1 Kanɩn kakɛ maŋa nɩɩ Yesu lɩɩ kɩkpaara sʋ kpee naa kyɩna ɔbʋn kaa ɛɛ kaapʋ. 2 Asa damantɛ ba maa kyaabɔɔ mʋ mʋ, o loo ɔkʋlɩ tɔ naa kyɩna yɛgɛ asa mʋ ba yɩlɛ ɔbʋn‐kaa. 3 Nɩɩ ɔ taa aŋasan tɔ kaapʋ bamʋ atɔ damantɛ. Ɔ bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kʋ yɛ, “Ɔdɔɔpʋ kʋ ɩ bʋ tɔ nɩɩ o kpee ɔ naa ŋmatɛ ayu. 4 Maa naa ŋmatɛ ɩmʋ mʋ, ɩkʋ ɩ tɩyɛ ɔkpakaa, nɩɩ nbwiibi ba ba tasɛ ɩmʋ gyii. 5 Nɩɩ ɩkʋ ɩ tɩyɛ afʋlɛ sʋ, katɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɩsɛ ɩ man kyɔ. Nɩɩ ɩ kɔyɩ bilen kpalɩ fɛɛ ɩsɛ mʋ maa man bʋnyɛ sʋ. 6 Amaa kyɔwɛ maa ba ɛɛ da mʋ, i fugya ɩmʋ, nɩɩ i wu lɩɩ fɛɛ ɩmʋ ilin ɩ man kyɔ. 7 Nɩɩ ɩkʋ mɔɔ ɩ tɩyɛ iwii tɔ, nɩɩ iwii mʋ ɩ dan nyan kɩtaa ɩmʋ. 8 Amaa ayu mʋ ɩkʋ ɩ tɩyɛ kasɛ danbɩrasa sʋ, nɩɩ ɩ sɔyɩ amu lala‐lala. Ɩkʋ ɩ gyɛ kɩlɩfa, nɩɩ ɩkʋ ɩ gyɛ adisiye, nɩɩ ɩkʋ mɔɔ adɩsa. 9 Ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ asʋ nɩɩ ee biti o nu mʋ o nu.”

10 Nɩɩ Yesu abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ba ba mʋ asɛ ba taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ aŋasan tɔ nɩɩ fʋ sʋ fɩɩ kaapʋ asa?”

11 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Fanɛɛ fanɛ bɩrɛ ɔkpa bugi sa fanɛ fɛɛ fan bɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ tɔ asiri asɩn mʋ, amaa bamɛɛ bamʋ bɩrɛ ɩ man bugi sa bamʋ. 12 Lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ Ɩbwaarɛ asɩn mʋ, bee biti ba sa mʋ gaa tii sʋ, kɛ ɔ nyɛ kyʋn sʋ. Amaa ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ man sʋ mʋ, halɩɩ pii kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ mʋ gbaa mʋ, bee biti ba kɔɔlɛ lɩɩ mʋ asɛ. 13 Kʋtɔ mʋ sʋ nɩɩ n sʋ aŋasan n kaapʋ bamʋ mʋ ɩ gyɛ fɛɛ,

18 “Nbɩɩnbɩɩ fan nu kɩŋasan lɩɩ ayu ɔŋmatɛpʋ mʋ kasɛ. 19 Ayubi mʋ nɩɩ ɩ tɩyɛ ɔkpakaa mʋ du nɩn fɛɛ, bamʋ nɩɩ bee nu Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ asɩn, nɩɩ ba man nu ɩmʋ kasɛ mʋ, nɩɩ Sɩtaanɛ ɛɛ ba bɛ lɛɛ abi mʋ nɩɩ ba ŋmatɛ mʋ lɩɩ bamʋ nkɔlɔ tɔ. 20 Ayubi mʋ nɩɩ ɩ tɩyɛ afʋlɛ sʋ mɔɔ mʋ, i du nɩn fɛɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bee nu asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ, nɩɩ ba taa kɔkɔlɔ fuuli kɔɔlɛ ɩmʋ opula tɔ mʋ. 21 Amaa ɩ maa man loo bamʋ nkɔlɔ tɔ kyɛɛkyɛɛ sʋ mʋ, asɩn mʋ mɛɛ kyɛɛrɛɛ bamʋ tɔ. Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ awʋrʋfɔ abɛɛ kanyanla dan ɩ ba bamʋ sʋ lɩɩ asɩn mʋ sʋ mʋ, opula tɔ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩyɛ lɩɩ bamʋ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii tɔ. 22 Ayubi mʋ nɩɩ ɩ tɩyɛ iwii tɔ mʋ ɩ gyɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bee nu asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ, amaa dulinyaa nɩmʋ tɔ atɔ tɔɔrɔɔsa yɛ kafulee biti bansa mʋ, ɩɩ nyan kɩtaa asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ, nɩɩ ɩ mɛɛ sɔyɩ abi. 23 Amaa ayubi mʋ nɩɩ ɩ tɩyɛ kasɛ danbɩrasa tɔ mʋ, ɩ gyɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bee nu asɩn danbɩrasa mʋ nɩɩ bee nu ɩmʋ kasɛ mʋ, ɩmʋ sʋ bɛɛ waa atɔ danbɩrasa gaa fɛɛ ayubi mʋ nɩɩ ɩɩ sɔyɩ abi kɩlɩfa nɩɩ ɩkʋ adisiye nɩɩ ɩkʋ mɔɔ adɩsa mʋ.”

24 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kʋ yɛ, “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ du nɩn fɛɛ ɔnyɩn kʋ maa naa ŋmatɛ ayubi danbɩrasa mʋ ndɔɔ tɔ. 25 Asa ba maa dɛ lʋwɛ kagyanbwɛ mʋ, ɔdɔɔpʋ maŋa mʋ‐dʋn naa taa afitiri libi ŋmatɛ waa ayu mʋ tɔ, nɩɩ ɔ natɛ kyʋn. 26 Ayu mʋ maa nyɛ ɩtɔ ɩɩ kʋʋgɛ mʋ, nɩɩ afitiri libi mʋ gbaa ɩɩ dan.

27 “Nɩɩ kadɔɔ wuya mʋ ayaafɔlɛ ba ba mʋ asɛ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ, man gyɛ ayubi danbɩrasa nɩɩ fʋ ŋmatɛ fʋ ndɔɔ mʋ tɔ? Fɩnɛ nɩɩ afitiri libi nɩmʋ ɩ lɩɩ?’

28 “Nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Mɛ‐dʋn kʋ ɩ waa kanɩn.’

“Nɩɩ mʋ ayaafɔlɛ mʋ ba taasɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Fii biti fɛɛ a naa kyiigi ɩmʋ abɛɛ?’

29 “Nɩɩ bamʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ mʋ lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Ayee, fan yɛgɛ ɩmʋ kikyiigi, lɩɩ fɛɛ fan kan yɛ fen kyiigi afitiri libi mʋ, fen biti fan kyiigi bʋga yɛ ayu mʋ. 30 Fan yɛgɛ ɩmʋ kpini ɩ bʋga dan naa fʋʋ kɩtɩŋɛ saŋa. Kanɩn saŋa maa mʋ, n biti n tɔwɛ atɩŋɛpʋ mʋ yɛ, ba daa kɩkpantɛ afitiri libi mʋ ŋmina ntun‐ntun kɛ ba tuwa ɩmʋ. Kɛ ba laata ayu mʋ naa waa mɛ kɩkyagɩla tɔ.’ ”

31 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kʋ yɛ, “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ du nɩn fɛɛ ɔnyɩn kʋ maa taa masitadi oyu kibi pii naa duu mʋ ndɔɔ tɔ. 32 Halɩɩ oyu maŋa kibi kɩ maa du pii iyu abi kpini tɔ gbaa mʋ, kɩɩ dan kɩ kyɔ apʋnfa kpini, nɩɩ kɩɩ ba waa oyu nɩɩ nbwiibi bɛɛ ba waa bamʋ nsʋswaa kɩmʋ n‐yaabi sʋ.”

33 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan yɛ, “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ ki du nɩn fɛɛ ɔkyɩɩ kʋ maa taa kɩfa‐tinsa kyagɩlɛ bodobodo inyifo ɩkyɛmɩsɛ ɩlala ɩsa tɔ mʋ, nɩɩ inyifo mʋ i tin nyɛ akyɔ.”

34 Aŋasan tɔ nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ ɩnɩmʋ sa sakyɔ mʋ. Ɔ man tɔwɛ sɛhn sa bamʋ yɛgɛ ɩ man gyɛ aŋasan tɔ. 35 Yesu waa kanɩn nɩn kɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ tɔwɛ yɩla mʋ ɩ ba tɔ. Asɩn mʋ ɩ gyɛ yɛ,

36 Nɩɩ Yesu lɩɩ sakyɔ mʋ asɛ nɩɩ ɔ kyʋn kɩkpaara sʋ, nɩɩ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ba ba mʋ asɛ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, “Kaapʋ anɛ kɩŋasan mʋ nɩɩ fʋ bɔ lɩɩ ayu yɛ afitiri libi mʋ kasɛ.”

37 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Ɔdɔɔpʋ mʋ nɩɩ o duu ayubi danbɩrasa mʋ ɩ gyɛ mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ. 38 Ndɔɔ mʋ ɩ gyɛ dulinyaa, nɩɩ ayubi danbɩrasa mʋ ɩ gyɛ Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ tɔ asa. Afitiri libi mʋ mɔɔ ɩ gyɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba gyɛ Sɩtaanɛ asa mʋ. 39 Nɩɩ ɔdʋn mʋ nɩɩ o duu afitiri libi mʋ ɩ gyɛ Sɩtaanɛ. Ayu mʋ kɩtɩŋɛ saŋa mʋ ɩ gyɛ dulinyaa laalaalʋwɛ. Nɩɩ atɩŋɛpʋ mʋ ɩ gyɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ mʋ.

40 “Ɩmʋ sʋ fɛɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ ba kpantɛ afitiri libi mʋ tuwa mʋ, kanɩn nɩɩ ii biti ɩ waa dulinyaa laalaalʋwɛ nɩn. 41 Mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ, n biti n sun mɛ sʋsʋ nbɔɔ, kɛ ba ba tasɛ kʋtɔ kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ kɩɩ pɩna asa nɩɩ bɛɛ waa alibi mʋ, yɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ waa alibi mʋ, lɩɩ mi kuwura‐gyii mʋ tɔ. 42 Kɛ ba taa bamʋ tʋʋ waa awʋrʋfɔ fʋlɔn yen‐yen mʋ tɔ, opula mʋ nɩɩ kusu yɛ anobi kiduŋi bʋ. 43 Amaa bamʋ nɩɩ bamʋ ɩkpa i kyiigi Ɩbwaarɛ asɛ mʋ bee biti ba ŋalɩgɛ sʋ fɛɛ kyɔwɛ bamʋ‐Sɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ tɔ. Ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ asʋ nɩɩ ee biti o nu mʋ o nu.”

44 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kʋ yɛ, “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ ki du nɩn fɛɛ atɔ kparɛ fɛɛ suwa mʋ nɩɩ ba taa baala nɩɩ ɔnyɩn kʋ naa benti kasɛ kʋ sʋ. Maa wu ɩmʋ mʋ, nɩɩ o bwii bun ɩmʋ sʋ. Ɩ maa waa mʋ ɔkɔn gaa sʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ naa taa mʋ atɔ kpini fɛɛ nɩɩ ɔ naa sɔɔ kanɩn kasɛ maŋa.

45 “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ kɩ bɩla ki du nɩn fɛɛ, ɔyaawʋ‐gyipu maa naa ee biti kigyibi kparɛ mʋ. 46 Nɩɩ maa naa nyɛ kʋkʋ nɩɩ kɩ gyɛ kɩkparɛ mʋ, ɔ naa fɛ mʋ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ mʋ kpini, nɩɩ ɔ naa sɔɔ kɩmʋ.”

47 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla tɔwɛ yɛ, “Sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii mʋ bɩla ki du nɩn fɛɛ, ɩkɩn ɔkɩtapʋ maa tʋʋ mʋ kisewu kɩtaa ɩkɩn kʋkwɩɩ‐kʋkwɩɩ. 48 Ɩkɩn mʋ ba maa bɔla kisewu mʋ nɩɩ akɩtapʋ mʋ ba bɩɩtɛ kɩmʋ ba ɔlɩɩkaa nɩɩ ba kyɩna tasɛ adanbɩrasa mʋ waa alantan tɔ, nɩɩ ba taa bamʋ nɩɩ ba man bʋrɔn mʋ fɔyɩ. 49 Kanɩn nɩɩ ii biti ɩ ba waa dulinyaa laalaalʋwɛ mʋ. Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ mʋ bee biti ba ba tasɛ asa libi lɛɛ asa danbɩrasa tɔ, 50 kɛ ba taa bamʋ tʋʋ waa awʋrʋfɔ fʋlɔn yen‐yen mʋ tɔ, opula mʋ nɩɩ kusu yɛ anobi kiduŋi bʋ.”

51 Nɩɩ Yesu taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fan nu ɩmʋ nɩɩ n tɔwɛ fanɛ kpini kasɛ?”

Nɩɩ ba yɛ, “Ɛɛhn, an nu ɩmʋ kasɛ.”

52 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Kanɩn sʋ, nbara ɔkaapʋpʋ kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ ba waa ɔbɩɩlapʋ lɩɩ sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii sʋ mʋ, du nɩn fɛɛ kɩkpaara wuya mʋ nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ mʋ atɔ kparɛ pʋpwɛ yɛ adɩdaa lɩɩ mu obu to mʋ.”

53 Yesu maa bɔ bamʋ aŋasan anɩmʋ lʋwɛ mʋ, ɔ lɩɩ kadɛ mʋ tɔ. 54 Nɩɩ o kpee mʋ gbaa‐gbaa mʋ kadɛ tɔ. Nɩɩ ɔ naa piili ɛɛ kaapʋ asa bamʋ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɔgyaŋɛkpa, nɩɩ i kyinkyin bamʋ. Nɩɩ ba taasɛ yɛ, “Fɩnɛ nɩɩ ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ nyɛ falɛ kanyaasɩn yɛ asɩn kyinkyinsa nɩmʋ lɩɩ? 55 Man gyɛ kapinta mu‐bii mʋ ndee? Man gyɛ mu‐nyi ɩ gyɛ Mɛɛrɩ mʋ? Nɩɩ man gyɛ mu‐supu ana ɩ gyɛ Gyemisi yɛ Gyosefu yɛ Simon yɛ Gyudasi mʋ? 56 Man gyɛ mʋ pɩɩkyɩɩ ana kpini ɩ bʋ ana asɛ nfɩɩ? Nɩɩ fɩnɛ nɩɩ ɔ nyɛ falɛ asɩn nɩmʋ kpini lɩɩ?” 57 Ɩmʋ sʋ ba kina kɩkɔɔlɛ mʋ.

Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ kʋmaa nɩmʋ sʋ bɛɛrɛɛ katɩn kʋmaa, amɔɔ mʋ kadɛ tɔ yɛ mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ abi nkʋn asɛ nɩɩ ɔ man sʋ bɛɛrɛɛ.”

58 Yesu man waa asɩn kyinkyinsa gaalaagaa tʋtɔ, lɩɩ fɛɛ asa mʋ ba maa man sʋ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii sʋ.