Luk 6
1 Nʼotu ụbọchị izuike, mgbe Jisọs na-agafe nʼubi a kụrụ ọka. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya malitere ịghọrọ ụfọdụ nʼime ogbe ọka ndị ahụ, na-amazu ha nʼaka, ma na-ata ha.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), while Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples, the disciples picked some of the heads of grain. They rubbed them in their hands [to separate the grains from the husks], and ate the grain. [The law of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
2 Ụfọdụ ndị Farisii sịrị, “Gịnị mere unu ji na-eme ihe megidere iwu nʼụbọchị izuike?”
Some Pharisees [who were watching] said to Jesus, “(You should not be doing on our rest day [work] that [our] laws forbid!/Why are you doing on our rest day [work] that our laws forbid?)” [RHQ]
3 Jisọs zara ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu agụtaghị ihe Devid mere mgbe agụụ gụrụ ya na ndị so ya?
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he replied, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
4 Otu o si banye nʼụlọ Chineke, were achịcha a na-eche nʼihu ya, nyetụkwa ndị ya na ha so, achịcha nke onye ọbụla na-ekwesighị ịta ma ọ bụghị naanị ndị nchụaja.”
David entered God’s big worship tent [and asked for some food]. [The high priest gave him] the bread that the priests had presented to God. It was permitted [in] one of [Moses’ laws] that only the priests could eat that bread. But [even though David was not a priest], he ate some, and gave some to the men who were with him. [And God did not consider that what David did was wrong]!”
5 Mgbe ahụ ọ gwara ha sị, “Nwa nke Mmadụ bụ Onyenwe Ụbọchị Izuike.”
Jesus also said to them, “[I am] the one who came from heaven, so [I] have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the day of rest!”
6 Nʼụbọchị izuike ọzọ, ọ banyere nʼụlọ ekpere na-ezi ihe. Otu nwoke nọkwa nʼebe ahụ onye aka nri ya kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ.
Another (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus entered a (synagogue/Jewish meeting place) and taught the people. There was a man there whose right hand was shriveled.
7 Ndị Farisii na ndị ode akwụkwọ na-achọ ụzọ ha ga-esi boo ya ebubo, ya mere ha lekwasịrị ya anya ịhụ ma ọ ga-agwọ ọrịa nʼụbọchị izuike.
The men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees [who were there] watched Jesus, to see if he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this so that, [if he healed the man], they would accuse him [of disobeying their laws by working on the day of rest].
8 Ma ebe ọ maara ihe ha na-ezube nʼobi ha, ọ kpọrọ nwoke ahụ nke aka ya kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ sị ya, “Bilie bịa guzoro nʼetiti ebe a.” Nwoke ahụ pụtara bịa guzoro ebe ahụ.
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Come and stand here [in front of everyone]!” So the man got up and stood there.
9 Mgbe ahụ Jisọs sịrị ha, “Ka m jụọ unu, gịnị ziri ezi nʼiwu ime nʼụbọchị izuike; ọ bụ ime ihe ọma ka ọ bụ ime ihe ọjọọ; ịzọpụta ndụ ka ọ bụ ịla ndụ nʼiyi?”
Then Jesus said to the others, “I ask you this: Do the laws that [God gave Moses] permit [people] to do what is good (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit people] to harm [others]? [Do they permit us] to save [a person’s] life [on our day of rest] or to let [him] die [HYP] [by refusing to help him]?”
10 Mgbe o lesiri ha niile anya gburugburu, ọ sịrị ya, “Setịpụ aka gị.” O mere nke a, aka ya dịkwara mma ọzọ.
[They refused to answer him. So] after he looked around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your [shriveled] hand!” The man did that, and his hand became all right again!
11 Ha were iwe nke ukwuu ma malite na-ekwurịtara nʼetiti onwe ha ihe ha nwere ike ime Jisọs.
But the men who taught the Jewish laws and the Pharisees were very angry, and they discussed with one another what they could do to [get rid of] Jesus.
12 Nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ, ọ gara rigoro nʼelu ugwu ikpe ekpere. Ọ nọrọ abalị ahụ niile na-ekpe ekpere nye Chineke.
About that time [Jesus] went up into the hills to pray. He prayed to God all night.
13 Mgbe chi bọrọ, ọ kpọrọ ndị niile na-eso ụzọ ya, site nʼime ha họrọ mmadụ iri na abụọ ndị ọ kpọrọ ndị ozi ya.
The next day he summoned all his disciples to come near him. From them he chose twelve men, whom he called apostles.
14 Saimọn (onye ọ kpọrọ Pita) na Andru nwanne ya, Jemis Jọn, Filip Batalomi.
They were Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name, Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James and [his younger brother], John; Philip; Bartholomew;
15 Matiu Tọmọs, Jemis nwa Alfiọs, Saimọn onye a na-akpọ Zilọt.
Matthew, whose other name was Levi; Thomas; [another] James, the [son] of Alpheus; Simon, who belonged to the party [that encouraged people to] rebel [against the Roman government];
16 Judas nwa Jemis na Judas Iskarịọt onye raara ya nye.
Judas, the [son] of [another] James; and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the one who later (betrayed Jesus./enabled the Jewish leaders to seize Jesus.)
17 Ya na ha rịdatara ga nʼebe ala dị larịị. Igwe ndị na-eso ụzọ ya na oke igwe mmadụ sitere na Judịa, na Jerusalem nakwa obodo dị na nsọtụ mmiri nke Taịa na Saịdọn.
[Jesus] came down from the hills with his disciples and stood on a level area. There was a very big crowd of his disciples there. There was also a large group of people who had come from Jerusalem and from many [other] places [in] Judea [district], and from the coastal areas near Tyre and Sidon [cities].
18 Ndị bịara ịnụrụ okwu ya na ka a gwọọ ha ọrịa ha. A gwọkwara ọtụtụ ndị mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha na-esogbu.
They came to hear Jesus talk to them and to be healed {and for him to heal them} from their diseases. He also healed those whom evil spirits had troubled.
19 Igwe mmadụ ahụ gbalịrị ịmetụ ya aka, nʼihi na ike dị ukwuu si ya nʼahụ na-apụ na-agwọ ha niile.
Everyone [in the crowd] tried to touch him, because he was healing everyone by [his/God’s] power.
20 O weliri anya lee ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, sị ha, “Ngọzị na-adịrị unu bụ ndị ogbenye, nʼihi na alaeze Chineke bụ nke unu.
He looked [MTY] at his disciples and said, “[God] is pleased with you [who know] that you lack what [he wants you to have; ] he will allow you to be the people whose lives he rules over.
21 Ngọzị na-adịrị unu ndị agụụ na-agụ ugbu a, nʼihi na afọ ga-eju unu. Ngọzị na-adịrị unu ndị na-ebe akwa ugbu a, nʼihi na unu ga-achị ọchị.
[God] is pleased with you who sincerely desire to receive what [MTY] [he wants you to have]; he will give you what you need, until you are satisfied. [God] is pleased with you that grieve now [because of sin]. Later you will be joyful.
22 Ngọzị na-adịrị unu mgbe ndị mmadụ na-akpọ unu asị, mgbe ha na-achụpụ unu, na-akparị unu, na-ajụ aha unu, nʼihi Nwa nke Mmadụ.
[God] is pleased with you when [other] people hate you, when they will not let you join them, when they insult you, when they say that you are evil because [you believe in] me, the one who came from heaven.
23 “Ṅụrịanụ ọṅụ ma wuliekwanụ elu nʼihi ọṅụ nʼụbọchị ahụ, nʼihi na ụgwọ ọrụ unu dị ukwuu nʼeluigwe. Nʼihi na otu a ka ndị nna nna ha mesoro ndị amụma.
When that happens, rejoice! Jump up and down because you are so happy! [God will give] you a great reward in heaven! [When they do these things to you, it will prove that you are God’s servants]. (OR, [People have always treated God’s servants like that].) Do not forget that these people’s ancestors did the same things to the prophets [who served God faithfully]!
24 “Ma ahụhụ na-adịrị unu ndị ọgaranya, nʼihi na unu eketala nkasiobi unu.
But there will be terrible punishment for you that are rich; the happiness you have received [from your riches] is the only happiness that you will get.
25 Ahụhụ na-adịrị ndị afọ juru ugbu a, nʼihi na agụ ga-agụkwa unu. Ahụhụ na-adịrị ndị na-achị ọchị ugbu a, nʼihi na unu ga-eru ụjụ, bee akwa.
There will be terrible punishment for you who [think that you] have all that you need now; you will [realize] that these things will not make you feel satisfied. There will be terrible punishment for you who are joyful now; you will [later] be very sad.
26 Ahụhụ na-adịrị unu mgbe ndị mmadụ niile na-ekwu okwu ọma gbasara unu, nʼihi na otu a ka ndị bụ nna ha mesoro ndị amụma ụgha.”
When most [HYP] people speak well about you, trouble is ahead for you; [it will not prove that you are God’s servants, because] your ancestors used to speak well about those who falsely [claimed that they were] prophets.”
27 “Ma a na m agwa unu ndị na-ege m ntị: hụnụ ndị iro unu nʼanya, mekwaaranụ ndị kpọrọ unu asị ihe ọma.
“But I say this to each of you [disciples] who are listening [to what I say]: Love your enemies [as well as your friends]. Do good things for those who hate you!
28 Gọzienụ ndị na-abụ unu ọnụ, ma kpekwaaranụ ndị na-akparị unu ekpere.
[Ask God to] bless those who curse you! Pray for those who mistreat you!
29 Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla a maa gị ụra nʼotu ntị, tụgharịara ya ntị gị nke ọzọ. Ọ bụrụkwa na onye ọbụla anara gị uwe ahụ gị, nyekwa ya uwe ime ahụ gị.
If someone [insults one of you by] striking you on one of your cheeks, turn your face [so that he can strike] the other cheek [also]. If [a bandit] wants to take away your [(sg)] coat, let him also have your shirt.
30 Nye onye ọbụla rịọrọ gị ihe. Ọ bụrụkwa na mmadụ ewere ihe bụ nke gị, agala ịnapụta ya.
Give something to everyone who asks you [(sg) for something]. If someone takes away things that belong to you [(sg)], do not ask him to return them.
31 Dịka unu si chọọ ka ndị mmadụ mesoo unu, sitekwanụ otu a na-emeso ha.
In whatever way you [(pl)] want others to act toward you, that is the way that you should act toward them.
32 “Ọ bụrụ naanị ndị hụrụ unu nʼanya ka unu na-ahụ nʼanya, gịnị ga-abụ uru unu? Nʼihi na ọbụladị ndị mmehie, ọ bụ ndị hụrụ ha nʼanya ka ha na-ahụkwa nʼanya.
If you love [only] those who love you, do not [expect God] to praise you for [doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners love those who love them.
33 Ọ bụrụkwa naanị ndị na-emere unu ihe ọma ka unu na-emere ihe ọma, gịnị ga-abụ uru unu? Nʼihi na ndị mmehie na-enyekwara ndị na-enyere ha aka aka.
If you do good things [only] for those who do good things for you, do not [expect God] to reward you [for doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners do that.
34 Ọ bụrụkwa na unu agbazinye naanị ndị nwere ike ịkwụghachi unu ihe, gịnị ga-abụ uru unu? Nʼihi na ndị mmehie na-agbazinyekwa ndị mmehie ibe ha na-atụ anya ka a kwụghachikwa ha nʼozuzu oke.
If you lend [things or money only] to those who you expect will give something back to you, do not [expect that God] will reward you [RHQ] [for doing that]. Even sinners lend to other sinners, because they expect them to pay everything back.
35 Hụnụ ndị iro unu nʼanya, na-emekwa ezi ihe nye ha, gbazinyenụ ndị nọ na mkpa ihe ha chọrọ, na-eleghị anya na ha ga-akwụghachi unu. Mgbe ahụ, ụgwọ ọrụ unu ga-adị ukwuu, unu ga-egosikwa na unu bụ ụmụ nke Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, nʼihi na ebere ya na-adịrị ndị ajọ omume na ndị na-enweghị mmụọ ekele nʼime ha.
Instead, love your enemies! Do good things for them! Lend to them, and do not expect them to pay anything back! [If you do that, God will give] you a big reward. And you will be [acting like] his children [should]. Remember that God is kind to people who are not grateful and to people who are wicked, [and he expects you to be like that too].
36 Nweenu obi ebere dị ka Nna unu si nwee obi ebere.
Act mercifully toward others, just like your Father [in heaven acts] mercifully [toward you].”
37 “Unu ekpela ndị ọzọ ikpe, ka a ghara ikpekwa unu ikpe. Unu amala ndị ọzọ ikpe ka a ghara ịma unu ikpe. Gbagharanụ ndị ọzọ, a ga-agbagharakwa unu.
“Do not say how sinfully others have acted, and then [God] will not say how sinfully you have acted. Do not condemn others, and then [he] will not condemn you [DOU]. Forgive others [for the evil things that they have done to you], and then [God] will forgive you.
38 Nyenụ, nʼihi na a ga-enyekwa unu. Onyinye unu ga-anata ga-abụ nke juru eju, nke a bịadara nke ọma, yọkọtakwa ayọkọta nke na-ejubiga oke ka a ga-adọkwasị gị nʼahụ; nʼihi na ọ bụ ihe i na-eji atụ ihe ka a ga-eji tụọrọ gị.”
Give [good things to others], and then [God] will give [good] things to you. It will be [as though] [MET] [God is putting things in a basket] for you. He will give you a full amount, pressed down in the basket, which he will shake [so that he can put more in], and it will spill over the sides! [Remember that] the way you act [toward others] will be the way that [God] will act toward you!”
39 Ọ tụkwaara ha ilu a, “Onye ìsì ọ pụrụ idu onye ìsì ibe ya? Ha abụọ ọ gaghị adaba nʼime olulu?
He also told [his disciples] this parable [to show them that they should be like him, and not be like the Jewish religious leaders]: “(You certainly would not [expect] a blind man to lead another blind man./Would you [expect] a blind man to lead [another] blind man?) [RHQ] If he tried to do [that], (they would both probably fall into a hole!/wouldn’t they both probably fall into a hole?) [RHQ] [I am your teacher, and you disciples should be like me].
40 Onye na-eso ụzọ onye ozizi anaghị akarị onye nkuzi ya, kama mgbe ọ mụtasịrị ọ ga-amata ihe dị ka onye nkuzi ya.
A disciple should not [expect to be] better known than his teacher. But if a student is fully trained {if someone fully trains a student}, the student can become like his teacher [MET]. [So you should be content to be like me].
41 “Gịnị mere i ji elee ntakịrị ahịhịa dị nwanna gị nʼanya, ma ị dịghị ahụta obodobo osisi dị gị onwe gị nʼanya?
(Why do you notice [someone else’s small faults]?/None of you should be concerned about [someone else’s small faults] [MET, RHQ].) [That would be like] noticing a speck in that person’s eye. But you should be concerned about [your own big faults. They are like] planks in your own eye, [which you do not notice].
42 Ị ga-esi aṅaa sị nwanna gị, ‘Nwanna a, ka m wepụ gị ntakịrị ahịhịa dị gị nʼanya,’ mgbe gị onwe gị na-ahụghị obodobo osisi dị gị nʼanya? Gị onye ihu abụọ, buru ụzọ wepụ obodobo osisi dị gị nʼanya ka i nwee ike ịhụzi ụzọ nke ọma wepụ ntakịrị ahịhịa dị nwanna gị nʼanya.
(You [(sg)] should not say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye!/Why do you say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye?) [RHQ] [If you do that], you are a hypocrite! You should first [stop committing your own sins. That will be like] removing the plank from your own eye. Then, as a result, you will have the spiritual insight you need to help others get rid of the [faults that are like] specks in their eyes.”
43 “Ezi osisi adịghị amị mkpụrụ ọjọọ. Ọ dịkwaghị osisi ọjọọ na-amị mkpụrụ ọma.
“[People are like trees] [MET]. Healthy trees do not bear bad fruit (OR, bear only good fruit), and unhealthy trees do not bear good fruit.
44 Ọ bụ mkpụrụ osisi mịrị ka e ji ama ụdị osisi ọ bụ. Ndị mmadụ adịghị aghọta fiig site nʼosisi ogwu, otu a kwa o nweghị onye na-aghọta mkpụrụ grepu nʼobi ogwu.
[Just like you] can tell if a tree is good or bad by looking at its fruit, [you can tell which people are good and which are bad by looking at the way they] conduct their lives. [For example, because thornbushes cannot produce figs], no one can pick figs from thornbushes. And [since bramble bushes cannot produce grapes], no one can [pick] grapes from bramble bushes.
45 Ezi mmadụ na-esite nʼakụ ọma juru ya obi na-arụpụta ezi ọrụ, otu a kwa, ajọ mmadụ na-esite nʼobi ọjọọ ya na-arụpụta ajọ ọrụ. Nʼihi na ihe ọbụla dị mmadụ nʼobi bụ ihe na-apụta nʼọnụ ya.
[Similarly], good people will conduct their lives in a good way because they think a lot of good [things], and evil people will live in an evil way because they think a lot of evil [things]. The basic principle is that people speak [and act] according to all that they think.”
46 “Gịnị mere unu ji na-akpọ m, ‘Onyenwe anyị, Onyenwe anyị,’ ma unu adịghị eme ihe m kwuru?
“[Because people should obey what their masters tell them], (it is disgraceful that you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you!/why do you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you?) [RHQ]
47 Achọrọ m igosi unu ihe onye ọbụla na-abịakwute m nke na-anụ okwu m, ma na-ejikwa ihe ọ na-anụ akpọrọ ihe, yiri.
Some people come to me, and hear my messages and obey them. I will tell you what they are like.
48 Onye ahụ yiri nwoke wuru ụlọ, onye gwumiri ala, doo ntọala ụlọ ahụ nʼelu oke nkume. Mgbe idee mmiri bịara were ike ya tie nʼụlọ ahụ, o nweghị ike ime ka ọ maa jijiji nʼihi na e wusiri ya ike.
They are like a man who dug deep [into the ground to prepare to build his house]. He made sure that the foundation was on solid ground. Then when there was a flood, the water tried to wash away the house. But the river could not shake the house, because it was built {he built it} on a solid [foundation].
49 Ma onye ahụ nụrụ okwu m, nke na-ejighị ihe ọ nụrụ mee ihe, dị ka nwoke wukwasịrị ụlọ ya nʼelu ala, nke na-enweghị ntọala ọbụla. Mgbe idee mmiri bịara were ike ya tie nʼụlọ ahụ, ụlọ ahụ dara daruo ala, ọdịda ya dị ukwuu.”
But some people hear my messages but do not obey them. They are like a man who built a house on top of the ground without [digging] a foundation. When the river flooded, the house collapsed immediately and was completely ruined. [So it is important for you to obey what I teach you].”
