Luke 17
1 Yesu hla ni imri koh ma, A lele ndi ba kbu za ni tita iya mbi wa wu sa ahe ni krigin.
Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations are unavoidable, but it will be a disaster for those through whom they come!
2 Ana bi bana klo tita wu ni toh ma nda kayo nimi nne fi niwa ni tsa iri ni mi imri bi tsitsa yi diba kbu za.
For such people it would be better to have a millstone hung around the neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause these little ones to sin.
3 Ya kpambi, wa vayi ma lahtre, bwu shishi niwu, nda a kpa nuyime wruhle niwu.
So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 Nda kpalla niwu inkpu tangban ni vi ri, nda k'ma ye niwu inkpu tangban nda tre, mi brewu, abi du wruhle niwu.
Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
5 Bi ninkon ba hla ni tie kon mba, nzu yo suron buu.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to have more trust!”
6 Irji hla ndu bi he ni bangaskiya kama wlo mustard, bi iya hla niku kro du rumin chu di tsen nimi nei, A kpa nyime niwu.
The Lord replied, “Even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Uproot yourself, and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 A nha nimi mbi, ahe ni vren koh wa ni rho ko krju int'ma rhi rji mi ji ye, ani lla niwu tsima ye ndi ri lah.
Say you have a servant who does plowing or shepherding. When he comes in from work, do you say to him, ‘Come in and sit down now for a meal’?
8 Ana hla ni wuna, wa kpe mi ri, ndi khi di tie ndu bar mi ri ndi tso. U me wru ndi tsro na?
No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’
9 Ana gir ni wer kon du a tie ikpa wawu la una a tie?
And do you thank the servant for doing what you told him? No.
10 Iwu me naki yi nda u tie kpe wa ba hla niwu, u ya tre, kbi na khai mri koh ..... ma. Kbi tie ikpe wa kbi na tie.
Likewise once you've done everything you were told, you should simply say, ‘We are undeserving servants. We just did our duty.’”
11 A bi fin ri atsi tie ni Wurishelima, abu kusa nei gbu Samariya ni Galili.
As Jesus continued on his way to Jerusalem, he passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 Wa ari ni gbu ri, ndji wlon bi lilon gben ba izun ni wu. Ba klir gbugbanmu niwu.
As he entered a particular village, ten lepers met him, standing at a distance.
13 Ba bwu ba ni fu ba, nda tre, Yesu nikon wo iyi mbu.
They called out, “Jesus, Master, please have mercy on us.”
14 Wa ato ba, ahla ni bawu, hi ndi tsro tumbi ni Firistoci. Wa ba tsi bi, ba kpa sikpa.
When Jesus saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” On their way there, they were healed.
15 Iri nimi ba wa a to wawu samu sikpa, a kmaye, nda ngyiri ni Ijri ni la ndindima.
One of them when he saw that he was healed, returned to Jesus, shouting praises to God.
16 A joku ni kbu Yesu, nda ngyiri niwu gbugbome wawu a ndji igbu Samariya.
He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
17 Yesu la bana ndji wlo na wa samu sikpa na, itiya ba bahe ni ntsen?
“Weren't ten lepers healed?” Jesus asked. “Where are the other nine?
18 Ba bari wa ba kmaye nda ngyiri ni Irji, tse ndji tsri yi?
Didn't anyone else come back to praise God—only this foreigner?”
19 A hla niwu, lunde ndi he ni suron ndindime anu sikpa ma.
Jesus told the man, “Get up and go on your way. Your trust has healed you.”
20 Farisawa ba mye Irji ni ye ni ntan, Yesu hlani bawu ndi Irji ana ye iri iya ndi na.
Once, when the Pharisees came and asked him when God's kingdom would come, Jesus replied, “God's kingdom doesn't come with visible signs that you can observe.
21 Ko ba la yah, ahe iyi koh ahe wamu. Bi ka yah iye Irji ahe aniwu.
People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among you.”
22 A hla ni imri koh ma, i vin tse ye wa bi son toh ivi wa ivren ndji niye, bi na tona.
Then Jesus told the disciples, “The time is coming when you'll long to see the day when the Son of man comes, but you won't see it.
23 Ba hla niwu, yah, ni wamu, yah niwa hi na rju na, na bu ba na.
They'll be telling you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is,’ but don't go running off after them.
24 Ya nda izren ni whri nda kma tsutsa wa ni whri gbagbla shu yi ni gbagblamu, ani he nikiyi ivren ndji ni vin ma.
The day when the Son of man comes will be just like lightning that flashes, lighting up the sky from one side to the other.
25 A ni sha yah gbugbu kri gbugblu bakaba wu.
But first he will have to suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 A ni he nawa ahe ni nton Nuhu, ani he nakiyi ivi u ivren ndji.
The time when the Son of man comes will be like it was in Noah's day.
27 Ba nri, ba tso ba grah nde ninu grah har hi tub wa Nuhu anri ni Jirgi imah tubana ayeh, nda wu ba penpeme.
People went on eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 A he na kiyi ni tan lutu bata nri, bata tso bata lbe nda lebie bata shu bata meh ba koh.
It will be like it was in Lot's day. People went on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 Ivin wa lutu rju ni Saduma, ba tsra lu kwekwema rji ni shu bawu ba u ahuwu.
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 Ani he na kiyi wa ba ton vren ndji.
The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.
31 Ni vi khi yi, indji he ni tun khan du ma ngrji da ni vu kpima ni kon na, wa ahi ni rju du na kma ye na.
If you're up on the roof that day don't go down and get your things; and if you're out in the fields don't go back home either.
32 Rhi mre iwa Lutu.
Remember Lot's wife!
33 Wa ni son tuma, ani rasa niwu, wa k tuma nu, ani tsira niwu.
If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.
34 Mi hla niwu, ni chu kiyi ndi ha ni tub blah riri, baba ri nda ton ri.
I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.
35 Imba ha ba si kon kpu ba ka ban ri, nda bri rima.
Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”
36 Ndji lulo bari ba hi ni rju, ba ban ri nda bri ri.
37 Ba mye, ni ntsen Tie koh? A hla bawu iwirji igbokpa ahe, ni kiyi bi ton ugulu.
“Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.
