Matthew 22 (EKA)

1Jisos kehm kpe tub bo elgan nehko re,Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“Etul bi Esowo li ana ntul no toobo ebjing bi elkak elbal, ni mmon ewe yahke ko nkal.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3Á kehm tumu alokeltum ebe re, bo song tong ane ba á tiingi bo elkak re bo ba. Korem bo elbake.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Á kehm kpe yehke alokeltum bako, kehm tongo bo re, ‘Songen, wahn song tong ane ba n tiingi bo elkak re, Me n toobo ejum ajehng ajehng kpee bum. Bobwul efong ebame, a atohkondi nya m ma le bo, bo ma jok. Baan go elkak elbal!’Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5“Ane ba bo tiingi bo elkak, elkak nio lubem bo. Bo tahme na go bo alimi nsol. Noko tahme go ege egbe, noko tahm go ege a nju are.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6Egom ane bako bobo alokeltum ntul noo, nohk bo, fere wul bo.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7“Ntul, atahng rak-e sehng. Á kehm tumu nsoja enye, bo song wul awulane bao, fere jahm ejahbe ebo fi.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Owo á kehm tongo alokeltum ebe re, ‘Nsol elkak kpee, me n toobo bum. Ane ba n tiingi bo, bo kpeem fuumu.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Songen go ayaame mbang! Nne awohng awohng no ń lꞌnyehn-e, tongen ye, á ba go elkak elbal.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10“Alokeltum bao kehm tahme, jo yannge. Nne awohng awohng no bo nyehn-e no, lꞌkor-e, bo ko-e tahm a ne go elkak. Ane bandiki jolo abi ane, bandiki jol anoobo ane. Ekpꞌkpa elkak nio kehm ruru ane ane.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11“Owo ntul kehm tahme re á song nyehn ane ba jo li nsol. Á kehm nyehne nne no kake ewobo ji ki fuumu elkak elbal nio.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Ntul kehm-e bahbe re, ‘Mbi, a limi renan, kehm yele a, kꞌkak ewobo ji fuumu elkak nia?’ “Nne noo belle na belle eje.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13“Owo ntul kehm tongo alokeltum ebe re, ‘Boben ye, wahn gba-e alehke go abo, a akpade akpade, fere ro-e tv go elatahk, edi ejannge jio ji ane kpo woomo, jo ling, fere jo kono amahn go esi.’Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14“Tibre ane gbalee ba bo tiingi no. Abon amohk ane abik abik ba bo ma jak.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Bab Farisi kehm tahme, song toobo ana bo bahk-e bobo go ege alum nnyo.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Bo kehm tumu abatꞌtoono ebo, a aneb ntul a Herod tv goji Jisos. Bo kehm song bahb-e re, “Ntꞌtibi, e kpꞌkahne re, wo etingi nne ji. A kpo tib mbang nyi Esowo go etingitingi. A kpehme rang nnene. Jol esamahr ane, a kpehme be.They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

17Tong-r ana a kpꞌtiri bade ejum jia. Nꞌnob re wahr jo tahb etak ka ntul a Roma, afi nobem?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Jisos kꞌkahn ebi ntir atahng ebo, owo á kehm faange re, “Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Jen ji wahnge ń kp-m gare?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Tib-m wahn akpohko nya ḿ bahke koko tahb etak.” Bo kehm koko ba a nya.Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20Jisos kehm bahbe bo re, “Esi jia ji nyehne ji? Mbing nyia nyi nyehne nyi?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Bo kehm faange re, “Esi jia ji ntul ji. Mbing nyia nyi ntul nyi.” Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Kaan ntul ji li ka ntul, wahn ka Esowo ji li ka Esowo.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Eji bo wuku ano, kehm kpoko bo esi. Bo kehm-e yaame sa, tahm ebo.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Efung bꞌnehm ona, egom Sadusi jindiki kehm bake ba kpiri Jisos. Bo ba kpo tib re, elnyahme go elkv limm. Owo bo kehm tongo Jisos re,That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24“Ntꞌtibi, Moses bungu re, ‘Nne lꞌkpo, eji á ki jel abon, mmonannyehn nkvne ko nnenkal noo, eji á lꞌjel abon ka mmonannyehn no ma kpo.’“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25“Abonanyehn na asehma ba jolo a nahre. Ngbokambang ko nkal, mmon awohng awohng á jelem, á kehm kpoko, nkal ewe sa.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Ano wo tob lim etoono mmonannyehn, a mmonannyehn noko no toono noo, a erik abonanyehn bako kpee.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Esꞌkohro, nnenkal noo tob kpo.And last of all, the woman died.

28Anv, efung bi ane lꞌnyahme go elkv, nne awo á bahke jolo nkal ewe? Tibre bo ane kpee ko-e ana nkal abo.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Owo Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Ń kpo soodo, tibre ń nehme kahn nwer Esowo, a nsahm nyi Esowo.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Ngare nyi ane ma nyahme go elkv, bo bahke jolo ana babenjel. Aneblum nehm kpe jo ko akal. Anebkal nehm kpe jo bal alum.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Bade elnyahme ngubjing go elkv, ń ka lung alung ana Esowo tong-n no re,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Me wo li Esowo bi Ebraham, a bi Aisik, a bi Jekob.’ Jia lohngo re, Ye li Esowo bio bi ane ba li go elkpin, bi akvne sang.”‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33Eji ellong ane bao wuku ana á jo tib, kpo bo esi sehng.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Eji Bab Farisi wuku re, Jisos ebga aneb Sadusi, bobbelle, bo kehm song kono edi ajehng.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Nne awohng go bo ellong no jolo ntꞌtibi no atahm kehm bake ba bahb Jisos mbahbe, jo gar-e. Á bahb-e re,One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36“Ntꞌtibi, ntahm anyi ga gbal kpee go egahre atahm?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Owo Jisos kehm-e faange re, “ ‘Esowo, ntul ewa bahke jo kor-a eltim eltim ena, etohko etohko eja, a ntir a ntir enya.’Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38A wo li ngbokambang a ntahm nyi ga gbal.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Etoono ntahm tob li na li ana nyio o, nyi li re, ‘Nne ebjing ewa jo kor-a ana ebjing eba.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Atahm nya Moses kpee, a eltibi ni abanyehnamahr tohk ntahm ebal nyia.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Ngare nyi Bab Farisi ba kono edi ajehng, Jisos kehm bahbe bo mbahbe re,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Anv, ń kpo tir renan bada Mesaya? Ye mmon a nyehne wo?” Owo bo kehm-e faange re, “Mmon a Devid wo.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Jen ji wahnge Devid lungu Mesaya re, ‘Ntul ewame’, eji Etingi Etohko mehl-e no, á bungu re,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44“ ‘Jehova tongo ntul ewame re, Ji go egame ejang eboblum tete me n lim anebekv eba etikunakpade eja.’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45“Yefono Devid jo lung-e re, ‘Ntul ewame’, bahke limi renan, ntul noo kehm fere jol mmon ewe?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Nnene jolem, no male elfaange Jisos ellum anehng anehng. Bomo efung bio asongo nnene kpeem jo sahb, bahb-e mbahbe.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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