Luke 16 (AQK) · Opened

1Yesu na ban amun kop ma, “Na ti nung ni sini ki yi koˈ, awami aningur avɨm wu, tadi ba gi gir ki yi koˈ ya atikop ma baˈ.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Asi atikop ma na gyo ni nam tum ama, ta rip wu ta di, ‘Ani ngga wo itu mi? Wabi sini gir ngga kiyami wa ni tse yi ndum mi. Ati ba wa ti ya si nitum amung baˈ.’So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

3“Asi ni gir abuma adi susun ma, ‘Atikop amung ati war ngga baku ndum, ngga ti nam are? To gin, ba ngga sini gbegbereng ku wum baˈ, ngga ti shisha yi benThe manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

4Ngga ni gi kiyami ngga ti nam, nta war ngga bi sini gir abuma, ti dung andishir aba ta ngga akop aman.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5“Asi awa gyo andishir abami atikop ma adzip ba kwar. Ta rip ni gin ta di, ‘Asi niya atikop mung adzip wa?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6“ ‘Na di, garwa anyi mi agina atangdar.’ Nitum nkpyaˈ na di, ‘To mgbangwu ku kwar mi ka, wabi nam andada ti jisong ti tse agin na nas.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7“Na ya di nung, ‘Wa pa, azip wa ani?’ “ ‘Asi awa diwu, katanko alikama mi agbugba gin.’ “Awa tayima tadi, ‘Ta mgbanwu ku kwar mi ka, wabi tse agina tangdar.’Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.

8“Atikop na gbar gan nkpyaˈ ni sang nga zup didik, ti awa na tsar ankpyeng ming kiyami mi na nam. Ti andishir abi mkpang kama ba gi gir andishira man, nang andishir abami asi der.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

9Yesu na vung ban tadi, ngga ya ban gina, gina bi ti adzidzen ni abi sang nga zup didik ni ki koˈ min gong mmimi. Nema, ki koˈ ti ter, ati ta gina ane akop ayami gina ti song rima.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10“Awami na mar aba tawu nyima ki tsap, ati ya tawu anyima ki nkpyaˈ. Awami asang nga zup didik iki tsap, ati sini sang nga zup didik atu yi ki mwe.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

11Nba gina ti nam zup didik ni ki koˈ yi gong mmimi kama baˈ, nga ti tanyima aba nik gina nne ki koˈ yi zup didik?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Ngina ma ti nag nam zup didik kiyi nung baˈ, nga ati nik gina kiyami si min?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13“Ba gan awami ati gi nam atikop awaa ndum. Wa kaˈ gin, ti ta gin na nyima. Ko aba nam gin na ki didik susun gin, ti aba mar ni gin na. Biyi ti gina bi nik susun min bi dzip Arik ti gina bi ya saˈ ayi atu yi ankor nkpang gin.”No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

14Andishira bi Farisi abama asi abi nyer ankor, mi na ban ama, siba dibi diwu ti nchur.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Nema Yesu na diba, “Gina tsar atumin ayi andishir, tidi gina si andishir adidik. Nema Arik na gi asusun amin. Kiyami andishir ba yik ya wyer, yasi ki bur iti Arik.So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

16“Kiyami si ming amoˈ Musa nebi yi abi reng ne antinte Arik asiya andishir adzip ti nyi nkpang ku Yohana ni Baftisma. Ni nyi ma, na vung ban reng ku re wo ku song Arik. Koni nga na mo kpa ma, ti ba yik rir ming.The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

17Nema, yati nang aba di shu nebi mmimi bi dar, ne aba di kpukpum gin yi amoˈ Musa bi nang dar.But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

18“Boboˈ awami ta gyoˈ uwama ta tanung, na nam zup mbombom yi kur ni uwa nung. Boboˈ awami na ta uwa awami ruma na gyoˈ wu, na nam zup mbombom yi kur ni uwa nung.”Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19“Na ti ndishir nung nisi ni ki koˈ, awami agi sung kiki yisi na ankor, amashira shishen awu galura, ne kiki kɨkar pas. Awa aya sine pwir kowuni arik.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Na ti nung ni sang nga ki, ni saˈ Liyazarus. Awami kpama nak ashishi. Amin na tsoˈ ni sang nga ki, ati nne anutsir kop nisi ni pwir ama.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Awa song asaˈ ayi mbir kiri yi var sher, yi ndishir ni ki koˈ ma tiba niku aba ri. Ban ni yaya ma, agwugwu ba nyi ta dibi re ashishi ma.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22“Tong tera, asi ni sang nga ki kuu, abi tum Arik siba tsoˈ wu, ta gir wu ta koma ni Ibrahim. Ni ki koˈ na ti kuu masi, na aya ru wu.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Rim ma ni koma amung ming uwur mi baka rim baˈ. Asi ming ku je, asi wa agi itu ta yik Ibrahim gbangbang, ni Liyazarus agar ma.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Asi awa gyo ni kor kpyaˈ tadi, ‘Ada, Ibrahim, wa bi kun ngga, ti wabi tum Liyazarus aba sung vɨvɨn koˈ ma amashir, tiba te kyoˈ ngga rirem mung, ti ngga si ming ku je ming uwur kama awowon, ti ngga bi wo vɨn shima, ti ba kami ngga sima asi ming wur.’So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

25“Asi Ibrahim ban, ‘Zu mung, shum nkpang kami wani dibi wo re mi, wani ka ta kiki mi yi wyer. Awa Liyazarus na ta kiki mbombom. Adzaˈa awa song awo re, wa song te je.But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

26Ban ni yaya ma boboˈ, tsutsu mbor na gina. Gbugbor ngboˈ kami ba awami ati gi tokka nge ri ayang nga ta koma ni gina, nebi ba wami ati gi tokka nge ri amung ti ngaˈ ayang.’And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

27“Asi ni ki koˈ ama adi, ‘Ada, ngga ben wa, wabi tum Lazarus aba koma kop ada mung,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28ti ngga sini amun zu mbor atung. Aba koma ta ti nwun ba, kɨr aba nyi ayang nga, ibaku ti je baˈ.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29“Ibrahim na tayima tadi, ‘Amung zumin basi ni ngbangwu Musa ni ku abi reng ne antinte Arik, aba wo kiyami angbangwu ma ban.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30“Nisi ni ki koˈ na tayima tadi, ‘O o, ada mbor Ibrahim, nta si nung ta gur ari gun ta koma, neba ba san zup mbombom man.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31“Ibrahim adiwu, ‘Nta si mi ba bati wo reng kami agbangwu Musa nebi abi reng ne antinte Arik baˈ, ko tasi nung ta gur ari ming ku abi kpyi, ba bati wo wu baˈ.’ ”Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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