The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Luke 20.9-19)1 Then Jesus spoke to them in parables: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. 2 When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. 3 The tenants grabbed the slave, beat him, and sent him back without a thing. 4 Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully. 5 The owner sent another slave, and they killed him; and they treated many others the same way, beating some and killing others. 6 The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. ‘I am sure they will respect my son,’ he said. 7 But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’ 8 So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?” asked Jesus. “He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others. 10 Surely you have read this scripture?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
11 This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’”
12 The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
The Question about Paying Taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22Luke 20.20-26)13 Some Pharisees and some members of Herod's party were sent to Jesus to trap him with questions. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?”
15 But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it.”
16 They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17 So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
And they were amazed at Jesus.
The Question about Rising from Death
(Matthew 22.23-33Luke 20.27-40)18 Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’ 20 Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children. 21 Then the second one married the woman, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22 and then to the rest: all seven brothers married the woman and died without having children. Last of all, the woman died. 23 Now, when all the dead rise to life on the day of resurrection, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”
24 Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! And do you know why? It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. 25 For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. 26 Now, as for the dead being raised: haven't you ever read in the Book of Moses the passage about the burning bush? There it is written that God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 27 He is the God of the living, not of the dead. You are completely wrong!”
The Great Commandment
(Matthew 22.34-40Luke 10.25-28)28 A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.”
32 The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he. 33 And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.”
34 Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
The Question about the Messiah
(Matthew 22.41-46Luke 20.41-44)35 As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? 36 The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
until I put your enemies under your feet.’
37 David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”
Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law
(Matthew 23.1-36Luke 20.45-47)A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly. 38 As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace, 39 who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts. 40 They take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers. Their punishment will be all the worse!”
The Widow's Offering
(Luke 21.1-4)41 As Jesus sat near the Temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in their money. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money; 42 then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny. 43 He called his disciples together and said to them, “I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. 44 For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had—she gave all she had to live on.”
Luwaasilaa kuruŋolu la mansaaloo
(Matiyu 21:33-46Luka 20:9-19)1 Bituŋ Yeesu ye a dati ka diyaamu ì ye niŋ mansaaloolu la. A ko, “Kewo doo le ye wayini* yiri kankaŋo bo, a ye sansaŋo miniŋ a la, aniŋ a ye dinkoo siŋ jee ka a ke wayini yiridinjii bitidulaa ti. Bituŋ a ye kantaridulaa tatoo fanaa loo jee. Wo to le a ye a luwaasi moo doolu ma, a taata manee. 2 Kabiriŋ katiri waatoo siita, a ye dookuulaa kii luwaasilaalu yaa ka a niyo samba a ye naŋ. 3 Bari luwaasilaalu ye wo dookuulaa muta. Ì ye a buutee, ì ye a bulu kenseŋo bayi. 4 Tukuŋ fanaa a ye dookuulaa doo kii. Bari luwaasilaalu ye wo lipa ka a barama a kuŋo to, aniŋ ì ye a malundi. 5 Bituŋ a ye doo fanaa kii, bari ì ye wo faa le. Aduŋ ì ye ñiŋ ke a la kiilaa jamaa le la, ì ye doolu buutee, ì ye doolu faa. 6 Bituŋ kiliŋ doroŋ ne tuta jee, meŋ mu a kanu dinkewo ti. Labaŋo la, a ye wo fanaa kii ì kaŋ, a ko, ‘Ì be n dinkewo horoma la le.’ 7 Bari wo luwaasilaalu ko ñoo ye ko, ‘Keetaalaa fele! Ali naa, ŋà a faa. Wo to le keetaafeŋo be ke la ǹ taa ti.’ 8 Bituŋ ì ye a muta, ì ye a faa, ì ye a fayi yiri kankaŋo banta. 9 Silaŋ, kankantiyo be muŋ ne ke la ñiŋ luwaasilaalu la? A be naa le, a ye ì kasaara. Bituŋ a ye yiri kankaŋo dii doolu la.
10 “Fo ali nene maŋ ñiŋ karaŋ Kitaabu Senuŋo kono ko:
‘Beroo meŋ buŋ loolaalu jututa a la,
wo le naata ke tonkonna bere kummaa ti.
11 Maariyo le ye ñiŋ ke,
aduŋ a kaawakuuyaata ǹ ñaa koto le.’ ”
12 Bituŋ piriisi* ñaatonkoolu niŋ Farisewolu* ye a kata ka a muta, bari ì silata kafoo le la. Ì ye a kalamuta le ko, a ye wo mansaaloo fo itolu le la kuwo kamma, bari ì maŋ feŋ ke noo. Ì ye a bula, ì taata.
Naamujoo la kuwo ñininkaaroo
(Matiyu 22:15-22Luka 20:20-26)13 Wo to le ì ye Farisewolu doolu aniŋ Herodi la kafoo moolu doolu kii Yeesu kaŋ, fo ì si a muta a la kumoo kono. 14 Bituŋ ì naata, ì ko a ye ko, “Karammoo, ŋà a loŋ ne ko, ite mu tooñaa moo le ti. Moo-wo-moo le buka ite jenkendi noo, kaatu ite buka moo faasaa, bari i ka Alla la siloo le karandi tooñaa kono. I la miiroo yitandi ñiŋ kuwo to: Fo ñiŋ mu siloo le ti baŋ, ka naamoo joo Rooma bankoo la mansa* yaa, waraŋ fo siloo nte? 15 Ǹ ñanta a joo la le baŋ, waraŋ fo m̀ maŋ ñaŋ na a joo la?”
Bari Yeesu ye ì la bunaafayiyaa loŋ ne, a ko ì ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka n kotobo? Ali denaari kiliŋ samba n ye naŋ, ŋa a juubee!” 16 Bituŋ ì ye kodicoroosi kiliŋ samba naŋ. Wo to le a ye ì ñininkaa ko, “Jumaa le nataaloo niŋ a too be ñiŋ bala?” Ì ye a jaabi ko, “Rooma bankoo la mansa.” 17 Bituŋ Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Meŋ mu mansa taa ti, ali wo dii mansa la. Meŋ mu Alla taa ti, ali ye wo dii Alla la.” Ì bee jaakalita a la jaabiroo la.
Saayaakoolaa wulindiroo la kuwo ñininkaaroo
(Matiyu 22:23-33Luka 20:27-40)18 Bituŋ Sadusewolu* naata Yeesu kaŋ, mennu ka a fo ko, saayaakoolaa wulindiroo te keriŋ. Ì ye a ñininkaa ko, 19 “Karammoo, Annabilayi Musa ye a safee ǹ ye le ko, niŋ kewo faata, aduŋ a ye musoo tu a kooma, bari a maŋ diŋo soto, a baadiŋo ñanta wo musoo futuu la le ka diŋolu wuluu a ye. 20 Saayiŋ, baadimmaa woorowula le naata soto nuŋ. Foloo ye musoo taa, bari a faata, a maŋ diŋo soto. 21 Fulanjaŋo ye wo musu kiliŋo taa, wo fanaa faata, a maŋ diŋo soto. Aduŋ sabanjaŋo fanaa keta wo le ñaama. 22 Aduŋ ì woorowuloo bee keta teŋ ne, ì maŋ diŋo soto. Labaŋo la, musoo fanaa faata. 23 Saayiŋ, saayaakoolaa wulindiroo luŋo la, jumaa le la musoo be ke la a ti? Baawo woorowuloo bee ye a futuu le!”
24 Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Fo ñiŋ ne maŋ a tinna, ali filita baŋ, kaatu ali maŋ Kitaabu Senuŋolu loŋ sako Alla la semboo? 25 Kaatu niŋ ì wulita saayaa kono, ì te futuu la, sako ka moo futundi, bari ì be muluŋ na le ko malaayikoolu Arijana kono.
26 “Bari furewolu la wulindiroo la kuwo to, fo ali nene maŋ a karaŋ Musa la kitaaboo kono, daameŋ Alla ye a kumandi ka bo naŋ yirindiŋo kono niŋ kumoo la ko: ‘Nte le mu Iburayima la Alla ti, Isiyaaka la Alla, aniŋ Yaakuba la Alla!’ 27 A maŋ ke furewolu la Alla ti, bari baluuriŋolu. Tooñaa, ali filita le.”
Yaamaroo meŋ warata yaamaroolu bee ti
(Matiyu 22:34-40Luka 10:25-28)28 Luwaa karammoo* doo ye Yeesu niŋ Sadusewolu moyi ñoo soosoo la, aduŋ a ye a je ko, Yeesu ye ì jaabi koyirinke le. Wo to le a naata, a ye Yeesu ñininkaa ko, “Yaamaroolu bee kono, jumaa le mu yaamari kummaa foloo ti?”
29 Yeesu ye a jaabi ko, “Foloo mu ñiŋ ne ti: ‘Ali i lamoyi, Banisirayila! Maariyo, ǹ na Alla, ate mu Alla kiliŋ ne ti. 30 I si Maariyo, i la Alla kanu niŋ i sondomoo bee la, i niyo bee la, i hakiloo bee la aniŋ i semboo bee la.’ 31 Fulanjaŋo mu ñiŋ ne ti: ‘I si i siiñoo kanu ko i faŋo.’ ” Yaamari koteŋ te jee, meŋ warata ka tambi ñinnu la.
32 Bituŋ Luwaa karammoo ko a ye ko, “Karammoo, i ye tooñaa le fo. Tooñaa le mu ko, Alla mu kiliŋ ne ti, aniŋ Alla koteŋ te keriŋ fo ate. 33 Aduŋ ka a kanu niŋ i sondomoo bee la, i hakiloo bee aniŋ semboo bee la, aduŋ ka i siiñoo kanu ko i faŋo, wo le kummaayaata ka tambi hani jani sadaalu* niŋ sadaaboolu bee la.” 34 Kabiriŋ Yeesu ye a je ko, ñiŋ Luwaa karammoo ye a jaabi niŋ ñaameŋo le la, a ko a ye ko, “Ite maŋ jamfa Alla la mansabaayaa la.” Wo koolaa, moo maŋ haañi ka a ñininkaa kuma doo la kotenke.
Alimasiihu mu jumaa le dinkewo ti?
(Matiyu 22:41-46Luka 20:41-44)35 Kabiriŋ Yeesu be karandiroo la Alla Batudulaa Buŋo* kono, a ko, “Luwaa karammoolu si a fo noo ñaadii le ko, Alimasiihu* mu Mansa Dawuda dinkewo le ti? 36 Dawuda faŋo le ye a bankee ka bo niŋ Noora Kuliŋo la ko:
‘Maariyo ko m Maarii ye le ko:
“Sii m bulubaa karoo la,
fo niŋ ŋa i jawoolu ke i siŋo koto.” ’
37 “Dawuda faŋo ye a kumandi a Maariyo la. Wo to a si ke noo a dinkewo ti ñaadii le?”
Dandalaaroo Luwaa karammoolu niŋ Farisewolu la bunaafayiyaa to
(Matiyu 23:1-36Luka 20:45-47)Wo kafu baa ye Yeesu lamoyi jusulaa le kono. 38 Kabiriŋ a be karandiroo la, a ye ñiŋ ne fo ko, “Ali ali hakiloo tu Luwaa karammoolu to, mennu ka lafi ka taamaŋ-taamaŋ marisewolu kono taariŋ, ì niŋ ì la waramba jaŋolu, fo moolu si ì buuñaa niŋ kontondiroo la. 39 Ì ka lafi sii la dulaa betoolu le to ì la diina bendulaalu* kono, aniŋ dulaa horomariŋolu ì la feetoolu to. 40 Ì ka furuyaamusoolu la buŋolu buusi ì la le, aduŋ ì ka duwaa jaŋolu le ke ka ì faŋ ke moo betoolu ti. Itolu le be yankankati jawu baa soto la.”
Furuyaamusu fuwaaroo la sadaa
(Luka 21:1-4)41 Yeesu siita sadaakeraŋo ñaatiliŋo la. A be kafoo juubee kaŋ, ì ka ì la kodoolu ke sadaakeraŋo kono ñaameŋ. Fankamaa jamaa ka kodi jamaa le ke jee. 42 Bituŋ furuyaamusu fuwaaroo doo naata. A ye kodicoroosindiŋ fula ke jee, mennu dooyaata kodicoroosoolu bee ti.
43 Wo to le Yeesu ye a la saayiboolu kumandi. A ko ì ye ko, “Tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, ñiŋ furuyaamusu fuwaaroo ye meŋ ke sadaakeraŋo kono, wo le tambita ñiŋ moolu bee taa la. 44 Kaatu ì bee ye diiroo ke ka bo ì la naafuloolu le la, mennu siyaata ì la suuloo ti, bari ñiŋ fuwaaroo ye a la kodoo bee le ke jee, a ye meŋ soto ka baluu a la.”
