Renters of a Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Luke 20.9-19)1 Jesus then told them this story:
A farmer once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.
2 When it was harvest time, he sent a servant to get his share of the grapes. 3 The renters grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him away without a thing.
4 The owner sent another servant, but the renters beat him on the head and insulted him terribly. 5 Then the man sent another servant, and they killed him. He kept sending servant after servant. They beat some of them and killed some.
6 The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the renters because he thought they would respect him. 7 But they said to themselves, “Someday he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves.” 8 So they grabbed the owner's son, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard. 10 You surely know that the Scriptures say,
‘The stone the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.
11 This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’ ”
12 The leaders knew that Jesus was really talking about them, and they wanted to arrest him. But because they were afraid of the crowd, they let him alone and left.
Paying Taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22Luke 20.20-26)13 The Pharisees got together with Herod's followers. Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 14 They went to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. And you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
15 Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”
16 They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17 Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.
Life in the Future World
(Matthew 22.23-33Luke 20.27-40)18 The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:
19 Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother. 20 There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children. 21 The second brother married his brother's widow, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22 and finally to all seven brothers. At last the woman died. 23 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? After all, she had been married to all seven brothers.
24 Jesus answered:
You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 25 When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 26 You surely know about people being raised to life. You know that in the story about Moses and the burning bush, God said, “I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” 27 He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. You Sadducees are all wrong.
The Most Important Commandment
(Matthew 22.34-40Luke 10.25-28)28 One of the teachers of the Law of Moses came up while Jesus and the Sadducees were arguing. When he heard Jesus give a good answer, he asked him, “What is the most important commandment?”
29 Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God. 30 You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”
32 The man replied, “Teacher, you are certainly right to say there is only one God. 33 It is also true that we must love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and that we must love others as much as we love ourselves. These commandments are more important than all the sacrifices and offerings that we could possibly make.”
34 When Jesus saw that the man had given a sensible answer, he told him, “You are not far from God's kingdom.” After this, no one dared ask Jesus any more questions.
About David's Son
(Matthew 22.41-46Luke 20.41-44)35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the teachers of the Law of Moses say the Messiah will come from the family of King David? 36 The Holy Spirit led David to say,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right side
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
37 If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be his son?”
The large crowd enjoyed listening to Jesus teach.
Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law of Moses
(Matthew 23.1-36Luke 20.45-47)38 As Jesus was teaching, he said:
Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market. 39 They like the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets. 40 But they cheat widows out of their homes and pray long prayers just to show off. They will be punished most of all.
A Widow's Offering
(Luke 21.1-4)41 Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. 42 Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth only a few pennies. 43 Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. Then he said:
I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 44 Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a cent to live on.
Lapidriopi Losioye'bai ro Ämvu Kono roya
(Matayo 21:33-46Luka 20:9-19)1 'Dooko Yesu petate ànyari lapidriopi si ekye: “Tu alo aza si mano aza kyi'di kono te ämvu ya, 'be aga te gbikyi lomvoigyesi, 'di pi'di te vino ozwaza, ago be zowiṛa vookwaro te. 'Dooko ozo ämvu kono rote losioye'bai ri losi oyene kigye ago e'be 'ba te ago oyite vo aza ya. 2 Ondro tu doŋgo topi ro kesate oko, nda zo ruindu'ba aza te losioye'bai re ŋga jalia ro se ndäri ana urune ni ànya resi. 3 Losioye'bai ruyi ruindu'ba ana te 'biyi nda te, ago zoyi nda te kovole teinye ŋga aza ako. 4 'Dooko kuzupi zo ruindu'ba aza te; losioye'bai 'biyi nda te drî ya ago yeyi nda te koziro. 5 Ago kuzupi zo ruindu'ba aza kpate, ago ànya fuyi nda te, ago yeyi azakana amba kpate oso inye, 'biyi azaka te ago fuyi azaka te. 6 Se alodi ke'bebe ozone te toto ŋgwa modo mano ana ro ayani, 'dooko äduro oko, nda zo ŋgwa ndaro te losioye'bai re, nda atate ekye: ‘Mama ndi endaro ànya oronayi ŋgwa maro ndi.’ 7 Oko losioye'bai kai atayite iyivoya ekye: ‘Ono ni ŋgwa kuzupi ämvu kono ro ro owo, nyìkyi ri, mì'de mä̀fu nda, tana drimbi ndaro a'dona te amaro!’ 8 Ta'dota ànya ruyi ŋgwa ana te ago fuyi nda te ago voyi avo ndaro te cowa ni ämvu kono ro yasi.”
9 Yesu ejitate ekye: “Ka'do inye, 'dooko kuzupi ämvu kono ro ro oyena e'di ya? Nda ikyina 'da ago tufuna lidri kai 'da ago ozona ämvu kono ro 'da losioye'bai azaka ri. 10 Mìzi taegyi ono ṛo ko ya? Se ekye:
‘Kuni zo obe'bai kogayibezo ekye koziro ana
go a'dote kadopara ndrani vona cini drisi.
11 Ono ni taoye Opi ro;
ondrena liŋgyi tawi!’ ”
12 Dri'bai Yudai ro ojoyite Yesu urune, tana ànya niyite anjioko Yesu pi lapidri ono te ànya lomvo, caoko ànya a'doyite turi ro ni lowa ri, ndi ànya e'beyi nda te ago oyiyite.
Taeji ta Parata Driutwero Kotoro ta
(Matayo 22:15-22Luka 20:20-26)13 Rukä Parusii ro ndi gboko Eroda ro azaka be azote Yesu re nda odone taeji si. 14 Ànya ikyiyite ndare ago atayite ekye: “Miemba'ba, mä̀ni ndi anjioko nya ni taŋgye ata teinye milo'be ako tase lidri kabe usuna ta. Tana nya ko 'desi lidri ro tana usuna ayani, oko nya ni ole Lu ro taŋgyena emba lidri ri. Nyiti ta ämäri, inye'do ota amaro letadri gindi parata driutwero ozone 'Bädri'ba Roma'ba ro ri kode ko ya? Inye'do mòzona ndi kode ko ya?”
15 Oko Yesu ndre ŋgaodo ànyaro te ago zatadrite ekye: “Tana e'di nyà ma ojo niya? Nyèzi mo'di kaci aza te, mandre robe.”
16 Ànya eziyi alodina aza te ndare, ago nda ejitate ekye: “Beti ndi ävuru kwoi be a'di roya?” Ànya zayitadrite ekye: “'Bädri'ba ro.”
17 Ta'dota Yesu atate ekye: “Ka'do inye, nyòzo ŋgase 'Bädri'ba ro gi 'Bädri'ba ri, ago nyòzo ŋgase Lu ro gi Lu ri.”
Ago ànya laroyi tawi ta Yesu ro erivoya.
Taeji ta Eforo ni Avo yasi rota
(Matayo 22:23-33Luka 20:27-40)18 'Dooko rukä Sadukei, se kayibe ata ekye lidri ri efone ni avo yasi i'do kai ro, ikyiyite Yesu re ago atayite ekye: 19 “Miemba'ba, Musa egyi ota ono te ämäri ekye: ‘Ondro ka'do mano aza kodrate ago ke'be toko te teinye ŋgàga ako, anjioko beṛo ädrupi mano 'do ro ri ocine ävuzi ri tana ànya kutiyi ŋgàga robe se ka'do robe ŋgwai ro mano se kodrabe ana ri.’ 20 Tu alo aza si ädrupii njidrieri azaka orivoya, se kayoŋwa gye lagye te ago drate teinye ŋgàga ako. 21 'Dooko ṛirina cigwo toko ana ri, ago nda dra kpate teinye ŋgàga ako. Ta ono a'do kpate inye ädrupi nina na ri, 22 ago a'do kpate inye ädrupii se njidrieri kociyibe toko ana ri kai ri ago todrayite teinye ŋgàga ako. Äduro oko, toko ana drate. 23 Ka'do inye, tu eforo rosi lidriidriro anya a'dona toko ro a'di riya? Tana vo ànya se cini njidrieri ana ro a'dote àgo ro anya ri.”
24 Yesu zatadri ànyaro te ekye: “Mìjete! Inye'do mìni takacina gindi ya? Tana mìni Taegyi ko ca mbara Lu ro. 25 Tana ondro avo kefote lidriidriro, ànya a'donayi oso malaikai vo'buyakuru ya ronye ago uninayi ko lagye ogyene. 26 Oko, ta efo avoro mìzi tana ro ko ni Buku Musa ro yasi ta uje ce kumvuŋwa ro ana rota ya? Tase egyibe se Lu katabe Musa ri ekye: ‘Ma ni Lu Abarayama ro, Lu Yisika ro, ago Lu Yakoba ro.’ 27 Nda ni Lu 'dise lidriidriro ro, ko avo ro. Mìjete kpeye.”
Ota se 'Desi Parandra
(Matayo 22:34-40Luka 10:25-28)28 Miemba'ba Ota ro aza orivoya lau se eri tase abe atane ana te. Nda ndrete Yesu zatadri Sadukei rote kado, ago nda ikyite ndare taeji ono be ekye: “Ota se eŋwani ni para ndra vona cini risi ya?”
29 Yesu logotate ekye: “Se alodi parandra ni no ekye: ‘Nyeri, Yisaraele! Opi Lu amaro toto ni Opi yi. 30 Nyulu Opi Lu miro ya cini miro si, lindri cini miro si, tauni cini miro si, ago mbara cini miro si.’ 31 Ṛiri ota se foparandra ro ni no ekye: ‘Nyulu oriazi miro oso nyulu andivo miro be ronye.’ Ota aza para ndrani se ritu kwoi ri i'do.”
32 Miemba'ba Ota ro ana atate Yesu ri ekye: “Miemba'ba! 'Do orivoya taŋgye yi, ndi oso nyatabe ronye, anjioko Opi toto ni Lu yi ago Lu aza tona i'do oko toto nda ayani. 33 Ago beṛo lidri ri Lu lune ya cini ndaro si ago tauni cini ndaro si ago mbara cini ndaro si; ago beṛo ndäri oriazi ndaro lune oso nda kulu andivo ndaro be ronye. Ota ritu kwoi orone orivoya ta 'desi para yi ndrani koronyai 'ba ro ozane vo tori oloro dri ndi ŋgapäṛi azaka ozona be Lu ri drisi.”
34 Yesu ndrete nda zatadrite tavouni si, 'dooko nda ititate ndäri ekye: “Mi ko lozo ni Miri 'Bädri'ba Lu ro ro resi.”
Ono vosi 'diaza le kote Yesu ejine taeji aza si tona.
Taeji ta Mesiya rota
(Matayo 22:41-46Luka 20:41-44)35 Ondro Yesu kate ugu miemba Yekalu ya oko, nda ejitate ekye: “Miemba'bai Ota ro kayi ata ekye Mesiya a'dona 'da ni zelevoi Dawidi ro yasi eŋwanye ya? 36 Tana Tori Alokado 'ba tavousu te Dawidi ya atane ekye:
‘Opi atate Opi maro ri ekye;
Miri noŋwa drígwo maro ya
madale ma'bana kyila'baazii miro lutu pa miro zele.’
37 Dawidi andivo zi Mesiya te ‘Opi’; ka'do inye Mesiya a'dona zelevo Dawidi ro eŋwanye ya?”
Yesu ka Miomba Ozo ta Miemba'bai Ota rota
(Matayo 23:1-36Luka 20:45-47)Lowa du eriyi ta Yesu rote yai'dwesi. 38 Ondro nda kate ànya emba oko, nda atate ekye: “Mì'ba mi amiro komba kado ni miemba'bai Ota ro ri, se leyi alo ugu abane gbikyi boŋgo runduṛuro ànyaro be, ago leyi lidri ri mede oyene iyi ri taoro si vo ŋga logyero yasi, 39 se kayi vo oriro se kado zoitaeriro yasi onji ndi vo oriro kadopara se karama yasi be. 40 Ànya kayi ni ŋga kandrakado ävuzii ro ro uruna ago kayi 'bai ànyaro topana ni, ago kayi iyi ka'da mätu gyoroŋgolo ro oye si. Taezaro ànyaro a'dona ni kozipara ndra.”
Ŋgapäṛi Ävuzi ro
(Luka 21:1-4)41 Ondro Yesu korite lototi vo ŋgapäṛi ovoro Yekalu ya lomvo oko, nda ndre lidri te parata ànyaro ovovoya. Lidri amba se ŋgadriamba be voyi parata amba te, 42 'dooko ävuzi ati'ba ro aza ikyite ago vo parata kaciro ritu giṛiŋwa rote, lagyena oso mileni ritu ronye. 43 Nda zi taeri'bai ndaro te voaloya ago atate ànyari ekye: “Mata ämiri ono anjioko ävuzi ati'ba ro ono vo ŋga ni amba sänduku ŋgapäṛi ovoro ya ndrani azii cini ri. 44 Tana azii kayibe ovona etayi ŋgadriamba ànyaro azakana kpa, oko anya ca orivoya ati'ba ro oko, ozo se anya kaoye be ŋgaonyane sina ana vona ṛo cini.”