¹He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

¹ Yesu salaŋ talibey se koyne ka ne: «Arzakante fo go no kaŋ gonda jine fune. Nga mo, i kand'a kalima koyo do ka ne a goono ga koyo jinay hasara.

¹And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

² He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

² A n'a ce ka ne a se: ‹Ifo no wo kaŋ ay goono ga maa ni boŋ? Kala ni m'ay no ni jine-funetara lasaabo, zama a si du ka te ni ma ciya jine fune koyne.›

²And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

³ “The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

³ Jine funa ne nga bina ra: ‹Mate no ay ga te, za kaŋ ay koyo ga jine-funetara ta ay gaa? Ay sinda gaaham gaabi ay ma koy ka far, haawi g'ay di mo ay ma koy ka bar kar.

³And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

⁴ I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’

⁴ To! Ay ga bay haŋ kaŋ ay ga te, hala waato kaŋ i n'ay kaa jine-funetara ra, borey m'ay ta ngey windey ra.›

⁴I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

⁵ Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’

⁵ A na nga koyo garawkooni fo kulu ce ka ne sintina se: ‹Marge no ay koyo ga ni gana garaw?›

⁵And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

⁶ He said, ‘A hundred batos 100 batos is about 395 litres or 104 U. S. gallons. of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

⁶ Bora ne: ‹Ji tono waranka no.› A ne a se: ‹Ma ni tira sambu ka goro nda waasi ka hantum: iway no.›

⁶And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

⁷ Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors 100 cors = about 3,910 litres or 600 bushels. of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

⁷ Waato din gaa a ne afo se: ‹Ni binde, marge no a ga ni gana?› Nga mo ne: ‹Alkama saaku zangu gu no.› A ne a se: ‹Ma ni tira sambu ka hantum: zangu taaci no.›

⁷Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

⁸ “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

⁸ Kala koyo na jine funa kaŋ sinda naanay kuuku, zama a te dabari nda laakal. Zama ngey alwaato ra, zamana wo izey ga bisa annura izey laakal.

⁸And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

⁹ I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

⁹ Ay mo ne araŋ se: araŋ ma te araŋ boŋ se coroyaŋ arzaka kaŋ sinda adilitaray do, zama waato kaŋ a gaze, ngey mo m'araŋ ta hal abada nangorayey ra.

⁹And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

¹⁰ He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

¹⁰ Boro kaŋ ga ti naanaykoy hari kayna ra, naanaykoy no hari boobo ra. Koyne, boro kaŋ sinda cimi hari kayna ra, a sinda cimi mo hari boobo ra.

¹⁰He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

¹¹ If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

¹¹ Yaadin no, d'araŋ mana goro nda naanay arzaka kaŋ sinda adilitaray do, may no ga cimi-cimo wane talfi araŋ gaa?

¹¹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?

¹² If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

¹² Koyne, d'araŋ mana goro naanaykoyyaŋ boro fo hari ra, may no g'araŋ wano no araŋ se?

¹²And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

¹³ No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and mammon “Mammon” refers to riches or a false god of wealth. .”

¹³ Goy-teeri kulu si hin ka may koy hinka se. Kal a ma wangu afa, ka ba afa, wala a ma mo ye afa gaa, ka donda afa. Araŋ si hin ka may Irikoy da arzaka se care banda.»

¹³No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹⁴The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

¹⁴ Farisi* fonda borey mo maa woodin kulu. I soobay k'a haaru, zama ngey wo nooru baakoyaŋ no.

¹⁴And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

¹⁵He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁵ Yesu ne i se: «Araŋ no ga ti borey kaŋ yaŋ g'araŋ boŋ adilandi borey jine amma Irikoy g'araŋ biney bay. Zama haŋ kaŋ borey ga beerandi ya fanta hari no Irikoy do.

¹⁵And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁶ The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

¹⁶ I ga goy da Tawretu* nda Annabey Tirey hala Yohanna kaayaŋo. Za alwaato din mo i goono ga Irikoy koytara waazu, boro kulu mo goono ga tangam ka furo a ra.

¹⁶The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

¹⁷ Amma a ga faala beene nda ganda se i ma si no, da masida* fo ma daray Tawretu ra.

¹⁷But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

¹⁸ Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

¹⁸ Boro kulu kaŋ ga nga wando fay, k'afo hiiji, zina no a goono ga te. Boro kaŋ ga wayboro hiiji kaŋ kurnyo n'a fay mo, zina no a goono ga te.

¹⁸Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

¹⁹ “Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

¹⁹ Arzakante fo go no, kaŋ ga nzarfu-boogu da kwaay kwaaray daŋ, a goono ga nga waate ŋwa han kulu, a goono ga fooma mo.

¹⁹Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

²⁰ A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,

²⁰ Bar karko fo go no mo, kaŋ maa Liyaziru, kaŋ i jisi arzakanta windo meyo gaa, toonante nda biyaŋ no.

²⁰and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

²¹ and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

²¹ A goono ga bini i m'a ŋwaayandi nda zanjarmey kaŋ fun arzakanta din taablo boŋ ka kaŋ. Hala baa hansey ga kaa k'a biyey loogu.

²¹and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.

²² It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

²² A go no mo kaŋ bar karkwa din bu, malaykey kond'a hala Ibrahim ganda ra. Arzakanta mo bu, i n'a sutura.

²²And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

²³ In Hades or, Hell , he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

²³ Alaahara ra mo a na nga boŋ sambu ka guna, a go bone ra mo. Kal a di Ibrahim hala nangu mooro, nga nda Liyaziru a jarga.

²³And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

²⁴ He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’

²⁴ A na nga jinde sambu ka ne: ‹Baaba Ibrahim, m'ay suuji! Ma Liyaziru donton, a ma nga kambayze deena sufu hari ra k'ay deena yeenandi, zama ay goono ga maa bone danjo wo ra.›

²⁴And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.

²⁵ “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.

²⁵ Amma Ibrahim ne: ‹Ay izo, ma fongu mate kaŋ ni du ni hari hanney ni fundo ra, Liyaziru mo du masiiba. Amma sohõ i goono ga bakar a se, day ni goono ga maa bone.

²⁵But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

²⁶ Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

²⁶ Woodin banda mo, iri nd'araŋ game ra Irikoy na guusu bambata fo sinji, zama borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ba ngey ma tun ne ka daŋandi ka koy araŋ do, i ma si hin a. Koyne, zama ya-haray waney ma si daaru ka kaa iri do.›

²⁶And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

²⁷ “He said, ‘I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house;

²⁷ Kala bora din ne: ‹Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, baaba, m'a donton ay baabo kwaara,

²⁷And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’

²⁸ zama ay gonda nya ize gu. A ma seeda i se hal i ma si kaa ne bone nango ra.›

²⁸for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

²⁹ “But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

²⁹ Amma Ibrahim ne: ‹I gonda Musa nda Annabey* Tirey. Naŋ i ma maa i se.›

²⁹But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

³⁰ “He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’

³⁰ Bora ne: ‹Abada, Baaba Ibrahim, amma da bu-ka-tun fo koy i do, i ga tuubi.›

³⁰And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

³¹ “He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”

³¹ Amma Ibrahim ne a se: ‹D'i mana maa Musa nda annabey se, i si hin ey, baa bu-ka-tun fo koy i do.› »

³¹And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.