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Mandɛm ató barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ bati apay
1 Awu áfʉ́ɛ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́, báchyɛ mɛ ɛnɔkɔ́ njɛnti nɛ bághati mɛ bɛ, “Dɔ́k yɛnti ɛkɛrákap Mandɛm, ɔ́njɛnti ɛfɛmɛ-akap, ɔ́mpay bo abhɛn báchyɛ̀ Mandɛm kɛnókó arɛ. 2 Kɛ kɛ́yɛnti sɛnta ɛkɛrákap. Dɔ̌ nɛbhʉɛt wu, mbɔnyunɛ bárɔ yi ambak ntá bǒ abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ Mandɛm. Nɛ chɔŋ bɔ́bhɔ mánjati ɛtɔk Mandɛm * nɛ bɛtaŋ ndǔ bataŋ bɛsa bɛpay nsɛm apay. 3 Chɔŋ nchyɛ́ bɛtaŋ ntá batísiɛ bha bapay, mámbak nɛ ndɛn ákpá amʉɛt, nto bhɔ bɛ mandɔk mangati bo ntó ɛna, ndǔ manywɔp (1, 260) nka amɔt nɛ bɛsay byo nɛ arat.”
4 Batísyɛ abhɛn bapay kɛ báchi téé bɛsí Mandɛm mmǔ mmɨk nkɛm achi yi awɔ. Bɔ́ báchi mɛnɔk ólif bɛpay nɛ mɛnɔk ɛbhɛn bɛ́pɔ̀kɔ bɛrɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛpay. 5 Mbák bǒmpap abhap báyàŋ bɛkʉ bhɔ ɛnyɨŋ, ngó áfù bhɔ anyu ámɛn bhɔ. Ɛnyu ɛyɔ kɛ báway yɛ agha anɛ áyàŋ bɛkʉ bhɔ ɛbɛ́ptí ɛnyɨŋ. 6 Bǒ abhɛn bati apay bábhɔŋ bɛtaŋ bɛkɛm manyiɛp bɛ akɛ kwɛn ndǔ manywɔp ankɛm anɛ bɔ bághàti bǒ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn Mandɛm afyɛ́ bhɔ antɨ. Babhɔŋ bɛtaŋ bɛkʉ manyiɛp andɔp chi manoŋ. Nɛ bábhɔŋ bɛtaŋ bɛchyɛ bǒ mmɨk mɛnyǔ bɛbɛ́ptí mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm.
7 Mánáŋ mánáŋá bɛ́gháti bǒ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn Mandɛm áyàŋ bɔ mangati bho, nnya mbʉ́mbʉ anɛ áfu ndǔ nɛpi ɛnɛn nɛbhɨkɨ bhɔŋ ngwɛnti ǎnù nɛ bhɔ ansɔt awɔ́nɛm, angway bhɔ. 8 Bɛrɛnɛ ɛbhap mɛ́mbak gʉɛpti gʉɛpti ndǔ nkɔngɔ ɛgho ɛnɛ bágó nyaka Acha wap ndǔ ɛkotákátí arɛ́. Bábhɨ̀ŋɨ yɔ ndǔ kɛ́mbʉ́ɛp bɛ, “Sódom”, mbák ɛ́pú nɔ, mambɨŋɨ bɛ, “Íjip.” 9 Chɔŋ bǒ mmɨk mankɛm, nɛ manɛrɛ́kɛt ankɛm, nɛ bǒ bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk mɛnkɛm, nɛ bǒ bɛtɔk mɛnkɛm mántwɔ mámkpɔk bɛrɛnɛ́ bawú bhɔ ndǔ manywɔp arat nɛ ɛbhɔk, kɛka mámbɛ́mɛ́ bhɔ. 10 Chɔŋ bǒ mmɨk mámbɔŋ bɛyǎ maŋák, mánto batɨ akap nɛ mányiɛ ɛpa mbɔnyunɛ barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ bhɔ batí apay báchyɛ̀ nyaka bhɔ bɛyǎ ɛsɔŋɔri. 11 Kɛ ɛ́fʉɛ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́ manywɔp arat nɛ ɛbhɔk Mandɛm ákʉ́ ɛ̌yu ɛyi ɛnɛ ɛ́chyɛ nɛpɛ́m ɛ́chwé bhɔ amʉɛt. Bápɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, báteté. Bɛyǎ bɛcháy bɛ́kɛm bo mankɛm abhɛn bághɔ́ bhɔ. 12 Barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ bhɔ bati apay bághók yɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́fú amfay ɛ́rɛ̀m ntá yap bɛ, “Twɔ́ ká wɛn amfay!” Báré rɔŋ amfay amɛm ɛkpɔkɔ́ nɛbhaŋ, bǒmpap abhap bate mámpɔkɔ nɔkɔ bhɔ́. 13 Nkúbhɛ́ mpok ɛyɔ, ɛrɛmɛ́ nɛnyɨkɨsǐmɨk ɛ́kwɛ́n, nɛ ɛkɛt ɛ́mɔt ndǔ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ bɛkɛt byo amɛm nnɛ́m ɛtɔk, ɛ́báy mmʉɛt amɨk. Nká bho tándrámɔt bǎgu ndǔ nɛnyɨkɨsǐmɨk ɛnɔ. Bɛ́cháy bɛ́kɛ́m abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ gu. Báré chyɛ kɛnókó ntá Mandɛm mmu achi amfay.
14 Ɛrɛm ɛsɔŋɔri ɛnɛ́ ɛ́jwí bɛ́pay ɛ́fʉɛt. Ghɔ́ ká, ɛnɛ́ ɛjwi bɛrat ɛ́twɔ̀ mandú mpok.
Ángɛl anɛ ajwi bati tándrámɔt afe aywi mmbá
15 Awu áfʉ́ɛ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́, ángɛl anɛ ájwí bati tándrámɔt afe aywi mmbá. Ngók bɛtaŋtí bɛyɔŋ amfay, mɛ́ndɛmɛ nɔkɔ bɛ, “Mandɛm Acha aywɛsɛ kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛtaŋ bɛkɛm mmɨk nkɛm nɛ́nɛ mbɔ Mfɔ mpoknkɛm. Yí kɛ ákɛ̀m mmɨk nɛ́nɛ nɛ Mpɛmɛ yi afyɛ́ nyaka bariɛp bɛ ǎtò.” 16 Bǒbati ɛsa nsɛm manwi abhɛn báchí chɔ́kɔ́ bɛsí Mandɛm ndǔ mɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ bákwɛ́n amɨk báchyɛ Mandɛm kɛnókó 17 mándɛmɛ nɔkɔ bɛ, “Mandɛm Bɛtaŋ Mɛnkɛm, Acha, wɔ mmu ɔ́chí ɛchɔŋ, ɔbhak nyaka, sɛ́chyɛ̀ wɔ bakak ndu ɔ́sɔ́rɛ́ bɛtaŋ ɛbhe, nɛ wɔmbɔŋ ɔnáŋá ɔ́bhó bɛkɛm mmɨk mbɔ Mfɔ. 18 Bǒ abhɛn bábhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ wɔ bábè nyaka ntɨ nɛ wɔ. Kɛ mpok akway anɛ ɔ́tɔ̀ŋ bhɔ ɛbhɛ bɛběntɨ. Mpok akway anɛ ɔ́tàŋ bo abhɛn bagú. Mpok akway anɛ ɔ́kap bǒ bɛtok bhɛ,
ɔ́nkap barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ nɛ bǒbhɛ mankɛm,
ɔ́nkap bo abhɛn báchyɛ̀ wɔ kɛnókó,
yɛ̌ chi ndɛ́ndɛmɛ bho, yɛ̌ chi manɛm bho,
mpok akway anɛ ɔ́nàŋa nɛ bo abhɛn báwày batɨ fá amɨk.”
19 Mánɛ́nɛ yɛ ɛkɛrákap Mandɛm ɛnɛ́ ɛ́chí amfay. Ngɔ́ ɛkʉbhɛ́ nku amɛm. Myamyaŋ áre kɔt. Nɛbu nɛ́re rɛmti, nɛfaŋ ansay nɔkɔ. Nɛnyɨkɨsǐ mmɨk nɛgho nɛ́kwɛ́n. Amaŋá nɛbu áré kwɛnti tontó.
* 11:2 Ɛtɔk Mandɛm: Chi Yerúsalɛm.