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*Zezii ꞌpʋʋnꞌo-o -klɔklɔyi -lue ꞌbho *Zuifʋꞌa lifɔzɔ
1 Ɩ-bɩ dɩ ꞌmnɩ ziꞌa -kaa, ꞌle *ꞌZuifʋ ꞌye ꞌwa gɔklagba -lue ꞌꞌdu ꞌle Zelizalɛɛmʋ. *Zezii nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ-ɛ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌle mu. 2 Ɛ-bɛ gwlɔ ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ, -bada -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌbho. Gwlɔꞌɔ ꞌgbewɔn -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa ꞌBhlabhlɩꞌa ꞌGbewɔn, ꞌbho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌtroli, ꞌbho-o ɛ -nɩꞌo. -Pepe -muu-u -nɩꞌe ꞌbho ꞌɛ wɔnli. ꞌLe ꞌZuifʋꞌa wlu ꞌmʋ, -bada ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌnynɩ ꞌmo-o Bɛtɩzataa. 3 Ɩ-bɩ -pepe ꞌmnɩ ꞌzɔ, ꞌbho-o ꞌꞌlɔmʋ-e, topomʋ-e, -klɔklɔmʋ -lrʋʋ ꞌpɛꞌɛ ti, [ꞌle ʋn-ʋ fuo ꞌꞌni wɔn, ɛ ꞌke tiꞌtʋtɔ. 4 A -gblee, -Lagɔ gboꞌa -dalbhoyi-i yi-oꞌo ꞌle -nɔɔ gbɛ ꞌli, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ zukɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌni ꞌmnɛ ti. -Bho ɔ nʋ ɛ -kaa, ꞌꞌgwizinyɔ -yɔ ꞌꞌsiꞌa ꞌle ti -antanyɩ, koo ꞌɔ ꞌwɛ -nɩ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌpʋn-oꞌo.]
5 A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌle ʋ-bʋ ꞌꞌgwizimʋ ꞌmnʋꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ, nyɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌle. ꞌLe zʋɩnꞌa -gwlʋ -lue -zʋɩn -bue, -zʋɩn -mɛɛtan ꞌli, ꞌɔ lɩꞌa ꞌwɔn. 6 Zezii nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ ꞌye-e ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ li, ɔ ꞌpɛ-ɛ ti. Ɔ ꞌye ꞌɔ li a, ɔ yiboꞌo-o -ka ɔ -gwleꞌa ꞌbho ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɔ tidede ꞌle ɔ na: -Ɩn ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti, -ɩn ꞌke ꞌpʋnꞌa? 7 ꞌLe ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ na: ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu, -bho ꞌꞌni zukɔ ti, nyɔ -yɔ ꞌka ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌle ꞌɛ kɔ tiꞌꞌsii, ꞌɩn se ɔ ꞌbhle. -Bho ꞌɩn nʋ, ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌle ꞌkpa, nyɔ -lrɔɔ-ɔ ꞌzi-e ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌyi. 8 ꞌLe Zezii na: -Sɔ ꞌmʋ, ꞌꞌluo -aꞌa ꞌꞌkpitipɛlɛ ꞌmʋ, -ɩn ꞌke -na. 9 A -gblee, ꞌbho -gbaa -lue ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌpʋn-oꞌo ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌɔ ꞌꞌkpitipɛlɛ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo ꞌle ɔ-ɔ naꞌo.
Ɛ-bɛ lɛ ꞌmnɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ʋ-bʋ *ꞌZuifʋꞌa lifɔzɔ ɔ nʋ ꞌɛ dɩ, 10 ꞌwa -klɩgbɩ na nyɔ-ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa -bodɩ: -Gbʋ ꞌnɔɔ! -Aꞌba lifɔzɔ ꞌmo-o -zɩan. Ɛ-bɛ zɔ -nɛɛ ꞌli, nyɔ se ꞌbhɛɛ ɔ ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌꞌkpitipɛlɛ ꞌbhle, -ɛkedɩmaa, ɛ-ɛ ꞌmo-o lbhʋꞌa nʋnʋa. 11 ꞌLe ɔ ꞌye ʋ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: Nyɔ-ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ nʋꞌo: ꞌꞌLuo -aꞌa ꞌꞌkpitipɛlɛ ꞌmʋ, -ɩn ꞌke -na. 12 ꞌLe ʋn ꞌye ɔ ꞌtɔ tidede: Nyɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa na: ꞌꞌLuo -aꞌa ꞌꞌkpitipɛlɛ ꞌmʋ, -ɩn ꞌke -na, ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ -mɛꞌɛ? 13 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, Zezii gwɛꞌɛ -kaa ꞌɔ ꞌpʋʋnpʋan ꞌꞌyi a, ɔ ꞌꞌmaa ꞌnɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌyrili ꞌle nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbhoꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ. ꞌƐ dɩ, nyɔ-ɔ ꞌpʋʋn ꞌnɔ, ɔ se ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ yibo.
14 -Nɔɔ gbɛ ziꞌa a, ꞌle, ʋn -nɩ ꞌsɔn, ʋn ꞌye ꞌle *-Lagɔꞌɔ bʋbɔbhlegbo ꞌgbʋʋ, ꞌle Zezii ꞌye ɔ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: -Gbʋ ꞌnɔɔ, -ɩn ꞌpʋn-ɔ! -Ɛ ꞌwlʋꞌa -laa -zɩan a, ꞌbhɔ ꞌtɔ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa nʋnʋdɩ ꞌle ꞌꞌnyinynilɛklagba -kaa -ɩnmʋ ꞌꞌkpi bhla! 15 Ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ -ke Zezii sʋsɔꞌɔ-ɔ li, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌmʋ-sɔ, ɔ ꞌye ꞌle *ꞌZuifʋꞌa -klɩgbɩ ꞌle -yɛ, ꞌle ɔ na: Nyɔ-ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌmo-o Zezii. 16 Ʋn ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ɛ-bɛ wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌbɔ ɔ, ʋn ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti, ʋn ꞌke ɔ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌlrulinʋ, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌwa lifɔzɔ ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌo ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ. 17 Zezii ꞌyeꞌa -kaa ꞌwa kpli li a, ꞌle ɔ na ʋ -bodɩ: -Ka ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa ꞌꞌyrilinmɔdɩ ꞌꞌkɔmʋkɔmʋ a, ꞌka-a ꞌɩn ꞌke nʋ -lrɛɛ. 18 A -gblee, ꞌɔ wlu ꞌmnɛꞌɛ dɩ, ꞌZuifʋꞌa -klɩgbɩ-ɩ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti tenyɩ, ʋn ꞌke ɔ ꞌlbha, ɔ ꞌke ꞌmɛ. -Ɛkedɩmaa, ɛ -se ꞌwa lifɔzɔ ꞌꞌkpiꞌa gbaꞌa ꞌꞌsɛ, ɔ cɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌnɩ -ko. Ɔ na -Lagɔ ꞌmo-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiglɛtɩta; ꞌɛ lɛtu -tɔꞌo -ka ɔ -ke -Lagɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ꞌmʋ.
-Lagɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ-e ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu *Zezii wɔnkuɛ
19 Ʋ-bʋ *ꞌZuifʋ ꞌmnʋ-ʋ ꞌkpa-a *Zezii dɩ ꞌꞌyiꞌa dɩ, ɔ ꞌꞌluoꞌo wlu ꞌmʋ -lrɛɛ ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩnmɔ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyuꞌa -de ti ꞌꞌsɛ ɛ, ꞌan nʋ lɛ. Lɛ ꞌan -tɩta-a nʋꞌa, ꞌɩn ꞌyeꞌa li a, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌɩn-ɩ nʋꞌo. Lɛꞌꞌo lɛ ꞌan -tɩta-a nʋꞌa a, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌɩn-ɩ nʋꞌo -lrɛɛ. 20 A -gblee, ɔ -kmaꞌa-a ꞌan dɩ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ tɔꞌɔ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌɔ nʋnʋdɩ ꞌwee. Lɩ -yɩ ꞌbhɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi, -ɩ -ziꞌa -yɩɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩn ꞌka nʋ a, ɔ-ɔ tɔ ꞌnɩ-ɩ ꞌɩnmʋ -lrɛɛ ꞌle ɩ-ɩ ꞌye amʋ wɔnti-ma mʋ. 21 -Ka ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ-ɔ zaꞌa nyʋ glu ꞌle ʋn-ʋ nɩꞌa ti -lrɛɛ, ꞌle, -ka nyʋ-ʋ ꞌmɛꞌɛ ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌʋ ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛzɛgɛ, -ka -lue ꞌmnɔ ꞌka-a, nyɔ -yɔ ꞌɩn ꞌybhaꞌa, ꞌɩn-ɩ nʋ ɩ ꞌɔ -bodɩ -lrɛɛ. 22 ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ, ɛ -se ꞌan -tɩta ꞌke nyɔ dɩ -kpʋn ꞌnɩ -ko. ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩꞌe wɔnkuɛ, ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke nyʋ dɩ -kpʋn, 23 ꞌle, -ka nyʋ ꞌwee-e ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌbho ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ, ʋn ꞌke -kaa ꞌbho ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌdu. Nyɔ -yɔ -seeꞌa tiꞌbɔ, ɔ ꞌke ꞌbho ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌdu a, ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ ɔ -see tiꞌbɔ ɔ ꞌke ꞌbho ꞌꞌdu -lrɛɛ.
24 -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ -lrɛɛ, nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ poꞌa ꞌan wlu -lokui, ꞌle, ꞌan -tɩta-a lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, -ɔ de ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwli a, tinɩɛzɛgɛ-ɛ seꞌa ꞌꞌtiinamʋ ꞌbhle, ꞌɩnnɛ ɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌo. ꞌLe *-lebhɔɔnɔɔ ꞌli, ꞌan -zigle -see ɔ -kpʋn yi: ꞌɔ nyɔtu -see ꞌtɔ ꞌmɛ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. Ɔ -nɩꞌe-e ti. 25 -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ -lrɛɛ, -nɔɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌe nyninamʋ, ꞌle ɛ ꞌꞌdu-ɛꞌɛ wɔn see, ꞌle, nyʋ-ʋ ꞌmɛꞌɛ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ʋn ꞌke ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyuꞌa wlu ꞌbʋꞌwɔn, ꞌle, -yʋ po ꞌɛ -lokui, ʋn ꞌke ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛzɛgɛ ꞌye. 26 A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌan -tɩta-a ꞌbhleꞌe tinɩɛ, ꞌle, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌma-a ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu a, ɔ ꞌye ɛ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌnyɩ; ꞌle, -ka ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa nyʋ -lrʋʋꞌa tinɩɛꞌɛ -gbɔtʋ, ꞌɩn ꞌke -kaa -nɩ -lrɛɛ. 27 ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ, ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ-e ꞌɩnmʋ wɔnkuɛ -lrɛɛ, ꞌɩn ꞌke nyʋ -zigle -tu, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌmo-o *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ, ꞌle -ɔ ꞌlɔ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYu. 28 Dɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa -laa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ a, ꞌya wɔnꞌɔ ma amʋ ti -le! A -gblee, -nɔɔ -lue-e ꞌye-e -nyni -mʋ, ꞌle, nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌle zoko ꞌli, ʋn ꞌke ꞌɩnmɔ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyuꞌa wlu ꞌbʋꞌwɔn. 29 -Bho ʋn ꞌwɛn ɛ -kaa ꞌbɔ ɔ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌke glu -sɔ. Nyʋ -yʋ nʋꞌa ꞌꞌyrilinmɔdɩ, ꞌɩnnʋ ꞌke ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛzɛgɛ ꞌye, ꞌle, -yʋ nʋꞌa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ, ꞌan -zigle ꞌke ʋ kpʋn.
Nyɔ -yɔ *Zezii ꞌꞌduꞌa, nyʋ -ke lɩ-ɩ -zɩ ꞌɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌya dɩ ɔ-ɔ ꞌtmʋʋꞌo *ꞌZuifʋꞌa -klɩgbɩ.
30 A -gblee, ꞌɩn se ꞌbhɛɛ -bho ꞌɩn -de ti ꞌꞌsɛ ɛ, ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke lɛ nʋ. -Ka ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ-ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌyi ꞌtɩn, ꞌka-a ꞌɩn-ɩ tuꞌo nyɔ -zigle. ꞌAn ꞌbɔ ꞌan ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa ꞌgwlʋdɩ ti; -Lagɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɔ -nɛ ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ꞌɩn ꞌke nʋꞌa dɩ, ꞌan -zigle ꞌsrɛɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi.
31 -Bho ꞌɩn -za ꞌan ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa ꞌꞌkpidɩ ꞌmʋ, a -see ɩ lɛ ꞌla yi. 32 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ, -Lagɔ -zaꞌa-a ꞌan ꞌꞌkpidɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle, dɩ ɔ -zaꞌa ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩn yiboꞌo-o na -ziadɩ moꞌo. 33 ꞌBho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi, a ꞌlbho-o nyʋ ꞌle *ꞌZaan Batiisɩ gbo, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ -ziadɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za ꞌbho ꞌan ꞌꞌkpi. 34 A ꞌye li-ɔ, nyɔ -yɔ ꞌɩnmɔ *Zezii ꞌꞌduꞌa a, ꞌɩn -see tiꞌbɔ nyunyɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋ-za. ꞌƖn-ɩ ꞌtmʋʋ ꞌnɩ amʋ-ɛ, a ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌpʋn ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. 35 ꞌZaan -mnɔɔ, -ka -bho nyɔ cɛ ꞌꞌnapɛ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ ꞌye nɩꞌa ꞌɛ zɔ ꞌꞌyi ti wesaa, ꞌan ꞌꞌkpidɩ ɔ -zaꞌa ꞌmʋ, ꞌka-a ɩ -nɩꞌo, ꞌle a ꞌye ɩ ꞌwɔɔn, ꞌle ꞌbʋbʋa ꞌye amʋ ꞌlbha, ꞌwɩtoopeꞌa ꞌꞌsɛ ti. 36 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, nyɔ -yɔ ꞌɩn ꞌꞌduꞌa, lɩ-ɩ ꞌye ꞌɩ amʋ -tɔ mʋ, ɩ ꞌbhɛ-ɛ ꞌꞌyi tenyɩ, ɩ ꞌye ꞌZaanꞌa nɩ -zi, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ-e ꞌɩnmʋ wɔnkuɛ ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌɔ lɩꞌa -dadudu nʋ ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌyi-nynia. Nyɔ -yɔ ꞌɩn ꞌꞌduꞌa, ꞌle -ka ɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ɩ-bɩ lɩ ꞌmnɩ ꞌɩn -nɩꞌa nʋnamʋ, ꞌɩnnɩ tɔ ꞌnɩ nyʋ -ziaka. 37 ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ, ɔ-bɔ ꞌan -tɩta ꞌmnɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo-o -zaꞌa -ziadɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌbho ꞌan ꞌꞌkpi. A -see ꞌɔ wlu ꞌbʋꞌwɔn kpɛ -lue. A -see ɔ liꞌye kpɛ -lue. 38 ꞌLe aꞌba deꞌe ꞌɔ wlu ꞌle aꞌba -pɔlʋ ꞌzɔ ti, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌɩnmɔ ɔ lbhoꞌa a, a -see ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide. 39 A-a popo-o ꞌgwlʋti na, dɩ -Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌmʋtizamʋ ꞌcnɩꞌa ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli see, ꞌle ɩ ꞌmʋ, -ka a ꞌka ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛ ꞌye, ꞌle-e a ꞌke ɩ yibo -nɩ: ꞌɛ dɩ a-a ple ꞌɩ kli. A -gblee, ɩ-bɩ dɩ ꞌmnɩ, ꞌɩnnɩ zaꞌa ꞌan ꞌꞌkpidɩ ꞌmʋ. 40 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, a -see tiꞌbɔ, a ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ gbo yi, ꞌle, tinɩɛzɛgɛ-ɛ seꞌa ꞌꞌtiinamʋ ꞌbhle, a ꞌke ɛ ꞌye.
41 A -gblee, ꞌan ꞌbɔ ti nyunyu ꞌke ꞌan ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyiꞌbhɛɛ. 42 Lɛ ꞌɩn ꞌyeꞌa amʋ ꞌmʋ li a, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌmo-o, a se -Lagɔꞌɔ dɩkmɛɛ ꞌmʋꞌbhle -ziaka. 43 ꞌAn -tɩta -Lagɔꞌɔ wɔnkuɛ -ke ꞌɩn yiꞌe ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌle a -see tiꞌbɔ a ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide, ꞌle, -bho ɛ ꞌꞌdu nyɔ -yɔ yi nɩꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa ꞌnynɩ ꞌmʋ, a-a kpʋn ɔꞌo -gli. 44 A-bʋ -seeꞌa tiꞌbɔ -Lagɔ -nɩ -lue ꞌtɩn ꞌke aꞌba ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyiꞌbhɛɛ, a-bʋ -ke ꞌꞌsɛ-ɛ ꞌbhɩbhɛɛꞌɛ ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi, koo a ꞌke -nyna ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlideꞌa? 45 ꞌBho ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, aꞌba de ꞌꞌgwli na, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌke amʋ dɩ ꞌꞌyikpa -le! *Moyiizɩ a-a deꞌa ꞌꞌgwli a, ꞌɩnnɔ -nɩꞌe amʋ dɩ ꞌꞌyikpanamʋ. 46 A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌan ꞌꞌkpidɩ ɔ ꞌcnɩꞌa dɩ, -bho a de ɔ ꞌkɩ ꞌꞌgwli a, a de ꞌkoꞌo ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli -lrɛɛ. 47 Ɩ-bɩ lɩ ɔ ꞌcnɩꞌa, -bho a -see ɩ ꞌꞌgwlide ꞌle, koo a ꞌke ꞌan wlu lɛ ꞌla ꞌle a ꞌke ɛ ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ?