Luke 16 (YAF) · Opened

1Yesu kakala zimbula hika kwena balonguki: «Mutu mosi wa mvwama wákala yi kalema mosi; wuna bátungulula, wakala fwasa bima byandi.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Hanga mvwama wumutedi amana wumuzimbwadi: "Biki mbati yuka kuzonzila kikuma kya ngeyi? Tsongila phila yina wukasadilaka kisalu kyaku; mukuma wufwaniku hika kukala kalema ka meni."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.’

3Kaphita wudizonzidi yandi meni: "Biki yihánga, kikuma pfumu wama mbotudikya kisalu kya kalema? Kusala bilanga? Yeku yi ngolu za kudima. Kulomba-lomba? Yiyúka tsoni."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.

4Nzayi buna yihánga, ndangu kwakala batu bana bangyámba, kwena bawu, tangwa bakhátula mu kisalu kyama kya kalema!"I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Hanga wutedisi kosu mutu wuna wákala yi pfuka ya pfumu wandi. Wuhyudi kwena watheti: "Thalu kwa wufwani kufuta kwena pfumu wama?"And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6Yandi wávutula: "Mindungu khama mya masi." Amana Kalema wámuzimbwala: "Bonga mukanda waku wa pfuka; zakala tswasu, sonika: makumatanu."‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Kunima wáhyula kwena mukwawu wahika: "Amana ngeyi thalu kwa wufwani kufuta?" Yandi wávutula: "Tsaki khama za bule." Kalema wámuzimbwala: "Bonga mukanda waku wa pfuka sonika: makumi nana.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.

8Amana pfumu wámuzatula kalema wuna wa bikwaki kikuma kásala mambu hanga mutu wadimuka mukuma batu ba tangwa dyadi, benina badimuka lawu mu mambu ma batu bana bafwanana bawu, kuluta bana benina mu mwini.»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.

9Yesu wáyika: «Amana meni yiluzimbwadi: lakamenu kikhunda yi bimvwama bya mbi bya tsi yayi, ndangu tangwa byafwa, baluyamba mu bifulu bya luzingu lwakonda tsuka.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10Wuna wena mwani mu bima bya khunda, kakála phi mwani mu bima bya mbuta. Amana wuna wukondi masonga mu bima bya khunda, keku phi yi masonga mu bima bya mbuta.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.

11Yuka ni lwakálaku masonga mu kimvwama kya mwani kya tsi yayi, nati walúheka bimvwama bya kyedika?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Amana yukani lweku yi mwani ku kima kya mukwenu, nati walúheka kima kya benu-benu?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13«Ka musadi mosi ku wufwani kakala muhika wa bapfumu bodi: holo kaménga mosi amana katónda mukwawu; kondilo kadínama yi mosi amana wumumengi mukwawu. Lufwaniku kusadila Nzambi yi mbongu.»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.”

14Bafwadisi, bázoluka mbongu, bakala yuka mambu mana mosu amana báyandika kuseya Yesu.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Yesu wábazimbwala: «Benu lwisi dimonikisa batu ba bukheti, ku thwala batu, kaasi Nzambi wuzayi mbundu zenu. Mukuma, mambu mana menina ma mbuta ku mesu ma batu, mena nzanzi ku mesu ma Nzambi.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«Yi kuna tangwa dya Yowani, mitsiku yi Bambikudi kwákala. Tuka buna, Kipfumu kya Nzambi básamunakya hanga Musamu wa Bukheti; amana kosu mutu kisi sya ngolu mu kukotamwa.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.

17Kinga bweku phasi kikuma kya zilu yi tsi mu kuhyoka, kuluta kwa kisona kimosi kya mitsiku mu kubwa.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«Wosu wuna wukatudi mukhetu wandi, amana kakwela wahika, mbongi kati. Amana wuna wukwedi mukhetu wuna bákatula ku longu kwena yakala dyandi, mbongi kati.»Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19«Hákala yi mutu mosi wa mvwama; wakala vwata miledi mya bukheti yi mya thalu kuluta; amana wakala ta kizamba yi kunata luzingu lwa khembu.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Phutu mosi wákala lutu yi bitoni-bitoni, khumbu yandi Lasalu, kákala wanimba muna mwelu wa yandi.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Kakala zola kuyukuta bizotu bina byákala bwa mu tsi ya mesa ma mvwama. Bambwa bakala henda bitoni byandi.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Phutu wáfwa amana bámunata kwena banzyo bela-bela yi Bulahami. Mvwama phi wáfwa amana bámuzika.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Muna kalunga, kávumbula mesu, yi minyanga myandi, wámona kuna kyana Bulahami yi Lasalu hana kabeta ka yandi.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Hanga wubekitidi: "Tata Bulahami, ngyukila kyadi! Mutuma Lasalu kavundika tsongi ya mulembu wandi muna mamba, ndangu kandokisina ha lulaka mukuma mbati nyokuka mu mbawu yayi."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.’

25Kaasi Bulahami wámuvutwala: "Mwana wama, bambuketi ni ngeyi wátambula mboti yaku mu luzingu lwaku, kaasi Lasalu, yandi, munyanga kávwa. Buthwena bwabu, kwaku, yandi kena walembwa, kaasi ngeyi wubati nyokuka.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.

26Amana mu byana byosu, mbenga mosi ya mbuta basya ha kati dya betu yi benu, ndangu bana bazóla kuluta tuka kwaku yi kuna lwena benu, balendaku salabwa; amana ni balábukaku phi tuka kuna lwena benu yi kwena betu."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.’

27Mvwama wázimbula: "Yikubokwadidi ngeyi tata mu kutuma Lasalu muna nzu ya tata wama;‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28mukuma yena yi baphangi batanu. Kenda banatina kimbangi kyandi ndangu bisaku, bawu phi, kuma kwaku kwena yi minyanga."for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29Kaasi Bulahami kázimbula: "Bena yi Moyize yi Bambikudi: babayukila!"But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Mvwama wulanduludini: "Loni, tata Bulahami. Kaasi yuka ni mutu mosi wa ku bafwa kenda kwena bawu, babálumuna mbundu."‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Kaasi Bulahami wámuzimbwala: "Yukani bayukidiku Moyize yi Bambikudi, bakwíkilaku, keti mwena mutu wafútumuka ha kati dya bafwa."»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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