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1 Bariɛp amɛn Mandɛm afyɛ́ tɛsáy bɛ chɔŋ bǒbhi mǎnchwe ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛni abhʉɛ́t. Sɛbhɔŋ yɛ bɛsɔt mpok bɛ yɛ̌ mmu ywɛka akɛ bhak anɛ bárɛm ɛ̌ti yi bɛ abhɨkɨ kway mmu anɛ achwe ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛnɔ. 2 Sɛ́ghok nkwɔ Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ bo abhɛn tɛntɛp bághókó nyaka. Kɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bɔ bághòk ɛ́kɛ kwak bhɔ mbɔnyunɛ batɨ yap apu nyaka arɛ. 3 Ndiɛrɛ bɛsɛ bho sɛ́nókó kɛ sɛ́chwè ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛnɔ, puyɛ̌ bǒ abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ noko. Kɛ Mandɛm árɛ́m nyaka ɛ̌ti yap bɛ, “Njɨ́kɨ́ ndǔ bɛběntɨ ɛbha bɛ, ‘Bápú kway bɛchwe ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛna wáwák.’ ” Mandɛm arɛm nɔ yɛ̌ndu ánáŋ ánáŋá nyaka bɛghoko nɛbhʉɛt nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛnɔ nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi atɨ bɛkʉ tɛ mpok anɛ yí ághókó mmɨk. 4 Sɛ́rɨŋɨ bɛ ɛchi ɛnyu ɛyɔ mbɔnyunɛ, ndǔ nɛbhʉ́ɛ́rɛ́fu amɛm Ɛkáti Mandɛm, bárɛm ɛ̌ti nywɔp ɛnɛn nɛjwi tándrámɔt bɛ, “Mandɛm anaŋa nɔkɔ bɛkʉ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi abhɔ̌ŋ nyaka bɛkʉ, aywe mmʉɛ́t ndǔ nywɔp ɛnɛn nɛjwi tándrámɔt.” 5 Ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt achak amɛm ɛkáti ɛyi, Mandɛm apɛt ǎrɛm nyaka bɛ, “Bɔ́ bápú kway bɛchwe ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛna wáwák.” 6 Mbi anɛ báchwè ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt Mandɛm abhʉɛ́t yɛ fúú. Kɛ bo abhɛn baghoko Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ mpok ɛyɔ bábhɨ́kɨ́ chwe arɛ ɛ̌ti nɛtaŋántɨ ɛnap. 7 Ɛ̌ti yɔ, Mandɛm afyɛ́ mpok achak anɛ bábhɨŋɨ bɛ, “Ɛchɔŋ”. Debhít kɛ ákʉ́ sɛ́rɨ́ŋɨ́ nɔ mbɔnyunɛ Mandɛm afʉɛt nyaka ntá yi tɛntɛp arɛm mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn mánáŋ bárɛ́mɛ́ bɛ yi arɛm bɛ, “Ɛchɔŋ, mpok bǎghoko ɛyɔŋ ɛyi, bǎkɛ́ gwɔt ntɨ.” *
8 Mbɔ bo abhɛn Jóshua ásɔ́rɛ́ achwe ɛtɔk Kánǎn nɛ bhɔ bábhɔ̌ŋ nyaka nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt tɛtɛp, mbʉ Mandɛm abhɨ́kɨ́ pɛrɛ rɛm ɛ̌ti mpok nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt achak. 9 Ɛyɔ ɛ́tɔ̀ŋ yɛ bɛ nywɔbhɛ́ nɛywěmʉɛt nɛchak nɛbhʉɛt ambɨ ntá bo Mandɛm. 10 Yɛ̌ agha anɛ áchwe ndu nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt Mandɛm, ǎywɛ́mʉɛt ndǔ bɛtɨk ɛbhi mbɔ ɛnyu Mandɛm ábhɔ́ŋ nyaka nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt mpok ánáŋá bɛghoko mmɨk. 11 Sɛ́nú yɛ bɛchwe ndǔ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt ɛnɔ bɛ ɛnyǔ nɛtaŋa ntɨ bo Israɛl nɛ́kɛ́ kʉ yɛ̌ mmu ywɛsɛ ankwɛn.
12 Dɨŋɨ́ ká bɛ Ɛyɔŋ Mandɛm ɛchi nɛpɛ́m nɛ ɛbhɔŋ bɛtaŋ. Ɛ́chap ɛcha yɛ̌ntɨkɨ akparɛnja nsɛm ɛpay. Ɛ́chwè tɛ ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt anɛ nɛpɛ́m nkwǎ nɛ́chɛm nɛ ɛfóŋó ɛyi. Ɛ́chwè mmu antɨ ɛ́ntɔŋ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn yi átɨ́ bɛkʉ. 13 Yɛ̌nyɨŋ ɛ́pú bhɛ́sɛ́ bhɛ́sɛ́ bɛsí Mandɛm. Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi aghoko ɛchi kpoŋoroŋ bɛsí bhi. Ntá yi kɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu ywɛsɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛrɛm ntí anɛ yi ákʉ́ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi ákʉ́.
Yesu kɛ achi mǔngo bachiǎkap ywɛsɛ
14 Sɛ́ghɔ bɛ sɛbhɔŋ mǔngo bachiǎkap anɛ ákó áchí amfay nɛ Mandɛm. Yí chí Yesu, Mmɔ Mandɛm. Sɛ́ndɔ́k yɛ ambɨ bɛkɛm sayri mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn sɛ́nókó ɛ̌ti yi. 15 Mǔngo bachiǎkap ywɛsɛ chi mmu anɛ ághɔ̀ bhɛsɛ ntínso ndu mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́bè bhɛsɛ mmʉɛt mbɔnyunɛ yímbɔŋ abhɔ̌ŋ nyaka mamɔ mɛnyu nɛ mɛnyu, Yɛ̌ nɔ, akɛ kʉ bɛbʉ́. 16 Sɛ́ndɔ́k yɛ kɛkwɔt kɛbhɔŋ bɛcháy ntá Mandɛm mmu achi ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ ɛyi. Achí Mandɛm bɛrɨ̌ndu nɛ chɔŋ angɔ́ bhɛsɛ ntínso, antɔŋ bhɛsɛ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhi ndu bɛkwak bhɛsɛ́ ndǔ mpok anɛ sɛ́chɛ́bhɛ́ ɛnyɨŋ.
* 4:7 Bɛ́gwɔt ntɨ ndǔ ndɔ́ŋ anɛ, chi mɛ́nísi bɛkʉ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Mandɛm árɛ̀m ndǔ Ɛyɔŋ Ɛyi.