Luke 17 (EWE) · Opened

1Gbe ɖeka la, Yesu gblɔ na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Tetekpɔ ava mia dzi ɖaa be miawɔ nu vɔ̃, gake baba na ame si dzi wòato ava.”Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Anyo nɛ be woatsɔ kpe gã aɖe atsi ɖe kɔ nɛ, eye woatsɔe ƒu gbe ɖe atsiaƒu me wu esi wòaɖia ɖevi sue siawo dometɔ ɖeka nu wòawɔ nu vɔ̃.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.

3Eya ta minɔ ŋudzɔ. “Ne nɔviwò wɔ nu vɔ̃ la, ka mo nɛ, eye ne etrɔ le eƒe dzi me la, tsɔe kee.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Ne eda vo ɖe ŋuwò zi adre le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi, eye wòva zi adre va gblɔ be, ‘Metrɔ dzi me,’ la, ekema tsɔe kee.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Le ɣe bubu ɣi la, apostoloawo gblɔ na Aƒetɔ la be, “Míedi be míaƒe xɔse nasẽ ŋu ɖe edzi. Fia nu si míawɔ la mí.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Egblɔ na wo be, “Nenye be xɔse le mia si lolo abe kutsetse suetɔ kekeake ene la, ate ŋu ana be miaɖe gbe na ati gã sia be, ‘Ho ɖokuiwò yi ɖado ɖe ƒu me,’ eye wòawɔ miaƒe gbe dzi.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.

7“Mia dometɔ ka ƒe dɔla anɔ agble ŋlɔm alo le alẽ kplɔm, eye wòtrɔ tso agble va aƒe me, eye wòagblɔ na dɔla be, ‘Va nɔ anyi, eye nàɖu nu’?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’?

8Ke magblɔ nɛ boŋ be, ‘Wɔ nye fiẽnuɖuɖu, dzra ɖokuiwò ɖo, eye nàva subɔm le nye kplɔ̃ ŋuti maɖu nu, eye mano nu, le esia megbe wò hã nàɖu nu ano nu oa’?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’?

9Ɖe wòada akpe na dɔla la, elabena ewɔ nu si wògblɔ nɛ be newɔa?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Alea kee nenye be mieɖo tom la, mele be miabu be ele be makafu mi o, elabena miagblɔ be, ‘Dɔla madzemadzewo míenye, míaƒe dɔdeasi ko míewɔ!’ ”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Esi wonɔ woƒe mɔzɔzɔ dzi ɖo ta Yerusalem la, wova ɖo Galilea kple Samaria ƒe liƒo dzi.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Woge ɖe kɔƒe aɖe me, eye le afi ma la, wokpɔ kpodɔléla ewo wonɔ tsitre ɖe adzɔge nɔ ɣli dom be,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13“Aƒetɔ Yesu, kpɔ nublanui na mí!”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Yesu trɔ kpɔ wo hegblɔ na wo be, “Miyi ɖe nunɔlawo gbɔ miatsɔ mia ɖokuiwo fia be yewo ŋuti kɔ!” Esi wonɔ mɔa dzi yina la, wokpɔe be kpodɔ la bu le yewo ŋu.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Wo dometɔ ɖeka trɔ va Yesu gbɔ kple dzidzɔ henɔ ɣli dom be, “Woakafu Mawu, elabena nye lãme sẽ.”When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Edze klo ɖe Yesu ƒe akɔme le anyigba, eye wòda akpe nɛ le esi wòyɔ dɔe ta. Ame sia nye Samariatɔ, ame siwo womebuna ɖe naneke me o.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Yesu biae be, “Menye ŋutsu ewo ŋue meda gbe le oa? Asiekɛ mamlɛawo ya ɖe?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Nu ka ta wònye amedzro sia koe trɔ va be yeakafu Mawu?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Yesu gblɔ na ŋutsua be, “Tso nàdzo, wò xɔse da gbe le ŋuwò.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Gbe ɖeka la, Farisitɔwo va bia Yesu be ɣe ka ɣie mawufiaɖuƒea le egɔme dze ge? Yesu ɖo eŋu be, “Mawufiaɖuƒea mava kple dzesi siwo miakpɔ kple ŋku,When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21alo woagblɔ be, ‘Edze egɔme tso afi sia’ alo ‘Ele akpa kemɛ o,’ elabena mawufiaɖuƒe la le mía dome xoxo.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Emegbe la, Yesu gaƒo nu le nu sia ŋu na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Ɣeyiɣi aɖe gbɔna esi miadi be nye Amegbetɔ Vi la manɔ mia gbɔ ŋkeke ɖeka pɛ ko. Gake nyemanɔ anyi o.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.

23Amewo ava gblɔ na mi be, ‘Ele afii!’ alo ‘Ele afi mɛ!’ Migaxɔ wo dzi se o, eye migayi be yewoadim o.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24“Elabena Amegbetɔ Vi la ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ adze nyuie abe ale si dzi kea dzo le lilikpowo mee ene, be ame sia ame nakpɔe.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.

25Gake gbã la, ele be makpe fu vevie, eye dukɔ blibo sia nagbe nu le gbɔnye.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26“Abe ale si wòdzɔ le Noa ŋɔli ene la, nenema wòanɔ le Amegbetɔ Vi la ƒe vava ɣeyiɣi me.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Amewo nɔ nutsu ɖum, nɔ srɔ̃ ɖem, eye agbe vivi ɖuɖu nɔ edzi vevie va se ɖe esime Noa ge ɖe eƒe aɖakaʋu la me, eye tsiɖɔɖɔ va tsrɔ̃ ame bubuawo katã.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.

28“Xexea me anɔ abe ale si wònɔ le Lɔt ƒe ŋkekewo me ene. Ame sia ame nɔ eƒe gbe sia gbe dɔ wɔm pɛpɛpɛ. Wonɔ nu ɖum, nɔ nu nom, wonɔ asi ƒlem, wode agble, tu xɔ gãwoIt was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29va se ɖe ŋdi si Lɔt dzo le Sodom. Eye dzo kple dzokpe xɔxɔwo dza tso dziƒo hetsrɔ̃ ameawo katã.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Ɛ̃, nenema ke amewo anɔ woƒe dɔwo dzii va se ɖe esime gaƒoƒo si dzi Amegbetɔ Vi atrɔ gbɔ la naɖo.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31“Ame siwo anɔ xɔta gbe ma gbe, eye woƒe nuwo nanɔ xɔ me la megatrɔ yi aƒe me be yewoaƒo ƒu yewoƒe nuwo o. Ame siwo le agble la megaxa trɔ yi aƒe me le dua me o.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.

32Miɖo ŋku nu si dzɔ ɖe Lɔt srɔ̃ dzi!Remember Lot’s wife!

33Ame sia ame si adi vevie be yeatsi agbe la aku, eye ame si aku la atsi agbe.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Le zã ma me la, ame eve amlɔ abati ɖeka dzi, eye woava kplɔ ɖeka dzoe agblẽ ɖeka ɖi.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35“Nyɔnu eve woanɔ wɔ tum le teƒo, woaxɔ ɖeka, eye woagblẽ evelia ɖi. [Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Ame eve lanɔ agble me, woatsɔ ɖeka agblẽ evelia ɖi.]”Not in the BSB

37Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Aƒetɔ afi kae woakplɔ wo ayi?” Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Afi si nu kukuwo le la, afi mae akagawo hã nɔna!”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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