Sɔsɔtʋ yɔɔ tɔm hɔm
(Mrk 9.33-37; Luk 9.46-48)
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1 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋʋ Yesu tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa wobi ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Anɩ lɛ weyi ɛkɩlɩ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa yɔ?” 2 Peeye Yesu ya pɩɣa cikpelaɣ nakɛyɛ nɛ ɛsɩɩ-kɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa 3 nɛ ɛtɔ se: “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se: ye ɩtɛlɛɣzɩ nɛ ɩwɛɛ ɛzɩ piya cikpesi yɔ yɔ, ɩɩsʋʋ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa kaʋ. 4 Weyi etisiɣ ɛ-tɩ nɛ ɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ pɩɣa kanɛ yɔ, ɛnʋ kɩlɩnɩ ka-taa. 5 Ye nɔɔyʋ ɛmʋ pɩɣa nakɛyɛ ɛzɩ kanɛ yɔ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, man-tɩ tɩŋa pʋdʋ mʋwa.”
Kɩwɛɛkɩm tɔm
(Mrk 9.42-48; Luk 17.1-2)
6 Yesu tasɩ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa heyuu se: “Ye nɔɔyʋ eyeba nɛ mba pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ patakpaɣ-wɛ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ pa-taa nɔɔyʋ la kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ, pɩkɩlɩ wee wee se pɛlɛɛ e-liu tɛɛ pɩyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ nɛ powoni-i pɛpɛɖɩ teŋgu taa nɛ pitisi-i lɩm tɛɛ. 7 Pʋtɔɔ ɛyaa tɩŋa payɩ! Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mbʋ piyeki se ɛyaa ɛla kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ, pʋwɛɣ kedeŋa yɔɔ tam. Ɛlɛ, pʋtɔɔ weyi pɩtɩŋɩɣnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ kpem!
8 “Ye ñe-nesi yaa ña-naŋgbaŋaɣ eyekini se ŋla kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ, sɛtɩ nɛ ŋlɔ poliŋ. Pɩkɩlɩ ɖeu se ŋwɛnɩ nesi kʋɖʋmsɩ yaa naŋgbaŋaɣ kʋɖʋmaɣ nɛ ŋhiɣ wezuu ɛzɩ ŋŋwɛnɩ ñe-nesi naalɛ yaa ña-naŋgbanzɩ naalɛ nɛ Ɛsɔ pɛɖɩ-ŋ miŋ weyi eeɖeŋ kaʋ yɔ ɛ-taa yɔ. 9 Ye ñɛ-ɛzɩyɛ eyekini se ŋla kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ, hɔɔzɩ-ɖɩ nɛ ŋlɔ poliŋ. Pɩkɩlɩ ɖeu se ŋwɛnɩ ɛzɩyɛ kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ nɛ ŋhiɣ wezuu ɛzɩ ŋŋwɛnɩ ɛza naalɛ nɛ Ɛsɔ pɛɖɩ-ŋ kʋñɔŋ pɩɩtɛŋ taa ɖenɖe miŋ eeɖeŋ kaʋ yɔ yɔ.”
Heu kilebu tɔm
(Luk 15.3-7)
10 Yesu tasɩ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa paɣʋ se: “Ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ nɛ ɩtaapɛɛŋ mba pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ patakpaɣ-wɛ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ pa-taa nɔɔyʋ tɛtɛ. Toovenim lɛ, mankaɖɩɣ-mɩ se: man-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, e-*tiyiyaa mba pɔcɔŋnɩ pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, pɛwɛ ɛ-cɔlɔ tam. [ 11 Meheyiɣ-mɩ se: *Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ kɔm se ɛya mba peleba yɔ pa-ñʋʋ.]
12 “Ɩmaɣzɩɣ se ye nɔɔyʋ ɛwɛnɩ heŋ mɩnʋʋ nɛ ɩ-taa kʋɖʋm le, ɛlakɩ ɛzɩma? Eeyeki kʋɖʋm fɛyɩ mɩnʋʋ weyi ɩkazaa yɔ pʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɛɖɛɛ weyi eleba yɔ ɛ-ñɩnʋʋ naa we? 13 Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se: ye ɛna-ɩ yɔ, ɛ-taa hʋlʋmʋʋnɩ-ɩ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ kʋɖʋm fɛyɩ mɩnʋʋ weyi ɩkazaa yɔ. 14 Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ mɩ-Caa Ɛsɔ weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ɛɛcaɣ se mba pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ patakpaɣ-wɛ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ, pa-taa nɔɔyʋ ele.”
Mbʋ pʋwɛɛ se pala taabalʋ weyi ɛlabɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ
15 Yesu tasɩ-wɛ heyuu se: “Ye ña-taabalʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛyʋsaa*fɖ* yɔ, wolo ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ña nɛ ɩ ɩcaɣ mi-ɖeke nɛ ŋheyi-i mbʋ ɛyʋsaa yɔ. Ye etisaa yɔ, pʋbʋ ña nɛ ɩ ɩɖaɣnɩ pɩsʋʋ kʋɖʋm. \fm ɖ \fr (18.15) Ɛyʋsaa: \f takayɩsɩ lɛɛsɩ taa lɛ, pɛɖɛzɩɣ-tʋ se: ɛyʋsɩnɩ-ŋ. 16 Ye etetisi lɛ, ŋwolo ŋyaa nɔɔyʋ yaa naalɛ nabɛyɛ nɛ ña nɛ wɛ iwolo nɛ panɩɩ ndʋ ɛyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ. Ye ŋlabɩ mbʋ yɔ, pɩlakɩ ɛzɩ paɖʋʋ paɣtʋ taa se: ‘Ye ña nɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛwɛ tɔm yɔ, pʋwɛɛ se ɛyaa naalɛ yaa naadozo ɛnɩɩ-tʋ nɛ pɛkɛ aseɣɖe tɩnaa’ yɔ. 17 Ye etetisi ɖɔɖɔ lɛ, ŋwolo ŋheyi ɛgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ. Ye ɛtanɩnɩ paba lɛ, pʋbʋ, ŋkpaɣ-ɩ ɛzɩ weyi ɛɛñaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ yaa kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ nɔɔyʋ yɔ. \f*
18 “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se: mbʋ ikiziɣ se pataala tataa cɩnɛ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kiziɣ se pataalabɩ-pʋ ɖɔɖɔ, nɛ mbʋ itisiɣ se pala tataa cɩnɛ yɔ, etisiɣ se palabɩ-pʋ ɖɔɖɔ.
19 “Meheyiɣ-mɩ ɖɔɖɔ se: ye mɩ-taa ɛyaa naalɛ ɛnɩnɩ ɖama tataa cɩnɛ nɛ pasʋlʋmɩ man-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ paa ɛbɛ yɔ, ɛhaɣ-wɛ-pʋ. 20 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖenɖe ɛyaa naalɛ yaa naadozo kpeɣliɣ ma-hɩɖɛ yɔɔ se pɛsɛɣ Ɛsɔ yɔ, mɛwɛɣ pɔ-cɔlɔ.”
Tʋmlaɖʋ weyi eekpeɣiɣ lɛlaa yɔ
21 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Pɩyɛ wolo Yesu cɔlɔ nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Kɩpaɣlʋ! Tɔm ɛzɩma pʋwɛɛ se menkpeɣ man-taabalʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛwɛɛ ɛyʋsʋʋnɩ-m yɔ? Pɩsɩnɩ tɔm lʋbɛ yaa we?” 22 Peeye ecosi-i se: “Aayɩ! Maapɩzɩɣ meheyiɣ-ŋ se pɩsɩnɩ tɔm lʋbɛ, ɛlɛ, wɛɛ-ɩ kpeɣu yɔɔ*fe*. \fm e \fr (18.22) Wɛɛ-ɩ kpeɣu yɔɔ: \f ye pɛɖɛɣzɩ-tʋ piye piye yɔ, pɛɖɛɣzɩɣ-tʋ se: tɔm nɩɩnʋwa nɛ nɩɩlɛ tɔm lʋbɛ taa. 23 Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩna mbʋ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ nɩɣzɩnaa yɔ: wiyaʋ sɔsɔ nɔɔyʋ kekpeɣlini ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa se pɛhɛyɩ-ɩ ɛ-kɩma. \f*
24 “Ɛkalaɣ e-liidiye lɛ, pakpa lɛlʋ nɛ powoni ɛ-cɔlɔ. Ɛlɛ tɔɔ-ɩ kɩmɩyɛ liidiye kutokiŋ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ. 25 Ɛɛnaɣ se ɛla ɛzɩma nɛ ɛhɛyɩ-ɖɩ lɛ, ɛ-caa weyi ɛlakɩ-ɩ tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, ɛha nɔɔ se pokuu ɛ nɛ ɛ-halʋ nɛ e-piya nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛwɛna yɔ nɛ pɛpɛdɩ-wɛ ɛzɩ yomaa yɔ nɛ papɩzɩ pɛhɛyɩ kɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ. 26 Ɛlɛ, tʋmlaɖʋ ɛnʋ eluŋ ɛ-caa ɛsɩndaa nɛ etendi-i se: ‘Hayɩ man-caa! Na man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ nɛ ŋyebi-m. Mehiɣa lɛ, maahɛyɩ-ŋ!’ 27 Peeye pɩlabɩ ɛ-caa ɛnʋ pʋtɔdɩyɛ nɛ ekpeɣ-i ɛ-kɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ nɛ eheyi-i se ɛɖɛɛ.
28 “Tʋmlaɖʋ ɛnʋ ɛlɩ nʋmɔʋ taa lɛ, esuluni ɛ-taabalʋ tʋmlaɖʋ lɛlʋ. Ɛlɛ kɛwɛnɩ-ɩ kɩmɩyɛ liidiye pazɩ yem. Ɛlɛ, ɛta e-liu tɛɛ nɛ eheyi-i se: ‘Hɛyɩ-m man-kɩmɩyɛ lɔŋ!’ 29 Peeye taabalʋ ɛnʋ eluŋ ɛ-tɛɛ nɛ etendi-i se: ‘Hayɩ man-caa! Na man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ nɛ ŋyebi-m. Mehiɣa lɛ, maahɛyɩ-ŋ!’ 30 Ɛlɛ, ekizi e-tenduu mbʋ nɛ ɛkpa-ɩ nɛ ewona ɛɖʋ-ɩ salaka se ɛwɛɛ peeye nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩnɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ɛhɛyɩ ɛ-kɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ yɔ.
31 “Tʋmlaɖaa lɛlaa nɩ mbʋ pa-taabalʋ laba yɔ lɛ, pɔ-hɔ pɩsɩ pɩŋŋ nɛ powolo pɛkɛdɩ pa-caa pɩtɩŋa payɩ. 32 Peeye ɛlɛ tiyaa se payaa-ɩ. Ewoba lɛ, eheyi-i se: ‘Tʋmlaɖʋ kañadʋ ña! Mankpaɣ ña-kɩmɩyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ nɛ menkpeɣ-ŋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ŋtendi-m se menkpeɣ-ŋ. 33 Pɩtaamʋna se ŋna ña-taabalʋ pʋtɔdɩyɛ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ manaʋ ña-ñɩnɖɛ yɔ yaa we?’ 34 Peeye pa-caa ɛnʋ, ɛ-pana kpa pɩŋŋ nɛ eyele nɛ pakpa-ɩ paɖʋzɩ salaka nɔnɔɔ ɖaŋɩyaa nesi taa se panazɩ-ɩ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩnɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ɛhɛyɩ ɛ-kɩmɩyɛ tɩŋa payɩ ɖɔɖɔ yɔ.”
35 Yesu tasɩ-wɛ heyuu se: “Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pʋwɛɛ. Ye mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ etekpeɣ ɛ-taabalʋ nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ tɩŋa yɔ, mbʋ man-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ɛkɔŋ-ɩ labʋ.”