Luke 11
1 It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
Ọ nọ nʼotu ebe na-ekpe ekpere, mgbe o kpesịrị ekpere, otu nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, kuziere anyị ikpe ekpere, dị ka Jọn kuziri ndị na-eso ụzọ ya.”
2 So he said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, holy be your name. May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Ọ sịrị ha, “Mgbe unu na-ekpe ekpere, sịnụ: “‘Nna, ka e doo aha gị nsọ ka alaeze gị bịa.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
Nye anyị taa nri nke ụbọchị anyị.
4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'"
Gbaghara anyị mmehie anyị, nʼihi na anyị na-agbaghara onye ọbụla mehiere megide anyị. Ekwela ka anyị daba nʼime ọnwụnwa.’”
5 He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Ọ sịrị ha, “Onye nʼime unu nwere enyi, ga-agakwuru ya nʼetiti abalị sị ya, ‘Enyi m, biko gbazinye m ogbe achịcha atọ,
6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,'
nʼihi na otu enyi m bịara nʼụlọ m, ma enweghị m nri ọbụla nʼụlọ m nke m ga-enye ya.’
7 and he from within will answer and say, 'Do not bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you'?
Ma ọ ga-esi nʼime ụlọ zaghachi sị, ‘Enyela m nsogbu, emechiela m ụzọ, mụ na ụmụ m alakpuola, enweghị m ike ibili ugbu a inye gị ihe ọbụla.’
8 I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
Agwa m unu, ọ bụ ezie na ọ gaghị ebili nye ya ihe ọbụla nʼihi na ọ bụ enyi ya, kama nʼihi nsogbu ya, ọ ga-ebili nye ya ihe ọbụla dị ya mkpa.
9 "I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
“Ya mere, agwa m unu, rịọọnụ, unu ga-arịọta, chọọnụ, unu ga-achọta, kụọkwanụ aka, a ga-emeghekwara unu ụzọ.
10 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Nʼihi na onye na-arịọ na-arịọta, onye na-achọ na-achọta, onye na-akụ aka nʼụzọ ka a ga-emeghekwara ụzọ.
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
“Onye nʼime unu bụ nna, ka nwa ya ga-arịọ ya azụ, o nye ya agwọ?
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Maọbụ rịọọ ya akwa, ọ ga-enye ya akpị?
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
Ọ bụrụ na unu bụ ndị ọjọọ, maara otu esi enye ụmụ unu onyinye dị mma, karịa nke a, Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe aghaghị inye ha Mmụọ Nsọ bụ ndị niile na-arịọ ya.”
14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. It happened, when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.
Otu mgbe, ọ na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ nke dara ogbi, mgbe mmụọ ọjọọ ahụ pụrụ, onye ogbi ahụ kwuru okwu. Nke a juru igwe mmadụ ahụ anya.
15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha sịrị, “Ọ bụ site nʼike Belzebub eze ndị mmụọ ọjọọ ka o ji achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ.”
16 Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
Ndị ọzọ, iji nwalee ya, sị ya gosi ha ihe ịrịbama nke si nʼeluigwe.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.
Ma ebe ọ bụ na ọ maara ihe ha na-eche, ọ sịrị ha, “Alaeze ọbụla kewaranụ megide ibe ya, ga-atọgbọrọ nʼefu, ezinaụlọ ọbụla nke kewakwara megide ibe ya ga-adakpọ.
18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
Ọ bụrụ na ekwensu ekewa megide onwe ya, alaeze ya ọ ga-esi aṅaa guzosie ike? Unu na-asị na m na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ site nʼike Belzebub.
19 But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.
Ugbu a, ọ bụrụ na m sitere nʼike Belzebub na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ, ọ bụ site nʼike onye ka ụmụ unu ji na-achụpụ ha? Ya mere, ha ga-abụ ndị ikpe unu.
20 But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.
Ma ọ bụrụ na m ji ike mkpịsịaka Chineke na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ, mgbe ahụ alaeze Chineke abịarutela nʼebe unu nọ.
21 "When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
“Mgbe nwoke siri ike ji ngwa agha chekwa obi ya, ihe o nwere ga-adịgidere ya nʼudo.
22 But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides up his plunder.
Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ọzọ ka ya ike alụso ya ọgụ merie ya, ọ ga-anara ya ngwa agha niile bụ ihe ntụkwasị obi ya, kesakwaa ihe ọ kwatara nʼụlọ dike ahụ.
23 "He that is not with me is against me. He who does not gather with me scatters.
“Onye ọbụla na-adịnyeghịrị m na-emegide m. Onye ọ bụlakwa na-adịghị eso m ekpokọta, na-ekposa ekposa.
24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the person, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'
“Mgbe ọbụla mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha sị nʼime mmadụ pụọ, ọ na-ejegharị nʼala kpọrọ nkụ na-achọgharị ebe izuike. Ọ bụrụ na ọ chọtaghị ya, mgbe ahụ, ọ ga-asị, ‘Aga m alaghachi nʼụlọ m hapụrụ.’
25 When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
Mgbe ọ lọghachiri, ọ ga-achọpụta na a zachaala ya dozie ya nke ọma.
26 Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first."
Mgbe ahụ, ọ ga-apụ ga chọta mmụọ ọjọọ asaa ọzọ ndị dị njọ karịa ya. Ha niile na-abata biri nʼime onye ahụ, mee ka ọnọdụ ya dị njọ karịa ka ọ dị na mbụ.”
27 It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you."
Mgbe ọ kpụ okwu a nʼọnụ, otu nwanyị sitere nʼime igwe mmadụ ahụ tie mkpu sị, “Ngọzị na-adịrị afọ mụrụ gị na ara nke e jiri zụọ gị.”
28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
Ma ọ sịrị, kama, “Ngọzị na-adịrị ndị na-anụ okwu Chineke, na-emekwa ha.”
29 When the crowds were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
Dị ka igwe mmadụ ahụ na-amụba, o bidoro na-ekwu sị, “Ọgbọ a bụ ọgbọ ọjọọ. Ọ na-achọ ihe ịrịbama ma ọ dịghị ihe ịrịbama a ga-ezi ya karịa ihe ịrịbama Jona.
30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
Nʼihi na dị ka Jona si bụrụ ihe ịrịbama nye ndị Ninive, otu a ka Nwa nke Mmadụ ga-esi bụrụkwa ihe ama nye ọgbọ a.
31 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the people of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, one greater than Solomon is here.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, eze nwanyị ndị ndịda ga-ebili soro ndị ọgbọ a guzo nʼikpe, maa ha ikpe, nʼihi na o sitere na nsọtụ nke ụwa bịa nụrụ okwu amamihe Solomọn, ma lee, onye karịrị Solomọn nọ nʼebe a.
32 The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and look, one greater than Jonah is here.
Ndị ikom Ninive ga-eso ọgbọ a bilie nʼụbọchị ikpe maa ya ikpe, nʼihi na ha chegharịrị mgbe ha nụrụ nkwusa Jona, ma lee, onye karịrị Jona ukwuu nọ nʼebe a.”
33 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
“Ọ dịghị onye na-amụnye oriọna dọnye ya nʼebe zoro ezo maọbụ nʼokpuru efere, kama, ọ na-adọkwasị ya nʼelu ihe ịdọba ọkụ ka ndị na-abata nʼụlọ ahụ jiri ya hụ ụzọ.
34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
Anya bụ oriọna nke anụ ahụ. Ọ bụrụ na anya gị dị mma, ahụ gị niile ga-ejupụta nʼìhè. Ọ bụrụkwanụ na anya gị dị njọ, ị ga-anọ nʼọchịchịrị.
35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you is not darkness.
Ya mere, lezie anya ka ị mara ka ìhè dị nʼime gị, ọ bụghị ọchịchịrị.
36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
Nʼihi nke a, ọ bụrụ na ahụ gị niile ejupụta nʼìhè, ọ bụrụkwa na akụkụ ọbụla agbaghị ọchịchịrị, mgbe ahụ, ahụ gị niile ga-ejupụta nʼìhè dị ka mgbe ìhè oriọna na-achakwasị gị nʼahụ.”
37 Now as he spoke, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
Mgbe ọ na-ekwu okwu, otu onye Farisii kpọrọ ya ka ọ bịa soro ya rie nri. Ọ banyere nọrọ nʼoche nri.
38 When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
O juru onye Farisii ahụ anya na mgbe ọ bidoro iri nri ọ kwọghị aka ya tupu ya ebido.
39 The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
Ma Onyenwe anyị sịrị ya, “Unu ndị Farisii na-asacha azụ iko mmiri na efere, mee ka ọ dị ọcha, ma ime unu jupụtara nʼanya ukwu na nʼihe ọjọọ dị iche iche.
40 You foolish ones, did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
Ndị nzuzu! Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị onye ahụ mere azụ iko mekwara ime ya?
41 But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and see, all things will be clean to you.
Kama werenụ ihe ndị ahụ dị nʼime rụọ ọrụ ebere, ihe niile ga-adịkwara unu ọcha.
42 But woe to you Pharisees. For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị Farisii, nʼihi na unu na-enye otu ụzọ nʼụzọ iri nʼihi mint, na mkpa akwụkwọ na-esi isi ụtọna mkpa akwụkwọ niile dị iche iche nke ubi, ma leghara ikpe ziri ezi na ịhụnanya nke Chineke anya. Ihe niile ndị a ka unu kwesiri ime nʼelegharaghị ihe ndị ọzọ anya.
43 Woe to you Pharisees. For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu ndị Farisii! Nʼihi na unu na-ahụ ịnọ nʼisi oche niile nʼụlọ ekpere na ekele pụrụ iche a na-ekele unu nʼọma ahịa nʼanya.
44 Woe to you. For you are like hidden graves, and the people who walk over them do not know it."
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu, nʼihi na unu dị ka ili na-apụtaghị ihe, nke ndị mmadụ na-agafe nʼelu ha nʼihi na ha amaghị na ọ bụ ili.”
45 One of the Law scholars answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
Nʼotu oge, otu onye ozizi iwu sịrị ya, “Onye ozizi, mgbe ị na-ekwu ihe ndị a, anyị sokwa na ndị ị na-akọcha.”
46 He said, "Woe to you Law scholars also. For you load people with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
Ma ọ sịrị, “Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu bụ ndị ozizi iwu. Nʼihi na unu na-ebo ndị mmadụ ibu ha na-enweghị ike ibuli, ma unu onwe unu adịghị eweli ọ bụladị otu mkpịsịaka unu, ịmetụ ibu ahụ aka.
47 Woe to you. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu nʼihi na unu na-ewu ili ndị amụma bụ ndị nna nna unu ha gburu.
48 So you are witnesses and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
Ya mere, unu bụ ndị akaebe ma kwenyekwa nʼihe ndị nna nna unu ha mere, nʼihi ha gburu ha, ma unu e wuo ili ha.
49 Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
Ọ bụ nʼihi nke a ka Chineke nʼamamihe ya ji kwuo sị, Aga m ezigara ha ndị amụma na ndị ozi, ụfọdụ ka ha ga-egbu ma ndị ọzọkwa ka ha ga-akpagbu.
50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Nʼihi nke a, ọgbọ a ga-aza ajụjụ banyere ọbara ndị amụma niile a wufuru, site na mmalite nke ụwa,
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
site nʼọbara Ebel ruo na nke Zekaraya, onye e gburu nʼetiti ebe ịchụ aja na ebe nsọ. E, agwa m unu, a ga-ajụ ihe banyere ha nʼaka ọgbọ a.
52 Woe to you Law scholars. For you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
“Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu bụ ndị ozizi iwu, nʼihi na unu wepụrụ ọtụghe igodo nke amamihe. Unu onwe unu abanyeghị, ma unu gbochikwara ndị na-abata ịbata.”
53 And when he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to provoke him to speak about many things;
Mgbe o si nʼebe ahụ pụọ, ndị ode akwụkwọ na ndị Farisii bidoro isogbu ya, na ịkpasu ya ikwu ọtụtụ okwu,
54 lying in wait for him, seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
na-esiri ya ọnya, ka ha mara ma ọ ga-ekwuhie ọnụ, ka ha hụ ihe ha ga-eji jide ya.
