Luke 18
1 And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,
Mme ya re ka letsatsi lengwe Jesu a bolelela barutwa ba gagwe polelo ya go ba supegetsa ka fa go tlhokegang ka teng gore ba rapele ka metlha yotlhe le go ba bontsha gore ba tshwanetse go tswelela ba rapela go fitlhelela ba bona karabo.
2 Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
A ba raya a re, “Go kile ga bo go na le moatlhodi mo motsing, monna yo o ne a sa boife Modimo a le lonyatso lo logolo mo go botlhe.
3 And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.
Mme motlholagadi mongwe wa motse oo o ne a tla kwa go ene nako le nako go ikopela tsheko kgatlhanong le monna yo o neng a mo utlwisitse botlhoko.
4 And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,
“Moatlhodi o ne a mo tlhokomologa ka lobakanyana mme ya re morago a mo lapisa. A ithaya a re, ‘Ga ke boife Modimo le fa e le motho, mme mosadi yo o a ntshwenya. Ke tlaa mo atlhola gonne o ntapisa ka go boaboa ga gagwe.’”
5 Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith.
Hong Morena a ba raya a re, “Fa e le gore moatlhodi yo o bosula o ka dira jalo,
7 And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard?
a ga lo akanye gore Modimo o tlaa atlholela batho ba one ka tshiamo ba ba o lopang bosigo le motshegare?
8 I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth?
Ee! O tlaa ba araba ka bonako! Mme potso ke gore: Fa nna Morwa motho, ke boa, ke tlaa fitlhela ba le kae ba ba nang le tumelo [ebile ba rapela]?”
9 And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable:
Hong a ba bolelela polelo ya bangwe ba ba kileng ba ikgantsha ka tshiamo ya bone ba nyatsa ba bangwe.
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
“Banna ba babedi ba kile ba ya kwa Tempeleng go ya go rapela. Mongwe e ne e le moikgantshi wa Mofarasai, yo o iponang tshiamo yo mongwe e le mokgethisi wa motsietsi.
11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.
Mme moikgantshi wa Mofarasai a ‘rapela’ thapelo e: ‘Ke a leboga Mo-dimo, ga ke moleofi jaaka ba bangwe, bogolo jang jaaka mokgethisi yole! Gonne ga ke tsietse, ga ke dire boaka,
12 I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.
Ke itima dijo gabedi mo bekeng, mme ke naya Modimo di tsa bosome jwa dilo tsotlhe tse ke di bapalang.’
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.
“Mme mokgethisi yo o bosula a emetse kwa kgakala a sa batle go lelala kwa legodimong fa a rapela, a ititaya sefuba ka kutlobotlhoko, a goa a re, ‘Modimo nkutlwela botlhoko nna moleofi!’
14 I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
Ke a lo bolelela, moleofi yo, e seng Mofarasai, o ne a boela gae a itshwaretswe! Gonne baikgantshi ba tlaa ngotlafadiwa mme ba ba ingotlang ba tlaa godisiwa.”
15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.
Ka letsatsi lengwe basadi bangwe ba tlisa masea a bone kwa go ene go ba ama le go ba segofatsa. Mme barutwa ba ba raya ba re ba tsamaya.
16 But Jesus, calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Hong Jesu a ipiletsa bananyana mme a raya barutwa a re, “Lesang bananyana ba tle kwa go nna! Lo se ka lwa ba kganela! Gonne Bogosi jwa Modimo ke jwa batho ba dipelo tsa bone di nang le tumelo jaaka tsa bananyana. Mme le fa e le mang yo o senang tumelo e e tshwanang le ya bone, ga a kitla a tsena ka dikgoro tsa Bogosi!”
17 Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it.
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? (aiōnios g166)
Ka bofefo Moeteledipele wa tumelo ya Sejuta a mmotsa potso e: “Morena yo o molemo ke ka dira jang go tsena mo legodimong?” (aiōnios g166)
19 And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.
Mme Jesu a mo raya a re, “A o lemoga se o se buang fa o mpitsa ‘molemo’? Ke Modimo fela ke one o molemo, e seng ope gape.
20 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.
Mme ka fa potsong ya gago, o itse gore melao e e lesome ya re, o seka wa dira boaka, o seka wa bolaya, o seka wa utswa, o se ka wa aka, tlotla batsadi ba gago, le e mengwe jalo.”
21 Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth.
Mme monna a fetola a re, “Ke tlhokometse mongwe le mongwe wa melao eo go tswa bonnyeng jwa me.”
22 Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Hong Jesu a mo raya a re, “Go santse go na le sengwe se o se tlhokang, rekisa tsotlhe tse o nang natso o abele bahumanegi madi, e tlaa nna yone khumo ya gago kwa legodimong, mme o tle, o ntshale morago.”
23 He having heard these things, became sorrowful; for he was very rich.
Mme e rile fa monna a utlwa se, a tsamaya ka kutlo botlhoko, ka a ne a humile thata.
24 And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.
Jesu a mo lebelela a tsamaya mme a raya barutwa ba gagwe a re, “Go thata jang gore mohumi a tsene mo bogosing jwa Modimo!
25 For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Go bonolo mo kammeleng go tsena ka leroba la nnale bogolo go mohumi go tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo!”
26 And they that heard it, said: Who then can be saved?
Mme ba ba mo utlwileng jaana ba gakgamala ba re, “Fa go le thata jalo, batho ba ka bolokesega jang?”
27 He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God.
A ba fetola a re, “Modimo o ka dira se batho ba se ka keng ba se dira!”
28 Then Peter said: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee.
Mme Petere a re, “Re tlogetse malwapa a rona ra go sala morago.”
29 Who said to them: Amen, I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,
Jesu a fetola a re, “E, mme botlhe ba ba dirileng jaaka lona, ba tlogetse lolwapa, mosadi, bomorwarraagwe, batsadi kgotsa bana ka ntlha ya Bogosi jwa Modimo,
31 Then Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man.
Hong a phutha ba ba Lesome le Bobedi a ba raya a re, “Jaaka lo itse, re ya Jerusalema. Mme fa re tsena koo dipolelelo-pelo tsa baporofiti ba bogologolo ka ga me di tlaa diragala.
32 For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon:
Ke tlaa neelwa Badichaba go sotlwa le go kgwelwa mathe le go gagautlhwa mo go tlhabisang ditlhong,
33 And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again.
ke tlaa itewa ke bo ke bolawa. Mme ka letsatsi la boraro ke tlaa tsoga gape.”
34 And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said.
Mme ba seka ba tlhaloganya selo se o neng a se bua. O ne a bonala ekete o bua dinaane fela.
35 Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.
Mme ya re ba atamela Jeriko, ga bo go le monna mongwe wa sefofu a ntse fa thoko ga tsela, a kopa mo bafeting.
36 And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.
E rile a utlwa modumo wa bontsintsi bo feta a botsa gore go diragalang?
37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
A bolelelwa gore Jesu wa Nasaretha o a feta.
38 And he cried out, saying: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.
Hong a simolola go goa a re, “Jesu, Morwa Dafide, nkutlwela botlhoko!”
39 And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mme bontsintsi jwa batho jo bo neng bo eteletse Jesu pele jwa leka go didimatsa monna yo, mme a goela kwa godimo a re, “Morwa Dafide nkutlwela botlhoko!”
40 And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him,
E rile Jesu a goroga fa lefelong leo a ema a re, “Lereng monna yoo wa sefofu kwano.”
41 Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see.
Hong Jesu a botsa monna a re, “O batlang”? A kopa a re, “Morena ke batla go bona!”
42 And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Jesu a mo raya a re, “Go siame, bona! Tumelo ya gago e go fodisitse!”
43 And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Mme ka bofefo monna a kgona go bona, a latela Jesu, a baka Modimo. Mme botlhe ba ba neng ba go bona go direga le bone ba baka Modimo.
