Mark 6 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso ja fo, wu gɛɛŋ ntɛ we le bɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo.Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.

2Gɛ̀ doo nyume juu chiboo chi yuuŋ, wu gɛɛŋ yeh yi buunɛ le wu kɛ wu yɛyi bamii. Bamii ba duude tu bo yuge no wu yɛyi, bo kɛme lo ŋgha. Bo mo bo ja bo ghaade bo duu lɛ, “Muh wunɛ yɛyi munɛ mwɛɛ faaŋ nɛ? Wu jo bvunɛ bvufee faaŋ? Wu jiɛnyi nɛɛ fɛ wù gee binɛ biŋgha bi mwɛɛ nɛ?When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

3Le gɛh wu wɛɛ wù kaane bite wù nyu mwa Mɛɛle? Gɛ nyume mwa bwee Jɛm bɛ Yosɛf mo Juda bɛ Samoŋ gɛ? Gɛ jɛ́me ye nyu yanɛ besa bo gɛ?” No bo ghaade noo bo mo bo faŋ lo wu.Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

4Noo, Jiso jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Ba to ba ŋgvuune muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo manjuu le manchii, fuge gɛh woŋ we le bɛ a kfuu che le mo a wu yeh wù ba to gɛ ba ŋgvuune wu gɛ.”Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

5No bo faŋ Jiso noo, fi mo fi gha kì wu ka wu ge biŋgha bi mwɛɛ yo wesee, fede gɛh lɛ wù gɛ̀ bee wu kuŋ bamii ba binchɛŋ le shige wu fɛ bo tɛmɛ.So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

6Wu kɛmɛ lo ŋgha no bo gɛ̀ baaŋ lee gɛ fitele yi wu le gɛ. Jiso ja fo wu tu wu jiɛnyi bantɛ ba yo le wu yɛyi bamii.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

7Wu gɛ̀ ja wu tɛɛŋ booŋ be ba ŋgoo ba yuufe ncho bafɛɛ, wu tu wu tune bo akfuuŋ bafɛɛ bafɛɛ, wu nyaa bvuŋga bvù bo bvuuse biyo bì yiide yi bamii le yu.Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

8Wu doo wu tune bo wu jɛme lɛ, “Keefɛ bɛŋ jô lo fiɛɛ fede kimbaŋ gɛ. Keefɛ bɛŋ jô mwɛɛ munjile gɛ. Keefɛ bɛŋ jô kikɛɛ kɛnɛ bige a bicha biɛna le gɛ.He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

9Bɛŋ lêe jé, geenɛ keefɛ bɛŋ lêe bikuŋ bifɛɛ gɛ.”and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

10Wu ka wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ doo bɛŋ gɛɛŋ ntɛ le, bɛŋ lee yeh, bɛŋ chee gɛh nyu yu gɛɛne bu juu chì bɛŋ lé bɛŋ jâ yo.And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.

11Nɛ ntɛ le wu faŋ ki wu fî bɛŋ, wu faŋ ki wu yû fiɛɛ fì bɛŋ jɛme, bɛŋ ja yo, bɛŋ doo bɛŋ jade bɛŋ kaajɛ kibvunɛ kì yi bikaa biɛna le, nyu njiŋɛ wù fiɛɛ fì bo moŋ le.”If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

12Noo, bo mo bo ja bo gɛɛŋ bo tu bo jiɛnyi bo feeji lɛ bamii kusɛ muntele muboo.So they set out and preached that the people should repent.

13Bo ka bvuuse tɛ banchɛndaa ba debele wesee yi bamii le, bo yeefe bamii ba binchɛŋ wesee bɛ mɛɛ bo fɛde bo.They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

14Nfoŋ Hɛlod yu saaka kune Jiso, no bamii gɛ̀ yu wa jee che manjuu le manchii, bamii bamu tu bo duu lɛ, “Jiso wunɛ le Joŋ Nlesɛajoo wu kaase wu bu yi kwe le. Le fiɛɛ fì ge fɛ wù kɛme bvuŋga ki wù gee biŋgha bi mwɛɛ munɛ.”Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

15Bamu duu lɛ, “Le Alaja wu kaase wu to.” Bamu tɛ lɛ, “Wu le muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo wumu gɛh njɛ ba fweele fweele.”Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

16Hɛlod doo wu yu mwɛɛ munɛ nɛ wu jɛmɛ fie lɛ, “Le Joŋ Nlesɛajoo wu ŋgɛ̀ mbvusɛ kikwɛɛ ke wu kaase wu bu yi kwe le.”But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

17Hɛlod gɛ̀ bee wu tuŋ bamii bo gɛɛŋ bo koo Joŋ, bo kaaŋ wù bo faa yeh yi ncha le nje Hɛlodia wù kwɛ Filib wù mwa bwe Hɛlod, Hɛlod gɛ̀ jo kwɛɛ le.For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

18Joŋ tu wu faŋe wu duu wu le lɛ, “Nchi baaŋ bɛɛŋ gɛ lɛ muh jo kwɛ mwa bwee kwɛɛ le gɛ.”For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

19No Joŋ gɛ̀ duu noo, Hɛlodia mo wu tu wù kɛme wu fɛ fitele le wù goone ki wu yûuyɛ wu, geenɛ wu gɛ kɛmɛ je gɛ,So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

20nje Hɛlod gɛ̀ faane Joŋ lɛ wu le muh wù chaaŋ ka nyume muh wu Nyo. Wu mo wu tu wu yɛde lɛ keefɛ ba yûuyɛ wu gɛ. Hɛlod gɛ̀ doo wu yege fiɛɛ fì Joŋ jɛme, fitele fie tu fi fuuŋse wu baaŋ, geenɛ wu tu wu yuge gɛh njoŋ ki wu yêge fiɛɛ fì wu jɛme.because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.

21Je mo yi yɛnɛ fɛ Hɛlodia le juu chimi chì Hɛlod gɛ̀ ge ŋka bɛ bachiji woŋ mo bikwɛɛ bi nchi mo bamii ba baaŋ baaŋ ba Galalee ki wu kwâjɛ juu chi ba gɛ̀ boyɛ wu.On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

22Mwa Hɛlodia wù kwɛse lee wu chɛŋ bine, fi joŋ Hɛlod bɛ bamii be ba ŋka le. Wu mo wu jɛmɛ mwa wuyu le lɛ, “Bîih kɛnɛ la fì wo koŋe, nfayɛ wo yu!”When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

23Wu ka wu ji leh wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Nɛ wo biide nyu la mɛne, mo nyu kiŋgadɛ ki woŋ waŋ, tu nlé nnyâ wo le.”And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

24Mwa wù kwɛse wuyu mo wu bu wu gɛɛŋ wu biih bwee le lɛ, “Ndu lɛ ba fayɛ mɛ bɛ la?” Bwee chvuu lɛ, “Gɛ̂nɛ, wo dû lɛ ba nya kikwɛɛ ki Joŋ Nlesɛajoo wo le.”Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25Wu mo wu tu jiŋ kimimia, wu jɛmɛ Nfoŋ Hɛlod le lɛ, “Ŋkoŋe lɛ wo nya kikwɛɛ ki Joŋ Nlesɛajoo mɛne mɛɛse a kidɛŋ le.”At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

26Nfoŋ yu noo, ye wooŋ lo wu. Geenɛ, nje leh wù wu gɛ̀ ji wa fwe a bamii ba gɛ̀ bee fɛ ŋka wɛɛ le, wu goone gɛ ki wu ka wu kusɛ jɛ ye yì wu gɛ̀ jɛmɛ mwa wɛɛ le gɛ.The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

27Wu mo tuŋ lo nchɛndaa kimimia lɛ wu gɛɛŋ wu to bɛ kikwɛɛ ki Joŋ. Wu mo wu gɛɛŋ yeh yi ncha le, wu bvusɛ kikwɛɛ ki Joŋ,So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

28wu gɛɛ a kidɛŋ le, wu to wu nya mwa wuyu le. Wu fi, wu bu bɛ ki wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu nya bwee le.The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

29Booŋ ba ŋgoo ba Joŋ doo bo yu, bo mo bo gɛɛŋ bo jo gvunɛ chi Joŋ bo jiiyɛ.When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

30Booŋ ba ntuŋ ba Jiso gɛ̀ jiɛnyɛ bo kaasɛ bo tu jiŋ fɛ wu le, bo sɛɛŋ mwɛɛ munchii mù bo gɛ̀ ge bɛ mù bo gɛ̀ yɛyɛ bamii yu, wu le.Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

31Wu mo wu ja wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ tô besabɛŋ gɛɛŋ kijusɛ kì bamii ya fo gɛ, bee fuudɛ shige.” Wu gɛ̀ jɛme noo nje bamii ba duude gɛ̀ too fɛ bo gɛ̀ bee fo, bamu doo bo jade, bamu tu bo too. Bo kɛme gɛ mo kife kì bo ji mwɛɛ gɛ.And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

32Bɛ bo mo bo lee a ŋguh le bo kaasɛ ye lɛbolɛbo bo tu bo gɛɛne fɛ kijusɛ kì bamii gɛ̀ bee gɛ fo gɛ.So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

33Geenɛ, bamii ba duude yɛŋ gɛh bo le no bo gɛɛne, bo kɛɛ bo, bo mo bo ja a bilaantɛŋ le bichii bo legɛ bo suunɛ bo. Bo gɛɛŋ bo fɛsɛ fo, fɛ Jiso bɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo fɛsɛ.But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.

34Jiso gɛ̀ doo wu fɛɛse kwa, wu yɛŋ kinchvu ki bamii le nɛ mamama, yii koo wu bɛ bo, nje bo gɛ̀ bee njɛ shóŋ yì le gɛ bɛ muh wù chiɛɛne yi gɛ. Wu mo wu kɛ wu tu wu yɛyi bo, wu yɛyɛ bo bɛ mwɛɛ wesee.When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

35Juu gɛ̀ doo chi seele, booŋ be ba ŋgoo kɛŋsɛ bo jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Fɛnɛ le nchvuuŋ kife nyu ki gɛɛŋ wa,By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

36gɛh chinɛ bamii banɛ le bo gɛɛŋ bantɛ le bɛ ala a mbebe le, bo gu mwɛɛ muboo munjile.”Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37Jiso chvuu fie lɛ, “Le nya bɛŋ fiɛɛ bo le bo ji.” Bo biih wu le lɛ, “Wo goone lɛ bee gooŋ badanale gii yifɛɛ bee gu mwɛɛ munjile yu bee to be nya bo le?”But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

38Jiso biih bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ kɛme chefe yi blɛd yimɛɛ? Bɛŋ gɛ̂ɛŋ bɛŋ bîjɛ.” Bo gɛɛŋ bo bijɛ, bo to bo sɛɛŋ lɛ, “Le chefe yi blɛd yishɛŋ bɛ bíɛŋ yifiɛɛ.”“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

39Jiso mo wu du lɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo du lɛ bamii shiiyɛ binchvu le binchvu le, yi agaaŋ le.Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

40Noo, bamii bayu mo bo shiiyɛ fɛkuu kinchvu le gwii gwii bamu mbaanshɛŋ mbaanshɛŋ.So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41Jiso jo chefe yi blɛd yì yishɛŋ chiɛɛ bɛ bíɛŋ yì yifiɛɛ chiɛɛ, wu bijɛ we, wu nya kiyone Nyo le, wu mo wu bwɛɛyɛ wu nya booŋ be ba ŋgoo le, bo nya bamii le. Wu gajɛ tɛ bíɛŋ yi yifiɛɛ bo le bachii.Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

42Bamii bachii ji bo fuu.They all ate and were satisfied,

43Booŋ ba Jiso ba ŋgoo baanyɛ bimbɛge bi blɛd bɛ bi bíɛŋ bì gɛ̀ shɛshɛ, bì yisɛ ŋkáa yuufe ncho yifiɛɛ.and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

44Bamii ba gɛ̀ ji mwɛɛ munjile muyu gɛh bee bilɛŋsɛ banchvuge batɛŋ.And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.

45Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo lee a ŋguh le kimimia bo saa fwe Bɛsada, wu shɛɛ wu yɛsɛ bamii le, bo kwɛɛde.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

46Wu gɛ̀ shɛɛ wu yɛsɛ bo, wu mo wu ja wu bɛɛŋ yi mbegɛ le ki wu bûunɛ.After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

47Akfuuŋ gɛ̀ jiiŋ, ŋguh nyume wa fɛ joo ntɛnɛɛ, Jiso baaŋ gɛh kwa wu maa.When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.

48Wu yɛŋ no booŋ be ba ŋgoo lune bɛ ŋguh ki bo kɛɛne, nje fii gɛ̀ too je fwe yi chide wu. Lɛ to nyume an'yule wu ja wu tu wu too fɛ bo le, wu jiɛnyi yi joo le. Wu gɛ̀ too wu goone ki wu fê mbebe yiboo le.He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

49Bo doo bo yɛŋ no wu jiɛnyi yi joo le, bo tu bo kwaji lɛ le kiyi. Bo waŋ fɛwɛɛwe,but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

50nje bo bachii gɛ̀ yɛŋ wu le njaŋ koo bo. Kimimia, Jiso mo wu jɛmɛ bo le wu du lɛ, “Bɛŋ jîjɛ muntele mwɛna le, le mɛ! Keefɛ bɛŋ fâane gɛ!”for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

51No wu jɛmɛ noo, wu mo wu lee wu shii a ŋguh le bɛ bo, fii yiyu mo yi lu. Bo bijɛ nɛ, jwe yuŋ bo nɛ kah,Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

52nje bo gɛ̀ baaŋ kɛɛ gɛ fiɛɛ fì chefe yi blɛd chiɛɛ gɛ duunyi kune Jiso gɛ, no bo gɛ̀ baaŋ gwenyɛ gɛ muntele muboo gɛ.for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

53Bo gɛ̀ daŋ mamasi bo bu kimbe ki Gɛnesalɛt le kwa, bo fasɛ ŋguh yi ŋgɛɛme yi joo le.When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

54No bo bu a ŋguh le, bamii mo bo kɛɛ lo kimimia lɛ le Jiso,As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus

55bo tu bo lege bo gɛɛne bantɛ ba yo le bachii, bo bvuuse bamii ba binchɛŋ bo too bɛ bo a maŋko le mo faaŋ fɛ bo gɛ̀ yuge lɛ Jiso le fo.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

56No Jiso gɛ̀ gɛɛne mo faaŋ kɛnɛ wu gɛɛne nyu ntɛ le, kɛnɛ a kilaantɛŋ le, kɛnɛ nchvuuŋ, bamii tu bo gɛɛde gɛh bamii ba binchɛŋ fɛ bamii gɛ̀ taashi fo. Jiso doo wu fede, bo tu bo lɛge lɛ wu chînɛ bo kûŋ gɛh nyu jwe wu nju ye le. Muh wuchii wù gɛ̀ kune, mo wu tɛmɛ.And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

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