Matthew 22 (WJA)

1Yesu sa pma ci̱ye̱i̱ du balanggai̱ do̱ng ki̱n,Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2<<Lau̱ ku diyou ci̱ka balaa wu ni̱nga waandi laabwiya bo̱l yo̱.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3A tu̱m ke̱waa ya ba sa ci̱ye̱i̱ nu̱wa bu yo̱ yi̱we̱ wa ba baanga waandi swii anda pma kwaanga baaggu.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4<<A pero tu̱m ke̱waa bu kangga a ce̱ ki̱n, Bu sa pma bu nu̱wa sa pma ci̱ye̱i̱ wa mi̱n n mata me̱ne̱nggu̱ je̱e̱ndi̱. N laca go̱mto̱ro̱ngi̱ yi̱ tanggi mi su mwalanggi̱, kana ca me̱ne̱nggi̱. Bambe̱ waandi laabwiya.>Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5<<Anda pma yaa ku ka twiyau, pma mwatanga, bu kangga aanda ko̱ndo̱u̱, bu kangga aanda lummo.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6Bu kangga taa ke̱waa bwii a turongo pma, a laca pma.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Balaa wii suko wang. A tu̱m kacara ya laca nu̱wa bu laca ke̱waa bwii, a taa gwe̱i̱ dwii mwa mwa.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8<<Pero a sa ke̱waa ya bu tu̱ma bwii ki̱n, <Waandi laabwiya si̱na ci̱pi̱gi̱ anda nu̱wa bu n gi̱ci̱la n tu̱m man pma wa pma yinnibu ba baanga.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Ambi̱ra nyindi su mi̱ri̱nggi̱ gwe̱i̱ bu sa ci̱ye̱i̱ kana we̱ wu bu nyi̱ngga ba baa waandi si̱na.>Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ ke̱waa bwii mwati̱ a po̱nggu̱ nyindi a ku̱ranga nu̱wa mwa mwa bu nyi̱ngga wa, bu nyaa wa yi̱ bu bwi̱i̱ wa, laa laabwiya twangwa yi̱ ru̱nggu̱wa.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11<<Pu balaa diiro ba ko̱ ru̱nggu̱wa, a ko̱ ne̱re̱ wu kangge̱ wu yaa se̱e̱ laabwiya.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12A pi̱ra ki̱n, <Basi̱nte̱, a ni̱ng we̱i̱ nye̱ ma dimmuwe pi̱na yaa se̱e̱ laabwiya?> Ne̱re̱ wii yaa pu̱u̱na.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13<<Balaa wii sa ke̱waa ya bu su̱gu̱ pma bwii ki̱n, <Twala wari yi̱ mwari ma yikiyo twalange̱ ma manna pu yi̱ ku̱mji̱la, pma jii we̱i̱ wiindi yi̱ dumonggu nyi̱yau̱.>Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14<<Nu̱wa bu nu̱wa yi̱yanga wa tum, anda bu nu̱wa se̱ka wa banyi̱na.>>For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Bu̱ri̱ Parisayo twiyongo twalange̱ a kasa nyindi, ba ciman Yesu tandau a bo̱nggo̱ ce̱u̱ ye̱i̱.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Pma suka kwati̱mba pma kem yi̱ nu̱wa Hiridus wa pma ce̱ ki̱n, <<Ku̱lu̱me̱, yi so̱ma mai ji̱re̱. Pero ma ju̱ku̱r nyinou Yambau̱ yi̱ ji̱re̱, ma yaa se̱ki̱ nu̱wa, ma de̱ nu̱wa mwa mwa wai̱yo̱u̱ wiino.>>They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

17Yo̱ko̱ sa yiro, a ko̱gu̱ mo̱u̱ ci̱maci̱ma yi ya janggal Balaa Kaisar ru, ba yari̱ ya ru?>>So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Yesu so̱m dangandi̱ pmai tu bwi̱i̱, a ce̱ ki̱n, <<Mba nu̱wa bu yi̱ batal wa, di̱ngi̱n ca bu kasi̱ bu ciingin mu tandau?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Bu ju̱ku̱nggi̱ ke̱n du nu̱wa yari̱ janggal dwii.>> Pma de̱ nyi̱i̱ya,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20a ce̱ ki̱n, <<Wekilei yi̱ din di̱naa du we̱i̱?“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Pma ce̱ ki̱n, <<Do̱o̱ du Balaa Kaisar.>> A sa pma ki̱n, <<Bu nyi̱i̱ Balaa Kaisar tu yo̱o̱gi̱ tu Balaa Kaisar, pero bu nyi̱i̱ Yamba tu yo̱o̱gi̱ tu Yambai̱.>>“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Pu pma nu̱wa yi̱to̱ pma ri̱yanga bu̱ri̱. Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ pma mwatanga.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23A dwii nyanggi̱ Sadukayo pma bu ce̱ ki̱n, wunonggu bo̱o̱ru̱ ya, pma baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ yi̱ pi̱ra.That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24Pma ce̱ ki̱n, <<Ku̱lu̱me̱, Musa sa yiro ki̱n ka ne̱re̱ bo̱o̱ri̱ yaa kwaraa ne̱, tagi̱ ci̱ya yo̱ ba yiki wu̱tu̱ko̱lo̱ wii palaka ba bi̱man kwaraa ci̱ya yo̱.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25Bo̱o̱ yi̱ nu̱wa bu kangga nibiyo twii ci̱yamba bu̱ri̱ a cu̱du̱ yi̱ri̱. Wu gi̱ra pmo ni̱nga laabwiya a bwaa, yake̱ ku yaa kwaraa a du nu̱re̱ yo̱ ci̱ya yo̱.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Yi̱to̱ mwaasi̱ a ni̱ngi̱ wa yi̱ wu ro̱p yi̱ kunong be̱ wu nibiyo ye̱i̱.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Cwata go̱ro̱u̱ yo̱u̱, nu̱re̱ wii bwaa.And last of all, the woman died.

28Yo̱ko̱ sa yiro, yake̱ ku ni̱ng pma mwa mwa pmau nibiyo ko̱, a nyanggu̱ wunggu bo̱o̱re̱, yo̱o̱ we̱i̱ nu̱re̱ we̱?>>In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Bu li̱yanga di̱ngi̱n bu so̱m bu tu De̱mte̱e̱re̱ ci̱ye̱i̱, pero bu so̱m bu di̱mbi̱r Yamba.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Nyanggu̱ wunonggi bo̱o̱re̱, nu̱wa na ni̱ngi̱ laabwiya, kana ba nyi̱i̱ laabwiya, pma yo̱o̱ we̱i̱ ci̱ka bacamandi a diyou Yambau̱.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Anda dwii wunggu bo̱o̱re̱, bu ce̱ bu tu Yamba sambi̱ra ru? Yamba sambi̱ra ki̱n,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32<Mi n Yamba wu Ibrahim, Yamba wu Icaku, Yamba wu Yakubu.> Yo̱ yaa yo̱o̱gi̱ Yamba wu nu̱wa bu bwaanggi̱ wa, yo̱ yo̱o̱gi̱ Yamba nu̱wa bu yi̱ pi̱i̱ma wa.>>‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33Pu nu̱wa tum nu̱wa yi̱to̱ pma ri̱yanga bu̱ri̱ yi̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu ju̱ku̱ya.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Pu Parisayo nu̱wa ki̱n Yesu diini Sadukayo si̱ndi̱ si̱ye̱i̱ to̱k, pma ku̱ranga bu̱ri̱.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Wu wiino pmo wu so̱m te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ wang, a cu̱u̱ yo yi̱ wuna pi̱ra.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36<<Ku̱lu̱me̱, mi̱ri̱nggi̱ te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ du gwala yi̱ gi̱ru̱ do̱no̱?>>“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Ma kangman Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra Yamba mo̱ yi̱ gaanggu̱ mo̱u̱ mwa mwa, yi̱ bawei mai mwa mwa yi̱ dangandi̱ mai mwa mwa.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38To̱o̱ te̱e̱re̱ du gawu̱ri̱yo̱ yi̱ du gwala yi̱ gi̱ru̱.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Du ro̱p ye̱i̱ ci̱ka do̱o̱ mwaasi̱, <Ma kangman bapun mo̱ ci̱ka bu̱ri̱ mai.And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ yi̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu banabi̱ndi̱ ju̱ku̱ri̱ mwa mwa daangi̱ laa te̱e̱ri̱ngi̱ tu ro̱p to̱o̱.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Pu bo̱o̱ Parisayo bo̱o̱ ku̱ranggi̱ bu̱ru̱, Yesu pi̱ra pma ki̱n,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42<<Bu dangani̱ ca dwii Masiya? Yo̱o̱gi̱ bo̱l we̱?>> Pma nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<To̱o̱ bo̱l Dawud.>>“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43A sa pma ki̱n, <<Di̱ngi̱n ca ki̱, Dawud ce̱ ci̱ye̱i̱ yi̱ di̱mbi̱re̱ Bawei du Walwal, a yi̱gu̱ Masiya ki̱n Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra? Di̱ngi̱n a ce̱ ki̱n,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44<<Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra sa Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra mi <Si̱n si̱ye̱i̱ wai mu wu je̱u̱ ko̱po̱ ka n diini bace̱mba ma ku̱u̱ mo̱u̱.>>>‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Ka Dawud yi̱ Masiya ki̱n, Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra wai, <<A ni̱ngwa nye̱ ba yo̱o̱ bo̱l yo̱?>>So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Yaa wu pu̱n ci̱ye̱i̱, yake̱ kwii nyanggu̱ yaa wu pero ni̱nggu̱ ma yo̱ pi̱randi̱.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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