Kiŋwaati ki kiŋga kifɛ ki Pɔɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ li kintaashɛ ki
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Fiee fi nuuŋ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki kɔrɛŋ ki kiŋga kifɛ kini-i
Pɔɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ kiŋwaati ki kiŋga kifɛ kini li kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ ki kɔrɛŋ. Tɛ̀ nuuŋ mfi wu bɛŋgɛ tɛ̀ dzɛti be bɛɛ lɛ wuu bee kintaashɛ kilu nti. Bɛniiŋ bɛ li kintaashɛ kini bamu tɛ̀ dza be tuu be kɛmɛ ntɛchɛ yi tɛɛmi kii Pɔɔ. Se nuuŋ le, Pɔɔ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ doonchi le kɔŋgisɔɔ ŋge le bee be to kimfimɛ kimumkpaŋ.
Kiŋwaati kini gɛɛŋ kɛɛ limfwe ki tee si Pɔɔ tɛ̀ lɛki kintaashɛ kilu le be gwiyɛ tsaŋ yibe be fi bɛniiŋ bɛ Krai bɛ Judiya bɛ nuuŋ li ŋgɛ-ɛ. Lɛ kimbɛ ki kiŋwaati kini-i ki lɛjiŋ, Pɔɔ teeɔ kii biee bi doonchi le ɛ wu ŋwanɛ ntoŋ wu Jiso Krai wu chɛɛŋ. Tɛ̀ tiiti kifɛ bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ kɔrɛŋ niiŋ kwaa tɛ̀ dza be piɛti yi yibe le be baa bɔɔŋ bɛ nto-oŋ bɛ Jiso-o bɛ chɛɛŋ, be se kweŋgi le Pɔɔ nuuŋ yɛ tɛ ŋwanɛ ntoŋ wu Krai wu chɛɛŋ kɛ dududu.
Bikoo bi biee bi lɛ Kiŋwaati kini-i
1:1-11 Mbɛɛchɛ
1:12–7:16 Pɔɔ bee kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ mbeenchɛ-ɛ ki kɔrɛŋ
8:1–9:15 Nya yi mfiɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ Krai lɛ bɛ Judiya
10:1–13:10 Pɔɔ tee kii biee bi doonchi le ɛ wu ŋwanɛ ntoŋ wu Jiso Krai wu chɛɛŋ
13:11-14 Kimɛrisɛ
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1 Ɛ mi Pɔɔ, nnuuŋ ŋwanɛ ntoŋ wu Krai Jiso li kiŋkɔŋgisɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ. Mi ŋ'we tɛɛ ŋwaanɛŋ wusɛŋ wu Timɔti. Ntsɛkɔɔ kiŋwaati kini li kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ Kɔrɛŋ, mɔɔ li bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛchu bɛ kimbɛ ki Akeya kichu. 2 Nyɔ Baa wusɛŋ bɛ Taa Jiso Krai doonchɛ beŋ shéŋ yi dzeeŋ, tuu nyɛ beŋ mbɛɛŋgii.
Nyɔ yi denisi shéŋ
3 Mpiaru ni nuuŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ yi nuuŋ Nyɔ mɔɔ Baa wu Taa wusɛŋ wu Jiso Krai, tuu nuuŋ tee. Ti nuuŋ Te nshiiŋ, tuu nuuŋ Nyɔ yi denisi shéŋ yi bɛniiŋ li biee bichu-u. 4 Ɛ yi yi ti denisi shéŋ yi tɛɛbeŋ li bɛŋgɛ bɛsɛŋ bɛchu-u le tɛ se ni tɛ kii tɛ ndenisɛ shéŋ yi bɛniiŋ bamu mfi wu be nuuŋ li ŋwaani bɛŋgɛ-ɛ mɔɔ nuuŋ bɛ la le. Tɛ nuuŋ tɛ ni tɛ kii ndenisɛ lɛ bɛ ndenisɛ wu Nyɔ deeni shéŋ yisɛŋ lu. 5 Tɛ kii baa nɛɛ le si bɛŋgɛ bɛ Krai nuuŋ li bee li ŋge lɛ, ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si Nyɔ gii yi ka li Krai yi deeni shéŋ yisɛŋ nɛɛ tɛ ŋge lɛ. 6 Ɛ tɛ nuuŋ li ntɔnyɛ-ɛ, kɛ ɛ kii ndenisɛ shéŋ yinɛ mɔɔ li nsowu be-eŋ. Ɛ bɛ denisi shéŋ yisɛŋ, kɛ bɛ feti baa le shéŋ yinɛ dɛŋ. Fini gii fi fɛ nɛ se kɛɛ ŋkanu shéŋ nɛ nuuŋ nyɛɛkii li bɛŋgɛ bɛ nɛ ŋiŋgi nɛɛ si tɛ ŋiŋgi. 7 Fiee fi tɛ bichi limfwe kii beŋ nuuŋ fiee tɛ sɛɛsɛ bee kɛ. Tɛ kii baa le si nɛ ŋiŋgi ŋgɛ si bee lɛ, nɛ gii nɛ kɛmɛ shéŋ yi tsɔɔŋ tɛ si bee.
8 Bɛŋwaanɛŋ bɛsɛŋ, tɛ wɛki yɛ le nɛ ni nɛ nuuŋ ŋkɛɛ ŋwaani ŋgɛ wu tɛ tɛ̀ woo li kwɛɛŋ wu Eesha nsiŋ kɛ. Ŋgɛ wu wɛɛ tɛ̀ tɛmi wu yaa buŋga ŋge, tɛ se gii tɛ ŋiŋgi le nuuŋ tɛ tɛ̀ bo lu kɛ. 9 Li chɛɛŋ li, tɛ tɛ̀ kɛɛ le fi leŋ fiɛɛ le tɛ fi baa nsawu wu kwi kituŋ. Se nuuŋ le fini tɛ̀ kɛti ni le fi fɛ le kiiŋ tɛ ni tɛ yemi li yi yisɛŋ kɛ, le tɛ ni tɛ yemi nuuŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ. Ɛ yi, yi busi bɛniiŋ li kwe-e. 10 Yi yilu yi tɛ buu bee li ŋwaani wɛɛ ŋgɛ wu tɛ̀ doonchi kwe, yi gii yi ba yi ni yi busi. Tɛ gɛɛ baa bufii busɛŋ nuuŋ li yi-i le yi ba yi ni yi busi bee mfi kwi, 11 si nɛ gii nɛ ni nɛ teendi bee bɛ nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ wunɛ. Bɛdɛɛni, bɛniiŋ se gii be ni be nyɛɛ kiyɔɔni li Nyɔ-ɔ li bee li kii fiee fi dzeeŋ fi yi bɔɔni bee lu kii nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ wu bɛniiŋ ŋge.
Fiee fi tɛ̀ fɛ Pɔɔ se fiiki mbeechɛ wu ndɛndɛ we
12 Fiee fiɛɛ lu fi tɛ tsakisi yi kii fi, shéŋ yisɛŋ se teendi bee kii fi. Fi fiɛɛ le kiŋge kisɛŋ ki li nshɛ yini-i, teege li be-eŋ, ki kɛɛ ki waaŋ, ki nuuŋ ki chɛɛŋ si Nyɔ wɛki. Tɛ feti yɛ kiŋge ki biki bufii bu li nshɛ yini-i kɛ. Tɛ feti tɛ biki nuuŋ buŋga bu Nyɔ-ɔ. 13 Fiɛɛ fiee fi tɛ tsɛki yɛ fiee fimu li be-eŋ chichi fuki fi nuuŋ nɛ teeŋ nɛ kɛɛ nsiŋ kɛ. Mbeechɔɔ le nɛ gii nɛ teeŋ nɛ kɛɛ fi fichu, 14 nɛɛ si nɛ kɛɛ baa bee dɛɛni niiŋ lɛ, le ke nuuŋ jobɛ chi Taa wusɛŋ wu Jiso bɛɛ, nɛ gii nɛ ni nɛ tsakisi yi bɛ bee nɛɛ si tɛ gii tɛ ni tɛ tsakisi yi bɛ beŋ. 15 Si ntɛ̀ ŋkɛɛ fini mɛŋinɛ nsiŋ lɛ, nse ŋ'wɛkɔɔ le nsaa mbɛ lɛ be-eŋ, le nɛ se kɛmɛ mbeŋ li mbɛ we-eŋ wu kiŋga kifɛ. 16 Ntɛ̀ ŋkaachɛ le ke naa ŋgiiŋgi Masadonya ŋka dze lɛ be-eŋ, mɔɔ le ke ŋkarisɔɔ nse ntuu ŋka dze lɛ be-eŋ nɛ se fi mi li ndɛndɛ we-eŋ wu Judiya. 17 Nɛ beechi le si ntɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki ndɛndɛ kɛ le ŋka lɛ kɛ, nuuŋ le ntɛ̀ ŋkaachi lɛ mfeti nuuŋ sɔɔŋ ni? Mɔɔ le ŋkaachi fiee ŋkaachi nuuŋ dze yi wi wu laaŋkwiiŋ li wu beenchi li fiee li le “Iiŋ,” tuu kaari faaŋ nɛɛ li mfi wulu le “Aay,” le? 18 Bɛ chɛɛŋ, si Nyɔ shiiŋ yi lemi li jɛ yee, fiee fi tɛ ti tiiti li be-eŋ nuuŋ yɛ fi tɛ beenchi le, “Iiŋ”. Tɛ tuu tɛ kaari tɛ faaŋ le, “Aay,” kɛ. 19 Fi nuuŋ lɛ kifɛ Jiso Krai wu Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ wu tɛɛ bɛ Silas mɔɔ Timɔti tɛ tiifi lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti nuuŋ yɛ wu beenchi fiee le, “Iiŋ,” kaari faaŋ le, “Aay,” kɛ. Fi ti nuuŋ le “Iiŋ,” mfi kwi. 20 Nɛ ni nɛ kii le ɛ li Krai li fi doonchi le Nyɔ beŋ yɛ le Iiŋ li bɛ ŋkaachɛ bee bɛchu-u. Ɛ kii fini fi tɛ kɛti li Krai li tɛ tiiti li Nyɔ-ɔ le “Fi nuuŋ lɛ.” Ɛ lɛ si tɛ shiiŋ tɛ tendi bɛndee bee. 21 Ɛ Nyɔ yi leeki bee, yi leeki tɛ beŋ, tɛ tɛɛmi li Krai li. Yi tsaa yɛ* bee yi gɛɛ chichi. 22 Yi fɛ yɛ ŋkiki we li yi yisɛ-ɛŋ nuuŋ Fiana yee yi wu gɛɛ li shéŋ yisɛ-ɛŋ si fiee fi ŋkosi fichu fi tɛ gii tɛ naa tɛ kɛmɛ.
23 Nnuuŋ nɛɛ mbe Nyɔ le yi leŋ lɛ nsa wɛ-ɛŋ lɛjiŋ le nti mɛɛŋ ki ŋkaari kɛ le mbɛ Kɔrɛŋ nuuŋ kifɛ ntɛ̀ ŋ'wɛki le mbachɛ beŋ bu bachɛ kɛ. 24 Fi nuuŋ yɛ le tɛ lemi baa le ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si mbeenchɛ wunɛ kɛmi le ni nuuŋ kɛ. Tɛ nindi baa bu nimu bɛ beŋ le tɛ bɛ bɛ bujɔŋ li be-eŋ. Tɛ kii baa le nɛ lemi baa nɛ tɛɛmi li mbeenchɛ wunɛ-ɛ.
* 1:21 Dɛɛŋ le, “…wu fwa!” bee.