Luke 14
1 Mme ka Sabata nngwe ya re a le mo lwapeng lwa leloko lengwe la Lekgotla la Sejuta, Bafarasai ba bo ba mo lebeletse thata jaaka bophakalane go bona gore a o tlaa fodisa monna yo o neng a le foo a lwala go tlala metsi mo ditokololong.
And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 Mme Jesu a raya Bafarasai le bomaitseanape ba ba neng ba le foo a re, “A go kafa molaong go fodisa motho ka letsatsi la Sabata, kgotsa nnyaa?”
Yeshua, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
4 Mme ya re ba gana go mo araba, Jesu a tshwara monna yo o lwalang ka letsogo a mo fodisa a mo rebola go tsamaya.
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 Hong a retologela kwa go bone: A botsa a re, “Ke ofe wa lona yo o sa direng ka letsatsi la Sabata? Fa kgomo ya gago e wela mo sedibeng, a ga o ka ke wa tswelela pele go e ntsha ka bonako?”
He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
6 Gape ba tlhoka karabo.
But they could make no reply to this.
7 Mme erile fa a lemoga fa batho botlhe ba ba tsileng dijong ba leka go nna gaufi le lomati lwa bojelo, a ba gakolola a re:
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8 “Fa lo laleditswe modiro wa nyalo, lo se ka lwa aga lo lwela go nna kwa mannong a a botoka. Gonne fa mongwe yo o tlotlegang thata go lo gaisa a goroga,
"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9 ene yo o laleditseng o tlaa mo lere fa o ntseng gone mme a re, ‘A monna yoo a nne fa mo boemong jwa gago’. Mme wena, ka ditlhong o tlaa tshwanelwa ke go nna mo setilong se se setseng kwa morago ga lomati lwa bojelo!
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 “Jaanong dira se mo boemong jwa seo, simolola kwa morago; mme fa yo o go laleditseng a go bona, o tlaa tla a go raya a re, ‘Tsala, re go bonetse bonno jo bo botoka go na le jo! Hong o tlaa tlotlega fa pele ga balalediwa ba bangwe botlhe!
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11 Gonne mongwe le mongwe yo o lekang go itlotla o tlaa ngotlafadiwa; mme yo o ikokobetsang o tlaa tlotlwa.’”
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
12 Hong a retologela kwa go yo o mo laleditseng a re, “E re fa o dira dijo, o se ka wa laletsa ditsala, bomorwarrago, bagaeno, le bahumi! Gonne le bone ba tlaa go laletsa.
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
13 Mme mo boemong jwa mo, o laletse bahumanegi, digole, batlhotsi le difofu.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 Hong e tlaa re ka tsogo ya basiami, Modimo o tlaa go duelela go laletsa ba ba se ka keng ba go laletsa.”
and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."
15 Erile monna mongwe yo o neng a ntse fa lomating lwa bojelo le Jesu a utlwa dilo tse a goa a re, “Go tlaa nna boitumelo jo bo kae go tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo!”
Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God."
16 Mme Jesu a fetola ka setshwantsho se: “Monna mongwe o kile a baakanya modiro o mogolo mme a dira ditaletso tse dintsi.
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17 Erile fa gotlhe go siame, a roma motlhanka wa gagwe go itsise balalediwa gore ke nako ya gore ba tle.
And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'
18 Mme botlhe ba simolola go dira diipato. Mongwe a re, ke gone fela o neng a reka tshimo mme o batla go ya go e bona, mme a kopa go itshwarelwa.
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
19 Yo mongwe a re ke gone fela a neng a reka sepane sa dipholo tse some mme o batla go di lekeletsa.
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
20 Yo mongwe e ne e le gone fela a neng a nyala, ka lebaka leo ga aa ka a tla.
"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21 “Motlhanka a boa a ya go bolelela mong wa gagwe se ba se buileng. Mong wa gagwe a gakatsega thata mme a mo raya a re, itlhaganelele mo mebileng le mo dikgorong tsa motse o laletse bakopi, digole, batlhotsi le difofu.
"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
22 Mme ga bo go santse go na le phatlha.
"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
23 “Mong wa gagwe a re, ‘Go siame, jaanong tswela mo diferwaneng tsa motse le mo morago ga dikgoro o kope mongwe le mongwe yo o mmonang go tla, gore ntlo e tle e tlale.
"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 Gonne ga go ope mo go ba ke ba laleditseng pele yo o tlaa itatswang mo go se ke se ba baakanyeditseng.’”
For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
25 Mme batho ba bantsi ba ne ba mo setse morago. Hong a retologa a ba raya a re,
Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 “Fa mongwe a batla go nna molatedi wa me o tshwanetse go nthata bogolo go gaisa rraagwe, mmaagwe, mosadi wa gagwe, bana ba gagwe, bomonnawe kgotsa bokgaitsadie-ee, go gaisa le jone tota botshelo jwa gagwe, kwa ntle ga moo ga a ka ke a nna morutwa wa me.
"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my talmid.
27 Ebile ga go na ope yo o ka nnang morutwa wa me fa a sa sikare mokgoro wa gagwe a ntshala morago.
Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my talmid.
28 “Mme lo se ka lwa simolola go fitlhelela lo bala tlhwatlhwa. Gonne e mang yo o ka simololang kago, kwa ntle ga go bona pele tekanyo le go bona gore a o na le madi a a lekanyeng go duela melato.
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29 E seng jalo, o ka kgona go fetsa motheo pele ga a tlhaelelwa ke madi. Mme ka ntlha ya moo mongwe le mongwe o ka mo tshega jang!
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30 “Mme ba tlaa mo sotla ba re, ‘A lo bona motho yo o fa yole? O simolotse kago ele mme o tlhaeletswe ke madi pele ga a e fetsa!’
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31 “Kgotsa ke efe kgosi e e ka lorang go ya ntweng pele ga e nna fa fatshe le bagakolodi ba yone ba buisanya gore a masole a selekanyo sa dikete tse di lesome a itekanetse go ka fenya a a dikete tse di masome a mabedi a a kgatlhanong nae?
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Mme fa mogopolo o sa kgonege, e re fa masole a mmaba a sa le kgakala, e rome batsereganyi go buisanya ka mafoko a kagiso.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 Jalo ga go na ope yo o ka nnang morutwa wa me fa a sa nna fa fatshe pele ga a bala masego a gagwe, mme a a latlhela otlhe mo go nna.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my talmid.
34 Tshiamo ya letswai ke eng fa le latlhegetswe ke molodi?
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35 Letswai le le senang molodi ga le na tiro le fa e le go nna monontshane. Ga le na tiro mme le tshwanetse go latlhelwa kwa ntle. Reetsang sentle, fa lo batla go tlhaloganya phuthololo ya me.”
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
