Luke 11 (KHJ) · Opened

1Upyu ʊnʊng Iyesu ku sɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng bi opyo owro. Sini ekywere, opyo arʊ bi idɔɔ Ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ka sani ɛngɛɛ ni, “Ete, mɛr arʊ sini arʊ nʊ sɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng kǝni sini Iyohana mɛr Ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ni.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Iyesu ka sani moni, “Inyi bawaw ʊsɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng, inyi sɔrhɔ kǝn: “ ‘Ɛkpɛri, she arʊ ngɛ arʊ dɔ Ʊtʊwanw, aki igumo nwu ba.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Maru ʊmʊra sini arʊ wɛi ku kina ʊnʊngGive us each day our daily bread.

4pʊna arʊ ʊyarʊ ngɛ, kǝni sini arʊ se pʊna arʊ ʊyarʊ ni. Bekya kong arʊ kya iberi ʊmarha. ’ ”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Iyesu ka sani ɔmɔni, “Asani araru bi idɔɔ nyi ani orokyoro ngɛ, aka kya eberi ngɛ ni abarating ating, ka sani ɛngɛɛ ni, ‘Orokyorom, mam ʊta ʊmʊra ngɛ,Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6ima orokyorom sini okuni baa okyoro, uwe isam imisini ini maa aki ara.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Ɛkǝri orokyoronw bai ididang ka sani, ‘Bekya ewurem. Akarha afra ɔnɔgrɔ, imye kǝni ɔnɔm arʊ karha yarimɔ, ina bram ʊshinɛ amanw iririma.’And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8Isini enyi ni abadana su shinɛ ngɛ amanw ʊmʊra, bekai sini inyi ni orokyoromo, yip bekai ʊsang ʊwanw uko sunonwuo ʊkwʊna ɔnɔgrɔ nagang anʊ shinɛ amanw amarha ima sini ʊwɛi.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9“Kǝnawo itanany: Inyi gyurho kii anʊ many; Inyi waa Inyi nʊ pen; Inyi kwʊna ɔnɔgrɔ anʊ yɛɛ nyi.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Kii kukum arʊ sini obo gyurho anu yirha. Arʊ sini aba waa anu pen. Kǝnawo arʊ sini aba kuna ɔnɔgrɔ anu yɛɛ ngɛ.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11“Akina ekperi ngɛ bi idɔɔ nyi, Ɔnɔɔ bo gyurho ngɛ Itofuru, aka ma Iyow bi ʊka Itofuru?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Kii obo gyurho ngɛ Ikpa, aka maa Inang?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Iboshoo inyi, ereteting kperhi ʊʊma Ɔnɔny iima igigyang ngɛ, ka parha ɛshɛ Ɛkpɛri nyi kya ayaya anu ma kukum arʊ sini ɔsɔrhi ngɛ Ering Ʊshisha!”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Upyu ʊnʊng sini Iyesu ku yeri ishari bi idɔɔ orokru sini anabraa ʊpya onuo. Ni sini ɛkǝri ishari kuniyo, ɛkǝri orokru sini anabraa ʊpya onuo, kasu kapya onuo, ɛkǝri ushi orokru kǝ jijire.One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Yip opyo arumo kasani, “Brʊbrʊ akʊ yeri ʊshari. Epen ikrʊ ba eberi Ibelzebul, ogumo ʊshari.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Opyo arʊ ka waa ʊmarha Iyesu ngɛ, oko gyurho ngɛ ani eyenmo ʊpɛ iririma ba ayaya.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Iyesu kperhi ʊwɔrɔ ofomo ngɛ, aka sa ni ɔmɔni: “Igumo sini orokru ku pya ɔkɔɔ ni ipyoo inasʊ dɛrhɛyo ngɛ, kǝnawo ʊna sini ukong ɔkɔ ni ʊkawɔ inu sarhayo.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Ishari bating ite ni ʊkaa anu sane nye igumo ngɛ kating? Igyurhiny kǝn, bekai sini inyi kpari asani iku yeri ʊshari ni ikrʊ Ibelzebul yo.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Nɛchiyɛn ibeyeri ʊshari ni ikrʊ Ibelzebul, arʊ kro nyi ngɛ ku yerimo ni ikrʊ iyangyo? Iboshoo kǝnawo ɔmɔmɔ anushoo arʊ kyɛrhɛ ʊring nyi.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Yip iboshoo iku yeri ʊshari ni ikrʊ Ʊnʊng yo, Igumo Ʊnʊng ba bi idɔɔ nyi wurha.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21“Akywa sini arikru, ani ʊʊma ʊraa ngɛ ne terh, asusha ʊnaa ʊmaa ni bi ʊyari ikywi.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Yip ikpara sini arʊ sini epri ngɛ ni ikrʊ be shinɛ ɔkɔɔ ne ngɛ, eyen ngɛ ikrʊ, anu karha ngɛ ʊʊma ʊraa sini atirikywi ngɛ aka kaa ʊkaadima ngɛ.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23“Arʊ sini asaa kǝni ɛmyɛ ngɛ ating ite ni ɛmyɛ, arʊ sini asaa sutuno kǝni ɛmyɛ ngɛ, arʊ sarha ngɛ.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24“Ikpara sini ering ishari bo kuno ngɛ bi idɔɔ orokru, ese kya eberi akwakwʊrʊ ʊwaa owro uwuro, abana pen ngɛ, akan sani, ‘Inʊ juro kyam ʊna sini isheri ngɛ.’When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Ni sini obo juro anʊ darha ɛyɛrhɛ ɛkǝri ʊna napʊpʊrhi okyowo nɛmɛr.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Ikpara dang anu juro kya aya barha ering ʊshari eten sara sini epri ngɛ ni eteting aka raa akiki burha. Ʊkiki ɛkǝri orokru bi ikpara dang ka burawo epri ʊmi itee.”Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

27Ikpara sini Iyesu naya ʊtana ʊring men opyo erere ka ta onuo bai idɔɔ ushi orokru, “Ʊnʊng ta akwa sini ebyerinw, eprinw onuo adadʊma.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Iyesu ko yoro ngɛ asani, “Ʊnʊng pri ni ʊta arʊ sini akʊng irhing ngɛ asu ʊtina niyo onuo adadʊma.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Ni sini ɛkǝri eshi orokru ku fɔnɔ, Iyesu ka sani, “Orokru ipyoo yen ni eteting. Ewei ni eyenmo ʊpɛ, yip imi sini Inushoo uyenmo iyoyoo ini ʊpɛ Ijona.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30Kii kǝni sini Ijona ni ʊpɛwɔ eberi ari Inineva ni, kǝnawo ɔnɔ orokru nushoo ʊpɛwɔ eberi ipyoyen.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Ʊnʊng ʊkyɛrhɛ ʊring, Ogumo erere ibʊng Isheba anʊ titing burha kǝni orokru ipyoyen ngɛ eyen mo ni imi sini akusa isayo igyang. Bekai sini abii bai akurha eyesing kya ki ikǝkarha ʊkʊng ʊkpɛrhi Ogumo Isolomon. Nɛchiyɛn opyo arʊ sini ipri Isolomon ngɛ we ani ben.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32Ʊnʊng ʊkyɛrhɛ ʊring ari Inineva nʊ ting eyen mo ni imi sini akusa isai igyang, kii eshere ʊya ngɛ akywa sini Ijona tanimo irhing Ʊnʊng. Uwe nɛchiyɛn arʊ sini epri Ijona ngɛ we.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

33“Araru nasu taa uyen oko kyowo bi owro sini ɔsusi. Araru nasu taa uyen afraawo ni isong. Anu kyowo bi owro ukyo uyen sini arʊ keba nʊ ru uyen.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Ikranwyo inu uyen inamanw. Ikranw boshoo ikrʊ Inamanw kukum nʊ tirɛ ni uyen. Yip iba sayo ikrʊ inamanw kayo inu tirɛ ne eting.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Sa sini uyen ushoo bidɔɔnwʊ naw terewo oshoo eting.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Boshoo inamanw kukum itiri ni uyen, eting neshiyo ngɛ bi irisha, inamanw nʊ tirɛ ni uyen kǝni sini uyen se ta bayanw ni.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Ni sini Iyesu kywɛri ʊpya onuo, opyo Afarisi kayirha ngɛ ʊra ʊmʊra bidɔɔ ʊnaa; aka kya aya kiki kǝni omoo bi owro ʊra ʊmʊra.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38Yip ɛkǝri Afarisi kǝjijire ni sini orii Iyesu rii ʊmʊra baa ukurho ivʊ.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Ikpara dang Ete ka sani ɛngɛɛ ni, “Inyi Afarisiya dirhi ni utumo ɔsɔng kǝni isɔng, yip idɔɔ nyi tiri ni ʊwaa ikywi kǝni eteting.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Inyi obobo orokru! Sii Ʊnʊng ngɛ ekyeni esing ojo kǝni idɔɔ?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Yip inyi ma arʊ sini ɛwɛi ni ikywi iying imi sini inyi niyo, ikpara dang ikukying nusany napʊpʊrhi.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42“Yip okwo nenyi Afarisiya, kii inyi mi Ʊnʊng ngɛ ima iying bi idɔɔ atarhi bai idɔɔ ani ʊʊma ajajirhi sini inyi se pen kǝni ayaa ukyene ʊmʊra ʊmʊ sini inyi wrini, yip inyi kata utumo ni iring ʊbrʊbrʊ adarhi ʊwaa Ʊnʊng. Imi sini inyi tani ʊsaye bai itee ojo dirha ʊsa ʊman.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43“Okwo nenyi Afarisiya, kii inyi pri ni ʊwaa owro ʊkiki ɔmɔmɔrʊ bi owro utuno Ayaudiya, awaani orokru fony, ufo ʊmʊmɔrʊ bi ize.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44“Okwo nenyi, kii inyi ni kǝni ɔgrɔn sini ana tamo ʊpɛ ngɛ ni, orokru kasu kyeng bayaa baw kperhi.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Opyo avuwa bi idɔɔ avʊwa ʊkpɛrhi ogro, ko yoro Iyesu ngɛ asani, “Avʊwa, ʊtira arʊ bi ikpara sini uku pɛrɛ ʊring men.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Iyesu ko yoro, “Inyi avʊwa ʊkpɛrhi ogro, okwo ne nyi kany, kii inyi so lorho orokru ikpara ʊʊma sini anabramo ukong, inyi ʊkarha ikywiny inyi natany mo ani ivʊ ngɛ.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47“Okwo ne inyi, kii inyi vuri arʊ pɛrɛ onuo Ʊnʊng ɔgrɔn. Arʊ sini ekperi nyi mo epyerhimo.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Kǝnawo inyi yen asani inyi yoro ni imisini ɛkpɛri nyi si. Ɛpyerhi atina Ʊnʊng inyi ka vura mo ɔgrɔn.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Bekai kǝnawo, Ʊnʊng bidɔɔ ʊkpɛrhi ngɛ aka sani, ‘Ini tumamo ni arʊ tana onuo Ʊnʊng kǝni ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ami sini opyo arʊ bi idɔɔmo anʊ pɛrhɛmɔ ama opyo arʊmɔ igara.’Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

50Kǝnawɔ eyi kukum arʊ pɛrɛ onuo Ʊnʊng sini epyerhimo wro bai ikpa eyesing, nʊ shoo baya orokru ipyoyen,As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51bai eyi Abila kya ki eyi Izakariya, arʊ sini ɛpɛri ngɛ ba para ʊnara kǝni ʊna Ʊnʊng. Iku tanany ʊbrʊbrʊ, anu waa eyimo kukum bavu ipyoyen.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52“Okwo ne nyi avʊwa ʊkpɛrhi ogro, kii inyi karha akpara ʊmʊ yɛɛ ʊkpɛrhi ngɛ. Inyi ikywiny na raa nyi akarha arusu raa ngɛ.”Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Ikpara sini Iyesu kuni ngɛ esing ɛkǝri Afarisi kǝni avʊwa ʊmɛr ogro Imusa kasu tana ʊring ubibi bi ikywie ni ʊbʊra ikywi kasu waa ngɛ ni ogyurho ʊring adedei,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54asu sha ʊwaa ʊkpin ngɛ ni iririma sini anushe ʊpɛrɛ.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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