Luka 16
1 Jesu go den yedi o ŋoadikaaba: “O piado den ye ki pia o ŋalimankubilo ke bi ti cua o kani ki kuli o ŋalimanikubilo yeni ke o biani o piama.
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 O den yini o ki yedi o: 'N gba ke bi maadi apo be n yeni? Doagidi ki waani nni a ŋalimankubili tuonli fuuli, kelima a kan go baa ki ya tie n ŋalimanikubilo.'
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 O ŋalimankubilo yeni den yedi o pali nni: 'N canbaa baa ñani nni li ŋalimankubili tuonli nni. N baa tieni lede? Ki ko bu kpaabu? N kan fidi. ki ya miadi? Bu miabu pia nni i fe.
“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 N bani min baa tieni maama ke o ya ti ñani nni li ŋalimankubili tuonli nni, ke n gedi ki cani yaaba kuli, ban ga n cangu.'
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 Lani o den yini o canbaa pandanba kuli yendo yendo. O den yedi yua n kpa cua: 'A pia n canbaa po i ŋa yo?'
One by one he called up his master’s debtors. “How much do you owe my master?” he asked of the first.
6 O den goa ki yedi o:' kpaboba kobiga.' O ŋalimankubilo den yedi o: 'Ga a panli tili ki kali ki diani tontoni kpaboba piimuu.'
“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 O den yedi toa mo: 'A pia n can baa po i ŋa yo?' O den goa ki yedi: 'Halikama kpalipadi kobiga.' O ŋalimanbilo den yedi o: 'Ga a panli tili ki diani kpapadi piinii.'
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 O canbaa den pagi laa ŋalimankubilo yua n kaa tiegi, kelima o den tieni u fanu.” Jesu den pugini ki yedi: “Handuna yaaba fani leni bi lieba ki cie yaaba n tie mi yenma yaaba. (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 N yedi yi ke yin taa mani ŋanduna ŋalimani yi n joagini yeni, ki baa danlinba, ke yi yaa ti pia yi ŋalimani ya yogunu, ban n ga yi cangu naani ki pia juodima nni. (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 Ban fidi ki dugi yua po li bonwaala po, bi go baa dugi o yaapo yo ya bonla n yaba po. Yua n ki tiegi li bonwaala nni, o kan go ya tiegi ya bonla n yaba nni.
The person who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and the person who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also.
11 Lanwani bi yaa fidi ki dugi yipo leni yin kubi ŋanduna ŋalimani maama yi n pia i boandi, ŋme baa piani yi o ŋalimanmoano?
So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the dishonest money, who will trust you with the true?
12 Bi yaa fidi ki dugi yipo leni yin kubi nitoa ŋalimano maama, ŋme baa teni yi ya ŋalimano n tie yi yua?
And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?
13 Naacemo ba kuli kan fidi ki yaa tuuni canbaanba lie po, kelima o yaa baa nani o canbaakpialo ki bua o canbaalielo, o nan baa taabi o bonkpialo ki fali o bon lielo wani. Yi kan fidim ki ya taa ki tuuni U Tienu po leni ŋalimani po.”
No servant can serve two masters, for, either they will hate one and love the other, or else they will attach themselves to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’
14 Falisieninba yaaba n den bua i ligi ke likandi den gbadi lankuli ki ñuadi Jesu.
All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.
15 O den yedi ba: “yinba yi moandi ke bi niba n ya nua ke yi tiegi, ama U Tienu wani n bani yi pala. Bi niba n nua ke yaala n pia ti kpiagidi yeni tie caginde U Tienu po.
‘You,’ said Jesus, ‘are the ones who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among people may be an abomination in the sight of God.
16 Li balimaama leni bi sawalipuaba maama den die ki pundi ŋali Jan Batisi yogunu. Ki cili lanyogunu bi wangi U Tiennu diema laabaaliŋamo. Nilo kuli tieni u paalu ki bua ki kua lienni.
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 their way into it.
17 Tanpoli leni ki tinga pendima dingi ki cie li balimaama nni ba dianfuudi yenga n bodi ki kan tieni.
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 Yua n ñani o pua ki go taa potoa kuli conbi. Yua mo n taa ban ñani yaa pua kuli, o conbi.
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is an adulterer, and the man who marries a divorced woman is an adulterer.
19 O piado den ye ki ye ki laa ti tiaciagidi, ki mangidi o pali daali leni o yeŋanma leni mi jemanma.
There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendour.
20 O luodo moko den ye ke bi yi o Lasala. O den yen dua o piado yeni diegu buliñoajabu nni ke o gbanandi kuli tie nala.
Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,
21 mi koma den kubi o ŋali ke o den bua ki yaa di yaa jiema n joagidi o piado yeni saaje kaanu kani. Baa i sangbanli den kpendi ki liadi o nala moko.
and who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 To, o luodo den kpe ke malekinba taa o ki geni Abalaŋama kani. O piado moko den ti kpe ke bi piino.
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 O den laadi fala bi tinkpiba n ye naankani. O den yaadi ki diidi ŋalifoagima, ki ban laa Abalaŋama leni Lasala ke o ye Abalaŋama kani. (Hadēs g86)
In Hades he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side. (Hadēs g86)
24 O den tiani ki yedi: 'N baa Abalaŋama, gbadi npo mi niŋima ki soani Lasala wan tu mi ñima leni o nabiyuli po ki cua ki kuugi npo n lanbu, kelima n laadi fala boncianla mi fantama na niini.'
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 Abalaŋama den goa ki yedi o: 'N biga, Tiadi ke a den baa yaala n ŋani boncianla ŋan den ye ya yogunu, ke Lasala mo den laadi fala boncianla. Moala, o ye ne ke bi baagidi o, a mo laadi fala.
“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 Lani bebe ka, ku buociangu ye tinba leni yinba siiga, ki teni ke yaaba n bua ki ña ne ki gedi yipo kan fidi, yaaba n bua ki ña yi yaapo mo ki cua ti yaa kani kan fidi.'
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 O piado den yedi: 'Lanwani n nan mia ŋa, `ŋan soani Lasala n baa den denpo.
“Then, Father,” he said, “I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house –
28 Kelima n pia waamu muu. Wan gedi ki ban tuodi ki waani ba ke bani wani n da cua o naa fala biado kaanu na niini.'
For I have five brothers to warn them, so that they may not come to this place of torture also.”
29 Abalaŋama den goa ki yedi o: 'A waamu pia Musa leni bi sawalipuaba kuli, ban cengi ba.'
“They have the writings of Moses and the prophets,” replied Abraham; “let them listen to them.”
30 O piado den goa ki yedi: 'N baa Abalaŋama, yeni ka, yua n kpe yaa fii bi tinkpinba siiga ki gedi bi kani, bi baalebidi bi yama.'
“But, Father Abraham,” he urged, “if someone from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.”
31 Abalaŋama den goa ki yedi o: 'Bi yaa yie kaa baa cengi Musa leni bi sawalipuaba, ba o nilo yaa fii bi bi tinkpiba siiga ki gedi bi kani, bi kan cengi o.”'
“If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets,” answered Abraham, “they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.”’
