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1Yezu bɛ nɛ bɛdjekel bɛ eezɛsɛɛ pɛ yii kyiid boo soob na djato-djato Ghalile tɔ́ pɛ kyee dik Ghadasa.On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

2Dáa nyɛ nadi esul tɔ elɛɛd ɛ, kasɛka ɛ́ dhiiti mot edus tɔ mɛvit, ezyɛ esaa tyee nyɛ aaboma nɛ nɛ. Embee esisim nadi edhek mot tak.As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

3Mot tak nadidi ɛ́ tɔ mɛvit. Nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́ ààbɛ nɛ mot aakwak ɛmɛt nyɛ, étɛp bɛ neekɔl nyɛ nɛ ekel e ghwooz.This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

4Etɛɛ náá, sok, ye nabɛ ɛ́, nyɛ eewaaa mɛko é mbwak nɛ ɛkɔlaa nyɛ mɛmbɔ nɛ eghwooz, nyɛy zokabwak mbwak, dɔɔ nɛ bwak eghwooz. Ye tok nɛ mot aakwak ɛmɛt nyɛ.Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.

5Mɛlu djas, mwos nɛ pum nyɛ nadidi ɛ́ tɔ mɛvit nɛ kɔ mɛtsok, é tsitsim nɛ ɛbaal ɛ nyel'ɛ nyɛ ɛmet nɛ mɛkok.Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6Ɛtsetaɛpe nyɛ nadi ɛ́, nyɛ eezɛbee Yezu, wɔ gwaa, nyɛ sum kaab, zɛghaaga si, si mɛko mɛ mɛboŋ si.When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

7Nyɛ eezɛtsim ɛlyelɛpe náá: «Mɛ sa wɔ yé, Yezu, Mɔn Zɛɛb Mɛkaake? Mɛ ɛpedjaala nɛ nɔ nɛ din ɛ Zɛɛb, nàtwaka mɛ!»And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

8Nyɛ nadi eke deenek ɛ́, etɛɛ náá, ye nabɛ ɛ́, Yezu naake náá: «Mbee sisim, wyisa tɔ mot'ak!»For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

9Wɔ gwaa, Yezu zokazɛdji nyɛ: «Din ɛ lɔ ɛ yé?» Nyɛ eezɛbɔɔza nɛ nɛ náá: «Din ɛ lam ɛ́ “Mɛkɔm-mɛkɔm” etɛɛ náá, bis nɛ bu.»“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

10Tin, nyɛ eezɛdjaala nɛ Yezu ɛlyelɛpe náá: «Nàsɔ bis ɛtsetaɛpe nɛ kyee dik'ak!»And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.

11É di tak, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ boo ɛsaŋ ɛ bɛghwyee nadi egɔɔ kɔ mɛtsok menek ɛ.There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

12Embee esisim eezɛdjaala nɛ Yezu, bɔɔ nɛ nɛ náá: «Kyeeda bis tɔ bɛghwyee bak. Lɛɛa náá, bis ni tɔ mɛnyel mɔɔ!»So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

13Yezu zokazɛmyaal bɛ yɛ ɛ. Tin, wɔ gwaa, bɛ zɛwyis tɔ mot'enɔk, ni tɔ ɛsaŋ ɛ bɛghwyee binɔk. Bɛ nadi ɛ́, ɛbuɛpe tyee bɛghwyee bɛmil ɛbá. Bɔɔ djas zɛsul ɛtsok pɛ bɛ nadi ɛ́, nɛ ekaab. Wɔ gwaa, bɛ zɛges, kɛghaaga tɔ dii. Bɔɔ djas si na «bhɛɛɛ».He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

14Bot ɛ nadi ebee edjema binek djas ɔ, zokasik nɛ ekaab, kɛlɛɛ bot kɔ dɛl nɛ tɔ epyeeb. Tin, wɔ gwaa, bɛtɛ nɛ bot zokazyɛ, zɛbee sa nasael ɛ.Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

15Bɛ eezɛkum pɛ kyee Yezu nadi ɛ. Tin, bɔɔ zokazɛbee mot embee esisim mɛkɔm-mɛkɔm nadi edhedhek ɔ, ndiindil nɛ ekaad é nyel. Nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́ nyel ɛnyɔɛpe. Wɔ gwaa, bwoo zɛmɛt bɔɔ djas.When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

16Bot ɛ nabee edjema binek djas ɔ, moo tin ebaŋa bot dáa mot na embee esisim mɛkɔm-mɛkɔm natsak ɛ, nɛ dáa bɛghwyee nakɛghaaga tɔ dii ɛ.Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

17Étɛp tak, bɛ ɛ́ boozɛdjaala nɛ Yezu, bɔɔ nɛ nɛ náá: «Dusa kɔ kyee dik'es. Tɔ́a pɛ kyee sis.»And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.

18É ghɛŋ Yezu nadi eni tɔ boo elɛɛd ɛ, wɔ gwaa mot embee esisim nadi edhedhek ɔ zɛke nɛ nɛ náá: «Mɛ kwyɛl ɛ, mɛ di sama wat nɛ nɔ.»As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

19Tin, yɛ kabɛ Yezu ɔɔ, nyɛ nabɛ ààkwyɛl. Nyɛ ɛ́ booke nɛ nɛ náá: «Sika pɛ ndjaŋ'ɔ, pɛ daa bot bɔ, da wɔ ɛ́ lɛɛ bɛ enɛm nɛ embɛɛ Ghɛŋ sa dum nɛ tsik'ɔ ɛ, nɛ dáa nyɛ gek wɔ ghoŋ ɛ.»But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

20Mot'enɔk eezɛtɔ́, nyɛ moo tin ekɛlɛɛ kɔ eghaada kam nadi pɛ kyee dik'enek ɛ, dáa Yezu natsik nyɛ ɛ. Bot djas nadi egwak nyɛ ɔ naadyeebadjoka.So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

21Yezu eezɛbula pɛ yii kyiid dii tɔ elɛɛd, wɔ gwaa, zukamwaa nɛ mot baazɛsɛɛga é ngwoob'ɛ. Tin, nyɛ nadi ɛ́, é ngwoob boo soob na djato-djato.When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.

22É di'enek, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti kukuma ndjaa mendjaala mɛ eYuda, din ɛ lɛ nabɛ ɛ́ Yayilus. Dáa nyɛ nabee Yezu ɛ, nyɛ eezɛkwyit mɛboŋ si, si mɛko mɛA synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet

23é djaala nɛ nɛ, é basal náá: «Mɔn ɛsyes ɛ lam ɛpebɛ́ ɛlyelɛpe. Mendjaala mam ɛ́ náá, wɔ zyɛ zɛkɛl mɛmbɔ kɔ lɛ étɛp nyɛ neetsak, da nyɛ ɛ́ baadi nɛ tsik kɔ bɔs!»and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

24Yezu eezɛtɔ́ bɛ nɛ nɛ, zukamwaa nɛ mot é du nyɛ, bak é tuma nyɛ é nyel nɛ ɛtiidal nyɛ.So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.

25Tɔ ɛdhuu ɛ bot binɔk, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti moma ghiya nadi ekekɛk nyɛ é nyel boa, ààbɛ nɛ ɛtsek ɔ, ɛbɛ́ ɛ tak naasa nɛ nɛ tyee membu kam nɛ ebá.And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.

26Ye nabela ɛ́, nyɛ naazekɛ nɛ ɛbɛ́ ɛ tak tɔ mendjaa mɛ mɛgwoma ɛbuɛpe, epata si nyɛ «pum», nyɛy ààtsak. Yenek djas nakɛgheghɛɛ nyɛ ɛbɛ́ ɛ ghɛɛa.She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

27Dáa moma yenɔk zɛgwak menduk ɛ Yezu ɛ, nyɛ eezɛni tɔ ɛdhuu ɛ bot binɔk, nyɛ moo du Yezu bhii koŋ, nyɛ eezɛmɛt kyee ɛghɔ ɛ kaad ɛ Yezu watWhen the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.

28etɛɛ náá, nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́, nyɛ naake tɔ lyem'ɛ náá: «Mɛ zomɛt kaad'ɛ ɔɔ, mɛ ɛpetsak!»For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

29Tin, mɛta nyɛ zomɛt ɛ, é di tak wat, nyɛ eezɛbee náá, nyɛ eetsak. Ghiya eezɛkat ɛkwyil nyɛ. Nyɛ moo ɛ́ nɛ nyel ɛnyɔɛpe.Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

30É di'enek wat, Yezu zɛgu náá, dhiiti mɛbwala eewyis tɔ lɛ. Nyɛ eezɛliigel tɔ ɛdhuu ɛ bot binɔk, wɔ gwaa, nyɛ dji bɛ náá: «Ɛzɛ mɛt mɛ é kaad?»At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”

31Bɛdjekel bɛ zokabɔɔza nɛ nɛ náá: «Wɔ eebee yak kwaambi zukamwaa nɛ mot di etiidal wɔ'aak, bɛdhiiti é tuma wɔ é nyel'aak, da wɔ ɛ́ baadji náá: “Ɛzɛ mɛt mɛ é kaad?”»His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

32Tin, Yezu eezɛliig mis, nyɛ moo gwyák é ngwoob'ɛ, étɛp nyɛ neebee mot sa deenek ɔ.But He kept looking around to see who had done this.

33Moma tak «gbegbagba» nɛ bwoo, étɛp nyɛ nadi egu sa nyɛ nasa ɛ. Nyɛ eezɛkwyit mɛboŋ si, si mɛko ɛ Yezu, nyɛ eezɛmyaal. Bhii tak, nyɛ eelɛɛ dáa ye nasael ɛ, djas.Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.

34Wɔ gwaa, Yezu zɛbɔɔza nɛ nɛ náá: «Ɛsyes ɛ lam, ɛdum ɛ koŋ ɛ lɔ nɛ Zɛɛb eetsik wɔ. Tɔ́a ɛnyɔɛpe, wɔ eezetsak.»“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

35Tinaak, Yezu dinaa elii, bot eezɛdus pɛ ndjaŋ ɛ kukuma ndjaa mendjaala mɛ eYuda, zɛlɛɛ Yayilus náá: «Ɛsyes ɛ lɔ eezepɛka, nàkabaadhek lyoel.»While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”

36Yezu nabɛ ààbis sa bɛ nadi elii ɛ. Nyɛ ɛ́ boozɛke nɛ kukuma ndjaa mendjaala náá: «Nàbem ba. Duma koŋ nɛ Zɛɛb!»But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

37Tin, nyɛ eezɛlu bot djas náá, bɛ nàdu nyɛ. Nyɛ natɔ́ ɛ́, bɛ nɛ Pyɛɛd, nɛ Zak bɛ nɛ mɔn nyɛɛg Zaŋ.And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

38Bɛ eezɛkum pɛ daa kukuma ndjaa mendjaala mɛ eYuda, bela tin bhwak metetel nɛ mɛgwyɛ, nɛ etaŋal nɛ etsim.When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

39Nyɛ eezɛni tɔ ndjaa. Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛke nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Yak ɛ́ yaa kwaambi ɛtap nɛ mɛgwyɛ? Mɔn ààpagwyɛ. Nyɛ ɛ́, é gɔ.»He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

40Wɔ gwaa, bot gɔ nyɛ. Nyɛ eezɛwyisal bot djas pɛ kel. Nyɛ nakalik tɔ ndjaŋ ɛ́, bɛ nɛ sɛɛg, nɛ nyɛɛg mɔn, zɛnɔɔ bɛdjekel bɛ. Bɛ eezɛni tɔ dhɛŋ mɔn tak nadi ɛ.And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

41Nyɛ eezɛmɛt nyɛ é mbɔ, nyɛ ɛ́ booke nɛ nɛ náá: «Talita kumi!» Ye kwyɛl ɛlɛɛ ɛ́ náá: «Mɔn moma! Mɛ lɛɛ wɔ ɛ́, wyɛla!»Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

42É di tak wat, mɔn moma yenɔk eezɛwyɛl, nyɛ moo kɛ. Nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ membu tyee kam nɛ ebá. Tin, ye nabɛ ɛ́, bot naadyeebadjoka ɛlyelɛpe.Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.

43Yezu eezɛlyak bɛ náá, bɛ nàlɛɛ bot. Bhii tak nyɛ ɛ́ boolwom bɛ náá, bɛ djɛ mɔn tak edee e dek.Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

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