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Mgbe ahụ, ọha mmadụ ahụ niile biliri duru ya gakwuru Pailet.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ϩⲱϯ ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
Ha malitere ibo ya ebubo na-asị, “Anyị chọpụtara na nwoke a na-eduhie ndị obodo anyị niile, na-egbochikwa ha ịtụ ụtụ isi nye Siza, ma na-ekwukwa na ya bụ Kraịst, Eze.”
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
Ya mere Pailet jụrụ ya sị, “Ị bụ eze ndị Juu?” Ọ zara ya sị, “Gị onwe gị kwuru otu a.”
Mgbe ahụ Pailet gwara ndịisi nchụaja na igwe mmadụ ahụ, “O nweghị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla m chọpụtara nwoke a mere.”
5 ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
Ma ha gara nʼihu na-asị, “Ọ na-akpasu ọgbaaghara nʼala ndị Judịa niile site nʼozizi ya. Ọ malitere na Galili, ọ bịakwala ebe a ugbu a.”
Mgbe Pailet nụrụ nke a, ọ jụrụ ma nwoke a ọ bụ onye Galili?
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
Mgbe ọ matara na o si nʼebe Herọd na-achị, o nyere iwu ka e dugara ya Herọd, onye nọkwa na Jerusalem mgbe ahụ.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Obi tọrọ Herọd ụtọ nke ukwuu, mgbe ọ hụrụ Jisọs nʼihi na ọ nọ na-achọ ịhụ ya anya nʼoge dị anya gara aga. Sitekwa nʼakụkọ ọ nụrụ banyere ya, o lere anya na ọ ga-arụ ọrụ ebube ụfọdụ.
Ya mere ọ jụrụ ya ọtụtụ ajụjụ, ma ọ zaghị ya ihe ọbụla.
Ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu guzo nʼebe ahụ gara nʼihu bosie ya ebubo ike.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲟϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲗϩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲫⲉⲣⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ.
Emesịa, Herọd na ndị agha ya jiri ya mee ihe ọchị, ma kwaakwa ya emo. Ha yikwasịrị ya uwe mwụda mara mma ma zighachikwara ya Pailet.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ ka Herọd na Pailet ghọrọ enyi, maka nʼoge gara aga ha bụ ndị iro.
Pailet kpọkọtara ndịisi nchụaja, na ndị ndu, na ndị mmadụ ndị ọzọ
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
sị ha, “Unu kpọtaara m nwoke a dị ka otu onye nʼime ndị na-akpali ndị mmadụ inupu isi. Ajụọla m ya ajụjụ nʼihu unu ma achọpụtaghị m ihe ọbụla nke unu kwesiri iji boo ya ebubo.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
Ọ bụladị Herọd achọpụtaghị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla nʼaka ya, nke a mere o jiri kpụghachitere anyị ya. Leenụ, o nweghị ihe ọbụla o mere e kwesiri iji maa ya ikpe ọnwụ.
Ya mere aga m apịa ya ihe hapụ ya ka ọ laa.”
Ma ọ dị mkpa na a ga-ahapụ otu onye mkpọrọ nʼoge mmemme.
Ma igwe mmadụ ahụ tiri mkpu nʼotu olu sị, “Gbuo nwoke a, hapụrụ anyị Barabas.”
(Onye a tụbara nʼụlọ mkpọrọ nʼihi ọgbaaghara dapụtara nʼobodo ahụ, nakwa nʼihi igbu mmadụ.)
Dị ka ọ gbalịsịrị ike ịhapụ Jisọs, Pailet gwakwara ha okwu ọzọ.
Ma ha niile tiri mkpu sị, “Kpọgide ya nʼobe! Kpọgide ya nʼobe!”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Ọ sịrị ha na nke ugboro atọ, “Ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị? Olee ihe ọjọọ nwoke a mere? O nweghị ihe ọbụla m chọpụtara nʼaka ya kwesiri iwetara ya ọnwụ. Ya mere aga m ata ya ahụhụ, hapụ ya.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ.
Ma ha nọgidere na-eti mkpu nʼoke olu ka a kpọgide ya nʼobe, nʼikpeazụ olu iti mkpu ha karịrị.
Ya mere Pailet kpebiri imere ha ihe ha chọrọ.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ.
Ọ hapụrụ nwoke ahụ ha chọrọ nke a tụbara nʼụlọ mkpọrọ nʼihi ọgbaaghara na igbu mmadụ, ma nyefee ha Jisọs nʼaka.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲣⲓⲛⲉⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Dị ka ha duu ya na-aga, ha jidere Saimọn onye Sirini bụ onye si nʼime otu obodo nta na-alọbata; ha boro ya obe ahụ, manye ya ka o buru ya na-eso Jisọs na-azụ.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
Igwe mmadụ dị ukwuu soro ya tinyekwara ụmụ nwanyị bụ ndị tiri mkpu akwa ma ruokwara ya ụjụ.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ.
Ma Jisọs tụgharịrị sị ha, “Ụmụada Jerusalem, unu eberela m akwa, kama beerenụ onwe unu na ụmụ unu.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϭ ⲣⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲙⲛⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲛϣ.
Nʼihi na oge na-abịa mgbe unu ga-asị, ‘Ngọzị na-adịrị ụmụ nwanyị aga, akpanwa ndị na-amụghị nwa, na ara ndị na-enweghị onye ṅụrụ ha.’
Mgbe ahụ, “‘ha ga-asị, ugwu ukwu niile, “Dakwasị anyị!” Sịkwa, ugwu nta, “Kpuchite anyị!”’
Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na ha mee ọhịa otu a mgbe ahịhịa dị ndụ dị na ya, gịnị ga-emekwanụ mgbe ọ kpọrọ nkụ?”
Ha dukwaara mmadụ abụọ bụ ndị ohi gaa igbu ha na ya.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲁϭⲏ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
Mgbe ha bịarutere nʼebe a na-akpọ Okpokoro Isi, ebe ahụ ka ha kpọgidere ya nʼobe ya na ndị ohi abụọ ahụ. Otu nʼaka nri ya nke ọzọ nʼaka ekpe ya.
Jisọs sịrị, “Nna gbaghara ha nʼihi na ha amataghị ihe ha na-eme.” Ha ji ife nza kee uwe ya nʼetiti onwe ha.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲗⲕϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲱϥ ⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
Ndị mmadụ guzoro ebe ahụ na-ele anya, ka ndị ọchịchị ji ya na-eme ihe ọchị, na-asị, “Ọ zọpụtara ndị ọzọ, ya zọpụtanụ onwe ya, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ Kraịst nke Chineke, bụ Onye a họpụtara.”
Ndị agha bịakwara chịa ya ọchị. Ha nyere ya mmanya gbara ụka,
ma na-asị, “Ọ bụrụ na ị bụ eze ndị Juu, zọpụtanụ onwe gị.”
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
Ihe e dere nʼelu isi obe ahụ bụ: Onye a bụ Eze ndị Juu.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ.
Otu onye nʼime ndị ohi ahụ a kpọgidekwara nʼobe nʼebe ahụ kparịkwara ya sị, “Ọ bụghị gị bụ Kraịst? Zọpụtanụ onwe gị ma zọpụtakwa anyị.”
40 ⲙ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
Ma onye nke ọzọ a makwara ikpe ọnwụ baara ya mba sị, “Ị naghị atụ Chineke egwu, ị hụghị na a mara gị ikpe dị ka e si maa ya.
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
Anyị na-ata ahụhụ kwesiri anyị, nʼihi na a na-ata anyị ahụhụ nʼihi ihe anyị mere, ma nwoke a emeghị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla.”
Mgbe ahụ ọ sịrị, “Jisọs, chetakwa m mgbe ị bara nʼalaeze gị.”
Ọ sịrị ya, “Nʼezie a agwa m gị, taa, ị ga-anọnyere m na paradaịs.”
Mgbe ọ na-eru ihe dị ka elekere iri na abụọ nke ehihie, ọchịchịrị gbachikọtara nʼala ahụ niile ruo elekere atọ nke ehihie.
Nʼihi na anyanwụ kwụsịrị inye ihe ya. Akwa mgbochi dị nʼụlọnsọ ukwu sitere nʼelu gbawaa abụọ.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
Jisọs tiri mkpu nʼoke olu sị, “Nna, nʼaka gị ka m na-enyefe mmụọ m.” Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, o kubiri ume.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲡⲉ.
Mgbe ọchịagha na-achị otu narị ndị agha hụrụ ihe merenụ, o nyere Chineke otuto ma kwuokwa sị, “Nʼezie nwoke a bụ onye ezi omume.”
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
Mgbe igwe mmadụ niile gbakọtara ilere anya hụrụ ihe mere, ha laghachiri nʼụlọ ha na-eti aka nʼobi.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ.
Ma ndị niile maara onye ọ bụ, tinyekwara ụmụ nwanyị ndị soro ya si Galili bịa, guzokwara nʼebe dị anya na-ele ihe ndị a.
O nwere otu nwoke aha ya bụ Josef, onye so nʼotu ndịisi ụlọ nzukọ. Ọ bụ ezigbo mmadụ na onye aka ya kwụ ọtọ.
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲑⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Ọ kwadoghị mkpebi ha na omume ha. Onye sitere Arimatia, nʼotu obodo ndị Juu, onye na-echere ọbịbịa nke alaeze Chineke.
Nwoke a gakwuru Pailet rịọọ ka e bunye ya ahụ Jisọs.
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲩⲗⲱⲗϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲧⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲟⲕϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ.
Ya mere, o budatara ya fụchie ya nʼakwa ọcha linin, tinye ya nʼili e gwuru nʼọgba nkume, nke a na-etinyebeghị mmadụ na mbụ.
Ọ bụ Ụbọchị Nkwadebe maka ụbọchị izuike nke na-abịa nso.
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Ndị nwanyị ahụ sitere Galili soro ya hụrụ ili ahụ, hụkwa otu e si nibe ahụ ya nʼime ya.
Emesịa ha laghachiri ga kwadoo mmanụ otite nke e tinyere ọtụtụ ụda. Nʼụbọchị izuike ha zukwara ike dịka ọ dị nʼiwu.
