1 Le Jiso bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u ni be fɛɛshi Jɛrosalɛŋ ɛ be bo li kitoŋ ki Bɛtfaj ki nuuŋ li Ŋkumɛ wu Biti bi Oli-if, biee toŋ bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu bamu bɛfɛ, 2 tee li bee le, "Gɛnɛ yɛɛŋ li kitoŋ ki limfwe kɛɛ. Ɛ nɛ gɛɛŋ, nɛ ŋɛŋ ni sɔmbwaa ɛ bɛ gerɛ, ŋwani nuuŋ li wuu lichiŋ, nɛ fanchɛ, nɛ bɛ mi bɛ wu. 3 Ɛ wi bii fiee li be-eŋ, nɛ tuu li wuu le Te Kikoo wɛkɔɔ wu, kɛ gii chinɛ le nɛ bɛ bɛ wu." 4 Fini tɛ̀ ka lɛ le fi bɛ fi kɔchɛ si ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wumu tɛ̀ tee, tiiti le,

5 "Tee li kitoŋ ki Sayɔŋ* le.

‘Bichɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ ŋɛŋ, Mfɔŋ wunɛ bɛɛɔ lɛ be-eŋ.

Wu shiikɔɔ yi yee fɛkwiiŋ,

wu beeŋɔ lɛ sɔmbwaa li lɛwe, nuuŋ ŋwanɛ sɔmbwaa

wu mɛɛŋ bwi.’"

6 Le bɔɔŋ bɛ Jiso bɛ kintutu-u baa gɛɛŋ, be fɛ nɛɛ si tɛ tee. 7 Be se bɛ bɛ sɔmbwaa wulu mɔɔ ŋwaŋ, be lɔŋ ndú yibe li bee liwe, Jiso beeŋ shee lɛ wumu, giiŋgi. 8 Kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ kinɔŋa tɛ̀ gikisi ndú yibe lɛ dze, bamu bonyi yɛŋɛ yi biti be gikisi. 9 Kintutu ki tɛ̀ giiŋgi Jiso limfwe bɛ ki tɛ̀ biki lɛjiŋ kɛɛ tɛ̀ wuuyi le, "Yiyi-i yiyi-i yiyi-i, bunɔŋa bwɛɛ bu ŋwanɛ kini ki Mfɔŋ Daafi looo! Nyɔ tiiŋ yɛ mwɛ li wi wu bɛɛ li bukooŋ bu Taa lɛ looo! Yiyi-i yiyi-i yiyi-i, bunɔŋa bwɛɛ bu Nyɔ yi nuuŋ liboo li looo!"* Jiso lɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ si Mfɔŋ

10 Le Jiso gɛɛŋ fɛsi Jɛrosalɛŋ kitoŋ kilu kichu sɛɛsɛ. Bɛniiŋ tɛki wa, be biiti laa, "Wuni nuuŋ noo le?" 11 Se kintutu kilu tuu ki tiiti le, "Ɛ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ wu Jiso wu dza li kitoŋ ki Nasarɛ, li kwɛɛŋ wu Galilii."

12 Jiso gɛɛŋ lɛ fɛ yih yi muntofi yi Nyɔ-ɔ, kooŋ bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ kabini biee mɔɔ bɛ tɛ̀ guti biee lu, bachɛ bidaŋ bi bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ fikisi kwa-a, bɛ bidaŋ bi bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kabini bibimu. 13 Tɛ kuŋgi be, tiiti le, "Fi fiɛɛ ɛ bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ, Nyɔ tiiti le, ‘Bɛ gii bɛ ni bɛ teenyi yih yɛɛŋ le yih yi nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ.’ Nɛ fiiki baa yi to nuuŋ ntuuŋ wu bɛyi."

14 Le Jiso ni nuuŋ fɛ yih yi muntofi yilu, binyɛɛ bɛ biŋkɛrɛ bɛ lɛ wuu wɔnchɛ be. 15 Se nuuŋ le, le bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ doonchi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ ŋɛŋ biee bi bimfimu wondini, bɛ si bɔɔŋ bɛ niiŋ niiŋ tɛ̀ wuuyi fɛ yih yi muntofi, be tiiti le, "Eeeee, kinɔŋa nuuŋ ki ŋwanɛ kini ki Mfɔŋ Daafi leee," fi tɔŋ be ŋge. 16 Be wamɛ Jiso laa, "Ɔ wuki yɛ fiee fi bɔɔŋ bani tiiti ni?" Tuu li bee le, "Iiŋ, ŋ’wukɔɔ. Fi fiɛɛ le nɛ mɛɛŋ baa saa ki teeŋ kɛ fiee fi bɛ tsɛɛ le, ‘Nyɔ gɛɛ yɛ jɛ yi buti li bimfimu bi bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi-i, mɔɔ li bimfimu bi bɔɔŋ bɛ mɛɛŋ be yɛɛndi mbeeŋ yi bɛ ni bɛ bee le be ni be piɛti wu lu?’" 17 Jiso dza shɛ be, bo li kitoŋ kilu, gɛɛŋ li kitoŋ ki Bɛtani-i, tsi fe.

18 Le ni nuuŋ fɛŋwɛɛŋ taantaaŋ, si Jiso tɛ̀ kaarisi tuu lijiŋ lɛ kitoŋ ki Jɛrosalɛŋ dzeeŋ tɛ̀ wuu wu. 19 Ŋɛŋ kiti kimu li dzee lichiŋ ki bɛ ti jii muntaaŋ mulu, * gɛɛŋ fe, bɛdɛɛni ti mɛɛŋ ki ŋɛŋ kɛ fiee li ki-i kɛ, ŋɛŋ nuuŋ bibɛ kwaa li ki-i, tsoŋ kiti kilu, chini li ki-i le kiiŋ fintaaŋ ni naa tuu fi woŋ li wɛ-ɛ kɛ! Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, kiti kilu biee ki wɔɔbɛ. 20 Le bɔɔŋ bɛ kintutu bɛ Jiso ŋɛŋ lɛ, bimfimu wondɛ be. Be se ta maa laa, "Kiti kilu geeŋ ki wɔɔbɛ mfwaa mumkpaŋ ni le?" 21 Jiso tuu li bee le, "Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ chɛɛŋ le, ɛ nɛ gɛɛ shéŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ, mɛŋinɛ siŋ, nɛ tɛ̀ fɛ fiee fi mi mfɛ bɛ kiti kini kwaa kɛ. Ɛ nɛ tee li ŋkumɛ wuni le, ‘Dzatsɛ fɛni ɔ gɛɛŋ ɔ we li dzɔɔ yi nyɔŋa,’ fi ka lɛ. 22 Mɔɔ nuuŋ la fi nɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ le, kɛ nɛ gii nɛ kɛmɛ, laa nɛ gɛɛ baa shéŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ kwaa le."

23 Jiso tɛ̀ kaari lɛ li yih yi muntofi-i, bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ sɛki kwɛɛŋ wu Bɛjuu bɛ be ŋɛŋ si tiifi bɛniiŋ, be bii li wu laa, "Ɔ dzɔ buŋga bu ɔ feti biee bini fɛŋ? Ɛ noo wu nyɛ buŋga bulu li wɛ-ɛ?" 24 Jiso tuu li bee le, "Ŋgii mbii tɛ fiee li be-eŋ, ɛ nɛ tuu, nse ntee beŋ wi wu nyɛ buŋga li mi-i le ni mfeti biee bini. 25 Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ lisi bɛniiŋ li dzɔɔ, buŋga bulu buti nuuŋ fɛŋ? Ɛ Nyɔ yi tɛ̀ nyɛ wu liboo, mɔɔ wiwoŋ le?" Le bii lɛ, be tɛchɛ bebe, be tiiti le, "Ɛ tɛ tuu le ɛ Nyɔ yi tɛ̀ nyɛ, tuu bii li bee li laa, fi ge la fi tɛ̀ ti mɛɛŋ ki beŋ kɛ li Jɔɔŋ li kɛ le? 26 Se nuuŋ le, ɛ tɛ tuu le, ‘Ɛ wiwoŋ wu tɛ̀ nyɛ,’ kɛ tɛ chɛndi baa kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ, si be bɛchu beenchi baa le Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ nuuŋ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ." 27 Nɛɛ lɛ, be se tuu li Jiso le, "Tɛ kii yɛ kɛ." Jiso se tuu tee li be le, "Kɛ nuuŋ ntɛ ntee tɛ beŋ wi wu nyɛ mi buŋga le ni mfeti biee bini kɛ."

28 Jiso gɛɛŋ limfwe bii laa, "Nɛ beechi le la kii fini? Wi wumu tɛ̀ kɛmi bɔɔŋ bee bɛ buniŋ bɛfɛ. Dza gɛɛŋ fɛ ŋwaŋ wu kaaŋ li, tee li wuu le, ‘Ŋwanɛŋ, gɛnɛ ɔ shi ɔ ni ɔ nindi liwɛ bɛŋ.’ 29 Ŋwaŋ wulu tuu li wuu le, ‘Nnuuŋ ntɛ ŋgɛɛŋ kɛ.’ Se nuuŋ le dza tuu beechɛ li shéŋ yee li gɛɛŋ liwɛ lɔɔ. 30 Wi wulu tuu dza gɛɛŋ fɛ ŋwani wu lɛjiŋ tee nɛɛ fiee fi bee tee li wu kaaŋ wɛɛ, tuu li wuu le ‘Ŋgii ŋgɛɛŋ taa.’ Se nuuŋ le, ba ŋgɛnu nsiŋ 31 Li bɔɔŋ bɛ bɛfɛ bani linti, ɛ wu la wu tɛ̀ fɛ fiee fi tee tɛ̀ gii kɔŋgisi?" Be tuu le, "Ɛ wu kaaŋ wɛ." Jiso se tee li bee le, "Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le, bɛniiŋ bɛ kundi biŋwaati mɔɔ binjiŋkwiiŋ lii baa lɛ bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ limfwe li be-eŋ. 32 Ntiitɔɔ ni kifɛ Jɔɔŋ tɛ̀ lisi bɛniiŋ li dzɔɔ le doonchɛ dze yi tsaaŋ li be-eŋ, nɛ faaŋ mbeenchɛ li wuu. Se nuuŋ le, bɛniiŋ bɛ kundi kiŋwaati bɛ binjiŋkwiiŋ tɛ̀ beŋ li wuu. Nɛ se tuu nɛ ŋɛŋ si be beŋ lɛ, nɛ faaŋ tɛ mfikisɛ shéŋ yinɛ le nɛ beŋ tɛ li wuu."

33 Jiso tuu kweeŋ le, "Tuu woo yɛɛŋ ŋgaŋgaa chimu. Wi wumu tɛ̀ niŋ wɛ wu muntaaŋ mu bɛ feti mbiiŋ lu, toŋ mbaŋ kɛnɛ, chiŋ kisɔ ki bɛ gii bɛ ni bɛ kee muntaaŋ mulu bɛ seendi le, mbiiŋ se buti, gwaŋ kikɔ ki wi wu kiichi wɛ wulu, shɛ wɛ wulu li bɛniiŋ li, dza gɛɛŋ li kitoŋ kimu. 34 Mfi wu bɛ ti kee muntaaŋ mulu tɛ̀ bɛ kɔchɛ, toŋ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ nimɛ lɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ shɛ wɛ li bee baa, le be gɛɛŋ be fi mwee muntaaŋ. 35 Be gɛɛŋ, bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ shɛ wɛ li bee baa kɔɔ be, be too wumu, be wo wumu, be tomɛ wumu bɛ ta. 36 Tuu toŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nimɛ-ɛ bamu be yaŋ be yaa bɛ ŋkosi baa, bɛniiŋ baa tuu be fɛ nɛɛ si be be be fɛ bɛ bɛ ŋkosi baa lɛ. 37 Lɛjiŋ lɛlu, toŋ nuuŋ ŋwani kibɛɛ, beechi le be gii be guuŋ ŋwani wuni. 38 Se nuuŋ le, le gɛɛŋ, bɛniiŋ bɛlu ŋɛŋ wu, be tee bebe le, ‘Wuni wɛ nuuŋ kinjila ki wi wu wɛ wuni. Bɛ yɛɛŋ tɛ wo wu tɛ ji bishɛyɛ bilu.’ 39 Be kɔɔ wu be buu wu li wɛ wulu, be wo wu." Wɛ wu muntaaŋ

40 Si Jiso tɛ̀ tee ni, tuu bii laa, "Wi wu wɛ wulu gii ge la bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛlu fɛ wu bɛ?" 41 Be tuu le, "Gii bɛ mɛɛshi bɛ munyaminɛ mulu mu kwiyɛ, shɛ wɛ wulu li bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ gii be nyɛ wu mwee muntaaŋ mfi wu be kɔ." 42 Jiso se bii li bee laa, "Nɛ ti mɛɛŋ ki teeŋ kɛ lɛ kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ le,

‘Tɛtɛ chi bɛniiŋ bɛ ŋgwanu-u tɛ̀ faaŋ chɛɛ,

chi kaari chɛɛ chi to tɛtɛ chi fɛ boo chi yi ni?

Mɔɔ fini nuuŋ mfɛru wu Taa,

bɛniiŋ bichi be tɛti maa ni’?

43 Ntusɔɔ ntiiti li be-eŋ le, Nyɔ gii yi fi bumfɔŋ bwee li tsaŋ yinɛ-ɛ, yi nyɛ nuuŋ li bɛniiŋ bɛ gii be gbɛɛŋ be ni be feti si bɛniiŋ bɛ li kwɛɛŋ wɛɛ." 44 [Tɛtɛ chilu chini nuuŋ ɛ chi we li wi-i mwɛ chaafɛ, ɛ wi we li chi-i, mwɛ fwachɛ.]*

45 Si Jiso tɛ̀ wa ŋgaŋgaa chilu lɛ, bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa mɔɔ Bɛfarasii woo lɛ, be kɛɛ le wu wa wɛ nuuŋ kii be. 46 Be dza be wɛki le be kɔɔ wu, se nuuŋ le be kaari be chɛŋ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ, kifɛ kintutu kilu tɛ kɛmi li Jiso le ni nuuŋ ntomfɔŋ wu Nyɔ.