Yǝcu-ŋǝ Zǝkkǝ-gi.
1 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝndi Ariiha, nɔŋw-ŋgi ruu-nǝ. 2 Nǝ rǝ-iis rette rǝthi ṯɔlba naani kinaŋw rǝni Zǝkkǝ, rir kwɔrṯɔ. 3 Mindaŋ nɔŋw ṯǝcci etheese Yǝcu-ŋwɔ, laakin kaka nǝni-ŋgwɔ kwɔblalɔ nɔŋweere ǝthi ŋɔma mac etheese Yǝcu-ŋwɔ sǝbǝb-gi kwǝthi dɔŋw. 4 Taŋw nɔŋw avri nɔŋw iŋnaci dɔŋw keereny-gi mindaŋ nɔŋw dallɔ kwɔɔtha-la etheese Yǝcu-ŋwɔ, kaka ninḏi-ŋgwɔ ethi ṯamthɔ ṯaay-thi kitha. 5 Mǝ Yǝcu iila kǝzir-ṯǝ wa, nɔŋw baaŋitha-la nɔŋwɔccǝ Zǝkkǝ-ŋwɔ, “Zǝkkǝ ḏappa fittak, kaka ninḏiny-gwɔ laazim ethi naani ki-dɔɔnɔ kwɔɔŋa aŋwnɔ.”
6 Nǝ Zǝkkǝ fiɽigatha nɔŋw dappatha-lɔ mindaŋ nɔŋw aalanni ṯinyiŋla-thina. 7 Mǝsi lizi kila tatap ese ŋɔmǝ ǝrrini ŋɔ, nǝr ǝrmithǝthǝnǝ nǝraarɔŋw, “Kwɔr-ŋgwɔ kwɔmeele ŋiirin ki-dɔɔnɔ kwǝthi kwɔr ŋgwa kwigii!”
8 Nǝ Zǝkkǝ diiɽǝthǝlǝ nɔŋwɔccǝ Kweelenyi-ŋwɔ, “Kweeleny, niŋnaṯi! Nyii kwinḏǝthǝ lɔwaaya kwomne kwiinyi nus, nǝ mǝnyii yatha kweere ḏaalimǝ-tǝ, nyǝɽici nyaamin-na kwaɽiŋan.” 9 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝccǝŋw, “Ŋiglǝthǝ ŋɔmǝ iila aŋwnɔ ki-dɔɔnɔ-ŋgwɔ, kaka nɔrɔ-gwɔ kwɔr-ŋgwɔ tok tɔr tǝthi Ibraahiim. 10 Kaka ninḏi-gwɔ Tɔr tǝthi Kwizigwunǝŋ ethi naŋnalɔ mindaŋ ethisi kilǝthi kila limǝ ṯɔɔthi.”
Yaḏaam yirllalɔ nǝ yiti yirllalɔ mac.
(Maṯṯa 25:14-30)11 Kinaŋw nakkica-tǝ lizi kinnǝni ŋiɽaŋali ŋɔ kizǝn, nǝ Yǝcu aari isṯimir nɔŋwsi andaci mǝthǝlǝ. E-ta nɔŋwɔni kwɔmǝ iilici Urshaliim ŋwɔ keṯṯok, mindaŋ nǝr kittatha ethaarɔŋw Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi Allah ŋɔmǝ aadithi kettok ethi ruwǝnnǝlɔ. 12 Mindaŋ nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Kwɔr kwɔnaana kwette kwɔppa ŋɔɔrɔ yǝnǝ, kwinḏi etheele ki-bǝlǝḏ kwɔɔlɔna dɔddɔl ethi ruusǝ mǝlik, e-ta ǝŋgwɔŋw-mǝ aaɽitha dɔɔnɔ. 13 Nǝ niti mɔŋweele kinnǝni mac, nɔŋw ɔrnɔṯi yaḏaama yuuŋwun yir wrii nɔŋwsi inḏǝthǝ jineya wrii nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, ‘Iisar ɔraṯisi-na ŋaajir-ŋi mindaŋ mǝnyii aaɽa’. 14 Nǝ ǝṯi lizi lǝthi bǝlǝḏ kwuuŋwun wǝsi, mindaŋ nǝr usici lizi ethi ǝccǝŋw, ‘Nyiiŋǝ liti linaŋna ethi kwɔr ŋgwɔ oro mǝlik kwǝri mac’.
15 “Mindaŋ mǝ kwɔr rɔɔtha mǝlik nɔŋwaaɽa. Nɔŋw alla waamira ethi yaḏaam iila kiyǝnǝ yuuŋwun fittak, mindaŋ etheese kwomne kwɔmǝr ǝginǝ ŋaajir-ŋi. 16 E-ta nɔŋw iila ŋga kiŋna nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Yaa Sǝyyiḏ nyii kwɔmǝ ǝginǝ jineya wrii kwɔbaalalɔ’. 17 Nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Ŋisaaw beṯṯen, a kwir khaḏaam kisaaw! Kaka nirlliŋa-gwɔlɔ kwomne-na kwokwoɽɔc-tǝ, ŋǝ inḏǝthǝ sɔlɽa ethi mithǝ muḏunǝ kwir wrii’. 18 Nɔŋw iila kir nimrǝ kwuɽǝn nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Yaa Sǝyyiḏ, nyii kwɔmǝ ǝginǝ jineya ṯɔthni jine-gi ŋgwa kwɔtɔpɔt kwinḏǝthǝ-nyii’. 19 Nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Nyii kwɔŋa inḏǝthǝ sɔlṯa ethi mithǝ muḏunǝ ṯɔthni’. 20 Nɔŋw iila kir ter kwokwony nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Yaa Sǝyyiḏ, jine kwɔɔŋa kwindǝr-ṯǝ ŋgwɔ; kwuluccǝ-nyii ki-minḏill-nǝ. 21 Ṯiinya-ŋa-gwɔ kaka nɔrŋa-gwɔ kwɔr kwɔfirlli ŋiɽaŋali. Kaka nǝṯi-gwɔ dimmi kwomne kwiti kwir kwɔɔŋa mac, nǝ ǝṯi ɔni ŋgwa kwiti kwuŋwuuthuŋǝ mac’. 22 Nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, ‘Ŋa ŋgwɔ kwir khaḏaam kigii ŋgɔ! Nyii kwɔŋǝ ǝccǝ haakima ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi ṯuunyu ṯɔɔŋwa! Nelŋe rac ethaarɔŋw, nyii kwir kwɔr kwafirlli ŋiɽaŋali, kwǝṯi dimmi kwomne kwiti kwir kwiinyi mac, nǝ ǝṯi-nyii ɔni ŋgwa kwiti kwǝṯi-nyii kwee mac. 23 Imba ŋisaaw-pa rac, laakin a kwende kwɔgitta gwuruushǝ kwiinyi ki-bǝŋgi-nǝ? Mindaŋ ǝŋgi-nyii aaɽa tǝ, ǝŋgi-nyii aavi misaaga-gi’. 24 E-ta nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw kila lirlɔ kinaŋw, ‘Dimmǝthir jineya kithaay, mindaŋ inḏǝthǝ khaḏaama ŋga kǝthi jineya wrii’. 25 Laakin nǝrǝccǝŋw, ‘Yaa Sǝyyiḏ, kǝthi-pǝ jineya wrii kerreny tuk’. 26 Nɔŋwsi ǝŋnici nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, ‘Nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, kweere nyithak kwǝthi kwomne kweere ethir kaniny kiɽǝcci; laakin ŋgwa kwiti kwǝthi mac, nǝ mɔŋwsi kinnǝni ǝthi nyokwɽoc nyir kaka aatha kweere, ǝrisi-tǝ dimmǝthǝ kithaay. 27 Nǝ ŋǝthi kila lir ṯuwǝn ṯiinyi liti linaŋna-nyii ethoro mǝlik kweeŋen mac ṯǝ, mɔltharsi kɔnɔŋw mindaŋ ǝsi ɽeenye kiyǝnǝ yiinyi!’ ”
Yǝcu mɔŋgwɔ ǝnḏi ŋithiinyǝ-ŋi Urshaliim.
(Maṯṯa 21:1-11Mɔrgus 11:1-11Yuhanna 12:12-19)28 Mǝ Yǝcu andasi ŋiɽaŋali ŋɔ, nɔŋwsi iŋnaci keereny etheele Urshaliim. 29 Mɔŋw iilicǝ Beiṯ-faajii-ŋwɔsi Beiṯ-@aniya-gi keṯṯok, kaayin wǝni Zeiṯuun, nɔŋw ɔɔsi ṯalaamiiza ṯiɽǝn keereny-gi. 30 Nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw “Nḏir ki-lilli-na linaanica-ŋǝsi keereny-gi, mǝgwɔ ǝnḏinǝ-tǝ, a kaṯṯasi tǝɽiŋgǝŋi tir limaathar tikǝkkinǝlɔ, titi timǝr-gwɔ allɔ-la kinnǝni mac. Kǝdithǝr a mɔltha kɔnɔŋw. 31 Mǝŋǝsi kweere ǝccǝŋw, totho timǝ kǝḏu-tǝ, ǝccǝŋw, Kweeleny kworo kwɔnaŋna.”
32 Mǝr iidǝthǝ kithaay mǝreele, nǝr kaṯṯasi kwomne tatap kwirga ŋgwa kwandisa-gi Yǝcu. 33 Na mǝr kǝdu tǝɽiŋgǝŋi tɔc, nǝsi lizi lǝthi ǝccǝŋw, “Totho timǝ kǝdu?” 34 Nǝrsi ǝŋnici nǝrsǝccǝŋw, “Kweeleny kwɔrɔ kwɔnaŋna.” 35 Mindaŋ nǝr mɔltha tǝɽiŋgǝŋi nǝreele naanɔ-gwɔ Yǝcu. E-ta nǝr kwurbi yirethi yeeŋen ki-tǝɽiŋgǝ-lǝ, mindaŋ nǝr-gwɔ allasi Yǝcu-ŋwlǝ. 36 Mɔŋgwɔ dallɔ-la kwinḏi, nǝ lizi kwurbi yireth-lɔ yeeŋen ki-thaay-la.
37 Mɔŋw iilicǝ Urshaliim-ŋwɔ keṯṯok, kəzir wirri-gwɔ ṯaay nda-li Kaayin wǝni Zeiṯuun, nǝ dɔŋw tatap ləthi ṯalaamiiz ṯuuŋwun aari ibṯəḏi ethi nyeŋlena mindaŋ nər biɽəthə Allah yiriny rogɽo-ri rɔppa-rɔppa ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi ŋothɽor ŋɔppa-ŋɔppa ŋimǝrsi ese. 38 Nəraarɔŋw, “Ethi Məlik ɔrtanni ŋgwa kwinḏi yiŋiny-yi yəthi Kweeleny! Ethi ṯaama naana naani ki-leere-na, a ŋinith naani kindala kider!”
39 Nə Lifirriisiiyyiin lokwo kila linaanɔ ki-lɔdɔŋw-na əccə Yəcu-ŋwɔ, “Yaa Mɔ@allim kirinyathi ṯalaamiiza ṯɔɔŋwa ethi naani tugwup!” 40 Nəsi Yəcu əŋnici nɔŋwsəccəŋw, “Nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋəsi-mə ŋwə, mər kinnə naani ŋundu-ŋə tugwup, ətə yall aari ibṯəḏi ethi kegitte ŋwəkəɽiŋi-lɔ.”
Yǝcu mɔŋgwɔ aaritha Urshaliim-ŋwɔ.
41 Mɔŋw iilicǝ mǝḏiinǝ keṯṯok, mindaŋ mɔŋw ese nɔŋw aaritha, 42 nɔŋwaarɔŋw, “Athɔrɔ ǝŋgi fǝtǝ elŋe aŋwɔnɔ kwomne kwunǝŋninnǝ kwǝthi ṯaama naana! Laakin kire-kirem-ŋgwɔ tǝ, nɔŋwɔni kwuluccunǝthi-ŋǝ kiyǝnǝ yɔɔŋwa. 43 Ŋwaamin ŋwa ŋwinḏi-ŋǝ ethiilicǝ, mindaŋ ǝŋǝ ṯuwǝn ṯɔɔŋwa rikkathalɔ rikkak lɔɽɔmɔthicǝ-ŋǝsi kwomne-lɔ kithaay, mindaŋ ǝrŋǝ riithini dɔc raay tok. 44 Liŋǝ kiirasalɔ ker-ker, mindaŋ ǝri ɽeenye lizi tatap kila linaanɔ duŋgwɔŋa-na ǝreere duŋgwǝci kaali keere mac ethi naani kǝzir wuuŋwun, kaka niti nilŋithi-ŋǝ gwɔ lɔɔmɔri mac kila limǝ-li Allah iila ethi kilǝthi ŋaaŋwɔ!”
Yǝcu mɔŋŋweele ki Heikal-na.
(Maṯṯa 21:12-17Mɔrgus 11:15-19Yuhanna 2:13-22)45 E-ta nǝ Yǝcu ele nɔŋw ǝnḏi ki Heikal-na, mindaŋ nɔŋwaari ibṯǝḏi ethi rutti raajira kithaay. 46 Nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ŋɔlɔɔthɔna-pa ŋaari-ŋi Allah-ŋwɔ, ‘Dɔɔnɔ kwiinyi kwir kwǝthi ṯaara kiyiiriny’. Laakin ŋaaŋa tǝ kwɔmǝ ruusi kaka kibaŋ kǝthi lɔɔɽam!”
47 Nǝ ǝṯi Yǝcu aari @allima ŋwaamin tatap ki Heikal-na. Mindaŋ nǝ rɔ-asa rǝthi kahana-ŋǝ mɔ@allimiin-gi kwǝthi Sherii@a nǝ rɔ-asa rǝthi lizi tok, nǝr naŋni ethi ɽeenye ŋunduŋw. 48 Laakin nǝreere kaṯṯasi ṯaay mac ethisi ǝrri, kaka naarir-gwɔ isṯimir ethi niŋnaci, nǝreere naŋni mac ethisi ŋiɽaŋal ŋeere ere ṯamthitha naana mac.
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 Jesus went on into Jericho and was passing through. 2 There was a chief tax collector there named Zacchaeus, who was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to Zacchaeus, “Hurry down, Zacchaeus, because I must stay in your house today.”
6 Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him with great joy. 7 All the people who saw it started grumbling, “This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!”
8 Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Listen, sir! I will give half my belongings to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Salvation has come to this house today, for this man, also, is a descendant of Abraham. 10 The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The Parable of the Gold Coins
(Matthew 25.14-30)11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus continued and told them a parable. He was now almost at Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was just about to appear. 12 So he said, “There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home. 13 Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, ‘See what you can earn with this while I am gone.’ 14 Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.’
15 “The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned. 16 The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.’ 17 ‘Well done,’ he said; ‘you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.’ 18 The second servant came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned five gold coins with the one you gave me.’ 19 To this one he said, ‘You will be in charge of five cities.’ 20 Another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it hidden in a handkerchief. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what is not yours and reap what you did not plant.’ 22 He said to him, ‘You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not planted. 23 Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.’ 24 Then he said to those who were standing there, ‘Take the gold coin away from him and give it to the servant who has ten coins.’ 25 But they said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten coins!’ 26 ‘I tell you,’ he replied, ‘that to those who have something, even more will be given; but those who have nothing, even the little that they have will be taken away from them. 27 Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!’”
The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem
(Matthew 21.1-11Mark 11.1-11John 12.12-19)28 After Jesus said this, he went on in front of them toward Jerusalem. 29 As he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead 30 with these instructions: “Go to the village there ahead of you; as you go in, you will find a colt tied up that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If someone asks you why you are untying it, tell him that the Master needs it.”
32 They went on their way and found everything just as Jesus had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying it?”
34 “The Master needs it,” they answered, 35 and they took the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over the animal and helped Jesus get on. 36 As he rode on, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 When he came near Jerusalem, at the place where the road went down the Mount of Olives, the large crowd of his disciples began to thank God and praise him in loud voices for all the great things that they had seen: 38 “God bless the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory to God!”
39 Then some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “command your disciples to be quiet!”
40 Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones themselves will start shouting.”
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it, 42 saying, “If you only knew today what is needed for peace! But now you cannot see it! 43 The time will come when your enemies will surround you with barricades, blockade you, and close in on you from every side. 44 They will completely destroy you and the people within your walls; not a single stone will they leave in its place, because you did not recognize the time when God came to save you!”
Jesus Goes to the Temple
(Matthew 21.12-17Mark 11.15-19John 2.13-22)45 Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out the merchants, 46 saying to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”
47 Every day Jesus taught in the Temple. The chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the leaders of the people wanted to kill him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.