A Dishonest Manager
1 Jesus said to his disciples:
A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money. 2 So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”
3 The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their homes after I've lost my job.”
5 Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”
6 “A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.
So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘50.’ ”
7 The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”
“A thousand sacks of wheat,” the man replied.
The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘800.’ ”
8 The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
9 My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home. 10 Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters. 11 If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12 And if you cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something that will be your own? 13 You cannot be the slave of two masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Some Sayings of Jesus
(Matthew 11.12Matthew 13Matthew 5.31Matthew 32Mark 10.11Mark 12)14 The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him. 15 But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned.
16 Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in. 17 Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.
18 It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.
Lazarus and the Rich Man
19 There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food. 20 But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house. 21 He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them. 22 The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 He went to hell and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side, 24 he said to Abraham, “Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch my tongue. I'm suffering terribly in this fire.”
25 Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is happy, and you are in pain. 26 And besides, there is a deep ditch between us, and no one from either side can cross over.”
27 But the rich man said, “Abraham, then please send Lazarus to my father's home. 28 Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place.”
29 Abraham answered, “Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophets wrote. They should pay attention to that.”
30 Then the rich man said, “No, that's not enough! If only someone from the dead would go to them, they would listen and turn to God.”
31 So Abraham said, “If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead.”
Dookuulaa tapalewo la mansaaloo
1 Yeesu diyaamuta a la saayiboolu ye kotenke ko: “Fankamaa doo le sotota, meŋ ye dookuulaa kuntiyo soto. Ì ye kaŋo laa ñiŋ dookuulaa kuntiyo la ko, a ka a la naafuloo le tiñaa. 2 Wo to le a ye a kumandi, a ko a ye ko, ‘Muŋ ne mu ñiŋ ti, ŋa meŋ moyi i la kuwo to? I si kontoo bo feŋolu to, ŋa mennu dii i la, kaatu ite te mara la n na dookuwo la kotenke!’
3 “Dookuulaa kuntiyo ko a faŋo ye ko, ‘M be muŋ ne ke la saayiŋ, kaatu n na kuntiyo be a la dookuwo taa la m bulu le? N te sembe dookuwo ke noo la, aduŋ m maluta le ka daaniroo fanaa ke. 4 Ŋa a loŋ ne, m be meŋ ke la saayiŋ, fo moolu si n jiyaa ì la buŋolu kono, niŋ a ye m bondi n na dookuwo to!’
5 “Wo to le a ye a la kuntiyo la julutiyolu kiliŋ-kiliŋ kumandi. A ko moo foloo ye ko, ‘I ye jelu le donto n na kuntiyo bulu?’ 6 A ko, ‘Tulu dumbu keme.’ Wo to le a ko julutiyo ye ko, ‘I la julu kayitoo taa tariyaake, i ye dumbu taŋ luulu safee.’ 7 Bituŋ a ko doo ye ko, ‘Ite ye muŋ ne donto?’ Wo ko a ye ko, ‘Wiiti* siimaŋ kesoo fali duni keme.’ A ko a ye ko, ‘I la julu kayitoo taa, i ye fali duni taŋ seyi safee!’
8 “Wo kamma la, kuntiyo ye wo dookuulaa tapalewo jayi a la ñaameŋo la. Ali a juubee, ñiŋ duniyaa moolu feereta ì la jamaanoo keñaa to le ka tambi moolu la, mennu be Alla la siloo kaŋ. 9 Ŋa a fo ali ye, ali teeroolu ñini ali faŋolu ye ka bo niŋ ñiŋ duniyaa fankoo la, fo niŋ a banta, ì si ali jiyaa badaa-badaa sabatidulaa kono.
Fanka tooñaa
10 “Moo meŋ tilinta fendiŋolu to, a ka tiliŋ feŋ baalu to le fanaa. Bari moo meŋ maŋ tiliŋ fendiŋolu to, wo buka tiliŋ feŋ baalu to. 11 Wo kamma la, niŋ ali maŋ tiliŋ ñiŋ duniyaa fankoo to, jumaa le be fanka tooñaa karafa la ali ma? 12 Niŋ ali maŋ tiliŋ wandi feŋolu to, jumaa le be wo feŋolu dii la ali la, mennu mu ali faŋolu taa ti? 13 Dookuulaa te jee meŋ si maarii fula batu noo, fo a si doo koŋ, a ye doo kanu, waraŋ a si doo buuñaa, a ye jutu doo la. Ali te Alla niŋ naafuloo batu noo la waati kiliŋ.”
14 Farisewolu* mennu ye kodoo kanu, kabiriŋ ì ye ñiŋ moyi, ì ye Yeesu ñaawali. 15 Wo to le Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Alitolu le mu wo moolu ti, mennu ka ì faŋolu tilindi moolu ñaa la, bari Alla ye ali sondomoolu kono loŋ ne. Kaatu feŋo meŋ kummaayaata moolu fee, a mu feŋ jawoo le ti, Alla ye meŋ koŋ.
Musa la Luwaa niŋ Alla la mansabaayaa
(Matiyu 11:12-13Matiyu 5:31-32Maaka 10:11-12)16 “Luwaa niŋ annabiyomoolu le foloo naata, janniŋ Yaayaa Batiseerilaa be naa la. Kabiriŋ wo waatoo la, Alla la mansabaayaa kibaari betoo be kawandi kaŋ ne, aduŋ moolu bee le ye a kata baake ka duŋ a kono. 17 Bari a be sooneeyaa la, saŋo niŋ bankoo ye yeemaŋ, diina Luwaa la tombi kiliŋo ye tuutuu.
18 “Moo-wo-moo meŋ ye a la musoo bula, a naata taa musu doo futuu, a ye jeenoo le ke, aduŋ moo-wo-moo meŋ ye bulamusoo futuu, a be jeenoo le la.
Fankamaa niŋ Lasarus
19 “Fankamaa doo le sotota nuŋ, meŋ ka waramba wuleŋo niŋ bayi ñiimaa duŋ, a ka domoroo fanaa ke niidiyaa kono luŋ-wo-luŋ. 20 A la koridaa bundaa to, fuwaaroo doo ka tara laariŋ jee, meŋ too mu Lasarus ti. A baloo bee niŋ maadiŋolu le mu. 21 A ka i daañini domoritoolu le la, mennu ka joloŋ fankamaa la taabuloo duuma. Hani wuloolu ka naa le, ì ka a la maadiŋolu newuŋ.
22 “Wo fuwaaroo naata faa, malaayikoolu ye a samba Iburayima fee. Fankamaa fanaa faata, ì ye a baadee. 23 Fankamaa naata tara yankankatoo kono laakira. A ye santo juubee, a ye Iburayima hayinaŋ, Lasarus be a fee. 24 A sarita ko, ‘M faamaa Iburayima, balafaa soto n ye. Lasarus kii naŋ, fo a si a bulukondiŋo bula jiyo kono ka n neŋo sumayandi, kaatu m be yankankati kaŋ ne ñiŋ dimbaa kono.’ 25 Bari Iburayima ko a ye le ko, ‘N diŋo, i hakiloo bulandi ko, i la baluwo tumoo la, i ye feŋ betoolu bee soto le, aduŋ Lasarus ye feŋ jawoolu le soto. Bari saayiŋ, a sabarindita jaŋ ne, ite be tooroo kono. 26 Aduŋ fanaa, dinka baa le be ǹ niŋ alitolu teema, fo moolu mennu lafita tambi la ka bo jaŋ ka taa ali kaŋ, ì kana tambi noo, aduŋ moo te bo noo la jee ka naa jaŋ.’
27 “Wo to le fankamaa ko, ‘M faamaa Iburayima, ŋa i daani, i si Lasarus kii m faamaa la buŋo to. 28 Kaatu ŋa baadinkee luulu le soto, a si ì dandalaa, fo ì fanaa kana naa ñiŋ dulaa to, yankankatoo be daameŋ.’ 29 Bari Iburayima ko a ye ko, ‘Ì ye Musa niŋ annabiyomoolu soto le, ì si wolu la kumoolu moyi!’ 30 Bari fankamaa ko, ‘Hanii, m faamaa Iburayima. Niŋ moo bota saayaa kono, a taata ì kaŋ, ì be tuubi la ì la junuboolu la le.’ 31 Bituŋ Iburayima ko a ye ko, ‘Niŋ ì maŋ i lamoyi Musa niŋ annabiyomu doolu la, wo to ì te soŋ na, hani niŋ moo wulita saayaa kono.’ ”
