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Luke 16
16
Luke
The journey to Jerusalem
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Abraham
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Lazarus
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Moses
, person
John
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Berean Standard Bible
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Yesu akawamba wahina wakwe, “Nee kuwa na mwenye vintu vingi yumwe nee kawa na mgookezi yakwe mwekuwa mgookezi wa vintu vyake, uyo mwenye vintu vingi akagombekwa mgookezi wakwe anatumia kwa ufyaimi vintu vyakwe,
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Jesus also said to His disciples,
“There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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yuda mwenye vintu vingi akamwetanga na kumuuza, ‘Ni mbui zani izi nekuzisikiazo kuusu weye? Avya taazia za vintu vyangu kwaviya khauna udahe kuendeea kuwa mgookezi.’
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So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
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Yuda mgookezi akemamakhanya, ‘Zumbe yangu kaniguusa ndima yangu. Nndanitende mbwai? Ati ni kuima khina nguvu za kuima. Naho naona soni kuombezaombeza.
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The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
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Isasa, namanya nendado nigosoe, ili nendaho niguuswe ndima ya ugookezi, wantu wadahe kunihokea mwe nyumba zao.’
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I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
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Naho yuda mgookezi akawetanga wada wose wekuwaho wakadaiwa na zumbe yakwe, akamuuza wa bosi, ‘Una daiwa kima chani na mkuu yangu?’
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And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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Yee akamtambaisa, ‘Mapipa makumi kumi ya mavuta ya mzaituni,’ yuda mgookezi akamwamba, ‘Doa maandiko yako ya deni, ekaa asi, gonda makumi mashano.’
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‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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Naho akamuuza mdaiwa mtuhu, ‘Wee wadaiwa kima chani?’ Yee akamtambaisa, ‘Magunia mia mwenga ya ngano.’ Yuda mgookezi akamwamba, doa kaatasi yako ya deni gonda semanini.”
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Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
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“Naho yuda zumbe akamtogoa yuda mgookezi mfyaimi, kwaviya nee katumia unyanyi kwaajii wantu ambao khawazumiiya Muungu wa inusi wana akii muno na mbui zao kusima wantu wa Muungu.”
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The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
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Naye Yesu akaendeea kutamwiiya, “Nami nawamba, waambizeni wambuya wenu kwa mai za mavigaviga ili zendaho zisie muhokewe mwe chekao cha misi yose kwesaho kisiikizi.
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I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
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Mntu yoyose azumiwae mwe mbui ndodo enda azumiiwe mwe mbui khuu na yoyose mwesekuzumiika mwe mbui ndodo khadaha kuzumiiwa kwe mbui khuu.
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Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
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Inga mkese kuzumiika kwa mai za inusi, nndai endae wazumiie mwe mai za kwei?
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So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
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Nanywi inga khamokuwa wazumiika wa mai ya mntu mtuhu, nndai endae awekhe yekuwayo yenu wenye?
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And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
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“Khahana mndima adahaye kuwagosoeya ndima mazumbe waidi, kwaviya endaamkime yumwe na kumkundisa mtuhu, hambu endaatozane na yumwe na kumbea mtuhu. Khamdaha kumgosoeya Muungu hamwe na mai.”
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No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
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Mafalisayo wekusikiaho ayo, kwaviya neewawa wakunda hea muno nee wambeya Yesu.
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The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
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Yesu akawamba, “Nywie mwegosoa wedi hemeso ya wantu. Akini Muungu aimanya mioyo yenu kwaviya kia kionekacho ni chedi hemeso ya wantu, Muungu ayakima.
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So He said to them,
“You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
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“Miagiiyo ya Musa na magondo ya waoni wa Muungu nee yakawaongoeya hadi kisingi cha Yohana mbatiiza. Kuvokea kisingi icho, Mbui Yedi ya Useuta wa Muungu yabiikiwa na wantu wose washuutizwa wengie he Useuta wa Muungu.
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The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
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Akini ni vihufu muno uwanga kwa Muungu na inusi kwaga, kusima hata helufi mwenga ya miagiiyo ya Musa kuusigwa.
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But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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“Mntu yoyose amwekhaye mkaziwe talaka na kutegua mtuhu, agosoa ukianga na yoyose amteguaye mvyee mwekwekhigwaye talaka, agosoa ukianga.”
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Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Yesu akaendeea kugombeka, “Nee kuwa na mntu yumwe mwenye vintu vingi, ambae neakavaa magwanda ya hea nyigi muno ya langi ya zambalau na gwanda dekung'aado na kugosoa sikukhuu ya ntafuno kia msi.
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Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
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Aho he uvi wa mwenye vintu vingi nee kuwa na mkiwa yumwe, mwekuwa akaetwa aho zina dakwe Lazalo, ambae nee kamema vionda mwe mwii mgima.
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And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
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Lazalo nee akakauwiya kuda phuguntio zekugwazo kulawa he meza ya uyo mwenye vintu vingi, na makui nee yakeza kumsona vionda vyakwe.
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and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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“Naho, uyo mkiwa akauya na nyuma, nao wandima wa uko uwanga kwa Muungu wakamdoa, wakamwiika hehi na Ibulahimu. Na yuda mwenye vintu vingi naye akauya na nyuma, akagewa mwe mbia.
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One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
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Uyo mwenye vintu vingi akawa na usumiizi mkai uko mwe si ya wantu wekuuyao na nyuma, akenua meso yakwe, akamwona Ibulahimu kwa hae na Lazalo hehi yakwe.
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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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Naho aketanga kwa mgutio, ‘Tate Ibulahimu nifiiye mbazi, umuagiiye Lazalo aginte ncha ya chaa chakwe mwe mazi, kutamiza ulimi wangu, kwaviya nasimiizwa muno mwe moto unu.’
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So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
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Akini Ibulahimu akamtambaisa, ‘Kumbuka mwanangu nee kuvoka kupata matana wekuwaho ukekaisa, nae Lazalo nee ahokea ufyaimi. Akini isasa yee ana nyemi, nawe wekhigwa usuumizo.
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But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
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Ukaekeya ayo, gatigati mwetu na nywinywi kuikwa tubwi khuu, ili wakundaho kweza kwenu kulawa uku wasekudaha, na wakundaho kulawa kwenu kweza kwetu wasekudaha.’
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And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
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Uyo ekuwaye mwenye vintu vingi naho akamba, ‘Tate, nakuombeza umuagiiye mntu aite kwe nyumba ya tati yangu,
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‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
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kwaviya ninao wandugu washano awahaze, wasekweza uku kwe kusumiizwa.’
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for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
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Akini Ibulahimu akamwamba, ‘Wandugu zako wana Magondo ya Musa na waoni wa Muungu waeke wawategeeze wowo.’
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But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
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Akini mwenye vintu vingi akamba, ‘Khivyo Tate Ibulahimu, inga mntu enda ayuyuke kulawa he si ya wekuuyao na nyuma na kuwaitia, wenda wabade mavigaviga na kumhitukia Muungu.’
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‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
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Naye Ibulahimu akamba, ‘Inga khawanawawategeeze Musa na waoni wa Muungu khanawapatiize hata inga mntu ayuyuke kulawa kwe si ya wekuuyao na nyuma.’ ”
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Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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If God exists, why is he so hidden?
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Bondei Bible. Copyright © 2025 The Word for the World International and Bondei Language translation. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Text from eBible.org; verses renumbered to the KJV scheme where they differ, otherwise unchanged.
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