1 Nɩɩ ɩ ba fɛɛ kakaakʋ Yesu bʋ kabwaarɛ‐sunkpa kasɔrɔga tɔ ɛɛ kaapʋ asa yɛgɛ ɛɛ tɔwɛ bamʋ asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ. Nɩɩ Aseepu abɩlɩsa yɛ nbara akaapʋpʋ yɛ kadɛ tɔ abɩlɩsa gbaa ba tii sʋ, nɩɩ ba ba mʋ asɛ. 2 Nɩɩ ba taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Tɔwɛ anɛ, anɩmʋ ɔlʋn sʋ nɩɩ fʋ sʋ fɩɩ waa atɔ nɩmʋ? Anɩmʋ ɩ sa fʋ ɔlʋn maŋa?”

3 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Ngbaa mɛ n biti n taasɛ fanɛ asɩn kʋ kɛ fan lɛɛ mɛ kɔnɔ. 4 Ɩbwaarɛ kekyugyee mʋ nɩɩ Gyɔn gyee asa mʋ, kɩ lɩɩ sʋsʋ nɩn abɛɛ kɩ lɩɩ asa asɛ?” 5 Nɩɩ bamʋ gbaa‐gbaa bamʋ ba taa kɩmʋ sʋ nfɛɛrɛ nɩɩ ba yɛ, “Nɩɩ an kan tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Kɩ lɩɩ sʋsʋ mʋ’, ee biti ɔ taasɛ yɛ, ‘Mɩnɛ ɩ waa sʋ nɩɩ fan man kɔɔlɛ gyii?’ 6 Amaa nɩɩ an kan tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Ɩ lɩɩ asa asɛ mʋ’, asa mʋ kpini bee biti ba twɩɩ anɛ abuu, lɩɩ fɛɛ ba kɔɔlɛ gyii fɛɛ Gyɔn gyɛ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ nɩn.”

7 Ɩmʋ sʋ, ba lɛɛ Yesu kɔnɔ yɛ, “An man nyi ntɩn mʋ nɩɩ Gyɔn kekyugyee mʋ lɩɩ.” 8 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Kanɩn bɩrɛ, ngbaa mɛ n mɛɛ yɛ n tɔwɛ fanɛ ɔlʋn mʋ nɩɩ n sʋ n waa ɩnɩmʋ kpini.”

9 Nɩɩ Yesu bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan nɩmʋ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩn kʋ dɔɔ wayɩn kʋdɔɔ. Nɩɩ ɔ taa hayɩɩ sa adɔɔpʋ kʋ, nɩɩ o kpee ɔkpa naa kyɛɛrɛɛ. 10 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ oyu mʋ abi kɩtɩyɛ fʋʋ mʋ, nɩɩ kʋdɔɔ wuya mʋ sun mʋ kɩyaafɔlɛ, kpee ahayɩɩpʋ mʋ asɛ yɛ ba sa mʋ wayɩn oyu abi mʋ ɩkʋ lɩɩ mʋ kʋdɔɔ mʋ tɔ. Amaa ahayɩɩpʋ mʋ ba dayɩ kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ bwiiyaa mʋ abaa kpan. 11 Nɩɩ ɔ bɩla bwii sun kɩyaafɔlɛ pʋpwɛ, nɩɩ ba bɩla bwii dayɩ mʋ, waa mʋ ipeeli tɔ, bwiiyaa mʋ abaa kpan. 12 Nɩɩ ɔ bɩla bwii sun ɔsasapʋ, nɩɩ ba bɩla dayɩ larɩgɛ mʋ, lɛɛ mʋ lɩɩ kʋdɔɔ mʋ tɔ.

13 “Ɩnɩmʋ kamaa mʋ, kʋdɔɔ wuya mʋ yɛ, ‘Nɛnɛ nɩɩ n biti n waa? N biti n sun mɛ kɔkɔlɔ tɔ obii, akʋtɔ bee biti ba taa bɛɛrɛɛ sa mʋ.’

14 “Amaa saŋa mʋ nɩɩ kʋdɔɔ mʋ ahayɩɩpʋ ba wu obii mʋ, ba taa nfɛɛrɛ mʋ sʋ tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Ɔnɩmʋ ɩ gyɛ kapatɩyɛ ogyipu mʋ, fan yɛgɛ a mɔɔ mʋ, kɛ atɔ mʋ a biliŋi anɛ lɛɛ.’ 15 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ba lɛɛ mʋ lɩɩ wayɩn kʋdɔɔ mʋ tɔ nɩɩ ba mɔɔ mʋ.

“Nbɩɩnbɩɩ, mɩnɛ gbaa nɩɩ oyu kʋdɔɔ wuya mʋ ii biti ɔ waa ahayɩɩpʋ mʋ? 16 Kʋdɔɔ wuya mʋ ii biti ɔ ba mɔɔ ahayɩɩpʋ mʋ, kɛ ɔ taa oyu kʋdɔɔ mʋ sa akʋ.”

Nɩɩ asa mʋ ba maa nu falɛ mʋ ba tɔwɛ yɛ “Ɩbwaarɛ ɔ taa kanɩn kpee kata.”

17 Nɩɩ Yesu kɩɩ bamʋ ansi tɔ, taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Asɩnkyan yɩlasa maa tɔwɛ yɛ,

19 Nɩɩ nbara akaapʋpʋ mʋ yɛ aseepu abɩlɩsa mʋ ba bɩɩ fɛɛ kɩŋasan mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bɔɔ mʋ i yii bamʋ nɩn. Nɩɩ bee biti ɔkpa ba kɩtaa mʋ opula maŋa tɔ. Amaa ba sɩlɛ asa mʋ.

20 Yɛgɛ abɩlɩsa mʋ ba taa bamʋ ansi yii Yesu sʋ, nɩɩ ba lɛɛ apɛɛtɩpʋ akʋ yɛ ba waa mu ansi sʋ kɩdanbɩrasa. Bɛɛ fɛ nfɛɛrɛ fɛɛ bee biti ba nyɛ Yesu kɩtaa lɩɩ mʋ asɩn tɔwɛsa sʋ, kɛ ba taa mʋ sa ɔsʋwʋlɛ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ alʋlʋnpʋ. 21 Ɩmʋ sʋ apɛɛtɩpʋ mʋ ba tɔwɛ Yesu yɛ, “Ɔkaapʋpʋ, an nyi fɛɛ fʋ ɩ tɔwɛ nɩɩ fɩɩ kaapʋ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋrɔn, nɩɩ fʋ mɛɛ mɛɛgɛ tɔ, amaa nɩɩ fɩɩ kaapʋ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔkpa mʋ kyɛɛkyɛɛ sʋ. 22 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɩ daaga fɛɛ a ka tʋʋtʋʋ sa Roma Ɩsʋwʋlɛ Owura lala Kayisa, abɛɛ a man ka?”

23 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩɩ fɛɛ apɛɛtɩpʋ mʋ bɛɛ da mʋ ɔtɔ tɔ nɩn, kɛ ba nyɛ nu mʋ kɔnɔ tɔ asɩn. Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, 24 “Fan taa nderebi mʋ ba kɛ n kɩɩ.” Maa wu kɩmʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ foto yɛ kɩtɩɩ ɩ gyan kɩmʋ sʋ?”

25 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Owura lala Kayisa lɛɛ nɩn.” Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Kanɩn bɩrɛ fan taa kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ gyɛ Owura lala Kayisa lɛɛ mʋ sa mʋ, kɛ fan taa kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ gyɛ Ɩbwaarɛ lɛɛ mʋ sa Ɩbwaarɛ.” 26 Lɩɩ kanan mʋ nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ sʋ mʋ, i kyinkyin apɛɛtɩpʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ba laatɔ. Ɩmʋ sʋ ba man taalɛ ba nyɛ mʋ kɔnɔ tɔ asɩn kʋ ba taa kɩtaa mʋ sakyɔ mʋ tɔ.

27 Gyiwu abi kʋbʋ mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ yɛ Sadusi mʋ nɩɩ ba yɛ kelewu kyiŋi man bʋ tɔ mʋ, akʋ ba ba Yesu asɛ yɛ asɩn taasɛsa. Nɩɩ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, 28 “Ɔkaapʋpʋ, anɛ naana Mosesi kyʋrɔɔ sa anɛ yɛ, nɩɩ ɔkʋ kan wu san okulapu‐kyɩɩ, nɩɩ ba man kʋʋgɛ mʋ, i tiri fɛɛ mu‐supu ɔ taa mʋ kili, kʋʋgɛ nbii sa mʋ‐daa mʋ. 29 To! Anyibii asunɔ akʋ ba kyɩna ba bʋ tɔ. Nɩɩ ɔgyankpaapʋ mʋ kili ɔkyɩɩ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ man kʋʋgɛ nɩɩ o wu. 30 Nɩɩ ɔnyɔsapʋ mʋ kili okulapu‐kyɩɩ mʋ, nɩɩ mʋ gbaa mʋ wu. 31 Nɩɩ ɔsasapʋ mʋ gbaa kili mʋ, nɩɩ o wu. Nɩɩ ɩ waa kanan halɩɩ asa asunɔ mʋ kpini ba kili mʋ, yɛgɛ bamʋ tɔ ɔkʋ maa ɔkyɩɩ mʋ ba man kʋʋgɛ. 32 Ɩmʋ laalaalʋwɛ mʋ okulapu‐kyɩɩ mʋ gbaa ba wu. 33 Ɩmʋ sʋ an biti a taasɛ yɛ fɛɛ nɩɩ kakɛ lala mʋ nɩɩ asa kpini ba kan kyiŋi lɩɩ lewu tɔ mʋ, bamʋ tɔ ɔmɔɔ ii biti ɔ baa ɔ gyɛ mu‐kuli? Lɩɩ fɛɛ bamʋ asunɔ maŋa kpini ba wʋla kyɩna kili mʋ.”

34 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Dulinya nɩmʋ tɔ bɩrɛ asa bee kili. 35 Amaa bamʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ wu yɛ ɩ dagaa fɛɛ ba nyɛ kelewu kyiŋi, kɛ ba kyɩna dulinyaa pʋpwɛ tɔ mʋ, ba man bɩla yɛ ba kili. 36 Ba man bɩla yɛ ba wu kakaakʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ bee biti ba baa be du nɩn fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ. Ba gyɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nbii lɩɩ fɛɛ ba maa kyiŋi lɩɩ lewu tɔ sʋ. 37 Nɩɩ lɩɩ kelewu kyiŋi asɩn bɩrɛ, Mosesi gbaa kɔɔlɛ gyii. Kanɩn sʋ, saŋa mʋ nɩɩ o wu kɩpʋnfa maa dɩyɛ mʋ, ɔ tɔwɛ lɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ sʋ yɛ, mʋ ɩ gyɛ Abraham maa Isaki yɛ Gyekobu Ɩbwaarɛ mʋ. 38 Ɔ man gyɛ alewupu Ɩbwaarɛ nɩn, amaa ɔ gyɛ asa kɩɩsa lɛɛ nɩn. Lɩɩ fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ ansi tɔ mʋ alewupu banɩmʋ ba san ba tɛ nkpa tɔ.”

39 Nɩɩ nbara akaapʋpʋ mʋ akʋ ba tɔwɛ yɛ, “Ɔkaapʋpʋ, fʋ tɔwɛ kɩmʋ kyɛɛkyɛɛ.” 40 Ɩnɩmʋ kamaa mʋ ɔkʋ man bɩla taalɛ nyɛ kɔkɔlɔ ɔsɩɩ taasɛ mʋ sɛhn.

41 Nɩɩ Yesu taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Mɩnɛ sʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ taalɛ bɛɛ tɔwɛ yɛ, Ɔmʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ wʋla lɛɛ mʋ gyɛ Owura Dawidi kanaana‐bii? 42 Lɩɩ fɛɛ Dawidi gbaa‐gbaa tɔwɛ mʋ Ɩlʋn ɔwʋlɛ mʋ tɔ yɛ,

45 Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ asa mʋ ba san bee nu mʋ, Yesu tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ yɛ, 46 “Fan kɩɩ fan n‐yɩɩ sʋ danbɩrasa lɩɩ nbara akaapʋpʋ mʋ sʋ. Ba gyɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bee biti ɩkaalɛ lala kubun bɛɛ kyaabɔɔ tɔ, nɩɩ bee biti fɛɛ ba taa bɛɛrɛɛ fwaala bamʋ agya tɔ, bee biti ba kyɩna ngya kparɛ sʋ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɔgyaŋɛkpa yɛ ɔgyaŋɛ gyiikpa. 47 Bee pɩna akulapu‐kyɩɩ bɛɛ kɔɔlɛ bamʋ akpaara, nɩɩ bɛɛ yɩlɛ ipula bɛɛ kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ bʋnswɩɩsa mʋ nɩɩ ɩ nyɛ pɩna asa fɛɛ ba gyɛ asa danbɩrasa. Ɩbwaarɛ ii biti ɔ bɩɩtɛ kanɩn asa maŋa asʋ gaa.”