Luke 17
1 [One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!
Yesu wukamba minlonguki miandi: —Ziphukumunu zilendi kambu ko vayi mabienga kuidi woso wuntotukidilanga ziawu.
2 Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]
Bulutidi mboti bankanga ditadi diodi bannikinanga makundi mu tsingu, ku nloza mu mbu ayi mu diambu kabika vodisa, wumosi mu banababa, masumu.
3 Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.
Diawu lulubuka! —Enati khombꞌaku vodidi masumu, buna bika wuntubidila. Ayi enati baludimavanga buna bika wunlemvukila.
4 Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”
Ayi buba kuandi ti tsambudi di zikhumbu kavodidi masumu kuidi ngeyo mu lumbu kimosi, ayi tsambudi di zikhumbu kiza tubila ti: “mbaludi khadulu”. Buna bika wunlemvukila.
5 [One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”
Mimvuala mikamba Pfumu Yesu: —Wutubuela minu.
6 The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”
Buna Pfumu Yesu wuba vutudila: —Bukiedika ti minu kieno, ka diambu ko kidi banga buididi dikundi di mutalide, nganu lulenda tumina nti wuna ti: “Vuzuka ayi yenda kikuni mu mbu” buna muna yina thangu wufueti kulutumukina.
7 [Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’
—Nani buna luidi widi ayi kisadi kiandi kinkunanga voti kinsunganga bibulu, kikunkambanga bu kabedi ku zitsola ti: “yiza nsualu ayi vuanda nsualu va meza?”
8 Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’
Keti kafueti kunkamba theti ti: “ndambila bidia, vuata minledi mi kisalu ayi thudila bidia va meza nate ndimanisa dia ayi nua; bosi ngeyo mamvaku wudia ayi wunua?”
9 (You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]
A Buevi pfumu kavueti vutudila kisadi kiandi matondo mu diambu kavengi bumboti momo katumunu e? Nana!
10 Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”
Buawu bobo kuidi beno mamveno. Bu luela mana vanga momo lutumunu buna bika luba tuba: “tuidi kaka bisadi bikambulu mfunu, tuvengi kaka momo tutumunu.”
11 As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].
Buna wulembo yendi ku Yelusalemi, Yesu wuviokila ku Samali ayi Ngalili.
12 As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance
Buna weka va difula di buala bumosi, kuna dikumi di batu babelabuazi bandengana. Thama batelimina
13 and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”
ayi bayamikina mu mbembo yingolo ayi batuba: —A Pfumu Yesu, bika wutumona kiadi!
14 When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.
Yesu bu kaba mona, buna wuba kamba: —Yendanu lukimonikisa kuidi banganga Nzambi. Mu thangu baba kuenda mu nzila, bazimbukila batumbulu vedila.
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.
Wumosi mu bawu bu kamona ti belukidi, wuvutuka, wukembisa Nzambi mu ndinga yingolo.
16 He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].
Wufukama va malu ma Yesu, wuyinika zizi kiandi va tsi ayi wumvutudila matondo. Vayi mutu beni wuba muisi Samali.
17 Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]
Buna Yesu wunyuvula: —Keti dikumi divedusulungu e? A kuevi kuidi divua dinkaka?
18 I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”
Buna kadi mutu kasi yindula ko mu vutuka ayi vutudila Nzambi matondo botula kaka nzenza yayi e?
19 Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”
Buna Yesu wunkamba: —Telama ayi yenda kuaku; minu kiaku kibelusidi.
20 [One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.
Bafalisi bayuvula Yesu mu diambu di zaba kani lumbu mbi kiela kuiza Kipfumu ki Nzambi. Niandi wuba vutudila: —Kipfumu ki Nzambi bu kiela kuiza kilendi monu mu meso ko.
21 And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”
Ayi balendi tuba ko: “Tala, kidi kuaku” voti “tala kidi kuna” bila luzaba mboti ti Kipfumu ki Nzambi kidi va khatitsikꞌeno.
22 [Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.
Bosi wukamba minlonguki: —Bilumbu biela kuiza biobi luela bela tsatu yi mona, banza lumbu kimosi ki muana mutu vayi lulendi kimona ko.
23 [Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].
—Buna bela kulukamba: “Tala Klisto widi kuaku” voti “tala widikuna”. Buna kadi ba kuenda ayi kadi ku balandakana.
24 Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].
Bila banga lusiemo lueta totukila mu diyilu ayi lueta kienzudila tona tsongi yimosi nate tsongi yinkaka yi diyilu, buna buawu bobo buela bela muana mutu mu lumbu kiandi.
25 But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].
Vayi kafueti tuama mona ziphasi ziwombo ayi kafueti tuama lozu kuidi batu ba tsungi yayi.
26 But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].
—Mambu momo maba mu thangu yi Nowa mawu mela buela ba mu bilumbu bi Muana Mutu.
27 [At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].
Bila batu badia, banua, bakuelana, bakuedisa nate mu lumbu kioki Nowa kakota mu masuwa. Buna bosi nkuka yi nlangu yiyiza, ayi yimana ku babunga.
28 Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].
Banga kuandi bubela mu bilumbu bi Loti: batu badia, banua, basumba, basumbisa, bakuna batungisa.
29 But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].
Vayi mvula yi mbazu ayi yi sufele yinoka ayi yimana ku babungamu lumbu kioki Loti katotuka mu Sodoma.
30 Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).
Buawu bobo buela bela mu lumbu kioki Muana mutu kela monika.
31 On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].
Mu lumbu kina, enati mutu widi ku yilu muanzu vayi widi ayi bima biandi mu nzo buna kabika kuluka muingi kenda bongi biawu; bobuawu woso wela batakana ku zitsola kabika buela vutuka ku nzo andi.
32 Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].
Bika lutebukila nketo wu Loti moyo.
33 Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].
Woso wela tomba vukisa luzingu luandi, wela luzimbisa vayi wosowela luzimbisa wela luvukisa.
34 I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.
Bukiedika ndikulukamba, muna builu buna, batu buadi bela lekamfulu yimosi, wumosi mu bawu wela botulu vayi wunkaka wela siala.
35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”
Baketo buadi bela tuta mfufu va kimosi, wumosi mu bawu wela botulu vayi wunkaka wela siala. [
Babakala buadi bela ba ku zitsola, wumosi mu bawu wela botuluvayi wunkaka wela siala.]
37 [His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”
Buna minlonguki minyuvula: —A Pfumu, kuevi kuela viokila mambu momo e? Niandi wuba vutudila: —Koso kuidi mvumbi, kuawu kuidi bibala.
