Jesus Heals a Sick Man
1 One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus. 2 All of a sudden a man with swollen legs stood up in front of him. 3 Jesus turned and asked the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath?” 4 But they did not say a word.
Jesus took hold of the man. Then he healed him and sent him away. 5 Afterwards, Jesus asked the people, “If your son or ox falls into a well, wouldn't you pull him out at once, even on the Sabbath?” 6 There was nothing they could say.
How To Be a Guest
7 Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
8 When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the best place. Someone more important may have been invited. 9 Then the one who invited you will come and say, “Give your place to this other guest!” You will be embarrassed and will have to sit in the worst place.
10 When you are invited to be a guest, go and sit in the worst place. Then the one who invited you may come and say, “My friend, take a better seat!” You will then be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.
12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him:
When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind. 14 They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.
The Great Banquet
(Matthew 22.1-10)15 After Jesus had finished speaking, one of the guests said, “The greatest blessing of all is to be at the banquet in God's kingdom!”
16 Jesus told him:
A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent a servant to tell the guests, “Everything is ready! Please come.”
18 One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, “I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me.”
19 Another guest said, “I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me.”
20 Still another guest said, “I've just now married, and I can't be there.”
21 The servant told his master what happened, and the master became so angry he said, “Go as fast as you can to every street and alley in town! Bring in everyone who is poor or paralyzed or blind or lame.”
22 When the servant returned, he said, “Master, I've done what you told me, and there is still plenty of room for more people.”
23 His master then told him, “Go out along the back roads and make people come in, so my house will be full. 24 Not one of the guests I first invited will get even a bite of my food!”
Being a Disciple
(Matthew 10.37Matthew 38)25 Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said:
26 You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot follow me unless you love me more than you love your own life.
27 You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and follow me.
28 Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it? 29 Otherwise, you will start building the tower, but not be able to finish. Then everyone who sees what is happening will laugh at you. 30 They will say, “You started building, but could not finish the job.”
31 What will a king do if he has only 10,000 soldiers to defend himself against a king who is about to attack him with 20,000 soldiers? Before he goes out to battle, won't he first sit down and decide if he can win? 32 If he thinks he won't be able to defend himself, he will send messengers and ask for peace while the other king is still a long way off. 33 So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.
Salt and Light
(Matthew 5.13Mark 9.50)34 Salt is good, but if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made to taste salty again? 35 It is no longer good for the soil or even for the manure pile. People simply throw it out. If you have ears, pay attention!
Yeesu ye kewo kendeyandi Loobula Luŋo la
1 Loobula Luŋ doo le la, Yeesu taata Farisee alifaa kiliŋ na buŋo kono ka domoroo ke jee. Moolu be a koroosi kaŋ, 2 kaatu kewo doo le be a ñaatiliŋo la, meŋ ye balayiti kuuraŋo soto. 3 Wo to le Yeesu ye Luwaa lonnaalu niŋ Farisewolu* ñininkaa ko, “Fo Luwaa sonta le baŋ ka moo kendeyandi Loobula Luŋo la, waraŋ fo a maŋ soŋ?” 4 Bari ì tuta deyiriŋ. Wo to le Yeesu ye kewo taa, a ye a kendeyandi. Wo koolaa a ye a bula, a taata. 5 Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Jumaa le be alitolu kono, niŋ a dinkewo waraŋ a la ninsoo jolonta koloŋo kono Loobula Luŋo la, a te a saba la katabake ka a bondi?” 6 Bituŋ ì maŋ feŋ fo noo a ye.
Fammajiyo la kuwo karandiroo
7 Kabiriŋ Yeesu ye moolu koroosi, ì ye mennu buuñaatoo kumandi jee, a ye a je ko, ì ye siiraŋ buuñaariŋolu le taa. Bituŋ a naata ì karandi ñiŋ misaaloo la ko: 8 “Niŋ moo ye i kumandi maañoobitoo to, kana sii siiraŋ buuñaariŋo kaŋ. Tumandoo, moo meŋ na kuwo buuñaata ka tambi ite la, wo fanaa kumandita jee le. 9 Bituŋ moo meŋ ye ali buuñaatoo kumandi a la beŋo to, a be naa a fo la i ye le ko, ‘I la siiraŋo dii ñiŋ kewo la.’ Wo to le i maluriŋo be wuli la ka taa dulaa to, meŋ buuñaa dooyaata dulaalu bee ti. 10 Bari niŋ i buuñaatoo kumandita, i si sii dulaa to, meŋ maŋ buuñaa dulaalu bee ti. Niŋ i jiyaatiyo naata, a si a fo i ye ko, ‘N teeroo, naa dulaa buuñaariŋo to!’ Wo to le i be buuñaa soto la moolu bee ñaa la, mennu niŋ i be siiriŋ domoroo la. 11 Kaatu moo-wo-moo meŋ ye a faŋ sikandi, wo be jindi la le. Aduŋ moo-wo-moo meŋ ye a fammajii, wo be sikandi la le.”
12 Yeesu diyaamuta kewo ye fanaa, meŋ ye a buuñaatoo kumandi ko: “Niŋ i ye kontoŋo waraŋ siimaŋo parendi i la feetoo ye, kana i teeroolu kumandi, i baadinkewolu, i baadiŋ sutuŋolu waraŋ i siiñoo fankamaalu. Niŋ wo nte, ì fanaa be i buuñaatoo kumandi la i taa to, aduŋ wo le be ke la i la joo ti. 13 Bari niŋ i ye feetoo parendi, i si fuwaaroolu kumandi, ì niŋ lanjuurutoolu, namatoolu aniŋ finkintewolu. 14 Barakoo be naa la i kaŋ ne, kaatu wolu te i jooseyi noo la. Alla le be i joo la moo tilindiŋolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo luŋo la.”
Feeti baa la mansaaloo
(Matiyu 22:1-10)15 Kewo doo fanaa be siiriŋ domoroo la jee. Kabiriŋ a ye Yeesu la ñiŋ kumoolu moyi, a ko a ye ko, “Barakoo be wo moo ye, meŋ be tara la domoroo la Alla la mansabaayaa kono!”
16 Bituŋ Yeesu ko a ye ko: “Kewo doo le ye feeti baa parendi. A ye moo jamaa buuñaatoo kumandi jee. 17 Kabiriŋ feeti baa pareeta, a ye a la dookuulaa kii moolu kaŋ, mennu buuñaatoo kumandita ko, ‘Ali naa, kuwolu bee pareeta le.’ 18 Bari ì bee kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa ye a dati ka ì la lanjuuroolu fo a ye ka yamfoo daani. Moo foloo ko a ye ko, ‘Nte ye senekunkoo le saŋ, aduŋ n ñanta taa la saayiŋ ka a juubee. Ŋa i daani, dukaree, yamfa m ma.’ 19 Kee doo ko, ‘Nte ye senetuuraa peeri luulu le saŋ. N ka taa wolu le koroosi saayiŋ. Ŋa i daani, dukaree, yamfa m ma.’ 20 Kee doo ko, ‘Nte ye musoo le futuu. Wo kamma la n te naa noo la.’
21 “Wo dookuulaa muruta, a ye ñiŋ kumoolu saata a maariyo ye. Bituŋ buntiyo kamfaatoo ko a la dookuulaa ye ko, ‘I tariyaa, i ye taa mbeedoolu niŋ silandiŋolu kaŋ taariŋ saatewo kono. I ye fuwaaroolu, lanjuurutoolu, finkintewolu aniŋ namatoolu naati naŋ konoto!’
22 “Wo kuwolu koolaa dookuulaa ko, ‘M maariyo, ŋa i la yaamaroo ke a ñaama le, bari hani saayiŋ buŋo maŋ faa.’ 23 Wo to le buntiyo ko dookuulaa ye ko, ‘Taa sila baalu niŋ sirinkoolu to. I si moolu maaneenee ka naa konoto, fo n na buŋo si faa. 24 Ŋa a fo ali ye, wo moolu mennu foloo buuñaatoo kumandita, hani moo kiliŋ te n na domoroo nene la ì kono.’ ”
Yeesu noomalankayaa
(Matiyu 10:37-38)25 Kabiriŋ kafu baa be Yeesu nooma kaŋ, a ye a ñaa tiliŋ ì la, 26 a ko ì ye ko: “Niŋ moo-wo-moo be naa nte kaŋ, aduŋ a maŋ n kanu ka tambi a faamaa la, a baamaa, a la musoo, a diŋolu, a baadinkewolu, a baarimmusoolu, aniŋ hani a faŋo la baluwo, a te ke noo la n noomalankoo ti. 27 Niŋ moo-wo-moo meŋ buka a la yiribantambiloo bataa duni ka n nooma, a te ke noo la n noomalankoo ti.
28 “Jumaa le be alitolu kono, niŋ meŋ lafita ka tatoo loo, a te sii la foloo ka a la kodoo konti, ka a loŋ fo a la kodoo be a sii la le? 29 Niŋ wo nte, niŋ a ye fondamaŋo loo, bari a maŋ tatoo baŋ noo, moolu mennu be a je la, ì be a dati la le ka a ke jelefeŋo ti. 30 Ì be a fo la le ko, ‘Ñiŋ kewo ye tataloo dati, a maŋ a baŋ noo.’
31 “Waraŋ niŋ mansakewo niŋ kee wuli taŋ be taa ka mansakee doo kelendi, meŋ niŋ kee wuli muwaŋ mu, fo a te sii la foloo ka i miira, fo a bambanta le ka a waliŋ? 32 Niŋ a te a kelendi noo la, janniŋ a ka sutiyaa a keleñoo la, a be kiilaalu kii la a kaŋ ne, ka kayiroo kacaa.
33 “Wo to alitolu kono, niŋ meŋ maŋ a koo dii feŋo bee la, a ye meŋ soto, wo maarii te ke noo la n noomalankoo ti.
Koo nafantaŋo
(Matiyu 5:13Maaka 9:50)34 “Koo beteyaata le, bari niŋ a foota a la kuniyaa la, a be kuniyaa noo la ñaadii le kotenke? 35 A maŋ beteyaa hani senebankoo ye, sako ka ke jambandi jurumoo to, bari moolu be a fayi la le. Meŋ ye tuloo soto ka moyiroo ke, a si a moyi.”
