Gospel of Thomas 31-33 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 31: Prophet and Doctor

Jesus said, "No prophet is welcome in their own village. No doctor heals those who know them."

 tsisa hinegise, "vtla adelohosgi gesvase tsilugihi unatseli otseli usdi-gaduhv hawina. vtla didanvwisgi kanvwodase nasgidvne na unvtase atsvyv."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎥᏝ ᎠᏕᎶᎰᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏥᎷᎩᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎣᏤᎵ ᎤᏍᏗ-ᎦᏚᎲ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎥᏝ ᏗᏓᏅᏫᏍᎩ ᎧᏅᏬᏓᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ Ꮎ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ."

Saying 32: The Parable of the Fortified City

Jesus said, "A city built and fortified on a high mountain can't fall, nor can it be hidden."

 tsisa hinegise, "gaduhv gotlvdita ale nulinigvgita galvladi odalv nahna tla yeliquase ulosvgi ale gesvi adisgalodita."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎦᏚᎲ ᎪᏢᏗᏔ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎩᏔ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎣᏓᎸ ᎾᎿ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎤᎶᏒᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏗᏍᎦᎶᏗᏔ."

Saying 33: The Parable of the Lamp

Jesus said, "What you hear with one ear, listen to with both, then proclaim from your rooftops. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket or in a hidden place. Rather, they put it on the stand so that everyone who comes and goes can see its light."

tsisa hinegise, "gado na nihi advgase saquu galeni gvdodi, hadvdasdu igvla gvdodi, gila hinegu asdaye nihi galvladi hananidi nidvlenvda. tlagiloi atsvsdigisdase atsvsdadine ale wadiyase nasgine talutsa hawinaditlv ale hanani adisgalodita hawina. aseno nasgidv wadiyase nasgine gadogumo nahna, hia-iyv nigadv na nvlase ale anagisdase yelquase gowati nasgihi ulvsadane."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎦᏙ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏛᎦᏎ ᏌᏊ ᎦᎴᏂ ᎬᏙᏗ, ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏚ ᎢᎬᎳ ᎬᏙᏗ, ᎩᎳ ᎯᏁᎫ ᎠᏍᏓᏰ ᏂᎯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎭᎾᏂᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᎠᏨᏍᏗᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏨᏍᏓᏗᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏩᏗᏯᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᏔᎷᏣ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᎴ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎠᏗᏍᎦᎶᏗᏔ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏩᏗᏯᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎦᏙᎫᎼ ᎾᎿ, ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᏂᎦᏛ Ꮎ ᏅᎳᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏓᏎ ᏰlᏆᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ."

Gospel of Thomas 28-30 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 28: The World is Drunk

Jesus said, "I stood in the middle of the world and appeared to them in the flesh. I found them all drunk; I didn't find any of them thirsty. My soul ached for the children of humanity, because they were blind in their hearts and couldn't see. They came into the world empty and plan on leaving the world empty. Meanwhile, they're drunk. When they shake off their wine, then they'll change."

 tsisa hinegise, "aya gadogise ayeli hawina equa-elohi vhnai ale gananugoisdise nasgidv didla uquedali hawina. aya tla awadvdise nanivquo adadegodi. aqua adanvdo ehisdise ayotlidi nasgihai yvwi vhnai, igvnisisgi nasgidv gesvise digewi unatseli adanvdodi hawina ale tla yeliquise gowati. nasgidv nvlise equa-elohi nahnai usiwa ale nolisgase adanvsdi equa-elohine usiwa. nahiyu-yadvna, nasgidv gesvase uditahv. iyuno nasgidv adelvdiyase utsatina unatseli gigage-aditasdi, nasgidv ganetliyvsdose."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎦᏙᎩᏎ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏎ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎠᏓᏕᎪᏗ. ᎠᏆ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎡᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏲᏟᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ ᏴᏫ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏗᎨᏫ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏈᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎤᏏᏩ ᎠᎴ ᏃᎵᏍᎦᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏁ ᎤᏏᏩ. ᏀᎢᏳ-ᏯᏛᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏗᏔᎲ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏕᎸᏗᏯᏎ ᎤᏣᏘᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᏙᏎ."

Saying 29: Spirit and Body

Jesus said, "If the flesh came into existence because of spirit, that's amazing. If spirit came into existence because of the body, that's really amazing! But I'm amazed at how [such] great wealth has been placed in this poverty."

 tsisa hinegise, "iyuno uquedali nvlise gesvo nahnai igvnisisgi adanvdo, gesvase usquanigodi. iyuno adanvdo nvlise gevo nahnai igvnisisgi ayelv, gesvase usquanigodi usquanigodidi vhnai! aseno aya gesvase asquanigohisdita na yadvhna equa nuwehnavi gesvise wadiyita hia udasdayohisedi nahnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎨᏒᎣ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎨᎥᎣ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸ, ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ! ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏔ Ꮎ ᏯᏛᎿ ᎡᏆ ᏄᏪᎿᎥᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏩᏗᏱᏔ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏍᏓᏲᎯᏎᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ."

Saying 30: Divine Presence

Jesus said, "Where there are three deities, they're divine. Where there are two or one, I'm with them."

tsisa hinegise, "hatlv gesvase tsoi unelanvhidi, nasgidv gesvase unelanvhidi. hatlv gesvase tali ale saquu, aya gesvase nasgidv gvdodi.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎭᏢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏦᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏗ. ᎭᏢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏔᎵ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ, ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Gospel of Thomas 25-27 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 25: Love and Protect

Jesus said, "Love your brother as your own soul. Protect them like the pupil of your eye."

 tsisa hinegise, "geyudu nihi dinadanvtline ale ulvne tsilv nihi adanvdo. adasdelvdu nasgidvne tsilv svgata nihi agadoli vhnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎨᏳᏚ ᏂᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏁ ᏥᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ. ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏚ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ ᏥᎸ ᏒᎦᏔ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᎥᎿᎢ."

Saying 26: Speck and Beam

Jesus said, "You see the speck that's in your brother's eye, but you don't see the beam in your own eye. When you get the beam out of your own eye, then you'll be able to see clearly to get the speck out of your brother's eye."

 tsisa hinegise, "nihi gowatase usgogvne na gesvase agadoli hawina nihi dinadanvtli vhnai, aseno nihi tla gowatase uyatanane nihi agadoli hawina. hilayvi nihi ahvsdase uyatanane nihi agadoli nidvlenvda, gila nihi yeliquose gowati yeli-tsulvsada ahvsdi usgogvne nihi dinadanvtli agadoli nidvlenvda.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᏂᎯ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ ᎤᏍᎪᎬᏁ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ ᏂᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ ᎤᏯᏔᎾᏁ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎲᏍᏓᏎ ᎤᏯᏔᎾᏁ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᎩᎳ ᏂᎯ ᏰᎵᏉᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ ᏰᎵ-ᏧᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᎲᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᎪᎬᏁ ᏂᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ.

Saying 27: Fasting and Sabbath

"If you don't fast from the world, you won't find the kingdom. If you don't make the Sabbath into a Sabbath, you won't see the Father."

iyuno nihi tla amatlase equa-elohi nidvlenvda, nihi tla awadvdose ugvwiyuhiyine. iyuno nihi tla gotlvdase galiquogine iga tsilv galiquogine iga, nihi tla gowatose edodane.

ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎠᎹᏝᏎ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎠᏩᏛᏙᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱᏁ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᎦᎵᏉᎩᏁ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎸ ᎦᎵᏉᎩᏁ ᎢᎦ, ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎪᏩtᎣᏎ ᎡᏙᏓᏁ.

Gospel of Thomas 22-24 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 22: Making the Two into One

Jesus saw some little children nursing. He said to his disciples, "These nursing children can be compared to those who enter the kingdom."

They said to him, "Then we'll enter the kingdom as little children?"

Jesus said to them, "When you make the two into one, and make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and so make the male and the female a single one so that the male won't be male nor the female female; when you make eyes in the place of an eye, a hand in the place of a hand, a foot in the place of a foot, and an image in the place of an image; then you'll enter [the kingdom]."

 tsisa gowatise usdi ayotlidine disdanete. "Hia disdai ayotli," atsvyai kanohedise utseli adasdawadidohidi didla, gesvase ginitloyi nasgi didla na ayvsdase ugvwiyuhiyine." nasgidv adadvdodise atsvyv didla, "gila itsula ayvsdose ugvwiyuhiyine tsilv usdi ayotlidi?" "hilayvi nihi gotlvdase taline saquo," tsisa kanegise nasgidv didla, "ale gotlvdase hawinine tsilv doyehi ale doyehine tsilv hawini, ale galvladitlvne tsilv eladige, ale gotlvdase asgaya ale ageyv tsilv saquo hia-iyv asgaya tla gesvose asgaya tlesdi ale ageyv gesvose ageyv, hilayvi nihi gotlvdase gadolidi hanani hawina agadoli vhnai, uwoyeni hanani hawina uwoyeni, ulasidena hanani hawina ulasidena, ale ditlilostanv hanani hawina ditlilostanv; hilayvi nihi ayvsdose ugvwiyuhiyine."

ᏥᏌ ᎪᏩᏘᏎ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᏟᏗᏁ ᏗᏍᏓᏁᏖ. "ᎯᎠ ᏗᏍᏓᎢ ᎠᏲᏟ," ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᏗᏜ, ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ Ꮎ ᎠᏴᏍᏓᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱᏁ." ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᎩᎳ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏴᏍᏙᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱᏁ ᏥᎸ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᏟᏗ?" "ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏌᏉ," ᏥᏌ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎠᎴ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᎭᏫᏂᏁ ᏥᎸ ᏙᏰᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏙᏰᎯᏁ ᏥᎸ ᎭᏫᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢᏁ ᏥᎸ ᎡᎳᏗᎨ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏥᎸ ᏌᏉ ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᎨᏴ, ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎪᏢᏓᏎ ᎦᏙᎵᏗ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎦᏙᎵ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ, ᎤᎳᏏᏕᎾ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎤᎳᏏᏕᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ; ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏴᏍᏙᏎ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱᏁ."

Saying 23: Those Who are Chosen (1)

Jesus said, "I'll choose you, one out of a thousand and two out of ten thousand, and they'll stand as a single one."

 tsisa hinegise, "aya asuyesdose nihine, saquo agayvli nidvlenvda ale tali sgohi agayvli nidvlenvda, ale nasgidv gadogose tsilv saquo."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏙᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏍᎪᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏙᎪᏎ ᏥᎸ ᏌᏉ."

Saying 24: Light

His disciples said, "Show us the place where you are, because we need to look for it."

He said to them, "Anyone who has ears to hear should hear! Light exists within a person of light, and they light up the whole world. If they don't shine, there's darkness."

unadvnelvdu itsulv hananine hatlv nihi gesvase," utseli adasdawadidohidi hinegise,"igvnisisgi itsula uduladase ayasdi nasgine." "nanivquo na uhase galenidine advgi, advgu!" atsvyai kanohedise nasgidv didla. gesvase ulvsada yvwi ulvsada hawina, ale nasgidv ulvsadisdase kaliwohi equa-elohine. iyuno nasgidv tla utsisdalugisgase, gesvase ulasigo.

ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎭᎾᏂᏁ ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ," ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ,"ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᏯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ."

"ᎾᏂᎥᏉ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎦᎴᏂᏗᏁ ᎠᏛᎩ, ᎠᏛᎫ!" ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ. ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎸᏌᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏁ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮭ ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩᏍᎦᏎ, ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎳᏏᎪ.

Gospel of Thomas 19-21 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 19: Five Trees in Paradise

Jesus said, "Blessed is the one who came into being before coming into being. If you become my disciples and listen to my message, these stones will become your servants; because there are five trees in paradise which don't change in summer or winter, and their leaves don't fall. Whoever knows them won't taste death."

 tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase nasgi na nvlise alenidohv na hnai nvlanete udalulv alenidohv na hnai. iyuno nihi didolagase aqua adasdawadidohidi ale hadvdasdase aqua vdatinohisedine, hia nvyadi didolagose nihi atsinadi; igvnisisgi gesvase husgi tlugvdi idani hawina na tla iyvdase gogi hawina ale gola hawina, ale unatseli ugalogvdi tla ulosvgase. gago-yigi unvtase nasgidvne tla nusdv-agisdose ayohuhisdine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᎿᎢ ᏅᎳᏁᏖ ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᎿᎢ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏙᎳᎦᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎥᏓᏘᏃᎯᏎᏗᏁ, ᎯᎠ ᏅᏯᏗ ᏗᏙᎳᎪᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏥᎾᏗ; ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎱᏍᎩ ᏡᎬᏗ ᎢᏓᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ Ꮎ Ꮭ ᎢᏴᏓᏎ ᎪᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎳ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᎦᎶᎬᏗ Ꮭ ᎤᎶᏒᎦᏎ. ᎦᎪ-ᏱᎩ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ Ꮭ ᏄᏍᏛ-ᎠᎩᏍᏙᏎ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏁ."

Saying 20: The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The disciples asked Jesus, "Tell us, what can the kingdom of heaven be compared to?"

He said to them, "It can be compared to a mustard seed. Though it's the smallest of all the seeds, when it falls on tilled soil it makes a plant so large that it shelters the birds of heaven."

 adasdawadidohidi adadvdodise tsisa didla, "kanohedu itsulv didla, gado didla gesvase ginitloyi ugvwiyuhiyi galvladi vhnai.?" atsvyai kanohedise nasgidv didla, "gesvase ginitloyi atsila-ugata. unelagi gesvaseusdigesdodi nigadv ugatadi vhnai, hilayvi ulosugase gadalugodita elohi na hna, nasgi advhisdodase equa uwanigalv, ale didolagase owenvsv tsisquadi galvladi nasgihai.

ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᏥᏌ ᏗᏜ, "ᎧᏃᎮᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᏗᏜ, ᎦᏙ ᏗᏜ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.?" ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎠᏥᎳ-ᎤᎦᏔ. ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎᎤᏍᏗᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎦᏔᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎤᎶᏑᎦᏎ ᎦᏓᎷᎪᏗᏔ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᎿ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏓᏎ ᎡᏆ ᎤᏩᏂᎦᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏙᎳᎦᏎ ᎣᏪᏅᏒ ᏥᏍᏆᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.

Saying 21: The Parables of the Field, the Bandits, and the Reaper

Mary said to Jesus, "Whom are your disciples like?"

He said, "They're like little children living in a field which isn't theirs. When the owners of the field come, they'll say, 'Give our field back to us.' They'll strip naked in front of them to let them have it and give them their field.

"So I say that if the owner of the house realizes the bandit is coming, they'll watch out beforehand and won't let the bandit break into the house of their domain and steal their possessions. You, then, watch out for the world! Prepare to defend yourself so that the bandits don't attack you, because what you're expecting will come. May there be a wise person among you!

"When the fruit ripened, the reaper came quickly, sickle in hand, and harvested it. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"

meli hinegise tsisa didla, "gago didla gesvase ginitloyi nihi adasdawadidohidi?" atsvyai hinegise, "nasgidv gesvase ginitloyi usdi ayotlidi didla na alenidohase tlogesi hawina na tla gesvase unatseli," atsvyai hinegise, "hilayvi utseliidi tlogesi vhnai hulutsase, nasgidv hinegose, 'tsatsiyohisdu itsulv didla aquatseli tlogesine,' ayotlidi igvnadesdose nasgidvsa uyelvha nasgidv igvyiditlv tsatsiyohisdi nasgine ale adanedi nasgidv didla unatseli tlogesine." hia-iyv aya hinegase na iyuno utselii galitsode vhnai adolehohisdase na didanasvhvsgi nvlase, nasgidv agagasesdose udalulv ale tla alisgolvdodose didanasvhvsgi ayogi unatseli galitsode na hnai ale ganosgisdi unatseli nuwananodine. nihi, gila, agagasesdu equa-elohine! advnvisdodu atsisdeli nihvsa hia-iyv na didanasvhvsgidi tla digatilvsdose nihine, igvnisisgi na nihi udugi-gvdase nvlose. gesvu agatahnai siyvwi nihi nunadvnv! "hilayvi udatanv uwanasvhisdise, agalasdisgi nvlise ulisde, yelasdi uwoyeni hawina, ale asquanigodise nasgine. nanivquo na uhase galenidine advgi, advgu!"

ᎺᎵ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᏥᏌ ᏗᏜ, "ᎦᎪ ᏗᏜ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ?" ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᏟᏗ ᏗᏜ Ꮎ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎭᏎ ᏠᎨᏏ ᎭᏫᎾ Ꮎ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ," ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎤᏤᎵᎢᏗ ᏠᎨᏏ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎱᎷᏣᏎ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎯᏁᎪᏎ, 'ᏣᏥᏲᎯᏍᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᏠᎨᏏᏁ,' ᎠᏲᏟᏗ ᎢᎬᎾᏕᏍᏙᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏌ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏣᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏠᎨᏏᏁ." ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎠᏯ ᎯᏁᎦᏎ Ꮎ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏤᎵᎢ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏓᏎ Ꮎ ᏗᏓᎾᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᏅᎳᏎ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᎦᎦᏎᏍᏙᏎ ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏙᏎ ᏗᏓᎾᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏄᏩᎾᏃᏗᏁ. ᏂᎯ, ᎩᎳ, ᎠᎦᎦᏎᏍᏚ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯᏁ! ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏙᏚ ᎠᏥᏍᏕᎵ ᏂᎲᏌ ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ Ꮎ ᏗᏓᎾᏒᎲᏍᎩᏗ Ꮭ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏙᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎤᏚᎩ-ᎬᏓᏎ ᏅᎶᏎ. ᎨᏒᎤ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎢ ᏏᏴᏫ ᏂᎯ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ! "ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᎤᏓᏔᏅ ᎤᏩᎾᏒᎯᏍᏗᏎ, ᎠᎦᎳᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᏕ, ᏰᎳᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ. ᎾᏂᎥᏉ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎦᎴᏂᏗᏁ ᎠᏛᎩ, ᎠᏛᎫ!"

 

U⁠du⁠gi⁠ ⁠ga⁠wo⁠ni⁠hi⁠s⁠gi⁠ / Ꭴ⁠Ꮪ⁠Ꭹ⁠ ⁠Ꭶ⁠Ꮼ⁠Ꮒ⁠Ꭿ⁠Ꮝ⁠Ꭹ⁠ ⁠

 

Text and image Copyright © 2023 by Donald C. Traxler.

Gospel of Thomas 16-18 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 16: Not Peace, but War

Jesus said, "Maybe people think that I've come to cast peace on the world, and they don't know that I've come to cast divisions on the earth: fire, sword, and war. Where there are five in a house, there'll be three against two and two against three, father against and son and son against father. They'll stand up and be one."

 tsisa hinegise, "aseyigi yvwi adanvtesgase na aya nvlise wadinvdi dohiyvne equa-elohi na hna, ale nasgidv tla unvtase na aya nvlise wadinvdi ayatasdodine equa-elohi na hna: atsilv,hayelasdi-ganvhida, ale danuwa. hatlv gesvase husgi galitsode hawina, gesvose tsoi tali atluda, ale tali tsoi atluda, edoda uwetsi atluda ale uwetsi edoda atluda. nasgidv gadogose galvladi ale gesvose saquo.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏎᏱᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎦᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏯ ᏅᎵᏎ ᏩᏗᏅᏗ ᏙᎯᏴᏁ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᎿ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮭ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏯ ᏅᎵᏎ ᏩᏗᏅᏗ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏙᏗᏁ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᎿ: ᎠᏥᎸ,ᎭᏰᎳᏍᏗ-ᎦᏅᎯᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏄᏩ. ᎭᏢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎱᏍᎩ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᏦᎢ ᏔᎵ ᎠᏡᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏦᎢ ᎠᏡᏓ, ᎡᏙᏓ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏡᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎠᏡᏓ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎦᏙᎪᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᏌᏉ.

Saying 17: Divine Gift

Jesus said, "I'll give you what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, no hand has ever touched, and no human mind has ever thought."

 tsisa hinegise, "aya adanedose nihi didla na agadoli tla gowatise, na galeni tla advgise, na uwoyeni tla asvnise, ale yvwihi odanvdv tla adanvtesgise."

Saying 18: Beginning and End

The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us about our end. How will it come?"

Jesus said, "Have you discovered the beginning so that you can look for the end? Because the end will be where the beginning is. Blessed is the one who will stand up in the beginning. They'll know the end, and won't taste death."

adasdawadidohidi hinegise tsisa didle, "kanohedu itsulv aquatseli ulisdv aniyelvsgv. hilago nasgi nvlose?" tsisa adadvdodise nasgidv didla, "nihi goluwadvdise alenvdone, hia-iyv na nihi yeliquase ayasdi ulisdvne? igvnisisgi ulisdv gesvose hatlv alenvdo gesvase. adadoligita gesvase nasgi na gadogose galvladi alenvdo hawina. nasgidv unvtose ulisdvne, ale tla nusdv-agisdose ayohuhisdine."

ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᏥᏌ ᏗdᎴ, "ᎧᏃᎮᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᎵᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏰᎸᏍᎬ. ᎯᎳᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᎶᏎ?"

ᏥᏌ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᏜ, "ᏂᎯ ᎪᎷᏩᏛᏗᏎ ᎠᎴᏅᏙᏁ, ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎠᏯᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏛᏁ? ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏍᏛ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎭᏢ ᎠᎴᏅᏙ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ. ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎦᏙᎪᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᎴᏅᏙ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏅtᎣᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᏛᏁ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏄᏍᏛ-ᎠᎩᏍᏙᏎ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏁ."