Luke 18
1 A lu tre ni tre ni bawu nitu duba ta bre Irji chachu nda na tie suu na.
And then He told them a parable, the point being that one needs to always pray and not lose heart,
2 A hla ndi “Ni gbu ri, ndji wu han tre njanji ri a he wandi ana tie sissri Irji na, dana toh ndji ngame ni nfutu na.
saying: “There was a judge in a certain town who did not fear God nor regard man.
3 Niki, iwari wu s'ro ri ason ni gbu'a ngame. A ta hi ni ndji wu han tre njanji chachu nda bre ndi, “Zome kpa ikrji mu niwo bi yo me ni shishi.
But there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
4 A ban nton gbaa me ndana son zo na. A son ni vi ntor ri nda rhimre kikima, nda hla ni tuma ndi, “Mina ti sissri Irji na, nina ya ndji ni nfutu ngame na.
And for a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God nor regard man,
5 Nitu du iwayi na nne iya ni ye bre ma chachu na, Mi zo u kpa njanji ikrji ma nduna lo me kpa ni yema na.
yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will defend her, so that her endless coming doesn't wear me out!’”
6 I Bachi a tre ndi “wo tre andi ndji wa ana han tre njanji na a hla.
Then the Lord said: “Hear what the unjust judge said.
7 Zizan Irji ngame na nji njanji ye ni bi wa a chu ba, ndani yi yo'u chachu ni Irji mba ni chu na? Ani tie sesren ye gbagbla ni ba?
And will not God get justice for His elect who are crying out to Him day and night, indeed being patient with them?
8 Mi hla yiwu ndi, ani ye ni njanji ni bawu gbagbla. Nikima vren ndji nita ye, ani ye toh nime ni gbungblu meme?
I tell you that He will get justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of the Man comes, will He actually find the faith on the earth?”
9 Me a lu tre toh choloncho ni bari wandi ba yo suron ni gbengblen mba, ndi ba zren tsatsra ndani ya bari grji tu,
Then He told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the rest:
10 Ndji ha ba hon hi ni tra Irji nda hi bre, iri ana Farasi, i rhima bi kpa iban.
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 Farasi a lu kri ni zande nda bre ni tuma ndi, 'Irji, mi ngyiri nitu mina he to ndji bari na - bi y'bi, bi lahtre, bi humba, ba bi kpa ban too ndi yi.
The Pharisee stood and started praying to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like all the rest—robbers, unjust, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
12 Mi zu kpa mu rhi biri nkpu ha ni sati. Mi nu zakka (iri nimi wlon) nitu wawu kpi ndi a ri nime.'
I fast twice a week; I tithe all that I get.’
13 Ndji wu kpa ban'a a kri gbagban nda na nzu shishi hi ni shu mena, wru wo ni san nda tre ndi, “Irji, ya me ni lo suron, ndji wu lahtre.”
The tax collector, staying a good ways off, did not even venture to look up to heaven, but started beating on his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
14 Mi hla yiwu, igu hi a kma hi kpama ni si suron zan ndi rima'a, nitu ndji wandi a nzu tuma hi shu, ba gbron grji, i wandi a ban tuma grji (nitu ana kpe na) ba nzu hi shu.”
I say to you that this one went back home justified rather than that one; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Ndji ba basi'a nji mri tsitsa ni du sa wo ni tu mba, i mri koh bi nduma ba to ba nda puaha tre.
Then they even started bringing their babies to Him, that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 I Yesu a yo ba ye ni kpama nda tre ndi, “Du mri bi tsitsa ba ye nime, na zu ba na. Ikoh Irji ni shulu a wu biwa ba he to mba.
But Jesus summoned them and said: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them; because the Kingdom of God is of such.
17 Tre njanji, ndji wa na kpa ikoh Irji to mri bi tsitsa na, ana ri mi na.
I tell you assuredly, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God the way a little child does will by no means enter it.”
A certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Yesu a hal wu ndi, “Nitu ngye wu yome ndji ndindi? Ndrjo na ndindi na se Irji kankle ma.
So Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.
20 Bi toh doka Irji na tie nka na, na wu ndji na, na y'bi na, na nu sheda che na, wo tre time mba yime.”
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and your mother.’”
21 Ichu a tre ndi “Mi zi hu kpi bi mba wawuu rhi ni nzemu.”
And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”
22 Yesu a woo nda tre ndi ikpe riri rhi don, hi le ni kpi wandi wu he niwu ni gah ni bi ya, i wu he ni lada ni shulu, ni ye huma.”
Well upon hearing these things Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing: sell all you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
23 Ni wa ichu a wo tre, a loh suron kpukpome, nitu ana ndji wu wo.
But when he heard this he became very sad, because he was extremely rich.
24 Ni wa Yesu a toh kma ti gbon me ni lo suron (gbugbu chiche tre vunvu ni Greek ba sa tu tre ndi a kma ta lo suron/ama gbugbu bari bana he ni lan kima na), a tre ndi, “Ani he ni du du ndi wu wo du rhi ni koh Irji.
When Jesus saw that he became sad, He said: “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 A he ni du ni ndi wu wo du ri ni koh Irji, zan du ra kumi ri zu ni shishi n'ro.”
It is actually easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!”
26 Bi wa basi'a wa'a ba tre ndji. “I nha ni nawo?”
So the hearers said, “Who then can be saved?”
27 Yesu a sa ndi “Ikpi wa ba he ni iya tie ni ndji bana he ni iya ni Irji na.”
And He said, “The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 Bitrus ngame a tre ndi, “Toh, ki bri wawu kpi mbu ndi hu.”
Then Peter said, “Notice that we have left all and followed you!”
29 Yesu a kma tre ni ba ndi “Njanji, mi hla yiwu, ba ndji wa a don ikoh ma, ko wama, ko mri vayi ma, ko ba ti ma, ko ni mri ma nitu ikoh Irji,
So He said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
31 A yo ndji wlon-don-ha ba ye ni kpama nda hla bawu ndi, “Toh, ki si yi ni Wurushelima, i wawu kpi wa anabawa ba tere nitu Vren Ndji'a ba tie toki.
Then He took the Twelve aside and said to them: “Take note, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of the Man will be fulfilled:
32 Ba banwu nu biwa bana mri Israila na, ba nzau, nda nu shan nda ju nte sru niwu.
He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon,
33 Ba ti tsiwu, ba wuu, i ni vi wu tra ani lunde.”
and they will scourge and kill Him. And on the third day He will rise again.”
34 Ba na mla to ikpi biyi na, i lan tre ana ri nibawu, niki bana mla toh ikpi wa a tre na.
But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.
35 Niwa Yesu a ye wiewire ni Yeriko ndji wu infyen ri a son si bre ni nyu nkon,
Then it happened, as He approached Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting alongside the road begging.
36 ni wo kpaa ndji basi zren ni zu whiwhre niwu, a mye ka ngye si zren.
Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what it was.
37 Ba hla wu ndi Yesu wu Nazarat-akasi hi.
So they told him that Jesus the Natsorean was passing by.
38 Ndji wu infyen a yra gro nda hla ndi, “Yesu Vren Dawuda, ya me ni lo suron.”
Well he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Bi wa bisi'a zren ni ko shishi ba puatre ni ndji wu infyen nda hla niwu du son gbangbi. A kama nda si kpa gro ndi, “Vren Dawuda, ya me ni lo suron.”
Those who led the way started reproving him, to shut him up; but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 Yesu a kri kpenme nda nu tre du ba ji igu'a ye niwu. Niwa ndji wu infyen a ye whiwhre, Yesu a mye ndi,
So Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to Him. When he got close He asked him, saying,
41 “Wu son du mi ti ngye ni wu?” A tre ndi, “Bachi, mi son toh ni shishi mu.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see again!”
42 Yesu a hla niwu ndi, “Kpa toh ni shishi me, kpanyime me a nu si kpa.
Then Jesus said to him: “See again! Your faith has made you well.”
43 Hari, a toh ni shishima nda hu si yo ise ni nzu nde Irji.
And immediately he did! and he followed Him, glorifying God. And all who witnessed it gave praise to God.
