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1 Ndɔ Jishɔ kuʼɔ ŋkuoŋ Mbra pa Thɨ Olive. 2 Ŋkiɛŋ ni muuŋ tutuʼu a pɨnɨ nthɔ moŋ Nda Minnwi ŋguoŋ ŋgwa thɔ njəɨ vi, a chɔchɔ shhɛ nthɔ njɛʼi vugu. 3 Pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi thɔ ni miŋgwɛ láŋ chəɨ ŋa pi ni ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vugu mimbia moŋ shúoŋ, nthɔ ni ju ntigi vi shhɨ ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ghao.
4 Pugu chhu ni Jishɔ ŋa, “Masha, pigi ya ŋgwɛ̄iŋ miŋgwɛ láŋ vei pugu mimbia. 5 Moŋ gɨ́ Mushi, a chhu ŋa pi tuŋ ŋkwaŋ miŋgwɛ vei ni ŋgùʼɔ a khu. Ɔ chhu jɔ ŋa?”
6 Pugu ni nchhu yei nɔ mōoŋ nu Jishɔ nnɛ ŋa pinthɛ pugu fāʼo nnu nɔ wɛ̄iŋ nu mi nɔ ghɔ. Ndɔ Jishɔ tuʼu noŋ yi nāʼaŋ yaoŋ ni muuŋshɨmbhɔ yi shhɛ. 7 Nɔ haʼaŋ pugu ni ŋgə̄ɨ shhɨ ŋguʼɔ mbie vi nɛ, a lɔllɔ tɔthɨ nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ njiʼi nchwīe phɨ shɨna pəɨ nɛ, fǔoŋ ju ntuŋ vi ni ŋgùʼɔ.” 8 Mbɨnɨ nuʼuŋ ntuʼu noŋ yi ŋkamuʼɔŋ nthɔ nāʼaŋ yaoŋ shhɛ.
9 Ndɔ ndɨɨ ŋa pugu ni njaʼo nɛ, ŋgə̄ɨ ghao pa taʼa taʼa, jɛ̄ ŋkuoŋ pa mɛmmɛ ŋgwa. Jishɔ kɨna fɔ təʼɨ vi, ni miŋgwɛ ghɔ, a thi shhɨ yu. 10 Jishɔ lɔllɔ tɔthɨ, nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Má, pugu hɨŋ? Ŋoŋ lɔ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ ghɔ nɔ ŋgushaʼa?”
11 A chhu ŋa, “Kaŋ taʼa yi, ma Taathɔ!”
Jishɔ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Mummu ŋkaa mu shi lɔ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ ghɔ nɔ ŋgushaʼa, ghə̄ɨ, ndɔ jɛ̄ ndwɛ ŋgə̄ɨ nu shhɨ kiʼi nuʼuŋ nchwīe phɨ.”]
A mmu mbɔ líʼɛ ŋkuoŋ mbhi
12 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nchrā ni pugu ŋkamuʼɔŋ, nchhu nu ŋa, “A mmu mbɔ líʼɛ ŋkuoŋ mbhi. Mbaʼa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a thɔ njiŋ a nɛ nuʼuŋ nyīeŋ moŋ njiŋ. A shi mfāʼo líʼɛ ŋa a ghà mfɛ chɔmbhi nɛ.”
13 Nɛnnɛ pa ŋgwa Farashi chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ thɔ ŋkwe pi ntie noŋ yɔ. Chrà yɔ lɔ mbɔ nnu shini.”
14 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ŋga, njiʼi nthɛ pi nɔ haʼaŋ ŋ̀kwe ntie noŋ a nɛ, nnu ŋa ǹchrā nu nɛ nnu shini. Nthɛ ŋa ǹji lɨʼɨ ŋa ǹdhɔ nɛ pugu pa lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋ̀gə̄ɨ nu nɛ. Ndɔ pəɨ lɔ nji lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ǹdhɔ nɛ ki lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋ̀gə̄ɨ nu nɛ. 15 Pəɨ shaʼa pi ni nthɨŋkwo ŋgwamishua. Ndɔ ǹdɔ njiʼi nshaʼa ŋoŋ. 16 Ä njiʼi ndɔ mbɔ pi ŋa ǹshaʼa, kaŋ shaʼa nu ma yi ndɨndɨ, nthɛ ŋa ǹdɔ njiʼi nshaʼa pi təʼɨ a. Pigi Tǎa ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ pɔ kaʼa. 17 Pi nāʼaŋ moŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ gɨ́ yəɨ ŋa p̈aa ŋgwa mbɔ miŋkwentie, kaŋ nnu ŋa pugu chhu nu nɛ nnu shini. 18 A kwe mmu ŋkwe ntie noŋ a, Tǎa ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ kwe ntie a ŋkaa yu.”
19 Nthɛ yie, pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Tǎa ghɔ ghɔ hɨŋ?”
Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ lɔ njiʼi nji a ki Tǎa a, pəɨ kaŋ ni nji a, pəɨ kaŋ nji Tǎa a ŋkaa yu.” 20 A ni nchrā nnu pei nɔ haʼaŋ a ni njɛʼi nu nɔ lɨʼɨ ŋa ŋkùŋ niʼiŋ mbɨŋ Nda Minnwi ni nthi nɛ, ndɔ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vi nthɛ ŋa ndɨɨ yi shini ndɔ naa ŋkāʼo yaʼa.
21 Mbɨnɨ nchhu ni pugu ŋkamuʼɔŋ ŋa, “Ǹthɔ ŋgəɨghəɨ ni ŋwa, ndɔ pəɨ shi ntāʼa a, ndɔ ŋkhu moŋ phɨ yəɨ. Lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋgə̄ɨ nu fɔ nɛ mbaʼa pəɨ thɔ fɔ.”
22 Nnɛ pa thishɨ pa ŋgwa Juu pighɔ chhu ŋa, “A shi njwi noŋ yi nthɛ ŋa a chhu pi ŋa, ‘Lɨʼɨ ŋa ŋgə̄ɨ nu nɛ mbaʼa pəɨ thɔ fɔ nɛ?’ ”
23 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ llɔ pi ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei mbɛmbiɛŋ, ndɔ ǹdhɔ nyaŋ pi tɔthɨ. Pəɨ llɔ pi ŋkuoŋ mbhi hɛiŋ, ǹdɔ njiʼi ndhɔ pi ŋkuoŋ mbhi hɛiŋ, 24 ŋki chhu ni pəɨ ŋa pəɨ shi ŋkhu moŋ phɨ yəɨ, nthɛ ŋa p̈əɨ mieŋ ki piŋ ŋa, ‘A Mmu mbɔ Ju,’ pəɨ khu moŋ phɨ yəɨ.”
25 Nnɛ pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ pɔ pi gɔ̌?”
Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Wuʼɔ yaoŋ ŋa mi ni nthɔ nchhu nu ni pəɨ nɔ njɛ̄ yi nɛ. 26 M̀fāʼo ntou nnu nɔ chhu nu nthɛ vəɨ, pugu pa ntou nnu nɔ shaʼa nu vəɨ nɔ ghɔ, ndɔ Ju ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ ŋgaŋ nnu shini, ndɔ nnu ŋa ǹjaʼo mbhɔ yu nɛ, ǹchīi ni ŋkuoŋ mbhi.” 27 Thɔ yugu shini ndɔ shie ŋa a ni nchrā nu ni pugu nthɛ pi Tǎa ghɔ.
28 Nnɛ Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ shi ŋga ŋkwo ŋkə̄rə Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua, pəɨ ji kiʼɛ ŋa ‘A Mmu mbɔ ju,’ pugu pa ŋa ǹshiʼa nchwīe sheshe nnu ni nyaŋ njɨ, ŋ̀guʼɔ chhu pi nnu yɛ ŋa Tǎa tɨgɨ a nɔ nɛ. 29 Ndɔ ju ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ pɔ pigi yu, a lɔ njiʼi mieŋ a təʼɨ a nthɛ ŋa ŋ̀ga ŋguʼɔ nchwīe pi pa yaoŋ ŋa a khwā nɛ.” 30 Nɔ haʼaŋ a ni nthɔ nchrā pa nnu pei nɛ, ntou ŋgwa piŋ vi.
Nnu shini shi ŋkɨ̄gɛi ŋkɨɨ mbɨŋ pəɨ
31 Nnɛ Jishɔ chhu ni pa Juu pɛ ŋa pugu ni mbiŋ vi nɛ ŋa, “P̈əɨ ŋkɨna ŋkuoŋ chrà a kaŋ pəɨ ghaŋ younjiŋ paŋ shishini. 32 Ndɔ pəɨ shi nji nnu shini, nnu shini shi ŋkɨ̄gɛi ŋkɨɨ mbɨŋ pəɨ.”
33 Pugu khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Pigi pɔ pi puoŋ Abrahaŋ, paʼa ndɔ naa ma mfāʼa ŋkǔna mbhɔ ŋoŋ. Ti a kie pi nɛiŋ ɔ chhu ŋa, ‘Pi shi ŋkɨ̄gɛi ŋkɨɨ mbɨŋ pəɨ’?”
34 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, shesheŋoŋ ŋa a ghà nchwīe phɨ nɛ ŋkǔna phɨ. 35 Ŋkǔna shiʼa njiʼi ŋkɨna mbɔ ŋgia ndaaŋoŋ nɔ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ndɔ muuŋ pɔ pi nɔ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ. 36 Nɛnnɛ ti m̈uuŋ ŋkɨ̄gɛi ŋkɨɨ mbɨŋ pəɨ, kaŋ pəɨ ya ntaoŋ moŋ ŋkɨɨ shishini. 37 Ǹja nji ŋa pəɨ puoŋ Abrahaŋ, ndɔ pəɨ tāʼa nu njwi a nthɛ ŋa pəɨ lɔ mbiŋ chrà a. 38 Ǹchrā nthɛ pi pa nnu ŋa Tǎa a nōoŋ vəɨ ndɔ pəɨ chwīe pi nnu ŋa tǎa vəɨ chhu ni pəɨ nɛ.”
Pəɨ puoŋ devɨ tǎa vəɨ
39 Pugu khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Abrahaŋ tǎa vigi!”
Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “P̈əɨ kaŋ mbɔ puoŋ Abrahaŋ, pəɨ kaŋ nthɔ nchwīe pi pa nnu haʼaŋ Abrahaŋ ni nchwīe nɛ. 40 Ndɔ ndwɛ pəɨ ka tāʼa nu njwi a jwi, mbɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a shwei vəɨ ni nnu shini ŋa a yaʼo llɔ mbhɔ Minnwi nɛ. Yei lɔ mbɔ nnu haʼaŋ Abrahaŋ ni nchwīe nɛ. 41 Pəɨ chwīe pi nnu ŋa tǎa vəɨ ni nchwīe nɛ.”
Pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Pi shini ndɔ mbhi vigi pi moŋ shúoŋ, Minnwi nduthɔ yi Tǎa vigi.”
42 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “M̈innwi kaŋ mbɔ Tǎa vəɨ, pəɨ kaŋ ŋkhwā a, nthɛ ŋa ǹdhɔ mbhɔ Minnwi ndɔ mbɔ hɛiŋ. Ǹdɔ njiʼi nthɔ pi ni nyaŋ thɔ, a taoŋ Ju ntaoŋ a. 43 A chwīe khɔ paʼa thɔ yəɨ lɔ nshie ni nnu ŋa ǹchhu nɛ? A chwīe nthɛ ŋa minthɛ paʼa pəɨ lɔ njaʼo chrà a. 44 Pəɨ pɔ pi puoŋ tǎa vəɨ mbɔ Shata, khwā njùʼɔ yəɨ pɔ nɔ chwīe nu nnu ŋa tǎa vəɨ tāʼa nu nɛ. A ni mbɔ njwi ŋoŋ llɔ nɔ njɛ̄ yi, paʼa ndɔ ma mbɔ ni pra pugu pa nnu shini nthɛ ŋa nnu shini lɔ mbɔ mbɨŋ yu. A ghà ŋga ndɛʼi ŋgiɛŋ, kaŋ a wuʼɔ nchwīe pi nùʼɔŋ yi nthɛ ŋa a ndɛʼiŋgiɛŋ ndɔ mbɔ tǎa pa lɛʼiŋgiɛŋ. 45 Ndɔ nthɛ ŋa ǹchhu pi nnu shini nɛ, a chwīe yie paʼa pəɨ llɔ mbiŋ a. 46 Pinthɛ a nōoŋ gɔ̌ shɨna pəɨ shishini ŋa ǹchwīe phɨ? Ti m̈i nthɔ nchhu pi nnu shini, a pɔ khɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ mbiŋ a. 47 Ŋoŋ ŋa a yi Minnwi nɛ ghà njaʼo chrà Minnwi. Pəɨ lɔ njiʼi mbɔ yi Minnwi a chwīe yie ghɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ njaʼo chrà Minnwi.”
Jishɔ pugu Abrahaŋ
48 Pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu pighɔ pie Jishɔ ŋa, “Pigi lɔ nchhu a kāʼo ndɨɨ ŋa pigi chhu ŋa ɔ ŋoŋ Shamaria mfāʼo miŋwɛiŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ?”
49 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ǹdɔ njiʼi mfāʼo miŋwɛiŋ, ŋ̀gaʼo pi Tǎa a, ndɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ ŋgaʼo a. 50 Ndɔ ǹdɔ njiʼi ntāʼa pi ndighaʼo ni noŋ a. A taʼa ŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa ndighaʼo a nɛ, mbɔ ju mbɔ ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa. 51 Shishini, ǹchhu ni pəɨ ŋa, s̈hesheŋoŋ njaʼo chrà a nchwīe, paʼa a lɔ ma ŋkhu.”
52 Pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ndwɛ pigi ya njəɨ ŋa ɔ fāʼo miŋwɛiŋ! Abrahaŋ ni ŋkhu, wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ pichəɨ pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ni ŋkhu nɛ, ndɔ ɔ chhu ŋa, ‘S̈hesheŋoŋ njaʼo chrà a nchwīe, paʼa a lɔ ma ŋkhu.’ 53 Ɔ pɔ pi ŋoŋ ndiɛŋ nchaa Abrahaŋ tǎa vigi ŋa a ni ŋkhu nɛ, Pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi khu ŋkaa pugu nɛ? Ɔ pīʼi ŋa ɔ pɔ pi gɔ̌?”
54 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “M̈i ŋgaʼo noŋ a, kaŋ ndighaʼo a pɔ pi gha. ‘A Tǎa a ŋa a ghaʼo a,’ mbɔ ju ŋa pəɨ chhu ŋa, ‘A Minnwi yigi’* nɛ. 55 Ndɔ pəɨ lɔ nji vi, ǹji vi. Ŋka ni nchhu ŋa ǹdɔ njiʼi nji vi, kaŋ mbɔ pi ndɛʼiŋgiɛŋ nɔ pəɨ. Ndɔ ǹji vi, ndɔ nchwīe nnu ŋa chrà yi chhu nɛ. 56 Tǎa vəɨ mbɔ Abrahaŋ ni mfāʼo pwanjuʼɔ ŋa a shi njəɨ ndɨɨ ŋa ǹshi nthɔ nɛ, a ni njəɨ mfāʼo pwanjuʼɔ.”
57 Pa Juu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ lɔ naa nchəɨŋ tiɛŋ wuŋ ŋgaʼo nchhu ŋa ɔ yəɨ Abrahaŋ pi nɛiŋ?”
58 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Shishini, ǹchhu ni pəɨ ŋa, ŋkaoŋ Abrahaŋ maa mbɔ, A Mmu†!” 59 Nnɛ pugu lɔ̄gɔ pa ŋgùʼɔ nɔ tuŋ nu vi nɔ ghɔ. Jishɔ lɛ̄rɛ, ntaoŋ moŋ Nda Minnwi.
* 8:54 Pichəɨ pa Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi moŋ chrà Gri chhu pi ŋa M̀bɔ ju ŋa pəɨ chhu ŋa a Minnwi yəɨ nɛ. † 8:58 Jishɔ gha chhu hɛiŋ ŋa a mmu, njiŋ yi pɔ pi ŋa a Minnwi ŋa a ghà ŋguʼɔ Mbɔ, mbɔ Minnwi ŋa a ni nōoŋ noŋ yi ni Mushi nchhu ŋa ligi yi A Mmu nɛ (Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Ndɨɨ Taoŋ nu 3:14).