Luke 7 (YOM) · Opened

1Bu kamana kamba batu mambu maba yandi, Yesu wuyenda ku Kafalinawumi.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

2Pfumu yimosi yi masodi wuba ayi mvikꞌandi wuba mu kimbevo, wuba nduka mu fua. Pfumu beni wuba zolanga ngolo mvika beni.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

3Bu kawa tsangu yi Yesu, buna pfumu beni yi masodi wumfidisila bakulutu ba Bayuda muingi banleba kiza belusa mvikꞌandi.When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

4Bu batula vaba Yesu mbadi banleba : —Niandi fueni wumvangila buawu.They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

5Bila wunzolanga tsi etu ayi niandi veka wututungila nzo yi lukutukunu.for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

6Yesu wuyenda yawu. Buna weka nduka tula ku nzo, pfumu yi masodiwumfidisila bakundi bandi mu kunkamba : —A pfumu, bika kuaku kiyamisa bila ndisi wufuana ko muingi ngeyo wukota mu nzoꞌama.So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

7Diawu ndisi kuiza kudenginina ko minu veka vayi tuba kaka diambu dimosi buna kisadi kiama ma kibeluka.That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

8Bila minu veka ndidi ku tsi luyalu lu bapfumu ayi mbeki masodi ma ndieta tumina. Minu kamba kuidi wumosi : “Yenda” makenda. Minu kamba kuidi wunkaka : “Yiza” makiea. Minu kamba kuidi mvikꞌama : “vanga diadi !”, balavanga diawu.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

9Yesu wusimina buwombo bu kawa mamu ma pfumu yi masodi. Buna wubaluka kuidi nkangu wuba kunlandakana ayi wutuba : —Bukiedika ndikulukamba ndimueni ko, ka diambu ko mu Iseli, minu kinneni banga kiaki.When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

10Bamvuala mi pfumu masodi zivutuka kuawu kuna nzo, kuna yiyenda bata mvika beni mu buvini.And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

11Mu lumbu kilanda, Yesu wuyenda ku divula dimosi diba bantedilanga Nayini. Minlonguki miandi minlandakana va kimosi ayi nkangu wuwombo.Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

12Bu katula va difula di divula, wudengana batu banata mvumbi ku nganda yidivula. Wuba muana wumosi kaka wu difuola. Nkangu wu wombo wu divula wuba yandi va kimosi.As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

13Pfumu bu kamona difuola beni buna wummona kiadi ayi wunkamba : —Bika dila.When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

14Bosi wufikama vaba kesi yi mvumbi ayi wutetika koko kuandi va mbata kesi beni. Bobo banata kesi batelama. Buna wukamba : —Ndikutumina, muana ditoko, telama kuaku !Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

15Zimbukila mutu wuba wufua wuvumbuka, wuvuanda ayi wutona yoluka. Yesu wumvana kuidi ngudi andi.And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16Babo bamona tsisi, bakembisa Nzambi ayi batuba : —Mbikudi wunneni wututotukidi ayi Nzambi wizidi mu sadisa batu bandi.A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

17Tsangu yi nsamu wawu yitembakana mu Yuda dioso ayi mu bizunga bizungidila.And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

18Minlonguki mi Yowani mimana kamba Yowani mambu moso momo mavioka. Buna wutumisa minlonguki miandi miodiThen John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

19ayi wuba fidisa kuidi Pfumu mu diambu banyuvula : —Bukiedika kuandi ti ngeyo mutu wowo wufueti kuiza voti tufueti vingila wunkaka e ?So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

20Batu beni bayenda kuidi Yesu ayi bankamba : —Yowani Mbotidi wututumini. Katu kembi tuyuvula : “ngeyo mutu wowo wufueti kuiza voti tufueti vingila wunkaka e ?”When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

21Muna thangu yina, Yesu wubelusa batu bawombo baba mu bimbevo ayi mu minsongo. Wubelusa batu bayamusu kuidi ziphevi zimbimbi ayi wuzibula meso ma baphofo bawombo.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

22Buna wukamba kuidi bobo bafidudu : —Luvutuka kudi Yowani ayi lunkamba mambu momo lumueni ayi luwilu ; baphofo zilembu moni ; makoka malembu diati ; batu ba buazi balembu vedusu, batu bafua matu balembu wi, bafua balembu fuluka ; nsamu wumboti wulembu longu kuidi batu basukama.So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

23Khini kuidi mutu wela manga zimbisa minu kiandi mu diambu diama.Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

24Bamvuala zi Yowani bu zivutuka, Yesu wubaka diluaku di yolukila mambuma Yowani kudi nkangu wu batu : —Mbi biobi luyenda tala ku dikanga e ? Nti wufioti wulembu vevumunu kuidi phemo e ?After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

25Vayi buna nani luyenda tale e ? Mutu wuvuata minledi mi kitoko e ? Tala batu bobo bamvuatanga minledi mi kitoko ayi banzingilanga mu zikhini mu zinzo zi mintinu bankalanga.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

26Vayi buna mbi luyenda tala e ? Mbikudi luyenda tala e ? Nyinga buawu kuandi vayi ndikulukamba ti niandi viokidi mbikudi.What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27Bila niandi wuyolukulu mu minkanda ti : Tala mfidisidi mvualꞌala ku ntualꞌaku, niandi wela kubika nzilꞌaku ku ntualꞌaku.This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

28Bukiedika ndikulukamba : mu batu boso bobo babutu kuidi baketo, kuidiko mutu wowo viokidi Yowani. Vayi wulutidi kefa mu kipfumu ki Diyilu wunlutidi.I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29—Batu boso bawa mambu momo ayi mimfutisi mi ziphaku, bazababusonga bu Nzambi bu babotoko kuidi Yowani.All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

30Vayi Bafalisi ayi minlongi mi mina, bobo bamanga botoko kuidi niandi, va meso mawu baloza luzolo lu Nzambi.But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

31Banga banani ndenda dedikisa tsungi yayi e ? Yidedikini banga babani e ?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

32Yidedikini banga bana bafioti bavuedi va zandu ayi balembu kambasana bawu na bawu : Beto tulusikidi nsioni vayi lusia kina ko. Tuyimbila minkunga mi mafua vayi lusia dila ko.They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

33Bila Yowani wuyiza, kasia dia mampa ko ayi kasia nua vinu ko. Vayi lukamba : “Pheve yibmimbi yidi yandi.”For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

34Muana mutu wuyiza ; wundia, wunua ayi luntuba : “Niandi nzuna kadi ayi kolu mbungu ; nkundi mimfutisi mi ziphaku ayi bankua masumu.”The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

35Vayi nduenga yimmonikanga yisonga mu nzila yi bana bandi.But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

36Mfalisi wumosi wuleba Yesu mu dia yandi va meza. Yesu wuyenda ku nzoꞌandi ayi wuvuanda va meza.Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

37Zimbukila va totuka nketo wumosi wu divula, wuba nsumuki. Wuzaba ti Yesu vuendi va meza ku nzo yi Mfalisi buna wunata bungu ki wala malasi, bungu beni kivangulu mu ditadi di alabatele.When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

38Wutelama ku mbusa malu mandi. Wuba dila ayi matsuela mandi mabua mu malu ma Yesu. Buna wufiona mawu mu zitsuki ziandi. Wufifa malu mandi besi ayi wufukudila mawu malasi.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

39Bu kamona bobo, Mfalisi wowo wutumisa Yesu wuniunguta : enati bukiedika mutu wawu mbikudi nginu bakudingi nani nketowowo wulembu nsimbi nani ayi buevi kadidi ; bila nkento nkua masumu.When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

40Yesu wunkamba mu mbembo yingolo : —A Simoni, diambu didi yama di kukamba. Buna Mfalisi wumvutudila ti : —A nlongi, tuba kuaku !But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.

41Buna Yesu wunkamba ti : —Vaba mutu wumosi wudevisa zimbongo kuidi batu buadi. Wutheti wudeva zikhama zitanu zi denali bosi wummuandi wudeva makumatanu.“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42Sumbu bawu buadi basia ba ko zimbongo zikumvutudila, buna wubalemvukila. Mu mpila yaku, mu bawu buadi ; nani wela luta kunzola e ?When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

43Simoni wuvutula : —Minu mbueni Mutu wowo wuba pholo yinneni. Buna Yesu wunkamba : —Bukiedika kuaku tubidi.“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44Bosi wubaluka kuidi nketo ayi wukamba kuidi Simoni : —Mueni nketo wawu e ? Mu thangu khotidingi mu nzoꞌaku, wusia kundatinanga ko nlangu mu diambu ndisukula malu. Vayi niandi bodisidingi malu mama mu matsuela mandi ayi fioniningi mawu mu zitsuki ziandi.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

45Wusia ku mfifanga besi ko vayi tona buna khotidingi, niandi kakadi vonga mu lembu kafifanga malu mama bibesi.You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

46Wusia dukulanga ko mafuta ku ntu ama vayi niandi dukudingimalasi mu malu mama.You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

47Diawu ndikukambila ti masumu mawombo momo mabedi yandi malemvokolobila wumonisina luzolo luwombo. Vayi mutu wowo beta lemvukila fioti, niandi mamvandi fioti kaka keti zodila.Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Bosi wukamba nketo : —Masumu maku malemvukulu.Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49Batu bobo baba yandi va meza bakambasana bawu na bawu ti : “Buna nani mutu wawu wulemvukila masumu ?”But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50Vayi Yesu wukamba nketo : —Minu kiaku kivukisidi ; yenda mu ndembama !And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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