John 2 (UTR) · Opened

1Mi egbe ongwu ta ma eba okwokyiikwokyi dzɛ ogalu iKana mi ɛsɛ iGalalia. Onɔ iYesu dzɛ ele,On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

2nɛ iYesu yi engwafɔ mgban kpaa a bɔ ma eba okwokyiikwokyi nani.and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3Ngwi eneekwɔ wa ngyɛ nɛ, onɔ iYesu nyan gbɛɛ, <<A sulu eneekwɔ wuba.>>When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

4IYesu nyan gbɛɛ, <<Onɛn, li ekyɛ ngwi abu kye ani le wokɛ ele? Onɔ mgbi ani gyɔ waba.>>“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5Onɔn si nya engbidɔ ntona gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔ alungwɔ ngwi o nya ema duu.>>His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

6Atankpɛ akwutsɛ mgbi eni nghi egyin to kwɛkwɛ mi imbe nani, itɔ ngwi emi iJuda li sa ewoma mi odzɛɛdzɛ aletɔ mgbi ama mani, ali atankpɛ li kye ikpɔkpɔ eni mɛ osu lu osudiwyo.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

7IYesu nya engbidɔ ntona gbɛɛ, <<Kweni mbwo atankpɛ ntonɛ na.>> A si kweni mbwo ma kyɛɛ kyɛɛ.Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

8Ta o nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Onɛnɛ yɔ, mwa ka nu ongyukwo mgbi oga nɛ tsatso na.>> A si kyɔ dafi o gbɔ mani,“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

9man ongyukwo mgbi oga nɛ mbadi eni ngwi o kyatan yɛɛ eneekwɔ nani. O ye imbe ngwi eneekwɔ nɛ tɔkyɛ ba, kpaa engbidɔ ama nkweni ma ye. O kwu obongyaa ofufɛ ela lu enggengga,and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

10ka gbɛɛ, <<Ali inggisɛ li teyi kye eneekwɔ osuse tasɛ se wa kye obube ba olɛlɛ onɔ ngwi ingyoga wa ungwɔ kpakpa mani, nghaduu abu kye osuse da nghataa ba onɛnɛni.>>and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

11Nɛnɛ li ambɛ okwulewo ongwi ababɔ ngwi iYesu kyɔ mi iKana mi iGalalia. O kye okwɔkwɔ mgban tso, nɛta engwafɔ mgban si kye oyɛyɛ onuunu mgbi ama byikɛ mbon.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

12Ungwɔnɛ wa ngyɛ man o lu iKapenahun yi onɔn yi emi ongwunɔn bɛyi engwafɔ mgban. A la imbe na egbe efa.After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

13Ngwi oga owɛ owatɔ-watɔ mgbi emi iJuda na wa dzɛ kwɛkwɛ nɛ, iYesu lu iJerosalin.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14O ka to ifoozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho mi iJerosalin nani, o di inggisɛ tole kye mnda, mmala yi anyama le gya, angbeka sɔto ewo adinyatsɛ tole nyinɛ awuya.In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

15Ta o shi onitse mi osha, si lɔ ma onya duu tasɛ mi ifoozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho, bɛyi emi mmala yi mnda tsatsa; o kye ganya awuya mi adinyatsɛ mgbi ama onyinɛ awuya di kyi kyata adinyatsɛ ma tukwu esɛ.So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

16Ama nkye anyama le gya ma o nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Gbelu ungwɔ ntonɛ tasɛ mmɛnɛ na! Kyɔnɛ ngwi ema kyata ozu mgbi Otsani yɛɛ idu!>>To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

17Engwafɔ wɛ dafi a lɔ gbɛɛ, <<Okpitukwu mgbi ani mi ikye ozu mgbi abu le gbɛ mi itukwu mgbi ani dafi ola mani.>>His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

18Emi iJuda byita gbɛɛ, <<Li ali ambɛ okwulewo ngwi abu ka yagba tso eyi zukwu ni eyi difwi mfye ngwi abu sulun se kyɔ itɔ ungwɔ ntonɛnɛ?>>On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

19IYesu nu ma uka gbɛɛ, <<Gbobu ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho nɛni, ta ani ka yilen mbɛ mi egbe eta.>>Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20Emi iJuda byun gbɛɛ, <<I kye onova ngwusefa dɔn egyin ombɛ ozu nɛni, nghanɛ abu ka yilen mbɛ mi egbe eta taa?>>“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

21Nghaduu ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho ngwi o le gbɔdzan na li ewo mgban.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

22Mi onɔ ngwi a wa kyilon mi ikwongye ma se engwafɔɔn wa ka wɛ odzɛ ngwi o teyi gbɔ nani. Man a si noyɛyɛ mi afɛ bɛyi elodzɛ ngwi iYesu teyi gbɔ.After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

23Dafi o ka dzɛ iJerosalin mi oga owɛ owatɔ-watɔ mgbi emi Israi nɛ, inggisɛ kwuba di ambɛ okwulewo ama ngwi o le kyɔ nɛta, a noyɛyɛ mi iyi mgban.While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

24Nghaduu iYesu gbela kye ewon nu ma ba, bana o ye ngyɛ ali inggisɛ duu.But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

25O mina obwɛndɛ mgbi inggisɛ ikye inggisɛ ba, ikyekyɛ o teyi ye ungwɔ nwodzɛ mbi inggisɛ mani.He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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