Mateus 4

Yesʉ ʉkʉgeng’wa

1 Sʉnga Yesʉ akatongeelwa nʉ Ng’wahʉ Ng’welʉ mʉwɨɨ wahume kʉgeng’wa nʉ shetani. 2 Yesʉ wɨkagwalya kʉlya mahikʉ makʉmi annɨ ʉtikʉ nʉ ng’ʉng’wɨ, sʉnga wɨkahung’wa nzala. 3 Itɨgwa shetani wɨkamʉhanga wɨkamʉɨla, "Ang’wɨ tai ʉewe wɨng’wana wang’wi Itunda, maɨle ɨmagwe aya apɨlʉke atule mɨkate.

4 Yesʉ wɨkasʉkɨɨlya wɨkalʉnga, "Goza yandɨkilwe mʉʉandɨkwa nɨmaza kɨna ʉmʉntʉ shanga ʉkishiɨ wazelya indya du, ingɨ mʉlʉkani lɨhi Itunda nʉʉkʉtambʉla.

5 Sʉnga shetani wɨkamʉtwala ʉ Yesʉ kʉ Yelʉsalemu kɨsalɨ nɨkɨɨkilwe kʉnsoko ang’wi Itunda, wɨkamɨmɨsha mʉkɨlɨngasɨɨlyo nɨka Nyʉmba ang’wi Itunda, 6 wɨkamʉɨla "Ang’wɨ ʉewe tai wɨ Ng’wana wang’wi Itunda igʉme pɨhi, kʉnsoko yandɨkilwe kɨna,

‘Itunda ʉkʉalagɨɨlya a Itʉmi akigʉlʉ niang’wi Itunda akwe kʉnsoko ako akʉgunɨlye,

akʉkenke mʉ mikono ao,

ʉleke kilemalya mʉgʉlʉ wako migwe."’

7 Yesʉ wɨkamʉsʉkɨɨlya kɨna, "Hangɨ yandɨkilwe kɨna, ‘Leka kʉmʉgema Isekʉlʉ Itunda wako.’"

8 Sʉnga ʉ shetani wɨkamʉhola Yesʉ hangɨ wɨkamʉtwala migʉlya alʉgʉlʉ nʉlʉlɨpʉ, wɨkamʉlagɨɨla utemi nʉwa mahɨɨ ɨhi nʉʉgolɨ wakwe, 9 shetani wɨkamʉɨla ʉ Yesʉ, "Izi yɨhi kʉʉpeza anga ʉtugame nʉ kʉnkʉlya."

10 Papo gwa ʉ Yesʉ wɨkamʉɨla "Hega apa itɨ shetani! Yandɨkilwe mʉmbugulu ang’wi Itunda. ‘Ʉkʉmʉkʉlya Isekʉlʉ Itunda wako nʉ kʉmitʉmɨla ʉng’wenso wɨng’wene du."’

11 Ɨtɨgwa ʉ shetani wɨkamʉleka Yesu papo, nɨ a Itʉmi akigʉlʉ niang’wi Itunda ang’wi Itunda ɨkaza mitʉmɨla.