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Zezu ɓáy Nikɔdɛm
1 Nzoɓ mbḭw munu ká sakra *Fariziri riŋ-ɛ ɓa Nikɔdɛm a ɓa ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰y Ziɓri. 2 Ka vi luo Zezu ɓa suŋ a ɓaa ha̰ ni mii: «Mbay, ɓuru kɔ lɛ, ɓa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kḭ ze píe mù ɓay haŋa mù ɓa nzoɓ fére ɓuru fe, ɓay ḭi lɛ, fe saŋri ká mù ɗaa na, nzoɓ ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru saɗ ziŋ ni ya lɛ, ka ti máa ɓay ɗáa ya.» 3 Lɛɛ, Zezu yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha̰ ni mii: «Mì ɓaa ha̰ mù ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: zaɗka i mboŋ nzoɓ ɓa kḭ ya lɛ*, nzoɓke ku na ti máa ɓay ɗoko sakra nzoɓri ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru re mbay ká tul-ri na ya.»
4 Báyḭi lɛ, Nikɔdɛm na yḭ̀i a vbi ni ɓay mii: «Wa̰a, nzoɓ ɗi tá̰w ɗɔɗ ro key lɛ, a ɗáa mina nda̰w rɔɔ a yḭ̀i ha ri mboŋ ni ɓa kḭ lɛ? Wa̰a, nzoɓ a máa ɓay yḭ́i a rìi ɓil mi-ɛ ha ri mboŋ ni ba siɗi rɔɓay lɛ?» 5 Lɛɛ, Zezu yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha̰ ni mii: «Mì ɓaa ha̰ mù ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: zaɗka, i mboŋ nzoɓ ɓáy faa mbii ɓáy Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ya lɛ†, nzoɓke ku na ti máa ɓay ɗoko sakra nzoɓri ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru re mbay ká tul-ri na ya. 6 Nzoɓ ká i mboŋ ni ɓáy faa naysuo lɛ, ka ɗo ɓa naysuo, a nzoɓ ká i mboŋ ni ɓáy faa Tem laa lɛ, ɓa Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kḭ ze ha̰ ni kaw ɓáy kumnun. 7 Ɓay ká mì ɓaa ha̰ mù mii, ɗo nun haŋa ri mboŋ rì ɓa kḭ na, ndaɗ ɓay haŋa mu káw yer ká ɗi ya. 8 Ì kɔ, zuu kuu munu ká law-ɛ hii, lɛ, mù laa gire, roo lɛ, mù kɔ zaɗ ká uru saa ɗi ya nda̰w, zaɗ ká se ɓa ɓaɗi ya nda̰w pi. Ze mboŋa taa Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká mboŋ nzoɓ na kara, ɗo faa mbḭw munu nda̰w.»
9 Báyḭi lɛ, Nikɔdɛm ɓaa ha̰ ni mii: «Feke ku na a ɗoko mina zu lɛ?» 10 Lɛɛ, Zezu yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha̰ ni mii: «Ɓo ká mù ɓa nzoɓ fére fe ká riŋ-a mgba ɓamba ká tusiri *Izarayɛl na wa̰a, mù kɔ sa̰w feri na key ya lɛ? 11 Mì ɓaa ha̰ mù ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: ɓuru ɓaa ɓay feri ká ɓuru kɔ ta-taŋ na ha rì, a ɓúru ɓaa nasi ɓay fe ká ɓuru kɔ ɓáy nun ɓuru, roo lɛ, ì hii ɓay ya̰aŋa nasi ɓay ɓuru na ya. 12 Zaɗka ì ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul feri ká ɗo tusiri key ká mì ɓaa ɓayke ha rì na ya wa̰a, ì ɗáa mina nda̰w rɔɔ ɓay ɗáa law-rì ɓo tul feri ká nulue ká mì ɓáa ɓayke ha rì na lɛ? 13 Nzoɓ mbḭw mini kara uru ká tusiri key a se nulue a kɔ sa̰w feri ká ɗi ya ɓáy. Ɓa ɓi *Vu Nzoɓ huo-i ká mì uru saa nulue mí vi tusiri key, a mí maa ɓay tína sa̰w feri ha rì laa. 14 Pola lew na *Moyze zuu fe ɓa sɔy a siŋ mgba̰ŋra puu a ura ni ɗo siya ká ɓil law kɔr‡. Ɗo faa mbḭw munu nda̰w, ɓi Vu Nzoɓ na i síŋ mì í ura mì ɗo siya 15 ɓay haŋa nzoɓ ha̰a ha̰a ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul-i lɛ, ka káw ɓáy kumnun ká ɗo ɓaŋguɔ. 16 Ì kɔ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru hii nzoɓri ká tusiri key ŋgḭi ɓamba, a ha̰ Vi-e ká ɓa leɗ mbḭw hɔy keklek, ɓay haŋa ɓo nzoɓ ha̰a ha̰a ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul-e lɛ, ka ti ɓíɛ ya, roo lɛ, a káw ɓáy kumnun ká ɗo ɓaŋguɔ na. 17 Tusuɛke lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru pie Vi-e vi tusiri key ɓay ɗáa ɓay ɓo tul nzoɓri ya, roo lɛ, ɓay haŋa nzoɓri ya̰a sùo-ri ɓáy faa ɓe. 18 Nzoɓ ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul-e lɛ, ɓay ti tul-e mbǎa. A nzoɓ ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul-e ya laa lɛ, ɓay ɗo tul-e ɓaŋguɔ, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká ɓa leɗ mbḭw keklek na ya. 19 Faa ɗáa ɓayke na ze ɗo key: zaɗ taŋa vi tusiri key, roo lɛ, nzoɓri hii suŋ tilo a í tuŋ zaɗ taŋa na ŋgereŋ, ɓay ḭi lɛ, peɗ ɗáa ɓari ndaya. 20 Nzoɓ ha̰a ha̰a ká ɗaa fe ká ndaya na, ka ḭ̌m zaɗ taŋa na ḭ̌m a ɗuu ni ɗuu, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ɗaa hḭɛ ɓay peɗ ɗáa ndaya ɓeri na a tḭ́i a ɗo zaɗ hie gbari gbari. 21 Roo lɛ, nzoɓ ká ɗaa fe ɓáy faa tusuɛ ɓay na, ka vi zaɗ taŋa ɓay haŋa nzoɓri kɔ ta-taŋ mii, peɗ ɗáa ɓeri na, ɓa fe káʼa zǔɔke ziŋ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru.»
Za̰a Batis ɓaa nasi ɓay
22 Falɛ ku lɛ, Zezu ɓáy leɗ nduoɓal-ɛri uru í se ɓa zaɗ kḭ ká kuɗu zaɗ ká Zude a kaw ɗi ziŋ ri nam maa fe, a ɗaa tul nzoɓri nduo mbii. 23 Za̰a kara ɗo ɗáa tul nzoɓri nduo mbii ká Eno̰n; zaɗɛ ku na ɗo ɗi ya ɓáy Salim, ɓa zaɗ ká mbiiri ŋgḭi ɓamba ɗo ɗi. Ruɔ nzoɓri vi luo-ɛ, lɛ, ka ɗaa tul-ri nduo mbii. 24 Ká ɓil sewke ku na, i mgba Za̰a naa hul sal ya ɓáy.
25 Báyḭi lɛ, leɗ nduoɓal Za̰a ha̰nɛri tii sa̰w má̰y ɓay ziŋ Ziɓ mbḭw munu se tul wáa sùo ká ɓa fe sa̰w puo ɓari na. 26 Ro, í se luo Za̰a a í ɓaa ha̰ ni mii: «Mbay, nzoɓ ká ɗo ziŋ mù ká nzaa kporombii Zurdɛ̰ ká fi kɛlu ká mù ɓaa nasi ɓay ɓe ha̰ ɓuru na, timbɛɗɛ key na, ka ɗaa tul nzoɓri nduo mbii ha̰ nzoɓri riw bele se ɓa luo-ɛ.» 27 Báyḭi lɛ, Za̰a yḭ̀i a ɓaa ha ri mii: «Zaɗka Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ fe ha̰ nzoɓ ya lɛ, nzoɓ mbḭw mini kara maa ɓay zíŋ ya. 28 Ɓi na, mì ɓa *Krisi ya, roo lɛ, mì ɓa nzoɓ ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru píe mì vi pola ha̰ ni. Ɓaarì kḭ sùo-rì na, ì maa ɓay ɓáa nasi ɓay ká mì ɓaa na. 29 Ì kɔ, wa̰ra nzoɓ má̰y na, má̰y ɓe ɗo ɓay tul-e. Roo lɛ, nzoɓ buɔ nzoɓ má̰y na, ɗo ɗi ya ká lakun-ɛ ɓay láa ni nda̰w, a ɗo ɓáy bawda suoriya ɓay láa kusol nzoɓ má̰y na. Ɓi na, mì ɗo munu ɓa nzoɓ buɔ nzoɓ má̰y na. Zaɗka ruɔ nzoɓri se fal Zezu na, suoriya mbaa ɓil law-i gba̰y gba̰y. 30 Ndaɗ ɓay haŋa riŋ-ɛ ka mgba ɓa pola pola, a ɓi laa lɛ, mi yḭ̀i ɓa fal. 31 Ɓe ká uru saa nulue na ka kaw tul feri riw bele. Nzoɓ ká uru saa tusiri key na, ka ɓa taa tusiri a ɓaa ɓay feri káʼa kɔ ká tusiri key. A nzoɓ ká uru saa nulue a vi laa lɛ, [ka kaw tul feri riw bele,] 32 a ɓaa nasi ɓay fe káʼa kɔ ɓáy nun-ɛ nda̰w, a laa ɓáy suk-e nda̰w pi. Roo lɛ, nzoɓri riw bele ya̰a nasi ɓay ɓe na ya. 33 A roo lɛ, nzoɓ ká ya̰a nasi ɓay ɓe na, ka hii ɓayke ɗo ɗi mii, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaa tusuɛ ɓay na kḭ. 34 Tusuɛke lɛ, nzoɓ ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru pie ni na, ka nday bol nzaa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, ɓay ḭi lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ Tem ɓe mbaa ɓil law-ɛ gba̰y gba̰y. 35 Bǎa naari na, hii Vi-e a pɔŋ faa ɗáa feri riw bele zuɔ nduo-ɛ. 36 Nzoɓ ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul Vi-eke na lɛ, ka kaw ɓáy kumnun ká ɗo ɓaŋguɔ. A nzoɓ ká ɗaa vu mbom ɓo tul-e ya lɛ, ka ti káw ɓáy kumnunke na ya, roo lɛ, hɛrɛ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗo tul-e ɓaŋguɔ.»
* 3:3 «Mboŋa ká ɓáy faa Tem.» Ɓáy nzaa gɛrɛk lɛ, máa ɓay ɓa siɗi ze ɗo ɗi: mbóŋ nzoɓ ɓa kḭ, mase, mboŋa taa ha̰y ká uru saa nulue. † 3:5 Ì kḭi Ezekiyɛl 36.25-27. ‡ 3:14 Ì kḭi Ruɔ ɓari 2.4-9.