The Pikin of Man Dey Forgive and Dey Heal
As e forgive one paralyzed man sin, e vex di scribes; as e chop for Matthew table, e vex di Pharisees. One girl wey dey die and one woman wey dey bleed, both of dem restore for one waka. As e see say di crowd no get shepherd, e tell di disciples make dem ask Papa for workers for di harvest.
9 1Jesus enter boat, cross go di oda side, come reach im own town.
2Some people carry one man wey im body don die, wey dey lie for mat, bring am come. As Jesus see dia faith, e tell di man wey im body don die, “Take heart, my pikin; I don forgive your sins.”
3For dis one, some of di teachers of di law talk for dia mind sey, “Dis man dey talk bad against God.”
4As Jesus sabi wetin dey dia mind, e sey, “Why una dey keep bad-bad tin for una heart? 5Which one easy pass: to sey, ‘I don forgive your sins,’ abi to sey, ‘Stand up waka’? 6But make una sabi sey di Pikin of Man get power for dis earth to forgive sins”—den e tell di man wey im body don die, “Stand up, carry your mat, go your house.”
7And di man stand up go im house. 8As di crowd see am, fear catch dem and dem praise our Papa, wey give people dis kind power.
Jesus Call Matthew
9As Jesus comot for dere dey go, e see one man wey dem dey call Matthew wey sidon for di place wey dem dey collect tax. “Follow me,” e sey. Matthew stand up follow am.
10As Jesus dey chop for Matthew im house, plenty tax-collectors and sinners come join am and im disciples for table. 11As di Pharisees see am, dem ask im disciples, “Why una teacher dey chop wit tax-collectors and sinners?”
12As Jesus hear am, e sey, “Na people wey sick need doctor, no be people wey dia body strong. 13But go learn wetin dis one mean: ‘Na mercy I want, no be sacrifice.’ Because I no come to call people wey dey correct-and-holy, na sinners I come call.”
New Wine Need New Wine-Skin
14Den John im disciples come, dey ask am, “Why we and di Pharisees dey fast plenty, but your disciples no dey fast?”
15Jesus answer, “Di friends of di groom fit dey cry while e still dey wit dem? But days dey come wey dem go carry di groom comot from dem—na dat time dem go fast. 16Nobody dey sew new cloth wey never shrink for old cloth; di new one go pull comot from am, come tear am worse. 17People no dey pour new wine inside old wine-skin; if not, di skin go burst, di wine go pour comot, and everytin go spoil. Instead, new wine dey enter new wine-skin, so dat di two go dey safe.”
One Papa Beg and One Woman Touch
18As e still dey talk, one leader of synagogue come, kneel down for im front, and sey, “My daughter just die now-now. But come, put your hand for her body, and she go live.”
19Jesus stand up follow am go, and im disciples follow too. 20For dat moment, one woman wey blood dey comot for her body for twelve years come from back come touch di edge of im cloth. 21She dey talk for her mind sey, “If I fit just touch im cloth, my body go well.”
22Jesus turn, see her. “Take heart, my daughter,” e sey, “your faith don heal you.” And di woman body well for dat same moment.
23As Jesus enter di house of di synagogue leader and see di people wey dey blow flute and di crowd wey dey make noise,
24e sey, “Comot for here. Di girl no die, na sleep she dey sleep.” But dem laugh am.
25As dem don send di crowd comot, e enter, hold her hand, and di girl stand up. 26Dis news spread reach every part of dat area.
Blind Man Dem See, Dumb Man Dem Talk
27As Jesus comot for dere, two blind men follow am, dey shout, “Have mercy for us, Pikin of David!”
28As e enter di house, di blind men come meet am. E ask dem, “Una believe sey I fit do dis one?” “Yes, Oga,” dem sey.
29Den e touch dia eyes and sey, “Make e happen for una according to una faith.” 30And dia eyes open. Jesus warn dem well-well, “Make una see sey nobody hear about dis tin.”
31But dem comot go spread di news about am for all dat area.
32As dem dey comot, dem bring one dumb man wey demon dey inside come meet Jesus. 33As dem don drive di demon comot, di dumb man begin talk. Wonder catch di crowd and dem sey, “Dem never see dis kind tin for Israel before.”
34But di Pharisees sey, “Na di chief of demon dey give am power to drive out demon.”
Di Papa Dey Call Workers For Harvest
35Jesus waka reach every town and village, dey teach for dia synagogue, dey announce di good news of di kingdom of our Papa, and dey heal every sickness and every disease. 36As e see di crowd, im belle dey pain am for dem, because dem dey suffer and dem no get help, like sheep wey no get shepherd.
37Den e tell im disciples, “Di harvest plenty, but di workers small. 38So beg di Papa of di harvest make e send workers enter im harvest field.” a a v38 Jesus dey tell im disciples make dem beg di owner of di harvest — our Papa — make e send workers comot. Di harvest of people wey dey come back home na di Papa own, and na im dey send workers enter im field.
