Matthew 23
1 Then Yeshua spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
Mgbe ahụ Jisọs gwara igwe mmadụ ahụ niile na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị,
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
“Ndị ozizi iwu na ndị Farisii na-anọ nʼoche Mosis.
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.
Ya mere, meenụ ma na-edebekwanụ ihe niile ha na-agwa unu. Ma unu esokwala omume ha. Nʼihi na ha adịghị eme ihe ha na-ekwusa. Ha na-ekwu otu ihe ma na-eme ihe ọzọ.
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.
Ha na-eke ibu dị arọ dịkwa ike obubu bokwasị ndị ọzọ nʼubu, ma ha onwe ha agaghị eweli ọ bụladị otu mkpịsịaka i buli ha.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
“Ihe niile ha na-eme bụ ka ndị mmadụ hụ ha. Ha na-eme ka igbe ntae tinyere iwu ndị dị mkpa e depụtara nke ha na-ekekwasị nʼegedege ihu na nʼaka dị obosara na-emekwa ka ọnụnụ uwe ha buo ibu.
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Ha hụrụ ịnọ nʼisi oche nʼoge mmemme oriri ọbụla na ịnọkwasị nʼoche kachasị elu nʼụlọ ekpere nʼanya.
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
Ọ na-amasị ha mgbe a na-ekele ha ekele pụrụ iche nʼọma ahịa, ndị ọzọ a na-akpọkwa ha, ‘Onye ozizi.’
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your Rabbi, the Messiah, and all of you are brothers.
“Unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla kpọọ unu ‘Onye ozizi,’ nʼihi na unu nwere naanị otu Onye ozizi. Unu niile bụkwa ụmụnne. Ọ dịghị onye ka ibe ya ukwuu.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Unu akpọkwala onye ọbụla nʼụwa a ‘Nna,’ nʼihi na unu nwere otu Nna nke bi nʼeluigwe.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Messiah.
Unu ekwela ka a kpọọ unu ndị ndu, nʼihi na ọ bụ naanị otu onyendu ka unu nwere, ya bụ Kraịst.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Onye dị ukwuu nʼetiti unu ga-abụ onye na-ejere unu ozi.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Nʼihi na onye ọbụla ga-ebuli onwe ya elu ka a ga-eweda nʼala. Ma onye ọbụla wedara onwe ya ala, ka a ga-ebuli elu.”
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.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-emechibido ndị ọzọ ụzọ ha ga-esi bata nʼalaeze eluigwe, ma unu onwe unu adịghị abata. Unu adịghịkwa enye ndị ọzọ ohere ịbata.
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.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị ozizi iwu na ndị Farisii, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-eripịa ụlọ ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ, ọ bụladị mgbe unu na-ekpe ogologo ekpere ka mmadụ hụ unu. Unu ga-anata ikpe ọmụma dị ukwuu.
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 Gehinnom as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
“Ahụhụ ga-adakwasị unu ndị ozizi iwu na ndị Farisii, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-agafe oke osimiri na mba dị iche iche, ime ka otu onye chegharịa, bụrụ onye na-eso ụzọ unu. Ma mgbe unu mesịrị nke a, unu na-alaghachi mee ya okpukpu abụọ ka ọ bụrụ nwa ọkụ ala mmụọ karịa onwe unu. (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.’
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị ndu kpuru ìsì! Nʼihi na unu na-asị, Onye ọbụla jiri ụlọnsọ ṅụọ iyi, iyi ọ ṅụrụ bụ ihe efu. Ma onye ọbụla jiri ọlaedo dị nʼime ụlọnsọ ṅụọ iyi kwesiri imezu iyi ahụ ọ ṅụrụ.
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Ndị nzuzu kpuru ìsì! Olee nke karịrị ukwuu? Ọ bụ ọlaedo ahụ, ka ọ bụ ụlọnsọ nke doro ọlaedo ahụ nsọ?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
Unu na-ezikwa ndị mmadụ sị, ‘Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ejiri ebe ịchụ aja ṅụọ iyi, iyi ahụ ọ ṅụrụ bụ ihe efu. Ma onye ọbụla ga-eji onyinye dị nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ṅụọ iyi ga-emezu iyi ahụ ọ ṅụrụ.’
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Leenụ ka unu si bụrụ ndị ìsì! Olee nke karịrị ukwuu? Ọ bụ onyinye dị nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ka ọ bụ ebe ịchụ aja na-edo onyinye ahụ nsọ?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Ya mere, mgbe onye ọbụla ji ebe ịchụ aja ṅụọ iyi, ọ bụ ebe ịchụ aja ahụ na onyinye dị nʼelu ya ka o ji ṅụọ iyi ahụ.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
Otu a kwa, onye ji ụlọnsọ ahụ ṅụọ iyi jikwa ụlọnsọ ahụ na onye bi nʼime ya na-aṅụ iyi.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
Mgbe mmadụ jikwa eluigwe ṅụọ iyi, ọ bụ ocheeze Chineke na onye nọdụrụ nʼelu ocheeze ahụ ka o ji ṅụọ iyi.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Torah: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
“E, ahụhụ ga-adakwasị unu ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu. Ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-asa anya unu mmiri nye, ọ bụladị onyinye otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri unu ruo nʼakwụkwọ nri dịkarịsịrị nta dị nʼubi unu, dịka mint, diil na kumin, ma unu akpọghị ikpe ziri ezi na ebere, na okwukwe ihe dị mkpa. Ihe ndị a ka unu kwesiri ibu ụzọ mee ma gharakwa ileghara iwu ndị ọzọ anya.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Ndị ndu kpuru ìsì! Unu na-azapụ ijiji site na mmanya unu na-aṅụ, ma unu na-eloda ịnyịnya kamel.
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.
“Ahụhụ ga-adakwasị unu, ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-elezi anya nke ọma mee ka azụ iko mmiri unu, na azụ efere unu dị ọcha, ma ime ha jupụtara na ịpụnarị mmadụ ihe nʼike na ọchịchọ ọjọọ niile.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Gị onye Farisii kpuru ìsì! Buru ụzọ mee ka ime iko dị ọcha, mgbe ahụ azụ ya ga-adịkwa ọcha.
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.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu yiri ili e tere nzu, nke na-egosi onwe ya dị ka ihe mara mma, ma ime ya jupụtara nʼọkpụkpụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ, na ihe niile na-adịghị ọcha.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu na-egosi onwe unu dị ka ndị ezi omume, ma nʼime unu, unu jupụtara nʼihu abụọ na ndị ajọ omume.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
“E, ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu, ndị ihu abụọ! Nʼihi na unu na-ewu ili ndị amụma na-ewerekwa ihe ịchọ mma na-edozi nkume ncheta ndị ezi omume.
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.’
Unu na-asịkwa, ọ bụrụ na anyị nọ nʼoge nna anyị ha, anyị agaraghị eso ha wufuo ọbara ndị amụma.
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Site nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu na-agba akaebe megide onwe unu na unu bụ ụmụ ndị gburu ndị amụma.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
Gaanụ sorokwa nzọ ụkwụ nna unu ha, ka unu rụzuo ọrụ ahụ ha malitere.
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehinnom? (Geenna g1067)
“Ụmụ agwọ! Ụmụ ajụala! Unu si aṅaa chee na unu ga-agbanarị ikpe nke ịba nʼọkụ ala mmụọ? (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,
Ya mere, aga m ezitere unu ndị amụma, ndị amamihe na ndị nkuzi. Ụfọdụ nʼime ha ka unu ga-egbu, ụfọdụ ka unu ga-akpọgide nʼobe, ndị ọzọkwa ka unu ga-apịa ihe nʼụlọ nzukọ unu. Unu ga-achụkwa ha ọsọ site nʼotu obodo gaa nʼobodo ọzọ.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Ka ọgbọ a bụrụ ndị ikpe mara nʼihi ọbara nke ndị ezi omume niile e gburu nʼụwa, site nʼọbara Ebel ruo na nke Zekaraya nwa Berekaya, onye unu gburu nʼetiti ụlọnsọ nʼebe ịchụ aja unu.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Nʼezie agwa m unu, ihe ndị a niile, ga-abịakwasị ọgbọ a.
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!
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Gị obodo na-egbu ndị amụma, na nke na-atụ ndị niile e ziteere gị nkume. Ugboro ole ka m chọrọ ịchịkọta ụmụ gị dị ka nne ọkụkụ si achịkọta ụmụ ya nʼokpuru nku ya ichebe ha? Ma ị chọghị ka m mee otu a!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Lee, a hapụrụla unu ụlọ unu ka ọ tọgbọrọ nʼefu.
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!’”
Nʼihi na asị m unu, unu agaghị ahụ m anya ọzọ tutu ruo mgbe unu ga-asị, Onye a gọziri agọzi ka onye ahụ bụ nke na-abịa nʼaha Onyenwe anyị.”
