Matthew 22 (XSN)

1Na Yeso kang beka ne angmǝ a gerpo na,Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“A era kedeya togomo ta shili kaa ogomo yende ooka wa eze kena ka wai ozǝnggǝ amare.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3Na wa tong azara wai kane rare aromo aaka a baale ne o ozǝnggǝ me, na aromo amea a baale ne neta deya ne.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Na wa kang tongha azara wai yende nawa beka ne na, “Alena ka e bekaa andaaka a baale ne o ozǝnggǝ na, maa goro na ma core bena be lome be mate eena, epaolya ee yengha, amara ekeeya ane de.”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“Na andaaka a belene o amare me ta bala nee ne, na komana ale o ale awai, ondo wa ale ara awai, aa ondo ale ba ara ejamane awai.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6O dangare one moke azara ame nane ole ne, a ne wong ne.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Ogomo me wa munggi aa cak, na wa tong ana otesa ageza aa moole awai, na ne wong aromo me, aane ese apeng ame ka ola aa pat.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Na wa bekaa azara awai na, ‘Amara ekeeya o amare me, aa andaaka a bele ne ta gwara ne de ne.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Tareze na marona, apate ondooka e laka ee bekaa wai na wa de ara o zǝnggǝ o amare me.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Na azara me ale na ne rare apate andaaka nee laka, ana edang kaa ana odera edang, nyimia na apanza ogiishi me ka ageng.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“Aa nangka ogomo me wa lyǝ kawa laka ageng me, na wa laka ondo zora madibi ma ozǝnggǝ.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Na wa pirkǝ wai na, ‘Oja, aa wiinia na ba lyǝ arakaana zora o amba madibi ma ozǝnggǝ ne?’ Na oromo me ta ama obeka eyapa ne.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13“Na ogomo me bekaa azara awai na, ‘Tera na taara ka tobona te wai, e tare wai a nyimi maring maa bo, ara aka ayo ruuzi ka ononza tuuni.’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“O bena aromo acakea aa rare, aa aromo a baate aa zaka.’ ”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Na maParisa gere orona ooka neyo moke kai aa nyimi angmǝ a kai.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Na ne tong ana otare one ka aromo a Hiridus yende, na ne beka ana, “Ondo baala, te rose beka ana bo ondo baala epengngha, o kang baala komaname orona Ashili, ota zaka ondo ne, ba jeka komaname oyende a bo.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.

17Na beka aa ro epa eka ba laka, wa gwara te nya Kaisar emate makeke naa, na tana te nya nea?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Yeso ka rose ara aburu aaka aya anyong ane, naka bekaana, “Ying ana anyong aburu! Eya ka eya kedeya ong?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19“Worenna bemate beeka a arseze oma makeke mane.” Nane ca kai be dinari be me.Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20Na Yeso pirkǝ nee na ‘Mainu ka leze le mana ba azaa benna?’“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Nane kabare kai na, “Ma Kaisar.” Na Yeso bekaa nee na, “Na nya na Kaisar epa eka e Kaisar e, ee nya Ashili epa eka a Ashili e.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Nangka ne kona nyimi, na epa eme tere ne ukpwei, aane ale o ale one.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23A lengme leme, na maSadukiya ka ne beyaana ata eere malo ogwǝ ne, na ne pirkǝ kai,That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24nane bekana, ‘Mosa wa bekaa na oromo wa gbwǝ zora ayana, orone o wai cikǝ kaa kandaye kame ka ka ngmengze wai ayana.’“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.

25Arone sondaare zene aa nyimi oro. Obora wa ana ondaaye, nawa gbwi zora kena, na ondaadimǝ wai cikǝ kaa ondaaye me.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Nyimia ondaadimǝ wai o leere, kaa o taaro, nyimia epame e ale a dukǝ pate one aa sondaare.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27O maare apat, na ondaye me ma wa gbwi.And last of all, the woman died.

28Na nannameena, aa lengme le o era malo ogbwǝ, wayo itǝ ondaaye mana a nyimi one, ka pate one nee cikǝ kaa wai?In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Na Yeso bekaa nee na, madoola maying ta orona ne, ka eta rose angmǝ Ashili ka awela ne, kangza eta rose legoone le Ashili ne.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Lengme le o era malo ogbwǝ, o anza ondaye ta rene ne, aa onya ondaye kaa o oteze one a todo to rene ne, aza obena neyo kurǝ na atoma Ashili odera lepung aaza shili.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Azaa o era malo o gbwǝ, eta ee tukǝ o soola epaeka Ashili a beke aying ne na? A bekaana,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Mia Ashili a Ibraheng, Ashili a Ishaku, kaa Ashili a Yakubu.’ Ashilia a pate andaaka neya ka ebeene, ana o gbwizǝ tazane.”‘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.”

33Nangka aromome ne kona nyimi, na epa eme tere ne ukpwei.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Nangka maParisa ne kone ana Yeso ka toza maSadukiya, nane gwaara tukpwei,And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35ondo o baala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa aa nyimi one, wa eze Yeso be pirǝ adorana wa cǝ kawa meke kai.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36Nawa bena, “Ondo o baala, oyeme kala ogongha a nyimi makili ma Mosa?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Na Yeso kabare wai na, “Yeme Ateokora Ashili au kaa pate lenyong leo, kaa pate ebeene o, ka opate madoola mau.”Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Onna obora kawa kala aa gongha apate.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Makili o leere ome kang ya na obora, ‘Yeme ondooka waya ating o na ukpwei o.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Pate o baala o Mosa ka ana o beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili, ma ya azaa makili ma leere maana.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Nangka maParisa ma yende ne kurkǝnǝng ara yende, na Yeso ka pirkǝ ne na,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Eya madoola maying aza Almasipu? Kai kena ka manaa?” Nane kabare kai na, ‘Kena ka Daoda kai.’“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Na Yeso bekaane na, “Na a wiinia na Daoda beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Obere o Sangsang, na wa rare kai na ‘Ateokora’? Aa wa bekana,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44‘Ateokora wa beka aa Ateokora ong na, “Cikǝ o ara o re ong, seeka ma eke ana o nyana o, aa tetau te tobona teo.” ’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Na Daoda wa rara Almasipu na ‘Ateokora’, aa wiinia aaka itǝ kena ka wai?So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Ondo ta wa ama kabare a Yeso ne. O era a lengme leme, ondo ta wa kang ama o pirkǝ okai ne.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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