Luke 12 (ASJ) · Opened

1Si Jiso tɛ̀ yeti lɛ, bintutu bi bɛniiŋ lɛ tɛ̀ banchi bi bɛɛ li bɛnchuki-i li bɛnchuki-i bi fakini. Bamu denchi bikaa bi bamu. Jiso se dza bɛchi tiiti li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu le, “Dzɔɔ yɛɛŋ mfi kii kishee ki Bɛfarasii lɛ ki ti nuuŋ fiee fi biee bi bee bi be ti tiiti chichi, be feti chichi.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Nɛ kɛɛ le fiee fimu nuuŋ yɛ lu fi bɛ baanyɛ fi nuuŋ fi tɛ yenɛ kɛ. Fiee nuuŋ yɛ lu tɛ fi bɛ nyikɛ fi bɛ nuuŋ tɛ kɛɛ kɛ.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Nɛ kɛɛ le fiee fichu fi nɛ tiiti butuu fiɛɛ fi bɛ gii bɛ woo fɛnshaaŋ. Fiee fichu fi nɛ shiiŋ nɛ bɛŋi kigoo nɛ tsuundi lɛ munyiikɔɔ li, bɛ gii bɛ dzaaŋ fɛ kigɔ ki yi-ih.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4Nsáŋ yɛŋ, ntiitɔɔ li be-eŋ le, kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ chɛndi bɛniiŋ bɛ wuu nyaŋ yi li bwiiŋ kwaa, be se tɛ tuu le be fɛ fiee fimu kɛ.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Ŋgii ntee beŋ wi wu nɛ nuuŋ nɛ chɛŋ. Chɛŋ yɛɛŋ nuuŋ Nyɔ kifɛ ɛ yi yi kɛmi buŋga bu yi nuuŋ yi wo wi yi tuu yi lɔŋ mwɛ fɛ wi wu duti nyimu siŋ. Ntiitɔɔ beŋ chɛɛŋ le ɛ yi kwaa yi nɛ nuuŋ nɛ chɛŋ.But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6Ɛ nɛɛ munchaandi muntiinu mu bɛ ti kabini li munini mumfɛɛntu ni? Se nuuŋ le, finchaandi fimumkpaŋ nuuŋ yɛ mɔɔ lu fi Nyɔ ti daayi lɛ fi-i kɛ.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Li be-eŋ, Nyɔ fa yɛ yi chichi yi nuuŋ beŋ li fa. Kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ chɛndi kɛ. Nɛ yaa baa munchaandi kiŋga ŋge.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Ntuu ntee li be-eŋ le, wi kwikwi wu beŋ lɛ bɛniiŋ lii le kii mi, kɛ Ŋwanɛwi gii beŋ tɛ li bɛnchindaa bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ limfwe le kii wu.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Se nuuŋ le, ɛ wi faaŋ mi li bɛniiŋ li limfwe, kɛ ŋgii faaŋ tɛ mwɛ lɛ bɛnchindaa bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ lɛnti.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Fi se tuu fi nuuŋ le, Nyɔ nuuŋ yi feeki jɛ́ yi bifi chichi yi wi tiiti kii Ŋwanɛwi, se nuuŋ le, Nyɔ nuuŋ tɛ naa feeki jɛ yi bifi yi wi tiiti kii Fiana yi Waaŋ kɛ.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11Mfi wu bɛ kɔɔ beŋ bɛ gɛɛŋ bɛ beŋ li yíh yi lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, mɔɔ nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ sɛki kwɛɛŋ lɛ limfwe, mɔɔ nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ kɛmi buŋga bu nsawuu limfwe, le be gɛɛŋ be saa beŋ, kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ buki kii fiee fi nɛ gii nɛ gɛɛŋ nɛ ku kɛ, mɔɔ nuuŋ ntefu kɛ,When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12kifɛ Fiana yi Waaŋ gii yi tifi beŋ fiee fi nɛ gii nɛ tee li mfi wulu.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Si Jiso tɛ̀ tiifi bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu lɛ, wi wumu li kimbanchɛ kilu se dza tee li wuu le, “Wi wu ntiifɛ, tee li ŋwaanɛŋ le gatɛ bishɛyɛ bi tɛɛ wu nyɛ bieŋ.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Jiso se bii li wuu laa, “Nyuŋ, ɛ noo wu gɛɛ mi le ni le ni nuuŋ kinsondinɛ bɛnsa kinɛ, ntuu ŋgatini mɔɔ bishɛyɛ binɛ?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Si tɛ̀ bii lɛ, biee tee li wi kwikwi le, “Bɔsɛ yɛɛŋ yi nɛ dzɔɔ mfi le, kiiŋ lii ni yi yɛchi beŋ li biee li kɛ, kifɛ ntsɛ wu wi ti nuuŋ yɛ kii biee bi mwɛ kɛmi kɛ, mɔɔ mwɛ loo niŋ le.”And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Le tee lɛ, biee wa ŋgaŋgaa chini le, “Wi wu biee wumu tɛ̀ kɛmi wɛ wee wu biee tɛ̀ dzɔɔŋ lu ŋge.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Se bɛchi beechi lɛ wuu shéŋ laa gii geeŋ le? Laa gii se gɛɛ bijinɛ biee fɛŋ le?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Se dzɔ ntaŋ lɛ wuu shéŋ le, ‘Fiiŋ fiee fi ŋgii mfɛ: Ŋgii nsaa bigɔɔnu bieŋ, ŋkaari mgbɛŋɛ bi, nse ŋgɛɛ bijinɛ bɛ biee bieŋ lu bichu.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Ke mi mfɛ lɛ, nse ntuu ntee li yi yɛ-ɛŋ le mi ŋ'wɛ wi wu kishi. Ŋkɛmɔɔ biee bi ŋgii ni njii li biya-a ŋgee li. Mɛɛŋ yɛ ntuu ni mbuki kɛ. Ŋgii ni njii ŋ'wundi ŋ'wuki bujɔŋ.’Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20Si tɛ nachi lɛ, Nyɔ se teeŋ wu le, ‘Kibere kini! Butuu bu bɛŋ buni ŋgii ŋkaari mfi ntsɛ wa. Biee bichu bi ɔ nachɛ ɔ gɛɛ bini gii bi to bi noo lɛ?’”But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21Le Jiso tee lɛ, biee kweeŋ le, “Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si fi gii fi nuuŋ li wi kwikwi wu banchɛ bulofu li yi yee li se tɛ kɛmɛ bulofu lɛ kimbɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ kɛ.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Jiso tuu dza kweeŋ li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u le, “Kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ buki yi kii ntsɛ wunɛ laa nɛ gii nɛ ji la, mɔɔ laa nɛ gii nɛ lii la le kɛ.Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23Nɛ kɛɛ le ntsɛ wu wi yɛki biee bijɛ, yi yi wi yɛki ndú.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ bigɔ, bi ti fiee tɔyi yɛ kɛ se bo ŋ'wechɛ. Bi ti kɛmi yɛ bɛ sambwa bɛ kichɛ biee lu, kɛ dɛɛ kɛ. Nyɔ se nyɛki nɛɛ bi bichu. Nɛ kii yɛ le nɛ yɛki baa muniiŋ kɛ ni?Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Ɛ noo lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti wu buki yi, wu nuuŋ tondɛ mfi mumkpaŋ li ntsɛ we-e?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Ɛ nuuŋ nɛ tɛ fɛ mɔɔ nuuŋ fi niiŋ fini kɛ, ɛ la fi fɛ nɛ buki yi yinɛ kii biee bimu?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ si bɛflaaba ti kuu be nuuŋ. Bɛflaaba ti nindi yɛ, kɛ le be taa ndú kii yi yi be kɛ. Nɛɛ lɛ, ntee beŋ le mɔɔ nuuŋ Mfɔŋ Salimu, li bunɔŋa bwee buchu bu tɛ kɛmi, ti mɛɛŋɔ saa ki chuumɛ kɛ yi yee bɛ ndú le kɔchɛ bujɔɔŋ bu flaaba wumu-u kɛ.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28Ɛ Nyɔ ti chuumini kitɔɔ ki kuu libuka, kitɔɔ ki kuu bɛŋ, ɛ bo fwaa bɛ kukɛ ki fɛtaaŋ, yi gii se lee ki chuumɛ kɛ beŋ bɛ ndú yi yaa ki ni? Hooo beŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kɛmi kimbeenchɛ kintɛŋ bani!If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29Fi se fiɛɛ le kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ buki yi kii fiee fi nɛ gii nɛ ji bɛ fi nɛ gii nɛ woŋ kɛ,And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30kifɛ bini biee beechi nɛɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ bɛ kii yɛ Nyɔ kɛ. Nɛ kɛɛ le Baa wunɛ kiiɔ le nɛ wɛki baa biee bini bichu.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Gɛɛ yɛɛŋ bufii bunɛ li bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ kwɛ, yi se tuu yi ni yi nyɛɛ biee bini bichu li be-eŋ.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32Kintutu keŋ si nɛ sendɛ ni, nɛ chɛŋ kɛ yɛɛŋ fiee kɛ, kifɛ Nyɔ yi nuuŋ Baa wunɛ tsaa yɛ le yi nyɛ bumfɔŋ bwee li be-eŋ.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Kabɛ yɛɛŋ biee bi nɛ kɛmi, nɛ nyɛ kwa wulu li bɛniiŋ bɛ kifoo lɛ. Nɛ bichɛ bɛbabi bɛ kwa-a bɛnɛ bɛ nuuŋ tɛ gaamɛ kɛ, nɛ kichi yɛɛŋ bulofu bunɛ nuuŋ liboo, fɛ bu nuuŋ tɛ naa ma kɛ, fɛ wih nuuŋ tɛ bo fe kɛ, mɔɔ le mun'yoo yoo kɛ.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Nɛ ni nɛ kii le fɛ wi kiri bulofu bwee fe, ɛ nɛɛ fe fɛ shéŋ yee gii yi ni yi nuuŋ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35Kanɛ yɛɛŋ bitsaa binɛ, nɛ tɔŋ bɛlambo nɛ ni nɛ lemi nɛ tɛŋgi nimɛ,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36si bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ bɛ tɛŋgi te kikoo wube wu karisi lɛ tsɔnɔ chi bugoo lɛ. Ke wu kaari wu bɛ wu koŋ kigoo, be gwiyɛ le lɛ.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Kinɛɛtinɛ ki kinɔŋa gii ki nuuŋ ki bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ bɛ te kikoo wube gii ke wu fɛsi ŋɛŋ si be nuuŋ we be tɛŋgi wu. Ntee li be-eŋ chɛɛŋ le, gii kɛnchi ndú kaŋ li tiŋ, be se shee yɛ fɛkwiiŋ, bɛ se bɛ bɛ bijɛ gachɛ be.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Kinɛɛtinɛ ki kinɔŋa gii ki nuuŋ ki bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ fɛ wu fɛsi wu chiiŋ be, be tɛŋgi wu butuu ntaaŋ mɔɔ nuuŋ lɛ ŋwori.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Nɛ kɛɛ le ɛ te yih kii mfi wu wih gii bɛ, kɛ gii ni kiichi. Nuuŋ tɛ chinɛ le bɛ bondɛ yih ye kɛ.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Mɔɔ beŋ tɛ, nɛ kɛmi le nɛ ni nɛ tɛŋgi, kifɛ Ŋwanɛwi gii naa kaari bɛ nuuŋ li mfi wu nɛ kii yɛ kɛ-ɛ.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Pita se dza bii li wuu laa, “Taa, ɔ wa ŋgaŋgaa chini nuuŋ li bee li, mɔɔ li bɛniiŋ bɛchu-u le?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Taa se tuu le, “Ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wu nuuŋ tsaaŋ wu kɛmi bufii se nuuŋ wu la? Ɛ nɛɛ wɛɛ wu te kikoo we gɛɛ le ni kiichi yih ye, le ke mfi kɔchɛ se nyɛ biee bijɛ li bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ lɛ mfi lɛ wa ni?And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa gii ki nuuŋ ki ŋwanɛ nimɛ wu te kikoo we gii ke wu bɛ ŋɛŋ ɛ wu fɛ nimɛ tsaaŋ si bee gɛɛ.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le te kikoo we gii bɛ yɛɛki wu ni bichi lɛ biee biee bichu-u.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Se nuuŋ le, ɛ ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wulu dza wu tuu wu tee li yi yee li le, ‘Te Kikoo wɛŋ nuuŋ tɛ bɛ tsɛkɛ kɛ,’ wu bɛchi tuu tuki bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ bɛ buniŋ mɔɔ bɛ bukɛɛŋ, jii biee tuu wundi biee bi keeti wu,But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46te kikoo wu ŋwanɛ nimɛ wɛ gii taa bɛ nuuŋ jobɛ chi tɛ beechi yɛ kɛ, mɔɔ mfi wu tɛ gii kii yɛ kɛ. Gii ke wu fɛsi lɛ, gii wachɛ ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wulu-u, tuumi wu gɛɛŋ chiiŋ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ mɛɛŋ ki gɛɛ kɛ shéŋ kɛ.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47Ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wu kii fiee fi te kikoo we wɛki le fɛ, mɛɛŋ nachɛ kɛ le ni feti kɛ, kɛ bɛ gii bɛ fiaaŋ wu bɛ muŋwaaŋ ŋgeThat servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wu kii yɛ fiee fi te kikoo we wɛki le fɛ kɛ, ɛ wu fɛ fiee fi bɛ nuuŋ bɛ fiaaŋ wu bɛ muŋwaaŋ ŋge, kɛ bɛ gii bɛ fiaaŋ wu bɛ muŋwaaŋ niiŋ kwaa. Wi wu bɛ nyɛ biee li wuu ŋge, kɛ bɛ gii bɛ fi ŋge li wuu. Wi wu bɛ gɛɛ biee li tsaŋ yee li ŋge, bɛ gii bɛ bii ŋge li wuu.”But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49Jiso se tuu tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu le, “Mi mbɛɛɔ le ŋkukɛ nuuŋ wi li nshɛ yini. Bɛ dzɔɔ le wu duti wɛ kituŋ.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Ŋkɛmɔɔ ŋwaani ŋgɛ wu mkpaaŋ wumu le nlɛ li wuu, shéŋ yɛŋ gii yi fufɛ nuuŋ nɛɛ mfi wu mi nlɛ li wuu.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Nɛ beechi le mi mbɛ nuuŋ bɛ mbɛɛŋgii li nshɛ yini-i ni? Wohoo, nɛ kɛɛ le mi mbɛɛɔ nuuŋ bɛ buga.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Mbɛɛchɛ li mfi wuni ŋgɛnu limfwe, yih yi kɛmi bɛniiŋ bɛtiinu gii yi gatɛ. Bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛtɛɛtu gii be gatɛ bɛ bɛfɛ, bɛ bɛfɛ se gatɛ bɛ bɛtɛɛtu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Te ŋwaŋ gii gatɛ bee ŋwani wu nyuŋ, ŋwaŋ wu nyuŋ se gatɛ bee tee. Ni ŋwaŋ gatɛ bee ŋwani wu kwɛɛŋ ŋwaakwɛɛŋ se gatɛ bee ni. Ni nyuŋ gii gatɛ bee kwɛɛ ŋwani, kwɛɛ ŋwaŋ se gatɛ bee ni nyumi.”They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Jiso kɔɔ tee li kimbanchɛ ki bɛniiŋ lɛ le, “Mfi wu nɛ ŋɛŋ si kikuŋ yɛki kimbɛ ki jobɛ sechi, nɛ tuu nɛ tee le, ‘Dzaŋ gii yi we.’ Yi se biee yi we.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Ɛ nɛ ŋɛŋ tɛ si mfiee fɛɛti nuuŋ kimbɛ litɛ, nɛ tuu nɛ kweeŋ le, ‘Kiyubɛ ki kinɔŋa gii ki nuuŋ lu.’ Ki se nuuŋ lu.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Beŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nimi-i bani, si nɛ bichi kiboo bɛ nshɛ nɛ tuu nɛ kii si kikuuŋ gii ki nuuŋ lɛ, nɛ se tɛ kɛɛ tɛ biee bi Nyɔ doonchi li mfi wuni kɛ ni?You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57Nuuŋ nɛ tɛ beechɛ fiee fi tsaaŋ fi nuuŋ nɛ ni nɛ sɛki ni?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Ɛ wi dzɔ wɛ giiŋgi bɛ wɛ li yih yi nsa-a, ɔ gwenɛ le nɛɛ wu nɛ nachɛ nɛ mɛɛŋ lɛ dze, kii ni chee wɛ gɛɛŋ nyɛ wɛ li tsaŋ yi wi wu sɛki bɛnsa-a, tuu nyɛ wɛ li tsaŋ yi bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i, be se fa wɛ li yih yi ncha-a.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59Ntee wɛ le ɔ nuuŋ tɛ bo lu fuki fɛɔ mɛɛshi ɔ sooŋ finini fichu fi bɛ wɛki nsiŋ kɛ.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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