Matthew 24 (EKA)

1Jisos kehm lohngo go etahk Esowo jio tahm. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm bake, ba tib-e ntahk nyi bo si go nlaaga nyi etahk Esowo jolo no.As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2Owo Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Nyehnen ntahk nyia a kpee! Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Jol eltal anehng anehng limm, ni bahke kpe kuumu a ntem. Bo bahke wake kpee, wohng ndi.”“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3Eji Jisos song ji go ewong ji bo kpo lung re Oliv, owo abatꞌtoono ebe kehm song kpir-e bo bo, kehm-e bahbe re, “Tong-r ngare nyi ejum jio bahke limi, wo fere tib-r elliingi ni bahke tibi elbake ena ni a bahke bake, a ni esꞌkohro eying jia.”While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Owo Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Kunen ekpu, eji nne awohng awohng lꞌki-n nehm.Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5Tibre ane gbalee bahke bake go egama mbing, jo ba bung re, ‘Me wo li Mesaya.’ Toono o, bo nehm ane gbalee.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6Ḿ bahke kehme elwuku bada nta, fere jo wuk aka nta. Kana jo fahl! Tibre nsol nyia kpee bahke tiki lim, jol o esꞌkohro sang ma rehng na.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7Ajahbe nyandiki bahke jo nok atemtem. Ajahbe nyandiki bahke kehme elnoko a atem ajahbe nyako! Njal, a ayam nya kpo sehnge ane, go ndi agbehke bahke jo jol adi adi.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8Nsol nyia kpee nyi li mbomannahb erem.All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9“Ngare nyio nyi bo bahke jo bob-n, song ka re bo kak-n erem, fere wul-n. Ane kpee bahk-n jo ko ekv tib go egama mbing.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10Ane gbalee bahke kehme elseele gbo, tibre bo bahke jo jabbe atemtem ka go, fere jo ko atemtem ekv.At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

11“Akimfahnge abanyehnamahr gbalee bahke longo ba, ba nehm ane gbalee.and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

12Owo eji abꞌbi ma tv ano, elkoro ni ane gbalee bahke kehme elmale.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

13Nne no lꞌyiimi tꞌtahne go mbang nyi Esowo tete rehng go esꞌkohro, ye wo bahke bele eltahre.But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14Ngare nyi bo ma tiingi nnoobo etib bade etul bi Esowo tong njini kpee ana ejum ntianse, owo esꞌkohro bahke kehm rehnge.And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15“Ḿ bahke nyehne ‘ejum ji kpꞌsahb sꞌsab, ji bahke rannge edi’, ji nnyehnamahr a Daniel bungu no bade, yim go mbarebare edi. Nne no lꞌlung nsol nyia, nong á kahn.So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

16“Ngare nyio nyi ane ba li go Judea bahke beke, tahm go awong.then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17Nne no lꞌkuumu go ege ero etahk, á kꞌtohko seb elyele go ekpꞌkpa, song rod ejum fili.Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18Nne no lꞌjol go ege egbe, á kꞌtohko be, ba etahk, ba rod nsol ebjing enye.And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

19“Eyuu a anebkal ba bahke jolo ela ngare nyio, a anebkal ba kpi abon go ebo.How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

20Kaken ero, eji elbeke enahne ni ḿ bahke beke lꞌkꞌjol ngara nnale, kꞌfere jol efung Esabat.Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21Tibre erem bio bahke gbale sehng. Jol erem ana bio ka jol a jol ejolojolo bomo eji njini bomo no tete rehng anv. Jol nehm kpe tiki jol ano ejolojolo.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22“Tohko jol re Esowo tele afung nyao kahbe, nnene nehm jol no bahke bele eltahre. Tib go esi ji ane ba Esowo ma yehke, owo wahnge Esowo bahke tele afung nyao kahbe.If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

23“Ngare nyio, nne lꞌtong-n re, ‘Nyehnen, Kraist ga!’ afi á tong-n re, ‘Nyehnen Kraist go!’ kana taame tv-e.At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

24Akimfahnge ane bahke lohngo ba, jo ba bung re, Bo ba li Mesaya. Egom jindiki bahke jo bung re, Bo ba li abanyehnamahr Esowo. Bo bahke kehme nliingi tib, fere jo lim akpokosi, eji limi limi kan, bo lꞌnehm aneb Esowo, ba Esowo ma jak.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

25Kunen ekpu, m ma-n tong jia ana, re ngare kehm rehnge.See, I have told you in advance.

26“Ane lꞌkehm-n tongo re, ‘Nyehnen, ye go elka emahng!’ kana je go! Bo lꞌfere tong-n re, ‘Nyehnen, ye ga nkimi nyia!’ kana taame tv bo.So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27Ana emangedu kpo lim, lennge duu, bomo go ero nfam tete rehng go erede nfam, ano wo elbake ni Mmon no nne bahke jolo.For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Tibre edi ajehng ajehng ji ekpakv ejum lꞌnoongo, owo ntere bahke jeke song rur.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29“Ngare nyi erem bio ma mal, “njul bahke dvvrv, ebareka nehm kpe jo ya na eyakeyake. Alonlo bahke kehme elfooro go elbung gbo. Atahm nya elbung bahke range.Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30“Owo ane bahke kehm nyehne elliingi ni Mmon no nne go elbung. Ane kpee ba li go njini bahke kehme ellingi, fere nyehn Mmon no nne kpꞌbake go akparesemsem, a nsahm a nsahm, a egburu ellub.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31Owo enjel bahke woro ntang wahre wahre. Á bahke tumu babenjel tv ejang njini abehng abehng, a ejang elbung abehng abehng, eji bo lꞌsong ko ane ba á jake bo, ba a bo edi ajehng.And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32“Kpilen ejum go elgan ni li bade eti ji bo kpo lung re efig. Eji eti jio ma nyono, fere kak anyane, owo ḿ bahke kahne re, nnale ebba.Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

33Tob li ka-n fvfo re, ń lꞌnyehn nsol nyio kpꞌlimi, owo ḿ bahke kehm kahne re, ngare ebkabbe kpidi kpidi.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

34“Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Ane bao ba bahke jolo go elkpin ngare nyio, bo nehm kpo, tete nsol nyio lim kpee.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

35Elbung abola ndi bahke tane, alum enyame nehm tiki tan.”Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

36“Nnene nehme kahn efung bio, a ngare nyio, jol babenjel ba li go ejahbetul Esowo nehme kahn, jol Mmon nehme kahn, sehngem Nsoo ntahngtahng wo kpꞌkahne.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

37“Ana jolo go ngare nyi Noa, ano wo fvfo bahke tob jol ngare nyi Mmon no nne bahke bake.As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38Ana wo jolo no ngare nyi nnyel nyi bulu njini kala yel. Ane bao jo li nsol, fere jo wꞌwo. Aneblum jo ko akal, anebkal jo bal alum tete rehng efung bi Noa yele go egbang.For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

39Tvtv o bo joom kahn ji kpꞌlꞌlim, tete nnyel yel, ba feenge bo kpee, tahm abo. “Ano wo fvfo bahke tob jol ngare nyi Mmon no nne bahke bake.And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40Ngare nyio ane abal bahke jolo go egbe, noko, bo bahk-e koko, noko sa.Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41Anebkal abal bahke jo gok nsol, noko, bo bahk-e koko, noko sa.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42“Jo baaben, tibre ń nehme kahn efung bi Ntul ewahne bahke bake.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

43Ji fuumu re wahn kahn, li re, nfontahk kꞌkahn ngare nyi nwajv bahke bake atv, kehn á jol baabe, á jolem taame re, bo ba lahm etahk eje ye.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44Owo fvfo nobo re wahn toobo ebjing kpee. Tibre Mmon no nne bahke gbede na ba ngare nyi ń ki bum re á kpꞌbake.For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45“Nne awo li ekahnkahn nlokeltum no kpi ekakesehk? Ye wo li nne no nde ma yake alokeltum bako kak go ege ebo re á jo le bo go ngare.Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Eyebatahng bahke jolo a nlokeltum noo no nde lꞌba, á bahke ba kpir-e, á kpꞌlimi ano.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Nde bahke faake a nsol enye kpee, kak-e go ebo.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48“Á lꞌfere jol ebi nlokeltum, á bahke bungu go ege eltim re, ‘Nsoo nehme waka ba.’But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49Á bahke kehme alokeltum bako dv, fere jo jen a abawokamahm, jo li nsol a bo, fere jo wꞌwo.And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50Owo nde nlokeltum noo bahke kehnge efung bi á ki ekpu kunu, a ngare nyi á kil kahne.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51Nde bahk-e bomo, kiimi akv akv akv, fere rod-e, kak edi ji ane ba kpi alum abal abal wob no. Owo ane bahke woomo, jo ling, fere jo kono amahn go esi.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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