Luk 14
1 Otu ụbọchị izuike, mgbe ọ gara iri ihe nʼụlọ otu onyendu ndị Farisii, ha nọ na-ele ya anya nke ọma.
And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
2 Ma lee, otu nwoke ahụ ya zara aza nọkwa nʼihu ya ebe ahụ.
And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 Jisọs jụrụ ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu sị, “O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịgwọ ọrịa nʼụbọchị izuike ka ọ bụ na o zighị?”
Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
4 Ma ha e kwughị okwu ọbụla. Ya mere ọ kpọrọ ya, gwọọ ya ma sị ya laa.
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 Ọ sịrị ha, “Ọ bụrụ na otu nʼime unu nwere nwa nwoke maọbụ oke ehi nke dabara nʼime olulu mmiri nʼụbọchị izuike, ọ bụ na ọ gaghị eme ngwangwa dọpụta ya?”
He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
6 Ma ha enweghị ike ịza ajụjụ a.
But they could make no reply to this.
7 Mgbe ọ hụrụ otu ndị a kpọrọ oriri si họrọ naanị oche ndị a na-asọpụrụ, oche ndị a na-asọpụrụ, ọ tụrụ ha ilu sị,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8 “Mgbe mmadụ ọbụla kpọrọ gị oriri nʼọlụlụ di na nwunye, abatala nọdụ nʼoche ndị a na-asọpụrụ, nʼihi na eleghị anya, onye kpọrọ gị oriri kpọkwara onye ka gị nwe nsọpụrụ.
"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9 Nʼihi na onye ahụ kpọrọ unu oriri nwere ike bịakwute gị sị gị, nye nwoke a ọnọdụ gị. Mgbe ahụ, ị ga-ebili nʼanya ihere gaa nọdụ nʼoche dịkarịsịrị ala.
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 Ma mgbe a kpọrọ gị, nọdụ nʼoche dị ala, ka ọ ga-abụ na onye kpọrọ gị oriri bịa, ọ ga-asị gị ‘Enyi m, rigota nʼebe a ka elu.’ Mgbe ahụ, ị ga-enwekwa ugwu nʼanya ndị niile a kpọrọ gị na ha oriri.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla ga-ebuli onwe ya elu ka a ga-eweda nʼala, ma onye ọbụla na-eweda onwe ya ala ka a ga-ebuli elu.”
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
12 Ọ gwara onye ahụ kpọrọ ya oriri sị, “Mgbe ị na-akpọ oriri nke nri ehihie maọbụ nke nri anyasị, akpọla naanị ndị enyi gị maọbụ ụmụnne gị ndị nwoke maọbụ ndị ikwu na ibe gị, maọbụ ndị agbataobi gị bara ọgaranya, nʼihi ma eleghị anya, ha pụrụ ịkpọkwa gị na mgbe nke ha, sị otu a kwụghachi gị ụgwọ.
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
13 Kama mgbe ị na-akpọ oriri, kpọọ ndị ogbenye na ndị ọlụsị na ndị ngwụrọ na ndị ìsì.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 A ga-agọzikwa gị, nʼihi na ha enweghị ike ịkwụghachi gị, a ga-akwụghachikwa gị mgbe ndị ezi omume ga-ebili nʼọnwụ.”
and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."
15 Mgbe otu nʼime ndị a kpọrọ oriri nụrụ nke a, ọ sịrị ya, “Ngọzị ga-adịrị onye ga-eso rie oriri nʼalaeze Chineke.”
Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God."
16 Ma ọ sịrị ya, “Otu onye na-akwado oke oriri kpọkwa ọtụtụ mmadụ oku.
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17 Mgbe oge oriri ahụ ruru, o zipụrụ ohu ya ka ọ ga gwa ndị ahụ ọ kpọrọ sị, ‘Bịanụ, nʼihi na e dozichaala ihe niile.’
And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'
18 “Ma ha niile nʼotu nʼotu malitere inye ọsịsa. Onye nke mbụ sịrị, ‘Azụrụ m iberibe ala ọhụrụ, ọ dịkwa mkpa na m ga-eje hụ ya, biko gbaghara m, agaghị m abịa.’
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
19 “Onye nke ọzọ sịrị, ‘Azụrụ m ehi e ji arụ ọrụ ubi, iri e jikọrọ abụọ abụọ. Ana m aga ugbu a ka m nwalee ha, biko gbaghara m, agaghị m abịa.’
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
20 “Ma onye ọzọ sịkwara, ‘Alụrụ m nwunye ọhụrụ, nʼihi nke a agaghị m abịa.’
"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21 “Ohu ahụ lọtara, kọọrọ nna ya ukwu ihe ndị ahụ a kpọrọ oriri kwuru. Mgbe ahụ, iwe dị ukwuu were nna ya ukwu, nke a mere ka o zipụ ohu ya sị ya, ‘Gaa ngwangwa nʼokporoụzọ ukwu na nʼokporoụzọ nta dị nʼobodo a, kpọbata ndị ogbenye, na ndị ụkwụ rụrụ, na ndị ìsì na ndị ngwụrọ.’
"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
22 “Ohu ahụ sịrị, ‘Nna m ukwu, emeela m ihe i kwuru, ma ohere ka fọdụrụ.’
"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
23 “Nna ukwu ahụ sịrị ohu ahụ, ‘Gaakwa nʼokporoụzọ ukwu na okporoụzọ nta, mee ka ndị mmadụ bata nʼụlọ m, ka ụlọ m jupụta na mmadụ.
"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 Nʼihi na agwa m unu, ọ dịghị otu onye nʼime ndị ahụ a kpọrọ oriri ga-edetụ nri m ọnụ.’”
For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
25 Ugbu a, oke igwe mmadụ na-eso ya ma ọ tụgharịrị sị ha:
Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 “Onye ọbụla chọrọ iso m, ma o bụghị ụzọ kpọ nne na nna ya, na nwunye ya, na ụmụ ya, na ụmụnne ya ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị tinyekwara ndụ nke ya onwe ya asị, apụghị ịbụ onye na-eso ụzọ m.
"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Onye ọbụla na-eburughị obe ya soro m, enweghị ike ịbụ onye na-eso ụzọ m.
Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 “Ọ dị onye ọbụla nʼime unu chọrọ iwu ụlọ elu, na-agaghị ebu ụzọ nọdụ ala, gbakọọ ihe ọ ga-efu ya, iji chọpụta ma o nwekwara ego ga-ezu iwucha ya?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29 Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na ọ tọọ ntọala ma o nwekwaghị ike wuchaa ya, onye ọbụla hụrụ ya ga-achị ya ọchị,
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30 na-asị, ‘Nwoke a malitere iwu ụlọ, ma o nweghị ike wuchaa ya.’
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31 “Maọbụ olee eze chọrọ ịlụso eze ibe ya ọgụ, ọ gaghị ebu ụzọ nọdụ ala tulee ma puku ndị agha iri ya ọ ga-ezuru ya iji lụso onye ji iri puku ndị agha abụọ abịakwute ya ọgụ?
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Ọ bụrụ na o nweghị ike, ọ ga-ezipụ ozi rịọ ka e kpee udo mgbe onye nke ọzọ ka nọ nʼebe dị anya.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, onye ọbụla na-ajụghị ihe niile o nwere, apụghị ịbụ onye na-eso ụzọ m.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
34 “Nnu dị mma, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dịghị atọkwa ụtọ, a ga-eji gịnị mee ka ọ tọọ ụtọ ọzọ?
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35 Ọ bakwaghị uru nye ala maọbụ iji mee nri ala. Kama ọ bụ itufu ya. “Onye ọbụla nwere ntị ịnụ ihe, ya nụrụ.”
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
