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Romafɔ Ɩsá Akɔpʋ́ Ɔhandɛ Osúmpʋ́ Ɔkʋ Ɩlɔ Tsa
(Mateo 8:5-13; Yohane 4:43-54)
1 Brɛ́á Yesu lɛ́bláa ahá ámʋ asʋ́n ánfɩ fɛ́ɛ́ tá á, ɔlɔyɔ Kapernaum wúlutɔ. 2 Romafɔ ɩsá akɔpʋ́ ɔhandɛ ɔkʋ bʋ ɩnʋ. Ɔbʋ osúmpʋ́ ɔkʋá ɔtɛhɩ́ɛ́ kle mʋ asʋ́n. Osúmpʋ́ amʋ dɛ́lɔ, odeklé owu. 3 Brɛ́á ɩsá akɔpʋ́ ɔhandɛ amʋ lónu Yesu nka á, ɔlɔwa Yudafɔ ahandɛ akʋ sɩ́sɩ́ Yesu ɔbɛ́ɛ, bʋyókokóli mʋ ɔbɛtsa mʋ osúmpʋ́ amʋ ɩlɔ ha mʋ. 4 Ahandɛ amʋ bɛhɩɛ kókóli Yesu bɛɛ, “Abwíí ɩpa, nɩ́ ɔkʋ léhián fʋ́ mbʋa á, mʋ́mʋ́ oyin ánfɩ nɩ́! 5 Tsúfɛ́ ɔtɔdwɛ́ anɩ pɩ. Mʋléyi anɩ ofíakpa kʋ́ráá há anɩ nɩ́.”
6 Mʋ́ sʋ Yesu mʋa amʋ́nyɔ bɔpʋ ɔkpa. Brɛ́á bɛta wóyí ámʋtɔ wie tá á, ɩsá akɔpʋ́ ɔhandɛ amʋ lɔ́wa mʋ anyawíe ɔbɛ́ɛ bʋyéfia Yesu, abʋbla mʋ bɛɛ, mbɛ́ɛ, “Owíé! Máhan fʋ́ ɩwɩ, tsúfɛ́ mmɔfʋn ánɩ́ fɛ́ba mɩ́ wóyítɔ́. 7 Nawun ánɩ́ mɩ́ ɛ́ mmɔfʋn ánɩ́ nɛ́ba fʋ́ wá. Fʋ́ mʋ́ blɩ asʋankʋ, ɩwɩ bɔ́wa mɩ́ osúmpʋ́ amʋ ɔnlɩn. 8 Tsúfɛ́ mɩ́ ɛ́ mbʋ ahandɛ akʋ asɩ. Ɩsá akɔpʋ́ akʋ ɛ́ bʋbʋ mɩ́ asɩ. Nɛlɛ́ ɔnɔ́ mbɛ́ɛ amʋ́tɔ́ ɔkʋ ɔnátɩ á, ɔtɛnátɩ́. Nɩ́ mbɛ́ɛ ɔbá ɛ́ á, ɔtɛba. Tógyítɔ́á nɛbláa mɩ́ osúmpʋ́ mbɛ́ɛ ɔbwɛ́ɛ á, ɔtɔbwɛ́.”
9 Brɛ́á Yesu lónu asʋ́n ánfɩ á, ɔnɔ́ lobwie mʋ, ɔlɛdamlí bláa ɔdɔm amʋ́ʋ́ bʋbuo mʋ amʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ɔnɔkwalɩ asʋ́n, ndɛ mlɩ bláa, mmɔkʋ́wun ɔhá ánɩ́ ɔbʋ hógyi kpɔnkpɔntɩ ánfɩ odu Israelfɔtɔ kʋ́ráá kɩ!”
10 Brɛ́á abɔpʋ amʋ́ʋ́ ɩsá akɔpʋ́ ɔhandɛ amʋ lɔ́wa ámʋ beyinkí yɔ́ wóyítɔ́ a, bowun ánɩ́ osúmpʋ́ amʋ ɩwɩ lawá mʋ ɔnlɩn.
Ɔsʋrapʋ Ɔkʋ Mʋ Bi Tsinkí
11 Ɩmɔwa ɔpá kʋkʋ Yesu lɔ́yɔ Nain wúlutɔ. Ɔdɔm bʋbuo mʋa mʋ akasɩ́pʋ́. 12 Brɛ́á olowie wúlu ɔnɔ́ á, ɔlɔtʋ akʋ, bʋsʋn fúli akpasʋ bɛbá. Obi yinhɛ́ ɔkʋlɛ pɛ́ ogyi há ɔsʋrapʋ ɔkʋ. Ɔdɔm kpɔnkpɔɔnkpɔntɩá botsú wúlu amʋtɔ ɛ́ bʋbuo ɔtsɩ ámʋ. 13 Brɛ́á anɩ Wíe lówun ɔtsɩ ámʋ a, mʋ asʋ́n lɔwa mʋ nwɛ, ɔlɛbláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Másu!” 14 Mʋ́ʋ́ ɔlɔyɔ́pʋ ɩbɩ da akpa amʋ, asʋrápʋ́ amʋ besi lɩɩ́. Ɩnʋ ɔlɛbláa fúli amʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ɔyasubi, ndɛ fʋ́ bláa mbɛ́ɛ, kʋsʋ!” 15 Ɩnʋ fúli amʋ lɔ́kʋsʋ́ tsíá, wá tɔɩ́ bɩ. Yesu lɔ́pʋ mʋ wá mʋ yin ɩbɩtɔ.
16 Ifú lɛkɩtá ahá ámʋ fɛ́ɛ́, bɛkanfʋ́ Bulu bɛɛ, “Bulu labɔbʋá mʋ ahá! Mʋ ɔnɔ́sʋ́ ɔtɔɩ́pʋ́ kpɔnkpɔntɩ ɔkʋ lalɩn anɩtɔ!”
17 Yesu ɩwɩ asʋ́n ánfɩ lɛklɛɩ́ wá Yudea ɔmá pʋ́ awúlu ánɩ́ ɩbʋ nsɩnɛ́ ɩnʋ fɛ́ɛ́tɔ́.
Yesu Mʋa Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane
(Mateo 11:2-19)
18 Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane akasɩ́pʋ́ bɛyɛ́bláa mʋ asʋ́n ánfɩ fɛ́ɛ́. Mʋ́ sʋ ɔlɔwa amʋ́tɔ́ abanyɔ́ sɩ́sɩ́ Yesu ɔbɛ́ɛ, 19 bʋyɛ́fɩtɛ́ mʋ bɛɛ, “Fʋ́gyí ɔhá ámʋ́ʋ́ ɔbɛ́ba amʋ nɩ, ntɛ́ɛ akɩ́ɩ ɔha bambá ɔkpa?”
20 Brɛ́á ahá ámʋ bɛba bowie Yesu wá á, bɛbláa mʋ bɛɛ, “Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane ɔbɛ́ɛ abɛ́fɩtɛ́ fʋ́ anɩaa, ‘Fʋ́gyí ɔhá ámʋ́ʋ́ ɔbɛ́ba amʋ nɩ, ntɛ́ɛ akɩ́ɩ ɔha bambá ɔkpa?’ ”
21 Yesu lɛ́tsa alɔpʋ pʋ́ ahá ánɩ́ ɩwɩ dɛ́ amʋ́ ɔsɩn tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ alɩ brɛ́ ámʋtɔ. Olegya ɔŋɛ laláhɛ lɛ́ ahátɔ, bwíí ansibi abwiepʋ́ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ ɛ́ ansíbi. 22 Ɩnʋ ɔlɛlɛ Yohane akasɩ́pʋ́ asʋ́n ámʋ ɔnɔ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩyinki yɛbláa Yohane tɔ́á mlɩlabowun pʋ́ mʋ́a mlɩlabonu. Mlɩlabowun ánɩ́ ansibi abwiepʋ́ bʋdɛ atɔ́ wúun, abɔ bʋna. Ɩlɔ pɛpɛ alɔpʋ́ ɩwɩ dɛplɩ́ɩ, ɩsʋ atínpʋ bʋdɛ asʋ́n nu. Afúli bʋdetsinkí, ahiánfɔ ɛ́ bʋdɛ asʋn wankláán ámʋ nu. 23 Bulu obóyulá ɔhá ánɩ́ mɩ́ bwɛhɛ́ mɔkʋsʋ́ lɩ́ɩ́ mʋsʋ.”
24 Brɛ́á abí ámʋ́ʋ́ Yohane lɔ́wa sumbí ámʋ beyinkí bɔyɔ́ á, Yesu lɔ́wa tɔɩ́ tsú Yohane ɩwɩ súná ɔdɔm amʋ bɩ. Ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Brɛ́á mlɩlɛ́dalɩ yɔ dimbísʋ́ ɩnʋ á, ntɔ ɔkɩ́kpa mlɩlɔ́yɔ? Fɩtáa ánɩ́ afú dɛ mʋ́ tsʋ́ʋn lóó? Ɛkɛkɛɛkɛ! 25 Nɩ́ megyí mʋ́ á, ntɔ kóún ɔkɩ́kpa mlɩlɔ́yɔ? Ɔhá ánɩ́ ɔdɩdɩ́ ntsrim. Ɛkɛkɛɛkɛ! Ahá ánɩ́ bʋtɛdɩ́dá tati ámʋ odu gyi ɔdwɛ á, awíe wóyí bʋtetsíá. 26 Mlɩbla mɩ! Bulu ɔnɔ́sʋ́ ɔtɔɩ́pʋ́ mlɩlɛ́dalɩ yɛ́kɩ? Ee, Yohane nɩ. Ɔdʋn Bulu ɔnɔ́sʋ́ ɔtɔɩ́pʋ́. 27 Mʋ ɩwɩ asʋ́n Bulu lɛ́blɩ́ bɔwanlɩ́n mʋ́ tswɩ bɛɛ, ‘Kɩ, ndɛ obí wa gya fʋ nkpá. Mʋ ɔbɛ́la ɔkpa há fʋ́ nɩ́.’ ” 28 Yesu lɔ́yɔ mʋ asʋ́nsʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ndɛ mlɩ bláa mbɛ́ɛ, ɔhagyíɔha ánɩ́ ɔha tsɩhɛ́ lakɛn kwɩɩ́ mɔ́fʋn mʋ, támɛ mʋ ɛ́ ɔmɔfʋn Bulu iwíegyí ámʋtɔ ɔkʋsʋ kʋ́ráá.”
29 Aha ánɩ́ bonu Yesu asʋ́n ánfɩ pʋ́ lampóo ahɔ́pʋ kʋ́ráá bowun ánɩ́ Bulu asʋ́n da ɔkpa. Botsulá há Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane lɔ́bɔ amʋ́ asú. 30 Támɛ Farisifɔ pʋ́ Mose mbla asunápʋ́ amʋ mʋ́ bʋmɛha Yohane ɔbɔ amʋ́ asú. Bekiná tɔ́á Bulu lɛ́hɩhɩ́ɛ ha amʋ́ bwɛ.
31 Yesu lɔ́yɔ mʋ asʋ́nsʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Séi ánfɩ á, amɛndɩ nɔ́pʋkápʋ́ ndɛmba-abí ánfɩ? Ntɔ bɛlɩan? 32 Bʋgyi fɛ́ nyebíá bʋtsie dɩnsʋ bʋdɛ aba kpolí, blɩ́ bɛɛ, ‘Anɩlapléí ansigyísʋ́, mlɩmɛ́tsa. Mʋ́ sʋ anɩlawá awɩrɛhɔ ɩlʋ, támɛ mlɩmósú.’ 33 Mlɩgyí fɛ́ nyebí ánfɩ, tsúfɛ́ Yohane lɛ́ba á, oletsiá klɩ́ ɔnɔ́, omonu ntá, támɛ mlɩaa, ‘Ɔŋɛ laláhɛ bʋ mʋtɔ!’ 34 Mɩ́, Nyankpʋsa-Mʋ-Bi ánfɩ mʋ́ naba ndɛ atɔ́ gyí, ndɛ ntá núu. Mʋ́ ɛ́ mlɩaa, ‘Mlɩkɩ opotsuapʋ pʋ́ nta ɔbʋpʋ́. Lakpan abwɛpʋ́ pʋ́ lampóo ahɔ́pʋ onyawíe.’ 35 Támɛ ɔhá ánɩ́ ɔbʋ Bulu nyánsa á, mʋ tsíátɔ́ tɛlɛ́ mʋ́ ɔwan.”
Ɔtsɩ Lakpan Ɔbwɛpʋ́ Ɔkʋ
36 Farisiyin ɔkʋ lɛ́tɩ Yesu atɔ́ ogyíkpá mʋ wóyítɔ́. Brɛ́á Yesu tsie ɔpʋ́nʋ́ ámʋ asɩ á, 37 ɔtsɩ ɔkʋá ɔbʋ wúlu amʋtɔ, ogyi lakpan ɔbwɛpʋ́ lónu Yesu nka ánɩ́ batswɩ ɔpʋ́nʋ́ há mʋ Farisiyin amʋ wóyítɔ́. Ɩnʋ olotsu mʋ ofobí fánfán ánɩ́ ɩbʋ bíá prɛntʋa wankláán ɔbɔ ba ɩnʋ. 38 Ɔlɛbɛda akpawunu Yesu ayabiasɩ, ɔlɛkpa isú yi woo. Ɔlɔpʋ mʋ ntsú fwɩ́ Yesu ayabiasɩ, pʋ́ mʋ nwunsʋ-imi tsítsi mʋ́. Ɔlɔkʋlá Yesu ayabi pútá, tsɛ́ɩ́ ofobí fánfán ámʋ wʋ́lɩ́ mʋ ayabisʋ. 39 Brɛ́á Farisiyin amʋ́ʋ́ ɔlɛtɩ Yesu amʋ lówun ɩ́nɩ á, ɔlɛblɩ́ wá nwuntɔ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Nɩ́ Bulu ɔnɔ́sʋ́ ɔtɔɩ́pʋ́ oyin ánfɩ gyí lɛ́lɛ́ á, tɛkɩ alawun ɔhá oduá ɔtsɩ ánfɩ gyí asa ɔdɛpʋ ɩbɩ da mʋ, tsúfɛ́ lakpan ɔbwɛpʋ́ ogyi.”
40 Yesu lɛ́bláa oyin ámʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Simon, mbʋ asʋankʋ bláa fʋ.”
Simon lɛ́fɩtɛ́ mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Osunápʋ́, amansʋ igyi? Bla mɩ.”
41 Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ahá abanyɔ́ akʋ bɛpan sika oyin ɔkʋ wá. Ɔkʋlɛ lɛ́pan blɩba-anu (5,000,000), ɔkʋlɛ ɛ́ lɛ́pan mpɩ́m lafanu (500,000)*. 42 Bʋmenyá kɔ́ba amʋ ká. Mʋ́ sʋ oyin ámʋ lésikíé amʋ́ abanyɔ́ fɛ́ɛ́. Bla mɩ, amʋ́tɔ́ ɔmɔmʋ ɔbɔ́dwɛ oyin ámʋ dʋn?”
43 Simon lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Nahogyiá ɔmʋamʋ́ʋ́ mʋ ɩkɔ tsɔ dʋn amʋ.”
Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ɔnɔkwalɩ igyi.” 44 Ɩnʋ Yesu léyinkí kɩ ɔtsɩ ámʋ, ɔlɛbláa Simon ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Fawun ɔtsɩ ánfɩ? Nɛba fʋ́ wóyítɔ́ a, fʋmɛha mɩ́ ntsu anfwɩ ayabiasɩ. Támɛ ɔtsɩ ánfɩ mʋ́ lapʋ́ mʋ ntsú fwɩ́ mɩ́ ayabiasɩ, pʋ́ mʋ nwunsʋ-imi tsítsi mʋ́. 45 Fʋmɛlatá mɩ́ pútá, támɛ tsú brɛ́á nɛba nfɩ ɔpá á, ɔtsɩ ánfɩ mɔ́kʋ́sí mɩ́ ayabi kʋlá pútá. 46 Fʋmɛtsɛɩ́ ofobí wʋ́lɩ́ mɩ́ nwuntɔ, támɛ mʋ mʋ́ alatsɛ́ɩ́ ofobí fánfán wʋ́lɩ́ mɩ́ ayabisʋ. 47 Mʋ́ sʋ ndɛ fʋ́ bláa mbɛ́ɛ, ɔdwɛ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ ánfɩ alalɛ́ súná mɩ́ ánfɩ idesuná ánɩ́ Bulu lasí mʋ lakpan tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ ámʋ fɛ́ɛ́ kíé mʋ. Támɛ ɔhá ánɩ́ Bulu osíi lakpan kpalobí kíé á, ɔdwɛ kpalobí ɔtɛlɛ́ súná.”
48 Ɩnʋ Yesu lɛ́bláa ɔtsɩ ámʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Nasí fʋ́ lakpan fɛ́ɛ́ kíé fʋ́.”
49 Ahá ámʋ́ʋ́ amʋ́a Yesu bʋtsie ɔpʋ́nʋ́asɩ ámʋ, bɛblɩ́ wá nwuntɔ bɛɛ, “Ma gyí oyin ánfɩ ɔbɛ́ɛ mʋna mʋdɛ ahá lakpan sikíé amʋ́.”
50 Mʋ́ʋ́ Yesu lɛ́bláa ɔtsɩ ámʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Fʋ́ hógyi lahɔ fʋ nkpa. Natɩ iwilwiitɔ.”
* 7:41 Sika ánfɩ igyi sika futútú lafanu (500) mʋ́a aduenu (50), igyi ɔha nkɛ lafanu (500) mʋ́a aduenu (50) ɩkɔká.