Luke 12 (XNJ) · Opened

1Msambi uvaha wa vandu wanga valangika, pavakonganiki na kutumbula kulivatilana. Yesu avajovili hoti vawuliwa vaki. “Mujiyangalila na ngemeku ya Vafalisayu ndi uhomela wavi.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.

2Chindu chochoha chila chechigubikiwi yati chigubukuliwa na chochoha chechifiyiki yati chimanyikana.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Gala gamwajovili kuchitita, yati giyuwanika pepilangala, na chochoha chamwapwepi mumfiyu mugati kuni milyangu yidindanu, yati chikokoselewa pamulima woha.”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“Nikuvajovela, nyenye mwavankozi vangu, mkotoka kuvayogopa vala vevikoma higa, nambu nakuhotola kukita chindu chingi kangi.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Yati nivalangisa wa kuyogopewa, mumuyogopa Chapanga, akamala kukukoma, ihotola kumutaga mundu kumotu wa magono goha wangajimika. Nikuvajovela, mumuyogopa mwenuyo!”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!

6“Yimanyikini kuvya mayeluyelu mhanu ziguliswa kwa mashonga gadebe neju, nambu kawaka hata njasi yimonga yeyikosiwa na Chapanga.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Hati umahele wa mayunju ga mitu yinu zimanyikini kwa Chapanga. Mukotoka kuyogopa, nyenye mwitopela neju kuliku mayeluyelu gamahele!”And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Chakaka nikuvajovela, mundu yoyoha yula mwaakuniyidakila pavandu kuvya mwene ndi wangu, Mwana wa Mundu yati amuyidakila palongolo ya vamitumu va Chapanga kuvya mwenuyo mundu waki.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9Nambu mundu yoyoha yula mwaakunibela pavandu, na Mwana wa Mundu mewawa yati akumbela palongolo ya vamitumu va Chapanga.”But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10“Yoyoha yula mweijova lilovi la kumubelelela Mwana wa Mundu, mwenuyo yati ilekekeswa, nambu mweamliga Mpungu Msopi, yati ivya nakulekekeswa.”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“Pevakuvapeleka nyenye kwa makakala, munyumba za kukonganekela Vayawudi, amala vahamula mihalu, amala kwa vachilongosi lenili muhamuliwa mkotoka kuvya na wogohi yati myangula kyani amala yati mujova wuli.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Muni lukumbi lulolo, Mpungu Msopi yati akuvawula gakujova.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Mundu mmonga mu msambi wa vandu akamjovela Yesu, “Muwula, mjovela mlongo wangu tigavana vindu vyetihalili kwa dadi witu.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Yesu akamyangula, “Nkozi wangu, yani mweaniviki nene kuhamula mihalu pagati yinu amala kuvya mtepulanisa?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Ndi, akavajovela voha, “Mujiyangalilayi na kuvya na mtima wa kugana vindu vyamahele, muni wumi wa mundu uvi lepi muvindu vyamahele vyeavi navyu.”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.”

16Kangi akavajovela luhumu ulu. Kwavi na mundu mmonga mweavi na vindu vyamahele, mgunda waki wapambiki mabenu gamahele.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17Akaholalela mumtima waki na kujova. Hinu nikita wuli muni kawaka pandu pakuvika mabenu gangu?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Ndi, yati nikita aga, yati nidenya chibana changu na kupamanda kangi vivaha na mwenumo yati nivika mabenu gangu goha pamonga na vindu vyangu.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.

19Kangi nikujijovela namwene, hinu uvinavyu vindu vyabwina vyeukuvigana mumiyaka yamahele ndi upumulilayi na ulyayi na unywayi na uheka!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!”’

20Nambu Chapanga akamjovela, Uhimwiki veve, kilu ya lelu wumi waku yati utoliwa. Na vindu vyeujivikili yati vivya vya yani?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?’

21Yesu akamalisila kujova, “Chenichi ndi cheyivya mundu mweajivikili vindu vyamahele ndava yaki mwene, nambu palongola ya Chapanga ivya mngangu.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Kangi Yesu akavajovela vawuliwa vaki, “Ndava ya genago, nikuvajovela, mkotoka kung'ahikila ndava ya chakulya chemugana muni mulamayi, amala nyula zemukuzigana ndava ya higa yinu.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.

23Ndava muni wumi witopela kuliku chakulya, na higa yitopela kuliku nyula.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Lola makungulu, gimija lepi, wala kubena na gangali chibana. Pamonga na genago, Chapanga agalisa chakulya. Hinu nyenye mwitopela kuliku videge!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!

25Yani mweavi pagati yinu kwa kujing'aha ihotola kujiyonjokesala hati ligono limonga la wumi waki?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Hinu ngati, nakuhotola kuhenga chindu chidebe ngati ichi, ya kyani kujing'aha na mambu gangi?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Mugalola maluva ga mdahi chegikula, nakuhenga lihengu wala giluka lepi nyula. Nambu nikuvajovela nkosi Solomoni pamonga na kuvya na vindu vyamahele, nambu avi lepi na nyula za kunyamba ngati liluva limonga.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.

28Hinu ngati Chapanga akuganyambisa manyahi ga kumgunda, lelu livili na chilau yaki giyochwa pamotu, wu, nakuhotola kuvawalika nyenye? Vandu mwemusadika padebe.”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!

29“Na nyenye mkotoka kuhololela neju ndava ya kung'ahikila kuvya mwilya kyani amala mwinywa kyani.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30Muni vandu vangasadika va milima yingi ya pamulima uwu, vavi mukung'ahika ndava ya genago. Nambu nyenye, Dadi winu avimanyili vindu vyoha vyemugana.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Hinu, mun'gaikila kulonda hoti Unkosi wa Chapanga na genago yati mwipewa kwa kuyonjokeswa.”But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32“Mukotoka kuyogopa nyenye msambi udebe, muni Dadi winu aganisiwi kuvapela Unkosi waki.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Mugulisa vindu vinu, na mashonga gene muvatangatila vangangu. Mujikitila chihaku cha mashonga changalala na kijivikila vindu vinu vyabwina kunani kwa Chapanga kwangapunguka. Kwenuko vahiji nakuhegelela, wala vingokoko na kuhalibisa.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.

34Pechivi chibana chaku ndi maholo na luhala lwa mtima waku yati uvya penapo.”For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Mujitendekela na kuhengeka kuni, na hahi zinu ziyaka,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36muvya ngati vavanda vavamulindila mkulu wavi mweihuma kundowa, vamudindulila mlyangu peihodesa.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.

37Vamotiswa vavanda vala bambu wavi peuwuya akuvakolela vakona mihu! Chakaka nikuvajovela, bambu yula yati ikunga mkungi muchiwunu na kuvajovela vatama pahi pandu pakulyelela na akavahengela.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.

38Vamotisiwa vavanda vala, hati ngati bambu wavi peiwuya pagati ya kilu amala hati hambakucha na kuvakolela vakona mihu!Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Mumanyila lijambu lenili, ngati mkolo nyumba ngamanyili lukumbi lwa muhiji kubwela, ngaatamili mihu, ngaileki lepi nyumba yaki yidenyewayi.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.

40Mewawa na nyenye yikuvagana mujitendelekeha, ndava mwangalumanya lukumbi, Mwana wa Mundu peibwela.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Petili akamkota, “Bambu, luhumu ulu ukutijovela nga tete amala ukuvajovela vandu voha?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Bambu akayangula. Ndi, yani mweavi mtumisi mbwina na analuhala? Kangi bambu waki amuviki kuvayimalila vavanda vangi na kuvapela chakulya pa lukumbi lwaki.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?

43Asangaluka mtumisi yula, ngati mkulu waki peiwuyayi yati amkolela ikita chenicho.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Chakaka nikuvajovela, mkulu mwenuyo yati amuvika mtumisi mwenuyo kuyimalila vindu vyaki vyoha.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Nambu muhengaji yula, ngati akujijovela mumtima waki, Mkulu wangu acheliwi kuwuya, ndi itumbula kuvatova vatumisi vayaki, vadala na vagosi, na kulya na kunywa na kugala,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.

46Mkulu waki yati iwuya ligono na lukumbi lwanga manyikana, yati amudumula hipandi hipandi na kumuvika lilundu limonga la vangasadika.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.

47Mvanda mweamanyi gala geigana bambu waki, nambu ajitendelekili lepi kuhenga genago, bambu waki akumtova neju.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48Nambu mvanda mweihenga chindu changamanya gala geigana bambu waki, mwenuyo yati itoviwa padebe. Muni yula mweapewili vyamahele, mwenuyo idayiwa vyamahele na yula mweagotoliwi vyamahele neju, yati idayiwa vyamahele neju.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“Nibweli kuleta motu pamulima, ndi kuvya uvya ngaumali kuyaka!”I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Nambu nivinawu ubatizu weukunigana nibatiziwa, na nene nikuung'akila neju mbaka utimilayi!But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Wu! Mwiholalela nibweli kuleta uteke pamulima? Hati padebe, lepi, utekee nambu mpechenganu.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52Kutumbula hinu vandu mhanu va nyumba yimonga yati vipechengana upandi vadatu na upandi wungi vavili, na kangi upandi vavili na upandi wungi vadatu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Yati vipechengana dadi na msongolo waki, msongolo na dadi waki, mau na msikana waki, msikana na nyina waki, nayala na mkamwana waki, mkamwana na nayala waki.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.”

54Yesu akaujovela msambi wa vandu, “Pemukugawona mahundi gihumalila kwelitipama lilanga, bahapo mwijova, yati yitonya fula, na chakaka fula yitonya.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.

55Na pemwilola mpungu upuganisa kuhuma kuupandi wa kusini mujova, lelu yati livya lilanga, Chakaka kwivya na lilanga lachona.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Vahomela nyenye! Mumanyili kulotela mambu ga lusenje, kwa kulola chekuvi lelu kwa kulola mulima na mahundi, ndava kyani mwihotola lepi kumanya mambu ga lusenje lwa hinu?”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“Ndava kyani mwavene mwihotola lepi kuhagula mambu gabwina ga kukita?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Ngati mundu mweakutakili, akukupeleka palibanji la mihalu, mbanga mutepulana mwakona munjila muni akotoka kukupeleka kwa mhamula mihalu, namwene akugotola kwa manjolinjoli na vene vakusopa muchifungu.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.

59Chakaka yati wihuma lepi muchifungu, mbaka peumalakisa kulipa sendi ya lishonga la mwishu.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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