John 2 (BKW) · Opened

1Mɛlu mɛlɛl bhii tak, ye nabɛ ɛ nɛ ɛbá pɛ dɛl ɛ Kanan, pɛ kyee dik Ghalile. Nyɛɛg ɛ Yezu nadi ɛ́ tin.On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

2Ye nabɛ ɛ Yezu bɛ nɛ bɛdjekel bɛ naadjóoaa pɛ ɛbá ɛ tak.and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3Dáa mɛnyok nabɛ náá, ye naawyii ɛ, nyɛɛg ɛ Yezu ɛ́ booke nɛ Yezu náá: «Bɛ tokapɛ nɛ mɛnyok.»When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4Tin, Yezu ɛ́ boozɛbɔɔza nɛ nyɛɛg náá: «Wɛɛ moma, yenabɛl mɛsɔ ɛ ye e tɛp'ak? Ɛwala ɛ lam dinaa ààpaakum.»“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5Deenek nyɛɛg eezɛke nɛ bot ɛ mɛsa náá: «Saka sa djas nyɛ aalɛɛ bin náá, bi sa ɛ.»His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

6Ghuna e di'enek, ye nabɛ ɛ nɛ mɛbhe mɛ mɛkok etɛn nɛ wat. Mɛbhe mɛ tak nadi tin ɛ ɛtɛɛ náá, eYuda neesa mɛzel mɛ ɛdis edhuuda nɛ yɛ dáa etsi ɛ Moiiz nalɛɛ bɛ ɛ. Mɛbhe mɛ tak ɛ nɛ ghwyil ɛnɔɔ bhɛɛb mɛdii mɛkam-mɛtɛn nɛ elɛl nɛghu dhet nɛ mɛkam-mɛmbá etɛɛ náá, ye neelwood.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7Tin, Yezu eezɛke nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Lwoodalka mɛbhe menek nɛ mɛdii.» Wɔ gwaa bɛ zɛlwoodal, kum pɛ ka.Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

8Bhii tak Yezu eezɛke nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Daaka yɛ batsa, da bi ɛkɛdjɛ mot di lii etɛp e ɛbyoŋ ɔ, étɛp nyɛ neebowal.» Bɛ eezɛtɔ́ nɛ yɛ daa mot tak.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

9Dáa mot tak nabowal mɛdii mɛ zeliigel moo mɛnyok ɛ, nyɛ nadi ɛ́ ààgu pɛ mɛnyok mɛ tak nadus ɛ. Etɛɛ náá, ye nazobɛ ɛ bot ɛ mɛsa mɛ nalwoodal mɛbhe ɔ bɔɔ bɛ ɛmet ɛ nadi gu pɛ kyee ye nadus ɛ. Mot'enɔk ɛ́ boodjóo motom nadi é ba ɔ.and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

10Nyɛ ɛ́ booke nɛ nɛ náá: «E mɛbyoŋ, bot djas dyeebadjɛ sok ɛ, tɛtɛ mɛnyok na nyeenyɔnyɔ. Da bhii tak, yii di ààdyeebanyɔ ɛ, ka djɛaa ɛ bhis bot ɛ di, bɛ moo tɔ elangi ɔ. Ghuna wɔ bɛ ɛ wɔ eekwom mbɛɛ mɛnyok étɛp ye needɛaa nenak ɛbhis.»and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

11Yenek nabɛ ɛ ndem mɛbwala yii ɛsok Yezu nasa pɛ dɛl ɛ Kanan pɛ kyee dik Ghalile. Deenek ɛ Yezu nalyaal duma nyɛ nadi nɛ ye ɛ́. É di'enek, ye nabɛ ɛ, bɛdjekel bɛ nadum koŋɔ ɔ nɛ nɛ.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

12Bhis yenek, nyɛ eezɛtɔ́ pɛ ghaada Kapɛlnaum bɛ nɛ nyɛɛg, nɛ mɔn nyɛɛg zɛnɔɔ bɛdjekel bɛ. Bɛ naadhaa ba bim mɛlu penek.After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

13Ɛbyoŋ ɛ Pak eYuda nabɛ ɛ́ ye moo kunaa, Yezu eezɛtɔ́ pɛ Yeluzalɛm.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14Nyɛ kazɛbela tɔ kok Ndjaa-ebuwa ɛ, bot ɛ nadi bɔmsa engɔmbɛ, etaa, nɛ mɛghum, dɔɔ nɛ bot ɛ nadi swoola epata ɔ mendiindil kɔ emesa bɔɔ.In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

15Tin, Yezu eezɛlóo ghwyɛs nɛ ekel, nyɛ ɛ́ boo zɛsɔ bɔɔ djas tɔ kok Ndjaa-ebuwa, dɔɔ nɛ etaa nɛ engɔmbɛ bɔɔ. Nyɛ eezɛmwas epata nɛ ɛwaaz emesa e bot ɛ nadi swoola epata ɔ.So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

16Nyɛ eezɛke nɛ bot ɛ nadi bɔmsa mɛghum ɔ náá: «Diska esa bak wak! Nà liigka ndjaa Saag'am náá, ye didi zɛɛga bot ɛ di bɔmsa esa ɔ.»To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

17Tin, bɛdjekel bɛ eetaala náá, ekwyala lɛɛ náá: «Mɛkwyɛla mɛ mɛ di nɛ yɛ dum nɛ ndjaŋ'ɔ ɛ, ɛpegoo mɛ tɔ lyem dáa du.»His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

18E kukuma eYuda eezɛke nɛ nɛ náá: «Yaa kɔkɔ ndem mɛbwala wɔ aatel bis, étɛp bis neemyaal náá, wɔ ɛ nɛ ghwyil ɛsa dáa wɔ di esa'aak?»On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

19Tin, Yezu eezɛbɔɔza náá: «Bwakeka Ndjaa-ebuwa yak, bhii tak, tɔ mɛlu mɛlɛl, mɛ waabaawyɛl yɛ.»Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20Tin, eYuda eezɛswonal, bɔɔ nɛ nɛ náá: «Daawee? Sonok étɛp ɛsum ɛ Ndjaa-ebuwa yak, ye nabɛ ɛ́, ye naabɔya membu mɛkam-mɛná nɛ etɛn nɛ wat. Wɔy lɛɛ náá, wɔ ɛ nɛ ghwyil ɛsum yɛ tɔ mɛlu mɛlɛl!»“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

21Ghuna Ndjaa-ebuwa Yezu nadi lii ɛ, nabɛ ɛ́ nyel'ɛ met.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

22Bhis ɛgom Yezu, bɛdjekel bɛ naazɛtaala sa nyɛ nake ɛ. É di'enek, bɛ naazɛmyaal e etɛp ee nadi kwyala tɔ mɛkana mɛ Zɛɛb ɛ, nɛ etɛp ee Yezu nadi lɛɛ bɛ ɛ.After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

23E sok Yezu nadi, nyɛ dinaa pɛ Yeluzalɛm ɛ, e ɛbyoŋ ɛ Pak, bot ɛbuɛpe naadyeebadum koŋ nɛ din ɛ lɛ. Etɛɛ náá, bɛ nadi bebee endem e mɛbwala mɛ nyɛ nadi sesa ɛ.While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

24Tin, Yezu nabɛ ààbɛ nɛ ɛbwaalel nɛ nɔɔ. Etɛɛ náá, nyɛ nadi gu bɔɔ djas.But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

25Bela náá, nyɛ nabɛ ààbɛ nɛ gwyes náá, mot zɛlɛɛ nyɛ sa bot binɔk di ɛ, etɛɛ náá, nyɛ nadi gu sa nadi tɔ lyem mot nɛ mot ɛ.He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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