Ruku 14

1 Mago mani fruhu knazupa (Sabati) Jisasi'a Farisi kva ne'mofo nompi ne'za nenaku vuno umani'nege'za, nankna hugahie hu'za zamagra kete'za mani'naze.

One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.

2 Ana higeno avuga mago nera avufga zore krimo azeri haviza hu'nea ne' mani'ne.

In front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy.

3 Kasegere ugota hu'naza vahe ene, Farisi vahera Jisasi'a anage huno zmantahigene. Mani fruhu knazupa (Sabat) knare vahera zamazeri so'e hugahumpi osugahune?

This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?"

4 Hianagi zamagra ke osu manizageno, ana nera avufare azerino kri'a azeri so'e huteno huntegeno vu'ne.

They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away.

5 Ana huteno anage huno zamasami'ne, Inamoka mofavrekamo'o bulimakao afukamo ti afi kerifi uraminenigenka, mani fruhu (Sabati) knazupa ame hunka ome avare anaga otegahano?

Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?"

6 Zamagra ana kemofo nona'a hugara osu'naze.

To this they could make no reply.

7 Jisasi'a kegeno ne'za nehogu ke hazage'za e'naza vahe'mo'za, ra zamagima eri trateke emanizageno, Jisasi'a anage huno fronka kea zamasami'ne.

Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,

8 Mago'a vahe'mo'ma, tamagri'ma ke hanigetma arave hu nezantema vanutma, ra agima ami tratera uomaniho. Na'ankure mago vahera tamagri'ma tamagatere'nesia vahera kea hu'nesigu'enene.

"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,

9 Hagi ana taregamota tanagi hu'nesimo eno, traka'a ama ne' amio huno hanigenka, kagazegu nehunka atrenka refarega umanigahane.

and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.

10 Tamagima hanigetma vanutma henka trate umani'nenkeno, tamagima higeta vu'nazamo'ma esuno'a, anage huno hugahie. Ronenimota, enagagateho hanigetma, maka trate'ma mani'naza vahe zmufina ra tmagia erigahaze.

On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.

11 Na'ankure maka vahe'mo'za zmavufga ra hanamokizmia, Anumzamo'a zamazeri fenka tregahie. Hianagi zamagra zmavufga anteramisamokizmia, Anumzamo'a zamazeri sga hugahie.

For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.

12 Anage nehuno, ne'za nehoguma ke hige'za e'naza kva nera asamino, ra ne'za kresnunka roneka'ane, kafu kaganahe'ine, vaheka'ane afufeno zimine vahe'ene zamagrike zamagi osuo. Ru ana vahe'mo'za kagri'enena ke hu'za nona hu'za kamisagenka mizanka'a erigahane.

Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.

13 Hu'neanagi ra nezama retroma nehanunka, zmunte omne vahe'ene, agia aza stinesia vahe'ene, aga havizahu vahe'ene, avusu hu'nesnia vahe kea huge'za eho.

But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;

14 E'inahu vahe'mo'za nona hu'za kamigara osu'nazankinka, kagra asomu erigahane. Na'ankure fatgo vahe'mo'za frinesafintima otisaza knazupa mizanka'a erigahane.

and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."

15 Mago'mo nezane trate zamaza tununte mani'nafinti ana kema hia nentahino, anage huno Jisasina asmi'ne. Maka vahe'mo'za Anumzamofo Kumapima bretima nesamo'za asomu erigahaze!

After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom."

16 Hianagi Jisasi'a ana kemofo nona'a anage huno asmi'ne, Mago ne'mo'a ra ne'za retro huteno hakarea vea ana nezante eho huno ke hu'ne. (Mat 22:1-10)

"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.

17 Ne'zama nesaza kna egeno, kazokzo eri'za vahe'a hunteno, koma zamagi hu'noa vahete vunka eho hunka ome zamasamio. Na'ankure nezantamia hago retro huramante'ne hunka ome zmasamige'za eho.

At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'

18 Hianagi maka'mo'za hu'za tasunku hunanki, eri'zanti me'ne hu'naze. Ese'mo'a anage huno ana kazokzo eriza nera asmi'ne. Nagra mago mopa mizasenoa ome kegahuankina, nasunku huanki ovugahue.

"But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "'I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.'

19 Anante'mo'a anage hu'ne, 10ni'a hoza eri bulimakao miza sentenorega vu'na ome avame ante'na kegahuankina, nasunku huanki omegahue.

"A second pleaded, "'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'

20 Anante'mo'a anage hu'ne, meni ara eri'noanki'na omegahue.

"Another said, "'I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.'

21 Ana kazokzo eriza ne'mo rukrehe huno kva'amofonte eno eme asmi'geno, kva nemo'a rimpa hegeno, ana kazokzo eri'za nera anage huno asmi'ne. Ame hunka ra kumamofo osi kampine ra kampine nevunka, afufenozmi omne'nesnia vahe'ene, zmagia zamaza stinesia vahe'ene, zamaga haviza hu'nesnaza vahe'ene, zamavu asu hu'nesnia vahe'ene zamavarenka amare eno huno hunte'ne.

"So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'

22 Anante kazokzo eri'za ne'mo'a huno kva'nimoka, kema hunantanazana hago huanagi nompina mago'a kankamuna me'ne higeno,

"Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "'Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.'

23 kva ne'mo'a anage huno kazokzo eri'za nera asmi'ne. Atiraminka ranra kampine nomofo kegina kante vunka tutu hunka ome zmasamige'za, e'za noni'afina emani aviteho.

"'Go out,' replied the master, 'to the high roads and hedge-rows, and compel the people to come in, so that my house may be filled.

24 Na'ankure Nagra anage hu'na negasamue, magore hu'za ko'ma zamagima hu'noa vahe'mo'za, nezani'afintira onetfa hugahaze.

For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"

25 Jisasina tusi'a vea krerfamo'za amage avaririza nevazageno, rukrehe huno amanage huno zamasmi'ne.

On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,

26 Mago'mo Nagrite enaku nehuno, nefane nererane a'amofone, mofavre'ane afuhe'ine, asarehe'ine, agra'agu'enema ha'ma reontesimo'a, Nagri disaipol omanigahie.

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

27 Iza'o agra'a keka zafa erigofino Nagri namage omesimo'a, Nagri disaipol omanigahie.

No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

28 Iza'o tmagripintima zaza noma kinaku hanuno'a, kotazana manineno nama'a zagonu nona ki vagaregahue huno refako huno keteno nona kino.

"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --

29 Za'za no kinaku eri agafa huno tra'a tro hunteteno, kivaga oresigeno, kesnaza vahe'mo'za hunte'za agiza nere'za,

lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,

30 ama ne'mo'a knare huno nona agafa hianagi, nona kivagaregara osie hu'za hugahaze.

saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'

31 Hagi mago kini ne'mo'ma, mago kini ne'ma ha'ma ome huntenakura, esera mani'neno antahino nagrira 10 tauseni'a sondia vaheni'a maninazankita 20 tauseni'a sondia vahe'mo'zama ha'ma eme hurantesaza vahera zmageteregahumpi, zmagete oregahune huno refko huno nege.

Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?

32 Ha'ma agateregama osnuno'a, ha' vahe'amoma afete ne-esigeno, agra mago'a vahe huzmantenke'za vu'za agri agi eriza magoaza ome huhampri nezmante'za ha'ma osu'za zamarimpa fru hu'za manisagu ome asmigahaze.

If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace.

33 Ana hu'negu mago'mo'e huno, mikozama'amofo amagena huomisimo'a, Nagri disaipol omanigahie.

Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.

34 Hagemo'a knare hu'neanagi, haga'ama omnena, ete inankna huno haga'a erigahie?

"Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?

35 E'i haviza hu'neno mopamofonena masevena amigara osu'neankino, atresigeno amnezankna hugahie. Iza'o agesa me'nenigeno nentahisimo'a, atregeno agesa antahise hino.

Neither for land nor dunghill is it of any use; they throw it away. Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"