Luke 5 (UTR) · Opened

1Egbe oka nɛ, iYesu kwulɛsɛ dzɛ ewuutɔ mgbi iGenesareti, ibyi inggisɛ kpakɛkɛ won tole fwo odzɛ Imgbasho.On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

2Nɛ o ndinɛ ka gbo yi uwaa nghi efa bɛto onduutɔ kpaa ama otuntsɛ woto ele ba, a tasɛ le sa ukɛ mgbi ama.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3O kaka uwaa oka ongwi li mgbi iSaimɔn, man nyan gbɛɛ no tsamu uwaa kaka eni gwee, ta o sɔkɛ esɛ mi uwaa si tso ma ungwɔ.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

4Onɔ ngwi o ngyɛlu ogbɔdzɛ yi ama nɛ, o nya iSaimɔn gbɛɛ, <<Gblekɛ ole, ka wo ukɛ ni ema kwu mmbwɛ.>>When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

5ISaimɔn nun uka gbɛɛ, <<Ongyukwo, eyi kwo ukɛ mi otu nghataa ni egbe fa mi adzɛ kpakpa, kpaa eyi kwu oshagye ba; kpaa li abu gbɔ mayɔ n ka kye wo.>>“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

6Ngwi a kyɔ dafi iYesu nya ma nɛ, a kwu mmbwɛ kpakpa, man ukɛ mgbi ama wita ofawa.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7Nɛ a flɛ ama otuntsɛ angbeka ama nwoto uwaa oka ntona abɔ gbɛɛ nu ma wa ya ma abɔ, nɛ a si kwu mmbwɛ mbwo uwaa efa ntona kyɛɛ dile fya osulu-sulu.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8Ngwi iSaimɔn iPyita di ungwɔnɛ nghanɛ, o ka kye akwafɔ kwokɛ esɛ mi iyayi mgbi iYesu, o nyan gbɛɛ, <<Lu dzɛ ani ta, Otsɛ, lubana ani li inggisɛ alobube.>>When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

9Ikyekyɛ ongwu bɛyi ama nto yan duu i kwulu ma ewo mi itɔ mmbwɛ ngwi ama kwu kwuba nani.For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

10Li ngha ngwi iJɛnsi bɛyi iJɔn emi ongwɛ iDzebedi ama nle tuntsɛ yi iSaimɔn na kpaa i kwulu ma ewo aali. Nghaduu, iYesu nya iSaimɔn gbɛɛ, <<Ka mio ba, wita mi onɛnɛ lu iyayi ka li inggisɛ ngwi ema kale kwu.>>and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

11Ta a kye kwolu uwaa mgbi ama dɔkɛ esɛ, a dzata alungwɔ duu kyɛdɔn.And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

12Dafi iYesu dzɛ mi igeli oka nɛ, inggisɛ oka ba mbon ongwu otsoma gban ewo sɔ. Ngwi o di iYesu nɛ, o lakɛ esɛ kye inɛ tukwu esɛ, tɛkyɛ nun gbɛɛ, <<Otsɛ, ni abu ki gbela, o ka yagba nu ani yɛɛ saan.>>While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13IYesu na abɔ gbon ewo nyan gbɛɛ, <<Ani gbela, yɛɛ saan!>> Mi onɔ na ta otsoma ngyɛ lon.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14Nɛ iYesu kwon adɔ gbɛɛ, <<Ka ka gbɔ nya inggisɛ ba, kpaa kye ewabu lu ka tso inggisɛ ofifɛ mgbi Imgbasho di nu umba dafi iMose woola mani, mi oyɛɛ saan mgbi abu, zukwu no yɛɛ obwɛndɛ mbo ma.>>“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

15Nghaduu odzɛ mgban nghao le gbɔfwɛ-gbɔfwɛ, ta ibyi inggisɛ nghao le ba ikye ofwon di non ngyɛlu ma ootse.But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16Kpaa iYesu li lu ka dzɛkɛ imbe ndede le bibɔ.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

17Egbe oka nɛ, iYesu le tsungwɔ nɛta, emi iFarasi bɛyi etsetse mgbi ola mgbi iMose, ama nkyɛ mi ali udɛ mi iGalalia, mi iJudia bɛyi iJerosalin duu sɔto ele, mfye mgbi Otsɛ Imgbasho kpaa dzɛyan ikye onon ongyɛlu ma ootse.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

18Inggisɛ angbeka si kye inggisɛ ngwu alewo mgban kwulu mi amuku, a fya okyon kaka ozu okyon lakiyayi iYesu.Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

19Kpaa dafi a tu ofɛ okyɔ ngha ba ikye ibyi inggisɛ nɛ, a lu ka tɔkɛ ikpendu, kyon nyɛ ikpendu mi amuku nyɛ idzidzɛ ibyi inggisɛ nghataa lu iyayi iYesu.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20Dafi iYesu di oyɛyɛ onuunu mgbi ama nghanɛ, o gbɛɛ, <<Uka, a kye ali ibwubwe mgbi abu ta abu mkpa.>>When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

21Ta emi iFarasi bɛyi etsetse mgbi ola, wita otsɛwodzɛ gbɛɛ, <<O tsɛwɛ gbɛɛ ongwu li ali inggisɛ? Odzɛ na li ito! Li Imgbasho yuon ka dzata inggisɛ yi obube!>>But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22Nghaduu ngwi iYesu ye ewodzɛ mgbi ama nɛ, o byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Li ali ewodzɛ ngwi ema le tsɛ mi itukwu mgbi ema da?Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

23Li ekyɛ nghao li adzɛ ba: Li ogbɛɛ, a dzita abu yi ali ibwubwe mgbi abu naadi li ogbɛɛ: <Kyato kyikyɛ?>Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

24Kpaa li ikye onu ema ye gbɛɛ Ongwɛ Inggisɛ dzɛ yi mfye mi ɛsɛ nɛ odzɛ inggisɛ ta yi ali ibwubwe...>> O gbɔ yi inggisɛ ngwu alewo mgban kwulu na gbɛɛ, <<Ani le nya abu kyato, kyelu amuku mgbi abu lu udɛ.>>But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

25Labɔlabɔ mata, inggisɛ ngwu alewo mgban kwulu na kyato dzɛkunto mi inɛ mgbi ama, o kyi kyelu amuku mgban ongwi a kyon wele ba ma lu udɛ le tsɛ Imgbasho.And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26Ali inggisɛ duu ewo waa loma, a si tsɛ Imgbasho. Imio wo ma nɛta a gbɛɛ <<Eyi di ungwɔ ama okwulewo inɛ.>>Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

27Ngwi iYesu ngyɛ nɛ, o tasɛ ta o di inggisɛ ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ ngwu a li kwun di iLevi sɔdzɛ mi ozu ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ. O si nyan gbɛɛ, <<Kyɛdɔ ani.>>After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

28Man iLevi kyato dzata alungwɔ duu kyɛdɔn.and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

29Nɛ iLevi kyɔn oga okwukwo mi udɛ mgban, ama ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ kwuba bɛyi angbeka kpaa le gye ungwogye yi ama.Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

30Kpaa emi iFarasi bɛyi emidi ama, ama otso ola mgbi iMose le ndaandu, le byi engwafɔ mgbi iYesu gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔnɛ ngwi ema le gye ungwogye dile wa yi ama ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ bɛyi emi ali ibwubwe?>>But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31IYesu nu ma uka gbɛɛ, <<Li inggisɛ ama ndzɛ saan li le pita inggisɛ obwotse ba, kpaa li inggisɛ ama ndotse.Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

32Ani ba ikye owa kwu ama osaan ela ba, kpaa li ama nle saan ba mani, ikye nu ma kyatitukwu.>>I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

33A gbɔ yi iYesu gbɛɛ, <<Engwafɔ mgbi iJɔn li tukwondu dile bibɔ alonɔ duu, engwafɔ mgbi emi iFarasi kpaa, nghaduu emidabu le gye di wa alonɔ duu.>>Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

34IYesu nya ma gbɛɛ, <<Ema ka yagba osi ama nbato oga ongyaa ofufɛ gbɛɛ nu ma tukwondu mi onɔ ngwi ongyaa ofufɛ ka dzɛ yi ama na gbɛɛ?Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

35Nghaduu egbe kyɛma ngwi a ka kyi kyelu obongyaa ofufɛ, ta mi egbe ntona, ama kpaa ka tukwondu.>>But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

36O diyɛ nya ma utsa gbɛɛ, <<Inggisɛ onyi kpaa ka mwadzɛ angwuto ofufɛ kye tukwukɛ angwuto ogbugbe ba. Ki non kyɔ ngha, o ka fawa angwuto ofufɛ na ta ba, ayɛ angwuto ofufɛ na dika kwokyi yi ogbugbe na ba.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37Inggisɛ onyi kpaa ka kye eneekwɔ ofufɛ yaokɛ ikpɔkpɔ ogbugbe ba. Ki non kyɔ ngha yɔ, eneekwɔ ofufɛ na ka kye gbobu ikpɔkpɔ nani, eneekwɔ na kpaa ka yangwuta nyanya bɛyi ikpɔkpɔ na duu.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

38Kpaa a li kye eneekwɔ ofufɛ yaokɛ ikpɔkpɔ ofufɛ.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39Inggisɛ onyi nle wa eneekwɔ ogbugbe se ngwi ofufɛ ka minan dzɛma ba, o ka gbɛɛ: <Ogbugbe nghao tishi.> >>And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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