Luke 18 (ASJ) · Opened

1Jiso wa ŋgaŋgaa chimu le tifi bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, le be kɛmi le be ni be lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ mfi kwi mfiɔŋu nsiŋ.Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

2Tee le, “Wi wu sɛki bɛnsa wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ li kitoŋ kimu-u, tɛ̀ chɛndi yɛ Nyɔ kɛ, dzeti yɛ tɛ wi li fiee li kɛ.“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

3Kwɛɛŋku wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ tɛ li kitoŋ kilu-u. Tɛ shiiŋ giiŋgi mfi kwi suuŋgi bɔ li wi wu sɛki bɛnsa wɛ-ɛ le, mwɛ fi wu sondɛ nsa wu bee wi we wu mbani.And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

4Wi wulu tɛ̀ nyɛɛ yɛ bintooŋ le kɛ, kwɛɛ ŋku wɛ ba bɛɛ fe jo chi. Lɛjiŋ lɛ lu wi wulu tee le, ‘Mɔɔ nuuŋ le nchɛndi yɛ Nyɔ kɛ, ndzeti yɛ wi li fiee li kɛ,For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

5se nuuŋ le si kwɛɛ ŋku wuni bɛɛ nyɛɛ mi ŋgɛ ni, ŋgii ŋɛŋ le nsondɛ nsa we wuni si wɛki, ɛ foo lɛ siŋ, ba ni bɛɛ fieŋgisi mi, ntaa ndza ŋkwi lɛ wuu bɔ.’”yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”

6Le Taa wa lɛ, tuu tee le, “Woo yɛɛŋ fiee fi wi wu sɛki bɛnsa bɛ kimfi wuni tɛ̀ tee.And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

7Si tɛ̀ fi kwɛɛ ŋku wɛ lɛ, Nyɔ gii se leeki fi kɛ tɛ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ tɛ̀ tsaa bɛ dii li yi-i butuu mɔɔ fɛnshaaŋ ni? Yi gii se tuu yi chee yi ni?Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

8Ntee beŋ le Nyɔ gii yi sondɛ nsa wu be tsɛkɛ. Se nuuŋ le Ŋwanɛwi gii ke karisi bɛɛ ŋɛŋ nɛɛ ɛ bɛniiŋ gɛɛ shéŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ laaŋkwiiŋ nɛɛ lɛ ni?”I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

9Jiso tuu dza wa ŋgaŋgaa chimu nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ ŋiŋgi yi yibe le be baa bɛniiŋ bɛ tsaaŋ, be se nyamisi bɛniiŋ bamu.To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

10Tee le, “Bɛniiŋ bamu bɛfɛ tɛ̀ dza be yɛɛ li yih yi muntofi-i le be lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ. Wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi Bɛfarasii, wumu se nuuŋ wi wu kundi kiŋwaati.“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11Be gɛɛŋ be lɛ, wi Bɛfarasii wɛ gɛɛŋ leŋ fiee wuu mbiiŋ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ le, ‘Nyɔ, nyɛɛɔ kiyɔɔni li wɛ-ɛ kifɛ nnuuŋ yɛ si bɛniiŋ bamu kɛ. Lii ti yɛchi yɛ mi bɛ biee kɛ. Nti mfeti yɛ kimfi kɛ. Nti mbiki yɛ bukɛɛŋ bɛ bɛniiŋ lɛ kɛ, nnuuŋ yɛ si wi wu kundi kiŋwaati wɛɛ kɛ.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

12Nti njiti biee bijɛ jo faa li fuu li. Nti nyɛɛ kimbɛ kimumkpaŋ li wɛ-ɛ lɛnti lɛ bimbe yoofi bi biee bichu bi kɛmi-i.’I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

13Se nuuŋ le, wi wu tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati wɛ tɛ̀ leŋ fiee mfiiŋ, ti mɛɛŋ mɔɔ liwe ki bichi kɛ, chiŋ kikoo, lɔŋ ki tuu lɛki le, ‘Hooo Nyɔ, nnuuŋ fieŋ wi wu bifi, kɔɔ nshiiŋ bɛ mi.’”But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

14Le Jiso wa ni, biee tee le, “Ntee li be-eŋ le wi wu tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati wɛ tɛ̀ bo beki li wuu yih nuuŋ tsaaŋ lɛ Nyɔ lii nuuŋ yɛ si wi wu Bɛfarasii wɛ kɛ. Fi fiɛɛ nɛɛ lɛ le wi kwikwi wu yɛkisi yi yee bɛ gii bɛ shiiki wu, se wi kwikwi wu shiiki yi yee, bɛ gii bɛ yɛɛki wu.”I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

15Bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ dza be bɛɛ bɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi lɛ Jiso le koŋ li bee. Le bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu ŋɛŋ lɛ, be bɛchi be wami be.Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

16Se nuuŋ le, Jiso teeŋ bɔɔŋ bɛlu le be ni be bɛɛ, tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu le, “Gɛɛ yɛɛŋ bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi ni be bɛɛ lɛ mi-i. Nɛ baŋɛ kɛ be kɛ, kifɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bwɛɛ nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ si bani-i.But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le, ɛ wi mɛɛŋ ki fi kɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ si ŋwaŋ wu bwi kɛ, mwɛ tɛ̀ naa mɔɔ lɛ lɛ bumfɔŋ bulu-u kɛ.”Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

18Wi wu nyɔŋa wumu bii li Jiso laa, “Wi wu ntiifɛ wu dzeeŋ, fiee fi ŋkɛmi le mfɛ nse ŋkɛmɛ ntsɛ wu kimakɛ nuuŋ la?”Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

19Jiso bii li wu laa, “Ɔ teenyi mi le wi wu dzeeŋ kii la? Wi nuuŋ yɛ lu wu nuuŋ wi wu dzeeŋ kɛ. Ɛ nɛɛ Nyɔ kwaa yi nuuŋ wi wu dzeeŋ.“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

20Se nuuŋ le, li nto jiŋ li fiee fi ɔ bee ɔ bii li, ɔ kii bɛnchi bɛ tiiti le, ‘Kiiŋ ɔ ni giiŋ bɛ kwɛɛ wi kɛ, kiiŋ ɔ ni wo wi kɛ, kiiŋ ɔ ni ɔ yi-i biee kɛ, kiiŋ ɔ ni leŋ lɛ nsa wu binsɛɛ li lɛjiŋ kɛ’, mɔɔ wu tiiti le, ‘Ɔ guundi chaa bee na ni’?”You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

21Mwɛ tuu le, “Bɛnchi bani bɛchu ntɛ̀ mbɛchi kii be fɛ ntɛ̀ mɛɛŋ sɔnɛwi.”“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

22Le Jiso woo lɛ, tee li wuu le, “Fiee shɛ fiɛɛ fimumkpaŋ fi ɔ mɛɛŋɔ le ɔ fɛ. Gɛnɛ ɔ kabɛ biee bio bichu, ɔ gachɛ kwa wulu li bɛniiŋ bɛ kifoo lɛ, ɔ se kɛmɛ bulofu liboo, ɔɔ fɛ lɛ, ɔ se biee mi.”On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

23Le mwɛ woo lɛ, yi bee wu, kifɛ tɛ kɛmi biee ŋge.But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

24Jiso bichɛ wu, tee le, “Fi tɛɛmi ŋge fɛ wi wu biee nuuŋ lɛ lɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ.Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

25Fi fiɛɛ tsɛkɛ fɛ kikuŋ nuuŋ ki lɛ lɛ fiooŋ yi nsara-a yɛki fɛ wi wu kwa nuuŋ lɛ li bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ.”Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

26Le bɛniiŋ bɛ gii be nuuŋ fe woo lɛ, be biee be bii laa, “Ɛ fi nuuŋ lɛ, noo se naa bo lu?”Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

27Jiso se tuu le, “Fiee fi yɛki bɛniiŋ le be fɛ, fi nuuŋ tɛ yaa Nyɔ mfɛru kɛ”.But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

28Pita tee li wuu le, “Bichɛ ɔ ŋɛŋ, tɛ chinɛ baa biee bisɛŋ, tɛ biki wɛ.”“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”

29Jiso tuu li bee le, “Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le wi lu kɛ wu chinɛ la we, kɛ kwɛsi, kɛ bɛŋwaani, kɛ tee bee ni, kɛ bɔɔŋ bee kii bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

30wu nuuŋ tɛ kɛmɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ biee ŋge li ntsɛ wuni, yaa bi wu shɛ kɛ. Ke fɛ nuuŋ li mfi wu bɛɛ li, gii kɛmɛ ntsɛ wu kimakɛ.”will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”

31Jiso dza dzɔ bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu bɛ yoofi ntsɔ bɛfɛ baa bee be waaki yi. Tee li bee le, “Yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, tɛ yɛki baa Jɛrosalɛŋ, ke tɛ yɛɛ tɛ bo fe, fiee fichu fi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ tɛ̀ tsɛki kii Ŋwanɛwi bɛ fi kɔchɛ.Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

32Fi fiɛɛ le bɛ gii bɛ nyɛ wu li tsaŋ yi mfo-oŋ, be ni be yɛndi wu, be ni be gaashi wu, be kwiyi wu bɛ budii li bushi-i.He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.

33Be gii be fiaaŋ wu bɛ muŋwaaŋ, be wo wu, ke bo jo taa, bo li kwe-e.”They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”

34Jiso tee lɛ, fi fuumi be, be mɛɛŋ ki kɛɛ kɛ laa wu tee le la le kɛ, kifɛ fiee fimu tɛ gii fi feti le kiiŋ be ni kɛɛ kɛ.But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

35Le Jiso ni fɛɛshi kitoŋ li ki Jɛriko-o, ɛ kinyɛɛ kimu tɛ̀ shee li ŋgemɛ yi dze-e ki lɛki biee.As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.

36Ki woo si kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ kimu kɛti, ki bii laa, “Ɛ la fi kɛti le?”When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

37Bɛ se tuu li ki-i le ɛ Jiso wu Nasarɛ wu kɛti.“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

38Ki se bɛchi ki wɛndi le, “Jiso, ŋwanɛ kini ki mfɔŋ Daafi-i, kɔɔ nɛɛ nshiiŋ bɛ mi.”So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

39Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ giiŋgi limfwe waŋ ki be tee le makɛ. Se nuuŋ le ki tɛ̀ tuu ki mɛɛshi ki waŋ lɛwe ŋge le, “Ŋwanɛ kini ki mfɔŋ Daafi-i, kɔɔ nɛɛ nshiiŋ bɛ mi.”Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

40Jiso woo leŋ, tee le bɛ yɛɛŋ bɛ ki. Be bɛ bɛ ki, Jiso bii li ki-i laa,Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,

41“Ɔ wɛki le mfɛ la li wɛ-ɛ?” Mwɛ tuu le, “Taa, fɛrɛ le ŋɛŋ biee.”“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”

42Jiso se tee li ki-i le, “Ɔ ŋiŋgi biee lɛ. Shéŋ ya yɔɔ gɛɛ li mi-i fɛ yɛɛ lii ya gwiyɛ kituŋ.”“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”

43Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, nɛɛ lɛ mwɛ bɛchi ŋiŋgi biee. Dza biee Jiso guumɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ. Bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe ŋɛŋ lɛ, be nyɛ kiyɔɔni li Nyɔ-ɔ.Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

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