Luke 16 (SBS) · Opened

1Jesu naye cha wamba valutwana vakwe, “Kuvena mukwame wa muhumi avena muyendisi wa misevezi yakwe, mi kuva vihiwa kuti muyendisi wa misevezi ya kwe u kwete ku mu sinyeza iluwo lya kwe.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Cwale muhumi cha musupa mi chati kwali, 'Zintu nzi zi nizule kuamana niwe? U nihe chakwizula za musevezi wako, ili kuti kese uzwile havusu ni vuyendisi.'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.’

3Muyendisi cha liwambila, 'chiniswanela kupanga chinzi, hakuva mukulwana choni zwisa musevezi? Ka nina ziho za kusha, mi niswava ku mukumbila.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.

4Nizi chini swanela ku tenda, ili kuti china zwiswa ha musevezi wangu wa vu yendisi, bantu va ni tambule mu mazuvo avo.I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Cwale muyendisi chasupa zumwi ni zumwi ya vaali kukolota si mwin'a kwe, mi cha vuza we ntazi, 'U kolota vukayi simwin'a ngu? 6.And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Cha wamba, 'Ni kolota makumi ekumi ya byima bya mafuta e oli.' Mi chati kwali, muhinde zikoloti zenu, mwikale kapili, mi muñole makumi akwana yanza.'‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Cwale muyendisi cha wamba ku zumwi, 'mi vukayi yo kolota?' Chati, 'makumi ekumi a vuyima bwa vuroto.' Chati kwali, 'hinde chikoloti mi u ñole makumi akwana yenza ni to tatwe.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.

8Simwin'a kwe cha lumba chikombwa chi sa sepahali kakuti ava sevezi mu kusasepahala. Vaana ve fasi ilyi vena ahulu mukusa sepahala chiva kwete kuseveza ni vantu vavo hita vaana vena mu liseli.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.

9Ni wamba kwenu, mutende valikani che nzila za mashenyi a sa sepahali, kutendela kuti chi bwamana, va woole ku mitambula mu mazuvo asamani.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Iye yo sepahala ku zinini mwa sepahale ni ku zikando, mi niya sasepahali mu zinini kasepahali mu zikando.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.

11Haiva kena u va sepahali ku ku sevelisa mashelenyi a fosahele, nje ni yeta kusepe mu chifumu che niti?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Mi haiva kawini ku sepahala mu kusevelisa mashelinyi a vamwi, njeni ya sa kuhe mashelenyi ako u mwine?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Ka kwina muhikana yo wola ku seveleza malena vo vele, kusicwalo mwa toye umwi ni kusaka zumwi, mwa kumalele umwi kapa kunyefula zumwi. Ko woli kuseveleza Ereeza ni chifumu.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.”

14Hanu Vafalisi, va vali kusaka hahulu mashelenyi, va va zuwi zoose inzi, mi chi va museka.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Mi chati kuvali, “Mu li shiyamisa mu menso a vantu, kono Ireeza wizi ikulo zenu. Zina zivoneka vulotu mumeeso a vantu kwe Reeza zi fosahele.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.

16Mulao ni vupolofita ziva kuseveza kuleta Johani hasika. Ku zwa iyo nako, inzwii lya muvuso we Reeza li va kutazwa, mi zumwi ni zumwi ava sa kuhambiliza inzila za vo mwateni.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.

17Kono kuhuva kwiwulu ni hansi zi mane isi kuti intaku imwi ya mulao sanzi ivi ni mutendo.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.

18Yense yo kauhana ni mwanakazi wakwe ni kusesa zumwi u chita vushahi, mi yo sesa mwanakazi ya va kanwa kwa mwihyabwe naye utenda vushahi.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19Linu ku vena mukwame ya va humite, ya va kuzwete zi zwato ze pulipera ni line mi mazuva onse ava kulikola chifumu cha kwe.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Mukumbizi ava kusumpwa Lazaro ava lele hamulyango, avali kwizwile zilavi muvili wonse.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Mi avali kuhala kulya vungululwa vu vali kuwa hentafule ya muhumi, mi kuzwaho, vambwa va vali kukomba zilavi zakwe.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Ku vezi kuva kuti mukumbizi chafwa, mi avezi ku hindwa mangeloi ku mutwala kwimbali ya Abrahama. Muhumi naye chafwa mi cha zikwa,One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23mi mu lyangalilo, na sukulukite, cha kotola menso mi cha vona Abrahama nena vutavule ni Lazaro nena ha chizuva chakwe.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Cha lila mi chati, Tayo Abrahama, uni zuwile kusasama, mi tumine Lazaro, kuti a tompe munwe wakwe mu menzi mi nja tontoze lulimi lwangu, kakuti ni hile maswe mowu mulilo.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.’

25Kono Abrahama chati, 'mwan'a ngu, u hupule kuti muvuhalo bwako uva tambuli zako zilotu, mi Lazaro mwinzila iswana ava ku tavela zintu zivilala, kono hanu cho kwete kusengwa sengwa kunu, mi iwe wina mumanyando.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.

26Mi kuzwaho zintu zoose, chigodi chikando chivavi mukati, ili kuti avo vasaka kuluta kuzwa kunu kwiza kwako kese vawole, mi kakwina yese awole kuzwa uko kwiza kwetu.'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.’

27Muhumi chati, ni ku kumbila, Tayo Abrahama, kuti umuni tumine kuzuvo ya tayo‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28kakuti nina vanche vava swisu va tenda yanza - kutendela kuti akava kalimele, kutiya kuti navo chiveza mwe chi chivaka cha masukuluka.'for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Kono Abrahama chati, veena Mushe ni vapolofita; mu vasiye va tekeleze ku vali.'But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Muhumi che tava chati, 'Nanta, Tayo Abrahama, kono haiva zumwi na yenda kuvali kuvafwile, mu va lichiule.'‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Kono Abrahama chati kwali, 'Haiba ni vasa tekelezi kwa Mushe ni vapolofita, kese vaole kuzumina ni haiva vafwile kuti va vuke.'”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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