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Mark 12
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Jesus
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David
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Israel
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Moses
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Abraham
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O si wita ogbɔdzɛ yi ama mi utsa gbɛɛ: <<Inggisɛ shi okwɔ awawekwɔ. O mbɛ ogalu kpakɛkɛ won, di tishɛ ogbe eni owawa ekwɔ di tuo otila ikye ongyo. Ta o kye okwɔ na wo emi okwɔ angbeka abɔ si lu agaba.
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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.
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Mi onɔ oshɛ etɔ mani, o dɔ ongbidɔ mgban esɔ mbi ama ngwu o kye okwɔ wo ma abɔ ma gbɛɛ non ka gbɛ owawa ekwɔ ongwi okwɔ na mboma.
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At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
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Kpaa a kpaklin, gbon lɔn onya lu abubɔ.
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But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
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Ta o di dɔ ongbidɔ oka esɔ mboma; a kye ungwɔ zudɔn ikye onun ayiwi.
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Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
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Otsungwɔ okwɔ na diyɛ dɔ oka, ongwu na a kyon kye ngwɔlu. O di dɔ angbeka kwuba, angbeka ma, a gbo ma, angbeka yɔ, a ngwɔ ma.
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He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
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<<Otsungwɔ okwɔ sisi yi inggisɛ onyi ta odɛsɔ, ongwan ongwu ongyulɔ, ongwu nkpan itukwu saan. O dɔnsɔ olɛlɛ gbɛɛ, <A ka nu ongwani mmwɛ.>
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Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
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<<Nghaduu ama odi mi okwɔ ntona gbɔ yi eka gbɛɛ, <Nɛnɛ li ongwɛ nka gyokwudɛ ma aani. Ba na, ni eyi ngwɔlun, ta okwudɛ ka yɛɛ mgbi eyi.>
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But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Nɛ a si kyon kye ngwɔlu, di kye ikwɔ mgban ngwi tasɛ mi okwɔ.
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So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
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<<Li alungwɔ ngwi otsungwɔ okwɔ na ka kyɔ? O ka ba wa ngwɔlu ama ngwu o kye okwɔ wo ma abɔ ntona di yile okwɔ nu angbeka.
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What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
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Ema gbɔ Afɛ nɛ walo: << <Akwutsɛ ngwi ama ombɛ ozu fwan ma i yɛɛ okwulu ikye ozu;
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Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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li Otsɛ Imgbasho kyungwɔnɛni, nɛkpaa li ungwɔ okwulewo mbi eyii>?>>
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This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
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Ta a pita ofɛ obwan ikyekyɛ a ye dafi o gbɔ utsa na ikye mgbi ama. Nghaduu a le mio ibyi inggisɛ; nɛ a si dzanta lu.
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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.
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A dɔ emi iFarasi angbeka esɔ mi iyikpa yi emi iHerude mbi iYesu ikye oka bwan mi elodzɛ mgban.
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Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
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A ba mbon wa gbɛɛ, <<Otsetse, eyi ye abu li inggisɛ otsitsi. Abu li mio inggisɛ ba, ikyekyɛ abu li kye oshewo nu inggisɛ mi odzɛɛdzɛ mgbi ama ba; kpaa abu li tso ofɛ mgbi Imgbasho imbisɔn-mbisɔn yi otsitsi. Nɛ li ola ni eyi kpa udza ifyɛɛ nu iSidza naadi li ola ba?
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“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?”
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Ni eyi kpa naadi ni eyi ka kpa ba?>> Nghaduu iYesu ye ɛwɛ mgbi ama, o nu ma uka gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔnɛ ngwi ema le mina okya ani ukya? Kye isule ma wa nin di.>>
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But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said,
“Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
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A kye isule ma ba, man o byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Nɛnɛ li onodzi mgbi emɛ dɔdzɛ ele? Di li olɔɔlɔ mgbi emɛ?>> A gbɛɛ, <<Li mgbi iSidza.>>
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So they brought it, and He asked them,
“Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they answered.
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IYesu si nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Kye ungwɔ mgbi iSidza nu iSidza di kye mgbi Imgbasho nu Imgbasho.>> Man i kwulu ma ewo biyan.
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Then Jesus told them,
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
And they marveled at Him.
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Nghanɛ emi iSadusi, ama ngbɛɛ okyɛɛ-kyɛɛ mi ikwu dzɛma ba ma, ba mbi iYesu yi ita.
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Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
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A gbɛɛ, <<Otsetse, iMose lɔ gbɛɛ ni ongwunɔ inggisɛ kwulu dzata ongyaa kpaa mba ɛngbɛ bayɔ, inggisɛ na no yile owakwadɛ na kyɛmɛ-kyɛmɛ di mba ɛngbɛ mi ikye ongwunɔ ongwu nkwulu nani.
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“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.
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Engwuneka nghi egyafa nose to. Ongwu ababɔ kye ongyaa kwulu dzata ongwɛ onyi ba.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
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Ongwu fan yile owakwadɛ na, kpaa o di kwulu dzata ongwɛ onyi ba. Ongwu ta kpaa li ngha.
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Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
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Mi otsitsi, onyonyi mbi engyulɔ egyafa ntonɛ dzata etɔ onyi ba. Ongyɛɛngyɛ duu, ongyaa na kpaa wa kwulu.
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In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
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Mi egbe ngwi inggisɛ ka kyɛɛ mi ikwu ma li emɛ ngwu ongyaa nɛ ka li owan, ngwi ama egyafa duu kyon?>>
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In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
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IYesu nu uka gbɛɛ, <<Ema boofɛ ikyegbɛɛ di ema ye ungwɔ ngwi Afɛ lɔ ba di ye mfye mgbi Imgbasho kpaa ba.
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Jesus said to them,
“Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
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Bana mi onɔ ngwi inggisɛ ka kyɛɛ mi ikwu mani, a ka kye ongyaa hona kye ongwɛ nu eba wuba; a ka to dafi engyesɔ emi esho mani.
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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
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Mi ikye odzɛ okyɛɛ mi ikwu nɛ, ema gbɔ mi Afɛ mgbi iMose, mi odzɛ mgbi oshɛ na walo? Dafi Imgbasho nyan gbɛɛ, <Ani li Imgbasho mgbi Abrahan, Imgbasho mgbi Adziki di li Imgbasho mgbi iJeko ma baa>?
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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’?
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O li Imgbasho mgbi emi ikwukwɔ ba, kpaa Imgbasho mgbi emi oshishe. Ema le boofɛ timbi saan!>>
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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Onyi mi etsetse mgbi ola mgbi iMose ba wa fwo ma le tangwodzɛ. Dafi o di gbɛɛ iYesu nu ma uka osuse nɛta, o si byun gbɛɛ, <<Mi ola duu ma, li ole nghao wuuta?>>
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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?”
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IYesu nu uka gbɛɛ, <<Ongwu nnghao wuuta ma, li ongwu aani: <Fwo na, ema emi Israi, Otsɛ Imgbasho mgbi eyi, Otsɛ na li onyi.
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Jesus replied,
“This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
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Otsɛ Imgbasho mgbi abu no kpa abu itukwu yi itukwu mgbi abu duu yi oshishe mgbi abu duu bɛyi mfye mgbi abu duu.>
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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Ongwu fan yɔ: <Inggisɛ nwatse dɔ abu no kpa abu itukwu dafi ewabu mani.> Ola oka dzɛma nshewo ngha ola ntonɛ ba.>>
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
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Otsetse mgbi ola na nu iYesu uka gbɛɛ, <<Otsetse, abu gbɔ tishi. Abu li ayin ogbɔgbɛɛ Imgbasho li onyi oka dzɛma ba se ongwu ta mani.
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“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
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Onon kpa abu itukwu, yi itukwu mgbi abu duu yi oyeye mgbi abu duu bɛyi mfye mgbi abu duu, inggisɛ ongwu nwatse dɔ abu no di kpa abu itukwu dafi ewabu na, li ungwɔ nwuuta ngha umba ama otoola bɛyi ama ofifɛ duu.>>
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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.”
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Ngwi iYesu di gbɛɛ o nu uka mi ozoyeye nɛ, o nyan gbɛɛ, <<Abu dzɛ mbombo yi esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho ba.>> Ta mi onɔ na lu iyayi inggisɛ onyi kpaa yagba byun ita angbeka wuba.
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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.
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Ngwi iYesu le tso mi ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho mi iJerosalin nɛ, o si byita gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔsinɛse ngwi etsetse mgbi ola mgbi iMose gbɔgbɛɛ Ongwu Imgbasho zondu gbɛɛ o ka wa dulu ɛsɛ watɔ (iKrestu) ma li Ongwɛ iDevedi?
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While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked,
“How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
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Onodzi Osaan kye iDevedi abuon kpaa teyi non gbɛɛ: << <Otsɛ Imgbasho nya Otsɛ mgbi ani gbɛɛ: <<Sɔkɛ mi abugye mgbi ani nghataa ni ani wa nu engyikyili mgbi abu yɛɛ itse mgbi abu ogbe afɔ dɔ efu.>> >
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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.”’
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IDevedi abuon kwun di <Otsɛ.> Nghanɛ ka kyɔsinɛse ngwi o ka li ongwan?>> Ibyi inggisɛ ntona fwo otsootso mgbi iYesu yi atsa mi itukwu mgbi ama.
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David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
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Mi otsootso mgbi iYesu ma, o gbɛɛ, <<Kye inɛ byi etsetse mgbi ola na. A li mina okyikyɛ yi angwuto owulu-wulu nu ma dile ta ma angba mi ifyidu,
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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,
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odi sɔ itse ngwi a nghao kye wuuta mi ozu okwakye mgbi emi iJuda yi imbe okpɔngɔ mi oga.
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and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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A li gye mmgbe mi udɛ mgbi emi owakwadɛ di li bibɔ tunto otso gbɛɛ ama tishi. Itɔ inggisɛ ntona Imgbasho ka kwo ma adɔ she kpakpa.>>
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They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
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Man iYesu sisɛ mi agya imbe ngwi a gbe umba le wokɛ, le di ibyi inggisɛ kye udza mgbi ama le wokɛ mi ashiko mgbi ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho mi iJerosalin. Ama odzɛ yi udza kwuba kpaa kye udza mgbi ama le wokɛ ele.
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As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
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Nghaduu ongyaa owakwadɛ adzɛ ba wa nu anini efa, ngwi mɛ ikobo onyi ta.
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Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
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Nɛ iYesu si kwu engwafɔɔn ela ba mbon nya ma gbɛɛ, <<N nya ema otsitsi, ongyaa owakwadɛ adzɛ nɛ nghao kye wokɛ mi ashiko ngha angbeka duu.
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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.
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Ama duu a nu mi odzɛɛdzɛ mgbi aludu mgbi ama; kpaa owakwadɛ nɛ yɔ, li mi adzɛ mgban ngwi o nu, li ungwɔ ngwi o dzɛ biyan duu onon dzɛ oshishe mani.>>
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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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