Matthew 14

14 ¹For dat time, Herod di tetrarch hear di tori wey dey go round about Jesus. ²E tell im servant dem sey, "Na John di Baptist be dis, wey don wake from death—na im make dis powers dey work inside am." ³Because Herod bin don arrest John, chain am, and lock am for prison because of Herodias, im broda Philip wife, ⁴because John bin dey tell am sey, "E no correct for law sey you go take her as wife." ⁵Herod bin wan kill am but e dey fear di crowd, because dem hold John as prophet. ⁶But wen Herod birthday reach, di pikin-girl of Herodias dance for dem front and e sweet Herod, ⁷so e swear promise sey e go give her anytin wey she ask. ⁸As her mama push her, she sey, "Give me John di Baptist head here for inside plate."

⁹Di king belle cut, but because of im swear-swear and di people wey e invite chop, e give order, ¹⁰and e send make dem cut John head for inside prison. ¹¹Dem bring im head for inside plate, give am to di girl, and she carry am go give her mama. ¹²Den John disciple dem come, carry di body, and bury am; and dem go tell Jesus.

Jesus Feed Five Thousand People

¹³Wen Jesus hear dis, e comot enta boat go one lonely place im one. But di crowd hear and dem waka with leg from di towns follow am. ¹⁴Wen e comot for land, e see plenty crowd, im belle pain am for dem, and e heal dia sick people. ¹⁵Wen evening reach, di disciple dem tell am, "Dis place lonely, and time don far. Send di crowd make dem go di villages go buy food chop."

¹⁶But Jesus tell dem, "Dem no need go anywhere. Una give dem food chop."

¹⁷Dem tell am, "Na only five bread and two fish we get here."

¹⁸E sey, "Bring dem come here give me."

¹⁹E tell di crowd make dem sidon for di grass. E take di five bread and two fish, look up go heaven, tank God, break di bread, and give di disciple dem, and dem give di crowd. ²⁰Everybody chop and belleful, and dem pack twelve basket full with di pieces wey remain. ²¹Di people wey chop na like 5,000 men, apart from women and pikin dem.

Jesus Waka For Top Water

²²Sharp-sharp e make di disciple dem enta boat go ahead of am go di oda side, wen e still dey send di crowd away. ²³Afta e send di crowd away, e climb go di mountain im one go pray. Wen evening reach, e dey dia im one. ²⁴Di boat don far from land already, and di waves dey knock am, because di wind dey blow gagainst dem. ²⁵Around three o'clock for morning, e come meet dem, dey waka for top di sea. ^a a v25 Di fourth watch of di night na like 3:00 to 6:00 for morning — di time wey dark and cold pass before day go break. ²⁶Wen dem see am dey waka for top di sea, fear catch di disciple dem, dem sey, "Na ghost!" and dem shout because of fear.

²⁷But Jesus talk to dem sharp-sharp: "Make una get mind! Na me; no dey fear."

²⁸Peter answer am, "Oga, if na you, tell me make I come meet you for top di water."

²⁹E sey, "Come." Peter comot for inside di boat, waka for top water, and dey go meet Jesus.

³⁰But wen e see di strong wind, fear catch am, and as e start to dey sink, e shout, "Oga, save me!"

³¹Sharp-sharp Jesus stretch im hand, hold am, and sey, "You wey get small faith, why you doubt?"

³²And wen dem enta di boat, di wind quiet down. ³³Den di people wey dey inside di boat worship am, dem sey, "For true, na di Pikin of our Papa you be."

³⁴Wen dem don cross reach di oda side, dem come land for Gennesaret. ³⁵Wen di men of dat place recognise am, dem send word go dat whole area and bring all di sick people come meet am. ³⁶Dem beg am make e allow dem just touch di edge of im cloth, and everybody wey touch am, dem heal.