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*ꞌZaan Batiisɩ ꞌpo-o weze
(Maakɩ 1:1-8; Luukɩ 3:1-18; ꞌZaan 1:19-28)
1 -Nɔɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌa ꞌle -nɔɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌklumʋ, nyukpasu -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *ꞌZaan Batiisɩ, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌdaaꞌa ꞌle Zideebhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpiꞌa -da -lue ꞌꞌmusa -nɩꞌa, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ poꞌo weze ꞌle ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌo na: 2 A yibo aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, a ꞌke ꞌle ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti. ꞌƆ nyʋꞌa -kɔkɔɔ ꞌꞌkɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ gbo. 3 ꞌZaanꞌa ꞌꞌkpidɩ -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Ezayii -zaꞌa ꞌmʋ see, ɔ ꞌye na:
Nyɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌle ꞌꞌmusa ꞌꞌkpi, ꞌɩnnɔ poꞌo weze ꞌle ɔ na: A -za ꞌle aꞌba -pɔlʋ ꞌzɔ nyanɩ, aꞌba -Kɔyi -nɩꞌe-e yinamʋ.
4 A -gblee, nmi ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *-nyɔmɛɛ, ꞌɛ nani ʋn lbhaꞌa a, ꞌɛ -bana ꞌZaan -paꞌa ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɔ -bhlaꞌa nmikuꞌa ꞌꞌbɛtʋ ꞌꞌpli ꞌmʋ, -kpakpɩ ɔ-ɔ liꞌo ꞌle ɔ-ɔ bhɛꞌɛ lʋ. Kpli ɔ -nɩꞌa ti a, ꞌɩnnɛ -Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌmʋtizamʋtɔlʋ -nɩꞌe ti -bɛnyɩ. 5 A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌꞌnigblʋ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Zudɛɛn, ꞌle ꞌɛ wɔnli, nyʋ -lrʋʋ-ʋ ꞌwlʋꞌo ꞌle-ɛ, Zelizalɛɛmʋkɔmʋ -ke Zideekɔmʋ -lrʋʋ, ꞌwa -dadudu-u ꞌyi -ɔ -bodɩ 6 ꞌle wa-a zaꞌa ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌbho nyʋ ꞌweeꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi ꞌle ɔ-ɔ *batizee nʋꞌo ꞌle ɛ-bɛ Zudɛɛn -lue ꞌmnɛ kɔ.
7 Nyʋꞌa -dadudu-u yi ꞌɔ -bodɩ ɔ ꞌke ʋ batizee, ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ ɔ ꞌyeeꞌe-e nyʋ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Faliziɛɛn -ke *Sadiziɛɛn, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: ꞌꞌYrabhabhlemʋ-a! Yrɔɔ nʋꞌo, -Lagɔꞌɔ wɔnkucɛ ɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌa nyʋ ꞌꞌkpi -ya mʋ, abʋ cɛ ɛ wɔn ꞌmʋꞌa? 8 Aꞌba kpli-i nʋꞌa, a yiboꞌo-o aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌle a ꞌye ꞌle ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti, a -tɔ nɩ! 9 Aꞌba nʋ, aꞌba ꞌꞌna ꞌmo-o ꞌtɔ *Ablaamʋꞌa dɩ a, a-a ꞌye -Lagɔꞌɔ -zigle wɔn ꞌmʋ -cɛ mʋ, -le! A -gblee, sɩkpɩ-ɩ ꞌpɛꞌɛ -laa ti, ɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo ɔ ꞌke ɩ Ablaamʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuuꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu ꞌmʋ nʋ. 10 A-bʋ -yʋʋ, tu nyɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌꞌyi po. Tu -yɛ -seeꞌa ꞌꞌbhizɩgɩ po, ɛ-ɛ ꞌye-e -cɛ -mʋ ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌle nɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌvuto-ɛ. A ꞌꞌdu aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyrili! ꞌꞌGbepa -sʋɛꞌo see, ɛ ꞌpɛ-ɛ ꞌbho tu ꞌmnɛꞌɛ kplu ꞌꞌkpi ti ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌɛ ꞌsɩsɩanyɩ cɛ. 11 ꞌƖnmɔ -yɔɔ, ꞌꞌni ꞌmna-a batizee nɩꞌe amʋ. Ɛ-ɛ ꞌtɔ-ɔ na a yiboꞌo-o aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi ꞌle a ꞌye ꞌle ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti. Nyɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌle ꞌan lemʋ, ɔ-ɔ yi-oꞌo. Ɔ ꞌku-o wɔn, ɔ ꞌye ꞌɩnmʋ -zi. ꞌƖn se ꞌbhɛɛ ɩn ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌgeyikpaankpɩanꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌdu. Ɔ-bɔ, -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ɔ-ɔ ꞌye amʋ ꞌmʋ -po mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle, aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋꞌa nyʋtɔlʋ, -ka nɛ-ɛa ƆFa 3 11 Nɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌa ꞌzɔ -lrɛɛ-ɛ ꞌmo-o, nyʋ Zezii-i ꞌyeꞌa -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ-po mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌyi, ɔ-ɔ ꞌye-e lbhʋ -nʋ -mʋ ꞌle ꞌwa -pɔlʋ ꞌzɔ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke liꞌsaa ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. 12 A -gblee, ꞌꞌyi -ke aꞌba tinɩɛ gʋgɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiti, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a: Nɩkpɛ ɔ ꞌbhleꞌe kwa ꞌle ɔ ꞌke lɩꞌa ꞌyɔ ꞌmʋ bhla. -Yɩ ꞌbhleꞌa lɛ ꞌli, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌsra ꞌyaa, ꞌle, ꞌya flɩ-ɩ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌbho -sie mʋ a, ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌle nɛ ꞌmʋ po. Ɛ-bɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌzɔ ꞌka-a: ꞌSra ꞌmo-o -Lagɔ gbo ꞌle nɛ ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛnɛ.
*ꞌZaan Batiisɩ *batizeeꞌe-e *Zezii
(Maakɩ 1:9-11; Luukɩ 3:21-22)
13 Ɩ-bɩ ꞌwɩ ꞌmnɩ ꞌli, *Zezii -sɔꞌɔ-ɔ Galileebhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye *ꞌZaan gbo mu ꞌbho Zudɛɛn wɔnyi ꞌle ꞌZaan ꞌke ɔ *batizee. 14 ꞌZaan na: ꞌƖn se ɛ ꞌbhɛɛ, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌke -mnɔɔɔ gbo yi ꞌle -ɩn ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ batizee. 15 ꞌLe Zezii na: ꞌWɔɔn nɛ! ꞌKa-a ɛ ꞌke ꞌmʋ-nɩ -tanyɩke-ɔ, ꞌle, lɛꞌꞌo lɛ -Lagɔ ꞌybhaaꞌa -amʋ, -a ꞌke ɛ ꞌꞌyi-nynia. ꞌLe ꞌZaan ꞌye ɛ ꞌwɔɔn, ɔ ꞌye ɔ batizee.
16 ꞌZaan gwɛꞌɛ Zeziiꞌa batizeeɛ ꞌꞌyi -nalo, -da Zezii -sɔꞌɔ ꞌle ꞌꞌnukɔ, ꞌbho -gbaa -lue ꞌmʋ ɔ ꞌye-e yaku li ɛ ꞌye wɔn kati ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌye ɔ ꞌꞌkpiꞌdree -ka ꞌgbɔlɩɛ. 17 Wlu-u ꞌwlʋꞌa ꞌle yaku ꞌli ɔ ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ꞌbɔ, -kaa ɛ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa: -Ɩnmɔ ꞌmo-o ꞌan ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌdɛ -lue -ke dɩ ꞌɩn -kmaꞌa. ꞌLe -ɩn ꞌmʋ ꞌɩn poꞌo ꞌan ꞌbʋbʋaꞌa ꞌwee.