1 Wuʼɔ llɛ́ ghɔ, Jishɔ taoŋ nda ŋgə̄ɨ nchhɔ ŋkɨŋ ŋkhǐ. 2 Mmɛ yú ŋgwa kɨrɨ yəɨ yu ti a nii pi moŋ kikuoŋ nchɔchhɔ fɔ, yú ŋgwa pighɔ thi ŋkɨŋ ŋkhǐ. 3 A chhu ntou pa nnu ni pugu moŋ luʼɔ chrà ŋa, “Ŋoŋ chəɨ ni ma mbɔ fɔ ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ. 4 Nɔ haʼaŋ a ni māʼaŋ nu nɛ, pichəɨ gū shhɛmbua, pa mishi shwiʼi ŋkru. 5 Pichəɨ gū moŋ shhɛ ŋkwá lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ntou nchíʼa shi ki lɔ mbɔ nɛ, njiʼa ŋkhɛkhɛ nthɛ ŋa nchíʼa shi ki lɔ njiɛŋ fɔ. 6 Ndɔ minaoŋ ghà nthɛ ntūoŋ vugu, nthɛ ŋa pugu shini ndɔ mfāʼo ŋǐeŋ yugu nɛ, pugu kāʼo mbraoprao ŋkhu. 7 Pichəɨ mbhɛ̌ gū moŋ shishaʼa, shishaʼa yīʼɛ ŋkuʼɔ mfīgi maoŋ pighɔ pugu khu. 8 Pichəɨ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ pighɔ gū moŋ shhɛ shiʼi, mbūgu fɔ ŋkuʼɔ nja njuŋ: pichəɨ yuŋ taʼa ŋkɨɨ yi, pichəɨ yuŋ ntɨgao wuŋ yi, pichəɨ yuŋ trɛi wuŋ. 9 Ŋoŋ ŋa a fāʼo tə́nə nɛ, â yaʼo.”

10 Nnɛ pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi thɔ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “A chwīe khɔ ɔ chrā nu ni pugu pi moŋ luʼɔ chrà?”

11 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Pi fɛ njɨ ni pəɨ ŋa pəɨ ji pa nnu lə̄ɨŋ ŋa a pɔ moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Po nɛ, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ mfɛ ni pugu. 12 Nthɛ ŋa ni ŋoŋ ŋa a kwo fāʼo nɛ, pi shi mbīgi ntou yi a fāʼo a yiɛŋ, ndɔ ni ŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ mfāʼo nɛ, njiʼi nthɛ pi shɨgɛi yɛ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ, pi shi ŋka kwekwe. 13 A chwīe yie ǹchrā ni pugu pi moŋ luʼɔ chrà nthɛ ŋa,

16 “Ndɔ ni pəɨ, pəɨ fāʼo mbɔrɔ, nthɛ ŋa ligi yəɨ yəɨ lɨʼɨ tə́nə yəɨ yaʼo lɨʼɨ. 17 Nthɛ ŋa shishini ǹshwei vəɨ, ntou pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi pugu pa ŋgwa ndɨndɨ ni njūa nu nɔ yəɨ nu nnu ŋa pəɨ yəɨ nɛ, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ njəɨ, njūa nɔ yaʼo nu nnu ŋa pəɨ yaʼo nɛ, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ njaʼo.

18 “Yaʼo nɛ njiŋ luʼɔ chrà nthɛ ŋgaŋ māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌. 19 Ndɨɨ ŋa shesheŋoŋ yaʼo chrà Shaʼafuoŋ Po ki lɔ nji njiŋ yi nɛ, ŋoŋ mbɨmbhɨ thɔ mfuʼu yaoŋ ŋa pi phi njùʼɔ yu nɛ. Yei pɔ nɔ yɛ mbhɛ̌ ŋa pugu ni ŋgū pi shɛmbua nɛ. 20 Pɛ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ ŋa pugu ni ŋgū pi moŋ shhɛ ŋkwá nɛ pɔ pi pɛ ŋgwa ŋa pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi njiʼɛ ŋkwe ni pwanjuʼɔ 21 ndɔ paʼa ndɔ mfāʼo ŋǐeŋ yugu yi tɨtɨnɨ, ŋguʼɔ ntithi pi nɔ muuŋ kuo ndɨɨ, mōoŋ nu pugu pa ŋgəʼɨ gha nthɔ nthɛ chrà ghɔ ŋa pugu yaʼo nɛ, pugu pāʼa ŋkǔnu yugu ni chrà ghɔ. 22 Pɛ mbhɛ̌ ŋa pugu ni ŋgū moŋ shishaʼa nɛ, pɛ ŋgwa ŋa pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi, ŋga ŋgə̄ɨ, pa ghaghana ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei, pugu pa mifɨɨ ŋa pa fāʼo ghà nthɔ nɔ nɛ fīgi chrà ghɔ paʼa a lɔ ma njuŋ ntíɛŋ. 23 Pɛ mbhɛ̌ ŋa pi ni mbhi moŋ shhɛ shiʼi nɛ pɛ ŋgwa ŋa pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi ndɔ nji njiŋ yi, nja njuŋ ntíɛŋ, pichəɨ yuŋ ti nchəɨŋ taʼa ŋkɨɨ yi, pichəɨ pɔ ntɨgao wuŋ, pichəɨ pɔ trɛi wuŋ.”

24 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nchhu yichəɨ luʼɔ chrà ni pugu: “A nthɛ pi māʼaŋ fɨʼɨ Shaʼafuoŋ Po ni ŋoŋ ŋa a ni māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ shiʼi moŋ nyìeŋ yu 25 ndɔ nɔ haʼaŋ ŋgwa pi ni ndhɛ nu nɛ, mbɨ̌na vi thɔ māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌ trǔ shɨna pa shíe gɛ pighɔ ŋgə̄ɨ ni vhi. 26 Maoŋ pighɔ gha ŋkhɛ̄ ti njuŋ nu, pa trǔ pighɔ khɛ̄ ŋkaa pugu.

27 “Pa puoŋ fàʼa ŋoŋ ghɔ thɔ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Masha, ɔ ni māʼaŋ pi ŋkiɛŋ mbhɛ̌ moŋ nyìeŋ, ti a kie pi nɛiŋ pa trǔ pɔ moŋ ghɔ?’

28 “A khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, ‘Nnu yei chwīe Mimbɨna.’

“Puoŋ fàʼa pighɔ pie vi ŋa, ‘Ɔ tāʼa nu kiʼɛ ŋa pigi ghə̄ɨ shūʼɔ pa trǔ pighɔ?’

29 “Ndɔ a khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, ‘Ŋga! A nthɛ pəɨ gha nthɔ nshūʼɔ pa trǔ, nshūʼɔ pa shíe gɛ ŋkaa pugu. 30 Pəɨ mieŋ ŋguoŋ yi ghao kuʼɔ kaʼa ti ndɨɨ kwōo nuʼuŋ nthɔ, moŋ ndɨɨ kwōo, ǹshi nshwei ni ghaŋ kwōo ŋa, p̂əɨ fǔoŋ nshūʼɔ pa trǔ, ŋkrao moŋ pa káʼa ntūoŋ, ndɔ nshūʼɔ shíe gɛ kiʼɛ nūʼɔŋ shaoŋ mu.’ ”

31 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nuʼuŋ nchhu yichəɨ luʼɔ chrà ni pugu, “Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ pi nɔ mbhɛ̌ yaoŋ mbɔ ŋkiɛŋ yi gɛ, ŋa ŋoŋ lɔ̄gɔ ŋgə̄ɨ māʼaŋ moŋ nyìeŋ yu. 32 A lɔ mbɔ ŋgɨgɛi nchaa ŋguoŋ pa pichəɨ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ, ndɔ a gha ŋkuʼɔ, mbɔ ŋkiɛŋ mmɛ yi nchaa ŋguoŋ yaoŋ moŋ nyìeŋ, ŋgū thɨ, nnɛ pa mishi thɔ ŋkrao pa nda pugu ŋkuoŋ pa mbhɔ mi.”

33 A pɨnɨ nuʼuŋ nchhu yichəɨ luʼɔ chrà ni pugu ŋa, “Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ pi nɔ yaoŋ chwīe prupɨna kuʼɔ, haʼaŋ miŋgwɛ lɔ̄gɔ niʼiŋ moŋ taʼa brumaʼa prupɨna, a chwīe ŋguoŋ prupɨna ghɔ kuʼɔ ghao.”

34 Jishɔ ni nchhu ŋguoŋ nnu pei ni pa yú ŋgwa pighɔ moŋ luʼɔ chrà, a shini ndɔ nchhu kaŋ taʼa nnu ni pugu ki lɔ mbɔ pi moŋ luʼɔ chrà. 35 Yei ni mbɔ nɔ chwīe nu nnu ŋa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ni nchhu nɛ lɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ ŋa,

36 Jishɔ ni ŋga mieŋ yú ŋgwa pighɔ nii nda, pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi thɔ njəɨ vi, nchhu nu ghɔ ŋa, “Fɨ̄ʼɨ njiŋ luʼɔ chrà nthɛ trǔ moŋ nyìeŋ ni pigi.”

37 A khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ ghɔ ŋa a māʼaŋ ŋkiɛŋ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ nɛ Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua. 38 Moŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ pɔ ŋkuoŋ mbhi, mbhɛ̌ maoŋ shiʼi pɔ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu puoŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Po nɛ, pa trǔ pɔ pa puoŋ ŋoŋ mbɨmbhɨ, 39 mimbɨna ŋa a phi trǔ ghɔ nɛ pɔ devɨ, maoŋ kwōo pɔ ndɨɨ ŋa mbhi shi ndugwi nɛ, ghaŋ kwōo maoŋ pɔ pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi.

40 “Wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ pi ghà ŋkɨrɨ trǔ ntūoŋ ni móŋoŋ nɛ, a wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ a shi mbɔ ndɨɨ ŋa mbhi lūgwi nɛ. 41 Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi ntaoŋ ghaŋ ntaoŋ pi pugu kɨrɨ ŋguoŋ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ghà nchwīe ŋgwa chwīe phɨ ndɔ mbəʼɨ kɨna nɛ mfuʼu moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ yi, 42 māʼaŋ vugu moŋ nda móŋoŋ ŋguʼɔ liɛŋ. Moŋ lɨʼɨ ghɔ, kə̄ɨ pugu pa kru shua shi mbɔ fɔ. 43 Nnɛ ŋgwa ndɨndɨ thɛ nɔ minaoŋ moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Tǎa vugu. Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a fāʼo tə́nə nɛ, â yaʼo.

44 “Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ nɔ fàʼo ŋa pi lə̄ɨŋ moŋ nyìeŋ ŋa yichəɨ ŋoŋ ghə̄ɨ njəɨ mbūoŋ. Nnɛ moŋ pwanjuʼɔ yi, a ghə̄ɨ mfīni ŋguoŋ yaoŋ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ ŋgə̄ɨ njuoŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ.

45 “Ŋkamuʼɔŋ, Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ nɔ ŋgaŋ piʼɛ taŋ ŋa a ni nthɔ ntāʼa ŋkiɛŋ ŋgùʼɔ*13:45 Yei pa puoŋ mi ŋguʼɔ ŋa a ni ndhɔ nu moŋ pa ŋkɨŋ ŋkhǐ, mbɔ yi fhu ŋa pi ni nthɔ nchwīe pa shɨ́ga tɨnɨnchuoŋ nɔ ghɔ. tɨnɨnchuoŋ, 46 ŋga njəɨ taʼa ŋkiɛŋ ŋgùʼɔ tɨnɨnchuoŋ ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni pəə nɛ, a ghə̄ɨ mfīni ŋguoŋ yaoŋ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ njuoŋ nɔ ghɔ.

47 “Nɔ pigi nu, yei ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ nɛ. A pɔ nɔ ndáŋ ŋa pi māʼaŋ moŋ ŋkhǐ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ ŋguoŋ ŋkwaŋ shhu ghao. 48 Ndɨɨ ŋa ndáŋ ghɔ lɨnaoŋ nɛ, ŋgwa shūu ŋkuʼɔ nɔ ghɔ mbhi nchɔchhɔ ntɛrɛ pa ŋkiɛŋ shhu niʼiŋ moŋ pa mikuo mīʼaŋ pi pɨphɨ. 49 A ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a shi mbɔ moŋ ndugwi mbhi yei nɛ. Pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi shi nthɔ ntɛrɛ ŋgwa pɨphɨ, mfuʼu moŋ ŋgwa ndɨndɨ, 50 māʼaŋ vugu moŋ nda móŋoŋ ŋguʼɔ liɛŋ. Moŋ lɨʼɨ ghɔ, kə̄ɨ shi mbɔ fɔ pugu pa kru shua.

51 “Thɔ yəɨ shie ni ŋguoŋ nnu pei?”

Pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ooŋ.”

52 A chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Nthɛ yie ghɔ, sheshe ŋgaŋ yɛʼi gɨ́ Mushi ŋa a ŋgaŋ younjiŋ moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Po nɛ pɔ nɔ ŋgaŋ nda ŋa a fuʼu pa maoŋ fhi pugu pa ndunu maoŋ llɔ moŋ lɨʼɨ nūʼɔŋ pugu.”

53 Jishɔ ni ŋga mīʼɛŋ pa luʼɔ chrà pei, ndɔllɔ fɔ ŋgə̄ɨ 54 ŋga nchəɨŋ moŋ ji laʼataoŋ, nthɔ njɛʼi vugu moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi yugu. Pa ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni njaʼo nɔ haʼaŋ a yɛʼi nu nɛ ghrāo nchhu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei yəɨ fɨʼɨ shiethɔ yei pugu pa ghrɨ́ pi hɨŋ nɔ fāʼa nu tɨtɨnɨ fàʼa pei nɔ ghɔ? 55 Yei lɔ mbɔ muuŋ kaminda? Ligi mǔuŋ vi lɔ mbɔ Meri? Jɛiŋ, Joshɛ, Shemu pugu Judashi shi lɔ mbɔ pa lǐŋ pi? 56 Pia pa lǐŋ pi pi piŋgɛ shi lɔ mbɔ hɛiŋ kaʼa? Ti a yəɨ shiethɔ pugu ghrɨ́ pi hɨŋ nɔ chwīe nu ŋkwaŋ nnu pei nɔ ghɔ?” 57 Nnɛ pugu lāa vi.

Ndɔ Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pi shiʼa nchɨ̄ʼə njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ŋkiɛŋ laʼa pugu shɨna ŋgwa pi.”

58 A shini ndɔ nchwīe ntou pa nnu ghraoghrao fɔ nthɛ ŋa pugu ni mbɔ ghaŋ ki piŋ.