Luke 16 (LIN) · Opened

1Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye : — Mozwi moko azalaki na mobateli bomengo ; bongo bafundaki ye epai ya mozwi ete azali kosakana na biloko na ye.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Mozwi abengaki ye mpo na kotuna ye : « Makambo nini nazali koyoka na tina na yo ? Yebisa ngai ndenge nini obateli bomengo na ngai ; pamba te, kobanda lelo, okozala lisusu mobateli bomengo na ngai te. »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.’

3Mobateli bomengo amilobelaki : « Nasala nini sik’oyo ? Mokonzi na ngai azali kolongola ngai na mosala ? Nazali na makasi te ya kotimola mabele, mpe nakoyoka soni mpo na kokoma kosenga-senga.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.

4Ah ! Nasosoli sik’oyo likambo oyo nakoki kosala mpo ete, tango nakozala lisusu na mosala te, bato bayamba ngai kati na bandako na bango. »I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Boye, abengaki bato nyonso oyo bazalaki na niongo ya mokonzi na ye ; atunaki na moto ya liboso : « Osengeli kofuta boni lokola niongo epai ya mokonzi na ngai ? »And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Moto yango azongisaki : « Batono tuku mibale ya mafuta. » Mobateli bomengo alobaki na ye : « Zwa mokanda na yo ya niongo, vanda noki, mpe koma mokanda mosusu ya nyonso ya bangungulu zomi. »‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Atunaki na moto mosusu : « Osengeli kofuta boni lokola niongo epai ya mokonzi na ngai ? » Azongisaki : « Basaki nkama moko ya ble. » Mobateli bomengo alobaki na ye : « Zwa mokanda na yo ya niongo, mpe koma mokanda mosusu ya nyonso ya basaki tuku mwambe. »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.

8Mokonzi akumisaki mobateli mabe wana ya bomengo mpo na mayele oyo asalaki na yango. Pamba te bato ya mokili oyo, bazali na mayele koleka bana ya pole.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.

9Nalobi na bino : bosalela bomengo ya mabe mpo na kotonga bondeko na bato mosusu ; mpo ete tango ekosila, bayamba bino kati na bivandelo ya seko.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Moto oyo azali sembo na makambo mike, akoki mpe kozala sembo na makambo minene ; mpe moto oyo azali sembo te na makambo mike, akozala mpe sembo te na makambo minene.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.

11Boye soki bozali sembo te na bobateli bomengo oyo ezwami na banzela ya lokuta, nani akopesa bino bomengo ya solo ?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Mpe soki bozali sembo te na bobateli biloko ya moto mosusu, nani akopesa bino biloko oyo esengeli kozala ya bino moko ?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Mosali moko te akoki kosalela bankolo mibale, pamba te akoyina moko mpe akolinga mosusu to akokangama na moko mpe akoboya mosusu. Bokoki te kosalela mbala moko Nzambe mpe mbongo.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.”

14Wana Bafarizeo bazalaki koyoka Yesu koloba makambo wana nyonso, bazalaki koseka Ye, pamba te bazalaki na lokoso ya mbongo.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Kasi Yesu alobaki na bango : — Bino, bozali penza bato oyo bomilakisaka na miso ya bato mosusu lokola nde bozali bato ya sembo, nzokande Nzambe ayebi mitema na bino ; pamba te oyo bato bamonaka motuya makasi, Nzambe ayokaka yango nkele.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.

16Tango ya Mibeko mpe ya Basakoli ewumelaki kino na Yoane Mobatisi ; kasi wuta Yoane Mobatisi ayaki, Sango Malamu ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe ezali koteyama, mpe moto nyonso azali kobunda na kondima mpo na kokota kuna.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.

17Ezali penza pete mpo na Likolo mpe mabele kolimwa ; kasi mpo na Mibeko, ezali penza pasi mpo na nkoma na yango oyo eleki moke kolongwa.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.

18Mobali nyonso oyo alongoli mwasi na ye na libala mpe abali mwasi mosusu asali ekobo, mpe mobali oyo abali mwasi oyo balongoli na libala asali mpe ekobo.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19Ezalaki na mozwi moko oyo azalaki kolata bilamba ya motane makasi mpe ya lino ya kitoko, bongo azalaki kobika bomoi ya bisengo mikolo nyonso.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Na liboso ya ekuke ya ndako na ye, mobola moko atandamaki wana, kombo na ye ezalaki Lazare, nzoto na ye mobimba etonda na bapota ;And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21azalaki koluka ata kolia biloko oyo ezalaki kokweya longwa na mesa ya mozwi, kasi ezalaki bambwa nde ezalaki koya kolembola bapota na ye.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Mokolo moko, mobola yango akufaki, mpe ba-anjelu bamemaki ye epai ya Abrayami. Mozwi mpe akufaki, mpe bakundaki ye.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Kati na mboka ya bakufi, mozwi azalaki konyokwama na pasi makasi ; boye atombolaki miso mpe amonaki, na mosika, Abrayami elongo na Lazare avanda pembeni na ye.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Mozwi akomaki koganga : « Tata Abrayami, yokela ngai mawa ! Tinda Lazare ete atia songe ya mosapi na ye kati na mayi mpo ete atangisela ngai mayi na lolemo, pamba te nazali koyoka pasi makasi kati na moto oyo. »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.’

25Kasi Abrayami azongisaki : « Mwana na ngai, kanisa ete, wana ozalaki na bomoi, ozwaki bolamu ebele, kasi Lazare azwaki nde pasi ebele. Sik’oyo awa, azali kozwa kobondisama na ye ; kasi yo, okomi na pasi.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.

26Lisusu, libulu moko monene ekaboli biso mpe bino, mpo ete moto nyonso oyo alingi kolongwa awa epai biso tozali mpo na kokende epai na bino, akoka te ; mpe ete moto nyonso oyo alingi kokatisa libulu yango longwa kuna epai bino bozali mpo na koya awa epai na biso, akoka mpe te. »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.’

27Mozwi alobaki : « Tata, nasengi na yo, tinda Lazare epai ya libota na ngai,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28pamba te nazali na bandeko mitano. Tika ete akende kokebisa bango mpo ete, bango mpe, bakoma awa te, kati na esika oyo ya pasi ! »for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Abrayami azongisaki : « Bandeko na yo bazali na Moyize mpe basakoli ; tika ete bayoka bango ! »But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Mozwi alobaki lisusu : « Te, tata Abrayami ! Kasi soki moto moko awuti na mboka ya bakufi mpe akei epai na bango, bakobongola mitema ! »‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Abrayami alobaki na ye : « Soki baboyi koyoka Moyize mpe basakoli, bakondima mpe kaka te ata soki moto moko alamuki kati na bakufi. »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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