Luke 18
1 And he spoke a parable to them [to this end], that men ought always [to] pray, and not to faint;
Mme ya re ka letsatsi lengwe Jesu a bolelela barutwa ba gagwe polelo ya go ba supegetsa ka fa go tlhokegang ka teng gore ba rapele ka metlha yotlhe le go ba bontsha gore ba tshwanetse go tswelela ba rapela go fitlhelela ba bona karabo.
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man.
A ba raya a re, “Go kile ga bo go na le moatlhodi mo motsing, monna yo o ne a sa boife Modimo a le lonyatso lo logolo mo go botlhe.
3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.
Mme motlholagadi mongwe wa motse oo o ne a tla kwa go ene nako le nako go ikopela tsheko kgatlhanong le monna yo o neng a mo utlwisitse botlhoko.
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
“Moatlhodi o ne a mo tlhokomologa ka lobakanyana mme ya re morago a mo lapisa. A ithaya a re, ‘Ga ke boife Modimo le fa e le motho, mme mosadi yo o a ntshwenya. Ke tlaa mo atlhola gonne o ntapisa ka go boaboa ga gagwe.’”
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
Hong Morena a ba raya a re, “Fa e le gore moatlhodi yo o bosula o ka dira jalo,
7 And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?
a ga lo akanye gore Modimo o tlaa atlholela batho ba one ka tshiamo ba ba o lopang bosigo le motshegare?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth?
Ee! O tlaa ba araba ka bonako! Mme potso ke gore: Fa nna Morwa motho, ke boa, ke tlaa fitlhela ba le kae ba ba nang le tumelo [ebile ba rapela]?”
9 And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Hong a ba bolelela polelo ya bangwe ba ba kileng ba ikgantsha ka tshiamo ya bone ba nyatsa ba bangwe.
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
“Banna ba babedi ba kile ba ya kwa Tempeleng go ya go rapela. Mongwe e ne e le moikgantshi wa Mofarasai, yo o iponang tshiamo yo mongwe e le mokgethisi wa motsietsi.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Mme moikgantshi wa Mofarasai a ‘rapela’ thapelo e: ‘Ke a leboga Mo-dimo, ga ke moleofi jaaka ba bangwe, bogolo jang jaaka mokgethisi yole! Gonne ga ke tsietse, ga ke dire boaka,
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Ke itima dijo gabedi mo bekeng, mme ke naya Modimo di tsa bosome jwa dilo tsotlhe tse ke di bapalang.’
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
“Mme mokgethisi yo o bosula a emetse kwa kgakala a sa batle go lelala kwa legodimong fa a rapela, a ititaya sefuba ka kutlobotlhoko, a goa a re, ‘Modimo nkutlwela botlhoko nna moleofi!’
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Ke a lo bolelela, moleofi yo, e seng Mofarasai, o ne a boela gae a itshwaretswe! Gonne baikgantshi ba tlaa ngotlafadiwa mme ba ba ingotlang ba tlaa godisiwa.”
15 And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
Ka letsatsi lengwe basadi bangwe ba tlisa masea a bone kwa go ene go ba ama le go ba segofatsa. Mme barutwa ba ba raya ba re ba tsamaya.
16 But Jesus called them [to him], and said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Hong Jesu a ipiletsa bananyana mme a raya barutwa a re, “Lesang bananyana ba tle kwa go nna! Lo se ka lwa ba kganela! Gonne Bogosi jwa Modimo ke jwa batho ba dipelo tsa bone di nang le tumelo jaaka tsa bananyana. Mme le fa e le mang yo o senang tumelo e e tshwanang le ya bone, ga a kitla a tsena ka dikgoro tsa Bogosi!”
17 Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
Ka bofefo Moeteledipele wa tumelo ya Sejuta a mmotsa potso e: “Morena yo o molemo ke ka dira jang go tsena mo legodimong?” (aiōnios g166)
19 And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is] God.
Mme Jesu a mo raya a re, “A o lemoga se o se buang fa o mpitsa ‘molemo’? Ke Modimo fela ke one o molemo, e seng ope gape.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother.
Mme ka fa potsong ya gago, o itse gore melao e e lesome ya re, o seka wa dira boaka, o seka wa bolaya, o seka wa utswa, o se ka wa aka, tlotla batsadi ba gago, le e mengwe jalo.”
21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth.
Mme monna a fetola a re, “Ke tlhokometse mongwe le mongwe wa melao eo go tswa bonnyeng jwa me.”
22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Hong Jesu a mo raya a re, “Go santse go na le sengwe se o se tlhokang, rekisa tsotlhe tse o nang natso o abele bahumanegi madi, e tlaa nna yone khumo ya gago kwa legodimong, mme o tle, o ntshale morago.”
23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
Mme e rile fa monna a utlwa se, a tsamaya ka kutlo botlhoko, ka a ne a humile thata.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Jesu a mo lebelela a tsamaya mme a raya barutwa ba gagwe a re, “Go thata jang gore mohumi a tsene mo bogosing jwa Modimo!
25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Go bonolo mo kammeleng go tsena ka leroba la nnale bogolo go mohumi go tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo!”
26 And they that heard [it], said, Who then can be saved?
Mme ba ba mo utlwileng jaana ba gakgamala ba re, “Fa go le thata jalo, batho ba ka bolokesega jang?”
27 Then he said, The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God.
A ba fetola a re, “Modimo o ka dira se batho ba se ka keng ba se dira!”
28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Mme Petere a re, “Re tlogetse malwapa a rona ra go sala morago.”
29 And he said to them, Verily I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,
Jesu a fetola a re, “E, mme botlhe ba ba dirileng jaaka lona, ba tlogetse lolwapa, mosadi, bomorwarraagwe, batsadi kgotsa bana ka ntlha ya Bogosi jwa Modimo,
31 Then he took the twelve, and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Hong a phutha ba ba Lesome le Bobedi a ba raya a re, “Jaaka lo itse, re ya Jerusalema. Mme fa re tsena koo dipolelelo-pelo tsa baporofiti ba bogologolo ka ga me di tlaa diragala.
32 For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and spitefully treated, and spitted on;
Ke tlaa neelwa Badichaba go sotlwa le go kgwelwa mathe le go gagautlhwa mo go tlhabisang ditlhong,
33 And they will scourge [him], and put him to death: and the third day he will rise again.
ke tlaa itewa ke bo ke bolawa. Mme ka letsatsi la boraro ke tlaa tsoga gape.”
34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Mme ba seka ba tlhaloganya selo se o neng a se bua. O ne a bonala ekete o bua dinaane fela.
35 And it came to pass, that as he had come nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging;
Mme ya re ba atamela Jeriko, ga bo go le monna mongwe wa sefofu a ntse fa thoko ga tsela, a kopa mo bafeting.
36 And hearing the multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
E rile a utlwa modumo wa bontsintsi bo feta a botsa gore go diragalang?
37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
A bolelelwa gore Jesu wa Nasaretha o a feta.
38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, [thou] son of David, have mercy on me.
Hong a simolola go goa a re, “Jesu, Morwa Dafide, nkutlwela botlhoko!”
39 And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, [Thou] son of David, have mercy on me.
Mme bontsintsi jwa batho jo bo neng bo eteletse Jesu pele jwa leka go didimatsa monna yo, mme a goela kwa godimo a re, “Morwa Dafide nkutlwela botlhoko!”
40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought to him: and when he had come near, he asked him,
E rile Jesu a goroga fa lefelong leo a ema a re, “Lereng monna yoo wa sefofu kwano.”
41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Hong Jesu a botsa monna a re, “O batlang”? A kopa a re, “Morena ke batla go bona!”
42 And Jesus said to him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Jesu a mo raya a re, “Go siame, bona! Tumelo ya gago e go fodisitse!”
43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it], gave praise to God.
Mme ka bofefo monna a kgona go bona, a latela Jesu, a baka Modimo. Mme botlhe ba ba neng ba go bona go direga le bone ba baka Modimo.
