Kalɩkalaɣ nakɛyɛ yɔɔ cɛbʋ yɔ
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1 Nakʋyʋ wiye Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ powokaɣ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa Ɛsɔ sɛʋ ɖanaɣ ñɩɣtʋ naadozo yɔɔ ɛzɩ patɩɩsɛɣʋ yɔ. 2 Nabɛyɛ wokaɣnɩ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ paa ɖooye nɛ pacaɣzɩɣ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa nɔnɔɔ ŋga payaɣ se Nɔnɔɔ Ɖeu Ñɩŋga yɔ ka-taa se ɛsʋlʋmɩ mba pasʋʋ yɔ liidiye. Ɛkɛ kalɩkalaɣ, paalʋlɩ-ɩ mbʋ. 3 Kalɩkalaɣ ŋga kana Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ pasʋwaɣ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa lɛ, kasʋlʋmɩ-wɛ se paha-kɛ pʋyʋ. 4 Peeye Paba cɔnɩ-kɛ pɩŋŋ nɛ Pɩyɛ heyi-kɛ se: “Cɔnɩ-ɖʋ.” 5 Kaka ñɔcɔnɩ-wɛ pɩŋŋ nɛ kaɖaŋ se paaha-kɛ pʋyʋ.
6 Ɛlɛ, Pɩyɛ heyi-kɛ se: “Mɛnfɛyɩnɩ liidiye yaa sika, ɛlɛ, mahaɣ-ŋ mbʋ mɛwɛna yɔ: Nazarɛɛtɩ tʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ ɖoŋ taa lɛ, kʋyɩ ŋɖɔ!” 7 Ɛyɔɔdɩ mbʋ lɛ, esezi ɛɖɔkɩ-kɛ nɛ ɛ-nɩwaŋ nɛ ɛkʋsɩ-kɛ. Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ, ka-naataŋ nɛ ka-naajʋwa taa pakpa ɖoŋ. 8 Peeye kama ka-naŋgbanzɩ yɔɔ cim nɛ kapazɩ ɖɔm nɛ ka nɛ wɛ pɛkpɛndɩ pasʋʋ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa. Kɔɖɔŋaɣ nɛ kamaɣ nɛ kasaŋ Ɛsɔ. 9 Samaɣ tɩŋa na ɛzɩma mbʋ kɔɖɔŋaɣ nɛ kasaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ. 10 Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, peɖiɣzini se abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛcakaɣnɩ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa Nɔnɔɔ Ɖeu Ñɩŋga taa nɛ ɛsʋlʋmʋʋ. Peeye pɩlabɩ patɩŋa piti nɛ pɩpazɩ pɩɖɩɣzɩ-wɛ se ɛkʋyaa nɛ ɛɖɔŋ.
Pɩyɛ yɔɔdʋʋ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa yɔ
11 Abalʋ ɛnʋ, ɛwɛ Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ pɔ-cɔlɔ mbʋ lɛ, samaɣ tɩŋa kpɛzɩ kowolo pɔ-cɔlɔ hɔɔlʋʋ ŋgʋ payaɣ se Salomɔɔ Hɔɔlʋʋ yɔ kɩ-taa, pɩɩɖɩɣzɩ-kɛ siŋŋ. 12 Pɩyɛ na mbʋ lɛ, ɛpɔzɩ-kɛ se: “*Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma mɩ! Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma pɩɖɩɣzɩɣ-mɩ nɛ abalʋ ɛnɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛbʋ tɔm mbʋ? Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɩcɔnɩ-ɖʋ ɛzɩ ɖa-maɣmaɣ ɖo-ɖoŋ ɖɩlabɩnaa yaa ɖɩlakɩ mbʋ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ yɔɔ ɖɩlaba nɛ abalʋ ɛnɛ ɛkʋyɩ ɛɖɔŋ?
13 Ɖɔ-cɔzɔnaa Abraham nɛ Izaakɩ nɛ Yakɔɔbʋ pɛ-Ɛsɔ ɖʋnɩ ɛ-tʋmlaɖʋ Yesu hɩɖɛ. Mɩ lɛ, ɩkpa-ɩ mɩ-maɣmaɣ nɛ ɩɖʋzɩ ñʋŋ tɩnaa nesi taa. Wiyaʋ *Pilaatɩ tɔm se eyeki-i, ɛlɛ, ikizi. 14 Ikizi Ɛsɔ Ɛyʋ Kʋtʋʋzʋ ɛnʋ nɛ ɩpɔzɩ Pilaatɩ se ɛlɩzɩ-mɩ ɛyaa kʋyʋ. 15 Mbʋ ɩlaba nɛ iyele pakʋ Ɛyʋ Kʋtʋʋzʋ ɛnʋ, ŋgʋ ɛnʋ haɣnɩ wezuu. Ɛlɛ, Ɛsɔ fezi-i nɛ ɖɩna-ɩ nɛ ɖɛ-ɛza. 16 Yesu ɛnʋ, e-ɖoŋ nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ lidaʋ wɛnaʋ peyebina nɛ abalʋ weyi ɩsɩm-ɩ nɛ ɩnaɣ-ɩ yɔ, ɛkpa ɖoŋ. Lidaʋ ŋgʋ ɛwɛnɩ Yesu yɔɔ yɔ kiyebina nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ camɩyɛ ɛzɩ mɩtɩŋa ɩnaɣʋ-ɩ ɛzʋnɔ yɔ.
17 Taabalaa mɩ! Manawa se mɩ nɛ mɩ-awiya ɩtaasɩ mbʋ ɩlakaɣ yɔ yɔɔ ɩlabɩ Yesu mbʋ. 18 Tɔm ndʋ Ɛsɔ keheyi lɔɔyɩsɩ tɩnaa tɩŋa ɖooo lɔŋ yɔ, ndʋ labɩnɩ ɛzʋnɔ yɔ. Ndʋ lɛ se pʋwɛɛ se *Weyi Ɛsɔ Lɩzaa Yɔ ɛtɔɔ kʋñɔŋ. 19 Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ nɛ ɩpɩsɩnɩ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ nɛ ekpeɣ-mɩ mɩ-kɩwɛɛkɩm. 20 Peeye Kɩpaɣlʋ yeki nɛ ɩhɛzɩ alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ nɛ etiyini-mɩ weyi ɛɛlɩzɩ ɖooo lɔŋ nɛ ɛsɩɩ-mɩ yɔ. Ɛnʋ lɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu. 21 Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, pʋwɛɛ se ɛcaɣ ɛsɔdaa nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Ɛsɔ ɖaɣnɩ labʋ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ eeheyi ɛ-lɔɔyɩsɩ tɩnaa ɖooo lɔŋ nɛ pɔyɔɔdɩ yɔ.
22 Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ *Mooyiizi yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ. Ɛyɔɔdaa se: ‘Mɩ-Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ kɔŋ-mɩ tiyinaʋ *lɔɔyaɣ tʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛzɩ ma yɔ, ɛkɛɣ mɩ-tɛ tʋ. Ɩkɔŋ welesuu ndʋ tɩtɩŋa eheyiɣ-mɩ yɔ. 23 Ɛlɛ, ye nɔɔyʋ etewelesini lɔɔyaɣ tʋ ɛnʋ yɔ, palɩzɩɣ-ɩ Ɛsɔ ñɩma taa nɛ pakʋ-ɩ.’ 24 Lɔɔyɩsɩ tɩnaa mba pɔyɔɔdɩ kpaɣ ɖooo lɔɔyaɣ tʋ Samʋyɛɛlɩ alɩwaatʋ yɔ, patɩŋa payɩ pɔyɔɔdɩ kʋɖʋm kʋɖʋm kɩyakɩŋ ɩnʋ ɩ-tɔm ɖɔɖɔ. 25 Mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛtɩŋɩɣnɩ lɔɔyɩsɩ tɩnaa yɔɔ nɛ ɛla yɔ, mɩtɩnɩ-pʋ. Mbʋ ɛɖʋwa se ɛlakɩ mɩ-cɔzɔnaa alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛha-wɛ *nɔɔ yɔ, mɩtɩnɩ-pʋ ɖɔɖɔ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, eeheyi Abraham se: ‘Matɩŋɩɣnɩ ñe-liɖe taa ñɩma yɔɔ nɛ mawazɩ kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyaa kpeekpe yɔɔ.’ 26 Mbʋ Ɛsɔ calɩ ɛ-tʋmlaɖʋ Yesu tiyuu mɩ-cɔlɔ se ɛkɔɔ ɛlɩzɩ-mɩ mɩ-kɩwɛɛkɩm taa nɛ pɩwɩlɩ se ɛwazɩ mɩtɩŋa payɩ mɩ-yɔɔ.”