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.
AND he spake a parable to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a house-chief; and he was accused to him that his substance he wasted.
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.
And his lord called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give me the account of thy house-headship; for thou canst no longer be house-chief unto me.
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.
And the house-chief said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the house-headship. I cannot dig, and to beg I am ashamed.
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, that when I shall be put out of the house-headship, they may receive me into their houses.
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 one by one from the debtors of his lord, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
And he said to him, An hundred metres of oil. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down quickly, and write fifty metres.
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.’
And he said to another, And thou, how much owest thou to my lord? He saith to him, An hundred kureen of wheat. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down, write eighty kureen.
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)
And praised our Lord the house-chief who was unjust, in that he had done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser than the sons of light in this their generation. (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)
Also I say unto you, Make to you friends from this wealth of unrighteousness, that, when perfect, they may receive you into the tabernacles of eternity. (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 in the little is faithful, in the great also is faithful; and he who in the little is unjust, in the great also is unjust.
11 Mme fa lo sa ikanyege kaga mahumo a lefatshe, ke mang yo o tlaa lo ikanyang mo mahumong a boammaaruri a legodimo?
If, therefore, in the wealth of unrighteousness you have not been faithful, the truth to you who will confide?
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 in that which is not yours you are not found faithful, your own who will give to you?
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 man can serve two lords; for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or the one he will honour, and the other despise. You cannot serve Aloha and wealth.
14 Mme Bafarasai, ba ba ratang madi thata, ba mo sotla ka ntlha ya mo gotlhe.
But the Pharishee, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
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.
But Jeshu said to them, You are they who justify yourselves before the sons of men; but Aloha knoweth your hearts. For, what is exalted among men, before Aloha is abominable.
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 until Juchanon; from thenceforth the kingdom of Aloha is preached, and every one presseth to enter.
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 one letter from the law to pass away.
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”.
Every one who looseth his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and every one who taketh the dismissed, committeth 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 certain rich man, and he was clothed in byssos and purple, and every day feasted gaily.
20 Mme ya re ka letsatsi lengwe Lasaro, wa mokopi, yo o neng a le dintho, a lala fa kgorong ya gagwe.
And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Loózar; and he lay at the gate of him who was rich, bruised with wounds,
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 desired to fill his belly with the crumbs which fell from the table of that rich. And also the dogs came and licked his wounds.
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,
Now that poor man died, and angels conducted him to the bosom of Abraham: but that 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)
And, tormented in shiul, he lifted up his eyes afar, and seeth Abraham, and Loózar in his bosom. (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.
And he cried with a high voice, and said, My father Abraham, have compassion upon me, and send Loózar, that he may dip the top of his finger in waters, and moisten my tongue; for, behold, I am tormented in this flame.
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.
Abraham said to him, My son, remember that thou didst receive thy goods in thy life, and Loózar his evils, and now, behold, he reposeth here, and thou art tormented.
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 with all these, there is a great void set between us and you, that they who would pass from hence unto you are not able, nor they also who would pass from thence to us.
27 “Mme monna wa mohumi a re, ‘Ao, Rre Aberahame, tswee-tswee mo romele kwa legaeng la ga rre,
He said to him, I pray thee, then, my father, to send him unto 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 five brethren have I; let him go and testify unto them, that they also come not to 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’.
Abraham said to him, They have Musha and the prophets, let them hear 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.’
But he said to him, No, my father Abraham, but if one from the dead shall go unto them, they 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.’”
Abraham saith to him, If Musha and the prophets they hear not, neither, if one from the dead should rise, would they believe him.
