lk. 11 - Nuba, Koalib Ngirere New Testament 1967 (Sudan (KIB1967)

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Giving is a powerful act that reflects the heart of God and His desire for us to live generously. Throughout the Bible, we find numerous teachings that emphasize the importance and impact of giving. Whether it’s through offering our time, resources, or love, the act of giving not only blesses others but also enriches our own lives. Here are seven Bible verses that highlight the power of giving and encourage us to embrace a life of generosity.

1. Acts 20:35 “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

When we give to others, especially those in need, we are not only helping them but also experiencing the joy and fulfillment that comes from generosity. It reminds us that true happiness is found in selflessness.

2. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

The emphasis on giving cheerfully reminds us that our attitude matters. God values a heart that gives freely and joyfully, knowing that our contributions can lead to abundant blessings.

3. Proverbs 11:25 “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Generosity is not just about meeting the needs of others; it also brings personal renewal and prosperity. When we give, we often receive in return, not necessarily in material wealth, but in spiritual and emotional well-being. The act of giving refreshes both the giver and the recipient.

4. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Jesus emphasizes the abundance that comes from giving. The imagery of a generous measure being returned to us illustrates that our giving will not go unnoticed or unrewarded. When we give with an open heart, we can expect God’s blessings to overflow in our lives.

5. Matthew 6:3-4 “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

We should give quietly and humbly, without seeking recognition or praise. The focus is on the sincerity and purity of our giving. God sees our acts of kindness, even when they are done in secret, and He will reward us accordingly. It reminds us that true giving is done for the benefit of others, not for personal glory.

6. Hebrews 13:16 “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

Sharing what we have with others is a sacrifice that pleases God. This verse highlights the importance of being mindful of others’ needs and taking action to meet them. It serves as a reminder that our acts of generosity are not just good deeds; they are expressions of our faith and love for God.

7. James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

All we have comes from God. Recognizing that every gift we receive is from Him encourages us to be generous in sharing those gifts with others. When we give, we are participating in God’s work, distributing His blessings to those around us.

Conclusion

The Bible teaches that giving is a powerful way to express our faith, love, and gratitude. These verses reveal that generosity not only impacts those we help but also enriches our own lives, bringing us closer to God and His purposes. Whether through our resources, time, or compassion, giving allows us to reflect God’s love in a tangible way, creating a ripple effect of blessings that extend far beyond what we can see. By embracing a spirit of generosity, we open ourselves up to experience the fullness of life that God desires for us.

aza 11

ṯara ki yiriny kaka andiza gwu Yecu kwir Kweleny

1 nuŋw ari ki yiriny kezir wete, mindaŋ muŋw ṯimazi, nuŋw andaci kwete kwirir li ŋumaḏi, nuŋw eca ŋwu: Kweleny, ilŋiiḏinenyji aḏari ki yiriny, kaka ilŋiiḏinezi gwu yuhanna limeḏgen luŋwun. 2 nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: ma ari ki yiriny, eṯeca ŋwu:

Papa, eḏi yiriny yɔŋwa rillinelu ter yizaw;

eḏi ŋeleny ŋɔŋa ila;

3 eṯinyjinḏeḏa ŋwamin tatap eḏneya weḏi lamin lete;

4 fifricenyji ŋikyaŋi, kaka eṯinyji gwu fifrici kla leṯinyjəkizi pir;

eṯinyjere mulḏaḏa ki ṯumɔmma-na mac.

ṯigwurmɔṯana eḏari ki yiriny, na ṯiŋerɔŋw ṯeḏi meḏgen kwete kwunaŋna eḏneya kuluŋana

5 nuŋw zi kiɽeci ŋiɽanali, nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: er aru ŋwu, kwete kwalu kweḏi meḏgen kwinḏi nanuŋw gwu kuluŋana, eḏeca ŋwu: owɽi, inḏeḏenyi eḏneya yafaŋi ṯɔɽɔl kirem, ta ŋazi ma aɽica, 6 kaka ma gwu kwirin kwete ila ki ṯay la kwilaḏi nyi gwu, na nyiti kwɔmne kwere mac kweḏi gi əgizi ezir. 7 ŋweŋnici kiininy, ŋweca ŋwu: eṯi nyi urreḏa-na mac; na ezir wu wilaŋḏina, nenyi inḏiralu kwelle gi tɔk. nyi kwende kweḏi ŋuma eḏi diɽelu eḏinḏeḏa ŋanwu kwɔmne kwuminni ŋgwa. 8 nyi kwecaŋazi ma ŋwa, muŋw kinna ere diɽi eḏinḏeḏa kwir ga kwunaŋnaŋw, kaka urŋw gwu meḏgen, lakin kaka turecaŋw lu tur ŋwudiɽi, ŋwinḏeḏa kwɔmne kwir ga kwunaŋna ṯugwor ṯuŋwun. 9 ŋwu ta, nyi kwecaŋazi ma ŋwa, uṯir galu, er ŋazi ta inḏeḏa; naŋninar ta, ṯa inḏa; piiḏir yerge kogwur ta, er ŋazi ṯa iŋḏici. 10 kaka kwete nyiḏak muŋw gwuṯalu ta, ŋwu ṯa afi; kwere muŋw naŋnini ta, ŋwu ṯa inḏa; kwere muŋwipii yerge kogwur ta, er ta iŋḏici.

11 papa kwunde kwendu daŋgal-na kwinḏeḏa toru tuŋwun kumowa muŋw uṯizelu kwum gi? 12 ya muŋw uṯizelu lony li, ta, ŋwinḏeḏa lebḏenya? 13 ma elŋe, kinna ŋaŋa, eḏinḏeḏa kwelle kwalu kwɔmne kwizaw, eni ŋa gwu liki rugwori ta, ezi Tarnyalu ṯalu ṯeṯinanni kilerena ere ami inḏeḏaŋw kla Ṯigɽima ṯirlinelu ter manya, mer ṯa uṯalu a?

Yecu kwudirna ŋiɽaŋali ŋarir ŋi ŋwu: kweṯaki ŋɔḏɽɔr ŋuma ŋi ŋeḏi zeyṯaan

14 nuŋw ru ṯigɽima tiki kiṯay ṯir kwiila; mindaŋ ma ṯigɽim tiki ru kiṯay, na kwor kwir kwiila kerreny ami andazuŋw, na lizi liŋɽi beṯen. 15 lakin lɔkwɔ deŋgen-na aruŋw: kweti manja ru rigɽima riki kiṯay baalzabuul gi, kwir kweleny kweḏi rigɽim riki. 16 ner mummi, lokwo liḏaḏu, ner naŋni eḏi zi baŋaci yilima yere yeḏi kilerena. 17 nezi Yecu ilŋiiḏaḏi-na, nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: ma ŋeleny ŋere uɽeni-na wuɽe-wuɽeny ta, er kiraḏa lu tuc, na mer uɽeni-na ki duənu-na kwere ta, er ami nanuŋw aŋgwuru? 18 kaka ṯa ŋwu, eŋgi zeyṯaan ru zeyṯaana kiṯay, eŋguŋw uɽeni-na ta, eŋgi ma ŋeleny ŋuŋun miḏini aŋgwuru? kaka ari ŋa gwu ŋu, ŋeni nyi, kweti ru rigɽima riki kiṯay kweleny gi kweŋen, kweni baalzabuul. 19 eŋgi nyi ru rigɽima riki kiṯay baalzabuul gi, ezi ma nyiɽŋelu ru aḏa gi? ner orɔ ŋunduŋa linḏi ŋazi eḏeca hakwuma ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ŋalu. 20 lakin, menyi ru rigɽima riki kiṯay loɽal li leḏi Allah, ŋazi ŋeleny ŋeḏi Allah enḏiḏa kirem. 21 ma kwor kwere kwufirli aŋraḏa nana kwomne gi kwere duənu duŋgwun, eṯi kwomne kwuŋwun kilaw. 22 lakin, muŋw ilaḏa nana kwete kwufirli eḏi duŋgwun la, muŋw illazi ki, ŋwu dimeḏa kwomne kweṯuŋw gi aruŋw, kweti nyi gi aŋraḏa nana; ŋwu kanni kwomne ŋgwa kwumoŋw nyimeḏa tok.

23 kwere kwiti kweti nyi gi orɔ mac, nuŋw orɔ kweti nyi derne, menyi gi ere lufezi kwere kwomne duŋw mac, nuŋw orɔ kweṯifeḏe lu.

ŋende ŋizaw eḏurla rugwori lu ŋidiny

24 ma tigɽim tiki ṯere duŋgweci kworu kwere, eṯuŋw irere lu kezir wunḏalu, wunaŋnaŋw gwu eḏami nanuŋw, lakin muŋw ulezi ta, ŋwaru ŋwu: nyi kwaɽa kezir wunani nyi gwu kerreny. 25 mindaŋ muŋw ila, muŋw kaṯazi ezir wu wufirṯinelu, wudaɽminana tok, 26 ŋwele keni eḏi mulḏa rigɽima riki dufokwɽeny rir ter, riki beṯen eḏi duŋgwun la, er enḏi, er gwu nani-na; mindaŋ a kwor ŋgwa ke ṯugwori beṯen eḏi kerrenyŋw la.

27 muŋw zi andazi ŋu, na kwaw kwete kwunani ki duŋw-na ofna kwola gi, nuŋw eca ŋwu: kari kortani kilŋiiḏi ŋa gi, yədu yiɽa ŋa yi tok. 28 nuŋw eŋnici, nuŋw eca ŋwu: beri. kla leṯineŋne ŋiɽaŋali ŋeḏi Allah, merzerri, linderṯa leṯortanni.

ṯireca ṯeḏi lizi linaŋna eḏeze yilima nyiḏak

29 ma lizi rayḏa duŋw luru luru, nuŋw zi andaci, nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: lizi leḏi kiremŋw liri emba liki. eṯir gwu naŋni yilima eḏi zi eze; yiti yer zi kiɽeci yere mac illa ṯa yeḏi kwiɽi kweni yuunaan. 30 kaka ur gwu yuunaan ki yey-na yeḏi lizi leḏi ninnawiŋw, a ṯa Tor teḏi kwizigwunaŋ orɔ ŋwu tɔk, ki yey-na yeḏi lizi leḏi kiremŋw. 31 ki zeyria-na kwupa mer zi ecica leḏi kiremŋw hakwuma, ŋwudiɽi kwir kweleny kwir kwaw kweḏi januub ŋgi tuk, ŋwu zi ruzi kaṯi, kaka inḏuŋw gwu kezir weḏi ṯurmun tuk, eḏi neŋne ŋiɽaŋali ŋeḏi zulemaan ŋeḏi yeyna; na izarṯi, kwɔmne ŋgwu kwete kunuŋ kwuṯemḏi zulemaanŋw la. 32 lor leḏi ninnawiŋw lidiɽi ki zeyria-na kwupa mer zi ecica leḏi kiremŋw hakwuma, er zi ruzi kaṯi, kaka mer gwu neŋne ŋiɽaŋali ŋandizazi yuunaan, ner orlaci ŋikyaŋi ŋwudɔŋw, ŋunduŋa; na izarṯi, kwɔmne ŋgwu kwete kunuŋ kwuṯemḏi yuunaanŋw la.

ṯilŋiidina ṯeḏi lɔmba

33 kwende kwere kweṯifudi lɔmba mindaŋ eḏi ma luci, ya eḏi ma kwuɽbeḏe lu melwa gi. eṯuŋw allazi la kezir wizaw eḏi zi ṯiŋaci kla fori lu linaŋna eḏenḏi. 34 ley liri lɔmba leḏi aŋna. ma zuɽi ley ta, a zuɽi kwir aŋna tatap, lakin ma riimi yey ta, a kwunani kirim-na. 35 aŋraḏir ma pa mindaŋ ma ere eḏi fori-na mac kwir kirim. 36 ma fori nani kaŋra-na minmin, ma ezir ere nani were weḏi kirim-na mac, ta eḏi fori-na minmin kwaɽine lɔmba leṯari nana kamkam, leṯi ŋa ṯiŋaci fori lu.

Yecu kwermice lifarzi ŋwuzi lor li leṯizilŋiiḏini kuruu-na

37 andizaŋw, na kwufarzi kwete uṯizelu eḏi gi eḏne, nuŋw enḏi ki duənu ner inḏiralu keḏneya la. 38 mezi kwufarzi eze ŋiti ŋimɔŋw ŋi ii rii nana mac, iti iiḏinaŋw gwu kinna mac, nuŋw ṯibi. 39 lakin na Kweleny eca ŋwu: ŋaŋa lir lifarzi, a leṯi kandaḏi ki tiṯra tonyɔ ri dukwu-dukwul eḏi zi zuɽi par ŋgi la, lakin a leṯureni kwɔmne-na kwir ḏalim-ŋa ŋiḏambaŋ ŋi. 40 aḏiru, ŋaŋa liḏi mi ki. ŋgwa kwudaɽmaḏi par ŋgi la ta, ŋwere daɽmaḏa iininy yi-na tɔk manya? 41 lakin, zuɽarzi tatap iininy yi-na ta, ezi zuɽi minmin.

42 eyewey, ṯurfa ṯalu! ŋaŋa lir lifarzi, eṯi gwu kete uzra weḏi naana kəny ŋali kere tugwum, mindaŋ eṯi zi uɽuḏeḏe lu ŋeḏi ŋirlalu na ŋimɽi ŋeḏi Allah, ŋinder keni ŋeŋgi zi erri, mindaŋ eŋgi zi ere efrinji ŋiḏaḏu ŋamɽaṯu mac. 43 eyewey, ṯurfa talu! ŋaŋa lir lifarzi. a letamɽi eḏi kwukwurbini ezir lu wizaw wizaw ki limajma-na, ṯagna tɔk ki zuk-na. 44 eyewey, ṯurfa ṯalu, eyewey! a laɽina rimamu riti ridaɽmine mac mindaŋ eṯi zi lizi ere elŋece mac eḏari, rimamu riri, na eṯir gwu irere la.

45 na kwor kwete kweṯelŋiŋe kuruu-na eŋnici, nuŋw eca ŋwu: muallim, andizaŋa ṯaŋwu, ŋenyjimba ruze luŋw tɔk. 46 nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: eyewey, ṯurfa ṯalu tɔk, ŋaŋa, lilŋiiḏi kuruu-na! kaka annizaŋa gwu lizi lu ŋiɽe-ŋiɽeny ṯofi ṯi ṯini didip, lakin a leṯiderne eḏi zi ṯiŋaci tamin tete eḏi zi ufelu. 47 enna, rarnyalu ralu riɽnyiṯi liɽyaŋi, na ŋaŋa ta, eṯi zi dandimaci rimamu nana reŋen. 48 ŋwu ṯaŋwu, a leni leṯikiɽmiḏi rarnyalu ŋali ralu ŋiɽaŋal-na. kaka mer zi gwu eɽenye, ŋaŋa ta eṯi zi dandimaci rimamu nana.

49 na ŋi ṯa ṯeḏinayeyna ṯeḏi Allah aruŋw: lenyjuziza liɽyaŋi yafur yi; er zi owɽi yey lɔkwɔ er zi eɽenye lɔkwɔ tɔk. 50 na ŋin ŋeṯir zi kiraci liɽyaŋi lu kinaŋw tuk, kitar gwu ṯurmuna lu kwɔnkwɔn mindaŋ roḏi kiremŋw, er orɔ ŋazi ruzi kaṯi, leḏi kiremŋw. 51 ŋin ŋeḏi haabiil mindaŋ mer enḏi ŋeḏi kwiɽi kweni zakariiya, kwukiraḏa lu ŋwobi-na ŋweḏi ŋweḏgwun-ŋa heykal yi. nyi kwecaŋazi ma ŋwa: kwɔmne ŋgwu tatap kwe zi ruzi kaṯi leḏi kiremŋw. 52 eyewey, ṯurfa ṯalu ŋaŋa lilŋiiḏi kuruu-na! a limezi dimaḏa mufṯah kweḏi ṯilŋiiḏina; na ere enḏi ŋaŋa tɔk mac, nezi ṯinyini kla linaŋna eḏi gwu enḏi-na.

53 muŋw ṯazi ezir lu wa, na lifarzi-ŋa lor li lilŋiiḏi kuruu-na naŋni eḏi lakazi ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ter ter mindaŋ eŋguŋw ŋi ṯermezi ŋere; 54 ner ŋi dedricelu ŋitezir eḏi ŋi igɽici.