Luke 16 (EKA) · Opened

1Jisos kehm kpe bung tong abatꞌtoono ebe re, “Efange nne ajehng jolo gona, ji bele nlokeltum. Ane kehm song tong-e re, nlokeltum noo kpꞌfade akpohko enye.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2“Owo nde noo kehm-e lungu, kehm-e bahbe re, ‘Jen ji wahnge n kpꞌwuku nsol ana nyia bada na? Ko awer ba a nya, nya a kpo nyon nsol enyame nyi n yake kak-a go ebo. Tibre a nehm kpe tiki jol nlokeltum ewame.’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.’

3“Owo nlokeltum noo kehm bungu go ege eltim re, ‘Anv, m bahke limi renan, eji nsoo yahk-m yehke go egame eltum? Eko n gaam kpi, ji m bahke jo bahm egbe. Ndon kp-m fili re me n jo gboongo na nsol.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.

4Anv, me n kahn ji m bahke limi, eji n lꞌbel ane ba bahk-m koko, n lene tob bo ngare nyi nsoo ma-m yehke go eltum.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5“Owo á kehm lungu ane kpee, ba bele nde abong, kehm tongo ngbokambang re, ‘A kpi nsoo mbong rejen?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Á kehm faange re, ‘Nsang akehng atahl alon.’ Nlokeltum noo kehm-e tongo re, ‘Rod nwer a mbong enya, wo ji elwaare, nyon nsang atahl abal a nsang ewubu.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7“Owo á kehm bahbe noko re, ‘Anv, wo, mbong enya li rejen?’ Á kehm-e faange re, ‘Ebam nkohl atahl alon.’ Nlokeltum noo kehm-e tongo re, ‘Rod nwer a mbong enya, wo nyon ebam atahl ani.’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.

8“Owo nde kehm tehke nkimfahnga nlokeltum ewe noo, tib go elwake ni á ma wake. Tibre abon ba njini nyia ba kpꞌgaka wake go bo a ntum sehnge abon ba ellennge.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.

9“N kp-n tongo re, Roden afang nya ki li nyanyahne, wahn ko lim etem, eji afang lꞌmal, bo lꞌko-n kak go ntahk nyi li go njinanjini.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Nne no lꞌbel ekakesehk go mmojum no nse, á tob kpi ekakesehk go egburu ejum. Nne no kil ma lim mmojum no nse go etingitingi, á kpehme ma tob lim egburu ejum go etingitingi.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.

11“Eji ń ki ma lim nsol nyi njini nyia go ekakesehk, bahke limi renan, bo kehm yake atingitingi afang kak-n go egahne abo?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Eji ń ki bel ekakesehk go nsol nyi ki li nyꞌnyahne, nne awo me, no bahk-n kake ji bahke jolo jꞌjahne?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13“Nlokeltum awohng awohng limm, no bahke ma loko nde na ebal. Noko, á bahk-e koko ekv, noko jo kor-e. Tohko jol ano á bahke lake nde noko, fere jo daange noko. Ń nehm ma loko Esowo, fere jo loko akpohko.”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.”

14Eji Bab Farisi wuku nsol nyio, bo kehm-e kehme elnyoko, tibre akpohko jo koro bo sehng.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Wahn li ane ba kpo tib elnahne go esamahr ane re, wahn li atingitingi ane. Wo, Esowo kpꞌkahne ntim enyahne. Tibre nsol nyi ane kpo tehk, nyi nyi li nsol eltehb go esamahr Esowo.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.

16“Atahm nya Moses, a alum nya abanyehnamahr nyono no jolo ka ngare nyio nyi mahne mahne tete ba rehng ngare nyi Jon ji nwohngalahb. Bomo ngare nyio, owo bo kehme eltiingi nnoobo etib bi li bade etul bi Esowo. Nne awohng awohng no lꞌlim go nsahm, á bahke ma kuumu.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.

17“Elbung abola ndi tohkem rꞌriidi re tan. Jol nrꞌrohka ntahm anyehng anyehng nehm tiki range.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.

18“Nne awohng awohng no lꞌten nkal ewe, fere ko noko, yeblim erehbe. Nne no lꞌbaange nnenkal no nlum ewe m-e yehke elbal, eblim erehbe.”Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19“Efange nne ajehng jolo gona, ji jo liibi nsol nyi jo sahb kꞌkim ekun, fere jo lim egburu elkak efung abehng abehng.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20“Nne awohng tob jolo ona, no bo jo lung-e re Lasaros, ji jolo nkpak. Ngubjing enye jolo alok alok. Á jo kono eljehke go mbutahk efange nne jio.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Á jo sebe re á jo kpiimi akahb elang li, nya jo fooro ekpꞌkuru efange nne jio gbo, eji á lꞌwohngo. Ebv jo lohngo ba lahb-e alok.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Toono o nkpak nyio ba kpo. Babenjel kehm ba sol-e, song bum-e, á ji kohlo Ebraham. “Efange nne jio kehm tob kpo. Bo kpa-e kak.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Eji á woomo go ellulagun, jo nyehn erem, á kehm tabe esamahr ebe, kehm nyehne Ebraham go fee, fere nyehn Lasaros jehk kohl-e.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Owo á kehm rabe re, ‘Nso Ebraham, nong, me n fil-a ndon! Lub tum Lasaros, á song behde ebnyohkobo ebe go alahb, ba behd-m go ebliki, eji ebliki ebame lꞌlub naang-m. Tibre n kpꞌnyehne erem sehng go agun nyaa.’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.’

25“Owo Ebraham kehm-e faange re, ‘Mmon ewame, buumu re, ngare nyi a jolo go elkpin, a bele anoobo nsol, Lasaros bele asabsab nsol. Wo anv, bo m-e kak eltim, wo noa, kpi erem nyehn.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.

26Wo gana, elka elka ni wahr a nahne, egburu edamme jia, ji nnene lꞌkꞌma sehng ga egahre, ba rehng go egahne, fvfo ji nnene lꞌkꞌtob ma sehng go egahne, ba rehng ga egahre.’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.’

27“Owo efange nne jio kehm bungu re, ‘Nsoo, n kp-a gboongo re, wo lub tum Lasaros tv go etahk nsoo,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28eji á lꞌsong rehke abonanee. Tibre n kpi abonanee na alon, tohko jol ano, bo bahke tob ba, ba nyehn erem ebnohko edi jia.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29“Owo Ebraham kehm faange re, ‘Bo kpi awer nya Moses, a nya abanyehnamahr, nong, bo jo wuk.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30“Efange nne jio kehm tene re, ‘Eꞌee nso Ebraham, nne lꞌlohng akvne, fere song kpiri bo, bo bahke gboko ndon.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31“Ebraham kehm-e tongo re, ‘Bo tohko fere wuk alum nya Moses, a nya anyehnamahr, afi nne nyahme na go elkv, bo nehm taame.’ ”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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