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John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus

¹Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to ⚓teach and to preach in their cities.
²⚓And when John had heard ⚓in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples ³and said to Him, “Are You ⚓the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
⁴Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: ⁵⚓The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and ⚓the poor have the gospel preached to them. ⁶And blessed is he who is not ⚓offended because of Me.”
⁷⚓As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? ⚓A reed shaken by the wind? ⁸But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. ⁹But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, ⚓and more than a prophet. ¹⁰For this is he of whom it is written:
⚓‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’
¹¹“Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²⚓And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. ¹³⚓For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ¹⁴And if you are willing to receive it, he is ⚓Elijah who is to come. ¹⁵⚓He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
¹⁶⚓“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, ¹⁷and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not lament.’
¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, ⚓a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ⚓But wisdom is justified by her children.”

Woe to the Impenitent Cities

²⁰⚓Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: ²¹“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago ⚓in sackcloth and ashes. ²²But I say to you, ⚓it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. ²³And you, Capernaum, ⚓who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. ²⁴But I say to you ⚓that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”

Jesus Gives True Rest

²⁵⚓At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that ⚓You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent ⚓and have revealed them to babes. ²⁶Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. ²⁷⚓All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. ⚓Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. ²⁸Come to ⚓Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take My yoke upon you ⚓and learn from Me, for I am gentle and ⚓lowly in heart, ⚓and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰⚓For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Yo^han Paaiv Mienh Mingh Naaic Yesu

(Beiv mangc Lugaa 7:18-35)

¹Yesu njaaux liuz ninh nyei ziepc nyeic dauh sai-gorx, ninh cuotv wuov norm dorngx mingh Gaa^li^li Saengv nyei mungv zunh doz njaaux mienh. ²Tengx mienh ⟨jiex wuom nyei leiz⟩ wuov dauh Yo^han corc wuonx jienv loh wuov zanc, ninh haiz gorngv Giduc zoux nyei gong, ziouc paaiv deix ninh nyei sai-gorx mingh ³naaic Yesu, “Meih dongh Yo^han gorngv oix daaih wuov dauh saah? Fai yie mbuo corc oix zuqc zuov ganh dauh?”
⁴Yesu dau ninh mbuo, “Nzuonx mingh gorngv meih mbuo haiz nyei caux buatc nyei naaiv deix jauv-louc bun Yo^han muangx oc. ⁵Mbuox ninh, m'zing maengh m'zing mbuov nyei mienh haih mangc duqv buatc, zaux mbai nyei mienh haih yangh jauv aqv. Butv ⟨gomh huv baengc⟩ wuov deix zorc longx nzengc. M'normh ndung nyei yaac haih muangx duqv haiz. Daic mingh nyei mienh aengx nangh daaih. Mienh jomc mienh yaac duqv haiz kuv fienx. ⚓ ⁶Haaix dauh maiv nqemh yie, wuov dauh maaih njien-youh aqv.”
⁷Yo^han nyei sai-gorx nzuonx nyei ziangh hoc, Yesu gorngv Yo^han nyei jauv-louc mbuox zuangx mienh. Ninh gorngv, “Meih mbuo mingh deic-bung-huaang wuov zanc, meih mbuo mingh mangc haaix nyungc? Mingh mangc diuh luoqc diqc guaengv zuqc nziaaux buonc dongz fai? ⁸Meih mbuo mingh mangc haaix nyungc? Mangc dauh m'jangc dorn zuqv ciouh zuqv dunc fai? Zuqv ciouh zuqv dunc nyei mienh yiem hungh dinc hnangv lorqc. ⁹Wuov nyungc, meih mbuo cuotv mingh oix buatc haaix nyungc? Oix buatc dauh douc waac mienh zeiz nyei saah? Zeiz nyei. Mv baac meih mbuo oix buatc wuov dauh, ninh zungv gauh hlo douc waac mienh. ¹⁰Yo^han se dongh Ging-Sou fiev jienv gorngv,
“Tin-Hungh gorngv,
‘Yie oix paaiv yie nyei douc fienx mienh mingh ndaangc meih,
liuz leiz meih nyei jauv.’ ⚓
¹¹Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih mbuo, da'faanh yiem mienh mbu'ndongx ⚓ tengx mienh jiex wuom nyei leiz wuov dauh Yo^han, gauh hlo jiex. Mv baac yiem tin-dorngh nyei guoqv zoux gauh faix jiex wuov dauh, ninh corc gauh hlo jiex Yo^han. ¹²Yiem naaiv dauh Yo^han jiez gorn zunh doz taux ih zanc, Tin-Hungh nyei guoqv zuqc mienh zoux doqc yaac zuqc mienh doqc mienh oix caangv. ⚓ ¹³Taux Yo^han nyei lungh ndiev, zuangx Douc Waac Mienh caux ⟨Mose nyei Leiz-Latc⟩ yaac gorngv Tin-Hungh oix daaih zoux Ziouv gunv mienh nyei jauv. ¹⁴Se gorngv meih mbuo nyunc sienx wuov deix mienh tengx Tin-Hungh douc daaih nyei waac, Yo^han se dongh ninh mbuo gorngv oix daaih wuov dauh ⟨Mose nyei Leiz-Latc⟩⚓ ¹⁵Haaix dauh maaih m'normh oix zuqc baeng m'normh muangx longx oc.
¹⁶“Yie oix zuqc longc haaix nyungc beiv ih jaax mienh? Ninh mbuo se hnangv fu'jueiv zueiz jienv hei-horngc, naaiv guanh heuc wuov guanh. Ninh mbuo gorngv,
¹⁷“+‘Yie mbuo biomv hlauv-ndongh nux,
meih mbuo yaac maiv cangx heix.
Yie mbuo baaux biopv janx-daic nyei nzung,
meih mbuo yaac maiv nyiemv.’
¹⁸Tengx mienh jiex wuom nyei leiz wuov dauh Yo^han daaih wuov zanc, ninh zei maiv nyanc haaix nyungc, yaac maiv hopv a'ngunc diuv. Zuangx mienh gorngv, ‘Maaih mienv yiem ninh nyei sin.’ ¹⁹Yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, daaih wuov zanc, yie nyanc yaac hopv. Mienh ziouc gorngv, ‘Mangc gaax, naaiv dauh mienh kungx mauv nyanc hopv nquin hnangv. Ninh yaac caux tengx Lomaa hungh jaa siou nzou-zinh nyei mienh caux mengh dauh waaic nyei mienh ⚓ zoux doic.’ Mv baac cuotv daaih nyei sic bun cing Tin-Hungh nyei cong-mengh za'gengh horpc nyei.”

Maiv Kangv Sienx Tin-Hungh Wuov Deix Mungv Nyei Mienh

(Beiv mangc Lugaa 10:13-15)

²⁰Yesu ziouc jiez gorn gorngv wuov deix mungv weic zuqc ninh yiem wuov deix mungv zoux mbuoqc horngh nyei sic gauh camv jiex mv baac mienh maiv kangv goiv hnyouv guangc zuiz. ²¹Ninh gorngv, “Ko^laa^sin Mungv aah! Meih oix zuqc kouv aqv. Mbetc^sai^ndaa Mungv aah! Meih yaac oix zuqc kouv aqv. Yiem meih mbuo mbu'ndongx zoux jiex wuov deix mbuoqc horngh nyei sic, se gorngv yiem Tailaqv caux Sai^ndorn Mungv zoux cuotv daaih nor, wuov deix i norm mungv nyei mienh zungv buix jienv la'maah ndie-cou, zueiz jienv saaiv-ndui, bun cing ninh mbuo goiv hnyouv guangc zuiz lauh aqv. ⚓ ²²Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih mbuo, taux siemv zuiz wuov hnoi, Tailaqv caux Sai^ndorn Mungv zungv zuqc dingc zuiz gauh heng meih mbuo. ²³Kaa^be^naa^um Mungv aah! Meih ganh oix taaih meih ganh faaux lungh fai? Meih zungv oix zuqc dorh njiec yiemh gen⚓ aqv loh! Se gorngv yiem meih naaic zoux jiex wuov deix mbuoqc horngh nyei sic yiem wuov ⟨So^ndom Zingh⟩ zoux nor, So^ndom Zingh corc haih yiem taux ih zanc.⚓ ²⁴Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih mbuo, taux siemv zuiz wuov hnoi, So^ndom Zingh zungv zuqc dingc zuiz gauh heng meih aqv.” ⚓

Yesu Heuc Mienh Daaih

(Beiv mangc Lugaa 10:21-22)

²⁵Wuov zanc Yesu gorngv, “Aa Die, lungh ndau nyei Ziouv aah! Yie ceng Die weic zuqc naaiv deix sic Die gem jienv maiv bun maaih cong-mengh nyei mienh caux hoqc hlang nyei mienh hiuv, mv baac Die bun maiv hoqc hlang nyei mienh hiuv. ²⁶Aa Die aah! Naaiv se zoux duqv horpc Die ganh nyei hnyouv.
²⁷“Aa Die zorqv nyungc-nyungc jiu bun yie. Cuotv liuz Die, maiv maaih haaix dauh hiuv duqv Dorn. Cuotv liuz Dorn, caux Dorn bun hiuv wuov deix, maiv maaih haaix dauh hiuv duqv Die.” ⚓
²⁸“Meih mbuo haaix dauh kouv hnangv nyiex ga'naaiv hniev, gunv daaih yie naaiv. Yie oix bun meih mbuo hitv kuonx. ²⁹Zorqv yie nyei ⟨ndiangx-gaaz⟩ gaaz jienv, zuotc yie nyei nyungc, weic zuqc yie hnyouv suonc, horh norh, meih mbuo ziouc duqv baengh orn. ⚓ ³⁰Weic zuqc yie bun meih mbuo wuov norm ndiangx-gaaz kuh gaaz nyei. Yie bun meih mbuo nyiex nyei ga'naaiv yaac heng.”