Luke 11 (LAG) · Opened

1Sikʉ ɨmwɨ, Yéesu ajáa haantʉ hamwɨ yoomʉloomba Mʉlʉʉngʉ. ˆAkahʉmʉle, maa ʉmwɨ wa vatumwi vaachwe akamʉsea, “Aaɨ mʉkʉ́lʉ, tukiindye baa suusu kʉmʉloomba Mʉlʉʉngʉ ja viintʉ Yooháani Mʉbatisáaji ˆavakiindya vatumwi vaachwe.”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.”

2Yéesu akavasea, “Mpɨɨndɨ ˆmoomʉloomba Mʉlʉʉngʉ, mʉlʉʉse jei, ‘Taáta wiitʉ wa kurumwii, irina raako rɨbweeyyiriwe nkongojima, ʉtemi waako wʉʉje. ˆMeene woosaaka yatʉmamwe aha weerwii, yatʉmamwe ja ˆvyeene yatʉ́mamwaa ʉko kurumwii.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Ʉtʉheere chóorya chiitʉ cha kɨra siikʉ.Give us each day our daily bread.

4Ʉtʉsee ʉvɨ wiitʉ wasírire, ja ˆvyeene suusu tavaséaa vara ˆvatʉhonerya ʉvɨ waavo wasírire. Kʉtʉrekera twɨɨngɨre na mʉtehwii tʉkʉ, maa kaa, ʉtʉlamurirye na ʉra Mʉvɨ.’”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Aho, maa Yéesu akavasea, “Hoonɨ iririkani, koonɨ ʉmwɨ waanyu adómire na kwa kɨjeengi chaachwe nuuchikʉ katɨ, maa amʉsee kɨjeengi chaachwe, ‘Aaɨ kɨjeengi, hoonɨ nkopesha mɨkáate ɨtatʉ.Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6Amwaarɨ kɨjeengi chaanɨ yookera njɨra alúumbiirye uchikʉ ʉhʉ, na nɨɨnɨ nsiina kɨɨntʉ cho mʉheera tʉkʉ.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Maa kaa, ʉra ˆarɨ nyuumbii amʉsee, ‘Reka kʉʉnjuuwa, nachúungire mʉryaango! Kei, nɨɨnɨ na vaana vaanɨ tahʉ́mwɨɨre laala. Sɨ ndɨrɨ kiinʉka nɨkʉheere chóorya tʉkʉ.’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.’

8Nɨ vawyɨɨra niise, koonɨ mʉʉntʉ ʉwo atúubire loomba, kɨjeengi chaachwe kiinʉka arɨ na amʉheere kɨra ˆyoosaaka. Sɨ arɨ bweeyya jeyyo sa viintʉ nɨ kɨjeengi chaachwe tʉkʉ, maa kaa, sa viintʉ atúubire loomba.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.

9Sa jeyyo, nɨ vawyɨɨra niise, loombi, naanyu heewa mʉrɨ, saakiri, naanyu turya mʉrɨ, luumbyi mʉryaangwii, naanyu yʉʉrɨrwa mʉrɨ.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.

10Sa kɨra ˆalóombaa, ahéewaa na ʉra ˆasáakɨraa, atúryaa na ʉra ˆalúumbyaa mʉryaangwii, ayʉ́ʉrɨrwaa.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Eri, kwatɨɨte ʉmwɨ waanyu nyuunyu vala taáta mwaana waachwe ˆarɨ mʉloomba soompa, amʉheere njoka wʉʉ?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Bakʉ kei koonɨ amʉlóombire ii, amʉheere ingi wʉʉ?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13Haaha koonɨ nyuunyu baa neembe mʉrɨ vavɨ mʉmányire kʉvaheera vaana vaanyu viintʉ ˆvyabooha, ha Taáta waanyu wa kurumwii sɨ arɨ bweeyya vyabooha kʉlookya ivyo vyaanyu ko vaheera Mʉtɨma Mʉʉja vara ˆvoomʉloomba tʉkʉ wʉʉ?”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!”

14Sikʉ ɨmwɨ, Yéesu akibiryáa murimʉ mʉvɨ fuma kwa kimumu ʉmwɨ. Ʉwo murimʉ ˆʉkakibiriwe, maa ʉra mʉʉntʉ akaanda lʉʉsɨka. Aho, ɨra mpuka ya vaantʉ vajáa hara vakahwaalala.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,

15Maa kaa, vamwɨ va vaantʉ ˆvajáa aho vakasea, “Yookibirya mirimʉ mɨvɨ kwa ngururu ja Belisebúuri, noo kʉsea Irimʉ.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Vaantʉ vɨɨngɨ novo vamʉyeráa ko mʉloomba avalaɨre isháara fuma kurumwii.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Maa kaa, Yéesu kʉnʉ yootaanga miiririkano yaavo, akavasea, “Ʉtemi wowoosi koonɨ wiigávire havɨrɨ kwiilwa woowo kwa woowo, ʉtemi ʉwo, sɨ ʉrɨ lʉʉnga tʉkʉ. Kei, koonɨ vaantʉ va lʉkolo lʉmwɨ viigávire, lʉkolo ʉlo, sɨ lʉrɨ lʉʉnga tʉkʉ.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.

18Haaha koonɨ Irimʉ riigávire havɨrɨ, ʉtemi waachwe joolɨ ʉrɨ lʉʉnga? Nɨ lʉʉsa niise jeyyo sa nyuunyu moosea, nooseyya mirimʉ mɨvɨ kwa ngururu ja Belisebúuri.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Ha de haaha koonɨ nookibirya mirimʉ mɨvɨ kwa lʉvɨro lwa Belisebúuri, ha vaantʉ vaanyu nɨ kwa lʉvɨro lwa ani vakíbiryaa mirimʉ mɨvɨ? Sa jeyyo, avo kʉvalamʉrɨra varɨ nyuunyu.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Maa kaa, koonɨ nɨɨnɨ nookibirya mirimʉ mɨvɨ kwa lʉvɨro lwa Mʉlʉʉngʉ, taangi haaha Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ wafíkire kʉrɨ nyuunyu.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Mpɨɨndɨ mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ na ngururu iichʉ́ʉngɨrɨɨre mata yaachwe kʉlaangirirya nyuumba yaachwe, máari jaachwe nɨ nkaasʉ jiri.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Maa kaa, mʉʉntʉ wɨɨngɨ ˆarɨ na ngururu kʉlookya yeeye koonɨ amukíimɨrɨɨre na amusíindire, mʉhoka arɨ mata yaachwe yoosi yara ˆiiláangyaa na nyahɨra arɨ máari joosi, maa asʉmʉle.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.

23Mʉʉntʉ yoyoosi ʉra sɨ ˆarɨ ivarwii raanɨ, ʉwo nɨ mʉvɨ waanɨ. Kei, ʉra sɨ ˆajíingaa hamwɨ na nɨɨnɨ, apálaa.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Mpɨɨndɨ murimʉ mʉvɨ ˆʉrɨ fuma kwa mʉʉntʉ, wadómaa na ɨsɨ ya ibaláángwii kʉra ˆkusiina maaji noo saakɨra haantʉ ho hʉmʉlʉkɨra. Na ˆʉrɨ siindwa kʉhoona aho haantʉ ho hʉmʉlʉkɨra, sea ʉrɨ, ‘Hɨndʉka ndɨrɨ na nyuumbii kwaanɨ haantʉ ˆnafuma.’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.’

25ˆɄrɨ hɨndʉka, washáanaa ɨra nyuumba yafyáahɨɨrwe no haambwa vyabooha.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Jeyyo, ʉwo murimʉ mʉvɨ wadómaa noo sʉmʉla viivaachwe mufungatɨ, vavɨ kʉlookya woowo. Aho, ɨyo mirimʉ yɨɨ́ngɨraa kwa ʉwo mʉʉntʉ na yiíkalaa aho. Ʉwo mʉʉntʉ asáambʉkɨrwaa kʉlookya vya ncholo.”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.”

27Mpɨɨndɨ Yéesu ˆalʉʉsáa ayo masáare, mʉʉntʉ muki ʉmwɨ ˆajáa aho mpukii ya vaantʉ, akatʉla isóso yoosea, “Yatalariwa ɨnda ˆyakuvyaala na masʉʉsʉ ˆwoonka!”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!”

28Maa kaa, Yéesu akamʉsea, “Vatalariwa mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ vara ˆvarɨtéeraa no rituuba isáare ra Mʉlʉʉngʉ.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Mpɨɨndɨ mpuka ya vaantʉ ˆyatuubáa kɨɨngɨka, maa Yéesu akatuuba kiindya yoosea, “Ɨhɨ mbyaala nɨ mbɨ, yoosaaka yoonekiwe isháara, sɨ ɨrɨ heewa isháara yoyoosi tʉkʉ, maa kaa, ɨra ya Yóona mʉláali na mʉtwe.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.

30Sa ja viintʉ Yóona ˆaava isháara kwa Vanináawi, noo ˆvyeene Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ arʉʉva kwa mbyaala ɨhɨ.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Sikʉ ya ʉlamu mʉtemi muki wa ɨsɨ ya saame kɨɨma arɨ na vaantʉ va mbyaala ɨhɨ, ne lʉʉsa arɨ irya. Sa yeeye ajáa avaa njɨra fuma ɨsɨ ya kʉlɨ mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ, akʉʉja joo teerera tooti ja mʉtemi Solomóoni. Haaha aha amwaarɨ mʉkʉ́ʉ́lʉ kʉlookya Solomóoni.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.

32Kei, sikʉ ya ʉlamu vaantʉ va Nináawi kɨɨma varɨ na vaantʉ va ɨhɨ mbyaala, novo lʉʉsa varɨ irya. Sa Vanináawi ˆvakateere ʉvariyuli wa Yóona, vavalandʉka fuma uvii waavo, na aha amwaarɨ mʉkʉ́ʉ́lʉ kʉlookya Yóona!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.

33Kusiina mʉʉntʉ ˆakórereryaa kɨmʉrɨ, maa akakɨvɨɨka haantʉ ˆhiivisa tʉkʉ au akakɨkʉnɨkɨrɨra na nyiingʉ ya kweenga tʉkʉ. Kɨrɨ vyoova jeyyo, kɨmʉrɨ nɨ kyaángwii chavɨ́ɨkwaa, sa vara ˆvookɨɨngɨra voone kɨweerʉ.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.

34Riiso nɨ kɨmʉrɨ cha mʉvɨrɨ waako. Koonɨ riiso rɨrɨ nkaasʉ, mʉvɨrɨ waako woosi wamema kɨweerʉ. Maa kaa, koonɨ riiso raako rasaambʉka, mʉvɨrɨ waako wamema kilwiirya.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.

35Haaha ʉlaange neeja, kɨweerʉ ˆʉrɨ nocho karɨ jɨ kɨve kilwiirya tʉkʉ.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Haaha koonɨ mʉvɨrɨ waako woosi ʉrɨ na kɨweerʉ baa kusiina haantʉ ˆharɨ na kilwiirya tʉkʉ, mʉvɨrɨ waako woosi watɨɨte kɨweerʉ ja viintʉ kɨmʉrɨ ˆchakʉmʉ́rɨkɨraa na kɨweerʉ chaachwe.”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.”

37Yéesu ˆakamarikirye lʉʉsa ayo masáare, maa Mʉfarisáayo ʉmwɨ akamʉteengya noo rya chákurya kaayii kwaachwe. Yéesu akatamanya, akɨɨngɨra maa akiikala méesii kurya chákurya.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38Ʉwo Mʉfarisáayo ˆakamoone Yéesu yoorya baa kooyya mɨkono ja ˆvyeene tʉʉva jasea tʉkʉ, akahwaalala maatʉkʉ vii.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Aho, maa Yéesu Mweenevyoosi akamʉsea, “Nyuunyu Mafarisáayo musúuntaa ndʉvo na saháani kwa weerwii vii, maa kaa, mitimii yaanyu mwamema kʉnyahɨra máari na ʉvɨ.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Nyuunyu mʉrɨ vahoho! Eri, sɨ mootaanga ʉra ˆʉʉmba weerwii sɨ noo ˆʉʉmba isii tʉkʉ wʉʉ?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Vaambiriryi vakɨva ko mɨtɨma yaanyu yoosi, na viintʉ vyɨɨngɨ vyoosi booha viri kwaanyu.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Nɨ mpolaɨ nyuunyu Mafarisáayo! Nyuunyu mʉtóolaa ilʉʉndʉ rɨmwɨ ra malʉʉndʉ ikimi baa vira viintʉ viduudi, baa ja mbowa ja masaambɨ na viintʉ ˆvibwéeyyaa chóorya kinyʉkɨre. Maa kaa, sɨ mʉkwáatyaa ʉwoloki na kweenda kwa Mʉlʉʉngʉ tʉkʉ. Mwasaakwa mʉtʉmame aya na baa kei, karɨ mʉreke aya yɨɨngɨ tʉkʉ.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.

43Nɨ mpolaɨ kʉrɨ nyuunyu Mafarisáayo, sa mweenda kiikala machuumbii ya mbere masinagóogii na kuluumbiwa kwa nyemi sóokwii!Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Nɨ mpolaɨ kwaanyu sa mwiifwɨ́ɨne na mbɨrɨ́ɨ́ra ˆjisiina aláama, na vaantʉ vayéendaa mweeri yaachwe baa taanga tʉkʉ!”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Aho, maa ʉmwɨ wa vakiindya va Miiro akamʉsea Yéesu, “Mukiindya, ayo ulúusire nɨ kituki. Baa suusu vakiindya va Miiro ʉtʉtʉ́kɨɨre.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Yéesu akamʉsea, “Mpolaɨ kʉrɨ nyuunyu vakiindya va Miiro! Nyuunyu mwiitíikyaa vaantʉ miriwa ˆyarutaha sɨ ˆvarɨ daha kwiitɨɨka, maa kaa, kʉmba nyuunyu veeneevyo sɨ mʉvaámbiriryaa baa nɨ imaamba vii tʉkʉ.“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.

47Mpolaɨ kʉrɨ nyuunyu, sa mwajéengereraa mbɨrɨ́ɨ́ra ja valáali na mʉtwe, vara ˆvʉʉlawa nɨ vala baaba waanyu!Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Jeyyo, nyuunyu moónekyaa mwaruma yara vala baaba waanyu ˆvatʉmama. Voovo vavʉláa valáali na mʉtwe, na nyuunyu moovajeengera mbɨrɨ́ɨ́ra avo valáali na mʉtwe.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Ɨkɨ noo kɨra Mʉlʉʉngʉ ˆalʉʉsa kwa tooti yaachwe, ‘Laanga, vatʉma ndɨrɨ valáali na mʉtwe na vatumwi na kwaavo, maa kaa, vamwɨ kʉvʉʉlaa varɨ na vɨɨngɨ kʉvaturikirya varɨ.’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.’

50Haaha, vaantʉ va mbyaala ɨhɨ lamʉrɨrwa varɨ sa sakami ya valáali na mʉtwe voosi, ɨra ˆyiitwa keende weerʉ ˆyʉʉmbwa,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,

51kwaandɨra sakami ya Abéeli, mpaka sakami ya Sakaría, ʉra ˆʉʉlaɨrwa katɨ na katɨ ya masabáahʉ na Haantʉ Haaja. Kɨkomi noovawyɨɨra vaantʉ va mbyaala ɨhɨ lamʉrɨrwa varɨ kwa ayo yoosi.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.

52Mpolaɨ nyuunyu vakiindya va Miiro! Nyuunyu mʉtʉ́ʉnɨkaa njɨra ya vaantʉ yo mʉtaanga Mʉlʉʉngʉ. Nyuunyu sɨ mwɨɨpata tʉkʉ, kei vara ˆvoosaaka kwɨɨpata nyuunyu mʉvakɨ́tɨraa.”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.”

53Yéesu ˆakafume kaayii kwa ʉra Mʉfarisáayo, maa vakiindya va Miiro na Mafarisáayo vakaanda hʉʉmba na vakaanda kumuurya masáare ˆyarɨ foo.As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54Vasaakáa vamʉtee kwa masáare yaachwe sa vapate kɨmwɨ cho musitakirya.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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