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1Ashub’ibwîra abaganda bâge; erhi: «Hàli mulume muguma mugale, erhi ajira omurhindisi w’ebirugu byâge. Banacimushobeka emwa nnawâbo mpu adwîrhe ashandâza ebirugu byâge.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2“Amurhumiza, amubwîra, erhi”: “Kurhi kulya nayumvîrhe baderha kuli we? Nyêreka ebirugu olanga, bulya orhacibè murhindisi”».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.’

3Olya murhindisi anacirhanya, erhi: «Lêro kurhi najira obu nnawîrhu antenza omu burhindisi bwâni? Okuhinga ntakuhashe, n’okujà nahûna nka mukenyi, enshonyi zayish’ingwârha.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.

4Namâmanya oku najira lyo nyish’ibona owanyigulira hano nkûlwa omu burhindisi».I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Okubundi ahamagala muguma muguma abàli omu myenda ya nnawâbo. Anacidôsa omurhanzi, erhi: «Mwenda muci walîre nnawîrhu?»And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Naye, erhi: «Mirengo igana ya mavurha». Amubwîra, erhi: «Yanka ecêrhè câwe, bwârhala, oyandike duba makumi arhanu».‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Anacibwîra owundi, erhi: «Nâwe, mwenda muci walîre nnawîrhu?» Naye, erhi: «Mirengo igana ya ngano». Amubwîra, erhi: «Yanka ecêrhè câwe, oyandike makumi gali munâni».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.

8Nnawâbo olya mulanzi mulangûza amukunga mpu ajizire obwenge. Bulya abâna b’er’igulu bo bayengeha omu bâbo kulusha abâna b’obulangashane.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.

9«Nâni mmubwîzire nti mukome amîra n’ebirugu by’enshamu, hano mubinyagwa, lyo abo bîra bammuyankiriza omu ibwârhalo ly’emyâka erhaganjwa.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Omuntu ôbà mwîkubagirwa omu binyi, ye na mwîkubagirwa omu binene; n’ôbà ncuku omu binyi, ye na ncuku omu binene.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.

11Mukabà murhabîri bikubagirwa omu birugu by’enshamu, ndi wankaciyish’immulangîsa ebirugu by’okunali?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Na mukabà murhali bikubagirwa omu kantu ka bene, ndi wankacimmuha ehyabà hinyu?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13Ntà mushi wankashiga bâmi babiri: bulya anashomba muguma azigîre owundi, erhi acîshwêkere kuli muguma, ajande owundi. Murhankahash’ikolera Nyamuzinda n’ebirugu».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.”

14Abafarizeyi basîma ebirugu erhi bayumva ntyo, bamugayaguza bwenêne.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Anacibabwîra, erhi: «Mwe muciderha bimâna embere z’abantu, ci Nyamuzinda amanyire emirhima yinyu. Bulya eci abantu bakûnga, co cishologorha Nyamuzinda».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.

16«Kuhika Yowane gàli Marhegeko n’Abalêbi; kurhenga aho, Emyanzi y’Obwâmi bwa Nyamuzinda yayigîrizibwe, na ngasi muntu akola acîsêza okuhikamwo n’emisî».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.

17«Kuli kulembu irunga n’igulu bigere kulusha okurhenza mparafu nguma y’Irhegeko».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.

18«Ngasi yêshi ohulusa mukâge akanayanka owundi, erhi kuhusha ahushire; naye oherula omukazi ohulusîbwe n’ibà, erhi kuhusha ahushire».Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19Hàli muntu muguma mugale, erhi ayambala emyenda midukula n’ey’ecitwîro cihamu, na ngasi lusiku erhi kulya ebiryo by’olusiku lukulu.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Hàbaga na mukenyi muguma, ye Lazaro, akayish’icîlambulira aha lusò lw’e nyumpa yâge, anali ahwîre bulema.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Akacîfinja okulya obushangulikiza bwakag’irhoga oku cîbo c’olya mugale. Ebibwa nabyo byakamugugumakwo, byanakamumîma ebihulu.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Lêro olya mukenyi anacifà, ahêkwa na bamalahika omu cifuba c’Abrahamu. Olya mugale naye afà, abishwa.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Erhi abà akola ali omu kuzimu, ayumva amalibuko; agalamira enyanya, alangira Abrahamu na Lazaro omu cifuba câge.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Anaciyâkûza, erhi: «Mâshi larha Abrahamu, ombabalire, orhume Lazaro avumvuze omunwe gwâge omu mîshi, nyokolesemwo olulimi, bulya nahîre ntugurhira muno muliro.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.’

25“Abrahamu amushuza, erhi”: “Mwâna wâni, okengêre oku wahâbirwe aminjà omu bugumaguma bwâwe n’oku Lazaro abwîne amabî. Lêro buno akola asîmire, nâwe oli omu malibuko”.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.

26“Na kulusha aho, aha karhî kîrhu ninyu hali enyenga ndi: ngasi balonza okuhubuka eno mpu bajè emwinyu banayabirwa, n’ab’eyo barhayikirira emwîrhu”».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.’

27Olya mugale anacishuza, erhi: «Nkuhûnyirage, mâshi larha, orhume Lazaro aha mwîrhu,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28“bulya njira bene wîrhu barhanu”; “abayigîrize”, “balek’iyish’ijà muno hantu h’amalibuko”».for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Naye Abrahamu, erhi: «Bagwêrhe Mûsa n’Abalêbi; babayumve».But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Olya mugale amushuza, erhi: «Arhali ntyo, mâshi larha Abrahamu, ci muguma omu bafîre erhi ankajà emwâbo, banacîyunjuza».‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Abrahamu anacimubwîra, erhi: «Bakabà barhayumvirhizi Mûsa n’Abalêbi, ciru hankabà owafûka omu bafîre ababwîrize, naye barhankamuyumva».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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