ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 19
1 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏴᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏎ ᏤᎵᎪ.
Jesus entered Jericho and walked through the town.
2 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎡᎮ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏌᎩᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎨᏎ ᎠᏕᎸᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏎᎢ.
A man was there named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector. He was very rich.
3 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏄᎸᏁ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏍᏗᎩᏳᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᎢ.
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he couldn't see over the crowd.
4 ᎢᎬᏱᏃ ᏭᏗᏢᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᎸᏎ ᎫᏩᏧᏁᎬ ᏡᎬ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨᎢ; ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᎢ.
So he ran ahead, and climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus as he passed by.
5 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎷᏨ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏚᎧᎿᎭᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏌᎩᏯ, ᏞᎩᏳ ᎡᎭᏠᎠᎯ; ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ ᏘᏁᎸ ᏫᎨᏙᎮᏍᏗ.
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly! I need to stay at your house today.”
6 ᎤᏩᏅᏤᏃ ᏗᎤᏠᎠᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏨᎯ ᏚᏓᏂᎸᏤᎢ.
Zacchaeus climbed down quickly and was so happy to welcome Jesus to his home.
7 ᎤᏂᎪᎲᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᏐᏅᏤᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, ᏩᏴᏢ ᏮᏛᏒᏎᎵ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏍᎦᎾᎢ.
When the people saw this they all complained, “He's gone to stay with such a sinner!”
8 ᏌᎩᏯᏃ ᎤᎴᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎩᎲ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᏕᏥᎥᏏ; ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎠᏋᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᎩᎡᎸ, ᏅᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏥᎥᏏ.
But Zacchaeus stood up and said before the Lord, “Look, I'm giving half of everything I own to the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll pay them back four times as much!”
9 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎷᎩ ᎠᏂ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ.
In response Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown he is a son of Abraham too.
10 ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏚᏲᎵᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏍᏕᎸᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᎴᎾᎸᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ.
For the Son of man came to search for and save those who are lost.”
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᎤᏁᏉᎡ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏥᏗᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ ᏓᎦᎾᏄᎪᏥ ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎬᎢ.
While they were still paying attention, Jesus told them a story for they were close to Jerusalem and the people thought that God's kingdom was going to become a reality right away.
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏰᎬᏍᏓ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎢᏅ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᎤᎸᏒᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏯᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎥᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
“Once there was a nobleman who left home to go to a distant country to be crowned king there, and then to return.
13 ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎮᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᏧᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎤᏲᎯᏎᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎨᏛ [ ᎠᏕᎸ, ] ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏕᏨᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎬᏂ ᎢᏥᎷᏨᎭ.
He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎢᎬᏩᏂᏆᏘᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏂᏅᏎ ᎬᏩᎨᎮᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏫᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᎦᏚᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎣᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
But his people hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We won't have this man as king over us.’
15 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎢᎤᎷᏥᎸ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏯᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎤᏁᏤ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏫᎨᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᎨᏅᏛᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᏁᏉᏤᎸ ᎠᏂᏃᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
After he had been crowned king he returned. He ordered his servants brought to him. He wanted to know what profit they had made by investing the money he had given them.
16 ᎢᎬᏱᏃ ᎤᎷᏨᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏍᎩᎾᏝᎢ, ᏣᏤᎵ ᏑᏓᎨᏛ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎨᏛ ᎤᏁᏉᏨ.
The first servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned ten times as much.’
17 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᎡᏣᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ; ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎸ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᏕᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’
18 ᏔᎵᏁᏃ ᎤᎷᏨᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏍᎩᎾᏝᎢ, ᏣᏤᎵ ᏑᏓᎨᏛ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎨᏛ ᎤᏁᏉᏨ.
The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’
19 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᏚᎩ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
20 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎤᎷᏤᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏍᎩᎾᏝᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏂ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏑᏓᎨᏛ, ᎠᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛᎩ ᎠᎩᏣᏄᎸᎩ ᎠᏯᏠᎩᎯ;
Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.
21 ᎬᎾᏰᏍᎬᏰᏃ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎯᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᏍᎦᏯ; ᎯᎩᏍᎪᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏅᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎫᏕᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏫᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’
22 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏨᏒ ᏂᏣᏪᏒ ᏓᎬᏔᏂ ᏙᏓᎬᏳᎪᏓᏁᎵ ᏣᏲ ᎡᏣᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ. ᎯᎦᏔᎲᎩ ᏥᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᎩᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᎫᏕᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᏫᏒᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ;
‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.
23 ᎦᏙᏃ Ꮭ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᏱᏫᏙᏣᏁ ᏗᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏕᏄ, ᎠᎩᎷᏥᎸᏃ ᏗᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᏉᏨᎯ ᏱᏓᎩᎩᏎᎢ.
Why then didn't you deposit my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest?’
24 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᎾᎥ ᎠᏂᏙᎾᎢ, ᎡᏥᎩᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏑᏓᎨᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎨᏛ ᏧᎯ ᎡᏥᎥᏏ —
The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’
25 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᎬᏩᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏗᏍᎩᎾᏝᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎨᏛ ᏕᎤᎭ —
‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.
26 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᏂᎯ ᎨᏥᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᏄᏂᎲᎾᏃ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏂᎲ ᎨᏥᎩᎡᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
27 ᎾᏃ ᎬᎩᏍᎦᎩ, ᏄᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎠᎩᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᎡᏗᏣᏘᏄᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᎷᎦ ᏥᎦᏔᎲᎢ
And as for my enemies who didn't want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
28 [ ᏥᏌᏃ ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏪᏅᎭ ᎤᎿᎭᎷᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏩᎦᏖᎢ.
After he'd finished telling them this story, Jesus left for Jerusalem, walking on ahead.
29 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎸᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ ᏒᎦᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏇᏗᏂᏱ, ᎾᎿᎭᎣᎵᏩᏲᎯ ᎤᏌᎯᎸ ᏥᏚᏙᎠ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏚᏅᏎᎢ,
As he approached Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, telling them:
30 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎢᏍᏕᎾ ᎢᏢ Ꮎ ᏨᏗᎦᏚᎭ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏫᏍᏗᎷᏨᎭ ᏓᏰᏍᏗᏩᏛᎯ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎨᎵᏌᏕᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏏ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎩᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ; ᎡᏍᏕᎵᏌᏕᏒᎭ ᎠᎴ ᏤᏍᏓᏘᏁᏒᎭ.
“Go to the village farther on. As you enter it you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
31 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏍᏓᏛᏛᏅ ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎡᏍᏕᎵᏌᏕᎭ? ᎢᏍᏙᏎᎸᎭ, ᎯᎠ ᏁᏍᏗᏪᏎᎸᎭ; ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏰᎾ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 ᎨᏥᏅᏒᎯᏃ ᎤᏁᏅᏎ ᎠᎴ ᏭᏂᏩᏛᎮ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎢ.
So the two disciples went and found that everything was just as Jesus had said.
33 ᎠᏁᎵᏌᏕᏍᎨᏃ ᎠᎩᎾ, ᎤᏂᎾᏝᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏩᏂᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎡᏍᏕᎵᏌᏕ ᎠᎩᎾ?
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎾᏘᏃᎮᎴᎢ; ᏧᎾᏄᏬᏃ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎦᏐᎯ ᏚᏂᏢᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎾᎩᎸᏔᏁ ᏥᏌ.
They brought the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over it, and sat Jesus on its back.
36 ᎠᎢᏒᏃ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᏚᏂᏰᏍᏛᏁ ᏅᏃᎯ.
As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 ᎾᎥᏃ ᏭᎷᏨ, ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎦᏐᎠᏍᎬ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎣᎵᏩᏲ ᎤᏌᎯᎸᎢ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎮ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎸᏉᏗᏍᎨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏂᏁᎨᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏕᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏂᎪᎲᎢ;
As he approached Jerusalem, right where the road goes down from the Mount of Olives, the crowd of disciples all began shouting joyful praises to God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.
38 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ. ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏚᏙᏍᏛ ᏥᎦᎷᎯᏍᏗᎭ; ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ!
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,” they shouted. “Peace in heaven and glory in highest heaven.”
39 ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏗᎬᏩᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᏘᏅᏍᏓᏗᏏ ᎨᏣᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ.
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, stop your disciples from saying that.”
40 ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎳᏪᏱ ᏳᏅᏅ, ᏅᏯ ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏯᏁᎷᎲᎦ.
But Jesus replied, “I tell you that if they kept quiet then the stones will shout!”
41 ᎾᎥᏃ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᏚᎧᎿᎭᏅ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎤᏍᎪᏂᎴᎢ,
But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.
42 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏱᎯᎦᏔᎮᎢ, ᎥᎥ, ᏂᎯ, ᎪᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏣᏁᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ! ᎠᏎᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎡᏨᏍᎦᎳᏁᎸ.
“I really wish today that you, even you, had known the path that leads to peace!” he said. “But now it's hidden from your eyes.
43 ᎾᎯᏳᏰᏃ ᎨᏒ ᏓᏣᎵᏰᎢᎶᎮᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏣᏍᎦᎩ ᎨᏒ ᏙᏛᏁᎵᏍᎦᎸᎯ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏓᎨᏣᏚᏫᏍᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᎦᏘᏓᏂ ᎨᏣᎵᏍᏚᏕᏍᏗ.
The time is coming upon you when your enemies will besiege you, building ramps to attack you, encircling you and closing you in from every side.
44 ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏓᎨᏣᏡᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏤᏥ ᎬᏂᏯᎢ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎨᏣᎯᏰᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏌᏉ ᏅᏯ ᏱᏚᏓᏌᏝᎮᏍᏗ; ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏂᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎢᏳ ᎡᏣᏩᏛᎯᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
They will smash you to the ground, you and your children within you. They won't leave one stone on another within you, for you refused to accept salvation when it came to you.”
45 ᏭᏴᎸᏃ ᎤᏛᎾ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏚᏄᎪᏫᏎ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏂᏃᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎥᏍᎩ;
Jesus entered the Temple and began driving out all the people trading there.
46 ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ, ᏥᏁᎸ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᏚᏙᎠ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏂᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏍᏓᎦᎸ ᏂᏨᏁᎸ.
He told them, “Scriptures state that ‘my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
47 ᏂᏚᎩᏨᏂᏒᏃ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎨ ᎤᏛᎾᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏫ ᎤᎾᏁᎶᏔᏁ ᎬᏩᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
He was teaching in the Temple every day. The chief priests, the religious teachers, and the leaders of the people were trying to kill him.
48 ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏠᏤ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ; ᏂᎦᏛᏰᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎬᏩᏝᏫᏍᏗᏕᎨ ᎬᏩᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.
But they couldn't find a way to do it because everyone appreciated him, hanging on his every word.
