Luke 16 (LYN) · Opened

1Jesu sebeli wamba kame kwa iyetwa nji, “Kame kuna kwikala omulume no kufuma ona kwikala ni mubika waye. Cwale epiho sebeli iiya kwa yonyene nji omunu woyo kame ana kusinya esifumu saye,Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2mi sebeli omwisana ni kwamba kwa yonyene nji, ‘Iikene eyi niyupa mulibaka lyowe? Otunde ba sipula sowe no ubika kakuli kufanene okutenda omubika wange.’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.’

3Cwale omubika sebeli okwambisa yomboci nji, ‘Iikene sani tende kakuli molyange nani tundisa ba ubika? Songolile onene okutombola mi kame neena okukumbela.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.

4Kame niyii esi sanitende! Nji cwale aanu ani tambule mu tindoo too aba ina tundu ba musebezi wange.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Cwale sebeli oisana awo ana kukolotela molyaye omunjili ni munjili. Sebeli oibanguta woyo no weli nji, ‘Bukai ona kolotele molyange?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Sebeli otambula nji, ‘Omwanda no sipimo no oli,’ cwale sebeli wamba kwa yonyene nji, ‘Oshimbe esikoloti sowe mi oikale banji muwangu on̄ole nji makumi atanu 50.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Cwale sebeli wamba ku munjili nji, ‘Bukai ona koloto?’ Sebeli wamba nji, ‘Masaka akwana omwanda no uloto,’ Sebeli omwambela nji, ‘Oitundise mi on̄ole makumi atanu naatu (80).’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.

8Molyaye sebeli onyaza omubika mulibaka no kwasepahala kwaye kakuli aanu no litunga lino kame amonahala okutenda wino eyi no lusika loo feela okubita aanu no liseli.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.

9Cwale kame nimyambela nji, “Mukutende oulikani mwenyene mulibaka no kwaluka, nji cwale aba sai kwangwe kame samitambule mu mundi no kuta oku no kwaabwa.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Woyo no kusepahala kweyi no kucaniba mba sepahala kweyi no kupula, mi woyo no kwasepahala kweyi no kucaniba katamba kusepahala ngeeso kweyi no kupula.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.

11Nji cwale kamusi sepahala mu inu no kwaluka, anyine so misepa mu ufumu no niti?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Cwale nji kamusi sepahala mu sinu no mukowe, anyine sokuba eso sili senu?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Kakwisa omubika otwesa okusebeleza ambumu ayiili, kakuli mbu timbibo mumweya ni kusingabo munjili simba oukubeeka onene kumumweya ni kukana omunjili. Kutwese okusebeleza Nyambe ni mali.”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.”

14Afalisi awo ana kusinganga amali aba ana kuyupa eyi, cwale sebeli atimba Jesu.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Kono Jesu sebeli wamba kwa onyene nji, “Anyi mukuyeema mwenyene balubala no aanu, kono Nyambe kame ayii emicima yenu kakuli eyo itendile eyi no utokwa mukaci no aanu akwiiba mu miyo ya Nyambe.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.

16“Omulawo na nuhi konji ba nako ya Jowani okutunda abo cwale eliywi no kuwaba no mubuso wa Nyambe aba lina kukutaziwa, mi omunu yonje sebeli weteka onene okwingenamo.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.

17Kono kwakotoba eliwilu ni litunga nji ibwe okubita enombolo imweya no mulawo nji ibwe.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“Munu yonje woyo olukulula mukataye ni kukwata omunjili kame abuka mane ni woyo okwata omukati ona lukululwa kwa mbumwaye kame abuka.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19“Kame kuna kwikalanga omulume no kufuma ona kukumanganga eikumango no undilu ona kulyanga eilya no kuwaba ba liywaa ni liywaa.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Cwale ba mweelo waye kame kuna kulangananga omulume no kusheba no litina lya Lazalo ona kwikalanga ni itombo olutu lonje,And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21woyo ona kulakazanga okulya eyo ina kukwanga ku tafule no mulume no kufuma, cwale ambwa sebeli aiya ni kulasa ba itombo yaye.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Omulume no kusheba sebeli ofa mi amangeloi sebeli amushimbela kwa Abulahama mu saali saye. Omulume no mufumi ni yonyene sebeli ofa mane sebeli oteuliwa,One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23mi mu lyangalilo, yoli mu mayando sebeli waliketa ni kumona Abulahama aba no kuleba mane Lazalo yoli mu saali saye.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Cwale sebeli okuwa nji, ‘Sitange Abulahama! Onifele amakeke, mi otume Lazalo acupwe amamaneneno no munwe waye mu meyi nji aombote olulimi lwange, kakuli kame nili mu utata onene muno mu mulilo!’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.’

25Kono Abulahama sebeli omutambula nji, ‘Mwanange opuluke nji mu nako no kuyoya kowe nukutambulanga einu no kuwaba, mi Lazalo kasi kwikalanga ni inu no kuwaba. Kono bano kame ali wino kuno, mi wene kame oli mu utata.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.

26Cwale okwekeza kweeyi, mukaci ketu ni wene kame kuli owina no kuneneba onene, nji cwale awo ali muno katwese okwiiya kwa wene mane kakwisa woyo sotwesa okuta okutunda omo okwiiya kwaaci.’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.’

27Cwale omufumi sebeli wamba kwa Abulahama nji, ‘Kame ni kukumbela, sitange, otume Lazalo ku ndoo ya sitange,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28kakuli kame nikwite ainange atanu nji cwale akaalemuse nji alese okwiiya mu sibaka sino no mayando.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Kono Abulahama sebeli wamba nji, ‘Kame akwite Mushe na nuhi a Nyambe cwale walesele aayupe.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Cwale omufumi sebeli wamba nji, ‘Kokuulwa, sitange Abulahama! Kono nji kute omunjili kwa onyene ona tundu kwaafu, mba baka.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Cwale Abulahama sebeli wambela omufumi nji, ‘Nji katamba okuyupa Mushe na nuhi a Nyambe, katamba okuyupa simba woyo soingulwa okutunda kwaafu.’”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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