Luke 6 (UTR) · Opened

1Mi egbe otonyidɔ oka nɛ, emi iYesu le kyikyɛ nyɛ ifu okwɔ ekwu, ta engwafɔɔn le shɛ ekwu, ngwunu mi atabɔ le bukwu.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2Kpaa emi iFarasi angbeka byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔsinɛ ngwi ema le kyungwɔ nli ola ba mi egbe otonyidɔ ngha?>>But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3IYesu nu ma uka gbɛɛ, <<Ema gbɔ ungwɔ ngwi utɔ iDevedi kyɔ mi onɔ ngwi ongwu bɛyi emi ibuge mgban ngwi enbwa dɔ ma na ye wa lo?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4O ka kaka ozu Imgbasho, kyi kyelu ibredi ongwi a kye dɔ Imgbasho ubɔ, kye gye di kye nu ama nkyɛ yan ma duu. Ongwi ola gbɛɛ se li inggisɛ ama ofifɛ mgbi Imgbasho ta ka gye mani.>>He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

5Nɛ iYesu nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Ongwɛ Inggisɛ li Otsɛ mgbi egbe otonyidɔ.>>Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6Mi egbe otonyidɔ oka nɛ, iYesu kaka ozu okwakye mgbi emi iJuda le tso, nɛ inggisɛ oka wodzɛ ele ongwu abɔ abugye mgban waawaa.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7Emi iFarasi bɛyi etsetse mgbi ola gbe inɛ fyakwun ikye nu ma di ni o ka bwe inggisɛ na mi egbe otonyidɔ yɔ, ni ama tu itɔdzɛ okye abɔ byi ele kwun elikwɔ.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8Nghaduu iYesu ye ewodzɛ mgbi ama otsɛɛtsɛ man o si nya inggisɛ owaa abɔ na gbɛɛ, <<Kyato wa dzɛkɛ mi iyayi mgbi ali inggisɛ duu.>> Ta o kyato wa kwulɛsɛ dzɛkɛ.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9Nghanɛ iYesu nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Ani le byi ema ita, li ole li ola mgbi eyi ngwi li ayin okyɔɔkyɔ mi egbe otonyidɔ: li okyɔ osuse naadi li okyɔ obube, li odulu oshishe naadi li odzili oshishe?>>Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10IYesu ndinɛ di ma kpatsɛ si nya inggisɛ owaa abɔ na gbɛɛ, <<Na abɔ mgbi abu.>> O si kyɔ ngha, ta abɔ mgban yɛɛ saan.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11Nghaduu itukwu fu loma a si wita ogbɔ yi ewoma ungwɔ ngwi ama ka kyɔ yi iYesu mani.But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12Egbe oka nose nɛ iYesu tasɛ lu unggwɔ le ka bibɔ, o kye otu na duu bibɔ mbi Imgbasho.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

13Ngwi egbe wa fa nɛ, o kwu ama nkyɛdɔn duu ela takye man, o sadu engyulɔ iwyodefa, o kwu ma gbɛɛ, <<Ama ogbikye ani.>>When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

14ISaimɔn ongwu o kyɔn iyi oka gbɛɛ iPyita, bɛyi ongwunɔn Andru, yi iJɛnsi, yi iJɔn, yi iFyilipi, yi iBatlomi,Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15yi iMatiu, yi iTɔmɔsu, yi iJɛnsi ongwɛ Alfeɔ, yi iSaimɔn ongwu a kwun gbɛɛ Ogbodami,Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16yi iJuda ongwɛ iJɛnsi bɛyi iJuda Iskarɔti ongwu n wa yɛɛ inggisɛ okyon gya nani.Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17Nɛta emi iYesu tashulu mi unggwɔ wa kwulɛsɛ mi imbe ogblagadaa. Ama okyɛdɔn kwuto ele bɛyi ibyi inggisɛ mi ali ayɛ iJudia, iJerosalin yi ewekyoo mgbi iTiru bɛyi iSidon duu.Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18A ba ikye owa fwon, no di ngyɛlu ma ootse. Ama ngwu onodzi ibwubwe kaka ma ewo duu o ngyɛlu ma ele.They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

19Ta inggisɛ ibyibyi le nana okye abɔ gbon, lubana ama nkye abɔ gbon duu mfye tɔ mbon ngyɛlu ma ootse.The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20IYesu kye inɛ byi ama okyɛdɔn, o nya ma gbɛɛ: <<No kpa ema ewo ema emi adzɛ, lubana esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho dzɛ ikye ema.Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21No kpa ema ewo ema ngwu enbwa le dɔ ema onɛnɛni, lubana ema ka wa tolo. No kpa ema ewo ema ama nle tsukwu onɛnɛni, lubana ema ka wa shisha.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22No kpa ema ewo mi onɔ ngwi inggisɛ di ema kyili, nu ma di kye ema wuuta ba di fya ema ito, di fwa ema gbɛɛ ema li emi ibwubwe mi ikye mgbi Ongwɛ Inggisɛ.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

23<<Dzɛ yi atsa mi egbe nani di shufwe yi atsa, ikyesinɛ umba mgbi ema shewo mi esho. Lubana li ngha ngwi emi otsikyɔ ma kyɔ yi ama ogbɛɛsɛ aali.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

24<<Kpaa ahoo mbi ema ama nli aludu, Lubana ema tu omyɛɛ-myɛɛ mgbi ema wa.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

25Odzɛ ka tu ema, ema ama ntolo onɛnɛni, Lubana enbwa ka wa dɔ ema. Ahoo mi ikye ema ama nle shisha onɛnɛni, ema ka wa buntse diyɛ tsukwu.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

26Odzɛ ka tu ema, ema ngwu ali inggisɛ li le gbɔdzɛ osuse ikpewo ema, lubana li ngha ngwi emi otsikyɔ ma kyɔ yi oyegbɔ emi atsika aali.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

27<<Nghaduu ani le nya ema ama ntole fwo ani nɛ gbɛɛ: Engyikyili mgbi ema nu ma kpa ema itukwu, kyɔ osuse yi ama ndi ema taanyi,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28kyumse yi ama nfya ema ito di bibɔ ikye ama nkyɔ yi ema timbi-timbi.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29Kini inggisɛ ta abu afɛ mi atadɔ agya oka yɔ, kyata agya oka na kpaa nun. Kini inggisɛ kye gbɛlu abu angwuto owoowo ongwi ifun yɔ, ka kwɔ otsungwɔn okye gbɛlu abu angwuto ongwi esɛ ba.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

30Ali inggisɛ nbɔ abu ungwɔ duu, ka kwɔ otsungwɔn ba, ni inggisɛ di gbɛ ungwɔ mbi abu ka kwun mkpa gbɛɛ no yilen wa nu abu ba.Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

31Kyɔ yi angbeka dafi i mina ema gbɛɛ ni a kyɔ yi ema mani.Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32<<Kini abu kyɔ okpitukwu yi ama nkpa abu itukwu ta ma, li ali oyabɔ ngwi abu ka tu? Lubana li ngha ngwi emi ali ibwubwe kpaa li di ama ngwu ama kpa ma itukwu ma, kpa ma itukwu aali.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

33Ni abu di kyɔ osuse yi ama nli kyɔ osuse yi abu ta ma, li ali oyabɔ ngwi abu ka tu? Lubana li ngha ngwi emi ali ibwubwe kpaa li kyɔ aali.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

34Kini ema gha ama ngwu ema ye gbɛɛ a ka yilen kpa ema ta umba ma, li ali oyabɔ ngwi ema ka tu? Lubana li ngha ngwi emi ali ibwubwe kpaa li kye nu ama ngwu a ye gbɛɛ a ka yilen kpa ma kyɛɛ ma aali.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

35Nghaduu, engyikyili mgbi ema nu ma kpa ema itukwu, kyɔ osuse yi ama, di kye nu ma gbɛɛ nu ma ka yilen kpa ema ba. Ta umba mgbi ema kale gbagbadzidzi, ema dika li engwɛ mgbi Ongwu Nghaangha mi Esho, lubana o li kyɔ osuse yi ama ungwɔ li mɛ ma inɛ ba yi emi imbali.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

36Dzɛ yi elela odiidi dafi Otsema kpaa li di elela nɛni.Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37<<Ka gbiikwɔ ba, ta ema kpaa a ka gbɔ ema ikwɔ ba. Ka ngwɔ inggisɛ ikwɔ ba ta ema kpaa a ka ngwɔ ema ikwɔ ba. Dzita inggisɛ yi obube, ta ema kpaa a ka dzita ema yi obube mgbi ema.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38Nu, ta ema kpaa Imgbasho ka yilen nu ema. Ombaamba osuse, ongwi a siin, ngwi a kwonwo saan, ngwi di mbwo le yangwuta, Imgbasho ka kye nu ema; ikyesinɛ li ombaamba ngwi ema mba ma, ngwi Imgbasho ka yilen mba nu ema aali.>>Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39IYesu diyɛ nya ma utsa gbɛɛ, <<Inggisɛ obinɛ ka kye obinɛ oka teyi gbɛɛ? Ama efa duu a ka gbɛsɛ wokɛ ishɛ baa?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40Inggisɛ okpayi-kpayi ka ye ngha otsetse mgban ba, kpaa ali inggisɛ ngwu a tson saan ka dzɛ dafi otsetse mgban mani.A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41<<Kyɔsinɛ ngwi abu li di ɛfɛ nwodzɛ inɛ mbi ongwunabu kpaa li difwi otsokplekwɔ nwodzɛ inɛ mgbi abu na ba?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42Ka kyɔsinɛ abu ka nya ongwunabu gbɛɛ: <Ongwunani detse nin dulu abu ɛfɛ mi inɛ, ngwi otsokplekwɔ wodzɛ inɛ mbi abu?> Abu inggisɛ ikpala nɛ, tsekise dulu otsokplekwɔ nwodzɛ inɛ mbi abu na duuse o ka dinɛ saan odulu ɛfɛ nwodzɛ inɛ mbi ongwunabu nani.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

43<<Ekwɔ osuse li wa owawa obube ba, hona ekwɔ obube li wa owawa osuse ba.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44Ali ekwɔ duu a li difwin mi owawa mgban, inggisɛ li shɛ andundu mi ato ba, naadi a li shɛ owawa ekwɔ mi afwe ba.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45Inggisɛ osuse li dulu ungwɔ osuse ama ngwi o kye da mi itukwu mgban, inggisɛ ibwubwe li dulu ungwɔ ibwubwe ama ngwi o kye da mi itukwu mgban, lubana dafi i mbwon itukwu ma ngwi ondu li gbɔ tɔ aali.The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

46<<Kyɔsinɛse ngwi ema li kwu ani gbɛɛ, <Otsɛ, Otsɛ> kpaa li kyungwɔ ngwi ani gbɔ ba?Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47Ani ka tso ema dafi inggisɛ nba mbi ani wa fwo elodzɛ mgbi ani diyɛ kyɔ mi ele dzɛ mani.I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48O dzɛ dafi inggisɛ nle mbɛ ozu, o plɛ tishɛ kɛ di wo itozu mi akwutsɛ. Mi onɔ ngwi ekyoo taayɔ, akpeni wa tsɛkɛ ele kpaa i kyɔn unkaba, ikyesinɛ a mban saan.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49Nghaduu inggisɛ nfwo elodzɛ mgbi ani diyɛ kyɔ mi ele ba, o dzɛ dafi inggisɛ nmbɛ ozu mgban mi ikye mfyan wo itozu ba mani. Onɔ ngwi akpeni okwukwo wa tsɛkɛ ele nɛ, ozu na gbobu tukwu esɛ gbluu!>>But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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