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Mandɛm atɛmsi ɛtɔk Bábilɔn
1 Ngɔ́ ángɛl achak ndǔ áfú amfay ásɛ̀p amɨk. Abhɔ́ŋ bɛyǎ bɛtaŋ nɛ bɛdiɛ́rɛ́ ɛbhi bɛre ghɔ ndǔ mmɨk nkɛm. 2 Arɛm nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ bɛ,
“Ɛrɛm ɛtɔk Bábilɔn ɛ́kwɛn buúp!
Ɛ́rɔp chi bɛchɔkɔ bɛfóŋó bɛbʉ́bɛbʉ.
Ɛ́rɔp chi bɛchɔkɔ bɛbɛ́ptí bɛfóŋó nɛ bɛpɔ̌ kɛnɛn ɛkɛn bo babhɨkɨ kɔŋ.
3 Bábilɔn akwɛn mbɔnyunɛ ákʉ́ bǒ bɛtɔk mɛnkɛm mányú mmɛ́m ɛpúsí yi. Bafɔ̌ mmɨk bákʉ̀ nyaka nkwɔ ɛpúsí nɛ yi. Bakɔ̌síɛ mankɛm fá amɨk bákwɛ̌n bǒ bakáp ɛ̌ti ɛpúsí yi.”
4 Ngók yɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛchak ɛnɛ ɛ́fú amfay ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ, “Bǒbha, fú ká, mǎndɔ ɛtɔk Bábilɔn kɛka mǎmfyɛ mmʉɛt ndǔ bɛbʉ́ bo abhɛn bachi arɛ. Fú ká, bɛ ntɛmsi Mandɛm anɛ átwɔ̀ ntá yi akɛ bhak nɛ bhe. 5 Fú ká mbɔnyunɛ bɛbʉ́ bhap bɛghaka tɛ amfay, nɛ Mandɛm ábhɨ́kɨ́ ghɔkɔntɨk bhɔ́. 6 Kɛmɛ́ ká ntá bǒ ɛtɔk Bábilɔn yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛbɛ́ptí ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bɔ bákʉ́ ntá bo bachak. Kɛmɛ́ ká ntá yap ndɔŋ ɛpay yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bɔ bákʉ́ bǒ bachak. Chyɛ ká bhɔ mmɛ́m amɛn bátáŋá ndɔŋ ɛpay ndǔ nkɔ́p anɛ bɔ́ báfyɛ́ mmɛ́m bataŋbataŋ amɛm báchyɛ́ bhe. 7 Kʉ ka bo Bábilɔn mámbɔ́ŋ ɛsɔŋɔri nɛ nɛdǐ kɛbhɔ.
Nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ bɔ bábhɔŋ nyaka maŋák,
mpok bápà bɛ bachi manɛm bho nɛ,
mánkʉ nɔkɔ baraká bɛbʉ́.
Báchi mbɔ ngɔrɛ́ anɛ árɛ̀m nɛ mmʉɛt yi bɛ,
‘Nchí mfɔ ngɔrɛ́. Mpu kɛ́nkwɛ́sɛ́!
Mbɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ mmu anɛ ákway bɛgu
mɛ̌ndi yi wáwák!’
8 “Tɛ̌ndu Bábilɔn ápànyu ɛnyu ɛyɔ, chɔŋ bɛbɛ́ptí mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́twɔ̀ ntá yi mɛ́ntwɔ mɛnkɛm ndǔ nywɔp nɛmɔt. Mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɔ chi ɛghorǐ nɛme, nɛ nsay nɛ basɛ́mɛ́ nɛwú. Chɔŋ Mandɛm mmu ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛtaŋ mɛnkɛm antáŋ yi. Chɔŋ mánsɔŋ yi nɛ ngó.
9 “Chɔŋ bafɔ̌ mmɨk abhɛn mányíɛ́ ɛpɔ̌ nɛpɛ́m, mánkʉ nɔkɔ barak ɛ́pusi nɛ yi mándi, mámfyɛ nɛkwɛsɛ́ ɛni mpok bághɔ̀ mɔ́ngo anɛ áfù anko nɔkɔ amfǎy ndǔ yi ásɔ̀ŋɔ. 10 Chɔŋ ɛrɛm ɛsɔŋɔri ɛnɛ yi achi arɛ́ ɛ́nkʉ bɔ́ mámbɔ́ŋ bɛcháy bɛ ɛ́kway bɛfakari nɛ bhɔ ɛnyu ɛyɔ, mánte nɛkɔ nɛsiɛ, mándɛmɛ nɔkɔ nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ bɛ,
‘Ɛrɛm ɛ́tɔk Bábilɔn, ɛ́bɛp ntá yɛ ɛ́cha!
Ndǔ mandú mpok Mandɛm atɛ́msí wɔ́
ndak yɛ ámay!’
11 Chɔŋ bakɔ̌siɛ́ fá amɨk mandi Bábilɔn tontó mbɔnyunɛ yɛ̌ mmu apɛt apú anɛ ákù mɛnyɨŋ ɛ́syɛ bhap. 12 Bo ɛtɔk ɛyɔ bákù nyaka batu pú, nɛ anɛ silbha, nɛ batǔ mɛnyɨŋ bɛsɔbhɛri mmʉɛt ɛbhɛn bɛ́kɔ̀t ŋwaŋwǎŋwaŋ, nɛ mɛnyɨŋ ŋwaŋwaŋ bɛ́chák. Bákù nyaka bɛyǎ ndɛn chu ɛnɛ nkáp mɛnyu nɛ mɛnyu ɛnɛ babhɨŋɨ bɛ silk nkwɔ. Bákù nyaka mɛnɔk bɛyǎ nkáp nɛ ɛbhɛn bɛ́bhɔ́ŋɔ́ ɛrɨ́tí ɛriɛp nkwɔ. Bákù nyaka nkwɔ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn baghoko nɛ babhaŋá nsɔk, nɛ ɛbhɛn bághókó nɛ brɔ́ns, nɛ ɛbhɛn ɛsé nɛ ɛbhɛn bághókó nɛ ɛnyǔ ntay ɛnɛn bábhɨŋɨ bɛ mábɨl. 13 Bǒbhɔ bákù nyaka bawɛt amɛn ɛrɨ́tí ɛriɛp mbɔ amɛn bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ sínamɔn, nɛ ínsɛns nɛ mɨ́ɨ nɛ frankinsɛns. Bákù nyaka bɛyé ɛbhɛn bɛ́bhɔ́ŋɔ́ ɛrɨ́tí ɛriɛp nɛ bɛ́kʉ̀ nɛnyíɛ́ nɛmfʉɛt anyu. Bɔ bákù nyaka mmɛ́m nɛ bawɛt nɛ fláwa nchwi, nɛ ɛnyu nchwi anɛ bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ wit. Bákù nyaka nkwɔ mpɔŋ nɛ bághɔ́ŋɔmɛ́n nɛ mpɔŋɔ́ndɨk nɛ bɛ́kárɨk ɛbhɛn mpɔŋɔ́ndɨk ɛ́yà. Bǒbhɔ bákù nyaka bakwǎŋwaŋ nkwɔ mbɔ basɛm. 14 Chɔŋ bakǒsiɛ mándɛm ntá bǒbhɔ bɛ, ‘Bɛrɨ́tɨ́ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn ɔ́kɔ́ŋ nyaka bɛrɔŋ mɛnkɛm. Mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm ɛbhɛn bɛ́kʉ̀ nyaka wɔ ɔ́ndɨ́ bɛsí bho bɛ́chɔŋɔ nɛ kɛnɛ́m ɛkɛ kɛnkɛm kɛnɛ́m. Ɔpú pɛrɛ kway bɛghɔ bhɔ wáwák. 15 Chɔŋ bɛcháy mɛ́nkɛ́m bakɔ̌siɛ abhɛn bákwɛ́nɛ́ nyaka bǒ bakáp ndu bátì mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhap ntá bo Bábilɔn. Chɔŋ bɛcháy mɛ́nkɛm bɔ ɛ̌ti ɛrɛm ɛsɔŋɔri ɛnɛ bǒ Bábilɔn bachi arɛ́, mánte nɛkɔ nɛsiɛ mándi, nɛ basɛ́mɛ́ antɨ mandɛmɛ nɔkɔ bɛ, 16 Bǒ ɛtɔk Bábilɔn, ɛ́bɛp ntá yɛka ɛcha! Bákù nyaka batu pú nɛ anɛ silbha nɛ batǔ mɛnyɨŋ bɛsɔbhɛri mmʉɛt ɛbhɛn bɛ́kɔ̀t ŋwaŋwǎŋwaŋ nɛ mɛnyɨŋ mwaŋwaŋ bɛchak. Bákù nyaka bɛyǎ ndɛn chu ɛnɛ ɛya nkáp nɛ ɛchak mɛnyu nɛ mɛnyu. 17 Ndǔ mɔ́nɛŋɔkɔ́ nywɔp amɔt kɛnɛ́m ɛkɛn kɛnkɛm kɛ́rɔŋ.’
“Bǒbati baya bachwi nɛ bǒbati bakʉ̌ bɛtɨk amɛm áchwi, nɛ bakʉ̌ bɛtɨk amɛm áchwí nɛ bakɔ̌siɛ abhɛn bachi amɛm áchwí báté nɛkɔ nɛsiɛ. 18 Nɛ mpok anɛ bághɔ́ mɔ́ngo anɛ áfù ndǔ ngó anɛ ásɔ̀ŋ ɛtɔk Bábilɔn chɔŋ mánde rɛm nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ bɛ, ‘Tɛ̌ mmɨk abhó, yɛ̌ ɛtɔk ɛbhɨ́kɨ́re ghaka mbɔ nnɛ́m ɛtɔk ɛnɛ.’ 19 Chɔŋ mandi kɛbhɔ mánto nɔkɔ mfok antí bɛtɔ́ŋ kɛbhɔ ɛkɛn kɛchi bhɔ antɨ. Chɔŋ mandi nɔkɔ bɛ, ‘Ɛrɛm ɛtɔk, ɛbɛp ntá yɛ ɛcha. Ɛtɔk ɛnɛ kɛ ɛ́kʉ́ bǒbhɛn babhɔŋɔ bakáp. Ndǔ mɔ́nɛŋɔkɔ́ nywɔp amɔt, ɛ́rɔŋ ɛnkɛm!
20 “ ‘Mfay, bɔ́ŋ maŋák. Bǒ Mandɛm nɛ bǒnto nɛ barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ, bɔ́ŋ ká maŋák mbɔnyunɛ Mandɛm achɔ́ŋtí Bábilɔn ɛ̌ti bɛbɛ́pti mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn yi ákʉ́ bhe.’ ”
21 Ángɛl anɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛyǎ bɛtaŋ asɔt yɛ ɛrɛmɛ ntay ɛnɛn nɛchi mbɔ ntay bɛkɔk mɛnyɨŋ amɛsɛ amɛm manyu, arɛm bɛ, “Ɛnyu ɛnɛ́ kɛ básɔt chɔŋ ɛrɛm ɛtɔk Bábilɔn mándɛp amɨk nɛ bɛtaŋ, bǒ kɛpɛrɛ kway bɛghɔ yɔ. 22 Nɛ yɛ̌ mmu apú pɛrɛ ghók chɔŋ ɛyɔŋɔ́ nɛkɨ́ŋ nɛ bɛyɔŋɔ́ bakwǎy bakway, nɛ bɛyɔŋɔ́ babhaŋ, nɛ bɛyɔŋɔ́ mmba arɛ. Ndǔ ɛtɔk ɛgho ɛyɔ yɛ̌ mmʉ̌ ɛka apɛt apu. Ndaká nchwi bɛkɔk ámay nɛ batay bɛ́kɔ́k nchwi apu pɛrɛ chyɛ ɛyɔŋ. 23 Yɛ̌ ɛrɔ́ŋɔ́ ɛ́pú pɛrɛ ghɔɔ amɛm ɛtɔk ɛyɔ. Maŋák amɛn ábhàk mpok mmu abhay ngɔrɛ́ apú pɛrɛ bhák arɛ́. Chɔŋ ɛ́mfakari ɛnyu ɛyɔ nɛ Bábilɔn mbɔnyunɛ bakɔ̌siɛ́ bhi abhɛn báchá báchák mankɛm bátwɔ nta bǒ mmɨk mankɛm nɛ bapu. 24 Mandɛm atɛ́msí bo ɛtɔk Bábilɔn mbɔnyunɛ bɔ́ kɛ báwáy barɛmɛ́ kɛpɨ̌ntɨ nɛ bo Mandɛm bachak mankɛm. Manoŋ bǒ mmɨk mankɛm abhɛn bɔ baway achí bɔ anti.”