1  1:4, 16Ɛ wee wvù me n'yɛnɛɛ wvudvu bvuu gay ɛ̂ me lɛ, “Saŋɛ ŋwa' fô nceendaa Nyo' wvù ɛ̀ nu wvu kentaashɛ ke bonyii bo mbee le ke Saldis e lɛ, ‘Wvun nu njeme wvu wvuwɛ wvù kɛŋke biyoy bi Nyo' le bi bisooshwiy noo jón yi yisooshwiy: Me ŋkee gee dinɛn. Ben yen'yi fô bonyii le lɛ ben bɛɛ boyuum geenɛn ɛ ben ɛ kpwekɛn wase. 2 Ben ekamse, ebise mvuŋgay yî fiɛɛ fì shɛke nu wase tɛn diuw kpwe le. Ben ekeè lɛ me mbaa n'yɛn ɛ gee dinɛn jee gɛne mɛɛse ɛ̂ Nyo' wɛm ɛjise kɛ. 3  16:15; Mat 24:43; 1Tɛs 5:1-2Ben ekume fiɛɛ fì ben to fiisɛnɛɛ fì ɛ̀ nu fì ben to yuwɛɛ. Ben ejicì fifiɛ le, ekumɛn mvuntelem mvunɛn. Ɛ́ ben baa ekamse, tu me nu ŋke enɛ ento fô ben e diɛwɛ cooŋ e, ɛ ben yaa kee kefew kedvu kɛ. 4  6:11Geenɛn, ben kɛŋke kɛ bonyii bomew caan Saldis bò baa lom ndvú yibo kɛ. Boba nu ke elɛne bee bó ɛ bó ɛ tfume ndvú yì baa, njefo ɛ̀ nu bonyii ɛ bó ɛ kocɛn. 5  Mat 10:32; 13:8; 17:8; 20:15; 21:27; Ksm 32:32; Mben 69:28; Yɛsa 4:3; Luk 10:20Wee wvù ɛ ke ɛ so nu ɛ wvú nu ke ejise tɛn ndvú yì baa. Kɛ wvuwɛ wee nu ɛ me nu ŋke enfiwsɛ diee diew ɛ̂ ŋwa' bonyii bò kɛŋke nshii wvù mɛy lo le kɛ. Me nu ŋke enjeme bô diuw wɛm ɛkumɛ wvú fwe dvu Icɛm bô bonceendaa bew lɛ me ŋkee wvú. 6 Wee wvù kɛŋke bitem ɛ wvú yuw fiɛɛ fì Keyoy ke Nyo' le jemyi ɛ̂ bintaashɛ bi bonyii bo mbee le.’ ”

7  Yɛsa 22:22; Mat 16:19Ɛ wee wvudvu bvuu gay ɛ̂ me lɛ, “Saŋɛ ŋwa' fô nceendaa Nyo' wvù ɛ̀ nu wvu kentaashɛ ke bonyii bo mbee le ke Filadɛlfia le lɛ, ‘Wvun nu njeme wvu wvuwɛ wvù yuule bvuu nu wee kecɛɛy. Ɛ̀ nu wvú wvù kɛŋke ken'yene ke bvunfon bvu Dawe le. Wvú ke yen'yi, wee saa nu dvú wvù efen kɛ, ɛ́ wvú ke efen, wee saa nu dvú wvù eyene kɛ: 8 Me ŋkee gee dinɛn. Ben eyekɛ eyuw, me nu ɛ n'yene kembuŋ fô ben e ɛ ŋgɛɛ keyɛ, ɛ wee yaa nu dvú wvù nulo efaa kɛ. Me ŋkee lo lɛ kɛ ben kɛŋke mvuŋgay ntay kɛ, geenɛn ɛ ben gɛɛle kɛ njeme wɛm. Ben baa tun me kɛ. 9  2:9; Yɛsa 49:23; 60:14Ben eyekɛ eyuw, bonyii ba bò nu ŋgoo Satan e bò duu lɛ bowen nu Bojuu ɛ bó mbiayte lo, yaa nu kɛ Bojuu, nu ɛ me nu ŋke eŋge ɛ́ bó eto egbwe bikaa binɛn e emum ekiɛɛ lɛ me ŋkooŋke ben. 10  1:9; Luk 21:19; 1Kol 10:13; 2Bi 2:9No ben nu ɛ gɛɛ njeme wɛm ɛkumɛ keekuule shém, nu ɛ me nu ŋke eŋgemgem ben kefew kè mmom nu ke etoo yî ɛkolɛ ke nshɛ le keemom bonyii bocii bò nu yî nshɛ le. 11  2:10, 25; 22:7, 12, 20; Saka 2:14Me ntoo wase nfew caan. Ben ejicɛ fiɛɛ fì ben kɛŋke le etɛme, wvu lɛ fo wee mvu ke efi kefo kenɛn ke bvunfon e. 12  2:17; 14:1; 21:2; 22:4; Ɛsek 48:35Wee wvù ɛ ke ɛ so nu ɛ me nu ŋke eŋge ɛ́ wvú enù kfuy wvu yew ncese Nyo' wɛm e. Ɛ kɛ ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú ke eyuu ebuy dvú kɛ. Me nu ŋke ensaŋ diee di Nyo' wɛm e yî ye le bô diee di kelaante ke Nyo' wɛm e kè ɛ̀ nu Jɛlusalɛm wvu fwɛ wvù buyte fô Nyo' wɛm e fowe. Me nu ŋke ensaŋ tɛn diee diem di difɛ yî ye le. 13 Wee wvù kɛŋke bitem ɛ wvú yuw fiɛɛ fì Keyoy ke Nyo' le jemyi ɛ̂ bintaashɛ bi bonyii bo mbee le.’ ”

14  1:5; 19:11; Jon 1:3; 2Kol 1:20Ɛ wvú bvuu gay ɛ̂ me lɛ, “Saŋɛ ŋwa' fô nceendaa Nyo' wvù ɛ̀ nu wvu kentaashɛ ke bonyii bo mbee le ke Lawdɛsia le lɛ, ‘Wvun nu njeme wvu wvuwɛ wvù diee diew nu, Fí enù nonɛn. Ɛ̀ nu wvú wvuwɛ wvù ké no leeme yî diɛw ye le, ɛ ɛ̀ nu wvú wvù seŋe kecɛɛy ɛkumɛ Nyo'. Ɛ̀ nu wvú keŋkɛwcɛ ke fiɛɛ ficii fì Nyo' to bomɛɛ le: 15 Me ŋkee gee dinɛn. Ben nu kɛ lo! Kɛ ben lɛɛ, kɛ ben yvuwse. Me nshieele lɛ ben bee keelɛɛ lo kɛnɛɛ yvuwse lo! 16 Nonɛn, no ben nu kɛ lo finɛn ɛntelɛŋ yaa lɛɛ kɛnɛɛ yvuwse, me nu ŋke encuy ben ɛ̂ me ɛmvu. 17  Os 12:8; 1Kol 4:8Ben duu lɛ ben nu bonyii bo kpwaw e ɛ ben ɛ kukɛn wase yaa bvuu shieele fiɛɛ kɛ. Ben gayte nonɛn yaa yɛne lɛ finɛn nu ɛ fí ɛ fo lo? Ben nu bonyii bò shen ekoole bonyii dvú, bô bonyii bo kefufe le, bvuu nu binfefe noo bonyii bò lɛne binyi bincimte! 18  6:11; 16:15Me ŋgomte keentefe ben lɛ ben eguy ketwaa ke bigew e kè yɛɛle ɛ̂ me kè bó nu ɛ ton ɛ̂ lam kí ɛ no yuule, ɛ́ ben emum enu bonyii bo kpwaw e. Ben eguy ndvú yì baa yì ben ebaŋ bincimte binɛn dvú, fo bonyii eyɛne bí le ɛ ben wuumene. Ben eguy tɛn ɛfuwɛ ke ɛjisɛ le ɛ̂ me, eyefe ɛjisɛ ɛyene dvú, emum eyɛne mwɛɛm e. 19  Bŋgn 3:11-12; Ibu 12:5-6Bonyii bò me ŋkooŋke nu ɛ me ŋké nsaw bó yî gee dibole, nya ŋgɛw ɛ̂ bó keentefe bó. Nonɛn, ben eduŋcɛ shiee ekumɛn mvuntelem mvunɛn. 20  Mat 8:11; Jon 14:23Ben eyekɛ eyuw, me nleeme ɛ̂ yew fwese ŋkumci. Ɛ́ wee yuw lo diɛw yɛm ɛ yene kembuŋ, ɛ́ me enley ento ɛ̂ wvú le ɛ́ bee wvú ediekene fiɛɛ fimwaaŋ. 21  1:6; Mat 22:44; Ibu 8:1Wee wvù ɛ ke ɛ so nu ɛ me nu ŋke enya wvú bvudvuu ɛ́ wvú eshii bee wvú yî kawla wɛm e kɛ no me nto nsoɛ nshii bee Icɛm yî kawla we le. 22 Wee wvù kɛŋke bitem ɛ wvú yuw fiɛɛ fì Keyoy ke Nyo' le jemyi ɛ̂ bintaashɛ bi bonyii bo mbee le.’ ”