Luke 12 (LYN) · Opened

1Mu nako icana abo aanu no kukwana eikiti no lule aba anoukuwana bamweya akulyatangela omunjili ku munjili, Jesu sebeli otateka okwamba kwa iyetwa aye oweli nji, “Mumamele omumena no Afalisi, owo oli asikukuba.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.

2Kakwisa eso sifukilwe eso sasiulwe okumonahala, simba eso sishweekilwe sasiulwe okulimukiwa.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Cwalehe eso sonje munaamba mu uwi mba siyupiwa mu liseli, mane neso muna obo ku kuuwi mu musiyo mba sambiwa beulu no ndoo.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.

4“Abaange kame nimyambela nji, mulese okucila woyo oibaa olutu, kono munyima katwese okutenda esinjili kame.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Kono mbi milemusa woyo mufanena okucila. Mucile woyo munyima no kwibaa kakuli kame akwite amaata no kumi kondela mu lyangalilo. Eee kame ni myambela nji mumucile!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!

6Kana kasa nji otutaha atanu kame tuuliwa etipene timbili? Mi kakwisa simba kamweya ako katwesiwa okupulamiwa kwa Nyambe.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Ngasibine cwale nji simba etin̄uki tenu naku mutwi wenu tonje titwesiwa okubaiwa. Cwale mulese kucila, anyi kame muli ano utokwa onene okubita otutaha no kupula.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Cwale kame nimyambela nji, omunu yonje woyo sotambula mene balubala no aanu, Omwana no munu niyonyene mbaka mutambula balubala no mangeloi a Nyambe.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Kono omunu yonje oni kana balubala no aanu, mbaka kaniwa niyonyene balubala no mangeloi a Nyambe.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Mi omunu yonje woyo wamba eliywi okulwisa Omwana no munu mba lemenwe, kono woyo so nyefula ba Mebo No Kukena katamba kulemenwa.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.

11“Cwale aba amilita balubala no tindoo no milapelo, simba kwabusisi ni kwasi milawo, mulese kubilaela kweso sa mutambule simba eso samwambe.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Kakuli Emebo No Kukena mbai miiyete eyo mufanena okwamba ba nako eyeyo.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Omunjili kwawo no kupula sebeli wamba kwa Jesu nji, “Mwiyeti, wambele mukulwange nji tukutabele oufumu ana kusiya ashemi etu.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Kono Jesu sebeli wamba kwa yonyene nji, “Mulume, anyine ona nitende omwatuli simba omutabi mwaanyi?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Cwale Jesu sebeli wamba kwa onyene onje nji, “Mutokomele mi mukubabalele mu titakazo no ufumu kakuli omooyo no munu aukutingile feela ba sifumu saye.”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.”

16Cwale sebeli waambela enguli nji, “Omumbu no mulume no kufuma kame ona kumulitela esifumu no kupula.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Mi sebeli onahana yonyene nji, ‘Cwale iikene sani tende, kakuli sikwite omo no kutewela etimbuto tange?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Cwale sebeli wamba nji, ‘Kame sani shandole eishete yange ni kuyaka eyino kuneneba mane nibeekemo embuto ni ibyana yange.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.

19Mi mbi aamba ku Mooyo wange nji, mooyo, kame ukwite oufumu no kupula ubeekelwe ba myaka no kupula, okukete mu mooyo, olye, onwe mi owabelelwe!’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!”’

20Kono Nyambe sebeli wamba kwa yonyene nji, ‘Wene omwelo! Ouno ousiku omooyo wowe mba utundisiwamo mwa wene. Cwale eyo ona kutukisete yaanyine?’ ”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?’

21Cwale kame kukufekile kanyi omunu woyo oli ni ufumu waye , kono cwale kasifuma ba miyo a Nyambe.This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Jesu sebeli wamba kwa iyetwa aye nji, “Cwalehe kame nimyambela nji mulese kubilaela kweyi no mooyo wenu, eso sa mulye simba olutu lwenu eso samukumange.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.

23Kakuli omooyo niwa utokwa okubita esilya, mane ni lutu nilwa utokwa okubita eikumango.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Kamumone aman̄walala, kakunu mane ni kuyangula, kakwite endoo noku tewela simba esishete, kono cwale Nyambe kame aababalela. Cwale anyi kame muli ano utokwa okubita otuyunyi!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!

25Cwale anyine mwaanyi mukubilaela woyo otwesa okwekeza ku nako yaye no kuyoya?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Nji cwale kutwese okutenda ngeeso kusinu simba sinyonyo, iikene aba obilaela kwiinu yonje?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Komumone amapalisa omo akulela, katingi owanda simba okutenda eikumango. Kono cwale kame nimyambela, simba Solomoni mu kanya yaye yonje kasiku kufuka kanyi imweya no tipalisa eti.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.

28Kono nji cwale Nyambe kame afuka omoopu owo uyoya mu litema balelo mi byuunda kame uyumbeliwa mu mulilo okuucin̄a, cwale anyi tunjinga samifuke. Anyi alume no tumelo icana!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!

29“Cwale mulese kusaela eyi samulye neyi samunwe simba okubilaela mu minahano.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Kakuli aanu onje namu litunga kame asaelanga einu eyi, mi Sitenu kame alimukile nji kame mwisaela.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Kono musaele oweli Omubuso waye mi cwale einu yonje eyi mba itende yenu.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Anyi omutapi mucana, mulese kucila, kakuli Sitenu naku wilu kame awabelelwe okumiba Omubuso.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Muulise oufumu wenu wonje mi mutabele nawo ashebile, mi mukuunganyekele oufumu owo nakwa kulubala, ni ufumu naku wilu owo nakwa kwangwa, oko kakwisa ombuyi so wiita mane kakwisa ni munu sou sinya.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.

34Kakuli oko kuli oufumu wowe ni mucima wowe kooli.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Mukutukisete mi etilambi tenu ti tumbuke.Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36Cwale mufeke kanyi alume atatelele omolyoo okutunda ku mukiti no likwala. Nji cwale atwese oku muyatulwela aba saiiye mukungongota.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.

37Embuyoti niyawo abika sawaniwe kwa molyoo atona aba saiiye. Niti luli kame nimyambela nji, mba kunungu ni kwaikata ba tafule mane mbaiyi kwa onyene mukwabelekela.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.

38Nji aba aiya akano wiili simba aka no waatu nikwawana asitona ngeeso, embuyoti niyoo awo abika!Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Kono mulimuke eyi, kambe omunya ndoo nakulimuka enako ana kwiiya ombuyi, kambe kasi kusiya endoo yaye nji aitemo.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.

40Naanyi mutatelele ngeeso kakuli Omwana no munu kame akeile mu nako no kwalimikiwa.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Cwale Pitolosi sebeli oibanguta nji, “Mbumu, enguli eyi kame oyambela aci nji kwanu onje?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Cwale Ombumu sebeli wamba nji, “Anyine cwale omubika no kusepahala ni kushangama woyo ombumu waye mbamubeeke ba ndoo yaye ni kumuba esemba saye no ilya ba nako no kufanena.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?

43Embuyoti niya woyo omubika nji ombumu waye aba sauke mba muwana yotenda eyo ana ku musiyele nji atende.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Niti luli kame nimyambela nji, ombumu mba mubeeke okumamela esifumu saye sonje.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Kono cwale nji omubika woyo amba yonyene nji omolyange naliyehe okwiiya, ni kutateka okufula abika no alume naakati ni kulya ni kunwa mane ni kukoliwa,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.

46cwale molyaye aba saiye ba liywaa elyo no kwalimukiwa nji kame aiya ba nako nokwa limukiwa kame samube omubonda bamweya nawo no kwasepahala.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.

47Cwale omubika woyo ona kulimuka eso asaela molyaye, kono kasiku tukiseta mane nikutenda okukumanena nomo asingela molyaye mba shapiwa onene.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Kono woyo omubika ona kuulwa okulimuka kono sebeli otenda mukucila okufuliwa kame safuliwe kanyonyo. Omunu yonje ona biwi onene kwa yonyene mbaku saeliwa onene kwa yonyene. Cwale woyo ona siyeliwa einu no kupula kame saku saeliwe onene kwa yonyene.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.

49“Kame nineyi muku beeka omulilo ba litunga, cwale iikene nisi saela kame omulilo owatumbuka kale!I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Kame nili ni kolobezo eyo nifanena okukolobezwa nayo, cwale kame nishukelwe nji itendahale!But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Kame muyambuta nji kame nineyi okulita ekozo bano ba litunga? Kokuulwa, kasa ekozo kono etifapahano.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Kakuli okutunda bano mu ndoo imweya kame sakutabe atanu, aatu kame salwise ayiili mane ayiili kame salwise aatu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Kame sakwikale oukutaba omushemi no mulume mba kulwisa ni mwanaye no ndumbana mane omushemi no mukati mba kulwisi ni mwanaye no mukatana, onjemunwa no mukati mba kulwisi ni njemunwaye no mukati.”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.”

54Jesu sebeli wamba kame kwaanu no kupula nji, “Aba mumona elikumbi eliyaluka okutunda mu wiko, mwambe bamweya nji ombula mbaloko, mi kame kutendahala ngeeso.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.

55Cwale aba mumona emebo namu mbowela aba ifuka, kame mwambanga nji mbakwikala okwenya onene, mi kame kutendahala ngeeso.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Anyi asikukuba! kame mutwesa okutoloka omo limonahalela elitunga ni liwilu, kono cwale iikene aba kamwatwese okutoloka eyi itendahala ba nako ino?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?

57“Cwale iikene aba mukwangwa oukuketa mwenyene okutenda eino kuluka?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Nji kame mukutwala ku kuta ni woyo ona foseze balubala no mwatuli, mweteke oukweleza mwenyene mu ndila yokasiku kutwala kale baubala no mwatuli mi omwatuli mba kubeeke mu maata no mubeleki no muuso mi omubeleki no muuso kame sakutwale ku tolongo.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.

59Kame nikwambela nji kutamba kutunda mo konji aba sotenekelele omubonda no mamaneneno.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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