Mak 8
1 Nʼoge ahụ, igwe mmadụ ọzọ zukọrọ. Ebe ha na-enweghị ihe ha ga-eri, ọ kpọrọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị ha,
In those days, the multitude being very large and not having anything to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them:
2 “Enwere m ọmịiko nʼebe igwe mmadụ ndị a nọ. Nke a na-eme ya ụbọchị atọ anyị na ha nọ. Ugbu a, ha enweghị ihe ha ga-eri.
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me three days now and have nothing to eat.
3 Ọ bụrụ na m ezilaga ha nʼụlọ ha, ụfọdụ nʼime ha ga-ada nʼụzọ nʼihi agụụ. Nʼihi na ụfọdụ ha si nʼebe dị anya bịa.”
If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will give out on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya zara ya, “Ebee ka mmadụ ga-achọta achịcha ga-ezuru ndị a nʼime ọzara a?”
His disciples answered Him, “From what source could anyone satisfy these people with bread here in a wilderness?”
5 Jisọs jụrụ ha sị, “Ogbe achịcha ole ka unu nwere?” Ha zara sị, “Asaa.”
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 Ọ gwara igwe mmadụ ahụ ka ha nọdụ ala. O weere ogbe achịcha asaa ahụ kpee ekpere. Ọ nyawasịrị ha, nye ha ndị na-eso ụzọ ya ka ha kee igwe mmadụ ahụ niile. Ha kekwara ya nye igwe mmadụ ahụ.
So He told the crowd to sit down on the ground; then taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, He broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before the crowd, and they did.
7 Ha nwekwara azụ ole na ole. O weere ya kpee ekpere, ọ gwara ha ka ha kesaakwa ya.
They also had a few small fish; so blessing them He said to distribute them as well.
8 Ha riri, rijuo afọ. Ha tụtụkọtara iberibe achịcha dafuru nʼebe ndị a nọ rie nri. Ha tụtụjuru nkata asaa.
Well they ate and were filled; they even took up seven hampers of broken pieces that were left over.
9 Ndị riri nri a ruru ihe dịka puku mmadụ anọ. Mgbe ahụ o zilagara ha.
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand; and He sent them away.
10 Ngwangwa, ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya banyere nʼụgbọ mmiri gaa nʼakụkụ obodo Dalmanuta.
Then He got right into the boat with His disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 Ndị Farisii bịakwutere ya malite nrụrịta ụka, na-achọ ihe ịrịbama si nʼeluigwe, iji nwalee ya.
The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, requesting of Him a sign from heaven, by way of testing Him.
12 Ọ sụrụ ude nke ukwuu nʼime onwe ya sị, “Gịnị mere ọgbọ a ji achọ ihe ịrịbama? Nʼezie, nʼezie, agwa m unu, o nweghị ihe ịrịbama a ga-egosi ọgbọ a.”
But He sighed deeply in His spirit and said: “Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you emphatically, no sign shall be given to this generation!”
13 Ọ hapụrụ ha nʼebe ahụ banyekwa nʼụgbọ mmiri ọzọ, ịgafe nʼofe ọzọ nke osimiri ahụ.
Turning His back on them, He got back into the boat and went off to the other side.
14 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya chefuru iwere achịcha. Ọ bụ naanị otu ogbe achịcha fọdụụrụ ha nʼime ụgbọ.
(His disciples had forgotten to take bread; they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.)
15 Ọ dọrọ ha aka na ntị sị, “Kpacharanụ anya. Lepụnụ anya maka ihe na-eko achịcha ndị Farisii na nke Herọd.”
And He charged them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 Ha kparịtara ụka nʼetiti onwe ha na-asị, “Ọ bụ nʼihi na anyị enweghị achịcha.”
So they started reasoning among themselves, saying, “It's because we have no bread.”
17 Mgbe Jisọs ghọtara isi mkparịta ụka ha, ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Gịnị mere unu ji na-ekwu okwu maka enweghị achịcha? Ọ pụtara na unu adịghị ahụ maọbụ aghọta? Obi unu o siri ike?
Being aware of it Jesus said to them: “Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you still neither perceive nor understand? Do you still have hearts that have been hardened?
18 Unu nwere anya nke na-adịghị ahụ ụzọ? Unu nwere ntị ma unu adịghị anụ ihe? Ọ ga-abụ na unu adịghị echeta?
Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear, and do you not remember?
19 Mgbe m ji ogbe achịcha ise zụọ puku mmadụ ise, iberibe achịcha juru nkata ole ka unu tụtụkọtara?” Ha zara sị ya, “Nkata iri na abụọ.”
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”
20 “Mgbe m ji ogbe achịcha asaa zụọ puku mmadụ anọ, iberibe achịcha juru nkata ole ka unu tụtụkọtara?” Ha zara sị ya, “Nkata asaa.”
“And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of pieces did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”
21 Ọ sịrị ha, “Unu ka nọ na-enweghị nghọta?”
So He said to them, “How is it that you still don't understand?”
22 Mgbe ha ruru Betsaida, ụfọdụ mmadụ kpọtaara ya otu onye ìsì rịọọ ya ka o metụ ya aka,
Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.
23 Ọ duuru onye ìsì ahụ nʼaka pụọ nʼazụ obodo. Mgbe ahụ, ọ gbụsara ọnụ mmiri nʼanya ya metụkwa ya aka nʼanya. Ọ jụrụ ya sị, “Ị na-ahụ ihe ọbụla?”
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; then spitting into his eyes and laying hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 Nwoke ahụ leliri anya elu ma sị, “Ana m ahụ ndị mmadụ ma ha dị ka osisi na-agagharị agagharị.”
And looking up he said, “I do see men, only they look like walking trees.”
25 Nke ugboro abụọ Jisọs metụkwara ya aka nʼanya, mgbe ahụ anya ya meghere. O bidoro ịhụ ihe niile nke ọma.
Then He put His hands on his eyes again, and made him look up; and he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Ọ zilagara ya ụlọ ya sị ya, “Abanyekwala nʼime obodo.”
Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the village nor tell anyone in the village.”
27 Mgbe ahụ Jisọs na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya gara nʼobodo nta ndị ọzọ dị gburugburu Sizaria Filipai. Mgbe ha na-aga nʼụzọ, ọ jụrụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị, “Onye ka ndị mmadụ na-asị na m bụ?”
Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”
28 Ha zara ya sị, “Ụfọdụ na-asị na ị bụ Jọn omee baptizim, ndị ọzọkwa sị na ị bụ Ịlaịja maọbụ otu nʼime ndị amụma.”
So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”
29 Ma ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Ma unu onwe unu, ọ bụ onye ka unu na-asị na m bụ?” Pita zara sị, “Ị bụ Kraịst ahụ.”
He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”
30 Ọ dọrọ ha aka na ntị sị ha agwakwala onye ọbụla ihe banyere ya.
Then He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 Emesịa, o bidoro izi ha ihe na Nwa nke Mmadụ aghaghị ịhụ ọtụtụ ahụhụ dị iche iche, ndị okenye, na ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu ga-ajụ ya, na aghaghị igbu ya, ma ọ ga-ebili nʼọnwụ mgbe ụbọchị nke atọ gasịrị.
He then began to teach them that the Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 Ọ gwaghere ha ihe ndị a ọnụ. Ma Pita kpọọrọ ya pụọ nʼotu akụkụ, bido ịbara ya mba.
He said these things quite plainly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 Ma ọ tụgharịrị lee ndị na-eso ụzọ ya anya, baara Pita mba sị ya, “Si nʼebe m nọ pụọ ekwensu! Ihe ị na-eche echiche ya abụghị uche Chineke, ha bụ echiche mmadụ.”
But He turned, looked at His disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying: “Get behind me, Satan! You have in mind men's values, not God's values.”
34 Mgbe ahụ, ọ kpọrọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya na igwe mmadụ ahụ. Ọ gwara ha sị, “Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla achọọ iso m, ya gụọ ndụ ya dị ka ihe furu efu. Mgbe ahụ, ya buru obe ya soro m nʼazụ.
He summoned the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them: “Whoever wants to follow along behind me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
35 Nʼihi na onye na-azọ ndụ ya ka ọ ga-efunarị, ma onye ọbụla gụrụ ndụ ya dị ka ihe furu efu nʼihi m, na nʼihi oziọma m, ga-azọpụta ya.
Because whoever may resolve to ‘save’ his life will waste it; but whoever may ‘waste’ his life for my sake and the Gospel's, he will save it.
36 Uru gịnị ka ọ ga-abara mmadụ, iritecha ụwa niile nʼuru ma tufuo ndụ ha?
Well, what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
37 Ọ dị ihe ọzọ dị nʼụwa mmadụ nwere ike iji gbanwere ndụ ya?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Ọ bụrụ na ihere na-eme onye ọbụla nʼihi m na nʼihi okwu m nʼụwa ọjọọ a, na nʼụwa mmehie a, ihere onye ahụ ga-emekwa Nwa nke Mmadụ, mgbe ọ ga-abịaghachi nʼebube nke Nna ya, ya na ndị mmụọ ozi dị nsọ.”
Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of the Man will also be ashamed of Him whenever He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy Angels.”
