Luke 6 (ASJ) · Opened

1Tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi chimu, Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u dza be deŋgi be kɛti li wɛ wu giiŋ wumu-u. Bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u bɛchi be soomi bikoo bi giiŋ lɛ be jii.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2Bɛfarasii bamu ŋɛŋ lɛ, be bii laa, “Ɛ la fi nɛ feti biee bi nchi mɛɛŋ ki beŋ kɛ, le wi ni feti jo yi bɛshiinshi kɛ?”But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3Jiso tuu bii li bee laa, “Fi nuuŋ le nɛ mɛɛŋ baa ki teeŋ kɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ si dzeeŋ tɛ̀ wo Mfɔŋ Daafi bee kintutu kee fɛ kɛ ni?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Si tɛ̀ lɛ li yih yi Nyɔ-ɔ dzɔ kibele ki bɛ tɛ̀ tsaa bɛ gɛɛ le ɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ, ji nyɛ mɔɔ kintutu kee fe tɛ, ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ nchi, fɛ wi nuuŋ ji kibele kilu fuki bɛte muntofi nsiŋ kɛ.”He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

5Jiso se mɛɛshi tee li bee le, “Ŋwanɛwi nuuŋ Te Kikoo wu jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi.”Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6Le ni tuu nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi chimu, Jiso gɛɛŋ lɛ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yi Nyɔ yimi tiifi bɛniiŋ. Wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ lu ɛ ŋgwɛ kɔɔ wu li kibɛnɛ kee ki kigɔŋɛ-ɛ.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ mɔɔ Bɛfarasii gii be wɛki fiee fi be gii be kayɛ li Jiso-o. Be tuu be toŋ lii li wuu, be bichi laa gii wɔnchɛ wi jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi le.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8Jiso kɛɛ fiee fi be tɛ̀ beechi, tee li wi wu ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu wɛ-ɛ le, “Dza we, ɔ bɛ ɔ leŋ fɛni.” Se dza leŋ we.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9Jiso tee li bee le, “Mbiitɔɔ li beŋ laa, fiee fi nchi beŋ le wi fɛ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi nuuŋ fi la? Le ɔ fɛ fiee fi dzeeŋ mɔɔ, fi biifi le, le ɔ yiimi wi mɔɔ, le ɔ lɛɛ wi le?”Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10Bichɛ be li lii bɛchu kɛnɛ, se tee li wi wɛɛ le, “Nɛɛmi kibɛnɛ ko.” Mwɛ nɛɛmi, ki biee ki tɛmi.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11Se nuuŋ le, fi tɛ̀ gbɛɛŋ fi tuu fi tɔŋ be shéŋ, be bɛchi be chuti ntaŋ si be gii be fɛ bɛ Jiso.But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12Li jo yilu, Jiso se dza yɛɛ li ŋkumɛ le gɛɛŋ lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, tsi we lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ nsiiŋ butuu woo.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

13Le butuu woo, se teeŋ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ tɛ̀ biki wu, be bɛ. Se tsaa bamu yoofi ntsɔ bɛfɛ teeŋ be le bɔɔŋ bee bɛ nto-oŋ.When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

14Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tsaa bɛlu tɛ nuuŋ: Simu, wu tɛ̀ nyɛ bukooŋ bwee bumu le Pita, bɛ Andolo wu ŋwaani Simu. Bamu se nuuŋ Jeeŋ, Jɔɔŋ, Fili, Batolomu,Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15Maacho, Tomɛ mɔɔ Jeeŋ ŋwanɛ Afiyus, Simu wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi kintutu ki Bɛsilɔ-ɔ,Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16Judas wu ŋwanɛ Jeeŋ mɔɔ Judas Iskaliyɔ wu tɛ̀ kabɛ Jiso.Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17Le tsaa be lɛ, be bɛchu se dza be beki, le be bɔɔ, be leŋ li kinɛɛŋ li, bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe ŋge, mɔɔ kiyaŋ ki bɛniiŋ lɛ tɛ̀ turi fe ki tɛ̀ dzɛti Judiya bɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ bamu tɛ bo li dzɔɔ yi Tayɛ-ɛ bɛ yi Sidɔ-ɔŋ lichiŋ.Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18Be tɛ̀ bɛ le be yikɛ ntiifɛ wu Jiso, le wɔnchɛ mɔɔ chigɔŋ chi bee. Bɛniiŋ bɛ Fiana yi tii tɛ̀ fieŋgisi be tɛ̀ bɛɛ tɛ busi fiana yilu.They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

19Bɛniiŋ bɛchu se tuu be gwenini le be koŋ li wuu, kifɛ buŋga bu tɛ̀ buti li wuu bwiŋ tɛ̀ wɔnchi bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ kundi li wuu.The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20Jiso dza tsaaki lii bichɛ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, tee le, “Kinɛɛtinɛ ki nɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ, beŋ bɛ kifoo lɛ, kifɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bwɛɛ bunɛLooking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21Kinɛɛtinɛ ki nɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ, beŋ bɛ dzeeŋ wuu dɛɛni, Kifɛ Nyɔ gii yi fɛ nɛ fukɛ Kinɛɛtinɛ ki nɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ, beŋ bɛ dii dɛɛni, kifɛ nɛ gii nɛ kwakɛ chike.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22Kinɛɛtinɛ ki nɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ, mfi wu nɛ biki Ŋwanɛwi, bɛniiŋ baanini beŋ, be busi beŋ lɛ bee lɛnti, be gaashi beŋ be nyɛɛ mɔɔ beŋ mɛŋkooŋ mɛ bifi.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

23Ɛ fi kɛti lɛ, nɛ nɛki yɛɛŋ, nɛ wuki bujɔŋ, kifɛ kinsomfu kinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ liboo Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si bɛtee ŋkosi bɛ bee tɛ̀ ŋwɛki bɛ bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ lɛ.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

24Se nuuŋ le, ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ, beŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ bulofu-u, kifɛ nshiiŋ yinɛ ma yɛɛ kituŋ.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

25Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ, beŋ bɛ bite yisɛ dɛɛni, kifɛ nɛ gii nɛ de dzeeŋ. Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ, beŋ bɛ kiiti dɛɛni, kifɛ nɛ gii nɛ ni nɛ dii nɛ seti bikoo.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

26Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ wunɛ, mfi wu bɛniiŋ bɛchu piɛti beŋ. Nɛ kɛɛ le ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si bɛte bɛniiŋ bɛ lindɛɛri tɛ̀ shiiŋ be piɛti bɛniiŋ bɛ binsɛɛ lɛ bɛ tɛ̀ yɛŋgi le be baa bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

27Se nuuŋ le ntiitɔɔ beŋ bani bɛ wuki fiee fi ntiiti le nɛ ni nɛ kɔŋgisi bɛniiŋ bɛnɛ bɛ mbani-i, nɛ feti nuuŋ biee bi dzeeŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ baanini be-eŋ.But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28Nɛ lɛki yɛɛŋ nuuŋ le Nyɔ lɔŋ kimbɔnɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛ lɛki le bubiɛɛ ni bu biki be-eŋ, nɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ li bɛniiŋ bɛ ŋwɛki bɛ be-eŋ.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29Ɛ wi maaŋ wɛ li kilaanchɛ, ɔ fiiki kimu mɛɛshi maaŋ ki. Ɛ wu buu ndu ya yi lɛkuuŋ, ɔ gɛɛ mɛɛshi dzɔ mɔɔ yi lɛnti.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

30Ɛ wi lɛkɛ fiee li wɛ-ɛ, ɔ nyɛ mwɛ. Ɛ wi dzɔ fiee fio, ɔ bii kɛ.Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

31Nɛ feti li bɛniiŋ bamu-u fiee fi nɛ wɛki le be ni be feti li be-eŋ.Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32Ɛ nɛ kɔŋgisi nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kɔŋgisi beŋ kwaa, fiee fi bɛ gii bɛ pia beŋ li fi-i nuuŋ la? Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi ti feti nɛɛ tɛ lɛ ni? Be kɔŋgisi nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kɔŋgisi be kwaa.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

33Ɛ nɛ feti biee bi dzeeŋ nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ feti li beŋ kwaa, fiee fi bɛ gii bɛ pia beŋ li fi-i nuuŋ la? Mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi, be ti feti nɛɛ tɛ lɛ.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

34Ɛ nɛ feeti bɛniiŋ biee nɛ bichi limfwe le be gii be kaari be tuu li be-eŋ, fiee fi bɛ gii bɛ ni bɛ piɛti beŋ lu nuuŋ la? Mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi ti feeti biee li nsáŋ yi bee kifɛ be gii be kaari be tuu fiee fichu nɛɛ ni?And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

35Fi dzɔɔŋ le nɛ ni nɛ kɔŋgisi bɛniiŋ bɛnɛ bɛ mbani-i, nɛ feti tɛ nuuŋ biee bi dzeeŋ li bee, ɛ nɛ feeti bɛniiŋ biee nɛ beechɛ kɛ le be gii be tuu kɛ. Nɛɛlɛ, nɛ se kɛmɛ kinderi ki nɔŋa, nɛ se nuuŋ bɔɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ yi nuuŋ Kikoo ki Biee Bichu, nɛ se ni nɛ nuuŋ bɔɔŋ bee, kifɛ ɛ nɛɛ Nyɔ yi ti feti biee bi dzeeŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ yɛchi lii mɔɔ bɛ shéŋ yi tii lɛ.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

36Nɛ ni nɛ keeti nshiiŋ li bɛniiŋ li nɛɛ si Baa wunɛ keeti nshiiŋ li be-eŋ.Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37Nɛ saa kɛ biŋge bi bɛniiŋ bamu-u kɛ, ɛ fi nuuŋ lɛ Nyɔ tɛ saa tɛ kinɛ kɛ. Nɛ beeŋ kɛ bikaa lɛ bɛniiŋ jiŋ le be lɛ li ŋgɛ-ɛ kɛ, bɛdɛɛni, Nyɔ se tɛ beeŋ tɛ lɛ benɛ jiŋ kɛ. Nɛ fekisi bibifi bi bɛniiŋ bamu-u, Nyɔ se feeki tɛ binɛ.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38Nɛ nyɛɛ yɛɛŋ nya li bɛniiŋ li, Nyɔ se ni yi nyɛɛ tɛ li be-eŋ. Mfi wu yi gii yi nyɛ, ɛ yi fichɛ bujɔŋ, yi sɛɛsɛ, yi chiiŋ bi yisɛ bi ni bi shooshi fɛkwiiŋ. Fiee fi wi fichini fiee le, se nyɛ li wi-i, ɛ nɛɛ fi fi Nyɔ gii naa yi fichɛ le yi se nyɛ li mwɛ-ɛ tɛ.”Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39Jiso tuu wa ŋgaŋgaa chimu li bee le, “Kinyɛɛ nuuŋ ki tɛ doonchɛ dze li kimu-u kɛ. Ɛ ki mɔŋ tɛ lɛ, bi bichu lee ki we-e lɛ kitoo li ni?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40Nɛ kɛɛ le ŋwaŋ wu laanchi ti yɛki yɛ wi we wu wu ntiifɛ kɛ, bɛdɛɛni, ɛ mfi wu wu laanchɛ wu mɛɛshi, se kɛɛ tɛ si wi wu tɛ̀ tifi wu.A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41Fi geeŋ fiɔɔ ŋiŋgi sheeŋ yi kwiŋ yi nuuŋ ŋwaana lɛ lii, ɔ se tɛ ŋɛŋ kiŋkɔsi ki kwi-iŋ ki nuuŋ lɛ lii yaa kɛ?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42Kɛ fi geeŋ fiɔɔ nuuŋ ɔ tee li ŋwaana le, ‘Ŋwaanɛŋ bɛ mbuu sheeŋ yɛɛ lɛ wɛɛ lii’, ɔ se tɛ ŋɛŋ tɛ kiŋkɔsi ki nuuŋ wɛ lɛ lii kɛ? Wɛ wi wu nimi! Saa buu ko ki nuuŋ lɛ wɛɛ lii, ɔ se bɔsɛyi ɔ ŋɛŋ sheeŋ yi nuuŋ ŋwaana lɛ lii, ɔ se buu.”How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

43Jiso tuu tee le, “Se nuuŋ le kiti ki dzeeŋ nuuŋ tɛ woŋ muntaaŋ mu bifi kɛ, si kiti ki bifi nuuŋ tɛ woŋ muntaaŋ mu dzeeŋ kɛ.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44Bɛ ti kii kiti nuuŋ li muntaaŋ mu ki wundi-i. Fi nuuŋ le wi nuuŋ tɛ kɔ fimbi li bifafu-u kɛ, nuuŋ wi tɛ kɔ fiŋgaa li bufii li kɛ.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45Wi wu dzeeŋ lɛ fikoo fiee fi shaaŋ li ti busi biee bi dzeeŋ le. Wi wu fikoo fiee nuuŋ biee bifi li shéŋ yee li, ti busi nɛɛ nuuŋ biee bibifi. Fi fiɛɛ nɛɛ lɛ kifɛ fiee fi yisɛ li shéŋ yi wi-i ɛ fi fi ti buti lɛ kimfimɛ kee li.”The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

46Jiso tuu bii laa, “Fi geeŋ fi nɛ teenyi mi le, ‘Taa, Taa’, nɛ tɛ fɛ fiee fi ntiiti li be-eŋ kɛ?Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47Wi kwi wu bɛɛ lɛ mi-i, wuki jɛ yɛŋ, giiŋgi feti si yi tiiti, ŋgii doonchɛ beŋ si ti nuuŋ.I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48Wɛ si wi wu tɛ̀ wɛki le gwaŋ yih, saa chiŋ seri koŋ li kimbaŋ se gwaŋ kimfoo li kimbaŋ kilu-u. Ɛ dzɔɔ yisɛ, yi bɛ yi ju li yih yilu-u, yi tɛ sɛɛsɛ kɛ, kifɛ tɛ̀ bɔsɛyi gwaŋ bujɔŋ.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49Se nuuŋ le, wi wu wuki jɛ yɛŋ, ɛ wu gɛɛŋ tɛ fɛ si yi tiiti kɛ, wɛ si wi wu tɛ̀ wɛki le gwaŋ yih, fooshɛ kimfoo li nshɛ li we, ɛ dzɔɔ yisɛ, yi kemɛ yih yilu, yi biee yi we bɛ nchiiŋ ni guuu.”But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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