Luke 12 (CUG) · Opened

1Si Jisɔs nì dzakaki, mbaŋ wi bəni ka juŋniki dzəki fɛiŋ, i bənchuku, bənchuku wə faaŋni. Bədɔkɔ dəiŋyi gvu yi bədɔkɔ. Jisɔs dza yisi i dzakaki num i bwa bu bə mbaŋ wə a, “Mbɛiŋ dzɔ̂ki jɔbi i dzɔɔŋ yi Bəfalasi, yə akɔ mfə wibɔ, bɔ dzakaki chi, fə chi.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Mbɛiŋ kîəki a, gia yidɔkɔ kɔkə yə bə baŋ, a yi bi baaŋ maka yi buku i baiŋni wə. Gia yidɔkɔ kɔbi yə bə nyumi a yi bi baaŋ maka bə kiə.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Mbɛiŋ kiə a gia yichi yə mbɛiŋ dzakaki nchɔkɔ, bə bi wɔkɔki lə nshi. Gia yichi yə mbɛiŋ si baŋ juŋ, ka mbɛiŋ chumyiki dzakaki, bə bi lakaki yi num i kifwu ki juŋ wə.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4Nsɛ́iŋ yiŋ, mih nəŋki i fuku i mbɛiŋ a, mbɛiŋ ma lwâki bəni bə̀ bɔ kɔ i wɔɔ a nyam yi gwu shəŋ, i yəmaka chɛiŋ bɔ nəki kaŋa kə gia yidɔkɔ i fə.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔ mi wə mbɛiŋ kɔ i lwâki. Mbɛiŋ lwâki num Nyɔ kɔm akɔ wi wə wi kaŋaki ŋga i wɔɔ mi, chu num i ləkə wəmaka i gbuku wimbum wə. Mih chu fuku ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a, mbɛiŋ lwâki num wi.But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6Ntə mbɛiŋ kiəki lə a bə si taŋni minsii mite i minini mifa shəŋ a? Ayakalə, fidɔkɔ num kə fimu fiə Nyɔ kɔ wi dali fi.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Mbɛiŋ kɔ Nyɔ kiə na júŋ yimbɛiŋ yifwu yichi, yə yi kɔ i mbɛiŋ fuŋ. Mbɛiŋ ma lwâki. Mbɛiŋ tsəki lə minsii miduli.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Mih chu fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, na ndə wə wi bum mih i bəni nshiŋ, a wi kiəki lə mih, ma mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi bi bum lə tə wəmaka i bəchinda bə Nyɔ nshiŋ.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Ayakalə, mi wə wi nəiŋ mih i bəni nshiŋ, mih bi nəiŋ lə tə wəmaka i bəchinda bə Nyɔ nshiŋ.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Yi chu num a, Nyɔ bi dalinya lə já yichu yə mi dzakaki kɔm mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi, ayakalə Nyɔ bi lansi dalinya kə já yichu yə mi dzakaki kɔm Kiŋ'waka ki Baiŋni.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11Jɔbi wə bɔ bi kwa mbɛiŋ i tsə bəh mbɛiŋ i juŋ yi tsani wə, yuwidɔkɔ, i bəni bə̀ bɔ sakaki tumi nshiŋ, yuwidɔkɔ i bəni bə̀ bɔ kaŋaki ŋga bi sakani, a bɔ tsə saka mbɛiŋ, fwu ma bi bɔ̂kɔ mbɛiŋ a mbɛiŋ ni tsə baŋyiki gwu yimbɛiŋ bəh chukuli winaiŋ a, yuwidɔkɔ i dzaka a nə.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12A ni num i jɔbi wiwɔ wə Kiŋ'waka ki Baiŋni ni nya lə mbɛiŋ bəh gia yə mbɛiŋ ni dzaka.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Si Jisɔs nì təfiki bwa bu bə mbaŋ yakadəiŋ, mi widɔkɔ i mbaŋ wi bəni kintəəŋ dza dzaka a, “Mi wi lanini, dzâka i waiŋnih wuŋ a, wi gâa nyâ mbiŋ biɛiŋ.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Jisɔs bikə i wi a, “Nyuku wələ, a jiə ndə mih i numki mi wi nsaka wimbɛiŋ, chu gaa biɛiŋ bimbɛiŋ a?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Si wi bikə yaka ka dzaka i bəni bəchi a, “Mbɛiŋ tɔ̂kniki nalə, kiə mbɛiŋ ma bûkuki bəh dzə́kəh i biɛiŋ wə, kɔm kiŋ'waka ki mi kɔkə kɔm bə biɛiŋ biə wi kaŋaki, kɔŋ wi kaŋaki biɛiŋ nalə.”And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Si wi nì dzaka yakadəiŋ, ka ti ndi a, “Tii kpɔ widɔkɔ nì kaŋaki khə wi, dzɛiŋ buku yɛiŋ nalə.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Wi ka yisi i kwakaki a, ŋgaiŋ ki fə̂ki na dəiŋ na? Ŋgaiŋ ni jîə dzɛiŋ bi ŋgaiŋ naiŋ a?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Wi ka jiə kimfasi a, ‘Mih kiə gia yə mih ki fə̂ki. Mih ki shayiki lə bəshaŋkwa bəŋ ma, mih fiəni kpɛiŋsi, ka mih bi jiə dzɛiŋ bəh biɛiŋ biŋ yɛiŋ wə bichi.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Jɔbi wə mih ka fə yakadəiŋ, mih ni dzaka i gwu yiŋ a, mih kɔ mi wi kidəəŋ. Mih kwati biɛiŋ biə mih bi dziki i buku jía yiduli wə, chu wɔkɔ kə ŋgəkə. Mih kɔ liə i dziki a dzini, chu mu a muni wɔkɔ ndzɔŋni.’Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20Si wi nì kɛiŋsi yakadəiŋ, Nyɔ ka bɔɔŋ wi a, ‘Kiyuŋ kələ! Daiŋ nchɔkɔ mih ni fiəni dzɔ lə kiŋ'waka ka. Biɛiŋ biələ bichi wɔ kɛiŋsi jiə lə bi ni numki bi ndə a?’”But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21Si Jisɔs dzaka yakadəiŋ ka dzaka a, “Yi kɔ ayaka i mi wə wi juŋniki mbum bi mbi i gwu yi wə, kaŋa kə mbum bidɔkɔ i kimbu ki Nyɔ wə.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Wi chu dza ka dzakaki num i bwa bu bə mbaŋ a, “Kiə mbɛiŋ ma fûmsiki gwu kɔm nɔni kimbɛiŋ, a mbɛiŋ ni dzi nə, na yudɔkɔ kɔm gwu yimbɛiŋ a mbɛiŋ ni lɔh nə.Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23Mbɛiŋ kiəki a kiŋ'waka ki mi tsəki lə biɛiŋ bi dzini, gwu yi mi tsə bəmbuŋ.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Mbɛiŋ yɛiŋ biŋaŋa, bi nɔmki kə, gbɛli kə. Na bi si kɔh kə dzɛiŋ i juŋni jiə i bəshaŋkwa wə nabə gba. Ayakalə, Nyɔ saŋsi bi bichi. Mbɛiŋ kiəki kə a mbɛiŋ kɔkniki tsəki lə minyəni a?Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Akɔ ndə i mbɛiŋ kintəəŋ wə wi fumsiki gwu, wi num i kpɛiŋsi jɔbi twɛsi i nɔni ki wə a?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Si mbɛiŋ mɔŋ i fə na yi twɛsi yələ, mbɛiŋ bə́ fumsi gwu i nə a?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Mbɛiŋ yɛ̂iŋ si bəfluwa kɔɔki bɔ num. Bəfluwa si nɔm kə nabə i kɛiŋsi bəmbuŋ bəbɔ. Ayakalə, mih fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, na Ŋkuŋ Sɔlɔmɔn bəh mbum bi bichi biə wi nì kaŋaki, jɔbi wə wi nì lafiki gwu bəh bəmbuŋ wi nì ka num buku dəkə ka fluwa widɔkɔ.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28A kabə num lə si Nyɔ lafiki mfwaŋ i chwa, mfwaŋ biə bi kɔki daiŋ, kijiəli bə kpa i gbuku wə, ma wi Nyɔ ni lafi mbɛiŋ i tsə buku dəiŋ a? Ɔ ɔɔ bəni bə mbum wi twɛsi!If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29Yi kɔ a mbɛiŋ ma fûmsiki gwu yimbɛiŋ i kwakaki kɔm fiɛŋ fiə mbɛiŋ kaŋaki i dzi bəh i mu,And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30kɔm gia yələ si kwaka bəni bə mbi bə̀ bɔ kiəki kə Nyɔ. Mbɛiŋ kîəki a, Ba wimbɛiŋ kiəki lə a mbɛiŋ nəŋki lə biɛiŋ biələ bichi.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Mbɛiŋ jîə mfi bimbɛiŋ num i ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ wə, ka wi ni nyaki mbɛiŋ tə bəh biɛiŋ biələ bichi.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32Mbaŋ wuŋ, si mbɛiŋ kɔ twɛsi lə kiə mbɛiŋ ki lwâ kə kɔm Ba wimbɛiŋ kɔ bə kinsaŋli i nya ŋkuŋ bi i mbɛiŋ.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Mbɛiŋ tâŋni biɛiŋ biə mbɛiŋ kaŋaki, ma mbɛiŋ gâa kpɔ wiwɔ i bəni bə kifuu, mbɛiŋ nə̂ŋki biba bi kpɔ a num biə bi kɔkə i shakyi. Mbɛiŋ jîəki kpɔ wimbɛiŋ num i tumi ki Nyɔ wə, i di biə bəji kɔkə i chwɔ, bəh i di biə nchami kɔkə i kwa, bəh i di biə shəkə kɔkə i mɛni.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Mbɛiŋ kîəki a, di biə mi jiəki kiba ki akɔ fɛiŋ wə shɔm yi kɔ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35Mbɛiŋ kâŋa chiŋni bimbɛiŋ ma mbɛiŋ bâiŋsi naka bimbɛiŋ bi baiŋki, ma mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔliki nɔm,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36aka bwa bə nɔm bə̀ bɔ kɛiŋsi gwu ka wɔkɔliki tikwili wibɔ, si wi fiəniki dzəki i di bi dzɔni bi miŋkpaŋa wimfiaŋ wə. Ka jɔbi wə wi ni fiəni dzə kɔmyi dzaka ki juŋ, ma bɔ ni wɛli akisəkə wi liə.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Kinsaŋli kimbum kɔ ki bwa bə nɔm bə̀ tikwili wibɔ ni fiəni dzə yɛiŋ bɔ kɛiŋ wɔkɔli wi. Mih fukuki ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a, wi ni tum mbuŋ i gwu yi wə, ma bɔ num i kuku, wi tsəsi dzɛiŋ i bɔ.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Kinsaŋli kimbum bi numki ki bwa bə nɔm bə̀ wi bi kwatiki bɔ wɔkɔli, kɔŋ wi numki i bi fiəni dzə na nchɔkɔ kintəəŋ, yudɔkɔ na i jɔbi wə kwɔkɔ tɔŋki.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Mbɛiŋ kîəki a, tikwili kabə kiəki jɔbi wə ji kaŋaki i dzə nchɔkɔ fɔkɔ, wi ma ni chu bee a wi dzə bwiŋ juŋ yi.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Mbɛiŋ tə kaŋaki i nûmki bəh ŋkɛiŋsi wi gwu, kɔm mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi bi fiəni dzə lə i jɔbi wə mbɛiŋ kiə kə.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Bita ka dza bikə i wi a, “Bah, wɔ ti ndi wələ num i buku, ma i bəni bəchi a?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Bah chukuli a, “Waiŋ wi nɔm wə wi kɔ wi ŋkɔŋ, chu kaŋa mfi, kɔ winaiŋ? Ntə akɔ wə tikwili wi nì jiə a wi tɔkniki bəh juŋ yi, a jɔbi wə, jɔbi ka kpɛiŋ ma wi ni nyaki biɛiŋ bidzini i bwa bu bə nɔm a?And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Kinsaŋli kimbum bi numki i waiŋ wi nɔm wə tikwili wi bi dzə yɛiŋki num wi fə nɔm wi a liŋ asi wi si nəŋki.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Mih fukuki ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a, tikwili wi bi yaksi wi a wi tɔkniki bəh biɛiŋ bi bichi.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Ayakalə, waiŋ wi nɔm wiwɔ ka dza dzaka i gwu yi a, ‘Tikwili wuŋ ni kɔmsi fiəni dzə kə,’ ka yisi i twɛiŋki bwa bə nɔm bənyuku bəh bəkaŋa, dzi a dzini chu mu mbih mɔ kwa wi,But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46yaka yi kɔ a tikwili wi waiŋ wi nɔm wiwɔ bi təkəli tumbuku i chɔkɔ biə wi si kwakaki kə bəh i jɔbi wə wi si kwakaki kə bəh i jɔbi wə wi si kiəki kə. Ayaka wi bi gbayi waiŋ wi nɔm wiwɔ, wi chiŋsi wi i tsə numki bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ kɔkə bə ŋkɔŋ.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47Waiŋ wi nɔm wə wi kiəki gia yə tikwili wi nəŋki a wi fəki, wi nəki kɛiŋsi kə gwu yi i fəki yi, ma yi numki a bə bi twɛiŋ lə wi bəh ŋgaŋa yiduli.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Waiŋ wi nɔm wə wi kiəki kə gia yə tikwili wi nəŋki a wi fəki, wi fə gia yə bə kɔ i twɛiŋ wi bəh ŋgaŋa yiduli ma yi numki a bə bi twɛiŋki a wi twɛsi. Mi wə bə nya biɛiŋ biduli i wi, bə bi bikəki biduli i wi.”But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49Jisɔs chu dzaka i bwa bu bə mbaŋ a, “Mih dzə i kpa num gbuku i fa kuku. Bə dzɔ a wi si bɛli lɔ.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Mih kaŋaki i liə i ŋgəkə wimbum widɔkɔ wə, shɔm yiŋ ni də a jɔbi wə mih ni liə i wi wə.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Mbɛiŋ kwakaki a, mih dzə num bəh kimbɔiŋni i fa kuku a? Ŋgaŋ, mbɛiŋ kîəki a, mih dzə num bəh kiŋgaali.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52I yisi i liə i tsə ninshiŋ, juŋ yə yi kɔ bəh bəni bəte ni gaali lə. Bəni bətali ni gaali bəh bəfa, bəfa ni gaali bəh bətali.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Tii waiŋ ni gaali lə bəh waiŋ wi, winyukuni, waiŋ wi winyukuni gaali bəh ba wi. Nih waiŋ ni gaali bəh waiŋ wi wikpaŋni, waiŋ wi wikpaŋni gaali bəh nih wi. Nih nyuku ni gaali bəh kpə waiŋ wi, kpə waiŋ gaali bəh ni nyuwi.”They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Jisɔs dzaka i mbaŋ wi bəni wə a, “Mbɛiŋ ka yɛiŋ jɔbi wə bimba yakaki dzəki i kimbu kə wɔŋ liəki, mbɛiŋ yisi i dzakaki a, ‘Dzaŋ nəŋki lə i dzə.’ Ayaka yi dzə.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Mbɛiŋ ka yɛiŋ tə fiəkə fəkə i kimbu ki shiŋ wə, mbɛiŋ ka dzakaki a, ‘Di ni shili lə nalə.’ Ayaka bi num.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Mbɛiŋ bəni bə̀ mbɛiŋ dzakaki chi, fə chi, si mbɛiŋ tsɛiŋki bɔɔli bəh kuku mbɛiŋ ka kiəki si biŋ ni numki, akɔ tə kɔm nə wə mbɛiŋ kɔkə i kiə gia yə Nyɔ chusiki i liə a?You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57Mbɛiŋ mɔŋ tə i bɔŋ kwakaki gia yi chəŋ yə yi kɔ a mbɛiŋ fəki a?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Mi ka dzɔ wɔ, i tsə bəh wɔ i juŋ yi nsaka wə, wɔ mɔmsi mbɛiŋ wi kɛiŋsi a kɛiŋ i dzəh, ka wi ma guku tsə nya wɔ i kaŋ yi mi wə wi sakaki bənsaka, ma wi nya daŋsi wɔ i kaŋ yi bəni bə jum wə, ma bɔ ni fa wɔ i juŋ yi nsəŋ mə.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59Mih fukuki i wɔ a, wɔ ni buku kə fɛiŋ maka wɔ gɔm kaasi finini fichi fiə bɔ bikəki.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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