Who Is the Greatest?
(Mark 9.33-37Luke 9.46-48)1 About this time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2 Jesus called for a child to come over and stand near him. 3 Then he said:
I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. 4 But if you are as humble as this child, you are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And when you welcome one of these children because of me, you welcome me.
Temptations To Sin
(Mark 9.42-48Luke 17.1Luke 2)6 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks! 7 The world is in for trouble because of the way it causes people to sin. There will always be something to cause people to sin, but anyone who does this will be in for trouble.
8 If your hand or foot causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! You would be better off to go into life paralyzed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the fire that never goes out. 9 If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and get rid of it. You would be better off to go into life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell.
The Lost Sheep
(Luke 15.3-7)10-11 Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven. 12 Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away? 13 I am sure that finding it would make you happier than having the 99 that never wandered off. 14 That's how it is with your Father in heaven. He doesn't want any of these little ones to be lost.
When Someone Sins
(Luke 17.3)15 If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The Scriptures teach that every complaint must be proven true by two or more witnesses. 17 If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.
Allowing and Not Allowing
18 I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow. 19 I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, I am there with you.
An Official Who Refused To Forgive
21 Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
22 Jesus answered:
Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like:
One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him. 24 As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him 50,000,000 silver coins. 25 But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
26 The official got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!” 27 The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
28 But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
29 The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.” 30 But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
31 When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened. 32 The king called the first official back in and said, “You're an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent. 33 Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?” 34 The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed. 35 That is how my Father in heaven will treat you, if you don't forgive each of my followers with all your heart.
Jumaa le la kuwo warata?
(Maaka 9:33-37Luka 9:46-48)1 Wo waatoo la saayiboolu naata Yeesu kaŋ ka a ñininkaa ko, “Jumaa le la kuwo warata Arijana mansabaayaa kono?” 2 Wo to le Yeesu ye dindiŋo kumandi, a ye a londi ì teema. 3 A ko ì ye ko, “Tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, fo niŋ ali sondomoolu falinta ka ke ko dindiŋolu be ñaameŋ, niŋ wo nte ali te duŋ na Arijana mansabaayaa kono. 4 Moo-wo-moo meŋ ye a fammajii ko ñiŋ dindiŋo, wo maarii le la kuwo warata moolu bee ti Arijana mansabaayaa kono. 5 Aduŋ moo-wo-moo meŋ ye ñiŋ ñoŋ dindiŋo jiyandi nte too la, wo ye nte le jiyandi.
Marisaroo la jawuyaa
(Maaka 9:42-48Luka 17:1-2)6 “Moo-wo-moo meŋ ye a tinna, ñiŋ domandiŋolu kono, mennu laata nte la, hani kiliŋ ye junuboo ke, a be fisiyaa la wo maarii fee le faŋ, ka tuurilaŋ bere baa siti a kaŋo la, ka a niŋ wo fayi baa diinondiŋo kono. 7 Kooroo be duniyaa moolu ye marisaroo la kuwolu to, mennu be keriŋ! Ñiŋ marisa kuwolu ñanta naa la le, bari kooroo be moo le ye, meŋ ye wo marisa kuwolu saabu.
8 “Niŋ i buloo waraŋ i siŋo ka i marisa ka junuboo ke, a kuntu, i ye a fayi jana. A fisiyaata, i lanjuururiŋo ye duŋ badaa-badaa baluwo kono, diina i niŋ bulu fuloo waraŋ i siŋ fuloo ye fayi badaa-badaa dimbaa kono. 9 Niŋ i ñaa ka i marisa ka junuboo ke, a lokoti banta, i ye a fayi jana! A fisiyaata, i niŋ i ñaa kiliŋo ye duŋ badaa-badaa baluwo kono, diina i niŋ i ñaa fuloo ye fayi Jahannaba dimbaa kono.
Saajii filiriŋo
(Luka 15:3-7)10 “Ali ali hakiloo tu, ali kana jutu ñiŋ domandiŋolu hani kiliŋ na. Ŋa a fo ali ye, ì la malaayikoolu ka tara m Faamaa ñaatiliŋo la le doroŋ, meŋ be Arijana.
11 “Moo Dinkewo* naata le ka moo filiriŋolu kiisa. 12 Ali ye muŋ ne miira? Niŋ moo ye saajii keme soto, aduŋ kiliŋ naata fili wolu kono, fo a te taŋ kononto niŋ konontoo tu la konkoo kaŋ, a ye taa kiliŋo ñini baŋ, meŋ filita? 13 Tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, niŋ a ye a je, a ka seewoo a la kuwo to le ka tambi wo taŋ kononto niŋ konontoo la, mennu nene maŋ fili. 14 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, a maŋ ke ali Faamaa la lafoo ti, meŋ be Arijana, fo hani kiliŋ si kasaara ñiŋ domandiŋolu kono.
Lannamoo la kuluuroo
15 “Niŋ i baadiŋo* ye junube kuwo ke i la, taa, i ye a la boyidaa yitandi a la suturoo kono. Niŋ a ye i lamoyi i la, wo to ite ye a londi siloo kaŋ ne. 16 Bari niŋ a maŋ i lamoyi i la, moo kiliŋ waraŋ fula samba ñoo la, fo kuwolu bee si loŋ noo ka bo moo fula waraŋ saba la seedeyaa la. 17 Niŋ a balanta ka i lamoyi wolu la, a kuwo samba lannamoolu la kafoo to. Aduŋ niŋ a balanta ka i lamoyi hani lannamoolu la kafoo la, a muta ko jaahiloo waraŋ duwaañi jenkeriŋo.
Yeesu la kafoo la semboo
18 “Tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, ali be feŋ-wo-feŋ siti la ñiŋ duniyaa kono, a be siti la Arijana kono le fanaa. Aduŋ niŋ ali be feŋ-wo-feŋ firiŋ na ñiŋ duniyaa kono, a be firiŋ na Arijana kono le fanaa.
19 “Tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye kotenke, niŋ moo fula kambenta ali kono ka feŋ-wo-feŋ daani ñiŋ duniyaa kono m Faamaa bulu, meŋ be Arijana, wo kuwo be ke la ì ye le. 20 Kaatu niŋ moo fula waraŋ saba benta nte too la daa-wo-daa, n ka tara ì fee jee le.”
Dookuulaa yamfabaloo la mansaaloo
21 Wo to le Pita naata Yeesu kaŋ, a ko a ye ko, “M Maarii, niŋ m baadiŋo ye kuu kuruŋo ke n na, n ñanta yamfa la a ye siiñaa jelu le la? Fo siiñaa woorowula baŋ?” 22 Bituŋ Yeesu ko a ye ko, “M maŋ a fo i ye siiñaa woorowula, bari siiñaa taŋ woorowula siidulaa woorowula. 23 Wo kamma la Arijana mansabaayaa la kuwo si misaali noo teŋ ne: Mansakewo doo le naata a la dookuulaalu kontibo. 24 Kabiriŋ a ye ñiŋ kontiboroo dati, ì ye dookuulaa kiliŋ samba a kaŋ, a la denaari miliyoŋ jamaa juloo be meŋ na. 25 Baawo a maŋ sila soto ka mansakewo joo, mansakewo ye yaamaroo dii ko, a ñanta waafi la le, a niŋ a la musoo niŋ a la dimbaayaalu bee ka taa a la sotofeŋolu bee, fo juloo si joo. 26 Bituŋ dookuulaa ñoyita a kumbaliŋ fuloo kaŋ a ñaatiliŋo la ka a daani ko, ‘M maariyo, i muña n ye! M be i la kodoo bee joo la le.’ 27 Bituŋ a maariyo balafaata a ye. A ye a bula, aduŋ a yamfata a la juloo la.
28 “Bari wo dookuulaa fintita banta doroŋ, a ye a dookuuñoo je, a la denaari keme juloo be meŋ na. Bituŋ a ñapita wo kaŋ, a ye a kaŋo dete, a ko a ye ko, ‘I ye n donto meŋ na, a joo!’ 29 A dookuuñoo ñoyita a ñaatiliŋo la, a ye a daani ko, ‘I muña n ye, m be i joo la le.’ 30 Bari a maŋ soŋ. A taata a dookuuñoo soroŋ bunjawoo kono, fo janniŋ a be a la juloo joo la.
31 “Kabiriŋ a dookuuñoo koteŋolu ye a je, meŋ keta, ì niyolu kuyaata baake. Wo to le ì taata, ì ye kuwolu bee saata ì maariyo ye. 32 Bituŋ wo ye a kumandi, a ko a ye ko, ‘Ite dookuulaa jawoo! N yamfata i la juloo bee la, kaatu i ye n daani le nuŋ. 33 Fo ite fanaa maŋ ñaŋ na balafaa soto la i dookuuñoo ye baŋ, ko ŋa balafaa soto i ye ñaameŋ koomanto?’ 34 Bituŋ a maariyo kamfaatoo ye a dii bunjawuto dookuulaalu la ka a toorandi, fo janniŋ a be a la juloo bee baŋ na joo la.
35 “Wo ñaa kiliŋo la m Faamaa, meŋ be Arijana, be ali kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa ke la wo le ñaama, niŋ meŋ maŋ yamfa a baadiŋo ye, a sondomoo bee la.”
