Luke 12 (KHJ) · Opened

1Ni sini, eshi orokru ʊsʊsɔng tuni, asu tɛɛ opyoomo, Iyesu kasu pɛrɛ ni ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ noru, aka sa nɔmɔni, “Inyi sa noshong ni edei ʊmɛr upre eteting Afarisiya use sa orokru ibobomo wurha.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.

2Akywa yeba amu sini iririma sini afrii anu yɛɛ yo, imi sini ini ʊsʊsɔ anu kperhi yoo.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Kukimo inyi bɛpɛrɛ bidɔɔ eting anʊ kʊyo bidɔɔ uyen, imisini inyi bɛpɛrɛ iwɛrhiwɛ bi ikuu idang anʊ tanayo ayaya kyaya ʊsɔrɔ ʊbɔrʊ aki orokru kukum kʊwɔ.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“Iku tanany, orokyorom, inyi bekya kung irung arʊ sini anu Peri inamany, bi ʊkywɛrɛ anabramo ʊsany iririma.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Ting itananyi arʊ sini inyi nʊ kung irung ngɛ; Inyi kung irung arʊ sini, abakyu pɛrɛny ani ikrʊ fennyi ngɛ kidɔɔ igara ʊra. Iringyo itaniny, inyi kʊng irʊng ngɛ.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!

6Sa ɔnɔ ʊgyʊrhʊ ɔtɔng mo ese gbuna ikiri ʊfɛ ʊpari? Ni kǝna Ʊnʊng sene yuro ngɛ ni ereyingmo.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Ko ʊfʊrhi ikywiny Ʊnʊng kperhi ʊrɛmɔ ngɛ. Bekya kung irung; Imɔriny pri imu ushi ɔnɔ ʊgyʊrhʊ.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Itanany ʊbrʊbrʊwɔɔ, arʊ sini anuting bi ite orokru a sani ingɛɛ ni arʊ kroo mi ngɛ, Imye Ɔnɔ Orokru Inutana bi ite Atina Ʊnʊng ni ani arʊ kroo mi ngɛ.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Yip arʊ sini aba tiraa ngɛ emye bi ite orokru, anu tiramo ngɛ bi ite atina Ʊnʊng.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Kǝnawo arʊ sini ɛbɛpɛrɛ iring ibibi bi ikywi Ɔnɔ Orokru anʊ pʊna ngɛ ʊyaa ngɛ, yip arʊ sini aba tana irhing ibibi bi ikywi Ering Ʊshisha anasʊ pʊnamɔ ngɛ ʊyaa ngɛ.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“Akywa sini orokru bokong nyi ba owro utuno Ayaudiya, kǝni eberi arʊ kyerhe ʊring adarha ari igumo bekya wure ʊkanw ni imisini ʊnʊ yoromo kǝni imisini ʊnʊ tanamo,When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12kii bakwya dang Ering Ʊshisha nʊ mɛr nwu imasini ʊnʊtana.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Opyoo arʊ bi idɔɔ ushi orokru ka sani ɛngɛɛ ni, “Avuwa, tana arupyam akaa ʊʊma ekperi arʊ sini okpue amam ʊmyɛ.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Iyesu ko yoro ngɛ, “Orokyoro, iyaa mim ushoo arʊ kyɛrhɛ ʊring, kii iyaa mim apara ʊkaa nyi edei imayen?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Aka sanomoni, “Inyi sa noshong asha ʊkany ni ko kina dǝi ʊwaa ikywi, kii ofony si ʊʊma sini inyi tuni moo ʊni ushony ba.”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.”

16Aka tanamo ushosho wen ka sani: “Abya opyo orokru shuri ikiri nɛgbɛn.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Oko wɔrɔ ofo aka sani ʊkaa ni, ‘Ikimoyo inisa? Isam ni owro ɔgrɔɔ sini inukyo ʊmam ngɛ.’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18“Ikpara dang aka sani, ‘Imi sini ini saye, ini vɛrhɛ ɔfɔm ngɛ aka vura ɔkɔkɔ, ʊpʊrhawɔ inukyo ʊmʊram kǝni ʊʊma ududumam ngɛ.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.

19Akasa ni ipam ni, “Ini akai ʊmʊra ngɛ, yarinw ɛnyɛɛ napany, kpara noshong, asu ra, asu sa, asu kung ididima ʊkanw.” ’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“Yip Ʊnʊng ka sani ɛngɛɛ ni, ‘Ʊnwʊɔ obobo! Ni eting yen anʊ waa ofonw. Nɛchiyɛn ʊʊma sini utuni nʊ shoo umu iyaa?’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?’

21“Kǝnawo ushoo arʊ sini okywi ʊkamɔ ʊʊma be eyesing, yip oshoo ara ayarha bi ite Ʊnʊng.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Ikpara dang Iyesu ka sani ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ni: “Ʊwɔwɔ Itaniny, inyi bekya wure ni ʊkikiny, imi sini inyi nura kǝni imi sini inyi nʊ sɔmɔ bi inamanyi.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.

23Kii ʊfɛnnyi pri imura, inamanyi kayo ipri ʊʊma ʊsɔmɔ.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Inyi rong ɔnɔnʊng. Ana puramɔ ana kanamɔ, asamɔ ni iboru ukyo ʊmʊra ngɛ, asamɔ ni ɔfɔ ngɛ: yip Ʊnʊng kupirimo. Inyi ne pri nyi ɔnɔnʊng ni imimɔrʊ?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!

25Iyaa bidɔɔ nyi bidɔɔ uwure ngɛ anushu sai itɔmɔ akywa iying ngɛ bi ʊfɛr ngɛ?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Bushoo inyi nabrany ʊsa animawen, ikisi inyi ku wure ʊkany ni ʊparha she ʊʊma?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27“Inyi rong sini ufurho orumo se mɛrɛ. Ana sirhamɔ itina ene kyenemo ʊmʊsɔmɔ. Yip iku tananyi, ogumo Isolomon kǝni imʊmɔrʊ akai ʊmaa dang ngɛ, ese sɔmɔ ngɛ edei ʊʊma ʊsɔmɔ ududuma kǝni ereying bidɔɔ ufurho men ni.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.

28Uboshoo kǝnawo Ʊnʊng se sɔrɔ ʊbʊng orumo, sini uniben ɛchiyɛ, ikywa akwunamo kidɔɔ ʊra, anu sane nyee ene pri ngɛ ni ʊsɔrɔ nyi ʊʊma? Inyi arʊ larha uyoro!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!

29Bi kǝna bekya wure ʊkany ni imisini inyi nura kǝni imisini inyi nusa inyi bekya wure ʊkany niyɔ.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Kii arʊ sini ɛnɛkpɛrhimɔ Ʊnʊng bi eyesing mɔ ese su wɔrɔ ofo ʊʊma men. Ɛkpɛriny yoo asani inyi wɛi ʊʊma men.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Inyi ti ʊwaa igumo Ʊnʊng bi ite, kii Ʊnʊng nʊ many kukum ʊʊma men.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Inyi bekya kung irung, ene eshi arʊkroo mi ngɛ, kii Ɛkpɛri nyi kunegben ni ʊmany ɛkǝri igumo.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Inyi gbuna ʊkaadumanyi ngɛ akaa ara ayarha. Ekyene ʊkany ipa ʊfɛ sini inasʊ kɔrɔyo, ko asani iburayo. Inyi kyo ʊka adʊma nyi kya ayaya ʊmisini ʊnasu kywɛrɛwo, owro sini eyi neke baa uyurho adarha ngɛ iyi nasu rayo.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.

34Kii owroo sini ʊkaadumanw nuwo bi ʊpʊrhawɔ ikywinw nuwo adarha ngɛ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Sɔmɔ ʊʊma ʊtina, eshere ifitilany isura ʊra,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36kǝni orokru sini akusha Ete sɔɔ baa owri ipara ubara, kii ikpara sini abakyuba aba kuna ɔgro, anu yɛɛ ngɛ ɔgro bakywakywa dang.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.

37Agara sini Ete ʊnamɔ darhimɔ akusha ukye baa, nʊkʊng ididima. Iku tanany ʊbrʊbrʊwɔɔ arite nʊ somo ʊʊma ʊwaa ʊsa ʊtina, anʊ sa agara kiki aka ba mamɔ ʊmʊra.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.

38Agara sini akʊ sha dang anu mɛ, bodoshoo ni abarating etingyo kii ʊba ʊyɛrɛ itikywa.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Inyi kperhi irhing yen ngɛ, asani ari ʊna nʊ kperhi ikpara sini eyi kyeba ʊnaa anau shere ngɛ aki ɛvɛrhɛ ngɛ ʊna araa.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.

40Itɔɔyo inyi ʊkany nu kyene ʊkikiny, kii imye Ɔnɔ orokru kyeba bakywa sini inyi ne kperhiny ni ekye ba.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Ibitrus ko gyurho ngɛ asani, “Ete, uku tana arumo ɔnɔ ʊmɛr nwu ushoshoo wen, Kii kukum orokrumo?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Ete ko yoro asani, “Nɛchiyɛn iyaa ni arite atina arʊ uyen ʊbrʊbrʊ kǝni ɛsɛr ngɛ, sini ete ʊna nʊ shere ʊfɛ ʊmʊra agara ngɛ bavuɔ amamɔ bidɔɔ kywa?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?

43Agara dang sini ete ʊnaa bosoo anu darha ngɛ asa ʊtina ngɛ nɛgbɛn, anu kʊng ididima.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Itaniny ʊbrʊbrʊwɔɔ, aritee nʊ shere ʊʊma ʊnaa kukum bavuɔ.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Ikpara sani ɛkǝri agara ka kpara bidɔɔ ikywi a sani, ‘Ete ʊnam yo otuturo ngɛ,’ Ikpara dang aka kpin ʊkra ʊparha ɛshɛ agara ɛrɛrimɛ kǝni agara erere, kasu ra kǝni ʊsa avuvuna.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.

46Ete ʊna agara dang keba ʊnʊng sini onokyoo ni ekye ba kǝni akywa sini ene kperhi ngɛ. Anu kyerhe ngɛ owowurhu emurhe ngɛ ki eberi arʊ ʊsang ʊma ʊbrʊbrʊ.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“Agara dang sini ekperhi imisini ete ʊna wɛi ngeni aka tira ngɛ ukɛne ʊkiki, a tira ngɛ ʊsa imisini ete ʊna wɛi nʊkʊng ʊta uturu ededei.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Yip agara sini ɛnɛkpɛrhi ngɛ imisini ete ʊna wɛi, akasʊ sa imisini imaa ʊkra anutaa uturu naji. Arʊ sini Ʊnʊng mie napany, anuwaa asani asaa ʊtina napany, arʊ sini amie epri napany, Ʊnʊng nuwaa ni asaa ʊtina epri napany.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“Ibii uturo ʊrawɔ bi eyesing, asani ʊwaa miwɔ ʊna kyusu yirha.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Ini igara ibaptisma ibibi ngɛ bi item, kǝni uwure nagang ke kya akywa sini inu tirɛ.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Inyi ku wɔrɔ ofo ni iku ʊyari ikywi ba be eyesing? Isayo kǝna, iku tananyi, iku ubanawo baDo you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Bai ʊkaimen orokru nʊ shoo ɔtɔng bi ʊnamɔ anʊ bana ating ite ni opyo, ara taru nʊ ting ite ni ara pari. Ara pari ni ting ite ni ara taru.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Anu bana, ekperi nuting ite ni ɔnɔ, ɔnɔ nʊ ting ite ni ekperie akwa nuting ite ni ɔnɔɔ, ɔnɔ nuting ite ni akwaa, akwekyerhe nuting ite ni abara ngɛ, abara nʊ ting ite ni akwekyerhe ngɛ.”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.”

54Iyesu ka sani ɛkǝri ushi orokru ni, “Inyi bakyu rong umung kutuno bi ʊrɛ bakywakywa dang inyi kan sani, ‘Avra nʊ kpaa,’ akan kpaa.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.

55Akywa sini uwroo ba pya baa ata, inyi kan sani, ‘anu sa ʊpara,’ akan sa.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Inyi arʊ pre eteting! Inyi kpɛrhi sini inyi nʊpɛrɛ ushoo eyesing ngɛ kǝni ayaya ayarhi imung. Anu sane nyee inyi ne kpɛrhiny sini inyi nʊpɛrɛ enyen akywa amukai men?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“Ikisi inyi nabrany ʊkywa imisini inɛmɛr nivuny?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Ikpara sini inyi basu kyeng kyany eberi arʊ kyɛrhɛ ʊring kǝni eshuwenw. Sunonwoo sini inyi nukyene uwure nyi kǝni ɛngɛɛ bi ʊtira karha ɔkyowɔnw kyekya ite arʊ kyerhe ʊring. Arʊ kyerhe ʊring kya naanwu bavu arite aranishi, arite aranishi ke lorhonw ɛfɛn nwu ki ʊbɔrʊ eting.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.

59Iku tananw ʊnʊ kpura ikiri ʊfɛ napʊpʊrhi ko shoo nukuno.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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