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Akap bɛrɛm kɛpɨ̌ntɨ nɛ anɛ bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk
1 Fiɛ́ ká ntí ndǔ bɛ́bhɔŋ ɛkɔŋ nɛ bho, mǎmbɔŋ bɛyǎ ɛkwak bɛ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ ánchyɛ́ be akap, sayri sayri, akap bɛ́gháti bho mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm. 2 Nchí rɛm nɔ mbɔnyunɛ mmu anɛ árɛ̀m bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn yi abhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ, apú rɛm mɛnyɨŋ ntá bho, ǎrɛ̀m chi ntá Mandɛm mbɔnyunɛ yɛ̌ mmu apu jwimɛm ndǔ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi árɛ̀m. Ǎrɛ̀m chi mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛyɨŋɨ Mandɛm nɛ bɛchi bhɛ́sɛ́ bhɛ́sɛ́, ndǔ bɛtaŋ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm. 3 Kɛ mmu anɛ ághàti bo mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú nta Mandɛm ǎchyɛ̀ bhɔ bɛtaŋ, afyɛ́ bho ntɨ, nɛ ǎchyɛ̀ bhɔ nɛpɔptǐntɨ. 4 Mmǔ anɛ árɛ̀m bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, ǎchyɛ̀ chi mmʉɛt yi bɛtaŋ. Kɛ mmu anɛ ághàti bho Ɛyɔŋ Mandɛm ǎchyɛ̀ batɨ bǒnkwɔ bɛtaŋ Mandɛm. 5 Nchí yaŋ bɛ be mǎnkɛm mǎndɛm bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn bǎbhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, kɛ sayri sayri, nchí yaŋ mǎngati bho mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn Mandɛm afyɛ́ be antɨ. Mmu anɛ árɛ̀m mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn Mandɛm afyɛ́ yi antɨ achá anɛ árɛ̀m bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn yi abhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ mbák mbɔ̌ŋ mmu akabhɛ́ bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk abhɨ́kɨ́ nɛ́nɛ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi árɛ́mɛ́ bɛ ɛnchyɛ bo bɛtaŋ.
6 Bɔ̌ma, mbák ntwɔ́ ntá yɛka ndɛmɛ nɔkɔ chi bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn mbɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, chɔŋ nkwak be ná? Mbɔŋ bɛkʉ mǎndɨŋɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Mandɛm ákʉ́ mɛndɨ́ŋɨ́, nɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn ndɨ́ŋɨ́ ɛ̌ti Mandɛm, nɛ ɛbhɛ́n yi afyɛ́ mɛ antɨ bɛ ngati bho, nɛ mbɔŋ bɛtɔŋ Ɛyɔŋ ɛyi. 7 Mbák mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ nɛpɛ́m mbɔ mbaŋ bɛ́fé nɛ nɛkɨ́ŋ bɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ chyɛ ɛrɨ́tí ɛyɔŋ, ná mmu ákway bɛrɨŋɨ nɛkwáy ɛnɛn báfè nɛ mbaŋ, nɛ ɛnɛ́n bákwɛ̀t? 8 Nɛ mbák mmbá nɛnu ábhɨ́kɨ́ chyɛ ɛyɔŋ sayri, agha ákway bɛrɨŋɨ bɛ chi mmbá nɛnu, antoŋti mmʉɛt bɛ́ ándɔ́k ɛbhɨ̌nɛnu? 9 Ɛ́chí ɛnyumɔt nɛ bhe. Mbák mǎndɛm ɛnyɨŋ ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ bǎbhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, bo bápú kway bɛjwimɛm. Ná bɔ bákway yɛ bɛrɨŋɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bárɛ̀m? Ɛ́bhak ntá yap chi mbɔ bɛ bǎrɛ̀m kɛpɨ nɛ mbʉ́ɛ́p, nɛ́ ɛ́pú bhɔŋ ntí. 10 Bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk bɛyǎ fá amɨk, nɛ bɛ́chí kɛkúrí kɛkúrí. Nɛ yɛ ɛ́mɔt ɛpu ɛnɛ bo abhɛn bárɛ̀m yɔ bápú ghok. 11 Kɛ mbák mbɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ mmu árɛ̀m, nchí bhak chi kɛnkɔ ntá yi, yí nkwɔ ambak chí kɛnkɔ ntá ya. 12 Nchí ghati yɛ bhe bɛ, tɛ̌ndu bǎbhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛyǎ ɛkwak bɛbhɔŋ akap anɛ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm áchyɛ̀, fyɛ́ ká ntí tontó ndǔ akap anɛ́ ákwak bǒnkwɔ mántaŋ mandɔkɔ nɔkɔ chi ambɨ.
13 Mmu anɛ árɛ̀m ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, anɨ́kmʉɛt bɛ Mandɛm ánchyɛ́ yi akap mɛ́nɛ́nɛ́ nta bho ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi árɛ̀m ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ yi abhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ. 14 Nchí rɛm nɔ mbɔnyunɛ mbák nchí nɨkmʉɛt ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ mbɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, ɛfóŋó ɛya kɛ ɛ́nɨ̀kmʉɛt ɛnɛ́, ndǔ nkaysi ya, mpú jwimɛm ndǔ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mɛ́rɛ̀m. 15 Chɔŋ nkʉ yɛ yi? Chɔŋ nnɨ́k nɔkɔ mmʉɛt nɛ ɛfóŋó ɛya nɛ nnɨkmʉɛt nɛ nkaysi ya nkwɔ. Chɔŋ nkway nɔkɔ bakway nɛ ɛfóŋó ɛya nɛ nkwáy nɔkɔ nɛ nkaysi ya nkwɔ́. 16 Mbák ɛ́pú nɔ, mbák mmu ywɛka ǎnɨ̀kmʉɛt bɛchyɛ bakak ntá Mandɛm ndu ɛfóŋó, ná mmu anɛ ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ yi árɛ̀m ǎkway bɛka bɛ, “Amen” ɛnɛ́ yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ jwimɛm? 17 Yɛ̌ mmu ánchyɛ chyɛ́ ɛrɨ́tí bakak ntá Mandɛm, nɛnɨkímʉɛt ɛnɔ nɛ́pú chyɛ mmu achak bɛtaŋ. 18 Nkáká Mandɛm bɛ, ndǔ bɛtaŋ Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ, ndɛm bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn mbɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ ncha bhe mankɛm. 19 Yɛ̌ nɔ, ndǔ nchɛmti bǒnkwɔ, ɛrɨ ntá ya, bɛghati bho mɛnyɨŋ nɛ bɛyɔŋ bɛtay ɛbhɛn bo bághòk mánjwimɛm, ɛcha bɛrɛm mɛnyɨŋ nɛ bɛyɔŋ ɛbhɛn bɛya bɛcha nka byo ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ mbɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ.
20 Bɔ̌ma bǎkɛ́ bhak mǎmbɔ ndǔ nkaysi yɛka. Bák ká mbɔ bɔ abhɛn babhʉɛt amɔ ndu barak bɛbʉ́, kɛ ndǔ nkaysi ayɛka bák ká bɛsɛ́nɛ́ bho. 21 Básɨŋ amɛm Ɛkáti Mandɛm bɛ Acha arɛm bɛ,
“Chɔŋ nsɔt bǒ bɛtɔk bɛchak abhɛn bárɛ̀m bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn bǒbha bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ ndɛm kɛpɨ ntá yap. Yɛ̌ nɔ, bǒbha bápú tá chɔŋ batú bɛghok ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mɛ́rɛ̀m.”
22 Ɛyɔ ɛ́tɔ̀ŋ bhɛsɛ bɛ bɛrɛm kɛpɨ ndǔ bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn bo bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, chí ɛrɨŋ ntá bo abhɛn babhɨkɨ noko Yesu Kristo, puyɛ̌ ntá bo abhɛn mánóko. Kɛ akap bɛghati bho mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm, chí ɛrɨŋ ntá bo abhɛn mánóko. 23 Mbák Nkwɔ Kristo ankɛm achɛm ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt amɔt nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu anɛ achi amɛm ǎrɛ̀m ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, kɛ ɛ́mfakari bɛ bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ akap wu nɛ bo abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ noko manchwe amɛm, bɔ́ bhɔ bapu rɛm bɛ ɛbhokori ɛ́kɛm be? 24 Kɛ mbák bo mankɛm bárɛ̀m chi mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm, nɛ mmu anɛ ábhɨ́kɨ́ noko Yesu Kristo, nɛ yɛ̌ chí anɛ ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn antwɔ́ anchwe, ǎghok ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bǎrɛm anjwimɛm anka bɛ yi achi mmǔ bɛbʉ́, nɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn yi ághókó mɛ́mbo bɛtaŋ yi. 25 Ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ yi ághókó ɛ́ghati yi kpoŋoroŋ mɛnyɨŋ bhɛ́sɛ́ bhɛ́sɛ́ ɛbhɛn bɛchi yi antɨ, ɛ́nkʉ yi ankwɛn bɛsí Mandɛm anchyɛ yi kɛnókó, andɛm bɛ, “Mandɛm achi nɛ be tɛtɛp!”
Ɛnyǔ bɛbhak ndǔ nchɛmti ywɛka
26 Bɔ̌ma, ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ bǎbhɔ́ŋɔ́ yɛ bɛkʉ chi bɛ, mpok bǎchɛ́mɛ́ nɛbhʉɛt amɔt ndu mɛnɨkmʉɛt, mbák mmu amɔt achyɛ́ nɛkwáy, achak antɔ́ŋ Ɛyɔŋ Mandɛm, anɛfu andɛm ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Mandɛm akʉ yi andɨŋɨ, nɛ mbák achak andɛm kɛpɨ ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛnɛ yi abhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ, anɛfú ánɛ́nɛ́ yɔ ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́mbɔŋ. Kʉ ká yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛmbak anɛ ɛchyɛ bo mankɛm bɛtaŋ ndú baraka Mandɛm. 27 Mbák bo báchí abhɛn bárɛ̀m bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ, ɛrɨ bati apay, nɛ yɛ̌ bati arat mandɛm. Nɛ bábhɔŋ bɛrɛm mɛnyɨŋ mmǔ amɔt amɔt, nɛ mmǔ achak ambak anɛ ánɛnɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bárɛ̀m. 28 Kɛ mbák yɛ̌ mmu apú mɛnɛnɛ ndǔ ɛyɔŋɔ́mbɔŋ, yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu anɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ akap wu ánchɔ́kɔ́ kpák amɛm ɛchɛmɛ Nkwɔ Kristo, andɛm nɔkɔ bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn yi ábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ nɛ mmʉɛt yi nɛ ntá Mandɛm. 29 Bǒbati apay, mbák ɛpu nɔ, batí arat, mándɛm mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn Mandɛm aghati bhɔ, bachak mánde chak mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɔ bárɛ̀m. 30 Nɛ mbák Mandɛm ákʉ́ mmu anɛ achi chɔkɔ andɨŋɨ ɛnyɨŋ anɛ bárɛ̀m, ánkúsí kpɨ́k. 31 Bo abhɛn bárɛ̀m mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm bǎkway bɛkʉ nɔ amɔt amɔt bɛ bǒ mankɛm mángɔ́k ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Ɛyɔŋ Mandɛm ɛ́rɛ̀m bɛ ɛ́mfyɛ́ bhɔ ntɨ. 32 Bǒ abhɛn bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ akap bɛrɛm mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm bákwáy bɛkɛm mmʉɛt manchɔkɔ kpák, bɛ mándɨ́ŋɨ́ mpok anɛ bákway bɛrɛm kɛpɨ. 33 Mandɛm apu Mandɛm ɛbyɔk, ǎyàŋ sɛmbɔŋ chi ɛyɔŋ ɛmɔt nɛ kpák ndǔ nkwɔ yɛsɛ.
Mbɔ ɛnyu ɛchí amɛm bakwɔ́ bho Mandɛm ankɛm, 34 baghɔrɛ́ bábhɔŋ bɛchɛkɔ kpák amɛm bɛchɛmɛ bǒnkwɔ. Bábhɨ́kɨ́ bhɔŋ bɛrɛm kɛpɨ. Bábhɔŋ bɛsɛptimʉɛt mbɔ ɛnyu ɛbhé Moses ɛ́rɛ̀m. 35 Mbák ɛnyɨŋ ɛchi ɛnɛ bɔ báyàŋ bɛrɨŋɨ, mámbɛ́p manɛ́m abhap anywɔ́p. Ɛchi ɛnyɨŋ ntíánwɔ́p ntá ngɔrɛ́ bɛrɛm kɛpɨ amɛm ɛchɛmɛ́ bǒnkwɔ. 36 Kwae! Ɛyɔŋ Mandɛm ɛ́bho chi ntá yɛka kɛ? Kɛ chí bɛ ndiɛrɛ ntá yɛka kɛ yɔ ɛ́chwɔ́bhɛ́? 37 Mbák mmu akáysí bɛ yi achi ndɛmɛkɛpɨ̌ntɨ, nɛ yɛ bɛ́ abhɔŋ akap anɛ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm achyɛ yi, ándɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛ́ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mɛ̌sɨ̀ŋ-nɛ ntá yɛka chi ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ Yesu Acha ághátí mɛ nsɨŋ. 38 Mbák mmu abhɨ́kɨ́ ka bɛ ɛchi ɛnyu ɛyɔ, bǎkɛ́ ka yi nkwɔ.
39 Bɔ̌ma, bɔ́ŋ yɛ ka bɛyǎ ɛkwak bɛ Ɛfóŋó Mandɛm ánchyɛ́ bhe akap bɛghati bho mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm, nɛ bǎkɛ́ káŋ bo bɛ bákɛ́ rɛm bɛyɔŋɔ́tɔk ɛbhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ. 40 Bǎbhɔŋ bɛkʉ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ sayri nɛ ɛbyɔk ti.