A Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8Mark 2.23-28)1 One Sabbath when Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields, the disciples picked some wheat. They rubbed the husks off with their hands and started eating the grain.
2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath? You're not supposed to do that!”
3 Jesus answered, “You surely have read what David did when he and his followers were hungry. 4 He went into the house of God and took the sacred loaves of bread that only priests were supposed to eat. He not only ate some himself, but even gave some to his followers.”
5 Jesus finished by saying, “The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14Mark 3.1-6)6 On another Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, and a man with a paralyzed right hand was there. 7 Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses kept watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man. They did this because they wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.
8 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. And the man stood up. 9 Then Jesus asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?”
10 After he had looked around at everyone, he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand became completely well.
11 The teachers and the Pharisees were furious and started saying to one another, “What can we do about Jesus?”
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4Mark 3.13-19)12 About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there. 13 The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles. 14 One was Simon, and Jesus named him Peter. Another was Andrew, Peter's brother. There were also James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus. The rest of the apostles were Simon, known as the Eager One, 16 Jude, who was the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Matthew 4.23-25)17 Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon were there too. 18 These people had come to listen to Jesus and to be healed of their diseases. All who were troubled by evil spirits were also healed. 19 Everyone was trying to touch Jesus, because power was going out from him and healing them all.
Blessings and Troubles
(Matthew 5.1-12)20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said:
God will bless you people
who are poor.
His kingdom belongs to you!
21 God will bless
you hungry people.
You will have plenty
to eat!
God will bless you people
who are now crying.
You will laugh!
22 God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man. 23 Long ago your own people did these same things to the prophets. So when this happens to you, be happy and jump for joy! You will have a great reward in heaven.
24 But you rich people
are in for trouble.
You have already had
an easy life!
25 You well-fed people
are in for trouble.
You will go hungry!
You people
who are laughing now
are in for trouble.
You are going to cry
and weep!
26 You are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.
Love for Enemies
(Matthew 5.38-48Matthew 7.12a)27 This is what I say to all who will listen to me:
Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you. 28 Ask God to bless anyone who curses you, and pray for everyone who is cruel to you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, don't stop that person from slapping you on the other cheek. If someone wants to take your coat, don't try to keep back your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks and don't ask people to return what they have taken from you. 31 Treat others just as you want to be treated.
32 If you love only someone who loves you, will God praise you for that? Even sinners love people who love them. 33 If you are kind only to someone who is kind to you, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners are kind to people who are kind to them. 34 If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.
35 But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back. Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven. He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel. 36 Have pity on others, just as your Father has pity on you.
Judging Others
(Matthew 7.1-5)37 Jesus said:
Don't judge others, and God won't judge you. Don't be hard on others, and God won't be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you. 38 If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.
39 Jesus also used some sayings as he spoke to the people. He said:
Can one blind person lead another blind person? Won't they both fall into a ditch? 40 Are students better than their teacher? But when they are fully trained, they will be like their teacher.
41 You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye. 42 How can you say, “My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye,” when you don't see the log in your own eye? You show-offs! First, get the log out of your own eye; then you can see how to take the speck out of your friend's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Matthew 7.17-20Matthew 12.34bMatthew 35)43 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 44 You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes. 45 Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts, but bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.
Two Builders
(Matthew 7.24-27)46 Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say? 47 Anyone who comes and listens to me and obeys me 48 is like someone who dug down deep and built a house on solid rock. When a flood came and the river rushed against the house, it was built so well that it didn't even shake. 49 But anyone who hears what I say and doesn't obey me is like someone whose house wasn't built on solid rock. As soon as the river rushed against that house, it was smashed to pieces!
Yeesu le mu Loobula Luŋo Maariyo ti
(Matiyu 12:1-8Maaka 2:23-28)1 Loobula Luŋ doo le la, Yeesu be tambi kaŋ siimaŋ kunkoolu la. Kabiriŋ ì be taama kaŋ, a la saayiboolu ye siimaŋ tinsoo doolu kati, ì ye ì toñonka ì buloolu kono ka ì kesoolu domo. 2 Bituŋ Farisewo* doolu ko ì ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka kuwo ke, Luwaa ye meŋ haraamuyandi ka a ke Loobula Luŋo la?”
3 Wo to le Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Fo ali nene maŋ a karaŋ, Mansa Dawuda ye meŋ ke, kabiriŋ konkoo ye a muta, a niŋ a taañoolu? 4 A dunta Alla Batudulaa Buŋo* kono ñaameŋ ka mbuuru senuŋo* domo, piriisoolu* doroŋ ñanta meŋ domo la. A ye a dii a taañoolu fanaa la.” 5 Bituŋ Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Moo Dinkewo* le mu Loobula Luŋo Maariyo ti.”
Kendeyandiroo Loobula Luŋo la
(Matiyu 12:9-14Maaka 3:1-6)6 Loobula Luŋ doo le la, Yeesu dunta ì la diina bendulaa* to ka karandiroo ke. Kewo doo tarata jee, meŋ bulubaa buloo faata. 7 Luwaa karammoolu* niŋ Farisewolu tarata Yeesu koroosi kaŋ, fo a be kendeyandiroo ke la Loobula Luŋo la le baŋ, fo ì si siloo soto ka a tuumi. 8 Bari Yeesu ye ì la miiroolu loŋ ne. Bituŋ a ko kee bulufaariŋo ye ko, “Wuli, i ye naa loo jaŋ.” A wulita, a loota jee.
9 Bituŋ Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Fo Musa la Luwaa* sonta le baŋ ka kuu betoo ke waraŋ ka kuu jawoo ke Loobula Luŋo la, ka moo niyo tankandi waraŋ ka a kasaara?” 10 Wo to le a ye ì bee kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa juubee, a ko kewo ye ko, “I buloo tilindi.” A ye a ke, aduŋ a buloo seyita a ñaama. 11 Bari ì kamfaata baake, ì diyaamuta ñoo ye, ì be meŋ ke la Yeesu la.
Kiilaa taŋ niŋ fuloo
(Matiyu 10:1-4Maaka 3:13-19)12 Wo luŋolu kono, Yeesu taata duwaa la konkoo santo. Suutoo bee la, a tarata duwaa la. 13 Biriŋ fanoo keta, a ye a la saayiboolu kumandi. A ye kee taŋ niŋ fula tomboŋ ì kono, a ye mennu toolaa kiilaalu* la. 14 Wo kiilaalu toolu mu ñinnu le ti: Simoni, a ye meŋ toolaa Pita la, aniŋ a baadiŋo Anduru, Yankuba, Yohana, Filipi aniŋ Batolomeyu, 15 Matiyu, Tomas aniŋ Yankuba meŋ mu Alifeyu dinkewo ti, aniŋ Simoni, ì ka meŋ kumandi Selote la, 16 Yudas meŋ mu Yankuba dinkewo ti, aniŋ Yudas Isikariyoti meŋ naata ke Yeesu jamfaalaa ti.
Yeesu tententa kendeyandiroo la
(Matiyu 4:23-25)17 Bituŋ Yeesu niŋ ì naata jii konkoo kaŋ, ì loota dulaa temberiŋo to. A noomalanka jamaa le be jee, ì niŋ moo jamaa mennu bota Yudeya tundoo kaŋ, Yerusalaamu aniŋ baa daala saatewolu to taariŋ, mennu be Tire niŋ Sidoni maafaŋo la. 18 Ì naata ka a lamoyi aniŋ ka kendeyaa ì la kuuraŋolu to. Aduŋ seetaani jawoolu ka moolu mennu batandi, ì naata kendeyaa. 19 Kafoo bee ye a kata ka Yeesu maa, kaatu semboo le ka bo a bala, meŋ ka ì bee kendeyandi.
Barakoo niŋ dankoo
(Matiyu 5:1-12)20 Wo to le Yeesu ye a kuŋo wuli, a ye a la saayiboolu juubee. Bituŋ a ko:
“Barakoo be alitolu fuwaaroolu ye,
kaatu alitolu le taa mu Alla la mansabaayaa ti.
21 Barakoo be alitolu ye, mennu be konkoriŋ saayiŋ,
kaatu ali be wasa la le.
Barakoo be alitolu ye, mennu be kumboo la saayiŋ,
kaatu ali be jele la le.
22 Barakoo be alitolu ye, niŋ moolu ye ali koŋ,
ì balanta ali ma,
ì ka ali neŋ, aniŋ ì ka ali too tiñaa,
Moo Dinkewo la kuwo kamma.
23 Ì mumuñolu ye wo kuu kiliŋo le ke annabiyomoolu la.
Ali seewoo wo luŋo la, ali ye sawuŋ-sawuŋ jusulaa kamma la,
kaatu ali la joo be wara la Arijana kono le.
24 Bari kooroo be alitolu fankamaalu ye,
kaatu ali ye ali la seewoo soto le fokabaŋ.
25 Kooroo be alitolu ye, mennu be wasariŋ saayiŋ,
kaatu ali be konko la le.
Kooroo be alitolu ye, mennu be jele kaŋ saayiŋ,
kaatu ali be woosii la le, ali ye kumboo.
26 Kooroo be alitolu ye, niŋ moolu bee ye ali jayi,
kaatu ì mumuñolu ye wo kuu kiliŋo le ke moolu la,
mennu ye ì faŋ ke annabiyomoolu ti.
Ali ali jawoolu kanu
(Matiyu 5:38-48Matiyu 7:12a)27 “Ŋa a fo ali ye, mennu ka n lamoyi: Ali ali jawoolu kanu. Ali kuu betoo ke moolu ye, mennu ye ali koŋ. 28 Ali neemoo duwaa moolu ye, mennu ka ali danka. Ali duwaa moolu ye, mennu ka ali toorandi. 29 Niŋ moo ye i tamoo fadi, i si doo fanaa dii a la. Aduŋ meŋ ye i la waramboo taa, i si i la kotondaŋo fanaa dii a la. 30 Moo-wo-moo meŋ ye i daani, a so, aduŋ meŋ ye i la feŋolu taa, kana ì kaniŋ a la. 31 Ali kuu ke moo la, meŋ si kuŋ ali to.
32 “Niŋ ali ye moolu kanu, mennu ye ali kanu, wo be ali nafaa la muŋ ne la? Hani junubelaalu ka wo kuu kiliŋo le ke. 33 Niŋ ali ye kuu betoo ke moolu ye, mennu ka kuu betoo ke ali ye, wo be ali nafaa la muŋ ne la? Hani junubelaalu ka wo kuu kiliŋo le ke. 34 Aduŋ niŋ ali ka moolu donto, ali jikita ko, mennu be ali joo la, wo be ali nafaa la muŋ ne la? Hani junubelaalu ka ñoo donto le, aduŋ ì ka jiki ì la joo la a ñaama le.
35 “Bari ali si ali jawoolu kanu, ali ye kuu betoo ke ì ye. Ali moolu fuu, ali kana i yillaa feŋ na ì bulu. Wo to le ali la joo be wara la, aniŋ ali be ke la Alla Mansa Tallaa la dindiŋolu ti, kaatu ate beteyaata wasabaloolu fee le fanaa, aniŋ kuruŋolu. 36 Ali si balafaa soto ko ali Faamaa ye balafaa soto ñaameŋ.
Ka moo doolu kiitindi
(Matiyu 7:1-5)37 “Ali kana moolu kiitindi fo ali fanaa kana kiitindi. Ali kana a fo, moo si halaki, fo ali fanaa kana halaki. Ali yamfa moolu ye, ali fanaa si yamfoo soto. 38 Ali diiroo ke, aduŋ jamaa si dii ali la. Sumandiriñaa betoo, ì ye meŋ ñaji, ì ye a jiijaa, a ye boŋ ì kaŋ, wo le be ke la ali taa ti. Kaatu ali ye sumandaŋo meŋ dii, wo le be dii la ali la.”
39 Yeesu ye mansaaloo fanaa fo ì ye ko: “Fo finkintewo si finkintewo kenkeŋ noo le baŋ? Fo ì bee te boyi la dinkoo kono baŋ? 40 Karandiŋo la kuwo buka wara a karammoo ti, bari karandiŋ-wo-karandiŋ meŋ karanta kendeke, a be ke la le ko a karammoo.
41 “Muŋ ne ye a tinna i ka kolomandiŋo je i baadiŋo* ñaa kono, bari i buka yirikuntoo je i faŋo ñaa kono? 42 Waraŋ i si a fo noo i baadiŋo ye ñaadii le, ‘M baadiŋo, batu, ŋa kolomandiŋo bondi i ñaa kono,’ bari i maŋ yirikuntoo je, meŋ be i faŋo ñaa kono? Ite bunaafayoo! Yirikuntoo bondi i faŋo ñaa kono foloo, wo koolaa i la jeroo si seneyaa ka kolomandiŋo bondi, meŋ be i baadiŋo ñaa kono.
Yiroo niŋ a diŋo
(Matiyu 7:16-20Matiyu 12:33-37)43 “Yiri betoo buka diŋ jawoo diŋ, aduŋ yiri jawoo buka diŋ betoo diŋ. 44 Yiri-wo-yiri ka loŋ a diŋo le la. Kaatu sooto diŋolu buka kati ŋaniŋ suŋo bala, sako wayini* yiridiŋ ñatoolu si kati baransaŋo bala. 45 Moo betoo ka kuu betoolu le bondi a sondomoo kono, meŋ be faariŋ beteyaa la. Wo ñaa kiliŋo la moo jawoo ka kuu jawoolu le bondi a sondomoo kono, kaatu sondomoo be faariŋ meŋ na, daa ka wo le fo.
Buŋ loolaa fuloo
(Matiyu 7:24-27)46 “Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka n kumandi, ‘M Maarii, m Maarii,’ aduŋ ali buka kuwo ke, n ka ali yaamari meŋ na? 47 Moo-wo-moo meŋ naata n kaŋ, a ye n na kumoolu moyi, aduŋ a ye ì muta, m be a yitandi la ali la, wo la kuwo be ñaameŋ. 48 Wo ka munta le ko kewo meŋ be buŋ loo la, a ye sindiroo ke, a ye fondamaŋo laa beroo kaŋ. Biriŋ waamoo naata a kaŋ, aniŋ jiiboroo ye a taki, a maŋ a maamandi noo, kaatu a loota kuuke le. 49 Bari moo meŋ ye n na kumoolu moyi, aduŋ a maŋ ì muta, wo ka munta le ko kewo, meŋ ye a la buŋo loo bankoo kaŋ, a maŋ fondamaŋo ke a la. Biriŋ jiiboroo ye a taki, waati kiliŋ, a boyita piram!”
