Matthew 20
1 “[In order to illustrate how God rewards people], I will compare [the way] God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate [did]. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to [the market] where [people who wanted work gathered]. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
U Tienu Diema tie nani ya tindaano den yagdi ki ñani ku siŋapaapangu, ki puogi bi tuonsɔnba ke ban gedi ki sɔni o daamɔngu tiidi kuanu nni.
2 He promised the men whom he hired that he would pay them the standard wage [for working] one day. Then he sent them to his vineyards.
Ban boni ke li dagdi, ke o baa pa ba ligdibali daali nni, ke o sɔni ba o kuanu nni.
3 At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
Kudi taa ń pugni, ke o go ñani ki gedi ki la tuonsɔntianba ke bi se ki daaga nni kaa tuuni libakuli.
4 He said to them, ‘Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there]. I will pay you whatever is a just [wage].’ [So they also went to his vineyard and began to work].
Ke o yedi bi mo, “Gedi mani ki sɔni n daamɔngu tiidi kuanu nni, N ba pa yi lan buali maama.” Ke bi gedi ki tuuni.
5 At noon and at three o’clock he again went [to the market] and found [other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage].
Kudi luoba ń pugni, ke o go ñani, kudi yia ń pugni, ke o go ñani, ki tieni yeni.
6 At five o’clock he went [to the market again] and saw other [men] standing [there who were not working]. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day and not working?’
kKi go guudi ke piiga n kuyengu pugni, ke o go ñani, ki la tianba ke bi se kaa tuuni libakuli. Ke o buali ba “Be n cedi ke i se yentunmunli kaa tuuni libakuli?”
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘[I will hire you]. Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there.’ So they went].
Ke bi yedi o, “Nilobakuli ki puogi ti tuonli.” Ke o yedi ba, “I mo ń gedi n daamɔngu tiidi kuanu nni”
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Tell the men to come so that you can give them their wages. First, pay the men who started working last, and pay the men last who started working first.’
Ku yenjuogu yognu, ke o kuandaano yini o ŋalmankubilo, ki yedi o, “Yini bi tuonsɔnba ki pa ba bi daali pani, ki cili yaaba juodi, ki ban juodi yaaba n cili.
9 The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
Piiga n kuyengu ń pendi ke bi ga ya tuonsɔnba ń nagni wan pa ba dibayenli yenli.
10 When the men who had begun working early [in the morning] went [to get their wages], they thought that they would receive more than the standard wage. But they also received only the standard wage.
Ya tuonsɔnba n cindi li tuonli ń nagni, ki maali ke banwani ba ga lan cie dibali, ama bi den li ga yuakuli dibali i.
11 So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
Ban ga bi daali pani, ke bi ji fabni o tindaano kani.
12 They said [to him], ‘[You are not being fair!] The men who started working after [all of the rest of us started] worked for [only] one hour! You have [paid] them the same [wage] as [you paid] us! But we worked hard [all] day [IDM], [including working in the] hottest part of the day!’
Ki maadi, “Yaaba n juodi ki cua ke piiga n kuyengu pendi yeni wan sɔni kuyengu baba i, ama a pani tikuli ke li dɔa i, tinba yaaba n cindi li tuonli hali ku siŋaagu nni, ke u yienu kua ti.
13 The owner of the vineyard said to one of those [who complained], ‘Friend, I did not treat you unfairly. You agreed with me [to work the whole day] for the standard wage [RHQ].
Ama, ke o tindaano jiini bi siiga nni, yendo, “N dɔnli, mii tudi ka. Tii boni ki dagdi ke n ba pa yi dibayenli kaa?
14 [Stop complaining to me]! Take your wage and go! I desire to give the same wage that I gave you to the men who began working after all of you [had begun working].
Ga yaali n tie a yaali, ki ya caa. Mini n bua, ki jagi ke min teni yaaba juodi nani yinba yeni.
15 I certainly have a right to [spend my money] as I desire [RHQ], [including paying those laborers what I desire to pay them]. (You should not be envious about my being generous!/Are you angry [MET] because I am generous?) [RHQ]’”
N ki pia i mɔni yeni min tieni min bua yaali yeni n bonceli ii? Bii min tieni ti ti bulcindi yeni i ke li kpii i nunbu uu?
16 [Then Jesus said to us], “Similarly, [God will reward] well [some] people who [seem to be] less important now, and he will not reward [some] people who [seem to be] more important [now].”
Lanwani ii, Yaaba n juodi ba cindi, ke yaaba n cindi ń juodi.
17 When Jesus was walking [on the road] up to Jerusalem, [along with us] twelve [disciples], he took us to a place by ourselves [in order that he could talk to us privately]. Then he said to us,
Nani Jesu ń den do ki caa Jerusalema yeni, ke o piadi li piiga n bilidiba ki seni ba, ban caa ya yognu, ke o yedi ba,
18 “Listen carefully! We are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there, someone] will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws to seize [me], the one who came from heaven, [and they will put me on trial]. They will condemn me [and say] that I should be killed {the authorities should kill me}.
“Diidi mani, ti caa Jerusalema n yeni, bi ba kuadi o Nilo bijua ki mubni o salga yidkaaba yeni a gbanbanda nui nni.
19 [Then they] will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, [and kill me by] nailing me to a cross. But on the third day [after that], [God] will cause me to live again.”
Bi ba jia o ti buudi, ki cedi ban kpa o. Bi ba mubni o bi nilanba nui nni, ban laa o, ki sugi o, ki pua o a finfinba, ki kpaa o li dapɔnpɔnli po. Ama, li daataali daali o ba faadi.”
20 Then the mother of James and John brought her two sons to Jesus. She bowed down before Jesus and asked him to do her a favor.
Ke Sebedenba nagni Jesu kani yeni o bijaba. Ki ñuani o nintuali, ki mia o bonli.
21 Jesus said to her, “What do you want [me to do for you]?” She said to him, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you (OR, Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you at your right side and at your left side) [and rule with you] [MTY] when you become king.”
Ke Jesu buali o, “Amiabu tie be i?” Ke o jiini o, “Cedi n bijaba ne, ban ti kali a diema nni, yendo a jienu po, tiano, a ganu po.”
22 Jesus said to [her and her sons], “You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you suffer like I am about to suffer [IDM]?” [James and John] answered him, “Yes, we are able [to do that].”
Ke Jesu jiini ki maadi, “A ki bani ŋan miadi yaali. I ba fidi ki ñu min bobindi ki ba ñu ya bonñukaali nni ii?” ke bi yedi o “Ti ba fidi.”
23 Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, you will suffer as I will suffer [IDM]. But I am not the one who chooses the ones who [will] sit next to me [and rule with me]. [God], my Father, will give those places [MTY] to the ones whom he appoints.”
Ke o maadi ba, “Li tie mɔni ke i ba ñu n bonñukaali nni, ama ki kali n jienu po bii n ganu po wani ii, li ki tie mini ka ba cabi lani, ama li tie n Báa ń bobni li kaani yaaba ya po i.
24 When we ten [other disciples] heard [what James and John had requested], we became angry with them [because we also wanted to rule with Jesus in the highest positions].
ŋɔdkaaba piiga yaaba n sieni ń gbadi lanya maama, ke bi pali biidi li naataanliedba po.
25 [So] Jesus called all of us together and said [to us], “You know that those who rule the non-Jews [enjoy] showing them that they are powerful. Their chief rulers [enjoy] commanding the people under them.
Ke Jesu yini ba, ke bi nagni, ke o yedi ba, I bani ke bi nilanba bado n die ba, ke a nigbenga wangi yaaba n sieni bi paalu ń dagdi maama.
26 You [should] not be like them. On the contrary, everyone among you who wants [God to consider] him great must become [like] a servant for [the rest of] you.
Ama, li kan ya tie yeni ka i yasiiga. Ama yua n bua wan tua yua n cie ikuli i siiga, wan tua i naaciemo.
27 And everyone among you who wants [God to consider him] to be the most important must become [like] a slave for [the rest of] you.
Yua mo n bua wan tua liiga yua i siiga, wan tua i naaciemo.
28 [You should imitate me]. [Even though I am] the one who came from heaven, I did not come to be served {in order that people would serve me}. On the contrary, I [came in order] to serve [others] and to [IDM] allow myself to be killed {other people to kill me}, so that [my dying would be like] a payment to rescue many [people from being punished for their sins].” [MTY]
Nani o Nilo Bijua ń ki cua ke ban ya tuuni o po ka ama wani ń ya tuuni bi niba po, ki go yidi o miali salga bi niba boncianli po.
29 As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
Ban ñani, ki gedi Jeriko, ke bi niba boncianli ŋɔdi o.
30 [As we walked along, we saw] two blind men sitting alongside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they yelled [to him], “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Take pity on us!”
Ke juuanba lie kaa u sankunu. Ban gbadi ke Jesu pendi bi kani, ke bi tandi ki maadi, “O Diedo, Dafidi Bijua, gbadi ti niñima,
31 [People in] the crowd scolded them [and] told them to be quiet. But the blind men yelled even louder, “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Have pity on us!”
Ke ku niwulgu funi yeni ba, ki niini ba ke ban suoni, ama, ke bi tandi paama ke li cie kpiama, “O Diedo, Dafidi Bijua gbadi ti niñima.”
32 Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
Ke Jesu sedi cenm, ki yini ba ki buali ba, “I bua min tieni i po be i?”
33 They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
Ke bi jiini o, “O Diedo, ti bua ti ninbina ń luodi i.”
34 Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
Ke ti niñinpadi cuo Jesu, ke o sii bi ninbina. Lanyognu liga ke bi nuni luodi ke bi ji nua, ki ŋua Jesu
