Luke 17 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso jɛmɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Gɛ mwɛɛ mù tele bamii fɛ bo gêe kimbefɛ nyu njɛ mu lé mu nyû yu sɛŋ gɛ. Geenɛ, ŋgɛ wù baaŋ le fɛ muh wù tele lɛ bamii gêe bimbefɛ le.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Fi joŋe fɛ wu wɛɛ muh le lɛ ba shɛŋshɛ ki bwee ki jɛnɛ a kindoŋ ke le, ba tooŋsɛ wu a joo yì baaŋ le, fede fɛ wù gee booŋ banɛ gêe bimbefɛ.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3Bɛŋ doo bɛŋ nyume bɛŋ yɛ̂ne. Mwa bwoo nɛ le wu ge fiɛɛ fì befe, wo jɛmɛ wu le. Wu nɛ le wu kusɛ, wo foosɛ wu.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Wu nɛ le wu ge mwɛɛ mù mbefe fɛ wo le, kiŋgane kinsooshwi yi juu le, wu kaasɛ wu to wu ku chiaaŋ lɛ wu le wu jiaa, tu wo kɛmɛ ki wo fôosɛ wu.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Booŋ ba Tada ba ntuŋ ja bo jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Gee lɛ mbɛmɛ wese tɛɛme chuule.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Tada chvuu bo le lɛ, “Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ, bɛŋ nɛ be kɛme mbɛmɛ wu le gɛh njɛ shaŋ yì nsuu, tu taŋlo bɛŋ du kite kì baaŋ kinɛ le lɛ ki mugɛ ye, fɛnɛ ki gɛɛŋ ki lɛɛŋ a joo yì baaŋ le, tu ki lé ki mo ki yû lo bɛŋ le.And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7Bɛŋ jo lɛ muh wu ŋgoo yɛne kɛmɛ mwa ye wu lɛme, wu she wu lɛne mwɛne, kɛnɛ wu be jiiŋe nyu fɛ shóŋ le, wu doo wu kwɛɛ, taŋlo wu mo wu du lɛ mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ gɛɛŋ lo wu jo mwɛɛ mwe munjile wu shii wu jii?Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8Gɛ taŋlo fi nyu noo gɛ. Fiɛɛ fì wu taŋlo wu du le gɛ lɛ wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu kûsɛ njú, wu sêesɛ mwɛɛ munjile mwe wu tô bɛ mu, wu mo wu chîɛɛne, wu doo wu jî mwɛɛ, wu muu, wu bânyɛ shú fɛ wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu jîi mwe.Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9Mwa ye wu lɛme wɛɛ ge mwɛɛ munɛ munchii, wu she wu nyaa wu kiyone?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Le gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no fiena le. Bɛŋ doo bɛŋ ge wa lɛme chì ba gɛ̀ nya bɛŋ le chi ka, bɛŋ du lɛ, ‘Bee le gɛh lo fiesa booŋ ba lɛme, bee le be ge wa lɛme chesa.’”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Jiso gɛ̀ gɛɛne Yɛlusalɛm, wu fede a kijwe ki woŋ wu Samaliya bɛ ki Galalee le.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Wu gɛ̀ gɛɛne wu doo wu leese ntɛ wumu le, bilɛŋsɛ bamu yuufe ba gɛ̀ chɛne bɛ goŋ yì baaŋ yɛŋ wu le bo nyu je yì ndefe le,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13bo mo bo tɛɛŋ bɛ jɛ yi tɛɛme lɛ, “Jiso chiji kikwɛɛ, koo gɛh yii fɛ bee le.”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14No Jiso yɛŋ bo le, wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bɛŋ gɛ̂ɛŋ bɛŋ dûnyɛ ye yene bachiji kintanyɛ le.” No bo ja bo gɛɛne bo mo bo tɛmɛ bo yuu bo baaŋ a je.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Muh mu a bo antɛnɛɛ yɛŋ lɛ wu le wu tɛmɛ wa, wu kaasɛ wu tu jiŋ fɛ Jiso le wu yuuse Nyo fɛwɛɛwe.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Noo, wu gɛɛŋ wu mo wu gwe a Jiso jii, wu nya wu kiyone. Muh wuyu gɛ̀ bee muh wu Samaliya.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Jiso jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bamii bee yuufe ba mbe nfɛ bo mo bo yuu, ba bvuugɛ le faane?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Fi le lɛ muh baaŋ nyu gɛ yu, wù yɛŋ lɛ wu lé wu kâasɛ wu tu jiŋ wu nya mbɛɛŋsɛ Nyo le fede ntolo wunɛ gɛ?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Ja we wo gɛ̂ɛne fiuŋ. Fitele fì wo lese yi ye yaŋ le, le fi ge wa wo tɛmɛ.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Bafalashii gɛ ja bo biih Jiso le laa bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo bvunɛ le bvu to sege la lɛ. Wu chvuu lɛ, “Gɛ njiŋɛ nyu yu wù lé wu gê wu dûnyɛ sege Nyo lé wu gê wu kɛ̂ wu sâge bvunfoŋ bwe bvunɛ gɛ.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Gɛ muh nyu yu wù lé wu gê wu dû lɛ, ‘Bɛŋ jîŋɛ bɛŋ yɛ̂ŋ, nɛ Nyo wunɛ wu sage fɛnɛ’, kɛnɛ lɛ, ‘Nɛ wu wege wu sage fɛge gɛ.’ Bɛŋ yêgɛ bɛŋ yû, bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo le nyu a bɛŋ ntɛnɛɛ.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Wu mo wu kaasɛ wu jɛmɛ wa nyu booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Kife too lo kì bɛŋ lé bɛŋ gê bɛŋ gôone ki bɛŋ yɛ̂ŋ muh wù jee che le Mwamuh le gɛh yi juu le chimimia, bɛŋ gɛ yɛŋ gɛ.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23Lé gê nyû kife kɛɛ le bamii bamu duu lɛ, ‘Bɛŋ jîŋɛ bɛŋ yɛ̂ŋ, nɛ muh wege fɛge’, kɛnɛ lɛ, ‘Bɛŋ jîŋɛ bɛŋ yɛ̂ŋ, nɛ muh wunɛ fɛnɛ.’ Bo doo bo jɛme noo, keefɛ bɛŋ bîi bo le gɛ. Keefɛ bɛŋ gɛ̂ɛne bɛŋ biji gɛ.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Bɛŋ kee no jaŋ to yi lale we nɛ mwamwamwa, abu a woŋ a ana le achii yuu nɛ mwaaŋ, bamii bachii yɛŋ. Le gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no bamii bachii lé bo tô bo yɛ̂ŋ muh wù jee che le Mwamuh le juu chì wu kaase wu too.For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25Geenɛ, no wu lé wu gê wu gɛ̂ɛne, fɛ wu kaasɛ wu to, lé wu kɛ̂me ki wu yâ wu yɛ̂ŋ baŋgɛ ba duude kiŋgogɛ ki mɛɛse kinɛ faŋ wu.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no fi gɛ̀ bee kife kì Nyua le, nyu gɛh no fi lé fi gê fi nyûme kife kì muh wù jee che le Mwamuh.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Bo gɛ̀ jii mwɛɛ, bo ka muu, bikɛse bɛ bilɛŋsɛ taashɛ bvuguu, bamii nyaa booŋ ba taashi bvuguu bɛ bo, gɛɛŋ bu juu chì Nyua gɛ̀ lesɛ a ŋguh le, joo gɛ̀ bu yi to yi lɛɛshɛ bo bachii.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Fi lé fi gê fi nyû tɛ gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no fi gɛ̀ bee kife ki Lod le. Bamii gɛ̀ jii mwɛɛ, bo muu, bo kame waaŋ, bo lɛne ŋɛ, bo ka joone yéh.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29Juu chi Lod gɛ̀ bu Sodom, Nyo mo wu shiishɛ ŋgu we wu shiide wu bɛde nje muŋkaŋ, wu shii wu mo wu lɛɛshɛ bamii ba Sodom bachii.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Le gɛh no fi lé fi gê fi nyûme juu chi muh wù jee che le Mwamuh lé wu gê wu jâgɛ wu bunɛ.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31Lé tô nyû abvu bwɛɛ, keefɛ muh wu le kigo ki yeh le, mwɛɛ mwe nyume yeh, ka wu shii ki wu lêe yeh lɛ wu jo fiɛɛ fì le yeh gɛ. Yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ tɛ, keefɛ muh wu le nchvuuŋ ka wu kwɛɛde ki wu tô wu jo fiɛɛ gɛ.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Bɛŋ kwâji fiɛɛ fì gɛ̀ kooshɛ bɛ kwɛ Lod.Remember Lot’s wife!

33Muh wù goone ki wu bâji kinche ke lɛ keefɛ wu lɛsɛ gɛ, tu wu lé wu lɛ̂sɛ lo. Muh wù lɛsɛ kinche ke tu wu lé wu bâji lo kinche ke.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Nduu bɛŋ le lɛ, lé gê nyû kintaŋ kɛɛ le, bamii lé bo gê bo gîme fɛnta bafɛɛ, ba jo wu mumwaa wu mumwaa shɛɛ.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Bikɛse bafɛɛ lé bo gê bo gôge bvulɛɛŋ fɛ jɛɛŋ, ba jo wu mumwaa wu mumwaa shɛɛ.Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Bilɛŋsɛ bafɛɛ lé bo gê bo nyû mwɛne, ba jo wu mumwaa wumu shɛɛ.”Not in the BSB

37Booŋ be ba ŋgoo biih wu le lɛ, “Tada, fiɛɛ fiyu lé fi gê fi kôoshɛ nyu faaŋ?” Wu chvuu nyu a ŋgaŋ le lɛ, “Fɛ gvunɛ chi fiɛɛ to chi nyume fo le gɛh fo fɛ baŋgvuluŋ to bo taashi fo.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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