Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
U Yesu a tre ni jbu ndji u ni mri koh Ma.
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
A hla, “Bi nha ni ba Farisawa ba son ni ruron Musa.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
Nakima, ikpye wa bi yoyi tie'a, tie ba ndi hu nji ba. Na hu ndu mba na, nitu wa ba kpi wa ba hla, bana tie ba na.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
E, ba vu kpyi bi ron ma wa ba tie di lu'a ka saa ni ndji ni ngban. U ba ba kimba bana nzu vren wo ri nda ban ba na.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Ba tie ndu ba u ndu ndji toh. Ba wran kpo u embe mba bwu na bwu nyu wo ba nklon ba tie pli me.
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Ba son ta ki ni bubu bi ninkon ni wrji bi tie gan mba bubu ninkon ni mi Sinagog,
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
ni bi chi kanmu, ni ndu ndji yo ba, 'Mala.'
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
U bi na ndu ba yoyi ndi 'Mala' na, niwa bi he ni mala rirrii, u bi mri vayi wawu mbi wu.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Ndi na yo ndrjo ni ngbungblua ndi Tie me na, niwa wu he ni Tie ririi u wa he ni shulu.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
Ndu ba na yoyi ndi 'Mala' na, niwa bi he ni Mala ririi, wawu yi Kristi.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
U wa ahi ninkon mbi a ni katie vren koh mbi.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Indji wa a nzu tuma, ba kau grji, u wa a katu ma grji, ba nzuu.
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Iya mbi bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi hra ndji nkon u ri ni gbu u chu shulu. Biyi bina rina, ndi na nyme bi son ria ndu ba ri na.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
Iya mbi, bi nha ni FArisawa, bi brji! Wa bi kpa mba bi kbo ni tie meme, ndi ni tsro ndi bi toh tie aduwa ngbondon ma. U nitu kima bi kpa ya gra zan.
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Iya mbi bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi ru gran ba nne ndi hi ba gbu ni hi wa indji ririi u to a huyi, bi kau tie meme nna vren u koh lu mla kpu hato biyi. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
Iya mbi, bi tsro nkon ni fyifyen, biyi wa bi trea, 'Indji wa a shi rji ni hekali, ana kpye ri na. U ndi ndji wa a shirji ni dran u mi hekalia, shirji ma ni vuu.'
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Biyi ruru bi nfyen! Ahi rime bran zan, idran ka hekali wa a kpa dran tie tsratsra?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
U, 'Iwa a shirji ni tu'u hekali a, ana kpye ri na. U wa a shirji ni kpyi wa ba tsi mba ni kima, shirji ma ni vu.
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Biyi bi nfyen! A riame bran zan, ikpi mba ka tu hekali a waa ka kpyi ba tie tsratsra?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Nakima yi, i wa a shirji ni tu hekali a, a shirji niwu mba ni ba kpi u mima.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
Wa a shirji ni hekali a, a shirji niwu uni ndji wa ani son ni mi ma.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
U iwa a shirji ni shulu a, a shirji ni kpanci Rji mba ni ndji wa a son tuma.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi nno iri nimi wlon u yan, ni nji ni ndi ka kpi bi duu birigra ba don ni zizi, ni kponji. A biyi yi ba mla ndu yi tie a, ana wa bina ka ba don na.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Biyi bi tsro nkon ni fyifyen, biyi wa bi sh'bi ngblungbu rju ndi myriyen laklumi!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi ngla kogon gbanju u gbakli kongo, u ni mi ba shu ni tie shishi ni myriyen ndji.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Ahi indji Farisi u nfyen! Guchi ngla mi gbanju a mba gbakli (kongo) a ni ndu ko ra'a tie tsratsra.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.
Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, bi brji! Bi he too babe wa ba gban meme kinklan ni bawu'a, u ko ra mba ni bi ya, uni mii kwukwu kmo ni ba kpi bi rji ba shu ni wu.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Ahi tokima bi he ni shishi ndji wa ba toh yi tsratsra me ni kora u mi mbi shuni tie brji ni meme tie.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Iya mbi, bi nha ni Farisawa, Bi me ba be u ba anabi ndi mla be u bi ndji tsratsra tie.
30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
Bi tre ndi, 'Ki na he ni nzan u ba tie mbu, ki ndi na yowo ni ba ndi ka yi hle ba anabi ba hle na.'
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Nakima, biyi kimbi bi tron ndi bi mri u bi wa ba wuu ba anabi ba.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
U biyi me bi ye shu kongo u tsra u ba tie mbi'a.
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? (Geenna g1067)
Biyi wan, imri grache, bi tie ni he ba ndi nawo ni tron u gbarji lu u kasese? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
Tokima, to yi, misi ton ba anabi ni bi he toh ni bi nha ye ni yi. Bari mba bi wuu ba ndi kpan ba ni nh'ma kunkron, u bari bi tsi ba ni sinagog mbi ndi zu mba hu ba gbu ba.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Ikle mani he wa ni tu mbi mba iyi u bi tsratsra hle ni ngbungblua, rji ni yi Habila tsratsra hi ni yi zakariya ivren Barakiya, bi wuu gan ni hekalia nitu hekalia.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Njanjimu mi hla, ikpyi biyi baye ni tu mbi ni nzan yi.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
Urushalima, Urushalima, uwu wa u wuu anabi ba ndi ta wa ba ton ba yeni wua ni tita! Inkpu bren mba mi son mi vruyi shutie towa kuko ni vu mri ma shu ka ni ngban ma, a bi kambi!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
To, ba ka koh me don na k'bo.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
U mi hla yiwu, bi na la toh me rji zizan yi se bi tre, 'Lulu he nitu ndji wa a ye ni ndi Bachi'a.'”
