Luke 14 (EKA) · Opened

1Efung Esabat abehng Jisos kehm tahme song li nsol go etahk ntubesi a nne a Farisi awohng. Owo bo jo baab-e.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

2Nne awohng no gbo eyam ebyeenge kehm bake goji Jisos.Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

3Owo Jisos kehm bahbe atꞌtibi ba atahm, a Bab Farisi re, “Anv, ntahm enyahre tꞌtaame re nne jo lim ane, bo nob efung Esabata, afi?”So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

4Bo kehm belle. Owo Jisos kehm rodo nne eyam noo, lim-e, á nob, fere yak-e, á song.But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Anv, nne awo ewahne no mmon ewe, afi nfong enye bahke gboko yel elbing alahb ni kpꞌrahbe, á kꞌsong yehk-e efung Esabata?”And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6Jol bo we maam faange ejumjum.And they were unable to answer these questions.

7Jisos nyehne kan ana ane ba bo tob tiingi bo elkak fvfo ma song yehke adi nji nya li wahre wahre, owo á kehm tubu bo elgan re,When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8“Nne lꞌtiing-a elkak elbal, ka song ji edi nji ji li wahre wahre. Fundiki nne no ga gbal sehnge wo, nfono elkak tꞌtob tiing-e fvfo.“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

9Lꞌjol ano, nne no tiingi wahn ane abal abal bahke bake, ba tong-a re, ‘Tahm ka nne noa, á ji!’ Ndon bahk-a kehme elfili re wo fere song ji go nredereda nji.Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10“Bo lꞌtiing-a elkak, song ji go nredereda nji, eji nfono elkak lꞌba, á bahke ba tong-a re, ‘Mbi, mehl, wo ba ji ga nwahrewahra nji.’ Owo a bahke bele ellub go esamahr ane kpee ba jehk a na go ekpꞌkuru jio.But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

11“Tibre nne awohng awohng no lꞌrod elne bum wahre wahre, bo bahk-e rede na. Nne no lꞌrede elne, bo bahk-e rodo, bum wahre wahre.”For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12Owo Jisos kehm tob bung a nne no tiing-e no re, “A lꞌtiingi ane re bo ba li nsol, afi jolo elkak, ka jo tiingi ate eba, jol abonane, jol nnahb enya, a aneb nkontahk eba ba li afang ane. Tibre bo fvfo bo bahk-a tob tiingi. A lꞌlim ano, wobbel eltuuru ena tvtv go ejum ji a limi no.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13Ga nob re a lꞌtiingi ane elkak, wo jo tiingi akpak, a abanne, a awakamahr.But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14A bahke bele elfuulu, tibre bo nehm ma tob lim ka-a. Esowo bi bahke limi ka-a efung bio bi atingi ane bahke nyahme go elkv.”and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15Eji nne awohng no woomo go ellong ane ba tob ji ekpꞌkuru jio a Jisos wuku ano, owo á kehm-e tongo re, “Elfuulu li ka nne no bahke lehke nsol go ejahbetul Esowo.”When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

16Jisos kehm-e faange re, “Nne awohng jolo go, no limi egburu elkak, tiingi ane gbalee.But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

17Eji afung elkak ma rehng, á kehm tumu nlokeltum ewe re á song tong ane ba á tiingi bo re bo ba. Tibre bobtoobo ejum ajehng ajehng bum.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18“Bo ane kpee kehm kehme ellaange kunu go nsol. Ngbokambang a nne kehm tongo nlokeltum noo re, ‘N gunu nfong ewubu, n yahke tahm song wuungu bo. Lub wuk ana n kp-a gboongo titi.’But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

19Owo nne noko kehm kpe bung re, ‘N gunu edi egbe. M bahke tahme song nyehn. Lub wuk ana n kp-a gboongo titi.’Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20Nne noko kehm tob kpe bung re, ‘Me n ko nkal, owo wahnge n lꞌkꞌma ba.’Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

21“Nlokeltum noo kehm feere song tong nde. “Nfono elkak noo, atahng kehm-e rake. Á kehm tongo nlokeltum ewe re, ‘Foomo song go afak ejahbe, wo song ko akpak, fere ko abanne, a awakamahr ba a bo.’The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22“Eji nlokeltum noo je feere, á kehm ba tong nde re, ‘Nsoo, ana a bungu no, me n lim. Eyake jia, kpeke li, ji ane bahke kpe ji.’‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23“Nde kehm tongo nlokeltum noo re, ‘Song go abang ebud, a abang ekulugbe, wo jo fanne ane, eji bo lꞌba, ba yel, ane lꞌrur go egame ekpꞌkpa.’So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24Tibre n kp-n tongo re, Nne awohng awohng go ellong ane ba bo tiingi bo nehm tiki li elkak ename.”For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25Ellong ane gbalee jo jene a Jisos. Owo á kehm keebe, kehm tongo bo re,Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

26“Nne awohng awohng no lꞌba go egame, á nehm ma jol ntꞌtoono ewame, tohko jol re á ko nde ekv, a nnyehn, a nkal ewe, a abon ebe, a abonanyehn, a elkpin ene fvfo.“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

27Nne no tohko sol ekros eje, tahm toon-m, á nehm ma jol ntꞌtoono ewame.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28Nne awohng ewahne lꞌseb re á si enyong, á bahke tohko gbo mbang ji, gabe ana bahk-e kimi ekun, joare akpohko enye bahk-e biingi, á si kpee mal.Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

29Á tohko lim ano, fundiki á bahke bumu nnahb ekahme nyi nyi, á nehm kpe ma soro asi. Ane kpee ba lꞌnyehn, bo bahk-e kehme elnyoko re,Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

30‘Nne noa ana bomo etahk go elsehke, á kpeem ma gohro si mal.’saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

31“Ntul no kpi nsoja atahltahl nkpel eltahl, no yahke tahm re á song nok ebta a ntul noko no kpꞌbake re á ba nok a ne, no kpi nsoja atahltahl nkpel atahl abal, á bahke tohko gbo mbang ji kpee, toobo, joare á li ma yiimi, nok a ntul noko.Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32Joare á nehm ma yiimi a ne, á bahke tumu ane tv ntul noko, eji á kpeke li go fee re bo song bahb-e ji á bahk-e kake, bo kehm koono.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33“Ano wo fvfo, nne awohng awohng ewahne no tohko yake ejum ajehng ajehng ji á kpi no, á lꞌkꞌma jol ntꞌtoono ewame.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

34“Akang kpꞌyebe. Elyebe akang lꞌlohng, a bahke limi renan, akang kehm kpe yebe?Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

35Jol nehm nob ka ndi, jol nehm nob re nne ko kak go abangenahb nti. Ane kpo sale na elkohn akang nio wohng go. Nne no kpi atung, nong, á wuk.”It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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