1 Jishɔ ni nshwei ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ni yei luʼɔ chrà nɔ tɨgɨ nu vugu ŋa pugu fāʼo nɔ luoŋ nu Minnwi ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ghao ki lɔ mfāʼo lɨʼənoŋ. 2 A ni nchhu ŋa, “Laʼataoŋ chəɨ, ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ ŋa a lɔ njiʼi mbɔgɔ Minnwi ndɔ paʼa ndɔ fāʼo ndɨɨ ŋoŋmishua. 3 Miŋgwɛ ŋkugu chəɨ ni mbɔ laʼataoŋ ghɔ ŋa a ni ŋguʼɔ nthɔ ŋgana ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa ghɔ ghana, nchhu nu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Ghɛ̄rɛ a nshaʼa sháʼa yigi mbɨ̌na a yei moŋ ndɨndɨ.’ 4 Ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa vei ni ndāa nɔ kuo ndɨɨ. A ni ndugwi nchhu ni noŋ yi ŋa, ‘Njiʼi nthɛ pi ndɔ haʼaŋ ǹdɔ mbɔgɔ Minnwi ki mfāʼo ndɨɨ ŋoŋmishua nɛ, 5 ndɔ ti nthɛ fɨʼɨ ghaghana ŋa miŋgwɛ ŋkugu vei fɛ nu vəɨ nɛ, ǹshi nshaʼa sháʼa yi moŋ ndɨndɨ, kiɛŋ nɛnnɛ, kaŋ a shi nshiɛŋ a moŋ thɔ nu ŋgana a ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ghao.’ ”

6 Taathɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ nchhu ŋa, “Pəɨ yaʼo nnu haʼaŋ ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa ni mbe chhu njaʼo. 7 Mbaʼa Minnwi shaʼa sháʼa ŋgwa pi ŋa a tɛrɛ nɛ moŋ ndɨndɨ, ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu yūa ghɔ moŋ tuʼu pugu pa naoŋchɨ nɛ? Pəɨ pīʼi ŋa a shi ŋguʼɔ nchhɔ njīri nu nɔ ntaaŋ ndɨɨ? 8 Ǹshwei vəɨ ŋa Minnwi shi nshaʼa sháʼa yugu moŋ ndɨndɨ pi ni tei. Mbapa nɛnnɛ, ndɨɨ ŋa Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi nthɔ nɛ, pəɨ pīʼi ŋa a shi ma njəɨ ŋgwa ŋkuoŋ mbhi pugu fāʼo piŋ?”

9 Jishɔ chhu yei luʼɔ chrà ni pichəɨ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni mbīʼi ŋa pugu pɔ shiʼi shhɨ Minnwi, ndɔ nchɨ̄ʼə pichəɨ ŋgwa nɛ. 10 “Paa ŋgwa pichəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ ŋgə̄ɨ Nda Minnwi lɨʼɨ luoŋ Minnwi. Taʼa yi ni mbɔ ŋoŋ Farashi, vichəɨ pɔ ŋgaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi. 11 Ŋoŋ Farashi ghɔ thi təʼɨ vi nduoŋ ŋa, ‘Ǹtōo ghɔ, ma Minnwi, ŋa ǹdɔ mbɔ ŋoŋ mbembe nɔ pichəɨ ŋgwa. Ǹshiʼa nchīgi ŋoŋ, paʼa ndɔ mbɔ ŋgaŋ mbe, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ mbɔ ŋkwoshuoŋ, ki mbɔ nɔ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ taashi yini hini nɛ. 12 Ŋga njī ŋkhǐ paa ŋgɛ́ moŋ taʼa taŋ, mfɛ shwéi ŋguoŋ yaoŋ ŋa ŋga mfāʼo nɛ ghao.’

13 “Ŋgaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi thi fie hini, paʼa ndɔ mbɨʼɨ ligi yi ndīi po, mbɔ ni tuʼuthɔ, nchhu nu ŋa, ‘Minnwi, fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ mu, nchwīe phɨ.’ ” 14 Jishɔ chhu ŋa, “Ǹshwei ghɔ, ŋoŋ vei ni mbɔ shiʼi shhɨ Minnwi nchaa ŋoŋ Farashi. Nthɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a kə̄rə noŋ yi nɛ, pi shi nshwiʼi vi shhɛ, ŋoŋ ŋa a shwiʼi noŋ yi shhɛ nɛ, pi kə̄rə vi.”

15 Pichəɨ ŋgwa ni nthɔ ni pa puoŋ prɔ njəɨ Jishɔ nɔ ghɔ ŋa a nūʼɔŋ mbhɔ yi thɔ pugu nɔ fɛ nu mbɔrɔ ni pugu. Pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi gha njəɨ, mbɨ̄ga ŋgwa pighɔ. 16 Jishɔ mɛ̄iŋ puoŋ pighɔ pugu thɔ yəɨ yu, a chhu nu ŋa, “P̂əɨ mieŋ puoŋ prɔ thɔ njəɨ a, kiʼi pəɨ pɔ kɨʼɨŋgɨnɨ ni pugu nthɛ ŋa Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi pɔ pi ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu pɔ nɔ puoŋ prɔ nɛ. 17 Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, mbaʼa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi nɔ muuŋ mbrɔ nɛ, yiʼi nii moŋ ghɔ.”

18 Yichəɨ nthishɨ pa Juu pie ŋa, “Ŋkiɛŋ masha, mimfɛ ǹchwīe pi nɛiŋ mfāʼo chɔmbhi ki mmɛ?”

19 Jishɔ pie ŋa, “Ɔ mɛ̄iŋ a ni ŋkiɛŋ ŋoŋ nthɛ khɔ? A wuʼɔ Minnwi mbɔ ŋkiɛŋ ŋoŋ. 20 Ɔ ji yaoŋ ŋa pa kɨ̀na chhu nɛ: ‘Kiʼi ŋgaŋ láŋ kwoshuoŋ, kiʼi njwi ŋoŋ, kiʼi njōo, kiʼi ŋkwe ntie ŋoŋ ni mbe, yaʼo nchò tǎa ghɔ pugu muuŋ ghɔ.’ ”

21 A khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ŋguoŋ kɨ̀na pei ŋ̀kwo nūʼɔŋ llɔ ndɨɨ ŋa mi ni mbɔ maʼaŋ mikhwa nɛ.”

22 Jishɔ gha njaʼo nnu yei, nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ wuʼɔ mbɨnɨ mbou yichəɨ taʼa nnu. Fīni ŋguoŋ maoŋ pɔ ghao ŋgrā ni ghaŋ pou, kaŋ fàʼo yɔ shi mbɔ po, nnɛ nthɔ njōu njiŋ a.” 23 A ni ŋga njaʼo nnu yei noŋ yi shwiʼi nthɛ ŋa a ni mfāʼo ŋgaʼa.

24 Jishɔ pɛʼi vi ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ noŋ yi shwiʼi nɛ, nchhu ŋa, “A ya ŋgaʼa ni ghaŋ fàʼo nɔ mieŋ nu Minnwi shaʼa fùoŋ yi moŋ chɔmbhi yugu. 25 A yīʼɛ ni minyieŋləɨ*18:25 Minyieŋ yei ya mbɔ pi kamela. Pi nāʼaŋ nɛiŋ nthɛ ŋa kamela lɔ mbɔ moŋ Chrambo. nɔ tɔgɔ nu moŋ mbo mitaʼa nchaa ŋgaŋ fàʼo nɔ mieŋ nu Minnwi shaʼa fùoŋ yi moŋ chɔmbhi yi.”

26 Ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ni njaʼo nnu yei ŋa Jishɔ ni nchhu nɛ chhu ŋa, “Ti ŋoŋ ŋa mimfɛ a lūgu nɛ pɔ pi gɔ̌?”

27 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Nnu ŋa mbaʼa ŋoŋmishua chwīe nɛ yīʼɛ ni Minnwi.”

28 Pita chhu ŋa, “Līi njəɨ! Pigi mieŋ pa laʼa miŋi nthɔ njōu njiŋ yɔ.”

29 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, yichəɨ kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ lɔ mbɔ ŋa a mieŋ nda yi, ki ŋgwɛ vi, ki ndǐŋ vi, ki tǎa vi pugu mǔuŋ vi, ki puoŋ, nthɛ pi Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi nɛ, 30 ŋa a shi mieŋ ki fāʼo ntou yi moŋ yei chɔmbhi ndɔ shi mfāʼo chɔmbhi ki mmɛ ndɨɨ ŋa ǹshi ndɛ mbɨnɨ nthɔ nɛ.”

31 A mɛ̄iŋ paanchrɔ ghaŋ younjiŋ pi, nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ līi njəɨ, pia kuʼɔ nu Jerushalɛiŋ, ŋguoŋ nnu ŋa pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ni nāʼaŋ thɛ Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua nɛ lɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ. 32 Pichəɨ ŋgwa shi nchaʼa vi mfɛ mbhɔ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu lɔ njiʼi mbɔ ŋgwa Juu, pi māʼaŋ vi ni kwə̀ɨŋ, ŋgwɛʼi vi, nthu thwɛ mbɨŋ yu. 33 Pi shi ŋgwie vi ni ŋgwàŋ, njwi vi, a gha ndaʼa trɛi llɛ́, a pɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ.”

34 Thɔ ghaŋ younjiŋ pi shi ki lɔ njiʼi nshie ni nnu pei, pi ni ndə̄ɨŋ vugu ni njiŋ nnu pighɔ, paʼa pugu lɔ nji nnu ŋa a ni nchhu nu nɛ.

35 A ni ŋga nyīeŋ mbara Jeriko, nchriligi chəɨ chhɔ ŋkɨŋ shɛndaoŋ nduoŋ nu. 36 Nchriligi ghɔ gha njaʼo yú ŋgwa tɔgɔ nu, a pie ŋa, “A lɔ̄gɔ khɔ ndɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ?” 37 Pi shwei vi ŋa, “A Jishɔ llɔ Nasharɛ ntɔgɔ nu.” 38 A mɛ̄iŋ ni njɨ ŋa, “Jishɔ! Muuŋ Devi! Fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ mu!” 39 Ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ni mbɔ shhɨ nɛ pɨ̄ga vi, nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Lɛrɛ laŋ!” A pɨnɨ mɛ̄iŋ pi ni njɨ ŋa, “Muuŋ Devi, fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ mu!”

40 Jishɔ tithi, mfɛ gɨ́ ŋa pi thɔ ni ju. A gha nthɔ mbara yəɨ yu, a pie vi ŋa, 41 “Ɔ tāʼa nu ŋa ǹchwīe pi nɛiŋ vɛ?”

A khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Taathɔ, ǹtāʼa nu mbɨnɨ njəɨ lɨʼɨ!”

42 Jishɔ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Pɨnɨ nɛ njəɨ lɨʼɨ! Piŋ yɔ chwīe ghɨ̌nɔ yɔ tɔgɔ.” 43 Wuʼɔ chomilaoŋ ghɔ, ligi yi chuʼɔ a yōu njiŋ Jishɔ, nchhɔ ŋgaʼo Minnwi. Yú ŋgwa pighɔ fɔ nɛ gha njəɨ, mfɛ ndighaʼo ni Minnwi.