Luke 8 (ASJ) · Opened

1Lɛjiŋ lɛlu, Jiso tɛ̀ dza deŋgi li bitoŋ li bɛ li bintsii li tiifi ntoŋ wu dzeeŋ kii bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ. Bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu bɛ yoofi ntsɔ bɛfɛ tɛ̀ biki wu,Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

2mɔɔ bukɛɛŋ bamu bɛ tɛ̀ wɔnchɛ chigɔŋ chi bee bɛ bamu bɛ tɛ̀ buushɛ fiana yi tii li bee. Bukɛɛŋ bani tɛ̀ nuuŋ Maariya wu bɛ tɛ̀ teenyi le Madaliŋ, wu Jiso tɛ̀ buushɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi li wuu bwiŋ mfomɛnyaaŋ.as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

3Joana wu kwɛɛ Chusa wu tɛ̀ nindi li Hɛrɔ-ɔ, mɔɔ Sosana bɛ bukɛɛŋ bamu bɛnɔŋa. Be tɛ̀ deŋgi lɛ, be busi biee lɛ bɛ babi bɛ bee be fii Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u lu.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

4Bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ dza be buti li bitoŋ li bitoŋ li be bɛɛ fɛ Jiso-o. Le kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ yisɛ fe, se wa ŋgaŋgaa chini li bee le,While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

5“Wumu tɛ̀ la le gɛɛŋ tuŋ muntaaŋ mwee. Le ni tumi, mumu weyɛ lɛ dze, bɛniiŋ kɛti be dɛnchi bɛ bikaa, muniiŋ mu jiindi liwe se bɛ mu chɔchɛ.“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

6Mumu se weyɛ li bikooshu-u, le mu maŋ mu bɛchi ŋko mu wɔɔbɛ kifɛ nshɛ yi fe tɛ̀ nuuŋ siiŋ.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

7Mumu weyɛ li bifafu-u, le mu bo mu ni mu kuu bɛ bifafu bilu, bi beeme mu, mu ba ŋko nsiŋ.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

8Mumu weyɛ tɛ nuuŋ li nshɛ yi dzeeŋ li, le mu maŋ, mu ko, bɛ kɔ mu bo bɛŋkaa gwii yaa si bɛ tɛ̀ tuŋ.” Le Jiso wa ni, dzaaŋ le, “Wi wu kɛmi bintooŋ, mwɛ woo.”Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9Bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu dza be bii li wu laa ŋgaŋgaa chini tiiti le la?Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

10Se tuu le, “Ɛ beŋ bani bɛ Nyɔ fɛ yɛ le nɛ kɛɛ bɛntsooŋ bɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ. Se nuuŋ le bɛniiŋ bamu wuki baa nuuŋ lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li, fi se fiɛɛ si fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ le, ‘Ɛ be bichi lɔ be tɛ ŋɛŋ kɛ, ɛ be yiki lɔ be tɛ woo kɛ.’He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

11Woo yɛɛŋ naanyɛ wu ŋgaŋgaa chilu.Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

12Muntaaŋ mulu ɛ jɛ yi Nyɔ. Muntaaŋ mu tɛ̀ weyɛ lɛ dzeti mwɛɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, kiŋkundi se bɛ ki buu yi li shéŋ yi bee ki feti le be beŋ kɛ le yi fi be kɛ.The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

13Mu tɛ̀ weyɛ li bikooshu-u mwɛɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, be fi yi bɛ kinɛɛtinɛ, se nuuŋ le yi tɛ̀ lii gwɛɛŋ le yi seri li shéŋ yi bee kɛ, be beenchi fefe, ɛ mɔnchɛ bɛ lɛ bee, be tuu be to lijiŋ.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

14Muntaaŋ mu tɛ̀ weyɛ li bifafu mwɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, si be giiŋgi lɛ bɛmfumisɛ bɛ bunɔŋa mɔɔ bujɔŋ bu biee bi li nshɛ yini-i bɛ bi yikɛ jɛ yilu yi layɛ yi tɛ ko kɛ.The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

15Mu tɛ̀ weyɛ li nshɛ yi dzeeŋ li mwɛɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kɛmi shéŋ yi dzeeŋ, bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, be bɔsɛyi be gɛɛ yi li shéŋ yi bee, be se kaŋ shéŋ, be feti si yi wɛki nsiiŋ biee bi bee bi dzeeŋ yenɛ.But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

16Wi ti tendi yɛ lambo le tuu dzɔɔ ŋkwaa kuuki lu kɛ. Kɛ le tuu dzɔɔ lii litakwiiŋ kɛ. Bɛ ti tendi lambo, bɛ tɔmi nuuŋ li fiee fi bɛ ti tɔɔmi lu-u, le bɛniiŋ bɛ lii li yi ni be ŋiŋgi kiŋ'wofu.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

17Fiee fichu fi bɛ nyikɛ gii fi yenɛ, biee bi lɛjiŋ lɛjiŋ gii bi yenɛ bi bo lɛ waaŋ.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

18Bɛdɛɛni, ɛ nɛ yiki jɛ yi Nyɔ nɛ yikɛ bujɔŋ, kifɛ wi wu kɛmi fiee bɛ gii bɛ taa wu fimu. Wi wu kɛmi yɛ fiee kɛ mɔɔ nuuŋ fintɛŋ fi beechi le kɛmɔɔ bɛ gii bɛ fi li wuu.”Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

19Si Jiso tɛ̀ tiifi bɛniiŋ lɛ, ni bee bɛŋwaani dza be bɛ le be ŋɛŋ wu. Fi se yaa be nlɛ kifɛ bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ yaŋ lu ŋge.Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

20Wumu se tee li wuu le, “Na bee bɛŋwaana lemi baa lɛkuuŋ be wɛki le be ŋɛŋ wɛ.”He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

21Se tuu fiee le, “Naaŋ bee bɛŋwaanɛŋ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ be feti si yi wɛki.”But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

22Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chimu, Jiso lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u tee li bee le, “Tɛ lenchi libɛ chini tɛ gɛɛŋ luwiŋ lɔɔ.” Be se bɛchi nleenchɛ.One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

23Le be ni be lenchi, Jiso dza bɛchi liiti. Mfiee yi tɛɛmi, bɛchi yi nduŋgi li dzɔɔ bɛ buŋga, dzɔɔ bɛchi yi lii lɛ ŋgo-o yi wɛki le yi yisɛ le, be gii be nuuŋ lɛ kwe wa.As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24Be se gɛɛŋ be kaŋgisi Jiso be tiiti le, “Te Kikoo, Te Kikoo, tɛ baa lɛ kwe wa.” Jiso kaaŋgi waŋ mfiee yi tɛɛmi mɔɔ dzɔɔ yi tɛ̀ nduŋgi yilu. Mfiee yilu mɔɔ dzɔɔ yilu se chikɛ, bintsii deŋ ni nshiiŋ.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

25Se bii li bee laa, “Nɛ gɛɛ shéŋ yinɛ li noo li?” Bɛ chɛnɛ mɔɔ kiŋkoofɛyi, be se bii li yi yi bee laa, “Wuni nuuŋ noo, wu wɛndi mfiee mɔɔ dzɔɔ bi wuki li wuu le?”“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

26Le be lenchi libɛ chilu be bo kimbɛ ki Jerasɛnɛ, ki nuuŋ liwiŋ lɛ kimbɛ ki kwɛɛŋ wu Galilii.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

27Si Jiso tɛ̀ bo lɛ ŋgo-o leŋ lɛ buka lɛ, bee wumu wu li kitoŋ kɛɛ bikɛ, nuuŋ ɛ bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i tɛ̀ shiiŋ be ŋwɛki bɛ mwɛ. Be tɛ̀ tsi wu li bwiŋ ŋge deŋgi tiŋ kilɛrɛ, tɛ̀ tsi li yih kɛ, tsiiŋ nuuŋ lɛ dzíŋ yi bɛniiŋ li.When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

28Le ŋɛŋ Jiso, biee toŋ kitata, gɛɛŋ we wu limfwe, waŋ bɛ buŋga le, “Jiso, Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ, Nyɔ yi nuuŋ Kikoo ki Biee Bichu-u, ɔ wɛki la li mi-i? Mintemi-i ɔ kiiŋ ɔ ni nyɛ ŋgɛ li mi-i kɛ.”When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

29Tɛ̀ yɔ lɛ kifɛ Jiso tɛ̀ waŋ Fiana yi tii yilu yi bo li wuu. Yi tɛ̀ shiiŋ yi choofi wu li kiŋga-a li kiŋga-a bɛ keeti wu bɛ kɛndi wu bibɛnu mɔɔ bikaa bɛ bɛncha bɛ kiichi wu. Si bɛ tɛ̀ shiiŋ bɛ kɛndi wu lɛ, soomi bɛncha bɛlu, fiana yilu choofi wu letini giiŋgi libuka.For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

30Jiso se bii li wi wulu-u laa, “Bukooŋ bwo nuuŋ le noo?” Tuu le, “Bukooŋ bweŋ nuuŋ le kimbanchɛ.” Tɛ̀ tuu lɛ kifɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i bɛlu tɛ̀ banchɛ li yi yee li ŋge.“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

31Bɛnchindaa bɛlu se sooŋ bɔ li Jiso le, kiiŋ ɔ ni tuumi bee nuuŋ lɛ kitoo ki sechi wuuŋŋ li kɛ.And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32Fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ ɛ kintutu ki dzíiŋ lɛ tɛ̀ jii biee fe li mbɛmɛ-ɛ. Bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i bɛlu se sooŋ bɔ li Jiso-o le, tuumi be, be gɛɛŋ be lɛ nuuŋ li dzíiŋ yilu. Se beŋ.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

33Bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i bɛlu se biee be bo li wi wulu-u, be dansɛ li dzíiŋ yilu-u. Kintutu ki dziiŋ lɛ kilu kichu se kɛŋ ki bɔɔ li mbɛmɛ wɛɛ ki seri lɛ libɛ-ɛ ki woŋ dzɔɔ ki kwiyɛ.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34Le bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kiichi dzíiŋ yilu ŋɛŋ fiee fi ka lɛ, be dza fe, be kifi, be gɛɛŋ be tee ntoŋ wulu li bintsii bi li bitoŋ bi fe-e.When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

35Le bɛniiŋ woo lɛ, be buti be giiŋgi le be ŋɛŋ fiee fi ka fe. Le be bɛ fɛ Jiso tɛ̀ nuuŋ, be ŋɛŋ wi wulu fe, nuuŋ ɛ bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i baa chinɛ li wuu, nuuŋ ɛ wu shee li Jiso-o lichiŋ, ɛ wu liishɛ ndú, bufii bwee nuuŋ tsaaŋ. Be se kɛmɛ chɛnɛ ŋge.So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

36Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ fiee fi tɛ̀ ka, tɛ̀ tiiti li bee si fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛ wi wu tɛ̀ kɛmi bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i wɛ se tɛmi.Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

37Bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ lɛ bimbe bi Jerasɛnɛ-ɛ kɛmɛ jaaŋ, be biee be sooŋ bɔ li Jiso-o le dza ni giiŋgi. Jiso se biee dza fiee lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o gɛɛŋ,Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

38Wi wu bɛnchindaa bɛ kiŋkundi-i tɛ̀ bo li wuu wɛ se sooŋ bɔ li Jiso le bee wu gɛɛŋ. Jiso faaŋ, tuu wu lijiŋ, tee le,The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

39“Kaari to li yih, ɔ gɛɛŋ ɔ tee fiee fi tɛɛmi fi Nyɔ fɛ li wɛ-ɛ fini.” Si fi tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ, wi wulu biee to lijiŋ gɛɛŋ deŋgi li kitoŋ kilu kichu, tiiti fiee fi tɛɛmi fi Jiso fɛ li wuu fini.“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

40Jiso lenchi libɛ chilu kaari to lijiŋ. Kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe, ki tɛŋgi wu.When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

41Nyuŋ wumu se bɛ fe bukooŋ le Jairɔs, ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ te kikoo wu yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yi fe. Tɛ̀ bɛ, we li bikaa bi Jiso, suŋgi bɔ le Jiso bɛ li wuu yih,Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

42kifɛ ŋwani wu kwɛɛŋ mumkpaŋ wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ si biya yoofi ntsɔ bifɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ kwe wa. Le Jiso dza ni giiŋgi kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ fachi wu bimbɛ bichu.because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

43Ɛ kwɛɛŋ wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ li bee linti wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛ chigɔŋ chi mfi wu ŋɛnɛ-ɛ biya yoofi ntsɔ bifɛ. Ɛ wu biifi fiee fichu fi tɛ̀ kɛmi li bɛniiŋ bɛ ntsi-i chi yaa be wɔnchɛ.including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

44Kiiŋgi li Jiso lɛjiŋ koŋ li wooŋ wu kiŋkoŋ kee li, mfi we biee wu sondɛ.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

45Jiso bii laa, “Ɛ noo wu koŋ li mi-i?” Bɛniiŋ bɛchu mɛŋɛ. Pita se dza tee le, “Te Kikoo, ɔ ŋiŋgi yɛ le bɛniiŋ kɛnɛ baa wɛ lɛnti ŋge be fachi wɛ ni?”“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

46Jiso tuu kweeŋ nɛɛ le, “Wumu koŋ li mi-i. Mi ŋ'woo ɔ si buŋga bo li yi yɛ-ɛŋ.”But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”

47Kwɛɛŋ wɛ ŋɛŋ le dze yi nyimɛ nuuŋ yɛ lu kɛ, bɛ kɛɛti gɛɛŋ we li bikaa bi Jiso, lɛ bintooŋ bi bɛniiŋ bɛchu, tee fiee fi bee koŋ li Jiso-o kii fi, tee mɔɔ si bee koŋ lɛ, chigɔŋ chee ma mfwaa mumkpaŋ.Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

48Jiso se tee li wuu le, “Ŋwaŋ wu kwɛɛŋ, shéŋ ya yi ɔ gɛɛ li mi-i fɛ yɛɛ ɔ tɛmi gɛnɛ bɛ mbɛɛŋgii.”“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49Nɛɛ si Jiso tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ yeti li kwɛɛŋ wulu lɛ, wi wumu fɛsi fe, wu tɛ̀ bo li Jairɔs yih wu te Kikoo ki yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, tee li Jairɔs le, “Ŋwana mɛɛshɔɔ wu kwi kituŋ. Ɔ fieeŋgi kɛ Wi wu Ntiifɛ wuni kɛ.”While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

50Le tee lɛ, Jiso woo, tee li Jairɔs le, “Kiiŋ ɔ ni chɛŋ kɛ, beŋ li mi-i, ŋwana gii yiŋ.”But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

51Be se dza be giiŋgi fɛ Jairɔs kuuŋ, le be fɛsi fe, Jiso faaŋ le kiiŋ wi ni lɛ li yih kɛ. Dzɔ nuuŋ Pita bɛ Jeeŋ mɔɔ Jɔɔŋ mɔɔ te ŋwaŋ bɛ ni ŋwaŋ bee be lɛ.When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

52Tɛ̀ nuuŋ ɛ wi kwi wu tɛ nuuŋ fe dii kwe, kwe fuuti fe kichu. Jiso tee le, “Chikɛ yɛɛŋ bɛ kwe, ŋwaŋ wuni mɛɛŋɔ ki kwi kɛ, liitɔɔ nuuŋ chilefɛ.”Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

53Bɛniiŋ dza be kiiti wu nuuŋ chike, kifɛ be tɛ kii bujɔŋ le ŋwaŋ wulu bee kwi kituŋ.And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

54Jiso gɛɛŋ fɛ ŋwaŋ wulu tɛ gimi, kɛmɛ wu li kibɛnɛ teeŋ le, “Ŋwaŋ wu kwɛɛŋ, dza we!”But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

55Ŋwaŋ wulu biee yiŋ, dza we mfwaa mumkpaŋ. Jiso tee le bɛ bichɛ fiee bɛ nyɛ wu ji.Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

56Le ni bee tee ŋɛŋ fiee fi ka lɛ, wa tɛ̀ be. Jiso chiinsɛ le kiiŋ be ni tee li wi-i fiee fi ka fini kɛ.Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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