Who Is the Greatest?
(Mark 9.33-37Luke 9.46-48)1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
2 So Jesus called a child to come and stand in front of them, 3 and said, “I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. 4 The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. 5 And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me.
Temptations to Sin
(Mark 9.42-48Luke 17.1Luke 2)6 “If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be drowned in the deep sea. 7 How terrible for the world that there are things that make people lose their faith! Such things will always happen—but how terrible for the one who causes them!
8 “If your hand or your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life without a hand or a foot than to keep both hands and both feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
(Luke 15.3-7)10 “See that you don't despise any of these little ones. Their angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in heaven.
12 “What do you think a man does who has one hundred sheep and one of them gets lost? He will leave the other ninety-nine grazing on the hillside and go and look for the lost sheep. 13 When he finds it, I tell you, he feels far happier over this one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost. 14 In just the same way your Father in heaven does not want any of these little ones to be lost.
When Someone Sins
15 “If your brother sins against you, go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back. 16 But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other persons with you, so that ‘every accusation may be upheld by the testimony of two or more witnesses,’ as the scripture says. 17 And if he will not listen to them, then tell the whole thing to the church. Finally, if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan or a tax collector.
Prohibiting and Permitting
18 “And so I tell all of you: what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
19 “And I tell you more: whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?”
22 “No, not seven times,” answered Jesus, “but seventy times seven, 23 because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts. 24 He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. 25 The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt. 26 The servant fell on his knees before the king. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay you everything!’ 27 The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.
28 “Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he said. 29 His fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!’ 30 But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything. 32 So he called the servant in. ‘You worthless slave!’ he said. ‘I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to. 33 You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.’ 34 The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount.”
35 And Jesus concluded, “That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from 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.”
