Matthew 18 (LGA)

1Ego pana totoso tugu isa sa qai lao sira na sepele ti Jisu ko pira qai nanasa veinia sisa, <<I sei sa na poreveveina jola pa binangara pa noka?>> qarigunia.At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Poni sa kuku tekua i Jisu sa kai koburu ikete, ko sa vaturua pa moedi ira,Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3beto pira sauniria, <<Ma poja sosotonigou ara sagou: vei munake beia agou sa na miu toa ko munake toa vei ira na koburu, sa munake isongo tomea tugu agou sa na binangara pa noka.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Isa na tinoni gu sa vaikete mule veinia na koburu ikete api, sa isa sa poreveveina jola pa binangara pa noka.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Isa sa vatoga vatalea pa isongoqu ara sa kai koburu ikete vevei api sa sa vakamusiu tugu sara,>> sau si Jisu.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6<<Na tinoni sa vatatupenia sa kame ira na koburu vevei api sa vasosotosiu ara, sa jongana jola sa bi pikoni patu doa lavata na ruana, beto bi riu valupi palea pa kolo lilisina sisa.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.

7Mi takulangagana tu na kasia gusu ura sa kolea na sakasava vaivatatupe! Maike koroto na lamedi sira na sakasava vaivatatupe, ba mi takulangagana tu sa isa sa valameria ira na sakasava vaivatatupe.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8Ko vei kai kale limamu babi kai kale nenemu sa bi vatatupenigo, sa mu lomoto vaqopu palea ko mu gona palea! Ura jongana jola sa nake savana sa bu toa qoqopumu gu sao beto bu tome pa toa jola. Isa bu vei sa sa jongana jolania bu tagona lao doruru karu limamu beto karu nenemu pa iku kole jolana.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.

9Beto vei na matamu sa bi vatatupenigo, sa mu ujolo palea ko mu gona palea! Ura jongana jola sa bu mamata kale gu tome pa toa jola. Isa bu vei sa sa jongana jolania bu isongoria karu matamu beto bu tagona lao maladorurumu pa iku pa heli,>> sau si Jisu.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.

10<<Mu kopunia ko muke doro vakepore veveinaia sa kame ira na koburu ikikete vevei api. Ura ma pojanigou: na dia mateana na suveredi doru totoso pa moena na Tamaqu pa noka sa sa kopuniria.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.

11(Ura na Tuna na Tinoni sa sa lame ko mi aloa na tinoni mumana sau.)Not in the BSB

12Ai beka qu roroqu veinia agou sa na tinoni sa isongia kai gogoto ona sipi, ko vei kame ira nona sipi sa bi muma? Kode mina loaria mai sira ka siangavulu sia ko mai kole ngojagadi buburu pa kubo, goto isa mina riu ko mina nyaqoa sa isa na sipi sa muma.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?

13Ko tonai mina bati ligua sa na ona sipi sa muma sa ma poja sosotonigou ara sagou: na ona qerana na sipi sa muma api sa sa jolania na ona qeradi ira ka siangavulu sia qaike muma.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.

14Ko kai muqisi podeke vei tugu isa sa na Tamada pa noka sake nyoguania isa sa kame ira na koburu ikete vei pira ko bi muma,>> sau si Jisu.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15<<Ego vei bi roitinia kai sela tamu sa na tasimu, sa mu lao ko pa vaikorapaimiu gu agou karu mekamiu sa mu udukia sa na ona sela. Ko vei mina nongorigo, poni sa qu alo mulenia ao sa na tasimu.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Goto vei mina daiona nongorigo, poni sa mu toni lao tavitinigo mule sa kame babi karu tinoni, ko isa vei sa pojai na Kukuti Tabuna sa pa moedi ira karu babi kue tinoni nonongoro tu mai tavatoqo sa doru paranga.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.’

17Ba vei minake nongororia tugu sira qu toniria, poni sa mu ule vania na ekelesia totonai. Ko vei mina daiona tugu nongoria isa sa na ekelesia, poni sa totonai sa mu doro veinia gu kai tinoni rodomo beto kai tinoni teteku takisi sisa.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.

18Ma poja sosotonigou ara sagou: isa qu pukua agou pa peso sa mina tei tapuku tugu pa noka, beto isa qu ruvatia agou pa peso sa pa noka ba mina tei taruvata tugu.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.

19Ma kai poja sosotonigou mule ara sagou: vei ira karu tinoni pa peso agou sa bai vaivaegonia sa kai sakasava ko bai vavarania, sa kode mina roiti vanigou gu na Tamaqu pa noka sisa.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.

20Ura ketakoi mai suvere vaikamu karu babi kue tinoni pa isongoqu ara, poni sa ketakoi tugu qa somana suvere sara,>> sau si Jisu.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Beto sa lao nanasia i Pita si Jisu, <<Bangara, ka visa totoso sa kai turaqu mina kole gu roiti lamenia na sela taqu beto ara mana kole gu taleosonia sisa? Ka vitu totoso?>> sau sisa.Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22Poni sa pira saunia i Jisu sisa, <<Dai, nake ka vitu totoso, goto ka vitungavuluputa totoso vitu.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23Ura na binangara pa noka sa pira tu sa vei. Koleona sa kai bangara sa nyorogua vatuvisiria na lilipu tadira na ona tinoni roiti.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Isa tugu sa podalai dororia isa sira na lilipu poni sa qai toni tomenia gu ira sa kai tinoni poreona lilipu, ko na soku gogoto tina poata nona lilipu tana bangara sisa.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Ba na nabulu api sa sake ngaolo na ona poata ko sake boka lipu betoria sira na ona lilipu. Ko pira sa paranga veinia na bangara sisa, <Muna tavavai vei na pinausu sao, na maqotamu, ira na tumu beto ko dorudi na mua sakasava qu isongoria, ko mina talipu sa na mua lilipu,> sau sa na bangara.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.

26Poni sa gona toqo sori tutungu pa moena na bangara sa na nabulu api ko pira sa tepa vei, <Koi, bangara muke veinisiu! Mu vanisiu na totoso beto kode mana lipu vaokoto betoria sira na qua lilipu tamu,> sau sisa.Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27Poni na bangara sa sa roqua gu mule sa na nabulu isa, ko sa taleosonia gu sa doruna nona lilipu beto sa sa vamalumu riua.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28Ba beto totonai sa taloa ko sa votu riu sa na nabulu api, sa sa lao gu gosoria sa kai nabulu tavitina isa ka visa poata gu nona lilipu tana. Sa lao ragata tekua ko sa rae orangia na ruana, beto pira saunia, <Sisiqarai lipuria na mua lilipu taqu!> saunia.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!’

29Poni sa gona toqo sori tutungu mutugu sa na nabulu tavitina api beto sa paranga, <Koi, muke veinisiu, mu vanisiu na totoso beto kode mana vanigo gu sira na qua lilipu,> sau sisa.So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30Ba sa daiona sa na nabulu api goto sa lao gona vatome pale pa ruma vaipiu tinganai mina lipu betoria tu nona lilipu sau.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31Ego ko qai dogoro vaia ira kaki nabulu tavitina sa isa sa roiti vei isa poni sa qai takulanga jola, ko qai lao ule vania na bangara sisa vei sa roitinia na nabulu isa.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32Poni sa kuku mulenia na bangara sa na nabulu isa, ko pira saunia, <Na nabulu ikeremu jola sao! Ara dorudi na mua lilipu taqu sa qa taleosonigo, ura ao qu tepa taqu.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Ba ao ai sa vei sa quke roroqu tokania sa na nabulu tavitimu ina, vei qa roroqu toka veinigo ara?> saunia.Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34Ko sa tagigiri vivitigi sa na bangara, ko sa valao palea pa ruma vaipiu sa na nabulu isa, ko mi tavakilasa tinganai mina lipu betoria tu isa sira dorudi nona lilipu sau.In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35Ko isa inara kode mina okoto veinigou na Tamaqu ara pa noka sagou doru vei munake okoto taleoso sosotoniria pa bulomiu agou sira na turamiu,>> sau si Jisu.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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