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Ma ọ bụrụ na echiche ọjọọ na ọchịchọ ọjọọ gị ekpuchie anya gị, gbochie ya ịbụrụ gị ìhè, ị ga-anọ nꞌọchịchịrị, ọchịchịrị ahụ ga-adịkwa ukwuu!

But if your evil thoughts and desires blind you, and keep you from being enlightened, you will be in darkness, and the darkness will be great!

Ma ebe Jisọs maara ihe ha na-eche nꞌobi ha, ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị ha, “Gịnị mere echiche ọjọọ ji jupụta unu obi?

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, asked them, “Why are you troubled?

Nꞌihi na ọ bụ nꞌobi mmadụ ka echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ndị a si apụta: igbu mmadụ, ịkwa iko, ịchụ nwanyị, na isogharị nwoke, na izu ohi, na ama ụgha, na nkwutọ.

Because these evil thoughts come from within the human heart: murder, adultery, chase, and sex, stealing, lying, and slander.

Ma Jisọs chigharịrị lee Pita anya sị ya, “Si nꞌebe m nọ pụọ, ekwensu! Ị bụ nnọọ ajọ mmadụ nꞌebe m nọ. Nꞌihi na ihe ị na-eche echiche ya bụ nanị echiche mmadụ, ọ bụghị echiche Chineke.”

But Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Depart from me, the devil! You are just too wicked for me. For what you are thinking is, not human thought, but God's. ”

Nꞌikpeazụ nwoke ahụ zigara ọkpara ya. Echiche ya bụ na ndị na-elekọta ubi ahụ ga-asọpụrụ ya.

Finally the man sent his eldest son. His idea was that the gardeners would respect him.

Ha kpebiri iziga ụfọdụ mmadụ ndị si nꞌotu Herọd. Ndị a bịara jụọ ya ajụjụ a, sị ya, “Onye ozizi, anyị maara nke ọma na ị bụ onye eziokwu. Ị na-ezikwa eziokwu, na-echeghị echiche ihe ọjọọ ga-adakwasị gị. Ị dịghị asọkwa onye ọ bụla anya, nꞌihi na ị dịghị ele mmadụ anya nꞌihu.

They decided to send some men from Herod's palace. These visitors asked him: “Teacher, we know that you are honest. And you tell the truth, without thinking about what will happen to you. You also do not show partiality to anyone, for you do not show partiality.