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Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n asɔt Ɛkáti Mandɛm anɛnɛ
1 Ngɔ́ nkwɔ ɛkáti nɛ́nɛ́p ndǔ awɔ́nɛm mmu anɛ achɔkɔ ndu ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ. Basɨ́ŋ abhak yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛbhak amɛm nɛ ansɛm ɛkáti. Báfyɛ́ bɛ́bhánɛ́ anyǔ ɛkáti ndǔ bɛpók tándrámɔt, baghaŋa. 2 Nɛ ngɔ́ ɛtaŋtí ángɛl Mandɛm ndu árɛ̀m nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ bɛ, “Agha ǎkway bɛfɛrɛ ɛ́bhánɛ́ ɛnɛ́, anɛnɛ ɛkáti ɛnɛ?” 3 Yɛ̌ mmu, yɛ̌ chi anɛ achi amfay nɛ Mandɛm nɛ yɛ̌ chi anɛ áchí amɨk nɛ yɛ̌ chi anɛ achi ɛtɔkɔ́ bawú kɛkwáy mɛ́nɛ́nɛ yɔ́. Yɛ̌ mmu kɛkwáy bɛ́pay ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ básɨ́ŋɨ́ amɛm. 4 Ndi bɛyǎ kɛbhɔ mbɔnyunɛ bábhɨ́kɨ́ ghɔ yɛ̌ mmu anɛ ákwáy mɛ́nɛ́nɛ ɛkáti nɛ́nɛ́p ɛyɔ, nɛ yɛ̌ chi bɛpay basɨŋ amɛn achi arɛ́. 5 Mǔnti amɔt ndu bǒbati ɛsa nsɛm manwi aghati mɛ bɛ, “Kɛ́pɛrɛ di! Yɨŋɨ́ mmú anɛ bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ Nkʉ Nnɛrɛ́kɛt anɛ bo Yúdah, Nnɛ́m ɛbhárɛ́mɔ Mfɔ Debhít. Anu asɔt awɔ́nɛm. Abhɔŋ ngǎngaŋ bɛbhakari bɛ́bhánɛ́ tándrámɔt ánɛ́nɛ ɛkáti nɛnɛp.”
6 Mpok ɛyɔ, ngɔ́ Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n téé nɛntɨ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ nɛ mɛnyɨŋ mɛnwi ɛbhɛn bɛchi nɛpɛ́m. Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n abhak ndǔ nkwɔ bǒbati. Ɛbhak mbɔ bɛ mánaŋ baway nyaka yi. Abhɔ́ŋ babhaŋ tándrámɔt nɛ amɨ́k tándrámɔt. Amɨ́k ayi tándrámɔt chí bɛfóŋó Mandɛm tándrámɔt ɛbhɛ́n bátó mbankɛm amɨk.
7 Arɔk ntá mmu anɛ áchí ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ asɔt ɛkáti nɛ́nɛ́p ɛyɔ nɔ́ ɛchi ndǔ awɔ́nɛm ayi. 8 Ásɔ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́ ɛkáti, mɛnyɨŋ mɛnwi nɛ bǒbati ɛsǎ nsɛm anwi, bákwɛ́n bɛsí Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n. Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu wap akɛ́m nɛkɨ́ŋ nɛ bɛkwɔp ɛbhɛn baghoko nɛ pú. Bɛkwɔbhɛ ɛbhɔ bɛ́jwí nɛ insɛns. Insɛns wu atee ndǔ nɛnɨkɨ́mʉɛt bo Mandɛm. 9 Mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɔ nɛ bǒbati bare kway nɛkwáy nɛkɔ bɛ, “Wɔ kɛ ɔ́kwáy bɛsɔt ɛkáti nɛ́nɛ́p ɔ́mbakari bɛ́bhánɛ́ mbɔnyunɛ báwǎy nyaka wɔ nɛ manoŋ amɛ amɛn árɔ́ŋɔ́ amɨk kɛ ɔ́kú bo nɛ mɔ bɛ mámbák bo Mandɛm. Ɔkʉ nɔ ntá yɛ̌ntɨkɨ manɛrɛ́kɛrɛ bho, nɛ bǒ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk, nɛ bǒ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛtɔk, nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ nkwɔ́ bho. 10 Ɔku bhɔ bɛ mándɔp chi bo abhɛn ɔ́chí mfɔ wap, nɛ bo abhɛn báchiákap ntá Mandɛm mmu bɛsɛ sɛ́tòk. Nɛ chɔŋ bɔ́ mámbak bafɔ ntá bo fá amɨk.”
11 Njɨŋɨ yɛ, ngɔ́ ndǔ ngɛ́mtáy bɔángɛl bate bakabhɛ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ nɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛchi nɛpɛ́m, nɛ bǒbati. Ngók bɛyɔŋ ɛbhap. 12 Ngók ndǔ bɔ bákwày nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛtaŋataŋ bɛ
“Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n anɛ báwáy nyaka,
akwǎy mmu anɛ bo bárɛ̀m ɛ̌ti yi bɛ,
yí kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛtaŋ mɛnkɛm.
yi kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm
yi kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ nɛrɨŋɨ́ndak nɛnkɛm
yi kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ kɛfɔ kɛnkɛm.
yi kɛ bo babhɔŋɔ bɛchyɛ kɛnókó, nɛ mámbɨti
yi kɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛyǎ mɛnwɔp!”
13 Nɛ ngók ndǔ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛchi amfay, nɛ ɛbhɛn amɨk, nɛ ɛbhɛn ɛtɔkɔ́ bawú, nɛ ɛbhɛn amɛm manyu, bɔ mɛnkɛm bɛre kway bɛ, “Sɛ́mbɨ́tí mmu anɛ achi ndu ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ nɛ Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n. Sɛ́nchíɛ bɔ kɛnókó. Kɛfɔ kɛnkɛm kɛchi chi ntá yap. Bɔ kɛ babhɔŋɔ bɛtaŋ mpoknkɛm!” 14 Mɛnyɨŋ mɛnwi ɛbhɛn bɛchi nɛpɛ́m bɛrɛm bɛ, “Amen!” Nɛ bǒbati bákwɛ́n amɨk bare chyɛ kɛnókó ntá mmu anɛ achi ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ nɛ ntá Mɔ́nkwɔmɛ́n.