Luke 16
1 And he said also to [his] disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.
Yesu kawagambiriti wafundwa wakuwi, “Kwanaga na mlundamali ayu yakaweriti na mfundwa yakalolera ulunda wakuwi. Mlunda mali ulii wamgambiriti kuwera yakalolera ulunda wakuwi kaweriti kankuyananga mpiya.
2 And having called him, he said to him, What [is] this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.
Su mlundamali ulii kamshema na kumgambira, ‘Avi ndo vitwatira gaa vyampikinira kwaku, gung'ambiri ntambu yagutumiyiti mpiya zyangu, toziya hapeni guweri mlolera ulunda gwangu kayi.’
3 And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
Mlolera ulunda kaligambira mweni, ‘Mtuwa gwangu hakanwingi mlihengu lyangu. Hantendi ashi? Neni nahera makakala ga kulima, viraa nana soni kuluwaluwa.
4 I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.
Vinu nuvimana hantendi ashi! Su pakanwinga lihengu, hanweri na waganja weni hawanshemeli ukaya kwawu.’
5 And having called to [him] each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
“Su kawashemiti wantu woseri weni mtuwa gwakuwi kaweriti kankuwadayi. Kamkosiyiti gwa kwanja, ‘Gwenga mtuwa gwangu kakushonga mpiya ninga?’
6 And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Yomberi kamwankula, ‘Mapipa miya ga lipaki lya zeyituni.’ Mlolera ulunda kamgambira, ‘Aga ndo mawalangu gaku, gulivagi pasi, gulembi lilongu mhanu.’
7 Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.
Shakapanu kamkosiya kayi yumonga, ‘Na gwenga wakushonga mpiya ninga?’ Yomberi kamwankula, ‘Mihaku elufu ya nganu.’ Mlolera ulunda kamgambira, ‘Aga ndo mawalangu gaku, gulembi miya nane.’
8 And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light. (aiōn g165)
“Su mtuwa ulii kamzyumiti nentu mlolera ulunda yakaweriti kana pyera katumiyiti luhala, toziya wantu wa pasipanu wana luhala ng'anji muvitwatira vyawu kuliku wantu wa muweru.” (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
Yesu kendereyiti kulonga, “Su nukugambirani mwenga, Mtendi uganja kwa kutumiya vintu vya pasipanu, su paviwapelerani hawawashemeri mnumba ya mashaka goseri. (aiōnios g166)
10 He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
Muntu yoseri pakajimira mushintu shididini, hakaweri mjimira muvintu vikulu viraa, na muntu pakajimira ndiri mushintu shididini hapeni kajimiri mushintu shikulu.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
Handa mwenga pamujimirika ndiri kwa vintu vya pasipanu, ndo gaa hakawapanani vintu viwagira vya nakaka?
12 and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?
Na handa mwenga pamuwera waminika ndiri kwa vintu vya wantu wamonga, ndo gaa hakakupani vintu vyenu maweni?
13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
“Kwahera ntumintumi yakaweza kuwatendera lihengu watuwa wawili, toziya Ntumintumi hakamlemi ayu na kumfira yumonga, ama hakaweri na yumu na kumleka yumonga. Hapeni mwezi kumtendera Mlungu na shipindi shila shilii guyitendera mpiya.”
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.
Mafalisayu pawapikaniriti goseri aga, wamkaliriti Yesu toziya womberi wafiraga mpiya.
15 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.
Yesu kawagambira, “Mwenga mlilanguziya waheri kulongolu kwa wantu, kumbiti Mlungu kayimana myoyu yenu. Kwa shintu shilii shashiwoneka shana mana nkulu kulongolu kwa wantu, Mlungu kashiwona kuwera shinyankalika.
16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.
“Lilagaliru lya Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu gaweriti mpaka shipindi sha Yohani Mbatiza, kwanjira palii Visoweru viwagila vya Ufalumi wa Mlungu wankubwerwa, su kila muntu kankwingira kwa makakala.
17 But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.
Kumbiti ndo ikamala ndiri kumpindi na pasi panu kwagamira kuliku lilembu lididini lya Lilagaliru kuliwusiya.
18 Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery.
“Muntu yoseri pakamleka mdala gwakuwi na kuyuga mdala gwingi katenda uhumba, na muntu pakamuyuga mdala yawamlekiti viraa katenda uhumba.
19 Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
“Paweriti na muntu yumu yakaweriti mlundamali, yakavaliti nguwu zya beyi nkulu nentu na kaweriti kankubojola mashaka goseri.
20 And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores,
Vilaa vilii kuweriti muntu muhushu yawamshema Lazaru, yakaweriti na vironda nshimba yoseri, mweni kalikaliti pamlyagu gwa mlundamali.
21 and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.
Pakafira kuliya masigalu ga viboga vyavitulukiriti pasi pameza pa mlundamali. Ata wang'ang'a wiziti na kulambita vironda vyakuwi!
22 And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
“Muhushu pakahowiti kala, wantumintumi wa kupindi wamtoliti na kumtula pakwegera na Aburahamu mumsambu kulaa kumpindi. Na mlundamali kahowiti viraa na wamsira,
23 And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
na kagenda pahala yapaweriti kwana ntabiku nentu mulirindi lyalihera upeleru, na pakaloliti kamwoniti Aburahamu kwa kutali pamuhera na Lazaru kapakwegera. (Hadēs g86)
24 And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
Su kanjiti kushema, ‘Tati Aburahamu! Nyagu gumoneri lusungu bamu. Gumtumi Lazaru kajobi shala shakuwi mumashi, kizi kaluzizimisiyi lulimi lwangu, toziya nulikala mundabiku nentu mumotu amu!’
25 But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.
“Kumbiti Aburahamu kamgambira, ‘Guliholi mwana gwangu paguweriti gwamkomu gupatiti vintu vyoseri viherepa, kumbiti Lazaru kapatiti vintu vidoda vyoseri. Kumbiti vinu kankunemelera panu, na gwenga gwankutabika.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who [desire to cross] from there pass over unto us.
Pamuwera na goseri aga, pakati petu panu kwana lirindi likulu nentu, su kwa woseri yawafira kwiza kwa twenga hapeni wawezi, ama kwahera muntu yakaweza kulawa kwenu kwiza uganu ama kwa twenga kwiza kwa mwenga.’
27 And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,
Mlundamali kalonga, ‘Nyagu nukuluwa tati Aburahamu, gumtumi Lazaru kagendi ukaya kwa tati gwangu,
28 for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
kwana walongu wangu wamuhanu. Kagendi kawaberiziyi nawiza uganu panu pahala pa ndabiku.’
29 But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.
“Aburahamu kamuwankula, ‘Kwa walongu waku kwana malembu ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu hagawaberiziyi, walongu waku wafiruwa wagapikaniri ntambu yagawagambira.’
30 But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.
Mlundamali kamwankula, ‘Tati Aburahamu, itosha ndiri! Kumbiti pakazyuka muntu kwawu kulawa kwa wahowiti na kuwagendera, hawampikiniri na kuleka vidoda vyawatenda.’
31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded.
Kumbiti Aburahamu kamgambira, ‘Pawagapikanira ndiri malembu ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu, hapeni wajimili ata muntu pakazyuka.’”
