Luke 12 (MGV) · Opened

1Kipindi bandu bingi aketangini pamu mbaka kukanyatana. Yesu jatumbulya kulonge na banafunzi baki, “Nzepana amila jaka Afalisayu, bandu babilikopake baamboni.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.

2Sindu sokapi sebikiyekali kiitenda kuyekuliwa, nasokapi sebikihihiki sitenda kuyekuliwa.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Ndienu, kila sealongi palwii sijowanika pu unang'anu, na sokapi sebalongila nkati koni nndyangu apungiki, siilandiwa pagwendu kunani ju nhaga.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“Numpwagi mmbanganya mwakosi bangu, mwaajogopa bandu baakoma nhyega pena lakini ngaseawesa kuhenga sindu sengi siliya ngani.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Lakini mitinundangia jukunzogopa. Munzogupa jola ana junkomiki mundu, juwesa kundeke mundu wehoju mu mwotu wa masoba goha. Numpwagi, hoju ndi munnzogupa.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!

6“Boo iweba nhwanu ngase alombesa kwi lingengalema pena? Lakini nga kiweba hata simu sejukijegwa Sapanga.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Lakini hata majunzu gukumutu jinu atei kugabalanga goka. Mwijogopa, ndaba mwanganya mpalika ngani na Sapanga kupeta iweba.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Numpwagi sakaka, mundu jokapi jojunyetake nepani pa bandu, Mwana waka Mundu najombi anzetakiya palongi ja atumi bu kunani baka Sapanga kupwaga mundu hoju waki.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Lakini mundu jokapi jojungana palongi ja bandu, najombi Mwana waka Mundu ankana palongi ja atumi bu kunani baka Sapanga.”But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10“Mundu jokapi jojwiipwaga lilobi luku mpenga Mwana waka Mundu, jwitenda kulekakewa mahakahu haga, lakini joantondo Loho jaka Sapanga ngajulekakewi.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“Pabampelika mwanganya palongi ja nyumba jukuketangane Ayaudi na palongi ja akolongu na palongi ja aka kilongosi, mwijogopa namna jukulilonge.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Ndaba Loho jaka Sapanga jwammbola sukulonge kipindi semwipala kulonge.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Mundu jumwa jojwabi mu nsambi wa bandu apwagila Yesu, “Mbola, mpwagila nndongu wangu tubagana hindu yebutuleki atate bito.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Yesu jaapwagila, “Nkose wango, nya jojumei nepani mia namundu jukuamuli au kubaganisa hindu hii?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Ndi Yesu jaapwajila boti, “Nnzepana na majambu gukupala mali gingi! Ndaba womi waka mundu ngaseguhobale mu hindu yejubi nako.”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.”

16Ndipala Yesu jaapwagila lilengano lende, “Jwabi mundu jumwa jojabi na mali gingi jabii ni litui laki lelabii niilebi hingi.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Henu jawasaliya mmwoju jaki, ‘Boo ndenda bole nane ngase mii na pandu pukubeka ilebi yango?’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Japwaga, ‘Nitenda ana, niibombula hikoku yaa nukusenga yengi hikolongu ngani. Niibeka momu ilebi yaa yoka na hindu yango.’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.

19Ndienu najipwagila namweti, ‘Wamwoju wango! Gubi na mali gingi yukutumii yaka ingi. Pomuliya, gukula na gukunywa na gutogulya!’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!”’

20Ndipala Sapanga ampwagila jwana mali gingi jola, ‘Weapa gung'ang'a! Ikilu ja lelenu womi waku musigutenda kujukulika. Boo hindu yehei yeulibeki hibiya yakanyanye?’ ”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?’

21Yesu jajomuliya sukupwaga, “Ndi mokwibelila mundu jojijibeke hindu yaki ndaba jaki mweni, lakini palongi jaka Sapanga ngase jubonikana jubii na sindo.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Ndipala Yesu jaapwajila banafunzi baki, “Ndienu numpwaji mwiing'alika kupete posu ndaba ja womi wii, wala ingobu yemwipala kuwata mu nhyega jino.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.

23Ndaba womi winu mbanga nakanopi kupeta posu, na nhyega yinu mbanga nakanopi kupeta ingobu.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Mwiilinga ijuni yumukiholi yombi ngase ipanda wala kuhusa, wala ngaseibii nikikoku sokapi wala pandu pokapi pukubeka posu, lakini Sapanga jwiilea! Mmbanganya mpalika na Sapanga ngani kupeta ijune!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!

25Boo, nya kati jinu kukujihangajisa ngani, jojuwesa kujonzuke hata lisaa limu lukutama punndema?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Ana ngasenhwesa kuhenga lijambu lisoku ngati heli, ndaba ja kii muisumbuki hindu yenge?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Nndinga maua mogakole, ngasegaenga lihengu lokapi wala kulipumi ingobu. Lakini numpwagi, hata Nkolongu Solomoni pamwa na mali gingi yejabinaku katika womi waki ngasejawahiki kuwata ingobu ya sapi ngati mauwa gagalengani ngati ganga.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.

28Ana Sapanga jiliwatika linyonyoli lukulitui lelibii lelenu nikilabu bilileke mu mwotu, boo, nga janhwatiki lee ngani mmbanganya mwenhobale kidogu?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“Henu mwiihangajaki sindu sakula wala sindu sakunywa. Mwiiholale ganiaga.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Ndaba bandu banga kummanya Sapanga asumbuki ngamaa hindu ngati hei. Atati bii bukukunani amanyiki hindu ye mpala.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Lakini ntaputa oti Ukolongu waka Sapanga na hindu yengi biitenda kumpeke.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Mwijogopa mwembii mukilundu kisokopi, ndaba Atati bii bu kunani apai kumpeke Ukolongu.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Nndombisa hindu hii, mwakaapekia bandu banga nuwesu lupija. Mwililenganakya mipuku jangakulala, nukulibeke mali gingi kunani kwaka Sapanga, kokuje mali gingi ye ngase ipungua. Kokuje nga bii, bukujiba wala nkeki goguwesa kuhalabana.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.

34Ndaba paibii hindu yaku hingi, ndi pagubii mwoju waku.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Mbia muliandii sapi ndaba ji lihengu, na taa hinu hibiya itenda kunyaka,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36mmbia ngati hatumisi babundendale nkolongu wabu ejukelubuka kuhuma kutipati ja ndoa. Ejukelabuka nukuhotima nyatanyata antenda kunhogule.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.

37Apengaliwi hatumisi bala nkolongu wabu pajiikelubuka jaaketaniya atemi mihu! Numpwaji sakaka, nkolongu hoju jaalikonga luhunga mwikibunu, jaapwagila atamapai nakaatumaki.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.

38Apengaliwi atumisi bala nkolongu wabu ejihika hata pamahiku, jaaketaniya abii mihu!Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Lakini mmanya ana, ana mwananyumba ejakamanyiki muda mwii pajiihika, jwakatama mihu. Wala ngajikijilei nyumba jaki mwii jubombula nukujiba hindu.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.

40Nanamu, ahelahe kupalika mliandia, ndaba Mwana waka Mundu jiihika muda wanga kugumanya.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Petili andalukia, “Bambo lilenganu alee gutupwaji twepani kajika pena au bandu boka?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Bambu japwaga, “Nya, jojubi ntumisi jojuhobaleka na jwanamalangu? Nkolongu waki ana ambei kwaajemale baahenga lihengu bangi nakaapeke posu kipindi sekipalika.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?

43Jupengaliwi ntumisi jola nkolongu waki pajibuja aketaniya jakahenga hela.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Numpwagi sakaka, nkolongu hoju ambeka mundu jola jujemalya hindu yoka.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Lakini ana ntumisi hoju julipwaji mweni mmwoju jaki, ‘Bambu wango juselewa kukelabuka.’ Ndipala nukutumbuka kwaalapu hatumisi hajaki akanalomi nakaambomba, najombi nukukula na kunywa nukulobe,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.

46Bambu waki hejiipala kuhika, jiika lisoba langa kuobale na muda wanga kugumanya. Na bambu jola ansekulana hipandi ibeli nukummbeka lipungu limu na hatumisi banga kuhobaleka.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.

47“Ntumisi jojumanyiki sapi sejupai nkolongu waki, lakini ngasejijibeka tayali kuhenga gagatakiwa, ntumi hoju bundapula ngamaa.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Lakini ntumisi jola jojuhenga majambu gagapalika azabu bila kumanya banndapula pasoku. Jobumpekii hingipi banndaja hingi, jobupekii hingi ngamaa banndaja hingi ngani.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“Nikiki kupambaki mwotu pundema, ndokule mbakasajenu gwakabia gunyakiki!I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Mii nuubatisu gukung'alika gombalika kugupata, nane ng'alika ngamaa mbaka ngamilisa kung'alika kwe hoku!But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Boo nhwasali nkiki kuleta lukwali pee pundema pane? Ngaela! Ngasenhikiki kwaahenga bandu baatama kulukwali ila kwaabaganisa.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Toka sajeno bandu nhwano baabii nnyumba jimu biitenda kukomana, bandu atatu biilosana na abeli na abeli bilosana na atatu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Ahengo biilosana na mwana, na mwana jilosana na ahengo baki. Anyongo biilosana na mwana waki, mwana waki jiilosana na amabu baki. Aniala baki biilosana na mwinikimwana waki na mwinikimwana waki jiilosana na anialabaki.”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.”

54Yesu jaapwajila bandu, “Emmbona mahundi gakapitila kolijingi lyoba, mpwaga, ‘Iyula jiitenda kukuna’ Na sakaka iyula jikuna.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.

55Pammbona unhwahi guhuma upandi ukusine mpwaaga, ‘Kuibiya na jotu’ Na ahelahe kutenda kuba.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Mmbanganya mwemlikopake mwaamboni! Nhwesa kulingali lihundi nu unhwahi nukulote iyula jitenda kukuna pani pundema au lyoba litenda kunyaka. Boo ngasemmanyi lee kumanya majambu gaheno?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“Ndaba ja kii mwa bee ngasenhwesa kumanya majambu boo gaamboni gukuhenga?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Na mundu jo jugutaki pasengu, nambanga gupatana naku koni mwakona mwindela, ana nga hela jojutemu magambu jagupelika kwaka mlonda wa bandu najombi jagupelika kukipungu.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.

59Nugupwaji, ngawipiti momu mbaka egwilepa lingengalema la mwisu.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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