Matthew 22 (IDC)

1IYesu va pii ni bọ ni ighang upii si,Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“Amra ẹrẹgọm ayaya na ace agọm umani aju anọ nga agya ubiya.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3A tuma agira nga si aya yọrọ aghọmani asa yọrọ bọ agya, ni ajiya nga ta ba bọ ba.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Ava tuma ace agira si, ‘Tẹri aghọmani ayọrọ si, imẹ kọ ker imila, awaa inaa ni mara, akọ kyo kwikẹ. Inu tọ ba usra agya.’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.’

5Ni ata duma bọ kọ ba, ava wor ila bọ, ace aghọ wor kyaa ija nga, ace aghọ wor kyaa oka gheli na gbara.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6Ace aghọ bọ va kpẹnẹ agira nga ki ca bọ ki pii bọ kọ.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Agọm va kọọ anaa kọ, ava tuma na aghọnakpọ nga na aya pili aghọ pili ajiya wọ ki ta ugha ni ifọng bọ.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8“Ava tẹri agira nga si, ‘Akọ kpẹẹ ukyo uma usra agya, ni aghọmani ayọrọ ta maa bọ ba.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Kindọ ni inu kya nọ itra ki inu ya tẹri nadidu aghọmani inu peni ka aba usra agya.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Agira ra va kyaa itra ki ya curu nadidu aghọmani apeni, agha adaduma kina agha ababi, ki ta kọ umani ọka usra agya tii na akyeng.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“Agọm ya ba ma nu akyeng ni, ava nu ace ajiya umani ata sọmọ nga uma agya ba.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Aba ghulu ajiya si, ‘Na nyi wọ ni ingọ ghila ukawẹ wọ ba uma agya,’ ‘Ayikyo?’ Ajiya ta biya nga upẹni ba.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13Agọm ba ju agira si, ‘Inu lor nga ivọ kina ifra, ka inu fẹni nga ka sing kidẹ itii, ọka umani aki ci na aghula ayiri.’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“Ka ayọrọ ajiya na pam, ni aghọ ni ahwiya shi na zẹẹ.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Ashiya kindọ ni aFarisiyawa kyaa ki ya pii kina ace bọ umani aki kpẹnẹ iYesu kidẹ upii nga.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Aba tuma aghọyii bọ kina ajiya iHiridus, asi, “Aghọmẹẹ, ayọ ye si ingọ ni agha aipang nga, ingọ ka va mẹẹ utra Ọnọng kidẹ aipang, ka ajiya nadidu ni agha aye ra bọ kukushi ngọ, ingọ ka ba nyeni ngọ uyo ẹrẹkwẹ ka ajiya ba.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.

17Tẹri ayọ, unu ngọ shi na nyi? Ọsọ ọdọma ni ayọ ja agonu kukushi iKaisar agọm aghaghẹ ta ayọ ba ja ba?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Ni iYesu, ye akakiya ushi kidẹ ikwyi bọ, aba tẹri si, “Inu aghọ ju unu ica, ikẹmbọ sa ni inu wang mra mi?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Nyeni mi ufẹ umani aka ja agonu wọ,” Aba ba nga na udinari,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20aba ju bọ si, “Iwuu inga yẹ? Kina uca inga bẹ?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Aba yira ki tẹri si, “Ọnga iKaisar.” IYesu ba ju bọ si, “Inu ma iKaisar imumani ishi inga iKaisar, ni inu ma Ọnọng imumani ishi inga Ọnọng.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Aya kọọ kindii ni, aba kpẹnẹ anyu bọ na asa wo ica, aba ya nga na asa wor.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Ka awii ra ni, ace aSadukiyawa ba ukushi iYesu. Abọ ka tẹri si ba usang ashi. Aghulu nga si,That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24“Aghọmẹẹ, iMusa si, ‘Insi ajiya kpoo na ashi na anọ ba ni, anayuru nga ki vo ayiri ka ajeli anayuru anọ.’“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.

25Ni ace anayuru atinsara shi kọ kidẹ bayọ. Agha iye vo ayiri, akpoo na akọ jee nga ba, asa shee anayuru nga ayiri.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Kindii wọ ni uba wọ na agha ipai, kina agha itai, ki ya ta ka agha itinsara.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Aya kpẹẹ ni, ayiri va kpoo.And last of all, the woman died.

28Kọ usang ashi ni, ayiri ki tee anga inga kidẹ bọ ka nadidu bọ kọ vo nga?”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29IYesu ba yira bọ si, “Uma ikwyi nu shi bọ na kikya ba, ka inu ta ye nu nọ upii Ọnọng na awọọ ba, inu ta ba ye nu ẹrẹkyuọ Ọnọng ba.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Kọ usang ashi ni, aghimi ki voru bọ ayiri ba, ayiri ni, aki ma bu bọ ubiya ba, aki ba kina atuma Ọnọng bọ ni ka yaya.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Kọ usang ashi ni, inu ta kọ pila nọ imumani Ọnọng tẹri nu ba? Awọọ si,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Imẹ sọ Ọnọng Ibrahim, Ọnọng Ishaku kina Ọnọng iYakubu.’ Ashi Ọnọng aghọ kpuru ba, anga akyuọ nga.”‘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.”

33Ajiya ya kọọ kindii ni, asa wo ica nọ umẹẹ nga.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34AFarisiyawa ya kọọ ni iYesu fuga aSadukiyawa anyu ya ni, ava ba curu.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Ace aghọmẹẹ umẹẹ iMusa kidẹ bọ, ba ghulu iYesu ka amra nga.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36Asi, “Aghọmẹẹ, aligba ima tẹri Ọnọng yọ cẹẹ nọ ughọghẹ kidẹ uma tẹri nga?“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37IYesu yira nga si, “‘Yoo ate Ọnọng ngọ kina ikwyi ngọ nadidu, kina ọkyuọ ngọ nadidu, kina iyẹẹ ngọ nadidu.’Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Udii wọ shi ima tẹri Ọnọng iye, angọ cẹẹ nọ ughọghẹ.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Anga ipai shi kindọ, ‘Yoo agha ayayo ngọ kini ẹrẹkwẹ ngọ ni.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Nadidu umẹẹ iMusa kina aghọ pii kọ ọtọ Ọnọng shina uma tẹri Ọnọng apai ri.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41AFarisiyawa ya curu kọ uka uye ni, iYesu ba ghulu bọ si,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Ikẹmbọ ni inu nu kaya iKristi? Ashi anọ inga?” Aba ju si, “Anọ iDauda nga.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43IYesu ba ju bọ si, “Na nyi wọ ni iDauda na asọ pii na akyuọ Aghing sọ yọrọ nga si, ‘Ate’? Ka iDauda si,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44“‘Ate si Ate mi, “Cica kọ ukawẹ ka avọ ila mi sa imẹ sa asho ngọ kidẹ ifra ngọ,’’’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Insi iDauda sọ yọrọ iKristi si ‘Ate,’ ni, na nyi wu ni iKristi tee anọ nga wọ?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Ba aghọmani a bra uyira nga ba. Kọ kpaa ka awii ra ni ba aghọmani asọ ju ikwyi ki ghulu nga uce upii ba.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

Matthew 22

You’ve read Matthew 22

Go deeper

Matthew 22

You’ve read Matthew 22

Go deeper