Matthew 6 (WJA)

1<<Bu ruun tu̱we̱, bu ni̱ngi̱ ya wu̱rangi̱ tu nyaayi mi̱n palaka nu̱wa ba ko̱. Ka bu ni̱ng yi̱to̱ yaa ku bu nyi̱ngu̱ we̱i̱ wo̱ri̱ri̱ bo̱nggo̱ Mbaa mbi̱re̱ wu diyou.“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2<<Di̱ngi̱n yi̱to̱ ka bu nyi̱i̱ yi̱ri̱ ne̱re̱ wu yaa to̱no̱ bu te̱e̱ri̱ ya, ci̱ka ku nu̱wa bu yi̱ batal wa ni̱ngu̱ a mi̱ri̱nggu̱ gi̱ri̱ndi̱ ku̱ri̱ yi̱ nyindi. Pma ni̱ngi̱ yi̱to̱ palaka nu̱wa ba wandi̱ pma. N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ pma nyi̱ngga wo̱ri̱ri̱ pmai.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

3Anda ka bu kalan ne̱re̱ wu yaa to̱no̱, kana basi̱n mo̱ wu ne̱m ba so̱m ya,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4palaka ni̱i̱ mai ba yo̱o̱ tukugi. Mbaa mo̱ wu kwe̱e̱yi̱ tu tukugi nyi̱i̱mi̱nu̱ we̱i̱ wo̱ri̱ri̱.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5<<Ka bu wuni ce̱gu̱ ku̱ru̱ bu ni̱ngi̱ yaa ci̱ka nu̱wa bu yi̱ batal wa! Pma kasi̱ ba ce̱ ku̱ru̱ a pi̱ti̱ndi̱ a gi̱ri̱ndi̱ ku̱ru̱ yi̱ ge̱nge̱lte̱ nyindi, palaka kana we̱ ba ko̱ pma. N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱, pma gi̱ci̱la nyi̱ngga wo̱ri̱ri̱ pmai mwa mwa.And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

6Anda mo̱, ka ma wunni ce̱gu̱ ku̱ru̱, ma dimno kane̱, ma laka nyinou, ma ce̱ ku̱ru̱ bo̱nggo̱ Mbaa mo̱ wu nu̱wa yaa kwe̱e̱yi̱. Mbaa mo̱ wu kwe̱e̱yi̱ tu tukugi nyi̱i̱mi̱nu̱ we̱i̱ wo̱ri̱ri̱.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

7<<Ka bu wunni ce̱gu̱ ku̱ru̱ bu ni̱ngi̱ ya pu perenggu, ci̱ka ku nu̱wa bu so̱m bu Yamba wa ni̱ngu̱, pma nu̱u̱ ci̱ka Yamba nu̱u̱ we̱i̱ pma di̱ngi̱n ce̱wi̱ pmai tu co̱ku̱ro̱k.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Bu ni̱ng ya yi̱to̱ di̱ngi̱n Mbaa mbi̱re̱ a so̱m tu bu kasi̱gi̱ yake̱ pu bo̱ bu senggo bu yo̱.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9Ti̱na nyinou wu bu ce̱ we̱i̱ ku̱ru̱: <<Mbaa yire wu wo̱o̱ diyou, nu̱wa ba nyi̱i̱ gi̱ru̱ din mai.So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Lau̱ mo̱u̱ ba baa, dangandi̱ mai ba ni̱ngwa si̱ma, ci̱ka ku ni̱ngu̱ bu̱ru̱ a diyou.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Ma puu yir je̱e̱ndi̱ tu reni.Give us this day our daily bread.

12Ma para sukom we̱le̱m yiru, ci̱ka ku yo mwa yi paraman sukom pma bu we̱le̱ yiru wa.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Ma de̱ yiri ya bo̱nggo̱ miyam, anda ma mi̱ra yiro bo̱nggo̱ wu bwi̱i̱ wii.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14<<Ka bu par sukom pma bu ni̱nga mbi̱r we̱le̱m wa, Mbaa mbi̱re̱ wu diyou yika mwaasi̱ para mbi̱r we̱i̱ sukom we̱le̱m mbi̱ru̱.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Anda ka bu kwaa pargu̱ sukom pma bu we̱la mbi̱r wa, yi̱to̱ mwaasi̱ Mbaa mbi̱re̱ yaa ku para mbi̱ru̱ we̱i̱ sukom we̱le̱m mbi̱ru̱.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16<<Anda ka bu de̱r cooji, bu bwiyani ya gaanggu̱ ci̱ka nu̱wa bu yi̱ batal wa. Pma caari̱ kau palaka kana we̱ ba ko̱ ki̱n pmai de̱gi̱ cooji. N wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ ji̱re̱ pma gi̱ci̱la nyi̱ngga wo̱ri̱ri̱ pmai mwa mwa.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

17Anda ka ma de̱r cooji ma car kau mau, ma swati̱ dwii mai,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18di̱ngi̱n nu̱wa ba so̱m ya ki̱n ma de̱gi̱ cooji bu̱ri̱ Mbaa mo̱, wu nu̱wa yaa kwe̱e̱yi̱, yo̱ so̱m we̱i̱. Anda Mbaa mo̱, wu kwe̱e̱yi̱ tu tukugi nyi̱i̱mi̱nu̱ we̱i̱ wo̱ri̱ri̱.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19Ma ruumani ya bu̱ri̱ mbi̱ri̱ gi̱na a si̱ma, pu bo̱bo̱ yi̱ saasa bwi̱yanu̱ we̱i̱, pero kuuwa ki̱nggu̱ we̱i̱ nyinou ba ji̱nda.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Anda bu ruu man bu̱ri̱ mbi̱ri̱ gi̱na diyou Yambau̱, pu bo̱bo̱ yi̱ saasa na bwiyani, pero kana kuuwa na pu re̱pu̱gu̱ ba ji̱nda.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Di̱ngi̱n pu gi̱na mo̱ wo̱o̱ mi̱ru̱, gaanggu̱ mo̱u̱ ko̱o̱ pwii.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22<<Nundi twii ke̱ndabwala bu̱ru̱. Ka nundi mai kundi wang, mwa mwa bu̱ri̱ mai twanggi yi̱ rangu̱.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Anda ka nundi yaa kundi ne̱, bu̱ri̱ mai mwa mwa si̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ ku̱mji̱la. Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ ka rang wu bu̱ri̱ mai twii ku̱mji̱la we̱i̱, ku̱mji̱la wu ma mi̱ri̱ wang!But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24<<Yaa ne̱re̱ wu ku̱ramanu̱ we̱i̱ si̱ma nu̱wa bu gi̱rawa ro̱p, ma kangmanu we̱i̱ wiino, ma kwaa wu kangge̱. Ma ce̱do̱ wu wiino, ma po̱ng wu kangge̱. Yaa ku ma ku̱ramanu̱ we̱i̱ si̱ma Yamba bambang ma ku̱raman si̱ma ke̱ne̱.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ n wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱, bu miyani ya bu̱ri̱ yi̱ pi̱i̱ma mba, yi̱ yi̱ri̱ tu bu je̱e̱ we̱i̱ yi̱ tu bu naa we̱i̱, kana se̱e̱ wu bu te̱e̱ru̱ we̱i̱ a bu̱ri̱. Pi̱i̱ma gwala bu je̱e̱ndi̱ ru? Bu̱ri̱ gwala bu se̱e̱ ru?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26Bu su̱wa yidi, pma yaa pi̱ri̱ yaa kaci̱, pero yaa gamani ba parna bindou, anda Mbaa mbi̱re̱ wu diyou pu pma je̱e̱ndi̱! Bu gwala bu yidi kwaara ru?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27Wii we̱ a cu̱du̱ mbi̱ri̱ di̱ngi̱n miyanggu bu̱ru̱ puu we̱i̱ cwatugu kana daa kiino a mi̱ri̱nggi̱ daa yo̱?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28<<Anda di̱ngi̱n ca bu miyani bu̱ru̱ di̱ngi̱n se̱e̱? Bu su̱wa pundi tu gu̱lai̱ gi̱ri̱, yaa pu ni̱nggu̱ kana ca di̱ngi̱n bu̱ri̱ pmai, yaa pu ba ni̱nga waandi di̱ngi̱n bu̱ri̱ pmai.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Anda n wo̱o̱ sagu̱mbi̱ru̱ kana Balaa Solomon yi̱ gi̱r yo̱u̱ mwa ni̱nga bu waandi si̱i̱ yi̱lau̱ ci̱ka to̱no̱.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Ka ce̱mbe̱re̱ Yamba pu ni̱ngaman si̱i̱ tu gu̱lai̱ waandi tu to̱o̱ reni anda pu̱nge̱ nu̱wa parnu we̱i̱ bwalau, dwiyaman mba te̱e̱ mbi̱ru̱ we̱i̱ se̱e̱, mba bu yi̱ dwal le̱e̱gu̱ ji̱re̱.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31<<Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱, bu miyani ya bu̱ri̱, bu ce̱gu̱ mi̱n, <Tu yi je̱e̱ we̱i̱ ca? Tu yi naa we̱i̱ ca? Tu yi te̱e̱ru̱ we̱i̱ ca?>Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Nu̱wa bu pma so̱m bu Yamba wa, a kasanggu̱ to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ mwa mwa, Mbaa mbi̱re̱ wu diyou a so̱m biiki mbi̱re̱.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Anda tu gawu̱ri̱yo̱, bu kasa lau̱ yo̱u̱ yi̱ pi̱su̱ wu nyaau a gawu̱ri̱ ye̱i̱, anda yo̱ nyi̱i̱mbi̱ri̱ we̱i̱ to̱o̱ yi̱ri̱ngi̱ mwa mwa.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Di̱ngi̱n to̱no̱ bu miyani ya bu̱ri̱ yi̱ punge, punge a yi̱ biiki yo̱. Kana ko̱no̱ nyanggu̱ yi̱ biiki yo̱.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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