Jisu Hag'ia Famör äf Häk (Mareko 8.1-10)

'E terȧn 'ō, nōnō, ma famör ma'oi pau 'ie tạunạ 'iag 'esea
Not long afterward another large crowd came together.

hoi 'ȧk, ka iris kat 'es tē ra la 'en 'eris, ma Jisu he'om 'on lelea'
When the people had nothing to eat, Jesus called the disciples

rak tē, ma 'eag se irisa, " 'Otou huga ruerue 'e hanisi se famör
to him and said, "I feel sorry for these people

ma'oi 'i: pō 'e terȧn fol 'oris nohoag 'esea ma gou, ka iris kat
because they have been with me for three days and now have

'es tē ra la 'en 'eris. Ma kepoi ka gou huạr'ạkia, ka iris kat 'ā tē
Nothing to eat. If I send them home without feeding them,

mumua ra, ma iris täla turor 'e sala: ne iris 'e 'on rerege leum
they will faint as they go, because some of them have come

'e sousou ta." Ma 'on lelea' rak tē 'eag se ia, "Ka 'it la pō 'e tei
A long way." His disciples asked him, "Where can anyone find

ta faraoa la a' lohoa famör 'i 'e hanua gaogao te'is?" Ma tä ia
enough food to feed all these people in this desert?" He

sai' oa se irisa, "Ka faraoa he his ta' 'e 'ausa?" Ma iris 'ea,
asked, "How much bread do you have?" They answered

"Faraoa he hif." Ma kotä ia fas'ȧk se famör ma'oi, la iris la päe
"Seven loaves." He ordered the crowd to sit down

sio se pear ta. Ma tä ia sap se faraoa he hifu, ma noanoa' ia,
on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, gave thanks,

ma to'to'ia, ma nā se 'on lelea' rak tē, la iris la nā se 'oris mua.
broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute.

Ma iris nā 'ia se mua 'on famör ma'oi.
And the disciples did so.

Ka iris pō tape 'ma ia' mea'mea' he his 'esea.
They also had a few small fish.

Ma ia fäeag ạlạlum'ạkia, ma fas'ạk la
Jesus gave thanks for these and told the disciples

iris la nā tē 'i tape'ma se 'oris mua. Ma tä iris 'ā ma loh.
to distribute them too. Everybody ate and had enough.

Ma iris teak se' tö 'tö' ne tē la 'ā ne tore, -'igkavei hif.
Then the disciples gathered seven baskets of leftover pieces.

(Ka 'äna iris ne 'ā tē 'itake famör 'äf häk.) Ma tä ia huar 'ạkia
(There were about four thousand people.) Jesus sent the iris.

Ma vȧh se ma, ma kotä ia hotiag 'esea ma 'on lelea' rak tē
people away. And at once he got into a boat with his disciples

se vak ta, ma la' se hanua ne Talmanuta.
and went to the district of Dalmanutha. 

Important Vocabulary

Questions. (Try to answer in Rotuman)

What are these words/phrases in Rotuman:

Crowd; large crowd
Disciples
Loaf of bread
Give thanks (2 ways in this passage)
For three days
I feel sorry

Why did Jesus feel sorry for the people?

Why was it hard to get food where they were?

If you have a Rotuman Bible, read the same story in Matthew 15:32-39. Do you find any differences from the report in Mark?

Choose at least 5 words or expressions from this passage that you will learn. Then try to use them!