1,2 Mfi wu Jɔɔŋ wu ŋwanɛ Sakariya tɛ̀ nuuŋ libuka, ntoŋ wu Nyɔ bɛ lɛ wuu. Kiya kɛɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ ɛ Tibɛrius Kaisa tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋgɔmina wu Lom li biya yoofi ntsɔ bitiinu. Pontu Pailɛt se sɛki kimbɛ ki kwɛɛŋ wu Judiya, Hɛrɔ sɛki Galilii. Fili wu ŋwaani Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ sɛki kimbɛ ki Ituliya bɛ ki Tɛlakoniti, Lisanya se sɛki Abilɛŋ. Ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ mfi wu Anas bee Kaifas tɛ̀ nuuŋ bikoo bi bɛte muntofi-i. 3 Le Jɔɔŋ woo ntoŋ wu Nyɔ wulu, dza gɛɛŋ bimbe bi tɛɛŋ lɛ bichu bi nuuŋ li Dzɔɔ yi Joodaaŋ, tuu tiifi bɛniiŋ le be fiiki shéŋ yi be, se lii be lidzɔɔ, Nyɔ se feeki bibifi bi bee. 4 Fini nuuŋ si Ɛsaya wu ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati kee li le,

"Jɛ yi wi dii yɛɛ libuka le,

bɛ nachɛ dze yi Taa,

bɛ leeki yi nuuŋ tsaaŋ,

5 bɛ shiiki bɛŋkumɛ bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa mɔɔ bɛ ntɛŋ bɛ ntɛŋ bɛchu,

bɛ yiiki feeŋ chichi,

bɛ leeki dzé yi nuuŋ tsaaŋ,

bɛ yiiki bitoo dze nuuŋ shiiŋgii,

6 bɛniiŋ bɛchu se ŋɛŋ si Nyɔ ti suuti bɛniiŋ."

7 Si Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ tiiti lɛ, bintutu bi bɛniiŋ lɛ tuu bi bɛɛ le lii be lidzɔɔ. Se tuu dza tee li bee le, "Kiŋgɔkɛ ki yɔ́ kini, ɛ noo wu tee beŋ le nɛ kifi shéŋ yi Nyɔ nuuŋ yi tuumi li be-eŋ? 8 Fɛrɛ yɛɛŋ biee bi doonchi le nɛ fiiki baa shéŋ yinɛ. Kiiŋ nɛ ni tuu nɛ bɛchi n’yɔru li yi yinɛ le Abrahaŋ nuuŋ taa wusɛŋ kɛ. Nse ntee li be-eŋ le Nyɔ nuuŋ yi fiiki ta yini yi to kini ki Abraha-aŋ! 9 Nɛ kɛɛ le bɛ gɛɛ baa fɔɔ kituŋ li gɛɛŋ yi biti-i. Kiti kichu ki wundi yɛ muntaaŋ mu dzeeŋ kɛ, bɛ gii bɛ wa ki li gɛɛŋ yi ki-i, bɛ tɔŋ fɛtaaŋ."

10 Le bintutu bi bɛniiŋ lɛ biɛɛ woo lɛ, bi bii li Jɔɔŋ li laa, "Tɛ gii tɛ ge la dɛɛni?"

11 Se tuu le, "Wi wu kɛmi ndú fiɛɛtu nyɛ yimi li wi wu kɛmi yɛ kɛ-ɛ, ɛ wi kɛmi biee bijɛ gatɛ bɛ wi wu kɛmi yɛ kɛ."

12 Bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ kundi kiŋwaati tɛ̀ bɛ lɛ wuu, le lii be lidzɔɔ, be bii li wu laa, "Wi wu ntiifɛ, tɛ gii tɛ geeŋ fisɛŋ?"

13 Se tuu li bee le, "Kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ kundi kiŋwaati yɛki si nchi wɛki kɛ."

14 Bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi bɛ be bii tɛ laa, "Fisɛŋ nuuŋ le tɛ geeŋ?"

Se tuu le, "Ŋɛŋ yɛɛŋ le, kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ chɛnisi bɛniiŋ nɛ lɔchi kwa nɛ kayi mɔɔ biee li bɛniiŋ li, li yee li kɛ. Nɛ wuki yɛŋ bujɔŋ bɛ fiee fi bɛ suundi beŋ lu."

15 Si bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ be tɛŋgi Kinsofu ki Nyɔ tɛ̀ kaachɛ lɛ, be tɛ̀ tuu be biiti biee kii Jɔɔŋ, be tuu be beechi le semukɛ ɛ wu Kinsofu kilu. 16 Jɔɔŋ se tuu bɛchi tiiti li bee le, "Nlisɔɔ beŋ nuuŋ li dzɔɔ kwaa, wi wu ko wu yaa mi mɛɛŋɔ bɛɛ lɛjiŋ, mɛɛŋɔ ki kɔchɛ kɛ wi wu nuuŋ guumɛ fanchɛ bikpɔ biee kɛ. Mwɛ gii naa ni lisi fiee beŋ nuuŋ bɛ tsaŋ yi Fiana yi Waaŋ mɔɔ bɛ wi. 17 Kɛmɔɔ kintɛkɛ kee lɛ bɔ ki gii fɛɛ giiŋ lu, ke wu fɛɛ, banchɛ giiŋ yi dzeeŋ yɛɛ gɛɛ li gwɛɛ, se fweyɛ mumfɛɛ tɔŋ bɛ wi wu duti nyimu nsiŋ."

18 Ɛ lɛ si Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ tiifi ntoŋ wu dzeeŋ wu Nyɔ li bɛniiŋ li lɛ, nyɛɛ mɔɔ bɛntiifɛ bɛ dzeeŋ ŋge li bee. 19 Se nuuŋ le, tɛ̀ yɔ li Hɛrɔ wu wi wu nsawu kasi yi, kifɛ Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ dzɔ Hɛroja wu kwɛɛ ŋwaani li kwɛsi-i, se tuu yɔ mɔɔ kii biee bibifi bichu bi Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ betini. 20 Hɛrɔ tɛ̀ fɛ biee bibifi bi yaŋ ŋge se mɛɛshi biifi kiŋge kee tee le bɛ kɔɔ Jɔɔŋ bɛ fa li yih yi ncha-a.

21 Mfi wu Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ lisi bɛniiŋ li dzɔɔ, le lii jobɛ chimu mɛɛshi, Jiso se bɛ tɛ Jɔɔŋ lii wu li dzɔɔ. Le Jiso bɛchi ni lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ, kiboo gwiyɛ, 22 Fiana yi Waaŋ shee yi bɛ li wuu bwiŋ yi nuuŋ si kibimɛ. Jɛ se yɔ liboo le, "Wuni ɛ Ŋwanɛŋ, nuuŋ shéŋ yɛŋ, nɛ wuki yɛɛŋ li wuu."

23 Jiso tɛ̀ nuuŋ si biya mbaanshɛɛ li mfi wu tɛ̀ bɛchi nimɛ chee. Bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ beechi le ti nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Jɔsɛ wu ŋwanɛ Hɛli. 24 Hɛli tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Maata, wu ŋwanɛ Lebi, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Mɛki wu ŋwanɛ Jana, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Jɔsɛ. 25 Jɔsɛ wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Matasha, wu ŋwanɛ Emɔ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Nahuŋ, wu ŋwanɛ Ɛsili, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Naga. 26 Naga tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Maat wu ŋwanɛ Matasha, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Semɛŋ, wu ŋwanɛ Jɔsɛ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Joda. 27 Joda tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Joanaŋ, wu ŋwanɛ Lesa, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Sɛlubabɛ, wu ŋwanɛ Shitiya, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Nɛli. 28 Nɛli tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Mɛki wu ŋwanɛ Adi, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Kosam, wu ŋwanɛ Ɛmadam, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Ɛl. 29 Ɛl tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Joshwa wu ŋwanɛ Ɛliesa, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Joleŋ wu ŋwanɛ Maata wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Lebi. 30 Lebi tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Simiɔŋ wu ŋwanɛ Judas, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Jɔsɛ, wu ŋwanɛ Jonam, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Ɛliakiŋ. 31 Ɛliakiŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Mɛlia wu ŋwanɛ Mena, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Matata wu ŋwanɛ Nataŋ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Daafi. 32 Daafi tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Jɛɛsi, wu ŋwanɛ Obɛd, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Bwas, wu ŋwanɛ Sala wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Nashɔŋ. 33 Nashɔŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Aminada, wu ŋwanɛ Amina, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Alni, wu ŋwanɛ Hɛsrɔŋ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Pɛrɛs wu ŋwanɛ Judas. 34 Judas tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Yakɔ wu ŋwanɛ Adzi, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Abrahaŋ, wu ŋwanɛ Tera, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Naho. 35 Naho tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Sɛruk wu ŋwanɛ Leu, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Pɛlɛg wu ŋwanɛ Ɛbɛ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Shɛla. 36 Shɛla tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Keenaŋ wu ŋwanɛ Alfasa, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Shɛŋ wu ŋwanɛ Noaa, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Lamek. 37 Lamek tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Metusɛla wu ŋwanɛ Ɛnɔ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Jalɛd wu ŋwanɛ Mahalalɛ, wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Keenaŋ. 38 Kenaŋ wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Ɛnɔs wu ŋwanɛ Sɛt wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Adaŋ, Adaŋ nuuŋ ŋwanɛ Nyɔ.