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1Djesu etsinguli badukitsi bandi rye: «Yisine yimosi amabe na musatsi wumabe yivunde yi basatsi botsu. Batu bakemufunde bwena: “Musatsi aghu ebungi nonyambesene maboti maghu.”Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Fumu maboti akenengile musatsi eni, akemuwivule yiri: “Yi nyiwulu bévosili mu ndedju? Nzinguli nane wikelisili maboti mami mumbari wughobwémakelise.”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.’

3Musatsi eni, akekéwivulaange: “Yivunde yami aghébwéronde yiri ngakelise maboti mandi. Yike tsyeni nyuvayile? Nyivayi manungi, ngaane mangolu; nyibi mu uvonde, nyube na yisoni.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.

4Kaboghu nyimadjabe adi nyikivaghe ave nyikighusululu mu bisalu, mu udilu na batu nami mu mandaghu mowu.”I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Musatsi eni amanengile mutu-mutu omabe na mughanu. Akewivule awuteghe: “Kweni winwani Fumu ami?”And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Djandi akemuwake rye: “Kame mireghe mi matsi.” Musatsi akemutsingule: “La mughande, lenge utsane na rende maghumi maranu.”‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Akebwéwivule wumosi wandi: “Ka ndedju, kweni winwani?” Dibaale dyeni akemuwake: “Kame saku tsi bighudji.” Musatsi akemutsingule: “La mughande, rende maghumi-dunana (80).”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.

8Kaboghu, fumu maboti akesingisile musatsi eni yifutsi mu dyele adi djandi amadile. Labatyanu nane batu ba bulongu bwébubu babile na mele maneni, wuvyoghulile ne baane ba yidjalale.»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.

9Djesu akebwese rye: «Nyidutsinguli, salisanu busine bwenu na mbongu tsi mfurulu, mu udile bambatsi, mumbari ave busukile, dudilu mu mandaghu ma Nzambi.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Odjivu awelimine udughusu mambu amagheyi na musighe, awelimine wandi udughusu amaneni. Djandi oyifuri vo udyonge mu mambu magheyi, ofure na udyonge wandi mu mambu amaneni.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.

11Payi dusamabe dusigheme mu busine bu mfurulu, anyi oduveghe busine abu ngenze?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Na payi dusamabe dusungeme mu maboti ma ngane, anyi oduveghe maboti amajenu beni?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Vagha mutu orungule usalile fumu bedji: ovine wumosi, akeronde wune, vo oghobise wumosi na akelenze wune. Kaboghu, dughorungule usalile Nzambi nosalile mbongu va mosi.»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.”

14BaFarisi, na nzale mbongu, banowulu motsu ame Djesu amavosaange, bakemupedjingi.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Djesu akebatsingule rye: «Djenu dudji batu békelase yiri basungeme va wusu batu nenu, tumbe Nzambi edjabi mirime myenu. Motsu, ame bédodisi va misu ma batu, madji nzoruru va wusu Nzambi.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.

16Mughaghe Moyise na mughande babiyitsi mimabe vane tena San-Batise. Ubandile va temu San-Batise, musamu wuboti wu Bukaghe bu Nzambi wisamunu. Mutu-mutu oghaghene mu uyékote wune.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.

17Djulu na butambe byurungule utsyemughe mbangu-mbangu, tumbe ne yirendu yimosi mu mughaghe yighorungule utsyemughe.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.

18Dibaale dyotsu adisanzi mughatsi andi na eweli wususu, etubi bukali. Mbana, wotsu eweli mughetu wusanzu na mulumi andi, djawandi etubi bukali.»Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19«Vamabe yisine yimadwaraange bikutu bi dufunu duneni. Bilumbu bi monyu andi wotsu, amabangaange mu nzangu, mumbari amabe na busine buvyoghulile.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Vamabe wandi yidjaghe dine dyandi Lasare, amabe na mapure. Batu bakimusunzaange kale yilumbu va mune ndaghu yisine yeni.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Lasare, amarondaange ubole nodji bikukuku abimabondughaange va tavule yisine. Tumbe bamondi bamayivendaange mapure mandi.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Mwa yilumbu, yidjaghe akefu, akebeghu na byanze va tulu Aberaame. Yisine wandi akefu, bakemutsighe.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Aghune bulungi bu mudji, yisine amatsoghaange pwele. O vale, amabilile Lasare va tulu Aberaame.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Wune disimu dimosi, yisine akeghamughe rye: “Tate ami Aberaame, nda ngebe. Sindighe Lasare aputiyi kodu mulembu andi mu mambe na andekisi diberi va dulimi, mumbari ngorungule wuwarile ditsoghe adidi o ghari mudji éwuwu.”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.’

25Tumbe Aberaame akemuwaghule rye: “Mwane ami, rangimine monyu aghu, wumabe mu maboti na maboti, mbana Lasare djandi amabe mu maghughe. Tumbe aghunu, Lasare yike wubembughu, ebembughu, mbana ndedju, temu awumaghughe djimatole.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.

26Va ghari djetu nenu vadji mbengi neni, mumbari djenu aduvu wune, dughorungule usabughe awutuvu. Djetu wandi, tughorungule wusabughe awuduvu.”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.’

27Yisine akemutsingule bwena: “Tate Aberaame kokolu nyighulendi, kaboghu sindighe Lasare o ndaghu tadji ami.‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28Mumbari nyine baane ba ngudji baranu ba babaale. Lasare awendi mu uyébalubuse yiri bakérughe djowu wandi o mbure adjidji dji maghughe.”for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Aberaame akemuwaghule rye: “Baane ba ngudji baghu bane musamu wu Moyise na awu babiyitsi awibalubusi, kaboghu bawughulu nowutsiyise!”But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Yisine akemuwake rye: “Nesi tate Aberaame tsinane. Mutu awu mbé wumafu, awendi ombu wowu, ayebatsingule, tangudji bokalughe mutsanu.”‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Aberaame akemutsingule djawandi rye: “Payi djowu baghagharu uwulu mambu ma Moyise na ma babiyitsi, baghogharu uwulu wandi musamu ne ame djandi omarambughe o dufu.”»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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