Luke 11 (NCR) · Opened

1Gɛ̀ bee juu chimi, Jiso buune kijusɛ kimi le, wu bûunɛ wu mɛsɛ, mwa ye wu ŋgoo wumu du wu le lɛ, “Tada, yɛyɛ bee no be buune, gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no Joŋ tɛ gɛ̀ yɛyɛ bamii be ba ŋgoo no bo buune.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ doo bɛŋ buune bɛŋ mo bɛŋ jɛ̂me lɛ, ‘Chiji wese, gêe bamii ŋgvûune jee chuŋ, wo gê lɛ bvunfoŋ bwuŋ to.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Wo nyâ bee mwɛɛ munjile aju achii,Give us each day our daily bread.

4lɛ̂ɛshɛ bimbefɛ biɛsa, no bee tɛ lɛɛshi bimbefɛ bì bamii bamu gee fɛ bee le. Keefɛ wo chînɛ bee lee moŋ wù ya bee le gɛ.’”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5No wu jɛmɛ noo wu mo wu be bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ jô lɛ, muh mu bɛŋ le wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu kuŋ yeh yi nsaa ye antaŋ antɛnɛɛ wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Nsaa yaŋ, ja gɛh we wo foosɛ mɛ bɛ chefe yi bvulɛɛŋ yi shɛde.Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6Nsaa yaŋ yimi le yi ja yi bunɛ yi la mɛ jigɛ, n'ya ŋkɛme gɛ fiɛɛ fì nlé ntɛ̂ wu yu gɛ.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Ba jo lɛ nsaa yo yi wo be kuŋ yɛɛ kaasɛ yi chvuu fie yeh wo le lɛ, ‘Keefɛ wo fûuŋse mɛ gɛ. Besa booŋ baŋ le be giiŋ wa be faa kimbuŋ. Gɛ taŋlo ŋka nja we lɛ ŋgoone fiɛɛ fì nnya wo le gɛ.’”And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8No Jiso be noo, wu ka wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Nsɛŋe bɛŋ le lɛ wu nɛ baaŋ ja gɛh we wu nya wo bvulɛɛŋ bvù wo biide nje wu le nsaa yo sɛŋ, tu wu lé wu gê wu jâ gɛh we wu nya wo fiɛɛ fichii fì wo goone sege wo mɛ gɛh fo wo kune.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9Njɛme bɛŋ le lɛ, bɛŋ bîide, Nyo lé wu nyâ bɛŋ le. Bɛŋ ŋgôone, Nyo lé wu gê bɛŋ yɛ̂ŋ. Bɛŋ kûne kimbuŋ, Nyo lé wu gwênyɛ bɛŋ le.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Bɛŋ kêe lɛ muh wuchii wu biide, wu lé wu gê wu kɛ̂mɛ, muh wuchii wu goone, lé wu gê wu yɛ̂ŋ, muh wu kune kimbuŋ lé ba nyû ba gwênyɛ wu le.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11Le chiji mwa wu la a bɛŋ ntɛnɛɛ wù mwa ye biide biɛŋ, wu nya wù nyu yo?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Noo lɛ mwa be biide nyu gine wo nya wù nyu ŋgaŋ le?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13No bɛŋ le bamii ba befe bɛŋ kee ki bɛŋ nya mwɛɛ mù njoŋe booŋ bena le, tu gɛ taŋlo Chiji wene wù le fɛwe nya tɛ Kiyo ki Yuude bamii ba biide wu le fede noo gɛ?”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Jiso gɛ̀ bvusɛ banchɛndaa ba debele yi muh mu le nyu kinchifɛ. No nchɛndaa wu debele wuyu gɛ̀ bu, muh wuyu mo wu kɛ wu jɛme. Kinchvu ki bamii yɛŋ noo bo kɛmɛ lo kiŋgha baaŋ.One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Geenɛ bamii bamu tu bo duu lɛ, “Wu bvuuse banchɛndaa ba debele nɛ nyu bɛ bvuŋga bvu Bɛsebu wu Nfoŋ banchɛndaa ba debele.”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Bamii bamu tu bo lɛge ki bo koo wu bo duu lɛ wu gê fiɛɛ fì duunyi lɛ bvuŋga bvunɛ ja fɛwe.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Jiso kɛɛ baŋkwajɛ baboo wu mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Kituŋ nɛ ja ki gade, ki tu ki juu lɛkilɛki, tu gɛ ki nyu ki lɛɛŋ gɛ. Kfuu ja chi gade chi juu lɛchilɛchi tu chi le chi gwe.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Le gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no Sataŋ bɛ ŋgoo ye ja bo gade bo tu juu lɛbolɛbo, bvunfoŋ bwe gɛ ka bvu lɛɛŋ gɛ. Njɛme noo nje bɛŋ duu lɛ mbvuuse banchɛndaa ba debele nyu bɛ bvuŋga bvu Bɛsebu.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Fi nɛ le lɛ mbvuuse banchɛndaa ba debele nyu bɛ bvuŋga bvu Bɛsebu, tu bena booŋ bvuuse nyu bɛ bvu yɛɛŋ? Fiɛɛ fì booŋ bena bayu gee, duunyi lɛ bɛŋ le bɛŋ gwe wa nsa.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Geenɛ nɛ mbvuuse banchɛndaa bayu nyu bɛ kibo ki Nyo, tu bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo bvu yu le bvu to wa fɛ bɛŋ le.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Bɛŋ kêe lɛ sege muh wu tɛɛme seesɛ wa mwɛɛ mwe mu jɛŋ wu shii wu tu wu chiɛɛne la che yu, muh gɛ ka wu shiŋshɛ fiɛɛ fie gɛ.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Geenɛ, ŋga wumu wu fede wu ja lo wu to wu juu bɛ wu, wu suŋ wu, wu mo wu lo mwɛɛ mwe mu jɛŋ munchii mù wu gɛɛde kikwɛɛ ke yu, wu ka wu banyɛ mwɛɛ mwe munchii wu gɛɛŋ bɛ nsáa ye ga.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23Nɛ muh baaŋ nyu gɛ kimbe kaŋ le gɛ, tu wu banɛ mɛ. Muh le njɛ wu fiih mɛ ki be baanyi lo sɛŋ, tu wu saayi lo.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24Sege kiyo kì yiide le ki bu ye yi muh le ki mo ki gɛ̂ɛŋ nchvuuŋ ki goone fɛ ki lé ki chêe fo. Geenɛ ki doo ki gooŋ sɛŋ, ki mo ki jɛ̂mɛ kikwɛɛ ke le lɛ, ‘Nlé ŋkâasɛ ntû a mɛ yeh fɛ nchi mbu fo.’When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Sege ki kaasɛ ki tu jiŋ ki yɛŋ yeh yiyu nyu ba yɛɛsɛ, ba seesɛ yi tu yi yuude,On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26ki mo ki kâasɛ ki gɛɛŋ, ki to bɛ biyo bimi bvusooshwi bì befe bì fede ki, bɛ bi mo bi to bi lee bi chee fo. Mwɛɛ mo mu mɛsɛ mu fo lo fɛ mwɛdɛ le segeyu fede no mu gɛ̀ shee mu nyume.”Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

27No Jiso gɛ̀ baaŋ wu jɛme mwɛɛ munɛ nɛ, kwɛse wumu ja wu jaŋe a kinchvu ki bamii kɛɛ ntɛnɛɛ wu jɛme lɛ, “Kinlaŋye kì baaŋ le ki kwɛse wu gɛ̀ boyɛ wo, wu ka wu yaŋsɛ wo.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Jiso chvuu fie lɛ, “Kinlaŋye kì baaŋ le nyu ki bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo bo gee no yi goone.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29No binchvu bi bamii gɛ̀ taashi bi too mbebe ye le, wu ja wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Kiŋgogo kì mɛɛse kinɛ le kì befe. Ki goone kì ki yɛŋ kiŋgha ki fiɛɛ fì duunyi bvuŋga bwaŋ le, gɛ taŋlo ndunyɛ ki le gɛ. Geenɛ, kiŋgha ki fiɛɛ baaŋ ya gɛ njiŋɛ wu muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo wù Jona gɛ.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30No fiɛɛ fì Jona gɛ̀ ge, gɛ̀ bee kiŋgha ki fiɛɛ fɛ bamii ba Ninibɛ le, le gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no fiɛɛ fì muh wù jee che le Mwamuh gee lé gê nyûme kiŋgha ki fiɛɛ fɛ kiŋgogo kì mɛɛse kinɛ le.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Lé tô nyu juu chì fɛkimɛsɛ Yaa wù gɛ̀ sage kituŋ kì Shɛba wu lɛɛŋ bɛ kiŋgogɛ ki mɛɛse kinɛ wu leesɛ ki ŋgɛ le, nje wu gɛ̀ ja a kituŋ ke le a woŋ juuse yo, ki wu tô wu yu bvufee bvu Nfoŋ Salamoŋ. Geenɛ bɛŋ yêgɛ bɛŋ yû, muh mu le fɛnɛ bɛ fiɛɛ fì kuge fi fede fi Salamoŋ.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32Bamii ba Ninibɛ lé bo gê bo lôoŋ tɛ kiŋgoge ki mɛɛse kinɛ abvu bwɛɛ lɛ ki gɛ̀ jiaa baaŋ, nje bo gɛ̀ yu fiɛɛ fì Jona gɛ feeji, bo kusɛ muntele muboo. Geenɛ nɛ muh mu wunɛ fɛnɛ bɛ fiɛɛ fì fede fi Jona, bɛŋ kuse gɛ muntele mwɛna gɛ.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

33Gɛ muh to wu chu kin'yesɛ wu lee agaaguu gɛ. Gɛ taŋlo tɛ muh ka wu jo ŋkaa wu kfuusɛ yu gɛ. Wu to wu chude kin'yesɛ, wu toome nyu yi fiɛɛ fì ba to ba toome kin'yesɛ fo, lɛ bamii doo bo lese yeh bo yɛde n'yulɛ le.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Ajii a wo le kin'yesɛ kì le yi ye yo le. Jise chuŋ nɛ yuude lo, tu ye yo yichii le yi yisɛ bɛ n'yuu. Geenɛ, jise chuŋ nɛ yuude gɛ, tu ye yo yichii le yi yisɛ lo bɛ kijibɛ.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Fi mo fi tu fi nyu lɛ, wo jîiŋe laa wo jiɛnyi nyu antɛnɛɛ a n'yuu noo, antɛnɛɛ a kijibɛ le lɛ.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Nɛ ye yo le yi yisɛ bɛ n'yuu kimbe kimi nyu gɛ yi kijibɛ le gɛ, tu mwɛɛ munchii le mu mo mu yuude gɛh njɛ no kin'yesɛ to ki baaŋ ki nyaa n'yulɛ ye yo le.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Jiso gɛ̀ mɛsɛ njɛmɛ we, muh wu Bafalashii wumu tɛɛŋ wu lɛ wu to bɛ wu gɛɛŋ bo ji mwɛɛ. Jiso mo wu gɛɛŋ, wu lee, wu shii bɛ wu mo bo jii mwɛɛ,As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38wu gɛ̀ baaŋ chiaaŋ chugɛ gɛ. Muh Bafalashii wɛɛ bijɛ fi ya wu.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Tada kɛɛ fiɛɛ fì wu kwaji wu mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Bɛŋ Bafalashii chuge muŋkoo bɛ shú ye le, geenɛ mwɛɛ mù mbefe bɛ kin'yɛlɛ ajii yisɛ lo fɛ muntele mwɛna le.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Biyuŋ binɛ! Gɛ Nyo wù gɛ̀ fɛ akfuuŋ, nyu wu wù ka fɛ antɛŋ tɛ gɛ?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Fiɛɛ fì bɛŋ bee ki bɛŋ gêe le lɛ, bɛŋ nyâa mwɛɛ mù bɛŋ kɛme a mwɛɛ mwɛɛ le bamii ba kifufe le, mwɛɛ munchii mo mu yuude fɛ bɛŋ le.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le wene Bafalashii. Bɛŋ nyaa kimbe kimimia Nyo le antɛnɛɛ a bimbe yuufe bi mbaa yì bɛŋ kege mo mwɛɛ mu bɛŋ gɛɛde a mbaa le lɛ yi yege, geenɛ bɛŋ ka chine ki bɛŋ gêe mwɛɛ mù kooji fɛ bamii le, bɛ ki kɛme kiŋkoŋɛ ki Nyo. Bɛŋ be kɛme ki bɛŋ gêe mwɛɛ munɛ munchii bɛŋ chinɛ gɛ fimi le gɛ.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le wene Bafalashii. Bɛŋ to bɛŋ koŋe ki bɛŋ shîide nyu fwe yéh yi buunɛ le, bɛŋ ka koŋe lɛ ba yɛ̂ɛse bɛŋ le fɛ waaŋ bɛ ŋgvunɛ.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le wene, nje bɛŋ le gɛh njɛ jɛ́ŋ yi ba yɛne gɛ, bamii jiɛnyi yi le bo kee gɛ.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45No Jiso gɛ̀ jɛme nɛ, muh mu wu gɛ̀ kee banchi ba Nyo chuule jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Muh wu N'yɛyɛ, wo kee gɛ̀ lɛ mwɛɛ mù wo jɛme le mu kuŋ bee le tɛ!”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Jiso chvuu lɛ, “Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le tɛ wene bɛŋ bamii ba kee banchi ba Nyo chuule. Bɛŋ yige bamii bɛ mwɛɛ mujiji mù fede bvuŋga bvuboo njɛ taŋlo bɛŋ la gɛ lo nyi yi kwaaŋ yi kibo ki bɛŋ fîh bo yu sɛŋ.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le wene. Bɛŋ ba joone jɛ́ŋ yi bamii ba ntuŋ wu Nyo ba bachiji chiji bena gɛ̀ yuuyɛ wa.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Finɛ duunyi lɛ bɛŋ toone kiŋge ki bachiji chiji bena. Ba gɛ̀ yuuyɛ bamii ba ntuŋ wu Nyo, bɛŋ mo bɛŋ shɛɛ bɛŋ kɛɛnyi bɛŋ joone jɛ́ŋ yiboo.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Le fiɛɛ fì gɛ̀ ge Nyo bɛ bvufee bwe fɛ wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Nlé ŋgê nchîiŋsɛ bamii baŋ ba ntuŋ bɛ booŋ baŋ ba ntuŋ fɛ bo le, bo lé bo yûuyɛ bamu bo boone bikaa a bamu jiŋ.’Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

50Noo, Nyo lé wu gê wu bîih kiŋgogo ki mɛɛse kinɛ le kune kilɛmɛ ki bamii be ba ntuŋ bachii ba bo gɛ̀ yuuyɛ kɛge no woŋ gɛ̀ kɛ.As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51Wu lé wu gê wu bîihde kɛge yi kilɛmɛ ki Abɛ le gɛɛne bude yi ki Sakiya wù ba gɛ̀ yuuyɛ antɛnɛɛ a kitana ki kintanyɛ bɛ yeh yi kintanyɛ le. Nsɛŋe lo bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ Nyo lé wu gê wu bîih kiŋgogo ki mɛɛse kinɛ le kune kwe yi bamii bayu bachii.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52Ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le wene bɛŋ bamii ba kee banchi ba Nyo wesee. Bɛŋ le bɛŋ nyilɛ kiŋgwenyɛ ki jwe wu fwese wù taŋlo muh lee yu fɛ wu kɛɛ fiɛɛ fì kooji. Bɛŋ le bɛŋ faŋ ki bɛŋ lêe, bɛŋ tu bɛŋ baŋe bamii ba goone ki bo lee lɛ keefɛ bo lêe gɛ.”Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Jiso gɛ̀ ja fo ki wu gɛ̂ɛne, Bafalashii bɛ bamii ba gɛ̀ duunyi banchi ba Nyo bo kɛ bo tu bo leeshi lo wu bɛ jɛ́ bo biide mwɛɛ wu le wesee wesee,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54bo gɛ̀ gee noo bo lɛge lo wu ki bo yu fiɛɛ jwe we le, bo mo bo koo wu.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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