Luke 4 (IGB) · Opened

1Jisọs, onye jupụtara na Mmụọ Nsọ, sitere na Jọdan lọta. Mmụọ nsọ duuru ya baa nʼọzara.Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2Ebe ahụ ka ekwensu nwara ya ọnwụnwa iri ụbọchị anọ. Nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ niile o righị nri ọbụla. Nʼikpeazụ agụụ gụrụ ya.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

3Ekwensu sịrị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke, gwa nkume a ka ọ ghọọ achịcha.”The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4Jisọs zara ya sị, “E dere ya, ‘Ọ bụghị naanị site na achịcha ka mmadụ ga-eji dị ndụ.’ ”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

5Ekwensu duuru ya rigoo nʼebe dị elu, gosi ya alaeze niile nke ụwa, nʼotu ntabi anya.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

6Ọ gwara ya sị, “M ga-enye gị ikike niile ndị a na ebube ha. Ọ bụ m ka e nyere ha, e nwere m ike inye ha onye ọbụla m chọrọ inye ha.“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

7Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na ị kpọọ isiala nye m, ha ga-abụ nke gị.”So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8Jisọs zara ya sị, “E deela ya: ‘Ị ga-akpọ isiala nye Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị, naanị ya ka ị ga-efekwa.’ ”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

9Ekwensu duuru ya gaa Jerusalem, mee ka o guzo nʼebe dịkarịsịrị elu nke ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Ọ sịrị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke, si nʼebe a tụda onwe gị nʼala.Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

10Nʼihi na e dere ya, “ ‘Ọ ga-enye ndị mmụọ ozi ya iwu banyere gị, ichekwa gị nke ọma;For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,

11ha ga-ebuli gị elu nʼaka ha, ka ị ghara ịkpọbi ụkwụ gị na nkume.’”and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

12Jisọs zara ya sị, “E kwuola ya, Anwala Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ọnwụnwa. ”But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

13Mgbe ekwensu nwasịrị ya ọnwụnwa ndị a niile, ọ hapụrụ ya ruo mgbe ohere ọzọ dapụtara.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

14Jisọs lọghachiri na Galili nʼike nke Mmụọ Nsọ. Akụkọ banyere ya gbasara ruo akụkụ obodo niile.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15O ziri ihe nʼọtụtụ ụlọ ekpere ha, mmadụ niile na-etokwa ya.He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

16Mgbe o rutere Nazaret ebe ọ nọrọ too, nʼụbọchị izuike, ọ gara nʼụlọ ekpere dị ka ọ dị mbụ eme. O guzoro ọtọ ịgụ akwụkwọ nsọ.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

17E nyere ya akwụkwọ nke onye amụma Aịzaya dere. O meghere ya chọta ebe e dere sị,the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18“Mmụọ nke Onyenwe anyị dị nʼahụ m, nʼihi na o teela m mmanụ ka m kwusaa oziọma nye ndị ogbenye. O zitela m ikwupụta inwere onwe nye ndị mkpọrọ, ya na ịhụ ụzọ nye ndị kpuru ìsì, ime ka ndị a na-emegbu emegbu nwere onwe ha.“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

19Ikwupụta afọ Onyenwe anyị ga-eme amara.”to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20O mechiri akwụkwọ ahụ nyeghachi ya onye ahụ na-eje ozi, nọdụ ala. Ndị mmadụ niile nọ nʼụlọ nzukọ ahụ legidere ya nnọọ anya.Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

21Ma o bidoro ịgwa ha sị, “Taa ka ihe ndị a e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ a mezuru na ntị unu.”and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22Mmadụ niile kwuru okwu ọma banyere ya nʼihi okwu amara niile si ya nʼọnụ pụta nke mere na ha jụrịtara onwe ha sị, “Onye a, ọ bụghị nwa nwoke Josef?”All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

23Ọ sịrị ha, “Nʼezie, amaara m na unu ga-atụrụ m ilu a: ‘Dibịa, gwọọ onwe gị!’ Sikwa m, ‘Ihe ndị ahụ niile anyị nụrụ ị na-eme na Kapanọm mee ha nʼebe a bụ obodo gị.’ ”Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

24Ọ gara nʼihu sị, “Ma ị gwa unu eziokwu, o nweghị onye amụma ọbụla a na-anabata nke ọma nʼobodo a mụrụ ya.Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25Nʼezie, chetakwanụ na e nwere ọtụtụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ anwụ nʼoge Ịlaịja onye amụma. Nʼoge oke ụnwụ dara nʼala ahụ dum, mgbe e mechiri eluigwe na mmiri ezoghị nʼala Izrel afọ atọ na ọnwa isii.But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

26Ma e zigaghị Ịlaịja ka o jekwuru onye ọbụla nʼime ha karịakwa nwanyị di ya nwụrụ anwụ nʼobodo Zarefat nʼakụkụ Saịdọn.Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

27Nʼoge Ịlaisha onye amụma, e nwere ọtụtụ ndị ekpenta nʼala Izrel, ma o nweghị onye e mere ka ọ dị ọcha nʼetiti ha karịakwa Neeman onye Siria.”And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

28Mgbe ndị nọ nʼụlọ ekpere ahụ nụrụ nke a, iwe were ha nke ukwuu.On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.

29Ha biliri, kwapụ ya site nʼobodo ahụ, dọkpụrụ ya gaa nʼelu ugwu nke e wukwasịrị obodo ahụ ka ha nwee ike tụpụ ya site nʼugwu ahụ.They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

30Ma o sitere nʼetiti igwe mmadụ ahụ pụọ, gawara onwe ya.But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

31O sitere nʼebe ahụ gaa Kapanọm, obodo dịkwa na Galili. Nʼụbọchị izuike, o bidoro izi ha ihe.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

32Ozizi ya juru ha anya, nʼihi na okwu ya nwere ikike.They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

33Otu nwoke nọ nʼime ụlọ ekpere ahụ, onye mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha bi nʼime ya. O tiri mkpu nʼoke olu,In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

34“Hapụ anyị! Gịnị ka ị na-achọ nʼebe anyị nọ, gị, Jisọs onye Nazaret? Ị bịara ka ị laa anyị nʼiyi? Ama m onye ị bụ, Onye Nsọ nke Chineke!”“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

35Jisọs baara ya mba sị, “Nọrọ jii! Si nʼime ya pụta.” Mgbe ahụ mmụọ ọjọọ ahụ tụdara ya nʼala nʼihu ha niile, o sikwa nʼime ya pụọ ma o merụghị ya ahụ.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

36Ihe ndị a juru ha niile anya, ha jụrịtara ibe ha sị, “Gịnị bụ ozizi nke a? O ji ịchị isi na ike na-enye mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha ndị a iwu, ha na-apụtakwa!”All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

37Akụkọ banyere ya gbasara jeruo obodo niile dị ebe ahụ gburugburu.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

38Mgbe ọ hapụrụ ụlọ ekpere ahụ gaa nʼụlọ Saimọn. Nne nwunye Saimọn nwere ahụ ọkụ, ha rịọrọ ya ka o nyere ya aka.After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

39O guzoro nʼihu ya, ma baara ahụ ọkụ ahụ mba, ọ hapụrụ ya nʼotu ntabi anya ahụ. O bilikwara lee ha ọbịa.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

40Mgbe anyanwụ na-ada, ọtụtụ ndị nwere ndị na-arịa ọrịa dị iche iche kpọọrọ ha bịakwute Jisọs. O bikwasịrị ha niile aka nʼotu nʼotu, gwọọ ha.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

41Mmụọ ọjọọ dị iche iche si nʼime ọtụtụ mmadụ pụta na-eti mkpu na-asị, “Ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke.” Ma ọ baara ha mba, o kweghị ka ha kwuo okwu, nʼihi na ha matara na ọ bụ Kraịst.Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

42Mgbe chi bọrọ, ọ pụrụ gaa ebe naanị ya nọ. Ndị mmadụ nọ na-achọgharị ya; mgbe ha bịaruru ebe ọ nọ, ha gbalịsịrị ike ime ka ọ ghara ịhapụ ha.At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

43Ma ọ sịrị ha, “Aghaghị m ikwusa oziọma alaeze Chineke nʼobodo ndị ọzọ, nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼihi ya ka e zitere m.”But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

44Ọ gara nʼihu na-ekwusa oziọma nʼụlọ ekpere niile dị na Judịa.And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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