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.

THEN he said to his disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come; but wo to him 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.

It would be advantageous for him, if a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea, rather than offend one of these little ones.

3 Ya kpambi, wa vayi ma lahtre, bwu shishi niwu, nda a kpa nuyime wruhle niwu.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin against thee, reprove him; and if he repent, 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.

And if seven times in the day he sin against thee, and seven times in the day return to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

5 Bi ninkon ba hla ni tie kon mba, nzu yo suron buu.

And the disciples said unto the Lord, increase our faith.

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.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to that sycamore-tree, Be rooted up, and be planted 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.

But which of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, when he cometh from the field, will say immediately, Come, sit down at table?

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?

And will he not rather say, Prepare for me to sup, and gird thyself, and wait upon me, till I eat and drink; and after that, thou shalt eat and drink thyself?

9 Ana gir ni wer kon du a tie ikpa wawu la una a tie?

Doth he hold it as a favour from that servant, that he did the things which were ordered him? I think not.

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.

So also ye, when ye have done all things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: for we have but done what was our duty to do.

11 A bi fin ri atsi tie ni Wurishelima, abu kusa nei gbu Samariya ni Galili.

And it came to pass, as he was going towards Jerusalem, he passed also through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 Wa ari ni gbu ri, ndji wlon bi lilon gben ba izun ni wu. Ba klir gbugbanmu niwu.

And as he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance:

13 Ba bwu ba ni fu ba, nda tre, Yesu nikon wo iyi mbu.

and they lift up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!

14 Wa ato ba, ahla ni bawu, hi ndi tsro tumbi ni Firistoci. Wa ba tsi bi, ba kpa sikpa.

And looking towards them, he said, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that as they were on the road, they were made clean.

15 Iri nimi ba wa a to wawu samu sikpa, a kmaye, nda ngyiri ni Ijri ni la ndindima.

Then one of them, seeing that he was cured, returned, and with a loud voice gave glory to God,

16 A joku ni kbu Yesu, nda ngyiri niwu gbugbome wawu a ndji igbu Samariya.

and fell prostrate at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

17 Yesu la bana ndji wlo na wa samu sikpa na, itiya ba bahe ni ntsen?

Then Jesus spake and said, were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

18 Ba bari wa ba kmaye nda ngyiri ni Irji, tse ndji tsri yi?

There are none found returning to give glory to God, but this alien.

19 A hla niwu, lunde ndi he ni suron ndindime anu sikpa ma.

And he said to him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath saved thee.

20 Farisawa ba mye Irji ni ye ni ntan, Yesu hlani bawu ndi Irji ana ye iri iya ndi na.

And being asked by one of the Pharisees, When cometh the kingdom of God? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Ko ba la yah, ahe iyi koh ahe wamu. Bi ka yah iye Irji ahe aniwu.

neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within 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 said he to the disciples, The days will come when ye shall eagerly desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.

23 Ba hla niwu, yah, ni wamu, yah niwa hi na rju na, na bu ba na.

And they will say to you, Lo here! and lo there! go not after them, nor follow 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.

For as the lightning flashing from one quarter under heaven, shineth to another quarter under heaven; so shall the Son of man also be at his day.

25 A ni sha yah gbugbu kri gbugblu bakaba wu.

But he must first 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.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the coming of the Son of man.

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.

They did eat, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge 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.

Even so, likewise, it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

29 Ivin wa lutu rju ni Saduma, ba tsra lu kwekwema rji ni shu bawu ba u ahuwu.

but the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

30 Ani he na kiyi wa ba ton vren ndji.

Just so will it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.

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.

In that day, let not the man who is upon the roof, and his goods in the house, go down to carry them away: and he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not return for any things behind him.

32 Rhi mre iwa Lutu.

Remember Lot’s wife.

33 Wa ni son tuma, ani rasa niwu, wa k tuma nu, ani tsira niwu.

Whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall preserve it.

34 Mi hla niwu, ni chu kiyi ndi ha ni tub blah riri, baba ri nda ton ri.

I tell you, in that night two shall be in the same bed; the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed. Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed.

35 Imba ha ba si kon kpu ba ka ban ri, nda bri rima.

Two shall be in the field; the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed.

36 Ndji lulo bari ba hi ni rju, ba ban ri nda bri ri.

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37 Ba mye, ni ntsen Tie koh? A hla bawu iwirji igbokpa ahe, ni kiyi bi ton ugulu.

And they answering, said to him, Where, Lord? And he said, Wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.