Luke 16
1 Mme Jesu a bolelela barutwa ba gagwe polelo e: “Monna wa mohumi o kile a hira molebeledi go tlhokomela dilo tsa gagwe mme ka bonako ga utlwala fa molebeledi a sa ikanyege.
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
2 Mme mong wa gagwe a mmitsa a mo raya a re, Ke eng se ke se utlwang ka go nkutswela ga gago? Baakanya pego ya gago, gonne o tshwanetse go tlogela tiro.
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
3 “Mme molebeledi a ithaya a re, ‘Ke tlaa dirang? Fano ke feditse mme ga ke na nonofo ya go tsamaya ke epa mesele, le gone go kopa go ntlhabisa ditlhong.
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
4 Ke itse selo se fela! Gore ke tlaa nna le ditsala tse dintsi go ntlhokomela fa ke tswa mo tirong.’
I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5 “Mme a laletsa mongwe le mongwe yo o neng a kolota mong wa gagwe go tla go buisana nae. A botsa wa ntlha a re, ‘O mo kolota bokae?’ Monna a fetola a re, ‘Molato wa me ke selekanyo sa dinkgwana di le makgolo a ferabobedi le masome a matlhano a lookwane.’ Molebeledi a mo raya a re, ‘Ee, tumalano e o e kwadileng ke e: e senye o kwale e e leng bontlha bongwe jwa yone.’
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
7 “Mme a botsa monna yo mongwe a re, ‘Wena o mo kolota bokae?’ A fetola a re, ‘Sekete sa dikgetse tsa mabele. Mme molebeledi a re tsaya lokwalo lwa gago o kwale o re, di makgolo a ferabobedi.’
Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
8 “Monna wa mohumi a tshwanelwa ke go baka molebeledi yo o bolotsana ka go dira botlhale jo bo kalo. Mme ke boammaaruri gore banni ba lefatshe le, ba tlhalefile thata [mo go sa ikanyegeng]! go gaisa batho ba Modimo. (aiōn g165)
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light. (aiōn g165)
9 Mme a ke tshwanetse go lo raya ke re lo dire jalo, go reka botsalano ka go tsietsa? A mo go tlaa lo tlhomamisetsa go tsena ga lona mo legaeng la bosakhutleng kwa legodimong? (aiōnios g166)
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
10 Nnyaa! Gonne fa lo sa ikanyege mo dilong tse di potlana, ga lo ka ke lwa ikanyega mo go tse di kgolo. Fa lo dira tsietso e potlana, ga lo ka ke lwa ikanyega mo dilong tse dikgolo.
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
11 Mme fa lo sa ikanyege kaga mahumo a lefatshe, ke mang yo o tlaa lo ikanyang mo mahumong a boammaaruri a legodimo?
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
12 Mme fa lo sa ikanyege ka madi a batho ba bangwe, lo ka ikanyega jang ka madi a e leng a lona.
And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
13 “Gonne le fa e le wena kgotsa mongwe fela ga go ope yo o ka direlang barena ba babedi. O tlaa ila yo mongwe mme o rate yo mongwe, kgotsa go nne ka mokgwa mongwe o sele. O tla nna mafolofolo ka yo mongwe mme o nyatse yo mongwe. Ga o ka ke wa direla Modimo le madi!”
No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
14 Mme Bafarasai, ba ba ratang madi thata, ba mo sotla ka ntlha ya mo gotlhe.
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
15 Mme a ba raya a re, “Lo apara tshiamo ya lona mo pepeneneng, mme Modimo o itse bosula jwa dipelo tsa lona. Go ipaya ga lona jaaka ekete lo siame go lo tlisetsa tlotlo mo bathong, mme ke makgapha fa pele ga Modimo.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
16 Go tla go fitlha mo motlheng o Johane wa Mokolobetsi o neng a simolola go rera ka one, melao ya ga Moshe le ya Baporofiti e ne e le yone e e lo kaelang. Mme Johane a lo itsise kaga: Mafoko a a Molemo gore bogosi jwa Modimo bo tlaa tla ka bonako. Mme bontsintsi jwa ba ba eletsang ba itshukunyetsa mo go jone.
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
17 Mme moo ga go reye gore molao o senyegetswe ke thata le fa e le ka ntlhanyana epe. O nonofile ebile ga o na botshikhinngo fela jaaka legodimo le lefatshe.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
18 “Mme jalo fa mongwe a tlhala mosadi wa gagwe a nyala o sele o dira boaka, mme yo o nyalang mosadi yo o tlhadilweng le ene o dira boaka”.
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 Hong Jesu a re, “Gonne go ne go na le monna mongwe wa mohumi, yo o neng a apara sentle a nna mo letlepung mo monateng ka letsatsi le letsatsi.
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
20 Mme ya re ka letsatsi lengwe Lasaro, wa mokopi, yo o neng a le dintho, a lala fa kgorong ya gagwe.
And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
21 E ne e tle e re a rapame foo a laletse masalela a a wang mo lomating lwa bojelo jwa monna wa mohumi, dintsa di latswe dintho tsa gagwe.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 Mme ya re kwa bofelong mokopi a swa mme a tsewa ke baengele go ya go nna le Aberahame mo felong ga baswi ba ba siameng. Mme monna wa mohumi le ene a swa a fitlhwa,
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23 mme mowa wa gagwe wa ya moleting. E rile fa a le koo, mo tlhokofatsong a lebela Lasaro a le kgakala a na le Aberahame. (Hadēs g86)
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. (Hadēs g86)
24 “Mme a goa a re Rre Aberahame, Nkutlwela botlhoko! romela Lasaro kwano fela gore a ine ntlha ya monwana wa gagwe mo metsing go ntsidifatsa loleme, gonne ke mo tlhokofatsong e e maswe mo dikgabung tse.
So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
25 “Mme Aberahame a mo raya a re, ‘Morwaaka, gakologelwa gore erile mo botshelong jwa gago o ne o na le sengwe le sengwe se o se batlang, mme Lasaro o ne a sena sepe. Jaanong o fano o a gomodiwa mme wena o mo tlhokofatsong.
But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
26 Gape kwa ntle ga moo, go na le phata e tona e e senang bolekeletso, e e re kgaoganyang, mme mongwe yo o batlang go tla kwa go wena a tswa fano o kganelwa ke losi lwa yone; le gone ga go ope yo o ka kgabaganyetsang ka kwano go rona’.
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
27 “Mme monna wa mohumi a re, ‘Ao, Rre Aberahame, tswee-tswee mo romele kwa legaeng la ga rre,
‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
28 gonne go na le bana ba ga rre ba le batlhano ba basimane, go ba tlhagisa kaga felo fano ga tlhokofatso e e botlhoko gore ba se ka ba tla fano fa ba a swa.’
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
29 “Mme Aberahame a re, ‘Dikwalo di ba tlhagisitse gangwe le gape. Bomorwarrago ba ka di bala ka nako nngwe le nngwe e ba e ratang’.
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
30 “Mme monna wa mohumi a fetola a re, ‘Nnyaa Rre Aberahame ga ba kitla ba itshwenya ka go di bala. Mme fa mongwe a rometswe kwa go bone a tswa mo baswing ke gone ba ka sokologang mo dibeng tsa bone.’
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
31 “Hong Aberahame a mo fetola a re, ‘Fa ba sa reetsa Moshe le baporofiti ga ba kitla ba reetsa le fa mongwe a ka tsoga mo baswing.’”
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
