Di Papa Send Im Messenger

Na the Gospel wey short pass and fast pass, e show Jesus as the Servant wey suffer, wey come “no be make dem serve am, but make E serve, and give im life as ransom for plenty people.”

Chapter 1.

Di beginning of di gospel of Jesus Christ, di Pikin of our Papa. ^a As dem write am for Isaiah di prophet: "Look, I dey send my messenger go your front, wey go prepare your road. Voice dey cry for di wilderness: 'Prepare di road of Oga, make im paths straight.'"

John come show, dey baptize for di wilderness, dey preach baptism of repentance for di forgiveness of sin. All Judea and everybody for Jerusalem come out go meet am, and e baptize dem for Jordan River as dem dey confess dem sin. John wear cloth wey dem make with camel hair, e tie leather belt for im waist, e dey chop locust and wild honey. E announce say: "Person wey strong pass me dey come afta me; I no even fit to bend down loose im sandal strap. I don baptize una with water, but e go baptize una with the Holy Spirit."

Di Papa Talk Over Im Pikin

For those days, Jesus come from Nazareth wey dey Galilee, and John baptize am for Jordan. Immediately, as e come comot from di water, e see heaven tear open and the Holy Spirit come down on top am like dove.

And voice come from heaven: "You be my beloved Pikin; my heart dey sweet for you."

And immediately the Holy Spirit drive am comot go di wilderness. E stay for di wilderness forty days, Satan dey tempt am, e dey with di wild animals, and di angels dey serve am.

Now afta dem arrest John, Jesus come enter Galilee, dey preach di gospel of our Papa,

e dey talk say, "Di time don reach, and di kingdom of our Papa don near; repent and believe di good news."

Jesus Call Im First Disciples

As e dey pass for di Sea of Galilee, e see Simon and im brother Andrew dey throw net for di water, because dem be fishermen.

And Jesus tell dem, "Follow me, and I go make una turn to people wey dey catch people."

And immediately dem leave dem net follow am.

As e waka small forward, e see James, Zebedee im pikin, and John im brother, for dem boat, dey mend dem net. One time e call dem; dem leave dem papa Zebedee for di boat with di hired workers, dem follow am.

Power Over Darkness

Dem go Capernaum. One time, for di Sabbath day, e enter di synagogue come start to teach. Im teaching shock dem, because e teach dem with authority, no be like di scribes. And immediately, one man wey get unclean spirit dey for dem synagogue, and e cry out. Wetin you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? You come to destroy us? I know who you be—God im Holy One!

But Jesus rebuke am, e talk say, "Keep quiet, and comot from am!"

And di unclean spirit shake am well well, cry with loud voice, come comot from am. Everybody wonder, and dem begin ask each other say: "Wetin be dis? Na new teaching wey get authority - e dey command even di unclean spirits, and dem dey obey am!" And one time, im name spread go everywhere for all di area wey surround Galilee.

Healing Reach Simon House

Immediately e comot from di synagogue, e go Simon and Andrew house, with James and John. Now Simon im mother-in-law dey lie down, fever dey worry am, and immediately dem tell am about her. E come, hold her hand, raise her up. Di fever leave her, and she serve dem.

For dat evening, wen di sun don set, dem bring all di sick people and dose wey demon dey worry come meet am. And di whole city gather for di door. E heal plenty sick people wey get different different sickness, e drive comot plenty demons, e no allow di demons talk, because dem know am.

Jesus Comot Go Pray

Before day break, wen e still dey dark, e wake up, comot go one place wey nobody dey, and e pray for there. And Simon and dose wey dey with am go find am, and dem find am, dem tell am say, "Everybody dey look for you."

E talk say, "Make we go anoda place, di towns wey dey near, so dat I fit preach for there too, na because of dis I take come."

And e waka go all Galilee, dey preach for dem synagogues, dey drive comot demons.

Di Leper Wey Dem Make Clean

One man wey get leprosy come, kneel down, beg am say, "If you gree, you fit make me clean."

As im belle dey pain am well well, e stretch im hand, touch am, and tell am say, "I gree; make you clean."

And immediately di leprosy leave am, and e come clean. E warn am well well, e send am comot one time,

and tell am say, "Make sure say you no tell anybody—but go, show yourself to di priest, and offer wetin Moses command for your cleansing, as proof to di people."

But e comot, dey talk am free free, dey spread di news, so dat Jesus no fit enter town openly again, but e dey stay for lonely places. Still, people dey come meet am from everywhere.

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Mark 1