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Zezu vaa nzoɓ ká sùo-ɛ hu wǔɔ
1 Fal feri ku na, Ziɓri ɗaa nam suoriya ɓari, lɛ, Zezu uru a se ɓa ŋgɛrɛpuo Zuruzalɛm na rɔɓay. 2 Ká Zuruzalɛm na, faa kɔ̀kɔ mbḭw ɓa faa kál baɗuri ɗo ɗi. Ɗi ya ɓáy faake ku na, da̰ŋa ɗo ɗi ká i mbuo fe í puɗ ɓa tem zaɗ ndeɓe ɗo ɗi. Riŋ zaɗke ku na i ɗi ɓáy nzaa eboro ɓa Betesda*. 3 Temri ká i puɗ ɗo lakun mbiike ku na, nzoɓ sɛmri ŋgḭi ɓamba tasiri i naa ɗi raɗ raɗ; nzoɓ ra̰wri nda̰w, nzoɓ kpɛɗɛri nda̰w, rɔɔ nzoɓri ká sùo-ri hu wǔɔ nda̰w pi. [Ɓari na, i naa í giyaŋ mbii káʼa láŋ, 4 ɓay ḭi lɛ, ɓil nam ha̰nɛri ku na, leɗ nzaapeɗ taa Ŋgɛrɛmbay ɗì a ví ɗo ɓil mbii na a laŋ. Lɛɛ, nzoɓ sɛm ká ɗì titire ɗɛkrɛ, a ɗo ɓil mbii ká laŋ ku na lɛ, sɛmke na ɗo mina mina hɔy kara, suo nzoɓke na a váa ɓáy kere.]
5 Nzoɓ mbḭw ká ɗi ku na, sùo-ɛ sɛ ni naa ɗi ɗaa mbiimbam síŋ say pa̰rɛ tɔnɔ siɗi ro. 6 Zaɗka Zezu mbi nun-ɛ kaʼa kɔ ni naa sɛm bole ɗi ɓamba na báyḭi lɛ, ka vbi ni mii: «Wa̰a, mù hii ɓay haŋa sùo-ɔ vaa lɛ?» 7 Nzoɓ sɛm na yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha̰ ni mii: «Mbay, zaɗka mbii na laŋ lɛ, nzoɓ mbḭw ká ɓay mbika mì a ɗáa mì nduo ɗi na tiya. Zaɗka mì nzaa faa ɓay séke ɗi lɛ, nzoɓ kḭ ví kuŋ pol-i gbaɗ a ɗo ɗi pola ɗɔɗ ha̰ mì.» 8 Báyḭi lɛ, Zezu ɓaa ha̰ ni mii: «Úru siya mú mbi hii ɓo a mú se-seɗ!» 9 Ká zaɗɛ ku hɔy lɛ, sùo leɗban na vaa ni kiyaw kiyaw, a mbi hii ɓe a se-seɗ.
Feke ku na kal ká síe nam mgbaka ta̰ram Ziɓri. 10 Báyḭi lɛ, ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰y Ziɓri ɓaa ha̰ nzoɓ ká sùo-ɛ vaa ni na mii: «Vuri key na ɓa nam mgbaka ta̰ram ká nzoɓ ɗaa peɗ ya. Bol kusol ɓuru na ha̰ faa ká ɓay haŋa nzoɓ soɓ hii ká ɓil nam key na ya.» 11 Lɛɛ, ka yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha ri mii: «Nzoɓ ká vaa mì key na ɓaa ha̰ mì mii: “Mbi hii ɓo mú se-seɗ.”» 12 Báyḭi lɛ, i vbi ni mii: «A wa̰a nzoɓ ve kḭ ze ɓaa ha̰ mù lɛ?» 13 Roo lɛ, nzoɓ ká ha̰ sùo-ɛ vaa ni na, ɓa nzoɓ ve kara ka kɔ ya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, Zezu zee rik ká sakra ruɔ nzoɓri ká i ɗo zaɗɛ na.
14 Falɛ ku báyḭi lɛ, Zezu yḭ̀i a ziŋ nzoɓ ká sùo-ɛ vaa ni na ká ɓil *hul ka̰ni Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɓaa ha̰ ni mii: «Mu laa, timbɛɗɛ key na mù vaa kiyaw kiyaw ro. Roo lɛ, mu ɗaa feya̰a na mbǎa. Munu ya lɛ, fe ká ndaya kal tul-e taa ha̰y key na a ɗáa mù ɓáy.»
15 Báyḭi lɛ, leɗban na zɔl a vǎa ɓaa ha̰ ɓari ká i ɓa ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰y Ziɓri na mii, ɓa Zezu ze vaa ɓeri. 16 Sa̰wke mini ze, ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰y Ziɓri ɗaa nun-ri ɓo tul Zezu lɛr lɛr, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ɗaa fe niri key na ká síe nam mgbaka ta̰ram ɓari. 17 Ro, Zezu yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay ha ri mii: «Bǎa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa peɗ ɓa pola pola kpṵru tḭi timbɛɗɛ key rɔɓay, a ɓi kara mì ɗo ɗáa peɗ.» 18 Ɓay tul ɓayke na ku ze ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰y Ziɓri nzǎarake ni mba taa pola na ku rɔɓay ɓay ika ni. I hii ɓay ika ni ɓay tul *bol kusol *nam mgbaka ta̰ram Ziɓri káʼa tuŋ na ku hɔy ya, roo lɛ, ka yḭ̀i a ɓaa mii, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓa Bǎa ɓeri, ɓe ze a mgba sùo-ɛ a líeke ni.
Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa fe ká Bi-ɛ hii
19 Báyḭi lɛ, Zezu mbi ɓay a ɓaa ha ri mii: «Mì ɓaa ha rì ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: leɗ na maa ɗáa fe mbḭw ɓáy tul-e ɓe kḭ sùo-ɛ ya. Fe ká Bi-ɛ ɗaa na nda̰w rɔɔ, ka ɗaa ɓáy. Feri riw bele ká Bi-ɛ ɗaa na, ɓe na kara ɗaa faa mbḭw munu nda̰w. 20 Ì kɔ, Bǎa leɗ na kɔ Vi-e ɓa nzoɓ nun-ɛ, a kiɛ ni feri riw bele káʼa ɗaa sùo-ɛ kḭ. Kaʼa kíɛ ni peɗri ká ɓay ɗáa rɔɓay mba ha̰y ká i kɔ key na, lɛ, ì káw yer. 21 Munu ká Bǎa tina nzoɓri saa luɔ huɗ a ha ri kaw ɓáy kumnun na, Vi-e kara ha̰ kumnun ha̰ nzoɓri káʼa hii faa mbḭw munu nda̰w. 22 Rɔɓay, Bǎa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na kuŋ ɓay ɓo tul nzoɓ mbḭw ya, roo lɛ, ka pɔŋ peɗke zuɔ nduo Vi-e ɓay haŋa ni ka kúŋke ɓay ka ɓo tul nzoɓ, 23 ɓay haŋa nzoɓri riw bele i ɗaa mbay ka ɓo tul Vi-e na munu ká i ɗáake mbay ɓo tul Bi-ɛ na. Nzoɓ ká ɗaa mbay ɓo tul Vi-e na ya lɛ, ka ɗaa mbay ɓo tul Bi-ɛ ká píe ni na ya nda̰w.
24 «Mì ɓaa ha rì ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: nzoɓ ká laa ɓay ɓi, a ɗaa law-ɛ ɓo tul nzoɓ ká píe mì lɛ, ka ɗo ɓáy kumnun ká ɗo ɓaŋguɔ na. Nzoɓke ku na i ti ɗáa ɓay ɓo tul-e ya, roo lɛ, ka kal nzaa huɗ na ro a kaw ɓáy kumnun.
25 «Mì ɓaa ha rì ta-taŋ ɓa tusuɛ kḭ: nam a ví vuku, ze namke na vi ro, ká huɗri láa kusol Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, a nzoɓri ká i laa kusol-e na laa lɛ, i káw ɓáy kumnun. 26 Munu ká Bǎa leɗ ɗo ɓáy hṵrusuo kḭ sùo-ɛ ká ɓay haŋa nzoɓ kaw ɓáy kumnun na, ka ha̰ hṵrusuoke ha̰ Leɗ na ɓay haŋa ni ka ha̰ nzoɓri kaw ɓáy kumnun faa mbḭw munu na nda̰w. 27 Rɔɓay, ka ha̰ faa ha̰ Leɗ na ɓay haŋa ni ka kuŋ sal ɓay ka zúɔ tul nzoɓri, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ɓa *Vu Nzoɓ. 28 Ì ha̰ ɓay key na ka tuku rì ya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, nam a vika, ká huɗri riw bele ká i naa ɓil luɔ huɗ na, i láa kusol Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru 29 a í tḭi saa ɗi. Ɓari nzoɓ ha̰yri ká i ɓa nzoɓ ɗáa peɗ kereri na, a haŋa ri tḭi í kaw ɓáy kumnun. Roo lɛ, ɓari nzoɓ ha̰yri ká peɗ ɗáa ɓari ndaya ɓaŋguɔ na, i tḭ́i saa luɔ huɗ ɓay haŋa ri ɗaa ɓay huɗ ɓo tul-ri. 30 Ɓi na, mì maa ɓay ɗáa fe mbḭw ɓáy tul gaŋ sùo-i ya. Mì kuŋ sal ɓay zuɔ tul nzoɓri, roo lɛ, kúŋ sal ɓay ɓi na ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nda̰w, ɓay ḭi lɛ, mì nzaa faa ɓay fe ká law-i ze hii ya, roo lɛ, ɓay ɗáa fe ká law Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká píe mì ze hii.»
Nasi ɓayri ká kiɛ Zezu ɓa Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru
31 Zezu ɓaa mii: «Zaɗka ɓa ɓi ze mì ɓaa nasi ɓay ɓi sùo-i lɛ, nasi ɓayke na ɗaa fe ya. 32 Roo lɛ, ɓa nzoɓ kḭ ɓoɗ ze ɓaa nasi ɓay ɓi na. Ze, mì kɔ nda̰w, nasi ɓay káʼa ɓaa se tul-i na ɓa tusuɛ ɓay. 33 Ɓaarì na ì pie nzaapeɗ ɓa luo Za̰a†, lɛ, nasi ɓay ɓe na ɗo ɓa tusuɛ kḭ. 34 Ì kɔ, ɓi na, nasi ɓay nzoɓ ze mì se síeke ya, roo lɛ, mì ɓaa mini ɓay haŋa rì ɗáake law-rì ɓo tul-i í zíŋke pam. 35 Za̰a na ɗo munu ɓa huu ndele ká i ɗaa huu taa ɗi káʼa hie kaɗ kaɗ, a lɛ, ɓaarì na ì ɗaa suoriya ká ɓil zaɗ taŋa ɓe na bole ɗi ndḭi munu hɔy. 36 A roo lɛ, ɓi na, nzoɓ nasi ɓay ɓi ká kal tul-e taa Za̰a na ɗo ku: ɓa peɗri ká Bǎa pɔŋ zuɔ nduo-i ɓay haŋa mì ɗaa ɔ. Peɗri ká mì ɗaa na ɓaa nasi ɓay se tul-i mii, ɓa Bǎa ze píe mì. 37 A Bǎa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kḭ sùo-ɛ ká píe mì na, ɓaa nasi ɓay ɓi. Ɓaarì na, ì laa kusol-e ba mbḭw ya nda̰w, í kɔ nzaa pol-e ba mbḭw ya nda̰w, 38 a ɓay ɓe ɗaa puo ká ɓil law-rì ya nda̰w, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ì ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul nzoɓ káʼa pie ni na ya.
39 «Ì bɛ́klɛ ɓil mbeɗe Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaŋguɔ, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ì ker í ɓaa mii, ì zíŋ káw ɓáy kumnun ká ɗo ɓaŋguɔ na ká ɗi. Ɓa mbeɗeke na ku ze ɓaa nasi ɓay ɓiri na ká ɗi. 40 Ze munu hɔy kara ì hii ɓay vika luo-i ɓay zíŋ káw ɓáy kumnun na ya.
41 «Mì nzaa riŋ ɗika ká luo nzoɓ ya, 42 roo lɛ, mì tuu rì ta-taŋ a mí kɔ law ini Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ti ɓil law-rì ya. 43 Ɓi na, mì vi ɓáy riŋ Bǎa, lɛ, ì hii ɓay mgbaka mì ɓa sùo-rì ya. A roo lɛ, zaɗka nzoɓ kḭ ká vi ɓáy riŋ-ɛ ɓe kḭ, lɛ, ɓe ze ì mgba ni ɓa sùo-rì. 44 Ɓaarì na, ì hii zíŋ riŋ ɗika ká luo nzoɓ kḭ ɓa lie ɓa lew, a í hii nzáa riŋ ɗika ká uru saa luo Ŋgɛrɛwṵru huo-ɛ ya. Wa̰a, ì ɗoko zaɗ ha̰a nda̰w rɔɔ, í ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul-i lɛ?
45 «Ɓaarì na, kɔkɔ ká ì kér í ɓaa mii, ɓi ze mì ɗáa ɓay ɓo tul-rì ká pol Bǎa. Ɓa *Moyze ká ì ɗaa law-rì te tul-e nzokɗo na ze, a ɗáa ɓay ɓo tul-rì. 46 Zaɗka ì ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul ɓay ká Moyze ɗaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe ɓe lɛ, ì ɗáa law-rì ɓo tul-i, ɓay ḭi lɛ, mbeɗe káʼa ɗaa na, ka ɓǎake ɓay se tul-i zu. 47 Roo lɛ, munu ká ì ɗaa law-rì ɓo tul fe káʼa ɗaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe na ya wa̰a, ì ɗaa mina nda̰w rɔɔ, ì ɗáa law-rì ɓo tul ɓay ɓiri na lɛ woo?»
* 5:2 Betesda: ká ɓil tá̰w mbeɗe ha̰nɛri ká piɛɗke na, i ɗaa ɓa Bezada. † 5:33 Ɓa Za̰a Batis. Ì kḭi Za̰a 1.19-27.