Matthew 24 (WJA)

1Yesu du laa Yambau̱, a mwatugu, kwati̱mba ya baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ pma ju̱ku̱gu̱ yo̱ mwe̱e̱ndi̱ twii.As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2A sa pma ki̱n, <<Bu ko̱gu̱ ti̱na yi̱ri̱ngi̱ mwa mwa, n sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ Yaa swe̱li̱ du nu̱wa duru we̱i̱ a dwii bago̱n yo̱, kana do̱no̱ nu̱wa kwiyanu we̱i̱.>>“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3Pu bo̱o̱ Yesu wo̱o̱ pi̱su̱ dwii Ci̱ngu̱ Souri Setun, kwati̱mba ya baanga bo̱nggo̱ yo̱u̱ wu̱lak pma ce̱ ki̱n, <<Sayiro, to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ ni̱ngdu̱ we̱i̱ pe̱ne̱ pero somdi bagu̱ mai ca, yi̱ daandi su cwata go̱ro̱i̱?>>While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Yesu nyi̱i̱ le̱e̱ ki̱n, <<Bu ruun tu̱we̱ kana we̱ ba ciye mbi̱ri̱ ya.Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5Di̱ngi̱n nu̱wa tum baanga we̱i̱ yi̱ din mi, a ce̱gu̱ ki̱n, <N yo̱o̱gi̱ Masiya,> pero pma ciyonu we̱i̱ nu̱wa tum.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6Ka bu nu̱u̱ ce̱wi̱ kwai wundu wundu, anda bu nu̱u̱ ya gwasi̱, tagi̱ to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ ba ni̱ngi̱ wa, anda bo̱o̱ nyanggu̱ ku cwata go̱ro̱u̱ baa bu.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7Si̱ma wunmanu we̱i̱ si̱ma, lau̱ wunmanu we̱i̱ lau̱. Ju̱ne̱ yari we̱i̱ pero si̱ma si̱ktu̱ we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱ pe̱ndi̱ wundu wundu.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8To̱o̱ mwa mwa to̱o̱ toson taa ku̱u̱lu̱.All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9<<Nu̱wa diinu we̱i̱ nu̱wa ba pumbiri ku̱u̱le̱, pero ba lacambi̱ra, bambam nu̱wa bu si̱ma mwa mwa kwaambi̱ri̱ we̱i̱ di̱ngi̱n mi.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10A dwii jo̱re̱ nu̱wa tum yaranu̱ we̱i̱ mi̱ri̱nggi̱ le̱e̱gu̱ ji̱re̱i̱, cuuru we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱ pmai pero kwaa we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱.At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

11Pero banabi̱ndi̱ leendi twiyongo we̱i̱ tum, pero ciyonu we̱i̱ nu̱wa tum.and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

12Tu̱we̱ cwatu we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱ di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ kangam nu̱wa tum ni̱ngu̱ we̱i̱ yu̱tu̱tu̱.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

13Anda kana we̱ wu bo̱o̱ gaanggu̱ lam nyanggu̱ ku pungu nyi̱i̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ mi̱rma.But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14Anda ko̱po̱ ka nu̱wa wasi̱r ci̱ye̱i̱ du teng du lau̱ Yambau̱ kana pi̱yau̱ a si̱ma mwa mwa di̱ngi̱n nu̱wa mwa mwa ba nu̱wa, anda nyanggu̱ cwata go̱ro̱ baa.And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15<<Ka bu kwe̱yi̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ pu̱si̱ twii tu de̱e̱ se̱ntanggi̱, pi̱ti̱ndi̱ pu walwal a Laa Yambau̱ ci̱ka tu banabi̱ Daniel bala ki̱n, yama kana we̱ wu ce̱gu̱ di̱naa ci̱ye̱i̱ ba ku̱ranga to̱o̱.So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

16A dwii jo̱re̱, yama pma bu mi̱ri̱nggi̱ Yudaya wa ba ceendo cingiri.then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17Kana we̱ wu dwii kani ba julo ya di̱ngi̱n ba de̱e̱ kana ca a lai̱.Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18Kana we̱ wu wo̱o̱ ko̱ndo̱u̱ ba waata ya lai̱ de̱gu̱ gatangamau.And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

19A kwii nyanggu̱, nu̱ru̱mba bu yi̱ rwiiyengi wa yi̱ bu pu̱u̱gu̱ nyi̱i̱ kwaraa wa, ni̱ngamanu̱ we̱i̱ pma yi̱ buu.How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

20Bu ce̱ ku̱ru̱ cuu mbi̱ru̱ ba yo̱o̱ ya yi̱ jundu kana nyanggu̱ Sabadu.Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21Di̱ngi̱n a dwii jo̱re̱ nu̱wa ti̱i̱ we̱i̱ ku̱u̱lu̱ wang, wu bo̱o̱ nu̱wa ti̱i̱ bu ti̱i̱gu̱ yake̱ toson taa si̱mau̱ ko̱po̱ yo̱ko̱, pero yaa ku perdu we̱i̱.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22Ka na nu̱wa gwandi̱la bu daandi swii ne̱ yaa wu yi̱lu̱ we̱i̱, anda di̱ngi̱n pma bu Yamba se̱ka wa, nu̱wa gwandi̱la daandi swii.If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

23A dwii jo̱re̱ kana we̱ ka ce̱e̱ ki̱n, <Ko̱, Masiya yo̱ wuna!> kana ce̱ ki̱n, <Yo̱ wii!> bu le̱e̱ ya ji̱re̱ yi̱ to̱no̱.At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

24Di̱ngi̱n Masiya wu leendi yi̱ banabi̱ndi̱ leendi twiyongo we̱i̱, pero ni̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ ri̱yandi̱ bu̱ri̱ ba we̱le̱nga kana bu nu̱wa Yamba se̱ka pma wa, ka pma puu we̱i̱ wai.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

25Bu su̱wa, n sambi̱ra ki̱lang, bo̱o̱ jo̱r ni̱nga bu.See, I have told you in advance.

26<<Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ kana we̱ wu sambi̱ra ki̱n, <Yo̱ wii a gu̱lai̱,> bu twiyoni ya, kana ce̱ ki̱n, <Yo̱ wuna mi̱ri̱nggi̱ kani̱,> bu le̱e̱ ya ji̱re̱ yi̱ to̱no̱.So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27Di̱ngi̱n ci̱ka ku nyi̱l gundu nyi̱ldi̱ do̱no̱me̱ nu̱wa kwe̱i̱ nyambi̱ranggu̱, yi̱to̱ yi̱ bagu̱ Bo̱l Ne̱re̱.For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Pu ko̱mdi̱ so̱o̱ mi̱ru̱, baperi ku̱rani̱ bu̱ri̱ pwii.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29<<Go̱ro̱ ku̱u̱li̱ wu daandi swii, a ki̱nangu̱, <Nyanggu̱ yo̱ we̱i̱ ku̱mji̱la, pero pwalau na swiiri bu̱ri̱, bajwari yaranga we̱i̱ diyou, pero yi̱ri̱ngi̱ tu diyou si̱ktu̱ we̱i̱ bu̱ri̱.>Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30<<A dwii jo̱re̱ somdi Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ twii we̱i̱ a diyou, pero mwa mwa duuri tu si̱ma bwi̱yanu̱ we̱i̱ gaanggu̱, ka pma kwe̱e̱ we̱i̱ Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ bagu̱ mi̱ri̱nggu̱ tinendi a diyou yi̱ di̱mbi̱re̱ yi̱ yi̱lau̱ wang.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31Yo̱ diinu we̱i̱ nu̱wa ba wuu jume yi̱ mi̱u̱ ba tu̱mmu̱ we̱i̱ bacamandi ye̱i̱, kana pi̱yau̱ ba ku̱ranga bu yo̱ se̱ka wa a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ ke̱ngandi̱ ni̱i̱ su si̱mai̱.And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32<<Yo̱ko̱ n kasi̱ bu ti̱langa to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ bo̱nggo̱ sou pwalgu̱. Ka bu kwe̱e̱ tosi bulugu, wandi̱ ye̱i̱ to̱ri̱ bu so̱ma mi̱n jundu ni̱nga ne̱m.Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

33Yi̱to̱ mwaasi̱, ka bu kwe̱e̱ to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ mwa mwa, bu so̱ma mi̱n a ni̱nga ne̱m, wo̱o̱ nyinou.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

34N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ nu̱wa bu si̱na daandi wa pma na bwaani̱ ko̱po̱ ka yi̱ri̱ngi̱ to̱o̱ mwa mwa ni̱ngdi̱ bu̱ri̱.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

35Diyou yi̱ si̱ma wo̱ru̱ we̱i̱ anda ci̱ye̱i̱ mi yaa ku̱ wo̱ru̱ we̱i̱ kana banyi̱na.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

36<<Yaa wu so̱m nyanggu̱ kwii kana jo̱r ye̱i̱, kana bacamandi su diyou, kana Bwi̱ya, bu̱ri̱ Mbaate̱.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

37Ci̱ka ku ni̱ngi̱ wa a daandi Nuhu, yi̱to̱ mwaasi̱ ni̱ndu̱ we̱i̱ a jo̱r bagu̱ Bo̱l Ne̱re̱.As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38Ci̱ka ku ni̱ngi̱ wa kami̱n daandi su jame̱ de̱e̱, nu̱wa je̱gu̱ yi̱ naagu, nu̱wa ni̱nggu̱ laabwiya yi̱ nyi̱i̱gu̱ laabwiya ko̱po̱ nyanggu̱ ku Nuhu diiro konggoru.For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

39Yaa ku pma so̱m tu ni̱ndu̱ we̱i̱, ko̱po̱ ku jame̱ baa de̱e̱ pma. Yo̱o̱ we̱i̱ yi̱to̱ a jo̱r du Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ baa we̱i̱.And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40Nu̱wa ki̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ nu̱wa ro̱p ko̱ndo̱u̱ nu̱wa de̱ru̱ we̱i̱ wiino, ba du wu wiino.Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41Nu̱wa nyi̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ nu̱ru̱mba ro̱p ko̱gu̱ yi̱ri̱ ni̱i̱ nu̱wa de̱ru̱ we̱i̱ wiino ba du wu wiino.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42<<Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱, bu ni̱nga pu swe̱ri̱gu̱ di̱ngi̱n bu so̱m bu nyanggu̱ ku Mbaa Wu Gi̱ra mbi̱ri̱ baa we̱i̱.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

43Anda n kasi̱ bu ku̱ranga mi̱n, ka ne̱re̱ wu laa wayau̱, na so̱m jo̱r du kuwe baa we̱i̱ yi̱ ku̱me̱ na swe̱ru̱ we̱i̱, yaa ku duru we̱i̱ kuwe ba diiwe laa yo̱u̱.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ bu si̱ya ci̱pi̱gi̱ bu̱ri̱, di̱ngi̱n Bo̱l Ne̱re̱ baa we̱i̱ a jo̱r du bu yaa te̱mandi̱.For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45<<Wii ke̱we̱ yo̱ we̱ wu yi̱ ji̱re̱ yi̱ pwi̱i̱, wu ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra yo̱ diin yo̱ ba su̱wa ke̱waa bu laa yo̱u̱ wa, ba nyi̱i̱ pma je̱e̱ndi̱ pmai ci̱maci̱ma a jo̱r du daa ye̱i̱?Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Wuure bo̱nggo̱ wo̱o̱ ne̱re̱, wu ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra yo̱ ka waatai ba ki̱nggi̱ we̱i̱ a ni̱nggu̱ wu̱rai̱ ye̱i̱ ci̱maci̱ma.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱, yo̱ cernu we̱i̱ ne̱re̱ wii a dwii gi̱na yo̱ mwa mwa.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48Ka ci̱ka ke̱we̱ wii yi̱ tu̱we̱ we̱i̱ pero sar bu̱ri̱ ye̱i̱ ki̱n, <Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra mi daawe̱ tum,>But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49pero tosi buwanggu kapi̱ma ke̱waa, pero yo̱ wun je̱gu̱ a naagu kem yi̱ ba naamba nyi̱nma.And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50Ne̱re̱ wu gi̱ra ke̱we̱ wii waata we̱i̱ a jo̱r du ne̱re̱ wii te̱man bu, pero a jo̱r du yo̱ so̱m bu,The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51baa pu̱u̱ we̱i̱ ku̱u̱le̱ wang, ba ne̱ca yo̱ yi̱ nu̱wa bu yi̱ batal wa, pu ji we̱i̱ wiindi yi̱ dumonggu nyi̱yau̱.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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