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Epɛ́ɛ e moma na ghaa mɛzɔ
Fofop ngɔt tɔ efofop etɛn nɛ ebá nadi nɛ mɔɔ buku e mɛmbɔ ɔ, naazyɛ zɛlɛɛ mɛ náá: «Dha, mɛ tel wɔ feŋ moma na ghaa mɛzɔ aabela ɛ, mɛ tel wɔ boo ghaada di suma engwoob bɛtɛ nɛ boo mɛdhii ɛ. Bɛmɛkoozi mɛ bɔs'ak naaso mɛnyel tɔ mɛzɔ bɛ nɛ moma tak, bot ɛ bɔs nabɛ ɛ́ bɛ moo tɔ elangi mɛnyok mɛ vin mɛ mɛzɔ mɛ.»
Tin, sisim naazɛmɛt mɛ, wɔ gwaa, fofop zɛnɔɔ mɛ tɔ́ nɛ nam pɛ kyee dik bɛsyɛ di ààbɛ nɛ mɛdii ɛ. É di'enek, mɛ naazɛbee dhiiti moma ndiidel kɔ tit na «zoooŋ». Nyel'ɛ nadi ɛ́ «kpeeeŋ» nɛ mɛpka mɛ di enyek Zɛɛb ɛ. Tit tak nadi ɛ́ elo etɛn nɛ ebá, zɛnɔɔ melak kam. Moma tak nabɔt ɛ́ ekaad e ghoŋ na «zoooŋ», nyɛ nadi ɛ́ nɛ mɛvunga, nɛ mɛsum mɛ nasaaa nɛ lɔɔd ɛ, nɛ mɛkok e mɛtaŋ zɛnɔɔ bɛmɛyaka. É mbɔ'ɛ, nyɛ namɛt ɛ́ mɔɔ buku nasaaa nɛ lɔɔd ɛ «tɔɔɔ» nɛ embee esesɛɛ, nɛ edhuud ee mɛzɔ mɛ di edjɛ ɛ. Tin, bhata-bhwoob'ɛ nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ ekwyala din. Etɛp e syela bhii din ɛ tak nabɛ ɛ́: «Boo ghaada Bhabhilɔn, nyɛɛg boa mɛzɔ nɛ embee esesɛɛ e di eesɛɛ kɔ bɔs ɛ djas.» Mɛ naabee náá, moma mɛzɔ tak nadi ɛ́, tɔ elangi e ghiya bot ɛ Zɛɛb, nɛ ghiya bot ɛ nazegóaa kɔ ɛsu ɛ esosoob'ɔɔ nɛ Yezu ɛ.
Bea mɛ nabee nyɛ ɛ, mɛ naadyeebadjoka ɛbuɛpe.
Tin, fofop eezɛke nɛ nam náá: «Étɛp yé wɔ di edjoka? Mɛ waatel wɔ etɛp di syela dum nɛ moma yak, nɛ tit di ebɛp nyɛ yenɔk, mot di nɛ elo etɛn nɛ ebá, nɛ melak kam yenɔk. Tit wɔ di ebee yenɔk nadi ɛ́ nɛ tsik, nenak yak, nyɛ tokapɛ nɛ tsik. Nyɛ goka ɛ́ nɛ ɛwyis tɔ boo guk na dim-dim di ààbɛ nɛ ɛsik ɔ, tin, nyɛ waagóaa, bot ɛ di kɔ bɔs di náá min mɔɔ dinaa ààpaakwyala kɔ mɛkana mɛ tsik kana bhwak nɛ ɛkusel ɔ, bɛ waadjoka beea bɛ aabee tit ɛ. Etɛɛ náá, nyɛ nadi sok ɛ́ nɛ tsik, nenak nyɛ eezegwyɛ, tin, nyɛ waabaatuula.»
«Wak, ye goka ɛ́ mot di nɛ mɛtselal nɛ etsoŋ. Elo etɛn nɛ ebá binek ɛ mɛtsok mɛtɛn nɛ ebá ee moma yenɔk di ndiidel kɔ tak ɛ. Ye baalyaal ɛ́ bɛmɛkoozi mɛtɛn nɛ ebá. 10 Pɛ tɔ bɛmɛkoozi mɛ tak, bɛtɛn naazegwyɛ. Nenak ngɔt ɛ kalik kɔ bóó mɛkoozi. Mot aadi mɛkoozi mɛ yii etɛn nɛ ebá ɔ, dinaa ààpazyɛ. É sok nyɛ aazyɛ ɛ, nyɛ aanàkwaadyeebabɔya. 11 Tit nabɛ é ghɛŋ sok, kadi mos náá, nyɛ tokapɛ ɛ, nyɛy nyɛ ɛmet ɛ di mɛkoozi mɛ etɛn nɛ elɛl. Nyɛ ɛ́ pe ɛ ngɔt tɔ sama bɛmɛkoozi mɛtɛn nɛ ebá, tin, nyɛ moo aagwyɛ.
12 «Melak kam wɔ bee yenek, yɛ ɛ́ bɛmɛkoozi kam, bɛmɛkoozi mɛ tak dinaa ààpadilaa kɔ mɛbhóó mɛ mɛkoozi mɔɔ. Tin, bɛ waabela eghɛŋ ɛkɔk é ɛwala wat nɛ tit yenɔk. 13 Bɔɔ djas ɛ́ nɛ esimza wat, bɛ ɛpedjɛ ghwyil nɛ mɛbwala mɔɔ nɛ tit. 14 Bɛ waaduu nɛ mɔn bhata, tin, mɔn bhata ɛ́ waakwak bɛ. Etɛɛ náá, nyɛ ɛ́ Ghɛŋ e bɛghɛŋ, nyɛ ɛ́ Mɛkoozi mɛ bɛmɛkoozi. Deenek, nyɛ waakwak bɛ nɛ bot bɛ djas nyɛ nazedjóo nɛ ɛsɛ́ɛ ɔ, bot ɛ di sosoob nɛ nɛ ɔ.»
15 É di'enek, fofop eebaake nɛ nam náá: Mɛdhii mɛ wɔ bee yenek, é di moma mɛzɔ di yenek, ye ɛ́ bot ɛ bɔs, ye ɛ́ mɛdhuu mɛ bot ɛ mɛdhik djas zɛnɔɔ elii. 16 Melak kam, nɛ tit ee wɔ bee ɛ́, bɛ waabhina moma mɛzɔ. Bɛ waadjii nyɛ ekum djas, tin bɛ waanɛɛg nyɛ «syɛɛɛ» ààbɛ nɛ ekaad, bɛ waadɛ epuud bɛ, epuud aabwak ɛ, bɛ waamwas yɛ tɔ du. 17 Etɛɛ náá, Zɛɛb naawa tɔ ebhum lyem bɔɔ, egwyes ɛsa ɛkwosak ɛ lɛ. Tin, bɔɔ djas ɛ́ waagwakel náá bɛ nɔɔ ghwyil nɛ ekukuma bɔɔ da bɛ ɛ́ sa mɛsa ɛ tit nɛ yɛ. Kɛkum ɛwala dinaa esa di kwyala tɔ mɛkana ɛ Zɛɛb aasael ɛ. 18 «É di'enek, moma ee wɔ bee'aak, ye ɛ́ boo ghaada di ekɔk kɔ bɛmɛkoozi mɛ bɔs ɔ.»