Matthew 18 (IDC)

1Ka kyua ra ni Atina Ọnọng ba ukushi IYesu na sọ wulu nga si, “Inga nga gina nọ ughọghe kidẹ ẹrẹgọm ayaya?At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Avasa yọrọ ace ananọ, ki kyọ nga ka biyating bọ,Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3Atẹri bọ si, “Iyiya ni isọ tẹri nọ, sọ nu tee ki ba kina ananọ bọ ni, inu ki ghila nọ ẹrẹgọm ayaya ba.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Kindọ ni, aghọ mani akpaa irikwyi nga na kikya kini ananọ ri ni, anga cẹri kọnọ ughọghe ki ẹrẹgọm ayaya.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Aghọ mani ayira Ananọ kini adi kidẹ nọ ca mi ni, aghọ yira mi.”And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6Kindọ ni aghọmani asa agha yeng kidẹ anọri na yira mi ukpa afra ni, ọki gina aghọmani ata aning kọ umọghọ nga kini utii uhwọ, ka fẹni nga kidẹ ọghọng ukyukyugu.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7Ọlọ nu agha aya asing kọnọ umumani ọki sa nu ukpa! Iyiya yọ ni uma usa ukpa ki ba, Ọlọ nu aghọmani anga ki sa ukpaa.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8Insi avọng kọ afrang ki sa ngọ ukpaa ni, usọ waa kọ nau. Ọki gina ngọ nọ mani ughila ọkyuọ kina afra ta avọ ayeng, ta ushi agunu kọnọ mani afeni ngọ kidẹ ugha mani ọka kpou ba kini ivọ ipai ta ifra ipai.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

9Ipeni ica ngọ ki sa ngọ ukpaa ni, nọsọ wo yọ kọ na kọ. Ọki gina ngọ nọ mani upeni ọkyuọ taa amaa kini ica iyeng, nọ mani afeni kọ ọna ugha ni ica ipai.”And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10Unu sa amaa kọ, unu ma jer ace aghọ kidẹ ananọ ri ba, ka isọ tẹri nọ, Atuma nga ka yaya akyo aghu ibẹtẹ Ate mi mani ashi ka yaya.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

11Ka anọ ajiya ba ka ma foru agho mani avulu bọ.Not in the BSB

12Ikẹmbọ nunu kidẹ ikwyi, ipeni aghọcee ashi kina atẹm aji, ayeng kidẹ bọ vasa vulu, akiya ushe ishui larọshọ na larọshọ kayi itili asha larla asọ ya wang ayeng mani avulu ba?.”What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13Ipeni apeni nga ni, aipang ni sọ ter nọ, ikwyi fuu mani aju kaya ẹrẹkwẹ nga ni, ọgina ngọ ishui larọshọ na larọshọ mani ata vulu ba.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14kindi wu ni, bọ uwang Ate yi aghọ mani ashi ka yaya ba na agheyeng kidẹ ananọ ri na vulu wu ba.”In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15In peni anayuru ngọ vulu ngọ ni, kya ọkọ shi nga kọ ya nye ni nga si avulu, ngọ kini inga ka pai nọ. In peni akọng ngọ ni, ọva vughu ni ngau du.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Ipeni atọrọ ni, usọ va kya ukushi nga kina ajiya ayeng ta agha apai ka ma aipang nọ upii ka anyu agha apai ta agha atai.But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17Ipeni anayuru ngọ tọrọ kọng bọ ni, ọsọ tẹri Ajiya ọnọng, insi atọrọ kọng ni asọ kyọghu nga kina aghọ mani aghọmani ashi bọ aYahudawa ba ni, kọ aghọ yira agonu.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18“Iyiya ni sọ ter nọ, du inga mọ mani unu lor kaya sing ni, alor yọ ka yaya. Du imumani unu shighi kaya asing ri ni, a shighi yọ ka yaya.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19Isọ tẹri nu aipang si, ipeni agha pai kidẹ nọ yira si abọ ki shọr icima ni, Ate mi mani ashi ka yaya aki ju nu.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

20Ki du ọkọ mani agha apai ta agha atai acuru kọ ki dubọ uca mi, ishi kini bọ.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Ashi kidẹ udu ni iBitrus vasa ba ki ter IYesu si, “Ate ayaya, iri mẹ kọ na anayuru bọ vulu mi kọ ni sọ ya nga ya? Iri ti ni sara?”Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22IYesu vasa ter nga si, “Ba iri ti ni sara wu ba, iri ti ni sara si ishuitini sara.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23Kindọ ni, aki mara ẹrẹgọm ayaya kini ace agọm mani awang pila upẹni nga mani ushi kidẹ vọ agira nga.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Agọm ya lite nọ pila ni, avasa ba nga kina ace ajiya mani ayii nga uta azurfa asọ mani aghọ ki bra ubiya ba naidu ọkyọ ghọ nga.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Ara bra vughu nu ufe ba ni, Agọm vasa ju si agbira ngau kina ayiri nga kina anọ nga kini imu mani ashi kini yọ ka ma nga ufẹ.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

26Agira nga vasa ta agho kite nga ki te si, ‘Aju nga akuri, inga ki ma nga akwikẹ.’Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27Agọm vasa kọng ahwo agira nga, avasa sheri nga, aya nga uta ya.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28“Na agira nga ni kọ kunu nga kọ kadu ni, avasa ta ẹrẹkwyuẹ na ace aghikyo utina nga mani ayii nga uta adinari naji ni, avasa kpẹnẹ kọ umọghọ ki ter nga si, ‘Ma mi ufe mi.’But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29Aghikyo utina nga kpikpo ki shọr nga si aju nga ahwoo, inga nga ki ma nga.’So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30Ni agira nga vasa tọrọ, avasa ya hwuru nga kọ ubọọ iting, sa ma nga uta nga.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31Aghikyo utina nga ya kọng imumani ibani ni, ara kọng bọ ọduduma ba. Avasa ya tẹri Agọm ya naidu imomani iba.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32Agọm vasa yọrọ agira nga ki tẹri si, ‘Ingọ agira ighọ ibibi yọ. Iya ngọ uta ya ki Ọshọr mi.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Ọngọ ki kọng ngọ ahwo aghikyo utina ngọ kọnọ mani ikọng ahwo ngọ ba?’Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34Agọm kọng anang naigang, aju si ama nga ọlọ sa biya uta nadidu.In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35Kindi wu ni Ate mani ashi ka ayaya ni aki ju akwinga kọ mani atọrọ ukpaa avulu anayuru nga kọ kini ikwyi yeng.”That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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