Luke 7:22-44

²²Jesu-el urrpey renh-atherrenh ilek, “John-warn angkep alperrang angketj nhenh-akert. Renh ateng-ilerl-anerrang, nheng mpwel anngel arerl-anerrekarl-penh. Tjerrtj pweng mapel weth arem. Tjerrtj arlamarr map kemerremel nthwem. Tjerrtj tjwen leprosy map-akert mwerr-irrekarl. Tjerrtj irlpang ahert map weth awem. Tjerrtj irrernng map iteth-irrekarl. Thang angketj mwerr kaltj-antherl-apem tjerrtj rnwanentj-kweny maney-kweny mapeh-arlk.

²³Altjerrel tjerrtj inenh kwart-wetjenh, inarl yengenh kwet nakemarleh!” Lakenh Jesu-el renh-atherrenh ilek.

²⁴John-henh kwertengerl ratherr kel angkep alperrek. Kwer-penh Jesu rang tjerrtj map ilek angketj John-akert. Rang inenh pawenhek, “Wenh-arteh artwang renham arrantherr aretjeh alhek? Artwang angketj kwerenh rang kaltj-anthem kern-penh war yaleng key, irlkel angketj wernem apek? Itja kwenh!

²⁵Artwang ngwenh-arteh rang, arrantherr renh aretjeh alhek? Artwang mantarr amparrkey-amparrkey-akert key? Itja kwenh! John rang mantarr anetj-anetj-akert anek. Tjerrtj ngwenh apek inarl mantarr mwerr-akert anem, inang kwenh mer amparrkey-amparrkeyel anem. Mern ker arwenth anthwerr inang anyenem. John kwenh itja lakenh-arteh anem.

²⁶Altjerr-henh angketj angenh-angenh key arrantherr aretjeh alhek? John rang kwenh Altjerr-henh angketj-akert anem! Rang Altjerr-henh angketj angenh-angenh tjeperr anthwerr anem.

²⁷Angketj John kwer-penh Altjerr-henh pipel-ayeng intem: ‘Thang angketj ilenh-ilenh tjengenh ngkwengeng arrwekel lanthetjenh. Rang ngkweng tjey angerr mpwaretjenh.’

²⁸“Arrantherr nhenh iterl-aretjeh! Tjerrtj angketj angenh-angenh arrwekeleny inang tjeperr anek. John Kwatjeh Irrpelh-ilenh-ilenh rang kwenh ineheng tjeperr angerr anem. Angketj lyeteny nhenh intem. Lyetarr Altjerr anem Ngkart tjerrtj kwerenh mapek. Lakenheng kwer map inartek John-eng tjeperr angerr-lkwer anem, inang angatheng yengenh iterl-aremarleng wart.”

²⁹Tjerrtj mapel, tax maney kwetjenh-tjenh mapel-arlk thwen ingkerrenyel Jesu renh awek. Inang alhengk-arek, Jesu-henh angketj arratj anemeng. “Ay! Altjerr-henh tjey arratj nwerneh!” Arrwekel inang angketj arratjeh kangkwerremel John-warn alhekarl, rang inenh kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjeh.

³⁰Artwang Pharisee map, artwang Moses-henh mpwareng-areng kaltj-anthenh-anthenh map thwen inang itja Altjerreh kangkwerrek. Inang Jesu renh naketj-kwenh. Inang itja John-warn alhek, rang inenh kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjeh.

³¹Jesu-el tjerrtj map inenh pawenhek, “Wenh-arteham arrantherr anem, arrantherr Altjerrek kangkwerretj-kweny?

³²Thang angketj kwek arrantherrenh ilem, arrantherr awetjeh-arlk. Arrantherr kwer alenh map-arteh anem, inarl kethel arrken-irrem. Kwer nyent apek kwer arrpenh mapeh ntangkelhem, lakenh arlkemel, ‘Petjewarrang nwern arrken antheperretjeh-arlk.’ Kwer arrpenh ahentj-kweny-irrek. Kwer-penh kwer rang arrpenh-ingar kwer arrpenh mapeh ntangkelhemel arlkek, ‘Petjewarrang, nwern ltarrp anetjeh tjerrtj ilwekarleng.’ Kwer arrpenh inang itja ltarrp-irretjeh ahentj-anek. Itja kwet. Arrantherr kwer nhenh map-arteh mernelhem.

³³“Thang angketj nhenh keth-iletjeh arrehantherr. John Kwatjeh Irrpelh-ilenh-ilenh rang itja tjerrtj arrpenh map-arteh anek. Rang itja mern arlkwetjart, inteltjant war rang arlkwetjart, itja wine apek antjwetjart. Lakenheng arrantherr angkem, John rang kwel ahert anemeng, arrentj-akert.

³⁴Arrpenh-ingar yeng petjek. Thang mern-arlk arlkwem, wine antjwem. Arrantherr ilem, yeng kwel mern arnterr arlkwenh-arlkwenh anem angwerretj. Yeng wine-arlk arnterr antjwenh-antjwenh kwel anem. Arrantherr yengenh arrampewemel ilem, yeng tax maney kwetjenh-tjenh mapeh-angkwerr tjerrtj anetj arrpenh mapeh-arlk-angkwerr peltj anemeng kwel.

³⁵Tjerrtj inang apek Altjerr-henh angketjeh alhengk-aremel kangkwerrem, inang arratj mernelhetjenharl.”

³⁶Arrpenh-ingar artwang Pharisee nyentel Jesu renh ngwek, kwerel-ayeng mern arlkwetjeh. Jesu rang irrpenhek warl-warn kwen, arrernelhetj-alhek mern arlkwetjeh-anngernt.

³⁷Town nhenhel-ayeng marl nyent arlkwer anek. Marl nhenhel rang awek, Jesu petjekarl artwang Pharisee nheng-henh mer-warn. Marl nhenh anter tjampetel-akert alhek warl kwer-warn. Anter nhenh anek npwang mwerr intjemarl-akert.

³⁸Marl rang artwang Pharisee-henh warl-warn irrpenhek. Rang Jesu-el-ayel ingkern irnetj-alhek arrangkemel. Anngwentj kwerenh Jesu-henh ingkang-warn anyek. Rang ingkang Jesu-henh anngwentj kwerenh-akertel lhewek, anngwentj rrpwarek altang kwerenhel. Rang Jesu-henh ingkang arrantjwek, kwer-penh rang anter thelek ingkang kwerenh-warn, pernekemeh.

³⁹Artwang Pharisee rang aremel iterrek, “Artwang nhenh itjam Altjerr-kenh angketj angenh-angenh anem. Rang iterl-aremer, marl nhenh anetj anthwerr anem. Rang renh anpwemer.”

⁴⁰Jesu artwang Pharisee kwer-warn angkek, “Simon-ay, yeng ahentj, angketj kwek war ngkweng iletjeh.” Simon angkek, “Kaltj-anthenh-anthenhay, kel yengenh ilang!”

⁴¹Jesu-el angketj kwer ilek, “Artwang nyent anek, rang maney arwenth-akert anek. Rang maney artwang atherrek anthek, nyentek maney angerr anthek, arrpenhek maney kwek, kelant ratherr maney angkep anthetj-alpetjenheng.

⁴²Kwer-penh maney kwer-atherr-henh ywerrekarleng, ratherr iltjelay-irrerl-anerrek. Ratherr ywarn maney angkep anthetj-alpek. Artwang rang kel pwekap kwer-atherr-henh rrpwarek. Simon-ay, ntwang yengenh ilang, artwang alenh kwer-atherreng artwang ngwenh apek artwang maney-akert kwer angerr-lkwer kangkentj mernelhek?”

⁴³Simon-el renh ilek, “Artwang rang kwenh, rang maney angerr inekarl.” Jesu angkek, “Ntwang kel arratj angkek.”

⁴⁴Jesu-el alngarelhemel marl renh arek. Rang Simon renh ilek, “Ntwang marl nhenh arem? Yeng warl ngkwengenh-warn irrpentj-alhek, ntwang yengenh itja kwatj anthek, ingkang lhewelhetjeh. Marl rant ingkang tjengenh anngwentj kwerenhel lhewek, kapert kwerl kwerenhel rrpwarek-arlk.