Matthew 6 (EKA)

1“Kunen ekpu, eji ń lꞌkꞌjo lim nnoobo enyahne go esamahr ane, tohko jol ano, Nso ejahne no li go ero wahn nehm tuuru.“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2Ngare anyehng anyehng nyi a lꞌlim nnoobo, ka jo tooro yannge, ana ane ba kpo tib elbo go ekpꞌkpa ero, fere jo jen alab nfam, eji ane lꞌjo tehk bo. N kp-n tongo re, Eltuuru ebo ebsehng mbang.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

3A lꞌlim nnoobo, nong, ebobkal eba kꞌkahn ji eboblum eba kpꞌlimi,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4eji nnoobo enya nyi a kpꞌlimi lꞌkꞌjo jol gbul gbul gbuul. Nso no kpo nyehn nsol nyi ki li gbul gbul gbuul bahk-a tuuru.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5“A lꞌkehme ero kak, ka jo lim ana ane ba kpo tib elfuumu elfuumu. Kpo kor bo re bo jo mehl yiimi go ekpꞌkpa ero, fere yiimi elatahkgur, jo kak ero, eji ane lꞌnyehn bo. Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Eltuuru ebo ebsehng mbang.And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

6A lꞌkehm kake ero, yel go ega nkimi. Eji a ma bam mbu tv elna, wo kehm kake ero ka Nso no ane lꞌki-e ma nyehn. Nsoo no kpo nyehn nsol nyi ki li gbul gbul gbuul bahk-a tuuru.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

7“A lꞌkehm kake ero, ka jo lim ewok mbol mbol, ana ane ba ki nyi Esowo kpo lim. Ane bao ba kpo tir re, Esowo bahke wuku bo, tib eji bo kpꞌkake alaabe aro.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Kana jol ana bo! Tibre Nso ejahne kpꞌkahne nsol nyi ń kpꞌsebe, jol ń kehm-e bahbe.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9Ana wo nobo re wahn jo kak ero re, “Nso ejahre no li go ero, nong, mbing enya jol saang.So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Yake etul eba ba. Nong ntir enya, afi jolo go ndi, afi jolo go ero.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Ka-r ejum alehke ji lꞌbiingi a nahre lela.Give us this day our daily bread.

12Jo tahm ka-r go egahre abiafem, ana wahr kpo tahm ka ane ba lim-r abiafem.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Ka lim, e yel go elgaare. Jo tahr-r yehke go abiafem.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14“Ń lꞌtahm ka ane go bo abꞌbi nya bo lim-n no, Nso ejahne no li go ero bahke tob tahm ka-n go egahne abꞌbi.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Ń tohko tahm ka ane go bo abꞌbi nya bo lim-n no, bahke limi renan, Nso ejahne kehm tob tahm ka-n?But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16“Ń lꞌkehme elnahne njal bade, kana jo gehn asamahr, ana ane ba kpo tib elfuumu elfuumu kpo lim. Bo kpo gbod asamahr ebo, eji ane lꞌkahn re, bo kpi elbo njal bade. Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, Eltuuru ebo ebsehng mbang.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

17A lꞌkehme elna njal bade, jo ru esamahr, wo fere jak esi,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18eji ane lꞌkꞌkahn re, a kpi elna njal bade, sehngem Nso no ane kil-e elnyehne wo bahke kahne. Nso no kpo nyehn nsol nyi ki li gbul gbul gbuul bahk-a tuuru.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19“Kana jo kpu nsol afang bum elnahne go njini nyia, edi ji bahke biili amahn, etan fere wo, awajv fere wa yel ba v.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Ga nob re wahn kpu nsol afang bum elnahne go ejahbetul Esowo, edi ji lꞌkꞌtiki biili amahn, etan lꞌkꞌma wo, awajv lꞌkꞌma wa yel song v.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Tibre eltim ena bahke tiki jol edi ji afang enya li no.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22“Elmahr ni li ana etꞌrekahng ka ngubjing. Elmahr ena lꞌjol sange sange, ngubjing enya bahke bele ellennge.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Elmahr ena lꞌjol abꞌbi abꞌbi, ngubjing enya bahke jolo ejannge ejannge. Ellennge ni wob-a go atahng lꞌfere kpiidi, jol ejannge, nkom ejannge nyi bahke jolo tete, jol nyi nse sang.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24“Nnene limm, no bahke ma loko nde na ebal. Á bahke koko noko ekv, noko jo kor-e. Tohko jol ano, á bahke lake na awohng, fere jo daange noko. Ń nehm ma loko Esowo, fere jo loko akpohko.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25“Ana wo wahnge n kp-n tongo re, Kana jo tiiri bada nsol nyi ḿ bahke jo li, fere jo wꞌwo, a nsol nyi ḿ bahke jo kak go ngubjing. Elkpin sang ga gbal sehnge nsol alehka? Ngubjing sang ga gbal sehnge aboma?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26Nyehnen nruk ana bo kpꞌfonngo go elbung yannge. Bo kpehme bahm nsol. Bo kpehme kpa. Bo kpehme sol, song lake go abuungu. Nso ejahne no li go ero wo kpo le bo. Anv, wahn sang ga gbal sehnge nruka?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27Nne awo ewahne no bahke kpe ma budu abon nnya go ege elkpin, eji á kpꞌtiiri ana?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28“Jen ji wahnge ń kpꞌtiiri bada nsol ngubjing? Nyehnen ana atꞌtul nkpad kpo gbal go emahng. Bo kpehme nyennge lim eltum. Bo kpehme jamme nsol kak elbo.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29N kp-n tongo re, Jol Solomon go ege ellub á liibem ana atꞌtul nyao.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Ana Esowo kpo liibi ajele nya li go emahng, nya kpo kpin lela lela, behna bo jahm fi, jen ji wahnge á lꞌki-n tob liibi, wahn ji kpꞌkahn taame ntiil?If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31“Owo fvfo nobo re wahn kꞌjo tiiri, fere jo bung re, ‘Ejum aji e bahke jo li, fere jo wo, fere jo kak go ngubjing?’Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Nsol nyia nyi ane ba ki nyi Esowo kpo tiiri. Wo, wahn, Nso ejahne no li go ero kpꞌkahne re, nsol nyia kpee nobo re wahn bel.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Ga nob re wahn gbo mbang tiiri bade etul bi Esowo, ana ḿ bahke lehke eno go ege esamahr. Á bahk-n budu nsol nyehko kpee.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34“Kana jo tiiri bade nya behna! Nong behna tiiri bade elne. Efung abehng abehng kpo bel afemfem nyanye. Wahn, kana jo budu atꞌtiiri nya nyahne!Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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