1 “Shaʼafuoŋ Po pɔ pi nɔ yichəɨ ŋgaŋ nyìeŋ ŋa a taoŋ ni muuŋ tutuʼu ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ tāʼa pa puoŋ fàʼa pugu fāʼa moŋ nyìeŋ yu. 2 A ni ŋga ŋkwo chrā fɨʼɨ nchuoŋ fāʼa nu taʼa llɛ́, mbɔ fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋoŋ ghà mfāʼa pi pe vi nɔ taʼa llɛ́ nɛ, ntaoŋ vugu moŋ nyìeŋ yu.

3 “A gha ntaoŋ ŋgə̄ɨ taŋ moŋ ndipuʼu minaoŋ ni tutuʼu, njəɨ pichəɨ ŋgwa thi fɔ ki lɔ nthɔ nchwīe yaoŋ; 4 a chhu ni pugu ŋa, ‘Pəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ ghə̄ɨ moŋ nyìeŋ a, sheshe yaoŋ ŋa a kāʼo nɛ ǹshi mbe vəɨ nɔ ghɔ.’ 5 Nnɛ pugu ghə̄ɨ. A gha mbɨnɨ mbɔ moŋ paanchrɔ minaoŋ pugu trɛi minaoŋ, a wuʼɔ mbɨnɨ nchwīe pi nɛnnɛ.

6 “A gha ŋgə̄ɨ pi tiɛŋ minaoŋ, a pɨnɨ ŋgə̄ɨ njəɨ pichəɨ ŋgwa pugu tithi moŋ taŋ, a chhu ni pugu ŋa, ‘A chwīe khɔ pəɨ thi hɛiŋ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ki lɔ nthɔ nchwīe yaoŋ?’

7 “Pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Nthɛ ŋa ŋoŋ lɔ mbe vigi ni fàʼa.’

“Ŋoŋ ghɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, ‘Pəɨ ghə̄ɨ moŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ ŋkaa pəɨ.’

8 “Fanaoŋ gha nthɔ, ŋgaŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ chhu ni ŋoŋ ŋa a ghà ndɨna ni puoŋ fàʼa nɛ ŋa, ‘Mɛ̄iŋ puoŋ fàʼa mbe mbɨŋ yugu llɔ ŋkuoŋ pa ndugwi pi ŋgə̄ɨ nchəɨŋ ŋkuoŋ pa fǔoŋ pi.’ 9 Ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pi ni ndɔ̄gɔ vugu moŋ tiɛŋ minaoŋ ni ŋga nthɔ, pi pe vugu ni fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋoŋ ghà mfāʼa taʼa llɛ́ pi pe vi nɔ ghɔ nɛ. 10 Ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pi ki fǔoŋ ndɔ̄gɔ vugu nɛ ni ŋga nthɔ, mbīʼi nu ŋa yugu pe shi njiɛŋ, ndɔ shesheŋoŋ vugu ŋkaa pugu fāʼo pi fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋoŋ ghà mfāʼa taʼa llɛ́ pi pe vi nɔ ghɔ nɛ. 11 Pugu ni ŋga ŋkwe mbɨŋ yugu, nduo nu ni ŋgaŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ, 12 nchhu nu ŋa, ‘Pɛ ŋgwa ŋa pugu thɔ ni njiŋ nɛ wuʼɔ mfāʼa pi nɔ taʼa awa, ɔ lɔ̄gɔ vigi pugu ŋkuoŋ taʼa nthɨŋkwo, pigi lɔ mbɔ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pigi fāʼa nɔ taʼa llɛ́ ghɔ ghao, minaoŋ tūoŋ vigi.’

13 “Ndɔ ŋgaŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ khwɛ̄ ni taʼa yi ŋa, ‘Taannu a, ǹdɔ njiʼi mfāaŋ yichəɨ nnu mbɨŋ ghɔ, pɔgɔ shini ndɔ nchrā ŋa ǹshi mbe ghɔ ni fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋ̈oŋ mfāʼa taʼa llɛ́ pi pe vi nɔ ghɔ nɛ? 14 Kwe yaoŋ ŋa a jɔ nɛ ŋgə̄ɨ. Ndɔ ŋ̀khwā nɔ fɛ nu ni ndugwi njiŋ muuŋ fàʼa wuʼɔ fɨʼɨ yaoŋ ŋa m̀fɛ vɛ nɛ. 15 A lɔ ŋkāʼo vəɨ nɔ chwīe nu nnu ŋa ŋ̀khwā nɛ ni yaoŋ ŋa a nyaŋ nɛ, ki ɔ thɔ mfāʼo kighɨʼə nthɛ ŋa ǹōoŋ pwapuŋ nɛ?’

16 “Nnɛ, ŋgwa ŋa pugu lūgwi njiŋ nɛ shi nthi shhɨ, pɛ ŋa pugu thi shhɨ nɛ, lūgwi njiŋ.”

17 Nɔ haʼaŋ Jishɔ ni ŋkuʼɔ nu Jerushalɛiŋ nɛ, a gɛ̄ paanchrɔ ghaŋ younjiŋ pi njiŋnjiŋ, pugu pugu gha mbɔ shɛndaoŋ a chhu ni pugu ŋa, 18 “Pəɨ līi njəɨ, pia kuʼɔ nu nɛ Jerushalɛiŋ. Pi shi nchaʼa Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua mfɛ mbhɔ pa thishɨ ghaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pugu pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi, pugu fɛ njɔ́ gu ghɔ, 19 nchaʼa vi mfɛ mbhɔ pa ŋgwa taoŋ nduoŋ, pugu māʼaŋ vi ni kwə̀ɨŋ, ŋgwie vi ndɔ ŋkwīŋ vi ŋkuoŋ wáʼa, a gha mbɔ moŋ trɛi llɛ́ a pɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ.”

20 Nnɛ, mǔuŋ Jɛiŋ pugu Jouŋ, mbɔ puoŋ Shebedi, ghə̄ɨ njəɨ Jishɔ ŋkwi kwɛ́rɛ yi shhɨ yu nduoŋ yaoŋ mbhɔ yu. 21 Jishɔ pie vi ŋa, “Ɔ tāʼa pi khɔ?”

A chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Kāʼa ŋa paa puoŋ paŋ pei shi nchhɔ, taʼa yi ŋgei mbhɔ yɔ yi jɨ, taʼa yi ŋgei mbhɔ ŋkwrɛi, ndɨɨ ŋa ɔ thɔ nshaʼa fùoŋ yɔ nɛ.”

22 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Pəɨ lɔ njiʼi nji yaoŋ ŋa pəɨ pie nu nɛ, minthɛ pəɨ nnu ndua ŋgəʼɨ ŋa ǹshi nnu nɛ?”

Pugu khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “A nthɛ pigi nnu.”

23 A chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ shi nnu llɔ moŋ ndua a, ndɔ chhɔ nu ŋgei mbhɔ a yi jɨ pugu pa ŋkwrɛi lɔ mfāʼo mmu njɨ nɔ fɛ nu, ndɔ a pɔ pi ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa Tǎa a kwo pīri ni pugu nɛ.”

24 Ndɔ pɨgəɨ wuŋ ghaŋ younjiŋ Jishɔ ni ŋga njaʼo nnu yei, mbɨgɨ túa ni paa pa lǐŋ pighɔ. 25 Ndɔ Jishɔ mɛ̄iŋ vugu, pugu thɔ njəɨ vi, a chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ ji ŋa pa thishɨ ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei ghà nshaʼa ŋgwa pugu shaʼa, pa mɛmmɛ ŋgwa pugu nōoŋ pi nnu ghrɨ́ ni pugu. 26 Ndɔ mbaʼa a yiʼi mbɔ pi nnɛ ni pəɨ. Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nu nɔ pɔ nu ŋoŋ ndiɛŋ shɨna pəɨ nɛ fāʼo nɔ pɔ nu muuŋ fàʼa vəɨ. 27 Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nu mbɔ nthishɨ shɨna pəɨ nɛ, fāʼo nɔ pɔ nu ŋkǔna vəɨ. 28 Wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shini ndɔ nthɔ pi ŋa pi fāʼa mbhɔ yu, a ni nthɔ pi nɔ fāʼa nu ndɔ mfɛ chɔmbhi yi nɔ nchúoŋ yuoŋ thɔ ntou ŋgwa.”

29 Nɔ haʼaŋ Jishɔ pugu pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ni ntaoŋ nu Jeriko nɛ, mmɛ yú ŋgwa yōu njiŋ yi. 30 Paa pa nchriligi ni nchhɔ ŋkɨŋ ndaoŋ, pugu ni ŋga njaʼo ŋa Jishɔ tɔgɔ nu shɛndaoŋ ghɔ, mbaʼo ŋgòu ŋa, “Taathɔ, fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ pigi, ma Muuŋ Devi!”

31 Yú ŋgwa pighɔ pɨ̄ga vugu, nshwei vugu ŋa pugu lɛrɛ laŋ, pugu pɨnɨ nuʼuŋ mbaʼo pi ŋgòu ni njɨ ŋa, “Taathɔ, fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ pigi, ma Muuŋ Devi!”

32 Jishɔ gha ntithi, mɛ̄iŋ vugu mbie vugu ŋa, “Pəɨ tāʼa nu ŋa ǹchwīe khɔ mbɨŋ pəɨ?”

33 Pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Taathɔ, ŋaʼaŋ ligi yigi, pigi yəɨ lɨʼɨ.” 34 Jishɔ fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ pugu, ŋkāoŋ ligi yugu. Wuʼɔ chomilaoŋ ghɔ ligi yugu chuʼɔ, pugu yəɨ lɨʼɨ, njōu njiŋ Jishɔ.