Yohana 2
1 nivi u tra wa a wuce igran iri a heni cana u Galili u yi yesu a hei niki
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 ba hla ni yesu di almajeranma ndu ba hi ni igan ugran
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 u lman inabin a kle u yi yesu hla ni wu iba na he ni iman inabin na
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 yesu hla niwu iwa ahi ge ka krji u ye nime? iton mu na tsra rina
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 iyima a hla ni miri bi nduma ko a hla ni nduyi tie gen bika tie u ndu bari ba he niki ni tita tan ne
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 iwa yahudawa ba tie ndu niwa ni igan ba u tsarka ke ko rime ni mi mba ni ban durom iri
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 iwa hla ni bawu suru man shu ni indun ba uba suruman shu mba pleleme
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 iwa hla ni bi ndu ba tie ni mima hi no nikon ugan u ba tie nakima
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 nikon u igan a vu ma hla toh wa a katie ima ina bin wana toh iwurji wa a rji a na iwa to
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 na hla niwu ko nha niga ma inabin ndi ndi ni mumla nduba so kle rikiko ba nji iwa a lolomey ye ni kokon iwu u ma ndindi zi sei zizan
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 iwayi a hi gban u mumlan wa yesu tie ni cana galili na tsoro dauka ka ma amajeran ma ba kpayenme ni tiea
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 ni kle ki yesu ni yinman ni miri vayima ni almajeran ma ba hi kafarnahum na ka sori niki tie vi bari
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 igan u zagran idina tie whire u yesu a hon hi ni uri shaliman
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 a ka toh bi le ni lando ni ik rju ni tantabaru ni bi siran iklen ba son niki
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 iwa tie gbugban ni rjirji na zuba rju wawu ni mitara u rji ni nitman ni lando na vu glengbe in klen vara hlega ni bi saran klen na kpa tabru a zie lega
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 a hla nibi le ni tan tabara vu kpie bi yi rju niwa yi bi kako itiemu tie chuchuu lea ni kpie
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 u alma jeran ma ba tika andi ba nha nhan zindi to iko me ni irime kle
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 binikon ni yahudawa ba batre niwu a a hi gban geri u ya tsoro ta ni tu ikpe wa u si tie mba
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 yesu sa nibawu zie tra rji yi mi merie ni mi ivi tra
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 ubi mikon yahudawa ba tre ba tie ise arabayin don tannen riko na nme trarsi a kle u ri ban ivi tra yin ni nme koa?
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 ama asita tra itra u kpa ma mu
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 nikogon wa a ta shimen ni beh almajeran ma ba lu tika ndi ana hla naki uba kpayemen ni nasi ni lantre wa yesu a hla
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 ngari aheni urushelima ni idi gbugbuu ba kpayemen ni iden ma ni wa ba igban wa a tie
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 yesu na kpayeme ni bana atoh bawauu
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 ana son ndu dio shaida ma ni tu indi na nitu wa a toh kpe wa a he mi ndi
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
