Mark 6 (ASJ) · Opened

1Jiso tɛ̀ dza fe, bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u gɛɛŋ li kitoŋ kee li.Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.

2Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chibee chi bɛshiinshi, gɛɛŋ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ bɛchi tiifi bɛniiŋ lu. Bɛniiŋ ŋgee bɛ tɛ̀ wuki si tiifi, wa tɛ tii be. Be tuu be dza be njanji be tiiti le, “Wi wuni laanchɛ bini biee nuuŋ fɛŋ? Wu dzɔ buni bufii fɛŋ? Wu ge niŋ se feti bini biŋkoofɛyi bi biee lɛ?When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

3Ɛ nɛɛ wu, wi wu keendi biti wu nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Maariya ni? Nuuŋ nɛɛ ŋwaani Jeeŋ bee Jɔsɛ mɔɔ Judas bee Simu ni? Mɔɔ bɛŋwaani bɛ buŋkɛɛŋ nuuŋ nɛɛ fɛni bɛ bee ni?” Si be tee lɛ be faaŋ wu.Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

4Se nuuŋ le Jiso tɛ̀ tee li bee le, “Bɛ ti guundi ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ li bintsii bichu. Ɛ nɛɛ li kwɛɛŋ we-e li kwaa bɛ li kini kee li, mɔɔ li wuu yih, li bɛ ti guundi yɛ wu kɛ.”Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

5Si be tɛ̀ faaŋ Jiso lɛ, fi yaa wu fɛ nuuŋ tuu fɛ biŋkoofɛyi bi biee lɛ fe ŋge, fuki nɛɛ le tɛ̀ koŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ chigɔ-ɔŋ niiŋ be tɛmi nsiŋ.So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

6Fi yaa wu fɛ be tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki gɛɛ kɛ shéŋ li wuu kɛ. Jiso dza fe deŋgi li bitoŋ bi fe-e, tiifi bɛniiŋ.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

7Dza teeŋ bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u bɛ yoofi ntsɔ bɛfɛ baa, tundi be lɛkuuŋ bɛfɛ bɛfɛ, nyɛɛ buŋga li bee bu buushɛ fiana yi tii li bɛniiŋ li lu.Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

8Le ni tundi be tee le kiiŋ be ni dzɔɔ fiee fuki kimbaaŋ siŋ kɛ. Kiiŋ be ni dzɔɔ biee bijɛ kɛ. Kiiŋ be ni dzɔɔ babi, kɛ kwa li bitsaa bi bee kɛ.He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

9Le be liishɛ bikpɔ, se nuuŋ le kiiŋ be ni chuumɛ biŋkoŋ bi fɛɛtu kɛ.and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

10Se tuu tee li bee le, “Mfi wu nɛ gɛɛŋ li kito-oŋ, nɛ lɛ li yih, nɛ tsiiŋ lu gɛɛŋ bo jobɛ chi nɛ dzɛti fe.And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.

11Ɛ kitoŋ kimu faaŋ le ki fii yɛ beŋ kɛ, mɔɔ le ki wuki yɛ fiee fi nɛ tiiti kɛ, nɛ dza fe, mfi wu nɛ dzɛti lɔɔ nɛ kachɛ kiboŋ ki li bikaa binɛ-ɛ, le fi doonchɛ fiee fi be mɔŋ.”If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

12Nɛɛlɛ, be dza be gɛɛŋ be fenjisi le bɛniiŋ fiiki shéŋ yibe.So they set out and preached that the people should repent.

13Be tuu be buushi tɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ biŋkundi-i ŋge li bɛniiŋ li, be tsiti bɛniiŋ bɛ chigɔŋ ŋge bɛ mɛɛŋ, be wɔnchi be.They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

14Le Mfɔŋ Hɛrɔ woo ntoŋ wu kii Jiso, si bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ wuki bukooŋ bwee li bintsii bichu-u, bɛniiŋ bamu tiiti le, “Jiso wuni nuuŋ Jɔɔŋ Nlisulidzɔɔ wu tɛ̀ kaari wu bo li kwe-e. Fiɛɛ fiee fi feti se kɛmi buŋga bu fɛrɛ biee bi koofi yi bini ni.”Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

15Bamu tiiti le, “Ɛ Ɛlaja wu tɛ̀ kaari wu bɛ.” Bamu le, “Ɛ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wumu si bɛ lindɛɛri.”Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

16Le Hɛrɔ woo biee bini ni, tee fiee le, “Ɛ Jɔɔŋ Nlisulidzɔɔ, wu ntɛ̀ ŋka kikoo kee wu kaari wu bo li kwe-e.”But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

17Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ toŋ bɛniiŋ be gɛɛŋ be kɔɔ wu, be kaŋ be bɛŋɛ wu li yih yi ncha-a, kii Hɛroja wu kwɛɛ Fili wu ŋwaani Hɛrɔ, wu Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ dzɔ li kwɛsi-i.For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

18Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ fɛŋgi tiiti li wuu le, “Nchi mɛɛŋ ki beŋ kɛ le wi dzɔɔ kwɛɛ ŋwaani si kwɛsi kɛ.”For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

19Si Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ tee lɛ, Hɛroja gɛɛ wu lɛ shéŋ, wɛki le wo wu, le fi ni fi nuuŋ ni, se nuuŋ le tɛ̀ kɛmi yɛ dze kɛ,So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

20kifɛ Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ chɛndi Jɔɔŋ le ɛ wi wu waaŋ tuu nuuŋ tɛ̀ wi wu Nyɔ. Se tuu ŋɛŋ le kiiŋ be ni wo wu kɛ. Mfi wu Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ shiiŋ yiki fiee fi Jɔɔŋ tiiti, shéŋ yee wɛsini ŋge, se nuuŋ le tɛ̀ kɔŋgisi nɛɛ le ni yiki fiee fi tiiti.because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.

21Dze tɛ̀ dza yi yenɛ li Hɛroja-a, jobɛ chimu chi Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ feti tsɔnɔ bee bɛte kwɛɛŋ mɔɔ bikoo bi nchi-i mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa bɛ Galilii, le kimi jobɛ chi bɛ tɛ̀ biɛ wu.On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

22Ŋwanɛ Hɛroja wu kwɛɛŋ lɛ bwachɛ binɛ, chi dzɔɔŋ fɛ Hɛrɔ bee bɛniiŋ bee bɛ tsɔnɔ. Se tee li ŋwaŋ wulu le, “Bii fiee fiɔɔ kɔŋgisi, mfenyɔɔ lu.”When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

23Se tuu chini tee le, “Ɔɔ bii mɔɔ nuuŋ la li mi-i le, mɔɔ nuuŋ kiŋgatɛ ki kwɛɛŋ wɛ-ɛŋ, kɛ ŋgii nyɛ wɛ.”And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

24Ŋwaŋ wu kwɛɛŋ wulu se bo gɛɛŋ bii li ni-i laa, “Ntee le mfenyɛ mi bɛ la?” Ni se tuu le, “Gɛnɛ ɔ tee le bɛ nyɛ wɛ kikoo ki Jɔɔŋ Nlisulidzɔɔ li.”Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25Se bakɛ to lijiŋ mfwaa mumkpaŋ, tee li Mfɔŋ Hɛrɔ le, “Ŋwɛkɔɔ le ɔ nyɛ mi kikoo ki Jɔɔŋ Nlisulidzɔɔ li dɛɛni fɛ kintɛkɛ-ɛ.”At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

26Mfɔŋ woo lɛ, yi kwi wu ŋge. Se nuuŋ le, si tɛ̀ chini limfwe li bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fɛ tsɔnɔ-ɔ, tɛ̀ wɛki yɛ le tuu fiiki jɛ ye yi bee tee li ŋwaŋ wulu-u kɛ.The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

27Se biee toŋ nchindaa we mfwaa mumkpaŋ le gɛɛŋ bɛ bɛ kikoo ki Jɔɔŋ lɛ. Gɛɛŋ li yih yi ncha-a, ka kikoo ki Jɔɔŋ lɛ,So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

28Bɛ bɛ ki fɛ kintɛkɛ-ɛ, bɛ nyɛ li ŋwaakwɛɛŋ wulu-u. Fi, bo gɛɛŋ nyɛ li ni-i.The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

29Le bɔɔŋ bɛ kintutu-u bɛ Jɔɔŋ lɛ wuki lɛ, be gɛɛŋ be dzɔ gwini chi Jɔɔŋ lɛ be diyɛ.When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

30Bɔɔŋ bɛ ntoŋ bɛ Jiso tɛ̀ dɛndɛ be kaari be to lijiŋ lɛ wuu, be tee wu biee bichu bi be tɛ̀ fɛ, bɛ bi be tɛ̀ tiifi bɛniiŋ lu li wuu.Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

31Se dza tee li bee le, “Bɛ yɛɛŋ, beŋ beŋ tɛ̀ gɛɛŋ fɛ kintsii ki bɛniiŋ nuuŋ yɛ fe kɛ-ɛ, tɛ fufɛ niiŋ.” Tɛ̀ tee lɛ kifɛ bɛniiŋ ŋge tɛ̀ bɛɛ fɛ be tɛ̀ nuuŋ, bamu tɛ̀ bɛɛ, bamu karisi. Be tɛ̀ kɛmi yɛ dze yi be nuuŋ mɔɔ be ji biee kɛ.And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

32Bee be lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o be cheekiyi, be gɛɛŋ fɛ kintsii ki bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ yɛ fe kɛ.So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

33Se nuuŋ le, bɛniiŋ ŋge tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ nɛɛ be si be giiŋgi, be kɛɛ be, be dza li bintsii li bichu be letini be giiŋgi be soomi be limfwe. Le be gɛɛŋ be fɛsi fe, Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u se fɛsi tɛ̀.But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.

34Le bo lɛ ŋgo ni fɛɛshi li buka, ŋɛŋ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ turi fe ni mamama, nshiiŋ kɔɔ wu bɛ be, kifɛ be tɛ̀ nuuŋ si nshɔ́ɔŋ yi nuuŋ yɛ bɛ kiŋkiichɛ kɛ. Se bɛchi tiifi be, tiifi be biee ŋge tɛ.When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

35Le jobɛ bɛchi chi ni chi sechi, bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u kiiŋgi li wuu lichiŋ, be tee li wuu le, “Fɛni fɛɛ fɛbuka mfi gɛɛŋɔ kituŋ,By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

36gɛɛ bɛniiŋ bani be gɛɛŋ li bito-oŋ bɛ bɛla bɛ tsɛkɛtsɛkɛ, be go biee bi bee bijɛ.”Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37Se nuuŋ le Jiso tuu fiee le, “Beŋ kibɛɛ nyɛ yɛɛŋ be fiee be ji.” Be bii li wuu laa, “Ɔ wɛki le tɛ gɔɔŋ bɛdanali gii fɛɛ tɛ go biee bijɛ lu, tɛ bɛ tɛ nyɛ li bee ni?”But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

38Jiso bii li bee laa, “Nɛ kɛmi baa bibele bimɛ? Gɛnɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ bichɛ.” Le be gɛɛŋ be bichɛ, be tee le, “Tsee yi bibele yɛɛ shiŋ bɛ nsúuŋ fiɛɛtu.”“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

39Jiso se tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu le be tee le, bɛniiŋ bɛlu shee yɛ li bintutu-u li bintutu-u, li ntsɛɛ li.Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

40Le bɛniiŋ bɛlu shee yɛ fɛkwiiŋ li bintutu-u gwii gwii li bamu mbaanshiŋ mbaanshiŋ.So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41Jiso fi tsée yi bibele yi shiŋ yɛɛ bɛ nsúuŋ yi fiɛɛtu yɛɛ, bichɛ liwe, nyɛ kiyɔɔni li Nyɔ-ɔ, booyɛ nyɛ li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, be gachɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛlu-u. Se gachɛ tɛ nsúuŋ yi fiɛɛtu yɛɛ li be bɛchu-u.Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

42Bɛniiŋ bɛchu ji be fukɛ.They all ate and were satisfied,

43Bɔɔŋ bɛ Jiso bɛ kintutu-u banchɛ muŋkɛ mu bibele mwɛɛ bɛ biŋkɛ bi nsúuŋ lɛ biɛɛ, bi yisɛ bɛŋkaa yoofi ntsɔ bifɛ.and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

44Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ ji bibele bilu tɛ nuuŋ buniŋ kwaa bɛnchuki bɛtiinu.And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.

45Jiso se tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u le be lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o be saa be gɛɛŋ limfwe Besaida le shɛ yɛsi bɛniiŋ bɛlu be ni be kuuki.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

46Shɛ yɛsi be, dza yɛɛ li ŋkumɛ-ɛ, le lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ.After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

47Le lɛkuuŋ jiŋ, ɛ ŋgo wulu tɛ̀ nuuŋ dzɔɔ kintikinti kituŋ, Jiso mɛɛŋ nɛɛ libuka wuu mbiiŋ.When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.

48Ŋɛŋ si bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u gwenini bɛ ŋgo wu chefɛ, kifɛ mbaandze tɛ̀ bɛɛ dze limfwe fɛɛti wu. Ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ si lɛ ŋwori lɛ se dza bɛɛ fɛ bee, deŋgi li dzɔɔ li liwe. Tɛ̀ bɛɛ wɛki le ka li bee lichiŋ.He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

49Le be ŋɛŋ si deŋgi li dzɔɔ li liwe, be beechi le ɛ ŋkuubee. Be waŋ lɛwe,but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

50kifɛ be bɛchu tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ wu jaaŋ kɔɔ be. Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, Jiso yɔ li bee, tee li bee le, “Kɛmɛ yɛɛŋ shéŋ, ɛ mi. Kiiŋ nɛ ni chɛŋ kɛ.”for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

51Si wu tee lɛ, se lɛ shee lɛ ŋgo-o bee be, mbaandze wulu biee wu chikɛ. Be nɛŋ ni, bimfimu wondɛ be ni kataraa,Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

52be ti mɛɛŋ ki kɛɛ kɛ tɛ fiee fi tsee yi bibele yɛɛ tɛ̀ doonchi kii Jiso kɛ kifɛ be tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki gwiyɛ kɛ shéŋ yi be kɛ.for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

53Le be lenchi libɛ be bo kimbɛ ki Jɛnɛsarɛ, be shiŋɛ ŋgo li ŋgemɛ yi dzɔɔ li.When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

54Le be bo lɛ ŋgo-o, bɛniiŋ kɛɛ Jiso mfwaa mumkpaŋ,As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus

55be bɛchi be letini be giiŋgi li bitoŋ bi fe bichu-u, be busi bɛniiŋ bɛ chigɔ-ɔŋ, be tuuti bɛniiŋ bɛ chigɔ-ɔŋ fɛ bida-aŋ fɛ kintsii kichu ki be woo le Jiso wɛ fe.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

56Kintsii kichu ki Jiso gɛɛŋ fe, mɔɔ nuuŋ fɛ kintsii li mɔɔ nuuŋ fɛ kito-oŋ, mɔɔ nuuŋ libuka, bɛniiŋ giki bɛniiŋ bɛ chigɔ-ɔŋ fɛ bɛniiŋ ti taashi. Mfi wu Jiso kɛtɔɔ, be lɛki le gɛɛ be koŋ mɔɔ nuuŋ li wooŋ wu ndu yee. Wi kwikwi wu tɛ̀ kundi, tɛ̀ tɛmi.And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

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