1 Ma Farisise gu ma Zadukise mawɛ̃ ɔba Yesu kɔrɛ maba maala wũ manyɔ sɔ ɔbara iwawãra ɔte sɔ Ɣaa kɔrɛ ɔbɔrɛ.

2 Ɣɛɛ Yesu ɔtã ma mmuai sɔ, “Si kuɣɛ̃ to kusɛ kuabo iyo fiɛ kuɖokpo ɔrɛtɛ ne, misɛ miɣɛ sɔ, ‘Kayi to kaakpa kɔrãkaɖe.’ 3 Ngbɔ ame si mita ku kaya fiɛ kuɖokpo ɔrɛtɛ, kayi ɔnyɔ guduu ne, misɛ miɣɛ sɔ, ‘Kado to ɔ̃apɛ nɔme.’ Misɛ miwo kuɖokpo ɔnyɔ ɔɣɛ kumɛgɔ i kayi aase ɣɛɛ miito miwo ɔwi gɔ ame mipia ɔnya ɔɖi ite! 4 Kiniɔgbe maturi ma mba ɔtile fiɛ maisɛ manigã Ɣaa, mato mabie awawãra sɔ maanya, ɣɛɛ maibanya kuiwɛ̃ iɖo Ɣaa kanyaɖidze Yona ire igbã.” Gɔ ɔɣere ma ngbɔ ne, ɔrui ɔnyua ma.

5 Gɔ marasuãdze ɔwara itubu makɛlɛ kama isɛ ne, maɣara maito abolo kuawɛ̃. 6 Ne Yesu to ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Midzuɛ̃ so i ma Farisise gu ma Zadukise inyagɛ̃ kua iso.”

7 Ne matsɛ so ikarɛ sɔ, “Kumɛgɔ boito abolo ɔso fiɛ ɔto ɔɣere bo ngbɔ?”

8 Ɣɛɛ Yesu ɣe nnɛ mato maɣɛ, ne ɔso ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, “Be ɔso fiɛ mito mikarɛ so atɔ̃me i aɖera wa miito iso? Mi kafɔkaɖe ɔtɛgɛlɛ gbaã. 9 Miito minya ara miɖi ite? Miito minyigi ɔwi gɔ losu abolo aru lotã marɛrɛ̃ kukpi kuru ɔɖe? Kusɛsɛi kurɛ̃ i akutia ɔyi? 10 Fiɛ ɔwi gɔ i maturi kukpi kuna ɔɖe abolo kuboi kukɔdzɛ ne, kusɛsɛi kurɛ̃ i akutia ɔyi? 11 Nda ɔso fiɛ miito minɔ karɔ̃ sɔ iiɖe abolo iso loto loɖe ika? Midzuɛ̃ so i ma Farisise gu ma Zadukise inyagɛ̃ kua iso!” 12 Mmɔ ikpa marasuãdze sɔ iiɖe inyagɛ̃ kua gɔ masɛ masu mabara abolo iso ɔto ɔɖe ika ne, ma Farisise gu ma Zadukise ara ite ɔto.

13 Yesu gu ɔ̃ marasuãdze ɔkɛlɛ Kaisarea Filipi ɔmagɛ̃ kɔrɛ. Mmɔ iɖe ɔkarɛ ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ, “Nna i maturi sɛ maɣɛ sɔ mme Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi ɖe?”

14 Matã wũ mmuai sɔ, “Mawɛ̃ sɔ Ndupiedze Yohanes, mawɛ̃ ana sɔ Eliya, fiɛ mawɛ̃ ana sɔ Yeremia ɣee Ɣaa kanyaɖidze ɔ aɖe.”

15 Mmɔ i Yesu to ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, “Ne mi ɣɛɛ? Nna mibu sɔ loɖe?”

16 Simon Petro ɔtara kanya sɔ, “Fɔ nɖe Kristo gɔmɔ, Ɣaa gɔ mba ngbã Ɔbi.”

17 Ne Yesu ɔɣɛ sɔ, “So si siɣɔ-ɔ Simon, Yona ɔbi, alasɔ iiɖe ɔturi awune loɖi ɔnukuare gɔgbe ɔte-ɔ, ɣɛɛ wũ Ɔse gɔ i kato ɔɖe. 18 Ne ɔso nto loɣere-ɔ sɔ fɔ nɖe Petro, gɔ karɔ̃ nɖe ita siare, fiɛ ita siare nɛgbe iso loatsue wũ mafɔɖedze ikuri losia gɔ kukpi kɔra iibawo ma iso ɔɖe. 19 Fiɛ nto loasu Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃ sibɔi lotã-ɔ sɔ nnɛ asɛ̃ i karɔ̃ iso ne, maasɛ̃ ne i kato fiɛ nnɛ asese i karɔ̃ iso ne, maasese ne i kato.” 20 Ne Yesu ka ɔsɛ̃ ɔtã ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ madaaɣere kuwɛ̃ sɔ ɔ̃ nɖe Kristo ne.

21 Ita i ɔwi gɔmɔ ne, Yesu ɔtsɛ ɔ̃ marasuãdze iɣere iɖi sɔ, “Nto loakɛlɛ Yerusalem fiɛ loawe inyɛ gbaã i makpakpa, masɔrɛdze makpakpa gu mmara matedze nrɔɔ̃ ame. Mato maaɖoe me, ɣɛɛ ikpɛnɛ tɛare ne, Ɣaa to ɔ̃atara me lowe ngbã.”

22 Petro ɔkɔ wũ ɔɣedza i kuruɛ ɔtã wũ itai ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Kuiyikuiyi daasiɣɛ itɔ̃me nɛgbe! Iibaba-ɔ iso ngbɔ!”

23 Yesu ɔfiniki ɔɣere Petro sɔ, “Re me kama, Satana! Ato abie sɔ akpesera so ɔri itɛ̃ra atã me alasɔ adzuni wagbe iibɔrɛ i Ɣaa kɔrɛ, ɣɛɛ ɔturi kɔrɛ abɔrɛ.”

24 Ne Yesu to ɔɣere ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ, “Si mi ɔrere ɔbie sɔ ɔ̃asiai me ne, ɔsɛ̃ so si ɔsu ɔ̃ inyɛwe ɔnyigbã si ɔ̃awo me ɔsiai. 25 Alasɔ ɔbiara gɔ loakpɛ̃ i ɔ̃ ngbã iti ne, ɔto ɔ̃ayura me, ɣɛɛ ngɔ loayura ɔ̃ ngbã ala wũ ɔso ne, ɔto ɔ̃ana ngbã. 26 Mme kusia i ɔturi aana si kayiiso ɔɖuɖu karana ɔkpese ɔ̃ kare fiɛ ɔ̃ayura ɔ̃ mɔmɔ ngbã? Ɣee ira iwɛ̃ pia gɔ ɔturi aasu ɔnyuarã ala ɔ̃ ngbã? 27 Alasɔ Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi to ɔ̃aba i ɔ̃ Ɔse ikpawaĩ ame gu ɔ̃ makpabo fiɛ ɔ̃atã ɔbiara kuso i ɔ̃ karabara kanya. 28 Nto loɣere mi gbaã sɔ mi ndɛ̃ mawɛ̃ i ngbe iibakpi fiɛ maanya Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi to ɔba lɛ Igara awe.”