John 6

Chapter 6.

6 ¹After dis one, Jesus cross di Sea of Galilee, wey dem dey also call di Sea of Tiberias. ²A big crowd follow am, because dem see di signs wey e dey do for sick people. ³Jesus climb go up for di mountainside, e sidon dia wit im disciples. ⁴Now di Passover, di feast of di Jews, don dey near.

⁵As Jesus look up, e see a big crowd dey come meet am, e ask Philip say, “Wia we go fit buy bread wey dis people go chop?”

⁶E talk dis one to test Philip, because e imsef don already know wetin e go do.

⁷Philip answer am say, “Even bread wey reach 200 days work-money no go do, make each of dem sef fit collect small.” ^a a v7 One denarius na like one day work-money; two hundred denarii na like eight months pay.

⁸One of im disciples, Andrew, wey be Simon Peter broda, talk give am say, ⁹“One small boy dey here wey get five barley bread an two fish—but wetin be dat one for so many people?”

¹⁰Jesus talk say, “Make di people sidon.” Plenty grass grow for dat place, so like 5,000 men sidon.

¹¹Jesus den take di bread, e give thanks, e share am give di people wey sidon; e do di same wit di fish, as much as dem want.

¹²When dem belleful, e tell im disciples say, “Gather di pieces wey remain, so nothing no go waste.”

¹³So dem gather di pieces wey remain from di five barley bread after di people don chop, e fill twelve baskets. ¹⁴So when di people see di sign wey e do, dem talk say, “Dis one na truly di Prophet wey dey come inside di world!” ¹⁵As Jesus know say dem wan come grab am make dem crown am king, e comot again go di mountain by imsef.

Enta di Storm

¹⁶When evening reach, im disciples go down go di sea, ¹⁷dem enta boat dey go cross di sea go Capernaum. E don already dark, an Jesus never reach dem side. ¹⁸Strong wind dey blow, an di sea come rough. ¹⁹After dem don row like three or four miles, dem see Jesus dey waka for top di water, dey come meet di boat, an fear catch dem.

²⁰But e talk give dem say, “Na me; make una no fear.”

²¹So dem glad to take am enter di boat, an sharp-sharp di boat reach di shore wia dem dey go.

²²Di next day, di crowd wey remain for di oda side of di sea see say na only one boat bin dey dia, an say Jesus no enter am wit im disciples, but say im disciples waka comot by demsef. ²³Oda boats come from Tiberias near di place wia dem chop bread after Oga give thanks. ²⁴So when di crowd see say Jesus an im disciples no dey dia, dem enta boats go Capernaum go find Jesus. ²⁵When dem find am for di oda side of di sea, dem ask am say, “Rabbi, wetin time you reach here?”

²⁶Jesus answer dem say, “Trulytruly, I dey tell una: una dey find me no be because una see signs, but because una chop di bread an belleful. ²⁷No dey work for food wey go spoil, but for food wey go last reach life wey no dey end, wey di Pikin of Man go give una. Because na for am our Papa don put im seal.”

²⁸Den dem talk give am say, “Wetin we go do so dat we go dey do di works of our Papa?”

²⁹Jesus answer dem say, “Dis na our Papa work: say make una believe di one wey e send.”

³⁰So dem ask am say, “Wetin sign you go give, so dat we go see an believe you? Wetin work you go do? ³¹Our ancestors chop manna for di wilderness, as dem write am say: ‘E give dem bread from heaven make dem chop.’”

³²Jesus tell dem say, “Trulytruly, I dey tell una: no be Moses give una di bread from heaven—na my Papa dey give una di true bread from heaven. ³³Because di bread of our Papa na di one wey dey come down from heaven, wey dey give di world life.”

³⁴So dem talk give am say, “Oga, give us dis bread all di time.”

³⁵Jesus tell dem say, “Na me be di bread of life. Anybody wey come meet me no go ever hungry; anybody wey believe me no go ever thirsty. ³⁶But as I don tell una, una don see me an una still no believe. ³⁷Everybody wey di Papa give me go come meet me, an di one wey come meet me, I no go ever drive am comot. ³⁸Because I come down from heaven, no be to do my own will, but di will of di one wey send me. ³⁹Dis na di will of di one wey send me: say make I no lose even one of all wey e don give me, but say make I raise dem up for di last day. ⁴⁰Because dis na di will of my Papa: say make everybody wey dey look di Pikin an believe am get life wey no dey end, an I go raise dem up for di last day.”

⁴¹So di Jews begin grumble about am because e talk say, “Na me be di bread wey come down from heaven.”

⁴²Dem talk say, “No be dis Jesus, Joseph pikin, wey we sabi im papa an mama? How e go come now dey talk say, ‘I come down from heaven’?”

⁴³Jesus answer dem say, “Make una stop to dey grumble among una-sef.

⁴⁴“Nobody fit come meet me unless di Papa wey send me draw am, an I go raise am for di last day. ^b b v44 To come meet Jesus na our Papa own move—e dey draw im children come meet di Pikin wit love wey dey pursue, no be power wey dey force. ⁴⁵Dem write am for di Prophets say: ‘An our Papa go teach dem all.’ Everybody wey don hear an learn from di Papa dey come meet me. ⁴⁶No be say anybody don see di Papa except di one wey come from am; na im don see di Papa. ⁴⁷Trulytruly, I dey tell una, anybody wey believe get life wey no dey end. ⁴⁸Na me be di bread of life. ⁴⁹Una ancestors chop di manna for di wilderness, but still dem die. ⁵⁰Dis na di bread wey dey come down from heaven, so dat anybody fit chop am an no die. ⁵¹Na me be di living bread wey come down from heaven. Anybody wey chop dis bread go live forever. Di bread wey I go give na my body, for di life of di world.”

⁵²Den di Jews begin argue sharp-sharp among demsef say, “How dis man go fit give us im body make we chop?”

⁵³Jesus tell dem say, “Trulytruly, I dey tell una, unless una chop di body of di Pikin of Man an drink im blood, una no get life inside una. ⁵⁴Anybody wey dey chop my body an drink my blood get life wey no dey end, an I go raise am for di last day. ⁵⁵Because my body na true food, an my blood na true drink. ⁵⁶Anybody wey dey chop my body an drink my blood dey remain inside me, an me inside am. ⁵⁷As di living Papa send me an I dey live because of di Papa, so anybody wey dey chop me go live because of me. ⁵⁸Dis na di bread wey come down from heaven. E no be like di bread wey una ancestors chop an still die. Anybody wey dey chop dis bread go live forever.”

⁵⁹E talk dis things as e dey teach for di synagogue for Capernaum. ⁶⁰When plenty of im disciples hear am, dem talk say, “Dis na hard teaching. Who fit accept am?”

When Plenty People Turn Back

⁶¹As Jesus know say im disciples dey grumble about dis one, e talk give dem say, “Dis one dey offend una?

⁶²“Den wetin go happen if una see di Pikin of Man dey climb go up wia e bin dey before? ⁶³Di Spirit dey give life; di body no dey help anything. Di words wey I don talk give una na spirit an na life. ⁶⁴But some of una no dey believe.” Because Jesus bin know from di start who no dey believe, an who go betray am. ⁶⁵An e talk say, “Na dis be why I tell una say: nobody fit come meet me unless di Papa make am possible for am.”

⁶⁶From dis time plenty of im disciples turn back, dem no dey waka wit am again.

⁶⁷So Jesus ask di Twelve say, “Una wan comot too?”

⁶⁸Simon Peter answer am say, “Oga, na who we go go meet? Na you get di words of life wey no dey end. ⁶⁹We don believe an we don know say na you be di Holy One of our Papa.”

⁷⁰Jesus answer dem say, “No be me choose una, di Twelve? But one of una na devil.”

⁷¹E dey talk about Judas, Simon Iscariot pikin, one of di Twelve, wey dey ready to betray am.