1 Yesu ɔbɔrɛ i mmɔ ɔkɛlɛ ma aɖe ku ɔ̃ marasuãdze. 2 Gɔ Iwarãyi ɔɣo ne, ɔsɛ ɔ̃ate ara ɔsegu i Itɔ̃me Bielea iso i ma Yudase kasarɛkɔ̃. Ibara mma lonɔ ɔ̃ atɔ̃me ɣaa.

Makarɛ so sɔ, “Lɛ ɔsegu ara wagbe. Mme inɔgba igbã matã wũ fiɛ ɔto ɔwo awawãra wagbe ɔbara? 3 Ɛɛbɛrɛ iɖe ɔ̃ nɖe Maria ɔbi gɔ nɖe rawedze? Yakobo gu Yose gu Yuda gu Simon mɛrɛ̃ ɔnyiibi? Fiɛ ɔ̃ manyiiko ana pia i bo ndɛ̃ ngbe.” Ne ɔso maifɔ wũ.

4 Yesu ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Ɣaa kanyaɖidze ba kuwarɛ i kakɔi biara iɖo ɔ̃ mɔmɔ ɔmagɛ̃, ɔ̃ maturi gu ɔ̃ iyo maturi anɔmi ame.” 5 Ɔ̃iwo awawãra gbodzoo ɔbara iɖo nrɔɔ̃ mɛ ɔsia manyɛse irɛ̃saã iti fiɛ masarɛ. 6 Ɔmagɛ̃ ame maturi idaafɔ iɖe ɔbara wũ ɣaa.

Nwagbe kama ne, Yesu ɔkila simagɛ̃ kosoi tsɔra i mmɔ ɔte Itɔ̃me Bielea. 7 Ɔkpere ɔ̃ marasuãdze iweo-inyɔ ɔsirakanya, ne ɔsese ma inyɔ-inyɔ ne. Ɔtã ma ɔle sɔ masa siwarã lalaa. 8 Ɔsɛ̃ ɔtã ma sɔ, “Midaasu kuira mila i mi irisɛ ame iɖo ɔsɛdziri. Midaasu aɖera ɣee akpo. Midaapia sikã i mi kukotoi ame. 9 Mipia ndokota, ɣɛɛ midaasu awu mama iɖo nwa mipia.”

10 Ɔɣere ma ana sɔ, “Kakɔi biara ga maafɔ mi ne, miwe i mmɔ gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ miarui. 11 Ɣɛɛ kakɔi biara ga maturi loifɔ mi ɣee maikã mi atsue ne, mikpakpa mi ngba iso sise mifere lɛ Ɣaa kutsue ikpadzɛ̃ nɛ loaba ikparĩ.”

12 Marasuãdze ɔsame mabo mato maɣɛ Itɔ̃me Bielea sɔ maturi si mafiniki i ma ara lalaa kama si mabara Ɣaa kuɖɔɛ. 13 Masa siwarã lalaa gbodzoo maɖi i maturi ame, masɔla manyɛse kasɛ siare nnɔĩ fiɛ mana iso ɔsarɛ.

14 Ɔwi gɔgbe ame ne, Igara Herodes ka ɔto ɔnɔ ara wagbe, alasɔ Yesu iyere ɔɔpɛ ibiɛ. Mawɛ̃ to maɣɛ sɔ, “Ndupiedze Yohanes loɔta ɔbɔrɛ i makpise ame ɔpia ngbã! Ne ɔso ɔba ɔle ɔto ɔbara awawãra ne!”

15 Mawɛ̃ ana sɔ, “Ɣaa Kanyaɖidze Eliya ɔɖe.”

Mamama ana sɔ, “Ɣaa kanyamaɖidze ɔwɛ̃ ɔɖe lɛ makuere ɔwi.”

16 Ɔwi gɔ i Herodes ɔnɔ atɔ̃me wagbe ne, ɔ̃ wũ ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Yohanes gɔ lotã matu iti ɔɖe loɔta ɔba ngbã ana!”

17 Tɔtɔ ne, Herodes ɔtã mamɔɛ̃ Yohanes, manyi wũ marara i iyo ala Herodia gɔ nɖe ɔ̃ ɔnyiibi Filipo ɔre gɔ ɔfɔ ɔyiri iti. 18 Gɔ Yohanes ɔɣere Herodes sɔ, “Iilɛ sɔ aafɔ fɔ ɔnyiibi ɔ̃ ɔre” ɔso ne, 19 ɔ̃ itɔ̃me to Herodia sikpã, ne ɔso ɔbie sɔ ɔ̃aɖoe wũ, ɣɛɛ ɔ̃iwo. 20 Herodes ɔla ɔ̃ɔnigã Yohanes, alasɔ ɔɣe sɔ ɔnukuarese gu ɔturi sekelea ɔɖe. Ne ɔso ɔto ɔdzuɛ̃ wũ. Ɔbie sɔ ɔ̃akã ɔ̃ itɔ̃me atsue ɔwi ku ɔwi ame atoa sɔ ɔ̃ atɔ̃me sɛ ɔtsue wũ ɔtu si ɔnɔ.

21 Katsɔrakɔ̃ ne, Herodia ɔna ɔri gɔ Herodes ɔɖe ɔ̃ iɣeyi. Herodes ɔkpere magarakpakpa i ɔ̃ sigarakaɖekɔ̃ gu makpãrɛrɛĩ, katɔ̃maɖedze gu Galilea karɔ̃ katɔ̃maɖedze ɔsirakanya itã ɔpɔrɔ̃ itu. 22 Herodia ɔbi bitɛ ana ɔba ɔ̃atɔ ɔte Herodes gu ɔ̃ malaa ɔpia ma isoɣɔ i aɖera kaɖekɔ̃ mmɔ.

Ne ɔso Igara Herodes ɔkarɛ ɔbitɛ gɔgbe sɔ, “Be aɖɔɛ sɔ lotã-ɔ?” 23 Ne ka ɔɣɛ ɔsia sɔ, “Lotarĩgu wũ sigaraiyara sɔ loatã-ɔ ira biara nɛ aakarɛ me, isɛ iatui i wũ sigarakaɖekɔ̃ kasɛ kawɛ̃!”

24 Ne ɔso, ɔbitɛ gɔgbe ɔsɛ ɔ̃akarɛ ɔ̃ ɔnyi sɔ, “Be si lokarɛ?”

Ne ɔ̃ ɔnyi ɔɣere wũ sɔ, “Karɛ wũ Ndupiedze Yohanes iti.”

25 Ɔbitɛ ɔpɛ siwa ɔkɛlɛ igara kɔrɛ ɔɣere Herodes sɔ, “Lobie sɔ loafɔ Ndupiedze Yohanes iti i kategelei iso ngbe kiniɔ!”

26 Itɔ̃me nɛgbe ɔbo Herodes so kukaakɔ, ɣɛɛ kumɛgɔ ɔkã ndamu i makpakpa ma nsigu wũ i ɔpɔrɔ̃ iti katɔ̃ ɔso ne, ɔ̃isɛ̃ nnɛ i ɔbi ɔkarɛ. 27 Ɔluwɛ̃ ɔpia ɔ̃ kaɖaɛsime sɔ ɔsɛ ɔ̃atu Yohanes iti ɔbɔ. Ne ɔkɛlɛ ngbegɔ i Yohanes rɛ i iyo ɔsɛ ɔ̃atu wũ iti ne. 28 Ɔsu ne ɔsia i kategelei iso, ɔsu ɔba ɔ̃atã ɔbitɛ gɔgbe. Ne ɔfɔ, ɔsu ɔkɛlɛgu ɔ̃ ɔnyi ne.

29 Gɔ Yohanes marasuãdze ɔnɔ ne, masɛ maasu wũ masɛ maabiara.

30 Katɔ̃memasɛdze ma i Yesu ɔsese sɔ masɛ maaki maɣɛ Itɔ̃me Bielea ɔkpese maba maaɣere wũ nwa ɔɖuɖu mabara gu nwa masɛ maate i ma irisɛ ame. 31 Maturi ma nto maba ma kɔrɛ ɔfe iɣede sɔ Yesu gu ɔ̃ marasuãdze siina ɔwi sɔ maaɖe nane aɖera. Ne ɔso Yesu ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mitã bo ɔnɔwɛ̃ saã si bokɛlɛ ngbegɔ i kuwɛ̃ na si bosɛ boawarã kɛkɛĩ.”

32 Mata mabo i ɔkolo ame sɔ masɛ ngbegɔ i maturi na. 33 Ɔwi gɔ marui ne, maturi ɔnya maɖi ite, ne masɛ ngba mabɔrɛ i ma simagɛ̃ ame ɔɖuɖu maɖe ma katɔ̃ masɛ maabo fiɛ Yesu gu ɔ̃ marasuãdze kɔra ɔbo mmɔ. 34 Gɔ Yesu ɔso ɔbɔrɛ i ɔkolo ame fiɛ ɔnya maturi gbodzoo ma loba ne, ma ara ɔɖo wũ kayiri, alasɔ mase lɛ masɛrɛrerɔ̃ ma nna kɔdze. Ne ɔso ɔtsɛ ma ara gbodzoo ite.

35 Gɔ kutsuɛ ɔɣo ne, marasuãdze ɔbore mabo wũ maɣere wũ sɔ, “Kaɖe ɔɔro fiɛ ngbe ɔdzorogu ayo ame. 36 Ɖi ma ɔri si makɛlɛ simagɛ̃ kosoi gu miya mɛ lobore mibo ngbe si masɛ maaɣa aɖera maɖe.”

37 Yesu ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mi mɔmɔ mitã ma irere maɖe.”

Ne maɣere wũ sɔ, “Nnɛmɔ to iafɔ lɛ ɔturi awa farafana kuso. Ato abie sɔ bonina ngbɔ itã ma aɖera?”

38 Ne Yesu ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, “Abolo arɛ̃ miba i mi ara ame? Misɛ mianyɔ.”

Gɔ masɛ maanyɔ ne, maɣere wũ sɔ, “Abolo abo aru gu kufarai kunyɔ lokuti.”

39 Yesu ɔɣere ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ matã maturi si masɛ i karɔ̃ akuri ame i sikua iso. 40 Ne ɔso masɛ i karɔ̃ i akuri ame lɛ kulafa kulafa gu siru siru kusime.

41 Yesu ɔsu abolo gu afara anyɔ wamɔ, ɔnyɔ kato. Gɔ ɔpɛ Ɣaa siba i wã iti ne, ɔbɛbɛse ɔtã ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ maɣɛɣɛ mmamɔ. Ɔkpɛkpɛti kufarai kunyɔ ana ɔtã ma. 42 Gɔ ma ɔɖuɖu ɔɖe ara mami, 43 fiɛ marasuãdze ɔsa nwa lobuburi kanya ne, mana kusɛsɛi kuweo-kunyɔ. 44 Mma loɖe aɖera wamɔ ne, marɛrɛ̃ kerekere ɔsi mabo kukpi kuru.

45 Ɔluwɛ̃ Yesu ɔtã ɔ̃ marasuãdze ɔya mabo i ɔkolo ame sɔ mawara makɛlɛ Betsaida. Ne ɔ̃ wũ ka ɔɖi iturikuri ɔri ne.

46 Gɔ ɔ̃ɔɖi ma ɔri ɔro ne, ɔrui ɔkɛlɛ kube iso sɔ ɔ̃akparama kayi. 47 Si kutsuɛ aaɣo ne, ɔkolo ka ɔsɛ i ibu ndɛ̃, Yesu ɔnɔwɛ̃ ana ɣɛ i ibu katɔ̃. 48 Ɔnya sɔ ɔ̃ maturi ba imɔrɛ̃ i ɔkolo iwa ame, alasɔ ɔwiri to ɔli ma. Ne ɔso si iapɛ kaya iɖɔwũ iru ne, Yesu ɔtsɛ isɛ ikɛlɛ ma kɔrɛ i ibu iso, ɔbie sɔ si ɔfe ma, 49 mala kulu i ifɔ̃ ame sɔ, “Iɣii! Kpise ɔɖe!” 50 Manigã gbaã sɔ manya wũ i ndu iso.

Ne Yesu ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Midaanigã! Mme loɖe. Mina ɔtu.” 51 Ne ɔya ɔbo i ɔkolo ame fiɛ ɔwiri ɔnyua ikpɛ̃ ne. Ibara ɔ̃ marasuãdze ɣaa gbaã! 52 Alasɔ maitsue kumɛgɔ ibara fiɛ ɔtã maturi kukpi kuru aɖera maɖe mami. Mainɔ karɔ̃, ne ɔso maifɔ maɖe.

53 Gɔ mawara itubu ne, maba maabo Genezaret karɔ̃ iso, ne ɔso mapɛ ma ɔkolo ikpo i ibu katɔ̃. 54 Gɔ maya mabɔrɛ ɔkolo ame kere ne, maturi ɔnya Yesu maɖi ite. 55 Ne ɔso matere maɣere matsɔra. Kakɔi biara ga i Yesu ɔbo ne, masore manyɛse mabɔ wũ i ma sikala iso. 56 Ne ɔso ngɔi mɛ pelepele i Yesu ɔki, simagɛ̃ ame o-o, nsɛkɔ̃ o-o ne, maturi ɔsore manyɛse mabɔ kuɣakaɖekɔ̃ fiɛ mapɛ wũ nrɔɔ̃ sɔ ɔtã mapɛgu bidɛ ɔ̃ awu kutsueti kere. Mma ɔɖuɖu lopɛgu wũ ne, mana isosare.