Luke 14 (NCR) · Opened

1Gɛ bee juu chi yuuŋ chimi, Jiso gɛɛŋ ki wu jî mwɛɛ a muh wù baaŋ wumu yeh. Muh wɛɛ gɛ̀ bee muh wu Bafalashii. Bamii ba gɛ̀ bee fo tu bo weede Jiso ki bo yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì wu lé wu gê.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

2Gɛ bee muh mu lɛme fo a Jiso jii wu chɛne bɛ chi goŋ chi ge wa chiaaŋ bɛ bikaa muji.Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

3Jiso biih Bafalashii bɛ bamii ba gɛ̀ kee banchi ba Nyo ba gɛ̀ bee fo le lɛ, “Nchi wese le wu bɛɛŋ lɛ taŋlo ba fɛ muh juu chi yuuŋ noo wu baaŋ bɛɛŋ gɛ le?”So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

4Bo gɛ chvuu fiɛɛ gɛ. Jiso jijɛ muh wɛɛ le, wu fɛ wu wu tɛmɛ, wu mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ wu gɛ̂ɛne.But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5Jiso biih bo le lɛ, “Le yɛɛŋ a bɛŋ ntɛnɛɛ wù kɛme mwa kɛnɛ naa wu gwe a fwɛŋ le juu chi yuuŋ mwɛdɛ gɛ bvusɛ lo kimimia gɛ?”And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6Bo ma fiɛɛ fì bo chvuu.And they were unable to answer these questions.

7Jiso gɛ̀ bijɛ wu yɛŋ no bamii too bo chage gɛh nyu manjuu ma fwe fɛ bo shiide fo, wu ma ŋgaŋ bo le lɛ,When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8“Sege muh ka bvuguu, ba tɛɛŋ wo fo wo gɛɛŋ, keefɛ wo shîi nyu fɛ kijusɛ kì fwe le gɛ, nje taŋlo nyu ba sɛɛŋ tɛ muh mu wù baaŋ wù fede wo le.“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

9Chiji bvuguu wù chi tɛŋe bɛŋ bachii nɛ lé wu jâ wu tô wu mo wu dû wo le lɛ, ‘Jâ we wo nyâ kijusɛ kuŋ muh wù baaŋ wunɛ le.’ Wo mo wo ja bɛ bvuya wo gɛɛŋ wo shii nyu wa ajiŋ.Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10Sege ba sɛɛŋ wo ŋka wu bvuguu, wo gɛɛŋ fo, wo shii nyu ajiŋ, wu lɛ chiji bvuguu lé wu jâ wu tô wu dû lo wo le lɛ, ‘Nsaa yaŋ, ja we fɛnɛ wo gɛɛŋ wo shii nyu fwe.’ Noo, wo mo wo kɛme mbɛɛŋsɛ fwe a bamii bachii ba le fo.But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

11Le gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no muh wuchii wu bɛɛŋse kikwɛɛ ke lé ba nyû ba gê ba shîishɛ lo wu. Muh wu shiishi kikwɛɛ ke ba lé ba bɛ̂ɛŋsɛ lo wu.”For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12Jiso mo wu ja wu kaasɛ wu jɛme chiji yeh wu gɛ tɛŋe wu a wu yeh le lɛ, “Sege wo goone ki wo tɛ̂ɛŋ bamii lɛ bo to bo ji mwɛɛ, keefɛ wo tɛ̂ɛŋ nyume nsáa yo kɛnɛ booŋ ba bwoo kɛnɛ kfuu chuŋ gɛ, mo nyu bamii ba kwa bo le ntɛ wo le gɛ. Wo nɛ tɛŋe nyu bobaa bamii, tu bo lé bo gê bo kâasɛ bo tɛɛŋ tɛ wo a bo yeh, fi mo fi nyume lɛ bo le bo chvuu wa kibo kuŋ.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13Sege wo gee ŋka, wo tɛɛŋ nyu bamii ba kifufe, biŋkelɛ bɛ ba tɛŋlaase mo binfeeŋ.But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14Wo ge noo, wo mo wo kɛmɛ kimbonɛ, nje gɛ bo baa bamii kɛme fiɛɛ fì taŋlo bo kaasɛ bo chvuu wo le gɛ. Le gɛh Nyo wu lé wu lâŋɛ wo juu chi bamii ba chaaŋ lé bo gê bo bûde yi kwe le.”and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15No Jiso jɛme noo, muh mu wu bɛ bo gɛ jii mwɛɛ mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Kinlaŋye kì baaŋ le ki muh wù lé wu gê wu jîi mwɛɛ antɛnɛɛ a bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo.”When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

16Jiso mo wu chvuu wu le lɛ, “Gɛ bee kife kimi le, muh mu seesɛ ŋka wù baaŋ, wu tɛɛŋ bamii ba duude.But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

17Juu gɛ̀ to chi kojɛ, wu tuŋ mwa ye wu lɛme lɛ wu jiɛnyɛ wu sɛɛŋ bamii le bachii ba gɛ̀ bee ki bo to le, lɛ mwɛɛ munchii le ba seesɛ wa.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18Mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ mo wu gɛɛŋ wu yɛŋ bo le, bo kɛ bo beeyi ye wu mumwaa wu mumwaa, muh wù fwe gɛ̀ ja wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, ‘Nchi ŋgu mwɛ waŋ wù fwɛŋ, ŋkɛme ki ŋgɛɛŋ njiŋɛ. Kii wo, keefɛ bɛŋ chîɛɛne mɛ gɛ.’But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

19Wu ka wu yɛŋ muh mu le, mwɛdɛ jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Nchi ŋgu banaa baŋ ba lɛme yuufe, ŋgɛɛne mɛɛse ki mɛ mmoŋ bo. Kii wo, keefɛ bɛŋ chîɛɛne mɛ gɛ.’Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20Wu yɛŋ muh mu le, wu jɛmɛ fie lɛ, ‘Nchi njo kwɛse, gɛ kife nyume yu kì taŋlo nto gɛ.’Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

21Lɛ bo chvuu noo, mwa muh wu lɛme wɛɛ mo wu tu jiŋ wu gɛɛŋ wu sɛɛŋ fiɛɛ fichii chiji kikwɛɛ ke le. Chiji ŋka wɛɛ yu, fitele lujɛ lo wu. Wu mo wu kaasɛ wu tuŋ mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Bû chige, wo gɛ̂ɛŋ alaantɛŋ wo jîɛnyɛ ntasɛ yi jé le bɛ bifiaŋ bi jé le bichii, wo kûŋ bamii ba kifufe, batɛŋlaase, bɛ binfeeŋ mo biŋkɛlɛ, lɛ bo to.’The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22Wu gɛɛŋ wu kaasɛ wu to wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Chiji kikwɛɛ, nle ŋge wa no wo be jɛmɛ, geenɛ, yeh baaŋ yisɛ gɛ.’‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23Chiji wɛɛ jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, ‘Bu mɛɛse wo gɛɛŋ wo jiɛnyi a jé le bɛ bifiaŋ bi jé le bichii, wo kuŋ lo bamii bo to, yeh yaŋ yisɛ.So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24Kɛɛ lɛ gɛ muh wu mumwaa antɛnɛɛ a bamii banɛ ba nchi n'ya mbe bo, nyu bo ge bo moŋ lo fiɛɛ fiaŋ fijile a bo mu gɛ.’”For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25Jiso ka wu ja wu gɛɛne, binchvu bi bamii bì duude bii wu le. Wu ja wu kaasɛ ye wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ,Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

26“Gɛ taŋlo muh nyu muh waŋ wu ŋgoo njɛ wu koŋe mɛ wù yage bwee bɛ chiji sɛŋ gɛ, wu ka koŋe mɛ wù fede kwɛɛ bɛ booŋ be mo booŋ ba bwee mo jɛ́me ye gɛ. Wu kɛmɛ tɛ ki wu kôŋe mɛ wù fede no wu koŋe kikwɛɛ ke.“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

27Gɛ taŋlo muh tɛ nyu muh waŋ wu ŋgoo njɛ wu le wu tuu ke kintaaŋ wu bii mɛne sɛŋ gɛ.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28Le yɛɛŋ a bɛŋ ntɛnɛɛ wu goone ki wu jôoŋ yeh yì ndefe fɛwe, wu gɛ ya wu shii fɛkuu wu kwajɛ laa wù kɛme gɛ bige bi kooji bì taŋlo wu jooŋ yeh yinɛ yu wu mɛsɛ la?Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

29Wu nɛ baaŋ noo ge gɛ tu wu lé wu gê wu jâ wu gɛ̂ɛ kinfu ki yeh, yeh ya wu ki wu mɛ̂sɛ. Sege bamii fede bo mo bo buu wu bo duu lɛ,Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

30‘Mbwɛ wunɛ chi wu kɛ yeh yi ya wu ki wu mɛ̂sɛ.’saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

31Gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ tɛ, le nfoŋ wu la wu goone ki wu tûŋ jɛŋ bɛ nfoŋ wumu wu gɛ ya wu shii fɛkuu bɛ bamii be wu kwajɛ laa taŋlo wu bɛ bamii be ba jɛŋ ba banchvuge yuufe tuŋ jɛŋ bɛ nfoŋ wumu wu le bɛ bamii be ba jɛŋ banchvuge mbanfiɛɛ gɛ?Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32Wu nɛ le wu kwajɛ wu yɛŋ lɛ fi lé fi gê fi ghâ wu, wu mo wu tuŋ bamii be bamu bo gɛɛŋ bo yɛŋ nfoŋ wumu wɛɛ le wu baaŋ je yì ndefe le bo lɛgɛ wu lɛ nyiɛgee nyu a bo ntɛnɛɛ.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33Fi mo fi nyu lɛ, muh wù baaŋ chinɛ gɛ mwɛɛ mwe le munchii gɛ, wu gɛ nyu muh waŋ wu ŋgoo gɛ.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

34Ŋka le fiɛɛ fì joŋe. Geenɛ, sege yi chii, wo ge nɛɛ bɛ yi fɛ yi ka yi kaasɛ yi jɛŋɛ?Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

35Tu yi le yi lɛsɛ wa achiji. Gɛ yi baaŋ no ba noŋ mwɛne njɛ chvune gɛ. Yi le wa gɛh lɛ ba noŋ lo. Muh wù kɛme bintuŋ ki wu yû, wu yu.”It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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