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Yesu apɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m
1 Bɔ̌ma, nchí yaŋ bɛtɨk bhe ɛ̌ti Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ anɛ ngátí nyaka bhe, bǎbhʉ́rɛ yɔ antɨ nɛ bǎté kpɨrí ndu yɔ. 2 Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́-nɛ kɛ Mandɛm ásɔt bɛpɛmɛ bhe, mbák mǎndɔ́k ambɨ bɛkɛm yɔ nɛ bɛtaŋ. Mbák ɛ́pú ɛnyu ɛyɔ, nɔ mǎnókó chi ndɛ́ndɛm.
3 Nnɛ́m ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mɛ̌ghàti bhe mbɔ ɛnyǔ bághátí nyaka mɛ nkwɔ chi bɛ: Kristo agú nyaka ɛ̌ti bɛbʉ́ bhɛsɛ mbɔ ɛnyǔ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ́mɛ́ nyaka bɛ chɔŋ ɛ́mfakari. 4 Bábhɛ́mɛ yi nɛ ɛ́gháká nɔ́kɔ́ manywɔp arat, Mandɛm akʉ yí apɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m mbɔ ɛnyǔ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ́mɛ́ nyaka bɛ chɔŋ ɛ́mfakari. 5 Atɔ́ŋ yɛ mmʉɛt ntá Píta nɛ, ansɛm mpok, ntá bǒnto bhi batí byo nɛ apay. 6 Atɔ́ŋ yɛ mmʉɛt ntá mpǎy bakoŋo bhi mpok amɔt. Báyá bácha bati hɔndrɛt ɛtay (500). Yɛ̌ndu mbɔk ɛyap mǎnáŋ bágú, bɛyǎ bhap bábhʉɛ́t nɛpɛ́m. 7 Abhesi yɛ ntá Jems nɛ, ansɛm mpok, ntá bǒnto mankɛm. 8 Ndǔ ngwɛnti, abhesi ntá ya nkwɔ, mmɛ mmu nchí mbɔ mmɔ̌ anɛ bábhé ndu mpok anɛ bábhɨ́kɨ́ bhakantɨ bɛ chɔŋ mámbe yi. 9 Ndǔ nkwɔ́ bǒnto Yesu, mmɛ kɛ nchí ansɛm mankɛm, nkɛ kwáy mmu anɛ bo bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ mǔnto mbɔnyunɛ mɛ̌chyɛ̀ nyaka bǒnkwɔ Mandɛm bɛyǎ ɛsɔŋɔri. 10 Kɛ ɛ̌ti bɛrɨ̌ndu Mandɛm, nchí mmu anɛ nchí ɛchɔŋ, nɛ bɛrɨ̌ndu bhi nɛ mɛ bɛ́pú nyaka ndɛ́ndɛm. Bɛ́pú nyaka ndɛ́ndɛm mbɔnyunɛ nkʉ́ bɛtɨk nchá yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mǔnto achak, yɛ̌ndu ɛpu chi nɛ bɛtaŋ ɛbha kɛ ndǔ bɛtaŋ Mandɛm ndǔ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhi bɛchi nɛ mɛ. 11 Ndu ɛchi nɔ, yɛ̌ chí mmɛ kɛ ngátí nyaka bhe Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́, yɛ̌ chi bǒnto báchák, bɛsɛ mankɛm sɛ́ghàti bho chi nkúbhɛ́ Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ́rɛ ɛ̌ti Yesu Kristo, nɛ yɔ kɛ̌ be mǎnókó.
Bawú bábhɔŋ bɛpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m
12 Mbák Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ anɛ sɛ́ghàti bho achí bɛ Kristo ápɛ́tnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, ná yɛ mbɔk yɛka bákway bɛrɛm bɛ bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m? 13 Mbák ɛ́chí tɛtɛp bɛ bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ́ Kristo abhɨ́kɨ́ pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. 14 Nɛ mbák Kristo abhɨ́kɨ́ pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn sɛ́gháti bhe ɛ̌ti yi bɛchi chi ndɛ́ndɛm nɛ nɛka ɛnɛka nɛ yi nɛchi chi ndɛ́ndɛm. 15 Mbák ɛ́chí tɛtɛp bɛ bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ sɛ́sè chi nsé ɛ̌ti Mandɛm, ndu sɛ́ghàti bho bɛ Mandɛm akʉ Kristo apɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. Mbák ɛchí tɛtɛp bɛ bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ Mandɛm abhɨ́kɨ́ kʉ Kristo ampɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m nɛ nɔ nɛka ɛnɛsɛ nɛchi chi ndɛ́ndɛm. 16 Ɛ́chí ɛnyu yɔ mbɔnyunɛ mbák bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ Mandɛm abhɨ́kɨ́ kʉ nyaka Kristo ampɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. 17 Nɛ mbák Kristo abhɨ́kɨ́ pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, nɔ nɛka ɛnɛsɛ nɛchi chi ndɛ́ndɛm, nɛ nɔ bɛbʉ́ ɛbhɛka bɛbhʉɛt be anti. 18 Mbɔ ɛnyu yɔ kɛ ɛchi, mbʉ bo abhɛn mánóko Kristo bǎgu mánɛ́m. 19 Mbák ndiɛrɛ ɛ̌ti nɛpɛ́m ɛnɛn fá amɨk kɛ sɛ́bháká ntɨ nɛ Kristo, nɔ ndǔ bǒ mmɨk mankɛm ɛbɛp ɛbhe yɛsɛ́ ɛcha.
20 Kɛ ɛchí tɛtɛp bɛ Mandɛm akʉ Kristo apɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m ndu bɛtɔŋ bɛ chɔŋ yí ankʉ bawú mámpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. 21 Mbɔ ɛnyǔ nɛwú nɛ́fʉɛ́rɛ́ ntá mmu amɔt, kɛ nɛ́twɔ́ fá mmɨk, nɔ kɛ nɛpɛrɛ́nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m nkwɔ nɛfʉɛrɛ ntá mmu amɔt kɛ nɛ́twɔ́. 22 Nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ bǒ bágù mbɔnyunɛ bachi bɛbhárɛ́bhɔ Adam, nɔ kɛ Mandɛm ákʉ chɔŋ bǒ mankɛm abhɛn bábhárɛ́ mmʉɛt nɛ Kristo mámpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. 23 Kɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu abhɔŋ bɛpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m ndǔ mpok anɛ Mandɛm afyɛ́. Kristo kɛ áyámbɨ ápɛ́rɛ́nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. Mpok yi apɛt átwɔ́ kɛ̌ bǒbhi bápɛt chɔŋ nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. 24 Mmɨk amay yɛ, Yesu Kristo ansɔt awɔ́nɛm amfǎy bɛfóŋó ɛbhɛn bɛ́bhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛtaŋ amfǎy bho, ansɔt kɛfɔ ɛki anchyɛ ntá Mandɛm mmu achi Ɛtayi. 25 Yesu abhɔŋ bɛkɛm kɛfɔ kpátɛ Mandɛm ankʉ bǒmpap abhi mámdɔp mbɔ ɛnɔk ɛnɛ yi anyaŋa bɛkak amfay. 26 Mǔmpap anɛ Mandɛm ánaŋa chɔŋ ndǔ ngwɛnti chi nɛwú. 27 Ɛ́chi mbɔ ɛnyǔ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ, “Mandɛm afyɛ́ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ antɛn yi.” Kɛ bɛrɛm bɛ, “Mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm bɛ́chí antɛn yi” abhɨ́kɨ́ tɔŋ bɛ Mandɛm mmu afyɛ́ mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm antɛn Kristo ǎbhák nkwɔ antɛn yi. 28 Kɛ mpok anɛ Mandɛm ákʉ́ mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm mɛ́mbak antɛn Kristo kɛ̌ mbɔŋ Mɔ́ywi afyɛ́ mmʉɛt antɛn Mandɛm, mmu afyɛ́ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ antɛn yi, bɛ Mandɛm aywǐntí ambak Mfɔ, nɛ yɛ̌ mmu achak ákɛ́ bhak mbɔ Mandɛm.
29 Mbák bawú bápú pɛtnsɛm chɔŋ ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, ntí anɛ bájwìti bho ndǔ ntí bo abhɛn bawú achi bɛ yi? 30 Mbák bawú bápú pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, ntí anɛ sɛ́kà nɛwú mpoknkɛm achi bɛ yi? 31 Bɔ̌ma, nchí anyǔ nɛwú mpoknkɛm. Nchí rɛm nɔ ntá yɛka mbɔnyunɛ mɛ̌pànyu ɛ̌ti yɛka nɛ ntí bɛ bɛtɨk Yesu Kristo Acha yɛsɛ ɛbhɛn mɛ́kʉ̀ bɛ́kʉ́ bǎchi bǒbhi. 32 Mpok nchí ɛtɔk Ɛ́fɛsɔs, mbɔ̌ŋ bɛyǎ ɛsɔŋɔri nɛ bo abhɛn báchí arɛ. Ntɨkɨ nsáy mɛ́bhɔ̀ŋ ndǔ nɛnu ɛnɛ́n mɛ́nù ɛnɛ́n nnú nɛ nnyǎbhɨ ɛyɔ mbák bawú bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m? Mbák bapu pɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, “Sɛ́nyíɛ́, sɛ́nyú, mbɔnyunɛ mandú mpok sɛ́gu.” 33 Bǎkɛ́ rɔ bo mándwɔ bhe. “Ɔ̌kɔ̀ nɛ ngɛ́p, ɔ́ngɛ́p aghɛp.” 34 Bɔ́ŋ nkaysi anɛ achi chak, mǎndɔ bɛbʉ́. Mbɔk ayɛka bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ Mandɛm wáwák. Nchí rɛm nɔ bɛ ntíánwɔ́p ankɛm be.
Ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt anɛ bawú bápɛtnsɛm nɛ yɔ
35 Mmu akwáy bɛbhɛp bɛ, “Chɔŋ Mandɛm ankʉ bawú mámpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m ná? Bápɛ̀tnsɛm nɛ ntɨkɨ ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt?” 36 Mbák mmu ámbɛ́p nɔ́, nɔ achí ɛchɨŋtɨ́mu! Bǎbhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ bɛ, mmu ámpɨ́ mbwɔt, mbák yɔ abhɨ́kɨ́ yambɨ angu, apú chak ángó? 37 Nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mmu ápɨ́, puyɛ̌ chi nnɛrɛ́ nchwi nɛ puyɛ̌ nnɛrɛ́ mbwɔt achak, chi mɔ́nyɛsɛ nchwi, mbák ɛ́pú nɔ, mɔ́nyɛsɛ mbwɔt achák. 38 Kɛ Mandɛm ǎchyɛ́ nyɛ́sɛ́ mbwɔt ɛnɛn bápɨ́ aywi mmʉɛt anɛ nɔ nɛ́chak, nɛ́ngo, nɛmbɔŋ mbɔ ɛnyu yi átɨ́ bɛ́ ɛ́mbák. Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyǔ mbwɔt ǎfu amik ambɔ́ŋ chí ayi ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt. 39 Mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́bhɔ́ŋɔ́ nɛpɛ́m bɛbhɔŋ mmʉɛt kɛkúrí kɛkúrí. Bakwǎŋwaŋ bábhɔŋ ayap ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt, nnya ɛ́bhɔ́ŋ ɛyap ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt, kɛnɛn kɛbhɔ́ŋ ɛyap ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt, nɛ nsi ɛ́bhɔ̌ŋ ɛyap ɛnyu mmʉɛt. 40 Mmʉɛt mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛchi amfǎy ɛ́chí kɛkúrí nɛ mmʉɛt mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛchi fá amɨk. Nɛ bɛrɨ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn amfay bɛ́chí kɛkúrí nɛ bɛrɨ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn fá amɨk. 41 Mmok abhɔŋ ɛbhi bɛrɨ, ntaŋ ábhɔ́ŋ ɛbhi bɛrɨ, mambe ábhɔ́ŋ ɛbhap bɛrɨ, nɛ mambe ábhɔ́ŋ bɛrɨ kɛkúrí kɛkúrí.
42 Ɛnyuyɔ kɛ ɛbhak mpok Mandɛm ákʉ bawú mámpɛ́tnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. Mmʉɛ́t ngú anɛ bábhɛ́mɛ́, ǎpɔpɔ́ɔ. Kɛ mpok yi ákʉ̀ bawú mámpɛ́tnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, mmʉɛt nkwǎ ǎbhák chi anɛ ápú gu wáwák. 43 Mpok bábhɛ̀mɛ mmu, ɛrɛnɛ yi ɛ́bɛ̀p nɛ apú bhɔŋ bɛtaŋ. Mpok Mandɛm áku bawú mámpɛ́tnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, mmʉɛt ɛyɔ ǎrɨ, ambɔ́ŋ bɛtaŋ. 44 Mpok bábhɛ́mɛ́ mmu, bábhɛ̀mɛ mmʉɛt bǒ mmɨk. Mpok Mandɛm ákʉ bawú mámpɛ́tnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, mmu ǎbhɔ̀ŋ chi ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt ɛnɛ amfay. Mbák mmʉɛt bǒ mmɨk achi, nɔ mmʉɛt ɛnɛ amfay ɛbhɔŋ bɛbhak nkwɔ. 45 Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́ghàti bhɛsɛ bɛ, “Adam, mmu Mandɛm áyámbɨ aghoko, achí nyaka nkwǎŋwaŋ anɛ achi nɛpɛ́m.” Kɛ Adam anɛ áfú ansɛm chí Ɛfóŋó nɛ yi ǎchyɛ̀ nɛpɛ́m. 46 Puyɛ̌ mmʉɛt anɛ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm áchyɛ̀ kɛ ayambɨ. Anɛ bǒ mmɨk kɛ áyámbɨ, kɛ anɛ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm áchyɛ̀ antwɔ chɔŋ ansɛm mpok. 47 Mandɛm aghókó mmǔ mbɨ chí nɛ ntɔp, anɛ átwɔ́ ansɛm afú chi amfay. 48 Bǒ mmɨk mankɛm báchí mbɔ mmu anɛ Mandɛm ághókó nɛ ntɔp, nɛ bǒ mfay mankɛm báchi mbɔ mmu anɛ áfú amfay. 49 Nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ sɛ́chí mbɔ mmu anɛ bághókó nɛ ntɔp nɛ́nɛ, mpok ǎtwɔ̀ anɛ sɛ́bhak mbɔ mmu anɛ áfú amfay.
50 Bɔ̌ma, nchí ghati bhe bɛ ɛnyǔ mmʉɛt ɛnɛ sɛ́bhɔ́ŋɔ́ ɛpú kway bɛbhak ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt anɛ Mandɛm achi Mfɔ arɛ, nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́gugu ɛ́pú kway bɛchɔkɔ ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt amɔt nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛpu kway bɛgu wáwák. 51 Ghók ká, nchí ghati bhe ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́chí bhɛ́sɛ́ bhɛ́sɛ́ ntá yɛka. Bɛsɛ́ mankɛm sɛ́pú gu chɔŋ, kɛ báyibhiri mmʉɛt ɛyɛsɛ. 52 Chɔŋ sɛ́mbɔŋ mmʉɛt ɛkɔ tɛ́mchók, ndǔ mɔ́mbɨŋɨ mpok anɛ mmu ákiɛp amɨ́k, ndǔ mpok anɛ mmbá anɛ ngwɛnti ákwɛ́nɛ́. Mpok ɛyɔ, bawú bápɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m nɛ mmʉɛt ɛnɛ ɛ́pú gu wawak; kɛ mánjibhiri bhɛsɛ abhɛn sɛchi pě tɛ́mté, sɛ́mbɔŋ mmʉɛt ɛkɔ. 53 Ɛ́bhak ɛnyu ɛyɔ mbɔnyunɛ mmʉɛt ɛyɛsɛ ɛnɛ ɛ́pɔpɔ́ɔ ɛbhɔŋ bɛyibhiri ɛndɔp mmʉɛt ɛkɔ ɛnɛ ɛ́pú gu wáwák. Nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ́ ɛ́gugu ɛbhɔŋ bɛyibhiri ɛndɔp chi ɛnɛ ɛ́pú gu wáwák. 54 Mpok ɛyɔ, chɔŋ ɛ́mfakari bɛ mmʉɛt ɛyɛsɛ ɛnjibhiri ɛnyu yɔ, bɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́ghati bhɛsɛ ɛ́mfú tɛtɛp. Nɔ chi bɛ, “Mámɛn nɛwú. Básɔt awɔ́nɛm amfǎy nɛwú ndak amay.” 55 Nɛwú, bɛtaŋ ɛbhɛ amfay nɛpɛ́m bɛchi fá? Bɛtaŋ ɛbhɛn ɔ́sɔ̀t bɛsak bho bɛ́chí fá? 56 Bɛbʉ́ kɛ bɛ́chyɛ̀ nɛwú bɛtaŋ. Bɛbhé Mandɛm kɛ bɛ́chyɛ̀ bɛbʉ́ bɛtaŋ. 57 Kɛ sɛ́nkáká Mandɛm bɛ achyɛ́ bhɛsɛ awɔ́nɛm amfǎy bɛbʉ́ ɛ̌ti ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Yesu Kristo Acha ywɛsɛ ákʉ́. 58 Bɔ̌ma, abhɛn ɛkɔŋ, ndǔ ɛ́chí nɔ, tě yɛ ka kpirí, kɛ́ fɛrɛ amɔ́. Dɔ́k ká ambɨ bɛkʉ bɛtɨk Acha nɛ batɨ yɛka ankɛm mpoknkɛm, tɛ̌ndu bǎrɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛ bɛtɨk Yesu Kristo Acha ɛbhɛn bǎkʉ̀ bɛpu nɛm ndɛ́ndɛm.