A Question about the Sabbath
(Mark 2.23-28Luke 6.1-5)1 One Sabbath, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields. His disciples were hungry and began picking and eating grains of wheat. 2 Some Pharisees noticed this and said to Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do this!”
3 Jesus answered:
You surely must have read what David did when he and his followers were hungry. 4 He went into the house of God, and then they ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are supposed to eat. 5 Haven't you read in the Law of Moses that the priests are allowed to work in the temple on the Sabbath? But no one says they are guilty of breaking the law of the Sabbath. 6 I tell you there is something here greater than the temple. 7 Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, “Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others?” If you knew what this means, you would not condemn these innocent disciples of mine. 8 So the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.
A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Mark 3.1-6Luke 6.6-11)9 Jesus left and went into one of their synagogues, 10 where there was a man whose hand was paralyzed. Some Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, so they asked him, “Is it right to heal someone on the Sabbath?”
11 Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out? 12 People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then Jesus told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did, and it became as healthy as the other one.
14 The Pharisees left and started making plans to kill Jesus.
God's Chosen Servant
15 When Jesus found out what was happening, he left there and large crowds followed him. He healed all of their sick, 16 but warned them not to tell anyone about him. 17 So God's promise came true, just as Isaiah the prophet had said,
18 “Here is my chosen servant!
I love him,
and he pleases me.
I will give him my Spirit,
and he will bring justice
to the nations.
19 He won't shout or yell
or call out in the streets.
20 He won't break off a bent reed
or put out a dying flame,
but he will make sure
that justice is done.
21 All nations will place
their hope in him.”
Jesus and the Ruler of the Demons
(Mark 3.20-30Luke 11.14-23Luke 12.10)22 Some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon in him. Jesus healed the man, and then he was able to talk and see. 23 The crowds were so amazed they asked, “Could Jesus be the Son of David?”
24 When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “He forces out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!”
25 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them:
Any kingdom where people fight each other will end up ruined. And a town or family that fights will soon destroy itself. 26 So if Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom last? 27 If I use the power of Beelzebul to force out demons, whose power do your own followers use to force them out? Your followers are the ones who will judge you. 28 But when I force out demons by the power of God's Spirit, it proves that God's kingdom has already come to you. 29 How can anyone break into a strong man's house and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
30 If you are not on my side, you are against me. If you don't gather in the harvest with me, you scatter it. 31-32 I tell you any sinful thing you do or say can be forgiven. Even if you speak against the Son of Man, you can be forgiven. But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven, either in this life or in the life to come.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Luke 6.43-45)33 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. 34 You are a bunch of evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts. 35 Good people bring good things out of their hearts, but evil people bring evil things out of their hearts. 36 I promise you on the day of judgment, everyone will have to account for every careless word they have spoken. 37 On that day they will be told they are either innocent or guilty because of the things they have said.
A Sign from Heaven
(Mark 8.11Mark 12Luke 11.29-32)38 Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a sign from heaven.”
39 But Jesus replied:
You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 He was in the stomach of a big fish for three days and nights, just as the Son of Man will be deep in the earth for three days and nights. 41 On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah. 42 The Queen of the South will also stand there with you and condemn you. She traveled a long way to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet here is something much greater than Solomon.
Return of an Evil Spirit
(Luke 11.24-26)43 When an evil spirit leaves a person, it travels through the desert, looking for a place to rest. But when the demon doesn't find a place, 44 it says, “I will go back to the home I left.” When it gets there and finds the place empty, clean, and neat, 45 it goes off and finds seven other evil spirits even worse than itself. They all come and make their home there, and the person ends up in worse shape than before. That's how it will be with you evil people of today.
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Mark 3.31-35Luke 8.19-21)46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside because they wanted to talk with him. 47 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you.”
48 Jesus answered, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “These are my mother and my brothers! 50 Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.”
Yeesu le mu Loobula Luŋo Maariyo ti
(Maaka 2:23-28Luka 6:1-5)1 Loobula Luŋ doo le la, Yeesu be tambi kaŋ siimaŋ kunkoolu la. Konkoo be a la saayiboolu la. Bituŋ ì ye a dati ka siimaŋ tinsoolu buusi ka ì domo. 2 Farisee doolu ye wo je, ì ko a ye ko, “A juubee, i la saayiboolu ka kuwo ke, Luwaa ye meŋ haraamuyandi ka a ke Loobula Luŋo la!” 3 A 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, aduŋ Luwaa ye wo haraamuyandi ate ye le aniŋ a taañoolu. 5 Waraŋ fo ali nene maŋ a karaŋ Luwaa kono ko, piriisoolu mennu be Alla Batudulaa Buŋo kono dookuwo la Loobula Luŋo la, ì ye Loobula Luŋo luwaa tiñaa le, bari a maŋ ke kuu jawoo ti? 6 Bari m be a fo la ali ye, moo le be jaŋ, meŋ na kuwo warata ka tambi Alla Batudulaa Buŋo la. 7 Niŋ ali ye a loŋ, muŋ ne mu ñiŋ kumoo kotoo ti, ‘N na lafoo mu balafaa le ti, a maŋ ke sadaa* ti,’ wo to ali te moolu tuumi la, mennu maŋ feŋ ke. 8 Moo Dinkewo* le mu Loobula Luŋo Maariyo ti.”
Kendeyandiroo Loobula Luŋo la
(Maaka 3:1-6Luka 6:6-11)9 Yeesu bota jee, a taata ì la diina bendulaa* to. 10 Kewo doo tarata jee, meŋ buloo faata. Bituŋ ì ye Yeesu ñininkaa, fo ì si a tuumi noo ko, “Fo Luwaa sonta le baŋ ka moo kendeyandi Loobula Luŋo la?” 11 A ye ì jaabi ko, “Moo jumaa le be alitolu kono, niŋ a ye saajii kiliŋ soto, aduŋ wo naata boyi dinkoo kono Loobula Luŋo la, a te a muta la ka a bondi jee? 12 Wo to, siiñaa jelu le hadamadiŋo la kuwo tambita saajiyo la? Wo kamma la Luwaa sonta le ka kuu betoo ke Loobula Luŋo la.” 13 Bituŋ a ko kewo ye ko, “I buloo tilindi!” Kewo ye a buloo tilindi, aduŋ a seyita a ñaama, ko doo be ñaameŋ.
14 Farisewolu* fintita banta ka jamfaa siti a kamma, ì be a faa la ñaameŋ.
Alla la dookuulaa tombondiŋo
15 Kabiriŋ Yeesu ye ñiŋ kuwo kalamuta, a bota jee. Moo jamaa ye a nooma, aduŋ a ye ì la saasaatoolu bee kendeyandi. 16 A ye ì dandalaa ko, ì kana soŋ moo-wo-moo ye a la kuwo moyi. 17 Ñiŋ ye Annabilayi Yesaya la kumoo le timmandi ko:
18 “N na dookuulaa fele, ŋa meŋ tomboŋ,
n kanuntewo, n niyo seewoota meŋ na kuwo to.
M be n na Nooroo jindi la a kaŋ ne,
aduŋ a be kiitii tilindiŋo bankee la bankoolu kaŋ ne.
19 A te sonkoo ke la waraŋ ka wuuri,
sako moo si a kaŋo moyi mbeedoolu kaŋ.
20 A te ñaama kala nukujiriŋo kati la,
aduŋ a te saraba siisiiriŋo faa la,
fo niŋ a ye kiitii tilindiŋo timmandi.
21 Bankoolu be ì jikoo loo la a too le kaŋ.”
Yeesu niŋ Belisibul
(Maaka 3:20-30Luka 11:14-23)22 Wo to le ì ye seetaanitoo samba Yeesu kaŋ, meŋ finkita, aduŋ mumunewo le fanaa mu. A ye a kendeyandi. A diyaamuta, a ye jeroo ke fanaa.
23 Bituŋ moolu bee jaakalita, ì ko, “Kori ñiŋ ne maŋ ke Dawuda Dinkewo ti?” 24 Bari kabiriŋ Farisewolu ye a moyi, ì ko: “Ñiŋ kewo ka seetaani jawoolu bayi Belisibul la semboo le la, meŋ mu seetaani jawoolu la kuntiyo ti.”
25 Bari Yeesu ye ì la miiroolu loŋ ne. A ko ì ye ko, “Mansakundaa-wo-mansakundaa meŋ ye a faŋ talaa ka ñoo kele, a ka kasaara le. Aduŋ saatewo waraŋ dimbaayaa, meŋ ye a faŋ talaa ka ñoo kele, wo te loo noo la. 26 Niŋ seetaanoo* ka seetaanoo bayi, a ye a faŋ ne talaa. Wo to a la mansayaa be loo la ñaadii le? 27 Aduŋ niŋ nte ka seetaani jawoolu bayi ka bo niŋ Belisibul le la, wo to alitolu dinkewolu ka ì bayi ka bo niŋ jumaa le la? Wo kamma la itolu le be ke la ali kiitindilaalu ti. 28 Bari niŋ n ka seetaani jawoolu bayi niŋ Alla la Nooroo le la, wo to Alla la mansabaayaa naata ali kaŋ ne.
29 “Fo moo si duŋ noo kee sembemaa la buŋo kono ka a la sotofeŋolu buusi a la, fo niŋ a ye wo kee sembemaa siti foloo? Wo to le a si a la sotofeŋolu buusi noo a la.
30 “Moo meŋ maŋ tara m fee, wo balanta nte ma le. Aduŋ meŋ niŋ nte maŋ kafuroo ke ñoo ma, wo ka a janjaŋ ne. 31 Wo kamma la m be a fo la ali ye, yamfoo be ke la junuboolu bee la le, aniŋ tooñeeroolu, bari ka Noora Kuliŋo tooñee, wo nene te yamfa la. 32 Moo-wo-moo meŋ ye kuma jawoo fo ka balaŋ Moo Dinkewo ma, wo be yamfa la le. Bari moo-wo-moo meŋ ye kuma jawoo fo ka balaŋ Noora Kuliŋo ma, wo te yamfoo soto la muk, ñiŋ jamaanoo kono waraŋ laakira.
Yiroo niŋ a diŋo
(Luka 6:43-45)33 “Niŋ yiroo beteyaata, a diŋo be beteyaa la le, bari niŋ yiroo maŋ beteyaa, a diŋo te beteyaa la. Bayiri yiroo ka loŋ a diŋo le la. 34 Alitolu daŋari koorewo! Alitolu moo jawoolu si kuma betoo fo noo ñaadii le? Sondomoo be faariŋ meŋ na, daa ka wo le fo. 35 Moo betoo ka kuu betoolu le fintindi ka bo a sondomoo kono, meŋ be faariŋ beteyaa la. Aduŋ moo jawoo ka kuu jawoolu le fintindi ka bo a sondomoo kono, meŋ be faariŋ jawuyaa la. 36 Ŋa a fo ali ye, kiitiiluŋo la moolu be kiitindi la kuma kenseŋ-wo-kuma kenseŋ na le, ì ye meŋ fo ì daa la. 37 Kaatu i la kumoolu le be i tilindi la, aduŋ i la kumoolu le be i halaki la.”
Yunusa la taamanseeroo
(Maaka 8:11-12Luka 11:29-32)38 Luwaa karammoo* doolu niŋ Farisewolu ko Yeesu ye ko, “Karammoo, n lafita taamanseeroo le je la ite bulu.” 39 Bari a ye ì jaabi ko, “Ñiŋ jamaani jawoo meŋ jenketa Alla ma, a ka taamanseeroo le ñini. Bari taamanseeri te yitandi la a la, fo Annabilayi Yunusa la taamanseeroo doroŋ. 40 Ko Yunusa tarata ñee baa konoo kono tili saba aniŋ suuto saba, wo ñaa kiliŋo la, Moo Dinkewo be tara la bankoo kono fo tili saba aniŋ suuto saba. 41 Ninewenkoolu niŋ ñiŋ jamaanoo be wuli la kiitiiluŋo la, aduŋ ì be ñiŋ jamaanoo tuumi la. Kaatu itolu tuubita ì la junuboolu la le ka bo niŋ Yunusa la kawandoo la. Aduŋ a juubee, meŋ na kuwo warata Yunusa ti, a fele. 42 Seba musumansoo* niŋ ñiŋ jamaanoo be wuli la kiitiiluŋo la le, aduŋ a be ñiŋ jamaanoo tuumi la, kaatu a bota naŋ kabiriŋ duniyaa daŋo to ka Mansa Sulemani la ñaameŋo lamoyi. Aduŋ a juubee, meŋ na kuwo warata Sulemani ti, a fele.
Seetaani jawoo la murunaŋo
(Luka 11:24-26)43 “Niŋ seetaani jawoo bota moo kono, a ka taa dulaa jaaroolu le to ka sabatidulaa ñini, bari a buka a soto. 44 A si naa a fo a faŋ ye ko, ‘M be muru la n na buŋo to le, m bota naŋ daameŋ.’ Aduŋ niŋ a naata, a si a tara kenseŋyaariŋ, a be fitariŋ aniŋ a be temberiŋ fanaa. 45 Bituŋ a si taa ka seetaani jawu woorowula naati, mennu jawuyaata ka tambi ate faŋo la. Ì ye duŋ a kono ka sabati jee. Wo maarii alihaali labaŋo le ka jawuyaa ka tambi foloo la. Ñiŋ jamaani jawoo fanaa be ke la wo le ñaama.”
Yeesu baamaa aniŋ a baadiŋolu
(Maaka 3:31-35Luka 8:19-21)46 Kabiriŋ Yeesu be diyaamu kaŋ moolu ye, a baamaa niŋ a doomaalu be looriŋ banta. Ì lafita ka diyaamu a ye. 47 Bituŋ kewo doo ko a ye ko, “A juubee! I baamaa niŋ i doomaalu be looriŋ banta, ì lafita ka diyaamu i ye.” 48 Bari Yeesu ye a jaabi ko, “Jumaa le mu nte baamaa ti, aniŋ jumaalu le mu m baadiŋolu ti?” 49 Bituŋ a ye a buloo coodi a la saayiboolu la, aduŋ a ko, “M baamaa niŋ m baadiŋolu fele jaŋ. 50 Moo-wo-moo meŋ ka m Faamaa la lafoo ke, meŋ be Arijana, wo le mu m baadinkewo ti, m baarimmusoo aniŋ m baamaa.”
