﻿Matio.
25.
“Nnɛ Shaʼafuoŋ Po shi mbɔ nɔ wuŋ puoŋ piŋgɛ ŋa pugu lɔ naa nji mimbia, ŋa pugu ni ndɔ̄gɔ pa laŋ pugu ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ para mimbia láŋ. 
Yi tiɛŋ ni mbɔ pa na, yi tiɛŋ pɔ pa ndɨna. 
Pɛ ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa na nɛ ni ŋga ndɔ̄gɔ laŋ yugu paʼa ndɔ ntuo yichəɨ krashi, 
ndɔ pɛ ŋa pugu ni ndɨna nɛ lɔ̄gɔ tuʼɔ krashi yugu pugu pa laŋ yugu. 
Nɔ haʼaŋ mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ ni nthɔ njiyiri nɛ, lɔ̄gɔ wɛ̄iŋ vugu pugu llɛ. 
“Ndɔ a gha mbɔ moŋ ntuŋ mbhi pi paʼo ŋgòu ŋa, ‘Mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ pɔ nɛiŋ! Pəɨ taoŋ nthɔ mbara vi.’ 
“Wuŋ puoŋ piŋgɛ pighɔ lɔllɔ mbīri laŋ yugu. 
Pɛ ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa na nɛ chhu ni pɛ ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa ndɨna nɛ ŋa, ‘Pəɨ fɛ yichəɨ krashi yəɨ ni pigi nthɛ ŋa laŋ yigi thɔ mbɛphɛ.’ 
“Ndɔ pa pi shiethɔ pighɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, ‘Ŋa minthɛ paʼa yɛ ŋa pigi fāʼo nɛ lɔ ŋkāʼo ni pia nɛ, pəɨ ghə̄ɨ moŋ nda taŋ njuoŋ yəɨ fɔ.’ 
“Ndɨɨ ŋa pugu ni ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ yuoŋ nɛ, mimbia láŋ ghɔ thɔ, pɛ tiɛŋ piŋgɛ ŋa pugu ni mbīri noŋ yugu mbɔ fɔ nɛ ghə̄ɨ pugu pa mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ lɨʼɨ jɨ láŋ, pi fɨ̄nɨ nda. 
A gha ndara pichəɨ nchǔʼɔ mbɨnɨ pighɔ thɔ ŋkaa pugu, nchhu nu ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, taathɔ, chuʼɔ nda ni pigi.’ 
“Ndɔ a khwɛ̄ ŋa, ‘Shishini ǹshwei vəɨ, ǹdɔ njiʼi nji vəɨ.’ ” 
Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pəɨ chhɔ ni lɨna məɨ, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ lɔ nji llɛ́ ki ndɨɨ. 
“Ndɨɨ ghɔ, Shaʼafuoŋ Po shi ma mbɔ pi nɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nu ŋgə̄ɨ kra, nnɛ mɛ̄iŋ pa puoŋ fàʼa mfɛ maoŋ pi ni pugu ŋa pugu tiʼi nchhɔ ndɨna nu nɔ ghɔ. 
A ni mfɛ tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ ni taʼa yi. Taʼa pìɛŋ pɔ fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋ̈oŋ mfaʼa nɔ paa wuŋ ŋgaʼombhi, pi pe vi nɔ ghɔ nɛ, ni vichəɨ, a fɛ paa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ, ni vichəɨ a fɛ taʼa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ. A ni mfɛ mbɨŋ ni shesheŋoŋ vugu nɔ fɨʼɨ njɨ yi ndɔllɔ kiʼɛ ŋgə̄ɨ kra yi. 
“Chomilaoŋ ghɔ, yɛ ŋoŋ ŋa a ni ŋkwe tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ nɛ ghə̄ɨ ni ji mbɨŋ mbiʼɛ taŋ nɔ ghɔ nshei tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ mbīgi. 
Wuʼɔ nɛnnɛ, yɛ ŋoŋ ŋa ji mbɨŋ ni mbɔ paa pìɛŋ nɛ shei paa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ mbīgi. 
Ndɔ yɛ ŋoŋ ŋa ji mbɨŋ ni mbɔ taʼa pìɛŋ nɛ ghə̄ɨ ntou tiɛŋ ndə̄ɨŋ mbɨŋ taathɔ yi moŋ ghɔ. 
“A ni ŋga ndaʼa nɔ ntaaŋ ndɨɨ, taathɔ pa puoŋ fàʼa pighɔ pɨnɨ, pugu pugu pīʼi ŋkrù yi. 
Yɛ ŋoŋ ŋa a ni mfɛ tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ thɔ njəɨ taathɔ vi ni tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ nduoŋ mbīgi, nchhu nu ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, ɔ ni mfɛ tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ vəɨ. Njəɨ, m̀bɨnɨ nuʼuŋ nshei tiɛŋ pìɛŋ mbīgi.’ 
“Taathɔ vi chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Ɔ ya mfāʼa, ma muuŋ fàʼa shishiʼi ndɔ mbɔ muuŋ fàʼa taʼanjuʼɔ. Ɔ tɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou ni shɨgɛi yaoŋ, ǹshi mfɛ ntou yi vɛ ɔ lɨna nɔ ghɔ, thɔ pɔgɔ fāʼo pwanjuʼɔ kaʼa!’ 
“Vɛ ŋkaa yu ŋa pi ni mfɛ paa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ thɔ nchhu ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, ɔ ni mfɛ paa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ vəɨ. M̀bɨnɨ nuʼuŋ nshei paa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ mbīgi.’ 
“Taathɔ yi chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Ɔ ya mfāʼa, ma muuŋ fàʼa shishiʼi ndɔ mbɔ muuŋ fàʼa taʼanjuʼɔ. Ɔ tɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou ni shɨgɛi yaoŋ, shi mfɛ ntou yi vɛ ɔ lɨna nɔ ghɔ, thɔ pɔgɔ fāʼo pwanjuʼɔ kaʼa.’ 
“Yɛ ŋkaa yu ŋa pi ni mfɛ taʼa pìɛŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ thɔ nchhu ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, ǹji ghɔ ŋa ɔ ŋoŋ tɨtɨnɨ, ŋkwōo nu lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ɔ shini ndɔ njiʼi mbhi, ŋkɨrɨ nu lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ɔ shini ndɔ njiʼi māʼaŋ kaŋ taʼa mbhɛ̌. 
Ŋki mfāʼo pɔgɔ gu ŋgə̄ɨ ndə̄ɨŋ mbɨŋ yɔ moŋ shhɛ. Njəɨ, yaoŋ yɔ pɔ nɛiŋ.’ 
“Ndɔ taathɔ yi khwɛ̄ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Muuŋ fàʼa mbɨmbhɨ, muuŋ fàʼa lɨʼəlɨʼə, ɔ ni nji ŋa ŋga ŋkwōo lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ǹshini ndɔ njiʼi mbhi nɛ, ŋkɨrɨ lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ǹshini ndɔ njiʼi māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌ nɛ. 
Nɛnnɛ, ɔ ni mfāʼo nɔ niʼiŋ nu mbɨŋ a moŋ bəɨŋ, ŋ̀ga mbɨnɨ ŋ̀kwe mbɨŋ a pugu pa thɔ yi. 
Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pəɨ kwe mbɨŋ ghɔ mbhɔ yu mfɛ ni ŋoŋ ŋa a ni mfāʼo wuŋ pìɛŋ mbɨŋ nɛ. 
Nthɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a kwo fāʼo nɛ, pi shi mbīgi ntou yi ghɔ nji ŋa a shi mfāʼo a ya njiɛŋ ti ŋgaʼa, ndɔ ni ŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ njiʼi mfāʼo nɛ, njiʼi nthɛ pi shɨgɛi yɛ ŋa a pɔ mbhɔ yu nɛ, pi shi ŋkwe. 
Pəɨ māʼaŋ muuŋ fàʼa ghagha yinɛ mbhi moŋ njiŋnjiŋ, moŋ lɨʼɨ ghɔ, kə̄ɨ pugu pa kru shua shi mbɔ fɔ.’ 
“Ndɨɨ ŋa Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi nthɔ moŋ ndighaʼo yi, pugu pa ŋguoŋ pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi po, kaŋ a shi nchhɔ kiʼɛ ŋkuoŋ faaŋ ndighaʼo yi. 
Ŋguoŋ pa laʼataoŋ ghao shi ŋkɨrɨ shhɨ yu, a shɛrɛ vugu pugu taoŋ lɨʼɨ yi paa, wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ ŋkɛ̄ʼi pa minjɨɨ ghà shɛrɛ pa minjɨɨ mfuʼu shɨna pa mimbhi nɛ. 
A shi nūʼɔŋ pa minjɨɨ ŋgei mbhɔ yi yi jɨ, pa mimbhi pɔ yugu ŋgei mbhɔ ŋkwrɛi. 
“Nnɛ fùoŋ ghɔ shi nchhu ni pɛ ŋgwa ŋa pugu pɔ ŋgei mbhɔ jɨ nɛ ŋa, ‘Pəɨ ŋa mbɔrɔ Tǎa a pɔ mbɨŋ pəɨ nɛ thɔ, pəɨ shi nshei Shaʼafuoŋ ŋa pi ni mbīri ni pəɨ moŋ njɛ̄ mbhi nɛ. 
Nthɛ ŋa njì ni njia a, pəɨ fɛ maoŋ jɨ vəɨ, njùʼɔ a yaoŋ pəɨ fɛ yaoŋ nnu vəɨ, ŋki pɔ ŋgɨ̀nɨ, pəɨ chuʼɔ chonda vəɨ. 
Ŋki pɔ ntii, pəɨ gwɛ ndhwí mbɨŋ mu, ŋki ghɨ̌nɔ nu, pəɨ kra a, ŋki pɔ moŋ chə́ɨŋ, pəɨ thɔ njəɨ a.’ 
“Pa ŋgwa ndɨndɨ shi khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, pigi ni njəɨ ghɔ pi yəɨ ndɨɨ nji yia ghɔ pigi fɛ maoŋ jɨ vɛ, ki njùʼɔ yɔ yaoŋ pigi fɛ yaoŋ nnu vɛ? 
Ndɔ pigi ni njəɨ ghɔ pi yəɨ ndɨɨ ɔ pɔ ŋgɨ̀nɨ pigi chuʼɔ nda yigi ŋa ɔ nii fɔ, ki ɔ pɔ ntii pigi māʼaŋ ndhwí mbɨŋ ghɔ? 
Pigi ni njəɨ ghɔ pi yəɨ ndɨɨ ɔ ghɨ̌nɔ nu ki mbɔ moŋ chə́ɨŋ pigi thɔ ŋkra ghɔ?’ 
“Fùoŋ ghɔ shi ŋkwe nchhu ni pugu ŋa, ‘Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, nɔ haʼaŋ pəɨ ni nchwīe nnɛ ni taʼa miŋkwasha shɨna pa lǐŋ paŋ pei nɛ, pəɨ ni nchwīe pi vəɨ!’ 
“Nnɛ a shi nchhu ni pɛ ŋa pugu pɔ ŋgei mbhɔ yi yi ŋkwrɛi nɛ ŋa, ‘Pəɨ lɔllɔ yəɨ mu, pəɨ ŋa nchɔ̀nɔ Minnwi pɔ mbɨŋ pəɨ nɛ, ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ móŋoŋ ki ndugwi yi ŋa pi ni mbīri ni Devɨ pugu pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ pi nɛ. 
Nthɛ ŋa njì ni njia a paʼa pəɨ lɔ mfɛ maoŋ jɨ vəɨ, njùʼɔ a ni njaoŋ paʼa pəɨ lɔ mfɛ yaoŋ vəɨ ŋa ǹnu, 
ŋki pɔ ŋgɨ̀nɨ paʼa pəɨ lɔ nchuʼɔ chonda yəɨ vəɨ ŋa ǹii fɔ, ŋki pɔ ntii paʼa pəɨ lɔ māʼaŋ ndhwí mbɨŋ mu, ŋgɨ̄nɔ ndɔ mbɨnɨ mbɔ moŋ chə́ɨŋ paʼa pəɨ lɔ njiʼi ŋkra a.’ 
“Pugu ŋkaa pugu shi ŋkhwɛ̄ ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, pigi ni njəɨ ghɔ pi ndɨɨ khɔ nji yia ghɔ, ki njùʼɔ yɔ yaoŋ, ki ɔ pɔ ŋgɨ̀nɨ, ki ɔ pɔ ntii, ki ŋgɨ̄nɔ nu ki mbɔ moŋ chə́ɨŋ ki pigi lɔ ŋgɛ̄rɛ ghɔ?’ 
“Nnɛ a shi ŋkhwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, ‘Shishini, ǹchhu ni pəɨ ŋa nɔ haʼaŋ pəɨ shini ndɔ nchwīe nɛnnɛ ni miŋkwasha shɨna ŋgwa pei nɛ, pəɨ shini ndɔ njiʼi nchwīe vəɨ.’ 
“Nnɛ pi shi mfɛ pei moŋ ŋgəʼɨ ki mmɛ ndɔ pa ŋgwa ndɨndɨ, pi fɛ vugu moŋ chɔmbhi ki mmɛ.” 
