1 Le ni nuuŋ nɛɛ li mfi wulu-u, Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u deŋgi be kɛti li wɛ wu giiŋ wumu-u, ɛ tɛ nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi. Ɛ dzeeŋ tɛ̀ wuu bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, be dza be bɛchi be soomi bikoo bi giiŋ lɛ be jii. 2 Le Bɛfarasii ŋɛŋ lɛ, be tee li Jiso-o le, "Bichɛ ɔ ŋɛŋ, bɔɔŋ bo bɛ kintutu-u feti baa fiee fi nchi mɛɛŋ ki beŋ kɛ le wi fɛ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi kɛ." 3 Bii li bee laa, "Nɛ mɛɛŋ baa saa ki teeŋ kɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ si dzeeŋ tɛ̀ wo Daafi bee kintutu kee, fɛ kɛ ni? 4 Tɛ̀ lɛ li yih yi Nyɔ-ɔ, ji kibele ki bɛ tɛ̀ tsaa bɛ gɛɛ le ɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ, ɛ tɛ nuuŋ nchi le kiiŋ wu mɔɔ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ nuuŋ bɛ wu ji kɛ. Tɛ nuuŋ nɛɛ bɛte muntofi kwaa bɛ nuuŋ be ji. 5 Mɔɔ nɛ mɛɛŋ baa ki teeŋ kɛ lɛ bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛ le tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi, te muntofi bondɛ nchi wu jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi niŋ nimɛ chee se fiee ba wu ki ge kɛ ni? 6 Ntee beŋ le fiee fiɛɛ lu fɛni dɛɛni fi ko fi yaa yih yi muntofi. 7 Bɛ tsɛɛ baa lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ, Nyɔ tiiti le, ‘Ŋ’wɛkɔɔ nuuŋ le bɛniiŋ ni be keeti nshiiŋ li bɛniiŋ li, ŋ’wɛki yɛ le be ni be feti nuuŋ muntofi li mi-i kɛ.’ Bee le nɛ ni nɛ kii fiee fi bintsii bini tiiti, bee nɛ sɛki yɛ bɛniiŋ be nchɔru fiee nsiŋ kɛ. 8 Fi fiɛɛ le Ŋwanɛwi nuuŋ Te Kikoo wu jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi."

9 Jiso dza fe, gɛɛŋ lɛ li yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ yibe-e. 10 Fi se ka le wi wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ lu ɛ ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu li kibɛnɛ-ɛ. Bɛfarasii bamu dza be bii li Jiso laa, "Nchi beenchi le nuuŋ bɛ wɔnchɛ wi jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi ni?" Be tɛ̀ biiti lɛ be wɛki nuuŋ fiee fi be nuuŋ be terɛ wu lu. 11 Jiso se bii li bee laa, "Ɛ noo li be-eŋ linti wu nuuŋ ni kɛmi nshɔɔŋ yee, ke yi we lɛ fweeŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi, mwɛ se ba ki seri kɛ le, le chee yi buu kɛ? 12 Wi woŋ yɛki yɛ nshɔɔŋ yi nyɔŋa kɛ ni? Fi fiɛɛ le nchi beŋɔ le wi nuuŋ fɛ nimɛ chi dzeeŋ bu jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi." 13 Biee tee li wi wu ŋgwɛ tɛ̀ kɔɔ wu li kibɛnɛ-ɛ wɛɛ le, "Nɛɛmi kibɛnɛ ko." Wi wulu nɛɛmi. Ki biee ki tɛmi si kimu kɛɛ. 14 Se nuuŋ le, Bɛfarasii baa tuu be bo be gɛɛŋ be lii ntsuuŋ si be gii be wo Jiso.

15 Jiso kɛɛ kii taaŋ wu be dzɔ, biee dza fe. Bɛniiŋ ŋge biee wu. Se wɔnchɛ be bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi chigɔŋ, 16 chiinsɛ li bee le kiiŋ be ni fɛ bɛniiŋ kɛɛ wu kɛ. 17 Fi tɛ̀ gii fi nuuŋ lɛ le fi bɛ fi kɔchɛ si ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Ɛsaya tɛ̀ tee le,

18 "Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ, wuni nuuŋ ŋwanɛŋ wu nimɛ wu ntɛ̀ ntsaa.

Nuuŋ shéŋ yɛŋ, ŋ’wuki bujɔŋ bɛ wu.

Ŋgii nyɛ Fiana yɛŋ li wuu,

ni tiifi bitoŋ kii dze yi tsaaŋ yi nsondini bɛnsa le.

19 Nuuŋ tɛ naa le ni tsuki ntsooŋ bɛ bɛniiŋ, kɛ le ni kuundi kimfimɛ kɛ.

Wi nuuŋ tɛ woo jɛ ye lɛ dzé ntasɛ kɛ.

20 Nuuŋ tɛ mɛɛshi le bondɛ yɔchɛ yi bondini kituŋ kɛ.

Nuuŋ tɛ naa nyiimi kuu wu lambo wu duti jibi jibi kɛ.

Fi gii fi nuuŋ lɛ gɛɛŋ bo mfi wu

dze yi tsaaŋ, yi sondini bɛnsa le, sɔ.

21 Bitoŋ bichu gii bi ni bi bichi limfwe bi giki bufii li wuu."

22 Bɛniiŋ bamu tɛ̀ dza be bɛ bɛ wi wumu ɛ tɛ̀ nyɛɛ, nuuŋ tɛ kibere, bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i ŋwɛki bɛ wu. Jiso fɛ wu bɛchi yeti tuu ŋiŋgi mɔɔ biee. 23 Wa tɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe bɛchu, be bɛchi be biiti laa, "Wi wuni nuuŋ nɛɛ ŋwanɛ kini ki Mfɔŋ Daafi ni?" 24 Bɛfarasii woo si be biiti lɛ be tee li bee le, "Wi wuni busɔɔ bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Bɛɛsɛbu-u mfɔŋ wu bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i." 25 Jiso kɛɛ fiee fi be beechi biee tee li bee le, "Ɛ kitoŋ dza ki gatɛ ki gwii kiki, kɛ ki gii ki dza ki to nuuŋ kimfoo. Ɛ kintsii kɛ yih dza yi gatɛ yi tuu yi gwii yi yi, yi tɛ naa leŋ kɛ. 26 Ɛ Sataŋ busi yi yee li wi-i bwiŋ, kɛ wu gatɔɔ yi yee. Ɛ fi nuuŋ lɛ, bumfɔŋ bwee tɛ naa leŋ kɛ. 27 Ɛ fi nuuŋ le mbusi bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Bɛɛsɛbu-u, bɔɔŋ bɛnɛ se busi tɛ nuuŋ bɛ bu noo lɛ? Fiee fi bɔɔŋ bɛnɛ bɛlu feti doonchɛ fiɛɛ le nɛ we baa nsa kituŋ. 28 Se nuuŋ le ɛ mbusi bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi-i bɛlu nuuŋ bɛ buŋga bu Fiana yi Nyɔ-ɔ, kɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ bwɛɛ li be-eŋ. 29 Nɛ beechi le nuuŋ wih lɛ li wi buŋga yih, kotɛ biee bo bɛ bi, mɛɛŋ saa ki kɔɔ kɛ wi wu buŋga wulu le kaŋ ni? Ke wu kaŋ se lɛ kotɛ biee bo bɛ bi. 30 Ɛ wi nuuŋ yɛ kimbɛ keŋ kɛ, kɛ mwɛ baaninɔɔ mi. Ɛ wi fii yɛ mi li mbanchɛ-ɛ kɛ, kɛ mwɛ tɛɛtɔɔ bu tafu. 31 Bɛdɛɛni, ntiitɔɔ li be-eŋ le Nyɔ nuuŋ yi feeki biee bibifi mɔɔ jɛ́ yi bifi chichi yi bɛniiŋ yeti. Se nuuŋ le ɛ wi tiiti jɛ yi bifi kii Fiana yi Waaŋ, kɛ Nyɔ nuuŋ tɛ feeki mwɛ kɛ. 32 Ɛ wi tee bubiɛɛ kii Ŋwanɛwi, Nyɔ nuuŋ nɛɛ yi feeki mwɛ. Se nuuŋ le ɛ wi tee bubiɛɛ kii Fiana yi Waaŋ, Nyɔ tɛ naa feeki mwɛ li mfi wuni mɔɔ li mfi wu bɛɛ limfwe kɛ.

33 Wi wu kɛmi kiti kee ki dzeeŋ, ti kɛmi muntaaŋ mu dzeeŋ. Wi wu kɛmi kiti ki bifi kɛmi tɛ muntaaŋ mu bifi, kifɛ bɛ ti kii kiti nuuŋ li muntaaŋ mu ki wundi-i. 34 Kiŋgɔkɛ ki yɔ́-ɔ kini. Nɛ gii nɛ geeŋ nɛ se yɔ n’yɔru wu dzeeŋ fɛ nɛ baa bɛniiŋ bɛ bifi ni? Nɛ kɛɛ le fiee fi yisɛ li shéŋ yi wi-i ɛ fi fi ti buti lɛ kimfimɛ kee li. 35 Wi wu dzeeŋ kɛmi gwɛɛ wu biee bi dzeeŋ lɛ wuu shéŋ, busi biee bi dzeeŋ le. Wi wu bifi se kɛmi nuuŋ gwɛɛ wu biee bibifi, busi biee bibifi lɛ wu shéŋ.

36 Ntee beŋ le naa nuuŋ jobɛ chi nsa wu kimakɛ-ɛ, wi kwikwi ni kɛmi le ku bɛ kimfimɛ kee jɛ́ yi lɔɔlɔɔ chichi yi tɛ̀ yeti. 37 Nɛ kɛɛ le naa nuuŋ fɛ bɛ sɛki wi, ɛ jɛ́ yi buti lɛ kimfimɛ ki wi-i yi gii yi fɛ mwɛ bɔnɛ, ɛ nɛɛ jɛ́ yi buti lɛ kimfimɛ ki wi-i yi gii yi fɛ mwɛ se we nsa."

38 Bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ tɛ̀ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ mɔɔ Bɛfarasii dza be tee li Jiso-o le, "Wi wu ntiifɛ, tɛ wɛki baa le ɔ fɛ fiee fi doonchi buŋga bwo tɛ ŋɛŋ." 39 Jiso tuu li bee le, "Kiŋgɔkɛ ki bifi ki chinɛ Nyɔ si kwɛɛŋ wu chinɛ nyumi, nɛ wɛki le nɛ ŋɛŋ fiee fi doonchi buŋga bweŋ! Nuuŋ ntɛ ndoonchɛ fiee li kiŋgɔkɛ kini-i fi yɛki fi tɛ̀ ka bɛ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Jɔna kɛ. 40 Si Jɔna tɛ̀ tsi li dzɔɔ lɛ nsuuŋ yi nyɔŋa shéŋ jo taa, ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si Ŋwanɛwi gii naa nuuŋ lɛ nshɛ-ɛ lɛŋkwiiŋ jo taa. 41 Naa nuuŋ bu jobɛ chi nsa-a, bɛniiŋ bɛ Ninibɛ leŋ bɛ kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini be tee le ki we kɛɛ nsa, kifɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ Ninibɛ tɛ̀ woo fiee fi Jɔna tɛ̀ fenjisi, be fiiki ntsɛ wube. Fi fiɛɛ le, yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, wi wumu wɛ fɛni bɛ fiee fi ko fi yaa fi Jɔna. 42 Yaa wu sɛki kitoŋ ki Shɛba gii naa leŋ tɛ bu jobɛ chi nsa wu kimakɛ bɛ kiŋgɔkɛ ki dɛɛni kini fɛ bɛ se lii ki li ŋgɛ-ɛ, kifɛ tɛ̀ dza li kitoŋ kee li lɛ kwɛɛŋ luushi le bɛ woo bufii bu Mfɔŋ Salimu. Ntee beŋ yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, wi wumu wɛ fɛni bɛ fiee fi kuu fi yɛki fi Salimu-u.

43 Fiana yi tii ti buti li yi yi wi-i yi gɛɛŋ libuka yi geendi fɛ yi gii yi ni yi tsiiŋ. Se nuuŋ le, ɛ yi tuu yi gɔɔŋ nsiŋ, 44 yi tuu yi kweeŋ li yi yee li le, ‘Ŋgii ŋkaari nto li mi-i yih lu ntuu mbo.’ Mfi wu yi kaari yi bɛ yi ŋɛŋ le yih yilu yɛ kilɛrɛ, ɛ bɛ nachɛ bɛ fweyɛ yi wuuti, 45 bɛdɛɛni, yi biee yi kaari yi gɛɛŋ, yi bɛ bɛ fiana yi tii yimi mfomɛnyaaŋ yi tɛɛmi yi yɛki yi, bee yi se tuu be bɛ be lɛ be tsiiŋ lu. Biee tuu bi mɛɛshi bi bee li mwɛ mfi wulu yaa si mwɛ tɛ̀ saa nuuŋ. Fi fiɛɛ nɛɛ lɛ si fi gii naa fi nuuŋ li kiŋgɔkɛ ki bifi ki dɛɛni kini."

46 Nɛɛ si Jiso tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ yeti li bɛniiŋ li lɛ, fi ka le ni Jiso bee bɛ ŋwaani Jiso tɛ̀ bɛ be leŋ lɛkuuŋ be wɛki le be yɔ bɛ wu. 47 Wi wumu se tee li Jiso-o le, "Na bee bɛŋwaana lemi baa lɛkuuŋ be wɛki le nɛɛ be nɛ yɔ."* 48 Se bii li wuu laa, "Naaŋ nuuŋ noo, bɛŋwaanɛŋ nuuŋ baŋ?" 49 Le bii lɛ, biee doonchɛ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u, tee le, "Baaŋ bɛnaaŋ bee bɛŋwaanɛŋ. 50 Nɛ kɛɛ le wi kwikwi wu feti fiee fi Baa wɛŋ wu liboo kɔŋgisi, kɛ mwɛ wɛ ŋwaanɛŋ wu nyuŋ mɔɔ wu kwɛɛŋ mɔɔ naaŋ."