Matthew 13 (TBX)

1Lek bouk kayon eno Yesu la myayaing veil xomek me la toundei wou lounyeing vi.That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2De xel qendu ngandoung ti qekuma vivekwou e om moxo lek la eivek bot ti me la dei eivek lalei, de xomaxoneing dalus on toukale nenyawes.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3Woyom moxo neil lulul ngenong wou xel eivek qayeeng pakeing, me neil, “Xukana ti la vuw lul vei eivek xuk.And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Ka moxo di vuw lul vei lala, eno valu teila lek sakwaing, me menek menek lam ya e ma.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5De valu teila lek tembuing wei qakous o, en inyon tembuing nayaka toundei lek qakous mapu yon. Om belup daing me lam, en nambei tembuing on se la ghembi.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Ekom gyeik ingwei seiv leklam nale ghey, eno seiv leis vei yuvek lek me mupek, en luselis ma veil.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7De vei valu teila senghoing eivek qeis wei yingying o om tyip me sevunexe lulul vei yon.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8De vei valu teila lek tembuing nimza, me vuk neing teyei lek 100, me valu vuk 60 de valu 30 inye vati wei ev o.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9Eti nenya nale lek e, ond wong e ngo.”He who has ears, let him hear.”

10Xel betiyeing lam wou e me teling, “Nambei nya wang mi luk is xomaxoneing eivek qayeeng pakeing?”Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11Moxo neil elox bei, “Lupeyei nimza wei tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu wei mi yeip xupekeing eno Anutu wong wou xam dom se wong wou xel.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12Eti yeiw wei liw nenyend wou a xe qayeeng petieing on tyek lupeyei gyeip yaing wou xel, me xel a qou lupeyei ngenong is. Ekom xel wei se mi ngo, eno lupeyei nayak wei xel qou yon eno tyek Anutu bouveil xel.Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13En qes tine om a mi luk wou xel eivek qayeeng pakeing. “Xel mendghalus tyek gyei, ekom tyek xel se gyei lulti. Me xel a ngo, ekom tyek xel se ngo wou me boulek qayeeng qes.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14Om xel wong qayeeng wei poropet Yesaya neil eno wo neing lek. “ ‘Tyek xam a ngo qayeeng lumama ekom tyek xam seng boulek. Tyek xam a mi gwei lumama ekom tyek xam seng gwei lulti.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15En xel xomaxoneing tine laleind wo nikanzek, me xel on nenyend wo qatu me xel mendghalus on tuzeyi. Enok xel gyei nangya mendghalus, me na ngo gya nenyend, me boulek eivek naleind me pekwi me noum, de tyek a bong xel bo nimzalek.’For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

16Ekom xam Anutu e bong mata wou xam, en nambei xam mamimghalus yei ay me nambei xam nenyamim ngo wou qayeeng.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17A neil wou xam zonghek bei xel poropet ngenong me xel moux wei bombek eno embei gyei vati wei xam ghe wei gweimbeeng ekom xel se yei, me xel embei ngo vati wei xam ghe ngo gweimbeeng ekom xel se ngo.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18“Woyom ngo wou vati wei qayeeng pakeing neil en xukana vuw vei eno qes.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19Gyeik xelti embei ngo qayeeng ne en tete lalei me se boulek nei, on tambiy ka nilul eno lam me tetei vati wei xend eivek e lalei yo veil. Vei tine inye vei wei vuw lek sakwaing o.When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20De vei wei teila lek tembuing wei qakous qakous, eno inye tambiy wei ngo qayeeng me lutika eno qou is lalei nimza me wo xeilala yo.The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21Ekom luselis wei e yo ma om nale nayaka. Gyeik nimaying wei xel mi pesek qayeeng o nimaying wei xomaxoneing wo nol wouma en Anutu xe xoulek eno lam, lutika eno moxo saing e xe wongeingis.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22De vei wei teila eivek qeis wei yingying o, eno inyon tambiy wei ngo qayeeng, ekom wounalei en mapieing tine me lul dalus wei tembuing eno sevunexe om se vuk neing.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23Ekom vei wei teila lek tembuing nimza yon, inyon tambiy wei ngo qayeeng me woulek. Moxo vuk neing teyei lek 100 o 60 o 30 inyon vati wei xend o.”But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

24Yesu neil qayeeng pakeing nge wou xel no. “Tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu yon nambei tambiy ti vuw vei nimza eivek e xe xuk o.Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25Ekom ka xel dalusateiv yeip, e xe xel vevek amba lam me vuw vyaing eivek wit masenghoing dom la veil.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26Ka wit tyip me lu belup, woyom vyaing tyip is ambei nyon.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27“Xukma xe xukxe lam wou e me neil, ‘Teiv, beip wa seng vuw vei nimza eivek wa xe xuk? De woyom vyaing beimambei ne lam anghei inya?’The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28“Moxo neil elox bei, ‘Vevek amba ti lam wong tine.’ “Xel xukxe teling wou e, ‘Wambei xa na me na puw veil?’‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29“Moxo lewexe bei, ‘Ma, en nambei wa bei puw vyaing eno tyek wa puw wit luselis is.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30Wong luw xouing ling deka bouk wei qoueing neing o le. Lek bouk kayon eno tyek a neil wou xel wei mi qou neing o, “Xam a puw vyaing atax me na tup buing en nyuweing, woyom xam qeku wit me na qou me nam eivek a xe xomek yaeing.” ’ ”Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

31Moxo neil qayeeng pakeing nge wou xel no: “Tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu eno nambei mastet vei, wei tambiy ti qou me xen eivek e xe xuk o.He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Inyon nayakameng ka veil vei dalus, ekom gyeik ingwei tyip ngandoung, inyon ling ngandoungateiv ghanaw lul dalus wei ev eivek xuk me wong ngandoung nambei xax, omek menek menek wei senghoing bandaing nei mi lam me qo lewis lek mema mema.”Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

33Yesu lox neil qayeeng pakeing nge no, “Tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu yon nambei yis wei xel vex mi qou me maleeng eivek palawa me wong palawa vuklek me wo ngandoung.”He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

34Yesu mi luk ti beimambei ne dalus wou xel qendu ngandoung on eivek qayeeng pakeing. Moxo se mi neil qayeeng ti yeipyaing wou xel qe mi neil eivek qayeeng pakeing.Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35Om nambei nyon kwa tine la teyei lek lulti Anutu neil eivek poropet mya. “Tyek a tax myang en neileing qayeeng pakeing. Tyek a neil pavulek en lul leimalei wei mindei xupekeing takwei wei tembuing lam nale yanyateiv o me elam gweimbeeng ne.”So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

36Woyom moxo ghanaw xel qendu yon me la eivek xomek. E xe xel betiyeing lam wou e me neil, “Neil e yeip yaing wou xa en qayeeng pakeing qes wei vyaing tyip eivek xuk o.”Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37Moxo lewexe bei, “Tambiy tiwei vuw vei nimza yon, inyon Xomaxoneing Neu Moux.He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38Xuk on tembuing sapa, de vei nimza yon teyei lek neuyeiw wei tete lalei yo. De vyaing on Sandang neuyeiw,The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39me vevek amba wei vuw xel on inye tambiy kawei mapetok o. De bouk wei qoueing neing on inyon bouk wei embei na tip lek o, de xel wei embei qou neing eno inye xel angela.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40“Ka xel a puw vyaing me banyuw lek nenyex, yon tyek xel bong ambei nyon lek bouk loxyus.As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41Xomaxoneing Neu Moux tyek bong e xe xel angela na myayaing nei, me tyek xel a puw lul dalus wei mi wong sewokeing mi tyip o me xel dalus wei mi wong nilul ayang eno veil e xe tete lalei.The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

42Tyek xel banex xel na eivek nenyex ngandoung de nanghei inyon eno tyek xel deeng me zanga newound bo nyiknyik.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Woyom xel wei bombek o tyek na siing ambei sayeiv eivek tete lalei wei xel Mend xe yo. Tambiy ti nenya nale lek e, ond wong e ngo.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44“Tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu nei nambei xel vun qoupek wei malew eivek xuk ti. Gyeik tambiy ti yeiwou, eno la vun no, de woyom moxo wo xeilala me la wong vateivek lek lul dalus wei e yo dom la xouv xuk tiyon.The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

45“Nge no, tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu eno nambei tambiy wei mi wo vateivek lek lulul o ti eno di yimexe viyaviy nimzamza.Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

46Gyeik moxo yeiwou ingwei nimza maseim o ti, moxo la me wong vateivek lek e xe lul dalus de la xouv.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47“Nge no, tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu yon nambei lewek wei xel nex e teila eivek lounyeing me qou woing leimalei dalus o.Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48Lewek on pup, xel wei mi qou woing eno puw e leklam yasewis. Woyom xel dei tembuing me beyal woing wei nimza me toung eivek pasik ngenong, dom xel nex nilul o la.When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

49Tine inye vati wei tyek qandi lek bouk loxyus o. Angelayeiw tyek nam me beyal xel wei nilul o veil xel wei bombek oSo will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50me banex xel na eivek nenyex ngandoung wei tyek xel na mi deeng me zanga newound bo nyiknyik o.”and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51Yesu teling, “Xam ghe woulek lul dalus ti beimambei ne?” Xel lewexe, “Ee.”Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

52Moxo neil wou xel bei, “Nambei nyon xel putoung tambak wei petieing wei woulek tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu eno nambei xomek ti ma wei qou e xe lul wei xomek vateivek o me lul wei takwei me vako eno is me qou de lam myayaing.”Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

53Yesu neil qayeeng pakeing ti beimambei ne ma, moxo la veil inyon.When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54Moxo la beeng qes, me teyoxe xomaxoneing eivek xel xe xomek qekueing ama, om xel etek. Xel neil, “Xomaxoneing ne qou kwa ti beimambei ne nanghei inya me di wong lulvako ne?Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

55Beip inye se kamunda neu? De ta se lei Maria, me Jems, me Yosep me Simon me Yudas eno se e liyeiw?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56Beip inye e liyeiw vex se toundei is xey? Woyom moux tine qou lulti beimambei ne dalus nanghei inya?”Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57De xel laleind wo maying en e. Ekom Yesu neil wou xel, “Eivek e maxow beeng qes me eivek e maxow xe xomek inyon poropet wei lei maeing o.”And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

58Om moxo se wong lulvako ngenong ti nanghei inyon, en nambei xel xe wongeingis eno ma.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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