Luke 12
1 Ni nton kima, indji dubu gbugbuwu ba rju ye shubi nitu bran mba ba hon ta chan kpamba. Alu kri tre ni guchi ni mri ko ma ndi, “Mla ya yist wu Farisawa, wandi ahi gyuru ndji nitu zren mba
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.
2 Ba kpe wa ba kawu wandi ana rju kri ndende ni ra na, ba kpe wa ba kari wandi bana toh na.
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
3 Nitu kima, ikpi wa wu tre ni bwu ba wo ni kpan, i wuta tre kpe ni riri ni ton, nimi tra, ba dbu hla ni tu nkan.
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 Mi hla ni yiwu, kpukpanmu, na tie sissri bi wa ba wu ikpa megyen, dana he ni kpe wa ba la tie na.
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
5 Ama, mi gbron ton mbi nitu wa be klu'u klu wandi anita wu, a he ni gbengble wu ta u yo ni lu shetan. Ee, Mi hla ni yiwu, klu'u. (Geenna g1067)
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! (Geenna g1067)
6 Bana leni chinche sparo ton nitu wlo bubo tra na? Ni kima me, Irji na kparisu ni iri mba na.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7 Infutu wu tume me a bla ba pempe. Natie sissri na. Wu he ni ndu zan chinchen sparo gbugbuwu.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
8 Mi hla ni yiwu ndji wa a kri nda tre ni tu mu ni shishi ndji, Vren Ndji ngame ni tre ni tuma ni shishi Maleku Irji,
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
9 Anita kama ni me ni shishi ndji, ba kama niwu ni shishi Maleku Irji.
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 Ko nha wa a tre lan tre meme nitu Vren Ndji, bakpa wru hle niwu, ama wuta tra valala wu gbron gbrongrji, nitu Ruhu Tsatsra, bana wru hle niwu na.
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 Bati ngrji wu ye ni shishi kikle bi mitra Sinagog, bi tie chu baba bi ninkon gbu, na du suron mbi rjoku nitu kpe wandi bi tre wa ani kpauyi chuwo na.
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
12 Ruhu Tsatsra ni tsro yi ni nton kima, ikpe wa bi tre'a.
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
13 Ndji rinimi ikpan ndji ba a tre niwu ndi, Ticha, hla ni vayi mu ni du ga gado mbu ni me.
Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Yesu a hla wu ndi Ndji, anha yo me mi ga tre koh du mi ri nimi tre mbi?
But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
15 A tre ni ba andi, mla toh ni na du son tu do honyi na, nitu mlason ndji ni vrhi ana nitu kri ni gbugbu ikpi wa a he ni wuna.
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.”
16 Nikima, Yesu a tre parabul ni bawu ndi, “Irju ndji wu wo ri nu birhi gbugbuwu.
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
17 A son nda mla ya ni kpama nda tre ndi, 'Mi tie ni he, nitu mina he ni bubu wa mi zi biri wu wru mu na?'
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18 A tre ndi, ngye kpe wa mi ti a yi. Mi zi ba wronmu ni mme bi rigrama, nike mi zi biri wu wrhu mu mba mbru ikpi mu wawu.
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.
19 Mi hla ni suron mu, “Suron, wu he ni kpi gbugbuwu wa wu mla zi wu ise gbugbu ni ko shishi. Kuson si rhi ni so, son piyame.'”
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!”’
20 Ee, Irji hla wu ndi, 'Ruhu ndji, ni chu wu luwa, ba kpa vrhi suron meluwa, i ikpi ba wu mla zi ba, wu don ni nha?'
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?’
21 Kima he na bibi ndji bari, ba vu kpi si mla zi ni tu mba, nda k'ma tie bi kpla ni Irji.
This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
22 Yesu a hla ni mri koh ma ndi, Mi hla yiwu, na dame ni tu me na, ikpe wa wuri, ko ni kpame, ikpe wa wu sru.
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.
23 Vri son a zan biri i kpa zan nklon wu sru.
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 Ya kikle chinche ravins, bana chu ndana han na. Ba na he ni tra wu zi kpi ko wron na, ama Irji ni nuba irhi-mba. Wu na zan chinche ba ni anfani ni shishi Irji na?
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!
25 Inha nimi-mbi, nitu son rhimre nitu kpe, ani du vi wu vri ma hon zan cubit?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
26 Wuta na toh tie mri kpi toh wayi na, nitu ngye wu du suron me du na kuson si na?
So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 Ya mri vunvu bi kpan mbi ni shishi to lilies, ni lu gbron mbu, bana tiya na, bana k'ma ya bubu na, ee, Solomon me ni nzu hon ma ana sru ikpi wu bi toh iri-mba na.
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.
28 Irji nita nu ghiga wu wrhu, wandi luwa ahe, i mble ba kau taga ni lu, ani tie he ndana nu nklon wu sru na? Wu ndji wu kpanyime ni wu fime.
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 yo shishi ni kpe wa wu rhi ndi sona, na du suron me hamma ni kukru na.
And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
30 Gbungblu wawu ba yo suron wa ikpi biki, i Timbi toh wu son kpi baki ngame
For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 Wuka yo suron meni iko mulki Irji guchi, i ba vu kpibiyi nha niwu tuma.
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
32 Na tie sissri na, ikran mri nitu Iti-mbu toh a bi ni du nuta ri ko mulki ma.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
33 Le ni ikpi me ni nu sadaka. Wran ngomble ni kpa-mbi wa ana y'ba na - ikpe ndindi ni shulu wandi ana kle na, i ndji wu y'bi na ye whiewhiere na, i imra na kpa timeme na.
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.
34 Bubu wa ikpe ndindi me he'a, suron me ni he ngame.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 Lo kpa mla tie ni rjirji ni nchi, ni du ilu me si kpan,
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
36 nna ndji biwa basi gben ti-kohmba du k'ma rjini ko gran, anita ye wrunko, baka bwu niwu gbagbla.
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.
37 Lulu he ni tu igran biwa tikomba niye to ba si gben yemma. Njanji, mi hla yiwu, ani mla kpama tie wu tindu nda du ba son nitu tabur, wa a ni lu tindu bawu.
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.
38 Tikoh anita ye ni nh'ma wu ha ko nh'ma wu tra nda ye toh bi ki ni sisren si gben i lulu ni tu igran baki.
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
39 Ama bika toh, tikoh nita toh nton wa ndji wu y'bi ni ye'a, ana du rhi ni ko'a na.
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.
40 Son ni sro, wuna toh nton wa vren ndji ni yena.
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
41 Bitrus a tre, “Bachi wusi hla tre yi ni tawu megyen ka ni konha?”
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
42 Bachi a sa ndi, “A hi nha ndji ndindi wa tikoma ni nu ndu ya mbru igran ma, ani mla ta nuba biri mba ni ntonma?
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?
43 Lulu he ni tu igran wa tikoh niye toh si ti ndu wa bana nu anita k'ma ye.
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
44 Njanji mi hla yiwu, ani yo ni tu ikpi koh ma wau.
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 Igran a nita tre ni suron ma ndi, “Bachi mu ani ti grji ni ye, nda lu si tsi igran lilon baba mba biwa ba he ni wo ma, nda rhi nda so nda wha,
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.
46 Bachi igran niye ni ivi wa ana tie mre na mba nton wa ana to na, anic'ba tie tsitsa nda ban yo ni bubu bi ka toti ndindi.
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.
47 Igran kima, nitu ana toh suron bachima ye, ama dana mla son nda tie kpi wa ani son na, ba tsiwu branbran.
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
48 I waa ana toh na ama nda tie ikpe wa du ba tsiwu a, ba tsiwu ifimeyi. Ndi wa banu ikpi bran bran, ni wo ma, ba kpa branbran. Wandi ba zi kpi gbugbuwu ni woma, ba mye ikpi wa azan kima.
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 Mi ye nitu ye yo lu ni gbungblu mem, i mi son ndi ilu anina nu ye.
I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50 Ama mi he ni baptisma wa batie nimu'a, suron mu ni lo nitu du ba kle kima.
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
51 Bi ya mi ye nji isi ye ni gbungblu meme? Ana toki na, mi hla yiwu, ahi iga.
Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
52 Rji ni zizan, hini shishi, ndi ton ba he niko, iga ni ri, ndi tra nitu ndi ha, i iha nitu tra.
From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
53 Baga ni kpamba, iti mba vren wa ni ihi ma. Ihi wa vren ma mba iwa vren ma, i wa vren ni ihi lonma.
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.”
54 Yesu asia hla ni kpa ndi ba, ngame ndi, “Bita toh kpa lu ni lunde rhi ni yalu, bika gbla tre ndji, tenlu ni ye wa ani he toki.
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.
55 Gyungwu nita ni fu ni rji ni kogbo, bi tre ndi, gbaji wu hwuma ni ye, wa ani ye toki.
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
56 Bi gyru tu-mbi, bi to sran, tsro kpa ikpi nimemembani shulu, i ti tie nihe nina toh sran ikpi wa si zren zizan na.
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 Bi ti he mu nina gatre ni kpame na?
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58 Wuta hi niwandia no son na, ni shishi ndji wu ga tre, bita rhi he ni nko, bika mla ti ni kpambi, nitu du na njiwu hi lo, ni du ndji wu ga tre kana vu nuwa ani, njiwu hi tro na.
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.
59 Mi hla niwu, wuna to wru na, se wu han kubu wa ba han pempyeme
I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
