Luke 7 (UTR) · Opened

1Dafi iYesu ngyɛlu odzɛ ogbɔɔgbɔ yi ibyi inggisɛ tsatsadu nɛ, o si kaka iKapenahun.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

2Mi igeli na, ongbidɔ mgbi ongyukwo oblakwutsɛ oka ngwu kpan itukwu saan dotse dzɛ kwɛkwɛ okwulu-kwulu.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

3Ongyukwo oblakwutsɛ mgbi emi iRoma nɛ si fwo odzɛ mgbi iYesu, o dɔ engyukwo emi iJuda angbeka esɔ gbɛɛ nu ma ka nyan no ba wa ngyɛlu ongbidɔ mgbi ongwu ootse.When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

4Nɛ a ka tɛkyɛ nu iYesu gbɛɛ, <<Inggisɛ nɛ mina abɔ oyaaya mbi abu kyɛmɛ-kyɛmɛ.They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

5Ikyekyɛ ɛsɛ mgbi eyi kpan itukwu, o di mbɛ eyi ozu okwakye.>>for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

6Nɛ iYesu si wafɔ yi ama. Dafi iYesu dzɛ kwɛkwɛ okaka udɛ nɛ, ongyukwo oblakwutsɛ mgbi emi iRoma na dɔ emi okan angbeka esɔ nu ma ka nyan gbɛɛ, <<Otsɛ, ka nu ewabu okakewo wuba, ikyena ani mɛ ongwu abu ka ba onufozu mgbi ani ba.So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

7Ani mɛ okɛ mbi abu ba. Nghanɛ gbɔ elodzɛ ta ootse mgbi ongbidɔ mgbi ani ka ngyɛ.That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

8Ikyena ani abuen kpaa n li inggisɛ nbyidzɛ abɔ mfye, yi emi oblakwutsɛ mi abɔ ani, ni ani nya ongwunɛ gbɛɛ, <Lu,> o li lu. N di li gbɔ yi oka gbɛɛ, o di li ba. N di li nya ongbɛ mgbɛn gbɛɛ, <Kyungwɔnɛni,> o di li kyɔ ngha.>>For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

9Ngwi iYesu fwo odzɛ nɛ nghanɛ, i kwulun ewo yan, o kyata inɛ mbi ibyi ama nkyan iyikpa ma si gbɛɛ, <<N nya ema, n tu itɔ oyɛyɛ onuunu nshewo itɔ nɛ ye ba, kwo mbi emi Israi kpaa.>>When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

10Engyesɔ ntona yɛ lu udɛ ka tu ongbidɔ na yɛɛ saan.And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

11Ngwi i wa nyɛ nɛta iYesu wafɔ yi engwafɔɔn bɛyi ibyi inggisɛ le lu mi igeli ngwi a li kwun di iNai.Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

12Dafi a dzɛ kwɛkwɛ okaka onufɛ ogalu nɛ, a kye ikwɔ tɔ le kɛ ongwu nli ongwɛ onyi kpokpo mgbi owakwadɛ. Nghanɛ ibyi inggisɛ mi ogalu na wafɔ yan.As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

13Ngwi Otsɛ iYesu din nɛ, elela kyɔn won, o si gbɛɛ, <<Ka tsukwu ba.>>When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

14Nɛ iYesu kɛ kwɛkwɛ kye abɔ gbo ogba, ama nsisi ntona kwulɛsɛ. O gbɛɛ, <<Ongwongyulɔ, kyato.>>Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

15Nɛta inggisɛ ikwukwɔ ma si kyato sɔ nto wita ogbɔdzɛ, iYesu yilen nu onɔn.And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16Ama duu imio wo ma man a le tsɛ Imgbasho. A gbɛɛ, <<Oyegbɔ okwukwo tɔ mi idzidzɛ mgbi eyi: Imgbasho ba owa ya emidan abɔ.>>A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

17Odzɛ mgbi iYesu si gbɔfwɛ kpatsɛ iJudia bɛyi ɛsɛ angbeka ama nwo otsee dɔ ma duu.And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

18Engwafɔ mgbi iJɔn nyan ungwɔ ama ngwi iYesu kyɔ duu, o kwu efa ela,Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

19o dɔ ma esɔ gbɛɛ nu ma kɛ ka byi Otsɛ iYesu gbɛɛ, <<Li abu li ongwu iJɔn gbɔgbɛɛ o kyɛma le ba ma, naadi ni eyi gbe inɛ byi inggisɛ oka idzidza?>>So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

20Mi onɔ ngwi emi esɔ ntona ba mbi iYesu nɛ, a gbɛɛ, <<IJɔn okyɔ iBatisima dɔ eyi esɔ mbi abu gbɛɛ ni eyi wa byita gbɛɛ: <Abu li ongwu nkyɛ ka ba ma naadi ni eyi gbe inɛ byi inggisɛ oka?> >>When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

21Mi onɔ na iYesu ngyɛlu ibyi inggisɛ ootse idzidza-dzidza, bɛyi onodzi ibwubwe, di nu ama nbinɛ dinɛ.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

22O si nu emi esɔ ntona uka gbɛɛ, <<Yidɔ lu ka nya iJɔn ungwɔ ngwi ema di diyɛ fwo: Ama nbinɛ yɛ le di, ama ngwu afɔ waawaa le kyikyɛ, ama ndɔ otsoma, otsoma mgbi ama ngyɛ, ama nkyadɔ le fwo, ama nkwulu le kyato mi ikwu, a le gbɔ Esɔ Osuse nya emi adzɛ.So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

23Imgbasho ka kye mse dzɛ yi ali inggisɛ nfwa ani ba mi ungwɔ ama ani kyɔ mani.>>Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

24Onɔ ngwi emi esɔ mgbi iJɔn lu nɛ, iYesu wita ogbɔdzɛ yi ibyi inggisɛ mi odzɛ mgbi iJɔn gbɛɛ: <<Li alungwɔ ngwi ema kɛ okwɛsɛ le ka di? Li atakwu ngwi awo le fan ntonaa?After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

25Ki no li ngha ba ma, li alungwɔ ngwi ema kɛ le ka di? Li ongyulɔ nwo angwuto osusee? Ama nwo angwuto ofyunfyummya bɛyi ama ogye ɛsɛ a li to udɛ utɔ.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

26Wanɛ li alungwɔ ngwi ema tasɛ le ka di? Li oyegbɔɔ? Ɛɛn, ani le nya ema, o ngha oyegbɔ.What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27Nɛnɛ li ongwu a lɔ ungwɔ ikyen gbɛɛ: << <Dii, ani ka dɔ ongyesɔ mgbi ani no teyi abu, ongwu nka teyi ka mɛ abu ofɛ mani.>This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

28Ani le nya ema, inggisɛ ngwu ongyaa mba ma duu, onyi kpaa dzɛma nshewo ngha iJɔn ba; Nghaduu inggisɛ nli olɛlɛ mi esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho shewo nghan.>>I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29(Ali inggisɛ bɛyi ama ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ ngwu fwon duu, gbela Imgbasho, lubana iJɔn tsekise kyɔ ma iBatisima.All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

30Kpaa emi iFarasi bɛyi ama oye ola fwa oweka mgbi Imgbasho mi ikye mgbi ama, ikyesinɛ a fwa onu iJɔn kyɔ ma iBatisima.)But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

31<<Ma li alungwɔ ngwi ani ka kye inggisɛ emi etɔ nɛ mba yan? A to sinɛ?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

32A to dafi ɛngbɛ ama nto ifyidu le kwu ewoma ela gbɛɛ: <<Eyi gbla ema ozuna, kpaa ema shufwe ba, Eyi shashi ibɔ, kpaa ema tsukwu ba!They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

33Lubana iJɔn okyɔ iBatisima ba, o li gye ungwogye ba, di li wa eneekwɔ ba; ema gbɛɛ: <Esɛ dɔn ikye.>For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

34Ongwɛ Inggisɛ ba le gye diyɛ wa, kpaa ema li gbɛɛ: <Dii, o li inggisɛ okyɔ nggwɔ yi inggisɛ ofya ɛbyɛ di li oka ama ogbɛ udza ifyɛɛ bɛyi emi ali ibwubwe.>The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

35Nghaduu ozoyeye li tso otsitsi tɔ mbi ama nkyɛdɔn mani.>>But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

36Inggisɛ iFarasi oka bɔ iYesu ungwogye ongwi onɔdɛ mi udɛ mgban, o ka sɔkɛ imbe ogye ungwogye.Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

37Onɔ ngwi ongyaa owagbai ngwu dzɛ igeli na, ka fwo dafi iYesu le gye ungwogye mi ozu mgbi inggisɛ iFarasi nɛ, o kye ikpɔkpɔ alabasta mgbi engyie ogbungbɛ,When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

38wa kwulɛsɛ mi iyikpa iYesu le tsukwu kye etse kyin afɔ. Di kyi fwɔlu yi otu mgban, o kye ondu le kwon afɔ diyɛ kye engyie ogbungbɛ yawon afɔ.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

39Ngwi inggisɛ iFarasi ngwu bɔɔn ungwogye na di nghanɛ, o gbɔ yi ewon gbɛɛ: <<Inggisɛ nɛ ki li oyegbɔ yɔ, o ki ye itɔ ongyaa nkye abɔ le gbon ewo nɛ bɛyi iyi obube ngwi o dzɛyan nɛni.>>When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

40Ta iYesu nyan gbɛɛ, <<iSaimɔn, ani dzɛ yi odzɛ ngwi n ka gbɔ yi abu.>> O gbɛɛ, <<Gbɔka otsetse!>>But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.

41<<Inggisɛ onu mkpa oka dzɛ yi ama ngban mkpa nghi efa: Oka dzɛyan isule ideli eda, oka ma li isule ngwusefa dɔn iwyo.“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42Ama efa duu yagba okpaakpa ba, ta o dzɛ ma ta. Li emɛ ngwu inggisɛ onu mkpa na ka nghao kpan itukwu?>>When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

43ISaimɔn nun uka gbɛɛ, <<N tsɛwɛ gbɛɛ, li ongwu o dzanta yi mkpa kwuba nani.>> IYesu gbɛɛ, <<O gbɔ ayin.>>“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44O si kyata inɛ kɛ mbi ongyaa na nya iSaimɔn gbɛɛ, <<Abu di ongyaa nɛ wɛ? Ani ba udɛ abu kpaa abu nu ani eni osaafɔ ba, kpaa ongyaa nɛ nu ani afɔ yɛɛ eneni yi etse, di kye fwɔlu yi otu mgban.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

45Abu ta ani angba yi ondu okwo ani ataka ba, kpaa ongyaa nɛ kyɛ onɔ ngwi ani ba mmɛnɛ ma jo, o tonya okye ondu kwo ani afɔ waba.You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

46Abu kye engyie kyi ani ikye ba, nghaduu ongwu yɔ kye engyie ogbungbɛ kyi ani afɔ.You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

47Hininɛ ani le nya abu gbɛɛ a dzanta yi ali ibwubwe kwuba, ikyesinɛ o tso okpitukwu kwuba. Kpaa inggisɛ ongwu a dzanta gwee, li tso okpitukwu gwee ta.>>Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Ta iYesu nya ongyaa na gbɛɛ, <<A dzita abu yi ali ibwubwe mgbi abu.>>Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49Ingyoga angbeka ama nle gye ungwogye yi ama wita ogbɔ yi ewoma gbɛɛ, <<Nɛnɛ li emɛ ngwu ali ibwubwe kpaa o li dzɛ inggisɛ ta yan?>>But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50IYesu nya ongyaa na gbɛɛ, <<Oyɛyɛ onuunu mgbi abu dulu abu watɔ, lu mi iyu.>>And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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