Luke 17 (ASJ) · Opened

1Jiso tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u le, “Biee bi teeki bɛniiŋ le be ni be feti biee bibifi nuuŋ bi tɛ̀ ma kɛ. Se nuuŋ le, ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ li wi wu teeki bɛniiŋ le be ni be weyi li biee bibifi-i.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Bee fi dzɔɔŋ le wɛɛ wi bɛ shiiŋɛ wu jeni li kimi-i, bɛ bachɛ wu li dzɔɔ yi nyɔŋa-a kii ni fɛ bɔɔŋ bani ni be feti biee bibifi.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3Ɛ nɛ nuuŋ lɔɔ nɛ dzeti yɛɛŋ mfi. Ɛ ŋwaana fɛ fiee fi bifi, ɔ yɔ li wuu. Ɛ wu fiiki, ɔ feeki wu.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Ɛ wu fɛ biee bibifi li wɛ-ɛ kiŋga mfomɛnyaaŋ li jobɛ-ɛ, ɛ wu faaŋ le, nuuŋ tɛ kaari le soŋ bɔ le wu fɛɔ bubiɛɛ kɛ, kɛ ɔ kɛmi nɛɛ le ɔ ni ɔ fekisi wu.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Bɔɔŋ bɛ ntoŋ bɛ Taa lɛ dza be tee li wuu le, “Fɛrɛ se kimbeenchɛ kisɛŋ tɛmi ŋge.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Taa tuu le, “Bee le nɛ ni nɛ kɛmi kimbeenchɛ ki sendɛ mɔɔ nuuŋ si shaŋ yi finsoo, kɛ nɛ nuuŋ ɛ nɛ tee le kiti ki nɔŋa kini dza fɛni ki gɛɛŋ ki leŋ li dzɔɔ yi nyɔŋa, ki woo li be-eŋ.And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7Dzɔɔ yɛɛŋ le wi wumu lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti kɛmɔɔ ŋwani wu nimɛ, wu bee shi nindi li wɛ we-e li, kɛ bichi lɛ nshɔ́ɔŋ yee li, mfi wu koo, gii tee li ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wulu le gɛɛŋ dzɔ biee bijɛ shee ni jii ni?Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8Fi nuuŋ yɛ lɛ kɛ. Fiee fi nuuŋ tee nuuŋ le gɛnɛ ɔ buushɛ ndú, ɔ nachɛ biee bijɛ ɔ bɛ bɛ bi, ɔ ni ɔ tɛŋgi ke mi nji mi ŋ'woŋ mi mɛɛshi ɔ se gɛɛŋ ɔ ji bio.Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9Ŋwaŋ wu nimɛ wuni fetɔɔ biee bini bichu, gii nyɛ mɔɔ wu kiyɔɔni ni?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Fi fiɛɛ lɛ bɛ beŋ. Ɛ nɛ niŋ nimɛ chi bɛ nyɛ li be-eŋ chi ma, nɛ tee le, ‘Tɛ baa fisɛŋ bɔɔŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ, tɛ feti baa nɛɛ nuuŋ nimɛ chi tɛ bee tɛ kɛmi le tɛ fɛ kwaa.’”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Le Jiso ni giiŋgi Jɛrosalɛŋ tɛ̀ gii kɛti lɛ ŋgagwii wu kwɛɛŋ wu Samaaria bɛ wu Galilii.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Le gɛɛŋ ni lii li kitoŋ kimu-u, buniŋ bamu yoofi bɛ tɛ̀ gendi bɛ chigɔŋ chi nɔŋa ŋɛŋ wu mɛɛŋ mfiiŋ,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13be bɛchi be teenyi wu bɛ jɛ yi tɛɛmi le, “Jiso te bɛniiŋ, kɔɔ nshiiŋ bɛ bee.”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Le Jiso ŋɛŋ be, tee le, “Gɛnɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ doonchɛ yi yinɛ li bɛte muntofi-i.” Si be tɛ̀ dza be giiŋgi lɛ, be tɛmi be woo be mɛɛŋ dze.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Wi wumu lɛ bee lɛnti ŋɛŋ le wu tɛmɔɔ, tuu kaari to lijiŋ lɛ Jiso-o yɔɔnchi Nyɔ lɛwe ŋge.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Si tɛ̀ bɛ lɛ we fɛkwiiŋ li Jiso-o limfwe yɔɔnchi wu. Ɛ wi wulu tɛ nuuŋ wi wu Samaaria.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Jiso tee le, “Bɛniiŋ bee be nuuŋ yoofi bɛ mbee mfɛ be woo, bɛ mfomɛyoofi nuuŋ fɛŋ?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Fi nuuŋ le wi nuuŋ yɛ lu wu ŋɛŋ le mwɛ nuuŋ kaari to lijiŋ nyɛ n'yɔɔnchɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ fuki nɛɛ kilɔ kini siŋ ni?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Jiso se tee li wuu le, “Dza we ɔ ni ɔ giiŋgi fio. Shéŋ ya yi ɔ gɛɛ li mi fɛ yɛɛ ɔ tɛmi.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Bɛfarasii tuu be dza be bii li Jiso laa bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ gii bu bɛ nuuŋ buŋ le. Se tuu le, “Ndoonchɛ nuuŋ yɛ lu wu gii doonchɛ mfi wu Nyɔ gii yi bɛchi yi ni yi sɛki bumfɔŋ bwee kɛ.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Wi nuuŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni tiiti le, ‘Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ, Nyɔ sɛki yɛ fɛni, kɛ le yɛɛ yi yi sɛki fɛɛ kɛ,’ yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bwɛɛ li shéŋ yinɛ-ɛ.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Se tuu kaari yɔ kituŋ li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu li le, “Mfi gii bɛ wu nɛ gii nɛ ni nɛ geendi le nɛ ŋɛŋ Ŋwanɛwi jobɛ chimumkpaŋ kwaa nɛ tɛ ŋɛŋ wu kɛ.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23Gii ni nuuŋ li mfi wɛɛ, bɛniiŋ bamu gii be ni be tiiti le, ‘Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ, wuu wu fɛ fii yɛ’, kɛ le, ‘Bichɛ ɔ ŋɛŋ, wɛ fɛni.’ Ɛ be tiiti lɛ, kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ biki be nɛ giiŋgi le nɛ bichi kɛ.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Nɛ kii si dzaaŋ ti shiiŋ yi lɛbi liwe ni mwaŋmwaŋ, bimbɛ bi kwɛɛŋ lɛ bi binɛɛ bichu woo ni ŋwaaŋ, bɛniiŋ bɛchu ŋɛŋ. Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si bɛniiŋ bɛchu gii be ŋɛŋ Ŋwanɛwi li jobɛ chi wu kaari wu bɛɛ.For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25Se nuuŋ le, si gii gɛɛŋ se kaari bɛ lɛ, kɛmi le saa ŋɛŋ bumfa ŋge, se kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini faaŋ wu.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ li mfi wu Noaa li, ɛ fi fi gii fi naa fi nuuŋ li mfi wu Ŋwanɛwi-i.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ jii be wundi, bukɛɛŋ bɛ buniŋ feti bugoo, bɛniiŋ nyɛɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ bee bɛ bukɛɛŋ bɛ buniŋ dzeti be li baa, gɛɛŋ bo jobɛ chi Noaa tɛ̀ lɛ lɛ yih yi dzɔɔ li se dzɔɔ bo yi woyɛ be bɛchu.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Fi gii fi nuuŋ nɛɛ tɛ lɛ si fi tɛ nuuŋ li mfi wu Lɔ-ɔt. Bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ jii be wundi, be feti waŋ, be nindi yɛ́h, be gwɛndi yíh.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29Jobɛ chi Lɔt tɛ̀ dza Sɔdɔŋ, Nyɔ tɛ̀ biee yi shiiki wi liwe wu duti si mukaŋ, wu shee wu duuri bɛniiŋ bɛ Sɔdɔŋ bɛchu.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Ɛ lɛɛ si fi gii fi nuuŋ jobɛ chi Ŋwanɛwi gii naa taa mbundɛ lɛ.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31Fɛ gii naa ni nuuŋ jobɛ chilu, kiiŋ wi wu nuuŋ lɛ yi-ih lɛwe wu biee biee nuuŋ li yih, tuu shee lɛ li yih le dzɔɔ, kɛ le letɛ kɛ; Ɛ nɛɛ yɛɛŋ tɛ le, kiiŋ wi wu nuuŋ litɔɔ kaari to fɛkuuŋ le gɛɛŋ dzɔɔ fiee kɛ.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Kimi yɛɛŋ fiee fi tɛ̀ ka bɛ kwɛɛ Lɔt.Remember Lot’s wife!

33Wi wu wɛki le kiri ntsɛ we kii ni lɛɛ, kɛ gii lɛɛ wu, wi wu lɛɛ ntsɛ we, kɛ gii kɛmɛ.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Ntee beŋ le, gii ni nuuŋ butuu bulu, bɛniiŋ gii be ni be gimi fɛntaa bɛfɛ, bɛ dzɔɔ mumkpaŋ wumu shɛ.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Bukɛɛŋ bɛfɛ gii be ni be geki bunɛɛŋ fɛ jeeŋ, bɛ dzɔɔ mumkpaŋ wumu shɛ.Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Buniŋ bɛfɛ gii be ni be nuuŋ liwɛ, se bɛ dzɔɔ mumkpaŋ wumu shɛ.”Not in the BSB

37Bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu se bii li wuu laa, “Taa, fiee fini gii fi ka nuuŋ fɛŋ?” Tuu nuuŋ lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li le, “Fɛ kiŋkwi ki fiee lɛ nuuŋ fe, ɛ fe fɛ biŋguru taashi.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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