John 2 (CUG) · Opened

1A dzə num i kaŋ yitali wə, bə ka fəki bini bi ndzɔ wi miŋkpaŋa wimfiaŋ, a nì kɔ i kwili wi Kana wə i kimbu ki Galili wə, ayaka nih Jisɔs num fɛiŋ.On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

2Bə nì kɔ bə laka tə Jisɔs bəh bwa bu bə mbaŋ i bini biwɔ wə.and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3Mbih dza kaa, nih Jisɔs ka dzaka i wi fɛiŋ a, “Bə chu kaŋaki kə mbih.”When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4Jisɔs chukuli i wi a, “Miŋkpaŋa, yələ kaŋaki i fə nə bəh mih a? Jɔbi wuŋ ka kpəŋ dəkə.”“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5Nih wi ka dzaka i bəni bə gaani a, “Gia yichi yə wi ni dzaka a mbɛiŋ fə̂, mbɛiŋ fə̂.”His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

6A nì kɔ bikəŋə bisɔ num fɛiŋ num bə kɛiŋsi bəh təh. Kəŋə yələ nì kɔ yə Bəju nì jiəki mwi yɛiŋ a bɔ wɔkɔki gwu yibɔ yɛiŋ yi baiŋ i Nyɔ nshiŋ. Kpəŋə wimu nì dzɔki lə mwi ka bəlita mbaŋnanitaŋ ntsɔ bəte (75) i tsə buku bəlita gbi jwɔfi ntsɔ bəte (115).Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7Jisɔs ka dza dzaka i bəni bə gaani bəwɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ tɔ̂kɔ jîksi mwi i kəŋə yələ mə.” Bɔ ka jiə mwi i kəŋə yiwɔ mə yi jikə.Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

8Wi ka dzaka i bɔ a, “I liə mbɛiŋ tɔ̂kɔli midɔkɔ mbɛiŋ tsə̂ nyâ i fwu wi bəni bə gaani.” Bɔ ka tɔkɔli tsə nya.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

9Fwu wi bəni bə gaani wə ka dzɔ mɔm mwi miwɔ, wɔkɔ num mɔ fiəni lɔ i mbih. Wi bə́ məŋ a mələ mbih nyə faiŋ na. (Ayakalə, bəni bə gaani bə̀ bɔ nì tɔkɔ mwi miwɔ nì kiəki lə di biə mɔ buku). Ayaka fwu wi bəni bə gaani ka bɔɔŋ nyum miŋkaŋa wimfiaŋ wiwɔ,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

10bikə i wi a, “Bəni si yisi gaa fibɔ num mbih mi ndzɔŋni i bini wə, i jɔbi wə bəni mu fwuli, bɔ ka gaa mə mɔ ndzɔŋki kə. Wɔ ka yiŋni jiə mbih mə mɔ ndzɔŋki ka dzəki bəh mɔ num i liə a?”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!”

11Kələ nì kɔ kinchəsi ki ninshiŋ kə Jisɔs nì fə yi chusi kiŋkɔkni ki. Wi nì fə yi num i kwili wi Kana wə i kimbu ki Galili wə. Si wi fə yakadəiŋ yi chusi kiŋkɔkni ki, bwa bu bə mbaŋ ka jiə shɔm yibɔ i wi wə.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

12Si yəmaka nì tsə, Jisɔs ka nyə shi tsə i Kafanaum bəh nih wi bəh bwa bə nih wi bə nyuku bəh bwa bu bə mbaŋ, bəh bɔ nɔ dzɔ fɛiŋ i kaŋ yidɔkɔ wə.After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

13Chɔkɔ bi Dzini bi Bəju bə nì bɔɔŋki a Ntsədaŋ nì kɔmsiki dzəki, Jisɔs nyə yaka tsə i Jɛlusalɛm.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14Si wi nì tsə buku i juŋ yi fəni yi gia wə, yɛiŋ bəni bɔ taŋni bənaʼ bəh shwáŋ bəh bimbumi bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kwuniki kpɔ num bɔ numyi i kuku fɛiŋ.In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

15Wi dzɔ bəkwu ka kɛiŋsi figbaŋa yɛiŋ, kɔŋŋ bwili bɔ bəchi tasi bəh shwáŋ bəh bənaʼ bəwɔ i juŋ yi fəni yi gia wə. Wi chu shuku tɔkɔ kpɔ wi bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kwuniki, chini shi bibaŋ bibɔ,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.

16dzaka i bəni bə̀ bɔ nì taŋniki bimbumi a, “Mbɛiŋ dzɔ̂ bûku bəh biɛiŋ biələ fa. Kiə mbɛiŋ ki dzɔ̂ kə juŋ yi Bah wuŋ i fîəni i juŋ yi shi wə.”To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

17Si wi dzaka yakadəiŋ, bwa bu bə mbaŋ ka kwaka gia yə bə nyaka i Kiŋwakti ki Nyɔ wə a, “Kiŋkɔŋ kimbum kə mih kaŋaki i wɔ dzu ki kɔlə i wɔɔ mih num wɔɔni.”His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

18Kifwu ki Bəju ka bikə i wi a, “Gia yə yi chusiki kiŋkɔkni ka, yə wɔ kɔ i fə i chusi i buku a bə nya ŋga i wɔ i fə̂ yələ akɔ na nə?”On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

19Jisɔs chukuli i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ shâkyi juŋ yi fəni yi gia yələ, ma mih ni dzɔ kaŋ yitali mih fiəni dzasi yaksi yi i bɛiŋ.”Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20Bəju bəwɔ ka dzaka i wi a, “Yi nì dzɔ jía mbaŋnyani ntsɔ bəsɔ i maa juŋ yi fəni yi gia yələ, wɔ bə́ dzaka mfia a wɔ kɔlə i dzɔ a kaŋ yitali i fiəni dzasi yaksi yi a?”“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

21Ayakalə, juŋ yi fəni yi gia yələ Jisɔs nì dzakaki, a nì kɔ num gwu yi.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

22Ayakadəiŋ, jɔbi wə wi nì dza i kpi wə, bwa bu bə mbaŋ ka kwaka a fa kɔ gia yə wi nì dzaka. Bɔ ka bum gia yə yi kɔ i Kiŋwakti ki Nyɔ wə, chu bum ndzaka wə Jisɔs nì dzakaki.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.

23Jɔbi wə Jisɔs nì kɔ i Jɛlusalɛm i Dzini bi Ntsədaŋ biə wə, bəni bəduli nì jiə shɔm yibɔ i yɛli wi wə kɔm bə binchəsi biə wi nì fəki ki chusi kiŋkɔkni ki.While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

24Ayakalə, Jisɔs nì ka jiə dəkə mfi bi i bɔ, kɔm wi nì kiəki lə bəni bəchi si bɔ kɔ.But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

25Wi nì nəŋki kə i wɔkɔ gia yidɔkɔ yə mi wiwɔm widɔkɔ fukuki i wi kɔm mi, kɔm wi nì kiəki lə fiɛŋ fiə fikɔ i mi wiwɔm shɔm.He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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