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Bǒnkwɔ mánkʉ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛdi sayri nta bǒ bachak
1 Bɛsɛ bho sɛ́sɛ́nɛ́ ndǔ nɛka ɛnɛsɛ, sɛ́bhɔŋ bɛkwak nɔkɔ bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́re sɛnɛ ndǔ nɛka ɛnap nɛ Mandɛm. Sɛ́kɛ́ kʉ nɔkɔ chi ndiɛrɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́chyɛ mmʉɛt ɛyɛsɛ maŋák. 2 Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmǔ ywɛsɛ abhɔŋ bɛkʉ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́kʉ̀ bǒnkwɔ mámbɔ́ŋ maŋák ndǔ bɛkwak bhɔ bɛ mángó ndǔ nɛka ɛnɛn bábhɔŋɔ nɛ Mandɛm. 3 Kristo abhɨ́kɨ́ kʉ nyaka chi mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́chyɛ yímbɔŋ maŋák. Kɛ ɛ́fákári nɛ yi mbɔ ɛnyǔ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ, “Nsɔk ɛnɛ bo abhɛn básɔ̀kɔti nyaka wɔ ɛ́kwɛn mɛ amʉɛt.” 4 Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛchi amɛm Ɛkáti Mandɛm básɨŋ yɔ chí ndǔ bɛtɔŋ bɛsɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛ̌ti Mandɛm bɛ sɛ́mbɔŋ ɛkɛ́bhɛ́ntɨ́ nɛ bɛ mɛ́mfyɛ́ * bhɛsɛ ntɨ. Ɛyɔ ɛnkʉ yɛ sɛ́mbaka ntɨ bɛ chɔŋ bariɛp Mandɛm amfú tɛtɛp. 5 Mɛ̌nɨ̀kmʉɛt bɛ Mandɛm mmu áchyɛ̀ ɛkɛ́bhɛ́ntɨ́ nɛ afyɛ́ bho ntɨ, ánkwák be mǎmbak ɛyɔŋ ɛ́mɔt nɛ batɨ bɛkoŋo ɛrɨŋ ɛnɛ́ Yesu Kristo árɔ́, 6 bɛ́ bě mankɛm mǎnchyɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́ kɛnókó nɛ ɛyɔŋ ɛ́mɔt ntá Mandɛm mmu áchí chi Yesu Kristo Acha ywɛsɛ.
Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ achi ntá bǒ mankɛm
7 Sɔt nɔ́kɔ́ yɛ́ ka yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ntɨ mǔnkwɔ nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ Kristo ásɔ́rɛ́ bhe. Ɛyɔ ɛ́kʉ̀ bo mánchyɛ́ Mandɛm kɛnókó. 8 Nchí ghati bhe bɛ Kristo ákʉ́ nyaka mmʉɛt ɛyi mǔbɛtok ntá bo Israɛl ndu bɛtɔŋ bhɔ bɛ Mandɛm ǎbhʉrɛ bariɛp ami amɛn yi afyɛ́ nyaka nɛ bachǐmbɨ bhap. 9 Akʉ mmʉɛt yi mmɔ̌bɛtok bɛ bo abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl mánchyɛ nɔkɔ Mandɛm kɛnókó mbɔnyunɛ yi ághɔ́ bhɔ ntínso. Ɛchi mbɔ ɛnyu Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ,
“Ndu ɛ́chí nɔ, chɔŋ ndɛm yɛ
nɛ́ntɨ́ bo abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl bɛ, wɔ ɔchí Mandɛm.
Chɔŋ nkway nɔkɔ bakwáy ndu bɛ́bɨ́ti wɔ.”
10 Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛpɛt ɛ́rɛ̀m ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt achak bɛ,
“Bě bho bǎpú bo Israɛl, ŋák ka nɛ bo Mandɛm”,
11 nɛ ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt achak amɛm Ɛkáti Mandɛm yɔ́ ɛ́pɛ́t ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ,
“Bě mankɛm abhɛ́n bápú bo Israɛl, bɨ̌tí
nɔ́kɔ́ ka Acha.
Bo mankɛm, bɨ̌tí nɔ́kɔ́ ká yi.”
12 Nɛ Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛpɛt ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ ndɛmɛkɛpɨ̌ntɨ Aisáya arɛm nyaka bɛ,
“Chɔŋ ɛbhárɛ́mɔ Jése antwɔ́.
Ǎtwɔ̀ bɛbhak Mfɔ ntá bo abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl,
nɛ chɔŋ mámbaka ntɨ bɛ yi ampɛmɛ bhɔ.”
13 Mɛ̌nɨ̀kmʉɛt bɛ Mandɛm mmu ákʉ̀ bɛ bo mámbáká ntɨ ndǔ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn yi afyɛ́ bariɛp bɛchyɛ bhɛsɛ, ánkʉ́ bɛ batɨ yɛka ánjwí nɛ maŋák nɛ kpák ndǔ mǎnókó yi. Ɛnyu ɛyɔ, bǎkway bɛrɔŋ ambɨ bɛbhaka ntɨ nɛ yi ndǔ bɛtaŋ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ tontó tonto.
Pɔ̌l arɛm ɛ̌ti bɛtɨk ɛbhi
14 Bɔ̌ma, mɛmbɔ̌ŋ ndɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛ bɛrɨ ɛbhɛn bǎkʉ̀ bɛyǎ nɛ bɛ bǎrɨ̀ŋɨ mɛnyɨŋ ɛ̌ti Mandɛm sayri ɛnyu ɛnɛ́ bǎkway bɛtɔŋ batɨ bǒnkwɔ. 15 Kɛ, amɛm ɛkáti ɛnɛ, nsɨ̌ŋ ntá yɛka nkɛbhɔŋ bɛcháy ɛ̌ti mbɔk mɛnyɨŋ mbɔnyunɛ nchí yaŋ bɛ́tɨ́k be bhɔ. Nsɨ̌ŋ ɛnyu ɛyɔ ɛ̌ti bɛyǎ bɛrɨ̌ndu Mandɛm ntá ya. 16 Akʉ mɛ̌mbák mmǔ bɛtok Yesu Kristo ntá bo abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl mbɔ nchiakap anɛ áfú ntá Mandɛm. Nchí ghati bhɔ Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ̌ti Mandɛm bɛ́ mánókó yi, nɛ bɛ mámbák mbɔ akap anɛ yi áká bɛ́sɔt nɛ anɛ́ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ ábhʉ́rɛ́ nyáŋá ntá yi. 17 Ndu ɛchi nɔ, nɛ ndǔ mbát mmʉɛt nɛ Yesu Kristo nchí kwáy bɛdɛp awɔ́ antɨ ɛ̌ti bɛtɨk ɛbhɛn mɛ̌kʉ̀ ntá Mandɛm. 18 Ndiɛrɛ ɛ̌ti ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Kristo áfʉɛ́rɛ́ ntá ya ákʉ́ kɛ nchí rɛm ndǔ bɛyǎ mɛnyu ntá bo abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl bɛ mángúpsí bɛpɨŋ ɛbhap, mankʉ nɔkɔ mbɔ ɛnyǔ Mandɛm áyàŋ. 19 Akʉ nɔ ndu áchyɛ́ mɛ bɛtaŋ bɛtɔŋ bɛrɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́tɔ̀ŋ bɛtaŋ Mandɛm nɛ ndu bɛkʉ mɛnyɨŋɨ́ maknkay ndǔ bɛtaŋ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ bɛ nnáŋ nnáŋá bɛghati bho Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ̌ti Kristo, bɛbho Yerúsalɛm kpátɛ Iliríkɔm. 20 Ɛnyɨŋ ɛ́chí ɛnɛ nnáŋ nchí yaŋ nɔkɔ bɛkʉ, nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛyɔ chi bɛghati bo Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ̌ti Kristo mbǎŋ ɛnkɛm ɛnɛ́ bo bábhɨ́kɨ́re ghok yɔ. Kɛ mbɨ́kɨ́ yaŋ bɛkʉ bɛtɨk ndǔ nɛbhʉ́ɛ́rɛ́kɛt ɛnɛn mmu achak. 21 Ɛ́chí yɛ mbɔ ɛnyu Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ,
“Chɔŋ bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́re ghati bhɔ
ɛ̌ti yi mángɔ yi,
nɛ chɔŋ bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́re ghok
ɛ̌ti yi, mánjwimɛm.”
Pɔ̌l átɨ bɛrɔŋ Rom
22 Bɛyǎ ndɔŋ ɛnɛ́ ntɨ bɛ́twɔ bɛghɔ bhe mbɨ́kɨ́ kway bɛkʉ nɔ. 23 Kɛ nɛ́nɛ, ɛnɛ́ nnáŋ nnáŋá bɛtɨk ndǔ mbaŋ ɛnɛ ɛnkɛm, mbɔ̌ŋ ntɨ bɛghɔ bhe mbɔ ɛnyǔ nnáŋ nchí yáŋ bɛkʉ ndǔ bɛyǎ mamiɛ́ anɛ áfʉɛ́rɛ́ ansɛm. 24 Nɛ́nɛ, mbákántɨ bɛ chɔŋ ńdɔk Spen. Mpok nchí rɔŋ chɔŋ mbɔ̌ŋ maŋák bɛghat bɛ mbak nɛ bhe ndu mɔ́mbɨŋɨ́ mpok kɛ ndɔk nɔkɔ ambɨ. Nɛ mpok bɛrɔ be akway nɔkɔ, nkaysi bɛ chɔŋ mǎnkwak mɛ nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ndǔ nɛkɔ ɛna. 25 Kɛ nchí rɔŋ kpɨk Yerúsalɛm bɛ nchyɛ́ nɛkɛp ɛnɛ́n batɨ̌ bǒnkwɔ bátó ntá bo Mandɛm abhɛn bachi arɛ. 26 Bǒnkwɔ abhɛn atú Masidónia nɛ abhɛn atú Akáiya bábhɔŋ maŋák bɛchyɛ mbɔk nkáp awap ntá bachɛ́bhɛ́bho ndǔ nkwɔ bo Mandɛm abhɛn Yerúsalɛm. 27 Bɔ́ babhɔŋ kɛ bághɔ́ bɛ ɛrɨ bɛkʉ nɔ, nɛ sayri sayri, bábhɔŋ bɛkʉ nɔ tɛ̌ndu ɛchi bɛ, ɛ̌ti bo Israɛl bo báchí bo Mandɛm kɛ bǒ abhɛn bápú bo Israɛl bághókó Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́ ɛ̌ti Yesu. Nɛ báchí nkwɔ bo Mandɛm nɛ́nɛ, nɛ Mandɛm ǎyɛ̀t bhɔ nɛ bɛyǎ mɛnyɨŋ. Bábhɔŋ yɛ bɛkwak bo Israɛl abhɛn bachi bachɛ́bhɛ́bho nɛ mbɔk mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɔ bábhɔ́ŋɔ́. 28 Nnáŋ ngáká yɛ arɛ́ nchyɛ́ bhɔ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bǎto ntá yap, chɔŋ ndɔk Spen. Kɛ chɔŋ njambɨ ntee awu ngɔ bhe. 29 Nɛ ndɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛ́ mpok ntwɔ́ awu, chɔŋ Kristo anjɛt bhɛsɛ tontó. 30 Bɔ̌ma, ɛ̌ti sɛ́chi bo Yesu Kristo Acha nɛ ndǔ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ ákʉ́ sɛ́nkɔŋ batɨ, nchí nɨk be mmʉɛt bɛ mǎnu mɛnɨkmʉɛt ntá Mandɛm ɛ̌ti ya nɛ ntɨ nɛnkɛm mbɔ ɛnyǔ mɛmbɔŋ nchí kʉ. 31 Nɨk ka mmʉɛt bɛ Mandɛm ankʉ bǒ Judeya abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ noko yi bákɛ́ kʉ mɛ yɛ̌nyɨŋ ɛbʉ́bʉ. Nɨk ka mmʉɛt bɛ bǒ Mandɛm abhɛn Yerúsalɛm mánsɔ́t nɛkɛp ɛnɛ́n mɛ́rɔ̀ŋ ntá yap nɛ nɔ nɛ maŋák. 32 Ɛyɔ ɛ́kʉ́ bɛ mɛ nkwáy bɛ́twɔ bɛghɔ bhe nɛ maŋák mbák Mandɛm aká, nɛ bɛ́ nkwáy bɛbhɔŋ nɛywɛ̌mʉɛt nɛntɨ ɛnɛka. 33 Mandɛm mmu áchyɛ̀ bho kpák ambak nɛ bhe mankɛm. Amen.
* 15:4 15.3, ghɔ Ɛkáti Bakway 69.9.