane?” Bo kehm kehme eltoobo atemtem re, “E lꞌbung re, ‘Nsahm nyi Jon lohng go ejahbetul Esowo’, á bahk-r bahbe re, ‘Jen ji wahnge ń ki taame tv Jon?’What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26E lꞌfere bung re, ‘Nsahm enye lohng goji ane’, ma ane bahk-r limi ejum nji. Tibre e kpꞌfahle bo, tib eji bo kpee jo bum Jon ana nnyehnamahr.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

27Owo bo kehm faange Jisos re, “Wahr nehme kahn.” Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Fvfo, wahn n nehm tong bada nsahm nyi n kpi no, nyi n kpo ko, lim nsol nyia.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28“Anv ń kpꞌtiri renan bade elgan nia? Nne jolo go, no bele abon na abal. Owo á kehm jeke goji ngbokambang a mmon, kehm song tong-e re, ‘Mmon ewame, song lela go egame egbe, wo song lim eltum.’But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

29“Mmon noo kehm faange re, ‘N nehm je.’ Ji kan mmokidi, á kehm yaange ntir atahng enye, fere tahm egbe nde.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

30“Owo nde kehm kpe je, song kpiri mmon noko, kehm-e tob tong ano fvfo. Á kehm taame re, ‘Ee nsoo.’ Jol egbe á tikem je.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

31“Nne awo go abon abal bao limi ji nde tong-e re á lim?” Bo kehm-e faange re, “Ngbokambang a mmon wo.” Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Abakokatak, a abajenasꞌsa ba bahke song yel go ejahbetul Esowo, wahn sa elatahk, jo seenge bo.Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

32Tibre Jon ji nwohngalahb ba, ba tib-n mbang nyi nno, nyi elsehnge, ń tikem taame tv-e. Abakokatak, a abajenasꞌsa ba taame no tv-e. Jol eji ń nyehne nyehn ano, ń tikem yaange ntir atahng enyahne, fere taame tv-e.”For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

33Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Wuken elgan nehko! 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.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

34“Eji ngare nyi bo kpo bong akab nti nyao ma kabbe, owo á kehm tumu alokeltum ebe tv ane ba á yaame bo etahngga eje, eji bo lꞌsong ko akab nti enye, ba ka-e.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

35Abayaame etahngga kehm bobo alokeltum ebe. Noko, bo dv-e, noko, bo wul-e, fere tuubu noko atal, á kpo.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

36“Owo nfono etahngga kehm kpe tum alokeltum bako gbalee, sehnge ba á gbo mbang tum. Abayaame etahngga tob limi bo jang jang ana bo limi ane bako.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

37“Esꞌkohro, á gohro tum mmon ewe tv bo. Á bungu re, ‘Bo bahke kake mmon ewame.’Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38“Eji abayaame etahngga bao nyehne mmon ewe noo kpꞌbake, bo kehm bungu atemtem re, ‘Ye wo li nlehkelkv, nong, wahr song wulen ye, eji etahngga jia lꞌfere jol jꞌjahre.’But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

39Bo kehm-e bobo, ro njahm etahngga nyehko, fere song wul-e.So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40Anv, nfono etahngga lꞌba, á bahke limi abayaame etahngga bao renan?”Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

41Bo kehm-e faange re, “Á bahke wulu abi ane bao, bo kpo esabsab elkv, fere yaame ane bako etahngga jio, ba bahke jo ka-e akab nti nyao go ngare nyi nno.”“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

42Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Ń ka tiki lung a lung edi nwer Esowo jia re, “ ‘Eltal ni asehketahk tene no, ni ni ma fere jol nnahb ekahma? Jehova limi jia ji li nkpokosi go egahra ntim.’Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43“Owo wahnge n kp-n tongo re, Esowo bahk-n taare etul ebe, faake a bi, ka ane ba bahk-e kake akab nti go ngare nyi nno.Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44“Nne no lꞌfooro gbo eltal nio, á bahke banne. Wo, nne no eltal nio lꞌgbo nyed-e á bahke rere na rere kpee.”He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45Atubesi abalimajom, a Bab Farisi wuku kan ngaane enye, bo kehm soro kahn tvtv re, á jo bungu bada bo.When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

46Bo kehm gare ana bo bahk-e bobo. Bo jo fahle ellong ane ba jo bum Jisos ana nnyehnamahr.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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