Matthew 18 (WJA)

1A dwii jo̱re̱ kwati̱mba Yesu wa baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ a pi̱rgu̱ ki̱n, <<Wu gwala yi̱ gi̱ra we̱ a lau̱ ku diyou?>>At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Yesu yi̱we̱ babwiya wu banyi̱na a ruwo cu̱di̱ pmaJesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3a ce̱ ki̱n, <<N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ ko̱po̱ ka bu waka bu̱ri̱ bu yo̱o̱ ci̱ka babwiya wu banyi̱na, ka yi̱to̱ ne̱, yaa wu diru we̱i̱ lau̱ ku diyou.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ kana we̱ wu cingo dwii ye̱i̱ ci̱ka babwiya wu banyi̱na, yo̱o̱ we̱i̱ wu gwala yi̱ gi̱ra a lau̱ ku diyou.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Kana we̱ wu yi̱ babwiya banyi̱na ci̱ka wuna di̱ngi̱n din mi, a yi̱ngge̱.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6<<Anda kana we̱ wu diini wu wiino mi̱ri̱nggi̱ bu nyi̱ti̱ti̱, bu puu ji̱re̱ yi̱ mi wa ba yaranga a we̱le̱m, kujang nu̱wa ba kwangman yo̱ ni̱i̱ du duuyi a kwii ba manna mi̱ri̱nggi̱ kali̱nggu̱ ba bwaa.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7To̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ bunam a si̱ma, di̱ngi̱n nyindi we̱le̱m tagi̱ ba baa, anda yo̱o̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ri̱ bunam a bo̱nggo̱ ne̱re̱ wu de̱ yari.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8<<Ka wai mau yi̱ naa mau diiminu we̱i̱ we̱le̱m wai, ma mwar ya, ma man si̱ye̱i̱! Kujang ma nyi̱ngga pi̱i̱ma bu yaa mati̱gu̱ wa, yaa wari yi̱ mwari yi̱ ku nu̱wa manu we̱i̱ mwa mwa wari mai yi̱ mwar mai mi̱ri̱nggu̱ bwalau ku yaa dumdu.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

9Ka nung mo̱ diimini we̱i̱ we̱le̱m wai, podo ma man si̱ye̱i̱! Kujang ma nyi̱ngga pi̱i̱ma yi̱ nung wiino yi̱ ku nu̱wa manmi̱nu̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ nundi ro̱p a bwalau ku yaa dumdu.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10<<Su̱wa kii, bu cedi ya kana we̱ cu̱du̱ bu nyi̱ti̱ti̱ bo̱o̱. N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ bacamandi pmai su diyou kana pe̱ne̱ pe̱ne̱ bo̱o̱ gawu̱ri̱ Mbaa mi wu diyou.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

11Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ baa di̱ngi̱n ba mi̱ra pma bu li̱yanggi̱ wa.Not in the BSB

12Bu dangani̱ mi̱n? Ka ne̱re̱ wu kangge̱ wo̱o̱ yi̱ puuri wo̱o̱n anda wu wiino li̱yari̱, na du̱r su kun to̱ro̱ su̱r to̱ro̱ swii a taagu̱ taawu̱ a ci̱ngu̱, ba mwati̱ ba kasanga puure wu wiino wu li̱ya wii ru?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13Ka nyi̱ngai̱, n sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ ni̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱ de̱gde̱g a dwii puure wiino wii gwalu we̱i̱ su kun to̱ro̱ su̱r to̱ro̱ su li̱yani̱ bu swii.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14Yi̱to̱ mwaasi̱, Mbaa mbi̱re̱ wu diyou yaa kasi̱ kana wiino mi̱ri̱nggi̱ bu nyi̱ti̱ti̱ bo̱o̱ ba li̱yanga.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15Ka bago̱n mo̱ ni̱ngami̱n we̱le̱m, ma amna bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ ma ju̱ku̱ yo̱ li̱yari̱ ye̱i̱, dwii mbi̱r ro̱p ti̱bak. Ka kar twiyau ma mi̱ra bago̱n mo̱.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Anda ka, ka bu twiyau ne̱ ma de̱ ne̱re̱ wiino kana nu̱wa ro̱p kem yi̱ mo̱, palaka kana ca tu ma se̱e̱ ba yo̱o̱ ji̱re̱ a cu̱du̱ nu̱wa ro̱p kana kunong bu twii se̱e̱daki̱ bwii.But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17Pero ka kwa kagu twiyau ma de̱e̱ bo̱nggo̱ ikkilisiya, ka kwaa kagu twiyau ikkilisiya, bu de̱e̱ twii ne̱re̱ wu so̱m bu Yamba yi̱ ne̱re̱ wu yi̱ri̱ janggal.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18<<Pero n wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ kana ca tu bu kwe̱e̱ a si̱ma a kwauwa a diyou tu bu pe̱ra a si̱ma a pe̱rwa a diyou.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19<<Bambang n cwatugu sagu̱mbi̱ru̱, kana pe̱ne̱ pe̱ne̱ ka nu̱wa ro̱p cu̱du̱ mbi̱ri̱ ne̱ci̱ dwii a pi̱naa si̱ma, ce̱ ku̱ru̱ a dwii kana ca Mbaa mi wu diyou ni̱nga mbi̱ru̱ we̱i̱.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

20Di̱ngi̱n pu nu̱wa ro̱p kana kunong ku̱ranga bu̱ri̱ yi̱ din mi, n wo̱o̱ kem yi̱ pma.>>For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Bur Bitrus baa bo̱nggo̱ Yesu a pi̱ra ki̱n, <<Mbaa Wu gi̱ra, n paramanu we̱i̱ bago̱n mi sukom daa so̱no̱, ka ni̱nga ngin we̱le̱m? Daa nibiyo ru?Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Yaa yi̱to̱, yaa daa nibiyo, anda kun nibiyo daa nibiyo.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka balaa wu kangge̱ wu kasi̱ ba su̱wa gi̱na yo̱ wu bo̱nggo̱ ke̱waa ya.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Pu toso su̱gu̱, nu̱wa de̱mu̱we̱ yo̱ ke̱we̱ yo̱ wu po̱ng tale̱nti̱ tedu kwap.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Ke̱we̱ wii yaa ku pu bu yagu ci̱n dwii, di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra yo̱ wii a diina nu̱wa ba te̱e̱ ba cuu yo̱ kem yi̱ nu̱ru̱ yo̱ yi̱ kwaraya yi̱ mwa mwa yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu wo̱o̱ yi̱ to̱no̱i̱ ba ya ci̱ne̱ dwii.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

26Ke̱we̱ wii a yara kun kwiyou yi̱ dinendi a gawu̱ri̱ balaa a ce̱ ki̱n, <Ni̱nga kanadi yi̱ mi, n senggu mau, n yami̱nu̱ we̱i̱ kana ca!>Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra yo̱ wii nu̱u̱ bunam yo̱u̱, a duu ci̱n dwii, a dwiya mwati̱.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28Bur ne̱re̱ wii baa kaanga yi̱ basi̱n wu̱rai̱ yo̱ wu kangge̱ wu po̱ng yo̱ dinari wo̱o̱n. A te̱e̱ kwi̱i̱ a ce̱gu̱ ki̱n, <Yangge̱ ci̱ne̱ mi!>But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29Basi̱n wu̱rai̱ yo̱ a kun kwiyou yi̱ dinendi a gawu̱ri̱ ye̱i̱ a senggo ki̱n, <Ni̱nga kanadi yi̱ mi, n yami̱nu̱ we̱i̱!>So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30Anda a kwaa, waka a de̱e̱ manna jaru̱m ko̱po̱ ku ya yo̱ ci̱ne̱ ye̱i̱.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31Ku ke̱waa bu kangga bwii ko̱ tu ni̱ng wai gaanggi̱r pmai bwiiwa, pma aanda sa ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra pma kana ca tu ni̱ng wai.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra wii yi̱we̱ ke̱we̱ wii a se̱e̱ ki̱n, <Ma ke̱we̱ wu yi̱ tu̱we̱, n yapa mi̱n cine mai̱ mwa mwa, di̱ngi̱n ma sengangge.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Daabu na ma nu̱u̱ bunam bago̱n mo̱ ke̱we̱ ci̱ka ku n nu̱u̱ bunam mau ru?>Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra yo̱ wii suko wang, a manni̱ ke̱we̱ wii jaru̱m, nu̱wa ba turongo ko̱po̱ ka yar ci̱ne̱ dwii mwa mwa.>>In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35<<To̱o̱ tu n Mbaa mi wu diyou ni̱nga manu we̱i̱ kana wo̱no̱ mbi̱re̱ ko̱po̱ ka bu paraman sukom kambaa yi̱ gaanggu̱ kiino.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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