Luka 16
1 Yesu kawagambiriti wafundwa wakuwi, “Kwanaga na mlundamali ayu yakaweriti na mfundwa yakalolera ulunda wakuwi. Mlunda mali ulii wamgambiriti kuwera yakalolera ulunda wakuwi kaweriti kankuyananga mpiya.
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 Su mlundamali ulii kamshema na kumgambira, ‘Avi ndo vitwatira gaa vyampikinira kwaku, gung'ambiri ntambu yagutumiyiti mpiya zyangu, toziya hapeni guweri mlolera ulunda gwangu kayi.’
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 Mlolera ulunda kaligambira mweni, ‘Mtuwa gwangu hakanwingi mlihengu lyangu. Hantendi ashi? Neni nahera makakala ga kulima, viraa nana soni kuluwaluwa.
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 Vinu nuvimana hantendi ashi! Su pakanwinga lihengu, hanweri na waganja weni hawanshemeli ukaya kwawu.’
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 “Su kawashemiti wantu woseri weni mtuwa gwakuwi kaweriti kankuwadayi. Kamkosiyiti gwa kwanja, ‘Gwenga mtuwa gwangu kakushonga mpiya ninga?’
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
6 Yomberi kamwankula, ‘Mapipa miya ga lipaki lya zeyituni.’ Mlolera ulunda kamgambira, ‘Aga ndo mawalangu gaku, gulivagi pasi, gulembi lilongu mhanu.’
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 Shakapanu kamkosiya kayi yumonga, ‘Na gwenga wakushonga mpiya ninga?’ Yomberi kamwankula, ‘Mihaku elufu ya nganu.’ Mlolera ulunda kamgambira, ‘Aga ndo mawalangu gaku, gulembi miya nane.’
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 “Su mtuwa ulii kamzyumiti nentu mlolera ulunda yakaweriti kana pyera katumiyiti luhala, toziya wantu wa pasipanu wana luhala ng'anji muvitwatira vyawu kuliku wantu wa muweru.” (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 Yesu kendereyiti kulonga, “Su nukugambirani mwenga, Mtendi uganja kwa kutumiya vintu vya pasipanu, su paviwapelerani hawawashemeri mnumba ya mashaka goseri. (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 Muntu yoseri pakajimira mushintu shididini, hakaweri mjimira muvintu vikulu viraa, na muntu pakajimira ndiri mushintu shididini hapeni kajimiri mushintu shikulu.
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 Handa mwenga pamujimirika ndiri kwa vintu vya pasipanu, ndo gaa hakawapanani vintu viwagira vya nakaka?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 Na handa mwenga pamuwera waminika ndiri kwa vintu vya wantu wamonga, ndo gaa hakakupani vintu vyenu maweni?
And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?
13 “Kwahera ntumintumi yakaweza kuwatendera lihengu watuwa wawili, toziya Ntumintumi hakamlemi ayu na kumfira yumonga, ama hakaweri na yumu na kumleka yumonga. Hapeni mwezi kumtendera Mlungu na shipindi shila shilii guyitendera mpiya.”
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 Mafalisayu pawapikaniriti goseri aga, wamkaliriti Yesu toziya womberi wafiraga mpiya.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 Yesu kawagambira, “Mwenga mlilanguziya waheri kulongolu kwa wantu, kumbiti Mlungu kayimana myoyu yenu. Kwa shintu shilii shashiwoneka shana mana nkulu kulongolu kwa wantu, Mlungu kashiwona kuwera shinyankalika.
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 “Lilagaliru lya Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu gaweriti mpaka shipindi sha Yohani Mbatiza, kwanjira palii Visoweru viwagila vya Ufalumi wa Mlungu wankubwerwa, su kila muntu kankwingira kwa makakala.
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 Kumbiti ndo ikamala ndiri kumpindi na pasi panu kwagamira kuliku lilembu lididini lya Lilagaliru kuliwusiya.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 “Muntu yoseri pakamleka mdala gwakuwi na kuyuga mdala gwingi katenda uhumba, na muntu pakamuyuga mdala yawamlekiti viraa katenda uhumba.
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
19 “Paweriti na muntu yumu yakaweriti mlundamali, yakavaliti nguwu zya beyi nkulu nentu na kaweriti kankubojola mashaka goseri.
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 Vilaa vilii kuweriti muntu muhushu yawamshema Lazaru, yakaweriti na vironda nshimba yoseri, mweni kalikaliti pamlyagu gwa mlundamali.
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 Pakafira kuliya masigalu ga viboga vyavitulukiriti pasi pameza pa mlundamali. Ata wang'ang'a wiziti na kulambita vironda vyakuwi!
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 “Muhushu pakahowiti kala, wantumintumi wa kupindi wamtoliti na kumtula pakwegera na Aburahamu mumsambu kulaa kumpindi. Na mlundamali kahowiti viraa na wamsira,
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 na kagenda pahala yapaweriti kwana ntabiku nentu mulirindi lyalihera upeleru, na pakaloliti kamwoniti Aburahamu kwa kutali pamuhera na Lazaru kapakwegera. (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 Su kanjiti kushema, ‘Tati Aburahamu! Nyagu gumoneri lusungu bamu. Gumtumi Lazaru kajobi shala shakuwi mumashi, kizi kaluzizimisiyi lulimi lwangu, toziya nulikala mundabiku nentu mumotu amu!’
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 “Kumbiti Aburahamu kamgambira, ‘Guliholi mwana gwangu paguweriti gwamkomu gupatiti vintu vyoseri viherepa, kumbiti Lazaru kapatiti vintu vidoda vyoseri. Kumbiti vinu kankunemelera panu, na gwenga gwankutabika.
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 Pamuwera na goseri aga, pakati petu panu kwana lirindi likulu nentu, su kwa woseri yawafira kwiza kwa twenga hapeni wawezi, ama kwahera muntu yakaweza kulawa kwenu kwiza uganu ama kwa twenga kwiza kwa mwenga.’
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 Mlundamali kalonga, ‘Nyagu nukuluwa tati Aburahamu, gumtumi Lazaru kagendi ukaya kwa tati gwangu,
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 kwana walongu wangu wamuhanu. Kagendi kawaberiziyi nawiza uganu panu pahala pa ndabiku.’
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 “Aburahamu kamuwankula, ‘Kwa walongu waku kwana malembu ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu hagawaberiziyi, walongu waku wafiruwa wagapikaniri ntambu yagawagambira.’
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 Mlundamali kamwankula, ‘Tati Aburahamu, itosha ndiri! Kumbiti pakazyuka muntu kwawu kulawa kwa wahowiti na kuwagendera, hawampikiniri na kuleka vidoda vyawatenda.’
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 Kumbiti Aburahamu kamgambira, ‘Pawagapikanira ndiri malembu ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu, hapeni wajimili ata muntu pakazyuka.’”
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
