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Rúo Vu baɗu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru
1 Falɛ ku lɛ, mì kɔ mbeɗe ká i ka-káa ɗo nduo hoɗo nzoɓ ká kaw tul kariŋgaw mbay na. Mbeɗeke ku na, i vbie ɓay ɗo ɓil-e nda̰w, ɗo fal-ɛ nda̰w, í rḭi nzi-ɛ zaɗ tɔnɔ say. 2 Lɛɛ, mì kɔ leɗ nzaapeɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mbḭw munu ká ɓa nzoɓ hṵrusuo ká ɗo ɓáa ɓay ɓeleŋ ɓáy bawda kusol-e a vbi ɓay mii: «Nzoɓ ve ze maa nzúo zaɗ rḭ́ike ká tɔnɔ say na, a mgbuɗa nzi-ɛ a kḭi ɓay ká ɗo ɓil-e lɛ*?» 3 Roo lɛ, nzoɓ ká maa mgbúɗa ɓay kḭiŋa ɓay ká ɗo ɓil-e na mbḭw tiya, ká nulue ya nda̰w, tusiri key ya nda̰w, ká zaɗ baw ya nda̰w pi. 4 A lɛ, mì rɛ-rɛw ɓáy mbii nun-i mgboɓo mgboɓo, ɓay ḭi lɛ, nzoɓ mbḭw maa ɓay mgbúɗa ɓay kɔ́kɔ fe ká ɗo ɓil-e ya. 5 Báyḭi lɛ, ŋgɛrɛ tul peɗ mbḭw ɓaa ha̰ mì mii: «Mu rɛ-rɛw ya. Mu kɔ! Mbaki key ká ɓa sa̰w ka̰ni Zuda, vu bulu Mbay *Daviɗ na, haw yṵm a maa nzúo nzaa mbeɗe ká i rḭi zaɗ tɔnɔ say na.»
6 Lɛɛ, mì kɔ vu baɗu mbḭw ɗo siya ká lakun kariŋgaw mbay na, lɛ, fe ɗoko ɓáy kumnunri ká niŋ ɓáy *ŋgɛrɛ tul peɗri na, i kiri ni gbuk. Ka rìi Vu Baɗu ká i i ni ɓa *fe poy, a ɗo ɓáy tḭw ɓa tɔnɔ say, nun ɓa tɔnɔ say ká ɓa Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká tɔnɔ say káʼa pie ri ɓáy zaɗri riw bele ká tusiri key. 7 Vu Baɗuke ku na, vǎa ya̰a mbeɗe ká ɗo nduo hoɗo ɓe ká kaw tul kariŋgaw mbay na. 8 Zaɗkaʼa ya̰a mbeɗeke na báyḭi lɛ, fe ɗoko ɓáy kumnunri ká niŋ ɓáy ŋgɛrɛ tul peɗri ká síŋ siɗi pa̰rɛ niŋ na, i huku siri ká pol Vu Baɗu. Ɓari mbḭw mbḭw bele na, i ɗo ɓáy nzaŋa ɓáy tuŋguo ká i ɗaa ɓáy lari ká ndṵy zḭriri zḭriri, ká feri ká i uu ká ba̰rɛ fṵ bǔy bǔy mbǎa ɗi. Fe úukeri na, ɓa nzaa ɓay kereri ká nzoɓ taa Ŋgɛrɛwṵruri i ɗaa. 9 Rɔɓay, i ɗi sim fie mii:
«Ɓo Vu Baɗu na, mù ma-maa.
Mù maa ɓay mbika mbeɗe ká i kaa na,
a mú nzuo zaɗ rḭikeri,
ɓay ḭi lɛ, ɓo na, i í mù ha̰ sím ɓo uo,
a lɛ, ɓáy faa sím ɓo na, mù púoke mbɔl ká tul nzoɓri
ká sa̰w ka̰ni ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ bele,
nzaa ɓay ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ bele nda̰w,
sa̰w ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ bele nda̰w,
rɔɔ sa̰w puo ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ bele nda̰w na,
ha ri vi ɓa taa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru.
10 Mù ɗaa ha ri vi ɓa nzoɓ fe poyri ká puoruo ɓo ɓay ɗáa peɗ ha̰ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naari, a í re mbay ká tusiri key.»
11 Báyḭi lɛ, mì kɔ-kɔ́m, a mí laa kusol ruɔ leɗ nzaapeɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵruri ŋgḭi ɓamba wuruk wuruk mba kḭiŋa. I kiri kariŋgaw mbay ɓáy fe ɗoko ɓáy kumnunri ká niŋ, rɔɔ ɓáy ŋgɛrɛ tul peɗri na, 12 a i ɗi sim mgba mgba ɓa siya mii:
«Vu Baɗu ká i i ni na,
ŋgɔŋɔ nda̰w, feziŋa nda̰w, nun nzɛm nda̰w, hṵrusuo nda̰w,
ɗáa mbay nda̰w, riŋ ɗika nda̰w, rɔɔ písi nda̰w na
ɓa taa ɓe, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ma-maa!»
13 Rɔɓay, mì laa kusol feri riw bele ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa, ká nulue nda̰w, tusiri key nda̰w, zaɗ baw nda̰w, ká ɓil bawda maambii nda̰w, rɔɔ ɓáy feri riw bele káʼa ɗaa na, i ɗi sim mii:
«Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, nzoɓ ká kaw tul kariŋgaw mbay ɓáy Vu Baɗu na,
pisi nda̰w, ɗáa mbay nda̰w,
riŋ ɗika nda̰w, rɔɔ hṵrusuo nda̰w na,
ɓa taa ɓari mbiimbam ɓáy mbiimbam ɓaŋguɔ!»
14 Lɛɛ, fe ɗoko ɓáy kumnunri ká niŋ na, i yḭiŋra ɓáy ɓay mii: «Amɛm! Ndaɗ ɓay haŋa ni ka ɗo munu na kḭ!» A lɛ, ŋgɛrɛ tul peɗri na i huku siri í ruo ri.
* 5:2 Ká ɓil sewke ku na, mbeɗe káake ká ŋgɛrɛdɔma̰yri ɗaa na, i rḭi nzi-ɛ ɓáy dika̰y a í iki dika̰y na ɓáy fe ká i ɗaa nduo vu nduo-ri, ɓay haŋa nzoɓri kɔ́ke nzoɓ ɗáa mbeɗeke. Ɓa nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy faa huo-ɛ hɔy ze maa ɓay mgbuɗa.