Matthew 23 (XSN)

1Nangka aromo ne kurkǝnǝng ba cake kaa atoma kai, na Yeso bekaane na,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2“Ana obaala makili ma Mosa ka maParisa neya a nya ne uwǝri baala makili ma Mosa.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Azaa nyimi, tare na, eza pate epa eka ne beka ying, se na tane ezeze epa eka ne eze ne, ka ne baala aa neta ezeze epa eka ne baala ne.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Ne tesa aromo magogoro ma dendeng ka ma poba ana ba o malo, zora bekaana ne kankama ne ko ka lebo.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5“Ekeeya ene ne ezaa ka aromo laka. Ne ezaza a gwada a molemole ka angmǝ a Ashili aaka a wele kane tese a madong mane ka taara tone, ne dozeze se jǝng se eewo ka ma dukǝ tulung te ne, ba taara te madibi mane.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Ne kala ara o eme ne cikǝ ara cisǝ anda mole ara o zǝnggǝ, a ne kang cikǝ ba izi aa nyimi o dandaro Ashili.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Aa ne kang yeme a beeze ne okoo ba ara ejamane, aa kang rara ne na, ‘Ana obaala’.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8A ying, tana a rara ying ana ‘Ana obaala’ ne, ka ondo obaala o ying o yendea wai, aa pate oying arone ai.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Tana e rare ondo orambo na ana ‘Ate’ ne. Eya ka Ate a yendea ka aya zaa shili.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10A tana rara ying ‘Andaano’ ne, obena eya ka ondoono o yendea belle, kaya Almasipu.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Wai ka wa kala ogongha ba nyimi oying wayo itǝ ozara oying.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Pate ondo oka wa ara ukpwei, ayo jǝpǝrǝ wai. Aa pate ondo oka wa jǝpǝrǝ ukpwei, ayo ara wai.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13Eyo zitǝ, ying ana o baala makili ma Mosa ka maParisa, kaa ana rendaza! E pate aromo abuudu o lyǝ aa togomo te zaa shili, yingha tukpwei teying eta lyǝ ne, aa kang nara ana o eme ne lyǝ.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14Eyo zitǝ, ana o baala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa ka maParisa, ana o rendaza! E lyeeze magogoro ma andaye aka andaleme ane a gbwizǝ, e beya angmǝ ka Ashili o eo adorana aa laka ying. Azaa nyimi, o zitǝ oying wayo kala o komana.Not in the BSB

15Eyo zitǝ, ana obaala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa ka maParisa, kaa ana o rendaza! E taare manyi ma gong, e aleze a makeke macangcang ba ogera ondo o kurǝ Ashili oyende. Aa e cǝ wai, e kang ote wa kala ying o wilǝ.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16Eyo zitǝ, ying arǝ aaka ne windǝ aromo. E beeze na, ‘Ondo wa tono ka akwilǝ Ashili, eyapa taza ne, aa wa tono ka ozinari o akwilǝ Ashili, otono me yo lya wai.’Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17Ying arǝ, a rara! Oyeng ome kala ogongha, ozinari na, akwilǝ Ashili oka wa kwizǝzǝ ozinari e?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18E beeze na, ‘Ondooka wa tono kaa ara o esaza Ashili mapapa mo waze, eyapa taa ne, aa pate ondooka wa tono ka epa eka a nata azame, le tono leyo moke wai.’And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19Ying arǝ! O yemea kala ogongha, epa eka aa nya Ashilia na, na a ara o esaza Ashili mapapa mo waze oka wa kwizǝzǝ epa eka a nya mea?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Azaa nyimi, oromo wa tono ka ara o esaza Ashili mapapa mo waze, wa tono ka ara o esaza Ashili mapapa mo waze aa pate epa eka a nata azame.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Aa Pate ondooka wa tono ka akwilǝ Ashili, wa tono ka wai ka Ashili ka aya nyimi ai.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Pate ondooka wa tono ka zaa shili kanza, wa tono kale dǝndǝ le Ashili ka ondo oka waya cikǝ aaza me.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23Eyo zitǝ, ying ana o baala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa ka maParisa, ying ana o rendaza! E nyaza Ashili le yende a nyimi betuuru epa e ecete ka ma nanggo, aa e pere epa eka ekala edang e makili ma Mosa, na obeya epeng, egonegone, ka o eza epa ee kap. Epa eka wa gwara e eza naname zora o baya ma dangare mame.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24Ying arǝ aka ne windǝ aromo, e lobeze ecǝngci, aa e dongze orankome!You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25Eyo zitǝ, ana o baala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa ka maParisa, ying ana o rendaza! E kwizǝzǝ malo topoto ka teso toying, a nyimi a pena le iri, ka o yeme ukpwei.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26Bo, urǝ oParisa! Bora kwizǝ a nyimi oso ka opoto, adora a malo me ya a sangsang.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27Eyo zitǝ, ana obaala makili ma Mosa ka maParisa, ying ana o rendaza! Eye na macao maaka a leleme ka egengge epeng. Ma rere olaka oo yanga, aa nyimi a pena kaa cako andaaka ne gbwizǝ kaa kombela madinǝ.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28Nyimia ba ayizi aromo ying ana okona boome be Ashilia, aa nyimi anyong aying ana o rendaza, kaa ana ara aburu.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29Eyo zitǝ, ana obaala makili ma Mosa ka maParisa, ying ana o rendaza! E sooze ana o beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili macao, kangza ezeze ejaaga a macau ma ana o kona boome be Ashili.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30E beeze na, ‘Eya te rene a were a samba, te ta teyo gwara taara kane ba o wonghza ana obeya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili mame ne.’And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31Nyimia e wore bena ying ayana andaaka ne wonghza ana o beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Lya na izi, maare na epa eka ma gonggong maying ma bore!Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Ying ewa, kaa o kurkǝnǝng ewa e buru! Aa wiinia e bisi o gǝǝzǝ Ashili akwilǝ ola?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Azaa nyimi ma tongha ying ana o beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili, kaa ana orosa, kaa ana o baala angmǝ aaka Ashili a nya Mosa. E yo wongha ana ondo one, ee gendare ana ondo o uti, aa na ondo eyo ola ne aa nyimi ma dandaro maying, ee tarze ne aa topepeng ee gǝǝzǝ ne.Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35Nyimia aaza oying ayo gera manyau mana o dera madinǝ maaka a oke a lerambo, aa era a manyau ma ondo o sangsang Habila aa ale a Zakariya kena ka Berekiya, kamea e wongha aa tera akwilǝ Ashili ka ara o esaza Ashili mapapa mayo kurǝ aaza oying.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36Na eyang baala oying, pate manna ma yo mana ayana nanname.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37Urushalima! Urushalima! Bo ka ba wongze ana o beya angmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili, aa o kang teeze andaaka aa tongha ba bo ka cale! Ka wondaa ma yeme o kurǝ oying nangka katokoro kuruzi ayana kai aa ma beko ma kai, na ee nyana.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38Na awa nanname aa ba ying akwilǝ me na a itǝ makansǝng!Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Mi sang eyang baala oying, eto kang lakang ne, se lengme leeka e bekaana ‘Ondo o kona leba ondooka waya deya ka leze le Ateokora.’For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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