Matthew Chapter 10

        Jesus Send Di Twelve Go Out

1. He call hin twelve disciples, con give dem pawa to drive evil spirit komot, and to heal everi disease and sickness.
2. Dis na di names of di twelve disciples: first, na Simon (wey dem dey call Peter) plus hin broda Andrew; James—son of Zebedee, plus hin broda John;
3. Philip plus Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew di tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4. Simon wey over- serious, plus Judas Iscariot, wey betray Jesus.
5. He send di twelve disciples komot—wit some instructions: “Make una no go where di Gentiles dey, or enta any town of di Samaritans.
6. Instead, make una go meet di lost sheep of Israel.
7. As una dey go, make una preach dis message: ‘Di kingdom of heaven dey near una.’
8. Heal pipo wey dey sick, raise up dead pipo, heal those pipo wey get leprosy, pursue bad-spirit komot. Make una give for free—as una take receive as awoof.
9. Make una no carry any gold or silver or copper for una belt;
10. no carry any bag for di journey, or extra cloth, or sandals or staff; na where man dey work na for there he dey chop.
11. “Any town or village wey una enta, make una fyne one man wey una fit trust, con stay for hin house until una komot.
12. As you enta di house, greet dem.
13. If na beta house, show dem your peace; if not, keep your peace to yoursef.
14. If any-pesin no welcome una or listen to wetin una dey tok, shake di dust komot from your leg as you dey komot from di house or town.
15. I dey tell una di truth sey, wetin dat town go use dia eyes see go pass wetin Sodom and Gomorrah go suffer for di day of judgement.
16. I dey send una komot like sheep among wolves. Make una dey innocent like dove, con wise like snake.
17. “Make una shine una eyes for men; dem go carry una give di local councils, and dem go flog una for inside dia worship-place.
18. Becos of me, una go face govnors plus kings, dis na opportunity for you to tell di rulers and world-pipo about me.
19. But wen dem arrest una, make una no worry about wetin una go tok or how una go take tok am. Wen dat time reach, Baba-God go tell you wetin you go tok,
20. no be you go dey tok, but na di Spirit of di Fada go dey use you tok.
21. “Broda go betray broda to death, and papa go betray pikin; pikin go change-am-for dia mama and papa—con even kill dem.
22. All men go hate you becos of my mata, but las-las pesin wey stand gidigbam go dey saved.
23. Wen dem show una pepper for one place, run go anoda place. I dey tell una di truth, una no go fit waka all di cities of Israel before Man-pikin go show.
24. “Student no fit pass hin teacher, or make servant pass hin oga.
25. E dey okay for di student to be like di teacher, and di servant fit be like hin oga. If dem fit call me devil-pikin, wetin dem go con call una!
26. “So make you no fear dem. Notin wey dem put for inside darkness wey no go come out, or wey dem hide, wey no go show- face for light.
27. Wetin I dey tell una for dark, make una tok am for afternoon; wetin dem tok small- small for inside ears, make una tok am for on top of house.
28. No fear pipo wey fit kill your body but wey no fit kill your soul. But fear di pesin wey fit kill both your body and soul for hell.
29. No be chikini moni dem dey sell two birds? But even one of dem no fit fall for ground except na Baba-God will.
30. All di hair wey dey for your head get numba.
31. So no dey fear; you get levels pass birds.
32. Any-pesin wey tok about me to men, I go yarn about am to my papa wey dey for heaven.
33. But any-pesin wey deny me for front of men, me sef go shenk am for front of my papa for heaven.
34. “No go dey reason sey I don bring peace come dis earth. I no bring peace come, but na sword I carry come.
35. I don come to ‘make man—change-am-for hin papa, daughter against her mama, daughter-in-law against her moda- in-law—
36. man enemies go be members of hin own house.’
37. “Any-pesin wey love hin papa or mama pass me—neva ready for me; any-pesin wey love hin pikin pass me, neva ready for me;
38. and any-pesin wey wan follow me but no fit carry hin own cross—neva ready for me.
39. Any-pesin wey dey keep hin life go lose am, and any- pesin wey lose hin life becos of me, go gain am.
40. “Pesin wey receive you—don receive me, and pesin wey receive me—don receive di pesin wey send me.
41. Any-pesin wey welcome prophet, becos he be prophet—go receive prophet blessings, and any-pesin wey welcome good man, becos he be good man—go receive good man blessings.
42. And if any-pesin give even if na cup of cold water to one of dis small pikin, becos dem be my disciple, I dey tell una di truth, di pesin no go ever lose hin blessings.”