Luka 17
1 Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi eti, “Bintu bikute kulengesha muntu kwambeti aipishe nibikaboneke, nsombi mapensho nakabe pali bantu beshikubileta.
And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.
2 Nomba caina kwambeti muntu uyo asungwe ne libwe linene lya mwampelo munshingo ne kumuwala mu lwenje, kupita kulengesha umo wa bana bang'ana aba kwipisha.”
It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.
3 Neco kamucenjelani! Na mukwenu lakwipishili, umukalalile, na lasenge kulekelelwa umulekelele.
Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.
4 Na lakwipishili mankanda asanu ne abili pabusuba bumo, kayi mankanda onse ayo kesa kuli njobe nekwambeti, “Ndepishi,” Welela kumulekelela.
And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.
5 Lino batumwa balambila Mwami eti, “Kamukonempesha lushomo lwetu.”
And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.
6 Mwami Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Nemwabanga ne lushomo lulyeti luseke lwa masitadi, ngamucikonsha kwambila citondo eti, ‘Shukuka apo ulishimpike mumulonga, nacoyo ngacimunyumfwila.’”
And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.
7 “Nomba naumbi pakati penu kakute musebenshi shikulima mulibala nambi kwembela mbelele. Nomba sena akomboka ngomwambila eti, ‘Fwambana kwesa ulye cakulya’
But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,
8 Sobwe nkela kwinseco! Nsombi ngomwambileti, ‘Kontelekela cakulya, na upwishe ufwale cena nekundetela byakulya, lino ndapwisha nenjobe mpoti ulye ne kunwa.’
Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?
9 Lino sena ngomulumba musebenshi pakwinga lenshi ncowamwambila?
Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?
10 Copeleco nenjamwe, na mulenshi ncomwalambilwa mwelela kwambeti, ‘To basebenshi babula kwelela kutambula kantu. Pakwinga tulenshi mulimo wetu!’”
In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.
11 Yesu mpwalikuya ku Yelusalemu, walapita panyinsa ya Samaliya ne Galileya.
And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.
12 Mpwalashika mumunshi naumbi, beshimankuntu bali likumi balamukumanya ne kwimana pataliko.
And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,
13 Lino balobelesheti, “Amwe Yesu, Nkambo kamutunyumfwilako nkumbo!”
Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 Yesu mpwalababona walabambileti, “Kamuyani ku beshimilumbo baye bamuboneti mulaba cena.” Lino mpobalikuya kwenda munshila, balaba cena.
And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.
15 Lino umo pakati pabo mpwalaboneti laba cena, walabwelela kuli Yesu nkaya akulumbaisha Lesa ne liswi lyapelu.
And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;
16 Lino mpwalashika kuli Yesu walafukama kuntangu kwakendi ne kumulumba. Shimankuntu uyu walikuba mu Samaliya.
And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.
17 Lino Yesu walambeti, “Sena bashilikwa nkabanga likumi? Nomba bambi basanu ne bana balikupe?
And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?
18 Nomba nicani kulesowa muswamashi enka kwisa kulumbaisha Lesa?
Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
19 Kufumapo, Yesu walambila shimankuntu uyo, pakwinga wanshoma nyamuka koya, Lushomo lwakobe lulakushiliki.”
And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.
20 Bafalisi bambi balepusha Yesu eti, “Bwami bwa Lesa nibukese lilyoni?” Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Bwami bwa Lesa, nteshi bukese mwakubonekela ne menso sobwe.
And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:
21 Kuliya weshi akambeti, ‘Nibuno bulikuno!’ Nambi eti, ‘Nibusa kusa!’ Pakwinga Bwami bwa Lesa buli pakati penu.”
And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
22 Lino walakumbula beshikwiya bakendi eti, “Nicikashike cindi mpoti mukayande kubona Mwana Muntu mubusuba bumo, nomba nteshi mukabubonepo sobwe.
And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.
23 Nikukabe bantu beshi bakamwambileti, ‘Kamubona nte busa bulikusa, nambi eti, ubu bulipano, mutakayako nambi kubakonkela sobwe.’
And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
24 Pakwinga mbuli kubyasha ncokukute kucilingana mwilu nekubonekela kumbasu shonse, enceti kukabe pabusuba bwakwisa Mwana Muntu.
For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
25 Nsombi welela kutanguna kupenshewa, nekukanwa ne bantu ba cino cindi.
But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.
26 “Mbuli ncocalikuba mumasuba a Nowa encoti cikabe mumasuba a Mwana Muntu.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.
27 Mucindico bantu bali kabalya, ne kunwa, kweba kayi ne kwebwa kushikila busuba Nowa mbwalengila mubwato. Lino muyoba unene walesa nekubononga bonse.
They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.
28 Nicikabeti ncocalikuba mucindi ca Loti, bantu bali kabalya ne kunwa, kula ne kulisha, kubyala ne kwibaka manda.
In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building;
29 Nsombi busuba Loti mpwalafuma mu Sodomu, Lesa walalasha mulilo wa salufa walalaka kwilu nekubononga bonse.
But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.
30 Nicikabe copeleco pabusuba Mwana Muntu mpoti akese.
So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.
31 “Busuba ubo, uyo eti akabenga paciluli ca ng'anda atakaseluketi amante bintu byakendi mung'anda, neye uyo eti akabenga mulibala atakabwelela kung'anda.
On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.
32 Kamwanukani muka Loti!
Keep in mind Lot's wife.
33 Uyo layandanga kupulusha buyumi bwakendi, nakabutaye. Nsombi uyo latayanga buyumi bwakendi pacebo cakame, nakabupulushe.
If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.
34 Ndamwambilinga pabusuba ubo mashiku, bantu babili nibakabenga bona pabulili bumo, umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.
I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.
35 Batukashi babili nibakapelenga pantu pamo umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.
Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.
36 Bantu babili nibakabenga mulibala, nsombi umo nakamantwe, umbi nakashale.”
37 Beshikwiya balamwipusheti, “Mwami, nikupeyo nkoti bikenshikile ibi?” Yesu walakumbuleti, “Uko kulafwili cintu nawoyo makubi akute kubungana kopeloko.”
And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
