1 Yesu Lapɛ lɛkpa aatuo basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lɛsaa alɛ, dikpe nii, obe lele, bɛɛtɔɔpɛ ɔlaa bɛɛtɔɔta Yaa di nnɛɛ ɔtanfeesa kamɛ. 2 Aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Kantɛ onwii lawɛ di okpoo onwii kamɛ, ananyɛkɛ ni Yaa ee otii. 3 Kpisɔfɔ onwii kafɔɔ lawɛ di okpoo nwu nkpo kamɛ, aatɔɔkyɛ kantɛ nwu nkpo nfũ wlawla aalaatootikiti nwɔ lekoto alɛ, ‘Kyakaakoe ta balo nii oso.’

4 “Diaklɛ, kantɛ nwu nkpo ditatookpee ɔlaa nwu kanya. Kafɔɔ sɛmaa aabatɔkɔ suoto alɛ, ‘Kuntɛ ninyɛkɛ Yaa ee labu otii yi, 5 ta kubuɛ ko di kpisɔfɔ wɔ mmle kokpee mi ni oso, manyu nlɛ lɛtɔɔ lɛbɛ. Se diele nkpo, obe lele abatɔɔwa nfũ amatoodiki mi ninwuna.’ ”

6 Ninfɛ di Saate nwu lakple aabuɛ aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Binu ɔlaa wɔ di kantɛ wɔ mmle kpile labuɛ ni. 7 Ni, Yaa dilɔbatuna ata batii nɔɔ ba bamuu ninpɛ ɔlaa mantɔɔ ni kakũ ku kakyɛ? Sɛɛ bienyu bilɛ ɔlɔbapɛsɛwa akyakaako ma? 8 Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ Yaa matuna ma wla. Kafɔɔ nse Otii Obi nwu lɛwa, abanya batii ba niefũ beenu ni kaasɔ ka mmle?”

9 Yesu lakple aapɛ lɛkpa ninwii di batii ba ninnyu alɛ bate ni tinini, mannyu ni batii bamba alɛ baate ni fɛ mma. 10 Ni aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Obe onwii kamɛ, batii banyɔ banwii lakyɛ Yaa Olekatakɔ alɛ bɔɔlaapɛ ɔlaa manta Yaa. Onwii lale Farisi otii, ɔnyɔɔfa kafɔɔ lale akpooto funtɛ. 11 Farisi otii nwu lablasa suoto aayila aapɛ ɔlaa aata Yaa aabuɛ alɛ, ‘Yaa, kɔpɛ fɔ sɛfa, diekye nnaa koto onumbɛbɛɛ, ninle otii kpile, ninle sɔnɔkpeetɛ fɛ mmle baatii bamba mbla nii. Kɔpɛ fɔ sɛfa kafɔɔ alɛ, ninte fɛ akpooto funtɛ nwu nkpo nin-yɛ ni ninfa. 12 Nnii kanya ayi anyɔ di osuku kaanya kamɛ. N-yɔ kafɔɔ asaa ya amuu ninwɛ ni lefosile nwako fɔ.’

13 “Kafɔɔ akpooto funtɛ nwu nkpo layila fanfa, atakplesa bia anu aanyu osi. Ni aayɔ kɔnɛɛ aatika nintɛɛ aabuɛ alɛ, ‘Yaa, kpileblatɛ nle, nyɛɛ nyaami!’ ”

14 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ, akpooto funtɛ nwu nkpo lakple aasifi leyo, klekle di Yaa anu aalenkee Farisi otii nwu nkpo. Diekye otii lele niɛtakatɛsa suoto katoo, Yaa mawakosa nwɔ kasɔ. Kafɔɔ otii lele niɛwakosa suoto kasɔ, Yaa matakatɛsa nwɔ katoo.”

15 Batii bawo lakpaa babi lɛma baawako Yesu nfũ alɛ atika ma nnɛɛ di asi. Obe wɔ di Yesu batɔkyɛntɛ lanya ni batii nwu nkpo, baasĩ ɔlaa baata ma ta lɛsaa nwu oso. 16 Kafɔɔ Yesu lalɛɛ babisɔ nwu nkpo aawako ɔkyɛ nɔɔ, ni aabuɛ alɛ, “Bita babisɔ bawa ɔkyɛ nii, bitantĩi ma osuku. Diekye batii fɛ babisɔ ba mmle okle kale ninle Yaa sɛka kalekɔ nwu nkpo nɛ. 17 Binyuma nle mmle, otii lele ninanfũ Yaa kafa nwu fɛ obisɔ, dilɔbabuo nfa diidii.”

18 Yuda batii tunletɛ onwii lakaalɛ Yesu alɛ, “Saatuotɛ biene, be kabla fiɛ kawɛ nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo?”

19 Ninfɛ di Yesu lakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Be oso fɔɔlɛɛ mi otii biene? Otii kuonwii nnaa ale ni bienetɛ, diediki Yaa lete. 20 Faye Yaa afiofa amuu. ‘Tanlo otii, tankpee asɔnɔ, tan-yu, tanlaa faatika di otii suoto, bu teefɔ ku Yaafɔ.’ ”

21 Ninfɛ di ɔnɔɔfo nwu labuɛ alɛ, “Diɛyɔ ni bia sibisɔ nii obe, lɛkyako afiofa ya mmle nwu nkpo ole.”

22 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanu ni ɔlaa wɔ mmle, ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Diebu fɔ lɛsaa ninwii dikpe ni fɛɛbla nii. Laayɔ asaa lɛfɔ amuu fasunsũ, faayɔ koto nwu fata bapiitɛ, ni fabawɛ asaa di Yaa kafa. Nni kamaa faawa fabatikankoe.”

23 Kafɔɔ obe wɔ di osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle lanu ni sɛlaa se mmle, suoto ditayɔɔ nwɔ, diekye saawɛntɛ aatɛ aale. 24 Yesu lanya alɛ suoto ditayɔɔ nwɔ, nioso aabuɛ alɛ, “Dikpe osie diɛta basaawɛntɛ fiɛ bababuo Yaa kafa! 25 Diɛbla lɛsaa le niɛyɔɔ diɛta ni kapupunkɔ alɛ aafe di paniɛ dituɛ, dilenke alɛ saawɛntɛ kabuo ni Yaa sɛka kalekɔ.”

26 Batii ba nianu ni sɛlaa se mmle lakaalɛ Yesu alɛ, “Ni owe nfɛ nimawɛ didiki?”

27 Ninfɛ di Yesu labuɛ alɛ, “Lɛsaa le di otii dilɔbafuo ni ɔbla diidii, Yaa nnwɔɔ abafuo ni ɔbla.”

28 Ninfɛ di Petro latɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Nyu! Awo buodiɛ ayo loo buɔtɛ buɔwa butikanko fɔ.”

29 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Nwaako dile. Kafɔɔ kɔta ye mintofo nlɛ otii lele niediɛ leyo nɔɔ ɛɛtɛ, ee ɔsɔfɔ nɔɔ ɛɛtɛ, ee babilɛma suɔtɔbi ɛɛtɛ, ee ote ku ɔya ɛɛtɛ, ee babi nɔɔ ɛɛtɛ, ta Yaa sɛka kalekɔ oso, 30 abawɛ asaa nwu nkpo ampɔɔsa di nkpa be mmle kamɛ ku nkpa be nikɔwa dinnaa ni kaloo kafɔɔ kamɛ.”

31 Yesu lalɛɛ batɔkyɛntɛ nɔɔ lefosi batii banyɔ nwu di ɔlɔɔkɔ ni aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Binu lo! Nfɛ buofe Yerusalem, nfũ di asaa ya di Yaa ɔlaa babuɛtɛtɛ lɛkpana bɛɛtɛ ni di ami, Otii Obi nwu, suoto mawa ni kaanya. 32 Batii mayɔ mi mankpee di batii ba ninanle ni Yuda batii nnɛɛ kamɛ, babama mi, mantufa mi, mantufa sita kafɔɔ mankpete mi di suoto. 33 Babapɛ mi, manlo mi, kafɔɔ dii tiɛfa kamaa, makple ntaka nkye bakpi kamɛ.”

34 Kafɔɔ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ ditanu sɛlaa se mmle kuonwii kasɔ. Sɛlaa se mmle lɛsɔnu lawofa ma. Nioso batanu ɔlaa wɔ di Yesu latoobuɛ ni kasɔ.

35 Obe wɔ nfɛ di Yesu latɔɔtɛɛtɛɛ ni Yeriko, numbiɛtɛ onwii lasiɛ di osukulɔɔkɔ aatɔɔkaalɛ asaa. 36 Obe wɔ aanu batii kpinwu kofe nii, aakaalɛ alɛ, “Ɔmɛnlaa kule?”

37 Ninfɛ baatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Yesu Nasaret Otii nikofe.”

38 Ninfɛ aafaa osie kanya aabuɛ alɛ, “Yesu, Ɔka Dawid Obi ee! Nyɛɛ nyaami!”

39 Nioso batii ba niale ni katũ lamuɛ nwɔ alɛ, alo kanana. Kafɔɔ mianfɛ aakple aafaa osie kanya aakyakaa alɛ, “Dawid Obi ee! Nyɛɛ nyaami!”

40 Nkpo oso Yesu layila, ni aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, bakpaa numbiɛtɛ nwu nkpo bawako nwɔ nɛ. Obe wɔ di numbiɛtɛ nwu ladu ni Yesu nfũ, ninfɛ aakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, 41 “Be foomiɛ falɛ mbla nta fɔ?”

Ninfɛ di numbiɛtɛ nwu labuɛ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, ta anu atikiti mi nintɔɔnya!”

42 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Ni nyaɛ! Ofũonu lɛfɔ ntoodiki fɔ.” 43 Nfanwu, osuɔtɔ nwu lakyako ɔnya, ninfɛ aatikanko Yesu sɛɛmaa aatɔɔtansa Yaa nɛ. Obe wɔ baatii dikudi nwu nkpo kafɔɔ lanya ni nle mmle, bamuu lɛma baatansa Yaa.