Matiyu 13
1 Lilonne Yesu wa nuzu nanya kilari ado adi so nbiu kurawa.
That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
2 Ligozi nanit gbardang da pitirino kitime, afita a pira nanya njirigi mmeyen a so ku; vat ligozie yissina licicin nbiyu kurawe.
and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
3 Yesue bele nani iuliru bardang nin tinan tigoldo. A woro, “Yenen unan tibila wa nuzu tibila.
He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
4 Da na a bilisa, imon imus disso likot libau, anyin tolo da ida leo inin.
As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
5 Imon disso nanya napparang, kika na ise mmin ku gbardang ba. Na nin molu kubi ba inuzu, bara na mmine wadi pit ba.
Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
6 Da na uwui nghana, ilo bara na iwa dinin tiling ba, itunna ikoto.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Imon imus disso nan nya nimart. Aca imarte kunjo i parda ining.
Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
8 Imong imus disso mmin micine itaa iyip. Imong nkoli akalt akalt imong akut kutocin, a imong atat.
[But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
9 Ame ule na adi nin na tuf na a lanza.
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Nono katwawe da ida woro Yesu ku, “Iyanghari nda usu anite uliru nin tinan tigoldo?”
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 Yesu kawa a woro nani, “Anung ina ni minu uyinnu nworu iyinin imon izikiki kipin tigo kitene kani, amma kiti mine na ina nani ba.
He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
12 Bara kiti lenge na adimun, amere ima kpinghe ku, tutung ama nin yitu mun gbardang. Amma ame ulenge na a salin mu, kitime ima seru i cingilinghe na adi mune.
Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
13 Bara nani ndin su uliru nan ghinu nin tinan tigoldo, vat nin yenju mine, na idin yenju gegeme ba, vat nin lanzu mine, na idin lanzu gegeme ba, ana idin yinnuzu ba.
That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
14 Kiti mine anabcin Ishaya na kulo, ale na ana woro, 'Nanyan lanzu, ima lanzu, amma nanyan ko lome libo na ima yinnu ba. Nanyan yenju ima yenu, ama nanyan ko lome libo na ima se uyinnu ba.
What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
15 Bara nibinai nanit alele na ti gotek, atuf mine ani nati getek nlanzue, iyizi mine ina tursu inin, Nsa nani ba se uyinnu nin niyizi mine, lanza nin na tuf mine se uyinnu ni nibinai minee, inin se utpillu tutung, meng ma ni nani ushinu.'
[God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
16 Amma imong koliari iyizi mine; idin yenju nin natuf mine, adin lanzu.
But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
17 Kidegenere ndin belu minu, a anbawa gbardang nin na nan katwa kacine npizira iyene imon ile na idin yenju, amma na ina yene a, na yita nin su ilanza imon ile na ina lanza, amma na ina lanza ba.
Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
18 To lanzan tinan tigoldo nnan tibuk.
“[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
19 Asa umong nlanza uliru kipin tigowe ana a yinno ba, ame kugbergenuere nda kuda bolo imon ile na ina bilisu nanya me. Amere ulenge na iwa bilsu ghe libo.
The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
20 Ame ulenge na iwa bilisu ghe napzmbara amere ulenge na awa seru uliru nin liburi libo dedei.
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 Vat nani na adi nin tiling tin liti me ba, amma awa yissin gangang nin kabiri bat. na uniu nin gbagba wa dak bara uliru ntucue, awa diu dedei.
[But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
22 Ame ulenge na iwa bili ghe nanya nimart, amere ulenge na awa lanza ulirue, amma adadu in yii nin karusuzo nimon in yii, ma pardu ulirue, ama so sa kumat. (aiōn g165)
[Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
23 Ame ulenge na iwa bili ghemmin micine, amere ulenge na alanza ulirue amimin yinno unin, anere ulenge na a macca nono a pitirino ni nin bara kidegene; imon nkoli akalt akalt, imong akut akut kutocin, a imong akut atat.”
But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
24 Yesu kuru a belle nani umon uliru nin tinan tigoldo. Aworo, “Kipin tigo Kutelle masin nafo unit ule na abilisa imus kine kunen me.
Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
25 Nin kitik na anit ndo nmoro, udon nivira me da ada bilisa kunya nileli imusse nanya kunene, anya udughe.
While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
26 Na i nuzu i kuno ita iyip, inin kunyawe wang nutuno ati.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Nono katwa nnan kunene da ida woroghe, 'Cikilari, na imus in alkamari uwa bilisu kunen fe ba? Iyiziari nta amamu ketilin ku?'
So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
28 A woro nani, 'Unan nivirari nasu nani.' Nono katwa wwe worooghhe nenge, 'Udi nin su ti do tidi dussu anina?'
The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
29 Unan kunene woro, 'Nanere ba, iwa na do ndussu na manue, ima dussu alkame ligowe nin na mamue.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 Na vat mine kunjo ligowe uduru kubin pitiru kiti. Kubi npitiru kiti mma woru anan pitiroe, “Tun kalizan amamue itecu agum agum, idi juju, amma pitirinon alkane udu filai nighe.”'”
Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
31 Yesu kuru ana nanii umoon uliru nin tinan tigoldoe. A woro, “Kipin tigo Kutelle masin nafo fimus kuca kukuu na unit in yira a bila nan nya kunenme.
Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
32 Fimus fonee finare fi bene nanya nimu vat. Amma uwa bilu fining fi kuno, ku katin vat naca nanya kunene asa kuta kuca kudya, asa anyin kitene kani da ida kye tido mine tilanghe.”
Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
33 Yesu kuru a belle nani nton tinan tigoldo aworo, “Kipin tigo Kutelle masin nafo uyist ule na uwani nwa yiru a munu nanya nbulung ayangi atat asa mite hogogo mi ghana.”
Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
34 Vat ni lenge imone Yesu wa belu ligozi nanite nin tinan tigoldo. Andi na nin tinan tigoldo ba na awa belin nani imon ba.
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 Uwa so nani bara vat nimon ile na iwa belin kiti nanan liru nin nuu Kutelle nan so kidegen, na iwa woro, “Mma punu unu ning nin tinan tigoldo. Mma bellu imon ile na inyeshin uworsu kubi ncizunu nkye in yii.”
By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
36 Yessu suna ligozi nanite a pira nan nya kilari. Nono katwa me da kiti me iworo, “Durso nari tinan tigoldo kunyua kunene.”
After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
37 Yesu kawa a woro, “Ame ulenge na a bilisa inus in alkama Usaun Nnitari.
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 Kunene uyii ulelere; a imus in alkama inughere nono kipin tigowe. Amamue annare nono nnan katwa kananzanghari,
The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
39 a unan nivire na ana bilisu inin kugbergenuari upitiru kiti unare imalin in yii, a anan pitiru kiti unare imalin in yii, a anan pitiru kiti inughere nono kadura Kutelle. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
41 Usaun Nit ma tu nono katwa me, ima du idi pitirin imon vat na idi tizzu anit utazuna, nin na lenge na ina su nitwa ni nanzang.
I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
42 Ima ta nani nan nya nla ugbagbai, kikanga na kuculu ma yitu ku nin nyaku nayini.
They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
43 Inung anan katwa kacine ma nin waltu nanya kipin tigo Ncif mine. Ame ulenge na adi nin natuf na alanza.
[God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
44 Kipin tigo Kutelle masin nafo utamani na unyeshin nanya kunen. Unit wase unin a nyeshe unin. Nanya liburi libo me anya, adi lewu vat nimon ile na adi mun, a sere kunen kone.
“[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
45 Tutung kipin tigo Kutelle masin nafo unit na adi kupatiki adin piziru filu'ulu'u icine kujama me.
Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
46 Na ase filu'ulu'u fi gegeme fin nikurfun idya, awa nya adi lewu nimon me vat a sere finin.
When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
47 Tutung kipin tigo Kutelle masin ukuma na iwa bworin nanya kurawa, a kifizo inawa mmyen ngangang
What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
48 Na uwa kulo, unan kifizu nibowe wunno unin likot udu ubiwu kurawe. ima nin so iferu inawa icine iti nanya nakuzung, amma imon i nanzaghhe ima fillu ining.
When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
49 Nanere uma yitu nin nayiri nimalin inyii. Nono kadura Kutelle ma dak ida feru anan katwa kananzaghe nanya na nan katwa kacine. (aiōn g165)
[What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
50 Ima nin tu nani nanya nla unoiwu ugbagbai, kikanga na kuculu ima yitu ku nin nya ku nayini.
They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
51 Iyinno ile imone vatta?” Nono katwa we woro ghe, “Tiyinno.”
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 Yesu tunna aworo nani, “Nanere vatt nnan ninyerte na alawa gono katwa kipin tigo Kutelle a massin nafo unit ulenge na adi nin kilari, na a kaliza imon ikisse nin nipesse nan nya filai me.”
“Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
53 Kube da na Yesu nmala tinan tigoldo tone, anya asuna kiti kane.
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 Yesu nya a pira nanya mmin me a tunna ndursuzu nanite nanya kutyi nlira, na ilanza fiu kifo nani i woro, “Unit ulele nse ule uyirue nin nimon izikiki ilele nweri?
We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
55 Na unit ulele usaun nnan kye nibulung unereba? Na unamere Maryamu ba? Na nwana nilime mere an Yakubu, Yusufu, Simon a Yahuda ba?
(He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
56 Na nwana nishono mere vat di ligowe nan ghiruk kakane ba? Ani unit ulele nase ile imone vat nweri?”
(And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
57 Iwa lanza ayi ninghe. Amma Yesu woro nani, “Na annabi diu diru ngongong ba se mmyin me nin na nan ngame.”
The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
58 A na awa tizzu imon izikiki gbardang kikane ba bara udiru in yinnu mine.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
