Kalɩkalaɣ nakɛyɛ yɔɔ cɛbʋ yɔ
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1 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu wolo Yeruusalɛm Yuda ñɩma kazandʋ natʋyʋ yɔɔ. 2 Lɩm kujomuu nakʋyʋ wɛ Yeruusalɛm tɛtʋ kaɣmaɣ yɔɔ nɔnɔɔ ŋga payaɣ se Heŋ Nɔnɔɔ yɔ kɔ-cɔlɔ. Paasiɣ kʋ-cɔlɔ laŋazɩ kagbaanzɩ nɛ pɛɛ. Payaɣ peeye nɛ Ebree taa se Betɛsda.
3 Kʋdɔndɩnaa sakɩyɛ hɛnaɣ laŋazɩ nzɩ sɩ-tɛɛ: yʋlʋmaa nɛ tala tɩnaa nɛ kalɩkalasɩ. [Paɖaŋaa se lɩm eciɣdi. 4 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Kɩpaɣlʋ *tiyiyu nɔɔyʋ lɩɣaɣnɩ ɛsɔdaa wiɖiyi wiɖiyi nɛ etiki kɩ-taa nɛ eciɣdiɣ lɩm nɛ kʋdɔndʋ weyi ɛcalɩɣ tibu pɩ-taa alɩwaatʋ ndʋ yɔ, ɛ-yɔɔ cɛkɩ. Paa ɛ-kʋdɔŋ ɛɛwɛ ɛzɩma.]
5 Abalʋ nɔɔyʋ kɛwɛ peeye. Pɩnzɩ niidozo nɛ lutozo yɔ, pɩwɩɣʋ-ɩ yɔ. 6 Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, Yesu na-ɩ, ɛhɛnaa nɛ ɛtɩlɩ se ɖooo lɔŋ ɛwɛ peeye. Pʋ-yɔɔ ɛpɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Ñe-liu wɛɛ se ñɔ-yɔɔ ɛcɛ naa we?” 7 Kʋdɔndʋ ɛnʋ ecosi-i se: “Hayɩ Ɖajaa! Mɛnfɛyɩ nɔɔyʋ se ɛkpaɣ-m nɛ etisi-m lɩm taa alɩwaatʋ ndʋ peciɣdiɣ-pʋ yɔ. Mañakɩ pana se mowoki lɛ, nɔɔyʋ ñɛtɛm-m layʋʋ.” 8 Peeye Yesu heyi-i se: “Kʋyɩ ŋkpaɣ ña-ñalʋʋ nɛ ŋɖɔ!” 9 Ɛtɩyɔɔdɩ mbʋ lɛ, abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ nɛ ɛkpaɣ ɛ-ñalʋʋ nɛ ɛpazɩ ɖɔm.
Ŋgʋ, pɩɩkɛ *kɩyakʋ kɩhɛzʋʋ wiye. 10 Pʋ-yɔɔ Yuda ñɩma awiya heyi-i se: “Sɔnɔ pɩkɛ kɩyakʋ kɩhɛzʋʋ, ɖa-paɣtʋ taha nʋmɔʋ se ŋsɩɣlɩ ña-ñalʋʋ.” 11 Abalʋ ɛnʋ ecosi-wɛ se: “Weyi ɛlaba nɛ mɔ-yɔɔ cɛ yɔ, eheyi-m se mankpaɣ ma-ñalʋʋ nɛ mɔnɖɔ.” 12 Peeye pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Anɩ ñeheyi-ŋ se ŋkpaɣ ña-ñalʋʋ nɛ ŋɖɔ?” 13 Abalʋ ɛnʋ ecosi-wɛ se ɛtasɩm-ɩ. Toovenim lɛ, ɛtapɩzɩɣ se ɛsɩm-ɩ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛyaa samaɣ kɛwɛ peeye nɛ Yesu sʋʋ ka-taa nɛ ɛɖɛɛ.
14 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu wolo Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa nɛ ɛmaɣnɩ abalʋ weyi ɛ-yɔɔ cɛbɩ mbʋ yɔ. Peeye eheyi-i se: “Welesi ŋnɩɩ, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ñɔ-yɔɔ cɛba. Taatasɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm labʋ nɛ nabʋyʋ tasɩ-ŋ labʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ mbʋ.” 15 Peeye abalʋ ɛnʋ ewobi eheyi Yuda ñɩma awiya se Yesu labɩna nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ. 16 Pʋ-yɔɔ pakʋyɩ ɛlɛ yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɩyakʋ kɩhɛzʋʋ wiye ɛlabɩ mbʋ.
17 Peeye Yesu heyi-wɛ se: “Man-Caa Ɛsɔ lakɩ tʋmɩyɛ tam yɔɔ, ma ɖɔɖɔ mbʋ.” 18 Ɛyɔɔdɩ mbʋ lɛ, Yuda ñɩma awiya tɛzɩɣ ñɩnʋʋ se pakʋ-ɩ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɩtasɩnɩ se ɛtɔɖɔ kɩyakʋ kɩhɛzʋʋ paɣtʋ yɔɔ, ɛlɛ, ɛtɔm ɖɔɖɔ se Ɛsɔ lɛ ɛ-Caa nɛ pɩwɩlɩɣ se ɛ nɛ ɩ pɛwɛ kɩmaŋ.
Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ waɖɛ tɔm
19 Peeye Yesu kaɖɩ-wɛ se: “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se ma Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ lɛ, maapɩzɩɣ mala nabʋyʋ yem man-tɩ yɔɔ. Mbʋ man-Caa Ɛsɔ lakɩ nɛ manaɣ yɔ, pi-ɖeke koŋ malakɩ. Mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ man-Caa lakɩ yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ malakɩ. 20 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Caa Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ma nɛ ɛwɩlɩɣ-m mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛlakɩ yɔ. Ɛkɔŋ-m wɩlʋʋ tʋma sɔsɔna wena akɩlɩ wena malaba ɛzʋnɔ yɔ nɛ mala nɛ pɩɖɩɣzɩ-mɩ.
21 Toovenim lɛ, ɛzɩma mbʋ efeziɣ sɩɖaa nɛ ɛhaɣ-wɛ wezuu yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ma, mahaɣ mba me-liu wɛɛ yɔ wezuu. 22 Ɖɔɖɔ lɛ, Caa ɛɛhʋʋnɩ nɔɔyʋ. Ɛlɛ, ɛha ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ma waɖɛ se mahʋnɩ ɛyaa tɩŋa payɩ tɔm 23 nɛ piyele patɩŋa paɖʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ hɩɖɛ ɛzɩ paɖʋʋ Caa Ɛsɔ yɔ. Weyi ɛɛɖʋʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ hɩɖɛ yɔ, ɛɛɖʋʋ-ɖɩ ɖɔɖɔ Caa Ɛsɔ weyi etiyi-i yɔ.
24 Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se weyi ewelesiɣ mɔn-tɔm nɛ ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ weyi etiyi-m yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ, ehiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ. Paahʋʋnɩ-ɩ. Ɛtɛm lɩʋ sɩm taa nɛ ehiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ. 25 Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ kɔŋ, halɩ tɩtɛm talʋʋ. Tɩ-taa sɩɖaa kɔŋ nɩʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ nɔɔ nɛ mba panɩɣ yɔ, pehiɣ wezuu. 26 Ɛzɩma mbʋ wezuu lɩɣnɩ Caa Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ eyebi se kɩlɩnɩ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ma mɔn-cɔlɔ. 27 Ɛha-m waɖɛ se mahʋnɩ ɛyaa tɔm, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ma lɛ *Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ.
28 Pɩtaaɖɩɣzɩ-mɩ. Alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ kɔŋ nɛ pɩlaŋ taa ñɩma tɩŋa payɩ nɩɩ mɔ-nɔɔ 29 nɛ pefe. Mba palabɩ mbʋ pʋwɛ ɖeu yɔ pe-wezuu caɣʋ taa yɔ, pehikiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ nɛ piyele mba paba labɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm yɔ, pahʋnɩ-wɛ nɛ pakʋ pɔ-tɔm.”
30 Yesu tasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ se: “Maapɩzɩɣ mala nabʋyʋ yem man-tɩ yɔɔ. Mahʋʋnɩ ɛyaa ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ heyuu-m yɔ. Mɔn-tɔm hʋʋ tʋʋzaa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, maacaɣ se mala me-liu ñɩm. Ɛlɛ, malakɩ mbʋ weyi etiyi-m yɔ e-liu wɛɛ yɔ.”
Mbʋ pɩwɩlɩɣ se Yesu wɛnɩ waɖɛ yɔ
31 Yesu tasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ se: “Ye men-ɖeke maalɩzaɣnɩ man-tɩ tɩŋa ma-aseɣɖe yɔ, pɩɩwɩlaa se pɩtɛkɛ toovenim. 32 Ɛlɛ, nɔɔyʋ lɩzɩɣnɩ ma-aseɣɖe. Manawa se aseɣɖe nɖɩ ɛlɩzɩɣ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩkɛ toovenim.
33 Itiyi ɛyaa Yohanɛɛsɩ cɔlɔ se powolo pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ mɔn-tɔm nɛ ɛlɛ lɩzɩ ma-aseɣɖe toovenim. 34 Ma lɛ, pɩtɛkɛnɩ kɩcɛyʋʋ se ɛyaa ɛlɩzɩ ma-aseɣɖe. Ɛlɛ, mɔyɔɔdɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔm se pɩya mɩ-ñʋʋ. 35 Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, ɛlɛ ñaawɛ ɛzɩ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ pɔsɔba nɛ kɩ-ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mɩ-laŋa hʋlʋmɩnɩ-ɖɩ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ.
36 Ma lɛ, malɩzɩɣ aseɣɖe nɖɩ ɖɩkɩlɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ ñɩnɖɛ yɔ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tʋma wena man-Caa ɖʋ-m nɛ malakɩ yɔ, a-maɣmaɣ alɩzɩɣnɩ ma-aseɣɖe se Caa Ɛsɔ tiyini-m.
37 Man-Caa weyi etiyi-m yɔ, ɛ-tɩ tɩŋa ɛlɩzɩ ma-aseɣɖe ɖɔɖɔ. Ŋgʋ, wiɖiyi ɩtanɩɩ ɛ-nɔɔ, ɩtana ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ɖɔɖɔ kaʋ. 38 Ɩɩɖɔkʋʋ ɛ-tɔm camɩyɛ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩfɛyɩnɩ lidaʋ weyi ma Caa Ɛsɔ tiyaa yɔ mɔ-yɔɔ.
39 Ɩtazɩɣ tɔm ndʋ pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa yɔ tɩ-taa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩmaɣzɩɣ se tɩhaɣ-mɩ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ. Meheyiɣ-mɩ se ndʋ lɩzɩɣnɩ ma-aseɣɖe! 40 Ŋgʋ, ɩɩcaɣ se ɩkɔɔ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ ihiɣ wezuu ŋgʋ!
41 Pɩtɛkɛ ɛyaa samtʋ mañɩnɩɣ. 42 Mansɩm-mɩ: Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩm fɛyɩ mɩ-taa! 43 Mɔnkɔm man-Caa lone taa, ɛlɛ, ɩɩcaɣ se ɩmʋ-m. Ŋgʋ, ye nɔɔyʋ ɛkɔmnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-ɖoŋ yɔ, ɩmʋʋ-ɩ nesi naalɛ. 44 Mba mɩ ɩyɩɣyɩɣ ɖama nɛ ɩɩcaɣ se Ɛsɔ ɖeke koŋ ɛyɩɣyɩnɩ-mɩ yɔ, ɛzɩma ɩpɩzɩɣ ɩwɛnɩ lidaʋ mɔ-yɔɔ?
45 Paa mbʋ yɔ, ɩtaamaɣzɩ se mowoki man-Caa Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ nɛ mankʋyɩ mɩ-yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ, *Mooyiizi weyi ɩtaɣ-ɩ liu yɔ, ɛnʋ wokina nɛ ɛkʋyɩ mɩ-yɔɔ. 46 Mɔyɔɔdʋʋ mbʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɔn-tɔm ɛmawa. Toovenim lɛ, ye iitisi ɛ-tɔm yɔ, iitisi ma-ñɩndʋ ɖɔɖɔ. 47 Ɛlɛ, ye itetisi tɔm ndʋ Mooyiizi mawa yɔ lɛ, ɛzɩma ɩpɩzɩɣ itisi ma-ñɩndʋ yɔ?”