John 2 (ASJ) · Opened

1Le jo bo taa, bɛ tɛ̀ gii bɛ feti tsɔnɔ chi bugoo lɛ li kitoŋ ki Kana-a kimbɛ ki Galilii, ni Jiso nuuŋ fe.On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

2Bɛ tɛ̀ teeŋ tɛ mɔɔ Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u fɛ tsɔnɔ chilu-u.and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3Mbiiŋ tɛ̀ dza me ma, ni Jiso ku li wu tee li wuu le, “Be mɛɛŋ yɛ be kɛmi mbiiŋ kɛ.”When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4Jiso tuu li wu le, “Kwɛɛŋ, ɔ kuti li mi kii la? Mfi wɛŋ mɛɛŋɔ saa ki kɔchɛ kɛ.”“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5Ni tee li bɛniiŋ bɛ gabi baa le, “Fiee fichu fi wu tee le nɛ fɛ, nɛ fɛ.”His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

6Tɛɛŋ tɛ̀ gii yi nuuŋ fe busɔɔ yi bɛ tɛ̀ fɛ bɛ ta. Tɛɛŋ yini nuuŋ yi Bɛjuu tɛ̀ shiiŋ be giki dzɔɔ le, be tsootsi bikoo bi bee lu, le be ni be wuuti lɛ Nyɔ lii. Tɛnɛ chi mumkpaŋ tɛ̀ dzeti bɛ tasa bɛ dzɔɔ lɛ si gwii mfomɛnyaaŋ ntsɔ bɛtiinu (75) Mbochu bɛ tasa gwii bɛ yoofi ntsɔ bɛtiinu (115).Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7Jiso dza tee li bɛniiŋ bɛ gabi-i bɛlu le, “Kwɛ yɛɛŋ dzɔɔ nɛ yiiki tɛɛŋ yini lu.” Be se kwɛ dzɔɔ be yiiki lɛ tɛɛŋ yilu-u, yi yisɛ.Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

8Se biee tee li bee le, “Kɔbi yɛɛŋ yimi dɛɛni nɛ gɛɛŋ bɛ yi fɛ te gabi-i.” Be se kɔbi be gɛɛŋ bɛ yi.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

9Te gabi fi dzɔɔ yilu mɔŋ, woo ɛ yi to mbiiŋ. Mɛŋɛ laa mani mbiiŋ buti fɛŋ le. (Se nuuŋ le, bɛniiŋ bɛ gabi bɛ tɛ̀ kwɛ dzɔɔ yilu tɛ kii fɛ me buti fe.) Te gabi teeŋ nyuŋ wutso,and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

10bii li wuu laa, “Bɛniiŋ ti bɛɛ be saa be gachɛ nuuŋ mbiiŋ mɛ dzeeŋ fɛ tsɔnɔ-ɔ, fɛ bɛniiŋ woŋ be fukɛ kituŋ, be se gachɛ mɛ ti dzeeŋ yɛ kɛ maa. Ɔ tuu ɔ gɛɛ fio mbiiŋ mɛ dzeeŋ ɔ bɛ bɛ me nuuŋ dɛɛni ni?”and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

11Fini tɛ̀ nuuŋ fiee fi ŋkosi fi doonchi bunɔŋa bu Jiso fi tɛ̀ fɛ lɛ biee bi doonchi bunɔŋa bwee li. Tɛ̀ fɛ fiee fini li kitoŋ ki Kana-a ki kimbɛ ki Galilii. Si tɛ̀ fɛ lɛ, fi se doonchɛ bunɔŋa bwee, bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu gɛɛ shéŋ li wuu.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

12Lɛjiŋ lɛ lu, Jiso dza bɔɔ Kapanuŋ bee ni mɔɔ bɛŋwaani bɛ buniŋ bɛ bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, bee be tsi le jo niiŋ.After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

13Jobɛ chi Tsɔnɔ chi Bɛjuu chi bɛ teenyi le N'yafuwe tɛ̀ bɛɛ tsɛkɛtsɛkɛ, Jiso dza yɛɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14Le gɛɛŋ bo li yih yi muntofi-i, ŋɛŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ kabini bɛnaŋ bɛ nshɔ́ɔŋ mɔɔ bibimu mɔɔ bɛ tɛ̀ fikisi kwa ɛ be sheeyɛ.In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

15Dzɔ bɛkuu nachɛ seh lu, kooŋ be bɛchu bɛ wu, kooŋ mɔɔ nshɔ́ɔŋ bɛ bɛnaŋ buu li yih yi muntofi-i. Se tuu taashɛ kwa wu bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ fikisi kwa baa, bachɛ bideŋ bi bee,So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

16tee li bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kabini bibimu baa le, “Dzɔɔ yɛɛŋ biee bini nɛ dza bɛ bi fɛni. Kiiŋ nɛ ni dzɔɔ yih yi Taa nɛ tuu yi to yih yi waŋ kɛ.”To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

17Si tɛ̀ tee lɛ, bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u biee be kimi fiee fi bɛ tsɛɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ le, “Kiŋkɔŋgisɛ ki nɔŋa ki ŋkɛmi li yih ya-a gii ki wo mi buwo.”His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

18Bikoo bi Bɛjuu lɛ se bii li wuu laa, “Fiee fi doonchi bunɔŋa bwo fi ɔ nuuŋ ɔ fɛ le ɔ doonchɛ li bee li le bɛ nyɛ baa wɛ buŋga bufɛrɛ fini nuuŋ la?”On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

19Jiso tuu li bee le, “Shaanshɛ yɛɛŋ yih yi muntofi yini, ŋgii ntuu ndzɔɔ jo taa kwaa ŋkari nleeki yi we.”Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20Bɛjuu bɛlu se bii li wuu laa, “Fi tɛ̀ dzɔ biya mbaanyɛɛ ntsɔ busɔɔ ŋgwanu yih yi muntofi yini, ɔ se gii ɔ dzɔɔ fio nuuŋ jo taa ɔ leeki yi we ni?”“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

21Se nuuŋ le, Jiso tɛ tiiti kii yih yi muntofi yini lɛ nuuŋ yi yee.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

22Bɛdɛɛni, mfi wu tɛ̀ bo li kwe-e, bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u tuu be kimi le fini nuuŋ fiee fi tɛ̀ tiiti fiɛɛ. Be se beŋ fiee fi nuuŋ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ, be beŋ tɛ mɔɔ n'yɔru wu Jiso tɛ̀ yeti.After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

23Si Jiso tɛ̀ nuuŋ Jɛrosalɛŋ fɛ Tsɔnɔ chi N'yafuwee chini ni, bɛniiŋ ŋge tɛ̀ gɛɛ shéŋ li wuu kii biee bi doonchi bunɔŋa bwee bi tɛ̀ feti.While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

24Se nuuŋ le, Jiso tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki gɛɛ kɛ fiee bufii bwee lɛ bee kɛ, kifɛ tɛ̀ kii bɛniiŋ bɛchu si be nuuŋ.But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

25Tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki waaŋ kɛ le wi wumu shee tee wu kii wumu kɛ, kifɛ wu kibɛɛ tɛ̀ gii kii fiee fi wiwoŋ kɛmi lɛ mwɛ shéŋ.He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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