Luke 11

Chapter 11.

11 ¹E dey pray for one place; wen e finish, one of im disciples talk say, “Oga, teach us how to pray, as John too teach im disciples.”

²E talk to dem say, “Wen una dey pray, talk say: Papa, make dem honour your name as holy. Make your kingdom come. ³Give us evry day our daily bread. ⁴And forgive us our sins, bicos we ourselves too dey forgive evrybody wey owe us. And no lead us go inside temptation.”

⁵E talk to dem say, “Which of una get friend wey e go go meet for midnight, come tell am say, ‘My friend, borrow me three bread,’

⁶“bicos one of my friend just komot for journey reach my house, and I no get anytin to give am chop,’

⁷“and e answer from inside say, ‘No disturb me; I don lock di door finish, and my pikin dem don dey bed with me. I no fit wake up come give you anytin’?

⁸“I tell una say: even sef though di friend wey dey sleep no go wake up give am anytin just bicos dem be friend, na di way di friend wey dey ask no dey shame to continue go make di one wey dey sleep wake up come give am whatever e need.”

⁹“I tell una say: ask, and dem go give you; look for am, and you go find am; knock, and dem go open for you.

¹⁰“Evrybody wey dey ask dey receive; di person wey dey look for am dey find am; and for di person wey dey knock, dem go open.

¹¹“Which papa among una, if im pikin ask for fish, go give am snake instead;

¹²“abi if e ask for egg, go give am scorpion?

¹³“If una, wey be bad pipul, sabi how to give una pikin dem good gift, how much more di Papa wey dey for heaven go give di Holy Spirit to dem wey dey ask am!”

Di Kingdom of our Papa Don Come

¹⁴E dey drive komot one demon wey be dumb. Wen e komot, di dumb man begin talk, and di crowd wonda well well. ¹⁵But some of dem talk say, “Na by Beelzebul, di oga of di demon dem, e dey drive komot demon,” ¹⁶while others, wey wan test am, continue to dey ask am for sign wey komot from heaven.

¹⁷But as e sabi wetin dey dia mind, e talk to dem say, “Any kingdom wey divide against imsef go spoil, and house wey divide against house go fall.

¹⁸“If Satan too divide against imsef, how im kingdom go take stand? Bicos una dey talk say na by Beelzebul I dey drive komot demon.

¹⁹“If na by Beelzebul I dey drive komot demon, na by who una own pipul dey drive dem komot? So na dem go judge una.

²⁰“But if na by di finger of our Papa I dey drive komot demon, e mean say di kingdom of our Papa don reach una.

²¹“Wen strong man wey carry im weapon finish dey guard im own palace, im propaty dem dey safe.

²²“But wen person wey strong pass am attack am come win am, di one wey attack go carry komot di weapon wey di strong man trust, come share im loot.

²³“Anybody wey no dey with me dey against me, and anybody wey no dey gather with me dey scatter.

²⁴“Wen dirty spirit komot from person, e dey waka pass dry place dey look for place to rest. Wen e no find any, e go talk say, ‘I go go back to di house wey I komot.’ ²⁵And wen e come, e go meet di house wey dem don sweep clean come arrange well.

²⁶“Den e go bring seven oda spirit wey bad pass imsef; dem go enter come stay dere, and di last condition of dat person go worse pass di first one.”

²⁷As e dey talk dis tin, one woman for inside di crowd shout say, “Blessing dey for di belle wey carry you, and di breast wey you suck!”

²⁸But e talk say, “Na dem wey dey hear di word of our Papa come dey keep am na dem get blessing pass!”

Person Wey Big Pass Jonah Dey Here

²⁹As crowd dey gather, e begin talk say, “Dis generation na bad generation. Dem dey look for sign, but dem no go give dem any sign except di sign of Jonah. ³⁰Bicos as Jonah be sign to di pipul of Nineveh, na so di Pikin of Man go be to dis generation. ³¹Di queen of di South go stand for di time of judgment with di pipul of dis generation come condemn dem—she komot from di end of di earth to come hear Solomon wisdom, and look, sometin wey big pass Solomon dey here.

³²“Di pipul of Nineveh go stand for di time of judgment with dis generation come condemn am, bicos dem repent wen Jonah preach, and person wey big pass Jonah dey here.

Di Lamp of di Body

³³“Nobody dey light lamp come put am for under-ground room abi under basket, but na for stand, so dat dem wey dey enter go see di light. ³⁴Your eye na di lamp of your body: wen e dey clear, your whole body full of light; wen e bad, your body full of darkness.

³⁵“So make you take time make di light wey dey inside you no be darkness.

³⁶“So if your whole body full of light, wey no get any dark part, e go bright completely—like lamp wey dey shine im light on you.”

Trouble Dey for Religion Wey Empty

³⁷As e dey talk, one Pharisee invite am make dem chop together; e enter come siddon for table. ³⁸E surprise di Pharisee wen e see say e no first wash hand before dem chop.

³⁹And Oga talk to am say, “Now, una Pharisee dey clean di outside of cup and plate, but for inside una full of greed and evil. ⁴⁰Una foolish pipul! No be di same person wey make di outside na im make di inside too?

⁴¹“But give di poor pipul di tins wey dey inside, and evrytin go clean for una.

⁴²“But trouble dey for una Pharisee! Una dey bring one-tenth of mint, rue, and evry herb, but una dey neglect justice and di love of our Papa. Na dis ones una for do, without to leave di oda ones.

⁴³“Trouble dey for una Pharisee! Bicos una like di front seat for synagogue and greeting for market.

⁴⁴“Trouble dey for una! Bicos una be like grave wey nobody mark, and pipul dey waka on top am without to know.”

⁴⁵One of di lawyer dem answer am say, “Teacher, as you dey talk dis tins, you dey insult us too.”

⁴⁶And e talk say, “Trouble dey for una experts of di law too! Una dey load pipul with heavy load wey dey crush dem, but una no go even touch dat load with one finger.

⁴⁷“Trouble dey for una! Una dey build di tomb of di prophet dem, but na una papa dem kill dem.

⁴⁸“So una be witness come dey support wetin una papa dem do, bicos na dem kill dem and na una dey build dia tomb.’

⁴⁹“So di wisdom of our Papa too talk say, ‘I go send prophet and apostle give dem; some of dem, dem go kill and persecute.’

⁵⁰“so dat di blood of all di prophet dem wey dem don pour since dem lay di foundation of di world go dey charge against dis generation,

⁵¹“from di blood of Abel go reach di blood of Zechariah, wey die between di altar and di sanctuary. Yes, I tell una, dem go charge am to dis generation.

⁵²“Trouble dey for una lawyer! Bicos una don carry komot di key of knowledge—una no enter, and una block dem wey wan enter.”

⁵³Wen e komot from dere, di scribe dem and di Pharisee dem begin trouble am well well, dey press am make e talk on plenty tin, ⁵⁴as dem dey wait to catch am, so dat dem go fit trap am for sometin wey e fit talk.