Luke 17 (LAG) · Opened

1Yéesu akavasea vapooji vaachwe, “Masáare ˆyabwéeyyaa vaantʉ viikunguvale, mpaka yʉʉje vii. Maa kaa, mpolaɨ kwa ʉra yoyoosi ˆyooyareeta.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Nɨ pwee viri kwa mʉʉntʉ ʉwo kʉchʉʉngɨrwa lwaala nkiingwii, maa afweitɨrwe na mayiyii, kʉlookya uturikiri ˆarɨ turya ko mʉhaanda ʉmwɨ wa ava vadúúdi atʉmame ʉvɨ!It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3Sa jeyyo, imi neeja. Koonɨ mwaanaanyu abwéeyyiirye ʉvɨ, mʉdalavye. Koonɨ aválandukire fuma uvii waachwe, mʉsee yasírire.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Koonɨ ahóniirye kwa sikʉ ɨmwɨ mara mufungatɨ na uújire na kwaako yoosea, ‘Haɨ, naválandukire fuma uvii waanɨ,’ weewe woosaakwa ʉmʉsee yasírire.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Aho, vatumwi va Yéesu vakamʉsea Mweenevyoosi, “Toongererye kukuruma.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Mweenevyoosi akavasea, “Ngaarɨ mʉrɨ na kuruma baa kuduudi ja mpeke nduudi ya haradáali, ngaarɨ mʉdáhire kʉʉsea ʉhʉ mʉkʉyʉ, ‘Ngʼooka, ʉkakondiwe mayiyii!’ Nowo ngaarɨ wavɨ́ɨre matu kwa kɨra ˆmuuwyɨ́ɨrɨɨre.And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7Baa ja tʉsee, koonɨ ʉmwɨ waanyu arɨ na mʉtʉmami waachwe ˆafúmire rɨma iwundii au kuriisha muundi, nɨ ani ʉmwɨ waanyu ifaanaa amʉsee, ‘Yeenda chaangʉ, ikala, urye chóorya?’Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8Sɨ jeyyo tʉkʉ. Kɨrɨ vyoolʉʉsa jei sea arɨ, ‘Nyimirya neeja chóorya, na wʉʉntʉmamɨre fʉʉrʉ mpʉmʉle kurya no nywa. ˆNdɨrɨ hʉmʉla de weewe urye no nywa.’Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9Eri, mʉdʉʉmba ʉrɨ mʉtʉmami ko bweeyya kɨra ˆcheene ʉmʉwyɨ́ɨrɨɨre abweeyye wʉʉ? Aka tʉkʉ!Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Viivyo, baa nyuunyu ˆmʉrɨ hʉmʉla tʉmama yoosi ˆmwalaiririwa, sei, ‘Suusu tʉrɨ vatʉmami vii, tatʉ́mamire yara ˆmeene tasaakwa tʉtʉmame vii.’”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Mpɨɨndɨ Yéesu ˆadomáa na Yerusaléemu, ajáa atweera na mʉhakii wa ɨsɨ ya Samaría na Galiláaya.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Mpɨɨndɨ Yéesu ˆɨɨngɨráa iturii rɨmwɨ, ajáa alʉmana na vaantʉ ikimi ˆvarɨ na ʉlóónda. Avo vaantʉ vakɨɨma kʉlɨ, maaAs He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13vakaanɨrɨra voosea, “Yéesu, Mweenevyoosi, tʉlaange na riiso ra wʉʉja!”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Yéesu ˆakavoone akavasea, “Tamanyi, mukiiyonekye kwa veeneɨsɨ va Ijʉva.” Na mpɨɨndɨ ˆvajáa njirii vootamanya, maa vakajirʉlwa ʉlóónda waavo.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Ʉmwɨ waavo ˆakoone ahórire, maa akahɨndʉka na kwa Yéesu kʉnʉ yoomʉdʉʉmba Mʉlʉʉngʉ na sawúti nkʉʉlʉ.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Akalaala majewii ya Yéesu na ɨnda kʉnʉ yoomʉdʉʉmba. Ʉwo mʉʉntʉ nɨ Mʉsamaría ajáa.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Yéesu akamuurya, “Voosi ikimi sɨ vajírwiilwe tʉkʉ wʉʉ? Hai varɨ vara vɨɨngɨ keenda?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Kusiina baa ʉmwɨ ˆahíndukire joo mʉdʉʉmba Mʉlʉʉngʉ tʉkʉ, maa kaa, ʉhʉ mʉyeni vii?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Yéesu akamʉsea, “Inʉka, ʉtamanye, kuruma kwaako kwakʉhóniirye.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Sikʉ ɨmwɨ, Mafarisáayo vajáa vamuurya Yéesu voosea, “Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ naadi ʉrɨ kʉʉja?” Yéesu akavasea, “Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ, sɨ wʉʉjáa ko kʉʉlaangishalaangisha tʉkʉ.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Kusiina mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ daha sea, ‘La nʉ aha!’ au ‘La haʉra kʉra,’ tʉkʉ. Sa Ʉtemi wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ nɨ nowo mʉrɨ.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Aho, akavasea vapooji vaachwe, “Mpɨɨndɨ kʉʉja jiise, kʉva mʉrɨ na mpɨɨma jo va na Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ baa kwa sikʉ ɨmwɨ vii, maa kaa, sɨ mʉrɨ kʉʉnyona tʉkʉ.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23Vaantʉ kʉndoovasea veende, ‘La haʉra hara,’ au ‘Haʉhʉ aha!’ Karɨ mʉdómaa na karɨ mʉvarúmaa tʉkʉ.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Sa Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ sikʉ ˆarɨ kʉʉja, kʉʉja arɨ ja lʉlávo ˆvyeene lʉʉ́jaa loomʉrɨka mavaru yoosi ya kurumu.For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25Maa kaa, saakwa arɨ aturikiriwe kwa masáare ˆyarɨ foo na siitwa arɨ nɨ mbyaala ɨhɨ.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Ja viintʉ ˆvijáa sikʉ ja Nʉ́hʉ, noo ˆvyeene ɨrɨ kʉva sikʉ yo hɨndʉka Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Mpɨɨndɨ ja Nʉ́hʉ, vaantʉ varijáa no nywa, valoolwáa no loola fʉʉrʉ sikʉ ɨra Nʉ́hʉ ˆakɨɨngɨre na safíinii. Aho, ɨra mbula ya imalo ɨkʉʉja, maa ɨkavamala voosi vʉʉ.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Baa mpɨɨndɨ ja Lúutu nɨ ja jeyyo vijáa. Vaantʉ varijáa no nywa, vaváa iyoombe no wʉla, varɨmáa no jeenga.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29Maa kaa, sikʉ ɨra Lúutu ˆakiinʉke Sodóoma, mooto na sálʉfa ʉjáa wakiima fuma kurumwii, ʉkavamala voosi vʉʉ.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Noo jeyyo ˆviri kʉva sikʉ ɨra Mwaana wa Mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ variyʉlwa.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31Sikʉ ɨyo, mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ ikekeerii karɨ akiime sa atoole viintʉ vyaachwe nyuumbii tʉkʉ. Na ʉra ˆarɨ iwundii karɨ ahɨ́ndʉkaa na kaayii noo toola chochoosi tʉkʉ.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Kumbukiri kɨra alʉmana nocho muki wa Lúutu!Remember Lot’s wife!

33Mʉʉntʉ yoyoosi ʉra ˆyooyera kʉlamurirya nkaasʉ yaachwe, ʉwo kɨɨtaaha arɨ. Maa kaa, mʉʉntʉ yoyoosi ʉra ˆyookɨɨtaaha nkaasʉ yaachwe, ʉwo kɨɨlamurirya arɨ.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Nɨ kʉvawyɨɨra niise, sikʉ ɨyo, vaantʉ vavɨrɨ ˆvalɨ́ɨre kɨtáanda kɨmwɨ, ʉmwɨ sʉmʉlwa arɨ, na wɨɨngɨ rekwa arɨ.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Vaantʉ vaki vavɨrɨ ˆvoosha hamwɨ, ʉmwɨ sʉmʉlwa arɨ na wɨɨngɨ rekwa arɨ. [Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Vaantʉ valʉme vavɨrɨ kʉva varɨ vootʉmama iwundii, ʉmwɨ sʉmʉlwa arɨ na wɨɨngɨ rekwa arɨ.]”Not in the BSB

37Aho, vapooji vaachwe vakamuurya, “Mweenevyoosi, aya nɨ hai ˆyarɨ fʉmɨra?” Ne akavasea, “Hara kʉʉntʉ ˆkʉrɨ na maka ˆikwíire, aho noo kʉʉntʉ nkuumba jilʉ́manɨraa.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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