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Mmehie, ọkwnata mkpọma
nụ ẹrnu
(Mat 18:6,7,21,22; Mak 9:42)
Jizọsi kanụ ele sno apna a, “Nhne neeme ma badnụ mee mmehie jaavarịri, kọvu awhnụwhnu jaazịnu nye o jeehi n'aka a va. Ọ jaakanụ nye wam mma ọ bụru nụ be gweru okne rugwu ogwe-wiri nyasị a n'ili tụbna n'osimini karụ o mee ma otu nụ rime ele ka zị matị mehie. Anụ ledu anya nụ nhne anụ neeme.
“Ọ bụru nụ nwene i rukna mmehie i, bigbọ a, ọ bụru nụ ọ tụhnasna mkpọma a, gbarụnu a. Ọ bụru nụ o mehieru i mgba ẹsau n'ọbochi, tụhnasna masị mgba ẹsau, kaa ‘M tụhnasnarnu m,’ gbarụnu a.”
Ele sno apna a kanụ Nyenwe aị, “Mejitenu aị ọkwnata mkpọma.”
Jizọsi sarụ be, “Ọ bụru nụ anụ nwernu ọkwnata mkpọma lele mkpụru mọsitadi, anụ jaakanụ okne isisi ka, ‘Be whome i kpasị ị n'esilawụru osimini,’ o joobnonu anụ nsnị.
“Ọ bụru nụ otu badnụ nụ rime anụ nwernu otu nye izi ke nọornu ẹkwu a mọbu nọoznu atnụrnu a, nga o hiri ẹkwu hiehna, ọ jaakanụ a, ‘Vaa dazịri ẹli, ri wiri’? Ọ́za! Kọvu ọ jaakanụ a, ‘Mesinu m wiri, woru iwo i, sete m me rikwo wiri, omekwo, i ri ke i.’ Be zá naakanụ nye izi meka nụ o mernu nhne be karụ o mee. 10 Ọ bụ kpa ọ zịnu anụ, nga anụ mernu kpakara nhne be karụ anụ mee, anụ kaa, ‘A bụ ele izi etekne, a rnụrnu ẹrnu aị.’ ”
Jizọsi gwọru nri
ele nchnịchna
11 Nga Jizọsi zị nụ apna neezne Jerusẹlem, ọ naagawhe n'esilawụru Sameria nụ Galili, 12 kpa ọ naabna nụ rime otu ẹli-ọhna, nri ele rukna nchnịchna kwnusiri a. Be gwuzoru nụ hne zị ikere, 13 be gweru okne nkọli siwama, “Nda-aị-kwu, Jizọsi, dọnu aị obirizi.”
14 Nga Jizọsi whnụrnu be, ọ kaa, “Anụ zne gesi ele arịohna ẹhni anụ.” Kpa be neezne, be gwọru be nchnịchna wam.
15 Nga otu nyenum nụ rime be whnụrnu nụ be gwọlam a, ọ lahna, gweru okne nkọli naaja Chiokike. 16 Ọ dna n'ẹli n'ọchi Jizọsi tụnu a mmamma. Nwerukna ka bụ nye Sameria.
17 Jizọsi sịkwa a, “Be gwọ́la nri badnụ? Ndaa badnụ tolu ele berere? 18 Ọ zá nye varụ ọ tụnu Chiokike mmamma, okwolem nye izne ka?” 19 Jizọsi kanụ a, “Lizọ, la, ọkwnata mkpọma ị dọhialam ị.”
Ige ẹli-eze Chiokike
(Mat 24:23-28,37-41)
20 Agwna ele Farisi sịkwa Jizọsi nga ige ẹli-eze Chiokike jaava. Jizọsi sarụ be, “Ẹli-eze Chiokike jáava lele kpa ele badnụ neele anya a. 21 Ọ zá nye jaakaa, ‘Le ọ zị hna,’ mọbu ‘Pịari,’ kwnornu nụ ẹli-eze Chiokike zị nụ rime anụ.”
22 Ige wam Jizọsi kanụ ele sno apna a, “Ige vawa nga ọ jọogwnu anụ ọ whnụ otu rime ọbochi ke Nnwọ ke Badnụ, kọvu anụ jọ́owhnu a. 23 Ele badnụ jaakanụ anụ, ‘Le, Nnwọ ke Badnụ zị pịi,’ mọbu ‘Ọ zị hna.’ Anụ snó be zne. 24 Lele kpa amụma oligwe neehi n'otu ọsotoma oligwe mụkesi n'ọsotoma berere, bụ kpa ọbochi ke Nnwọ ke Badnụ jaazị. 25 Kọvu o jeeberu ọsno ta agịda awhnụwhnu, ebiri ka jọoju a.
26 “Lele kpa ọ nụ n'ọbochi Noa, ọ bụ kpa ọ jọonu n'ọbochi Nnwọ ke Badnụ. 27 Ele badnụ zị neeri, nọonwo, nọolu nnwerne, nọogbo nzi, dụ n'ọbochi Noa bnaznernu nụ rime ọgbo, mgba-mini ẹli gbukwo kpakara be.
28 “Ọ bụ masị kpam n'ọbochi Lọtu, kpakara be zị neeri, nọonwo, neere, nọozu ahịa, naakpa mkpụru, noowu ọro. 29 Kọvu n'ọbochi Lọtu whọgaru nụ ẹli Sọdom, Chiokike wụdnarnu bẹkwnu nụ rugwu bẹkwnu lele mini ozuzo, gbukwo kpakara be.
30 “Ọ bụ kpa ọ jaazị n'ọbochi be jookpume Nnwọ ke Badnụ. 31 N'ọbochi wam, nye ọbula ke zị n'olu ọro a, ọ bná nụ rime ọro a zne kwahala nhne a, kpam masị, nye ke zị n'ẹkwu láhna aznụ kwnornu nhne ọbula. 32 Anụ chenwanya nnwerne Lọtu. 33 Nye ọbula ke noopio ọ znọhia bụdnu a, jootuwhu a, nye nootuwhu bụdnu a, jọoznohia a. 34 Me kanụ anụ, n'abalị wam, badnụ lawụru jaadnanyị n'ọkpata, be gweru otu gharụ ibne a. 35 Ele rinya lawụru jaazị neegwe wiri, be gweru otu, gharụ ibne a. [ 36 Ele rukna lawụru jaazị n'ẹkwu, be gweru otu ghasa ibne a.”]
37 Ele sno apna a sịkwa a, “Ndaa pọ, Nyenwe aị?”
Jizọsi sarụ be, “Idele jaazịri hne ọbula iznu nwụrnu ọnwu zị.”