Luka 16
1 Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye: — Mozwi moko azalaki na mobateli bomengo; bongo bafundaki ye epai ya mozwi ete azali kosakana na biloko na ye.
And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
2 Mozwi abengaki ye mpo na kotuna ye: « Makambo nini nazali koyoka na tina na yo? Yebisa ngai ndenge nini obateli bomengo na ngai; pamba te, kobanda lelo, okozala lisusu mobateli bomengo na ngai te. »
And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
3 Mobateli bomengo amilobelaki: « Nasala nini sik’oyo? Mokonzi na ngai azali kolongola ngai na mosala? Nazali na makasi te ya kotimola mabele, mpe nakoyoka soni mpo na kokoma kosenga-senga.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 Ah! Nasosoli sik’oyo likambo oyo nakoki kosala mpo ete, tango nakozala lisusu na mosala te, bato bayamba ngai kati na bandako na bango. »
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 Boye, abengaki bato nyonso oyo bazalaki na niongo ya mokonzi na ye; atunaki na moto ya liboso: « Osengeli kofuta boni lokola niongo epai ya mokonzi na ngai? »
And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 Moto yango azongisaki: « Batono tuku mibale ya mafuta. » Mobateli bomengo alobaki na ye: « Zwa mokanda na yo ya niongo, vanda noki, mpe koma mokanda mosusu ya nyonso ya bangungulu zomi. »
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
7 Atunaki na moto mosusu: « Osengeli kofuta boni lokola niongo epai ya mokonzi na ngai? » Azongisaki: « Basaki nkama moko ya ble. » Mobateli bomengo alobaki na ye: « Zwa mokanda na yo ya niongo, mpe koma mokanda mosusu ya nyonso ya basaki tuku mwambe. »
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.
8 Mokonzi akumisaki mobateli mabe wana ya bomengo mpo na mayele oyo asalaki na yango. Pamba te bato ya mokili oyo, bazali na mayele koleka bana ya pole. (aiōn g165)
And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 Nalobi na bino: bosalela bomengo ya mabe mpo na kotonga bondeko na bato mosusu; mpo ete tango ekosila, bayamba bino kati na bivandelo ya seko. (aiōnios g166)
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 Moto oyo azali sembo na makambo mike, akoki mpe kozala sembo na makambo minene; mpe moto oyo azali sembo te na makambo mike, akozala mpe sembo te na makambo minene.
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
11 Boye soki bozali sembo te na bobateli bomengo oyo ezwami na banzela ya lokuta, nani akopesa bino bomengo ya solo?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?
12 Mpe soki bozali sembo te na bobateli biloko ya moto mosusu, nani akopesa bino biloko oyo esengeli kozala ya bino moko?
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?
13 Mosali moko te akoki kosalela bankolo mibale, pamba te akoyina moko mpe akolinga mosusu to akokangama na moko mpe akoboya mosusu. Bokoki te kosalela mbala moko Nzambe mpe mbongo.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Wana Bafarizeo bazalaki koyoka Yesu koloba makambo wana nyonso, bazalaki koseka Ye, pamba te bazalaki na lokoso ya mbongo.
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.
15 Kasi Yesu alobaki na bango: — Bino, bozali penza bato oyo bomilakisaka na miso ya bato mosusu lokola nde bozali bato ya sembo, nzokande Nzambe ayebi mitema na bino; pamba te oyo bato bamonaka motuya makasi, Nzambe ayokaka yango nkele.
And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 Tango ya Mibeko mpe ya Basakoli ewumelaki kino na Yoane Mobatisi; kasi wuta Yoane Mobatisi ayaki, Sango Malamu ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe ezali koteyama, mpe moto nyonso azali kobunda na kondima mpo na kokota kuna.
The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.
17 Ezali penza pete mpo na Likolo mpe mabele kolimwa; kasi mpo na Mibeko, ezali penza pasi mpo na nkoma na yango oyo eleki moke kolongwa.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
18 Mobali nyonso oyo alongoli mwasi na ye na libala mpe abali mwasi mosusu asali ekobo, mpe mobali oyo abali mwasi oyo balongoli na libala asali mpe ekobo.
Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.
19 Ezalaki na mozwi moko oyo azalaki kolata bilamba ya motane makasi mpe ya lino ya kitoko, bongo azalaki kobika bomoi ya bisengo mikolo nyonso.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
20 Na liboso ya ekuke ya ndako na ye, mobola moko atandamaki wana, kombo na ye ezalaki Lazare, nzoto na ye mobimba etonda na bapota;
and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 azalaki koluka ata kolia biloko oyo ezalaki kokweya longwa na mesa ya mozwi, kasi ezalaki bambwa nde ezalaki koya kolembola bapota na ye.
and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man’s table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 Mokolo moko, mobola yango akufaki, mpe ba-anjelu bamemaki ye epai ya Abrayami. Mozwi mpe akufaki, mpe bakundaki ye.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
23 Kati na mboka ya bakufi, mozwi azalaki konyokwama na pasi makasi; boye atombolaki miso mpe amonaki, na mosika, Abrayami elongo na Lazare avanda pembeni na ye. (Hadēs g86)
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 Mozwi akomaki koganga: « Tata Abrayami, yokela ngai mawa! Tinda Lazare ete atia songe ya mosapi na ye kati na mayi mpo ete atangisela ngai mayi na lolemo, pamba te nazali koyoka pasi makasi kati na moto oyo. »
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
25 Kasi Abrayami azongisaki: « Mwana na ngai, kanisa ete, wana ozalaki na bomoi, ozwaki bolamu ebele, kasi Lazare azwaki nde pasi ebele. Sik’oyo awa, azali kozwa kobondisama na ye; kasi yo, okomi na pasi.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
26 Lisusu, libulu moko monene ekaboli biso mpe bino, mpo ete moto nyonso oyo alingi kolongwa awa epai biso tozali mpo na kokende epai na bino, akoka te; mpe ete moto nyonso oyo alingi kokatisa libulu yango longwa kuna epai bino bozali mpo na koya awa epai na biso, akoka mpe te. »
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they which would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.
27 Mozwi alobaki: « Tata, nasengi na yo, tinda Lazare epai ya libota na ngai,
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house;
28 pamba te nazali na bandeko mitano. Tika ete akende kokebisa bango mpo ete, bango mpe, bakoma awa te, kati na esika oyo ya pasi! »
for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abrayami azongisaki: « Bandeko na yo bazali na Moyize mpe basakoli; tika ete bayoka bango! »
But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 Mozwi alobaki lisusu: « Te, tata Abrayami! Kasi soki moto moko awuti na mboka ya bakufi mpe akei epai na bango, bakobongola mitema! »
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 Abrayami alobaki na ye: « Soki baboyi koyoka Moyize mpe basakoli, bakondima mpe kaka te ata soki moto moko alamuki kati na bakufi. »
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
