Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:2:

• Noongar: “So the boss called him to come in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Write everything about my property so I can see what has been happening because now you can not work for me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “That is why the rich man called his servant, he said to him: ‘What is this I am hearing that they are accusing you (sing.) of? right now, show me all the debt books. From this day it will no longer be you (sing.) who manages my riches!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore he sent message to him and when he arrived, his master said to him, ‘What is it that I hear about you? Give/hand over to me now a list of all the things in your power/that you are ruling over and the money that comes in and goes out, for I am no longer making you caretaker.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When that rich man heard that, he called to him that servant, and he said to him, ‘It’s really true, this accusation against you. Return to me everything that I’ve entrusted to you because it can no longer be that you are the one to be in charge of my wealth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So the rich-man had-him-called and said to him, ‘What is this that I have heard-reported about you (sing.)? Bring the list of what you (sing.) have been taking-care-of, because I am removing you (sing.) from your (sing.) work.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That’s why that rich person called for the manager to question him. ‘What’s this,’ he said, ‘that I am hearing about you? Today, show me with nothing lacking your management of my assets/possessions, for from today it’s no longer you who are my manager.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:3:

• Noongar: “The worker said to himself, ‘The boss will send me away. I will not have any work place. What will I do? I am not strong enough to dig holes, and I am ashamed if I must beg.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘That servant pondered, he said: ‘What shall I do? My boss will fire me from my work. I am not strong enough to hoe. I am ashamed to beg.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The servant said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is going to send me away. I am not strong enough to work on the land and I am also ashamed to ask for money/to beg.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this servant thought, ‘So I’m going to be removed from this work of mine. What’s the best thing for me to do? Because as for me, I can no longer do heavy work like digging, and I’m ashamed to beg for money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Then that employee said to himself, ‘What perhaps will I do now, because here-now my master is removing me from my work? I am not able to shovel and I’m also ashamed of course to beg.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When the manager heard, he said in his mind/inner-being, ‘So apparently, the managership will be removed from me by my master. What will I do now? I am not able to do heavy work like digging. Also I am ashamed to beg to be given to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:4:

• Noongar: “Now I know what I will do! Now when my work ends, I will have friends. They will invite me into their homes.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “From there, he said: ‘Aa,, I have an idea/plan! Because I am nearly fired from my work, it is better that I hunt first/ahead for many, many friends, so that they will receive me into their houses.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “A, I know now,’ he said, ‘what I should do, so that when I have been sent away/driven out from my work there will be people whom I can go to.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Oh,’ he said, ‘this is what I’ll do so that I may have some companions that I may go to when I am removed from this work of mine.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Ah, now this (sudden realization particle) is what I will do so that when I am removed from my work there will nevertheless still be friends of mine who will invite me into their houses.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Oh yes, I know now what I will do so that it’s certain I will be welcomed/treated-well in the houses/town, even though the managership is removed from me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:5:

• Noongar: “So he called all the people to him. These people must repay money or goods to the boss. He asked the first person, ‘How much must you give the boss?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘So, from there, he called each person who was in debt to his boss. To the first one he said: ‘How much is your (sing.) debt to my boss?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then he called one after the other all those who had debts to his master. He said to the first one, ‘How much is your debt to my master?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he called one by one, all of those who owed money to his master. And he said to the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Then he called all who were-in-debt to his master. He said to one, ‘How much is your (sing.) debt to my master?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, what he did was he called for all who had a debt to his master. He questioned the first he called for. He said, ‘How much is your debt to my master?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:6:

• Noongar: “‘100 containers of olive oil’, he said. The worker told him, ‘Here is your account. Sit down and write 50.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “That person answered: ‘Three thousand liters of oil.’ That servant said: ‘Here is your (sing.) letter of debt. Sit down, quickly write, just one thousand five hundred liters!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘One hundred cans (5 gallon size) of oil,’ he answered. Then he said to him, ‘Here is your account (receipt). Quickly sit down and write here fifty cans only.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that one he asked answered, ‘A hundred cans of oil.’ And that servant said, ‘Here’s the list of the things you owe. Sit down here and change the list of the amount you owe to fifty cans only.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘One-hundred cans of vegetable-oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your (sing.) receipt. Sit right down and write fifty,’ said that employee.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The one he questioned answered, ‘It’s a big one,’ he said, ‘for it’s one hundred jars of oil.’ ‘Well, here is your piece-of-writing where your debt is written,’ said the manager. ‘Now sit down quickly and write what we (incl.) will exchange for it, only fifty being what you will write.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:7:

• Noongar: “Then he asked the next person, ‘You also – what must you give the boss?’ ‘1000 containers of wheat’, he said. The worker told him, ‘Here is your account. Write 800.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘After that, and he said to the second one: ‘And you (sing.), how much is your (sing.) debt?’ ‘He answered: ‘One thousand sacks of rice.’ ‘That servant said: ‘Here is your (sing.) letter of debt, write just eight hundred sacks.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And he said to another one, ‘You, how much is your debt?’ He said, ‘One hundred sacks rice.’ Then he said to him, ‘Here is your account, write here eighty.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then another one arrived, and this servant asked him how much his debt was, and he answered, ‘A thousand baskets of wheat.’ And the servant said to him, ‘Here’s the list of things you owe; sit down here and change it to only eight hundred baskets.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He said also to another, ‘You (sing.) also then, how much is your (sing.) debt?’ ‘One thousand gantas of wheat,’ he answered. Then the employee said, ‘Here, take your (sing.) receipt and write eight hundred.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He questioned the next one. ‘So as for yours,’ he said, ‘how much is your debt?’ ‘Oh, it’s a big one,’ was his reply, ‘for it’s one hundred sacks of wheat.’ ‘Well, here is your piece-of-writing with your debt. Write a new one. Write only eighty.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:8:

• Noongar: “‘Then the boss praised his worker because he had thought quickly and prepared for what would happen. Because this world’s people know this world’s things and they know the way to use these things. In this world, they are wiser than the people of the light.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘When the rich man heard what that servant of his with bent behavior was doing, he just praised him, because he was clever hunting for an idea/plan so that his life would be good. Because people who do not know the Lord God are smarter/more clever arranging their lives with their fellow companions, than the cleverness/smartness of people who are in the light of the Lord God arranging their lives in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When the master heard what this deceiving servant of his had done, he praised him yet because he was wise. He said, he knows to think for his future.’ Then Isa said, ‘The people who do not follow/obey God are wiser than the people who follow/obey God, for they know how to cause their companions to profit for their own good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then,’ said Jesus, ‘when that master of his heard what that servant had done, he said, ‘Hey! He is really wise, because he’s preparing now ahead of time his livelihood in the future.’ ‘ And Jesus said, ‘Those people who will not obey the word of God, they really know how to make things better for themselves. But as for the people who are followers of God, apparently they don’t really know the way in order that they might be better off in the future there in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘When his master found-out, he praised that employee for his trickiness in thinking of his livelihood. Because it’s true that the people who don’t believe, they are wiser in doing-business-with their companions than those whose minds are enlightened,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When that master of his observed, he spoke well of that deceiving manager of his, not because of that deception of his, but on the contrary, because he showed he could use his head. Because today, in this first life, the people who have no belief in God really know very well how to plan for their own benefit, much more so than the people of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)