Luke 11 (CUG) · Opened

1A nì kɔ chɔkɔ bidɔkɔ, Jisɔs ka tsaki i di bidɔkɔ wə, wi tsa kaasi, waiŋ wi widɔkɔ i mbaŋ wi bwa bu kintəəŋ dzə dzaka i wi a, “Bah, lâni buku si buku kɔ i tsaki, asi Jɔn nì lani bəni bu bə mbaŋ si bɔ kɔ i tsaki.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Jisɔs ka dzaka i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ bə́ tsa mbɛiŋ ka dzâkaki a, ‘Ba wibuku, fə̂ bəni kɔksiki yɛli wa, fə̂ ma ŋkuŋ bia dzə.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Nyâ buku bəh dzɛiŋ bidaiŋ,Give us each day our daily bread.

4Ma wɔ dâlinya chu bibuku, asi buku dalinyaki chu biə bəni bədɔkɔ fəki i buku. Kiə wɔ ki bêe kə a buku liə i mɔmsi wə.’”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Si wi dzaka yaka ka fəkəni i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ dzɔ̂ a, mi widɔkɔ i mbɛiŋ si nyə tsə kɔmyi juŋ yi nsɛiŋ wi nchɔkɔ kintəəŋ dzaka i wi a, ‘Nsɛiŋ wuŋ, dzâ bɛiŋ wɔ fwâsi mih bəh chuku yi nyə yitali.Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6Nsɛiŋ wuŋ widɔkɔ dzə tumbuku alə, mih kaŋa kə fiɛŋ fiə mih kɔ i tati wi yɛiŋ.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Bə dzɔ a nsɛiŋ wa wə wɔ si kɔmyiki dzaka ki kifiəŋə, ka fiəni chukuli dzə mfih i dzu a, ‘Ma nyâki mih bəh ŋgəkə. Buku bwa bəŋ kɔ buku nɔ lɔ ka fa dzaka ki juŋ. Mih kɔkə i dza bɛiŋ a mih nəŋki fiɛŋ i nya wɔ.’”And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8Si Jisɔs fəkəni yaka, chu dzaka a, “Mih fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, namana yaka wi ka baaŋ i dza nya wɔ bəh nyəə kɔm wɔ kɔ nsɛiŋ wi, wi ni dza bɛiŋ ma wi nya biɛiŋ bichi biə wɔ nəŋki i jɔbi wə wɔ baaŋ a fɛiŋ ka kɔmyiki wɔ bɔh kə.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9Ayakadəiŋ, mih fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, mbɛiŋ bîkəki, ma Nyɔ ni nya i mbɛiŋ. Mbɛiŋ nə̂ŋki, ma Nyɔ ni fə mbɛiŋ yɛiŋ. Mbɛiŋ kɔ̂myiki dzaka ki juŋ, ma Nyɔ ni wɛli i mbɛiŋ.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Mbɛiŋ kîəki a mi wichi wə wi bikəki, wi ni kwati lə, mi wichi wə wi nəŋki, ni yɛiŋ lə, wə wi kɔmyiki bakakijuŋ bə ni wɛli lə i wi.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Akɔ tii waiŋ winaiŋ i mbɛiŋ kintəəŋ wə waiŋ wi ka bikə bwɔkɔ, wi ni nya num juŋŋ i wi a?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Ma waiŋ ka bikə ŋgəəŋ, wi ni nya num nyɛiŋ i wi a?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Na yaka mbɛiŋ bə̀ mbɛiŋ kɔ bəni bəchu ka kiəki i nya biɛiŋ bindzɔŋni i bwa bəmbɛiŋ, ma Ba wimbɛiŋ wə wi kɔ i bɛiŋ wi ma ni nya tə Kiŋ'waka ki Baiŋni i bəni bə̀ bɔ bikəki i wi tsə yaka?”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Jisɔs nì bwiliki chinda wi ŋkpɛli i mi widɔkɔ wə wi num kinchini. Si chinda wi ŋkpɛli wiwɔ nì buku i mi wiwɔ mə, wi ka yisi i dzakaki. Mbaŋ wi bəni yɛiŋ yaka dzaka wɔm bɔ.One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Ayakalə, bəni bədɔkɔ ka dzakaki a, “Wi bwiliki bəchinda bə ŋkpɛli num bəh ŋga bi Bɛlsebu wə ŋkuŋ wi bəchinda bə ŋkpɛli.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Bəni bədɔkɔ ka nəŋki i mɔmsi wi, ka dzakaki a, wi fə̂ gia yə yi chusiki ŋga biə bi nyə i bɛiŋ.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Jisɔs kiə kiŋkwaka kibɔ, wi ka dzaka a, “Na kinaiŋ tumi kə ki gaali gwu ka jwɔki a kiki, ki kɔkə i bi num, chwɔŋkijuŋ kə ki gaali gwu ka jwɔki a bɔ bɔ ki gaali lɔ.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Yi kɔ a liŋ asi Satan bəh mbaŋ wi ka gaali gwu bə jwɔ a bɔ bɔ, ma ŋkuŋ bi ni num dəiŋ a? Mih dzaka lə kɔm mbɛiŋ dzakaki a, mih bwiliki bəchinda bə ŋkpɛli num bəh ŋga bi Bɛlsebu.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19A kabə num a mih bwiliki bəchinda bə ŋkpɛli num bəh ŋga bi Bɛlsebu, ma bwa bəmbɛiŋ ni bwiliki num bəh ŋga bi ndə? Gia yə bwa bəmbɛiŋ bədɔkɔ fəki ni chusiki a, mbɛiŋ gbɔ lɔ nsaka.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Ayakalə, a kabə num a mih bwiliki bəchinda bə ŋkpɛli bəh kaŋ yi Nyɔ, yi numki a ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ dzə lɔ i mbɛiŋ wə.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Mbɛiŋ kîə a, jɔbi wə mi wi ləkəli ka kɛiŋsi gwu yi bəh biɛiŋ bi jum ka num bə́ tsɛiŋ na finaiŋ fiɛŋ, wi ni chu lwaki kə fiɛŋ fidɔkɔ.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Ayakalə, mi wi ŋga widɔkɔ ka tsə dzəh, jwɔ tsə wi bəh ŋga, lɔkɔ biɛiŋ bi bi jum biə wi si jiəki fwu wi yɛiŋ wə, wi lɔkɔ biɛiŋ bi bichi wi tsə gaa bəh bəni .But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23Mbɛiŋ kîə a, mi wə wi kɔkə bəh mih, wəmaka bwaŋki lə gvu i mih chɛiŋ. Mi wə wi gamtiki kə mih i juŋniki, wi shakyiki num shakyini.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Jɔbi wə kiŋ'waka kichu si buku i mi wə ki tsə i chwa i nəŋki di biə ki ni nɔki. Jɔbi wə ki ka nəŋ mɔŋ ki ni dzaka i gwu yi a, ‘Mih kaŋaki i fiəni tsə i mih dzu, i di biə mih ni buku.’When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Jɔbi wə ki fiəni dzə yɛiŋ juŋ yiwɔ kɛiŋ yiyəə, num bə yaŋa kɛiŋsi yi ka yi baiŋki,On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26ki ka fiəni dzə bəh biŋ'waka bidɔkɔ nanitaŋ bi bəkə tsə wi, bɔ ka ni liə i nɔki yɛiŋ. Ayaka nɔni ki wəmaka mi ni fiəni bəkə tsə si ki nì kɔ i ninshiŋ.”Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

27Asi Jisɔs nì kɛiŋki wi dzaka gia yiwɔ lə, kpaŋa widɔkɔ təkəli dzaka i mbaŋ wi bəni kintəəŋ a, “Kimbɔiŋsi kimbum kɔ i miŋkpaŋa wə wi nì bwɔ wɔ, na bəh mbɛiŋŋ wə wɔ nì mah.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Ayakalə, Jisɔs chukuli a, “Kimbɔiŋsi kimbum kɔ num i bəni bə̀ bɔ wɔkɔ gia yi Nyɔ fə asi yi nəŋki.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Si mbaŋ wi bəni ni juŋniki dzəki kɔmsi tsə i wi wə, wi ka dza dzaka a, “Chwɔŋkijuŋ ki liə kələ kɔ kichu. Bɔ nəŋki i yɛiŋ gia yi dzaka ki wɔmni, yə yi chusiki ŋga biŋ, ayakalə bɔ bi yɛiŋ kə gia yi dzaka ki wɔmni yidɔkɔ a kɔbi a yə mi ntum wi Nyɔ wə Jɔna nì chusi.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30Gia yə Jɔna nì fə, a nì kɔ gia yi dzaka ki wɔmni i bəni bə Ninewi wə, yi kɔ a liŋ asi mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi bi fə gia yi dzaka ki wɔmni i ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31A bi numki chɔkɔ bi nsaka wi kaasini wə, Yaa wə wi nì sakaki tumi ki Shɛba bi numki lə tə bəh ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ, fə bɔ liə i ŋgəkə wə, kɔm wi nì dza dzə i tumi ki kiŋgɔksi ki mbi wə, i wɔkɔ mfi bi Ŋkuŋ Sɔlɔmɔn. Ayakalə, mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔli, mi widɔkɔ kɔlə fa bəh gia yimbum yi tsə yi Sɔlɔmɔn.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32A bi numki i jɔbi bi nsaka wi gɔksini wə, bəni bə Ninewi bi num bəh ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ fə bə jiə wi i ŋgəkə wə, kɔm bɔ nì wɔkɔ gia yə Jɔna nì fukuki, kwuni shɔm yibɔ. Mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔli mi widɔkɔ kɔlə fa bəh gia yimbum yi tsə yi Jɔna, mbɛiŋ kwuni kə shɔ́m yimbɛiŋ.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

33Mi si baiŋsi kə naka ki baiŋsini i ləkə i kigasi. Wi mɔŋ dəkə tə i chu fiəni dzɔ kah i kwusi baŋ yɛiŋ bɛiŋ. Wi si baiŋsi tɔm num i di biə bə si tɔm naka ki baiŋsini yɛiŋ, a bəni ka liə dzu bɔ yɛiŋki baiŋni biwɔ.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Dzəkəh ya kɔ baiŋni i gwu ya wə. Dzəkəh ya kabə baiŋ, yaka gwu ya yichi ni numki yi jikə bəh baiŋni. Ayaka, dzəkəh ya ka baiŋki kə, gwu ya yichi ni numki yi jikə bəh jisi.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Yi kɔ a, mbɛiŋ tɔkniki a baiŋni biə i gwu yimbɛiŋ wə ma fiəni chu jisi.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Gwu ya yichi ka num yi jikə bəh baiŋni, kimbu kidɔkɔ num kə i jisi wə, biɛiŋ bichi ka baiŋki asi naka ki baiŋsiki si nya baiŋni i gwu ya wə.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Jisɔs nì kaasi ndzaka wi, mi wi Falasi widɔkɔ ka bɔɔŋ wi a wi dzə bɔ wi tsə dzi. Jisɔs ka tsə liə, num bɔ wi ka dziki,As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38num ma wi yisi wɔkɔ kaŋ yi. Mi wi Falasi wə tsɛiŋ yi gaka wi.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Bah kiə gia yə wi kwakaki, ka dzaka i wi a, “Mbɛiŋ Bəfalasi wɔkɔki kibwam bəh bətasa a i jum yiwɔ wə, ayakalə gia yichu bəh dzə́kəh yi bukuni jikə i shɔm yimbɛiŋ wə.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Biyuŋ biələ! Nyɔ wə wi nì maa biŋ kɔkə a wə wi ni maa kintəəŋ a?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Mbɛiŋ nyaki biɛiŋ biə bi kɔ i bətasa wə bəh kibwam kimbɛiŋ wə i bəni bə kifuu, ka biɛiŋ bichi ni baiŋki i mbɛiŋ.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ wimbɛiŋ Bəfalasi. Mbɛiŋ nyaki lə i Nyɔ kimbu kimu i jwɔfi kintəəŋ i nəŋŋ biə mbɛiŋ kəkəki bəh biɛiŋ biə mbɛiŋ jiəki i jwa wə a yi fuliki, ayakalə mbɛiŋ bee lɔ i fəki gia yi chəŋ i bəni bəh i kaŋaki kiŋkɔŋ i Nyɔ. Mbɛiŋ kâŋaki i fə̂ki gia yiwɔ yichi bêe kə yidɔkɔ.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ wimbɛiŋ Bəfalasi. Mbɛiŋ si kɔŋ a numki i biŋgbɔkɔ bi ninshiŋ i júŋ yi tsani wə, chu kɔŋ a bə bɔniki mbɛiŋ i di bi shi wə bəh kiŋkɔksi.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ wimbɛiŋ, kɔm mbɛiŋ kɔ ka júm yə yi chusiki kə, bəni nyani yɛiŋ bɛiŋ kiə kə.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Si Jisɔs nì dzaka yaka, mi widɔkɔ wi kɛiŋsiki kiəki bənchi bə Nyɔ, dzaka i wi a, “Mi wi lanini, wɔ kiəki a gia yə wɔ dzakaki lə a yi kɔmki lə buku tə a?”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Jisɔs chukuli a, “Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ tə wimbɛiŋ mbɛiŋ bəni bə̀ mbɛiŋ kɛiŋsiki kiəki bənchi bə Nyɔ. Mbɛiŋ jikəliki bəni bəh ntiə wi tsə ŋga bibɔ ka mbɛiŋ kɔlə i jiə na waiŋkpaŋ i gamti bɔ.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ wimbɛiŋ. Mbɛiŋ maaki júm yi bəni bə ntum bə Nyɔ bə̀ bətii tii bəmbɛiŋ nì wɔɔyi.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Ayakadəiŋ, yələ chusiki a mbɛiŋ tɔksiki tɔbiki lə mfə wi bətii tii bəmbɛiŋ. Bɔ nì kɔ bɔ wɔɔyi bəni bə ntum bə Nyɔ, mbɛiŋ ka baaŋ ka sisiki i maa júm yibɔ.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Akɔ gia yə yi nì fə ka Nyɔ bəh mfi bi dzaka a, ‘Mih ni chiŋsi lə bəni bəŋ bə ntum bəh bwa bəŋ bə ntum i bɔ, bɔ ni wɔɔyi bədɔkɔ bwaŋ gvu i bədɔkɔ chɛiŋ.’Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

50Ayakadəiŋ, Nyɔ bi bikə i ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ kɔm mwa mi bəni bu bə ntum bəchi bə̀ bɔ nì wɔɔyi i yisi si mbi nì yisi.As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51Wi bi bikə i yisi i mwa mi Abɛl i tsə buku i mi Sakalia wə bɔ nì wɔɔ i kintəəŋ ki tɔŋ wi fəni gia bəh juŋ yi fəni yi gia wə. Mih fukuki ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a Nyɔ bi bikə lə i ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ, kɔm kpi yi bəni bəwɔ bəchi.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52Ŋgəkə wimbum kɔ wimbɛiŋ bəni bə̀ bɔ kɛiŋsiki kiəki bənchi bə Nyɔ. Mbɛiŋ nyumi kiŋwɛli kə bə wɛliki bakakijuŋ kə mi liəki yɛiŋ i kiə gia yə yi kɔ chəŋ. Mbɛiŋ nəiŋ i liə, ka chu kəŋki bəni bə̀ bɔ nəŋki i liə a bɔ ma lîə.”Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Jisɔs ka bi dza fɛiŋ a ŋgaiŋ nyə wə, Bəfalasi bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ nì laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ yisi ka lɔyiki wi bəh ja, bikə gia i wi yiduli yiduli,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54bɔ ni fəki yaka bɔ taaŋ wi, i kwa wi i gia yə wi ki dzaki.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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