Luke 24 (ASJ) · Opened

1Jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi bɛ chi ka, mɛɛŋ lɛ ŋ'wori li jobɛ chi ŋkosi li fuu li. Bukɛɛŋ baa, dzɔ mɛɛŋ mɛ be tɛ̀ nachɛ be gɛɛŋ fɛ dziŋ fɛ-ɛ.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

2Le be gɛɛŋ be bo fe, be ŋɛŋ ɛ bɛ biiŋgi tɛtɛ chi bɛ tɛ̀ baŋɛ fweeŋ wu dziŋ yɛ lu.They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

3Be lɛ be gɛɛŋ lɛ dziŋ lɛ lu. Be ti mɛɛŋ ki ŋɛŋ kɛ gwini chi Taa Jiso-o le kɛ.but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

4Be leŋ fe be tɛti maa. Fi ka le buniŋ bamu bɛfɛ tɛ̀ leŋ li bee lichiŋ, ɛ be chuumɛ ndú yi ncherere yi miɛŋini.While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

5Bukɛɛŋ bɛlu tɛ̀ chɛŋ ŋge, be biee be toŋ bikoo bi bee fɛkwiiŋ. Buniŋ baa bii li bee laa, “Ɛ la fi nɛ wɛki wi wu mɛɛŋ yoŋ li biŋkwi-i linti?As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

6Wu fɛni kɛ, wu bo wɛ li kwe-e. Nɛ kimi fiee fi tɛ̀ tee beŋ mfi wu nɛ tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ Galilii.He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

7Tɛ tee le, ‘Bɛ kɛmi baa le bɛ nyɛ Ŋwanɛwi li tsaŋ yi bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi-i, be taaŋ wu li kintaaŋ li, ke bo jo taa, bo li kwe-e.’”‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

8Be kimi fiee fi Jiso tɛ̀ tee li bee.Then they remembered His words.

9Be dza fɛ dziŋ, be kaari be to lijiŋ be gɛɛŋ be tee biee bini bichu li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu bɛ yoofi ntsɔ mumkpaŋ mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ biki wu.And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

10Bukɛɛŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tee fiee fi tɛ ka filu li bɔɔŋ bɛ nto-oŋ bɛ Jiso baa tɛ̀ nuuŋ Maariya Madaliŋ, Joana mɔɔ Maariya wu ni Jeeŋ bɛ bukɛɛŋ bamu.It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

11Be woo tefɛ chilu lamfaa, be faaŋ mbeenchɛ.But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

12Se nuuŋ le, Pita tɛ̀ dza nɛɛ we, letɛ gɛɛŋ bo fɛ dziŋ fɛlu, guumɛ bichɛ lɛ dziŋ lɛlu, ŋɛŋ nuuŋ ndú yi miɛɛfii yi bɛ tɛ̀ fiɛɛmɛ Jiso fe yɛ. Se biee dza karisi tuu lijiŋ bɛ chɛnɛ kii fiee fi ka.Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

13Fi tɛ̀ dza fi ka le, booyaa bɛniiŋ bamu bɛfɛ bɛ tɛ̀ biki Jiso tɛ̀ dza Jɛrosalɛŋ be giiŋgi li kitoŋ kimu ki bɛ teenyi le Ɛmayɔ, ki tɛ̀ nuuŋ si bɛma mfomɛnyaaŋ mbochu fe.That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

14Be tɛ̀ giiŋgi be tiiti li yi yi bee kii biee bi tɛ̀ ka bini bichu.They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

15Si be tɛ̀ tiiti biee bini be tuu fe lɛ, Jiso kibɛɛ tɛ̀ bɛ deŋgi bee be.And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

16Fiee fimu fɛ le be kɛɛ kɛ wu kɛ.But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

17Jiso se dza bii li bee laa, “Ɛ la fi nɛ tiiti kii fi li yi yinɛ si nɛ giiŋgi ni?” Si tɛ̀ bii lɛ, be tuu be leŋ bɛ nshiiŋ li mɛnshi mɛ bee.He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

18Wumu lɛ bee lɛnti wu bukooŋ bwee tɛ̀ nuuŋ le Klofas bii li wuu laa, “Ɛ wɛ kwaa wu nuuŋ kilɔ Jɛrosalɛŋ fɛni wu mɛɛŋ ki woo kɛ biee bi ka li jo yini kɛ ni?”One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”

19Bii laa, “Biee bi la?” Be tuu le, “Biee bi tuu bi ka bɛ Jiso wu Nasarɛ. Wi wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ, biee bi tɛ̀ feti mɔɔ bi tɛ̀ tiiti tɛ̀ nuuŋ bintɛwa bi biee lɛ. Tɛ nuuŋ wi wu nyɔŋa li Nyɔ-ɔ limfwe bɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛchu-u.“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

20Bɛte muntofi bɛnɔŋa bɛnɔŋa bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ sɛki kwɛɛŋ wusɛŋ tuu be nyɛ wu le bɛ wo. Bɛ se taaŋ wu li kintaaŋ li.Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

21Tɛ tɛ̀ bichi limfwe li wuu le, ɛ wu wu gii buu bɛniiŋ bɛ Isɛlɛɛ li tsaŋ yi ŋgɛ-ɛ. Se nuuŋ le, bɛŋ yaa jo taa si biee bini tuu bi ka.But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

22Fimu fiɛɛ le bukɛɛŋ bamu li kintutu kisɛŋ be be tee fiee fi fieeŋgi bee, le be tuu be bo be gɛɛŋ fɛ dziŋ taantaaŋ,Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

23be mɛɛŋ ki ŋɛŋ kɛ gwini chee le kɛ. Le be kaari be to lijiŋ, be tee le be ŋɛŋ baa bɛnchindaa bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ si kifiee, be tee be le Jiso wɛ we.but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.

24Bɛniiŋ bamu li kintutu kisɛ-ɛŋ gɛɛŋ fɛ dziŋ fɛlu be ŋɛŋ nɛɛ si bukɛɛŋ baa be be tiiti, se nuuŋ le, be se mɛɛŋ baa ki ŋɛŋ Jiso kɛ.”Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

25Jiso kweeŋ li bee le, “Yeee, bibere bini, shéŋ yinɛ yɛɛ wɛɛ ŋge le nɛ beŋ biee bi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ tɛ̀ tiiti.Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

26Nɛ kii yɛ le Kinsofu ki Nyɔ tɛ̀ kaachɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi le ki ŋɛŋ bɛŋgɛ bani, ki se lɛ li bunɔŋa bu kii ni?”Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

27Jiso se bɛchi naanyi li bee biee bichu bi bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ kii wu, mbɛɛchɛ li bi Mɔɔsɛ tɛ̀ tsɛki, gɛɛŋ bo fɛ bi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ.And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

28Le be bɛ be bo li kitoŋ ki be tɛ̀ giiŋgi fe kɛɛ lichiŋ, Jiso fɛ kɛɛ kɛtɔɔ fe.As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

29Be lɛkɛ wu ŋge be tee le, “Tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ tsi. Lɛkuuŋ jiŋ laa ŋge, mfi gɛɛŋɔ ŋge,” Se beŋ le gɛɛŋ tsi bee be.But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

30Be se gɛɛŋ, le be ni be jii biee, dzɔ tsee yi kibele, nyɛ kiyɔɔni li Nyɔ-ɔ, booyɛ nyɛ li bee.While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

31Mfwaa mumkpaŋ nɛɛlɛ, lii yibe gwiyɛ, be se biee be kɛɛ wu. Jiso la be lɛ lii.Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.

32Be shɛ be tiiti li yi yi bee le, “Mɔɔ shéŋ yisɛŋ bee yi yuusɛ mfi wu bee tiiti li bee li lɛ dze, fɛ bee naanyi biee bi lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ li bee li ni?”They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

33Be se biee be dza mfwaa mumkpaŋ li mfi wulu-u be to Jɛrosalɛŋ. Le be gɛɛŋ, be ŋɛŋ bɔɔŋ bɛ Jiso bɛ kintutu bɛ yoofi ntsɔ mumkpaŋ baa ɛ be banchɛ kintsii kimumkpaŋ bɛ bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ gii be shiiŋ be biki wu.And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together

34Be tee le, “Chɛɛŋ, Taa wusɛŋ boɔ li kwe-e. Bee taa wu busɛ lɛ Simu lii.”and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

35Be tuu be tee tɛ be fiee fi tɛ̀ ka bɛ be lɛ dze, be naanyɛ mɔɔ si be be kɛɛ wu mfi wu bee booyi kibele.Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

36Nɛɛ si be tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ be tiiti lɛ, Jiso kibɛɛ dza busɛ lɛ bee lɛnti yɛsi be le, “Kimbɔnɛ nuuŋ bɛ beŋ.”While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

37Be dzakɛ be kɛɛti, be tɛ̀ chɛŋ, be beechi le be ŋɛŋ baa nuuŋ ŋkuubee.But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

38Se bii li bee laa, “Nɛ chɛndi la? Fi geeŋ fi nɛ mɛŋɛ mi?“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

39Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ tsaŋ yɛɛŋ bɛ bikaa bieŋ nɛ se kɛɛ le ɛ mi kibɛɛ. Mɔnchɛ yɛɛŋ yi yɛɛŋ nɛ kɛɛ, kifɛ ŋkuubee ti kɛmi yɛ nyaŋ bɛ biŋkomfu si nɛ ŋɛŋ mi kɛmi ni kɛ.”Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

40Le tee lɛ, biee doonchɛ tsaŋ yee bɛ bikaa biee li bee.And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.

41Be bichɛ Jiso, be woo bujɔŋ, be ta maa. Fi yaa be mbeenchɛ le ɛ wu. Dza bii li bee laa, “Nɛ kɛmi baa fiee fijɛ fɛni ni?”While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

42Be dzɔ kiŋkɛ ki nsuuŋ yi bɛ kuni, be nyɛ wu.So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

43Fi ji lɛ be lii.and He took it and ate it in front of them.

44Se tee li bee le, “Biee bi nɛ ŋɛŋ bɛŋ bini nuuŋ bi ntɛ ntiiti beŋ kii bi mɛɛŋ tɛɛbeŋ. Ntɛ̀ ntee le, biee bichu bi bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ kii mi lɛ bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛ-ɛ, bɛ lɛ Biŋwaati bi bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ mɔɔ lɛ kiŋwaati ki n'yɔɔnchɛ, kɛmi le bi bɛ bi kɔchɛ.”Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

45Se gwiyɛ bufii bubee, be kɛɛ biee bi nuuŋ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ.Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

46Se tee le, “Bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ le, Kinsofu ki Nyɔ tɛ̀ kaachɛ kɛmi le ki ŋɛŋ ŋgɛ ki kwi, ke bo jo taa, ki bo li kwe-e.And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

47Fi se fiɛɛ tɛ le, bɛ gii bɛ bɛchi Jɛrosalɛŋ bɛ ni bɛ fenjisi li bitoŋ bichu-u kii bukooŋ bwee, le bɛniiŋ bɛchu fiiki shéŋ yibe, Nyɔ feeki bifi bi bee.and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

48Ɛ beŋ bani nɛ gii nɛ ni nɛ tiifi biee bini bi nɛ ŋɛŋ baa bɛ lii yinɛ.You are witnesses of these things.

49Yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, ŋgii ntuumi nya yi Taa tɛ̀ kaachɛ beŋ lu. Si fi nuuŋ lɛ, ba yɛɛŋ fɛ kitoŋ kini nɛ ni nɛ tɛngi buŋga bu gii bu shee liboo bu bɛ li be-eŋ.”And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

50Dzɔ be bo bɛ be fɛ kitoŋ kilu-u, le bee be gɛɛŋ be bo li kitoŋ ki Bɛtani lichiŋ, tsaaki bibɛnu biee liwe, tiiŋ mwɛ li bee.When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

51Si tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ tiŋgi mwɛ li bee lɛ, biee dza yɛki liboo, se yɛɛ layɛ.While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

52Be se nyɛ kiyɔɔni ki nɔŋa li wuu, be se dza fe be to Jɛrosalɛŋ bɛ kinɛɛtinɛ ki kinɔŋa li shéŋ yi be-e.And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

53Be tɛ̀ giiŋgi be shiiti li yih yi muntofi, be yɔɔnchi Nyɔ mfi kwi.praising God continually in the temple.

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