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Wi wu ko lɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo li
(Mak 9:33-37; Luk 9:46-48)
1 Le ni nuuŋ li mfi wulu-u, bɔɔŋ bɛ Jiso-o bɛ kintutu bɛ be bii li wuu laa, “Ɛ ŋwaani wi wu la wu ko ŋge lɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo li?” 2 Jiso teeŋ ŋwaŋ wu bwi leeki lɛ bee lɛnti, 3 tee le, “Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le, ɛ nɛ mɛɛŋ ki fiiki kɛ le nɛ to si bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi kɛ, nɛ tɛ naa le nɛ lɛ lɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo li kɛ. 4 Wi wu shiiki yi yee si ŋwaŋ wuni, ɛ wu wu gii naa nuuŋ wi wu ko lɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo li. 5 Ɛ wi fi ŋwaŋ si wuni kii mi, kɛ mwɛ fiiɔ tɛ nuuŋ mi.”
(Mak 9:42-48; Luk 17:1-2)
6 “Se nuuŋ le ɛ wi fɛ ŋwaŋ mumkpaŋ li kintutu ki bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi bɛ gɛɛ shéŋ li mi-i bani we li bibifi-i, kɛ fi dzɔɔŋ fiɛɛ le wɛɛ wi, bɛ shiiŋɛ jeni chi nɔŋa wu lɛwe, bɛ lɔŋ wu shee seri fɛ kindundu fɛkwiiŋ. 7 Ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛ li nshɛ yini-i, kifɛ biee bi teeki le bɛniiŋ ni be feti biee bibifi biɛɛ lu. Biee bini kɛmi le bi ni bi nuuŋ lu, se nuuŋ le ŋgɛ wu nyɔŋa wɛ li wi wu bɛɛ bɛ biee bilu. 8 Bɛdɛɛni ɛ kibɛnɛ ko mɔɔ nuuŋ kikaa ko feti le ɔ ni ɔ feti biee bibifi, ɔ sondɛ kibɛnɛ kilu kɛ kikaa kilu ɔ too. Fi dzɔɔŋ le ɔ lɛ li ntsɛ wu kimakɛ bɛ kibɛnɛ kɛ kikaa kiŋkɔsi, yɛki le ɔ kɛmɛ bibɛnu bichu bɛ bikaa bichu bɛ dzɔɔ wɛ bɛ lɔŋ fɛ wi wu kimakɛ-ɛ. 9 Ɛ lisi cho feti le ɔ ni ɔ feti biee bibifi, ɔ buu lisi chilu ɔ too. Fi dzɔɔŋ le ɔ lɛ lɛ ntsɛ wu kimakɛ-ɛ bɛ lisi chimumkpaŋ, yɛki le ɔ kɛmɛ lii chichi, bɛ lɔŋ wɛ fɛ wi wu kimakɛ-ɛ.”
Ŋgaŋgaa kii nshɔɔŋ yi tɛ̀ la
(Luk 15:3-7)
10 “Ŋɛŋ yɛɛŋ le kiiŋ nɛ ni nɛ dzeti wumu li bɔɔŋ bɛ bɛntɛŋ bɛntɛŋ bani fɛkwiiŋ kɛ. Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le bɛnchindaa bɛ bee shiiŋ baa lɛ Baa wɛŋ lii mfi kwi liboo, be ŋiŋgi bushi bu Baa wɛŋ mfi kwi be bichi lɛ bɔɔŋ bani-i 11 [Ŋwanɛwi tɛ̀ bɛ nuuŋ le soo bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ saa be la.]*
12 Nɛ beechi le la? Ɛ wi kɛmi nshɔ́ɔŋ gwii, yimumkpaŋ la li yi-i linti, gii le ki saa kɛ le chinɛ yi gwii mfomɛyoofi ntsɔ mfomɛyoofi yɛɛ li ŋkumɛ-ɛ, le gɛɛŋ gɔɔŋ nshɔɔŋ yimumkpaŋ yi la yilu ni? 13 Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le, ɛ wu gɔɔŋ wu ŋɛŋ, woo bujɔŋ bɛ nshɔɔŋ yimumkpaŋ yilu yɛki yi gwii mfomɛyoofi ntsɔ mfomɛyoofi yi mɛɛŋ ki laa kɛ yɛɛ. 14 Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si Baa wunɛ wu nuuŋ liboo kɔŋgisi yɛ le wi mumkpaŋ li bɔɔŋ bɛ bwi bani-i le la kɛ.
Si nuuŋ wi bee ŋwaani nachɛ biee fɛ ntaakɛ nuuŋ lu
15 Ɛ ŋwaana fɛ fiee fi bifi li wɛ-ɛ, ɔ gɛɛŋ ɔ ŋɛŋ wu ɔ doonchɛ bubiɛɛ bwee li wuu nɛɛ wu beŋ bɛfɛ. Ɛ wu woo fiee fiɔ tee, kɛ ɔ kaarɔɔ ɔ tuu ŋwaana li wɛ-ɛ bwiŋ. 16 Ɛ mɛɛŋ ki woo kɛ fiee fiɔ tee kɛ, ɔ dzɔ wi mumkpaŋ kɛ bɛfɛ nɛɛ be kaari nɛ gɛɛŋ fɛ wuu, le n'yɔru kwikwi kɛmɛ bɛniiŋ bɛfɛ kɛ bɛtɛɛtu bɛ lemi lɛ nsa wulu-u lɛjiŋ. 17 Ɛ nɛ gɛɛŋ wu faaŋ le wuki yɛ fiee fi nɛ tiiti kɛ, ɔ se dzɔ dɛɛni ɔ gɛɛŋ bɛ fi li kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ. Ɛ wu tuu wu faaŋ le wuki yɛ li kintaashɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ kɛ, ɔ dzɔ wu si wi wu ti kii yɛ Nyɔ kɛ, kɛ si wi wu kundi kiŋwaati.
18 Ntee beŋ chɛɛŋ le fiee fi nɛ gii nɛ kaŋ laaŋkwiiŋ fiɛɛ, ɛ bɛ tɛ̀ kaŋ liboo kituŋ, fiee fi nɛ gii nɛ fanchɛ laaŋkwiiŋ fiɛɛ, ɛ bɛ tɛ̀ fanchɛ liboo kituŋ. 19 Nse ntuuɔ ntiiti li be-eŋ chɛɛŋ le, ɛ bɛniiŋ bɛfɛ lɛ be-eŋ lɛnti beŋ li fiee li laaŋkwiiŋ, be lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, kɛ Baa wɛŋ wu nuuŋ liboo gii fɛ fi li bee. 20 Nɛ ni nɛ kii le, fɛ bɛniiŋ bɛfɛ kɛ bɛtɛɛtu taashɛ li bukooŋ bweŋ, kɛ mi ŋ'we li bee linti.”
Ŋgaŋgaa kii wi wu fiɔɔ wu ti keeti yɛ nshiiŋ kɛ
21 Pita kiiŋgi bii li Jiso laa, “Taa, ɛ kiŋga kimɛ ki ŋwaanɛŋ nuuŋ fɛ biee bibifi li mi-i, mfeeki wu? Nuuŋ gɛɛŋ bo si kiŋga mfomɛnyaaŋ ni?” 22 Jiso se tuu li wuu le, “Nnuuŋ ntɛ ntee wɛ le ɛ kiŋga mfomɛnyaaŋ kwaa kɛ. Nuuŋ ɔ feeki kiŋga gwii mfomɛnyaaŋ ntsɔ mfomɛnyaaŋ. 23 Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si nuuŋ bɛ maa bumfɔŋ bu liboo bɛ mfɔŋ wumu wu tɛ̀ wɛki le nachɛ bɛ bɛniiŋ bee bɛ nimɛ kii kwa wee wu tɛ̀ kiri li tsaŋ yi bee. 24 Si tɛ̀ bɛchi le ni tɛɛti lɛ, be bɛ bɛ wi wumu wu fiɔɔ ye tɛ nuuŋ bɛnchuki yoofi. 25 Si yi tɛ̀ yaa wu soŋu lɛ, mfɔŋ wulu se tee le bɛ dzɔɔ wu bee kwɛsi mɔɔ bɔɔŋ mɔɔ biee biee bichu bɛ kabɛ bɛ bɛ kwa wulu bɛ sooŋ fiɔɔ ye lu. 26 Si mfɔŋ wulu tɛ̀ tee lɛ, wi wulu toŋ núŋ wu limfwe sooŋ bɔ li wuu tee le, ‘Taa, kɔɔ nshiiŋ bɛ mi, ŋgii nsooŋ wɛ fiee fichu.’ 27 Nshiiŋ fɛ te kikoo we chinɛ li wuu daayɛ lɛ fiɔɔ yilu. 28 Se nuuŋ le, wi wɛ kibɛɛ bo le ni giiŋgi, gɛɛŋ chiiŋ wi wumu wu bee be tɛ̀ nindi li mfɔŋ wɛ-ɛ, ɛ tɛ̀ gii kɛmi wu fiɔɔ babi wu kwa mumkpaŋ.† Biee cha wu fɛ we tee le, ‘Soŋɛ fiɔɔ ya.’ 29 Wi wu nimɛ wulu se toŋ tɛ núŋ wu limfwe, lɛkɛ wu tee le, ‘Kɔɔ nshiiŋ bɛ mi, ŋgii nsooŋ fiɔɔ ya.’ 30 Faaŋ, dzɔ wu gɛɛŋ bɛŋɛ wu li yih yi ncha-a le ni nuuŋ lu nsiiŋ fɛ wu sooŋ fiɔɔ ye. 31 Bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ bee be tɛ̀ nindi ŋɛŋ fiee fi ka, fi fieeŋgi be ŋge. Be gɛɛŋ be tee fiee fichu fi bee fi ka li mfɔŋ wɛ-ɛ. 32 Mfɔŋ sɔɔmi wu, tee li wuu le, ‘Ɛ wɛ wi wu bifi. Mbee ndaayɛ lɛ ya fiɔɔ li chichi kifɛ ɔ bee ɔ sooŋ bɔ li mi-i. 33 Bee nuuŋ ɔ kɔɔ tɛ nshiiŋ bɛ wi wulu nɛɛ si mbee ŋkɔɔ nshiiŋ bɛ wɛ tɛ’ 34 Shéŋ tɔnyɛ mfɔŋ, nyɛ wu le bɛ fa wu li yih yi ncha-a, bɛ ni bɛ ŋ'wɛki bɛ wu gɛɛŋ bo fɛ wu naa wu sooŋ fiɔɔ ye chichi. 35 Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si Baa wɛŋ wu nuuŋ liboo gii fɛ bɛ beŋ bɛchu, fɛ wi mɛɛŋ ki feeki kɛ bɛ shéŋ yee chichi li fiee fi bifi-i fi ŋwaani tuu fɛ li wuu kɛ.”
* 18:11 Se nuuŋ le biŋwaati bi fichi bimu bi bɛ tɛ̀ saa bɛ tsɛɛ jɛ Nyɔ le kɛmiyɛ kiŋkɛ kini kɛ. † 18:28 Babi wu kwa wuni tɛ nuuŋ lɛ jɛ́ yi bɛ Grik nɛɛ si bɛdanali gwii.