Matthew 13 (WJA)

1A nyanggu̱ kwii Yesu duu laa wii a mwati̱ a si̱n si̱yau̱ gi̱ng kali̱nggu̱.That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2Nu̱wa tum ku̱ranga bu̱ri̱ bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱, di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ a geero konggoru, a si̱n si̱yau̱ pwii. Nu̱wa pma ka pi̱ti̱ndi̱ gi̱ngu̱.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3A sa pma yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tum yi̱ balanggu̱ ci̱ye̱u̱ ki̱n, <<Bu ka twiyau! Ne̱re̱ wu kangge̱ a de̱ duu aara waci̱gu̱ ko̱ndo̱ yo̱u̱.And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Pu wo̱o̱ waci̱gu̱ duu kwii, go̱ma bu kangga yaramana dwii nyinou, yidi baa kwama.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Bu kangga yaramana pu yi̱ swari̱ngi̱, pu yi̱ swai banyi̱na. A boro ki̱lang ki̱lang di̱ngi̱n swai dwii yaa tum.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Anda pu nyanggu̱ biya a ku̱su̱wa di̱ngi̱n yaa swandi.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Go̱ma bu kangga yaramana pu yi̱ tu̱ri̱, tu̱ri̱ twii gi̱ra, a ki̱canga pma.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8Go̱ma bu kangga do̱ng yaramana si̱ma bu nyaa wa, a biyo a gwala tu nu̱wa waci̱ daa kuno kunong yi̱ kun no̱ko̱no̱, yi̱ wo̱o̱n wo̱o̱n.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9Yama ne̱re̱ wii twendi di̱ngi̱n nu̱u̱gu̱, ba ka twiyau.>>He who has ears, let him hear.”

10Kwati̱mba ya baanga pi̱ra yo̱ ki̱n, <<Di̱ngi̱n ca ma ce̱e̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ yi̱ balanggu̱ ci̱ye̱u̱ ka ma pi̱rgu̱ yi̱ri̱ nu̱wa?>>Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Mba, Yamba le̱e̱mbi̱ra, bu so̱m tu tukugi tu lau̱ ku diyou, anda bu kangga yaa yi̱to̱.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12Kana we̱ wu wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱ nu̱wa cwatamanu we̱i̱ yo̱ ba ni̱nga tum. Kana we̱ wu yaa yi̱ri̱ do̱ng, kana tu wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱i̱ nu̱wa yi̱yamanu̱ we̱i̱ yo̱.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.

13To̱o̱ tu diinai n ni̱ndi̱ wu̱rai̱ yi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ du balanggai̱, Di̱ngi̱n pma su̱wi̱, anda pma yaa kwe̱e̱yi̱. Pma nu̱wi̱, anda yaa kar twiyau kana ba ku̱ranga.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14A twanga tu banabi̱ Icaya ce̱ a dwii pma ki̱n, Bu ni̱ng we̱i̱ pu nu̱u̱gu̱ anda bu ku̱rani̱, Bu ni̱ng we̱i̱ pu su̱u̱gu̱ anda bu kwe̱i̱.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15Di̱ngi̱n nu̱wa bo̱o̱ gaanggi̱ri̱ pmai cingcing pero twendi pmai yaa nu̱u̱ si̱ma, pma lakanga nundu pmai. Ka yi̱to̱ ne̱ pma kwe̱e̱ we̱i̱ si̱ma yi̱ nundi pmai, pero nu̱u̱ we̱i̱ si̱ma yi̱ twendi pmai, ba ku̱ranga yi̱ gaanggi̱ri̱ pmai, ba waatanga bo̱nggo̱ mu palaka n mi̱ra pma.>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.’

16<<Anda wuure bo̱nggo̱ nundi mbi̱ri̱ di̱ngi̱n bu kwe̱e̱yi̱ pero twendi mbi̱ri̱ nu̱u̱wi̱.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱i̱, banabi̱ndi̱ tum yi̱ nu̱wa bu nyaa wa tum kasa ko̱gu̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu bu ko̱gu̱ ti̱na anda pma ko̱ bu, a kasa pmai nu̱u̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu bu nu̱u̱gu̱, anda pma nu̱u̱ bu.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<<Yo̱ko̱ bu ka twiyau pi̱ti̱ndi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ du balanggai̱ dwii bajo̱o̱me̱ a pi̱gu̱ yi̱ru̱.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19Go̱ma bu yaramana a nyinou wa twii nu̱wa bu nu̱u̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ lau̱ diyou anda yaa ku ku̱rangau̱ . Bur Balaa Buwai ba a yi̱yaman si̱ye̱i̱ a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ gaanggu̱ pma.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.

20Go̱ma bu dwii swari̱ngi̱ wa twii nu̱wa bu nu̱u̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ dwii, a yi̱ya yo̱ko̱ yo̱ko̱ yi̱ bu̱ri̱ de̱gde̱g.The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21Anda yake̱ ku yaa swandi ko̱, yaa ku si̱ya wang. Pu ku̱u̱lu̱ yi̱ cu̱su̱gu̱ bammanu̱we̱ pma di̱ngi̱n ci̱ye̱i̱ dwii, yo̱ko̱ yo̱ko̱ pma ba yaranga.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.

22Go̱ma bu yaramana mi̱ri̱nggi̱ tu̱ri̱ wa twii nu̱wa bu nu̱u̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ Yambai̱, anda dangandi̱ se̱e̱ wu si̱ma yi̱ gi̱na a we̱le̱nga, a gwala di̱mbi̱ri̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ dwii a ja ni̱nggu̱ go̱mau̱.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.

23Go̱ma bu yaramana swai du nyaayi twii nu̱wa bu nu̱u̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ Yambai̱ a ku̱ranga. Wii wu bi go̱ma kuno kunong yi̱ kun no̱ko̱no̱, yi̱ wo̱o̱ndi̱ a gwala ku nu̱wa pi̱yau̱!>>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 nyi̱i̱ balanggu̱ ci̱ye̱u̱ ku kanggu̱ ki̱n, <<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka bajo̱me̱ wu pi̱i̱ duu ku nyaau a ko̱ndo̱u̱ yo̱u̱.Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25Anda ku nu̱wa bo̱o̱ diima yi̱ ku̱me̱, bace̱n yo̱ ba pi̱i̱ ku̱le̱ a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ alkama wii a li̱ya mwati̱.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26Pu gi̱ra̱u̱ a te̱e̱n go̱ma, ku̱le̱ dwii mwaasi̱ a twiyo.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27Ke̱waa ne̱re̱ wu ko̱ndo̱u̱ we̱ yo̱u̱ anda sa yo̱ ki̱n, <Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra, tu ma pi̱ya twii duu ku nyaau ne̱ ru? Anda na ku̱le̱ wuna twiiwe pi̱yau̱?>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<<Bajo̱me̱ wii ce̱ ki̱n, <Twii bace̱nte̱ ni̱nga yi̱to̱!> Pma ce̱ ki̱n, <Yi aanda yi podo ru?>‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29A sa pma ki̱n, <Ka bu ni̱ngi̱ yi̱to̱, bu podo we̱i̱ alkama.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30Bu du pma ba gi̱ranga kem ko̱po̱ nyanggu̱ kaci̱gi̱. N saru we̱i̱ nu̱wa wu̱rai̱ wa a jo̱r kaci̱gi̱ dwii pma ba se̱ka ku̱le̱ wii, ba bwe̱e̱nga gwe̱le̱ndi̱ gwe̱le̱ndi̱ ba taa, ba te̱e̱ni̱ alkama mi a bindou.>>>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.’”

31Pero Yesu sa pma balanggu̱ ce̱u̱ du kanggu̱ ki̱n, <<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka go̱n mustad du ne̱re̱ wu kangge̱ de̱ aara pi̱ya a ko̱ndo̱u̱ yo̱u̱.He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Kana ku to̱o̱ go̱n duu du banyi̱nai̱ a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ duu mwa mwa, anda ka gi̱ri̱ gwali̱ kana ko̱no̱ duu wandi̱ ali̱, pero ba yo̱o̱ sou. Yidi baangai̱ ba cwaani cwaaringi pmai a be̱ti̱ndi̱ ye̱i̱.>>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 pero sagu̱ pma balanggu̱ ce̱u̱ du kanggu̱ ki̱n, <<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka yisti wu nu̱re̱ wu kangge̱ de̱e̱ tuura yi̱ lemine kunong ku miima alkama wa, miima bwii mwa mwa yo̱o̱ yisti.>>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 ni̱ng wu̱rai̱ yi̱ balanggi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱, pu sagu̱ mwa mwa to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ nu̱wa bu tum bwii. Manggu yaa sar pma ci̱ye̱i̱ ko̱po̱ yi̱ balanggu̱ ci̱ye̱u̱.Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35A twanga tu banabi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ ki̱n: <<N sa mbi̱ru̱ we̱i̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ yi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ du balanggai̱. N ye̱sa mbi̱ru̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu tukugai yake̱ toson taa ruugu si̱mau̱.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.”

36Bur Yesu du nu̱wa twalange̱, a diiro laa wii. Kwati̱mba ya baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱ pma ce̱ ki̱n, <<Kam kam sa yir pi̱ti̱ndi̱ balanggi̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ a dwii ku̱le̱ du ko̱ndo̱u̱ dwii.>>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.”

37Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ twii bajo̱me̱, wu pi̱i̱ duu ku nyaa kwii.He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38Ko̱ndo̱u̱ twii si̱ma, mwa mwa, pero duu ku nyaau kwii twii nu̱wa bu lau̱ ku diyou wa. Ku̱le̱ wii, twii kwaraa Balaa Buwai.The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39Bace̱nte̱ wu pi̱i̱ ku̱le̱ mi̱ri̱nggi̱ alkama wii Balaa Buwai. Nyanggu̱ kaci̱gu̱ twii nyanggu̱ ku cwata go̱ro̱u̱, nu̱wa bu kacu̱gu̱ wa twii bacamandi.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40<<Ci̱ka ku nu̱wa yikiri ku̱le̱ ba taa, ni̱ndu̱ we̱i̱ yi̱to̱ nyanggu̱ ku cwata go̱ro̱u̱.As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ tu̱mo̱ we̱i̱ bacamandi, pma de̱manu̱ we̱i̱ kana we̱ wu diini nu̱wa ba ni̱nga we̱le̱m wa, yi̱ wu ni̱ng tu bwi̱i̱ a lau̱ yo̱u̱.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.

42Pero bacamandi swii parnu we̱i̱ pma par bwalai, pu pma jii we̱i̱ wiindi yi̱ dumonggu nyi̱yau̱.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Anda nu̱wa bu ni̱ngi̱ pi̱su̱ wu nyaau a gawu̱ri̱ Yambai̱ nyi̱lanu̱ we̱i̱ ci̱ka nyanggu̱ a lau̱ Mbaa pmau. Yama ne̱re̱ wii twendi di̱ngi̱n nu̱u̱gu̱, ba ka twiyau.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44<<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka gi̱na wu tukugi a ko̱ndo̱u̱. Pu ne̱re̱ wu kanggi̱ ki̱nggau̱ a pero tukugu, a ni̱nga bu̱ri̱ de̱gde̱g a aara cuu kana ca tu wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱i̱ a te̱n kodou wii.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<<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka, ne̱re̱ wu kasanggu̱ gi̱si̱ tu nyaai,Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

46anda ku nyi̱ngga gi̱so̱u̱ kiino ku yi̱ pi̱rcu̱ wang, a aara cuu kana ca tu wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱i̱ a te̱na.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47<<Mwaasi̱, lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka, le̱mdi̱ su nu̱wa parna you re̱e̱ kana ko̱no̱ du jindu.Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48Pu le̱m wii twangwa, pma yikuwe a gi̱ngu̱ a si̱n si̱yandi̱ a se̱ka jindi su nyaayi a parna taci̱ngi̱ pmai, su yaa kundi a par si̱ye̱i̱.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.

49Ni̱ndu̱ we̱i̱ yi̱to̱ nyanggu̱ ku cwata go̱ro̱u̱. Bacamandi cwanu we̱i̱ nu̱wa bu ni̱ngi̱ pi̱su̱ wu nyaau gawu̱ri̱ Yamba wa yi̱ nu̱wa bu bwi̱i̱ wa.So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50Parnu we̱i̱ pma par bwalai pu pma jii we̱i̱ wiindi yi̱ dumonggu nyi̱yau̱.and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51Yesu pi̱ra ki̱n, <<Bu ku̱ranga to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ ru?>> Pma le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<O̱ng.>>Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

52Anda a sa pma ki̱n, <<To̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ pi̱ti̱ndi̱ twii, kana wo̱no̱ ku̱lu̱m te̱e̱re̱ wu yo̱o̱ bwiyaka wu lau̱ ku diyou, yo̱ ci̱ka ne̱re̱ wu laa wayau, wu yikiwe gi̱na wu pu̱ci̱ yi̱ wu mi̱lgai̱ mi̱ri̱nggi̱ kandi̱ du ruuni se̱e̱ ye̱i̱.>>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.”

53Pu Yesu mata sagu̱ pma ci̱ye̱i̱ du balanggai̱, a du po̱o̱ wii.When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54A waata bu̱ri̱ gwe̱i̱ ye̱i̱. A toso ju̱ku̱gu̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ nu̱wa a gi̱re̱ng ku̱ru̱, nu̱wa bu nu̱u̱gu̱ yo̱ wa pma riyanga bu̱ri̱. Pma ni̱nga pi̱ra ki̱n, <<Ne̱re̱ wo̱o̱ nyi̱ngga to̱o̱ so̱mandi̱ yi̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ ri̱yandi̱ bu̱ri̱ to̱o̱ pi̱yau̱?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.

55To̱o̱ bo̱l kapinta wo̱o̱ ne̱ ru? Njaa yo̱ wii Maryam yi̱ ci̱yamba ya Yakubu yi̱ Yusupu yi̱ Simon yi̱ Yahuda ne̱ ru?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56Ci̱yamba ya bu nu̱ru̱mba wa yaa pi̱si̱ndi̱ pi̱na mwa mwa kem yi̱ yo ru? Ne̱re̱ wo̱o̱ nyi̱ngga to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ pi̱yau̱?>>Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57Pma bwiyanga gaanggu̱ a kwaa yo̱. Yesu sa pma ki̱n, <<Banabi̱ ki̱nggi̱ nyi̱i̱gu̱ gi̱ru̱ kana pi̱yau̱, anda yaa ki̱nggi̱ gwe̱i̱ ye̱i̱, yi̱ laa yo̱u̱.>>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.”

58Yaa ku ni̱nga yi̱ri̱ngi̱ ri̱yandi̱ bu̱ri̱ tum a pwii, di̱ngi̱n pma le̱e̱ bu ji̱re̱.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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