1 Ivangyɛ Uaforho aka awu ru Ukorinti, Uburhu azɛ̃rhã ru utsĩndĩ abĩã azĩ atsĩ Uafisa, umɔ unga akpo angwɛ̃ imesa abɔɔ. 2 Arhusa umbɔ agɛ, <<Umbi ayɛimbi Ipfu Isarsatangge ri ivangyɛ umbi aka awuri imangmang?>> Umbɔ agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ĩ'ĩ, umɛn isi igũmɛn ugɛ Ipfu Isarsatangge iwengge.>>

3 Nggee Uburhu arhusa agɛ, <<Asorhuwa umbi ikpũ ubɔtisima uwukusong rimi?>>

Umbɔ agɛ, <<Ikpũ ubɔtisima Uyohana.>>

4 Uburhu agɛ, <<Ubɔtisima Uyohana uwe uwu idzidzipa. Unga adɛyiwe anera umbɔ awe ru imangmang ru uwuruwi aka iba ru undzingnga, awu unga hã awu Uyesu.>> 5 Umbɔ aka agũ rimi, umbɔ asorhuwe umbɔ ubɔtisima ri itsok Uteijee Uyesu. 6 Ivangyɛ Uburhu aka atsorhuwe umbɔ abok, Ipfu Isarsatangge icipuwangge nu umbɔ, umbɔ atsĩmbɔ irherha arherhe ri idũ iyikise na asɔm Arherhu-Num. 7 Umbɔ kishoo ayombɔ inera usɔkdũmɛn.

8 Uburhu atsĩ ru ubã ifɛn-Num adzowe isarhe nggu ikeramɛn afɛ̃ɛ̃ ataar, anu arherhe na agbiir amɛnmbɔ aba ra arherhe Iyɛrhe Unum. 9 Bɔr abɔɔ abi itsi iki iker akpɛ̃mbɔ iwe ru imangmang, na arherhe iyiki ibewe ru Utsĩndĩ Uteijee ra asu anera. Nggee Uburhu abɔruka umbɔ, na akũ angwɛ̃ imesa azĩ amesuwe umbɔ ubɛn unuma ru ubã imesa Utiranu. 10 Akɛrɛ ha anu ikorhe rimi utsɛku imɛka ivaa, ngge itsu kishoo abi Uyahuda nu abi Uherhini abika asei ra abĩ Uasiya agũ Arherhu Uteijee.

11 Unum anu ikorha abin idzeu akɔɔ awuweke ru ubok Uburhu, 12 utsɛku umbɔ aki ikũ ushanga atorho nu atorhi itser iyɛ iki ibanga unga akũ azĩ ru abi irhãrhã akerhe, nu ípfu iyiki ibewe ikɛi ibɔrukungge umbɔ.

13 Abɔɔ abi Uyahuda abika azɛ̃rhã atsĩrhĩ iteu atsusuwe ípfu iyiki ibewe abee ikũ itsok Uteijee Uyesu akorhe rimi hã. Agɔr agɛ, <<Umum itsũ umbi ri itsok Uyesu, Uburhu aka adũwã, àka apfu adzek.>> 14 Angwɛ̃ Usikeba utɔɔva uner Uyahudiya ateiya abika adzowe idɛm-Num nuwɔ, anu ikorhe rimi hã. 15 Unuma nukpɔ ipfu iyiki ibewe igɔr umbɔ igɛ, <<Uyesu umum ihwɛng unga, umum ikɛi ihwɛng Uburhu, umbi awu umbɔ ungaa?>> 16 Mɔcɛ uner ha aka awuri ipfu iyiki ibewe ha ater isha afũã nu umbɔ atɔnga ikermbɔ kishoo. Akwɛr umbɔ adzek igbĩrhĩ ri iya ha atĩ nggu isisɔɔ.

17 Ivangyɛ kishoo abi Uyahuda nu abi Uherhini abika asei ru Uafisa aka agũ ubinkpi uku ukorhe, iwei ifɛr umbɔ kishoo, umbɔ adzowe igɔng ru itsok Uteijee Uyesu. 18 Arhɛrhɛ abika awe ru imangmang aba akũ angwĩmbɔ asɔm itser iyiki ibeweyɛ umbɔ aka akorhe ru awiya. 19 Anera arhɛrhɛ abi igoka akarha abvurmbɔ akpĩĩwe ra asu anera kishoo. Uhwɛk abvur ha utsĩkpɔ íshaa imang uazurhfa anaka agɔnga isɔka itɔ̃ɔ̃ (50,000). 20 Ru utsĩndĩ hã Arherhu Uteijee aka adzek atɛ̃rhã akarhãrhã nggu ijee.

21 Akɛrɛ ha aka akorhe kishoo amaa, Uburhu abee izĩ Urusharhima, awuri izɛ̃rhã atɔng udika abĩ Umakidoniya nu aki Uakaya. Agɛ, <<Umum iba izĩ itsĩ imaamum nggɔɔ ha, awu ufang umum izĩ iyepa Uroma ikɛi.>> 22 Unga adene abika ayike unga ikivarhambɔ, Utimoti nu Uarastu, azĩmbɔ Umakidoniya, unga iganga asei ivanga ukunjiir ra abĩ Uasiya.

23 Ivang hã iki iyo ubvun uku ugɔng usomgbɔ ra abika adɔsu Utsĩndĩ hã. 24 Uner unai uwɔɔ itsoka igburh Udimitiriyu, uwuruwi aki ikũ uazurhfa anak azirhzĩ iya ugberhe Uartemi. Unga nu abi itsernga akposhu uhwɛk ri itsermbɔ ha akarhãrhã. 25 Unga akɔng umbɔ, nu abika atɔ̃ ikpũ itser ha, na agɛ, <<Umbi anermɛn, àka ahwɛng ugɛ nggu itser iyɛrɛ umɛn iki ikpo abin. 26 Umbi anyãmbi na agũmbi asi iwea ri nggimi ru uteu Uafisa ukpekũ, abĩ Uasiya kishoo abɔr ukunjiir, Uburhu uwurɛ aka igbiite amɛnmbɔ na anu igɔr agɛ anum abɛ umbɔ iki ikũ abok agbisha asi iwembɔ anum. 27 Ighighong iwe asi íwea igba abĩ itsermɛn ukpekũ, bɔr iya-num nggaa Uartemi awuri itsu ike ishike ru ugarh, nu Uartemi nibikanga, umbɔ iki idzowe igɔng ra abĩ Uasiya nu upfunga kishoo, awuri ishia ri igɔng.>>

28 Ivangyɛ umbɔ aka agũ rimi, avɔm afɛr umbɔ akarhãrhã, umbɔ atirhi itsarhi irhakmbɔ agɛ, <<Igɔng iwe nggu Uartemi aki Uafisa!>> 29 Kanying utepa kishoo udzunukpɔ. Agbĩrhũ Ugayu nu Uaristaku, aner Umakidoniya, abirabɛ aka awu awɛrhu uzɛ̃rhũ Uburhu. Anera kishoo atĩ azĩmbɔ ra anang ikikɔnga. 30 Uburhu abee itsĩ ra anang ikikɔnga, bɔr angwɛ̃ imesa akɛnmbɔ unga. 31 Anggbaashi abɔɔ ra abĩ Uasiya, abirabɛ aka awu awɛrhu Uburhu, adene itser ashɔ̃rhã unga agɛ unga niba atsĩã ra anang ikikɔnga.

32 Anera aka akɔng umɔ adzunumbɔ, abɔɔ asi ihwɛngmbɔ ubinkpi uku utsu umbɔ akɔng. Abɔɔ atsarhi irhakmbɔ arherhe arherhe, abɔɔ anu irherha akimbɔ awuweke. 33 Abi Uyahuda ayiru Uarhekzanda ra asu abɔɔ ri ikikɔnga unga atsu ivum abee unga arherha arherhe. Unga aberu uboknga umbɔ anukutata ru unga ikaa itsinga ra anera. 34 Bɔr umbɔ aka ahwɛng agɛ unga awu utsa Uyahuda, umbɔ atsarhi irhakmbɔ kishoo agɛ, <<Igɔng iwe nggu Uartemi ukpu Uafisa.>> Akorhe rimi ayombɔ akara avaa.

35 Bɔr uner itsɛng utepa atsu umbɔ anukutata, na agɛ, <<Umbi aner Uafisa, upfunga kishoo usi ihwɛngkpɔ ugɛ uteu Uafisa ukpuku udzɛu iya nggaa Uartemi, nu asarkasar utarh ha uku udzeka afã uba ugba? 36 Iki isi iwengge ubin itsɛyi nggu abin akɛrɛ, imɛ̃ngge umbi adɔɔr amɛnmbi niba azangmbi. 37 Nggayɛ anerabɛ umbi aka akũ aba nggimi, asi ivɛumbɔ ivɛu ra aya-num, asi irhenumbɔ unummɛn Uartemi. 38 Bɔr Udimitiriyu nu awɛrhi itsernga aba awembɔ ru ubin ukpuku ughong amɛnmbɔ nggu ubɛn unera, udzepurhe ukpuku uvarha arherhe ukpi utsurirɛ, ikɛi abika atsu uvau, adɛ̃ɛ̃ azĩ atsumbɔ arherhe ri itsimbɔ. 39 Aba awu ubin ukpɔɔ umbi aka abee, àka ahwɛng ugɛ awuri irherha ake ru udzepurhe ukpuku uvarha arherhe. 40 Ngge iki iwe rimi, igbaigba iwe ru umɛn, ubinkutsu awuri itsumbɔ arherhamɛn ri isoyamɛn irherɛ, ni isi ídɛ̃ɛ̃ isɔmmɛn awu use utsu isoyamɛn hã. Ni isi ítsɛngamɛn awu use utsu isoyamɛn hã.>> 41 Unga aka arherhe rimi amaa, na asoyika ikikɔnga.