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1 ‑Ka 'ka 'trɔnbadɔ doo, 'ŋ 'yoo‑ zan ‑jan 'la 'bhɛ 'wolɛ‑ 'bhɛ ‑le ‑gɛ: 'Ke ‑nɛ do a pɛ ‑le ‑a dɛ 'ciɛn 'ɛ 'le; 'ke ‑yoo ‑yaa' matruŋya 'ɛ 'yi 'waati 'la ba, ‑a bogbɛya 'ɛ gole laa ‑o lu do bogbɛya 'ɛ ma, 'ali‑ 'ke ‑yaa' pɛ ‑le ‑a dɛ 'ciɛn 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'le. 2 'Ke ‑yoo matruŋ 'le 'waati 'la ba, ‑a ŋgblo 'kpaale‑ bo ‑a gooba mu 'ɛ 'pegee ‑yaa' ‑za 'yrɛbago mu 'ɛ 'mu ‑la ꞊la, 'ke 'bhɛ ge 'tɛnlɛ‑ ‑a dɛ 'waati 'la ‑dwa 'bhɛ ma. 3 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya do 'ɛ 'yi, ‑kɔɔ' mu ‑yaa 'elwale 'bhii‑ ‑nɛ matruŋnɛ mu gbɛɛn‑ 'ezin‑. ‑Kɔɔ' 'yaa‑ matruŋ 'le 'waati 'la ba, ‑kɔɔ' ŋgblo 'kpaale‑ ‑yaa 'drunyan 'lɛɛ‑ 'yi ‑za mu 'kungbɛya mu 'ɛ ꞊la 'bhii‑ lu mu gbɛɛn‑. 4 'Duŋ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'waati 'la ‑dwa 'bhɛ 'bhɔle‑, 'ke ‑ya Gbe 'ɛ winbɔle. ‑O 'bhɛ ꞊yaa bhaaplɛŋ a pɛ yagbɛya 'ɛ 'yi le do ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'bhɛ ŋgblo 'kpaale‑ ‑yaa Zuufu mu a 'toŋ mu 'ɛ ꞊la, 5 'kooko‑ mɛɛ 'la zan mu ŋgblo 'kpaale‑ ‑yaa 'toŋ mu 'ɛ ꞊la, ‑e 'bhɛ zan mu go 'mu ꞊la, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑yoo klɛ ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑nɛ mu 'le.
6 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑kɔɔ' klɛlawoa ‑Waanbhaa' ‑nɛ mu 'la 'le bhe, 'yee‑ *‑Waanbhaa' 'a Gbe *Lii 'Weŋ 'ɛ ꞊kpaa ‑kɔɔ' zru mu 'ɛ 'yi. 'Bhɛ ‑le 'a klɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑kɔɔ' sɔ ‑Waanbhaa' 'siile dɔɔ: «‑Kɔɔ' Dɛ ‑Waanbhaa!» 7 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya 'ɛ gbɛɛn‑ bhe, 'yaa ‑o ‑li 'ke lu 'le, 'duŋ‑ 'yoo‑ 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' ‑nɛ ‑la ‑le. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke 'yoo‑ 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' ‑nɛ 'le, 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'ciɛn 'la ꞊twa ‑a ‑nɛ mu 'ɛ 'lɛɛ, 'e nu 'bhɛ 'srɔɔwolɛ.
Pɔlu blina‑ yiɛn ‑o Galasi mu 'ɛ ba zayi'
8 'Elwale ‑sɔ, 'ka 'laa ‑yaa ‑Waanbhaa' dɔlawo bhe, 'ka 'yaa‑ pɛ mu 'la 'mu a luya 'yi, 'mu 'yaa‑ bhla ma ‑waanbhaa' mu 'le. 9 'Duŋ‑ ‑zɔn, 'ka ‑Waanbhaa' ‑zeze 'gbu 'ɛ dɔ, 'ŋ sɔ a pele‑ 'ezin‑ dɔɔ ‑Waanbhaa' 'ka dɔ, ‑e ꞊kla 'nale‑ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka ‑o niina‑ 'zi 'woo‑ bhla ma ‑waanbhaa' mu 'ɛ ba ɛɛ, 'woo‑ 'la ‑o faŋgan‑ 'laa ‑o, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑woo 'ke 'truu‑ ma pɛ mu 'le, 'ka ‑o ‑a zi 'bhii‑ 'ka klɛ gbɛ drɛɛwo 'mu ‑laa' lu mu 'le 'ezin‑ ɛɛ? 10 'Ka yi 'ke mu oo, mlɛ 'ke mu oo, 'waati 'ke mu oo, 'bhɛɛ‑ lɛɛ 'ke mu ‑za kun 'eglɔɔle 'ke 'bhɛ kan ‑a 'ke mu ta. ‑Mɛla ma 'ka 'bhɛ klɛ ɛɛ? 11 'Ŋŋ! 'Ŋ blina‑ yiɛn ‑o 'kaa‑ ‑za ma, ‑amasrɔyi 'naa‑ zi 'bhii‑ 'ŋ ye 'la ꞊woa 'ka ni 'bhɛ bo bhaama.
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12 'Ŋ nɛɛnɛ‑ mu, 'ka 'zoole‑, ‑ka bo 'ka 'gbu ma, 'bhii‑ 'mi gbɛɛn‑. ‑Amasrɔyi ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ‑zayi', 'ŋ bole ‑o 'ŋ 'gbu ma 'bhii‑ 'ka mu gbɛɛn‑. 'Ka 'laa 'siɛlɛ‑ 'ŋ ba ‑za 'kedo‑ 'kpɔ 'yi. 13 ‑Kɔɔ' 'eke‑ ꞊lwa ꞊ya 'waati 'la ba, 'ka 'gbu 'a 'yaango‑ 'bhii‑ 'ŋ 'flɛ 'yi ga do ‑le 'a ꞊kla 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ ‑dulaa' 'ka ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ꞊woa 'ka ni. 14 Ga 'gbu 'la 'yaa‑ 'ŋ ma 'ŋ 'flɛ 'ɛ 'yi, 'bhɛ ꞊kla 'ka mu ta ‑yrɛn 'le. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'duŋ‑, 'ka 'laa ‑yrɔnlɛ' 'ŋ ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka 'laa 'ka 'pleŋgolɛ 'ŋ ma. Drɔɔn' 'ka 'ŋ ‑gblakwan 'elrele 'bhii‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑mlɛkɛ' do, 'bhɛ 'pegee‑ 'bhii‑ Zesu Krisi 'gbu drɔɔn' gbɛɛn‑ 'ezin‑. 15 'Ka zrukpaale 'yaa 'egbɛnɛle 'mi ba zayi' 'bhɛ 'waati 'ɛ ba 'dɛ! 'Duŋ‑, 'bhɛ zrukpaa' ‑gbɛnɛ 'ɛ 'bhɛ ‑o 'naa‑ ‑zɔn ɛɛ? 'Mi sɔ 'ka 'tɔ wlan pele‑ ‑jan 'lɛɛ‑ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'le dɔɔ: 'Mi 'sɔ gbɛ ‑yɔɔ' 'ɛ 'kɔɔ 'ka ni, 'ali‑ 'ke 'bhɛ 'yaa‑ sɔ klɛle‑, 'ka 'yaa‑ nu 'ka 'yrɛbhɛ mu 'ɛ 'yrolɛ‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka ‑o na 'mi ni. 16 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ wlan 'la ꞊pia 'ka ni, 'bhɛ ‑la ma 'bhɛɛ‑ 'mi ꞊kla ‑zɔn 'ka 'sɔɔnnii 'le ɛɛ?
17 'Woo‑ mɛɛ mu 'la ‑woo 'ka ‑vavadɛ 'zi 'egbɛnɛle bhe, ‑kaa 'yaango‑ 'bhii‑ ‑o 'kpee 'fleele‑ laa ‑o 'ka ma. ‑Wa zi 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑za 'la 'bhɛ klɛ 'bhɛ ‑le dɔɔ 'ke ‑o 'ka 'pleŋgo‑ 'ŋ ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka dɔ 'woo‑ zi 'ke 'ka 'woo‑ mu ‑vavadɛ 'egbɛnɛle. 18 Wlan 'ɛ ni, 'kee‑ ‑za 'lrele‑ ‑vavadɛ 'waati 'ɛ 'kpɛn ba, 'bhɛ ‑o 'ke ‑za 'lrele‑ 'le. 'Duŋ‑ 'kaa‑ ‑za ‑vavadɛle 'ɛ ‑daŋ' 'laa golɛ 'ke 'ŋ 'yoo‑ 'ka ba 'waati 'la ba 'bhɛ ma. 19 'Ŋ 'nɛ mu, 'ŋ 'yoo‑ ‑yrɛnbhle' gbɛ drɛɛwo 'zi 'ka ma, 'bhii‑ 'ke le do ‑bla ꞊zian ‑a ta ‑e ‑yrɛnbhle' gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑. 'Ŋ nu bolɛ 'bhɛ ‑yrɛn ‑glɔɔn 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'bhlele‑ ma 'ke 'bhɛ ge 'tɛnlɛ‑ Krisi ‑si 'ɛ 'wlale‑ ma 'ka zru mu 'ɛ 'yi. 20 'Ŋ 'yoo yrɛ 'la ꞊nɔɔ ‑zɔn, 'mi ‑o ‑a zi 'bhii‑ 'ŋ klɛ 'ka 'pleŋ‑ 'waati 'lɛɛ‑ ba, 'kooko‑ 'mi 'an ‑janwo' gbɛya 'ɛ 'ka ni 'bhɛ mabɔɔ. ‑Amasrɔyi 'ŋ 'yoo‑ klin 'yi 'ka ba zayi'.
Agaa 'pegee Sara a ‑za
21 ‑Ka 'ka 'trɔnbadɔ 'ŋ ni doo: 'Ka mu 'la 'ka ‑o ‑a zi' 'bhii‑ 'ka 'ka ŋgblo 'kpala Moizi a 'toŋ mu 'ɛ ꞊la, 'woo‑ 'toŋ mu 'ɛ ‑jan 'la ꞊woa 'ka 'laa 'bhɛ 'yimalɛ ɛɛ? 22 ‑Amasrɔyi ‑a yɔɔndɛle ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi dɔɔ Abraamu gbe ‑yaa plɛ. ‑Ya do ‑yaa lu le do ta, ‑o ‑yaa 'bhɛ le 'ɛ sii Agaa. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑ya ‑bhɛɛke' do 'ɛ 'yaa‑ ꞊klɔ le 'ɛ ta, ‑o ‑yaa 'bhɛ le 'ɛ sii Sara. 23 'Yee‑ Abraamu 'kɛla 'srɔɔwoa‑ lu le 'ɛ ta, ‑o 'bhɛ ꞊yaa bhaaplɛŋ a pɛ ‑nɛya' gbɛya drɔŋ 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'yi. 'Duŋ‑ ‑e 'kɛla 'srɔɔwoa‑ ꞊klɔ‑ le 'ɛ ta, ‑o 'bhɛ ꞊yaa ‑Waanbhaa' ‑liiwli' 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ ta. 24 'Woo le plɛ 'lɛɛ‑ waa ‑za 'ɛ ‑yoo ‑za do ‑la ma dan ma jan 'le. ‑Amasrɔyi 'woo‑ le plɛ 'ɛ ‑woo 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑bhoolaya plɛ ‑la ‑le. *Agaa 'bhɛ ‑o 'ke 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ‑bhoolaya 'la ‑dwa 'yee‑ 'pegee Moizi 'pleŋ‑ Sinai vlɛ gɔɔn 'ɛ 'wiiŋ‑ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'le. Agaa 'kpee yi mu 'ɛ 'mu ‑o 'ke lu mu 'le. 25 Sinai vlɛ gɔɔn 'ɛ ‑yoo Arabu 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi; ‑o sɔ Agaa 'kpale ‑zɔn Zeruzalɛmu ma. ‑Amasrɔyi Zeruzalɛmu 'pegee ‑a ta mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn ‑o luya 'yi. 26 'Duŋ‑ Zeruzalɛmu drɛɛ 'la 'bhɛ ‑o laanima, 'bhɛ ‑le 'ke ꞊klɔ le 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ a ‑za 'ɛ 'le. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑kɔɔ' mu nɛɛ 'le 'bhɛɛ‑ 'le. 27 ‑Amasrɔyi ‑a yɔɔndɛle ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi 'yee‑ ꞊klɔ le 'ɛ ba zayi' dɔɔ:
«'E zrukpala, ‑nɛ 'ya kle!
'E zrukpaa' 'ɛ ta ‑gbekan', 'bhi 'la 'bhi 'laa le mu ta ‑bla zɛnle ‑yrɛnbhlelɛ ‑lido'!
‑Amasrɔyi ‑o ‑ploola le 'la ma, 'bhɛ 'nɛ mu 'ɛ nu klɛlɛ 'ebebele 'ke 'mu kan gwlɛnna le 'ɛ 'bhɛ 'nɛ mu 'ɛ ta.»
28 'Ka mu 'ŋ nɛɛnɛ‑ mu, 'ka mu ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑liiwli' 'ɛ ta ‑nɛ mu ‑la ‑le, 'bhii‑ ‑o Izaki ꞊yaa gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ Abraamu ma 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ‑liiwli' 'ɛ ta. 29 'Elwale ta ‑sɔ, ‑o ‑nɛ 'la 'bhɛ ꞊yaa bhaaplɛŋ a pɛ yagbɛya 'ɛ 'yi, 'bhɛ 'yaa‑ ‑yrɛnkpa' ‑o ‑nɛ 'la 'bhɛ ꞊yaa ‑Waanbhaa' Lii 'Weŋ 'ɛ faŋgan‑ 'yi 'bhɛ ta. 'Ali‑ ‑zɔn ‑yoo 'bhɛɛ‑ gbɛɛn‑ 'ezin‑ ‑gee'. 30 'Duŋ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'bhɛ pe 'nale‑ ɛɛ? 'Bhɛ pe dɔɔ: «Lu le 'ɛ 'pegee ‑a gbe 'ɛ ‑gbin. ‑Amasrɔyi lu le 'ɛ gbe 'ɛ dɔ laa ‑o ‑a dɛ 'ciɛn 'ɛ ba ‑o 'pegee ꞊klɔ le 'ɛ gbe 'ɛ 'le.» 31 'Bhɛla‑ ‑zayile, ‑kɔɔ' mu laa ‑o 'ke lu le 'ɛ 'bhɛ 'nɛ mu 'le, 'duŋ‑ ‑kɔɔ' mu ‑o 'ke ꞊klɔ le 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'nɛ mu 'le.