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1 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, a-bʋ ꞌbhleꞌa lbhʋnʋmʋ, a-bʋ ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌtɔ ꞌꞌdɩ ꞌmʋ. A nʋ ʋ ꞌꞌyisrɛɛdɩ ꞌꞌlruli! A popo ꞌgwlʋti -lrɛɛke na, a-bee -mnʋʋ, a ꞌbhle-e -kɔyi ꞌle yaku ꞌli!
ꞌPɔlʋ-ʋ ꞌꞌdu-o Kolɔsʋkɔmʋ ꞌꞌdɩ ꞌmʋ
2 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, -zɛgɛ -Lagɔ nʋꞌa amʋ ꞌꞌlruliꞌa dɩ, a yaa ꞌmʋti ꞌle a ꞌke ɔ *wɔn gbo po! Aꞌba ꞌbhle ꞌplʋ -le! A po ɔ ꞌsɛɛ ꞌꞌkɔmʋ! 3-4 Nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ -kpanamʋ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ lbhʋꞌa nʋnamʋ, a po ɔ wɔn gbo -lrɛɛ ꞌɩn -ke ꞌwa dɩ, ꞌle, ꞌɔ wlu -a zaꞌa nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌke ꞌɛ -jolʋ wɔn-flɔ, ꞌle, *Zezii *Kliisɩꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩꞌa dɩ-ɩ ꞌkpaꞌa ꞌtɔ ꞌꞌpiemʋ a, -a ꞌke ꞌya ꞌꞌkpidɩ gbɔzɩza, -a ꞌke ɩ ʋ ꞌtmʋʋ! A po ɔ wɔn gbo ꞌan dɩ, ꞌle, -ka ꞌɔ wlu ꞌlɛꞌɛ ꞌtɩn, ꞌɩn ꞌke ɛ -kaa nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za gbaa! A -gblee, ꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋzɛɛ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ dɩ, ꞌɩn -nɩꞌe ꞌnɔɔ -jie ꞌmʋ.
5 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, nyʋ-ʋ seꞌa Zezii Kliisɩ yibo, a ꞌsrɛɛ aꞌba kpli ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho ʋ ꞌꞌkpi! -Nɔɔ -ke ꞌli a -nɩꞌa a, aꞌba ꞌꞌtayi nɛ ꞌꞌyiti ꞌɛ zi -le bhubhuyiti! A -kpa nʋ -nalo! 6 A -gblee, -bho nyɔ po ꞌtɔn ꞌle -zapʋ kɔ, -ka ɛ-ɛ nmɔꞌɔ wɔn, aꞌba wɔnmʋwlu -nɩ -kaa! -Bho nyɔ dede amʋ lɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpidɩ ti, -ka a ꞌkɛ ɛ gbɔzɩza -yɔkɔɔ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌkɩ ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌwɔn -ka -zɛgɛka, a yibo -kaa -lrɛɛ!
ꞌPɔlʋ-ʋ ꞌpo-o Kolɔsʋkɔmʋ ꞌyewlu -jeyi.
7 A -gblee, -aꞌba dɩkmalotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu Tisikɩ ꞌꞌyri kpʋnꞌa ti ꞌbho -aꞌba -Kɔyi -Lagɔꞌɔ -jeyi, -ɔ -ke ꞌɩn-ɩ nʋꞌa ꞌɔ lbhʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌye amʋ ꞌan ꞌꞌkpidɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za mʋ. 8 Lɛ-ɛ -ke ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi ꞌɩn-ɩ lbho ꞌɔ ꞌle amʋ gbo a, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a: A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌɩn-ɩ lbho -ɔꞌo, ꞌle, dɩ-ɩ -nɩꞌa zinamʋ ꞌnɔɔ -amʋ gbo, ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌya kuna po ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌkpɩ ꞌꞌyi po -lrɛɛ. 9 Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌꞌbhliyi Onesimʋ ꞌꞌyri kpʋnꞌa ꞌnɔɔ ti ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ -jeyi, -ɔ -ke dɩ -a -kmaꞌa -lrɛɛ, ꞌɩnnɔ -ke ɔ -naꞌo. Dɩ-ɩ -nɩꞌa ꞌnɔɔ zinamʋ, ʋn -nɩ ꞌsɔn-ɔ ꞌye ɩ amʋ ꞌtmʋʋ mʋ.
10 Alisɩtakɩ -ke ꞌɩn -nɩꞌa ꞌnɔɔ -jie ꞌmʋ na, ɔ-bɔ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ! Banabaasɩꞌa ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu Maakɩ na, ɔ-bɔ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ -lrɛɛ! (Ɔ-bɔ Maakɩ ꞌmnɔ ɔ, ꞌɩn -zaꞌa ꞌɔ dɩ amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-ɛ see: -Bho ɔ yi ꞌle amʋ gbo, a kpʋn ꞌɔ ꞌlɩkpʋ -gli!) 11 Zezii -ke liduunynɩ ꞌma-a Zutuusɩ na, ɔ-bɔ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ -lrɛɛ! ꞌLe *ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌweꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ, ʋ-bʋ nyʋ tan ꞌmnʋ, ꞌwa ꞌꞌsɛ-ɛ kpaꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌle -Lagɔlbhʋꞌa nʋnamʋ, ꞌle nyʋ ɔ -kɔꞌɔ ɔ, nyʋ -lrʋʋ ꞌke ꞌbɩ ꞌye ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ. Ʋn-ʋ ꞌpo-o ꞌnɔɔ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌkpɩ ꞌꞌyi tenyɩ.
12 Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhliyi Epaflasɩ na, ɔ-bɔ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ! Ɔ-ɔ ꞌmo-o *Zezii *Kliisɩꞌa lbhʋnʋyi. Ɔ-ɔ ꞌpo-o *-Lagɔ wɔn gbo -wlɛɛwlɛɛ aꞌba dɩ, ꞌɔ -pɔlʋꞌa klɛ ti. Ɔ-ɔ ꞌpo -ɔ wɔn gbo, ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌgwlideɛ -kaa -denɩ ꞌmʋ -sɔ, a ꞌke ꞌꞌyritiku ꞌbho aꞌba -Lagɔjeyinanamʋ, ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌgwlʋdɩ yibo -ka -zɛgɛka ꞌle a ꞌke ɛ nʋ. 13 -Ziadɩ moꞌo. A-bʋ Kolɔsʋkɔmʋ-e, Laodiseekɔmʋ -ke Yielapolisɩkɔmʋꞌa dɩ ɔ-ɔ sɩaꞌo tenyɩ. 14 Luukɩ ꞌma-a -dɔtrɔɔ, -ɔ -ke dɩ -a -kmaꞌa tenyɩ, ɔ -ke Demasɩ -nɩ ꞌsɔn na, ʋ-bʋ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ!
15 Zeziiꞌa -glɩgbawɔnyiꞌa nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho Laodisee, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌye ꞌʋ! -Aꞌba ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyunynaakpʋ Nɛfaa -nɩꞌa ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ, ʋn -ke -a -Bozeziiꞌa nyʋ-ʋ ꞌgbʋʋꞌa ꞌꞌlru ꞌle ʋ ꞌꞌbhlibhlegbo, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌye ꞌʋ -lrɛɛ! 16 Ɛ-bɛ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌɩn-ɩ poꞌa -laa amʋ -jeyi, -bho a gwɛ ꞌɛ ꞌlizrɛɛ ꞌꞌyi, a -Bozeziiꞌa nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho Laodisee, a kpɛ ɛ ꞌle ʋ gbo, ʋn ꞌke ɛ ꞌli zrɛ -lrɛɛ! Ʋ-bee -mnʋʋꞌa -nɛ ꞌɩn po ꞌʋ -jeyi, -bho ɛ ꞌwlʋ ꞌle ʋ gbo, ꞌle ɛ ꞌke amʋ gbo nyni, a zrɛ ɛ ꞌli -lrɛɛ! 17 A ꞌtmʋʋ Asipʋ, lbhʋ -aꞌba -Kɔyi Zezii Kliisɩ ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌɔ ɔ, ɔ ꞌke ɛ ꞌꞌyriliꞌꞌdu -ka -zɛgɛka!
18 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌPɔlʋ ꞌyeꞌe amʋ! ꞌAn ꞌyewlu -nɛɛ, ꞌmna-aꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo-o ꞌcnɩ ɛꞌo. -Ka ꞌɩn -nɩꞌa -jie ꞌmʋ, aꞌba ꞌmate nɩ -le!
-Lagɔ -wʋnna amʋ ꞌꞌniti!