Luke 8 (NCR) · Opened

1Ajiŋ a yu, Jiso ja wu jiɛnyi a bilaantɛŋ bɛ bantɛ le wu feeji saaka wù joŋe kune bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo. Booŋ be ba ŋgoo lɛ ba yuufe ncho bafɛɛ gɛ̀ bii wu le,Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

2noo bikɛse bamu ba wu gɛ̀ fɛ binchɛŋ biboo bɛ bamu ba wu gɛ̀ bvusɛ biyo bì befe ye yiboo le. Bikɛse banɛ gɛ̀ bee Mɛɛle wù bo gɛ̀ tɛŋe lɛ Madaleŋ, wù wu gɛ̀ bvusɛ banchɛndaa ba debele yi ye ye le bvusooshwi.as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

3Nyume Joana wù jwɛɛŋ gɛ̀ bee Chusa wù gɛ̀ lɛne Hɛlod le, mo Susana bɛ bikɛse bamu wesee. Bo gɛ̀ jiɛnyi noo, bo bvuse mwɛɛ a bikɛɛ biboo le, bo fii Jiso yu bɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo lɛ.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

4Bamii gɛ̀ ja bantɛ le bantɛ le bo too fɛ Jiso le. Kinchvu ki bamii gɛ̀ yisɛ fo, wu ma ŋgaŋ bo le lɛ.While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

5“Muh gɛ̀ la ki wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu noŋ muntaŋ. Wu gɛ̀ doo wu nooŋ, mumu gweeyɛ a je, bamii fede bo jiɛnyi bɛ bikaa, munyii mù fuune we gɛ̀ tajɛ mu ji.“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

6Mumu gwe fɛ kijusɛ ki ata le, lɛ mu doo mu buujɛ mu mo mu yunɛ nje kijusɛ kɛɛ gɛ̀ bee ki yɛŋe.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

7Mumu muntaŋ gwe yi mbiaŋ le, lɛ mu doo mu buujɛ mu kuu bɛ mbiaŋ yiyu, yi mo yi baŋe muntaŋ mwɛɛ lɛ fɛ mu kuu gɛ.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

8Mumu gwe nyu yi nshɛŋ yì joŋe le, lɛ mu buujɛ, mu kuu, ba gɛ̀ gwejɛ mu bu kiŋgane gwii fede no ba gɛ̀ noŋ.” No Jiso ma noo, wu mo wu jaŋ lɛ, “Muh wù kɛme bintuŋ, wu yu.”Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9Booŋ be ba ŋgoo gɛ̀ ja bo biih wu le laa ŋgaŋ wɛɛ duunyi lɛ la lɛ?Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

10Wu chvuu bo le lɛ, “Le bɛŋ ba Nyo le wu ge lɛ taŋlo bɛŋ kee mwɛɛ mu bvunfoŋ bwe mù le nyilɛ le. Geenɛ, bamii bamu yuge fiboo nyume a baŋgaŋ le. Fi le noo no fi gɛ̀ bee wa lɛ, ‘Bo lé bo gê bo jîiŋe gɛh lo mwɛɛ bo yɛde gɛ, Bo yege gɛh lo bo yuge gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ.’He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

11Bɛŋ yu la fiɛɛ fì ŋgaŋ wɛɛ duunyi. Muntaŋ mwɛɛ le jɛ yi Nyo.Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

12Muntaŋ mù gɛ̀ gwe a je, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo debele mo wu to wu bvusɛ saaka wɛɛ a muntele muboo le, lɛ keefɛ bo bɛ̂ɛŋ bo tô bo lûŋ gɛ.The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

13Muntaŋ mù gɛ̀ gwe fɛ kijusɛ ki ata le, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo bo mo bo fi lo bɛ njoŋ, geenɛ yi baaŋ a chimɛ gɛ gɛŋ fɛ muntele muboo le gɛ, bo bɛmɛ gɛh nyu fɛmu fɛmu. Moŋ nɛ le wu to, wu mo wu chii bikaa.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

14Muntaŋ mù gɛ̀ gwe yi mbiaŋ le, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo, bo doo bo gɛɛne, nfuuŋsɛ bɛ bvukugɛ mo njoŋ wu mwɛɛ mu yi kikfuuŋ le mo mu to mu yigɛ jɛ yiyu yi laayɛ lo yi ka kuu gɛ.The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

15Muntaŋ mù gɛ̀ gwe yi nshɛŋ yì joŋe le, mu le bamii ba kɛme muntele mù njoŋe, ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo, bo mo bo lee lo muntele muboo yi le, bo mo bo kaane shɛ́ŋ, bo gee no yi goone bo gɛɛne lo fwe fwe.But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

16Gɛ muh to wu chu kin'yesɛ wu ka wu jo ŋkaa wu kfuusɛ yu gɛ. Gɛ taŋlo wu ka wu leesɛ tɛ agaguu gɛ. Wu to wu chu, kinʼyesɛ wu tome nyu yi fiɛɛ fì ba to ba toome kin'yesɛ fo, lɛ bamii doo bo lese yeh bo yɛde n'yuu le.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

17Fiɛɛ fichii fì le nyilɛ le, le fi nyu fi yɛne, mwɛɛ mù ajiŋ ajiŋ le mu bu n'yuu le.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

18Noo, bɛŋ doo bɛŋ yege jɛ yi Nyo bɛŋ mo bɛŋ yege yi chuule bɛŋ kêe lɛ muh wù kɛme fiɛɛ lé ba nyû ba bîsɛ lo. Muh wù kɛme gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ mo nyu fì shige fì wu kwaji lɛ wù kɛme lo ba lé ba fî lo a wu le.”Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

19No Jiso gɛ̀ yɛyi bamii noo, bwe Jiso bɛ booŋ ba bwe Jiso ja bo to lɛ bo yɛŋ wu le. Fi ya bo no bo lee nje kinchvu ki bamii gɛ̀ duude baaŋ.Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

20Muh mu jɛmɛ Jiso le lɛ, “Bwoo bɛ booŋ ba bwoo lɛme akfuuŋ bo goone ki bo yɛŋ wo le.”He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

21Wu chvuu fie lɛ, “Bwɛɛŋ bɛ booŋ ba bwɛɛŋ le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo bo gee no yi goone.”But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

22Lɛ ka nyu juu chimi, Jiso jɛmɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Bee daŋ mamasi bee gɛɛŋ wuŋ kwege.” Bo mo bo lee a ŋguh le bo daŋe.One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

23No bo gɛ̀ daŋe, Jiso kɛ wu lefe. Nfuŋ ja wu kɛ wu shii, wu fuge joo bɛ bvuŋga joo lese a ŋguh le yi goone ki yi yîsɛ yo, bo nyu wa lo jwe wu kwe le.As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24Bo gɛɛŋ bo kaŋsɛ Jiso bo du lɛ, “Chiji Kikwɛɛ, Chiji Kikwɛɛ, bee le be kweeyɛ.” Jiso kaŋsɛ wu waŋ nfuŋ bɛ joo yì gɛ̀ fuge yiyu, nfuŋ wuyu lu, joo mo yi chii nɛ shiiŋŋ.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

25Wu biih bo le laa, “Bɛŋ leese fitele nyu yi yɛɛŋ le mbɛŋ?” Ye kuufɛ bo, bo kɛmɛ nfaaŋ bo ghaade lɛ, “Wunɛ le muh wù nɛɛ wù wanɛ nfuŋ bɛ joo mu yuge wu le?”“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

26Bo daŋ mamasi wɛɛ bo bu wuŋ kwege kimbe ki Gɛlasɛŋ le, bo chinɛ wa kimbe ki woŋ kì Galalee le.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

27Jiso doo wu bude a ŋguh le, lɛ wu fɛsɛ kwa, bɛ muh mu wu a kinlaantɛŋ ki yu le tasɛ bɛ banchɛndaa ba debele bo fuuŋse wu. Bo che wa ye ye le baaŋ wu jiɛnyi kichinɛ kiyɛse, wu chee nyu afuuŋ yì ba gɛ̀ jiiyi bamii yo le. Wu ka chee gɛ fɛ yeh le gɛ.When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

28No wu yɛŋ Jiso le, wu mo wu saa wu chinɛ kitada, wu gɛɛŋ wu gwe a wu jii, wu waŋ bɛ bvuŋga lɛ, “Jiso, Mwa Nyo, Nyo wu le Kikwɛɛ ki Mwɛɛ Munchii lɛ, wo goone la a mɛne? Kii kii, keefɛ wo nyâ mɛ ŋgɛ le gɛ.”When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

29Wu gɛ̀ jɛme noo nje Jiso gɛ̀ bee wu waŋ wa kiyo ki debele kiyu lɛ ki bû yi muh wuyu le. Ki to ki tu ki chuufe wù kiŋgane le kiŋgane le ba koode lo wu, ki ba koo ba kaaŋ chiaaŋ mo bikaa bɛ ncha fɛ ba tu ba chiɛɛne. Bo gɛ̀ kaaŋ noo, wu suume gɛh lo, kiyo kiyu mo ki chuufe wu, wu mo wu tu wu lege wu gɛɛne nchvuuŋ.For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

30Jiso mo wu biih muh wɛɛ le lɛ, “Jee chuŋ le yɛɛŋ?” Wu chvuu lɛ, “Jee chaŋ le kinchvu.” Wu gɛ̀ chvuse noo nje banchɛndaa ba debele gɛ̀ bee bo chiiŋ lo yi ye ye le.“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

31Banchɛndaa bayu lɛgɛ Jiso lɛ keefɛ wu chiiŋsɛ bo nyu a kintuge kì shiide nɛ ŋooŋŋ le gɛ.And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32Gɛ̀ bee ŋgoo yi munyuŋa yimi jii mwɛɛ yi mbɛɛsɛ le fo, banchɛndaa ba debele bayu mo bo lɛgɛ Jiso lɛ wu chiiŋsɛ bo bo boh bo gɛɛŋ bo lee nyu yi munyuŋa muyu le. Wu bɛɛŋ.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

33Bo mo bo bu ye yi muh wuyu le, bo daŋsɛ bo gɛɛŋ bo lee yi munyuŋa muyu le. Mu sɛŋ mu boh a kiŋkoŋ le, mu shii a mamasi wɛɛ le, mu kweeyɛ yo.Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34Bamii ba gɛ̀ chiɛɛne munyuŋa muyu yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì gɛ̀ kooshɛ le, bo ja fo, bo baa lo legɛ, bo gɛɛŋ bo sɛɛŋ saaka wuyu a kilaantɛŋ bɛ bantɛ ba yo le.When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

35Bamii tu bo yuge, bo bude bo gɛɛne ki bo yɛŋ tɛ fiɛɛ fì kooshi le. Bo to fɛ Jiso be bee fo, bo yɛŋ muh wɛɛ le, banchɛndaa ba debele baa chinɛ wa wu le, wu shii mbebe Jiso le, wu jii njú, bvufee bwe kaasɛ wa bvu tu fo. Bo faŋ baaŋ.So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

36Bamii ba gɛ̀ yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì gɛ̀ kooshɛ le kɛ bo sɛŋe bo no fi gɛ̀ jiɛnyɛ bɛ muh wɛɛ wu gɛ̀ kɛme banchɛndaa ba debele fɛ wu tɛmɛ.Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

37Bamii bachii ba bimbe bì Gɛlasɛŋ le kɛmɛ faaŋ, bo mo bo chooŋɛ Jiso lɛ wu gɛ̂ɛne. Jiso mo wu ja fie, wu lee a ŋguh le lɛ wu gɛɛne,Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

38muh wɛɛ wu banchɛndaa ba debele gɛ̀ bu yi ye ye le mo wu lɛgɛ Jiso lɛ bɛ wu gɛɛne. Jiso faŋ, wu chvuu wu jiŋ wu jɛmɛ lɛ,The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

39“Wo gɛ̂ɛne nyu fɛ wo kfuuŋ, wo gɛ̂ɛŋ wo sɛɛŋ bamii buŋ fiɛɛ fì Nyo ge fɛ wo le.” Noo, muh wɛɛ mo wu tu jiŋ wu gɛɛŋ wu jiɛnyi kinlaantɛŋ kɛɛ le kichii, wu sɛŋe kiŋgha ki fiɛɛ fì Jiso ge fɛ wu le.“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

40Jiso daŋ mamasi, wu kaasɛ wu tu jiŋ kimbe kɛge le. Kinchvu ki bamii kì be shɛshɛ ki chiɛɛne wu fo fi wu.When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

41Jwɛŋsɛ wumu gɛ̀ to fo ba tɛŋe lɛ Jailu, nyu chiji kikwɛɛ ki yeh yi buunɛ yi yo le. No wu to, wu fe wu gɛɛŋ wu tuŋ anyuu wu ŋgvuumɛ a Jiso jii, wu ku chiaaŋ lɛ wu to gɛh a wu yeh,Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

42lɛ mwa ye kwee lo. Wu gɛ̀ kɛme mwa, ka gɛh wu maa, nyu mwa wù kwɛse wù nyu biluŋ yuufe ncho bifɛɛ. Bɛ Jiso ja bo gɛɛne kinchvu ki bamii faase Jiso.because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

43Kwɛse wumu nyu a bo ntɛnɛɛ wù nyu wu chɛŋ wa bɛ kinchɛŋ ki bikɛse yi biluŋ le yuufe ncho bifɛɛ. Wu lɛsɛ wa fiɛɛ fichii fì wu gɛ̀ kɛme chiaaŋ yi bamii ba bifudɛ le, ki gɛ̀ ya bo ki bo fɛ.including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

44Wu kɛŋsɛ wu to a Jiso jiŋ, wu kuŋ jwe wù nju yi Jiso le. Kimimia kinchɛŋ ke mo ki suunɛ.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

45Jiso biih lɛ, “Kuŋ yɛɛŋ mɛne?” Bamii bachii maŋe lo. Bita ja wu biih lɛ, “Chiji Kikwɛɛ, gɛ wo yɛde lɛ kinchvu ki bamii faase wo gɛ?”“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

46Jiso duu gɛh lɛ, “Muh le wu kuŋ mɛne. Nle yu no bvuŋga le bvu bu ye yaŋ le.”But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”

47Kwɛse wɛɛ yɛŋ lɛ gɛ je nyu yu yì taŋlo wu nyilɛ gɛ, njaŋ mo yi koo wu wu gɛɛŋ wu tuŋ anyuu a Jiso jii wu mo wu sɛɛŋ bamii bachii yu fiɛɛ fì be ge wu fɛ wu kuŋ Jiso le, wu ka wu sɛɛŋ no wu be kuŋ noo kinchɛŋ ke suunɛ lo kimimia.Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

48Jiso jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Mwa yaŋ, fitele fiuŋ fì wo lese yi ye yaŋ le, le fi ge wa wo tɛmɛ. Wo gɛ̂ɛne la chuule.”“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49Gɛh no Jiso gɛ̀ baaŋ wu jɛme kwɛse wɛɛ le noo, muh mu fɛsɛ fo wu ja fɛ la chi Jailu wù chiji kikwɛɛ ki yeh yi buunɛ yɛɛ le, wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Mwa yo le wu mɛsɛ wa. Keefɛ wo ka wo shê wo nyâa ŋgɛ Muh wu N'yɛyɛ le gɛ.”While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

50Wu doo wu jɛmɛ noo, Jiso yu, wu jɛmɛ Jailu le lɛ, “Keefɛ wo fâane gɛ, lêesɛ gɛh nyu fitele fiuŋ yi ye yaŋ le maa, mwa yo lé wu tɛ̂mɛ.”But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

51Bo mo bo ja bo gɛɛne fɛ Jailu kfuuŋ, lɛ wu doo wu gɛɛŋ wu fɛsɛ fo, Jiso faŋ lɛ muh yeh lee gɛ. Wu jo gɛh nyu Bita bɛ Jɛm mo Joŋ mo chiji mwa bɛ bwe mwa bɛ bo lee.When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

52Gɛ̀ bee bamii yode lo fo, kwe fiee lo fo. Jiso jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bɛŋ lû bɛ kwe, mwa wunɛ baaŋ kwe gɛ, wu lefe lo.”Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

53Bamii ja bo tu bo keede lo wu fo, nje bo gɛ̀ kee chuule lɛ mwa wuyu le wu kwe wa.And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

54Wu gɛɛŋ fɛ mwa wuyu gɛ̀ gime fo, wu jijɛ wu yi kibo le wu tɛɛŋ lɛ, “Mwa wù kwɛse, ja we!”But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

55Wu mo wu kaasɛ wu tu yu, wu mo wu ja we kimimia. Jiso jɛmɛ lɛ ba jiŋɛ fiɛɛ ba nya wu wu ji.Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

56Bwee bɛ chiji yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì kooshi le, jwe yuŋ bo. Jiso leh lo lɛ keefɛ bo sɛ̂ɛŋ muh fiɛɛ fì kooshi gɛ.Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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