Matthew 23 (EKA)

1Jisos kehm tongo ellong ane bao, a abatꞌtoono ebe re,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2“Atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Bab Farisi ebko nji nyi Moses.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Jo bumen ejum ajehng ajehng ji bo lꞌtong-n, wahn fere jo lim. Kana jo toono eljini ni bo! Tibre bo kpehme lim ji bo kpo bung.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4“Bo kpo tuuru alublub nsol, nya kpo riidi go elsolo, rod si ane. Jol bofono antahng bo kpehme gare elmehle.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5Bo kpo lim ejum ajehng ajehng, eji ane lꞌjo nyehn bo. Nyehnen ana awer nya bo kpo kahn go bo abuk, a abo abo kpꞌkpange, nya bo nyono adi nwer Esowo! Nyehnen ana asohk nya bo tohko go asꞌsili akpawobo ebo kpꞌlabe!All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Go elkak, kpo kor bo re, bo ji adi nya fuumu re ajꞌjok ane ji. Go ekpꞌkpa ero, kpo kor bo re, bo ji mbuksong.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Go are, kpo kor bo re, ane jo gong kak bo nnyo, fere jo lung bo re atꞌtibi.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8“Nong, ane ki-n jo lung re atꞌtibi. Tibre nne awohng wo wo li ntꞌtibi ewahne. Wahn kpee abonanyehn ba.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Kana jo lung nne awohng awohng go njini nyia re Nso ejahne. Tibre nne awohng wo wo li Nso ejahne, ye jio ji li go ejahbetul.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Nong, ane ki-n jo lung re atubesi. Tibre nne awohng wo wo li ntubesi ewahne, ye ji li Mesaya.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11“Nne no lꞌga gbal go egahne ellong, ye wo bahke jolo nlokeltum ewahne.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Nne awohng awohng no lꞌmehl elne wahre, bo bahk-e rede na. Nne awohng awohng no lꞌrede elne, bo bahk-e mehle wahre.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Ń kpo bam ejahbetul Esowo tv ane. Ń kpehme taame, yake ane ba kpꞌgare re bo yel. Wahnfono antahng nehm yel.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Ń kpo nehm akalebun, taare ntahk ebo. Eyaame jehko, ń kpo kak alaabe aro, jo tib elnahne. Tib esi jio ji bahke wahnge elam ejahne sahb gbꞌgbal!Not in the BSB

15“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Ń kpo yannge go njini kpee, jo siiri agburu aya, eji ń lꞌlub were nne awohng, á fere yel-n. Ń lꞌting nne, ń rod-e, lim mmon ellulagun no sahb sꞌsab sehnge wahnfono antahng.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16“Eyuu a nahne, wahn awakamahr ane ba kpo tib ane mbang! Ń kpo tib re, ‘Nne awohng awohng no lꞌtir etahk Esowo, ejumjum limm. Wo, nne no lꞌfere tir agul nya li go etahk Esowo, á bahke tiki lim, nehm tiki kane.’Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17Wahn agboolo awakamahr ba! Anv, ejum aji ga gbal, agul, afi etahk Esowo ji wahnge agul nyao li saang?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Ń kpo kpe tib re, ‘Nne awohng awohng no lꞌtir edi njom alimi, ejumjum limm. Wo, nne no lꞌfere tir ejum njom ji kun edi njom alimi jio, á bahke tiki lim, nehm kane.’And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19“Wahn agboolo awakamahr ba! Anv, ejum aji ga gbal, ejum njom, afi edi njom alimi ji wahnge ejum njom li saang?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Fvfo, nne lꞌtir edi njom alimi, yebtir edi njom alimi jio, a nsol njom kpee nyi kun o.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Nne no lꞌtir etahk Esowo, yebtir etahk Esowo, a Esowo bi lene o.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Nne no lꞌtir ejahbetul Esowo, yebtir eti etul ji Esowo, a nne no jehk o.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Ń kpo ka eltahme go abon asahkesahke nsol ana nkambe, nfehne, a abehne, fere gbake alahmlahm nsol ana elam, ndon, a eltaame, bum go nkpe. Limen nsol ebal ebal, kana gbake ajehng bum go nkpe!Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24“Wahn awakamahr ane ba kpo tib ane mbang ba! Ń kpo yehke nnyamnyame go egahne alahb elwoko, fere mele ekamel!You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Tibre ń kpo ru njahm a nkob, a njahm ekpingi. Go atahng, nsol ejv ebrur, a nsol nyi ń kpo lahm ane bako etong.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26Wo nwakamahr a nne a Farisi wo! Gbo mbang ru atahng nkob, a atahng ekpingi, eji njahm lꞌtob bar.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn li ana alahm nya bo ma taame efem go njahm elatahk, ma nob. Go atahng, akahb akvne nya ma rur, a nsol eltehb.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28Ana wo fvfo ń tob li. Go njahm elatahk ń kpo jol nne awohng awohng, are ń li nob nob. Go atahng, abꞌbi nya ma rur, a afahnge afahnge.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29“Eyuu a nahne, wahn atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Farisis! Wahn aneb alum abal abal ba! Wahn ba kake alahm nya abanyehnamahr Esowo, fere liibi alahm nya atingitingi ane,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30fere jo bung re, ‘Li re e jolo ngare nyi babnso ejahre, kehn, e jolem limi ana bo limi no, fere wul abanyehnamahr Esowo.’And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31Wahnfono antahng ebyiimi ntianse re wahn ba li abon ba ane ba wulu abanyehnamahr.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Wahn ebba soro asi, kpꞌgohro lim ji babnso ejahne limi no sa.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33“Wahn enyo bia, wahn abon akumbad baa, ḿ bahke ma for renan go elam ji bo bahk-n lame, kim ebi ka-n, fere kak-n go ellulagun?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Owo wahng ka m bahke tumu abanyehnamahr tv-n, fere tum akahnkahn ane, fere tum atꞌtibi. Egom jindiki, ḿ bahke wulu bo, jindiki, ń kum bo lake go akros, jindiki, ḿ bahke jo dv bo go egahna ntahk ero, fere jo kam bo yannge ajahbe ajahbe ajahbe,Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35eji ń lꞌli ebi tib go atingitingi ane ba bo wulu bo go njini kpee, bomo goji Ebel ji jolo etingi nne tete ba rehng goji Sekaraya ji jolo mmon a Barakaya, ye ji ń wul-e no go elka elka ni etahk Esowo, a edi njom alimi.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36“Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Ane ba li anv bahke lehke ebi tib go nsol nyio kpee.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37“O Jeusalem, Jeusalem! Wahn ba kpꞌwulu abanyehnamahr Esowo, fere tuubu ane ba Esowo tumu bo tv-n atal. Nkpel tvv n jo gare re me n lung-n tv elname, ana nkok kpo lung abon ebe tv elne, fere walle bo go ege akpungkpung. Wahn joom kor elbake.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38“Etahk ejahne bahke sake nehme nehme.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39“N kp-n tongo re, Bomo anv asongo, me n nehm kpe nyehn, tete ngare nyi ḿ bahke bungu re, ‘Elfuulu li ka nne no kpꞌbake go mbing nyi Ntul!’ ”For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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