Luka 16
1 Yesu nowachone jopuonjrene niya, “Ne nitie jamoko moro, ma ngʼat mane rito mwandune ne odonjne ni ketho gige.
Jesus said to his disciples: “There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.
2 Omiyo noluonge ire kendo nopenje ni, ‘En angʼo mawinjo kuomini? Chiw ane kwan kuom gigo duto mirito, nikech ok inyal bedo jarit giga kendo ngangʼ!’
So the master called him and said ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.’
3 “Jarit noparo kende owuon ni, ‘Abiro timo angʼo koro? Ruodha koro maya tija. Ok an ratego moromo ma dapur, to wiya kuot mondo akwechi.
‘What am I to do,’ the steward asked himself, ‘now that my master is taking the steward’s place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4 Angʼeyo gima abiro timo, ma ka aweyo tich ka, to ji biro rwaka utegi!’
I know what I will do, so that, as soon as I am turned out of my stewardship, people may welcome me into their homes.’
5 “Omiyo noluongo jogope ruodhe achiel achiel. Nopenjo mokwongo ni, ‘In-gi gowi mar ruodha marom nadi?’
One by one he called up his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked of the first.
6 “Nodwoke ni, ‘Debe mia aboro mag mo.’ “Jarit tich nowachone ni, ‘Bed piny piyo piyo, ikaw kitapi indikie ni, mia angʼwen.’
‘Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,’ answered the man. ‘Here is your agreement,’ he said; ‘sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.’
7 “Eka nopenjo ngʼat mar ariyo ni, ‘In to, gopi oromo adi?’ “Nodwoke ni, ‘Gunia alufu achiel mag ngano.’ “Nowachone ni, ‘Kaw kitapini, indike ni mia aboro.’
And you, the steward said to the next, ‘how much do you owe?’ ‘Seventy quarters of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Here is your agreement,’ the steward said; ‘make it fifty-six.’
8 “Ruoth nopako jarit gige ma ok kareno nikech notiyo gi rieke. Nimar jopinyni ongʼeyo tiyo mariek gi jowadgi moloyo jogo mawuotho e ler. (aiōn g165)
His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light. (aiōn g165)
9 Awachonu ni tiuru gi mwandu mag piny mondo umakgo osiepe ne un uwegi, mondo ka chiengʼ ma mwandugo orumo, norwaku e kar dak mochwere. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you ‘Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,’ so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home. (aiōnios g166)
10 “Ngʼat minyalo geno gi gima tin, inyalo gene bende gi gik mangʼeny, to ngʼat ma ok ja-adiera gi gima tin bende ok nyal bedo ja-adiera gi gik mangʼeny.
He who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and he who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also.
11 Emomiyo ka ok usebedo jo-adiera e tiyo gi mwandu mar pinyni, en ngʼat mane mabiro genou gi mwandu madier?
So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the ‘dishonest money,’ who will trust you with the true?
12 To ka ok usebedo jo-adiera gi mwandu ngʼat machielo, en ngʼat mane madimiu mwandu ma maru uwegi?
And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?
13 “Onge jatich manyalo tiyo ne ruodhi ariyo. Nimar obiro chayo achiel to ohero machielo, kata obiro chiwore ne achiel to ochayo machielo. Ok inyal tiyo ne Nyasaye kendo ne pesa.”
No servant can serve two masters, for, either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will attach himself to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”
14 Jo-Farisai mane ohero pesa nowinjo magi duto kendo neginyiero kagijaro Yesu.
All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.
15 Nowachonegi niya, “Un ema utimoru joma kare e wangʼ ji, to Nyasaye ongʼeyo chunyu. Gima okaw ni ber ahinya gi ji, kuom Nyasaye en gima kwero.
“You,” said Jesus, “are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.
16 “Chik kod Jonabi ne nigi teko nyaka chop ndalo mar Johana. Chakre kanyo, Injili mar pinyruoth Nyasaye osebedo kilando, kendo ngʼato ka ngʼato riyore mondo odonjie.
The Law and the Prophets sufficed until the time of John. Since then the Good News of the Kingdom of God has been told, and everybody has been forcing his way into it.
17 To yot mondo polo gi piny orum, moloyo ka nukta achiel matinie moloyo olal kuom Chik.
It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be lost.
18 “Ngʼato mowere gi chiege mokendo dhako machielo, odonjo e richo mar terruok, to ngʼat mokendo dhako ma chwore oweyo, bende odonjo e richo mar terruok.
Every one who divorces his wife and marries another woman is an adulterer, and the man who marries a divorced woman is an adulterer.
19 “Ne nitie jamoko moro mane rwako lewni mokikore kod lewni mayom ma nengogi tek, kendo nodak e ngima mamalo mar mor ndalo duto.
There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendour.
20 E dhorangaye noketie jakwecho miluongoni Lazaro, ma adhonde nopongʼo dende
Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,
21 kendo nogombo chamo ngʼinjo molwar e bwo mesa jamokono. Kata mana guogi bende ne biro minangʼ adhondene.
and who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the very dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “Sa nochopo ma jakwechono notho kendo malaika notingʼe, otere e bath Ibrahim. Jamoko bende notho kendo noyike.
After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 Kane en e Piny Joma otho kisande malit, nongʼiyo malo to noneno Ibrahim gi kuma bor kod Lazaro e bathe. (Hadēs g86)
In the Place of Death he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side. (Hadēs g86)
24 Omiyo noluonge kowacho niya, ‘Wuora Ibrahim kecha kendo or Lazaro olut lith lwete e pi mondo okwena lewa, nikech an-gi rem malit e ligek majni.’
So he called out ‘Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.’
25 “To Ibrahim nodwoke ni, ‘Wuoda, parie ni e ndalo mar ngimani ne iyudo gik mabeyo, ka Lazaro to ne yudo gik maricho, to koroni oneno maber ka eri, to in inie rem malit.
‘Child,’ answered Abraham, ‘remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.
26 To bende moloyo ne mano duto, e kindwa kodi nitie hoho mangʼongo moseketi, mondo otam jogo madwaro aa ka obi iru kata ngʼato ok nyal ngʼado oa koru obi irwa koni.’
And not only that, but between you and us there lies a great chasm, so that those who wish to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there to us.’
27 “Nodwoko ni, ‘Koro akwayoi, wuora, or Lazaro odhi od wuora,
‘Then, Father,’ he said, ‘I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house —
28 nimar an-gi owetena abich. Odhiyo osiemgi, mondo kik gin bende gibi e kar sand malitni.’
For I have five brothers to warn them, so that they may not come to this place of torture also.’
29 “Ibrahim nodwoke ni, ‘Gin kod Musa gi Jonabi, owinjore giwinjgi.’
‘They have the writings of Moses and the Prophets,’ replied Abraham; ‘let them listen to them.’
30 “Nowacho ni, ‘Ooyo wuonwa Ibrahim, to ka ngʼato oa kuom joma otho modhi irgi, to gibiro weyo richo.’
‘But, Father Abraham,’ he urged, ‘if some one from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.’
31 “Nowachone ni, ‘Ka ok ginyal winjo Musa gi Jonabi, ok ginyal yie winjo kata ngʼato mochier oa kuom joma otho.’”
‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets,’ answered Abraham, ‘they will not be persuaded, even if some one were to rise from the dead.’”
