1 Di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi ninwii suoto, Yesu lakyɛ Farisi batii ɔnɔɔfo onwii leyo ninfũ baalɛɛ nwɔ alɛ abale ni alesaa. Batii lawɛ ninfa baatɔɔtɛtɛɛ nwɔ osie kanya. 2 Osuɔtɔ onwii di nnɛɛ ku nkpaa lafufu ni lawa Yesu nfũ. 3 Ninfɛ di Yesu lakaalɛ kufiofa batuotɛ ku Farisi batii alɛ, “Kufiofa loo lɛta wo osuku alɛ buayɔɔsa otii ofiɛ di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto ɛɛ, sɛɛ kuɔta wo osuku?” 4 Kafɔɔ batafuo kanya ɔbɛ obuɛ ɔlaa kuonwii. Ninfɛ di Yesu lamufũ osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo aayɔɔsa nwɔ ofiɛ, ni aatɔɔ aasifi nɛ.

5 Ninfɛ aakaalɛ ma alɛ, “Nse onwii lee obi ee bɔkɛɛ nɔɔ lɛkpa eebuo di dibiɔ kamɛ di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto, bilɔbadiki nwɔ dii nwu nkpo?” 6 Kafɔɔ batafuo nwɔ ɔlaa nwu kanya odiki.

7 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanya mmle di batii ba baakyakako ni latoodiki ni nsiɛkɔ kplɛ, ninfɛ aapɛ ma lɛkpa ninwii alɛ, 8 “Nse otii owo lɛkyakako fɔ ɛɛwako ɔsanko nɔɔ kayɔkɔ yi, tansiɛ di kasiɛkɔ kplɛ. Diekye dibafuo ɔwa alɛ bɛɛkyakako otii wɔ niɛtaka katoo alenke fɔ ni ninfa. 9 Ni otii wɔ niɛkyakako ni batii lee banyɔ mawa amatɔkɔ fɔ alɛ, ‘Taka faata otii wɔ mmle abasiɛ ninfa.’ Nioso fabataka fanaasiɛ di lɛba yɛntɛle ku sinunsɔ. 10 Nkpo oso nse bɛɛkyakako fɔ bɛɛwako lɛba yi, kyɛ faalaasiɛ di kasiɛkɔ yɛntɛle. Nse otii wɔ niɛkyakako fɔ ni lɛwa yi, ni abatɔkɔ fɔ alɛ, ‘Siɛwo nii, taka ninfa, fabasiɛ di kasiɛkɔ kplɛ’ Nle mmle matakatɛsa fɔ katoo di batii ba bamuu bɛɛkyakako bɛɛwako ni ninfa anu. 11 Diekye otii lele niɛtakatɛsa suoto katoo, Yaa mawakosa nwɔ kasɔ. Otii lele kafɔɔ niɛwakosa suoto kasɔ, Yaa matakatɛsa nwɔ katoo.”

12 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ otii wɔ niakyakako nwɔ alɛ abale ni alesaa alɛ, “Nse fɔɔkyakako batii falɛ bawa babale alesaa yi, tanlɛɛ basiɛwo ee babilee ee banantii lɛfɔ ee basaawɛntɛ wo lɛfɔ lete. Ta mmle di mma kafɔɔ baalɛɛ fɔ alɛ wa fabaleko ma ni oso. Ni se dite nkpo, ni tofo falɛ lɛsaa le fɛɛbla fɛɛta ni koto nfɛ bɔɔta manta fɔ nɛ. 13 Kafɔɔ nse foole dii le mmle okle yi, faalɛɛ bapiitɛ, ku batii ba ninoofuo ni ɔkyɛ nwaa, ku abafa ku banumbiɛtɛ. 14 Nle mmle mata alɛ Yaa mawii fɔ lɛyɔɔ. Diekye batii ba mmle okle dilɔbafuo fɔ lɛsalɛsaa ɔbla ɔta. Yaa nimata fɔ koto di dii le baatii biene makple mantaka mankye ni bakpi kamɛ.”

15 Obe wɔ baatii ba niasiɛ ni di opunu katũ onwii lɛma lanu ni sɛlaa se mmle, aatɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Suoto matɛ sinyɔɔ batii ba nimale ni alesaa di Yaa kafa nwu nkpo osie kanya.”

16 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Di obe onwii kamɛ, osuɔtɔ onwii latũ opunu kplɛ, ni aakyakako batii kpinwu aawako alesaa nwu kalekɔ nɛ. 17 Obe wɔ di alesaa nwu olebee ntoowo nii, aakpee batɔkyɛntɛ nɔɔ alɛ balaatɔkɔ batii ba aakyakako ni alɛ bawa. Diekye lɛsaa biala ntoosi!

18 “Kafɔɔ bamuu lɛma baakyako osuku ɔkaalɛ onwii onwii. Otii kasale latɔkɔ tɔkyɛntɛ nwu alɛ, ‘Lɛya kasɔ kanwii, nioso kɔkyɛ nnaanyu ka.’ Nkpo oso laatɔkɔ nwɔ falɛ, ‘Lekoto, namafuo ɔwa.’

19 “Ɔbamba kafɔɔ alɛ, ‘Lɛya banankyue banyɔ banyɔ akyuu anɔɔ. Osuku nfɛ n-yɛ kafɔɔ kofe ma ɔsɔ onyu nse balɛ nɛ. Nle mmle oso, laatɔkɔ nwɔ falɛ, “Lekoto, namafuo ɔwa.” ’

20 “Ɔbamba kafɔɔ alɛ, ‘Nunua wɔ mmle ntɔɔyɔ ɔsanko nɛ, nkposo namafuo ɔwa.’

21 “Tɔkyɛntɛ nwu nkpo lakple aakyɛ aalaatɔkɔ saate nɔɔ sɛlaa se mmle simuu. Saate nɔɔ nwu lanya ɔblɔ osie kanya ni aatɔkɔ tɔkyɛntɛ nɔɔ alɛ, ‘Pɛsɛwa fatɔɔkyɛ okpoo sisuku ku akpaka faalaalɛɛ bapiitɛ ku batii ba ninoofuo ni ɔkyɛ nwaa ku banumbiɛtɛ ku abafa fawako.’

22 “Ditaklɛ tɔkyɛntɛ nwu nkpo lakyɛ aakple aabatɔkɔ saate nɔɔ alɛ ntɔlaabla nkpo, kafɔɔ kasiɛkɔ lekple keebu. 23 Nkpo oso saate nwu latɔkɔ tɔkyɛntɛ nwu alɛ, ‘Tɔɔkyɛ sekpoo kplɛ sisuku ku sibiibii suoto faakpee batii bamuu osie faakpaa ma fawako alɛ leyo nii kamɛ kayii. 24 Kɔtɔkɔ ye ntikiti nlɛ batii ba bamuu lɛlɛɛ ni fiɛ beesĩ ni ɔwa, kuonwii lɛma dilabatu alesaa nii ya mmle anyu!’ ”

25 Di obe onwii kamɛ baatii dikudi ninwii ku Yesu latɔɔkyɛ nii, ni aamunikĩi aatɔkɔ ma lɛ, 26 “Otii lele niɛwa ɔkyɛ nii, anambɔmbɔ mi alenkee ote ku ɔya, ɔsɔfɔ nɔɔ ku babi, babilɛma sankobi ku basuɔtɔbi ku nnwɔɔ omu nɔɔ suoto yi, ɔlɔbafuo mi saateketetɛ ole. 27 Otii lele ninan-yɔ atoo nɔɔ atuka atikankoe di nkpaamaa, ɔlɔbafuo mi saateketetɛ ole.

28 “Nse otii lee owo komiɛ alɛ atofo leyo kplɛ lewo, lɛkasale ansiɛ kaasɔ ambu asaa ya nimafĩ ni leeyo nwu otofo kamɛ. Ambu koto ko ninte nwɔ nii, nse kubawo antofo fiɛ ankye kasɔ. 29 Nse aabla nkpo, fiɛ ɛɛlaase lɛsɔse, ɔlɔbafuo leyo nwu otofo oloo. Batii ba bamuu nimanya ni leyo nwu siyiɛkuu mananloo ni otofo makyako leyo tofotɛ nwu ɔma alɛ, 30 ‘Otii wɔ mmle lekye leyo kasɔ, kafɔɔ aaloo otofo.’

31 “Nse ɔka owo nkle bakpɛtɛ nkpe lefosi oofe ɔka wo nɔɔ wɔ ninkle ni bakpɛtɛ nkpe afosi anyɔ ɔkpɛ ko, abasiɛ ambu diisi nse osie wɔ ninkpe nwɔ ni, abafuo ɔka nwu ɔkpɛ ko. 32 Ni nse ɛɛnya alɛ ɔlɔbafuo ɔkɔ nwu osie oyilako, abakyesee batii, manaakyakako ɔka nwu nkpo, di obe wɔ anayitɛɛtɛɛ ma nii, mantikiti nwɔ lekoto, mankaalɛ onwii ɔbla.” 33 Nfa nfɛ di Yesu layɛntɛ ɔlaa nɔɔ obuɛ ɔtɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Nkpo okle di aye kafɔɔ bilaafuo mi basaateketetɛ ole, diediki biediɛ lɛsaa biala biɛtɛ nɛ.

34 “Mba nlɛ. Kafɔɔ nse ditooyu ɔmɛnɛfɛ ni mi, lɛsalɛsa nsinnaa baakple man-yɔ mankpee mi ni ɔmɛnɛfɛ. 35 Diesinlɛ dita bia kasɔ, ee bia lefleku, owii nfɛ man-yɔ manwii.

“Nkpo oso aye ba kuunutoko nkpɛ nii binu!”