Luke 5 (ASJ) · Opened

1Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chimu, Jiso lemi li libɛ chi Jɛnɛsarɛ-ɛ lichiŋ, ɛ bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ kɛnɛ be fachɛ wu be yiki jɛ yi Nyɔ.On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

2Se dza ŋɛŋ bɛŋgo bɛfɛ li ŋgemɛ yi dzɔɔ li, ɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi be tɛ̀ bochɛ le be tsootsi gii yibe yi nsúuŋ.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3Gɛɛŋ lɛ lɛ ŋgo wumu-u, ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ wu Simu, tee le kiiŋgi wu gɛɛŋ li dzɔɔ niiŋ. Le kiiŋgi, Jiso se lɛ shee le, bɛniiŋ nuuŋ lɛ buka tiifi be.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

4Le tifi mɛɛshi, tee li Simu le, “Konɛ ŋgo wu gɛɛŋ fɛ kindundu, nɛ lɔŋ gii yinɛ, nɛ kɔɔ nsúuŋ.”When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

5Simu tuu le, “Te Kikoo tɛ tsi baa we tɛ lendi gii nsiiŋ bu woo, tɛ mɛɛŋ ki kɔɔ kɛ fiee kɛ. Se nuuŋ le, si ɔ tee lɛ, ŋgii nlɔŋ nɛɛ.”“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

6Be gɛɛŋ be lɔŋ, be kɔɔ nsúuŋ ŋgee, le be ni be busi gii yibe, yi leki le yi soomɛ.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7Bɛdɛɛni, be kwafi bɛniiŋ bɛ bee bɛ kintutu bɛ lɛ ŋgo wumu wɛɛ le be bɛ be fi be. Be bɛ be buu nsúuŋ yilu, yi yisɛ lɛ bɛŋgo bɛ bee, be leki le be shee li dzɔɔ.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8Le Simu Pita ŋɛŋ fiee fi ka, gɛɛŋ toŋ núŋ Jiso limfwe tee le, “Mintemii Taa, dzatsɛ fio fɛni ɔ shɛ mi, nuuŋ fieŋ wi wu bifi.”When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

9Tɛ kweŋgi lɛ, kifɛ wu bee bɛniiŋ bee bɛ kintutu tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ nsúuŋ yi be tɛ̀ kɔɔ, yi bɛŋ be.For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

10Yi bɛŋ tɛ Jeeŋ bee Jɔɔŋ bɔɔŋ bɛ Dzɛbɛdii bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ kintutu ki Simu-u. Jiso tee li Simu-u le, “Kiiŋ ɔ ni ɔ chɛndi kɛ. Mbɛɛchɛ li dɛɛni ŋgɛnu limfwe, ɔ gii ɔ ni ɔ keeti nuuŋ bɛniiŋ.”and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

11Le be woo lɛ, be buushɛ bɛŋgo bɛ bee lɛ buka, be chinɛ biee bichu fe be dza be biki Jiso.And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

12Le ni nuuŋ mfi wumu, Jiso nuuŋ li kitoŋ kimu-u, wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe bɛ chigɔŋ chi nɔŋa. Le wi wulu ŋɛŋ Jiso, bɛ we wu lii, lɛkɛ wu tee le, “Taa, fɛrɛ mi ntɛmi, ɔɔ kɔŋgisɔɔ.”While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13Jiso se nɛɛki kibɛnɛ koŋ li wuu tee le, “Ŋkɔŋgisɔɔ, tɛmi ɔ ni ɔ wuuti.” Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, chigɔŋ chi nɔŋa chilu biee chi chinɛ li wuu.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14Jiso chiinsɛ li wuu le, “Ɔ kiiŋ ɔ ni tee li wi-i kɛ. Se nuuŋ le, gɛnɛ ɔ doonchɛ yi ya li Te muntofi, ɔ se nyɛ nya yi Mɔɔsɛ tɛ̀ tiiti le wi kɛmi le nyɛ le doonchɛ li bɛniiŋ li le wu tɛmɔɔ li chigɔŋ chini-i wu woo.”“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

15Si Jiso tɛ̀ chinsɛ li wi wulu lɛ, ntoŋ wu kii Jiso se tuu saaŋgɛ gɛɛŋ limfwe ŋge, bintutu bi bɛniiŋ lɛ ŋge banchi bi bɛɛ le bini bi yiki ntifi yee, mɔɔ le ni wɔnchi chigɔŋ chi bee.But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16Se nuuŋ le, Jiso tɛ̀ dzɛti shiiŋ be giiŋgi lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ li buka.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

17Tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chimu Jiso tiifi bɛniiŋ, ɛ buŋga bu Taa lɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ wu li bwiŋ le ni wɔnchi chigɔŋ lu. Bɛfarasii mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ tɛ̀ shee fe, ɛ be tɛ̀ bo li bitoŋ bichu-u bi Galilii mɔɔ bimbe bi Judiya bɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

18Fi se ka le bɛniiŋ bamu tɛ̀ dza be bɛɛ ɛ be tɛ̀ sumɛ wi fɛ kida-aŋ fɛwe, ɛ ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu. Be tɛ̀ gii be gwenini le be lɛ bɛ wu be giiki wu Jiso limfwe.Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

19Se nuuŋ le, be tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki kɛmɛ kɛ dze kɛ, kifɛ bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ yiŋgɛ fe ŋge. Be se beeŋ bɛ wu nuuŋ lɛ yi-ih lɛwe be tɔtɛ kiyɛ, be shiiki wi wulu kintikinti ki bɛniiŋ lɛ Jiso limfwe, fɛ kidaŋ ki tɛ̀ gimi fe kɛɛ.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20Si tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ le bɛniiŋ bɛlu gɛɛ baa shéŋ yi be li wuu lɛ, biee tee li wi wulu le, “Sinɛŋ, mi mfeekɔɔ bibifi bio kituŋ.”When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

21Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ kintutu ki Bɛfarasii lɛ kɛɛ, be tuu be bɛchi be ŋuŋini be tiiti le, “Wi wuni nuuŋ noo wu dzɔ kintsii ki Nyɔ-ɔ? Ɛ noo wu nuuŋ feeki bibifi fuki Nyɔ nsiŋ?”But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22Jiso kɛɛ fiee fi be ŋuŋini, bii li bee laa, “Nɛ kɛmi ŋwaani wuni mbeechɛ li shéŋ yinɛ ni kii la?Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

23Fi tsɛkɛ nuuŋ fi la, ntefu le mi mfeekɔɔ bibifi bi wi wuni, mɔɔ le dza we ni deŋgi le?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

24Se nuuŋ le, ŋgii ndoonchɛ beŋ le Ŋwanɛwi kɛmi buŋga laaŋkwiiŋ bu fekisɛ bibifi.” Se tuu tee li wi wu ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wɛɛ le, “Mi nteeɔ li wɛ-ɛ, dza we, ɔ dzɔɔ kidaŋ ko ɔ ni ɔ kuuki fɛkuuŋ.”But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

25Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, se biee dza we leŋ lɛ bɛniiŋ lii, dzɔ kidaŋ ki tɛ̀ gimi fe kɛɛ kuuki fɛ wuu kuuŋ, yɔɔnchi Nyɔ.And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26Le bɛniiŋ ŋɛŋ lɛ, wa tɛ be, be kɛmɛ chɛnɛ, be guumɛ be lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ be tiiti le, “Tɛ ŋɛŋ baa fiee fi tɛɛmi bɛŋ.”Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

27Jiso tɛ̀ dza bo fe deŋgi. Si tɛ̀ giiŋgi lɛ, ŋɛŋ wumu wu tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati bɛ teenyi wu le Lebi, ɛ tɛ̀ shee fɛ yih yi kiŋwaati ki sofɛ-ɛ. Jiso tee li wuu le, “Ɔ biki mi.”After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

28Lebi chinɛ biee bichu, se dza biki Jiso.and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

29Se nuuŋ le, Lebi tɛ̀ dza fɛ tsɔnɔ chi nɔŋa li wuu yih le nɛɛtɛ bɛ Jiso. Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati nɛki tɛ̀ fe mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ bee be tɛ̀ jii biee.Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

30Bɛfarasii mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ bee bɛ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛchi be ŋuŋini, be biiti li bɔɔŋ bɛ kintutu-u bɛ Jiso-o laa, “Fi geeŋ fi nɛ jii biee, nɛ wundi biee bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ kundi kiŋwaati mɔɔ bɛ bifi bɛmu le?”But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31Jiso tuu li bee le, “Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛɛmi ti wɛki yɛ mfindɛ kɛ. Ɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ gendi bɛ ti wɛki.Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

32Mɛɛŋɔ ki mbɛ kɛ le nteeŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ tsaaŋ kɛ. Mi mbɛɛɔ nuuŋ le nteeŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi le be fiiki shéŋ yi be.”I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

33Be dza be tee li Jiso-o le, “Bɔɔŋ bɛ kintutu-u bɛ Jɔɔŋ lɛ tɛ̀ shiiŋ be jiti biee be lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ mfi kwi, fi nuuŋ si Bɛfarasii ti feti, bɛdɛɛni bɔɔŋ bo se jii baa biee be wundi biee.”Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

34Jiso tuu li bee le, “Bɛ nuuŋ bɛ teeŋ bɛniiŋ fɛ tsɔnɔ chi bugoo lɛ ke be gɛɛŋ, nɛ fɛ le be ni be jiti biee bijɛ fɛ nyuŋwutso nuuŋ bee be ni? Nuuŋ fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ kɛ!Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

35Fi fiɛɛ le, mfi gii bɛ wu bɛ gii bɛ lɔ nyuŋwutso li bee, be se tuu be bɛchi njiru biee bijɛ.”But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

36Se tuu wa ŋgaŋgaa chini li bee le, “Se nuuŋ le, wi nuuŋ yɛ lu wu nuuŋ naa gaamɛ ndu yi fiɛŋ tuushɛ yi fichi lu kɛ. Ɛ wi wu fɛ lɛ, kɛ wu biifɔɔ ndu yi fiɛŋ yilu. Fi nuuŋ le ndu yi fiɛŋ nuuŋ tɛ gɛɛŋ tsaaŋ bɛ finshɛŋgɛ fi fichi kɛ.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37Nɛɛ lɛ le nuuŋ wi tɛ dzɔ mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ, le gɛɛ lɛ kibɛɛŋ ki mbiiŋ mɛ fichi-i kɛ, ɛ wu fɛ lɛ kɛ mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ mɛlu gii mɛ wo kibɛɛŋ ki fichi kɛɛ, mbiiŋ mɛlu shooshɛ.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

38Chɛɛŋ wulu nuuŋ le, bɛ kɛmi le bɛ gɛɛ mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ nɛɛ nuuŋ lɛ kibɛɛŋ ki fɛ-ɛŋ.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39Nɛ kii tɛ le wi ti nuuŋ yɛ lu wu wundi mbiiŋ mɛ be, fɛ wu woŋ mɛ yiki kɛ. Wi ti bɛɛ piɛti nuuŋ mɛ be.”And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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