Luke 11 (ASJ) · Opened

1Tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chimu, Jiso lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ fɛ kintsii kimu-u, le lɛkɛ mɛɛshi, ŋwani wu kintutu wumu tee li wuu le, “Taa, tifi bee si bɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ, nɛɛ si Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ tifi bɛniiŋ bee bɛ kintutu le be ni be lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Jiso se tee li bee le, “Ɛ nɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ, nɛ tiiti le, ‘Taa wusɛŋ, fɛrɛ le bɛniiŋ ni be guundi bukooŋ bwo, ɔ fɛ le bumfɔŋ bwo bɛ.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Ɔ nyɛɛ bee biee bijɛ jo chichi,Give us each day our daily bread.

4ɔ feeki bee bibifi bisɛŋ, si tɛ ti feekisi bibifi bi bɛniiŋ bamu feti li bee li. Kiiŋ ɔ ni chinɛ le bɛ mɔnchɛ yaa bee kɛ.’”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Si tɛ tee lɛ, se biee maa li bee le, “Dzɔ yɛɛŋ le wumu lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti bee dza wu gɛɛŋ wu koŋ sini kigoo butuu taantaaŋ kweŋgi le, ‘Sinɛŋ, dzatsɛ we ɔ fɔɔ mi tsée yi bunɛɛŋ shɛɛ.Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6Sinɛŋ wumu taaɔ wu la ŋka lɛ mi-i, ŋkɛmi yɛ fiee fi nuuŋ nyɛ wu le ji kɛ.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Nsaŋ ye yilu gii yi tuu fiee le, ‘Ɔ mi fieeŋgi kɛ. Tɛɛ bɔɔŋ beŋ tɛ giŋ baa kituŋ tɛ bɛŋɛ kigoo. Nnuuŋ ntɛ̀ ndza we le ntuu ŋgɔɔŋ fiee le nyɛ wɛ kɛ.’”And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8Le Jiso maa lɛ, tuu tee le, “Ntee beŋ le ɛ mɛɛŋ we ki dza kɛ le nyɛ wu bijɛ kifɛ ɛ wu sini, kɛ gii nɛɛ dza we nyɛ wu fiee fichu fi kɔŋgisi fɛ wu ba fe kundi mfiɔŋu nsiŋ.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9Nse ntiiti li be-eŋ le, nɛ biiti yɛɛŋ, Nyɔ gii yi nyɛ beŋ. Nɛ geendi yɛɛŋ, Nyɔ gii yi fɛ nɛ ŋɛŋ. Nɛ kundi yɛɛŋ kigoo, Nyɔ gii yi gwiyɛ li be-eŋ.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Nɛ kɛɛ le wi kwikwi wu biiti, gii kɛmɛ, wi kwikwi wu wɛki, gii ŋɛŋ, wi wu kundi kigoo, bɛ gii bɛ gwiyɛ li mwɛ-ɛ.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Ɛ te ŋwaŋ wu la lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti wu ŋwani nuuŋ bii wu nsuuŋ, se tuu nyɛ wu nuuŋ yɔ?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Mɔɔ ɛ ŋwaŋ bee bii wu giki nyɛ wu nuuŋ kibobɛ le?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Ɛ beŋ bɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi ti kii si bɛ nyɛɛ biee bi dzeeŋ li bɔɔŋ bɛnɛ-ɛ, Baa wunɛ wu nuuŋ liboo gii se lee ki nyɛ kɛ tɛ Fiana yi Waaŋ li beŋ nɛ biiti li wuu yɛki lɛ ni?”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Jiso tɛ̀ buu ŋwanɛ kiŋkundi li wumu wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ kinchiinchii. Le ŋwanɛ kiŋkundi wulu bo, wi wulu se bɛchi n'yɔru. Le kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ ŋɛŋ lɛ, wa tɛ be.One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Se nuuŋ le, bɛniiŋ bamu bɛchi be kweŋgi le, “Busɔɔ bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Bɛɛsɛbu-u wu nuuŋ mfɔŋ wu bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Bɛniiŋ bamu tɛ̀ wɛki le be terɛ Jiso, be tee li wuu le fɛ mfiŋ yi doonchi buŋga bu buti liboo.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Se nuuŋ le Jiso kɛɛ bɛmbeechɛ bɛ bee se tuu tee li bee le, “Ɛ kitoŋ dza ki gatɛ ki tuu ki gwii li yi yi kii, kɛ ki nuuŋ tɛ leŋ kɛ. Ɛ kini dza ki gatɛ ki gwii li yi yi kii, kɛ ki gii ki shaanshɛ.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Fi fiɛɛ tɛ le ɛ Sataŋ bee kintutu kee dza be tuu be gatɛ be gwii li yi yibe-e, bumfɔŋ bwee tɛ̀ naa leŋ tɛ kɛ. Ntiiti ni kifɛ nɛ kweŋgi baa le mbusɔɔ bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Bɛɛsɛbu-u.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Ɛ fi nuuŋ le mbusi bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Bɛɛsɛbu-u, bɔɔŋ bɛnɛ se busi tɛ nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu noo lɛ? Fiee fi bɔɔŋ bɛnɛ bɛlu feti doonchɛ fiɛɛ le nɛ we baa nsa kituŋ.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Se nuuŋ le, ɛ mbusi bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i bɛlu nuuŋ bɛ kibɛnɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ, kɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ bwɛɛ kituŋ li be-eŋ.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Ɛ wi wu buŋga nachɛ biee biee bi dzi-iŋ, wu shee kiichi la we, wi nuuŋ tɛ koŋ li fiee fiee li kɛ.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Se nuuŋ le, ɛ wi buŋga wumu wu yɛki wu bɛ wu gwe wu yaa wu, gii se lɔ biee biee bi dziŋ bi baŋgi yi yee lu biɛɛ, se kotɛ biee biee bichu gɛɛŋ bɛ bi bee nsáŋ yee gachɛ.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23Ɛ wi nuuŋ yɛ kimbɛ keŋ kɛ, kɛ mwɛ baaninɔɔ mi. Ɛ wi fii yɛ mi li mbanchɛ-ɛ kɛ, kɛ mwɛ tɛɛtɔɔ bu tafu.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Fiana yi tii ti buti li wi-i yi gɛɛŋ li buka yi wɛki kintsii ki tsɛ. Se nuuŋ le ɛ yi tuu yi gɔɔŋ nsiŋ, yi kweeŋ li yi yee li le, ‘Ŋgii ŋkaari nto li mi-i yih lu ntuu mbo.’When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Mfi wu yi kaari yi ŋɛŋ yih ɛ bɛ fweyɛ bɛ nachɛ yi wuuti waaŋ,On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26bɛdɛɛni yi tuu yi kaari yi gɛɛŋ, yi bɛ bɛ fiana yi tii yimi mfomɛnyaaŋ yi biiti yi yɛki yi, bee yí se tuu be lɛ be tsiiŋ lu. Biee mɛɛshi bi bee bɛ mwɛ li mfi wulu yɛki si tɛ̀ shiiŋ nuuŋ ŋkosi.”Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

27Si Jiso tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ yeti lɛ, kwɛɛŋ wumu li kimbanchɛ ki bɛniiŋ lɛ kɛɛ tɛ dza kweeŋ le, “Kinɛɛtinɛ ki kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki kwɛɛŋ wu tɛ̀ biɛ wɛɛ, mɔɔ li mbeeŋ yɔɔ tɛ̀ yaaŋ li.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Jiso tuu fiee nuuŋ le, “Kinɛɛtinɛ ki kinɔŋa kɛɛ nuuŋ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ be feti si yi wɛki.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Le kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ ni ki banchi ki bɛɛ li Jiso lichiŋ, dza tee le, “Kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini nuuŋ ki bifi. Ki wɛki le ki ŋɛŋ mfiŋ yi doonchi buŋga bweŋ, bɛ nuuŋ tɛ doonchɛ li ki-i kɛ. Se nuuŋ le mfiŋ yi tɛɛmi nuuŋ yɛ lu yi yɛki yi Ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Jɔna kɛ.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30Si Jɔna tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋkiki li bɛniiŋ bɛ Ninibɛ-ɛ lɛ, ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si Ŋwanɛwi wɛ ŋkiki li kiŋgɔkɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ dɛɛni kini.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Gii naa ni nuuŋ jobɛ chi nsa wu kimakɛ-ɛ, Yaa wu tɛ̀ sɛki kitoŋ ki Shɛba leŋ bɛ kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini, fɛ le bɛ lii ki li ŋgɛ-ɛ, kifɛ tɛ̀ gii dzɛti li kitoŋ kee li fɛ tɛɛŋ luushi, le bɛ woo bufii bu Mfɔŋ Salimu-u. Se nuuŋ le yikɛ yɛŋ nɛ woo, wumu lemɔɔ fɛni bɛ fiee fi ko fi yaa fi Salimu-u.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32Naa nuuŋ bu jobɛ chi nsa-a, bɛniiŋ bɛ Ninibɛ leŋ bɛ kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini be tee le ki we kɛɛ nsa, kifɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ Ninibɛ tɛ̀ woo fiee fi Jɔna tɛ̀ fenjisi, be fiiki ntsɛ wube. Fi fiɛɛ le, yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, wi wumu wɛ fɛni bɛ fiee fi ko fi yaa fi Jɔna.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

33Wi ti tendi yɛ lambo le gɛɛ lintakwiiŋ kɛ. Kɛ le dzɔɔ ŋkwaa kuuki lu kɛ. Wi ti tendi, tɔmi nuuŋ li fiee fi bɛ tɔɔmi lambo lu-u, le ke bɛniiŋ lii li yih, be ŋɛŋ kiŋ'wofu.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Lisi cho nuuŋ lambo li yi ya-a. Ɛ lisi cho wuuti lɔɔ, kɛ yi ya chichi gii yi yisɛ bɛ kiŋ'wofu. Se nuuŋ le, ɛ lisi cho wuuti yɛ kɛ, kɛ yi ya chichi gii yi yisɛ bɛ kijibɛ.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Fi se tuu fi nuuŋ le, wi ni bichi le mwɛ deŋgɔɔ nuuŋ li kiŋ'wofu-u nuuŋ yɛ li kijibɛ-ɛ linti kɛ.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Ɛ yi ya chichi yisɛ bɛ kiŋ'wofu, kimbɛ kimu nuuŋ yɛ li kijibɛ-ɛ kɛ, kɛ biee bichu gii bi ni bi wuuti tɛ si lambo ti wuuti wu nyɛɛ kiŋ'wofu li yi ya-a.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Le Jiso mɛɛshi tefɛ chee, wi Bɛfarasii wumu se teeŋ wu le bɛ bee wu gɛɛŋ be ji biee. Jiso gɛɛŋ, lɛ bee wu shee, be jii biee,As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38tɛ mɛɛŋ saa ki tsootsɛ kɛ tsaŋ kɛ. Wi wu Bɛfarasii wɛ se bichɛ fi yaa wu.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Taa tɛ̀ kii fiee fi tɛ̀ beechi se biee kweeŋ li wuu laa, “Beŋ Bɛfarasii tsootsi muka bɛ shó lɛkuuŋ kwaa, se nuuŋ le, biee bibifi bɛ kin'yɛrisɛ lii yisɛ biɛɛ li shéŋ yinɛ-ɛ.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Bibere bini! Nyɔ yi tɛ̀ tɔŋ lɛkuuŋ, ɛ nɛɛ yi yi tɛ̀ tɔŋ lɛnti tɛ ni?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Fi bee nuuŋ nɛ fɛ nuuŋ le, nɛ nyɛɛ biee li biee bi nɛ kɛmi biɛɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛ kifoo lɛ, biee bichu se ni bi wuuti bɛ beŋ.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa gii ni nuuŋ wunɛ beŋ Bɛfarasii. Nɛ nyɛɛ kimbɛ kimumkpaŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ lɛnti lɛ bimbe yoofi bi mbási yi nɛ keeti mɔɔ bɛŋɔ bɛ nɛ keeti nɛ giki lɛ mbasi le yi ni yi yiki, se nuuŋ le nɛ se tuu nɛ nyamisi mfɛru biee bi tsaaŋ li bɛniiŋ li, bɛ kiŋkɔŋgisɛ Nyɔ. Nɛ bee nɛ kɛmi le nɛ ni nɛ feti biee bilu bichu, nshɛ fimu nsiŋ.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ beŋ Bɛfarasii. Nɛ ti kɔŋgisi nshewu nuuŋ limfwe li yíh yi kintaashɛ, nɛ tuu nɛ kɔŋgisi le bɛ ni bɛ yɛɛshi beŋ fɛ waŋ bɛ piɛti beŋ.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ, kifɛ nɛ nuuŋ si dzíŋ yi ti yeŋgi yɛ kɛ, bɛniiŋ deŋgi li yi-i ŋkɛɛ nsiŋ.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Si Jiso tɛ̀ yeti ni, wumu wu tɛ̀ gbɛŋgi kii bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ ŋge tee li wuu le, “Wi wu Ntiifɛ, ɔ kɛɛ le fiee fiɔ tiiti fini koŋ fiɛɛ li bee li.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Jiso tuu le, “Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ tɛ wunɛ beŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ gbɛŋgi be kii bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ ŋge. Nɛ yiki bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛntɛ bɛ yɛki buŋga bu bee bɛ nuuŋ nɛ tɛ laa kwaŋ le nɛ fi be kɛ.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ. Nɛ gwɛndi dzíŋ yi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ, bɛ bɛte chaa bɛnɛ tɛ̀ woyɛ.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Fini doonchi fiɛɛ le nɛ gbɛŋgi baa nɛ fɛɛfi fiee fi bɛte chaa bɛnɛ tɛ̀ fɛ. Be tɛ̀ woyɛ bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ, nɛ shɛ nɛ nachɛ nɛ gwɛndi dzíŋ yibe.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Fiiŋ fiee fi tɛ̀ fɛ se Nyɔ bɛ bufii bwee kweeŋ le, ‘Ŋgii ntuumi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ bɔɔŋ beŋ bɛ ntoŋ lɛ bee, be woyɛ bamu, be ŋwɛɛ bɛ bamu.’Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

50Ɛ lɛ si Nyɔ gii yi bii li kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini kii ŋgɔŋ mɛ bɛntomfɔŋ bee bɛchu bɛ be tɛ̀ woyɛ mbɛɛchɛ si kwɛɛŋ tɛ̀ bɛchi.As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51Gii naa bii mbɛɛchɛ fɛ mɛ Abɛ ŋgɛnu mbochu fɛ mɛ Sakariya wu be tɛ̀ wo kintikinti ki taantaa chi muntofi bɛ yih yi muntofi. Ntiitɔɔ li beŋ chɛɛŋ le Nyɔ gii yi bii li kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini kii kwe yi bɛniiŋ bɛlu bɛchu.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ beŋ bɛniiŋ nɛ gbɛŋgi nɛ kii bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ. Nɛ nyikɛ baa kiŋgwiyɛ ki gwiyi kigoo ki wi nuuŋ lɛ le laanchɛ, kɛɛ fiee fi nuuŋ chɛɛŋ nɛ se baŋgi bɛniiŋ bɛ wɛki le be lɛ fe, beŋ kibɛɛ se ba nlɛ nsiŋ.”Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Le Jiso dza fe ni giiŋgi, Bɛfarasii bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛchi be lendi wu bɛ jɛ́ be biiti biee li wuu ŋge ŋge,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54be tɛ̀ feti lɛ be teeki wu le be woo fiee li kimfimɛ kee li be se kɔɔ wu.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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