Luke 4 (ASJ) · Opened

1Jiso tɛ̀ dza fɛ Dzɔɔ yi Joodaaŋ, ɛ wu yisɛ bɛ Fiana yi Waaŋ. Yi dzɔ wu gɛɛŋ tsiiŋ libuka.Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2Tɛ̀ tsi le jo mbaanyɛɛ, Kiŋkundi mɔnchi wu. Tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ njɛ fiee nsiŋ. Le jo yɛɛ ka, dzeeŋ se bɛchi yi wuu wu.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

3Kiŋkundi kilu se dza ki tee li wuu le, “Ɔɔ nuuŋ Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ, ɔ tee le tɛtɛ chini to bijɛ.”The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4Jiso tuu li ki-i le, “Bɛ tsɛɛ baa le, ‘Wi ti tsiiŋ yɛ kii bijɛ kwaa kɛ.’”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

5Kiŋkundi kilu dzɔ wu ki yɛɛ bɛ wu fɛ kintsii kimu-u fɛwe, ki doonchɛ wu bitoŋ bi li kikoo ki nshɛ-ɛ bichu. Jiso ŋɛŋ bi ni ŋwaaŋŋ.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

6Kiŋkundi kilu se tee li wuu le, “Bɛ nyɛ baa kikoo ki nshɛ-ɛ kini li mi-i kichu, nnuuŋ nɛɛ nnyɛ li wi wu ŋkɔŋgisi-i. Ŋgii nnyɛ li wɛɛ ɔ ni ɔ sɛki, ɔ ni ɔ kɛmi bunɔŋa bɛ buŋga bintsii bichu.“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

7Fi fiɛɛ kwaa le ɔ guuŋ mi, nse nyɛ biee bichu li wɛ-ɛ.”So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8Jiso tuu li kii le, “Bɛ tsɛɛ baa le, ‘Ɔ guundi Taa wu Nyɔ-ɔ ya, ɔ ni nindi nuuŋ li yi-i kwaa.’”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

9Kiŋkundi kilu se dzɔ wu ki gɛɛŋ bɛ wu li kitoŋ ki Jɛrosalɛŋ ki leeki wu fɛ kigɔ ki yih yi muntofi-i, ki tee li wuu le, “Ɔɔ nuuŋ Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ, ɔ jiiŋ lɛkwiiŋ,Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

10kifɛ bɛ tsɛɛ baa le, ‘Nyɔ gii yi tee li bɛnchindaa bee li le be bichɛ lɛ wɛ-ɛ.’For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,

11Fi tuu fi nuuŋ ɛ bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ le, ‘Be gii be ka wɛ bɔ bɔ, kii ɔ ni ju bikaa bio li tɛtɛ.’”and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

12Jiso tuu li ki-i le, “Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ tiiti kɛɛ tɛ le, ‘Kiiŋ ɔ ni mɔnchɛ Taa wu Nyɔ ya kɛ.’”But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

13Le kiŋkundi kilu mɛɛshi dzé chichi yi ki tɛ nuuŋ le ki mɔnchɛ Jiso le, ki se dza ki gɛɛŋ ki tɛŋgi mfi wumu.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

14Jiso tɛ̀ dza to lijiŋ Galilii, ɛ tɛ̀ yisɛ bɛ buŋga bu Fiana yi Waaŋ lɛ. Ntoŋ wu kii wu se saaŋgɛ gɛɛŋ bimbɛ bi tɛɛŋ lɛ bichu.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15Tɛ̀ tiifi bɛniiŋ li yíh yi lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, bɛniiŋ bɛchu se piɛti wu.He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

16Jiso tɛ̀ dza gɛɛŋ li kitoŋ ki Nasarɛ-ɛ fɛ tɛ̀ ko. Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi, se dza gɛɛŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ nɛɛ si tɛ̀ shiiŋ giiŋgi. Tɛ̀ dza leŋ we le teeŋ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

17Bɛ tɛ̀ nyɛ wu kiŋwaati ki Ɛsaya-a ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ. Le ni teenyi, ŋɛŋ kintsii kimu ki bɛ tsɛɛ fe le,the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18“Fiana yi Taa Nyɔ yɛɛ li yi yɛ-ɛŋ, kifɛ yi be yi tsaa mi kituŋ le mbɛ nlaŋɛ ntoŋ wu dzeeŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ kifoo lɛ. Yi tɛ̀ toŋ tɛ mi le mbɛ ntee li bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ li ncha-a le, bɛ gii bɛ buu be, nse ntee li binyɛɛ li le bi gii bi ŋɛŋ biee. Yi tɛ̀ toŋ tɛ mi le mbɛ mbuu bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛ ŋ'wɛki bɛ be li ncha-a,“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

19nse ntee kiya ki Taa Nyɔ gii fi bɛniiŋ.”to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20Le Jiso teeŋ ki ni, baaŋ kiŋwaati kilu nyɛ li wi wu tɛ shiiŋ kiichi ki-i gɛɛŋ shee fɛkwiiŋ. Bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yilu-u, toŋ lii li wuu.Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

21Se bɛchi naanyi li bee le, “Fiee fi nɛ woo lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ fini bɛ fiɛɛ fi kɔchɛ bɛŋ.”and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22Bɛniiŋ yikɛ jɛ yilu yi dzɔɔŋ fɛ bee ŋge, be se kɛmɛ chɛnɛ li n'yɔru wu dzeeŋ wu buti lɛ wuu wa. Se nuuŋ le, be tɛ̀ ya wa, be biiti laa, “Wuni nuuŋ nɛɛ ŋwanɛ Jɔsɛ ni?”All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

23Jiso se tee li bee le, “Ɛ fiee fi mɛŋinɛ kɛ, le nɛ gii nɛ wa ŋgaŋgaa chini li mi-i le, ‘Wi wu wɔnchi bɛniiŋ, wɔnchɛ yi ya.’ Fiee fi tɛ tɛ̀ woo le ɔ fɛɔ Kapanuŋ, fɛrɛ fi fɛni li kwɛɛŋ waa tɛ.”Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

24Jiso tuu tee li bee le, “Ntee li be-eŋ chɛɛŋ le, bɛ ti naa guundi yɛ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ li kwɛɛŋ wee li kɛ.Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25Bɛ chɛɛŋ, ntee li be-eŋ le tɛ̀ nuuŋ li mfi wu ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Ɛlaja-a dzaaŋ tɛ̀ ba liwe li biya bitɛɛtu bɛ kii busɔɔ, dzeeŋ kɔɔ kwɛɛŋ kwi. Bukɛɛŋ bɛɛŋku-u tɛ̀ nuuŋ li kwɛɛŋ wu Isɛlɛɛ li mfi wulu ŋge.But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

26Nyɔ tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki toŋ kɛ Ɛlaja lɛ bee kɛ, yi tɛ̀ toŋ wu nuuŋ lɛ kwɛɛ ŋku wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ Sarefa-a kwaa, li kwɛɛŋ wu Sidɔ-ɔŋ.Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

27Nɛ kɛɛ tɛ le, tɛ̀ nuuŋ li mfi wu ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Ɛlisha-a, bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ Isɛlɛɛ ŋge bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi chigɔŋ chi nɔŋa, bɛ se tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ wumu li bee linti ki wɔnchɛ kɛ. Ɛ Naama kwaa li kwɛɛŋ wu Siliya wu bɛ tɛ̀ wɔnchɛ, woo.”And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

28Le Jiso tee lɛ, bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ woo, shéŋ tɔŋ be ŋge.On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.

29Be se dza we, be chiiŋ wu, be bo bɛ wu li kwɛɛŋ wulu-u, be miri bɛ wu fɛ ŋkumɛ fɛfwa wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ li kitoŋ ki bee, be tɛ̀ wɛki le be lɔŋ wu le we lɛ ba bɛ kikoo.They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

30Se nuuŋ le, tɛ̀ ka be kintikinti gɛɛŋ fiee.But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

31Jiso tɛ̀ dza bɔɔ Kapanuŋ, kitoŋ kimu ki Galilii. Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi, gɛɛŋ tiifi bɛniiŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

32Bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ yiki tɛ̀ kɛmɛ chɛnɛ li ntiifɛ we-e, kifɛ ntiifɛ we tɛ̀ kɛmi buŋga.They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

33Wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yilu-u, ɛ Fiana yi tii tɛ̀ nuuŋ li wuu bwiŋ. Tɛ̀ dza dzɛŋgi lɛwe ŋge le,In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

34“Hebee Jiso wu Nasarɛ, ɔ wɛki la li bee li? Ɔ bɛ le ɔ lɛɛ bee ni? Ŋkiiɔ wi wu nuuŋ wɛ. Ɔ nuuŋ wi wu waaŋ wu buti fɛ Nyɔ-ɔ.”“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

35Jiso waŋ Fiana yi tii yilu, tee le, “Makɛ, bochɛ li wi wuni.” Le yi tsaaki wi wulu yi toŋ wu fɛkwiiŋ lɛ bɛniiŋ lii, yi bo li wuu bwiŋ, se nuuŋ le, yi ti mɛɛŋ ki kpɔɔshɛ kɛ wu kɛ.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

36Bɛniiŋ bɛchu ŋɛŋ, bimfimu wondɛ be, be ta maa, be biiti laa, “Wuni n'yɔru nuuŋ wu niŋ wu wi wuni yɔ le? Kɛmɔɔ buŋga bu nɔŋa bu wanɛ Fiana yi tii yi buti li bɛniiŋ li.”All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

37Ntoŋ wu kii Jiso dɛndɛ li bitoŋ bichu bi lɛ kimbɛ ki le-e.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

38Jiso dza bo li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yilu-u, gɛɛŋ lɛ li Simu yi. Tɛ̀ nuuŋ ɛ mwɛsɛ Simu tɛ̀ gendi bɛ kiŋkɛŋkɛ. Be se lɛkɛ le Jiso fi wu.After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

39Jiso gɛɛŋ fɛ tɛ̀ gimi, leŋ lɛ wuu lɛwe, waŋ kiŋkɛŋkɛ kilu. Ki se chinɛ li wuu tɛmi. Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, kwɛɛŋ wulu dza we, bichɛ fiee fijɛ nyɛ be.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

40Le jobɛ ni chi sechi, bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi bɛniiŋ bɛ gendi bɛ chigɔŋ chichi chichi be dzeti be bɛɛ bɛ be fɛ Jiso-o. Se kundi li bee bɛchu-u, be tɛɛmi.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

41Bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i baa tɛ̀ buti li bɛniiŋ bamu ŋge be dzɛŋgi le, “Ɛ wɛ Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ.” Se nuuŋ le Jiso waŋ le kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ yeti kɛ, kifɛ be tɛ̀ kii le ɛ wu Kinsofu ki Nyɔ tɛ̀ kaachɛ.Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

42Le butuu woo, Jiso bo gɛɛŋ fɛ kintsii kimu wuu mbiiŋ. Bɛniiŋ shɛ be bɛchi be wɛki wu. Le be ŋɛŋ wu, ɛ tɛ̀ wɛki le dza li kitoŋ kilu-u. Be tɛ̀ wɛki dzé le ba bɛ be.At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

43Se nuuŋ le tɛ̀ faaŋ tee li bee le, “Ŋkɛmi le ntifi ntoŋ wu dzeeŋ wu kii bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ li bitoŋ bimu-u tɛ, kifɛ ɛ fiee fi Nyɔ toŋ mi le mbɛ mfɛ.”But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

44Tuu dza gɛɛŋ deŋgi fenjisi ntoŋ wu dzeeŋ wulu li yíh yi kintaashɛ li kwɛɛŋ wu Judiya-a kwikwi.And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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