Luke 12
1 While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
Kutang bo nyori bwikako nubo dutce mwerkang fwarang bwititi, La con ter tokak kererko kange bibei tomange ceu. Kom cire kange canfuwambo nob diglibo (Farisawa) wo co yulkako.
2 People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
Diker mani nawo cummome nawo mani a wom tiye, kange mani nawo yurangume, mani a nyomtiye.
3 All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
Diker mani wo ka tokti balumbale, wo mani a nuwati nyanglange, Dike kom toki kiyelange, an kwaki dir fiye gwam.
4 “My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
Farub mib ma yi komti O-n nure tai wuro a twalum bwiyotiye. bwikako nye ci manki diker makar.
5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
Mi makumen biweret, wo ka nuwa tai cero tiye, kom nowo tai wuro twalum di an mwerken kom mor kira. “O” man yi kom ti kom nuwa tai co. (Geenna g1067)
6 [Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
Ke ciki meye berin bilebe nung anini yob? gwam nyo kwama mani a tabti ki wi more ciye.
7 You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
Kange yirito dor kumere nyomom kilatum ciyembo. Kom nuwa re tai kom la bilibetin do yorka fiye co wiye.
8 I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
Mi yikom ti Nii wo tok fulen miro kabum nobomeri, Bibwe nifire an warkercer kabum nob tomangeb kwama.
9 But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
Tak Nii wo koye kabum nobomeri man ko co kabaum nob tomange kwama.
10 [I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
Nii na tok ker kiyer dor bibwe nii fireri an cutan cinenwi. La niwo tok kwilangka dor yuwa tangbeko wucakeri, mani a cutang cinenti.
11 [So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
Tano ci bo ki kom kabom bikur waber di, kange kabum nob bulange kange kabum liyabem kom bwende kange dike ka kartiye nawo ka cerum dor kumerotiye; kange diker ka tok tiye.
12 because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
Yuwa tangbe ko wucake an meran kumen dike ka tok ti fiya co.
13 Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
Kange mor mwerkanka nin yi co ki Nii merangka yi kemi na tikangum kwalito kange mo.
14 But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
We yo yi nii bolange, kange nii do kertiye dor kumer?
15 Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
Kom yilam ki cini kari kom yilam nob kucunu kebo dike nii mweri co la dike yurak mor dumece.
16 Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
La Yeecu yici kero ki danke ki take ni kange ni carito dutce,
17 [So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
Nii wo kwabi neer cer ki, ye ma matiye, wo ma mani ki fiye ma yom carito wo tiye.
18 Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
Ma nyo mom di ma matiye man werum binitin miro na mwirangum na yoken cari mito kang tannung dikro.
19 [Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
La na yi dumek mi mike dume mi, mo wi ki diker dutce wo ci yomneneu fubom ca no ma bilantum.
20 But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
Di kwama yico nii wo mor kume wo ci ci dume mwetimunen. kulen do mo mweri mo yo dor mwero nineu a yi la na wee?
21 [Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
Nyo niwo mwer dor ceronin cwika, tano co man ki cweka kwamamnin
22 Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
Yecu yibibei tomangece, Di nyo ma yi ti ki kome, kom bwende ki dume dike ka ca ti kaka wo ka dukti bwiyeu.
23 It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
dume la cari, bwiyo la kwilen.
24 Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
Kom to karce nii mani fi fik mani biye bituwe. Ci manki bentini kaka kuni murka carik, dila kwama catikici, kom kon la bilibe yorka?
25 (There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
We more kume, ka tii dilanka a yok dor cero nin ten kumeni tiye? tana kom dolbo ko yok dorkumero ninten dikero bi duware. Ye bwi ka kwom dor kumero ti kange tangnim dikereu?
26 Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
27 Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
Kom to funti mor kiye kambo ci duyantie. ma ci ma nange, ma ci ma kange diker. Mi yi komti bwen Culeimanu ki bwayilen cero dwal di, du bo kulen do la ciye yerake.
28 God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
Tano kwama dii yerako nin kulen yori na nyori, den i, fini an dokken co kira, la a bwi nyi kwama a fweti mani ca dukumen kulentiye, kom nubo ki dwal ka bilenkere.
29 Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
Kom bwende ki dike wo ka catiye kaka wo ka notiye, kom kimang deu.
30 The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
Nyo nubo dor bitinen gwam ci do dike wuroti, take Te kume nyomom kom ti cwi dike buromboti.
31 Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
Kom do liyar cero, kullendo wuro ciya yok kumenti.
32 [You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
Kom nuware tai, kom bi beiyo bi duwattinim wori ki bilang tum Te kume a ne kom liyartiye.
33 [So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
Kom miyem dike kom cike kom ne nob fuwabbo. kom ma dor kumero nin bilantin we mani a kayatiye kom yoken di kwama fiye dike cuwo mani a difiye, fiye nob kub mani a dol yaka tiye, nakunkunge mani a kanti.
34 Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
Fiye cweka mwe wiye firn nermwero wiye.
35 “Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
Kom mwatumen cwentum kulen kumero ko cakkangum, talkire kume ata cai kang kang.
36 Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
Kom yilam na nuboro wuro nintan teluwe ciye na yilau lo cika, la tano bo kwa yilokori can can do wo ciya kweni ci wobcicnen yiloko.
37 If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
Bilenker ma yikom ti an cakkangum kulencer na yo ci yiranken la na ceci carito. ki bwici.
38 [Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
Bwen Teluwe ciya a bo ki kume keno, kaka ki dii ca biyerci ki bati ci ningtan co ti. Nobbibwer cnga buro.
39 But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
Ko nyomom na nii luwe nyomom boka nii kwiye kori, mana a dobti ci wercinen luwe, ci doken.
40 Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
Kom ti ki bati wari kom nyomom filang Bibwe nii a yilautiye.
41 Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
Bitru yi co ki teluwe nyo mwo yin danke wotiye, kaka nubo gwam ka?
42 The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
Teluwe to ki nii durko wuni ki cini nii yilen wo Teluwe ce ne co canga ceti kangeceke, na to ci na ne ci carito fiya daten ne?
43 If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
Nii bibwiyer canga wuro Teluwece a fiiya co na dike ci yoce ca mane.
44 I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
Bilenke mi yikom ti aneken co lo ceu kang cek.
45 But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
Ta no canga wo toki mor nerci ki Teluwe m lakken boka ko, la con ter bukka tang nim cangambo nabarub kange natub, farub nagenebce.
46 [If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
Teluwe canga wo an yilau, fiya co nyombo, La torangum co ki mwan ki mwan na mwe co kange nubo manki ciniye.
47 Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
Canga wo nyomom mulen Teluwece, di la ka bo bati mabo dike teluwece yoco ca mane diker wo Teluwe cwitiye, a nuwa bibuker kange banjange dutce.
48 But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
La niwo nyombe, la ma dike kebo dong dong, mani a nuwa bi buker kange banjange dutce. Nii wo ci neco dikero ducce a do dikero ducce cinen. Tano ni wo ci neco diker ducce na takako ce, na a do dike ducce kambo ken cinen.
49 “I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
Ma bou be na dukti kira dor bitiner, man cwi na ki kweri tam di.
50 I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
Mo man wi ki yuka mwenge ko wucake wo ciye mamentiye ciko, la ma cwi mwini mam.
51 Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
kom kwa netti, ma bo dor bitiner na boki for neret? ma yi kome o-ong dila yalkanka.
52 Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
Tabti nawo an fiya nubo nung mor luwe wiin di ciya tikangum, nubo ta'ar makiye ti kange nubo yob, yob makiye ti kange ta'ar,
53 A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
Bwe kange te ciyan ma kiye kange bwiti ci, bwe an makiye kange Tece, Ne an makiye kange bibwece bobya, bobya kange nece, bifire kange ferce, wi bibwe ce kange ferce.
54 He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
Yecu yi nubo mwerummeu, no kom to yuwa mwengek kwenu meri komki mwembo an cwe, nyo a matiye.
55 [In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
Tano yuwa ko ceru bangdi komki an ma cillen kambo ken, nyo matiye.
56 You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
Nubo bwir, kom yumon fwetanka kabal kalero kange dii kwama, dila lakom nyom bo fwetanka dikeko bwiti nawo nyeu?
57 (Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
Ye bwi kom nyombo dike a tikankomtiiye?
58 [If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
Tano mwi yaken ti kubolange kange kobkanka mweri, ken co kom ywellum don nuret kari ya kinen kabum nii bolange. Kari nii bolange neken nen nii wo to fucina tiye mani a nung mwen nyomkankati fucina.
59 I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
Mi yimnen mani mo ceru ti, mon yam kiyemero ci bwangmwen tiyeu.
