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Yesu Layɔɔsa Roma Batii Bakpɛtɛ Nɔɔfo Kpɛmblatɛ Nɔɔ Onwii Ofiɛ.
1 Obe wɔ di Yesu latɔkɔ batii sɛlaa se mmle simuu aaloo nii, ni aasifi Kapernaum nɛ.
2 Roma batii bakpɛtɛ nɔɔfo onwii lawɛ ninfa, aawɛ kpɛmblatɛ onwii ambɔmbɔ ni osie kanya. Kpɛmblatɛ wɔ mmle latoofiɛ osie kanya diabu kɛɛkɛɛ aakpi nii.
3 Nioso obe wɔ aanu ni Yesu lɛkpanko, aakpee Yuda batii banɔɔfo bawo alɛ bakyɛ baalaatɔkɔ nwɔ aawa abayɔɔsa kpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ nwu ofiɛ atɔɔ.
4 Obe wɔ baatii ba mmle lawa ni Yesu nfũ, baatikiti nwɔ lekoto osie kanya alɛ, “Osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle lesiɛko alɛ faatɔɔ lɛkyakaako,
5 diekye ambɔmbɔ kale loo. Nnwɔɔ nietofo Yuda batii kasiisakɔ ɛɛta wo nɛ.”
6 Nioso Yesu lataka aatikanko ma.
Obe wɔ di Yesu nfɛ kɔtɛɛtɛɛ ni bakpɛtɛ nɔɔfo nwu leyo, ni aakpee basiɛwo nɔɔ alɛ bakyɛ baalaatɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Saate, tankpee suoto dibuo. Diekye ami, ninsiɛko alɛ, faawa mi leyo.
7 Nkpo kafɔɔ ninasiɛko alɛ kawa fɔ anu nɛ. Nkpo oso afɔ buɛ ɔlaa onwii pɛ, kpɛmblatɛ nii mawɛ osie.
8 Diekye ami kafɔɔ nsi di ɔnɔɔfo wɔ ninlenke mi ni kalɔ. Ni baakpɛtɛ nsi mi kaalɔ. Nse lɛtɔkɔ onwii nlɛ, ‘Akyɛ nfũ,’ ni ankyɛ nɛ. Nse lɛtɔkɔ ɔbamba nlɛ, ‘Awa ninfũ,’ ni anwa nɛ. Nse lɛtɔkɔ kpɛmblatɛ nii nlɛ, ‘Bla nle,’ ni ambla nɛ.”
9 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanu ni ɔlaa wɔ aabuɛ nii, diabla nwɔ ɔkpɛ. Ninfɛ aamunikĩi aatɔkɔ batii dikudi le niatikanko nwɔ ni alɛ, “Kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ, diidii ninnya ofũ onu wɔ mmle okle di Israel batii kamɛ nnya!”
10 Obe wɔ baatii ba baakpee ni kɔtɔ lakple baalaabuo ni leyo, baanya alɛ kpɛmblatɛ nwu sitoosie nwɔ.
Yesu Lasɛnkɛsa Kpisɔfɔ Onwii Obisuɔtɔbi.
11 Ninkpo kamaa, Yesu lakyɛ okpoo wɔ bɔɔlɛɛ ni Nain kamɛ. Basaateketetɛ nɔɔ ku batii dikudi kpinwu latikanko nwɔ.
12 Obe wɔ aadu ni okpoo nwu kasũkunya, aakyakako batii kodie bakle kpi boofenko kakookaakɔ. Otii wɔ niakpi nii, obisuɔtɔbi onwii nwu pɛ aale aata kpisɔfɔ nwu nɛ. Batii dikudi kpinwu di okpoo nwu kamɛ lawɛ di kpisɔfɔ nwu ɔkyɛ.
13 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanya ni ɔsanko wɔ mmle, aakpɛ nwɔ nyaamii. Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Diɛ owi.”
14 Ninfɛ di Yesu lafe kaamɛ lɛma aalaakpanko kpi alakaa nwu nɛ. Ninfɛ baatii ba niatuka ni kpi nwu nkpo layila nɛ. Ni di Yesu labuɛ alɛ, “Okosopo! Kɔtɔkɔ fɔ nlɛ taka!”
15 Nfanwu kpi nwu nkpo niataka aasiɛ, aakyako ɔkakatɛ. Ni di Yesu lakpaa nwɔ aata ɔya nɛ.
16 Lɛyɛkɛ lapɛ batii nwu bamuu osie kanya, ni baatansa Yaa nɛ. Ta nkpo oso baabuɛ alɛ, “Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ kplɛ nintɔɔwa wo kamɛ! Yaa ntoosoo ɛwa batii nɔɔ odiki!”
17 Yesu suoto ɔlaa wɔ mmle lakpɛ kuakyaka Yuda kasɔ nwu suoto ku aba bule amuu.
Batɔkyɛntɛ Lakye Yohane Yaa Ntu Kpeesatɛ Nfũ Baakyɛ Yesu Nfũ.
18 Obe wɔ di Yohane basaateketetɛ latɔkɔ ni Yohane sɛlaa se mmle, nfanwu aalɛɛ batii banyɔ kaamɛ lɛma.
19 Ni aakpee ma Saate nwu nfũ alɛ balaakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Afɔ ninle otii wɔ alɛ abawa ni ɛɛ, sɛɛ buatoonyu osuku muntɔɔta otii bamba?”
20 Nioso obe wɔ baawa ni Yesu nfũ, baatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Ntu kpeesatɛ Yohane lekpee wo alɛ buwa buɔbakaalɛ fɔ alɛ, ‘Afɔ ninle otii wɔ aabuɛ alɛ abawa ni ɛɛ, sɛɛ buanyu osuku munta otii bamba?’ ”
21 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ, Yesu ntɔɔyɔɔsa batii kpinwu sifiɛ, ate ate, eetososa anwuna kpile baatii suoto, eetikiti kafɔɔ banumbiɛtɛ kpinwu anu.
22 Ninfɛ di Yesu ladiki kanya aatɔkɔ Yohane basaateketetɛ nwu alɛ, “Bikple biɛlaatɔkɔ Yohane asaa ya biɛnya ni ku n-ya bienu ni bilɛ, banumbiɛtɛ nfɛ kɔnya asaa, abafa nfɛ kɔtaka ankyɛ, batii ba nikofiɛ ni sifiɛ sɛɛle suoto ntɔɔkpa, batokotĩitɛ nfɛ konu, bakpi kɔtaka mansiɛ nkpa, bapiitɛ kafɔɔ nfɛ konu ɔlaa biene nwu nkpo.
23 Suoto mayɔɔ batii ba ninanya ni ɔlaa kpile kuonwii di suoto nii.”
24 Obe wɔ di Yohane basaateketetɛ ntoosifi beeloo nii, Yesu lakye kasɔ aatɔɔkakatɛ aatɔɔta batii dikudi nwu nkpo di Yohane suoto alɛ, “Obe wɔ biadie biakyɛ ni Yohane nfũ di ɔfaafuu kamɛ, be biatoonyu osuku bilɛ bianya? Lɛkpɛnyi le di kɔfɛɛfɔ latɔɔfɛ ni?
25 Be lɛsaa biadie biakyɛ bialaanya? Otii wɔ niakpe ntu aasiɛ ni di asaa biene kamɛ? Batii ba ninlolaa suoto mansiɛ ni di suoto lɛyɔɔ kamɛ yi, baka ayo mansiɛ.
26 Aye bitɔkɔ mi, be biakyɛ bialaanya? Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ? Nwaako katɔkɔ ye nii, otii wɔ biakyɛ bialaanya ni nlenke bia Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ.
27 Diekye Yohane ninle otii wɔ di Kɔkpana Klekle Kukũ lebuɛ alɛ,
‘Makyesee tɔkyɛntɛ nii anlefɔ katũ,
analolaa osuku antɛ fɔ.’ ”
28 Yesu lakple aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Yohane nlenke Otii biala beelofo ni kaayi ka mmle kamɛ. Kafɔɔ otii wɔ ninle ni ɔyɛntɛle di Yaa sɛka kalekɔ, nlenke Yohane.”
29 Batii nwu nkpo bamuu lanu Yohane ɔlaa biene wɔ aabuɛ nii, kyenkye akpooto bafuntɛ lafũ Yaa dibiesaa baanu, ninfɛ aakpeesa ma Yaa ntu nɛ.
30 Kafɔɔ Farisi batii ku kufiofa batuotɛ lasĩ Yaa dibiesaa, nioso Yohane ditakpeesa ma Yaa ntu.
31 Yesu lakple aabuɛ aakyakaa alɛ, “Nunua, be lɛsaa kayɔ miɛ akyɛnfɔɔle nkaatɛɛsa ko?
32 Nkpo bate fɛ babisɔ ba ninsi bookpee ni kɔkyɔ di asaa kasunsukɔ nɛ. Bɔɔtɔkɔ dikudi bamba alɛ,
‘Buasa sɛkafɔɔnu buata ye,
kafɔɔ biasĩ otũ.
Buakpee sikunu buata ye,
kafɔɔ biasĩ kaku owi.’
33 Ntu kpeesatɛ Yohane lawa, aanii kanya, atanyi nta kafɔɔ diidii, biatɔkɔ nwɔ bilɛ, ‘Ninwuna kpile ninsi nwɔ!’
34 Ni di ami, Otii Obi, kafɔɔ lɛwa, lele, lenyi. Ni biobuɛ bilɛ, ‘Banyu lenyatɛ ku tanyintɛ nwu lo! Ale akpooto bafuntɛ ku bakpileblatɛ siɛwo!’
35 Kafɔɔ batii ba bamuu nintikanko ni Yaa ninumbe nkpaamaa, batoodiki beetuo alɛ ninumbe nwaa dile.”
Yesu Lakyɛ Simon Wɔ Niale Ni Farisi Otii Leyo.
36 Farisi otii onwii lalɛɛ Yesu alɛ awa abale ko nwɔ alesaa. Nioso Yesu lakyɛ leyo nɔɔ aalaasiɛ alɛ ooleko nwɔ alesaa.
37 Ɔsanko onwii lawɛ di okpoo nwu kamɛ, aale sɔnɔkpeetɛ. Nioso obe wɔ aanu alɛ Yesu lɛwa akpe ni di Farisi otii nwu leyo oole ni alesaa, aayɔ lebo kylɔkylɔ ninwii di nnɔnyi kɔnɔkɔnɔ layii ni aawako.
38 Aabayila di Yesu ɔlɔɔkɔ, aatoowi kaku aatookpete di Yesu nkpaatũ. Ni di ɔsanko nwu nkpo layɔ disi nɔɔ sinwini aatoosunsũ nnumɛɛ be niakpete ni di Yesu nkpaa nɛ. Aafĩfĩɔ nwɔ nkpaatũ, ni aanyɛɛnɛ nnɔnyi kɔnɔkɔnɔ nwu kafɔɔ aakpete nwɔ ninkpaatũ nɛ.
39 Obe wɔ di Farisi otii wɔ niakyakako ni Yesu lanya ni nle mmle, aabuɛ di disi nɔɔ kamɛ alɛ, “Nse otii wɔ mmle Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ ale nwaako, se dikpeni antofo ɔsanko wɔ mmle otiikle wɔ ale ni fiɛ ɛɛwa ɔɔkpanko nwɔ nii!”
40 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Simon, nkpe ɔlaa komiɛ nlɛ ntɔkɔfɔ nii.”
Ninfɛ di Simon labuɛ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, tɔkɔ mi ɔlaa wɔ kule ni.”
41 Ninfɛ di Yesu lakye kasɔ aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Otii onwii lawɛ aatɔɔfɛnsa ato, aatɔɔta batii, ni baatii banyɔ banwii lasiɛko nwɔ koto nɛ. Onwii lasiɛko koto ko nikawo ni fɛ otii kɔwɛntɛto. Ɔnyɔɔfa kafɔɔ lasiɛko fɛ awɛntɛ lefosi kɔkpɛnto.
42 Batii ba mmle banyɔ kuonwii dilɔbafuo koto nwu nkpo ɔta. Nkpo oso, ato fɛnsatɛ nwu layɔ ato ya baasiɛko nwɔ ni aakyɛ ma. Baatii ba mmle kamɛ, ɔmɛnle lɛma feenyu falɛ ababɔmbɔ ato fɛnsatɛ nwu anlenkee?”
43 Ninfɛ di Simon labuɛ alɛ, “Lefũ lenu nlɛ otii wɔ koto nimpɔ kulenke nii.”
Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Feelolaa feebuɛ, nkpo kute nɛ.”
44 Nfa nfɛ di Yesu lamunikĩi aanyu ɔsanko nwu, ni aatɔkɔ Simon alɛ, “Fɔɔnya ɔsanko wɔ mmle? Obe wɔ lɛwa ni leyo lɛfɔ, faatɛɛ ntu nfoto nkpaa, kafɔɔ ɔsanko wɔ mmle lɛyɔ nnumɛɛ nɔɔ eefoto mi nkpaa ɛɛyɔ disi sinwini nɔɔ eesunsũ mi.
45 Faafũ mi fabla mi atuu ku suoto lɛyɔɔ. Kafɔɔ diɛyɔ ni di obe wɔ lɛbabuo ni nfũ, ayidiɛ mi nkpaatũ ofĩfĩɔ.
46 Faatɛɛ nnɔnyi falɛ nkpee diisi. Kafɔɔ ɔsanko wɔ mmle lɛyɔ nnɔnyi kɔnɔkɔnɔ eekpeete mi ninkpaatũ.
47 Nkpo oso kɔtɔkɔfɔ nlɛ, di lɛbɔmbɔ kplɛ le eediki eetuo mi ni oso, diotuo alɛ batɔɔyɔ sikpile nɔɔ se kpinwu ɛɛbla ni bɛɛkyɛ nwɔ. Otii wɔ kafɔɔ bɛɛyɔ sikpile kɛɛkɛɛ bɛɛkyɛ nii, lɛbɔmbɔ nɔɔ kafɔɔ kɛɛkɛɛ ninle.”
48 Nfa nfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ɔsanko nwu alɛ, “Batɔɔyɔ sikpile lɛfɔ bɛɛkyɛ fɔ.”
49 Obe wɔ baatii ba niasiɛ ni di alesaa kalekɔ nwu ninfa lanu ni ɔlaa wɔ di Yesu labuɛ nii, baakaalɛ suoto alɛ, “Owe ninle nwɔ ninfũ oofuo bia batii sikpile ɔyɔ ɔkyɛ ma ni?”
50 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ɔsanko nwu alɛ, “Ofũ onu lɛfɔ ntoodiki fɔ, nioso tɔɔkyɛ ku atoko ɔkyɛ ole.”