Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:45:

• Uma: “‘For example, there was a slave who was wise [lit., whose heart was clear] and who faithfully did the work of his noble. That slave was appointed [lit., lifted] by his noble to be the commander who commands the other slaves and who given them their food every day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘If there is a trustworthy servant and he works well, he is the one whom his master makes the leader of his other servants. When the time comes for giving, he is the one who gives the food to the servants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the wise and faithful servant, he is the one his master puts in charge of his companion servants. He is the one who feeds his companion servants at the time of eating.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus also related this parable. He said, ‘The trustworthy and wise servant, he is the one whom his master has appointed to be in charge of the other servants and to give them their food daily.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘As for the trustworthy and good slave, he is the one to whom his master gives oversight of the other slaves in his household. He is the one who gives out the food allowance.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “I will tell you what will be done by the people who understand the word and do what they are told. These are like a worker which is put in charge of those who live in the house of his boss. At the time of meals he feeds the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:46:

• Uma: “No kidding his blessedness/good-fortune if his noble returns from his journey and finds him doing his work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When his master comes back, that servant is very happy when his masters sees that he has done all that he was commanded to do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When his master returns, how great is the joy of the servant if his master finds that he obeyed all that his master told him to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Fortunate is that servant if his master comes-home and comes-upon him doing the work that was entrusted to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That slave will be able to be really happy if on the arrival of his master, like that truly is what he is doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The good fortune will be met by the worker who does what his boss ordered. When the boss arrives he will find him working.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:47:

• Uma: “Indeed I tell you, his noble will appoint [lift] him and give him power to take care of all his wealth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “I truly tell you that his master will entrust to him all his wealth/possessions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I tell you that the faithful servant, all the possessions of his master will be entrusted to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “What I say to you is true that his master will raise-him-up so he will be in charge of all his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “This which I will say to you is true. He is the one who will be given by his master to be in charge of all the possessions of that master of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Truly I tell you that concerning all the boss owns, he will entrust it all to that worker.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:48:

• Uma: “‘But if that slave has an evil character, he’ll say in his heart: ‘The noble isn’t coming back quickly.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But if for example that servant is bad, and he says in his liver that his master will not come for a long time” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But pity him if what is in his mind is that it will be a long time yet before his master comes home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But if for-example that servant is evil, he will-say in his mind/thoughts, ‘My master’s return will probably still be a long-time-away.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But supposing the ways/nature of that slave is evil, what will be in his mind is, ‘Probably the return of my master won’t be for a long time yet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But the worker who is bad will say in his heart that his boss won’t return soon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:49:

• Uma: “From there, he’ll begin to beat his fellow-slaves and he’ll keep on eating and drinking with people who get drunk.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “then he beats his fellow servants and that is what he does he feasts and drinks with those who are always drunk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he will beat his companion servants, and he will eat and drink with drunkards.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And he will repeatedly-hardship his fellow servants while-simultaneously also eating-with and drinking-with his drunkard friends.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, he will keep on ill-treating his fellow-slaves. He will keep mixing in whatever feasts, go drinking with the habitual-drinkers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “He will begin to beat his fellow workers. He will go to drunken feasts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:50:

• Uma: “But, while he is lax like that, all of a sudden his noble will arrive on a day and at an hour that he doesn’t know.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then suddenly his master will come back on a day when he does not expect it and at a time which he does not know.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on the day when he does not expect and at the hour that he doesn’t know, his master returns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Whereupon his master will suddenly-return at the day and hour that that servant wasn’t expecting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “His master will come on a day that he isn’t-sure-of and at an hour that he doesn’t know about.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The boss of that worker will return at a day he isn’t expecting, a time when he doesn’t know that he is coming.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:51:

• Uma: “That slave will be beaten severely and tossed outside, he’ll be treated/regarded as a deceiver. Out there he will weep and suffer/groan.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, then he will be really punished by his master and he will be sent to the place which belongs to the people who pretend to follow God. There the people will wail and gnash their teeth.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this servant, his master will punish him, and he will do to him what will be done also to those people whose faith is a lie. Then he will yell and gnash his teeth because of his great remorse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He will thoroughly punish him and throw him in hell where people cry-bitterly and grit-their-teeth so that he will join-in-experiencing the punishment of hypocrites.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “What will happen is, he will be punished by his master without restraint. He will be caused to be with people who pretend to believe/obey God, there in the hardship/suffering which is without ending. What will happen to him there is, he will cry-loudly and his teeth will grind.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The boss then will very much whip him, until he is cut all over from it. He will throw him out to be with the people who are not truly good people. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:1:

• Uma: “‘When I come again to be King, the happening will be like this parable: Ten young-unmarried-women planned to go meet a bridegroom, each one carrying her torch.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa told a parable again, he said, ‘When I return, the ruling of God is like this. There were ten girls each of whom took their lamp and went to meet the bridegroom.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At my return the ruling of God will be like the parable of ten virgins, each one of whom had a lamp because they will meet the bridegroom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to say, ‘The ones-who-want to join/be-added-to God’s ruling, they can be compared to ten unmarried-young-ladies who got their lamps (wick-in-kerosene type) to go meet the man who was getting married.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus said further in his teaching, ‘What the kingdom of God is like is this. There were ten still single girls. One late-afternoon, according to our (incl.) custom, they set out to meet the man who was being married. Each one of them took a lamp.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The people who are in the hand of God are compared with ten girls who carried with them lights which burn with oil. These are waiting to accompany the bride when the bridegroom will come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)