Luke 16 (TBX) · Opened

1Yesu neil wou e xe xel betiyeing bei, “Tambiy wei lulul ana yo ti xe lei ngandoung wei mi yeiteyei xuk o ti mindei. Om xel valu lam me byex qayeeng lek e bei, ‘Wa xe lei ngandoung wo nol wou wa xe lulul.’Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Om moxo taxe e la lalei me teling wou e, ‘Vati ingwei a ngo en wa xe kwa ne? Wang na menyex wou qayeeng wei xuk wei wang o me na neil wou ay, en tyek wa seng bo lei ngandoung no.’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.’

3“De lei ngandoung neil wou xow bei, ‘Tyek a bong vati gweimbeeng? Axe teiv zeim xuk veil ay. A ninkanzek ma en ingwei ambei bong xuk wou xel nge me qandax tembuing o, de a ning yaleeng en tayeing lulul.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.

4A woulek vati wei ambei bong o, om gyeik ingwei a noum veil xuk eno tyek xomaxoneing na qou a me na eivek bend.’I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5“Om moxo taxe xel wei qou lul vateivek wou e xe teiv ekom se wong zeyi yo, xel titi mi la lalei, moxo teling tambiy tiwei tax o, ‘Wang qou a xe teiv xe lulul vamva?’And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6“Moxo neil embei, ‘800 deng oliv wel.’ “Lei ngandoung neil wou e, ‘Wa qou wa xe qapiya me mendei daing me na byex bei 400 deng.’‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7“Woyom moxo teling nge wei yuw o, ‘De wang qou vamva?’ “Tambiy on neil elox bei, ‘1,000 bek wit.’ “Lei ngandoung neil wou e, ‘Wa qou wa xe qapiya me na byex bei 800 bek.’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.

8“De teiv woulek vati wei lei ngandoung nilul on wong o, om sanghoxe e lei en wong kwa yon nambei xel wei lupeyei nimza yo. En xomaxoneing wei gweimbeeng ne eno kwa ghanaw veil, eno xel mi woulek sakwaing mema mema wei xel mi wong wou xel venaxow xe xel o, me xel ghanaw xel wei mi betiwou kwa wei xeiyaing o.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.

9A neil wou xam, xam ghe bo xuk en malew wei tembuing ne en na puw xel nam me ghe bong gweleeng lek xel en kandek bouk wei qoueing malew ema, on xel a qou xam me na eivek xomek wei deing nimza luta luta yo.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10“Wangwei xelti mi gyeiteyei lulul wei nayak o bo nimza on tyek gyeiteyei lulul wei ngandoung o bo nimza. Ek wangwei xelti se mi gyeiteyei lulul wei nayak eno bo bombek on tyek se gyeiteyei lulul wei ngandoung eno bo bombek is.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.

11Om wangwei xam seng gweiteyei malew wei tembuing ne bo bombek, ond tyek eti bong lulul nimza wei tyoung gheyapu yo wou xam en xam ghe gweiteyei?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Me wangwei xam seng gweiteyei xel nge xe lulul bo nimza, on eti tyek bong wamaxow xe lulul wou wang?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13“Xukxe ti se mi wong xuk wou teiv yayuw. En tyek lalei bo nol wou nge de lalei devind nge. O moxo tyek betiwou nge de na toung demi wou nge. Xam seng teyei bei bo xuk wou Anutu de malew is.”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.”

14Xel Parisi laleind mi vind malew, om xel ngo qayeeng tiyon dalus eno xel wo vyend wou Yesu.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Moxo neil wou xel bei, “Xam ghe mi wong xow wo nimza wou moux alis vex mend, ekom Anutu woulek xam laleimim. Lul vatiyeiw wei moux alis vex wou naleind bei inyon nimza maseim, eno inyon nilul ayang wou Anutu manghalus.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“Qayeeng petieing me qayeeng wei xel poropet o mi yeip me elam tyip wou bouk wei Yoan o. Eivek bouk kayon eno Xoulek Nimza wei Anutu xe tete lalei eno xel di neil e la teyei lek beyeeng sapa, me xel dalusateiv di wo ninkanzek me la eivek.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.

17Inye se wo pok en ingwei tyoung aluw tembuing malang o. Ekom qayeeng wei xel byex eivek petieing eno ti tyek se nati.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“Xelti embei qateiv iingama wei luw venei de dii vex nge, on wo kwapesiv, de wangwei moux ti dii vex wei leya qateiv e veil iingama yo, on wo kwapesiv.”Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19Yesu neil no bei, “Inyei tambiy wei lulul ana yo ti mi vunek en teimb teleing me mateyek nimzamza de teyei lek bouk eno mi ya lulul nimza.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Nanghei lulul ana xe tete mya eno kanyo ti eno mindei inyon. E lei Laserus, qatyex sevunexe e ninavi.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Moxo mi wounalei bei gya lulul myapapu wei mi teila eivek lelek xeinghembi wei lulul ana xe yo, de woyom xel naw la mi myeil e xe qatyex.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22“De bouk la wou eivek om kanyo tiwei mi tay eno mey me xel angela lam qou e me la toung wou Apraham byek. De tambiy wei lulul ana eno mey is me xel ev.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Eivek beyeeng wei meyeing xe yo eno moxo valwou myavanei ngandoung. Lulul ana moxo yeila Apraham toundei dingta me Laserus toundei wou e byek.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Om moxo taxe la wou e bei, ‘Mang Apraham, wa laleim e pyaxow en ay! Wang bong Laserus a toung mema deyis na eivek memiing me nam a toung lek a ghas en embo nityuweing nayaka, en a toundei eivek nenyex tine eno a axe myavanei ngandoung.’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“Ekom Apraham neil elox wou e, ‘Neung, wang bounaleim en ingwei wang mindei mapieing o, bei wang mi qou lul nimzamza de Laserus mi qou lulul wei nilul o, ekom gweimbeeng ne eno lalei wo nimza nanghei inye de wang valwou myavanei.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.

26De lulti nge is, senghoing eivek xa de xam eno Anutu toung vul manghembi ti yeip zeyi woy. En kandek xel ne ti se teyeimbei qayil me nak wou xam de xam on ti se teyeimbei qayil me ghe nam inye wou xa.’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.’

27“Woyom moxo neil, ‘Nambei nyon a tay wou wang, mang, wang bong Laserus na mang beeng.‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28En a lingyeiw lim, om wong Laserus la peti xel en kandek xel se nam eivek beyeeng wei myavanei ngandoung ne is.’for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29“Ekom Apraham neil elox, ‘Mose xe petieing me xel poropet xe qayeeng eno di yeip wou xel om xel a mi ngo.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30“Lulul ana neil, ‘Ma, mang Apraham, ekom wangwei xel meyeing ti qandi lek me na wou xel on tyek xel bongis me pekwi xow.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31“Apraham neil wou embei, ‘Wangwei xel embei se ngo wou Mose me xel poropet, on tyek xel se teyei bei bongis tambiy wei qandi lek veil meyeing o.’”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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