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Ɛnyǔ bǒ Mandɛm bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛchyɛ akap ndǔ bɛkwak bho
1 Bɔ̌ma, sɛ́yàŋ mǎndɨ́ŋɨ́ ɛ̌ti bɛrɨ̌ndu Mandɛm ɛbhɛn bakwɔ́ bho Kristo abhɛn atú Masidónia bátɔ́ŋɔ́. 2 Bɛyǎ bɛsɔŋɔri ɛbhɛn bɔ́ bághɔ́, bɛ́kʉ bábhɔŋ mamɔ tontó. Yɛ̌ nɔ, bábhɔŋ bɛyǎ maŋák. Ɛ́kʉ bábhɔŋ bɛyǎ ɛkɔŋ bɛ́chyɛ akap kɛyɨŋɨ nsɛm ndu bɛ́kwak bo, yɛ̌ndu báchí ndǔ bɛyǎ kɛchɛ́p. 3 Nchí ghati bhe bɛ báchyɛ mbɔ ɛnyǔ amɔ yap átɔ̀ŋ. Nɛ mpok báchyɛ̀, báchyɛ́ mbɔŋ ɛcha ɛnyǔ amɔ́ ayap átɔ́ŋɔ́, mbɔ ɛnyǔ ɛ́fú bhɔ antɨ. 4 Báchyɛ́, mánɨk nɔkɔ bhɛsɛ mmʉɛt ndɔŋ nɛ ndɔŋ nɛ ntɨ nɛnkɛm bɛ́ sɛ́nchíɛ bɔ́ mbi mánkwák bo Mandɛm abhɛn bachi Yerúsalɛm. 5 Nkwɔ́ bho Masidónia bákʉ́ bacha ɛnyu ɛnɛ sɛ́kàysi nyaka bɛ bákway bɛkʉ. Nnɛ́m ɛnyɨŋ anɛ bɔ báyámbɨ bákʉ́ chí bɛ báchyɛ́ nɛpɛ́m ɛnap nɛnkɛm ntá Mandɛm Acha. Báchyɛ́ yɛ mmʉɛt ntá yɛsɛ nkwɔ ndu bɛkoŋo nkaysi Mandɛm. 6 Táytɔs anáŋ abho bɛsɔt bakap ntá yɛka ndǔ bɛkwak bachɛ́bhɛ́bho. Ɛ́kʉ sɛ́ghátí yɛ yi bɛ ampɛtnsɛm awu ankwak be mǎndɔk ambɨ mɛnaŋa bɛtɨkɨ́ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhɛn bǎbhó. 7 Bǎbhɔŋ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ndu mbi Mandɛm bǎcha. Bǎbhɔŋ nɛka nɛ Yesu ɛrɨ́rɨ́. Bághàti bho Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ̌ti Yesu sayri. Bǎrɨŋɨ tɛtɛp Mandɛm. Bǎchyɛ́ nɛpɛ́m ɛnɛka nɛnkɛm ndu bɛkʉ bɛtɨk Mandɛm nɛ bǎkɔŋ bhɛsɛ tontó. Kʉ yɛka nkwɔ bɛtɨk ndu bɛchyɛ nɛ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhɛn bɛya bɛcha.
8 Mpu rɛm nɔ chí bɛ bǎbhɔŋ bɛkʉ mbɔ ɛnyǔ ngátí bhe. Nchí kʉ chi bɛ mǎndɨ́ŋɨ́ ɛnyǔ bǒ báchák bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ ɛkɔŋ ndu bɛ́kwák. Nkʉ chi bɛ mǎmbɔ́ŋ mbi bɛtɔŋ bɛ bǎkɔŋ bo bachak tɛtɛp. 9 Bě bǎbhɔŋ bǎrɨŋɨ ɛnyǔ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhɛn Yesu Kristo Acha átɔ́ŋɔ́ bhɛsɛ. Yɛ̌ndu yi ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ nyaka yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ, ayibhiri arɔp nchɛ́bhɛ́ mmu ɛ̌ti yɛka bɛ kɛchɛp ɛki kɛ́nkʉ mǎmbák bo abhɛn bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ bɛsí Mandɛm.
10 Maníɛ́ ama ndǔ ndak anɛ chi bɛ: Mmíɛ́ ɛ́yú, bě kɛ̌ bǎyambɨ bɛchyɛ akap, nɛ mbɔ̌ŋ be kɛ̌ bǎyámbɨ bɛbhɔŋ ɛkwak bɛkʉ nɔ. 11 Naŋá yɛ ká bɛtɨk ɛbhɛn bǎbho mbɔ ɛnyǔ amɔ́ ayɛka átɔ̀ŋ, bɛ nɛkʉ ywɛka ánkɔ ɛnyumɔt nɛ ɛkwak bɛkʉ mbɔ ɛnyǔ bǎtɨ́ 12 Mbák mmu abhɔŋ ntɨ bɛ́chyɛ akap, Mandɛm ǎsɔt ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi áchyɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ amɔ́ yi átɔ̀ŋ. Apú bhɛp mmu ánchyɛ́ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ. 13 Mpú rɛm nɔ chi bɛ mámfɛ́rɛ́ ntu amʉɛt bǒ bachak mámbay be anti. 14 Nchí yaŋ chi bɛ ndǔ bǎbhɔ́ŋɔ́ tontó nɛ́nɛ, mǎnkwak bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ, bɛ mpok bɔ nkwɔ bábhɔ́ŋɔ́, mánkwak be ndǔ mpok anɛ bǎbhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ. Ɛnyu ɛyɔ be mankɛm bǎbhak sayri ɛnyumɔt. 15 Ɛchi mbɔ ɛnyǔ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́ghàti bhɛsɛ bɛ,
“Mmǔ anɛ ápɔ́kɔ́ bɛyǎ nɛnyíɛ́ ɛnɛn nɛ́fú amfay ntá Mandɛm,
ǎnyiɛ nyaka yɛ̌nyɨŋ kɛrɔp,
anɛ ápɔ́kɔ́ chi mandú abhɔ́ŋ ɛnɛn nɛkwáy yi gbák.” *
Bátó Táytɔs nɛ mamʉɛrɛ bhi ntá bǒnkwɔ abhɛn Kɔrint
16 Nchí kaka Mandɛm bɛ akʉ Táytɔs ámbɔ́ŋ nkúbhɛ́ ɛnyǔ ntɨ ɛnɛn mɛ mbɔ́ŋɔ́ ndu bɛkwak bhe. 17 Puyɛ̌ chi bɛ aká bɛkʉ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ sɛ́ghátí yi. Yímbɔŋ anáŋ abhɔŋ ɛkwak bɛpɛt bɛ́twɔ awu bɛghɔ be mankɛm. Ɛ̌ti yɔ, ǎtwɔ̀ yɛ nkwɔ ndǔ mmʉɛt ɛyi. 18 Sɛ́tò manɔ achak nkwɔ nɛ Táytɔs. Nkwɔ́ bo Kristo mbaŋ ɛnkɛm bárɨ́ŋɨ́ yi sayri ɛ̌ti bɛtɨk ɛbhɛn yi ákʉ̀ ndu bɛ́gháti bho Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́. 19 Nɛ ndu bɛrɔŋ ambɨ, yi kɛ bakwɔ́ bho Kristo mbankɛm báyábhɛ́ bɛ́ ankɔ nɔkɔ nɛ bhɛsɛ ndǔ bɛtɨkɨ́ bɛrɨ̌ndu ɛbhɛn sɛ́kʉ̀. Sɛ́kʉ̀ bhɔ ndu nkwɔ ɛnyu ɛyɔ bɛ́ sɛ́nchyɛ Mandɛm kɛnókó nɛ bɛ́tɔŋ bɛ sɛbhɔŋ ntɨ bɛ́kwak bho. 20 Ndǔ sɛ́kɔ̀ ndu nkwɔ, ɛyɔ ɛpu chyɛ mbi bɛ mmu ánkáysí bɛ sɛ́bhɔŋ batɨ apay. Sɛ́sɔ̀t mpok bɛ yɛ̌ mmu ákɛ́ ji bhɛsɛ bɛyɨŋɨ ɛnyǔ sɛ́kʉ̀ nɛ bɛyǎ akabhɛ́ nkáp anɛ. 21 Sɛ́yàŋ chí bɛkʉ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛchi chak, puyɛ̌ chi ndiɛrɛ bɛsí Mandɛm Acha, kɛ bɛsí bho nkwɔ.
22 Sɛ́tò nkwɔ mɔ́mayɛsɛ achák nɛ bhɔ. Sɛ́naŋ sɛmɔ yi ndɔŋ nɛ ndɔŋ, ndu bɛyǎ babhi, nɛ sɛ́ghɔ́ bɛ abhɔŋ ntɨ bɛ́kʉ bɛtɨkɨ́ Mandɛm. Nɛ́nɛ, áchyɛ́ mmʉɛt ndu bɛkʉ bhɔ achá mbɔ̌ŋ ɛnyu ɛsɨ́ mbɔnyunɛ abháká ntɨ nɛ be tontó. 23 Mbák chí Táytɔs, chi ntɨ nkʉbɛtɨk awa. Ǎkʉ̀ bɛtɨk nɛ mɛ ndu bɛkwak be. Mbák chí bɔ̌mayɛsɛ bachak abhɔ, yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu wap achi mǔnto ndǔ ntí bakwɔ́ bho Kristo abhɛn bátó yi, bɔ bho báchyɛ̀ Kristo kɛnókó. 24 Kʉ yɛka bakwɔ́ bho Kristo mángɔ kpoŋoroŋ bɛ bǎbhɔŋ ɛkɔŋ nɛ bho, nɛ bɛ ntí achi anɛ sɛ́dɛ̀p awɔ antɨ ɛ̌ti ɛyɛka bɛsí bhap.
* 8:15 Yɨŋɨ Ɛsɔdɔs 6.18.