Luke 16 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso ka wu jɛmɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Muh wu kwa wumu gɛ̀ kɛme mwa ye wu lɛme wù wu gɛ̀ gɛlɛ lɛ wu jîiŋe fɛ kwa we le. Wu ja wu yu lɛ mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ bunɛ lo bige bie.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Wu mo wu tɛɛŋ mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ wu biih wu le lɛ, ‘Finɛ fi n'yuge kune wo le la? Bânyɛ baŋwa bachii ba wo chi saŋe kwa waŋ yo wo tô wo chvûu mɛne. Gɛ wo baaŋ wo ka wo lɛne mɛne gɛ.’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.’

3Mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ gɛɛŋ wu shii wu kwajɛ lɛ, ‘No chiji kikwɛɛ kaŋ kuŋe wa bɛ mɛ fɛ lɛme le, nlé ŋgê nɛɛ? No nle njɛ ŋkɛme bvuŋga bvu nlɛne bɛ ji sɛŋ, ŋkɛme bvuya ki nlɛge kilɛgɛ.’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.

4Wu mo wu ja wu kwajɛ lɛ, ‘Nle ŋkɛɛ wa fiɛɛ fì nlé ŋgê, fi le lɛ sege ba kuŋ bɛ mɛ fɛ lɛme le, ŋka ŋkɛme nsáŋ yì taŋlo yi fii mɛ yéh yiboo le.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Noo, wu mo wu tɛɛŋ bamii ba gɛ̀ kɛme fioo yi chiji kikwɛɛ ke wu mumwaa wu mumwaa. Wu fwe to wu biih wu le lɛ, ‘Wo laaŋe chiji kikwɛɛ kaŋ nɛɛ?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Wu chvuu lɛ, ‘Le muŋkaaŋ mu mɛɛ mù baaŋ baaŋ gwii.’ Wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Kô ŋwa wo wu fioo wunɛ wo shîi fɛkuu chige, wo kûsɛ wo sâŋ lɛ le muŋkaaŋ mbaanshɛŋ.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Wu kaasɛ wu biih muh mu le lɛ, ‘Wo laaŋe yo, nɛɛ?’ Wu chvuu lɛ, ‘Le bikɛɛ bi agiŋ gwii.’ Wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Kô ŋwa wo wu fioo wunɛ wo kûsɛ wo sâŋ lɛ le bikɛɛ mbanyaaŋ.’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.

8Chiji kikwɛɛ wù mwa lɛme wɛɛ gɛ̀ yɛŋ no wu gɛ̀ fige wu noo, wu ka wu bɛɛŋsɛ lo wu lɛ wu le wu feefɛ baaŋ.” Jiso mo wu mɛsɛ lɛ, “Bamii ba kiŋkfuuŋ kinɛ le feefe yi mwɛɛ mu bo gee le fede no bamii ba n'yuu feefe yi muboo mu le n'yuu le.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.

9Noo, njɛme bɛŋ le lɛ, bɛŋ jôde kwa wene wu fɛkuu fɛnɛ bɛŋ koode nsáŋ yu, fi le lɛ, sege wu ka, Nyo fi bɛŋ a wu yeh fɛ bɛŋ lé bɛŋ gê bɛŋ nyûme fo segechii.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Muh wù taŋlo wu kɛɛ ki wu bîjɛ fɛ fiɛɛ fì shige le chuule taŋlo wu kɛɛ ki wu bîjɛ tɛ fɛ fì kuge le. Muh wù fɛde kinfi yi fiɛɛ fì shige le, tu taŋlo wu fige tɛ yi fì kuge le.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.

11Nɛ bɛŋ le njɛ bɛŋ taŋlo bɛŋ kɛɛ ki bɛŋ bîjɛ fɛ bvukugɛ bvu fɛkuu fɛnɛ le sɛŋ, lé nya yɛɛŋ bɛŋ kwa wù nchiɛɛŋ?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Bɛŋ le njɛ bɛŋ taŋlo bɛŋ kɛɛ ki bɛŋ bîji fɛ fiɛɛ fì muh mu le chuule sɛŋ, ge nya yɛɛŋ bɛŋ fiena?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Gɛ nfwa taŋlo wu lɛ̂ne bachiji kikwɛɛ le bafɛɛ gɛ. Wu nɛ lɛne noo, wu bâne wumu, wu koŋe wumu, kɛnɛ wu yuge wumu le chuule wu jode wumu fɛkuu. Gɛ taŋlo bɛŋ lɛ̂ne Nyo le bɛŋ ka lɛne bige le gɛ.”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.”

14No Jiso jɛme noo, Bafalashii yu mwɛɛ munchii bo ja bo tu bo buu lo wu, nje bo gɛ̀ koŋe bige baaŋ.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Le bɛŋ banɛ ba duunyi ye lɛ bɛŋ lé bamii ba joŋe a bamii fwe, geenɛ Nyo kee mwɛɛ munchii mu le muntele mwɛna le. Bɛŋ kêe lɛ mwɛɛ mù bamii bɛɛŋse, le mwɛɛ mù Nyo jiiŋe mu kuufe ye fɛ wu le.”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.

16Jiso ka wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Gɛ̀ bee fweele ba feeji nyu banchi ba Musɛ bɛ mwɛɛ mu bamii ba ntuŋ ba Nyo gɛ̀ saŋ. Geenɛ, kɛge no Joŋ gɛ̀ to, bo tu bo feeji wa nyu saaka wù joŋe wù kune bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo. Muh wuchii mo wu tu wu taŋe ki wu lêe antɛnɛɛ a bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo bvuyu le.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.

17Fi le chige fɛ kibvulɛ bɛ nshɛŋ ka, fede fɛ jise chi ŋwa lɛsɛ achiji a ŋwa wu banchi le.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.

18Fi nyume lɛ, muh kuŋe bɛ kwɛɛ, wu jo wumu, tu wu le wu ge kimbefɛ bvushi bvu Nyo le njɛ kinjaŋ. Muh jo kwɛse wu bu wa a muh yeh, tu mwɛdɛ le wu jo kwɛ muh.”Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19Jiso ka wu ja wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Muh kwa wumu gɛ̀ bee yu, wu susɛ ye bɛ njú yì joŋe yi kwa, wu jii ki kfuuŋ ke aju achii.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Muh kifufe wumu nyu tɛ yu, jee che nyu Lasulo. Biŋkogo gɛ̀ koo wu ye yichii. Ba gɛ̀ gɛɛ wu wu shee wu gime jwe wu fwese wu muh wu kwa wɛɛ le,And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21wu chiɛɛne laa sege wu jii mwɛɛ fiɛɛ shɛɛ wu boŋ wu ji la. No wu gɛ̀ gime fo noo, bvú mɛɛse yi too yi laaji biŋkogo bie.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Yi kife kimi le, muh kifufe wɛɛ kwe, banchɛndaa ba Nyo gɛ̀ tuu wu bo gɛɛŋ bo gɛɛ wu kijusɛ ki joŋe le mbebe Ablaham le. Muh wu kwa wɛɛ gɛ̀ kwe tɛ ba jiiyɛ wu.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Wu gɛɛŋ wù nyu woŋ wu baŋkfu le wu tu wù nyu fo yi ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le. Wu gɛ̀ ja wu noŋ ajii, wu yɛŋ Ablaham le je yì ndefe le bɛ Lasulo mbebe ye le.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Wu tɛɛŋ lɛ, ‘Chii Ablaham, kôo yii fɛ mɛne wo chîiŋsɛ Lasulo lɛ wu lêesɛ nyi yi kwaaŋ yi kibo ke a joo le wu tô wu jîɛɛsɛ lɛmɛ chaŋ yu. Nle lo yi manluŋ mà baaŋ le yi ŋgu kfunɛ le.’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.’

25Ablaham chvuu fie lɛ, ‘Mwa yaŋ, kwajɛ sege wo gɛ̀ baaŋ wo chee yi nshɛŋ le. Wo gɛ̀ kɛme mwɛɛ mù joŋe munchii sege kɛɛ, Lasulo yɛne fie nyu ŋgɛ. Mɛɛse Lasulo le yi bvujoŋɛ le, wo nyu yi maluŋ le.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.

26Gɛ mɛ gɛh finɛ fiɛɛ maa gɛ. Wo kêe tɛ lɛ mɛɛse kiŋkoŋ ki baaŋ le ba seesɛ lɛ gɛ taŋlo muh ja fɛnɛ wu daŋsɛ wu to fɛ wo le gɛ, gɛ taŋlo tɛ muh ja fɛ wo le wu daŋ wu to tɛ fɛnɛ gɛ.’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.’

27Muh kwa wɛɛ ka wu lɛgɛ lɛ, ‘Kii wo chii, tûŋ gɛh Lasulo fɛ bee kfuuŋ.‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28Ŋkɛme booŋ ba bwɛɛŋ batɛŋ, wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu chîisɛ bo le lɛ bo yɛ̂nɛ keefɛ bo tô tɛ fɛ kijusɛ ki ŋgɛ kinɛ le gɛ.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Ablaham chvuu fie lɛ, ‘Booŋ ba bwoo kɛme baŋwa ba Musɛ gɛ̀ saŋ bɛ baŋwa ba bamii ba ntuŋ wu Nyo gɛ̀ saŋ, bo nyu bo yûge mwɛɛ mu bo duu.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Muh kwa wɛɛ faŋ wu jɛmɛ lɛ, ‘Aay chii Ablaham, be bee nyu muh mu wù bu yi kwe le wu gɛɛŋ wu fejɛ bo le, tu bo bee bo yu bo kusɛ muntele muboo.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Ablaham chvuu wu le lɛ, ‘Bo faŋ ki bo yu fiɛɛ fì Musɛ bɛ bamii ba ntuŋ wu Nyo duu, tu gɛ taŋlo bo yu tɛ mo fiɛɛ fì muh wu bu yi kwe le jɛme gɛ.’”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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