Luke 4 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso gɛ̀ ja fɛ Joo yì Jodaŋ le, wù nyu wu yisɛ bɛ Kiyo ki Yuude. Ki jo wu wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu chee nchvuuŋ.Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2Wu nyu yo yi aju le mbaanyɛ, debele mone wu. Wu gɛ̀ bee yo noo wu jii gɛ mwɛɛ gɛ. Aju ayu gɛ̀ fe, jɛŋ mo yi yuu wu.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

3Debele mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Wo nɛ le Mwa Nyo, wo dû tɛdɛ chinɛ chi tu blɛd.”The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Ba le ba saŋ lɛ, ‘Gɛ muh chee gɛh nje blɛd maa gɛ.’”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

5Debele jo wu wù bɛɛŋ bɛ wu kijusɛ kimi le fɛwɛɛwe, wu dunyɛ wu bituŋ bi yi kikwɛɛ ki nshɛŋ le bichii. Jiso yɛŋ nɛ ŋwaaŋ.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

6Debele mo wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Ba le ba nya wa kikwɛɛ ki nshɛŋ kinɛ mɛne kichii, taŋlo nnya mo nyu yɛɛŋ wù ŋkoŋe le. Nlé nnyâ wo le wo sâge, wo kɛ̂me bvukugɛ bɛ bvuŋga bvuyu bvuchii.“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.

7Fi le gɛh lɛ wo tûŋ anyuu wo ŋgvûuŋ mɛ, mɛ mo nnya fiɛɛ fichii wo le.”So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Ba le ba saŋ lɛ, ‘Wo ŋgvûune Tada wu le Nyo wo, wo lɛ̂ne gɛh nyu wu le maa.’”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

9Sataŋ mo wu jo wu wu gɛɛŋ bɛ wu a kinlaantɛŋ kì Yɛlusalɛm le, wu leesɛ wu fɛ kigo ki yeh yi kintanyɛ le, wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Wo nɛ le Mwa Nyo, wo selɛ fɛkuu,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.

10nje fi le ba saŋ lɛ, ‘Nyo lé wu dû banchɛndaa be le lɛ bo chîɛɛŋ wo.’For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,

11Fi ka nyu ba saŋ lɛ, ‘Bo lé bo gê bo kâŋ wo lɛ keefɛ wo kfûuŋ kikaa yi tɛdɛ le gɛ.’”and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

12Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Ŋwa wu Nyo duu tɛ lɛ, ‘Keefɛ wo mône Tada wù Nyo wo gɛ.’”But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

13Sege debele gɛ̀ mɛsɛ wa jé yichii yì wu gɛ taŋlo wu moŋ Jiso yu, wu mo wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu chiɛɛne kife kimi.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

14Jiso ja wu tu jiŋ Galalee, wù nyu wu yisɛ bɛ bvuŋga bvu Kiyo ki Yuude. Saaka kune wu mo wu saaŋe wu gɛɛŋ bimbe bi woŋ wu yo le bichii.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15Wu tu wu yɛyi bamii yéh yi buunɛ le, bamii bachii bɛɛŋse wu.He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

16Jiso mo wu ja wu gɛɛne ntɛ wu Nasalɛ a wu gɛ̀ ta yo. Lɛ to nyume juu chiboo chi yuuŋ, wu gɛɛŋ yeh yi buunɛ le gɛh no wu gɛ̀ shee wu gɛɛne. Wu gɛ̀ ja wu lɛɛŋ we ki wu tɛ̂ɛŋ Ŋwa wu Nyo.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,

17Ba nya wu Ŋwa wù Yosaya wù muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo gɛ̀ saŋ. Wu faanyɛ wu bijɛ kijusɛ kimi kì ba saŋ fo lɛ,the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18“Kiyo ki Tada Nyo le ye yaŋ le, nje wu le wu yefɛ wa mɛ lɛ nto, nfejɛ saaka wù joŋe bamii ba kifufe le. Wu lé wu tûŋ mɛ lɛ nto, ntefɛ bamii ba le yeh yi ncha le lɛ ba lé ba bvusɛ bo, ŋka ntefɛ binfeeŋ lɛ bo lé bo yɛ̂ŋ mwɛɛ le. Wu tuŋ tɛ mɛ lɛ nto mbvûsɛ bamii ba ba nyiɛge bɛ bo yeh yi ncha le,“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,

19ŋka nfêjɛ lɛ kiluŋ kinɛ, le kì Tada lé wu gê wu bvûsɛ bamii.”to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20No Jiso tɛŋe nɛ, wu kaasɛ wu kɛbɛ ŋwa wɛɛ wu nya muh wù to wu gɛɛde le wu mo wu shii fɛkuu. Bamii bachii ba gɛ̀ bee yeh yi buunɛ le bo tuŋ ajii ye ye le.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,

21Wu mo wu kɛ wu naji bo le lɛ, “Fiɛɛ finɛ fì bɛŋ yu a Ŋwa wu Nyo le, le fi to wa fi kojɛ abɛŋ.”and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22Bamii yegɛ fi joŋ bo le baaŋ, bo kɛme ŋgha yi njɛmɛ wù joŋe wù bude jwe we le. Bo mo bo ja bo maŋe, bo biide lɛ, “Wunɛ le gɛh mwa Yosɛf nɛ?”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.

23Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Gɛ maŋe lɛ bɛŋ lé bɛŋ mâ ŋgaŋ mɛne lɛ, ‘Muh wu fɛde bamii, fɛ̂ɛ la kikwɛɛ kuŋ.’ Bɛŋ dûu lɛ ŋgê tɛ mwɛɛ fɛnɛ mu bɛŋ chi yuge lɛ nchi ŋgee Kafanahum.”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.’”

24Jiso ka wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ, gɛ taŋlo ba ŋgvuuŋ muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo woŋ we le gɛ.Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25Yi nchiɛɛŋ le, nsɛŋe bɛŋ le lɛ gɛ̀ bee kife ki muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo wù Alaja le, jaŋ gɛ̀ she we yi biluŋ le bitɛde bɛ kii bvusoo, jɛŋ koo woŋ wuchii. Bakwɛŋkfu gɛ̀ bee woŋ wu Ishwala le kife kiyu le bo duude.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.

26Geenɛ, Nyo gɛ̀ baaŋ tuŋ gɛ Alaja fɛ muh le a bo ntɛnɛɛ gɛ, wu tuŋ fie nyu fɛ kwɛŋkfu wù gɛ̀ bee Salafa le, woŋ wu Sidoŋ le.Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

27Bɛŋ tane tɛ lɛ, gɛ̀ bee kife ki muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo wù Ɛlisha le, bamii gɛ̀ bee Ishwala bo duude bo kɛme goŋ yì baaŋ, gɛ̀ muh lɛ bo le gɛ bonɛ gɛ. Gɛ̀ mɛ gɛh Nama wù woŋ wù Silia le wumaa wù ba gɛ̀ fɛ wu, wu yuu.”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.”

28No Jiso jɛme noo, bamii bachii ba gɛ̀ bee yeh yi buunɛ le yu, muntele bɛdɛ lo bo.On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.

29Bo ja we, bo doonɛ wu, bo bu bɛ wu a kinlaantɛŋ ki yu le, bo bɛɛŋ bo bu yi jwe wu kiŋkoŋ kì gɛ̀ bee yi mbegɛ le a ntɛ wuboo le, nje bo gɛ̀ goone ki bo doonɛ wu lɛ wu gwe yo.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.

30Geenɛ, wu fe a bo ntɛnɛɛ wu gɛɛne fie.But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

31Jiso mo wu ja wu boh Kafanahum, ntɛ wumu wu Galalee le. Doo nyu juu chi yuuŋ, wu gɛɛŋ wu yɛyi bamii yeh yi buunɛ le.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

32Bamii bayu bachii bo yuge bo kɛme lo ŋgha yi n'yɛyɛ we le, nje n'yɛyɛ we gɛ̀ kɛme bvuŋga.They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

33Muh mu gɛ̀ bee yeh yi buunɛ yiyu le, kiyo kì yiide nyu yi ye ye le. Wu mo wu ja wu waŋ lɛ,In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

34“Abaay Jiso wu Nasalɛ, wo goone la a bee le? Wo to ki wo lɛ̂ɛshɛ lo bee? Ŋkee wo chuule. Le wo wɛɛ wù le muh wù yuude wù ja fɛ Nyo le.”“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!”

35Jiso waŋ kiyo kì yiide kiyu, wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Baŋ lo, wo bu yi muh wunɛ le.” Ki mo ki bɛ̂ɛŋsɛ muh wuyu ki tuŋ fɛkuu a bamii jii, ki mo ki bû ye ye le, geenɛ ki gɛ̀ baaŋ nya gɛ wu nfu gɛ.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.

36Bamii bachii bijɛ, jwe yuŋ bo. Bo tu bo maŋe, bo biide lɛ, “Wunɛ njɛmɛ le wu nɛɛ wù muh wunɛ kɛme? Wu kɛme bvuŋga bvù baaŋ bvù wu wame biyo bì yiide bi bude ye yi bamii le.”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!”

37Saaka wu kune Jiso jiɛnyɛ bantɛ bachii ba le kimbe ki yo le.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

38Jiso gɛ̀ ja wu bu yeh yi buunɛ yɛɛ le, wu gɛɛŋ wu lee a Samoŋ yeh. Gɛ̀ bee mwɛɛdɛ Samoŋ chɛne bɛ kin'ya. Bo lɛgɛ lɛ Jiso fih wu.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,

39Wu gɛɛŋ fɛ wu gɛ̀ gime fo, wu lɛɛŋ a wu we, wu waŋ kin'ya kiyu, ki chinɛ wu le wu tɛmɛ. Kimimia, kwɛse wɛɛ mo wu ja we wu bijɛ fiɛɛ bo ji.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

40Juu gɛ̀ doo chi seele, bamii ba gɛ̀ kɛme bamii ba chɛne bɛ binchɛŋ yeye yeye bo mo jode bo bachii bo too bɛ bo fɛ Jiso le. Wu mo wu kune bo le bachii, bo tɛɛme.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

41Banchɛndaa ba Sataŋ gɛ̀ bude ye yi bamii bamu ba duude le tɛ bo wanɛ lɛ, “Wo le Mwa Nyo.” Geenɛ, Jiso lejɛ lɛ keefɛ bo jɛ̂me gɛ, nje bo gɛ̀ kee lɛ Jiso le Mbvusɛ wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka.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.

42Akfuuŋ gɛ̀ bu ayuu, Jiso bu wu gɛɛŋ kijusɛ kimi le wu maa. Bamii gɛ̀ shɛɛ bo kɛ bo goone wu. Bo doo bo to bo yɛŋ wu le, wu goone wa lɛ wu ja ntɛ wɛɛ le. Bo mo bo goone jé lɛ wu mɛ bɛ bo.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.

43Geenɛ, wu faŋ wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Ŋkɛme ki nfêjɛ saaka wù joŋe kune bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo bantɛ bamu le tɛ, nje le fiɛɛ fì Nyo tuŋ mɛ lɛ nto ŋge.”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.”

44Wu mo wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu jiɛnyi wu feeji saaka wɛɛ yéh yi buunɛ le, woŋ kwɛɛ le wuchii.And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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