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 came to pass, when he entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees, on a Sabbath, to eat bread, that, they, were narrowly watching him.
2 Ma lee, otu nwoke ahụ ya zara aza nọkwa nʼihu ya ebe ahụ.
And lo! there was, a certain man, who had the dropsy, before 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?”
And Jesus, answering, spake unto the Lawyers and Pharisees, saying—Is it allowed, on the Sabbath, to cure, or not? But, they, held their peace.
4 Ma ha e kwughị okwu ọbụla. Ya mere ọ kpọrọ ya, gwọọ ya ma sị ya laa.
And taking hold [of him] he healed and dismissed him, —
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?”
and, unto them, said—Which of you, shall have a son or an ox that, into a pit, shall fall, and will not straightway pull him up, on the day of rest?
6 Ma ha enweghị ike ịza ajụjụ a.
And they could not return an answer unto these things.
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,
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, —observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto 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.
Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been 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 that invited both thee and him should come, and say unto thee—Give, unto this one, place! and, then, thou shouldst begin, with shame, the last place, to occupy.
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, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee—Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee.
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.”
Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall 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.
Moreover he went on to say, unto him also who had invited him, —Whensoever thou mayest be making a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, or thy brothers, or thy kinsfolk, or rich neighbours, —lest once, they also, invite thee in return, and it become a recompense unto thee.
13 Kama mgbe ị na-akpọ oriri, kpọọ ndị ogbenye na ndị ọlụsị na ndị ngwụrọ na ndị ìsì.
But, whensoever, an entertainment, thou mayest be making, invite the destitute, the tried, the lame, 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, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, 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.”
And one of those reclining together, hearing these things, said unto him—Happy, whoever shall 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 unto him—A certain man, was making a great supper, and invited many;
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 out his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say unto the invited—Be coming! because, even now, is it, ready.
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.’
And they all began, one after another to excuse themselves. The first, said unto him—A field, have I bought, and have need to go out and see it: I request thee, hold 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.’
And, another, said—Five yoke of oxen, have I bought, and am going my way to prove them; I request thee, hold me excused.
20 “Ma onye ọzọ sịkwara, ‘Alụrụ m nwunye ọhụrụ, nʼihi nke a agaghị m abịa.’
And, another, said—A wife, have I married, and, for this cause, 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.’
And, going near, the servant reported unto his lord these things. Then, provoked to anger, the master of the house said unto his servant—Go out quickly, into the broadways and streets of the city, —and, the destitute, and tried, and blind, and lame, bring thou in here.
22 “Ohu ahụ sịrị, ‘Nna m ukwu, emeela m ihe i kwuru, ma ohere ka fọdụrụ.’
And the servant said—Lord! what thou didst order, hath been done; and, yet, there is, 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.
And the lord said unto the servant—Go out among the highways and fences, 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 say unto you—Not one of those men who had been invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 Ugbu a, oke igwe mmadụ na-eso ya ma ọ tụgharịrị sị ha:
And there were journeying together with him many multitudes; and, turning, he said unto 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 cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, further also, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Onye ọbụla na-eburughị obe ya soro m, enweghị ike ịbụ onye na-eso ụzọ m.
Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh 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, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, —whether he hath sufficient for completion;
29 Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na ọ tọọ ntọala ma o nwekwaghị ike wuchaa ya, onye ọbụla hụrụ ya ga-achị ya ọchị,
lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at 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, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him.
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.
And, if not, by any means, while he is yet afar off, he sendeth, an embassy, and requesteth the conditions of peace.
33 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, onye ọbụla na-ajụghị ihe niile o nwere, apụghị ịbụ onye na-eso ụzọ m.
Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, 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?
Good, therefore is the salt; but, if, even the salt, become tasteless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 Ọ bakwaghị uru nye ala maọbụ iji mee nri ala. Kama ọ bụ itufu ya. “Onye ọbụla nwere ntị ịnụ ihe, ya nụrụ.”
Neither for land nor for manure, is it, fit: outside, they cast it! He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
