Luke 12 (TBX) · Opened

1Dekalekom xomaxoneing tausen ngenongakes qekuma, omva xel di qeilekama, om Yesu neil wou e xe xel betiyeing atax bei, “Xam ghe gweiteyei xow en yis wei Parisi mi wong o, en xel on myend yuw.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Lul dalus wei xel vun eno tyek gyeip yaing wou xel, me lul dalus wei mi yeip xupekeing eno tyek nam myayaing.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Qayeeng dalus wei xam ghe neil eivek mapetok eno tyek moux alis vex a ngo wou xeiyaing. Me qayeeng dalus wei xam ghe ngoung wouma eivek xomek lalei, eno tyek xel bale lek xomek demi me taxe na wou xel sapa.”What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4“Xam wei axe gweleeng o, a neil wou xam bei, xam seng gwaleeng en xomaxoneing wei mi leis neing mey yo, dom tyek xel se nox me na bong lulti no.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Ekom tyek a talex wou xam en tambiy tiwei xam a mi gwaleeng en e yo. Xam waleeng en e tiwei tyek nyeis neing a mey, dekakom e xe nikanzek teyeimbei banex xam ghe na eivek nenyex wei luta yo. Ee, a neil wou xam, xam ghe gwaleeng en e.But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6Beip xel mi wong vateivek lek menek tetoung lim en selewa gyand nayak yuw? Ekom Anutu nalei se mi ma xel on titi.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Neing, xam lumim velus on Anutu pyaw memawou dalus. Xam seng gwaleeng, en xam ghe ghanaw tetoung ngenongakes veil.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“A neil wou xam, xelti embei neilteyei wou moux alis vex en ay, ond Xomaxoneing Neu Moux tyek na neil e teyei wou Anutu xe angela.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Ekom xelti embei dax a vun wou moux alis vex, ond tyek a dax e vun wou Anutu xe angela mendghalus.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Me xel sapa wei embei neil qayeeng nilul lek Xomaxoneing Neu Moux ond tyek Anutu semaleeng sewokeing wei xel o. Ekom xelti embei baluk yak lek Laweeng Vambuing on tyek Anutu se semaleeng sewokeing wei e yo veil.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11“Gyeik ingwei xel a qou xam me na eivek xomek qekueing ama wou xel gyovaxa me xel wei lei ngandoung o, ond xam seng bo lalei maying bei, ‘Tyek xa bale zeyi xow ambei nya, o tyek xa neil vati?’When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Lek bouk kayon eno Laweeng Vambuing tyek talex wou xam en vati wei xam ambei neil o.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Xel wei toundei eivek qendu ngandoung on ti neil wou e, “Putoung, wa neil wou a ling en e pum lulul wei mang ghanaw eno is ay.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Yesu neil elox, “Moux, eti beyal ay en ngoeing qayeeng bei a pum lulul eivek senghoing wou muw?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Woyom moxo neil wou xel, “Xam ghe gweiteyei xow, en xam seng gweimam lek lulul leimalei. En mapieing wei xomaxoneing eno se toundei eivek e xe lulul ngenong on.”And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Me moxo neil wou xel en qayeeng pakeing tine: “Tambiy wei lulul ana eno xe tembuing wong lulul ngenong wo neing nimza.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Moxo venaxow wounalei bei, ‘Om tyek a bo vati? A xomek ma en ingwei ambei qeku a xe lulul yaeing eivek o.’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18“Woyom moxo neil embei, ‘Inye vati wei ambei bong o. Tyek a lelolexe xomek yaeing, dom na dev ingwei ngandoung ngandoung o, me nanghei inyon eno tyek a qeku a xe lulul neing dalus me a xe lulul nimzamza dalus eivek.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Me tyek a neil wou xow bei, “A teyei woy, a xe lulul nimzamza ngenong a toung e toundei teyei lek vakovek qeskes. Tyek a mendei embo nimza, me mendi bong mangha me na num lek me na bong xeinglala.” ’Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20“Ekom Anutu neil wou e, ‘Wa bandol! Boukeing tine tyek wa mey. De woyom tyek eti na qou lulul wei wang mi qekuwou xow on?’But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21“Tiyon tyek na teyei lek xel eti yeiw wei mi qeku lulul wou venaxow o de se wo lulul ana en lulul wei Anutu yo.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Woyom Yesu neil wou e xe xel betiyeing bei, “A neil wou xam, xam seng bou naleimim en mapieing wei xam o me na neimbei, ‘Tyek xey a gha vati?’ O xam seng bou naleimim en neing wei xam o me na neimbei, ‘Tyek xey a byex vati?’Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23Mapieing on ghanaw lulul yaeing me neing on ghanaw teimb.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Xam ghe gwei aoho xel se mi wong xuk o qeku lulul yaeing. Xel se mi ev xomek yaeing, o xomek wei qekueing lulul yaeing eivek o, qe Anutu mi vet xel. De xam xomaxoneing on ghe ghanaw menek veil.Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Wangwei xam ti me di bou naleimim ngenong nei, on tyek wa tetulexe seivma nayaka wou wa xe mapieing?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Wangwei xam seng bong lulul nayak ambei nyon, ond xam ghe di wou naleimim ngenong en lulul valu betiy en va?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27“Xam ghe gwei qapaing, bei xel mi tyip ambei nya. Xel se mi wong pok, o xel se mi duw teimb. Ekom a neil wou xam Salomo byex e xe teimb nimzamza, ekom se wo nimza nambei qapaing beimambei ne ti.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28Wangwei Anutu mi vunekwou qapaing wei mi nale lek beyeeng nambei nyon, wei toungale gweimbeeng de yanyeing eno tyek xel banex ena eivek nenyex, om lu vamva eno Anutu se mi vunekwou xam? Xam xe wongeingis on nayaka.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29Me xam seng bou naleimim ngenong bei tyek xam ghe gwa vati, me tyek xam a num vati. Om xam seng bou naleimim ngenong.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Xel amba wei tembuing tambak o mi wong me yei en xel embei qou lulul tiyon dalus, de xam mamim woulek lulul wei xam naleimim vind o.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Ekom xam a mi gwimexe Anutu xe tete lalei bole, dekakom e bong lulul on lek mapu wou xam is ambei inyon.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Xam sipsip neuyeiw nayak on seng gwaleeng, en xam mamim lalei wo nimza en embei bong tete lalei wou xam.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Xam ghe bong vateivek lek lulul wei xam o de ghe bong malew on wou xel wei kanyo yo. Xam a qou xam xe vaxak malew wei se mi wo nol o. Xam qeku lulul nimzamza wei tyoung gheyapu wei mindei luta yo, nanghei inyei xel panaxeing se mi la paviy, de xevek se mi qateiv.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Nanghei ingwei wa xe lulul nimzamza toundei ghei nei, eno wa laleim tyek na mendei is nanghei inyon.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Xam davex qaeing lek me ghe gweiwou xow en xuk de mendi gweiteyei xam xe lam en emdi tum,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36nambei xel moux wei mi a xe xel xe teiv wei embei noum nanghei mata ngandoung wei iingama yo. En kandek gyeik ingwei embei noum nyeis mema lek qapomb, ond xel a tax qapomb daing en e.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Inyon tyek bo nimza en xel xukxe wei toundei me yeiwou xow me axe xel xe teiv gyeik ingwei e noum me gyei xel o. A neil wou xam zonghek, teiv on tyek bunekwou xow en teimb wei xuk o de na neil wou xel me xel mendei qendu ti lek lelek de bet xel.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Xel xukxe wei toundei me axe xel xe teiv wei loum yei xel yeiwou xow, o gyeik ingwei la boukeing masenghoing, o ingwei xeiyaing nexla yo ond xel bo xeindlala.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Ekom xam ghe boulek tine bei wangwei xomek ma boulek seivma wei xel panaxeing embei nam o, on tyek se bong xel dembu e beeng me na lalei.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Xam is ambei nyon xam ghe gweiwou xow boy, en Xomaxoneing Neu Moux tyek nam lek seivma gyeik ingwei xam seng wou naleimim bei tyek nam o.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Petele teling, “Tambiy Ngandoung, inye wang di neil qayeeng pakeing on wou xa maxow o wou xel sapa?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Tambiy Ngandoung lewexe me neil embei, “Xukxe eti ingwei lupeyei nimza me mi wong xuk wo nimza yo? Wei e xe teiv beyal e la tax bei e gyeiteyei e xe xukxe me na mi dembu lulul yaeing wou xel lek bouk bombek.And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Wangwei xukxe tiyon di wong xuk me teiv loumelam yei e di wong o yond embo xeilala.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44A neil wou xam zonghek, moxo tyek beyal xukxe tiyon bo lei ngandoung me gyeiteyei e xe lulul dalus.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Ekom xukxe tiyon se neil wou xow bei, ‘Axe teiv la dei enden de se loum,’ om di leis xel xukxe moux me xukxe vex de di ya me num me num memiing nikanzek me wo nol.But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46Xukxe tiyon xe teiv tyek noum lek bouk ti gyeik ingwei se di toung ma en e yo me seivma wei se woulek o. Teiv tyek qateiv xukxe tiyon bo tiptip me na toung e na is xel wei se mi wongis o.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47“Xukxe wei woulek e xe teiv lalei, ekom se yeiwou xow me se wong vati wei e xe teiv neil on tyek xel nyeis e lumama.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Ekom xukxe wei se woulek e xe teiv lalei ekom wong lulti sewok eno tyek na qou myaveweeng de xel nyeis e nayaka. Xel wei qou lulul ngenong eno tyek xel bong lulul ngenong nox zeyi. Wangwei xel bong lulul ngenong wou tambiy ti on tyek xel teling bei embong lulul ngenong nox zeyi.But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49“A lam me na qou nenyex me na lam me na nex e la lek tembuing, de a laleing vind bei e tum.I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Ambei qou lipekeing nelu ti ekom a laleing wo nimaying en a seng ghei qou.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Xam ghe wou naleimim bei a qou lalei vevopeing me na lam lek tembuing? Ma, a neil wou xam bei a lam en ambei dembu xomaxoneing.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Dom gweimbeeng ne me e mi na, eno moux alis vex lim e toumendei eivek xomek ti, ond tyek xel dembuma na yuw, yal tyek bo nol wou yuw de yuw tyek bo nol wou yal.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Tyek xel dembuma, ma tyek bo nol wou neu moux de neu moux tyek bo nol wou ma, ta tyek bo nol wou neu vex de neu vex tyek bo nol wou ta, yeing avexta tyek bo nol wou yeing vexawo de yeing vexawo tyek bo nol wou yeing avexta.”They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Woyom Yesu neil wou moux alis vex ngenong on bei, “Gyeik ingwei xam ghe wei laxap ti lam tyip inya xeinei, lutika eno xam ghe neimbei ‘Luing tyek nam,’ eno luing lam.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Me gyeik ingwei laweeng vei nanghei inya xonei eno xam ghe neimbei, ‘Inye bouk wei seiv tyek bo myavanei yo,’ eno wo neing lek.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Xam wei myamim yuw o! Xam ghe mi wei mamim wou lulul wei tembuing ne me tyoung o. Nambei nya ekom xam seng wei mamim wou lulul wei di qandi lek gweimbeeng ne yo?You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57“Nambei nya wa seng mi wou kwam en xow me ghe woulek bei vati la wo bombek bei wang bong?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Wangwei wam di na wou sakwaing is tambiy wei embei bong qayeeng en wang wou tambiy wei mi zeim qayeeng yon wang bo nimkanzek me menyex wou qayeeng is e. Enok na qou wang me na wou tambiy wei mi zeim qayeeng de zeim qayeeng me bo wang na wou beyeiv de beyeiv na toung wang na eivek xeitueing.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59A neil wou wang, wa seng teyei being na myayaing qe ka wang bo malew dalus wei xel lax wou wang o zeyi bole.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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