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Luke 16
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Luke
The journey to Jerusalem
Rangi New Testament
Abraham
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Lazarus
, person
Moses
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John
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Rangi New Testament
Berean Standard Bible
1
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Kei Yéesu akavawyɨɨra lusímo ʉlʉ vapooji vaachwe, yoovasea, “Kʉjáa kwatɨɨte musúngaati ʉmwɨ na mwiimiriri wa máari jaachwe. Ʉwo musúngaati akateera mwiimiriri wa máari jaachwe yoosaambʉla máari.
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Jesus also said to His disciples,
“There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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Sa jeyyo ʉwo musúngaati akamwaanɨrɨra mwiimiriri akamʉsea, ‘Natéɨɨre kɨra ˆwoobweeyya na máari jaanɨ! Laɨra kɨra ˆʉbweeyyirya máari jaanɨ, sa sɨ ʉrɨ kʉva mwiimiriri wa máari jaanɨ tʉkʉ.’
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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
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Ʉra mwiimiriri akiiririkana mutimii waachwe, ‘Musúngaati waanɨ nɨ kʉʉnseyya iise murimwii waanɨ. Haaha nɨ che ndɨrɨ bweeyya? Nɨɨnɨ nsiina ngururu jo rɨma tʉkʉ, na nookoona soni yo loombaloomba.
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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.
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Natáangire ˆcheene ndɨrɨ bweeyya, sa ˆndɨrɨ rekiwa mʉrɨmo waanɨ vaantʉ vaanteengye na nyuumbii jaavo.’
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I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5
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Jeyyo, akavaanɨrɨra vaantʉ voosi vara ˆvadaayiwáa noongwa nɨ musúngaati waachwe. Wa ncholo akamuurya, ‘Noongwa yaako kwa musúngaati waanɨ nɨ viintʉ vingaɨ?’
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And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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Ne akasea, ‘Noongwa yaanɨ ndáayiwaa nɨ líita mayana yatatʉ na magana mufungatɨ (3,700) ya makuta ya saitúuni.’ Aho, mwiimiriri akamʉsea, ‘Toola karatáasi ɨhɨ ˆngʼeene yaandɨkwa noongwa yaako chaangʉ, andɨka noongwa yaako nɨ líita iyana rɨmwɨ, magana yanaanɨ na makumi yasaano (1,850).’
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‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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Aho, akamuurya wa kavɨrɨ akamʉsea, ‘Weewe viintʉ vingaɨ ʉdáayiwaa?’ Ʉra akamʉsea, ‘Magunía magana yatatʉ na makumi yatatʉ (330) ya ngáano.’ Mwiimiriri akamʉsea, ‘Toola karatáasi ɨhɨ ˆngʼeene yaandɨkwa noongwa yaako, andɨka magana yavɨrɨ na makumi mʉsasatʉ (260).’
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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.
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Ʉra musúngaati akamʉdʉʉmbɨrɨra ʉra mwiimiriri sɨ ˆarɨ wo kiilaangiwa, sa viintʉ ˆajáa abwéeyyiirye ʉweere. Sa kʉrɨ vaantʉ va mbyaala ɨhɨ, vara sɨ ˆvamurúmaa Mʉlʉʉngʉ nɨ vaweere mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ kwa masáare ya ɨhɨ weerʉ, kʉlookya vaantʉ vara ˆvamuruma Mʉlʉʉngʉ.
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The 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.
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Nɨ kʉvawyɨɨra niise, vaambiriryi viivaanyu na máari jaanyu ja aha weerwii, sa ˆjiri sira mʉteengiwe na kiikalwii cha sikʉ ˆjisiina ʉhero.
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I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
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Mʉʉntʉ ˆiiláangiwaa kwa masáare maduudi, kiilaangiwa eende kwa masáare makʉʉlʉ. Noo jeyyo, mʉʉntʉ ʉra ˆasova ʉwoloki kwa viintʉ viduudi, kʉva arɨ mʉʉntʉ ˆasova ʉwoloki kwa viintʉ ˆviri foo.
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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.
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Na koonɨ sɨ mʉrɨ vo kiilaangiwa kwa máari ja ɨhɨ weerʉ, nɨ ani ˆarɨ viilaangya kwa máari ya kɨkomi?
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So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
12
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Kei koonɨ sɨ mʉrɨ kiilaangiwa kwa máari ya mʉʉntʉ wɨɨngɨ, nɨ ani ˆarɨ kʉvaheera máari yaanyu veeneevyo?
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And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
13
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Kusiina mʉtʉmami ˆadáhaa tʉmamɨra vasúngaati vavɨrɨ tʉkʉ. Sa mʉsʉʉla arɨ ʉmwɨ na amweende wɨɨngɨ, au mʉnyemya eende ʉmwɨ na kumuchwa eende matɨ wɨɨngɨ. Sɨ mʉrɨ daha kʉmʉtʉmamɨra Mʉlʉʉngʉ na máari tʉkʉ.”
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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.”
14
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Mafarisáayo ˆvakateere masáare yoosi Yéesu alʉʉsáa, maa vakamʉseka ko muchwa matɨ, sa vajáa veenda mpía maatʉkʉ vii.
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The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
15
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Yéesu akavawyɨɨra yoovasea, “Nyuunyu mwiiyónekyaa kɨkomi mbere ja vaantʉ mʉrɨ vawoloki. Maa kaa, Mʉlʉʉngʉ amányire mɨtɨma yaanyu. Sa vira viintʉ vaantʉ ˆvavyoónaa nɨ vya kɨkomi, Mʉlʉʉngʉ avisʉʉla.
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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.
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Miiro na masáare ya valáali na mʉtwe, yavariyʉlwa fʉʉrʉ mpɨɨndɨ ja Yooháani Mʉbatisáaji. Fuma mpɨɨndɨ ijo, Masáare Maaja ya Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ yaváriyʉlwaa na kɨra mʉʉntʉ iiyingiryáa ʉtemii ʉwo na ngururu.
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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.
17
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Maa kaa, nɨ vyoolo kwa kurumu na weerʉ kʉlooka, kʉlookya lʉtalo baa lʉmwɨ kʉrɨmɨra fuma Miirwii ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ.
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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
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Mʉʉntʉ mʉlʉme ˆamusíitaa muki waachwe, maa akaloola muki wɨɨngɨ, ʉwo ayéendaa na muki wa mʉʉntʉ. Kei, mʉʉntʉ mʉlʉme ʉra ˆamʉlóolaa mʉʉntʉ muki ˆarekwa nɨ mʉlʉme waachwe, ʉwo ayéendaa na muki wa mʉʉntʉ.
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Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19
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Haaha, kʉjáa kwatɨɨte musúngaati ʉmwɨ, ˆiivɨkɨráa ɨngo ja kɨtáani ˆjiri gyaa ja kisúngaati, ˆjalʉkwa na mputi ja kɨkomi. Na sikʉ joosi yeeye arijáa chóorya cha kibuya.
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Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
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Kei, kʉjáa kwatɨɨte mʉkɨva ʉmwɨ ˆasewáa Lasáaro. Areetwáa, maa akavɨɨkwa mʉryaangwii kwaachwe. Ʉhʉ ajáa atɨɨte viloonda mʉvɨrɨ vʉʉ.
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And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
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Yeeye iikaláa mʉryaangwii na ajáa atɨɨte mpɨɨma yo rya mangʼenyengʼenye ˆyawíire ɨsɨ ya méesa kwa ʉhʉ musúngaati. Kei, kúri jʉʉjáa noo mʉnaampa viloonda vyaachwe.
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and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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Sikʉ ˆjikalooke, ʉra mʉkɨva akakwya. Mirimʉ miija ɨkʉʉja noo mʉsʉmʉla, ɨkamʉtwaala fʉʉrʉ kɨpeembii cha Aburaháamu. Ʉra musúngaati ne akɨjoowulala na akataahwa.
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One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23
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Yeeye akatamanya na ntarii. Ʉko uturikirii, akiinurirya miiso yaachwe na mweeri, maa akamoona Aburaháamu kwa kʉlɨ arɨ na Lasáaro.
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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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Aho, ʉra musúngaati akamwaanɨrɨra Aburaháamu, ‘Taáta Aburaháamu, naanga na riiso ra wʉʉja. Nooloomba ʉmʉtʉme Lasáaro atukye imaamba raachwe luujii, maa atoonyerye lurimii lwaanɨ sa lʉhole. Kɨkomi nɨ tʉrɨkɨra niise mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ mootwii ʉhʉ.’
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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.’
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Aho, Aburaháamu akamʉsea, ‘Mwanawaanɨ, kʉmbʉkɨra, weewe mpɨɨndɨ ˆʉjáa mooyo, ʉjáa ʉtɨɨte viintʉ vyoosi ˆvyabooha ˆʉsaakáa. Maa kaa, Lasáaro nɨ uturikiri vii apatáa. Haaha yeeye atúuriiwe mʉtɨma aha na weewe ʉmwaarɨ wootʉrɨkɨra mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ.
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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.
26
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Sɨ jeyyo vii tʉkʉ, katɨkatɨ yiiswi na nyuunyu kwatɨɨte iduundu ikʉʉlʉ mʉnʉmʉʉnʉ. Iduundu ɨro, ravɨɨkwa sa vaantʉ va kʉnʉ ˆvarɨ saaka kʉʉja nooko kwaanyu, vasiindwe fɨrɨra na vaantʉ va ʉko vasiindwe kʉʉja na kʉnʉ.’
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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.’
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Aho, ʉra musúngaati akasea, ‘Haaha nookʉloomba ee taáta ʉmʉtʉme Lasáaro atamanye na kaayii kwa taáta wiitʉ.
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‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
28
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Ʉko natɨɨte vaaniitʉ vasaano. Lasáaro akavalʉme kutu sa karɨ luu vʉʉje na kʉnʉ kʉʉntʉ kwa uturikiri tʉkʉ.’
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for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
29
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Maa kaa, Aburaháamu akamʉsea, ‘Vaanaanyu vatɨɨte ʉtali wa Mʉ́sa na valáali na mʉtwe va Ijʉva, vayateere ayo!’
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But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
30
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Ʉra musúngaati akamʉsea, ‘Taáta Aburaháamu tʉkʉ! Koonɨ mʉʉntʉ afúfukire na adome akavawyɨɨre, aho, valandʉka varɨ fuma uvii waavo.’
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‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
31
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Aburaháamu akamʉsea, ‘Koonɨ sɨ vatéerɨɨre yara ˆyaandɨkwa nɨ Mʉ́sa na valáali na mʉtwe, sɨ varɨ ruma baa ya mʉʉntʉ afúfukire tʉkʉ.’”
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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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