Luke 12 (NCE) · Opened

1Feilawa onehomu loko mëtlelëya. Na bu ke mëtlame nëgeme na fli onehome jubame fëfe fëfeha mëtlelogwaya. Na Jisas bubë lowene esogo mëglelëtlabë home afina gali të tëtatëme, “Sobo Farisi hobë bletë nage sëse wesibime ululu sle saelo. Bo kë gali nëgelëbëye, bubë sosogëna lowenebëme gali nelë. Bubë sosogëna lowenebë, sobobë lowene mëta takowa lëbetëyolime. Bo këme gali nelë, sobo ululu sle saelo.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.

2Iniwa wesibi oneho ëho kë motomabë, kwe Goto olafa lotometëmeme na oneho bu hwi molomame.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Na iniwa gali sobo hwelutuwa kë gëgali egelobë, kwe tokwafe ho li kë gali lifeku mëta onehobë aholo li mëta të logotleme.”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.

4Na Jisas ita gali tlome, “O bobë yabenino, bo some gali nolëyo. Sobo home asa uli eletemo. Weye. Ho some mogo nalë tëke mëglëyome kwe bu some ita hana tëbo mëgëtome.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Bo some megali sle nëlëyo. Sobo Gotome fwa uli egletelome. Goto bu lalowa, home mogo nalë tëbo logotleme na bubë afutukuna kë home hel lifewa lalowa tuku lëgleme. Ho kwe melë hana mogotlame. Bo some gali sle nëlëyo, sobo Gotome fwa uli egletelomemu.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!

6Fli tokwëtokwë fole, ho melowene lamla, ebë lale wesibi nane, ebë tëboha wesibi tekwe nëge. Kwe, Goto bu kë tokwëtokwë foleme aholokwana hana ti lëletëme. Bu tafa lëlelëme na ululu sle lalotome.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Na habenuju eslehuba tabëi sobobë kë nëgebë Goto walowene sle lëletëme na iniwa wesibi mata walowene sle lëletëme. Këme nëgeme bo some gali nolëyo, iniwa wesibi some kë fata mëgletëyobë, sobo uli asa eletemo. Sobo walowene elo, tokwëtokwë fole bu tokwëfo wesibiha kwe Goto bu kë foleme mana tafa lëlelëme na ululu sle lalotome. Kwe sobowe, sobo tako wesibi na Goto bu some tako tolemu lalëletëyo na itaita metafa lëglelëkefëyome.”And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Na Jisas ita gali tle, “Bo some gali nolëyo, ho bu onehome megali loglomena, ‘Bo Jisasme lowene sle nëgletelëbë ho.’ Kwe bo, Gotobë life mago ho, bo Gotobë enselbë li mëta megali noglomëme, ‘Bu bome lowene sle lëgletenëbë ho.’I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Na ho bu onehobë naba li mëta bome lowene lëgletenëbëme able lëglena, kwe tokwafe bo Gotobë enselbë li mëta kë home kofaya able nëgletelëme.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Ho bu bome, Gotobë life mago home tëbo gali loglonëna kwe Goto bubë kë tëbo lowene aholokwana ti lëgletleme. Kwe ho bu Gotobë Amtëtombame klëë gali loglolena, kwe Goto bubë tëbo lowene aholokwana hana ti lëgletlememu.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.

11Bu some lotu lowa sobobë tëbo lowene gëgalime mëglelujona. O gavman ho o tatako letitabo ho belë sobobë tëbo lowene gëgalime mëglelujona, kwe sobo këme metutune asa elo, ‘Sebo bubë gali habë tafu nëtatëmamene? Sebo habë gali nëglamene?’ Weye.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Kë olëna, Gotobë Amtëtomba, sobo bume këna tafu egëtatemobë gali lebotane lëgëtatëyome.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Na ho li, kë feilawa onehona mëtëtabëya na bu Jisasme gali tlole, “Tisa, bobë aya wagli lële na bo metole nanelë, ju afame gali elole, iniwa wesibi aya kë hune lëglebë, fulelë lëleme na fli bome lëlënëme.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Kwe Jisas bume gali tlole, “Ju bome kë galime fëyeme gali enonëne? Ho bome gali aholokwane moglomabë home hana aniji motlona, na bo kë wesibi some hana sa nëgëtatëyome. Weye. Hanane.”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Na bu onehome megali tlome, “Sobo ululu sle saelo, feilawa wesibi mëmaune eglëmolime. Sobo feilawa wesibina nëgebë kwe kë wesibi kwe some lale tafame hana mëgaitomemu.”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.”

16Na Jisas waflë galime gali tlome, “Baliti musuna hobë nuju mëta, feilawa hi wesibi mëbekefëtle.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Na kwe kë ho melowene tle, ‘Bobë hi wesibi loloko lo wake melefe na bo li lo hananefe, bobë fli hi wesibi këme gogwa nanëgelëme. Bo habelë nëgelëmene?’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Na bu gali tle, ‘Ai, ta bo melë nëgelëme. Bobë hëno tokwëtokwë hi wesibi loloko lo yayei notomeme na fli tatako wesibi loloko lo gigliji nelëme na bobë hi wesibi na fli wesibi kë mëta loloko nanëgëtëme.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.

19Na bo bowa melowene nelëme, “Bo feilawa wesibina hofe. Bobë lale wesibi feilawa tlibutu niji mëbetenëfe. Ta bo tafawa manelë. Bo tafawa nëlekefëme na fleflesuna hi nëlekefëme.” ’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!”’

20Kwe Goto bume megali latlole, ‘Ju yaya homu. Ebë klabëna ju gli egleme. Na iniwa wesibi ju kë loloko egëtabë yalë glo lëgletëmene?’ ”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?’

21Na Jisas gali tle, “Na wesibi kë home fenene fata tletle, ho li Gotome lowene hana lëgletlena na bubë feilawa lalale wesibi loloko loloko lëgëtana, na kë wesibina fli onehome lëgaitame jwa lëglena kwe këha lakale Gotobë naba lime sle hana lëletle.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Na kwe Jisas bubë lowene esogo mëglelëtlabë home gali tlome, “Sobo ebë galibë lowene sle eletelo. Na sobobë tafa lale lëgëbetëyobëme tutune asa elo na megali asa elo, ‘Sebo fëye wesibi hi nëglamene? Sebo ëho hamago glo nëglamene?’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.

23Hi wesibi na ëho bu some lale tafame hana mëgaitome. Jubë lale tafa ebë tako wesibi, kwe hi wesibi ebë tokwëfo wesibi. Na jubë ato ebë tako wesibi, kwe ëho ebë tokwëfo wesibi.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Sobo abagou foleme lowene eletemo. Bu hi wesibi hana tobalo mële na bu hi wesibi loloko hana mëta. Na bu hi wesibi loloko lo hanane. Kwe Goto bume hi wesibi lëlëkefëme. Kë fole kwe bu tokwëfo wesibiha kwe sobo oneho tako wesibimu na Goto bu some mata hi wesibi lëglëyome.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!

25Na ho bu ebë life mëta kë tafa lëglebë olëme tutune lëglena kwe bubë olë lalowa kikli lëgetokwaklemene? Weye. Hanane mu.Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Sobo ebëha tokwëfo wesibi melë hana egelona kwe sobo fli wesibime blawa fëyeme tutune elone?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Sobo lale ti tahweji lowene eletemo. Bu habëtabo foke melene? Bu këkë hana mëgleme na bubë negli wesibi hana susu motomeme. Kwe bo some gali nolëyo, ëtani eso ho Solomon bu lale lale negli wesibi gëgelo totokwefëme. Kwe bubë negli wesibi bu kwe sogë lalowaha, kwe lale ti tahweji bu lalemu mëbe.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.

28Sobo lifeku mago agosaba tahwejime lowene eletemo. Lifeku mago agosaba tahweji lifekume ëje kë foke mëglebë, ho uniji wege mëglame na ahoju fiji mëtayame. Kwe Goto bu këha lifeku mago agosaba tahwejime negli sle lalotokwefëme. Këme nëgeme sobo lowene sle egletelome, Goto some mata ëhona negli lëgëtome. Sobo Gotome tokwëfo lowene slewa laletelo.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!

29Goto some tafa lëglelëyome. Këme nëgeme sobo hi wesibime metutune asa elo. Sebo fëye wesibi hi nëglamene o sebo fëye tu hi nëglamene?And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Gotome lowene jwa mëgletlabë oneho bu kë wesibime feilawa tutune melekefëya. Kwe iniwa wesibi sobo kë tutune egletemobë, sobobë blijaya këbëme walowene lëletëyo.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Sobo wesibime tutune asa elo. Weye. Sobo Gotome fwa melowene eglekefëtelome, ‘Bu sebobë eso ho lëtabetënafe, na bubë tolewa esogo eglelëtelobëme lowene elome. Na kwe bu hi wesibina ëhona some mata lëglëkefëyome.’ ”But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Sobo bobë enëne tële. Bo some kë tafa nëglelëyobë, ho sipsip kleli fene lëlëme. Sobo uli asa elo. Sobobë blijaya bu wafi gali tle, bu sobobë eso home tafa lëgletëyome na sobo buna eso hoha onehome tafa elelëmome.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Sobobë iniwa wesibi balitina hihijika elome. Na kë baliti glo elome na wesibi jwa onehome aitamome. Sobo melë egelona, kwe sobo unaunalëme tafa wesibi glo egelome, na sobo heven life mëta lale wesibi loloko egotome. Tokwafe sobo heven life mëta këha wesibi hwi eglomome. Heven life mago wesibi, flawei hana mëgleme. Na ho toklime glo hana mëglame, na lahwë hana sisile mogotomeme na gu hana mëglelëme.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.

34Sobobë wesibi fëye mëta mëbetëyowe, sobobë lowene mata kë mëta lugubetëyome.”For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Sobo iniwa wesibi sagli elëlome na walena satafa elo. Sobo ëho gëgelo etomome na lamo fifiji etomome na këna tafa elome.Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36Sobo këha metafa egelome, ho bubë eso home, bubë tako salë mago ligisibëme fene hwi mletla. Bubë eso ho bu ino mëta këke lëglena kwe bu hokweinawa tika mëtatlame.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.

37Na bu ligisina na mehwi lëglena, bubë wege ho bu ni hana mëgebëyana, kwe kë wege ho bu fleflesu matla. Bo some nëgali gali nanolëyo, kë eso ho bu wege ëho gëgelo lotomeme, na bubë wege home gali lolomeme, ‘Masei mëta tafa elome.’ Na buwa hi wesibi bume lëlëmeme.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.

38Na bu klabë kuna o fole olëna ligisina na mehwi lëglena, bubë wege ho bu ni hana mëgebëyana, kwe kë wege ho bu fleflesu matla.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Sobo ebë wesibi lowene sle eletemome. Ho bu tokli ho ligisibë olë lowene lëgletlena, kwe bu kë tokli home lëkle logotleme na bu lowa hana lëkaklume.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.

40Sobo mata sagli elëlome na mana walena satafa elo. Bo këna nigisibë olë sobo lowene hana eletelo. Sobo melowene jwa elome, ‘Bu ebë olëna hana ligisime, kwe bo, Gotobë life mago ho, kë olëna mana nigisime.’ ”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Pita Jisasme metakune tlole, “Tako Ho, ebë waflë gali ju seme fwa gali enonane o iniwa onehoname gali elome?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Na bu gali tafu tëtatle, “Bo iniwa lale wege kë fa mogotlabë na lale lowenena kë mëtabëyabë wege home gali nëlëyo. Eso ho bu këha lale wege home meaniji logloleme, bubë fli wege home tafa nalëglelëmeme na hi wesibi bume nalëglëmeme, eso ho kë gali toglolebë olë mëta.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?

43Eso ho ligisina na bubë wege home mehwi loglolena, bubë lale wege mana fa lotokwefëtlefe. Kwe kë wege ho bu fleflesu malële.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Bo some nëgali nanëlëyo. Eso ho bu këha lale wege home meaniji lëglëyome, bubë iniwa wesibi tafa nalëglelëmetleme.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Kwe kë wege ho bu melowene lëglena, ‘Bobë eso ho hokweinawa hana ligisimefe,’ na bu fli wege onehome tëtëke lëglena, na bu feilawa hi wesibi na biaha wesibi hi lëglena,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.

46na kwe bubë eso ho ligisibë olë lowene sle jwa lëletleme na bu lili sloslowa lëleme na bubë eso ho mana lisime. Na bu kë wege home latëbowamu logotleme, na Gotome lowene sle jwa kë mëgletlabë enëne belë jine lelëkakleme.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.

47Wege ho bu bubë eso hobë tole lowene lëgletlena kwe bu sagli hana lëgletlena na bubë eso hobë tole hana esogo lëglelëtlena kwe bubë eso ho bume anisasanamu feilawamu lola lëgëbetëfaleme.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Kwe wegeho bubë eso hobë kë tole lëgletlebë lowene, lowene sle hana lëgletlena na bu wege sle jwa lëleme kwe bubë eso ho bume tokwëfo tëklewa loglotleme. Goto onehome feilawa lowene lëglëmena kwe tokwafe bume takune loglomeme, ‘Bo some kë tëglëyobë lowenena, feilawa wege fa totlone?’ ”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.

49Jisas ita gali tle, “Bo kë nigisibëye, bo Gotobë wame ahojuha ebë lifekuwa tuku nanëgelëme nisi, iniwa tëbo lowene na tëbo wesibi temu namëgleme. Na bo metole nanelë, Gotobë wame bume ahojuha hokweinawa u nalëgletleme.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Tokwafe feilawa elili na gli bome lamu lëgëtanëme, tu mëta home fene baptais melelëma na bo tako tutune këme nelë. Bo metole nanelë, kë wesibi bome kë fata lëgletenëbë bu hokweinawa tli nalëkaketenëme.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Sobo bome melowene laletënane, ‘Bo ebë lifeku mago wame sleme tisine?’ Weye. Hanane mu. Bo kë tigisibë, onehome fu nanogotomëme tisi. Oneho bu bobë gali aholokwane mëglana na fu fu mlame. Fli bobë gali lowene sle mletlabë na fli bobë gali lowene sle hana mletlabë.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Ebë olëna na tokwafe, tobalimalë ilawa mago ho jowa lo mëta kë tafa mëglabë, bu bobë lowene esogo mëglelëlabëme momata mëlame na fu fu melelogwayame. Na aomalë bu tlemalëme wame moglomame na tlemalë bu aomalëme wame moglomome.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Bu bobë lowene esogo mëglelëlabëme momata melelogwayame na fufu melelogwayame. Na bolijayani bowenenime wame moglomame na boweneni bolijayanime wame moglomame. Na botamenino bokoninome wame moglomame na bokonino botameninome wame moglomame. Na bolujawani bu boweneninobë noninome wame moglomame na boweneninobë nonino bolujawanime wame moglomame.”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.”

54Na Jisas bu kë feilawa onehome na gali tlome, “Sobo matafa kë tëbo lëtatlebë hwi elolome na megali lalekefo, ‘Tu lëgetomefe.’ Na tu leto.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.

55Na sobo kliji naba mehwi egowelëkaklona, yemeha fata eola kwe megali lalekefo, ‘Eli tako kliji lëgemolemefe.’ Na kliji bu tako lëgemolelële.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Sobo sosogëna enëne. Sobo klijina matafana hwi elomo na sobo melowene eletemome, ‘Wesibi tokwafe fata mëglemefe.’ Sobo këha wesibi kwe walowene eletemo kwe ëje kë fata mëglebë wesibibë waiyo sobo hwi sle jwa fëyeme elëmone?”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?

57Jisas bume ita gali tlome, “Sobo lale lowene kë egelobë loweneme lowene sle jwa fëyeme eletelone?”And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Ho li, bu jume onehobë gali aholokwane loglomebë ho belë lëgloulina na sobo alëgeme mana asë elome kwe ju kë hobë lowene alëgeme yafe sle etatleme. Ju sle hana etatlena kwe bu jume onehobë gali aholokwane loglomebë ho belë lëgloulime na bu jume plismanë belë lëloulime na bu jume kalabusu lowa tuku lëleme.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.

59Bo jume gali sle nolë, jume këniji kë aniji moglotëyobë balitina sle hana egotlena, kwe ju kalabusu lo mëta mana tafa egleme.I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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