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Ɛlii ɛ Etiɛn
1 Boo ghaa-Zɛɛb eezɛdji nyɛ náá: «Etɛp ee bɛ di lii kɔ ɛsu ɛ lɔ'aak ɛ́ tsɛɛtsɛ?» 2 Etiɛn eezɛbɔɔza náá: «Bɔn ɛ nyɛɛg bam nɛ bɛsɛɛg bam, gwakeka mɛ! Zɛɛb duu naatel bhaab'enaka Abalaam nyel esok nyɛ nadi pɛ kyee dik Meezopotami ɛ, ɛsok nɛ nyɛ kɛ ɛ́ di pɛ dɛl ɛ Alan. 3 É di'enek, nyɛ naake nɛ nɛ náá: “Dusa kyee dik'ɔ, beta bot ɛ mɛbyel mɔ, da wɔ ɛ́ tɔ pɛ kyee dik mɛ aalyaal wɔ ɛ.” 4 Tin Abalaam ɛ boozɛdus kɔ kyee dik eKaldeɛ, nyɛ eezɛtɔ́ kɛdi pɛ kyee dɛl ɛ Alan. Tinaak, bhis ɛsyee ɛ sɛɛg, Zɛɛb eezɛdis nyɛ kɔ kyee dɛl ɛ Alan tɔ́ nɛ nɛ pɛ bi kadi mos'aak. 5 Bela náá, Zɛɛb nàbɛ ààdjɛ nyɛ pes bɔs, ààkobɛ mɔɔ pes ɛbɔ ɛ bɛɛdok wat. Tin bela náá, Zɛɛb naazekɛk náá, nyɛ waadjɛ nyɛ kyee dik, bɛdha bɛ ɛ́ waalik nɛ yɛ bhis koŋɛ. Bela náá, é ghɛŋ tak nabɛɛ Abalaam di náá, ààkobɛ bɛa nɛ mɔn. 6 Beeka etɛp ee Zɛɛb nalɛɛ ɛ: “Bɛdha bɔ aadi ɛ́ kɔ mɛdhik mɛ mɛdjoŋ, e di bɛ aadi ekwom ɔ, e di bɛ aatiiga membu bɛdhet-ɛná ɛ. 7 Tin, mɛ waapɛ́ɛ mɛdhik mɛ bɛ aadi é ekwom é tak ɛ. Bhii tak, bɛ waadus e di'enek, bɛ waakɛ sɛɛga é mendjaala é di'ak.” 8 Deenek, Zɛɛb naagwakel nɛ Abalaam étɛp ɛkwyal ɛbhɛŋ, ndem tak ɛ beka. Ye ɛ́ kɔ lo mɛsɔ mɛ tak ɛ Abalaam naniigal Izak mɔn'ɛ beka é ɛlu ɛ etɛn nɛ elɛl bhis mɛbyel mɛ, tyɛ wat nɛ dáa Izak naniigal Zakɔɔb mɔn'ɛ beka ɛ, Zakɔɔb zokaniigal bɔɔ bɛ bot ɛ di bɛsɛɛg ɛ bɛbhaab membyak kam nɛ ebá Yisalaɛl ɔ beka.
9 «Bɛbhaab ɛ tak nadi ɛ́ nɛ mɛbhuka nɛ Zozɛf. Tin, bɛ ɛ́ boo zɛbɔmsa nyɛ étɛp nyɛ needi kwom pɛ Eziptɛ. Tin pe, Zɛɛb nabɛɛ nɛ nɛ lɔɔg. 10 Nyɛ nadi pɛk nyɛ tɔ mezuk mɛ djas, nyɛ naadjɛ Jozɛf etsoŋ, nyɛ naasa náá, nyɛ djɛ djɔŋ é mis mɛ Falaɔn, mɛkoozi mɛ Eziptɛ. Nyɛ naazɛdjɛ Zozɛf boo ekukuma kɔ kyee dik Eziptɛ, nɛ tɔ ndjaa mɛkoozi mɛ djas. 11 Wɔ gwaa pwom zɛni kɔ kyee dik Eziptɛ djas nɛ Kanan: ye nabɛɛ boo mezuk. Tin bɛbhaab binaka nabaabɛ nɛ edee e dek. 12 Dáa Zakɔɔb nagwak náá, edee nabɛ ɛ pɛ Eziptɛ ɛ, nyɛ boolwom bɛbhaab bina é kɔkɔ ɛsok. 13 Dáa bɛ nabaatɔ́ Tɔ́a tyee Tɔ́a esok ebá ɛ, Zozɛf ɛ boo tel bɔn nyɛɛg nyel. É di'enek ɛ mɛkoozi mɛ dik Eziptɛ nazɛgu bot ɛ mɛbyel Zozɛf. 14 Tin, Zozɛf eezɛlwom bot bɛ kɛ ɛnɔɔ Zakɔɔb sɛɛg, zɛnɔɔ bot ɛ mɛbyel mɛ djas. Ye na bɛ bot mɛkam-mɛtɛn nɛ ebá nɛ bot ɛtɛn. 15 Tin, Zakɔɔb ɛ boozɛtɔ́ pɛ Eziptɛ pɛ paa nyɛ nakɛ gwyɛ ɛ́, zɛnɔɔ bɛdhiiti bɛbhaab bena. 16 Bɛ naanɔɔ myoŋ mɛ bot bɔɔ, tɔ́ nɛ yɛ pɛ dɛl ɛ Sisɛm. Bɛ boo kɛdel bɛ tɔ ɛvit ɛ Abalaam nabɔm nɛ epata é mɛmbɔ mɛ bɔɔ Amɔɔd pɛ Sisɛm ɛ.
17 «Dáa ye nabɛ náá, ɛwala ɛ Zɛɛb nadi kwyɛl ɛsa sa nyɛ nakɛk Abalaam ɛ, ye nabɛ ɛ́ Zɛɛb eebil mɛtaŋ mɛ bot, bot bina moo ɛbuɛpe kɔ Eziptɛ. 18 Tin, dhiiti mɛkoozi mɛsis nàdi ààgu Zozɛf ɔ eezɛnɔɔ boo mɛkoozi kɔ Eziptɛ. 19 Mɛkoozi mɛ tak naakɔɔ bot ɛ mbyak ená. Nyɛ naazuk bɛbhaab bina é ɛlwom bɛ nɛ bhel náá, bɛ bet bɔɔ etɔlɔɔ étɛp bɛ neegwyɛ. 20 Eghɛŋ tak ɛ Moiiz nabyel, nyɛ nadi ɛ́ nɛm mɔɔ motom Zɛɛb nakwyɛl ɔ. Nyɛ naabaalaa bɛngɔn ɛlɛl tɔ ndjaa sɛɛg. 21 E sok nyɛ naalikaa ɛ, ye nabɛ ɛ ɛsyes ɛ mɛkoozi mɛ dik Eziptɛ naatek nyɛ, nyɛ ɛ́ boo zɛwyel nyɛ dáa mɔn'ɛ met. 22 Tin, Moiiz nadjek ɛgu nɛ etsoŋ e bɔs bot ɛ Eziptɛ, ye naasa náá, nyɛ di mot mbyok dum nɛ elii bɛ nɛ esesɛɛ bɛ. 23 Dáa nyɛ nadi nyɛ moo nɛ membu mɛkam-mɛná ɛ, Moiiz ɛ boozɛke náá, é gokaa ɛ náá, pookotɔ́ kɛbee bɔn nyɛɛg bot dhaad mbyak Yisalaɛl. 24 Tin wɔ gwaa nyɛ zɛbee dhiiti mot kyee dik Eziptɛ é zuk ngɔt tɔ lɔɔ. Nyɛ ɛ́ zɛkɛm mot nadi zukaa wɔ, é ghɛm tak, nyɛ eezɛgó mot dɛl ɛ Eziptɛ tak. 25 Nyɛ nadi é gek náá, bɔn nyɛɛg bot ɛ Yisalaɛl nadi gu náá, ye nabɛ ɛ dum nɛ nɛ ɛ, Zɛɛb naawaaa pɛk bɛ ekwom. Tin, kaa bela ɛ náá, bɛ nàbaagu. 26 Yii myɛn tak, nyɛ eezɛbaatɔ́ pɛ dáa lɔɔ, nyɛ ka bela ɛ bot ɛ Yisalaɛl bɛbá é duu pak'ɔɔ, nyɛ ɛ́ boo zɛsuu ɛbee bɛ, nyɛ neebulal ɛgwakel pak ɔ. Nyɛy náá: “Bɛwɛn, bi ɛ bɔn nyɛɛg, étɛp ye bi di genel pak'en?” 27 Tin, mot nadi zuk mɔɔ sɔ eezɛlɔɔ Moiiz mbee mɛkpa, nyɛy náá: “Ɛzɛ djɛ wɔ boo ekukuma wɔ ne di tetɛp kɔ les? 28 Wɔ kwyɛl ɛ wɔ neegó mɛ dáa wɔ nagó mot Eziptɛ koko ɛ?” 29 Dáa Moiiz nagwak mɛkpa menek ɛ, nyɛ boo zɛkaab kɛdi pɛ kyee dik Madian. Penek ɛ nyɛ naabya bɔɔ ba.
30 «Membu mɛkam-mɛná bhii tak, pɛ tɔ kyee bɔs bɛsyɛ di ààbɛ nɛ mɛdii ɛ é ngwoob ɛtsok ɛ Sinayi, fofop ngɔt zokatuula Moiiz pɛ tɔ ngel du tɔ ɛkpak. 31 Nyɛ naadjoka é ɛbee mbi yenek mɛvyɛkɛlɛ mɛ nyɛ natelaa ɛ. Tin, esok nyɛ nadi sa étɛp nyɛ neebee ɛnyɔɛpe é ngwoob ɛ, wɔ gwaa nyɛ zokazɛgwak gwood ɛ ghɛŋ é ke náá: 32 “Ye ɛ́ mam Zɛɛb bɛbhaab bɔ, Zɛɛb ɛ Abalaam, Zɛɛb ɛ Izak nɛ Zakɔɔb.” Gbegbaagba nɛ bwoo, nyɛ nàbɛ ààkadjheebal ɛgwyák pɛ yiizaag. 33 Tin, Ghɛŋ eezɛke nɛ nɛ náá: “Disa mɛpapa mɔ, etɛɛ náá, di wɔ di'aak ɛ́ di na Dɛɛ. 34 Mee bee dáa bɛ di zuk bot ɛ mbyak'am pɛ kyee dik Eziptɛ ɛ, mɛ eegwak etsim bɔɔ, é di'enek ɛ mɛ zyɛ zɛpɛk bɛ. Deenek, Tɔ́a, mɛ kwyɛl ɛ mɛ lwom wɔ pɛ dik Eziptɛ*.”
35 «Ye ɛ́ Moiiz tak ɛ bot ɛ Yisalaɛl nabyen, é lóo mɛkpa náá: “Ɛzɛ djɛ wɔ boo ekukuma, nɛ wɔ di tetɛp kɔ les?” Zɛɛb eedhis nyɛ tyee kukuma nɛ pɛkel-bot, Zɛɛb dum nɛ fofop nalyaal nyɛ nyel tɔ gel ɛkpak. 36 Ye ɛ́ Moiiz ɛ nawyisal bɔɔ Yisalaɛl kɔ dik Eziptɛ, nɛ endem e mɛbwala mɛ nyɛ nadi sa kɔ dik tak ɛ, pɛ boo Dii Mɛsɔn na Tɔɔbelaa, nɛ tɔ kyee bɔs bɛsyɛ di ààbɛ nɛ mɛdii ɛ tɔ membu mɛkam-mɛná. 37 Ye ɛ́ Moiiz tak ɛ nabaake nɛ bɔɔ Yisalaɛl náá, “Zɛɛb ɛ waadhis bin ngoolel-mɛkpa mɛ dáa mam, nyɛ aadi ɛ́ mot dhaad mbyak en.†” 38 Baabela náá, é sok bɔn Yisalaɛl nadi esɛɛga tɔ kyee bɔs bɛsyɛ di ààbɛ nɛ mɛdii ɛ, ye ɛ́ nyɛy ɛ́ nadi tyaa pak bɛbhaab binaka nɛ fofop nadi elii nɛ nɛ pɛ kɔ ɛtsok ɛ Sinayi ɛ. Nyɛ naabela mɛkpa mɛ tsik ɛ Zɛɛb, étɛp nyɛ neezɛgoola mena ye ɛ. 39 Tin, ye ka bela náá bɛbhaab bina nàbaagwak nyɛ. Bɛ naabyen nyɛ, dáa bɛ ka kwyɛl ɛ ɛsik pɛ Eziptɛ ɛ. 40 Bɛ naalɛɛ nɛ Alɔn náá: “Sa bis bɛzɛɛb di kɛsok bhwoob'es ɛ, etɛɛ náá, bis ààgu sa sɛɛ nɛ Moiiz mot wyisal bis tɔ Eziptɛ ɔ.” 41 Tin, wɔ gwaa bɛ zɛlul mɔɔ ngom ngɔmbɛ e di zɛɛb, bhii tak bɛ eezɛgó zɛɛb tak buwa. Tin, bɛ eezɛbɔl ɛbyoŋ nɛ mɛmyaala ɛbuɛpe dum nɛ sa bɛ nalul bɔɔ bɛ ɛmet ɛ́. 42 É di'enek, Zɛɛb eezɛliig bɛ koŋ, nyɛ eezɛbet bɛ bɛ duwal ekwyikwyen tɔ gwoo. Etɛp tak sael ɛ dáa di kwyala tɔ mɛkana mɛ bɛngoolel ɛ mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb náá:
“Bot ɛ dhaad mbyak eYuda,
ye ɛ́ mam ɛ bi nadjɛ ebuwa é bɛtit nɛ bɛdhiiti mbi ebuwa,
é membu mɛkam-mɛná mena nadika tɔ kyee bɔs bɛsyɛ di ààbɛ nɛ mɛdii ɛ.
43 Ààbɛ! Gunaa, bi naabɛp pɛt ɛ zɛɛb Molok,
nɛ ekpaka-kpaka kwyikwyen zɛɛben Lefan!
Bɛzɛɛb binɔk, bi nakpak bɛ étɛp bi needuwal bɛ.
É tɛp tak ɛ di náá, Mɛ waakyeed bin dhaa ghaada Bhabhilɔn‡.”
44 «Pɛ tɔ bal, bɛbhaab binaka nadi ɛ́ nɛ pɛt na Dɛɛ ɛ Zɛɛb bɛ nawa ɛbup ɛ mɛkana di lii etɛp ee ɛbhɛŋ ɛ. Ye nasael ɛ dáa Zɛɛb nɛ lɛɛ Moiiz ɛ, etɛɛ náá, nyɛ naake nɛ Moiiz náá, nyɛ zoo sum ɛ ɛzel wat nɛ yii nyɛ nabee ɛ. 45 Deenek ɛ pɛt na Dɛɛ ɛ Zɛɛb tak nalik nɛ bɛbhaab bina nɛ bot naka du yɔbɔ bhis ɔ. Ye nabɛ ɛ Zozuwe dulel lɔɔg'ɔ bɛ nɛ bot bɛ naadɛk mɛdhik mɛ bot ɛ membyak me Zɛɛb nadi é sɔ bɛkum ɛ tak kɔ ɛsu ɛ lɔ. Pɛt na Dɛɛ ɛ Zɛɛb tak nadi kɛkum esok Dhavid nadi mɛkoozi ɛ. 46 Tin, Dhavid naabela mbɛɛ bhwoob emis ɛ Zɛɛb. Nyɛ ɛ́ boo zɛwaab náá, Zɛɛb gek nyɛ goŋ étɛp nyɛ neesum ndjaa Zɛɛb bɛdha ɛ Zakɔɔb. 47 Tin, Salomɔŋ naka sum nyɛ ndjaa. 48 Bela náá, Zɛɛb Mɛkaake ààdi tɔ mendjaa me Zumal bot. Dáa ngoolel-mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb nalɛɛ náá:
49 “Ɛko ɛ, boo mɛkoozi mɛ, Ghɛŋ lɛɛ ɛ deenek,
bɔs ɛ, di mɛbɔ mɛ di nyal ɔ.
Ye ɛ́ yaa kwaambi ndjaa biyɔ aakosum mɛ ye ɛ́?
É yaa di mɛ aakwak ɛ di?
50 Ye tok mam nasa yɛ nɛ mɛbɔ mam met e§?”
51 «Biyɔ bot ɛ maa-ɛlɔ, bot ɛ di náá, elyem nɛ mɛlɔ men eezɛdiyalel dum nɛ ndjóoel ɛ Zɛɛb di djóo bin ɛ. Bi ɛ nɛ maa-ɛlɔ dum nɛ Sisim na Dɛɛ! Bi ɛ dáa bɛbhaab bin! 52 Baa bɛngoolel ɛ mɛkpa mɛ Zɛɛb bɛbhaab bin nadi ààtiigal? Bɛ naagó bot ɛ nazyɛ nɛ bhaadal náá, Mot Epiki ngɔt ɛpezyɛ ɛ. Ye ɛ́ nyɛy ɛ bi naka nyɛ, nɛ ɛgó ɛ nyɛ. 53 Biyɔ bot ɛ efofop nadjɛ etsi ɛ Zɛɛb ɔ, bi nàbaaduwal yɛ!»
Ɛsyee ɛ Etiɛn
54 Dáa bot ɛ boo kwan eYuda nagwak deenek ɛ, bɛ naazɛkpaa lyem, nɛ ɛkwaal ɛ mɛtsok kɔ lo ɛ Etiɛn. 55 Tin, nyɛy «tɔɔɔ» nɛ Sisim na Dɛɛ tɔ lɛ, nyɛ eezɛben mis pɛ ɛko, gwyák tɔ gwoo. É di'enek nyɛ eezɛbee mɛkas ɛ Zɛɛb, zɛnɔɔ Yezu Klisto tetel pɛ mbɔ eghɛŋ ɛ Zɛɛb. 56 Tin, Etiɛn eeke náá: «Mɛ ɛpebee gwoo mbek, Sɛɛŋɛlɛ Mɔn Mot tetel pɛ mbɔ eghɛŋ ɛ Zɛɛb.» 57 Bɛ eezɛtsim ɛlyelɛpe, bhii tak bɛ eezɛdiyal mɛlɔ, bɔ djas eewyis kaab, zɛduma nyɛ é nyel. 58 Bɛ eezɛtɔ́ nɛ nɛ pɛ bhis dɛl, tin, bɛ moo zɛbyaal nyɛ nɛ mɛkok étɛp bɛ neegó nyɛ. Wɔ gwaa bɛtyaasɛs zokadjɛ ekaad bɔɔ nɛ dhiiti mɔɔ ngbaaz din ɛ lɛ nabɛ ɛ́ Sɔl, nyɛ baal bɛ yɛ. 59 E sok bɛ nadi é wus nyɛ nɛ mɛkok ɛ, Etiɛn nadi ye ɛ́ é djaala náá: «Ghɛŋ Yezu, nɔŋa sisim yam!» 60 Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛkwyɛ mɛboŋ si, nyɛ eezɛtsim ɛlyelɛpe náá: «Ghɛŋ, nàkɛla syem'ak kɔ lɔɔ!» Bhis nyɛ nake deenek ɛ, nyɛ eezɛsil eswos.
* 7:34 Ɛwy 3.1-10 † 7:37 Mɛd 18.15-18 ‡ 7:43 Amɔ 5.25-27 § 7:50 Eza 66.1-2.