Takayaɣ cikpelaɣ ŋga pɛcɛlɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ yɔ
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1 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mantasɩ Ɛsɔ *tiyiyu nɔɔyʋ naʋ, ɛwɛ ɖoŋ. Ɛlɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ etiki, ehu ɛsɔmɩndʋ. Ɛ-ñʋʋ taa wɛ tɩŋgaɣyʋʋ nɛ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa wɛɛ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ yɔ nɛ ɛ-naŋgbanzɩ ñɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ miŋ sɔsɔŋ nzʋlʋmɛɛ yɔ. 2 Ɛɖɔkɩ takayaɣ cikpelaɣ nakɛyɛ e-nesi taa, kokulaa. Ɛsɩ ɛ-nɩwaŋ naŋgbaŋaɣ teŋgu yɔɔ nɛ nɩmɩyɛ ñɩŋga tɛtʋ yɔɔ 3 nɛ eholi ɖoŋ ɛzɩ tɔɔyʋʋ wiluuu yɔ. Eholi mbʋ lɛ, tɛʋ nazɩ tɔm lʋbɛ. 4 Kɩnaza mbʋ lɛ, manɩɩ pɩ-taa nɛ mancaɣ se mama. Ɛlɛ, manɩɣ pʋyɔɔdʋʋnɩ-m nɛ ɛsɔdaa se: “Mɛsɩ tɛʋ nazʋʋ lʋbɛ tɔm ndʋ ña-taa, taama-tʋ.”
5 Peeye Ɛsɔ *tiyiyu weyi mana ɛsɩŋ teŋgu nɛ tɛtʋ pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɛkpazɩ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ nɛ Ɛsɔ 6 nɛ eɖuuni weyi ɛwɛ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ yɔ. Ɛnʋ labɩnɩ ɛsɔtɔnʋʋ nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ kɩ-taa yɔ nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ nɛ teŋgu nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ kɩ-taa yɔ. Eɖuwaa se: “Paatasɩɣ pʋyʋ ɖaŋʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ. 7 Ɛlɛ, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Ɛsɔ tiyiyu lʋbɛ ñɩnʋ hʋlʋʋ ɛ-ɛgandɩyɛ yɔ mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa nɛ pʋwɛɛ mɛsaɣ tɛɛ yɔ pɩtɛzɩɣ labʋ. Mbʋ eeheyi ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa mba pɛkɛ lɔɔyɩsɩ tɩnaa yɔ.”
8 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, nɔɔ ŋga kaayɔɔdɩnɩ-m nɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, katasɩ-m yɔɔdɩnaʋ se: “Wolo ŋmʋ takayaɣ cikpelaɣ ŋga kokulaa yɔ, Ɛsɔ *tiyiyu weyi ɛsɩŋ teŋgu nɛ tɛtʋ pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ e-nesi taa.” 9 Peeye mowobi ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ meheyi-i se ɛcɛlɩ-m takayaɣ cikpelaɣ ŋga. Ɛlɛ, eheyi-m se: “Mʋ-kɛ nɛ ŋtɔɔ: keyeki nɛ ño-lotu taa wɛɛ ñaŋ. Ɛlɛ, ñɔ-nɔɔ taa wɛɣ leleŋ ɛzɩ tʋŋ num yɔ.” 10 Peeye mamʋ-kɛ e-nesi taa mɔntɔɔ nɛ mɔ-nɔɔ taa wɛɛ leleŋ ɛzɩ tʋŋ num yɔ. Melibi-kɛ lɛ, mo-lotu taa kpa ñaŋ.
11 Ɛlɛ nɔɔ ŋga keheyi-m se: “Pʋwɛɛ se ŋɖaɣnɩ susuu samaɣ ndɩ ndɩ nɛ ajɛɛ sakɩyɛ nɛ kʋnʋmɩŋ sakɩyɛ nɛ awiya sakɩyɛ pɔ-tɔm ndʋ Ɛsɔ kɔŋ-ŋ heyuu yɔ.”