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1 Zaɗka ɗo munu na wa̰a, ká ɓay ɓá Ziɓ na ndaɗike ɓa ḭi kḭ zu lɛ? Kúŋ ŋgori na wa̰a, kereke ɓa ḭi kḭ lɛ? 2 Ndaɗikeri na ɗo ŋgḭ-ŋgḭi, ɓay ḭi lɛ, pola ɗɛkrɛ lɛ, ɓa ɓari Ziɓri na ze Ŋgɛrɛwṵru pɔŋ ɓay ɓe zuɔ nduo-ri. 3 Ziɓ ha̰nɛri ɗo tul ɓay ɓari ɓáy zaɗɛ ya ɓa tusuɛ kḭ. A ku na wa̰a, ɓay tul fe ɗáa ɓari ká munu ku na ze, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɗoke tul ɓay ɓe na mbǎa ro lɛ? 4 Ṵ́-uu, munu ya! Ze nzoɓri riw bele i ɓa nzoɓ kúɗ ɓay hɔy kara, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa fe maa ɓáy tusuɛ ɓay, munu ká i ɗaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe ɓe mii:
«Ɓo Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, ndaɗ ɓay haŋa nzoɓri kɔ mù ɓa nzoɓ
ká ɓay ɓáa ɓo ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ.
Ze nzoɓ ɗaa ɓay ɓo tul-a hɔy kara, mù tḭ́i ɓil-e yoroŋ*.»
5 Zaɗka fe ɗáa ka̰aya naari na ɗaa ha̰ nzoɓri kɔ mii, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa fe ɓáy zaɗɛ na wa̰a, náa ɓáari mina ro lɛ? Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká ha̰ náa kɔ́ri sɛkɛ fe ɓay tul fe ka̰aya naari na wa̰a, ka ɗaa fe ɓáy zaɗɛ ya zu lɛ? (Ɓe ni key na, mì ɓaa sim ɓay ɓáa nzoɓri ro.) 6 Fe ɗáa ɓe ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ. Zaɗka Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓa nzoɓ ká fe ɗáa ɓe ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ ya lɛ, kaʼa máa ɓay kúŋ sal ɓay zuɔ tul nzoɓri ká tusiri key ya. 7 Kɔ ya lɛ, nzoɓ ha̰nɛri ɓáa ha̰ mì mii: «Zaɗka kúɗ ɓay ɓuru ze ɗaa ha̰ nzoɓri kɔ́ke sùo ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na *taŋ kaɗ kaɗ, a kǐɛke riŋ ɗika ɓe nda̰w na wa̰a, ɓay ḭi nda̰w rɔɔ, ɓay mgba tul ɓuru munu ká nzoɓ feya̰ari ɓáy lɛ woo?» 8 A wa̰a, ɓay ḭi nda̰w rɔɔ náa ɓaarì mii, náa ɗáari fe ndaya ɓo ha̰ fe kere na ka tḭi a se ɓa pola pola ya lɛ, munu ká nzoɓ ha̰nɛri kǔɗke ɓay zuɔ nzaa-i mii, ɓa ɓi ze mì ka-káa ɓayri na munu ku! Ɓay ká mgba tul nzoɓkeri ku na ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ.
Nzoɓri riw bele i ɓa nzoɓ fe ɗáa ya̰a
9 A munu ku wa̰a, náa ɓáari mina ro lɛ? Naari Ziɓri na wa̰a, náa mbári tul nzoɓ ha̰wri na mba ro lɛ woo? Ṵ́-uu munu ya! Mì ɓaa ha rì ro mii: Ziɓri, ɓáy sa̰w nzoɓ kḭri hɔy kara, ɓari riw bele na i ɗo ɓil feya̰a, 10 munu ká i ɗaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mii:
«Nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ ká nun Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na, tiya;
mbḭw kara tiya.
11 Nzoɓ nun nzɛm, tiya nda̰w.
Nzoɓ ká nzaa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru nzaa kara, mbḭw tiya nda̰w.
12 Nzoɓri riw bele fɛrɛ fal-ri ha̰ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru,
í wṵru faa í zekre kḭ kpɛrkɛ kpɛrkɛ.
Nzoɓ ká ɗaa fe kere na, tiya;
mbḭw kara tiya†.
13 Kusol ɓay ɓáa ɓari tḭi nduɗ nduɗ
munu ká luɔ tupal ká ɗo hɔy nduo.
Nzaa rḭm-ri ɗo ɓa nzaa rḭm úla nzoɓ‡;
ɓay ká tḭi ká nzaa-ri na kara
ɗo munu ɓa pom sɔy§.
14 I ɓa nzoɓri ká nzaa-ri zoŋ bak bak ɓa nzaa faɗi.*
15 I nduɔ kiyaw kiyaw ɓay ɗáa sím nzoɓ zuɔ siri.
16 Zaɗri riw bele ká i kal ɗi na,
i ɓiɛ feri í ɗaa ha̰ nzoɓri kɔ sɛkɛ fe.
17 Káw ɓáy kere ɗɛkɛkɛ na, i kɔ faake ya†.
18 Hḭɛ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ndḭi kara ti ɓil law-ri ya‡.»
19 Náa kɔ́ri mii, feri riw bele ká *bol kusol ɓaa ɓayke na, ɓaa ha̰ ɓari Ziɓri ká i ɗo ɓil bol kusolke na, ɓay haŋa nzoɓ mbḭw káʼa máa áa nzi-ɛ a ɓaa ɓay ɓay yá̰mke sùo-ɛ ya̰m na tiya, a nzoɓri riw bele ká tusiri key na i kɔ sùo-ri ɓa nzoɓri ká ɓay mgba tul-ri ká pol Ŋgɛrɛwṵru. 20 Tusuɛke lɛ, nzoɓ káʼa máa haŋa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naa ɓay ká tul-e a kɔ ni ɓa nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓáy faa ɗáa bol kusol na, mbḭw tiya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, peɗ ɗáa bol kusol na kiɛ nzoɓ ha̰ ni kɔ mii, ka ɗaa feya̰a.
21 A roo lɛ, timbɛɗɛ key na, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kiɛ naari faa káʼa náake ɓay ká tul nzoɓ ha̰ ni ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ. Ka ɗaa feke na ɓáy faa ɗáa bol kusol ya; ɓa fe ká *mbeɗe bol kusol ɓáy mbeɗe nzoɓ ya̰aŋa ɓayri saa nzi-ɛ ɓaa nasi ɓayke pola. 22 Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naa ɓay ká tul nzoɓri ha ri ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓay law-ri ká i ɗaa ɓo tul Zezu *Krisi. Ka ɗaa feke ku na ɗo ɓay tul nzoɓri riw bele ká i ɗaa law-ri ɓo tul-e. Ze i ɓa na Ziɓ, mase Ziɓ ya hɔy kara, náa nun kḭ tiya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, 23 nzoɓri riw bele ɗaa feya̰a a í rɔ́kɔke riŋ ɗika Ŋgɛrɛwṵru. 24 Roo lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa law kere ziŋ ri a naa ɓay ká tul-ri hɔy hɔy ha ri ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓáy faa Zezu Krisi ká tina ri saa ɓil koy feya̰a. 25-26 Ɓa ɓe na kḭ ze, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ ni ɗo ɓa vuy *fe poy, ha̰ sím ɓe puo mbɔl feya̰a nzoɓri, ɓay haŋa ɓo ɓáy faa huɗ ɓe na, ka ndǎke buma ziŋ nzoɓri ká i ɗaa law-ri ɓo tul Zezu Krisi. Ɓe mini ze, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kǐɛke sùo-ɛ ɓa nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm. Pola na, ka iki law-ɛ ká tul nzoɓri ká i ɗaa feya̰a. Roo lɛ, timbɛɗɛ key ká ɓáy faa huɗ Krisi na, ka naa ɓay feya̰a ká tul nzoɓri ha ri ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ. Ɓe ze, ka kǐɛke sùo-ɛ ɓa nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm nda̰w, a ɓa nzoɓ náa ɓay ká tul nzoɓri ká i ɗaa law-ri ɓo tul Zezu Krisi nda̰w.
27 A ku na wa̰a, faa ndáka giri sùo nzoɓri na ɗo ha̰a ɓáy lɛ woo? Faake mbḭw tiya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, haŋa ɓay naa ká tul nzoɓ ha̰ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kɔ ni ɓa nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ na, ɗo ɓáy faa mbika law ɓo, ɓáy faa ɗáa vu mbom ɓo tul bol kusol ya. 28 Ì kɔ, naari na, náa kɔ́ri ta-taŋ mii: Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naa ɓay ká tul nzoɓ ha̰ ni ɓo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓay law-ɛ káʼa ɗaa ɓo tul Zezu Krisi ɓo, ɓay vu mbom káʼa ɗaa ɓo tul bol kusol na ya. 29 Ì ker í kɔ ku na wa̰a, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na ɓa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru Ziɓri kḭ huo-ri hɔy lɛ woo? Wa̰a, ka ɓa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru sa̰w nzoɓ kḭri nda̰w ya lɛ? Ɓa tusuɛ kḭ, ka ɓa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru sa̰w nzoɓ kḭri nda̰w, 30 ɓay ḭi lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na mbḭw hɔy. Ɓa ɓe kḭ ze ka naa ɓay ká tul Ziɓri ha ri ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓáy faa mbika law ɓari; ɓa ɓe na nda̰w ze ka naa ɓay ká tul sa̰w nzoɓ kḭri ha ri ɗo ɓáy zaɗɛ nzɛɗɛm ká nun-ɛ ɓáy faa mbika law ɓari. 31 Wa̰a, náa búmrari ndaɗi bol kusol na ɓáy faa ɗáa law ɓo tul Zezu Krisi ro na lɛ? Ṵ́-uu munu ya! Roo lɛ, naari na, náa kíɛri tusuɛ ndaɗi bol kusol na.
* 3:4 Simri 51.6. † 3:12 Simri 14.1-3; 53.2-4; Ezekiyɛl 7.20. ‡ 3:13 Simri 5.10. § 3:13 Simri 140.4. * 3:14 Simri 10.7. † 3:17 Ezay 59.7-8. ‡ 3:18 Simri 3.2.