1 Le jo ka niiŋ, Jiso kaari to lijiŋ Kapanuŋ. Bɛniiŋ woo le wɛ fɛkuuŋ kituŋ, 2 be banchɛ be bɛ fe ŋge, dze foo yi nuuŋ wi tɔmi kikaa mɔɔ nuuŋ fweeŋ, se fenjisi jɛ yi Nyɔ li bee. 3 Bɛniiŋ bamu dza be bɛɛ be bɛnɛɛ bɛ wi wumu ɛ be sumɛ wu fɛ kida-aŋ, ɛ ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu kimbɛ kimumkpaŋ. 4 Fi yaa be fɛ nuuŋ be gɛɛŋ bɛ wu fɛ Jiso-o kifɛ bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ yiŋgɛ fe ŋge. Be se beeŋ nuuŋ lɛ yi-ih lɛwe, be tɔ kiyɛ. Le be tɔ lɛ, be shiiki wi wulu fɛ fiee fi tɛ̀ gimi fe fiɛɛ. 5 Jiso ŋɛŋ si be gɛɛ shéŋ li wuu, se tee li wi wu ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ wu kɔɔ kimbɛ kimumkpaŋ wɛ-ɛ le, "Sinɛŋ, mi mfeekɔɔ bibifi bio." 6 Bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ tɛ̀ shee yɛ fe be wuki se bɛchi be ŋuŋini lɛ shéŋ lɛ shéŋ, be biiti laa, 7 "Wi wuni tiiti ni, kii la? Dzetɔɔ kintsii ki Nyɔ-ɔ. Ɛ noo wu nuuŋ feeki bibifi fuki Nyɔ nsiŋ?" 8 Jiso biee kɛɛ li shéŋ yee li fiee fi be tɛ̀ beechi, bii li bee laa, "Nɛ kɛmi ŋwaani bani bɛmbeechɛ li shéŋ yinɛ ni kii la? 9 Fi tsɛkɛ fi tefɛ li wi wuni nuuŋ fi la? Ɛ ntefu le mi mfeekɔɔ bibifi biee mɔɔ le dzɔ kidaŋ kee ni giiŋgi le? 10 Se nuuŋ le, ŋgii mfɛ nɛ kɛɛ le Ŋwanɛwi kɛmi buŋga laaŋkwiiŋ bu fekisɛ bibifi." Le tee lɛ, biee tee li wi wu ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu wɛ-ɛ le, 11 "Dza we ɔ dzɔɔ kidaŋ ko ɔ ni ɔ giiŋgi li yih." 12 Se dza we, dzɔ kidaŋ kee buti bɛniiŋ bɛchu bichi wu. Le be nɛŋ lɛ, bimfimu wondɛ be, be bɛchi be yɔɔnchi Nyɔ, be tiiti le, "Tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ baa saa ki ŋɛŋ kɛ ŋwaani fini fiee kɛ."

13 Jiso tuu dza gɛɛŋ li libɛ-ɛ lichiŋ, kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ bɛ fe, bɛchi tiifi be. 14 Le dza ni giiŋgi, ŋɛŋ Lebi wu ŋwanɛ Afiyus, ɛ wu shee fɛ kintsii kee ki nimɛ-ɛ, kundi kiŋwaati. Jiso tee li wuu le, "Ɔ biki mi!" Dza we biki wu.

15 Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu gɛɛŋ be jii biee li Lebi yih bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ bifi. Ŋwaani bani bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ shiiŋ be biki wu ŋge. 16 Bɛfarasii bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ ŋɛŋ si Jiso jii biee bee bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi mɔɔ bɛ tɛ̀ kundi kiŋwaati, be se bii li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u laa, "Ɛ kii la fi jii biee bee bɛniiŋ bɛ kundi kiŋwaati mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi bamu?" 17 Le Jiso woo si be bii lɛ, tee li bee le, "Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛɛmi ti wɛki yɛ wi wu ntsi kɛ. Ɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ gendi bɛ ti wɛki. Mɛɛŋɔ ki mbɛ kɛ le nteeŋ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ tsaaŋ kɛ. Mi mbɛ le nteeŋ nuuŋ bɛ bifi."

18 Tɛ nuuŋ mfi wumu ɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ Jɔɔŋ lɛ bɛ kintutu-u, mɔɔ bɛ Bɛfarasii tɛ̀ jiti biee. Bɛniiŋ bamu tuu be bɛ be bii li Jiso laa, "Fi geeŋ fi bɔɔŋ bɛ kintutu-u bɛ Jɔɔŋ lɛ, mɔɔ bɛ Bɛfarasii jiti biee, se bɔɔŋ bo bɛ kintutu-u tɛ ji tɛ kɛ?" 19 Jiso tuu li bee le, "Nuuŋ bɛ teeŋ bɛniiŋ fɛ bugoo li be gɛɛŋ be tuu be ni be jiti biee nyuŋ wutso mɛɛŋ bee be ni? Nuuŋ be tɛ ji biee bijɛ fɛ mɛɛŋ bee be kɛ. 20 Se nuuŋ le, mfi gii naa bɛ wu bɛ gii bɛ fi nyuŋ wutso wulu li bee, be se bɛchi be ni be jiti biee bijɛ li mfi wulu-u. 21 Nuuŋ wi tɛ dzɔ shɛŋgɛ yi ndu yi fiɛŋ le tuushɛ ndu yi fichi lu kɛ. Ɛ wu fɛ lɛ, nshɛŋgɛ yi ndu yilu mɛɛshi yi gaamɛ ndu yi fichi yilu bu gaamɛ, fiooŋ yi nuuŋ fe se mɛɛshi yi ko yi yaa si yi tɛ saa yi nuuŋ. 22 Nuuŋ wi tɛ gɛɛ mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ lɛ kibɛɛŋ ki bɛ nachɛ bɛ dzi yi nyaŋ,*2:22 Kibɛɛŋ ki mbiiŋ lɛ Bɛjuu tɛ̀ shiiŋ be nachi nuuŋ bɛ dzi yi nyaŋ. yi kɔɔ yi doŋ kɛ. Ɛ wu fɛ lɛ, mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ mɛlu wo kibɛɛŋ ki fichi kilu, mbiiŋ bɛ kibɛɛŋ kilu la li yee li. Fi chɛɛŋ fiɛɛ le, bɛ kɛmi le bɛ gɛɛ mbiiŋ mɛ fɛŋ nuuŋ lɛ kibɛɛŋ ki fɛ-ɛŋ."

23 Tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi chimu, Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u tɛ̀ deŋgi be kɛti li wɛ wu giiŋ wumu-u. Bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u bɛchi be soomi bikoo bi giiŋ lɛ be jii. 24 Bɛfarasii ŋɛŋ lɛ, be bii li Jiso laa, "Bichɛ ɔ ŋɛŋ, fi geeŋ fi bɔɔŋ bo bɛ kintutu-u feti fiee fi nchi mɛɛŋ ki be-eŋ le wi fɛ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi kɛ?" 25 Jiso bii tɛ li bee laa, "Nɛ mɛɛŋ baa saa ki teeŋ kɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ si dzeeŋ tɛ̀ wuu Mfɔŋ Daafi bee bɛniiŋ bee fɛ ni? 26 Tɛ̀ nuuŋ mfi wu Abiata tɛ̀ nuuŋ kikoo ki bɛte muntofi-i, Daafi lɛ li yih yi Nyɔ-ɔ dzɔ kibele ki bɛ tɛ̀ tsaa bɛ gɛɛ le ɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ ki te muntofi tɛ̀ nyɛ wu, ji nyɛ mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bee, ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ nchi le nuuŋ wi tɛ ji kibele kilu fuki bɛte muntofi nsiŋ kɛ." 27 Jiso se mɛɛshi tee li bee le, "Nyɔ tɛ̀ gɛɛ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi kii wi. Tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki tɔŋ kɛ wi kii jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi kɛ. 28 Se nuuŋ le, Ŋwanɛwi nuuŋ Te Kikoo wu bwɛɛshiinshi."