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Ⅰ Yudafɔ mbla a lɛnyɛ́ fɔtsa wĩ a kutidu, mbom ɛla ndɛ fɔtsa wĩ a kĩ fɔ́aya a kuyo kɛkɛ. Nɛ mbla a onukpɛ̃ ni, kateli nyɛ kateli basɔfɔ a abɔa afɔliɛ mɔapɛ a kakpa Baguma. Ade foesũ ntɛ fɔtsã mbla kĩĩ akũ ni, bɛláapuli bɛkɛna bati a kĩ baya nɛ Baguma sɛkɛ̃ a bɛkpɔla da a. Ⅱ Ntɛ bipuli bɛkpalɛ bati a kĩ basum Baguma a akũ deedimɔapɛ ni, kufɛ be tɔwɔlɛ lɛláabuki tɛkakɔ be kɔtɔ bio kĩ tɔkpa deĩ nɛ be akũ, lɔkɔa bɛfɔ̃ afɔlibɔ flee kabɔa. Ⅲ Lɛmɛ ndɛ ayekĩ fɔla a, kateli nyɛ kateli afɔlibɔ afɔ̃ bati akai be tɔkpa kɛkɛ, Ⅳ kitonɛkĩ banantsue mɔ kutukpabi babɔanɛ lɛláapuli bɛnyɛ tɔkpa da.
Ⅴ Nɛ fukĩĩ sũ kĩ Kristo aaya nɛ katinya kamɛ a, ebi Baguma kĩ,
“Aáwɛ afɔlibɔ mɔ futetsa,
mbom ɔkɛna sukɛna ɔkpa yĩ.
Ⅵ Ɔyaɛ kĩ bipila ye lodo nɛ afɔlibɔ atɛnyɛ akũ
ĩye tɔkpa kanyɛ afɔliɛ
láwo nɔ anɛ.
Ⅶ Ade ke nlɛ kĩ, ‘O Baguma, amɔ yĩ nɛ awĩ.
Ĩya kĩ mayaakɛna nɔ kawɛ
ndɛ ayekĩ bɛtsɛlɛ nɛ yĩ akũ
nɛ Katsɛlɛ Kpalɛwa a kamɛ a.’ ”
Ⅷ Ɛnya lɔtɔ ɛlɛ kĩ, “Aáwɛ afɔlibɔ, mɔ futetsa, ĩye ɔyaɛ kĩ bapila ye nɛ afɔlibɔ atɛnyɛ akũ, mɔ tɔkpa kanyɛ afɔliɛ láwo nɔ anɛ.” Ɛlɛ fukĩĩ titɔ kĩ babɔa afɔliɛ kĩĩ flee nɛ mbla a onukpɛ̃ malo. Ⅸ Ade ke ɛlɛ kĩ, “O Baguma, amɔ yĩ nɛ awĩ. Ĩya kĩ mayaakɛna nɔ kawɛ.” Nɛ osi kĩĩ akũ a, Baguma fɔnɛ afɔlibɔ kɔɛ a flee awɛ ɛkɔa Kristo afɔliɛ a edo nɛ te kadokɔ̃. Ⅹ Ayekĩ Yesu Kristo kɛna Baguma kawɛ akũ, ɛkɔa ye akũ ɛbɔa afɔliɛ deedimɔapɛ, ɛkpa fɔkɔ flee ɛkpalɛ boe akũ.
Ⅺ Yudafɔ ɔsɔfɔ odi nyɛ odi akɛna ye ɔsɔfɔ adzuma luwi nyɛ luwi, kabɔa afɔliɛ mɔapɛ a kabuli, titɔ kĩ afɔlibɔ kĩĩ lɛláapuli ɛnyɛ tɔkpa malo. Ⅻ Lɛmɛ kĩ Kristo kɔa ye akũ ɛbɔa afɔliɛ mɔapɛ nɛ tɔkpa akũ eyua a, ɛnadzi nɛ Baguma sɔmɔna, ⅩⅢ awã kĩ edzi yadzɔlɛ lɔkɔ a kĩ Baguma aakɔa ye bakesĩnɛ ɛkɛna ye abɔa katekɔ̃. ⅩⅣ Kristo kɔa afɔliɛ mɔapɛ a kĩ ɛbɔa a, ɛkɛna bati a kĩ bɛkpalɛ be akũ a bɛkpɔla daa.
ⅩⅤ Hũhũ Kpalɛwa a lɛmɛ adi adansiɛ nɛ foe akũ. Ɛnya lɔtɔ ɛlɛ kĩ,
ⅩⅥ “Boe Ɔlate lɛ kĩ,
‘Ade apam vɔɛ̃ kĩ maakɛna mɔ be,
nɛ lɔkɔ kĩ laya a kamɛ a.
Maakɔa yĩ mbla a ndo nɛ be tɔwɔlɛ kamɛ.
Ade maatsɛlɛ ye nɛ be adzuni kamɛ a.’ ”
ⅩⅦ Ebuki ɛlɛ kĩ,
“Nláabuki nte anɛ nɛ be tɔkpa mɔ be ɔbla kpa akũ.”
ⅩⅧ Foesũ ntɛ bɛkɔa fukĩĩ flee bite ni, tɔkpa kanyɛ afɔliɛ tábuki esĩ.
Mifɔ̃ Bufuã Bɔya Nɛ Baguma Sɛkɛ̃.
ⅩⅨ Foesũ nwaɛ̃ amɛ, bɔtsã Yesu wuda akũ, bɔna osi faa kĩ bɔ́apuli buwo nɛ Kakɔ Kpalɛwa Flee a kamɛ. ⅩⅩ Ebinya nkpã osi vɔɛ̃ ɛkpa boe ɛtsãmɛna lima a kĩ lɛsɛ̃ patampa kamɛ a kĩ lɛdza lɛkpa ye sukɛna a. ⅩⅪ Budeĩ Ɔsɔfɔ Kpale kĩ ye adãmɛna Baguma tɔtɔ a akũ, ⅩⅫ foesũ mifɔ̃ bɔkɔa ɔnɔkɔali ɔwɔlɛ, mɔ katɛkado kĩ kitim, mɔ tɔwɔlɛ kĩ tɛkpalɛ kĩ kɔtɔkaku lɛláa, mɔ sukɛna kĩ bɛwɔla se mui klɛĩklɛĩ bufuã Baguma. ⅩⅩⅢ Mifɔ̃ bupi kɔnɛte fɔlɛtsa a kĩ bɔanyɛ katsa a budomɔ akũ pintii nɛ boe katɛkado kamɛ, kitonɛkĩ bɔ́apuli bɔtɛ Baguma budo kĩ yaakɛna nɛ lɛtsa a kĩ ɛlɛ eyi a akũ. ⅩⅩⅣ Mifɔ̃ bɔkɔna ayekĩ bɔ́ado boe bawaɛ̃ kɔbɛ̃ bibumɛna akũ akũ, bɛwɛ akũ kalɛ, bɛkɛna tudzuma wĩ lɛmɛ. ⅩⅩⅤ Mitafɔ̃ bɔfɔ̃ boe katsɛna kanaa ndɛ ayekĩ mi kamɛ badi akɛna a, mbom mifɔ̃ budo akũ kɔbɛ̃ bubu, kitonɛkĩ mimɔ́ kĩ boe Ɔlate Luwi a lamɛna kafuã.
ⅩⅩⅥ Kitonɛkĩ ntɛ bunyi ɔnɔkɔali a buyua, mɔ bubua pa bɔakɛna tɔkpa ni, afɔliɛ adima buki ɛláa kĩ yaapuli ɛnyɛ tɔkpa. ⅩⅩⅦ Mbom lɛtsa a kĩ lite nyɛ kĩ bɔadzi bɔkadã Kadzɛ mɔ libe a kĩ laaya a anɛ, mɔ fi gɛĩgɛĩ a kĩ fɔ́awɔla Baguma bakesĩnɛ a! ⅩⅩⅧ Ntɛ odi fum Mose mbla a ni, baámɔ ye kɔnya, kakɔ bakɔ ye ntɛ bɛdza nɛ bati nviã ĩye bati ɛlalɛ adansiɛ kadi akũ.
ⅩⅩⅨ Kekɔ̃ mikɔna midã ni, litsa sɔtɔ kavɛlɛ aaya nɛ oti a kĩ esupa Baguma Obi a, kĩ ebu Baguma apam babɔanɛ a kĩ ɛkɔa ɛvɔlɛ tɔkpa nɛ ye akũ a fɔtsa pupulidza? Litsa lɛmɛ miakɔna kĩ laaya nɛ oti a kĩ yasupa Hũhũ Kpalɛwa a kĩ yamɔ bati kɔnya a akũ? Mikɔna midã sɔtɔ kavɛlɛ mɔ ɔsĩ a kĩ baakpa ye a! ⅩⅩⅩ Kitonɛkĩ bunyina oti a kĩ ɛlɛ kĩ, “Yĩ aavia tɔkpa kɔtɔkase, yĩ aase te kɔtɔ.” Ebuki ɛlɛ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate a aadzɛmɔ ye bati.” ⅩⅩⅪ Fɔnyɛ libe paa kĩ odi aawo nɛ Baguma kĩ edzi nkpã a kalɔkpa kamɛ!
ⅩⅩⅫ Mite anɛ nɛ fuwi a kĩ fɔtɛ̃, kĩ minya lɔtɔ minyi Baguma laa a. Nɛ lɔkɔ a na kamɛ a, kĩ Baguma ɔhaĩ ko nɛ mi akũ a, mido ɔwɔlɛ mipili mɔ ɔsĩ titɔ kĩ mimɔ́ lubo pii malo. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Fɔkɔ fudi bavũna mi nɛ kanade, kakɛna mi awɔda. Fɔkɔ bɛbã lɛmɛ miakɔa mi akũ kabumɛna bikĩ bamɔna be lubo kĩĩ odu a. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Nɛ ɔnɔkɔali kamɛ ni, mimɔ́ lubo ndɛ bati a kĩ bɛwaa kɔla, ade titɔ kĩ bɛkɔa kɔbɛ̃ bɛtɛ mi akũ fɔtsa flee nɛ mi awɛ malo ni, mido ɔwɔlɛ mitɛ foe mɔ kawɔlɛ, kitonɛkĩ minyina kĩ mibuki mideĩ lɛtsa a kĩ lɛnɛnɛ lɛbɛ̃, kĩ laana daa a.
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ Foesũ akpɔ ɛtaveli mi, kitonɛkĩ fɔ́ama mi kɔtɔkase kpale. ⅩⅩⅩⅥ Fusĩ kĩ miana ɔwɔlɛ bɔɛɛ, ayekĩ míapuli mikɛna nɛ Baguma kawɛ akũ, lɔkɔa mi awɛ aata lɛtsa a kĩ ɛlɛ eyi a. ⅩⅩⅩⅦ Kitonɛkĩ Katsɛlɛ Kpalɛwa a lɛ kĩ,
“Kite sukuloo oti a kĩ yaaya a, aaya, ade ɛláabuna owi a.
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ Yĩ oti kpĩĩ aatɛ yĩ edo, edzi nkpã.
Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi muniki liti ni,
ɛláabuki ewo yĩ anɛ.”
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ Lɛmɛ boe kɔ̃ bɔnyɛ́ bati a kĩ bamuniki liti kanaa kayɛla kamɛ, mbom budeĩ katɛ kado ade bɔna nkpã katɛ a.