Luke 12 (LAG) · Opened

1Mpɨɨndɨ ijo, iyɨɨmbɨ ra vaantʉ mayana na mayana vajáa viijiinga fʉʉrʉ vandookiilwaatɨrɨra, kʉnʉ voomʉteerera Yéesu. Yéesu akaanda ta lʉʉsɨka na vapooji vaachwe yoovasea, “Laangi neeja, mʉnehe ʉsasɨ wa Mafarisáayo, noo kʉsea ʉkweembi.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.

2Kusiina isáare ˆrakʉnɨkɨrɨrwa sɨ ˆrɨrɨ kʉnʉkʉlwa tʉkʉ, na kusiina isáare ˆraviswa, sɨ ˆrɨrɨ taangwa tʉkʉ.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Sa jeyyo, roroosi ˆmwarɨvariyʉla kilwiiryii, teerwa rɨrɨ kɨweerwii, na roroosi ˆmwarɨhweeha mberii, variyʉlwa rɨrɨ italii.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.

4Nɨ vawyɨɨra niise nyuunyu vijeengi vyaanɨ, koofi vara ˆvʉʉ́laa mʉvɨrɨ vii tʉkʉ, na ivyo viri looka sɨ varɨ daha tʉmama chochoosi ˆkɨrɨ lookya ivyo tʉkʉ.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Maa kaa, nɨɨnɨ kʉvawyɨɨra ndɨrɨ wo moofa. Ofi Mʉlʉʉngʉ. Yeeye ˆarɨ hʉmʉla kʉsʉmʉla mʉtɨma wa mʉʉntʉ, atɨɨte wiimiriri wo mʉfweitɨra na mootwii wa Jehénamu. Hɨɨ, noovawyɨɨra moofi ʉhʉ.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!

6Eri, seese isaano sɨ jiváwaa iyoombe magwáare yavɨrɨ tʉkʉ wʉʉ? Baa neembe nɨ ndee nduudi, kwa Mʉlʉʉngʉ sɨ ɨrɨ rimiriwa baa ɨmwɨ vii tʉkʉ.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Kɨkomi, njwɨɨrɨ ˆjiri mitwii yaanyu javalwa joosi. Sa jeyyo koofi tʉkʉ, nyuunyu mʉrɨ va iyoombe ikʉʉlʉ kʉlookya seese ˆjiri foo.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Nɨ vawyɨɨra niise, yoyoosi ˆarɨ kuunduma, noo kʉsea, kʉʉndʉʉsɨkɨra nɨɨnɨ mbere ja vaantʉ, Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ ne muruma arɨ mbere ja Mʉlʉʉngʉ na mirimʉ yaachwe miija.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Maa kaa, ˆarɨ sea sɨ aamányire mbere ja vaantʉ tʉkʉ, Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ ne sea arɨ sɨ amʉmányire tʉkʉ mbere ya mirimʉ miija ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Na kɨra mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ mʉkɨɨkana Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ, ʉvɨ waachwe sewa ʉrɨ wasírire, maa kaa, ˆarɨ mʉhɨɨntɨkɨra Mʉtɨma Mʉʉja sɨ arɨ sewa ʉvɨ waachwe wasírire tʉkʉ.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.

11Mpɨɨndɨ ˆvarɨ vatwaala na masinagóogii, mbere ja vakʉ́ʉ́lʉ na mbere ja viimiriri, karɨ mwiítweetyaa joolɨ ˆmʉrɨ lʉʉsa au joolɨ ˆmʉrɨ kuuyirya tʉkʉ,When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12sa Mʉtɨma Mʉʉja mpɨɨndɨ jiijo vakiindya arɨ kɨra ˆmwasaakwa mʉlʉʉse.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Mʉʉntʉ ʉmwɨ fuma aho mpukii ya vaantʉ vara ˆvamʉteereráa, akamʉsea Yéesu, “Mukiindya, mʉsee mʉndʉʉ waanɨ aangavɨre viintʉ vya ʉpaari ˆtarekerwa nɨ taáta wiitʉ.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Yéesu akamʉsea, “Aaɨ, nɨ ani aanvíikire nɨɨnɨ nɨve mʉlamuli au mʉgavi wa ʉpaari waanyu?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Aho, maa Yéesu akavasea, “Laangi neeja! Mwɨɨme kʉlɨ na kʉdɨɨra kwiikinkima koosi, sa nkaasʉ ya mʉʉntʉ sɨ ifúmaa kʉrɨ viintʉ vyaachwe ˆviri foo ˆatɨɨte tʉkʉ.”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.”

16Maa Yéesu akavavaɨra lusímo ʉlʉ, “Kwajáa kwatɨɨte musúngaati ʉmwɨ ˆajáa na iwʉnda. Aho iwundii kwaachwe, viintʉ vyakwaatáa mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Sa jeyyo, ʉwo musúngaati akiiyurya mutimii waachwe, ‘Joolɨ ndɨrɨ bweeyya? Ha de amwɨ nsiina haantʉ ho vivɨɨka viintʉ vyaanɨ ˆnaachwa tʉkʉ?’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Aho, maa ʉwo musúngaati akasea, ‘Jei noo viintʉ ˆndɨrɨ bweeyya, vaa ndɨrɨ madongʼa yaanɨ yoosi, maa njeenge yɨɨngɨ makʉlʉkʉʉlʉ. Aho, noo kʉʉntʉ ndɨrɨ vɨɨka viintʉ vyoosi ˆndɨrɨ kuchwa na viintʉ vyɨɨngɨ vyoosi.’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.

19Aho, noo ndɨrɨ sea, ‘Ee mʉtɨma waanɨ, watɨɨte viintʉ ˆvyabooha ˆviri foo ˆwiivɨɨkɨra kwa myaaka ˆɨrɨ foo. Hʉmʉlʉka, urye, unywe, na uvyeende.’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!”’

20Maa kaa, Mʉlʉʉngʉ akamʉsea, ‘Weewe ʉrɨ mʉhoho! Uchikʉ wa isikʉ nkaasʉ yaako yoosaakwa. Ha ivi viintʉ ˆwiivɨɨkɨra nɨ vya ani viri kʉva?’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?’

21Jeyyo, noo ˆvyeene viri kwa vaantʉ vara ˆvakunguula máari ja weerʉ, vakareka kʉʉnga kwa Mʉlʉʉngʉ.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Aho, maa Yéesu akavasea vapooji vaachwe, “Sa jeyyo reki koofa sa nkaasʉ ya mɨvɨrɨ yaanyu, che mʉrɨ kurya, au sa mɨvɨrɨ yaanyu, che mʉrɨ kiivɨkɨra.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.

23Sa nkaasʉ nɨ mweeri ɨrɨ ya chóorya na mʉvɨrɨ nɨ kʉlookya ɨngo.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Laangi makʉʉ́ngʉlʉ! Yooyo sɨ yaháandaa tʉkʉ baa kei sɨ ya chwíjaa tʉkʉ, yasiina madongʼa tʉkʉ. Maa kaa, Mʉlʉʉngʉ ayaríishaa. Kwa Mʉlʉʉngʉ, nyuunyu nɨ mweeri ya ndee mʉrɨ.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!

25Nɨ ani kʉrɨ nyuunyu so manyɨka kwaachwe ifaanaa oongererye nkaasʉ yaachwe kwa sáa baa ɨmwɨ vii?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Ha de haaha koonɨ sɨ mʉrɨ daha kʉtʉmama baa isáare iduudi ja ɨrɨ, sa che mookoofa sa aya yɨɨngɨ?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Laangi malʉva ˆvyeene yakʉ́laa. Yooyo sɨ yatʉ́mamaa baa kei sɨ yachúmaa ɨngo jaavo tʉkʉ. Kɨkomi noovawyɨɨra, baa mʉtemi Solomóoni na nkongojima yaachwe yoosi, sɨ arwɨɨkwa vyabooha ja rɨmwɨ ra malʉva ayo tʉkʉ.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.

28Ha de koonɨ Mʉlʉʉngʉ ayarwɨ́ɨkaa masaambɨ ya iwundii aya ˆyavíjaa isikʉ na lomʉtóondo yakafweitɨrwa na iviivii, sɨ arɨ varwɨɨka nyuunyu kʉlookya ayo tʉkʉ wʉʉ? Eri, sa che mumurúmaa kiduudi jei?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!

29Haaha reki kwiitweetya, che mʉrɨ kurya au che mʉrɨ kʉnywa. Koofi tʉkʉ sa viintʉ ivi.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Vaantʉ sɨ ˆvamʉmányire Mʉlʉʉngʉ noo viitwéetyaa sa viintʉ ivi vyoosi. Maa kaa, kʉrɨ nyuunyu Taáta waanyu amányire visaaka mwiise.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Haaha, saakiri Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ na ivyo vyoosi heewa mʉrɨ ko koongereriwa.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32Reki kwiitweetya nyuunyu mpuka nduudi, sa Taáta waanyu oona nɨ kɨɨntʉ ˆchabooha kʉvaheera nyuunyu Ʉtemi waachwe.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Vai iyoombe máari jaanyu mʉkavaheere vakɨva. Ibweeyyiryi mifuko ya mpía sɨ ˆɨsákahalaa, noo kʉsea, kʉvɨɨka máari ya kɨkomi ya mberii kurumwii. Ʉko kusiina mwiívi ˆaséngereraa tʉkʉ na mbuuvu ˆjiríjaa ɨngo tʉkʉ.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.

34Sa kʉʉntʉ ˆkʉrɨ máari yaako ya kɨkomi ya mberii, noo kʉʉntʉ mʉtɨma waako ˆʉrɨ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35Kɨra siikʉ mʉndoolaarɨra ndɨrɨ kʉtʉmama mʉrɨmo, na vimʉrɨ vyaanyu vive vikórɨɨre.Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36Mʉve ja vatʉmami vara ˆvoomʉwoojera mweenenyuumba waavo atámiinye na ngovii ya ilóola, sa mpɨɨndɨ ˆarɨ fika vii vamʉyʉʉrɨre.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.

37Vatalariwa vara vatʉmami ˆveene varɨ shaanwa nɨ mweenenyuumba waavo vookeesha mpɨɨndɨ ˆarɨ kʉʉja. Kɨmaarɨ noovawyɨɨra, kwiivɨkɨra arɨ sa avatʉmamɨre, yeeye vaseeserya arɨ chákurya varye.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.

38Vatalariwa vatʉmami avo, mweenenyuumba waavo koonɨ avashɨ́hɨɨne varɨ miiso voomʉwoojera, baa koonɨ uújire nuuchikʉ katɨ, au namuyiingʉ.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Taangi neeja masáare aya, mweenenyuumba ngaarɨ ajáa ataanga mpɨɨndɨ ˆngʼeene mwiívi arɨ kʉʉja, ngaarɨ sɨ areka nyuumba yaachwe ɨbokwe tʉkʉ.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.

40Baa nyuunyu moosaakwa mʉve mwɨɨ́mɨre neeja mpɨɨndɨ joosi, sa Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ kʉʉja arɨ mpɨɨndɨ sɨ ˆmookoona kʉʉja arɨ.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Aho, maa Peéteri akamuurya, “Mʉkʉ́lʉ, lusímo ʉlʉ nɨ suusu vii wootuwyɨɨra bakʉ vaantʉ voosi?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Mweenevyoosi akamʉsea, “Nɨ mwiimiriri arɨkwɨ noo ˆarɨ wo kiilaangiwa na ˆarɨ na tooti? Kei, nɨ mʉtʉmami arɨkwɨ arɨ rekwa nɨ mweenenyuumba waachwe avɨɨmɨrɨre viivaachwe na avaheere chóorya mpɨɨndɨ ˆjasaakwa, maa mweenenyuumba akere njɨra?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?

43Atalariwa mʉtʉmami ʉra mweenenyuumba waachwe ˆarɨ mʉshaana yoobweeyya jeyyo, mpɨɨndɨ ˆarɨ hɨndʉka.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Kɨmaarɨ noovawyɨɨra, mweenenyuumba waachwe mʉvɨɨka arɨ ʉwo mwiimiriri ɨɨmɨrɨre viintʉ vyaachwe vyoosi vʉʉ.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Maa kaa, koonɨ ʉwo mwiimiriri iírɨrɨkɨɨne, ‘Mweenenyuumba waanɨ achérevire,’ na aande kʉvavaa vara vatʉmami va kɨɨntʉ kɨlʉme na va kɨɨntʉ kiki, kʉnʉ yoorya, no nywa, no reeva,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.

46mweenenyuumba waachwe kʉʉja arɨ sikʉ ˆngʼeene sɨ yookoona arɨ kʉʉja, na sáa sɨ ˆɨɨmányire. Aho, Mweenenyuumba waachwe mʉtematema arɨ na mʉvɨɨka arɨ hamwɨ na vara sɨ ˆvarɨ vookiilaangya.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.

47Mʉtʉmami ʉra ˆamányire ˆcheene mweenenyuumba waachwe asáakaa, maa kaa, akareka kwɨɨma neeja baa kei akareka tʉmama ja ˆvyeene ʉwo mweenenyuumba waachwe eenda, laɨrwa arɨ ˆkɨrɨ mooto.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Maa kaa, mwiimiriri ʉra sɨ ˆamányire, ˆatʉ́mamire yara ˆyɨɨma neeja kʉvawa, vawa arɨ kiduudi. Mʉʉntʉ ʉra ˆaheewa ˆviri foo, ʉwo atɨɨte noongwa ya ˆviri foo na ʉra ˆakwaatiwa mɨrɨmo ˆɨrɨ foo, saakwa ɨrɨ, ˆɨrɨ foo.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.

49Nʉʉja na kʉrɨ weerʉ, sa nkorererye mooto. Nɨ vyaangʉ ngaarɨ waándire korera.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Maa kaa, natɨɨte uturikiri, ˆnoosaaka nturikiriwe na tuuba ndɨrɨ tʉrɨkɨra mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ mutimii waanɨ fʉʉrʉ uturikiri ʉwo ˆʉrɨ hʉmʉla.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Mukiisea nʉʉja na aha weerwii kʉreeta mwiikalo mʉʉja? Aka tʉkʉ, nareeta kwiikera!Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Kwaandɨra haaha, nyuumba ˆɨrɨ na vaantʉ vasaano, kwiikera veende vatatʉ kwiiruta ndihi na vavɨrɨ na vavɨrɨ kwiiruta ndihi na vatatʉ.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Taáta kwiitoola eende na mwaana waachwe na mwaana kwiitoola eende na taáta waavo. Íyo kwiitoola eende na muhíínja waachwe, na muhíínja kwiitoola eende na íyo waavo. Íyo mʉkwɨ kwiitoola eende na muki wa mwaana waachwe, na muki wa mwaana kwiitoola eende na mʉkwɨ waachwe.”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.”

54Kei Yéesu akɨɨsea ɨra mpuka, “Koonɨ mwɨɨ́ne ichu raándukire ivaru ra ʉsweero hahara mʉséaa, ‘Mbula vaa ɨrɨ,’ noyo yaváa.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.

55Na koonɨ mwɨɨ́ne mpeho yoowuva fuma saame, mwaséaa, ‘Kʉva kʉrɨ na irʉtɨra,’ na kɨkomi vyavíjaa jeyyo.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Nyuunyu vakweembi, mwamányire taanga viintʉ vya kurumu na vya weerʉ kwa ˆvyeene ko koonekana! Sa che moosiindwa taanga masáare aya ˆyootʉmamwa haaha?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?

57Sa che sɨ moolamʉla veeneevyo kɨɨntʉ cha ʉwoloki?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Mpɨɨndɨ ˆmʉrɨ njirii moodoma na balásii na mʉvɨ waako, mʉloombe iivae na mpʉʉlo chaangʉ mpɨɨndɨ ˆmʉkaarɨ njirii. Koonɨ sɨ ʉbwéeyyiirye jeyyo, kʉtwaala arɨ na balásii na ʉko mʉlamuli kʉkwaatya arɨ mɨkonwii ya mʉlʉkalʉka, ne kʉtwaala arɨ na mʉnyololwii na ngururu.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.

59Kɨmaarɨ nookuwyɨɨra, sɨ ʉrɨ rekerwa ʉko tʉkʉ, mpaka ʉrɨhe mpoocho yo marikirirya.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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