Luke 14
1 Mme ka Sabata nngwe ya re a le mo lwapeng lwa leloko lengwe la Lekgotla la Sejuta, Bafarasai ba bo ba mo lebeletse thata jaaka bophakalane go bona gore a o tlaa fodisa monna yo o neng a le foo a lwala go tlala metsi mo ditokololong.
AND it was that while he went into the house of one of the chief Pharishee to eat bread, on the day of shabath, they watched him.
And, behold, a certain man who had gathered waters was before him.
3 Mme Jesu a raya Bafarasai le bomaitseanape ba ba neng ba le foo a re, “A go kafa molaong go fodisa motho ka letsatsi la Sabata, kgotsa nnyaa?”
And Jeshu answered and said to the Sophree and the Pharishee, Is it lawful on the shabath to heal?
4 Mme ya re ba gana go mo araba, Jesu a tshwara monna yo o lwalang ka letsogo a mo fodisa a mo rebola go tsamaya.
But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.
5 Hong a retologela kwa go bone: A botsa a re, “Ke ofe wa lona yo o sa direng ka letsatsi la Sabata? Fa kgomo ya gago e wela mo sedibeng, a ga o ka ke wa tswelela pele go e ntsha ka bonako?”
And he said to them, Who from you, whose son or his ox hath fallen into a pit on the day of shabath, doth not at once bring him forth?
6 Gape ba tlhoka karabo.
And they could not give him the answer concerning this.
7 Mme erile fa a lemoga fa batho botlhe ba ba tsileng dijong ba leka go nna gaufi le lomati lwa bojelo, a ba gakolola a re:
And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
8 “Fa lo laleditswe modiro wa nyalo, lo se ka lwa aga lo lwela go nna kwa mannong a a botoka. Gonne fa mongwe yo o tlotlegang thata go lo gaisa a goroga,
When thou art invited by one into the house of festivity, go not to recline on the principal seat, lest there be invited thither one more honourable than thou;
9 ene yo o laleditseng o tlaa mo lere fa o ntseng gone mme a re, ‘A monna yoo a nne fa mo boemong jwa gago’. Mme wena, ka ditlhong o tlaa tshwanelwa ke go nna mo setilong se se setseng kwa morago ga lomati lwa bojelo!
and he come who thyself and him had called, and say to thee, Give place to this; and thou be ashamed as thou arisest to take another place.
10 “Jaanong dira se mo boemong jwa seo, simolola kwa morago; mme fa yo o go laleditseng a go bona, o tlaa tla a go raya a re, ‘Tsala, re go bonetse bonno jo bo botoka go na le jo! Hong o tlaa tlotlega fa pele ga balalediwa ba bangwe botlhe!
But when thou art invited, go, recline thee in the last (seat), that when he who called thee cometh, he may say to thee, My friend, ascend and recline above, and thou shalt have honour before all of them who recline with thee.
11 Gonne mongwe le mongwe yo o lekang go itlotla o tlaa ngotlafadiwa; mme yo o ikokobetsang o tlaa tlotlwa.’”
For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Hong a retologela kwa go yo o mo laleditseng a re, “E re fa o dira dijo, o se ka wa laletsa ditsala, bomorwarrago, bagaeno, le bahumi! Gonne le bone ba tlaa go laletsa.
And he said to him who had called him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, thou shouldest not call thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also call thee, and thou have this recompence.
13 Mme mo boemong jwa mo, o laletse bahumanegi, digole, batlhotsi le difofu.
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
14 Hong e tlaa re ka tsogo ya basiami, Modimo o tlaa go duelela go laletsa ba ba se ka keng ba go laletsa.”
and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.
15 Erile monna mongwe yo o neng a ntse fa lomating lwa bojelo le Jesu a utlwa dilo tse a goa a re, “Go tlaa nna boitumelo jo bo kae go tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo!”
But when one of those who reclined heard these (words), he said to him, Blessed he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of Aloha!
16 Mme Jesu a fetola ka setshwantsho se: “Monna mongwe o kile a baakanya modiro o mogolo mme a dira ditaletso tse dintsi.
Jeshu saith to him, A certain man made a great supper, and called many. And he sent his servant,
17 Erile fa gotlhe go siame, a roma motlhanka wa gagwe go itsise balalediwa gore ke nako ya gore ba tle.
at the time of the supper, to say to them who were called, Behold, every thing is prepared for you, come.
18 Mme botlhe ba simolola go dira diipato. Mongwe a re, ke gone fela o neng a reka tshimo mme o batla go ya go e bona, mme a kopa go itshwarelwa.
And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.
19 Yo mongwe a re ke gone fela a neng a reka sepane sa dipholo tse some mme o batla go di lekeletsa.
Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.
20 Yo mongwe e ne e le gone fela a neng a nyala, ka lebaka leo ga aa ka a tla.
Another said, A wife have I taken, and therefore I cannot come.
21 “Motlhanka a boa a ya go bolelela mong wa gagwe se ba se buileng. Mong wa gagwe a gakatsega thata mme a mo raya a re, itlhaganelele mo mebileng le mo dikgorong tsa motse o laletse bakopi, digole, batlhotsi le difofu.
And the servant came and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go into the streets and outskirts of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the afflicted, and the lame, and the sightless.
22 Mme ga bo go santse go na le phatlha.
And the servant said, My lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is place.
23 “Mong wa gagwe a re, ‘Go siame, jaanong tswela mo diferwaneng tsa motse le mo morago ga dikgoro o kope mongwe le mongwe yo o mmonang go tla, gore ntlo e tle e tlale.
And the lord said to his servant, Go forth into the ways, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled:
24 Gonne ga go ope mo go ba ke ba laleditseng pele yo o tlaa itatswang mo go se ke se ba baakanyeditseng.’”
for I tell you, that not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.
25 Mme batho ba bantsi ba ne ba mo setse morago. Hong a retologa a ba raya a re,
AND while great multitudes were going with him, he turned and said to them,
26 “Fa mongwe a batla go nna molatedi wa me o tshwanetse go nthata bogolo go gaisa rraagwe, mmaagwe, mosadi wa gagwe, bana ba gagwe, bomonnawe kgotsa bokgaitsadie-ee, go gaisa le jone tota botshelo jwa gagwe, kwa ntle ga moo ga a ka ke a nna morutwa wa me.
Whoever cometh with me, and doth not hate his father and his mother, and his brethren and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and himself also, a disciple he cannot be of mine.
27 Ebile ga go na ope yo o ka nnang morutwa wa me fa a sa sikare mokgoro wa gagwe a ntshala morago.
And whoever doth not take up his cross and come after me, a disciple he cannot be of mine.
28 “Mme lo se ka lwa simolola go fitlhelela lo bala tlhwatlhwa. Gonne e mang yo o ka simololang kago, kwa ntle ga go bona pele tekanyo le go bona gore a o na le madi a a lekanyeng go duela melato.
For who of you that willeth to build a tower, and doth not first sit down and reckon the expense of it, whether he have (wherewith) to finish it?
29 E seng jalo, o ka kgona go fetsa motheo pele ga a tlhaelelwa ke madi. Mme ka ntlha ya moo mongwe le mongwe o ka mo tshega jang!
lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride him,
30 “Mme ba tlaa mo sotla ba re, ‘A lo bona motho yo o fa yole? O simolotse kago ele mme o tlhaeletswe ke madi pele ga a e fetsa!’
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 “Kgotsa ke efe kgosi e e ka lorang go ya ntweng pele ga e nna fa fatshe le bagakolodi ba yone ba buisanya gore a masole a selekanyo sa dikete tse di lesome a itekanetse go ka fenya a a dikete tse di masome a mabedi a a kgatlhanong nae?
Or, what king, going to war with a king his neighbour, doth not first consider, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him who cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Mme fa mogopolo o sa kgonege, e re fa masole a mmaba a sa le kgakala, e rome batsereganyi go buisanya ka mafoko a kagiso.
and if not, while he is distant from him, he may send legates, and pray for peace.
33 Jalo ga go na ope yo o ka nnang morutwa wa me fa a sa nna fa fatshe pele ga a bala masego a gagwe, mme a a latlhela otlhe mo go nna.
So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.
34 Tshiamo ya letswai ke eng fa le latlhegetswe ke molodi?
Salt is good; but if the salt also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 Letswai le le senang molodi ga le na tiro le fa e le go nna monontshane. Ga le na tiro mme le tshwanetse go latlhelwa kwa ntle. Reetsang sentle, fa lo batla go tlhaloganya phuthololo ya me.”
Not for the earth, nor for the dunghill, it goeth. They cast it out. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
