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1 Munu zu lɛ, ì pɔ́ŋ law ndayari ká ɓoɗ ɓoɗ na riw bele ɓa fal, kúɗ ɓayri riw bele nda̰w, nzaa rúɔ ɓayri ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele nda̰w, ɗáa sere ɓáy rɔɗi taa gɔɓ gɔɓkeri kara nda̰w pi. 2 Ì ɗaa sùo-rì ɗo munu ɓa leɗ tupɛŋri ká i ɗaa kɔn á̰w wa̰n kere ɓaŋguɔ kpaɗara. Ì ɗaa kɔn Ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓay haŋa ɓo, zaɗka ì laa ɓayke na ku lɛ, ì ŋgɔ́ŋke ɓa pola pola í zíŋke pam 3 faa mbḭw munu ká i ɗaa ɗo mbeɗe Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mii: «Ɓaarì na, mini key nda̰w rɔɔ ì kɔ law kere Ŋgɛrɛmbay na ɓáy*!»
4 Ì sóro ɓa lakun Ŋgɛrɛmbay, ɓe káʼa ɓa tisaw taa tusuɛke káʼa ɗo ɓáy kumnun ɓaŋguɔ ká nzoɓri vbu ɓo ɓisuy, ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naa ni ɗo ɓoɗ a kɔ ɓa fe kere ká ndaɗ ɓamba tasiri na. 5 A ɓaarì ká ì ɗo munu ɓa tisawri ká ɗo ɓáy kumnun ɓaŋguɔ nda̰w na, ì sóro ɓa lakun-ɛ ha̰ ni ka fa̰a rì a ɗáa rì ká̰y tul kḭ ɓa hul káw ɓe, a í ɗo munu ɓa nzoɓ fe poyri ká i ɗo ɓoɗ ká í ɗaa peɗ í mbike sùo-ri ha̰ ni ɓa *fe poy ká rii law-ɛ ɓáy faa Zezu Krisi, ɓay ḭi lɛ, 6 ɓay ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe ɓe na ɓaa mii:
«Tisaw ká ndaɗ ɓamba tasiri na,
mì naa ni ɗo ɓoɗ mí ɗaa ɓo tul tigba̰a hul ká puo ká Sio̰n.
Nzoɓ ká ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul-e na, law-ɛ ti sá̰a ya†.»
7 Tisawke ku na ɓa fe ká ndaɗ ɓamba tasiri ɓay tul ɓaarì ká ì ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul-e. Roo lɛ, nzoɓri ká i ɗaa law-ri ɓo tul-e ya na,
«Tisaw ká nzoɓ mbúo hulri vbu ɓo ɓisuy na,
yḭ̀i a vi ɓa tisaw kere ká kal tul tisaw ha̰wri pavbaɗ
a ɓa tisaw tigba̰a hul taa tusuɛke‡.»
8 I ɓaa ká zaɗ kḭ ɓoɗ rɔɓay mii:
«Ɓa tisaw téke ɓal nzoɓri a ɗaa ha ri lie§.»
I te tisawke na, ɓay ḭi lɛ, i hii ɗáa law-ri ɓo tul Ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na ya. Ɓe ze ɓa fe ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru leke faake pola lew ha̰ ni tḭi tul-ri.
9 Roo lɛ, ɓaarì na ì ɓa sa̰w nzoɓri ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru nan rì ɓa taa ɓe, í ɓa nzoɓ fe poyri ká ì mbi sùo-rì í ɗáake peɗ ha̰ ni ɓe káʼa ɓa mbay luye, í ɓa nzoɓ sa̰w puo ká taŋ kaɗ kaɗ, a í ɓa nzoɓri ká ì ɗo ɓoɗ ɓa taa ɓe. Ɓaarì na, ka nan rì ɓay haŋa rì ka-káa ɓay ká se tul bawda fe ɗáa kere ɓeri, ɓe káʼa ɗi rì a tina rì saa ɓil suŋ tilo ká ɗo nduŋ a ha rì kaw ɓil zaɗ taŋa taa ɓe ká ndaɗ ɓamba tasiri na. 10 Pola na, ì ɓa nzoɓ taa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ya, a lɛ timbɛɗɛ key na, ì ɓa nzoɓ taa ɓeri. Pola na, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kɔ nun síe ɓaarì ya, roo lɛ, timbɛɗɛ key na ka kɔ nun síe ɓaarì.
Nzaa ɓoko ká se tul simseɗ kere
11 Ɓaarì ká mì kɔ rì ɓa nzoɓ nun-i ká í ɓa nzoɓ varuri ká í kaw tul puo kḭri ɓoɗ ɓoɗ ká tusiri key na, ɓay ká mì ɓóke rì na ze ɗo key: ì kɔ́rɔ sùo-rì ɓay tul kɔn fe naysuori ká ɗaa ruy ká ɓil naysuo-rì ɓay ɓíɛ rì na. 12 Ì se simseɗ kere ká sakra nzoɓri ká i tuu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ya na. Ɓe nda̰w rɔɔ, zaɗka nzoɓri ɗaa ɓay ɓo tul-rì, í ɗi rì ɓa nzoɓ ɗáa ka̰ayari lɛ, ɓáy faa peɗ kere ɓaarì ká ì ɗaa ká i kɔ́kɔ na nda̰w rɔɔ, i písike Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓáy nam káʼa yḭ́i a ví ziŋ ri na ɓáy.
13 Nzoɓ rewpuo ha̰a ha̰a hɔy kara, ì ɗiŋ tul-rì ká pol-ri ɓay tul Ŋgɛrɛmbay. Ì ɗiŋ tul-rì ká pol mbay luye ká re tul mbay ha̰wri, 14 ɓáy nzoɓ réke tul puoruori ká ɓe kḭ ka pie ri mgba nzaa dɔmbirimri, a pisi nzoɓ fe ɗáa kereri na, 15 ɓay ḭi lɛ, fe ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru hii na ɓa haŋa rì ɗaa fe kereri ɓay mgbakake nzaa kɔ̀kɔri ɓáy nzoɓ law ŋgɔ-ŋgɔŋri ha ri kaw silili. 16 Ì se simseɗ ɓa nzoɓri ká ì maa ɓay káw ɓáy tul-rì, roo lɛ, kɔkɔ ká ì ha̰ simseɗ káw ɓáy tul ɓaarì na, ka ɗo munu ɓa badɔkɔ ká ɓay púɗke fe ɗáa ka̰aya ɓaarì ya. Ì se simseɗ kere ɓaŋguɔ munu ɓa koy peɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵruri. 17 Ì ɗaa mbay ká ɓo tul nzoɓri riw bele í hii yṵ ɓaarì ká ɓil mbika law, í ɗaa vu mbom ɓo tul Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, a í ɗaa mbay ka ɓo tul mbay luye.
18 Ɓaarì leɗ káwri, i ɗiŋ tul-rì ká pol bǎa káw ɓaarì ɓáy ɗíŋ tul ká mgbɔr mgbɔr. Ì ɗiŋ tul-rì ká pol ɓari ká i ɓa nzoɓ law kere ká í ɗáa rì ɓáy kere ku hɔy ya, roo lɛ, ì ɗaa zíŋ ɓari ká law-ri ŋgɔŋ ɓamba kara nda̰w. 19 Zaɗka i ɗáa rì kɔ sɛkɛ fe gɔr hɔy taŋ ɓayke, rɔɔ ì sṵu law-rì ká ɗi ɓay tul Ŋgɛrɛwṵru lɛ, ɓa fe kere ká nun-ɛ. 20 Ì kɔ, ɓaarì ká i nda rì ɓay tul fe ɗáa ka̰aya ɓaarì, rɔɔ ì sṵu law-rì ká ɗi na wa̰a, nzoɓ ve ze a písi rì lɛ? Roo lɛ, zaɗka ì kɔ sɛkɛ fe ɓay tul fe kere ká ì ɗaa, rɔɔ í sṵu law-rì ká ɗi lɛ, ɓa fe kere ká nun Ŋgɛrɛwṵru. 21 Ɓe mini ze, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗíke rì ɓayke, ɓay ḭi lɛ, *Krisi kḭ sùo-ɛ na kɔ sɛkɛ fe ɓay tul-rì, a pɔŋ ɗo ɓa fe mboro kḭ ha rì, ɓay haŋa rì mbi bol nduo ɓal-ɛ í ɗaa. 22 Ɓe na, ka ɗaa feya̰a ya, nzoɓ laa kúɗ ɓay ká nzi-ɛ ba mbḭw ya nda̰w*. 23 Zaɗka i raɗ ni na, ka yḭ̀i a raɗ ri ya. A zaɗka i ɗaa ni kɔ sɛkɛ fe na kara, ka yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ndaya ha ri ya nda̰w, roo lɛ, ka pɔŋ sùo-ɛ ɓo nduo Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká kuŋ sal ɓay ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm. 24 A lɛ, ɓe Krisi kḭ sùo-ɛ na, ka fa̰a feya̰a naari a soɓ a huke ká tul puu say huɗ, ɓay haŋa ɓo, náa pɔ́ŋkeri nzaa nduo ɗoko ɓil feya̰a na, a náa séri simseɗ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun Ŋgɛrɛwṵru. Ɓáy faa nṵɔri ká Krisi ziŋ na, ì vǎake ɓáy kere, 25 ɓay ḭi lɛ, pola na ì ɗo munu ɓa baɗuri ká i zekre kḭ kpɛrkɛ kpɛrkɛ, roo lɛ, timbɛɗɛ key na Ŋgɛrɛwṵru yḭiŋra rì vi luo Nzoɓ Hɔ́l Baɗuri ká ɓa nzoɓ kɔ́rɔ rì na.
* 2:3 Simri 34.8. † 2:6 Ezay 28.16. ‡ 2:7 Simri 118.21. § 2:8 Ezay 8.14-15. * 2:22 Ezay 53.9.