Luke 12 (IKZ) · Opened

1Ribhaga riyo, ɨbhɨkwɨ bhya abhaatʉ bhakiibhiringa kwa Yɨɨsu, kuhikɨra bhakiitaza. Yɨɨsu akatanga kʉbhabhʉʉrɨra abhɨɨga bhaazɨ, “Mwiyangarɨrɨ ne engʼeera ya Abhafarisaayo, kʉ kʉbha engʼeera yiyo ɨranyaragana nchu ubhutunduuru.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.

2Nawe kɨtareeho kɨnʉ kikundikiriibhwɨ, kɨkatama kuhumburwa, na kɨnʉ kibhisirwɨ, kɨkatama kororekana.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Gʉʉsi ganʉ mʉkʉgamba mukiirimya, bharagiigwa habhwɨrʉ. Na gʉʉsi ganʉ mukwimonyerera gararwazwa kʉbhaatʉ habhwɨrʉ.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.

4“Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra imwɨ abhasaani bhaanɨ, mʉtʉʉbhaha bhanʉ bhakʉtʉra kwita ʉmʉbhɨrɨ. Hanʉ bhakʉmara, bhatakʉtʉra kokora kɨndɨ chʉchʉsi.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Nawe, nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra wʉnʉ mukwenderwa kwʉbhaha, mwʉbhahɨ Mungu! Kʉ kʉbha hanʉ ewe akʉmara kwita ʉmʉʉtʉ, anʉ ʉbhʉnaja bhwo okomorekera momorero gwa nyaari. Maheene nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, wuyo newe, mukwenderwa kwʉbhaha umwene!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!

6“Mʉmɨnyirɨ kʉbha zɨsanzɨ isaanʉ zɨraguribhwa kwiguri isuuhu bhʉkʉngʼu. Nawe Mungu atakwɨbha nʉʉrʉ yɨmwɨ yazʉ.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Na niimwɨ, Mungu amɨnyirɨ endengo ya zinzwɨrɨ za kumitwɨ janyu. Mmbe, mʉtʉʉbhaha, kʉ kʉbha imwɨ munu ubhwera kʉkɨra zɨsanzɨ.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ araanyiisiriryɨ mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa abhaatʉ, Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉʉsi aramwisirirya mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa bhamaraika bha Mungu.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Nawe, wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ akʉnyanga mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa abhaatʉ, na niinyɨ nɨramwanga mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa bhamaraika bha Mungu.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ araagambɨ amangʼana amabhɨ igʉrʉ wu Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ, arabheererwa. Nawe, ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ araarege Ekoro Ɨndɨndu, wuyo atakobheererwa.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.

11“Hanʉ bhakʉbhahira kutinirwa mʉmarwazɨrʉ, mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa abhatɨmi na mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa abhakangati, mʉtabha na makɨbhwɨ. Mʉtahaha igʉrʉ wa amangʼana ganʉ mʉkʉgarukirya,When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12kʉ kʉbha, ɨɨsa yiyoyiyo, Ekoro Ɨndɨndu ɨrabharagɨrɨra amangʼana ganʉ mukwenderwa kʉgamba.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Kwiribhita rya abhaatʉ riyo, ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ akabhʉʉrɨra Yɨɨsu, “Umwija, ʉbhʉʉrɨrɨ umuhiiri waanɨ, tosonde ɨgabhʉ yɨnʉ bhaabha aatutigiirɨ.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Yɨɨsu akamʉgarukirya, “Wɨɨwɨ akantʉʉra nɨbhɨ ʉmʉtaanʼya waanyu?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Akʉmara akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Mwiyangarɨrɨ ne eteemwa yu ubhwimani, kʉ kʉbha, ʉbhʉhʉru bhwʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ, bhʉtarɨ mubhwaru bhwe ebhegero bhyazɨ.”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.”

16Akʉmara Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra ekerenjo, arabhuga, “Kwarɨ nu umuniibhi wʉmwɨ, wʉnʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ gwazɨ gwapʉnirɨ ibhyakurya bhyaru bhʉkʉngʼu.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Akiibhuurya mokoro yaazɨ, ‘Nangʉ nɨrakorabhwɨ? Ibhyakurya bhyanɨ bhɨnʉ bhyʉsi, nɨtaana hagero ha kʉbhɨbhɨɨka!’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18“Neho akabhuga, ‘Nɨrakorabhu, nɨrasarya ɨbhɨtara bhyanɨ, na kwʉmbaka ɨbhɨndɨ ɨbhɨkʉrʉ kʉkɨraho. Muyo nɨratɨɨmu ibhyakurya bhyanɨ bhyʉsi, ne ebhegero bhyanɨ ɨbhɨndɨ.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.

19Akʉmara niriibhʉʉrɨra mokoro yaanɨ, “Nangʉ witɨɨrɨɨrɨ ikibhumbɨkʉ che ebhegero bhyaru ɨbhɨzʉmu. Bhɨrakwisa kumyaka myaru! Nangʉ, yoyeera, uryɨ, unywɨ na ozomerwe!” ’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!”’

20“Nawe Mungu akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, ‘Omogeege awɨ! Ubhutikʉ bhwa reero yɨnʉ, ʉrakwa! Ne ebhegero bhɨnʉ bhyʉsi wibhiringiirɨ, bhɨrabha bhya wɨɨwɨ?’ ”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?’

21Yɨɨsu akabhuga, “Ni‑muyo ɨraabhɨ, kʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akwibhiringɨra ebhegero bhyaru igʉrʉ waazɨ umwene, nawe atarɨ muniibhi mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa Mungu.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Akʉmara, Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra abhɨɨga bhaazɨ, “Kʉgayo, mʉtanyaakɨra ubhwikari bhwanyu, kʉbha mʉraryakɨ, hamwɨ muriibhohakɨ.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.

23Ubhwikari bhunu ubhwera kʉkɨra ibhyakurya nʉ ʉmʉbhɨrɨ gunu ubhwera kʉkɨra zengebho.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24“Mwitegeerere ekerenjo cha bhanyamoko. Bhatakʉhamba, na bhatakogesa, bhataana kibhumbɨkʉ naabha ɨkɨtara, nawe Mungu arabhariisha. Hakɨrɨku imwɨ munu ubhwera bhʉkʉngʼu kʉkɨra ibhinyunyi!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!

25Wɨɨwɨ gatɨ waanyu, kukwinyaacha kwazɨ aratʉra kwiyongera nʉʉrʉ ɨɨsa yɨmwɨ yu ubhwikari bhwazɨ?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Nangʉ, arɨɨbhɨ mʉtakʉtʉra kokora nʉʉrʉ ingʼana isuuhu ncha riyo, kwakɨ muriinyaacha igʉrʉ wa agandɨ?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27“Kokerenjo ɨkɨndɨ morore ɨbhɨbharyʉ, chɨmbu bhɨkʉkʉra. Bhɨtakokora meremo nʉʉrʉ bhɨtakutuma. Nawe nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, nʉʉrʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Sɨrɨmaani nu ubhuniibhi bhwazɨ bhwʉsi, atiibhʉhirɨ bhwaheene nchɨ ɨbhɨbharyʉ bhiyo!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.

28Muyo nɨmbu, Mungu ahiibhohya bhwaheenebhu ɨbhɨbharyʉ bhya mwitɨrɨgʉ bhɨnʉ reero bhereho na tabhʉʉri bhɨrataashwa momorero. Nangʉ, nɨ‑maheene kɨmwɨkɨmwɨ kʉbha arabhiibhohya imwɨ, abhaatʉ bhu ubhwisirirya ubhusuuhu!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!

29“Mmbe, mʉtanyaaka mʉraryakɨ, hamwɨ mʉranywakɨ. Mʉtabha na bhwʉbha.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Amangʼana gayo gʉʉsi, bharaganyaakɨra abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhatɨɨzɨ Mungu. Wuusʉ wa mwisaarʉ ɨɨzɨ kʉbha moreenda gʉʉsi gayo.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Nawe momohye hinga ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwa Mungu, na agandɨ gayo, arabhoongereererya.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Mʉtʉʉbhaha, imwɨ riribhita risuuhu, kʉ kʉbha Wuusʉ asɨɨgirɨ kʉbhaha ʉbhʉtɨmi bhwazɨ.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Muguryɨ ebhegero bhyanyu, mujɨ mʉbhahɨ abhahabhɨ bhɨnʉ mokobhona. Mwikorere ɨbhɨgʉzi bhɨnʉ bhɨtakʉsarɨka, mʉbhɨ ni ikibhumbɨkʉ mwisaarʉ kɨnʉ kɨtakusuuha. Iyo, atariiyo mwibhi wu ukwibha, naabha amasɨrɨbhɨ kʉsarya.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.

34Hʉhʉʉsi hanʉ ibhibhumbɨkʉ bhyanyu bhɨrɨ, neho na zekoro zaanyu zɨrɨɨbhɨ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Sikʉ zʉʉsi, mʉbhɨ bhwaheene kohocha, umwise nu ubhutikʉ.Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36Mʉbhɨ chɨmbu abhahocha bhanʉ bhakʉrɨnda ʉmʉkʉrʉ waabhʉ agarʉkɨ kurwa mubhuryakari, korereke araahunɨ ikisikʉ, bhabhɨ bhwaheene rogendo rʉmwɨ kumwigʉrɨra.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.

37Hakɨrɨku abhahocha bhanʉ ʉmʉkʉrʉ waabhʉ arɨɨbhabhone bharamʉrɨnda aazɨ. Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra amaheene, ariikonza, arabhiikarya kubhyakurya, na kʉbhahocherya!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.

38Naabha ʉmʉkʉrʉ arɨɨgarʉkɨ ɨɨsa inyanyɨ ubhutikʉ, hamwɨ ritabhʉʉri rya ziri, na kʉbhabhona bharɨ bhwaheene, hakɨrɨku abhahocha bhayo!Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Momenye bhwaheene ringʼana rɨnʉ, wi inyumba, angamɨnyirɨ ɨɨsa yɨnʉ umwibhi akuuza, aarɨ ariikonza, nu umwibhi ataarɨ arasikɨra yɨɨka waazɨ.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.

40Na niimwɨ, mʉbhɨ bhwaheene ibhaga ryʉsi, kʉ kʉbha Umwana wʉ Ʉmʉʉtʉ, araaza ribhaga rɨnʉ mʉtakwisega.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Akʉmara, Peetero akabhuurya Yɨɨsu, “Ʉmʉkʉrʉ, ekerenjo kɨnʉ utubhuuriirɨ itwɨ abheene, hamwɨ nɨ‑kʉ bhaatʉ bhʉʉsi?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Ʉmʉkʉrʉ akamʉgarukirya, “Omohocha omoheene na wu ubhwʉbhʉʉri nɨ‑wahɨ? Ne‑mohocha we eteemwa yɨnʉ, ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ akʉmʉtʉʉra igʉrʉ wa abhahocha abhakɨndichazɨ, korereke abhahɨ ibhyakurya bhyabhʉ kwibhaga ryazɨ.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?

43Hakɨrɨku omohocha wʉnʉ hanʉ ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ araagarʉkɨ kurwa orogendo arabhona arakora chɨmbu aamuswajiryɨ.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra amaheene, ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ aratʉʉra omohocha wuyo abhɨ umwimiiririri we ebhegero bhyazɨ bhyʉsi!Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45“Nawe omohocha ʉmʉbhɨ nɨ‑wʉnʉ ahiigambɨra mokoro yaazɨ, ‘Ʉmʉkʉrʉ waanɨ arakeezera kʉgarʉka,’ ahaatanga kotema bhambʉʉsa abhakɨndichazɨ, na kurya na kunywa amarwa, kuhika aragwatwa.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.

46Ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ aragarʉka urusikʉ nɨ ɨɨsa yɨnʉ omohocha atakwiseega. Aramotema kɨbhɨ, na kʉmʉtʉʉra iribhita imwɨmwɨ na abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhatarɨ abhaheene.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.

47“Omohocha wʉnʉ yɨɨzɨ amiisɨɨgi gʉ ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ, nawe atɨɨndirɨ kʉmʉsʉngʼaana, naabha ataasuukirɨ amaragɨrɨra gʉ ʉmʉkʉrʉ waazɨ, aratemwa zihimbʉ nzaru.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Nawe, omohocha wʉnʉ atamɨnyirɨ amiisɨɨgi gʉ ʉmʉkʉrʉ, akakora ɨngʼana yɨnʉ ikwenderwa anyaakibhwɨ, ewe aratemwa zihimbʉ suuhu. Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ aahɨɨrwɨ bhyaru, bhereenderwa bhyaru, ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ aahɨɨrwɨ bhyaru bhʉkʉngʼu, bhereenderwa bhyaru bhʉkʉngʼu.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.

49“Inyɨ niizirɨ mʉʉsɨ kwacha omorero. Naarɨ nereenda gʉbhɨ gʉmarirɨ kwaka!I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Nʉʉrʉ inyɨ, nɨnʉ ʉbhʉbhatiizi bhʉnʉ bhukwenderwa nɨbhʉsʉngʼaanɨ, na kuhika bhʉrakorwa, nɨnayʉ ɨnyaakʉ kʉrʉ.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Awɨɨ, mʉrakina niizirɨ mʉʉsɨ koreeta omorembe? Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra, niizirɨ kʉtaanʼya abhaatʉ.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Kwɨma nangʉ, munyumba ya abhaatʉ bhataanʉ, bhatatʉ bharataana na bhabhɨrɨ. Bhabhɨrɨ bhʉʉsi, bharataana na bhatatʉ.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Bhaabha arasaarʉkanʼya nu umwana waazɨ, nu umwana waazɨ wʉʉsi, arasaarʉkanʼya na wiisɨ. Yiiya arabha igʉrʉ wu umuucha waazɨ, umuucha wʉʉsi igʉrʉ wa unina. Uninabhyara aramʉhakaanʼya ʉmʉkamwana, ʉmʉkamwana wʉʉsi, aramʉhakaanʼya uninabhyara.”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.”

54Akʉmara Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra abhaatʉ bha kwiribhita riyo, “Mʉraarore risaarʉ rɨratiira ʉrʉbhaara rwa nyanza, rogendo rʉmwɨ mʉrabhuga, ‘Rɨtarɨ ibhaga irɨɨhu imbura ɨratweka,’ na ɨkatweka.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.

55Na mʉraarore ʉmʉkama gʉrarwa ʉrʉbhaara rwa rangɨ, rogendo rʉmwɨ mʉrabhuga, ‘Iryʉya rɨrabhaho,’ na nɨmbu ɨrɨ.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Imwɨ abhabhɨɨhi! Mwɨzɨ kwobhoora ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ chɨ ɨɨsɨ na risaarʉ. Ndora mʉratamwa komenya enzobhooro ya amangʼana ganʉ gakʉhʉrʉka zisikʉ zɨnʉ?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?

57“Na kwakɨ mʉtakwisirirya imubheene kokora ganʉ gakwenderwa?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Arɨɨbhɨ ʉmʉkʉgambi arakuhira kumutiniri, mwigwanɨ nawe mʉkɨɨrɨ mʉnzɨra. Ɨrɨɨtamɨbhu, arakuhicha kumutiniri. Nu umutiniri wuyo, arakuhira kumusirikarɨ, korereke akusikiryɨ mokebhoho.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.

59“Nɨrakʉbhʉʉrɨra amaheene, ʉtakurwa muyo kuhika hanʉ ʉkʉmara kʉrɨha isiirɨ yʉʉsi!”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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