*Babilooni tɛtʋ tɔm
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1 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa lʋbɛ mba pɔɖɔkɩ sʋlʋm caɖasɩ nzɩ sɩ-lʋbɛ yɔ, pa-taa lɛlʋ kɔɔ ɛyɔɔdʋʋnɩ-m se: “Kɔɔ, mawɩlɩɣ-ŋ ɛzɩma mbʋ Ɛsɔ hʋʋnɩ abiɖe nɖɩ ɖɩpɛdɩɣ ɖɩ-tɩ yɔ. Nɖɩ lɛ tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ ndʋ tɩwɛ pɔsɩ nɔsɩ yɔ. 2 Tɩ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya palabɩ hayitu nɛ kɔ-yɔɔ ñɩma ñɔɔ ɖɩ-hayitu sʋlʋm nɛ pʋkʋʋ-wɛ.”
3 Ɛlɛ Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ tii mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ e-*tiyiyu ɛnʋ ɛkpaɣ-m nɛ ewoni lakʋ nakʋyʋ taa. Peeye mana halʋ nɔɔyʋ, ɛcaɣ kpɩnɛ kɩsɛmɖɩyɛ cɩɩɩ naɖɩyɛ yɔɔ. Ɖɩwɛnɩ hɩla wena atʋʋ Ɛsɔ yɔ ɖɩ-yɔɔ tɔtɔ nɛ ñʋŋ lʋbɛ nɛ hɩŋ hiu. 4 Halʋ ɛnʋ, esu wondu ndʋ tiwobini sɛmɩŋ yɔɔ yɔ nɛ ndʋ tɩsɛ cɩɩɩ yɔ nɛ ɛlɛɛ sika nɩŋgbacaɣlɩnaa nɛ ñɩɣlɩm pɛɛ nɛ lɩtʋ. Ɛɖɔkɩ sika caɖaɣ nakɛyɛ, ɛ-azuluma nɛ ɛ-hayitu lakasɩ nzɩ sipisiɣ-i yɔ posuni ka-taa ɖo. 5 Pama e-kiɖe taa hɩɖɛ naɖɩyɛ. Paanɩɣ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ, nɖɩ lɛ se: “*Babilooni tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ, halaa mba pɛpɛdɩɣ pa-tɩ yɔ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ azuluma po-ɖoo.” 6 Peeye manawa se halʋ ɛnʋ ɛñɔ Ɛsɔ ñɩma nɛ Yesu aseɣɖe tɩnaa mba pakʋ-wɛ yɔ pa-calɩm nɛ pʋkʋʋ-ɩ ɛzɩ sʋlʋm yɔ.
Mana-ɩ lɛ, pɩɖɩɣzɩ-m yem ɖɩɣ ɖɩɣ. 7 Ɛlɛ, Ɛsɔ *tiyiyu pɔzɩ-m se: “Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma nɛ pɩɖɩɣzɩɣ-ŋ mbʋ? Malɩzɩɣ-ŋ halʋ nɛ kpɩnɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛnɩ ñʋŋ lʋbɛ nɛ hɩŋ hiu nɛ ɛcaɣ-ɖɩ yɔ pɛ-mɛsaɣ tɛɛ tɔm tɔbʋʋ. 8 Kpɩnɛ nɖɩ ŋna mbʋ yɔ, ɖɩɩwɛɛ, ɛlɛ, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɖɩfɛyɩ. Ɖɩkɔŋ lɩnaʋ asayʋʋ pɔʋ taa nɛ ɖiwolo tɛŋɛlʋʋ taa. Ɛlɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ ñɩma mba patama pa-hɩla wezuu takayaɣ taa ɖooo ɛzɩ kedeŋa wɛʋ yɔ, panaɣ-ɖɩ lɛ, pɩɖɩɣzɩɣ-wɛ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩɩwɛɛ nɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɖɩfɛyɩ, ɛlɛ, ɖɩkɔŋ ɖaɣnʋʋ lɩʋ.
9 “Pʋpɔzʋʋ cɩnɛ lɛɣtʋ nɛ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ: ñʋŋ lʋbɛ ɩnʋ lɛ pʋŋ lʋbɛ weyi ɩ-yɔɔ halʋ ɛnʋ ɛcaɣaɣ yɔ. Ɩnʋ ɖɔɖɔ lɛ awiya lʋbɛ: 10 a-taa kagbaanzɩ tɔm ɖɛwa, lɛlʋ wɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, lɛlʋ ñɔtɔkɔmda. Ɛkɔŋ lɛ, pʋwɛɛ se ɛcaɣ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ yem. 11 Kpɩnɛ nɖɩ ɖɩɩwɛɛ nɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɖɩfɛyɩ yɔ, ɖɩ-maɣmaɣ ɖɩkɛ wiyaʋ lutozo ñɩnʋ. Ɖɩkɛ ɖɔɖɔ awiya lʋbɛ ana a-taa lɛlʋ nɛ ɖiwoki tɛŋɛlʋʋ taa.
12 “Hɩŋ hiu weyi ŋnawa yɔ, ɩkɛ awiya sɔsɔna hiu wena pɛtɛcɛlɩdɩ-yɛ kewiyisi yɔ. Ɛlɛ, a nɛ kpɩnɛ pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ kewiyaɣ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ yem. 13 Pɛwɛnɩ lɩmaɣzɩyɛ kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ. Nɖɩ lɛ se: paha kpɩnɛ po-ɖoŋ nɛ pa-abalɩtʋ. 14 Pɔkɔŋ yonaʋ Heɣa, ɛlɛ, kawakɩ-wɛ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɛkɛ kɩpaɣlaa taa Kɩpaɣlʋ nɛ awiya taa Wiyaʋ. Mba Ɛsɔ ya-wɛ nɛ ɛlɩzɩ-wɛ nɛ pɔɖɔŋ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ taa nɛ pa nɛ kɛ pɛwɛɛ yɔ, pawakɩ-wɛ ɖɔɖɔ.”
15 Ɛlɛ, Ɛsɔ *tiyiyu ɛnʋ eheyi-m se: “Lɩm mbʋ ŋnawa nɛ halʋ weyi ɛpɛdɩɣ ɛ-tɩ yɔ ɛcaɣ pʋ-yɔɔ yɔ, mbʋ lɛ samaɣ nɛ ɛyaa tikasɩ nɛ ajɛɛ nɛ kʋnʋmɩŋ ndɩ ndɩ pa-taa ñɩma. 16 Piyele hɩŋ hiu weyi ŋnawa yɔ nɛ kpɩnɛ pɔkɔŋ halʋ ɛnʋ paɖʋʋ: pɔkɔŋ mʋʋ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛwɛna yɔ nɛ pɔhɔzɩ e-wondu nɛ piyebi-i ndaakpeɖe. Pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ ɛ-nandʋ nɛ pɩkazɩ pɔsɔ miŋ. 17 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ ɖʋ pa-taa se pala mbʋ e-liu wɛɛ yɔ. Mbʋ lɛ se panɩnɩ ɖama nɛ pɛcɛlɩ kpɩnɛ pe-kewiyisi nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Ɛsɔtɔm laba yɔ.
18 “Halʋ weyi ŋnawa yɔ, ɛlɛ lɛ tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ ndʋ tinuutuu kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya yɔ.”