Luke 5 (CUG) · Opened

1A nì kɔ chɔkɔ bidɔkɔ, Jisɔs num kɔmsi i bɔkɔ yi Genesalet wə, num bəni fiəli baŋ wi faaŋni, ka wɔkɔliki gia yi Nyɔ.On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

2Wi dza yɛiŋ bəŋgwuki bəfa i bɔkɔ kpəŋ, num bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kaŋaki bəŋgwuki bəwɔ, buku ka bə́ wɔkɔki gi yibɔ.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3Ayaka wi tsə liə i ŋgwuki widɔkɔ wə, a num wi Samɔn, wi dzaka i wi a, wi chîni lîə tsə̂ bəh wi i bɔkɔ twɛsi. Ayaka wi chini, Jisɔs ka num yɛiŋ ka laniki bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kɔ i kpa.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

4Si wi nì lani kaasi, ka dzaka i Samɔn a, “Nâa lîə tsə̂ i limi bɛiŋ ma mbɛiŋ tûm gi yimbɛiŋ, ma mbɛiŋ ni kwa bwɔ́kɔ.”When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

5Samɔn chukuli a, “Tikwili, buku si nɔ a bɛiŋ i tumki gi chɔkɔ wɔɔ, ayakalə buku nəki kwa kə fiɛŋ fidɔkɔ. Si wɔ dzaka yaka, mih ki tumki lə.”“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

6Bɔ tsə tum, ka kwa bwɔ́kɔ yiduli, yi shi lə shiiim, jɔbi wə bɔ nì nəŋki i bwili gi yibɔ yi ka nəŋki i təiŋyi.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7Ayakadəiŋ, bɔ lasi bəni bəbɔ bə mbaŋ bəŋgwuki bədɔkɔ, a bɔ dzə̂ gâmti bɔ. Bɔ ka dzə bwili bwɔ́kɔ yiwɔ yi jikə i bəŋgwuki bəbɔ wə, bɔ ka nəŋki i mini i bɔkɔ.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8Jɔbi wə Samɔn Bita yɛiŋ gia yiwɔ yaka, ka tsə tum binyu i Jisɔs nshiŋ dzaka a, “Mih tsaki wɔ Bah, dzâ nyə̂ mfia fa i mih kpɛiŋ, kɔm mih kɔ mi wichu.”When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

9Wi nì dzaka yakadəiŋ, kɔm wi bəh bəni bu bə mbaŋ nì yɛiŋ bwɔ́kɔ yə bɔ nì kwa, dzaka wɔm bɔ.For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

10Ayaka ki wɔm tə Jɛm bəh Jɔn bwa bə Sɛbide bɔ nì kɔ i mbaŋ wi Samɔn wə. Jisɔs dzaka i Samɔn a, “Ma lwâki. I yisi i liə i tsə, wɔ ni kwâki num lɔ bəni.”and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

11Si bɔ wɔkɔ yakadəiŋ, ka bwili bəŋgwuki bəbɔ i kpa, bee biɛiŋ bichi ka biəliki wi.And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

12A dzə num i jɔbi widɔkɔ wə, Jisɔs num i kwili widɔkɔ wə, mi widɔkɔ num fɛiŋ num jwɛiŋ yi kumyini dzi kaasi wi. Asi mi wiwɔ yɛiŋ Jisɔs, ka dzə gbɔ i wi nshiŋ, tsa wi, “Bah, wɔ kabə kɔŋki wɔ fə̂ mih baiŋ.”While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13Jisɔs nani tsɛiŋ yi ka kɔm wi, dzaka a, “Mih kɔŋki lə, bɔ̂nih ma wɔ bâiŋki.” Akisəkə, jwɛiŋ yi kumyini yiwɔ kaa.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14Jisɔs ka kiŋ i wi a, “Tɔ̂kni ma fûku i mi widɔkɔ. Ayakalə, tsə̂ chûsi gwu ya i tii mfə gia, ma wɔ ka nyâ kinya kə Muses nì dzaka a mi kaŋaki i nyâ i chusi i bəni a, ŋgaiŋ bɔnih i jwɛiŋ yələ wə ka baiŋ.”“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

15Jisɔs nì kiŋ i mi wiwɔ yaka, gia yiwɔ kɔm Jisɔs ka chu waŋ tsə lɔ, mbaŋ wi bəni bəduli ka juŋniki dzəki i wɔkɔki nlani wi, bə a wi chukuki jwɛiŋ yibɔ.But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16Ayakalə, Jisɔs si dza bee bɔ wi tsə i chwa i tsaki.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

17A num chɔkɔ bidɔkɔ Jisɔs lani bəni, ŋga bi Nyɔ num i gwu yi wə i chuku jwɛ́iŋ yɛiŋ. Bəfalasi bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ nì laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ num fɛiŋ, num bɔ nì buku i bidi bichi wə i Galili bəh i bimbu bi Judea wə bəh bi Jɛlusalɛm.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

18Yi dzə num a bəni bədɔkɔ nì kɔ bɔ buŋ mi i kimbuŋ wə ka dzəki, num wi kpi wa wimu. Bɔ nì nəŋki a bɔ dzə liə bəh wi i dzu i nɔsi i Jisɔs nshiŋ.Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

19Ayakalə, bɔ nəki kaŋa kə dzəh, kɔm bəni ni faaŋniki lə nalə. Bɔ ka yaka num i fwu wi juŋ bɛiŋ, tɔ kiyəə, shisi shi mi wiwɔ i bəni kintəəŋ i Jisɔs nshiŋ i wɔkɔ gia yə wi ki dzakaki.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20Si Jisɔs nì yɛiŋ a bəni bəwɔ jiə shɔ́m yibɔ i wi wə, wi ka dzaka i wi a, “Nsɛiŋ wuŋ, mih dalinya lɔ chu bia.”When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

21Bəni bə̀ bɔ nì laniki nnyaki bənchi bə Nyɔ, bəh Bəfalasi bə̀, ka yisi i wamki dzakaki a, “Wələ fa kɔ fində wi dzɔ di bi Nyɔ a? Akɔ ndə wə wi kɔ i dalinya chu, kɔbi a Nyɔ shəŋ a?”But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22Jisɔs kîə gia yə bɔ chumyiki dzakaki, wi bikə i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ biələ biŋkwaka kaŋaki i shɔ́m yimbɛiŋ wə lə kɔm nə a?Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

23Yə yi bɔniki i dzaka kɔ yi naiŋ, i dzaka a mih dalinya lɔ chu bi mi wələ, ma i dzaka a wi dzâ bɛiŋ wi nyâni a?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

24Ayakalə, mih ki chusiki lə i mbɛiŋ i liə a mi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi kaŋaki lə ŋga i fa kuku, i dalinya chu.” Ayaka wi ka dzaka i mi wə wi nì kɔ wi kpi wa wimu a, “Mih dzakaki i wɔ, dzâ bɛiŋ, dzɔ̂ kimbuŋ ka wɔ tsə̂ki i wɔ dzu.”But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

25Akisəkə, wi dza bɛiŋ num i bəni nshiŋ, ka dzɔ naka kə wi nì nɔki i yɛiŋ wə ka tsəki i wi dzu, tumyi bikum bi Nyɔ.And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26Bəni yɛiŋ yaka, dzaka wɔm bɔ, bɔ num bəh ŋkaŋyi, ka chɔŋyiki Nyɔ ka dzakaki a, “Buku si yɛiŋ gia yi kaŋyini daiŋ.”Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

27Jisɔs dza buku fɛiŋ ka nyə. Si wi shiki tsəki, wi yɛiŋ mi widɔkɔ a num mi wi kwani kiŋwakti, bə bɔɔŋ wi a Lɛwi, wi num i di bi, bi nɔm wə. Jisɔs dzaka i wi a, “Bîəli mih.”After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

28Ayaka Lɛwi dza bɛiŋ, bee biɛiŋ bi bichi ka biəliki Jisɔs.and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

29Lɛwi ka bi fə dzini bimbum i wi dzu i laŋki Jisɔs. Mbaŋ wi bəni bə kwani kiŋwakti ni kwu fɛiŋ, bəh chiŋni bəni bədɔkɔ, num i kibaŋ kidzini wə ka dziki bəh wi.Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

30Bəfalasi bəh mbaŋ wi bəni bə̀ bɔ nì laniki bənchi bə Nyɔ, ka yisi i shwiŋyiki kɔm bwa bə mbaŋ wi Jisɔs, dzakayi a, “Akɔ kɔm nə mbɛiŋ dziki, mbɛiŋ mu bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ kwaki kiŋwakti bəh bəni bəchu bədɔkɔ a?”But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31Jisɔs chukuli i bɔ a, “Bəni bə̀ bɔ kɔ bəh gwu yiləkəli si nəŋ kə mi wi tsa. Asi nəŋ num bə̀ bɔ gwɛiŋki.Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

32Mih ka dzə dəkə i bɔɔŋ bəni bə̀ bɔ kɔ chəŋ. Mih dzə i bɔɔŋ num bəni bə̀ bɔ kɔ bəchu ka bɔ kwuni i shɔ́m yibɔ wə.”I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

33Bɔ bikə i Jisɔs a, “Bwa bə mbaŋ bə Jɔn Njulibɔkɔ si kɔmsi bam lə dzaka tsa, a num ayaka si bwa bə mbaŋ bə Falasi nì fəki, ayakalə mba baaŋ a dziki a dzini mu.”Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

34Jisɔs chukuli i bɔ a, “Bə kɔlə i laka bəni i dzini bi miŋkpaŋa wimfiaŋ wə, bɔ dzə, ma mi wiwɔ nì fiəni fə a bɔ bamki dzaka, ti bini kɛiŋ fɛiŋ bəh bɔ a?Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

35Ayakalə, kaŋ dzəki lə yə bə bi dzɔ bwili nyum miŋkpaŋa wiwɔ i bɔ, ma bɔ bi ka yisi i bamki dzaka i jɔbi wiwɔ wə.”But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

36Wi chukuli bəh ndi widɔkɔ i bɔ a, “Mi kɔkə wə wi kɔ i taŋa mbuŋ wimfiaŋ i kwɔyi i wikpu wə. Wi ka fə yakadəiŋ, yi ni numki a wi taŋa bəkəli kinchumni kimfiaŋ kə. Ki kɔbi i ni kpɛiŋ bəh kikpu kə liŋ.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37Mi mɔŋ i dzɔ mbih mimfiaŋ, i jiə i kiŋgəə kikpu mə, wi ka fə yakadəiŋ, mbih mimfiaŋ miwɔ ni biəŋə, mɔ ni wɔɔ kiŋgəə kikpu kiwɔ, ma mbih miwɔ ni laka kilɔlɔ.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

38Yi ndzɔŋni kɔ a, bə kaŋaki i jiə mbih mimfiaŋ num i kiŋgəə kimfiaŋ wə.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39Mbɛiŋ kiəki tə a, mi mɔŋ i muki mbih mi biəni, a wi chu kɔŋki mimfiaŋ, ma wi ni kɔŋki a mi biəni mə.”And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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