Luke 16 (KHJ) · Opened

1Iyesu ka tana ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ushosho wen:“Opyo arʊ ʊfɛ nuwo arʊ sini ani arite atina ngɛ sini aku roo ʊʊma ngɛ. Yip akaba tana ngɛ asani ɛkǝri agara ku sarha ngɛ ʊʊma ngɛ.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Kǝnawo aka yirha ngɛ ogyurho ngɛ, ‘Ikimoyo ye sini iku kʊng bi ikywinw? Tanam kukum sini uku kyeng ni ʊtʊnanw, kii ʊna su shinw arite ɔnɔ ʊtina nɛchiyɛn.’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“Ɛkǝri arite atina kasa ni ʊkaa ni, ‘Ikimoyo ini sa nɛchiyɛn? Aritem waa karhami ukyeng ni ʊtʊna ngɛ imye isam ni ikrʊʊ nagang imuwro, ojo kʊng ʊwa ʊsɔrhɔ.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.

4Ikpɛrhi imasini inu saa sini, akywa ukyeng ni ʊtʊnam bɛkywɛrɛyɔ, orokru nʊ yirham bidɔɔ ipyang mɔ.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5“Kǝnawo aka yirha kukum arʊ sini okong arʊ ʊʊna ʊta eyeyiny. Ko gyurho aritee, ‘Nenyee wɔ ukong aritem?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6“Aka sani, ‘Odum ʊsɔng ise echetarhi ʊmi ɛnyɛ.’ “Ekǝri arite ka sani ngɛ ni, ‘Yirha ʊyaa ʊsha ʊtanw we, kiki kaimen ɔwɔrɔ ni ʊsɔng isi inarhi ni ɔtɔng.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7“Ikpara dang oko gyurho arʊ mang pari, ‘Ʊnwɔ kanw nenyee wo ʊta sini ukong?’ “ ‘Oko yoro asani, abuu ʊkʊma uying ʊmi ikiri ogro.’ “Ekǝri arite kasani ɛngɛɛ ni, ‘Yirha ʊyaa ʊsha ʊtanw we terewo asani ʊsɔng isi ochupari.’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“Ekǝri arʊ ʊfɛ ko dɔɔ ɛkǝri arite atina ʊsang ʊbrʊbrʊ kii eyen ɛsɛr ngɛ. Kii arʊ eteting men epri ni ɛsɛr bi ʊkikimɔ kǝni opyomo ni arʊ uyenThe 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.

9Iku tanany, inyi sa ʊtʊna ni ʊkaa adumanyi ʊmi eyesing epen ʊkany orokyoro, kii akywa sini ʊkaa adumany ʊmi eteting ba kyu kywɛrɛ wɔ, anu yirhany bi ʊna ʊshishaa bayaya.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10“Arʊ uyen ʊbrʊbrʊ bi ani ima ajaji anujo uyen ʊbrʊbrʊ bi ima irirɛ, arʊ sang ʊbrʊbrʊ ngɛ bi ima ijiji kǝnawo arʊ sang ʊbrʊbrʊ ngɛ bi ima irirɛ.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.

11Kǝnawo inyi ba sany ni uyen ʊbrʊbrʊ ngɛ bi kyeng ni ʊkaa adima eyesing nyi, iyaa nʊ yoro ʊmany ʊkaa adima ʊbrʊbrʊ?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Kǝnawo inyi ba sany ni sa ʊbrʊbrʊ ni ʊʊma orokru, iyaa nʊ many imisini ini nyi?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13“Baa agara sini anʊ sa ʊtʊna arite apari. Kii anu atira ngɛ ere ying awaa ere ying, ko oyoro ni ere ying abyerhe ere ying. Inyi se many ukroo Ʊnʊng ngɛ awaa ʊfɛ ba kywa eying.”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.”

14Ekǝri Afarisiya arʊ ʊwaa ʊfɛ, ka kung kukum ʊring men kasu sina Iyesu ngɛ.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Iyesu ka sani moni,“Inyi mɔ inyi ni arʊ sini ese waa uyen orokru ni inyi na ashisha, yip Ʊnʊng kpɛrhi ikywiny ngɛ. Imisini orokru wɛiyɔ nagang iyɔyɔɔ Ʊnʊng na waa ngɛ.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“Ɛkǝri ogro Imusa kǝni imisini arʊ pɛrɛ onuo Ʊnʊng wɔri yoo orokru ku sa ʊtina ngɛ kyeba ba akywa sini Iyohana bii. Wroo bakywa dang, aku tana iring ididima imi Igumo Ʊnʊng, kukum orokru kasu sɔmɔ ikywi ngɛ kekya ʊraayɔ.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.

17Inu sayo iraa ngɛ asani eyesing kǝni ayaya ovroyo ni ani irhing ajaji bi idɔɔ ogro Ʊnʊng nʊ taa ikruyo.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“Arʊ sini aba shirha eree olorho ubara ɛshɛshɛ erere asa ʊya ʊya ʊyari ni ere ararʊ. Kǝnawo orokru sini olorhi ubara erere sini ɛrimɛ ngɛ shirhi ngɛ asa ʊya ʊya ʊyari ni ere ararʊ.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19“Opyo arʊ ʊfɛ nuwo arʊ ʊsɔmɔ ʊʊma ʊfɛ ususeng aki bidɔɔ ʊkʊng ididima kukina ʊnʊng.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Bo onuo ʊnaa opyo arʊ sɔrhɔ nuo sini ayirhi ʊtʊwa ngɛ ni Ilazarus kukum inama ngɛ anuru yoAnd a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21asa waa asani ɛngɛɛ pen ʊmʊra ɛkǝri arʊ ʊfɛ sini uku kyurha mo bi ibʊng ara.Ko ava kamo ber ʊrɛnɛ anʊrʊ ngɛ.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22“Akywa ka ba sini ɛkǝri arʊ ʊsɔrhɔ ko kpoo. Atina Ʊnʊng ka ba kpara ngɛ okyo ba ikwo Ibraim kya ayaya. Ekǝri arʊ ʊfɛ kaa ko kpoo ekǝ mine ngɛ.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Ipaa ka kyayo owro arʊ ukpo akasʊ kʊng igara. Sini ani bi idɔɔ igara ekǝ pyerhe ayaya ko rong Ibraim ngɛ kyaa ki ikǝkarha, Kǝni Ilazarus ngɛ bi ikwo.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Ekǝri arʊ ʊfɛ ka yirha ngɛ asani, ‘Ekperi Ibraim, kʊng okwom atuma Ilazarus ngɛ aki oturo ikywi ani ivʊ bi idɔɔ omung otomom ɛrimɛ ngɛ, kii ini bi idɔɔ igara bi ʊra wen.’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“Ibraim ko yoro ngɛ asani, ‘Ɔnɔm, dirha akywa sini ʊni akrʊ beyesing ʊyirha ʊʊma ududuma Ilazarus ka yirha ʊʊma ubibi, yip nɛchiyɛn epen ʊyari ikywi ngɛ ben ʊnwɔ usho bidɔɔ igara.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.

26Ekywere kukum kǝn, ukwoo ʊrʊrɛ nuwo abara ting arʊ, aki arʊ sini awa kya owrony ba eberi arʊ ana bramo kǝnawo araruny na su braa ubro ba eberiny kyeba eberi arʊ.’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“Ikpara dang ɛkǝri arʊ ʊfɛ ko yoro asani,‘Iku sɔrhɔnw, ɛkpɛri Ibraim, tuma Ilazarus ngɛ kya ki ʊna ekperim,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28kii ini arʊ pya ngɛ otong. Tana ngɛ akya aya wɔɔ mɔ atung, kii karha akyaba bi owro igara yen kamo.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29“Ibraim ko yoro ngɛ ni, ‘Imusa kǝni arʊ pɛrɛ onuo Ʊnʊng nuwo kǝni omoo. Akun imi sini aku tanamo.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30“ ‘Aka sani, O-o, ɛkpɛri Ibraim, yip araru sini okpue be shinɛ akya eberi mo anu shere ʊya ngɛ.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31“Yip Ibraim ka sani ngɛ ni, ‘Aba na kʊmo Imusa ngɛ kǝni arʊ tana onuo Ʊnʊng, ko araru sini okpue be shinɛ akyaa aya tanamo anasu yoromo ngɛ.’ ”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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