Mark 12 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso mo wu ja wu tu wu jɛme bo le a baŋgaŋ le lɛ, “Muh mu gɛ̀ bee wu lɛŋ mwɛ wu muntaŋ mù ba fɛde mbvuuŋ yu, wu tuŋ kitaŋ ki kɛnɛ, wu fɛ kiso kì ba lé ba sôone muntaŋ fo mbvuuŋ bude, wu tuŋ kitale ki muh wu chiɛɛne mwɛ kwɛɛ, wu mo wu nya mwɛ kwɛɛ chiaaŋ yi bamii le, wu mo wu ja wu gɛɛŋ kituŋ kimi le.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.

2Kife kì ba kege muntaŋ to ki kojɛ, wu tuŋ mwa lɛme fɛ bamii ba wù gɛ̀ nya mwɛ bo le lɛ wu fi mwe muntaŋ wu to bɛ mu.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3Wu gɛɛŋ bo koo lo wu bo suŋ, bo kuŋ wu tu jiŋ chiaaŋ chiaaŋ.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4Muh mwɛ kwɛɛ ka wu tuŋ mwa lɛme wumu, wu gɛɛŋ, bo ka bo suŋ wu bo chiɛɛ kikwɛɛ, bo choosɛ wu.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5Wu ka wu tuŋ wumu, bo yuuyɛ wɛɛ. Wu ka wu tuŋ bamu wu mumwaa wu mumwaa bo duude lo, ba suŋ bamu, ba yuuyɛ bamu.He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

6Wu gɛ̀ tuŋ bo, to shɛɛ wa gɛh muh wu mumwaa, muh wunɛ nyume mwa ye, wu le fitele fie. Wu mɛsɛ wu tuŋ wu fɛ bo le wu kwaji lɛ bo lé bo gɛ̂ɛŋ bo ŋgvuuŋ mwa ye wunɛ.Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7Geenɛ, bamii bayu jɛmɛ lɛbolɛbo lɛ, ‘Wunɛ le nji bvushɛ bvu muh wu mwɛ kfunɛ, bɛŋ to bee yuuyɛ wu bvushɛ bvuyu tu bwesa besabɛŋ.’But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8Bo mo bo koo wu, bo yuuyɛ, bo bvusɛ bo noŋ akfuuŋ a kitaŋ.”So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9No Jiso jɛmɛ nɛ, wu mo wu biih lɛ, “Fiɛɛ fì taŋlo chiji kikwɛɛ wu mwɛ kfunɛ ge le la? Wu lé wu gê wu tô wu lɛɛshɛ lo bamii bayu, wu nya mwɛ kwɛɛ nyu wa bamii bamu le.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10Bɛŋ gɛ̀ baaŋ a tɛɛŋ gɛ kijusɛ kinɛ a Ŋwa wu Nyo le gɛ? Ba le ba saŋ lɛ, ‘Tɛdɛ chiyu chiɛɛ chì bamii ba joone gɛ̀ faŋ, gɛ̀ ja chi kaasɛ chi tu tɛdɛ chi buu chi yeh.Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11Finɛ gɛ̀ ge Tada, bee jiiŋe bee kɛme ŋgha.’”This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12Bamii banɛ yu ŋgaŋ wunɛ, bo mo bo kɛɛ lɛ Jiso ma nyu bo le. Bo tu bo goone ki bo koo wu, bo faŋ kinchvu ki bamii ki gɛ̀ bee fo. Bo mo bo chinɛ wu le wu ja wu gɛɛne.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.

13Bikwɛɛ bi woŋ gɛ̀ ja bi tuŋ Bafalashii mo bamii bamu ba ŋgoo yi Nfoŋ Hɛlod le lɛ bo gɛɛŋ bo telɛ Jiso lɛ bo koo wu yi njɛmɛ we le.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

14Bo to, bo jɛmɛ Jiso le lɛ, “Muh wu N'yɛyɛ, bee kee lɛ wo to wo jɛme gɛh nyu nchiɛɛŋ, nje gɛ wo faane jise chi muh gɛ, kɛnɛ fiɛɛ fì le mwɛdɛ gɛ. Wo yɛyi nchiɛɛŋ nyu jɛ yi Nyo. Gɛh sɛɛŋ bee laa nchi le wu bɛɛŋ lɛ bee lâaŋe ŋwa Kaisa Nfoŋ wù Lum le, noo wu baaŋ bɛɛŋ gɛ le?“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?”

15Bee lâaŋe, noo keefɛ be lâaŋe gɛ la?” Jiso kɛɛ fiɛɛ fì bo gɛ̀ wɛɛne bɛ fi, wu chvuu lɛ, “Bɛŋ tele mɛ nje la? Bɛŋ to bɛ danale n'yɛŋ.”But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

16Bo to bɛ wu, wu fi, wu biih lɛ, “Kikwɛɛ kinɛ kì le yu, le ki yɛɛŋ lɛ, jee chinɛ le chi yɛɛŋ lɛ?” Bo chvuu lɛ, “Le ki Kaisa lɛ, jee le gɛh tɛ che.”So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

17Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ nyâa fiɛɛ fì le fi Kaisa wu le, bɛŋ nyâa fi Nyo Nyo le.” Bo yu noo, jwe yuŋ lo bo kune wu.Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

18Basadushii bamu gɛ̀ ja bo to ki bo biih fiɛɛ Jiso le. Basadushii gɛ̀ bee bamii ba gɛ̀ duu lɛ gɛ bamii nyu bo ge bo bu yi kwe le gɛ.Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19No bo to, bo biih wu le lɛ, “Muh wu N'yɛyɛ, Musɛ gɛ̀ saŋ a banchi besa le lɛ, ‘Nɛ muh jo kwɛse wu kwe mwa sɛŋ, tu mwa bwee kɛme ki wu gɛ̂ɛ kwɛse wuyu bɛ wu boo booŋ a jee chi ŋkfu mwa bwee le.’“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.

20Noo, muh mu gɛ̀ kɛme booŋ ba bilɛŋsɛ bvusooshwi, wù ŋgamu gɛ̀ jo kwɛse, wu kwe mwa sɛŋ.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Wù bii wu le, gɛɛ kwɛse wuyu, wu kwe tɛ mwa sɛŋ. Fi gɛ̀ kooshɛ gɛh tɛ yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ bɛ wù gɛ bii wuwɛɛ le.Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22Bo gɛ̀ gɛɛ wu bachii, muh gɛ̀ baaŋ nyu gɛ yu antɛnɛɛ a bamii ba bvusooshwi wù boo mwa bɛ kwɛse wɛɛ gɛ. Ajiŋ ayu kwɛse wɛɛ kwe tɛ.In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23No bamii ba bvusooshwi bayu gɛ̀ jo kwɛse wɛɛ bachii, sege bamii bude yi kwe le, wu le wù nyu kwɛ yɛɛŋ?”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Jiso jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ jɛme nɛ bɛŋ jiaade lo nje gɛ bɛŋ kee fiɛɛ fì ba saŋ a Ŋwa wu Nyo le gɛ, gɛ bɛŋ kee tɛ bvuŋga bvu Nyo gɛ?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25Fiɛɛ fì le, le lɛ lé gê nyu sege bamii bude yi kwe le, gɛ bilɛŋsɛ bɛ bikɛse baaŋ bo ka bo taashi bvuguu gɛ, bamii baaŋ gɛ bo ka bo nyaa booŋ bo taashi bvuguu gɛ. Bo lé bo tô bo nyume wa njɛ banchɛndaa ba Nyo fɛwe.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Fiɛɛ fì kune no bamii lé bo gê bo bude yi kwe le, bɛŋ gɛ̀ baaŋ a tɛɛŋ gɛ kijusɛ a Ŋwa wu Musɛ le kune kite ki mbiaŋ kì wu gɛ̀ yɛŋ ki bɛde, Nyo jɛmɛ Musɛ le, wu duu lɛ, ‘Le mɛ wù Nyo wu Ablaham bɛ Nyo wu Asik mo Nyo wu Yakob?’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’?

27Wu lɛ gɛ Nyo nyume Nyo wu baŋkfu gɛ, le Nyo wu bamii ba baaŋ yu. Bɛŋ le bɛŋ jiaa baaŋ.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

28Muh mu wù gɛ̀ duunyi banchi ba Nyo gɛ̀ ja wu to, wu doo wu yu no Jiso bɛ bamii baa tɛɛnyi kintɛɛnyɛ, wu ka wu yɛŋ no wu chvuu fiɛɛ fì bo biide wu le a je yì joŋe le, wu mo wu biih tɛ Jiso le lɛ, “Nchi wù fede banchi bachii le wù la?”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?”

29Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Nchi wù fede banchi bachii le wunɛ wu duu lɛ, ‘O bamii ba Ishwala bɛŋ yû, Tada Nyo, wù Nyo wese besabɛŋ, Tada Nyo wuyu le gɛh wu mumwaa.Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

30Wo kôŋe Tada Nyo wo bɛ fitele fiuŋ fichii, wo nya kikwɛɛ kuŋ wu le kichii, wo gɛ̂ɛde bvufee bwuŋ ye ye le bvuchii, wo lɛ̂ne fɛ wu le bɛ bvuŋga bwuŋ bvuchii.’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

31Nchi wù bii wunɛ le le lɛ, ‘Wo kôŋe muh wù le mbebe yo le no wo koŋe kikwɛɛ kuŋ.’ Gɛ nchi wumu ka nyu yu wù fede banɛ gɛ.”The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32Muh wù gɛ̀ duunyi banchi ba Nyo wɛɛ jɛmɛ Jiso le lɛ, “Muh N'yɛyɛ, wo le wo chvuu chuule. Wo jɛme nyu nchiɛɛŋ lɛ Nyo le gɛh wu mumwaa gɛ wumu ka nyume yu wù fede wu gɛ.“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

33Ki wo kôŋe wu bɛ fitele fichii, wo gɛ̂ɛde bvufee ye ye le bvuchii, wo lɛ̂ne fɛ wu le bɛ bvuŋga bvuchii, bɛ kì wo kôŋe muh wu le mbebe yo le no wo koŋe kikwɛɛ kuŋ, fi fede lo ki ba gee bintanyɛ bɛ nyáŋ yì tonɛ mo bintanyɛ bimi.”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.”

34Jiso doo wu yɛŋ no wu chvuu njɛ muh bvufee, wu mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Gɛ wo nyu je yì ndefe le ki wo lêe bvunfoŋ bvù Nyo le gɛ.” Ajiŋ ayu, muh gɛ̀ baaŋ ka moŋ gɛ, ki wu tô wu biih fiɛɛ wu le gɛ.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.

35Jiso tu wu yɛyi bamii fɛ yeh yi kintanyɛ le, wu gɛ̀ ja wu biih bo le lɛ, “Bamii ba duunyi banchi jiɛnyi nɛɛ fɛ bo tu bo duu lɛ Mbvusɛ wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka le mwa Nfoŋ Dabi le?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36Kiyo ki Yuude gɛ̀ ge wa Nfoŋ Dabi wunɛ jɛmɛ kune Mbvusɛ wuyu wu duu lɛ, Tada Nyo gɛ̀ jɛmɛ Tada waŋ le lɛ, ‘Wu shii a kibo ke kinchiɛɛŋ le, gɛɛŋ bu sege wu lé wu gê wu giiŋsɛ bamii be ba kimbanɛ wu tomɛ bikaa bie yi bo le.’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.”’

37Nɛ Dabi kibɛɛ tɛŋe wu lɛ Tada we, fi ka fì jiɛnyɛ nɛɛ fɛ wu tu wù nyu mwa ye?” No Jiso jɛme mwɛɛ munɛ nɛ, kinchvu ki bamii kì gɛ̀ bee fo, tu ki yege, njoŋ yuu lo bo.David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

38Wu doo wu yɛyi bamii wu ja wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ yɛ̂ne kune bamii ba duunyi banchi ba Nyo. Bo koŋe ki bo nooŋ nyu bikuŋ bì ndefe bo jiɛnyi bɛ bi manjuu ma ba kame chiwaaŋ fo lɛ bamii yɛ̂ɛse bo le bɛ ŋgvunɛ.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,

39Bo koŋe ki bo shiide nyu fwe yéh yi buunɛ le. Sege bo le bo gɛɛŋ fɛ ŋka le, bo shiide nyu binta bì baaŋ baaŋ le.and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40Bo shiishi bakwɛŋkfu bo lɛɛde bɛ bo, bo fii yéh bɛ mwɛɛ muboo, bo buuse bo bɛ chibuunɛ chì ndefe. Wuboo ŋgɛ lé wu gê wu ya lo.”They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

41Jiso ja wu gɛɛŋ wu shii kimbe kege le fɛ ŋku wu nnya le fɛ yeh yi kintanyɛ le, wu jiiŋe no bamii too bo gɛɛde bige a ŋku wuyu le. Bamii ba kwa ba duude tu bo too bo gɛɛde bige yo wesee.As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42Kwɛŋkfu wumu gɛ̀ ja wu to nyu muh wu kifufe, wu gɛɛ munini yo munfɛɛ mù le jise chi bige chi le gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ.Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43Jiso bɛɛŋ booŋ be ba ŋgoo wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ kwɛŋkfu wunɛ wu le muh kifufe nɛ, le wu nya wu fe bamii bachii ba gɛɛde fiɛɛ a ŋku wu yeh yi kintanyɛ le.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.

44Bamii bachii ba be nyaa, be too nyu bɛ bimbɛge bi bvukugɛ bvuboo bvù le bvu yisɛ wa bvu tu bvu fuushi kuu. Geenɛ kwɛse wunɛ wu le kifufe kifufe nɛ le wu nya fiɛɛ fichii fì wu gɛɛde kikwɛɛ yu, nyu fi fì wu bee ki wu chêe yi fi le.”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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