Luke 17 (CUG) · Opened

1Jisɔs dzaka i bwa bu bə mbaŋ a, “Gia yə yi taaŋki bəni bɔ fə chu bi lansi baaŋ kə i dzə. Ayakalə, ŋgəkə kɔ i mi wə wi bi dzəki bəh gia yiwɔ, a bəni gbɔyiki i chu wə.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Yi ni ndzɔŋki a bə shû shə̂ŋsi nəkə wimbum i məkə ki wəmaka mi, bə chîni shî wi i kinchwɔ kimbum wə, tsə a wi fəki bwa bələ gbɔyiki i chu wə.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3Jɔbi wə mbɛiŋ kɔ, mbɛiŋ ka tɔ̂kniki bəh gwu yimbɛiŋ. Jɔbi wə waiŋnah fə gia yichu i wɔ, dzâka i wi. Wi ka kwuni, wɔ dâlinya wi.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Na yaka wi kabə fəki gia yichu i wɔ kiŋkani nanitaŋ i chɔkɔ wə, jɔbi wə wi fəki ka fiəniki dzəki kwuŋki kaŋ a ŋgaiŋ si gbɔ, wɔ kaŋaki i dâlinyaki wi.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Bwa bə Bah bə ntum ka dzaka i wi a, “Kpɛ̂iŋsi kimbum kibuku ki ləkə ndzɔŋ.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Bah chukuli a, “Asi kɔ a mbɛiŋ kaŋaki kimbum ki sɛiŋni aka fintam fi ntɔtɔ, ma mbɛiŋ kɔlə i dzaka i kpɛiŋ wimbum wələ a wi mûku i gaaŋ wə, i tsə̂ nûm i kinchwɔ kimbum wə, ma wi ni wɔkɔ i mbɛiŋ.And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7Mbɛiŋ dzɔ̂ a, mi wimu i mbaŋ wimbɛiŋ wə, kabə kaŋa waiŋ wi wi nɔm, wi shi nɔm i khə, yudɔkɔ wi tɔkni bəh shwáŋ. Jɔbi wə wi kwɛ dzə, wɔ kɔlə i dzaka i waiŋ wi nɔm wiwɔ a, wi dzə̂ dzɔ̂ biɛiŋ bi bidzini ma wi num dzî a?Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8Yi mɔŋ ayaka. Gia yə wi kɔ dzaka akɔ a, kɔmsi tsə̂ kwûni bəmbuŋ ba, ma wɔ fə̂ biɛiŋ biŋ bidzini, ma wɔ dzə̂ bəh bi, ma wɔ kɛ̂iŋsi gwu ya wɔ wɔ̂kɔliki i jɔbi wə, ŋgaiŋ ni dzi, ŋgaiŋ mu kaasi, ka wi juŋni biɛiŋ wi tsə dzi a?Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9Wɔ kɔlə i dzaka i waiŋ wi nɔm wiwɔ a, kiyɔŋni ka, kɔm wɔ fə gia yichi yə mih si dzaka?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Yi kɔ a liŋ asi yimbɛiŋ kɔ. Jɔbi wə mbɛiŋ fə kaasi nɔm wə bə si nya i mbɛiŋ, mbɛiŋ dzaka a, ‘Buku kɔ shəŋ a bwa bə nɔm, buku fə nɔm wibuku.’”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Si Jisɔs nì tsəki i Jɛlusalɛm, wi ka tsə dzəh i ji bi kimbu ki Samalia bəh ki Galili wə.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Si wi tsə liə i kwili widɔkɔ wə, bənyuku bədɔkɔ jwɔfi bɔ gwɛiŋ bəh jwɛiŋ yi kumyini, bɔ yɛiŋ wi kɛiŋ i dzəh yi dəəŋ,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13ka bɔɔŋ bəh ja yiləkəli a, “Jisɔs Tii wi bəni, kwâsi nshɛiŋ i buku wə.”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Si Jisɔs nì yɛiŋ bɔ, dzaka i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ tsə̂ chûsi gwu yimbɛiŋ i bətii mfə gia.” Si bɔ nyə bə́ tsə, jwɛiŋ yibɔ kaa, bɔ baiŋ a kɛiŋ a dzəh.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Mi wimu i bɔ kintəəŋ yɛiŋ a ŋgaiŋ si bɔnih, wi ka fiəni dzə i Jisɔs ka yaksi Nyɔ nalə.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Si wi dzə, ka gbɔ i Jisɔs nshiŋ nya kiyɔŋni i wi. Ayaka mi wiwɔ nì kɔ mi wi Samalia.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Jisɔs dzaka a, “Bəni si kɔ jwɔfi bə̀ mih si chuku bɔ bɔnih ka baiŋ, bədɔkɔ bə̀ bwukə kɔ faiŋ na?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Yaka kɔ mi widɔkɔ i bɔ ka yɛiŋ dəkə a wi kɔlə i fîəni dzə̂ nyâ kiyɔŋni i Nyɔ, a kɔbi a mi wi dzəni wələ a?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Jisɔs ka dzaka i wi a, “Dzâ wɔ tsə̂ki mfia. Shɔm yə wɔ jiə i mih, yi fə wɔ bɔnih.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Bəfalasi bədɔkɔ ka bi dza bikə i Jisɔs a, ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ bi dzə yibwiŋ na? Wi chukuli i bɔ a, “Ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ bi dzə kə bəh kinchəsi kə ki bi chusiki i mbɛiŋ.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Mi widɔkɔ kɔkə wə wi bi dzakaki i mbɛiŋ a, ‘Mbɛiŋ tsɛ̂iŋ, bə Nyɔ lə wi sakaki fa,’ Na a, ‘Bə Nyɔ yaka wi sakaki fi.’ Mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔli ndzɔŋ, ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ kɔ i kintəəŋ kimbɛiŋ wə.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Wi ka fiəni dzaka lɔ i bwa bu bə mbaŋ a, “Jɔbi bi dzə lə wə mbɛiŋ bi nəŋki i yɛiŋ mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi a i chɔkɔ bimu shəŋ, mbɛiŋ kɔbi i chu yɛiŋ i wi wə.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23A bi numki i jɔbi wiwɔ bəni bədɔkɔ bi dzakaki lə a, ‘Mbɛiŋ tsɛ̂iŋ, bə wi yaka fi,’ Na a, ‘Mbɛiŋ tsɛ̂iŋ, bə wi lə fa.’ Bə ka dzakaki yakadəiŋ i mbɛiŋ kîə mbɛiŋ bi bîəli kə bɔ na i tsə tsɛiŋ.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Mbɛiŋ kiə asi dzaŋ si mwaiŋ i bɛiŋ lə mwaŋ bimbu bi mbi binaa bichi baiŋ lə mwaŋŋ bəni bəchi yɛiŋ, akɔ ayaka si bəni bəchi bi yɛiŋ mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi i chɔkɔ biə wi bi fiəni dzəki.For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25Ayakalə, si wi bi fiəni dzəki, wi bi yisi yɛiŋ lə bəŋgəkə bəduli, i tsə kaasi, ma ŋgɔkɔ wi liə wələ bi məŋni wi.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Asi yi nì kɔ i jɔbi wi Nɔa wə, lə yi bi numki i jɔbi wi Waiŋmi wə.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Bəni nì dziki lə, bɔ mu, bəni dzɔ bəkaŋa, bənyuku bəh bəkaŋa nì nyaki lə bwa bəbɔ i bəni i dzɔki, i tsə buku i chɔkɔ biə Nɔa nì liə i ŋgwuki mə, ayaka mwi nì buku dzə laksi bɔ bəchi.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Yi bi numki a liŋ asi yi nì kɔ i jɔbi wi Lɔt wə. Bəni nì dziki lə, bɔ mu, fə shi yibɔ, nɔm kikhə, chu mwəm júŋ.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29I chɔkɔ biə Lɔt nì buku i Sɔdɔm, Nyɔ ka shisi gbuku i bɛiŋ, wi ka shiki dzəki bɛli aka miŋkaiŋ migbuku, wi shi dzə kaasi bəni bə Sɔdɔm bəchi.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Yi bi num a liŋ asi yi bi numki i chɔkɔ biə mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi bi tum buku.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31A bi numki i chɔkɔ biwɔ wə, mi wə wi kɔ i fwu wi juŋ wə bəh biɛiŋ bi i dzu, wi bi chu fiəni shî lîə kə i dzu a wi dzɔ̂ bi. Yi bi numki a liŋ tə, i mi wə wi kɔ i chwa, wi bi chu kwɛ̂ kə a wi tsə̂ dzɔ̂ biɛiŋ bi.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Mbɛiŋ yiŋti gia yə yi nì num bəh kpə Lɔt.Remember Lot’s wife!

33Mi wə wi nəŋki i tɔkni bəh kiŋ'waka ki a ki ma lâka, wi bi laksi lə ki. Mi wə wi laksi kiŋ'waka ki, wi kɛiŋsi jiə ki.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Mih dzakaki i mbɛiŋ a, a bi numki nchɔkɔ biwɔ, bəni bəfa bi nɔki i naŋ bɛiŋ, ma bə bi dzɔ wimu, widɔkɔ baŋ.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Bəkaŋa bəfa bi gɔkɔki nyəə i nəkə bɛiŋ, bə bi dzɔ wimu, widɔkɔ bâaŋ. [Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Bənyuku bəfa bi numki i chwa, bə bi dzɔ wimu, widɔkɔ bâaŋ.]”Not in the BSB

37Bwa bu bə mbaŋ ka bikə i wi a, “Bah, gia yiwɔ bi numki, num i faiŋ na?” Wi chukuli num bəh ndi a, “Mbɛiŋ kîəki a di biə kiŋkpili ki fiɛŋ kɔ, akɔ di biə bəŋguluŋ si juŋni.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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