Luke 77LukePreparation and ministry in GalileeChung New Testament+

Chung New Testament+Berean Standard Bible

1. 1CUGJisɔs nì kaasi nlani wələ wichi i bəni bəchi bə̀ fɛiŋ, wi ka nyə tsə i kwili wi Kafanaum wə.BSBBSB: When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
2. 2CUGTikwili wi mbaŋ wi bəni bə jum widɔkɔ wi Lum num fɛiŋ wi kaŋa mfa wi widɔkɔ, wi kɔŋ wi nalə. Mfa wiwɔ gwɛiŋ wi num a dzaka ki kpi wə.BSBBSB: There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
3. 3CUGJɔbi wə tikwili wiwɔ nì wɔkɔ kɔm Jisɔs, wi ka faaŋ kifwu kə bɔ nì sakaki tumi ki Bəju, a bɔ tsə̂ tsâ Jisɔs a wi dzə̂ chûku mfa wi ŋgaiŋ.BSBBSB: When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
4. 4CUGBɔ ka tsə yɛiŋ Jisɔs, kwuŋ kaŋ i wi dzaka a, “Buku tsaki wɔ a tsə̂ gâmti mi wibuku wələ, kɔm wi lansiki nəŋki lə ŋgamti i wɔ.BSBBSB: They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
5. 5CUGAkɔ mi wi kɔŋ tumi kibukumbɛiŋ nalə, a num wi wə wi nì maa juŋ yibuku yi tsani.”BSBBSB: for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
6. 6CUGJisɔs ka nyə bəh bɔ ka tsəki, si bɔ ni shiki kɔmsiki tsəki i juŋ yi tikwili wi bəni bə jum wiwɔ, tikwili wiwɔ ka faaŋ nsɛ́iŋ yi yidɔkɔ a bɔ tsə̂ chîi Jisɔs, bɔ tsə bəh bɔ baŋsi, bɔ fuku i wi a, “Bah, tikwili wi bəni bə jum dzaka a wɔ ma nyâ ŋgəkə i gwu ya wə. Kɔm ŋgaiŋ baiŋki kə ka wɔ liə i ŋgaiŋ dzu.BSBBSB: So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
7. 7CUGAkɔ gia yə ŋgaiŋ yɛiŋ a ŋgaiŋ kpɛiŋniki kə ka ŋgaiŋ dzə buku i wɔ wə. Ayakalə, a wɔ dzâka a dzakani ma mfa wi ŋgaiŋ bɔnih.BSBBSB: That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
8. 8CUGA ŋgaiŋ tə kɔ mi i mi widɔkɔ chɛiŋ wə wi kaŋaki ŋga, ŋgaiŋ tə num mi bəh bəni bə jum i ŋgaiŋ chɛiŋ, a ŋgaiŋ si dzaka i widɔkɔ a, ‘Tsə̂,’ wi tsə a tsəni, i widɔkɔ a, ‘Dzə̂,’ wi dzə a dzəni, ŋgaiŋ dzaka i mfa wi ŋgaiŋ tə a, ‘Fə̂ lə,’ wi fə a fəni.”BSBBSB: For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
9. 9CUGJɔbi wə Jisɔs nì wɔkɔ gia yiwɔ yakadəiŋ, dzaka wɔm wi, wi fiəni gwu ka dzaka i mbaŋ wi bəni bə̀ bɔ nì biəliki wi a, “Mih fukuki gia yi ŋkɔŋ i mbɛiŋ a, mih kɛiŋki ki yɛiŋ kə mi widɔkɔ i Islae, wə wi jiə ŋkaiŋni wi shɔm ka mi wələ.”BSBBSB: When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
10. 10CUGAsi bəni bə̀ tikwili wi bəni bə jum nì faaŋ nì fiəni tsə dzu, ka yɛiŋ num mfa wiwɔ si bɔnih lɔ.BSBBSB: And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.
11. 11CUGAsi yəmaka nì tsə, Jisɔs bəh bwa bu bə mbaŋ nyə ka tsəki i kwili widɔkɔ wə bə bɔɔŋ a Nayin, mbaŋ wi bəni kwu i wi chɛiŋ.BSBBSB: Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
12. 12CUGAsi bɔ nì bukuki tsəki i dzaka ki mbaiŋ kə ki liəki tsəki i kwili wiwɔ wə, bɔ dzaka a bɔ tsɛiŋ ka yɛiŋ bə giŋ buku dzə bəh waiŋ num wi kpi, a num a wi i nih wi kaŋ. Nih wi nì kɔ kpə ŋkwu. Mbaŋ wi bəni i kwili wiwɔ wə fɛiŋ num bɔ kwu i nih waiŋ wiwɔ chɛiŋ biəli wi.BSBBSB: As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
13. 13CUGJɔbi wə Bah nì yɛiŋ kpaŋa wiwɔ, nshɛiŋ kwa wi, wi dzaka i wi a, “Ki də̂ kə.”BSBBSB: When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
14. 14CUGSi wi dzaka yakadəiŋ, ka tsə kɔm kimbuŋ kə bə nì giŋ wini wiwɔ yɛiŋ. Bəni bə̀ bɔ nì giŋ wi ka num. Wi dzaka a, “Waiŋ sumi, mih dzakaki i wɔ, dzâ bɛiŋ!”BSBBSB: Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
15. 15CUGWi ka dza num bəh chwɔŋ, yisi i dzakaki, Jisɔs kaŋa wi i tsɛiŋ wə ka nya i nih wi.BSBBSB: And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16. 16CUGSi bəni bəchi yɛiŋ yakadəiŋ, dzaka wɔm bɔ. Bɔ yisi i chɔŋyiki Nyɔ dzakayi a, “Mi wi ntum wi Nyɔ wimbum dzə buku i buku kintəəŋ. Nyɔ dzə i gamti bəni bu.”BSBBSB: A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
17. 17CUGNtum wələ kɔm Jisɔs waŋ tsə Judea wichi bəh i bitumi biə bi kɔ kɔmsi fɛiŋ wə.BSBBSB: And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.
18. 18CUGJɔbi wə bwa bə mbaŋ bə Jɔn nì wɔkɔ tə gia yiwɔ yichi, tsə fuku i wi. Wi bɔɔŋ bədɔkɔ bəfa,BSBBSB: Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
19. 19CUGFaaŋ i Bah a bɔ tsə̂ bîkə i wi a, “Akɔ a wi wə wi nì kaŋaki i bi dzə ma buku wɔ̂kɔliki num widɔkɔ a?”BSBBSB: So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
20. 20CUGJɔbi wə bɔ nì tsə yɛiŋ Jisɔs dzaka i wi a, “Jɔn Njulibɔkɔ faaŋ buku i bikə i wɔ a, akɔ a wɔ wə wɔ ni kaŋaki i bi dzə a? Ma buku wɔ̂kɔliki num widɔkɔ a?”BSBBSB: When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
21. 21CUGBɔ nì bikəki yakadəiŋ, a num a jɔbi wə Jisɔs si chuku bəni bə jwɛ́iŋ bəduli, wi bwili biŋ'waka bichu i gwu yi bəni wə, wɛli dzə́kəh yi bimfəkə bəduli.BSBBSB: At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
22. 22CUGJisɔs chukuli i bɔ a, “Mbɛiŋ fîəni tsə̂ fûku i Jɔn gia yə mbɛiŋ yɛiŋ bəh yə mbɛiŋ wɔkɔ. Bimfəkə yɛiŋ di, bəni bə̀ bɔ gbɔki nyaniki nyani chəŋ, bəni bə̀ bɔ gwɛiŋki bəh jwɛiŋ yi kumyini bɔ bɔnih. Bichini wɔkɔ gia, bəni bə̀ bɔ kpiyi fiəni dza bəwɔm, bə chu fuku tə ntum wi ndzɔŋni wi Nyɔ i bəni bə kifuu.BSBBSB: So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
23. 23CUGKimbɔiŋsi kimbum kɔ i mi wə wi ka məŋni dəkə mih.”BSBBSB: Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
24. 24CUGJɔbi wə bəni bə̀ Jɔn nì faaŋ nì fiəni nyə, Jisɔs ka yisi i dzakaki i mbaŋ wi bəni kɔm Jɔn, bikə a, “Mbɛiŋ nì buku tsə chwa i tsə yɛiŋ num nə a? Gaŋ biə fiəkə tsəki bi nəŋni a?BSBBSB: After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
25. 25CUGMbɛiŋ ni buku tsə i yɛiŋ nə? Mi wə wi si tum bəmbuŋ bə bɔnini i gwu wə a? Mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔli, bəni bə̀ bɔ si kaŋa gwu bəh bəmbuŋ bə ləkəli chu wɔkɔ ndzɔŋni, bəmaka si nɔ num i bəntɔŋ wə.BSBBSB: Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.
26. 26CUGMbɛiŋ bə́ buku tsə i yɛiŋ nə a? Mi wi ntum wi Nyɔ ma? Aaŋ, mih fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, akɔ mi wi tsə mi wi ntum wi Nyɔ.BSBBSB: What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
27. 27CUGAkɔ wi wə bə nì nyaka kɔm wi, Nyɔ nì dzaka a, ‘Wɔ̂kɔli, mih ni chiŋsi lə mi wuŋ wi ntum, ma wi tsə i wɔ nshiŋ, wi tsə kɛiŋsi dzəh ya ka wɔ bi dzəki.’BSBBSB: This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
28. 28CUGMih fukuki i mbɛiŋ a, i kintəəŋ ki bəni bə̀ a bwɔ miŋkpaŋa, mi widɔkɔ kɔkə yɛiŋ wə wi kɔ mi wimbum wə wi tsəki Jɔn Njulibɔkɔ. Ayakalə, mi wə wi kɔ na wi nchiŋ i kintəəŋ ki ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ wə, wi kɔ wi kɔkni tsə Jɔn.”BSBBSB: I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29. 29CUGBəni bəchi na bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kwaki kiŋwakti nì wɔkɔ si Jisɔs dzaka a Jɔn nì kɔ mi wi ntum wi Nyɔ, bɔ kɔksi ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ a bi kɔ bi chəŋ, kɔm bɔ tə nì bum Jɔn juli bɔ i bɔkɔ.BSBBSB: All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
30. 30CUGAyakalə, Bəfalasi bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ nì tɔksiki kiəki bənchi bə Nyɔ nəiŋma fibɔ ntum wi ndzɔŋni wi Nyɔ wiwɔ, ka nəiŋma a Jɔn ma juli bɔ i bɔkɔ.BSBBSB: But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
31. 31CUGJisɔs ka dza dzaka i bɔ a, “Mih ki fəkəniki ŋgɔkɔ wi bəni wi liə wələ bəh finə a? Bɔ kɔ ka finə a?BSBBSB: “To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
32. 32CUGMih ki fukuki lə si bɔ kɔ, bɔ kɔ aka bwa, bɔ numyi i di bi shi wə, ka bɔɔŋki bədɔkɔ bikə i bɔ a, ‘Buku tɔŋki sɔŋ mbɛiŋ biŋ kə kɔm nə? Nya ja yi kpi mbɛiŋ bum kə kɔm nə?’BSBBSB: They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
33. 33CUGJɔn Njulibɔkɔ nì dzə, wi dzi kə biɛiŋ bidzini mu kə mbih, mbɛiŋ ka dzakaki a wi kaŋaki lə chinda wi ŋkpɛli i gwu yi mə.BSBBSB: For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34. 34CUGMi wə yɛli wi kɔ Waiŋmi dzə, wi dzi, chu mu, mbɛiŋ dzaka a bə yɛ̂iŋ si wi məyiki nnyaki dzɛiŋ, məyiki mbih, wi chu num nsɛiŋ bəh bəni bə̀ bɔ kwaki kiŋwakti bəh bəni bəchu bədɔkɔ.BSBBSB: The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35. 35CUGAyakalə, bəni bə̀ bɔ bumki mfi bi Nyɔ, kɔ bə̀ bɔ yɛiŋ a, bi kɔ chəŋ.”BSBBSB: But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
36. 36CUGMi wi Falasi widɔkɔ nì dza laka Jisɔs a wi dzə dzi i ŋgaiŋ dzu. Jisɔs bum ka tsə num ka dziki bəh wi.BSBBSB: Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
37. 37CUGKpaŋa wi tɔkɔlini widɔkɔ num fɛiŋ i kwili wiwɔ wə. Wi ka wɔkɔ a Jisɔs dziki i mi wi Falasi dzu, wi ka dzɔ finsɔkɔ fi fiaŋsi fidɔkɔ fi fitsɛŋə yindzɔŋni, tsə bəh fi fɛiŋ.BSBBSB: When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
38. 38CUGWi tsə liə num i Jisɔs jum, ka yisi i dəki, mindəm shi i gvu yi Jisɔs wə. Wi ka ŋgwuŋ kuku, ka sɔki gvu yi Jisɔs bəh juŋyifwu, kɔmyi yi ka fiaŋsiki bəh fiaŋsi biwɔ.BSBBSB: As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
39. 39CUGMi wi Falasi wə wi nì bɔɔŋ Jisɔs a wi dzə̂ dzî, yɛiŋ yaka, kwaka i shɔm yi wə a, “Asi kɔ a mi wələ fa numki mi ntum wi Nyɔ, ma wi kiə gia yə kpaŋa wələ wi kɔmyiki wi lə kɔ bəh yi, a wi kɔ kpaŋa wi tɔkɔlini.”BSBBSB: When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
40. 40CUGJisɔs ka dza dzaka i mi wi Falasi wiwɔ a, “Samɔn, mih kaŋaki lə gia i dzaka i wɔ.” Wi chukuli a, “Mi wi lanini, dzâka.”BSBBSB: But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
41. 41CUGJisɔs ka yisi a, “Mi widɔkɔ nì kɔ num wi fwasi bəni bəfa bəh kpɔ, fwasi mi widɔkɔ bəh bədanali gi yite, fwasi widɔkɔ bədanali mbaŋshi.BSBBSB: “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42. 42CUGWi nì gaka bɔ bəchi i fiəni gɔm, wi ka bee kpɔ wiwɔ i bɔ. I liə wɔ yɛiŋ a i bəni bəfa bələ kintəəŋ, mi wə wi kɔŋki wi nalə kɔ winaiŋ a?”BSBBSB: When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
43. 43CUGSamɔn chukuli a, “Akɔ i numki mi wə wi nì fwa widuli.” Jisɔs bum a, “Wɔ chukuli ndzɔŋ.”BSBBSB: “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
44. 44CUGSi wi bum yakadəiŋ, fiəni gwu tsɛiŋ kpaŋa wə, ka dzaka i Samɔn a, “Wɔ yɛiŋ kpaŋa wələ? Si mih si dzə i wɔ dzu, wɔ si ka kɔŋ i nya na mih bəh mwi, i wɔkɔ gvu yiŋ yɛiŋ. Ayakalə, kpaŋa wələ wɔkɔ lɔ gvu yiŋ num bəh mindəm, sɔ bəh juŋyifwu.BSBBSB: And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45. 45CUGWɔ si ka bɔni i mih na i kɔmyi mih. Ayakalə, na jɔbi wə mih si dzə fa, kɔ a kpaŋa wələ si wi kɔmyi gvu yiŋ.BSBBSB: You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
46. 46CUGWɔ si ka fiaŋsi dəkə fwu wuŋ bəh fiaŋsi. Ayakalə, kpaŋa wələ fiaŋsi lɔ gvu yiŋ num bəh fiaŋsi bi tsɛŋə yindzɔŋni.BSBBSB: You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
47. 47CUGAyakadəiŋ, mih fukuki i wɔ a, kpaŋa wələ chusi kiŋkɔŋ kimbum kɔm bə chu bi biduli biə mih dalinya. Ayakalə, mi wə bə dalinya chu bi num bi twɛsi chusiki kiŋkɔŋ kitwɛsi.”BSBBSB: Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
48. 48CUGJisɔs ka dzaka i kpaŋa wiwɔ a, “Mih si dalinya lɔ chu bia.”BSBBSB: Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49. 49CUGBəni bə̀ bəh bɔ nì dziki ka yisi i shwiŋyiki dzakayi a bɔ bɔ a, “Wələ kɔ ndə wə wi kɔ na i dalinya chu bi bəni a?”BSBBSB: But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50. 50CUGJisɔs ka fiəni dzaka i kpaŋa wiwɔ a, “Nyə̂ mfia bindzɔŋ, kɔm bə shɔm yə wɔ jiə i mih, yi bwili wɔ.”BSBBSB: And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”