Matthew 15 (WJA)

1Parisayo bu kangga kem yi̱ ku̱lu̱mba te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ wa bu baanga Wurcalima wa, pma baanga bo̱nggo̱ Yesu a pi̱ra ki̱n,Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2<<Di̱ngi̱n ca kwati̱mba ma yaa po̱ng tu kakaa pi̱r ye̱i̱? Pma yaa cardi wari̱ ka wunni je̱gu̱ je̱e̱ndi̱!>>“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Di̱ngi̱n ca mba bu par te̱e̱ri̱ Yambai̱ di̱ngi̱n pu po̱ng ni̱ngandi̱ mbi̱ri̱?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4Di̱ngi̱n Yamba ce̱ ki̱n, <Ma nyi̱i̱ gi̱ru̱ mbaa mo̱ yi̱ njaa mo̱,> anda <Kana we̱ wu se̱mtanga mbaa yo̱ yi̱ njaa yo̱, nu̱wa ba jiyo.>For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5Anda mba bu ju̱ku̱ri̱ mi̱n ne̱re̱ ba kwaa kalanggu̱ mbaa yo̱ yi̱ njaa yo̱ jo̱r du bo̱o̱ yi̱ biiki, ba ce̱ ki̱n, kana ca tu n wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱i̱ n nyi̱i̱ Yamba.But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ bu ju̱ki̱ya mi̱n ne̱re̱ ba nyi̱i̱ ya gi̱ru̱ mbaa yo̱, bu kwaa te̱e̱ri̱ Yambai̱ palaka bu po̱ng ni̱ngandi̱ mbi̱ri̱.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7Mbaa bu yi̱ batal wa! Icaya ce̱ ci̱maci̱ma pu ci̱ye̱i̱ du baa bo̱nggo̱ Yambai̱ a dwii mbi̱ri̱, a ce̱ ki̱n,You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8<Nu̱wa bo̱o̱ nyi̱i̱nggi̱ gi̱ru̱ yi̱ nyandi pmai ti̱bak anda gaanggi̱ri̱ pmai kwaara yi̱ mi.‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

9Pma ku̱rangi̱n si̱ma nyo, yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu pma ju̱ku̱gu̱, twii te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ nu̱wa ti̱bak!>>>They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10Yesu yi̱we̱ nu̱wa bu ku̱ranggi̱ bu̱ri̱ wa bwii ba baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱, a sa pma ki̱n, <<Bu ka twiyau bu ku̱ranga!Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

11Yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu diiri nyan ne̱ru̱ twii tu diini ne̱re̱ ba ni̱nga yaa walwal ne̱ anda yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu twiiwei nyi̱yau̱ ne̱ru̱ bwiyani ne̱re̱ ba ni̱nga yaa walwal.>>A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12Kwati̱mba ya baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱ ce̱ ki̱n, <<Ma so̱ma mi̱n tu ma ce̱ to̱o̱ a bwiyaman gaanggu̱ Parisayo ru?>>Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Kana ca tu Mbaa mi wu diyou pi̱ bu, nu̱wa podu we̱i̱.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

14Bu du pma, to̱o̱ nu̱wa bu taman jwalu kermo wa, anda kermo yaa taman jwalu kermo, di̱ngi̱n mwa pmau yaraman we̱i̱ bo̱o̱wu̱.>>Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15Bitrus ce̱ ki̱n, <<Sa yiri pi̱ti̱ndi̱ balanggu̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ du ma ce̱ do̱o̱.>>Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16Yesu sa pma ki̱n, <<Karai kwii bu ku̱ran bu ru?“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

17Bu so̱m bu mi̱n kana ca tu diiro nyi̱yau̱ aari pwii pero ba twii bu̱ri̱ du?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

18Anda yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu twiiwe nyi̱yau̱ twiiwe mi̱ri̱nggu̱ gaanggu̱, to̱o̱ tu diini ne̱re̱ ba ni̱nga yaa walwal.But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

19Di̱ngi̱n a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ gaanggu̱ dangandi̱ tu bwi̱i̱ twiiwei, jigu ne̱ru̱, taari̱, taari̱ yi̱ nu̱ru̱mba bu̱ru̱ wa, kuwi, se̱e̱daki̱ leendi, yi̱ bwiyanggu dinu.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

20To̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ diin ne̱re̱ ni̱ng yaa walwal. Anda je̱gu̱ je̱e̱ndi̱ wari̱ yaa cargi, yaa diini ne̱re̱ ba ni̱nga yaa walwal.>>These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

21Yesu du po̱o̱ wii a mwati̱ si̱ma Taya yi̱ Sidon.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

22Nu̱r Kananiya wa wu bo̱nggo̱ndi̱ swii baa bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ a wun miu yi̱ duwai ki̱n, <<Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra, Bo̱l Dawud, nu̱u̱ bunam mu, bwe̱e̱canga mi wo̱o̱ yi̱ wuturindi a cu̱su̱gu̱.>>And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

23Anda Yesu yaa ku sa yo̱ ci̱ye̱i̱. Kwati̱mba ya baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ senggo a ce̱ ki̱n, <<Ke̱e̱ ba mwati̱! A po̱nggu̱ yiru ni̱nggu̱ duwau!>>But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Nu̱wa tu̱mgu̱we̱ bo̱nggo̱ nu̱wa bu Israila yi̱ wundu bu ci̱ka puuri su li̱yangai̱ wa.>>He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

25Nu̱re̱ wii baa kun kwiyei gawu̱ri̱ ye̱i̱ ce̱ ki̱n, <<Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra kalangge̱.>>The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

26Yesu le̱e̱ ki̱n <<Yaa kundi nu̱wa ba de̱ je̱e̱ndi̱ bakwarai ba nyi̱i̱ baindi.>>But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27A nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra, to̱o̱ ji̱re̱, kana baindi je̱e̱ tu ywiyongo bo̱nggo̱ ne̱re̱ yo̱.>>“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Ma yo̱o̱gi̱ nu̱re̱ wu yi̱ le̱e̱gu̱ ji̱rau̱! Nu̱wa ni̱ngami̱nu̱ we̱i̱ tu ma kasu̱gu̱.>> Ki̱nangu̱ kwii bwe̱e̱canga yo̱ yi̱la.“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

29Yesu du po̱o̱ wii a mwati̱ kali̱nggu̱ ku Galili. A ge̱ro̱ ci̱ngu̱ si̱n si̱ye̱i̱.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

30Nu̱wa tum baa bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ de̱e̱ gu̱wo̱ngi̱ yi̱ kermo yi̱ ne̱re̱ wu mwar bo̱rgi̱, yi̱ bapi̱me̱ yi̱ nu̱wa bu bu̱ri̱ pmai yaa cingcing a bo̱nggo̱ Yesu, a mi̱ra pma, pma yi̱langa.Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

31Nu̱wa bwii riyanga bu̱ri̱ pu pma ko̱ bapi̱me̱ ce̱gu̱ ci̱ye̱u̱, gu̱wo̱ngi̱ a yi̱la, ne̱re̱ wu mwar bo̱rgi̱ a so̱ngma, kermo ko̱gu̱ si̱ma. Bu̱ri̱ pma te̱re̱nga Yamba wu Israila.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

32Yesu yi̱we̱ kwati̱mba ya a sa pma ki̱n, <<N nu̱u̱gu̱ bunam nu̱wa bo̱o̱, di̱ngi̱n pma ni̱nga daa kunong kem yi̱ mi anda yi yaa je̱e̱ndi̱ tu yi je̱i̱, n yaa kasi̱ baa mwatanga yi̱ ju̱ne̱, ko̱ mwa ba jaanga so̱ngma nyinou ka wuni mwatangu.>>Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

33Kwati̱mba ya pi̱ra ki̱n, <<Yi nyi̱ngga we̱i̱ je̱e̱ndi̱ tum pi̱yau̱ pi̱na gu̱lai̱ tu yirmanu we̱i̱ nu̱wa bu tum bo̱o̱?>>The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

34Yesu pi̱ra pma ki̱n, <<Bu bo̱o̱ yi̱ ku̱maa so̱no̱?>> Pma nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Yi bo̱o̱ yi̱ ku̱maa a nibiyo yi̱ jindi banyi̱na.>>“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35Yesu sa nu̱wa bu tum bwii ki̱n ba si̱ndi̱ si̱ye̱ndi̱ si̱ma.And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36A de̱ ku̱maa wu nibiyo wii yi̱ jindi swii a wananga Yamba, a ge̱le̱nga nyi̱i̱ kwati̱mba ya, kwati̱mba ya cwaanga nu̱wa bwii.Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

37Pma je̱e̱ riyanga mwa mwa. Kwati̱mba ya ku̱ranga bubiringi tu nyonai a twanga taci̱ngi̱ nibiyo.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

38Ku̱ci̱ nu̱wa bu je̱ je̱e̱ndi̱ wa lam tedu ni̱i̱, yaa mu̱ri̱nggi̱ nu̱ru̱mba yi̱ bakwara.A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

39Go̱ro̱ pu Yesu tu̱m pma mwatanga, a diiro konggoru a yeri bo̱nggo̱ndi̱ Magadan.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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