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ꞌPɔlʋ -zaꞌa-a *Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌle Kɔlɛɛtɩ
1 Ɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, ꞌPɔlʋ -sɔꞌɔ-ɔ Atɛɛnɩ, ꞌle, Akayibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpiꞌa -gwlɔklagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Kɔlɛɛtɩ, ɔ ꞌye ꞌle mu. 2 ꞌBho-o *ꞌZuifʋyi -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Akilaa -nɩꞌo. Ɔ ꞌwlʋ -nɩꞌe-e ꞌbhlʋkpa -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa ꞌPɔɔn. Ɔ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌnynɔ *Plisilɩ -sɔꞌɔ-ɔ Italiibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi -lreeka, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌWlomɛɛꞌɛ ꞌbhlʋkpayowliklagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Klodɩ na, *ꞌZuifʋꞌa klɛ -sɔ ꞌbho Italiiꞌa -gwlɔklagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *ꞌWlɔmʋ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ ꞌbho -yɛ, ɔ ꞌye ʋ gbo ti-de. 3 Ɔ -ke ʋn -plɛꞌɛ lbhʋ -lue ꞌmʋ-ɛ. ꞌƐ dɩ ɔ -deꞌe ꞌle ʋ gbo ti ꞌle ɔ -ke ʋn-ʋ nʋꞌo lbhʋ -lue ꞌmnɛ. -Gblee, lbhalbhagbedeti ʋn-ʋ poꞌo ꞌle ʋn-ʋ po ꞌɩ ꞌpɛlʋ. 4 ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ a, -bho *ꞌZuifʋꞌa lifɔzɔ nyni a, ꞌZuifʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌmu-o ꞌle ꞌwa *-Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbudu ꞌli, ꞌle ɔ -ke ʋn-ʋ zaꞌa ꞌle -Lagɔwluꞌa sʋɩ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ poꞌo ꞌZuifʋ -ke *Glɛkɩ ꞌkpa ꞌꞌyi ʋn ꞌke *Zezii ꞌꞌgwlide.
5 -Nɔɔ gbɛ ziꞌa a, ꞌle Silaasɩ -ke Timotee ꞌye Masedʋanɩ -sɔ ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌbho yi. Ʋn yiꞌa a, ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌꞌluoꞌo-o ꞌɔ -nɔɔꞌɔ klɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa -Lagɔwlu ꞌmʋ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌtɔ-ɔ ꞌZuifʋ gbaa -ka Zezii ꞌꞌduꞌa *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ. 6 Ʋn ꞌwɩn ꞌɩ ꞌbɔ ɔ, ꞌwa -dadudu ꞌku-o ꞌꞌyi ʋn -see ꞌwɔn ꞌle ʋn-ʋ ꞌꞌjree nɔꞌo. ꞌƐ dɩ ɔ ꞌgbɔtɔ nʋꞌo ꞌɔ -banɩꞌa ꞌꞌpiplee kwa. ꞌƖnnɛ tɔꞌo -ka ʋn-ʋ nʋꞌa -laa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌo: -Bho a se ꞌpʋn ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi a, aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌꞌlruyidɩ moꞌo. Ɩ -se ꞌan dɩ -ko. ꞌTraamʋ ꞌtɔ ɔ, nyʋ-ʋ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋ, ꞌle ʋ gbo ꞌɩn-ɩ muꞌo.
7 Ɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ ꞌwlʋꞌo ꞌbho-ɛ, nyukpasu -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Titiusɩ Zutuusɩ, ɔ ꞌye ꞌbho ɔ gbo mu. ꞌƖnnɔ -ke ꞌZuifʋ-ʋ bʋbɔꞌɔ -Lagɔ ꞌle ꞌɔ -budu -nɩꞌe ꞌbho -Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbudu ꞌꞌtroli. 8 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, -Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbuduꞌa -klagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Klisɩpusɩ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhlegboꞌa nyʋ ꞌde-e -aꞌba -Kɔyi Zezii ꞌꞌgwli, ꞌle, Kɔlɛɛtɩkɔmʋꞌa -dadudu-u poꞌa ꞌPɔlʋ -lokui, ʋn ꞌye Zezii ꞌꞌgwlide -lrɛɛ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye *batizee-ɛ.
9 Ɛ-bɛ -nɔɔ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌmatʋ -lue ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌye-e ꞌꞌyritiyeɛɛ ꞌle -aꞌba -Kɔyi Zezii ꞌye ɔ gbo -wlu, ɔ na: -Sɩanyɩꞌa ꞌlbha -ɩnmʋ -le! -Za ꞌan ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌmʋ! -Aꞌa ꞌꞌmu wɔn -le! 10 ꞌƖn -ke -ɩn -naꞌo, nyʋ -see -ɩnmʋ nyanɩ ꞌmʋ -kla yi. -Gblee, -gwlɔ -nɛɛ ꞌli, nyʋ-ʋ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌan nyʋ ꞌꞌdu mʋ, ʋn -dieꞌe-e -laa ꞌꞌyi. 11 ꞌKa-a ɛ -nɩꞌe ꞌmʋꞌa dɩ a, ɔ ziꞌe ꞌbho -zʋn -lue ꞌꞌdie ꞌle ɔ-ɔ tɔꞌɔ nyʋ -Lagɔwlu.
12 -Nɔɔ -ke ti ꞌbho Akayibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi ꞌWlomɛɛ ꞌka ꞌbho ꞌwa nyɔklagba -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Galiyɔɔ tide ꞌle ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpa ꞌmnɛ -kɔ ɔ, ꞌZuifʋ ꞌgbʋʋꞌo-o ꞌꞌlru, ʋn ꞌye wlu -dalue -po, ʋn ꞌye ꞌPɔlʋ kpʋn, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ -zigletumʋ wɔnyi kpa. 13 Ʋn ꞌnʋ-o nyʋ, na: -Ka ɔ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti nyʋ ꞌke -Lagɔ bʋbɔ -ke -ka -aꞌba gba ꞌlɛꞌɛ nyʋ ꞌke nʋ a, ɩ se gʋgɔ. 14 ꞌPɔlʋ muꞌa dɩ ꞌmʋ-za mʋ, ꞌbho-o ꞌbhlʋkpayowli Galiyɔɔ kɔꞌɔ wlu, ɔ na: ꞌZuifʋ-a, -bho ɛ ꞌꞌdu ꞌkɩ ꞌꞌyikmazagbɩ, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ, -ziadɩ moꞌo, ꞌɩn-ɩ po ꞌkɩ-ɩ amʋ -lokui, 15 ꞌle ɛ ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌtɔ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa -tɔtɔlɩ, nyʋꞌa ꞌnynɩꞌa ꞌmʋdepodɩ -ke aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa gba, ꞌle ꞌmna -see tiꞌbɔ ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌya -zigle tu! Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi tu ɩ! 16 ꞌLe ɔ ꞌye nyʋ ꞌtmʋʋ: A po ʋ ꞌꞌpiemʋ! 17 ꞌBho -ziglebudu wɔnyi, nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho nʋꞌa -kaa, ʋn ꞌkpʋn-o -Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbuduꞌa -klagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Sosɩtɛnɩ kwa ꞌmʋ ti, ʋn-ʋ bhɔtɔ nɔ-oꞌo. Galiyɔɔ yibo nɩ-oꞌo. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ꞌɔ dɩꞌa -lue komu se ʋ ꞌꞌkpi -nɩ.
ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌmu-o Atiɔsɩ le
18 Ɛ ziꞌa -kaa a, ꞌPɔlʋ -gwle ꞌbho Kɔlɛɛtɩ-ɔ ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu wlu po, batoo -nɩꞌa Siliibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi munamʋ, ɔbɔ-e *Plisilɩ -ke *Akilaa ꞌye ꞌle ꞌɛ ꞌlimʋ ꞌkpa. Ʋn ꞌka mu a, ꞌle Kɔlɛɛtɩꞌa ꞌtɔnni wɔnliꞌa ꞌfɔ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Sanklee, ꞌbho-o ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌwla -nɩꞌe ꞌꞌlru ti. ꞌƖnnɛ tɔꞌɔ nyʋ -ka ɔ cɛꞌɛ wlu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi ꞌle ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌzʋɩn ꞌmʋ ꞌwlʋ.
19-21 Ʋn -nɩꞌa munamʋ a, -gwlɔklagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Efɛɛzɩ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌbho nyni. ꞌBho-o batoo -nyna -nɩꞌe ti, ʋn ꞌye tiꞌꞌsi, ꞌle, *ꞌZuifʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho a, ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌye ꞌle ꞌwa *-Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbudu ꞌli mu, ɔ -ke ʋn ꞌye -Lagɔwluꞌa sʋɩ ꞌle -za, ꞌle ꞌwa tɔlʋ ꞌye ɔ -jeyi -za, ꞌle ɔ na ɔ -see ꞌwɔn. Ɔ ꞌka mu, ɔ na: -Bho -Lagɔ ꞌwɔn, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌyi-e le, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye batoo ꞌmnɛ ꞌli le ꞌkpa ɔ ꞌye mu, ꞌle Akilaa -ke Plisilɩ ꞌye ꞌbho Efɛɛzɩ -sie. 22 Ɔ -nɩꞌa munamʋ a, ɔ ꞌnyni-e Sezaleegwlɔ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye tiꞌꞌsi, ɔ ꞌye Zelizalɛɛmʋ mu, ɔ -ke Zeziiꞌa -glɩgbawɔnyiꞌa nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho ꞌke ꞌyɩye, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye Atiɔsɩ mu. 23 Ɔ ꞌnʋ-o ꞌbho ꞌwɩ -glilii ꞌle ɔ ꞌye le mu, ɔ ꞌye Galasiiꞌa Flizii ꞌmʋ cɛ, ɔ-ɔ pleꞌe ꞌya gwlɛ ꞌꞌyiti -lue -lue, ꞌle, *Zeziiꞌa -namʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho a, ɔ-ɔ po ꞌʋ ꞌkpa ꞌꞌyi.
Apolɔsɩ -nɩꞌe-e Efɛɛzɩ -ke Kɔlɛɛtɩ
24 Zɔ -lue ꞌzɔ *ꞌZuifʋyi -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Apolɔsɩ, ꞌɩnnɔ nyniꞌe ꞌbho Efɛɛzɩ. Ɔ ꞌwlʋ-o Alasadriigwlɔ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɔ yiboꞌo -aꞌba -Kɔyi -Lagɔꞌɔ wlu -ka -zɛgɛka. -Bho ɔ -kɛ ɛ ꞌmʋ-ʋza a, ꞌɔ ꞌkɩkle wlu ꞌꞌyi. 25 -Ka -Lagɔ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti nyʋ ꞌke -na a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌcɩɩn -ɩꞌo. Ɔ-ɔ ꞌwla-a -pɔlʋ ti, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa -Lagɔwlu ꞌmʋ, ꞌle *Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩ ɔ-ɔ tɔꞌɔ nyʋ ꞌsrɛɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi. ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ, -yɛ ꞌma-a nyʋꞌa *batizeeɛ, *ꞌZaanꞌa ꞌꞌsɛꞌɛ -nɛ ɔ yiboꞌo. ꞌƖnnɛ ɔ -deꞌe ꞌliti. 26 -Gblee, ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ, ꞌle ꞌwa *-Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbudu ꞌli, ɔ ꞌcɛ-ɛ ꞌꞌyrili ꞌle ɔ-ɔ wluꞌo. ꞌBho-o *Plisilɩ -ke *Akilaa ꞌwɔn -nɩꞌe ꞌɔ wlu ꞌbɔ ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ʋn -ke ɔ ꞌye kpɔ cɛ, ꞌle, -ka -Lagɔ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti nyʋ ꞌke -na a, ɔ seꞌa -bhla yibo ꞌya damʋ, ʋn-ʋ zɩza ꞌnɩ gbɔ ꞌꞌsɩkɩsɩkɩ ꞌle ʋn-ʋ ꞌtmʋʋ nɔꞌo. 27 ꞌBho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi, ɔ ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti ɔ ꞌke Akayi mu, ꞌle ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu ꞌye ɔ ꞌkpa ꞌꞌyi po, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌcnɩ, ꞌle, ꞌfɔ ꞌmnɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌa *Zeziiꞌa -namʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌle, ʋn ꞌye ʋ ɛ -jeyi po ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɔ kpʋn -gli, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye mu. Ɔ nyniꞌa ꞌle a, ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu -yʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌle ꞌmnɔ, -ʋ deꞌa *Zezii ꞌꞌgwli ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌsana ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌpo -ʋ ꞌkpa ꞌꞌyi -ka -zɛgɛka. 28 -Gblee, ꞌbho nyʋ ꞌweeꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌɔ -tɔtɔlɩ ɔ -tɔꞌɔ, ɩ -flɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌyiti, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌyitiwa na: A ꞌꞌma-oꞌo. ꞌLe, -ka ʋn ꞌka ꞌɔ wlu ꞌꞌkpi ꞌꞌdu, ʋn se ꞌna ꞌbhle. ꞌLe, wlu-u ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle -Lagɔbɔgʋ ꞌli, ꞌle ɩ ꞌmʋ, -ka Zezii ꞌꞌduꞌa *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ, ɔ-ɔ tɔ ꞌnʋ -kaa.

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