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Lasaro Lowu
1 Oyin ɔkʋá bʋtɛtɩ́ mʋ Lasaro mʋa mʋ apio tsɩhɛ́ Maria pʋ́ Marta betsiá Betania wúlutɔ. Oyin ámʋ lɔ́lɔ. 2 Maria anfɩ lɛ́tsɛɩ́ mʋ ofobí fánfáánfán wʋ́lɩ́ anɩ Wíe Yesu ayabisʋ, pʋ́ mʋ imi tsítsi mʋ́ nɩ. Mʋ pio yínhɛ́ gyí Lasaro anfɩ́ ɔda ɔdɛlɔ á.* 3 Mʋ́ sʋ mʋ apio tsɩhɛ́ ánfɩ bɔwa abí sɩ́sɩ́ Yesu bɛɛ, “Owíé, fʋ́ ɔdwɛpʋ́ dɛ́lɔ.”
4 Yesu lónu asʋ́n ámʋ a, ɔlɛblɩ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Megyí ɩlɔ ánfɩ ɔbɔ́mɔ mʋ, mboún ɩbɛ́lɛ Bulu numnyam ɔwan. Ɩbɔ́wa mɩ́ Bulu mʋ Bi ánfɩ ɛ́ numnyam.”
5 Yesu tekle Marta mʋa Maria pʋ́ Lasaro fɛ́ɛ́ asʋ́n. 6 Támɛ brɛ́á olonu ánɩ́ Lasaro dɛ́lɔ á, ɔlɛtrá si tsiá ɔtɩ́nɛ́á ɔbʋ nkenyɔ́ kɛ́kɛ́. 7 Mʋ́ ɔma a, ɔlɛbláa mʋ akasɩ́pʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩha ayinki yɔ Yudea.”
8 Mʋ akasɩ́pʋ́ amʋ bɛfɩtɛ́ mʋ bɛɛ, “Osunápʋ́, nwɛ́n nfɩ Yudafɔ ahandɛ bakle abʋda fʋ́ abwi mɔ. Mʋ́ fɛɛ fɛ́trá yinkí yɔ́ ɩnʋ?”
9 Yesu lɔ́pʋ yébi lɛ́ mʋ́ ɔnɔ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Megyí dɔnhwɩ́rɩ dúanyɔ bʋ ɛkɛwʋ́lɛtɔ? Nɩ́ ɔha ná ɔyɩ kɛhɛtɔ á, ɔtamasúti, tsúfɛ́ nsaɩntɔ lɔ́wankɩ́, sʋ odewúun. 10 Támɛ nɩ́ ɔkʋ ná oklúntɔ á, otosúti, tsúfɛ́ ɔmɛdɛ́ atɔ́ wúun.” 11 Asʋ́n ánfɩ ɔma a, ɔlɛtrá blɩ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Anɩ nyáwíe Lasaro ladɩ́dɩ, támɛ nɔyɔ́ anyetsinkí mʋ.”
12 Akasɩ́pʋ́ amʋ bɛbláa mʋ bɛɛ, “Anɩ Wíe, nɩ́ ɔdɛdɩdɩ mʋ́ á, ɩwɩ bɔ́wa mʋ ɔnlɩn!”
13 Lasaro lowu ɩwɩ asʋ́n Yesu dɛ́blɩ́, támɛ akasɩ́pʋ́ amʋ mʋ́ bʋkɩ bɛɛ mʋ dɩdɩ́ kɛkɛ ɩwɩ asʋ́n ɔdɛblɩ́. 14 Ɩnʋ Yesu lówunáa kpa mʋ́ opulu ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Lasaro lawú. 15 Mlɩ sʋ ɩlawá mɩ́ ansigyí ánɩ́ mma ɩnʋ asa olowu, mɛ́nɩ mlɔ́hɔ mɩ gyi. Mlɩba ayɛkɩ mʋ.”
16 Ɩnʋ Toma ánɩ́ ogyi Tabí† lɛ́bláa mʋ aba ámʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩha anɩa mʋnyɔ fɛ́ɛ́ ayɔ, mɛ́nɩ nɩ́ lowu ígyi kʋ́ráá á, anɩa mʋnyɔ awu!”
Ɔhá Ánɩ́ Ɔtɔkʋ́sʋ́a Ahá Tsú Afúlitɔ, Há Amʋ́ Nkpa
17 Yesu lówie Betania wúlutɔ á, bɛbláa mʋ bɛɛ bopulá Lasaro ɩlagyi nkɛná. 18 Tsú Betania ya Yerusalem mɔfʋn máɩlɩ anyɔ. 19 Mʋ́ sʋ Yudafɔ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ bɛba Maria mʋa Marta gyɔwɩ ɔhakpá, amʋ́ píó lowu sʋ.
20 Benya bláa Marta ánɩ́ Yesu ɔbá alɩ, ɔlɔkʋsʋ́ yéfia mʋ ɔkpa. Maria mʋ́ lésin wóyítɔ́. 21 Mʋ́ʋ́ Marta lɛ́bláa Yesu ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́ Wíe, tɛkɩ nɩ́ fʋbʋ nfɩ á, tɛkɩ mɩ́ píó mówu sí mɩ́. 22 Támɛ séi kʋ́ráá nyin ánɩ́ tógyítɔ́á fɔ́kʋlɩ́ Bulu á, ɔbɛ́ha fʋ́.”
23 Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Fʋ́ píó ámʋ ɔbɛ́lakʋ́sʋ́.”
24 Marta lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Nyin ánɩ́ ɔbɔ́kʋsʋ́ ɛkɛ tráhɛ amʋ́ʋ́ afúli bɔ́kʋsʋ́ ámʋ.”
25 Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́gyí ɔhá ánɩ́ ntɔkʋ́sʋ́a ahá tsú afúlitɔ, há amʋ́ nkpa. Ɔhá ánɩ́ ɔlɔhɔ mɩ gyi owú kʋ́ráá á, ɔbɛ́trá tsiá nkpa. 26 Ɔhá ánɩ́ otsie nkpa, ɔlɔhɔ mɩ gyi ɛ́ móowu ɛkɛkɛɛkɛ. Fahɔ mʋ́sʋ́ gyi?”
27 Marta lótsulá mʋ́sʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Ee! Mɩ́ Wíe, nahogyi ánɩ́ fʋ́gyí Kristo, (ɔhá ámʋ́ʋ́ Bulu ladá mʋ ofúli), Bulu mʋ Bi ámʋ́ʋ́ bɛɛ ɔbɛ́ba ɔyɩ́tɔ́ ámʋ nɩ.”
Yesu Lósú
28 Brɛ́á Marta lɛ́blɩ́ alɩ tá á, oleyinkí ba wóyítɔ́ bɛtɩ Maria ya ɩtsɛ́tɔ́, bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Osunápʋ́ laba, ɔdɛ fʋ́ tɩ.” 29 Maria lénya nú mʋ́ alɩ, ɔlɔkʋsʋ́ yɔ́ Yesu wá. 30 (Alɩ brɛ́ ámʋtɔ á, Yesu mɔ́kʋ́nyá wíé wúlutɔ. Ɔlɩɩ́ ɔtɩ́nɛ́ ámʋ́ʋ́ Marta lɔ́yɔ́tʋ mʋ amʋ.) 31 Brɛ́á ahá ámʋ́ʋ́ bʋtsie Maria wá wóyítɔ́, bʋdɛ mʋ klʋn yiá ámʋ bowun ánɩ́ alakʋ́sʋ́ ɔtsáwʋlɛ pɛ́ ɔyɔ́ á, bɔkʋsʋ́ buo mʋ. Bʋkɩ bɛɛ ɔyɔ́ opulákpá ɩnʋ yósu.
32 Brɛ́á Maria lówie Yesu wá á, ɔlɛda akpawunu, bláa Yesu ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́ Wíé, nɩ́ fʋbʋ nfɩ á, tɛkɩ mɩ́ píó mówu sí mɩ́!”
33 Brɛ́á Yesu lówun ánɩ́ Maria mʋa ahá ámʋ́ʋ́ bʋbuo mʋ amʋ fɛ́ɛ́ bʋdesú a, ɩlɛhɩɛ han mʋ. Mʋ́ sʋ mʋ ansɩ́ lɛpɛ. 34 Ɔlɛfɩtɛ́ amʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Nkʋ́nʋ́ mlɩlópulá mʋ.”
Ɩnʋ bɛbláa mʋ bɛɛ, “Anɩ Wíe, bɛkɩ.”
35 Ɩnʋ Yesu lósú. 36 Mʋ́ sʋ Yudafɔ ámʋ bɛblɩ́ bɛɛ, “Kɩ alɩá ɔtɛhɩ́ɛ́ dwɛ́ Lasaro!”
37 Támɛ amʋ́tɔ́ akʋ bɛblɩ́ bɛɛ, “Megyí oyin ánfɩ lóbwií ansibi obwiepʋ́ ámʋ ansíbi nɩ. Ntogyi sʋ́ ɔmɛtalɩ́ kɩ́tá Lasaro yáɩ́, alawú?”
Lasaro Kʋsʋ́a
38 Yesu ansɩ́ lɛ́trá pɛ́, ɔlɛnatɩ́ yɔ́ opulákpá ɩnʋ. Ibwi alatɔ bopulá mʋ, bemináa ibwi tin mʋ́ ɔnɔ́. 39 Ɩnʋ ɔlɛbláa amʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩmina ibwi ámʋ lɛ ɔbɔ́ ámʋ ɔnɔ́.”
Támɛ owupʋ́ ámʋ mʋ pio tsɩ́hɛ́ Marta lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́ Wíé, ndɛ aná mʋ́ á, alayíntá. Ndɛ ɛkɛ náásɩ́ ɔpá bopulá mʋ.”
40 Yesu lɛ́bláa mʋ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mmɛbláa fʋ mbɛ́ɛ nɩ́ fohogyi a, fówun alɩá Bulu ɩwɩ bʋ ifú?” 41 Ɩnʋ bemináa ibwi ámʋ lɛ́ ɔbɔ́ ámʋ ɔnɔ́. Yesu lótsu ansɩ́ fʋ́á kɩ ɔsʋ́sʋ́, blɩ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mɩ́ Sɩ́, nɛdá fʋ́ ɩpán ánɩ́ fanú mɩ́ ɔmɛ. 42 Nyin ánɩ́ fʋtonú mɩ́ mpáɩ ekekegyíɛkɛ. Támɛ ahá ánfɩ bʋlɩɩ́ nfɩ ánfɩ sʋ́ nablɩ́ alɩ, mɛ́nɩ bóhogyi ánɩ́ fʋ́lɔ́wa mɩ́.” 43 Brɛ́á ɔlɔbɔ mpáɩ ánfɩ tá á, ɔlɔkplʋ́n blɩ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Lasaro, dalɩ ba!” 44 Lasaro lɛ́dalɩ a, tati klɩ mʋ ɩbɩ pʋ́ mʋ ayabi. Dúku ɛ́ klɩ mʋ ansɩ́tɔ́. Yesu lɛ́bláa amʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩsankɩ mʋ ɔnatɩ.”
Bɛkɩklɩ́ Yesu Nwunsʋ
45 Yudafɔ ámʋ́ʋ́ bobuo Maria ba ɩnʋ ámʋ bowun tɔ́á Yesu labwɛ́. Mʋ́ sʋ amʋ́ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ bɔhɔ mʋ gyi. 46 Támɛ amʋ́tɔ́ akʋ bɔyɔ yɛ́bláa Farisifɔ ámʋ tɔ́á Yesu labwɛ́. 47 Ɩnʋnʋ Bulu igyí ahapʋ́ dɛhɛn pʋ́ Farisifɔ ámʋ bɛtɩ aba asʋ́n agyípʋ́ fia. Mʋ́ʋ́ bɛfɩtɛ́ aba bɛɛ, “Nkálɩ abɔ́bwɛ? Lɛ́lɛ́ mʋ́ á, oyin ánfɩ dɛ́ osúna tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ bwɛ. 48 Nɩ́ anɩmɛ́ka mʋ itin á, ɔhagyíɔha ɔbɔ́hɔ mʋ gyi. Ɩbɛ́ha Romafɔ bɛ́ba bobwie anɩ Bulu ɔtswɛ́kpa amʋ, yíntá anɩ ɔmá!”
49 Támɛ amʋ́tɔ́ ɔkʋlɛá bʋtɛtɩ́ mʋ Kaiafa, ogyi Bulu igyí ɔhapʋ́ dɛhɛn ofí ámʋtɔ lɛ́bláa amʋ́ ɔbɛ́ɛ, “Mlɩ mʋ́ mlɩméyín ɔlala! 50 Mlɩmɔ́kʋ́bɩ́ ánɩ́ ɩbʋ alɛ́á ɔbakʋ́lɛ obówu ahá fɛ́ɛ́ nwunsʋ, dʋn ánɩ́ ɔmá ámʋtɔ ahá fɛ́ɛ́ bɛ́hɩ?” 51 Megyí Kaiafa onutó agywɩɩn ɔ́lɔpʋblɩ́ asʋ́n ánfɩ. Támɛ ɩ́nɩá ofí ámʋtɔ mʋgyí Bulu igyí ɔhapʋ́ dɛhɛn sʋ á, igyi asʋ́n ánɩ́ ɔlɛblɩ́ tswɩ ánɩ́ ilehián ánɩ́ Yesu obówu há Yudafɔ ɔmá. 52 Megyí bɛɛ ɔmá ámʋ nkʋlɛ pɛ́ sʋ obówu, mboún alɩá ɔbɛ́kpa Bulu ahá ánɩ́ badásáɩ́n fɛ́ɛ́ bɔwa abatɔ, bɔ́bwɛ ɩkʋlɛ sʋ.
53 Tsú ɛkɛ ámʋ bɔwa agywɩɩn bwɛ ánɩ́ bɔ́mɔ Yesu bɩ. 54 Ɩ́nɩ sʋ Yesu mɛ́trá tsiá lɛ́ ɩwɩ ɔwan Yudafɔtɔ. Mboún ɔlɛnatɩ́ yɔ́ wúlu kʋá bʋtɛtɩ́ mʋ́ Efraim, ánɩ́ ɩbʋ dimbísʋ́. Mʋa mʋ akasɩ́pʋ́ amʋ betsiá ɩnʋ.
55 Brɛ́ ámʋtɔ á, Yudafɔ nkɛá bɔ́pʋgyi Israelfɔsʋ Katsʋn Nkɛ ámʋ lawíé wóyí tá. Ahá tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ botsu awúlusʋ dʋ́ yɔ́ Yerusalem ánɩ́ bɔyɔ́gyʋráa ɩwɩ asa nkɛ ámʋ ɩfʋn. 56 Brɛ́á bɔyɔ Bulu ɔtswɛ́kpa wunsɩnɛ́sʋ́ ɩnʋ á, bodunká ánɩ́ bówun Yesu. Mʋ́ sʋ bɛfɩtɛ́ aba bɛɛ, “Nkálɩ mlɩdɛ́kɩ́ɩ? Mlɩlahogyi mlɩaa, ɔbɛ́ba nkɛ ánfɩtɔ lóó?” 57 Támɛ brɛ́ ámʋtɔ á, Bulu igyí ahapʋ́ dɛhɛn pʋ́ Farisifɔ ámʋ babláa ahá bɛɛ, nɩ́ ɔkʋ owun ɔtɩ́nɛ́á Yesu bʋ a, ɔhá amʋ́ ɩbɩ, mɛ́nɩ bɛyɛ́kɩtá mʋ.
* 11:2 Ɩ́nɩ kɛ́n bʋ 12:1-8tɔ. † 11:16 Didimus mʋ́a Toma asɩ gyí Tabí Griiki mʋ́a Hebri ɔblɩ́tɔ.