¹ Ca waxtu woowu taalibe ya ñëwoon nañu ci Yeesu, laaj ko: «Kan moo gën a màgg ci nguuru Yàlla mi nekk ci kaw?»

¹At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?`

² Noonu Yeesu woo xale, teg ko ci seen biir,

²And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

³ ne leen: «Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, su ngeen woññikuwul ci Yàlla, ba mel niy xale, dungeen dugg mukk ci nguuru Yàlla Aji Kawe ji.

³and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

⁴ Kuy suufeelu nag, ba mel ni xale bii, kooku mooy ki gën a màgg ci nguuru Yàlla Aji Kawe ji.

⁴whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

⁵ Te it ku nangu ci sama tur xale bu mel ni kii, man mii nga nangu.

⁵`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

⁶ Waaye ku yóbbe bàkkaar kenn ci ñi gën a tuuti ñi ma gëm, li gën ci moom mooy ñu takk doj wu réy ci baatam, sànni ko ca fa gën a xóot ca géej ga.

⁶and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

⁷ «Yaw àddina dinga torox ndax say fiir yiy yóbbe nit bàkkaar. Fiir mënta ñàkk, waaye toroxte dal na nit ki koy lal.

⁷`Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but wo to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

⁸ Boo xamee ne sa loxo mbaa sa tànk mu ngi lay yóbbe bàkkaar, dagg ko, sànni ko fu sore. Ndaxte nga lafañ walla ñàkk loxo te dugg ci dund gu wóor gi, moo gën ci yaw, nga am ñaari loxo walla ñaari tànk, te ñu sànni la ci safara su dul fey mukk.

⁸`And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

⁹ Boo xamee ne sa bët mu ngi lay yóbbe bàkkaar, luqi ko, sànni ko fu sore. Ndaxte nga patt te dugg ci dund gu wóor gi, moo gën ci yaw, nga am ñaari bët, te ñu sànni la ci safara.

⁹`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

¹⁰ «Te it wottuleen a xeeb kenn ci ñi gën a tuuti, ndax kat seeni malaakaa ngi sax ci jataayu sama Baay bi nekk ci kaw. Maa leen wax loolu.

¹⁰`Beware! — ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

¹² «Luy seen xalaat ci lii? Su fi amoon nit ku am téeméeri xar, te benn ci ñoom réer, lu muy def? Ndax du bàyyi ca parlukaay ba juróom-ñeent-fukki xar ya ak juróom-ñeent, te dem wuti ma réer?

¹¹for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

¹³ Bu ko gisee, mbég mi mu am ci moom mooy ëpp mbég, mi mu am ci juróom-ñeent-fukki xar ya ak juróom-ñeent ya réerul.

¹²`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?

¹⁴ «Noonu it seen Baay bi nekk ci kaw bëggul kenn ci ñi gën a tuuti sànku.

¹³and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

¹⁵ «Te lii itam, bu sa mbokk defee bàkkaar, demal yedd ko, yéen ñaar rekk. Bu la dégloo, kon gindi nga sa mbokk.

¹⁴so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

¹⁶ Waaye bu la dégluwul, àndal ak kenn mbaa ñaar, ngir mbir mi dëggu ci li ko ñaar walla ñett seede.

¹⁵`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

¹⁷ Bu leen dégluwul ñoom itam, wax ko mbooloom ñi gëm. Bu dégluwul mbooloo ma nag, nga teg ko ni ku gëmul Yàlla mbaa ab juutikat.

¹⁶and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

¹⁸ Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, lépp lu ngeen yeew ci àddina, dees na ko yeew ci asamaan, te lépp lu ngeen yiwi ci àddina, dees na ko yiwi ci asamaan.

¹⁷`And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

¹⁹ «Maa ngi leen koy wax it, bu ñaar ci yéen déggoo ci àddina, ngir ñaan lu mu man a doon, sama Baay bi nekk ci kaw dina leen ko may.

¹⁸`Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.

²⁰ Ndaxte fu ñaar walla ñetti nit booloo ci sama tur, maa ngi ci seen biir.»

¹⁹`Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask — it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

²¹ Noonu Piyeer ñëw ci Yeesu, laaj ko: «Boroom bi, bu ma sama mbokk tooñee, ñaata yoon laa ko war a baal? Xanaa ba ci juróom-ñaari yoon?»

²⁰for where there are two or three gathered together — to my name, there am I in the midst of them.`

²² Yeesu tontu ko ne: «Waxuma la ba ci juróom-ñaari yoon, waaye ba ci juróom-ñaar-fukki juróom-ñaari yoon.

²¹Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?`

²³ «Loolu moo tax nguuru Yàlla Aji Kawe ji dafa mel ni buur bu bëgg a waññ alalam ak ay jaraafam.

²²Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

²⁴ Ba mu tàmbalee waññ nag, ñu indil buur ba ku ko ameel ay milyoŋ yu baree-bare,

²³`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

²⁵ waaye jaraaf ja amul lu mu feye. Kon nag sangam santaane, ñu jaay ko moom ak jabaram ak ay doomam ak lépp lu mu am, ngir fey bor ba.

²⁴and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

²⁶ Kon jaraaf ja daanu ciy tànkam ne ko: “Muñal ma, dinaa la fey lépp.”

²⁵and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

²⁷ Noonu sangam yërëm ko, bàyyi ko, baal ko bor ba.

²⁶The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

²⁸ «Bi loolu amee jaraaf ja génn, gis benn moroomu jaraafam bu ko ameel ay junni. Mu daldi ko jàpp, poñe ko ne ko: “Fey ma li nga ma ameel.”

²⁷and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

²⁹ Kon moroomam daanu ci suuf, ñaan ko ne: “Muñal ma, dinaa la fey.”

²⁸`And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

³⁰ Waaye moom nanguwu ko, mu dem, tëj ko kaso, ba kera mu fey li mu ko ameel.

²⁹His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

³¹ «Bi ay moroomam gisee loolu nag, ñu am naqar wu réy, daldi dem, xamal seen sang li xew lépp.

³⁰and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

³² Sang ba nag woolu jaraaf ba ne ko: “Yaw jaraaf ju soxor nga! Baal naa la sa bor bépp, ndaxte tinu nga ma.

³¹`And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

³³ Lu tax yaw itam yërëmoo sa moroom, ni ma la yërëme?”

³²then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

³⁴ Noonu sang ba mer, jébbal ko ñiy fitnaale ca kaso ba, ba kera muy fey li mu ko ameel lépp.

³³did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

³⁵ «Noonu la leen sama Baay bi ci kaw di def, bu ngeen baalul ku nekk seen mbokk ak xol bu sedd.»

³⁴`And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

³⁵so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.`