1 Kakaakʋ nɩɩ lenpoo akɔɔlɛpʋ yɛ alibi awaapʋ ba ba sarɛ bee nu Yesu asɛ. 2 Nɩɩ Farasii abi yɛ nbara akaapʋpʋ bɛɛ kɔlɩtɛ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ ɩɩ kɔɔlɛ alibi awaapʋ halɩɩ maa bamʋ bee bʋga bee gyii.”

3 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Yesu bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kɩnɩmʋ yɛ, 4 “A taa fɛɛ nɩɩ fanɛ tɔ ɔkʋ kan ɔ sʋ nbʋlʋpʋ kɩlɩfa kɛ bamʋ tɔ ɔkʋlʋn ɔ fɔyɩ. Nɩɩ ɔ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ yɛgɛ adɩkpanɔ yɛ akpanɔ mʋ afitiri tɔ, kɛ ɔ natɛ biti ɔmʋnɩ ɔ fɔyɩ mʋ naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ee biti o wu mʋ? 5 Nɩɩ ɔ kan wu mʋ mʋ, ɩ yɛgɛ nɩɩ mu ansi i gyii, kɛ ɔ taa mʋ gyaga mʋ abaakpan sʋ, 6 kɛ ɔ taa mʋ ba kewu. Kɛ ɔ tɩɩ mʋ kyɛmɩnɛ ana yɛ mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ abi sarɛ, kɛ ɔ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, ‘Fan ba tii mɛ sʋ kɛ i gyii ansi, lɩɩ fɛɛ n wu mɛ kabʋlʋpʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ fɔyɩ mʋ.’ 7 N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin, ɔkpa kʋlʋn maŋa sʋ kensi‐gyii kii biti kɩ baa kɩ bʋ sʋsʋ, fɛɛ alibi ɔwaapʋ kʋlʋn maa kyɛɛgɛ mʋ nfɛɛrɛ ɩ kyɔ gaa fɛɛ asa adɩkpanɔ yɛ akpanɔ mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ kɩɩ bamʋ n‐yɩɩ fɛɛ bamʋ ɩkpa i kyiigi nɩɩ ɩ man tiri fɛɛ ba kyɛɛgɛ bamʋ nfɛɛrɛ.

8 “Abɛɛ a taa fɛɛ ɔkyɩɩ kʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ gbiti nderebi kudu nɩɩ ɩmʋ kʋkʋlʋn fɔyɩ. Nɩɩ o mee tuwa fɩtɩla kɛ ɔ fɔgɛ kɩkpaara kɩɩ biti kɩmʋ naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ee biti o wu kɩmʋ? 9 Nɩɩ ɔ kan wu kɩmʋ mʋ, ɛɛ tɩɩ mʋ kyɛmɩnɛ ana yɛ mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ abi ba sarɛ tɔ, kɛ ɔ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, ‘Fan ba tii mɛ sʋ kɛ i gyii ansi, lɩɩ fɛɛ n wu mɛ kederebi mʋ nɩɩ kɩ fɔyɩ mʋ.’ 10 N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ, ɔkpa kʋlʋn maŋa sʋ kensi‐gyii ii biti ɩ baa ɩ bʋ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ asɛ fɛɛ alibi ɔwaapʋ kʋlʋn maa kyɛɛgɛ mʋ nfɛɛrɛ.”

11 Nɩɩ Yesu kyaga sʋ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩn kʋ kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ nbii‐nyɩnsa‐bii anyɔ. 12 Nɩɩ kebii asɛ mʋ tɔwɛ mʋ‐sɛ yɛ, ‘Mɛ‐Sɛ, barɩgɛ fʋ kapatɩyɛ mʋ kpini tɔ kɛ fʋ taa mɛ lɛɛ sa mɛ.’ Ɩmʋ sʋ, mʋ‐sɛ barɩgɛ kapatɩyɛ mʋ tɔ ntun nyɔ sa bamʋ.

13 “Nkɛ gbɛrɛɛ kamaa tɔ mʋ, kebii asɛ fɛ mʋ kapatɩyɛ mʋ kpini, kʋʋla kʋsʋ loo to kpee ɔsʋwʋlɛ kʋ sʋ kata‐kata. Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ɔ naa gyii mu afulee mʋ kpini kʋsʋbɔ tɔ lʋwɛ. 14 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ o gyii mu afulee mʋ kpini lʋwɛ mʋ, nɩɩ akʋn damantɛ a tɩyɛ ɔsʋwʋlɛ maŋa sʋ kpini, nɩɩ kitiri fufuli kɩ kɩtaa mʋ. 15 Ɩmʋ sʋ o kpee naa waa kusun sa kasɛ maŋa sʋ ɔdɛ‐bi kʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ taa mʋ fɛɛ ɔ kɩɩ mu akuuri sʋ. 16 Ee biti agyitɔ mʋ nɩɩ akuuri bee gyii mʋ kigyii, amaa ɔ man nyɛ.

17 “Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ mʋ nfɛɛrɛ ɩ ba mʋ tɔ mʋ, ɔ tɔwɛ sa mʋ n‐yɩɩ yɛ, ‘Mɛ‐Sɛ adɔɔpʋ mʋ kpini agyitɔ a gbigi bamʋ, yɛgɛ n bʋ nfɩɩ n biti n wu akʋn lewu. 18 N biti n kʋsʋ bwii kpee nsɛ asɛ kɛ n naa tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, Nsɛ, n waa Ɩbwaarɛ yɛ fʋ alibi. 19 Ɩmʋ sʋ n man bɩla dagaa gbaa fɛɛ fʋ tɩɩ mɛ yɛ fu‐bii, taa mɛ waa fɛɛ fʋ adɔɔpʋ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ.’ 20 Kanɩn sʋ ɔ kʋsʋ yii sʋ bwii ɛɛ ba mʋ‐sɛ asɛ.

“Amaa saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ dan san ɔ bʋ kata yɛ kewu mʋ, mʋ‐sɛ wu mʋ, nɩɩ o wu mʋ kʋwɛɛ. Nɩɩ ɔ sɩlɛ naa gyaŋa mu‐bii mʋ, nɩɩ o baari mʋ tɔ.

21 “Nɩɩ kebii mʋ tɔwɛ mʋ‐sɛ yɛ, ‘Nsɛ n waa Ɩbwaarɛ yɛ fu alibi. Nɩɩ n man bɩla dagaa gbaa fɛɛ fʋ tɩɩ mɛ yɛ fu‐bii.’

22 “Amaa nɩɩ mʋ‐sɛ tɔwɛ mʋ ayaafɔlɛ yɛ, ‘Fan waa bilen! Fan taa kɩtaa kparɛ ba bun mʋ, fan lɛɛ kepini ba waa mʋ kɩbaa‐bi tɔ, kɛ fan waa mʋ asɩbɩta. 23 Kɛ fan naa kɩtaa naatɛ bonbi‐nyɩnsa mʋ ba mɔɔ kɛ a gyii, kɛ a kyaa gyii anɛ ansi. 24 Lɩɩ fɛɛ mi kebii‐nyɩnsa‐bii nɩmʋ daa wu nɩn, nɩɩ o bwii kyiŋi, ɔ fɔyɩ nɩn, nɩɩ n bwii benti mʋ.’ Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ba piili bee gyii bamʋ ansi.

25 “Saŋa maa tɔ mʋ yɛgɛ obii bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ bʋ ndɔɔ tɔ. Maa lɩɩ ndɔɔ ɛɛ ba nɩɩ o be tiri kewu tɔ mʋ, o nu ɩlʋn yɛ kakyaa ɩ maa kpira mʋ‐sɛ kɩkpaara sʋ. 26 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ tɩɩ mʋ‐sɛ ayaafɔlɛ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ mʋ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩɩ waa. 27 Nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Fu‐supu i bwii ba, nɩɩ fʋ‐sɛ mɔɔ mʋ naatɛ bonbi‐nyɩnsa mʋ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ fu‐supu bwii ba kewu yɛ kumu nkpa yɛ alanfɩya.’

28 “Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ɔdaa mʋ nyɛ agbʋ yɛ ɔ man bɩla yɛ o loo kɩkpaara sʋ. Kanɩn sʋ mʋ‐sɛ lɩɩ kpee naa tɔwɛ waa mʋ yɛ o loo ba. 29 Amaa ɔ lɛɛ mʋ‐sɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Kɩɩ! Nsu ɩnɩmʋ kpini n maa sun fʋ fɛɛ kɩnyɛ. Nɩɩ n man kina fʋ kɔnɔ kunu. Mɩnɛ kʋtɔ nɩɩ fʋ pɩɩta sa mɛ? Fʋ man sa mɛ halɩɩ kabwɩɩ gbaa kɛ maa mɛ kyɛmɩnɛ ana a mɔɔ gyii anɛ ansi. 30 Amaa fu kebii‐nyɩnsa nɩmʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ naa nyita fʋ kapatɩyɛ lɩɩ akyɩɩ gyaga sʋ, nɩɩ ɔ naa bwii ba kewu mʋ, fʋ mɔɔ naatɛ bonbi‐nyɩnsa sa mʋ.’

31 “Nɩɩ ɔsɛ mʋ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Mi‐bii, fʋ bʋ mɛ asɛ nfɩɩ saŋa kʋmaa, nɩɩ kʋtɔ kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ n sʋ mʋ gyɛ fʋ lɛɛ nɩn. 32 Ɩmʋ sʋ yɛgɛ ɩ waa anɛ ɔkɔn kɛ a kyaa gyii anɛ ansi, lɩɩ fɛɛ fu‐supu nɩmʋ daa wu nɩn, nɩɩ o bwii kyiŋi, ɔ fɔyɩ nɩn, nɩɩ n bwii benti mʋ.’ ”