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1 -Gblee, ꞌSɔlʋ -mnɔɔ, ɔ ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ-ɔ Etiɛnɩꞌa ꞌmɛmɛɛ ꞌꞌkpi.
Ʋn ꞌkla-a Zeziiꞌa -glɩgbawɔnyiꞌa nyʋ nyanɩ ꞌmʋ
ꞌBho zɔ -lue ꞌmnɛ ꞌli, *Zeziiꞌa -glɩgbawɔnyiꞌa nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa Zelizalɛɛmʋ a, ꞌbho-o ʋn ꞌꞌdu -nɩꞌe ꞌwa nyanɩmʋklɛɛ wɔn ꞌgagwloka ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌle Zidee -ke *Samaliibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi tibʋba, ꞌle *Zeziiꞌa -dalbhomʋꞌa ꞌꞌsɛ ꞌye ꞌbho Zelizalɛɛmʋ -sie. 2 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, Etiɛnɩ ʋn ꞌlbhaꞌa a, nyʋ tɔlʋ-ʋ -kpʋnꞌa *-Lagɔꞌɔ gba ꞌꞌyi ꞌmu-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌkuꞌa dɩ, ʋn-ʋ ꞌꞌvi -ɔꞌo tenyɩ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ Zelizalɛɛmʋ tinmaze.
3 -Gblee, -yɛ ꞌma-a ꞌSɔlʋ -mnɔɔꞌɔ -nɛ ɛ, ɔ ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti ɔ ꞌke Zeziiꞌa -glɩgbawɔnyiꞌa nyʋ ti-za klapaa, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ dedeꞌe -bidi -lue -lue, ɔ-ɔ kpʋnꞌo nyukpasi -ke ꞌnynʋkpakpɩ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ po ꞌʋ -jie ꞌmʋ.
ꞌLe *Samaliibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi Filiipʋ -za -nɩꞌe *Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ
4 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, *Zeziiꞌa nyʋ -yʋ bʋbaꞌa ti, ʋn-ʋ ꞌple-e gwlɛ ꞌꞌyiti ꞌle ʋn-ʋ zaꞌa nyʋ Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, 5 ꞌle Filiipʋ -mnɔɔ ꞌye *Samaliibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpiꞌa -gwlɔ -lue ꞌmʋ nyni. *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi, Zezii, -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ, ꞌbho-o ɔ-ɔ za nɩꞌe ꞌɔ ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, 6-7 ꞌle ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -zuzu-u ꞌdaꞌa ꞌꞌgwizimʋꞌa -dadudu ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɩ-ɩ ꞌꞌwɔꞌo. -Klɔklɔmʋ -ke topomʋꞌa -dadudu-u ꞌpʋn-oꞌo -lrɛɛ. Nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho ꞌwɔnꞌɔ wlu ꞌmnɩ ꞌbɔ ɔ, ꞌle, *wɔnkulɩ ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa, ʋn ꞌye ꞌɩ li a, ʋn -nɩ ꞌwee ꞌpo -ɔ -lokui -ziaka. 8 ꞌƐ dɩ, nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho gwlɔ ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌbʋbʋa-a ꞌlbhʋ ʋꞌo tenyɩ.
9 -Gblee, nyukpasu -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Simɔɔ -nɩꞌe-e ꞌbho gwlɔ ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ see, ꞌle kɔkui ꞌmʋ ɔ-ɔ zi nɩꞌo ꞌle ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌo lɩ -lrɩɩ, ꞌle ɩ-ɩ ꞌꞌmaaꞌa Samaliikɔmʋ -tɔɔ ꞌꞌyrili. -Bho ɔ -de ti, ɔ-ɔ zrɛ ꞌnɩ-e ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo kagbaliyi ꞌꞌyi. 10 -Ɛ ꞌnyaaꞌa ꞌbho ꞌꞌyreetɩ ꞌꞌkpi ꞌle ɛ ꞌyeꞌa nyunyuzɩgɩ ꞌꞌkpi bhla, ꞌwa ꞌwee-e ꞌꞌdu -ɔ ꞌbho tenyɩ ꞌle ʋn-ʋ nʋꞌo: -Lagɔꞌɔ wɔnkuɛ nyukpasu ꞌmnɔ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌmʋ. -Lagɔ ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌo.
11 (-Gblee, ꞌle kɔkui ꞌmʋ ɔ-ɔ zi nɩꞌo ꞌle ɔ-ɔ maꞌa nyʋ wɔnti, ꞌka-a ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌo see. ꞌƐ dɩ nyʋ ꞌwee-e ꞌꞌdu ꞌɔ ꞌbho -ziaka.) 12 ꞌꞌDɩzɩgɩ Filiipʋ-ʋ zaꞌa ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ nyʋꞌa -kɔkɔɔ -ke Zezii *Kliisɩꞌa ꞌꞌkpi, -da ʋn ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ꞌɔ wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌbɔ ɔ, ꞌbho-o ʋn ꞌwɔɔn -nɩ nɛꞌo, ꞌle nyukpasi -ke ꞌnynʋkpakpɩꞌa ꞌwee ꞌye *batizee-ɛ. 13 Simɔɔ ꞌmnɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌwɔɔn nɩ-oꞌo, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye batizee-ɛ -lrɛɛ. Ɔ batizee-ɛꞌɛ ɛ, ɔ ꞌꞌsriiꞌe-e Filiipʋ. *ꞌꞌYritikpʋnwɔnkulɩ ɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌa liꞌa dɩ a, wɔn-ɔ mɔ ꞌɔ ti.
14 *Zeziiꞌa -dalbhomʋ -nɩ ꞌle Zelizalɛɛmʋ, -ka Samaliikɔmʋ ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ -Lagɔwlu, ꞌya ꞌꞌdɩ ꞌye ꞌle nyni ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌle *ꞌPiɛlɩ -ke *ꞌZaan lbho. 15 Ʋ-bee nyniꞌa ꞌle Samaliibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi, ʋn bhadeꞌe-e Samaliikɔmʋ ꞌmnʋꞌa -Lagɔ li ʋn ꞌke *ꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌye. 16 -Ka ʋn -dieꞌa ꞌmʋ, ʋn batizee-ɛ -nɩꞌe-e -aꞌba -Kɔyi Zeziiꞌa ꞌnynɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle, ꞌwa -lue ꞌtɩn -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌka ꞌꞌkpiꞌdree -nɩ, ɔ se -nɩ. 17 ꞌBho ꞌmnɔ, ꞌbho-o ꞌPiɛlɩ -ke ꞌZaan -de ꞌnʋ *kwa ꞌꞌlru ti ꞌle ʋn ꞌye -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌye ꞌwee.
18 -Gblee, Zeziiꞌa -dalbhomʋ deꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌwɔɔnmʋ ꞌmnʋ kwa ꞌꞌlru ti a, Simɔɔ ꞌye ꞌʋ li ʋn ꞌye-e -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu a, ɔ -tɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌPiɛlɩ -ke ꞌZaan mɔni ꞌꞌyi. 19 Ɔ na: A ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌmnamʋ wɔnkuɛ ꞌmnɛ, -bho ꞌɩn de nyʋ kwa ꞌꞌlru ti, ꞌle ʋn ꞌke -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌye. 20 ꞌLe ꞌPiɛlɩ na: -Ɩn -ke -aꞌa mɔni ꞌmnɛ -sɔ ti! -Mnaaa-a popo-o ꞌꞌnyinynika ꞌgwlʋti. Lɛ -Lagɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩꞌa nyʋ, nyɔꞌɔ de ɛ mɔni ꞌmʋ. 21 -Ɩn -see lɛ -lue ꞌtɩn ꞌye yi, -aꞌa lbhʋ -ko. -Aꞌa -pɔlʋ se ꞌꞌyiꞌsrɛɛ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. 22 ꞌKa-a ɛ -nɩꞌa ꞌmʋꞌa dɩ a, ꞌꞌnyinyninaagɩ ꞌmnɛ, yibo nɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌle -ɩn ꞌke -aꞌa -Kɔyi -Lagɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌle -ɩn ꞌke ɔ libhade ꞌle ɔ ꞌke -aꞌa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ dɩ ꞌbhɔ! 23 -Gblee, ꞌɩn yiboꞌo-o ꞌle -aꞌa -pɔlʋ gbo nyanɩ ꞌꞌyi-e ꞌle. ꞌꞌNyinynidɩ kpʋnꞌo -ɩnmʋ ꞌgeyiɛ ꞌmʋ. 24 ꞌPiɛlɩ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa a, ɔ na: Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi bhade ꞌan dɩ -aꞌba -Kɔyi -Lagɔ li, ꞌle, wlu a -zaꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɛ lɛtu -kaa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌkpi bhla.
25 ꞌPiɛlɩ -ke ꞌZaan -nɩ ꞌsɔn -zaꞌa -aꞌba -Kɔyi Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌwee ʋn -deꞌa ꞌliti ꞌmʋ, ʋn gwɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi a, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye Zelizalɛɛmʋ le mu. Ʋn -nɩ ꞌle munamʋ, ꞌle Samaliiꞌa gwlɛꞌɛ -dadudu ꞌli ʋn -za -nɩꞌe Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌmʋ.
Filiipʋ -ke Etiopiibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpiꞌa -klagba -lue
26 Ɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, -Lagɔ gboꞌa -dalbhoyi -lue -wluꞌo-o Filiipʋ -bodɩ, ɔ na: -Sɔ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle -jolʋ -sɔꞌɔ Zelizalɛɛmʋ -ɛ muꞌa Gaza a, ꞌle ꞌzɔti -bhoga -mu -nɩ ꞌle ꞌɛ -jeyi! (-Gblee, ꞌꞌmusa ꞌꞌkpi -jolʋ ꞌmnɛ-ɛ zi nɩꞌo).
27 Filiipʋ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ-ɛ ꞌle ɔ ꞌye mu. Ɔ -nɩ -jolʋ ꞌmnɛ bhlunamʋ, ɔ ꞌye ꞌle ꞌɔ nya nyɔ -lue liꞌye. Ɔ-bɔ nyɔ ꞌmnɔ, ꞌbhlʋkpa -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Etiopii, ꞌɛ ꞌꞌyiyi moꞌo. ꞌle ɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌo nyɔklagba. ꞌƖnnɔ -ke Etiopiiꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpayowlinynaakpʋ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Kandaasɩ nʋꞌo lbhʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌwa mɔni kwa. Ɔ -sɔꞌɔ-ɔ -Lagɔ bʋbɔnamʋ ꞌle Zelizalɛɛmʋ; ꞌle ɔ-ɔ muꞌo ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhli le. 28 Koko -ɛ ꞌbhleꞌa bhɩ ꞌzɔ, -sieko jriꞌa ti, ꞌle ꞌɛ ꞌlimʋ, ɔ -deꞌe ti, ꞌle, -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi *Ezayii ꞌcnɩꞌa, ꞌɛ ꞌlimʋ ɔ-ɔ zrɛꞌo. 29 ꞌLe *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu na: Filiipʋ, nyni koko ꞌmnɛ li! 30 Ɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ ple-oꞌo, ɔ ꞌye ɛ linyni, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ na ꞌnɛ li. Ɔ nyni ꞌɛ li a, ɔ ꞌwɔn-ɔ ꞌɔ zrɛzrɛɛwlu ꞌbɔ. ꞌLe ɔ na: ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu, lɩ -a zrɛꞌɛ, -a ꞌwɩn ɩ ꞌmʋti ꞌnɩ? 31 Nyɔ ꞌmnɔ na: -Bho nyɔ se ɛ gbɔzɩza, koo ꞌɩn ꞌke -nyna ꞌɩn ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌwɔnꞌɔ? ꞌLe ɔ na -lrɛɛ: ꞌYa, -de -daa ꞌan ꞌꞌtroli ti, -ɩn ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ -tɔ. 32 -Gblee, wlu ɔ -nɩꞌa zrɛnamʋ, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a:
Ɔ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ *ꞌbhlabhlɛ ʋn-ʋ kpaꞌa ꞌlbhanamʋ, ɔ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌbhlabhlɛyu -ke ku ʋn -nɩꞌa ketenamʋ ꞌle ɛ -seeꞌa ꞌꞌvi. Ɔ -see wɔn ꞌbhati ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌmʋtʋtɔ. 33 Ʋn ꞌꞌpli -ɔ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ ꞌgɩ -za, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ ꞌlbha, ɔ ꞌye ꞌmɛ. ꞌBho ꞌmnɔ ꞌtɔ ꞌle, ɔ se ꞌꞌnynuuꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu ꞌbhleꞌa dɩ yrɔɔ ꞌke ꞌtɔ ꞌwa ꞌꞌkpidɩ ꞌmʋ-zaꞌa?
34 Ɔ ꞌkɔ-ɔ ꞌbho wlu -lrɛɛ, ɔ na: Yɔɔ -ke ꞌꞌkpidɩ Ezayii-i zaꞌa ꞌmʋꞌa? ꞌƆ ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌmaae -ale nyɔ -lrɔɔ maꞌa? Zɩza nɛ gbɔ. 35 -Ɩn ꞌye li-ɔ, Filiipʋ ꞌꞌluoꞌo-o wlu ꞌmʋ, ɔ -nɩ wlu ꞌmnɛ gbɔzɩzanamʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɛ Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌꞌyiꞌꞌdudu ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɛ ɔ -tɔ.
36 Ʋn -nɩ -jolʋ ꞌmnɛ bhlunamʋ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ꞌꞌnisʋ -lue -yɛ, ꞌle ɔ na: Filiipʋ, ꞌꞌni ꞌka-a! Leelɛ -sieꞌe ꞌbho ꞌtɔ ꞌɩn ꞌke nʋ-ɔ ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke *batizee-ɛꞌɛ? [ 37 ꞌLe ɔ na: -Bho -ɩn de Zezii Kliisɩ ꞌꞌgwli -aꞌa -pɔlʋꞌa klɛ ti, ꞌɩn-ɩ batizeeꞌe -ɩnmʋ-ɛ. ꞌLe ɔ na: ꞌƖn ꞌde -ɔ ꞌꞌgwli -ka ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu. 38 Ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa a, ɔ na nyɔ-ɔ tri ꞌɔ ɔ: -Nyna ti, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ti-nyna ꞌle ʋn -nɩ ꞌsɔn ꞌye ꞌle ꞌꞌnukɔ tiꞌꞌsi ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɔ batizee.]
39 Ʋn -sɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌnukɔ ꞌtɩn ꞌꞌsɛɛ, -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌꞌluoꞌo Filiipʋ ꞌmʋ-ɛ ꞌle ɔ -ke ɔ ꞌye mu. Nyukpasu ɔ batizeeꞌa, ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyri -see ɔ ꞌye ꞌbho le. Ɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ꞌbʋbʋa-a ꞌlbhɔ ɔꞌo, ɔ ꞌye mu. 40 Filiipʋ -mnɔɔ ꞌka ꞌdaa a, ɔ ꞌdaaꞌa-a -gwlɔ -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Azɔtʋ ꞌle ɔ-ɔ pleꞌe -gwlɔ gwlɔ ꞌꞌyiti ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ ꞌmʋ. ꞌƖnnɛ ɔ ꞌbhleꞌo kplokplo ꞌle ɔ ꞌye -gwlɔ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Sezalee nyni.