1 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ ɩnɩmʋ lʋwɛ, nɩɩ asa ba nu mʋ katɔwɛ mʋ, o kpee Kapanum kadɛ tɔ. 2 Roma anaakɔpʋ kɩlɩfa ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ kʋ kyɩna ɔ bʋ tʋtɔ, nɩɩ ɔ sʋ kɩyaafɔlɛ kʋ mʋ nɩɩ ee biti mʋ asɩn, nɩɩ ɛɛ lɔ nɩɩ ee biti o wu. 3 Ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ maa nu Yesu sʋ mʋ, nɩɩ o sun Gyiwu abi abɩlɩsa akʋ mʋ asɛ, yɛ ɔ ba kyɛ mʋ kɩyaafɔlɛ sa mʋ. 4 Ba maa ba Yesu asɛ mʋ, ba dan baasɛ kʋlɛ mʋ gaa tɔwɛ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ dagaa fɛɛ fʋ maa kyɛ mʋ tɔ. 5 Lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔ sʋ kebiti sa anɛ Gyiwu abi, halɩɩ ɔ pɔyɩ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɔgyaŋɛkpa sa anɛ.”

6 Ɩmʋ sʋ Yesu buu bamʋ ee kpee tʋtɔ. Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ o tiri kɩkpaara mʋ tɔ mʋ, nɩɩ Roma anaakɔpʋ ɔbɩlɩsa mʋ sun mʋ kyɛmɩnɛ ana ba naa tɔwɛ Yesu yɛ, “Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ man nyanla fʋ n‐yɩɩ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ n man dagaa fɛɛ fʋ ba mɛ kɩkpaara sʋ. 7 Kanɩn gbaa nɩɩ n wu fɛɛ n man dagaa fɛɛ n ba fʋ asɛ. Fɛɛ fʋ dan sa kɔnɔ mɛ kɩyaafɔlɛ ii biti ɔ nyɛ alanfɩya. 8 Lɩɩ fɛɛ ngbaa mɛ n bʋ ɔbɩlɩsa ɔkʋ kasɛ, nɩɩ anaakɔpʋ ɔkʋ gbaa ba bʋ mɛ kasɛ. Nɩɩ n tɔwɛ nɩmʋ yɛ, ‘Kpe nfɩɩ’ nɩɩ ee kpee, nɩɩ n bɩla tɔwɛ ɔnɩmʋ yɛ, ‘Ba nfɩɩ,’ nɩɩ ɛɛ ba, nɩɩ n tɔwɛ mɛ kɩyaafɔlɛ yɛ, ‘Waa falɛ,’ nɩɩ ɛɛ waa.”

9 Yesu maa nu kanɩn mʋ, i kyinkyin mʋ, nɩɩ o biliŋi mu ansi kɩɩ kʋbʋ damantɛ mʋ nɩɩ ba buu mʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ yɛ, “N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ, Ɩsɩrayɩ abi kpini tɔ mʋ, n man pɩɩta wu ɔsa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ falɛ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii damantɛ nɩmʋ kedubi.” 10 Nbɔɔ mʋ nɩɩ o sun mʋ ba maa bwii kpewu mʋ, ba naa tu kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ maa nyɛ alanfɩya.

11 Ɩmʋ kamaa mʋ Yesu lɩɩ tʋtɔ kpee kadɛ mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ kɩmʋ yɛ Nayin, nɩɩ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ yɛ asa damantɛ ba buu mʋ. 12 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ o tiri kadɛ mʋ nbwama mʋ, o wu ba maa sʋ obuni ba lɩɩ kadɛ mʋ tɔ, nɩɩ obuni maŋa gyɛ okulapu‐kyɩɩ kebii‐nyɩnsa kʋlʋn mʋ nɩɩ ɔ kʋʋgɛ. Nɩɩ asa damantɛ mʋ nɩɩ ba bʋ kadɛ mʋ tɔ ba buu okulapu‐kyɩɩ mʋ. 13 Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Yesu maa wu okulapu‐kyɩɩ mʋ, mʋ asɩn a kɩtaa mʋ kʋwɛɛ, nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, “Man bɩla su.” 14 Nɩɩ Yesu taa mʋ kɩbaa naa mata kɩdakaa mʋ, nɩɩ asʋlapʋ mʋ ba sii ba yɩlɛ, nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ yɛ, “Kɩyaafɔlɛ! N tɔwɛ fʋ yɛ, kʋsʋ!” 15 Nɩɩ olewupu mʋ kʋsʋ kyɩna, nɩɩ o piili ɛɛ tɔwɛ, nɩɩ Yesu taa mʋ sa mu‐nyi.

16 Nɩɩ i kyinkyin bamʋ kpini nɩɩ ba yɩn Ɩbwaarɛ. Nɩɩ ba tɔwɛ yɛ, “Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ lala kʋ lɩɩ anɛ sʋ. Ɩbwaarɛ ba ɔ ba kyɛ mʋ asa tɔ.” 17 Yesu asɩn nɩmʋ ɩ yalagɛ Gyudeya ɔsʋwʋlɛ sʋ, yɛ ɩsʋwʋlɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ dɛ ɩ maa kɩmʋ mʋ.

18 Nɩɩ Gyɔn abɩɩlapʋ ba naa tɔwɛ mʋ Yesu awaasa mʋ kpini. Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ tɩɩ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ anyɔ, 19 nɩɩ o sun bamʋ Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ Yesu asɛ yɛ ba naa taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Fʋ ɩ gyɛ Ɔmʋ nɩɩ, Ɩbwaarɛ yɛ ee biti ɔ ba mʋ abɛɛ a gyoo kɩɩ ɔkʋ ɔkpa?”

20 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ anyɩn mʋ ba ba Yesu asɛ mʋ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, Gyɔn okyugyeepu i sun anɛ fʋ asɛ yɛ abaa taasɛ fʋ yɛ, “Fʋ ɩ gyɛ Ɔmʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ yɛ ee biti ɔ ba mʋ abɛɛ a gyoo kɩɩ ɔkʋ ɔkpa?”

21 Kanɩn saŋa maa tɔ mʋ Yesu kyɛ asa gaalaagaa alobi, nɩɩ ɔ gya nbwɩɩ libi lɩɩ asa tɔ, nɩɩ o bugi agyaatanapʋ gaalaagaa ansi. 22 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ lɛɛ Gyɔn nbɔɔ mʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Fan bwii naa tɔwɛ Gyɔn kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fan wu yɛ ɩmʋ nɩɩ fan nu. Agyaatanapʋ ansi ii bugi, nɩɩ aboobi bɛɛ kʋsʋ natɛ, nɩɩ abootipu bɛɛ nyɛ alanfɩya, nɩɩ akpawu asu ii tigi, nɩɩ alewupu bee kyiŋi bɛɛ ba nkpa tɔ, nɩɩ atiripu bee nu asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ. 23 Fan bɩla tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, kusee ɩ gyɛ sa ɔsa kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ san ɔ sʋ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii mɛ tɔ.”

24 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ Gyɔn nbɔɔ ba lɩɩ mʋ asɛ mʋ, nɩɩ Yesu piili ɛɛ tɔwɛ Gyɔn asɩn ɛɛ sa kʋbʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fan maa lɩɩ kpee Gyɔn asɛ ofuli mʋ sʋ mʋ, mɩnɛ nɩɩ fan waa nfɛɛrɛ fɛɛ fen kpee fɛn naa kɩɩ? Kʋkyɔ mʋ nɩɩ afuu a da ii fiilaa mʋ? 25 Nɩɩ ɩ man gyɛ kanɩn bɩrɛ mʋ, mɩnɛ nɩɩ fan kpee naa wu? Abɛɛ ɔnyɩn mʋ nɩɩ o bun ɔgyalɩn atɔ? Ayee! Asa mʋ nɩɩ ba bun ɔgyalɩn atɔ nɩɩ ba sʋ kakyɩna danbɩrasa mʋ, ba bʋ awurakpa nɩn. 26 Amaa mɩnɛ nɩɩ fan kpee naa kɩɩ? Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ abɛɛ? Ɛɛhn, n tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ ɔ kyɔ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ. 27 Gyɔn nɩmʋ asɩn nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ Asɩnkyan yɩlasa mʋ ɩ tɔwɛ yɛ,

29 Asa mʋ kpini yɛ lenpoo akɔɔlɛpʋ mʋ nɩɩ ba nu Gyɔn asɩn tɔwɛsa mʋ, ba kɔɔlɛ gyii fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ asɩn mʋ i kyiigi, lɩɩ fɛɛ ba yɛgɛ nɩɩ Gyɔn gyee bamʋ Ɩbwaarɛ kekyugyee. 30 Amaa Farasii abi yɛ nbara akaapʋpʋ anyipu ba kina nfɛɛrɛ mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ sʋ sa bamʋ mʋ. Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ ba man yɛgɛ nɩɩ Gyɔn gyee bamʋ Ɩbwaarɛ kekyugyee.

31 Nɩɩ Yesu taasɛ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ nɩɩ n biti n taa ndaga kakyɩna kanɩmʋ tɔ asa kaala. Anɩmʋ ana nɩɩ ba duli? 32 Ba du nɩn fɛɛ nbii mʋ nɩɩ ba tɛ kɩgya tɔ bɛɛ tɩɩ abaa bɛɛ tɔwɛ yɛ,

33 “Lɩɩ fɛɛ Gyɔn okyugyeepu maa ba mʋ, ee ŋmina kɔnɔ gaa, nɩɩ ɔ man nuu nta, nɩɩ fan yɛ ‘Ɔ sʋ nbwɩɩ libi.’ 34 Nɩɩ Mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa n maa ba mʋ, n gyii nɩɩ n nuu, nɩɩ fan yɛ, ‘N gyɛ ogyipu lala yɛ ɔtabʋʋpʋ, nɩɩ n bɩla n gyɛ lenpoo akɔɔlɛpʋ yɛ alibi awaapʋ bamʋ kyɛmɩnɛ.’ 35 Amaa bamʋ nɩɩ bee buu Ɩbwaarɛ kanyaasɩn, lɩɩ bamʋ‐daa sʋ mʋ, ɩɩ kaapʋ fɛɛ kanyaasɩn mʋ bʋrɔn.”

36 Saŋa kʋ tɔ nɩɩ Kafarasii‐nyɩn kʋ tɩɩ Yesu yɛ ɔ ba kɛ ba naa bʋga gyii. Nɩɩ Yesu kpee mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ nɩɩ ɔ naa kyɩna o gyii. 37 Kanɩn kadɛ maŋa tɔ mʋ ɔkyɩɩ gyaga kʋ bʋ tʋtɔ. Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ maa nu fɛɛ Yesu bʋ Kafarasii‐nyɩn mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ ee gyii mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ bɩya tulale liifensa pʋrʋntʋwa bɔla. 38 Nɩɩ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ ba yɩlɛ Yesu kamaa tiri mʋ ayaa asɛ ee su ansikyu ɛɛ pɔɔla mʋ ayaa. Nɩɩ ɔ taa mu inyini ɛɛ kpayɩ Yesu ayaa sʋ, nɩɩ o munkura ɩmʋ bɛɛrɛɛ sʋ, nɩɩ ɔ kyɛɛgɛ tulale mʋ wʋrɩgɛ mʋ ayaa sʋ.

39 Nɩɩ Kafarasii‐nyɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɔ tɩɩ Yesu mʋ maa wu ɩnɩmʋ mʋ, ɔ tɔwɛ mʋ nfɛɛrɛ tɔ yɛ, “Fɛɛ ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ dɩn dan ɔ gyɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ kesintin nɩn, ɔ dɩn bɩɩ ɔkyɩɩ kʋlʋn mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ mata mʋ falɛ, ɔ dɩn bɩɩ kɩbaabʋtɔ gyaga mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bʋ kɩmʋ tɔ.”

40 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ Simon yɛ, “N sʋ kʋtɔ kʋ kɛ n tɔwɛ fʋ.”

Nɩɩ Simon yɛ, “N nu, Ɔkaapʋpʋ, tɔwɛ mɛ.”

41 Nɩɩ Yesu bɔɔ mʋ kɩŋasan yɛ, “Anyɩn anyɔ akʋ ɩ naa paala afulee lɩɩ afulee wuya kʋ asɛ. Ɔkʋ paala gbiti nderebi anu, ɔnyɔsapʋ mɔɔ adunuu. 42 Bamʋ ɔkʋ man taalɛ nyɛ ɔ naa ka mʋ kʋkɔ. Nɩɩ afulee wuya mʋ taa kɛɛ bamʋ asa anyɔ. Asa anyɔ maŋa tɔ mʋ, anɩmʋ ii biti o biti afulee wuya mʋ asɩn gaa?”

43 Simon lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “N waa nfɛɛrɛ fɛɛ ɔmʋ nɩɩ mu afulee akyɔ mʋ.”

Nɩɩ Yesu yɛ, “Fʋ lɛɛ kɔnɔ kesintin.”

44 Nɩɩ Yesu biliŋi kɩɩ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ Simon yɛ, “Yɛ fu wu ɔkyɩɩ nɩmʋ? N maa ba fʋ kɩkpaara sʋ mʋ, fʋ man sa mɛ nkyu kɛ n fwɩɩ mɛ ayaa sʋ, amaa ɔkyɩɩ nɩmʋ taa mʋ ansikyu fwɩɩ mɛ ayaa, nɩɩ ɔ taa mu inyini kpayɩ ɩmʋ. 45 Fʋ man baari mɛ waa mɛ nsa‐nsa, amaa lɩɩ koo saŋa mʋ nɩɩ n ba nfɩɩ mʋ, ɔkyɩɩ nɩmʋ man pɩɩ yɛgɛ mɛ ayaa sʋ kimunkura. 46 Fʋ man taa olifu nfɔ wʋrɩgɛ mi kumu tɔ, amaa ɔkyɩɩ nɩmʋ taa tulale wʋrɩgɛ mɛ ayaa sʋ. 47 Ɩmʋ sʋ n tɔwɛ fʋ yɛ, kebiti lala mʋ nɩɩ ɔ kaapʋ falɛ sʋ mʋ, ɩɩ kaapʋ fɛɛ ba taa mu alibi damantɛ mʋ kɛɛ mʋ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ mu alibi a man kyɔ nɩɩ ɔ nyɛ kɩtaakɛɛ mʋ, ɛɛ kaapʋ kebiti mʋ gbaa gbɛrɛɛ nɩn.”

48 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ yɛ, “N taa fu alibi kɛɛ fʋ.”

49 Nɩɩ bamʋ nɩɩ ba san ba tɛ ogyikpa mʋ bɛɛ tɔwɛ abaa yɛ, “Anɩmʋ ɩ gyɛ ɔnɩmʋ, halɩɩ ɔ sʋ alibi ɛɛ kɛɛ?” 50 Amaa Yesu tɔwɛ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ yɛ, “Fʋ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii kɩ mɔlɩgɛ fʋ. Natɛ yɛ kɔkɔlɔ yuuli.”