Luka 16
1 Nake Jesũ akĩĩra arutwo ake atĩrĩ: “Nĩ kwarĩ na mũndũ ũmwe warĩ gĩtonga, nake nĩ aarĩ na mũrori wa indo ciake mũrori ũcio nĩathitangirwo kũrĩ gĩtonga kĩu atĩ nĩaitangaga indo ciake.
And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.
2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩta mũrori ũcio wa indo, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ũhoro ũcio ndĩraigua ũgũkoniĩ nĩ ũrĩkũ? Heana ũhoro wa ithabu rĩa ũrũgamĩrĩri waku, tondũ ndũgũcooka kũndorera indo ciakwa rĩngĩ.’
And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.
3 “Nake mũrori wa indo icio akĩĩyũria na ngoro atĩrĩ, ‘Ngwĩka atĩa rĩu? Mwathi wakwa nĩekũndigithia wĩra. Ndirĩ na hinya mũiganu wa kũrĩma, na nĩngũconoka kũhooya.
And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.
4 Rĩu nĩndamenya ũrĩa ngwĩka nĩgeetha rĩrĩa ngaatigithio wĩra gũkũ, andũ makaanyamũkagĩra kwao mĩciĩ.’
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩta mũndũ o wothe warĩ na thiirĩ wa mwathi wake. Akĩũria mũndũ wa mbere atĩrĩ, ‘Wee ũrĩ na thiirĩ ũigana atĩa wa mwathi wakwa?’
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
6 “Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩ na thiirĩ wa marebe magana meerĩ ma maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ.’ “Mũrori ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Oya marũa maku ma thiirĩ ũikare thĩ narua wandĩke atĩ ũrĩ na thiirĩ wa marebe igana rĩmwe.’
And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
7 “Agĩcooka akĩũria mũndũ wa keerĩ atĩrĩ, ‘Na we ũrĩ na thiirĩ ũigana atĩa?’ “Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩ na thiirĩ wa makũnia igana rĩmwe ma ngano.’ “Mũrori ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Oya marũa maku ma thiirĩ wandĩke ũrĩ na thiirĩ wa makũnia mĩrongo ĩnana.’
And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.
8 “Mwathi ũcio nĩagathĩrĩirie mũrũgamĩrĩri ũcio wa indo ciake ũtaarĩ mwĩhokeku nĩ ũndũ wa kũgĩa na ũũgĩ. Nĩgũkorwo andũ a gũkũ thĩ nĩ oogĩ na maũndũ mao gũkĩra andũ a ũtheri. (aiōn g165)
And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. (aiōn g165)
9 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, hũthagĩrai ũtonga wa gũkũ thĩ na gũthondeka ũrata na andũ, nĩguo rĩrĩa ũtonga ũcio ũgaathira, mũkaamũkĩrwo ciikaro-inĩ iria cia tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 “Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũngĩĩhokerwo indo nini no ehokerwo o na indo nyingĩ, na ũrĩa wothe ũtangĩĩhokeka na indo nini o na nyingĩ ndangĩĩhokerwo.
He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.
11 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũngĩkorwo mũtarĩ ehokeku na ũtonga wa gũkũ thĩ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmwĩhokera ũtonga ũrĩa wa ma?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 Ningĩ mũngĩkorwo mũtarĩ ehokeku na indo cia andũ arĩa angĩ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũhe indo cianyu ene?
And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?
13 “Gũtirĩ ndungata ĩngĩhota gũtungatĩra aathani eerĩ. Nĩ ũndũ no ĩthũũrire ũmwe yende ũcio ũngĩ, kana ĩĩheane harĩ ũmwe, ĩnyarare ũcio ũngĩ. Mũtingĩtungatĩra Ngai na mũtungatĩre mbeeca.”
There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Nao Afarisai, arĩa meendete mbeeca, rĩrĩa maiguire maũndũ macio mothe, makĩambĩrĩria gũtemba Jesũ.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mwĩtuuaga ega maitho-inĩ ma andũ, no Ngai nĩoĩ ngoro cianyu, nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũrĩa ũtuagwo wa bata mũno harĩ andũ, nĩguo ũrĩ magigi maitho-inĩ ma Ngai.
And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.
16 “Ũhoro wa Watho na ũrutani wa Anabii watũire ũhunjagio nginya hĩndĩ ya Johana ũrĩa Mũbatithania. Kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo, Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa ũthamaki-wa-Ngai nĩ ũhunjagio, na mũndũ o wothe nĩehatagĩrĩria aũtoonye.
The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.
17 Nĩ ũhũthũ igũrũ na thĩ gũthira, gũkĩra gaturumo karĩa kanini mũno ka Watho keherio watho-inĩ.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 “Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũngĩtigana na mũtumia acooke ahikie mũtumia ũngĩ, ũcio nĩatharĩtie, nake mũndũ mũrũme ũrĩa ũngĩhikia mũtumia ũtiganĩte na mũthuuri-we, nĩatharĩtie.”
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
19 “Nĩ kwarĩ mũndũ warĩ gĩtonga wehumbaga nguo cia rangi wa ndathi na cia mũthemba wa gatani ĩrĩa njega, nake nĩeekenagia o mũthenya.
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 Na rĩrĩ, kĩhingo-inĩ gĩake nĩhaigagwo mũndũ wahooyaga thendi wetagwo Lazaro, waiyũrĩtwo nĩ ironda mwĩrĩ,
And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.
21 nake nĩeeriragĩria kũrĩa rũitĩki rũrĩa rwagũũaga kuuma metha-inĩ ya gĩtonga kĩu. O na ngui nacio nĩciokaga na igacũna ironda ciake.
And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.
22 “Ihinda nĩrĩakinyire mũhooi thendi ũcio agĩkua, nao araika makĩmũkuua makĩmũtwara harĩ Iburahĩmu. Gĩtonga kĩu o nakĩo nĩgĩakuire na gĩgĩthikwo.
And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 Kĩrĩ kũu icua-inĩ, kĩna ruo rũnene, gĩgĩtiira maitho, gĩkĩona Iburahĩmu arĩ haraaya, na Lazaro arĩ hau nake. (Hadēs g86)
And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩtonga gĩkĩmwĩta gĩkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Iburahĩmu, Baba, njiguĩra tha, ũtũme Lazaro atobokie mũthia wa kĩara gĩake maaĩ-inĩ ooke aahehie rũrĩmĩ, tondũ ndĩ na ruo rũnene gũkũ mwaki-inĩ ũyũ.’
And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.
25 “Nowe Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrũ wakwa, ririkana rĩrĩa watũire muoyo woonaga o maũndũ mega, hĩndĩ ĩyo Lazaro nake oonaga o maũndũ mooru, no rĩu we nĩmũnyamarũre, nawe ũrĩ ruo-inĩ.
And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.
26 Hamwe na ũguo-rĩ, gatagatĩ gaitũ nawe harĩ na mũkuru mũriku mũno wĩkĩrĩtwo, nĩguo arĩa mangĩenda kuuma gũkũ tũrĩ moke kũrĩ we matikaahote, o na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngiuma kũu akĩre ooke gũkũ tũrĩ.’
And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither can they pass from there to us
27 “Nakĩo gĩtonga kĩu gĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, ‘Ndagĩgũthaitha, baba, ũtũme Lazaro kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya baba,
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na ariũ a baba atano. Reke athiĩ akamahe ũhoro, nĩguo matikanooke gũkũ kũrĩ na ruo rũnene ũũ.’
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 “Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Marĩ na Musa na Anabii; nĩmamathikĩrĩrie.’
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 “Nakĩo gĩtonga gĩkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Iburahĩmu, baba, acio ti aiganu; mũndũ angĩthiĩ kũrĩ o oimĩte kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, no merire.’
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 “Agĩkĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Angĩkorwo matingĩigua Musa na Anabii, o na mũndũ angĩriũka kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ matingĩmũigua.’”
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
