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Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane Bulu Asʋ́n Ɔkanda
(Marko 1:1-8; Luka 3:1-18; Yohane 1:19-28)
1 Brɛ́ kʋtɔ á, Asú Ɔbɔpʋ́ Yohane lɛ́ba ɔdɛ Bulu asʋ́n ɔkan da Yudea dimbísʋ́. 2 Ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩdamli klʋntɔ, amlɩsi lakpan bwɛ, tsúfɛ́ Bulu iwíegyí lawíé wóyí tá.” 3 Yohane ɩwɩ asʋ́n Bulu ɔnɔ́sʋ́ ɔtɔɩ́pʋ́Yesaia lɔ́wanlɩ́n ɔbɛ́ɛ,
“Ɔkʋ dɛ́kplʋn dimbísʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ,
‘Mlɩla anɩ Wíe ɔkpa.
Mlɩtswii ɩkpa ha mʋ’ ” amʋ nɩ.
4 Yohane lɔ́wa kpɔ́sɔ́-imi atadɩɛ, ɔlɔpʋ ɔwʋlʋ́-kpákpá ɔfɛ́ klɩ́ mʋ́sʋ́. Atsantsankʋ pʋ́ ɔkwɛ́n otegyi. 5 Ahá botsu Yerusalem wúlutɔ, Yudea ɔmátɔ́ pʋ́ Yordan bʋnkpa ɔnɔ́ awúlu fɛ́ɛ́sʋ́ ba bonu mʋ asʋn blɩ́hɛ́. 6 Bɛlɛ amʋ́ lakpan blɩ́, ɔlɔbɔ amʋ́ asú Yordan ntsutso.
7 Támɛ brɛ́á Farisifɔ pʋ́ Sadukifɔ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ bɛba bɛɛ, ɔbɔ́ɔ amʋ́ asú á, ɔlɛfɩtɛ́ amʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Abɛ abí-aná, ntɔ gyá mlɩ, mlɩsrɩ́ Bulu ɩsʋbɩtɩ́ ámʋ́ʋ́ ɩbá ámʋ? 8 Mʋ́mʋ́ mlɩswie abíá ibósuná ánɩ́ lɛ́lɛ́ mlɩladámlí klʋntɔ. 9 Mlɩmákɩ mlɩaa, mlɩ náin gyí Abraham. Mʋ́ sʋ Bulu mɛ́ɛbɩtɩ́ mlɩ ɩsʋ. Ndɛ mlɩ bláa mbɛ́ɛ, Bulu ɔbɛ́talɩ́ há abwi ánfɩ ɩbɛ́damlí Abraham abí-aná. 10 Séi á, Bulu lapʋ́ ɛfɛ́ yi nyí-atsitsitɔ. Oyígyíoyí ánɩ́ imoswie abi wankláán á, bókun mʋ́ dá, wá mʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́ ogyá. 11 Mɩ́ mʋ́ á, ntsu ndɛpʋbɔ́ mlɩ asú pʋ́súná ánɩ́ mlɩladámlí klʋntɔ. Támɛ ɔkʋá ɔdʋn mɩ bʋ ɔma ɔbá. Mmɔfʋn ánɩ́ nɔ́sʋrá mʋ ntʋkʋta kʋ́ráá. Mʋ ɔbɔ́pʋ Ɔŋɛ Wankɩ́hɛ́ pʋ́ ogyá bɔ́ mlɩ asú nɩ́. 12 Ɔdɛ mʋ ɩlɩ́n, ɔbɔ́pʋfúní ntɛ́tɛ lɛ́ ayó ámʋtɔ. Ɔbɛ́kpa ayó ámʋ wá mʋ odudutɔ. Támɛ ɔbɛ́fɛɩ́ ofuníkpá ɩnʋ wankláán, kpá ntɛ́tɛ amʋ wá ogyá ánɩ́ ɩtamaduntɔ.”
Yesu Asúbɔ
(Marko 1:9-11; Luka 3:21-22)
13 Yesu lótsu Galilea ɔmátɔ́ ba Yordan ntsu ɔnɔ́ Yohane wá ɔbɛ́ɛ, ɔbɔ́ mʋ asú. 14 Tɛkɩ Yohane mótsulá ánɩ́ ɔbɔ́bɔ mʋ asú. Ɩ́nɩ sʋ ɔlɛbláa Yesu ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́ ilehián ánɩ́ fɔ́bɔ asú. Nkálɩ ígyi sʋ́ faba fɛɛ mɩ́ ɔbɔ́ɔ fʋ́ asú?”
15 Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Séi á, ha atsu mʋ́ alɩ asa, tsúfɛ́ ilehián ánɩ́ abɔ́bwɛ tógyítɔ́á ɩda ɔkpa Bulu ansɩ́tɔ́.”
Mʋ́ sʋ Yohane lótsulá. 16 Brɛ́á ɔlɔbɔ Yesu asú tá, Yesu lɛ́dalɩ ntsu ámʋtɔ alɩ nwʋlʋ́táa lefinkí, olowun Bulu Ɔŋɛ́ dɛkplɩ́ fɛ́ abrɔ́dʋma, ilobogyonká mʋsʋ. 17 Ɩnʋ ɔmɛ kʋ lotsu ɔsʋ́sʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ɔ́nɩ gyí mɩ́ Bíá ntɔdwɛ́ mʋ, mɩ ansɩ́ tɛhɩ́ɛ́ gyi mʋ ɩwɩ nɩ́.”