1,2 Mfam Tehofil, baal bibi amwɛn ãndɔɔ m’esi Nziã ola bee k’obɛɛn o mɔ̃. Obobɔ, bɔ atsal nsia a ndɛ, bvool ayɛɛn bee ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ mam mbueel. Baal bibi onse bee bu abvi mɔ̃ okel. 3 Mɛ̃ hɛ̃ mfuul baal obɔ nsia a ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ ngesɛ-ngesɛ, m’emfa ki ébwel mɔ̃ fa obɛɛn. Obobɔ, mfam Tehofil, mɛ̃ mwɛn kwɛn eli ngesɛ kwɛn mɛ̃ nkel yɛ ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ nzyal-nzyal. 4 Mɛ̃ nkel mɔ̃, me ndɔɔ yɛn yɛ yɛɛ kwɛn ãndɔɔ m’éyoo yɛ omɔ̃, ãli mam mã taa-taa.

5 Me lio li éli Elode ɔ̃kwɛn a etswi e nsie ki Yude, éli ye ngaa-a-Nziã ngɔmɔ̃ wɛn nkuũ Dzakali, ngɔmɔ̃ onse ɔ̃luo wu angaa-a-Nziã wu Abia. Nkuũ a ɔ̃kal a ndɛ éli Elidzabet, wa yam li angaa-a-Nziã li Alona. 6 Dzakali y’Elidzabet áli dzu ke mviil ã Nziã, bɔ ákekiaal ãngel ã ndɛ mam mbueel m’emfa ki ekoo, bvool ákesa mam mbueel m’etam ndɛ wu Mfam Nziã baal osa. 7 Kɛn a bɔ k’áli ye muaan wɛ, nzal-a-ŋɛn Elidzabet áli empi. Bɔ ange-buaal hɛ̃ al’ayii ekukwel e baal.

8 Tsoo ngelemɔ̃, Dzakali ákesa ɔ̃sal a ndɛ ke nkwel a Nziã, nzal-a-ŋɛn, tsoo olɔ éli ɔ̃nkaal wa nkel yi ndɛ. 9 Ol’angaa-a-Nziã, ákesuaal mbuul ngɔmɔ̃, kwɛn ndɛ asam onse etswi e Nzɔ a Nziã ki ɔ̃nsensal. Bɔ áketa ebie m’osuaal o ndɛ. Me tsoo olɔ, bɔ ásueel Dzakali, kwɛn ndɛ ayewa Mfam Nziã ãkab m’ãnasi. 10 Me lio li ákewa ãkab m’ãnasi olɔ, baal bueel ákebuɛɛn ke nkwel-a-nzi*.

11 Enseel oŋɔ̃, ãnzwel ã Mfam Nziã ãpal ola Dzakali, me kuɔɔl ki elam ki misa wu awa ãkab m’ãnasi. 12 Ŋ’emwɛn Dzakali mɔ̃, esi ndɛ ongɛɛ, buɔ bo kokɔ obɔɔ ndɛ. 13 Kɛn ãnzwel ãlieel ndɛ bubu: «Dzakali, bee buɔ oyoo, ke ngwel wɛ Nziã okiool ãbuɛɛn ã yɛ: Ɔ̃kal a yɛ Elidzabet akieel aburu yɛ muaan wu bɔɔl, wu ekieel eta yɛ me Dzaã. 14 Yɛ akieel akal y’esɛ y’osia mpaa me ndɔɔ a ndɛ, baal bibi hɛ̃ akieel asia mpaa, me ndɔɔ oburu o ndɛ. 15 Ndɛ akieel akal mbuul wu ɔ̃nɛn ke mviil ã Mfam Nziã. Ndɛ kieel k’anywã mbal ã bvine wuo mbal ã mpuru ãkyam wɛ. Ndɛ akieel aluul m’Ɔ̃fel wu Ɔ̃nsensal fa mwiĩ a ngoo a ndɛ. 16 Ndɛ akieel asa kwɛn baan b’Isalayel bibi abvool ola Mfam Nziã wu Nziã a bɔ. 17 Ndɛ akieel atsɔɔn nkwel a Mfam Nziã, ye mpɛn yi ɔ̃fel yɛn onge yi éli y’Eli wu ɔ̃liaal-ɛ̃kiɛɛn a Nziã. Obobɔ, ndɛ akieel asa kwɛn dzii ebvool mpɛ̃-a-mpɛ̃ atal ye baan a bɔ. Ndɛ hɛ̃ akieel aswɛɛl ɛ̃kwal ɛ̃ baal bɛn k’alweel Nziã wɛ, kwɛn bɔ abɛɛn otsam onge baal ba dzu. M’emfa okyɛ, ndɛ akieel asa kwɛn baal awal ɔ̃yɛɛl me ndɔɔ oya o Mfam Nziã.»

18 Kɛn a Dzakali ofuul ãnzwel bubu: «Mɛ̃ ekieel eyɛɛ kwɛn ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ ãli taa-taa bwɛn a bwɛn? Ke ngwel wɛ, mɛ̃ bam emeeyal, ɔ̃kal a mɛ̃ ndyam hɛ̃ amaayal, kwɛn ndɛ aburu muaan.» 19 Ãnzwel bu ãbveel ndɛ bubu: «Mɛ̃ ndyam ndi Gabiliyel, mɛ̃ wu ebetɛɛn ke nkwel a Nziã, me ndɔɔ yi esa ɔ̃sal a ndɛ. Ndɛ wu Nziã wu otam mɛ̃ ola yɛ, kwɛn mɛ̃ ye ngyɛɛn ye yɛ, bvool mbiri yɛ nsia yi ngesɛ yi. 20 Onge bɛn yɛ ke kiool ãyɛɛn ã mɛ̃ wɛ, yɛ àkɔɔl nkɛn: Yɛ bvool k’àbekoo k’ayɛɛn wɛ, tiil tsoo li èbwel ãndɔɔ me ngyɛɛn mɛ̃ yɛ. Taa-taa bam, Nziã àsa ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ me lio li ewɛɛ ndɛ osa.»

21 Ŋ’esa oŋɔ̃, baal ákekiaal Dzakali. Bɔ ákekam m’oyiil b’éyiil ndɛ onse Nzɔ a Nziã. 22 Ŋ’epal ndɛ, ndɛ bvool k’abekoo k’ayɛɛn ye baal wɛ, bɔ bu abvi otsam kwɛn ndɛ oŋɔ̃ emwɛn abɔɔ onse Nzɔ a Nziã. Kɛn a ndɛ oyii nkɛn, bu ayii ayɛɛn ye baal m’ɛ̃liɛɛn.

23 Ŋ’eman Dzakali ɔ̃nkaal wa ndɛ wu ɔ̃sal, ndɛ oyɛn nzɔ. 24 Ke mbee oŋɔ̃, ɔ̃kal a ndɛ Elidzabet obvi yam, ndɛ bu abvi okal m’edziɔɔn nswii taan. Ndɛ wu Elidzabet oyɛɛn ndyam-a-ndyam bubu: 25 «Tal ndɔɔ yi esi Mfam Nziã me ndɔɔ a mɛ̃: Mɛ̃ éli y’opfuru ke nkwel a baal a yam e mɛ̃, ke ngwel wɛ mɛ̃ k’éli ye muaan wɛ. Ndɛ otal mɛ̃, bu ambaal mɛ̃ opfuru.»

26 Ŋ’ebɔɔ yam li Elidzabet nswii sɛɛn, Nziã oyuɔɔl ãnzwel mɛn nkuũ Gabiliyel ke bviil li Nadzalet, li eli k’etswi e nsie ki Ngalile. 27 Ndɛ oyuɔɔl ãnzwel omɔ̃ ola nsam a ɔ̃kaal yi ata me Mali. Ndɛ wu Mali áli ɔ̃kal wu ésɔɔn bɔɔl li ata me Dzedzef me ndɔɔ obaal o ndɛ. Dzedzef áli mbuul wa yam li ɔ̃kwɛn David. 28 Ãnzwel ãsam onse nzɔ a Mali, bvool ãlieel ndɛ bubu: «Sia mpaa! Ke ngwel wɛ, Mfam Nziã osuo yɛ nyiĩ a ndɛ yi enɛn, ndɛ oli ye yɛ.»

29 Mali ebangɛɛ ebɔɔ ndɛ, bu ayɛɛn ndyam-a-ndyam ndiri: «Otsɛn b’ãyɛɛn mã omã?» 30 Ãnzwel bu ãbveel ndɛ ndiri: «Mali, bee buɔ oyoo, ke ngwel wɛ Nziã ŋ’asuo yɛ nyiĩ a ndɛ yi enɛn. 31 Tal, yɛ àbva yam, yɛ àburu muaan wu bɔɔl wu èloo yɛ me Yeso. 32 Ndɛ àkal mbuul wu ɔ̃nɛn. Àta ndɛ me Muaan a Nziã-a-Mpuu. Mfam Nziã àwa ndɛ okwɛn o David wu nkiɔɔn* a ndɛ. 33 Ndɛ àkal ɔ̃kwɛn ɔ̃bu nkal yam li Isalayel, okwɛn o ndɛ k’òfa wɛ.»

34 Obobɔ, Mali olieel ãnzwel ndiri: «Ke-bwɛn-ndoo, ndɔɔ yi obobɔ bwɛn-a-bwɛn eyebɛɛn, ke ngwel wɛ mɛ̃ ke ngyɛɛ abɔɔl wɛ!» 35 Ãnzwel ãbveel ndɛ bubu: «Ɔ̃fel wu Ɔ̃nsensal àsool nkal a yɛ, mpɛn a Nziã-a-Mpuu èfoo yɛ. Obɔ otsɛn bɛn muaan wu ɔ̃nsensal wu èburu yɛ, àta ndɛ me Muaan a Nziã. 36 Tal, Elidzabet wu eburu e yɛ oli hɛ̃ ye yam, ndɛ akieel aburu muaan wu bɔɔl, onkyam ŋɛn ndɛ oyii ekukwel. Ndɛ wu áketa m’empi, meba bu ayii ye yam li nswii sɛɛn obɔ. 37 Ke ngwel wɛ, k’eli ye ndɔɔ yi ekwɛɛn Nziã osa wɛ.» 38 Obobɔ, Mali obveel ãnzwel bubu: «Mɛ̃ ndi ɔ̃sal a Mfam. Yɔɔl kwɛn Nziã asa mɛ̃ ãndɔɔ mam mbueel m’eyɛɛn yɛ.» Ãnzwel bu ãyɛn.

39 Ke mbee ãtsoo ke kwɛ, Mali otwel nkuul, bu ayɛn tswa-a-tswa k’ola ngɔmɔ̃ bo k’ãnkio mã Yude. 40 Ŋ’etɔ ndɛ okɔ, ndɛ osam onse nzɔ a Dzakali, bu abio Elidzabet. 41 Ŋ’eyoo ndɛ ɔ̃bio a Mali, muaan wu oli onse mwiĩ a ndɛ wu Elidzabet osiɔ nzuru. Obobɔ, Elidzabet oluul m’Ɔ̃fel wu Ɔ̃nsensal. 42 Ndɛ bu ayɛɛn kokɔ bubu: «Yɛ nduru akaal bam bueel m’ondɔɔl o kuɔɔl, muaan wu oli onse mwiĩ a yɛ hɛ̃ oli y’ondɔɔl o kuɔɔl! 43 Li dzuun li bwɛn-a-bwɛn li eyi ngoo a Mfam ola mɛ̃! 44 Tal, me lio li ngyoo mɛ̃ ɔ̃bio a yɛ, muaan wu oli onse mwiĩ a mɛ̃ oluul m’esɛ. 45 Yɛ li ɔ̃kaal wu esɛ, ke ngwel wɛ yɛ kiool kwɛn Mfam Nziã asa m’elieel ndɛ yɛ.»

46 Mali bu ayɛɛn ndiri:

«Taa-taa bam Mfam Nziã oli wu ɔ̃nɛn! Mɛ̃ eyam me ndɔɔ yi elweel ndɛ!

47 Mɛ̃ nduul m’esɛ, me ndɔɔ a Nziã,

ndɛ wu Ɔ̃mvuul a mɛ̃.

48 Ke ngwel wɛ, ndɛ okaal mviil nkal a mɛ̃ wu ɔ̃sal a ndɛ wɛn otsɛn pyɛ.

Akieel ata mɛ̃ m’ɔ̃kaal wu esɛ, ãlio mbueel,

49 ke ngwel wɛ, Nziã-Ngaa-Waan osi mɛ̃ ãndɔɔ m’ãnɛn.

Nkuũ a ndɛ eli nkuũ yi ɔ̃nsensal.

50 Nyiĩ a ndɛ eli ãlio mbueel

nkal a baal b’alweel ndɛ.

51 Ndɛ osi ãndɔɔ ye waan li kokɔ,

bu atsal baal bɛn ɛ̃kwal ɛ̃li ye nzal-a-nsia.

52 Ndɛ okweel baal b’anɛn k’ãmpu,

owi baal bɛn otsɛn pyɛ dzuun.

53 Ndɛ owi eluɔ bvi ebvɛ-ebvɛ ol’akaan,

ndɛ otswɛɛl apfel ayɛn ãkɛɛ-ãkɛɛ.

54,55 Ndɛ owueel a yam li Isalayel, wu ɔ̃sal a ndɛ.

Ndɛ k’ayɔɔl k’asuo bɔ nyiĩ a ndɛ ãlio mbueel wɛ,

onge b’élieel ndɛ bɔ b’ankiɔɔn a bia-byɛ,

Abalayam, ye yam e ndɛ.»

56 Mali okal y’Elidzabet nku-a-nku a nswii tyel, ke mbee oŋɔ̃ ndɛ obvool ola.

57 Ŋ’ekoo lio li eburu Elidzabet, ndɛ oburu muaan wu bɔɔl. 58 Ŋ’eyoo baal b’akal tsotsoo a ndɛ y’eburu e ndɛ kwɛn Mfam Nziã osio Elidzabet nyiĩ, bɔ asia mpal ye ndɛ.

59 Ke mbee ãtsoo mpuɔ̃ m’aburu ndɛ, bɔ ayi muaan otsiil*, bɔ ákedzii k’awa ndɛ nkuũ a tal a ndɛ, Dzakali, 60 kɛn a ngoo a muaan oyɛɛn ndiri: «Hɛɛ̃-hɛ̃, nkuũ a ndɛ èkal Dzaã.» 61 Kɛn a bɔ abveel ndɛ ndiri: «Onse yam e yɛ, k’eli ye mbuul wu oli ye nkuũ oyɔ wɛ.» 62 Bɔ bu ayii ayɛɛn ye tal a ndɛ m’ɛ̃liɛɛn, me ndɔɔ yi ayɛɛ nkuũ yi edzii k’eta ndɛ muaan. 63 Dzakali bu asɔɔ muaan-ebɛɛ kwɛn ndɛ akel ke ywel a lɔ. Ndɛ okel ndiri: «Nkuũ a ndɛ eli Dzaã.» Bɔ bueel bu akam. 64 Kɛn a me lio olɔ, Dzakali bvool okoo k’ayɛɛn. Ndɛ bu abvi Nziã olweel. 65 Ndɔɔ oyɔ esi baal bam bueel b’ákekal tsotsoo oŋɔ̃ ongɛɛ. Onse etswi e nsie ki ãnkio ki Yude, eyii oyɛɛn onkyam pyɛ. 66 Baal bam bueel b’ayoo ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ akwee mɔ̃ onse ɛ̃kwal ɛ̃ bɔ, bvool abvi oyɛɛn bam-a-bam bubu: «Ondɛ muaan kieel bwɛn-a-bwɛn akal?» Taa-taa bam mpɛn a Nziã éli ye muaan ondɛ.

67 Dzakali wu tal a muaan oluul m’Ɔ̃fel wu Ɔ̃nsensal, bu abvi ãndɔɔ oyɛɛn m’ãfi ola Nziã, bubu:

68 «Elweel Mfam Nziã, Nziã a Isalayel,

ke ngwel wɛ, ndɛ owueel a yam e ndɛ, bvool opaal lɔ onse onkyal.

69 Ndɛ opaal bia-byɛ Ɔ̃mvuul wa mpɛn,

onse yam e David wu ɔ̃sal a ndɛ,

70 onge b’éyɛɛn ndɛ tsɔɔn-tsɔɔn m’ɛ̃nywã mi aliaal-ɛ̃kiɛɛn a ndɛ ba ngel ndiri,

71 ndɛ akieel abvuul bia-byɛ me mviɔɔl mi ataal,

ye mi baal bam bueel b’abyal bia-byɛ.

72 Ndɛ hɛ̃ álieel ndiri ndɛ akieel asuo nyiĩ a ndɛ ol’ankiɔɔn a bia-byɛ,

bvool asa ãndɔɔ m’élieel ndɛ onse ondoo bo ngel b’étɛn ndɛ ye bɔ.

73 Ondɛ ɔ̃kyel wu élab ndɛ Abalayam wu nkiɔɔn a bia-byɛ. Taa-taa bam, Nziã álieel ndɛ me ndɔɔ a bia-byɛ ndiri,

74 ndɛ akieel abvuul bia-byɛ me mviɔɔl mi ataal,

kwɛn bia-byɛ ebee ye buɔ okal b’esal me ndɔɔ a ndɛ.

75 M’emfa okyɛ, bia-byɛ èkal baal b’awa Nziã esɛ, bvool b’ali dzu,

ãtsoo mbueel ke nkwel a ndɛ.»

76 Dzakali bvool oyɛɛn bubu:

«Me b’otal yɛ, yɛ wu muaan wu ɔ̃bwee, akieel ata yɛ m’ɔ̃liaal-ɛ̃kiɛɛn a Nziã-a-Mpuu,

ke ngwel wɛ, yɛ akieel adzuu ke nkwel a Mfam Nziã, me ndɔɔ yi afaal ãnkuul ã ndɛ.

77 Yɛ akieel ayɛɛn yam e ndɛ bubu:

"Nziã àbvuul byɛ me nkuul yi odzeel b’ãbi ã byɛ!"

78 Taa-taa bam, Nziã a bia-byɛ oluul me nyiĩ y’obvɛ me ndɔɔ a bia-byɛ.

Ndɛ àyuɔɔl bia-byɛ Ɔ̃mvuul* wu afa ywel, wu oli onge tal li epal.

79 Ndɛ àsuo Nziã ola baal bɛn k’ayɛɛ ndɛ wɛ, ye baal b’ali ye buɔ b’epfu,

bvool asa kwɛn bia-byɛ ekal onse opi.»

80 Ŋ’esa oŋɔ̃, muaan ákeyal, bvool ákewam me mpɛn a Ɔ̃fel. Ndɛ ákekal onse ɔ̃baan tiil tsoo li épal ndɛ ke nkwel a baal b’Isalayel.