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Luke 18
18
Luke
The journey to Jerusalem
Kuturmi New Testament
Jesus
, person
David
, person
Jerusalem
, place
Peter
, person
Jericho
, place
Nazareth
, place
Kuturmi New Testament
Berean Standard Bible
1
KHJ
Iyesu tani ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ushosho wen ekǝ eyen mo ni asu sɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng ko kina akywa, ebekya woro ikywimo ngɛ.
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Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
2
KHJ
Akani: “Bi opyo apya arʊ kyɛrhɛ ʊring nuwo arʊ sini ana kung irung Ʊnʊng ko asani adirhi ni araru.
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“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
3
KHJ
Erere okro nuwo bi ɛkǝri apya dang, akasʊ kyer eberi ngɛ asu sɔrhɔ ngɛ, ‘Ani eyen ʊbrʊbrʊ bi idɔɔ mo kǝni arʊ sini atie bi ite.’
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And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
4
KHJ
“Kii bo opyo akywa atiri ngɛ yip ba akurha ngɛ akasa ni ʊkaa ni, ‘Koni sini ina kʊm irung Ʊnʊng, ina dirham ni orokru,
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For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
5
KHJ
Yip erere okro wen ku wurem, inu ri imisini ini sa akyi epen ʊbrʊbrʊ, aki eshere uber uwurem ngɛ!’ ”
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yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
6
KHJ
Ikpara dang Ete kasani, “Inyi kung imisini arʊ kyɛrhɛ ʊring ʊsang ʊbrʊbrʊ ngɛ pɛri.
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And the Lord said,
“Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
7
KHJ
Akani Ʊnʊng nasu kpura ngɛ arʊɔ sini oworimo ʊbrʊbrʊ, arʊ sini aku tei ngɛ eting kǝni awri? Ʊnʊng nʊ bura akywa owro uyoro ʊsɔrhɔ moo?
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Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
8
KHJ
Iku tanany, Ʊnʊng nʊ kpura nekǝkǝrhe. Yip ikpara sini Ɔnɔ Orokru bo juro, anu darha ʊma ʊbrʊbrʊ ngɛ bi eyesing?”
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I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
9
KHJ
Iyesu ka tanamɔ ushoshoo wen: opyo arʊ sini atirikywi ni ʊkamɔ nimɔ ni nashisha ana kparamɔ ʊparha ɛshɛ orokru bi onuo iririma,
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To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
10
KHJ
“Ɛrɛrimɛ apari kii ʊsɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng bi idɔɔ ubyen Ʊnʊng, ereying ni Afarisi awan arʊ ni arʊ yirha ogon.
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“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11
KHJ
Ɛkǝri Afarisi ka shinɛ asu sɔrhɔ Ʊnʊng bi ikywie ani, ‘Ʊnʊng, Isi ija ni isam kǝni ʊparha ɛshɛ orokru ni, kii isam eyi, isam ere eteting, isam arʊ ʊyari ni erere ararʊ. Isanw ija kii sam kǝni arʊ yirha ogon wan ni.
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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
12
KHJ
Ise kusoro ni pari bidɔɔ awri etensara, kukum imisini ibe pen ise ma iying bidɔɔ atarhi.’
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I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
13
KHJ
“Yip arʊ yirha ogon kǝ shinɛ atiting ki ikǝkarha. Akyana bra ushwe ikra oro ayaya, yip akasʊ kra ikou ngɛ ani, ‘Ʊnʊng, kung okwom kii ina arʊya ngɛ.’
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But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
14
KHJ
“Itanany, ɛkǝri arʊ yirha ogon wen ban ni Afarisi ojuri kya ʊduna ni ɛmɛ sini epen ʊyirha be eberi Ʊnʊng. Kii kukum arʊ sini aba kpara ʊkamɔ ni imo ni iririma Ʊnʊng nʊ shuro ni ɔmɔ bi ibʊng, arʊ sini aba kpara ʊkamɔ ni imo samɔ bi onuo iririma Ʊnʊng nʊ shwemo ayaya.”
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I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15
KHJ
Orokru kusu kong ɔnɔmɔ ba eberi Iyesu aki apyamɔ atamɔ onuo adaduma. Nisini ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ rii kǝn, aka tanamɔ ʊraa ngɛ.
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Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
16
KHJ
Yip Iyesu ka yirha ɛkǝri ɔnɔ ajajirhi ke ba eberi ngɛ asani, “Eshere ɔnɔ ajajirhi aba eberim, ebe kya karhamo ngɛ, kii igumo Ʊnʊng ni imi edeimo yo.
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But Jesus called the children to Him and said,
“Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17
KHJ
Iku tanany ʊbrʊbrʊwɔɔ, arʊ sini abana yirha ngɛ igumo Ʊnʊng kǝni ɔnɔ ajaji ni anasu raa ngɛ yo ishishaa.”
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Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
18
KHJ
Opyo ari igumo ko gyurho Iyesu ngɛ, “Avʊwa agyagyang, inu sa ikimɔyɔ epen ofo Ʊshishaa?”
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Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19
KHJ
Iyesu ko yoro ngɛ, “Ikisi ʊyirhim ni ara agyagyang? Baa ara agyagyang sai Ʊnʊng eyeyie.
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“Why do you call Me good?”
Jesus replied.
“No one is good except God alone.
20
KHJ
Ʊkpɛrhi ɛkǝri ogro ngɛ: ‘Bekya yari ni ere ararʊ, ʊnasu pɛrɛnw araru, ʊnasu sanw uyi, bekya tana upre eteting bi ikywi araru, ma ekperinw kǝni akwanw imimoru mo.’ ”
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You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
21
KHJ
Ekǝri orokru kasani, “Kukum ʊʊma men ikywere ʊsa kǝna wroo sini ini anagyang.”
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“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
22
KHJ
Nisini Iyesu kung kǝn akasani ɛngɛɛ ni, “Ima iying shushoo sini ʊtani ʊsa. Gbuna kukum imisini ʊniyɔɔ ama araayarha ɛkǝri ʊfɛ, ʊnʊ pen imavʊ bayaya. Ikpara dang ʊka ba okro mi ngɛ.”
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On hearing this, Jesus told him,
“You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
23
KHJ
Nisini akʊng kǝn, ikywie ka burayo, kii ani ima avu ngɛ napany.
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But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
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KHJ
Nisini Iyesu rii ikywie burayɔ akasani, “Ini iraa ngɛ kǝni ikinni arʊ imavʊ raa igumo Ʊnʊng!
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Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said,
“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
25
KHJ
Kii inu pri asani Irakumi nuworo bi idɔɔ igara anumra nisini ari ima avu nʊ raa igumo Ʊnʊng.”
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Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26
KHJ
Arʊ sini akʊng irhing yen oko gyurho asani, “Nɛchiyɛn iyaa nʊ gya?”
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Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27
KHJ
Iyesu ko yoromo, “Imisini orokru nabraa ʊsa, Ʊnʊng nʊbra ʊsayɔ.”
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But Jesus said,
“What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
28
KHJ
Ibitrus ka sani ngɛ ni, “Arʊ shere kukum imisini arʊ niyo ngɛ ko kro nwoo!”
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“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
29
KHJ
Iyesu kasani ɔmɔni, “Iku tanany ʊbrʊbrʊwɔɔ, baa arʊ sini anʊ shere ʊnaa ngɛ ko ere ko arupyaa ko ɔfɔrɔ ngɛ ko arʊ ubyere ngɛ ko Ɔnɔɔ bekai igumo Ʊnʊng,
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“Truly I tell you,”
Jesus replied,
“no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
30
KHJ
sini anasu yirha ngɛ napany eprimo kǝna bi ipyoo yen epen ofo ʊshishaa bi ipyoo ukye ba.”
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will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
31
KHJ
Iyesu ka kpari ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ ara tarhi na pari dang kyaa ishiying ka tanamo, “Arʊ ye kyamo Urushelima. Kukum imisini ɔwori baa onuo arʊ pɛrɛ onuo Ʊnʊng bekai Ɔnɔ Orokru nʊ tirɛ.
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Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them,
“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
32
KHJ
Anu maa bavu arʊ sini ɛnɛkpɛrhimɔ Ʊnʊng. Anu sina ngɛ, atira ngɛ, ataa ekpe.
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He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
33
KHJ
Anu kraa ɛpɛrɛ ngɛ. Bawri ʊmang tarʊ anujo shinɛ.”
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They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
34
KHJ
Yip ɔnɔ ʊmɛr ngɛ kyana kperhimo iririma bi idɔɔ ʊmamen. Kii Ʊnʊng swimo ngɛ ni ɛkǝri ikuri iring, kǝnawo ekyene kpɛrhimɔ imisini Iyesu ku pɛrɛ.
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But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
35
KHJ
Nisini Iyesu tekya ʊfwa Ijeriko ofow kiki bo nuwo ʊtira asu sɔrhɔ.
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As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
36
KHJ
Nisini akʊng ushi orokru ku woro, oko gyurho ikimoyo ikusa.
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When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37
KHJ
Aka tana ngɛ ni, “Iyesu ari Inazaret ngɛ akʊ woro.”
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“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
38
KHJ
Ɛkǝ yɛɛ ihywi ayirha ngɛ, “Iyesu, ɔnɔ Idouda, kʊng okwom!”
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So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39
KHJ
Arʊ sini ani bi ite ɛkǝri okyoro ka tana ngɛ ʊraa ngɛ asani ashwi, yip ekǝ yɛɛ ihywi nagang, “Ɔnɔ Idouda, kʊng okwom!”
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Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40
KHJ
Iyesu ka ting kasani ɔkɔng ɛkǝri orokru ba eberi ngɛ. Nisini abii iyoyow, Iyesu ko gyurho ngɛ,
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Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
41
KHJ
“Ikimoyo ʊwɛi ni isanw?” Oko yoro ngɛ asani, “Ete, iwɛi ujo rong owroo.”
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“What do you want Me to do for you?”
“Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
42
KHJ
Iyesu kasani ngɛ ni, “Nɛchiyɛn rong owro! Ʊma ʊbrʊbrʊnw manw ikrʊ.”
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“Receive your sight!”
Jesus replied.
“Your faith has healed you.”
43
KHJ
Ba kywakywa dang akasʊ rong owro ko kroo Iyesu ngɛ, asu dɔɔ Ʊnʊng ngɛ. Nisini kukum orokru rii, ɔkɔ dɔɔ Ʊnʊng ngɛ ʊkamɔ.
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Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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Kuturmi New Testament. Copyright © 2025 Luke Initiative for Scripture Translation and The Seed Company. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Text from eBible.org; verses renumbered to the KJV scheme where they differ, otherwise unchanged.
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