Luke 17 (SBY) · Opened

1Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi eti, “Bintu bikute kulengesha muntu kwambeti aipishe nibikaboneke, nsombi mapensho nakabe pali bantu beshikubileta.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Nomba caina kwambeti muntu uyo asungwe ne libwe linene lya mwampelo munshingo ne kumuwala mu lwenje, kupita kulengesha umo wa bana bang'ana aba kwipisha.”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.

3Neco kamucenjelani! Na mukwenu lakwipishili, umukalalile, na lasenge kulekelelwa umulekelele.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Na lakwipishili mankanda asanu ne abili pabusuba bumo, kayi mankanda onse ayo kesa kuli njobe nekwambeti, “Ndepishi,” Welela kumulekelela.Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Lino batumwa balambila Mwami eti, “Kamukonempesha lushomo lwetu.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Mwami Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Nemwabanga ne lushomo lulyeti luseke lwa masitadi, ngamucikonsha kwambila citondo eti, ‘Shukuka apo ulishimpike mumulonga, nacoyo ngacimunyumfwila.’ ”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.

7“Nomba naumbi pakati penu kakute musebenshi shikulima mulibala nambi kwembela mbelele. Nomba sena akomboka ngomwambila eti, ‘Fwambana kwesa ulye cakulya’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’?

8Sobwe nkela kwinseco! Nsombi ngomwambileti, ‘Kontelekela cakulya, na upwishe ufwale cena nekundetela byakulya, lino ndapwisha nenjobe mpoti ulye ne kunwa.’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’?

9Lino sena ngomulumba musebenshi pakwinga lenshi ncowamwambila?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Copeleco nenjamwe, na mulenshi ncomwalambilwa mwelela kwambeti, ‘To basebenshi babula kwelela kutambula kantu. Pakwinga tulenshi mulimo wetu!’ ”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Yesu mpwalikuya ku Yelusalemu, walapita panyinsa ya Samaliya ne Galileya.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Mpwalashika mumunshi naumbi, beshimankuntu bali likumi balamukumanya ne kwimana pataliko.As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13Lino balobelesheti, “Amwe Yesu, Nkambo kamutunyumfwilako nkumbo!”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Yesu mpwalababona walabambileti, “Kamuyani ku beshimilumbo baye bamuboneti mulaba cena.” Lino mpobalikuya kwenda munshila, balaba cena.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Lino umo pakati pabo mpwalaboneti laba cena, walabwelela kuli Yesu nkaya akulumbaisha Lesa ne liswi lyapelu.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Lino mpwalashika kuli Yesu walafukama kuntangu kwakendi ne kumulumba. Shimankuntu uyu walikuba mu Samaliya.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Lino Yesu walambeti, “Sena bashilikwa nkabanga likumi? Nomba bambi basanu ne bana balikupe?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Nomba nicani kulesowa muswamashi enka kwisa kulumbaisha Lesa?Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Kufumapo, Yesu walambila shimankuntu uyo, pakwinga wanshoma nyamuka koya, Lushomo lwakobe lulakushiliki.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Bafalisi bambi balepusha Yesu eti, “Bwami bwa Lesa nibukese lilyoni?” Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Bwami bwa Lesa, nteshi bukese mwakubonekela ne menso sobwe.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Kuliya weshi akambeti, ‘Nibuno bulikuno!’ Nambi eti, ‘Nibusa kusa!’ Pakwinga Bwami bwa Lesa buli pakati penu.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Lino walakumbula beshikwiya bakendi eti, “Nicikashike cindi mpoti mukayande kubona Mwana Muntu mubusuba bumo, nomba nteshi mukabubonepo sobwe.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.

23Nikukabe bantu beshi bakamwambileti, ‘Kamubona nte busa bulikusa, nambi eti, ubu bulipano, mutakayako nambi kubakonkela sobwe.’People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Pakwinga mbuli kubyasha ncokukute kucilingana mwilu nekubonekela kumbasu shonse, enceti kukabe pabusuba bwakwisa Mwana Muntu.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.

25Nsombi welela kutanguna kupenshewa, nekukanwa ne bantu ba cino cindi.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26“Mbuli ncocalikuba mumasuba a Nowa encoti cikabe mumasuba a Mwana Muntu.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Mucindico bantu bali kabalya, ne kunwa, kweba kayi ne kwebwa kushikila busuba Nowa mbwalengila mubwato. Lino muyoba unene walesa nekubononga bonse.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.

28Nicikabeti ncocalikuba mucindi ca Loti, bantu bali kabalya ne kunwa, kula ne kulisha, kubyala ne kwibaka manda.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29Nsombi busuba Loti mpwalafuma mu Sodomu, Lesa walalasha mulilo wa salufa walalaka kwilu nekubononga bonse.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Nicikabe copeleco pabusuba Mwana Muntu mpoti akese.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31“Busuba ubo, uyo eti akabenga paciluli ca ng'anda atakaseluketi amante bintu byakendi mung'anda, neye uyo eti akabenga mulibala atakabwelela kung'anda.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.

32Kamwanukani muka Loti!Remember Lot’s wife!

33Uyo layandanga kupulusha buyumi bwakendi, nakabutaye. Nsombi uyo latayanga buyumi bwakendi pacebo cakame, nakabupulushe.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Ndamwambilinga pabusuba ubo mashiku, bantu babili nibakabenga bona pabulili bumo, umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Batukashi babili nibakapelenga pantu pamo umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Bantu babili nibakabenga mulibala, nsombi umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.”Not in the BSB

37Beshikwiya balamwipusheti, “Mwami, nikupeyo nkoti bikenshikile ibi?” Yesu walakumbuleti, “Uko kulafwili cintu nawoyo makubi akute kubungana kopeloko.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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