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Pɔɔ gɛɛŋ Jɛrosalɛŋ
Tɛɛ bɛ Pɔɔ tɛ̀ yɛsi be, tɛ se dza fe tɛ̀ lenchi lɛ yih yi li dzɔɔ li tsaaŋ, tɛ fɛsi Kos. Le bu woo, tɛ gɛɛŋ Lodɛs, le tɛ̀ dza fe, tɛ gɛɛŋ Patara. Le tɛ bo fe, tɛ ŋɛŋ yih yi li dzɔɔ yimi yi tɛ̀ giiŋgi Fonisha, tɛ se lɛ le tɛ gɛɛŋ. Le tɛ ŋɛŋ Saaplu, tɛ shɛ wu lɛ kibɛnɛ ki kimɛsɛ-ɛ, tɛ se ka tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ bo Tayɛ, kwɛɛŋ wu Silia fɛ yih yi li dzɔɔ yilu tɛ̀ nuuŋ le yi gii yi buu biee. Tɛ gɔɔŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ, tɛɛ be tsi jo mfomɛnyaaŋ. Fiana yi Waaŋ fɛ, be tifi Pɔɔ le kiiŋ ni mɔŋ ŋgɛnu Jɛrosalɛŋ kɛ. Le tɛɛ be tɛ tsi, jobɛ bɛ chi kɔchɛ chi tɛ dzɛti, tɛ se dzɔ dze. Be bɛchu mɔɔ bukɛɛŋ bɛ bee mɔɔ bɔɔŋ, chinɛ bee be bo li kitoŋ kilu be gɛɛŋ be busɛ li ŋgemi yi dzɔɔ yi nyɔŋa-a, tɛɛ be toŋ núŋ fɛkwiiŋ, tɛ lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, tɛ yɛɛshɛ yi. Se tɛ lɛ lɛ yih yi li dzɔɔ li, be to lijiŋ li bɛla bɛ bee.
Tɛ se dza Tayɛ, tɛ dzɔ dze, tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ bo Tolɛmay. Tɛɛ bɛŋwaanɛŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ yɛsi yi, tɛ tsi jobɛ chimumkpaŋ. Le bu woo, tɛ dza, tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ fɛsi Kasaria, tɛ gɛɛŋ li yih yi Fili wu tɛ̀ deŋgi tiiti jɛ yi Nyɔ, se tɛɛ be tsi. Fili wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi mumkpaŋ li kintutu ki bɛniiŋ bɛ mfomɛnyaaŋ bɛ bɛ tɛ̀ buu baa. Tɛ̀ kɛmi bɔɔŋ bɛ bukɛɛŋ bɛnɛɛ, be ti mɛɛŋ saa ki kɛɛ kɛ buniŋ kɛ, be tɛ̀ shiiŋ be tiiti bɛniiŋ biee bi be wuki Nyɔ tiiti. 10 Tɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe jo ŋge, wi wumu wu tɛ̀ shiiŋ tiiti biee bi wuki Nyɔ tiiti tɛ̀ dza Judiya bɔɔ bɛ fe bukooŋ bwee nuuŋ le Agabu. 11 Le bɛ ŋɛŋ bee, dzɔ kitsaa ki Pɔɔ lɛ, kaŋ bikaa biee bi wu wu Agabu mɔɔ bibɛnu biee lu, se tee le, “Fiana yi Waaŋ tiiti yɛ le ɛ nɛɛ ni si Bɛjuu bɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ gii be kaŋ wi wu kɛmi kitsaa kini ni, be nyɛ wu li tsaŋ yi bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ yɛ Bɛjuu kɛ.” 12 Le tɛ woo lɛ, bee bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe lɛkɛ Pɔɔ le kiiŋ ni gɛɛŋ Jɛrosalɛŋ kɛ. 13 Se tuu le, “Ɛ fi la fi nɛ gii lɛ? Nɛ kii yɛ le nɛ dii baa ni shéŋ yɛŋ sɛɛsi ni? Mɛɛŋɔ ki nachɛ kɛ kwaa le nlɛ li yih yi ncha-a Jɛrosalɛŋ kɛ. Mi nachɔɔ tɛ le ŋkwi le kii bukooŋ bu Taa Jiso-o.” 14 Si dze tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki nuuŋ lu le tɛ fɛ le fiiki mbeechɛ we kɛ lɛ, tɛ chikɛ, tɛ tee nɛɛ le, “Fi nuuŋ si Taa wɛki.”
15 Le jo ka, tɛ banchɛ biee bisɛŋ, se tɛ yɛki Jɛrosalɛŋ. 16 Bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bamu bɛ Kasaria se yɛɛ tɛ bɛ bee, be dzɔ bee tɛɛ be tɛ gɛɛŋ li Menasɔŋ yih fɛ tɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ le tɛ gii tɛ tsi. Menasɔŋ wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi wu Saaplu, tɛ̀ nuuŋ wumu lɛnti lɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ saa be gɛɛ shéŋ li Jiso-o.
Pɔɔ la ŋka lɛ Jeeŋ li, mɔɔ lɛ bɛte
kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ
17 Le tɛ fɛsi Jɛrosalɛŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bɛ fe fi bee bujɔŋ. 18 Le bu woo, tɛɛ bɛ Pɔɔ la ŋka lɛ Jeeŋ li, bɛte kintaashɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ tɛ fe bɛchu. 19 Pɔɔ yɛsi be, se naanyɛ fiee fichu li bee fi Nyɔ fɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ yɛ Bɛjuu kɛ kɛti li nimɛ chee chi tɛ nindi. 20 Le be woo lɛ, be bɛchi be yɔɔnchi Nyɔ. Se nuuŋ le, be dza be tee li Pɔɔ li le, “Ŋwaanɛŋ, bichɛ ɔ ŋɛŋ si Bɛjuu gɛɛ shéŋ li Jiso li bɛnchuki li bɛnchuki. Se nuuŋ le, be baa lɛ, be mɛɛŋ be lemi li bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛ mkpaaŋ, 21 be tee baa bee kii wɛ le ɔ deŋgɔɔ ɔ tiifi Bɛjuu bɛ tsiiŋ li tɛɛŋ yimi le be chinɛ li bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛ-ɛ, ɔ tiiti le kiiŋ be ni be sɛɛti bɔɔŋ dzóo kɛ, bɛ le kiiŋ be ni be biki ntsɛ wu li kwɛɛŋ wusɛŋ kɛ. 22 Si fi fiɛɛ le be gii be kɛɛ nɛɛ le ɔ bɛɛɔ lɛ, tɛ gii tɛ geeŋ dɛɛni? 23 Tɛ gii tɛ tee wɛ fiee fi ɔ gii ɔ fɛ. Tɛ kɛmi baa bɛniiŋ fɛni bɛnɛɛ bɛ fɛ baa nchini bɛ Nyɔ. 24 Dzɔɔ be, nɛɛ be nɛ gɛɛŋ nɛ tsootsɛ bikoo binɛ, ɔ sooŋ fiee fichu fi be kɛmi le be sooŋ le be gɛɛŋ be mu bikoo bi bee. Ɔɔ fɛ lɛ, bɛniiŋ bɛchu kɛɛ le ɔ kichɔɔ bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛ, kɛ biee bichu bi be tiiti kii wɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ yɛ chɛɛŋ kɛ. 25 Fi kii bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bɛ nuuŋ yɛ Bɛjuu kɛ, tɛ dzɔ baa ntaŋ tɛ tsɛɛ Kiŋwaati tɛ tuumi li bee le kiiŋ be ni be jii biee bijɛ bi bɛ fɛ muntofi lu li bɛnyɔ-ɔ kɛ. Kiiŋ be ni be jii ŋgɔŋ mɛ nya-aŋ kɛ. Kiiŋ be ni be jii nyaŋ fuki yi bɛ sɛɛ ŋgɔŋ bo siŋ kɛ. Kiiŋ be ni be kɛmi fiee fi fɛrɛ bɛ bukwɛɛ kɛ.” 26 Bɛdɛɛni, Pɔɔ se dzɔ bɛniiŋ bɛlu, le butuu woo bee be gɛɛŋ be tsootsɛ bikoo bi bee. Pɔɔ se gɛɛŋ li yih yi muntofi, tee jobɛ chi jo yi ntsootsɛ bikoo gii yi ma, be se fɛ muntofi li bee wi mumkpaŋ mumkpaŋ.
Bɛ cha Pɔɔ li yih yi muntofi
27 Le jo yilu ni yi mɛɛ, ɛ yi tɛ̀ nuuŋ mfomɛnyaaŋ, Bɛjuu bamu bɛ tɛ̀ dzɛti Eesha be ŋɛŋ Pɔɔ li yih yi muntofi-i, be kunsɛ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ le be kɔɔ wu, 28 be tundi kitata be tiiti le, “Bɛniiŋ bɛ Isɛlɛɛ, fi yɛɛŋ bee. Ɛ wi wuni wu deŋgi tiifi biee bibifi li bɛniiŋ li, li bintsii bichu-u kii kwɛɛŋ wusɛŋ bɛ bɛnchi bɛ Mɔɔsɛɛ mɔɔ kii yih yi muntofi yini. Wu se mɛɛshɔɔ wu dzɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ yɛ Bɛjuu kɛ, wu bɛ bɛ be li yih yi muntofi fɛni, wu biifi bintsii bi wuuti bini.” 29 Be tɛ̀ tiiti lɛ, kifɛ be tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ si Pɔɔ deŋgi fɛ kintsii li bee Tufimu wu wi wu Ɛfishɛŋ. Be se tɛ̀ beechi le Pɔɔ lɛɔ bɛ wu li yih yi muntofi-i. 30 Kitata kilu tɛ̀ fɛ kitoŋ kichu sɛɛsɛ, bɛniiŋ letini be bɛɛ fe. Be cha Pɔɔ, be chee wu be bo bɛ wu li yih yi muntofi-i, mfwaa mumkpaŋ, be se fa bigoo. 31 Be wɛki le bɛ wo Pɔɔ, ntoŋ wulu lɛ lɛ bintooŋ bi bɛte bikoo bi bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i bɛ Lom le Jɛrosalɛŋ kwikwi shanshɔɔ. 32 Se dza mfwaa mumkpaŋ, dzɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i bɛ bikoo bimu bi bintutu bi bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i, bee be letɛ be bɔɔ le. Le bɛniiŋ ŋɛŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i ɛ te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i nuuŋ fe, be se chikɛ nsoŋu Pɔɔ. 33 Te Kikoo wu nchi wulu se bɛ kɔɔ Pɔɔ, tee le bɛ kaŋ wu bɛ bɛncha bɛfɛ. Se bii li be laa, “Wuni nuuŋ noo? Wu chɔ nuuŋ la?” 34 Fe bɛchi nduŋu, bani wɛndi fini, baa wɛndi fiɛɛ. Tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki gbɛɛŋ kɛ le woo fiee fi ka kɛ. Se dza tee le be dzɔ Pɔɔ be yɛɛ bɛ wu fɛ la wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i. 35 Bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i baa se dzɔ wu, le be ni be yɛki fɛ dze yi bɛ tɛ̀ wa bitoo li be too Pɔɔ bu towu, kifɛ kintutu kilu tɛ fuuti lɛjiŋ. 36 Ki tɛ̀ biki lɛ ki wɛndi le, “Bɛ mɛɛshi bɛ wu.”
Pɔɔ taaŋ bɛ yi yee
37 Si be tɛ̀ lii bɛ Pɔɔ fɛ la wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi lɛ, lɛkɛ te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi wɛ le, “Nnuuŋ ntee fiee li wɛ ni?” Le woo ni, bii li Pɔɔ li laa, “Fi nuuŋ le ɔ kii jɛ yi Grik ni? 38 Ɛ nɛɛ wɛ wi wu Ijip wu tɛ̀ bɛ bɛchi kpɛ bɛ bikoo bi kwɛɛŋ lɛ mfi wumu, banchɛ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ bɛnchuki bɛnɛɛ (4,000) bɛ tɛ̀ woyɛ bɛniiŋ bee be gɛɛŋ be nuuŋ litɔɔ ni?” 39 Pɔɔ tuu le, “Nuuŋ wi wu Juu, bɛ tɛ̀ biɛ mi Taasu kwɛɛŋ wu Silisha, Taasu nuuŋ yɛ kitoŋ ki yee kɛ. Mintemii, nyɛ nɛɛ mi dze n'yɔ li bɛniiŋ bani-i.” 40 Se te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi wulu tuu nyɛ wu dze le yɔ. Pɔɔ se leŋ fɛ bɛ tɛ̀ wa bitoo bi dze fɛɛ, chi bɛniiŋ bɛ kibɛnɛ. Be chikɛ bɛ n'yɔru, yɔ li bee lɛ jɛ́ yi Hiburu li le.