Powonaʋ Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔm hʋyaa *sɔsaa cɔlɔ yɔ
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1 Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ pɔyɔɔdaɣnɩ ɛyaa samaɣ mbʋ lɛ, cɔjɔnaa nɛ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa yɔɔ ɖaŋɩyaa ñʋŋ tɩnaa nɛ *Saduki ɛgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma powolo pɔ-cɔlɔ. 2 Patalaa lɛ, panɩɩ pawɩlɩɣ ɛyaa samaɣ nɛ peheyiɣ-kɛ se Yesu sɩba nɛ efe, mbʋ wɩlɩɣnɩ se sɩɖaa pɩzɩɣ pefe. Pʋ-yɔɔ pa-pana kpanɩ-wɛ siŋŋ 3 nɛ pakpa-wɛ paɖʋ salaka nɛ tɛʋ kɔɔ kife. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, wɩsɩ kɛtɛm ɖʋʋ. 4 Paa mbʋ yɔ, mba panɩ tɔm ndʋ yɔ, pa-taa sakɩyɛ tisi-tʋ nɛ pɔsɔzɩ lɛlaa yɔɔ nɛ pɛtɛzɩ ɖɔʋ. Abalaa katalɩ ɛzɩ kutokiŋ kagbaanzɩ yɔ.
5 Kifema lɛ, Yuda ñɩma awiya nɛ pɛ-tɛ *sɔsaa nɛ paɣtʋ wɩlɩyaa pekpeɣli Yeruusalɛm. 6 Cɔjɔnaa ñʋʋ tʋ Ana nɛ ɛ-hɔʋ taa ñɩma tɩŋa payɩ nɛ Kayifu nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ nɛ Alɛksandrɩ paawɛ peeye ɖɔɖɔ. 7 Peeye palɩzɩ Yesu *tiyiyaa mba pɛ-hɛkʋ taa nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-wɛ se: “A-ɖoŋ taa yaa a-hɩɖɛ taa ɩlaba nɛ abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ?”
8 Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ kɛwɛ Pɩyɛ yɔɔ, peeye ɛyɔɔdaa se: “Ɛjaɖɛ taa awiya nɛ sɔsaa mɩ! 9 Ɖɩlabɩ abalʋ ɛnɛ camɩyɛ nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ. Ye sɔnɔ pɔpɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ pʋ-tɔm yɔ, 10 pʋwɛɛ se mɩ nɛ *Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma, mɩtɩŋa payɩ ɩtɩlɩ se: Nazarɛɛtɩ tʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ weyi ɩkam-ɩ *kaamaŋkaɣ yɔɔ nɛ ɛsɩ nɛ Ɛsɔ fezi-i nɛ ɛlɩnɩ sɩɖaa taa yɔ, e-ɖoŋ taa ɛyʋ ɛnɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛba nɛ ɩnaɣ-ɩ mɩ-hɛkʋ taa nɛ ɛ-alaafɩya. 11 Yesu ɛnʋ, ɛ-tɔm pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se:
‘Pɩyɛ nɖɩ kuduyiŋ mayaa mɩ ɩkpaɣaɣ ɩlɔ yɔ,
nɖɩ pɩsɩnɩ ɖɩkɩlɩ wazaɣ atɩŋa payɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ.’
12 Ñʋʋ yaɖʋ nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ-ɩ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ talɩzɩ nɔɔyʋ kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ se pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛlɛ yɔɔ nɛ pɩpɩzɩ pɩya ɖa-ñʋʋ.”
13 Tɔm hʋyaa na ɛzɩma mbʋ Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ pɔyɔɔdaɣnɩ abalɩtʋ mbʋ yɔ lɛ, pɩɖɩɣzɩ-wɛ ɖɩɣ ɖɩɣ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, panawa se pɛkɛ ɛyaa yem, pɛ-ɛza tokuli. Ɛlɛ, paasɩm-wɛ se pa nɛ Yesu paawɛna. 14 Ŋgʋ, panaɣaɣ ɖɔɖɔ weyi ɛ-yɔɔ cɛba yɔ, ɛsɩŋ pɔ-cɔlɔ peeye nɛ paanaɣ pɔyɔɔdɩ se we. 15 Peeye pɔɖɔɔnɩ Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔm ɖɩhʋyɛ se palɩnɩ awayɩ. Piyebi pe-ɖeke lɛ, papazɩ ɖama yɔɔdɩnaʋ 16 nɛ pɔpɔzʋʋ ɖama se: “Ɛbɛ ɖɩlakɩ ɛyaa panɛ? Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Yeruusalɛm ñɩma tɩŋa na keɣlee se mba labɩnɩ hama lakasɩ nzɩ. Ŋgʋ, ɖɩɩpɩzɩɣ ɖɩkpɛzɩ-tʋ. 17 Ɛlɛ, pʋcɔ nɛ ɛyaa panɛ pɔ-tɔm ndʋ tɩtaatɛzɩ cɔʋ ɛjaɖɛ taa lɛ, pʋwɛɛ se ɖikizini-wɛ-tʋ nɛ ɖɩñazɩ-wɛ se pataatasɩ Yesu hɩɖɛ yaʋ nɔɔyʋ cɔlɔ.”
18 Peeye paya-wɛ nɛ paka pa-ñʋŋ taa se pataatasɩ wɩlʋʋ nɛ Yesu nɔɔ yaa pataatasɩ yaʋ ɛ-hɩɖɛ kaʋ. 19 Ɛlɛ, paba pɩsɩnɩ-wɛ se: “Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩmaɣzɩ nɛ ɩna se: pʋwɛ ɖeu mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa se pañam-mɩ nɛ piyele Ɛsɔ yaa we? 20 Ɖa lɛ, ɖɩɩpɩzɩɣ ɖiyele yɔɔdʋʋ tɔm ndʋ ɖɩna tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɖɩnɩɩ-tʋ yɔ.”
21 Peeye tɔm hʋyaa mba patasɩ-wɛ ñazʋʋ nɛ peyebi-wɛ pɛɖɛɛ. Pataana kawanaɣ ŋga paahɔmnɩ pa-nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ yɔ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛyaa kpeekpe saŋaɣ Ɛsɔ mbʋ pɩlaba yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ. 22 Toovenim lɛ, abalʋ weyi palabɩ hama lakasɩ nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ mbʋ yɔ, ɛ-pɩnzɩ kɛɖɛ nɩɩnaza yɔɔ.
Krɩstʋ ñɩma Ɛsɔ sɛʋ tɔm
23 Peyebi Pɩyɛ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, powolo pɛ-ɛgbaadɩnaa cɔlɔ nɛ pɛkɛdɩ-wɛ tɔm ndʋ tɩtɩŋa *cɔjɔnaa *sɔsaa nɛ ɛjaɖɛ taa *sɔsaa peheyi-wɛ yɔ. 24 Paba nɩ mbʋ lɛ, pa nɛ wɛ pɛkpɛndɩ patɩŋa nɛ pɛsɛɛ Ɛsɔ se: “Caabiyuu! Ñalabɩnɩ ɛsɔtɔnʋʋ nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ lɩm nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pʋwɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ yɔ. 25 Ñatɩŋnɩnɩ ña-Kalɩzaɣ yɔɔ nɛ ŋyele ɖɔ-cɔzɔ Daaviidi weyi ɛkɛ ña-tʋmlaɖʋ yɔ, ɛyɔɔdɩ se:
‘Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma ajɛɛ taa ñɩma peendiɣ mbʋ?
Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma a-taa ñɩma taŋ nɔsɩ nzɩ sɩɩwazɩɣ pʋyʋ yɔ?
26 Kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya tɩŋa ñɔɔzɩ a-tɩ nɛ
ata nɔɔ se ayouni Kɩpaɣlʋ nɛ *Weyi Ɛlɩzaa Yɔ.’
27 Kɩpaɣlʋ! Pɩkɛ toovenim, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, wiyaʋ Eroodi nɛ wiyaʋ Pɔɔnsɩ *Pilaatɩ nɛ *Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma nɛ mba pɛtɛkɛ Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma yɔ, patam nɔɔ ña-tʋmlaɖʋ kɩbanʋ Yesu weyi ŋlɩzaa yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ tɛtʋ tʋnɛ tɩ-taa. 28 Mbʋ palabɩ mbʋ ŋmaɣzaa nɛ ŋɖʋ ɖooo lɔŋ nɛ ño-ɖoŋ yɔ.
29 Kɩpaɣlʋ! Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, cɔnɩ ŋna panazʋʋ ña-tʋmlaɖaa. Ha-wɛ ɖoŋ nɛ posusi ñɔ-tɔm kaalɛyɩtʋ. 30 Wɩlɩ ño-ɖoŋ nɛ ŋla hama lakasɩ nɛ ŋwɩlɩ kawɩlɩsɩ nɛ kʋdɔndɩnaa yɔɔ cɛ. La mbʋ nɛ ña-tʋmlaɖʋ Yesu nɔɔ.”
31 Pɛtɛm Ɛsɔ sɛʋ lɛ, lone nɖɩ ɖɩ-taa paakpeɣlaa yɔ, ɖɩñamsɩ. Peeye Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ tibi kɛwɛɛ patɩŋa pɔ-yɔɔ nɛ papazɩ Ɛsɔtɔm susuu kaalɛyɩtʋ.
Krɩstʋ ñɩma tayʋʋ ɖama pa-ñɩm yɔ
32 Ɛyaa samaɣ ŋga kaawɛnɩ lidaʋ yɔ, kaalabɩ nɔɔ kʋɖʋmaɣ nɛ kɛwɛnɩ lɩmaɣza kʋɖʋmɛɛ, ka-taa nɔɔyʋ taamaɣzɩɣ ɛ-ñɩm yɔɔ se e-ɖeke ɛtɩnɩ-pʋ. Ɛlɛ, mbʋ paa weyi ɛwɛna yɔ, pɩɩkɛ patɩŋa pa-ñɩm. 33 Ɛsɔ kaha Yesu *tiyiyaa ɖoŋ siŋŋ nɛ palɩzɩɣnɩ Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu sɩm nɛ e-fem pa-aseɣɖe nɛ Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ ɛwazɩɣ katɩŋa kɔ-yɔɔ pɩtɩɩfɛyɩ. 34 Ka-taa nɔɔyʋ taatɛɖɩɣ pʋyʋ: mba patɩŋa paawɛnɩ hayɩm yaa kuduyiŋ yɔ, pɛpɛdaɣ nɛ powokini pi-liidiye 35 pɛcɛlɩɣ tiyiyaa nɛ paba maɣzɩɣnɩ mbʋ pɩtɛɖɩɣ paa weyi yɔ nɛ patayɩɣ.