Mark 12 (LAG) · Opened

1Hara, maa Yéesu akaanda vawyɨɨra vara vakʉ́ʉ́lʉ símo iji, akavasea, “Mʉʉntʉ ʉmwɨ ajáa arɨma iwʉnda ra mɨsabíibu. Akariingirirya lʉkaande iwʉnda vʉʉ, akasiimba iduundu ro fʉʉnchɨra sabíibu so tengenesera diváai, akajeenga kɨvaanda kɨlɨɨhɨ cho rɨndɨrɨra, maa akakojya ɨro iwʉnda raachwe kwa varimi. Hara, maa akakera njɨra.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

2Mpɨɨndɨ jo chwa ˆjikafike, akamʉtʉma mʉtʉ́mwa waachwe, akasʉmʉle haantʉ haachwe ha sabíibu ˆngʼeene vachwíire.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3Ʉra mʉtʉ́mwa ˆakafike, vara vaantʉ vakamʉkwaata, vakamʉvaa, maa vakamukibirya na mɨkono mɨtʉhʉ.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4Mweeneiwʉnda akatʉma mʉtʉ́mwa wɨɨngɨ kei, ʉhʉ ne vakamʉvaa mutwii, baa kei vakamʉbweeyyirya masáare ya soni.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5Mweeneiwʉnda akatʉma mʉtʉ́mwa wɨɨngɨ, ʉhʉ re, vakamʉʉlaa. Atʉma vɨɨngɨ ˆvarɨ foo, vɨɨngɨ vavaváa na vɨɨngɨ vavʉʉláa.He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

6Ʉhero waachwe, mweeneiwʉnda ajáa achɨ́hɨɨre na mʉʉntʉ ʉmwɨ vii wo tʉma, na ʉhʉ nɨ mwaana waachwe ˆamweendamweenda, akamʉtʉma yookiisea, ‘Kʉmʉnyemya varɨ mwaana waanɨ!’Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7ˆAkafike, maa vara ˆvakojiwa iwʉnda vakiiwyɨɨra voosea, ‘Ʉhʉ noo mʉpaari wa ɨrɨ iwʉnda. Hendi tʉmʉʉlae, maa ʉpaari waachwe ʉve wiiswi.’But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8Hara, vakamʉkwaata, vakamʉʉlaa, maa vakɨɨta mʉwʉmɨra weerwii ya lʉkaande lwa iwʉnda ra mɨsabíibu.”So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9Maa Yéesu akavasea, “Joolɨ mookiisea mweeneiwʉnda lo ˆakabweeyyiirye? Kʉʉja arɨ, vʉʉlaa arɨ vʉʉ avo ˆavakojya, maa avakojye varimi vɨɨngɨ iwʉnda raachwe ra sabíibu.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10Amwɨ moobweeyya ja sɨ mʉnasoma aya Masáare ˆYarɨ Mpeho ja ˆvyeene yalʉʉsa? ‘Iwye ˆrasiitwa nɨ vajeengi, ravɨ́ɨre iwye ikʉʉlʉ ra kichurii.Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11Ijʉva atʉ́mamire isáare ɨrɨ, noro rabooha, na nɨ iyeni maatʉkʉ vii miiswii yiiswi.’”This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12Hara, vakʉ́ʉ́lʉ va Vayahúudi vasaakáa vamʉkwaate Yéesu sa vajáa vatáangire lusímo ʉlʉ nɨ voovo lʉjáa lwavalúusire. Maa kaa, voofáa ɨra mpuka ya vaantʉ. Hara vakalamʉla vamʉreke, maa vakalooka.At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

13Mpɨɨndɨ kiduudi, vara vakʉ́ʉ́lʉ vakavatʉma Mafarisáayo na vaantʉ ˆvafúmire kwa mʉtemi Heróode, sa vamʉtee Yéesu, de vamʉkwaate sa masáare yaachwe.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

14Vakamʉʉjɨra, vakamʉsea, “Mukiindya! Takʉmányire weewe ʉrɨ mʉʉntʉ ˆʉlʉ́ʉsaa kɨmáárɨ, baa kei sɨ woófaa ʉkʉ́ʉ́lʉ wa mʉʉntʉ tʉkʉ, sa weewe sɨ ʉláangaa buuwo tʉkʉ. Kɨrɨ vyoova jeyyo, ʉváriyʉlaa njɨra ya kɨmáárɨ ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ. Eri, ndairiri jaruma mʉʉntʉ arɨhe kóodi kwa Kaisáari mʉtawáala wa Rúumi bakʉ tʉkʉ?“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

15Joolɨ woosea, tʉrɨhe bakʉ tʉkʉ?” Maa kaa, Yéesu akataanga ʉkweembi waavo, maa akavasea, “Amwɨ mooyera kʉʉntea? Hoonɨ ndeteri mpía ya dináari ˆngʼeene mʉrɨháa kóodi nɨɨyone.”But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

16ˆVakareete, maa akavuurya, “Buuwo na lʉtalo ʉlʉ nɨ lwa ani?” Vakamʉsea, “Nɨ lwa Kaisáari.”So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

17Maa Yéesu akavasea, “Viintʉ vya Kaisáari, mʉheeri Kaisáari na viintʉ vya Mʉlʉʉngʉ, mʉheeri Mʉlʉʉngʉ.” Maa isáare ɨrɨ rɨkavahwaalarya maatʉkʉ vii.Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

18Hara, vakʉʉja Masadukáayo, vaantʉ ˆveene vaséaa kusiina kʉfʉfʉka kaanɨ mʉʉntʉ akwíire tʉkʉ. Vakamʉsea,Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19“Mukiindya! Mʉ́sa ajáa atwaandɨkɨra Miiro Masáarii ˆYarɨ Mpeho akatʉsea, ‘Koonɨ mʉʉntʉ akwíire baa kʉva na vaana tʉkʉ, mwaanaavo yoosaakwa amʉpaale ʉwo mʉlala sa amʉvyaarɨre vaana mwaanaavo ʉra ˆaakwya.’“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

20Haaha, kʉjáa kwatɨɨte vaana valʉme mufungatɨ va mʉʉntʉ ʉmwɨ. Ʉra wa ncholo ˆakaloole, akawulala baa kʉva na mwaana tʉkʉ.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Wa kavɨrɨ akamʉpaala mʉlala ˆarékirwe nɨ mwaanaavo, ne akawulala baa kʉva na mwaana tʉkʉ. Wa katatʉ ne vikava vivira.Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22Voosi mufungatɨ vakawulala baa reka vaana tʉkʉ, ʉhero waachwe, mʉlala ne akawulala.In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23Haaha tʉwyɨɨre, sikʉ ya ʉfʉfʉ́ʉko ʉhʉ mwaana muki nɨ muki wa ani arɨ kʉva? Sa voosi mufungatɨ vajáa vamʉloola.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Maa akuuyirya, yoosea, “Mʉhóniirye sa viintʉ sɨ mʉyamányire Masáare ˆYarɨ Mpeho na ngururu ja Mʉlʉʉngʉ.Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25Vaantʉ ˆvawulala haantʉ ˆvakafufukire, kusiina kʉloola no loolwa tʉkʉ, voosi kʉva varɨ ja mirimʉ miija ya kurumwii.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Maa kaa, kwa ʉfʉfʉ́ʉko wa vaantʉ ˆvaakwya, amwɨ mookiibweeyya ja sɨ mʉnasoma kɨtáabu cha Mʉ́sa, ˆcheene chalʉʉsa ˆvyeene Mʉlʉʉngʉ alʉʉsɨkáa na Mʉ́sa fuma ituundwii ˆreene rakoreráa mooto? Mʉlʉʉngʉ amʉsea, ‘Nɨɨnɨ nɨ Mʉlʉʉngʉ wa Aburaháamu, Mʉlʉʉngʉ wa Isaka na Mʉlʉʉngʉ wa Yaakúupu.’But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

27Yeeye sɨ Mʉlʉʉngʉ wa vaantʉ ˆvaakwya tʉkʉ, yeeye nɨ Mʉlʉʉngʉ wa ˆvarɨ nkaasʉ. Kati ˆmoosea kusiina ʉfʉfʉ́ʉko tʉkʉ, moohonʼya maatʉkʉ vii.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

28Ʉmwɨ wa vakiindya va Miiro ajáa amwaarɨ hara, yooteerera ˆvyeene Yéesu na Masadukáayo viirutáa ndihi. ˆAkateere Yéesu uúyiirye viija, maa akamuurya Yéesu, “Eri, nɨ ʉlairiri ʉrɨkwɨ noo mʉkʉʉlʉ kʉlookya ndairiri joosi?”Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

29Yéesu akamʉsea, “Ʉlairiri mʉkʉʉlʉ kʉlookya joosi noo ʉhʉ, ‘Ee Isiraéeli teeri, Ijʉva Mʉlʉʉngʉ wiitʉ, noo Mʉlʉʉngʉ ʉmwɨ vii.Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

30Ʉmweende Ijʉva Mʉlʉʉngʉ waako na mʉtɨma waako woosi, na nkaasʉ yaako yoosi, na mɨryʉʉngʉ yaako yoosi, na ngururu jaako joosi, noo kʉsea, kɨra kɨɨntʉ ˆʉrɨ.’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

31Na wa kavɨrɨ noo ʉhʉ, ‘Ʉmweende mwiiwaako ja ˆvyeene wiiyenda mweeneevyo.’ Kusiina ʉlairiri wɨɨngɨ ʉrɨ mʉkʉʉlʉ kʉlookya ndairiri iji tʉkʉ.”The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32Ʉra mukiindya wa Miiro ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ akamʉsea, “Mukiindya, wuúyiirye viija, ‘Ijʉva nɨ ʉmwɨ vii na kusiina wɨɨngɨ tʉkʉ.’“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

33Na kʉmweenda Ijʉva na mʉtɨma woosi na mɨryʉʉngʉ yoosi na ngururu joosi, na mʉʉntʉ kʉmweenda mwiiwaachwe ja ˆvyeene iiyenda yeemweene, nɨ viija kwa Ijʉva kʉlookya kʉtoola mpóryo jo chɨmɨka joosi.”and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34Yéesu ˆakateere ʉra mʉʉntʉ uúyiirye na tooti, maa akamʉsea, “Aaɨ! Weewe sɨ ʉrɨ kʉlɨ na Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ tʉkʉ.” Keende hara kusiina mʉʉntʉ ˆayera muurya kɨɨntʉ chɨɨngɨ tʉkʉ.When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

35Mpɨɨndɨ Yéesu ˆavariyʉláa waámii wa Kaaya Njija ya Ijʉva, akuurya, “Sa che vakiindya va Miiro vaséaa Masía nɨ Mwaana wa Daúdi?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36Daúdi mweeneevyo kwa lʉvɨro lwa Mʉtɨma Mʉʉja, ajáa asea, ‘Ijʉva ajáa amʉsea Mweenevyoosi waanɨ, “Ikala mʉkono waanɨ wa kʉlʉme, fʉʉrʉ nɨvavɨɨke vavɨ vaako, vave ɨsɨ ya majeo yaako.”’Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

37Daúdi mweeneevyo yoomwaanɨrɨra ‘Mweenevyoosi’ waachwe, ha de joolɨ Masía arɨ kʉva Mwaana wa Daúdi?” Mpuka nkʉʉlʉ ɨkamʉteerera na cheerʉ.David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

38Mpɨɨndɨ ˆavavariyʉrɨráa, akavasea, “Valaangi neeja vakiindya va Miiro, veenda kiivɨkɨra nkáancho ndɨɨhɨ na veenda luumbiwa ko nyemiwa sóokwii.In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

39Baa kei, veenda kiikala machuumbi ya mbere ya vakʉ́ʉ́lʉ masinagóogii na haantʉ ha nyemi ngovii.and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40Vanyáhɨraa nyuumba ja valala, na ʉkweembi vamʉlóombaa Mʉlʉʉngʉ vilɨɨhɨlɨɨhɨ. Heewa varɨ irya ikʉʉlʉ.”They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

41Aho, Yéesu akiikala heehi na isandúku ro vɨkɨra mpóryo ja Kaaya Njija, akava yoolaanga ˆvyeene vaantʉ vootoola mpóryo. Vasúngaati ˆvarɨ foo vakavɨkɨra mpía ˆjiri foo.As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42Hara, maa akʉʉja mʉlala ʉmwɨ akatoola fipóocho fivɨrɨ fiduudi.Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43Yéesu, akavaanɨrɨra vapooji vaachwe, akavasea, “Kɨmaarɨ noovawyɨɨra, ʉhʉ mʉlala mʉkɨva atwɨ́ɨre mpóryo nkʉʉlʉ kʉlookya vaantʉ voosi vʉʉ!Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

44Ava vaangɨ vatwɨ́ɨre máari ˆɨlóokerɨɨre. Maa kaa, noovawyɨɨra ʉhʉ mʉlala na ʉkɨva waachwe atwɨ́ɨre choosi ˆatɨɨte.”For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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