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Zezu mba tul Moyze
1 Yṵ-iri, ɓaarì ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗí rì ɗo ɓoɗ ɓa taa ɓe na, ì geɗe kɔ́m ɓa tul Zezu ká ɓa leɗ nzaapeɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, a yḭ̀i a ɓa *ŋgɛrɛnzoɓ fe poy luye na. Ɓe na ze, tusuɛ ɓay ká náa ɗáari law naari ɓo ɗi, a náa ɓaarì ɓayke ɓa kɛlɛ na, ɓaa ɓay se tul-e. 2 Ka ɗo tul peɗ ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru naa ni ɓayke na ha̰ ni ɔ ɓáy zaɗɛ, munu ká *Moyze ɗo tul peɗ ɓe ká sakra nzoɓ ɓeri riw bele. 3 Riŋ Zezu na mgba kal tul riŋ Moyze, munu ká nzoɓ ɗáa hul na, i ɗaa mbay ɓo tul-e mba sùo hulke. 4 Hul ha̰a ha̰a lɛ, ɓáy nzoɓ ɗáake ɗáake, a roo lɛ, nzoɓ ká ɗaa feri riw bele na ɓa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru. 5 Moyze na ɓa nzoɓ peɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɗo tul peɗ ɓe ká sakra nzoɓ Ŋgɛrɛwṵruri riw bele, a ɓaa ɓay feri ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɓáa ha̰ nzoɓri*. 6 A *Krisi laa lɛ, ɓa Vu Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɗo tul peɗ Bi-ɛ ká ɗaa ni kaw tul nzoɓ ɓeri riw bele. Nzoɓ ɓeri na ɓa naari, roo lɛ, zaɗka náa mgbári law naari ŋgɔ-ŋgɔŋ, a náa ɗori tul fe ká náa ɗáari law naari te ɗi nzokɗo na nda̰w rɔ!
Zaɗ mgbaka ta̰ram ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kɔrɔ ɓay tul nzoɓ ɓeri
7 Sa̰wke mini ze, ɓay ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaa ɓáy faa Tem Law Pie na, ì laa ɓáy kere nda̰w rɔ! Ka ɓaa mii:
«Vuri key na, zaɗka ì laa kusol-i lɛ,
8 ì ha̰ law-rì ka ŋgɔŋ munu ká bulu ɓaarì ɗaa ká pola lew
ɓáy nam ká i tḭ̌ike ká tul-i a í líe mì ɓay kɔ́kɔ
ká ɓil law kɔr na ya.
9-10 Ze bulu ɓaarì kɔ na fe kereri riw bele ká mì ɗaa ha ri
ɓáy ɓil mbiimbam ká síŋ niŋ na hɔy kara,
i líe mì a í nduo law-i ɓaŋguɔ.
Sa̰wke mini ze, law-i fá̰a mì puu-u ká tul nzoɓkeri na,
a mí ɓaa mii:
“I wṵru faa ɓáy faa kér ɓay ɓari ɓaŋguɔ,
a faa kere ɓiri ká mì kiɛ ri na kara, ì hii ya.”
11 Ɓe ze, law-i fá̰a mì ha̰ mì háake huɗ mii:
“Zaɗ mgbaka ta̰ram ká mì leke na,
ì ti ɗáa ɓal-rì tɔ ɗi ya mgbaŋ†.”»
12 Yṵ-iri, ì nzɛ ɓáy sùo-rì ɓay haŋa nzoɓ mbḭw ká sakra ɓaarì ka ɗo ɓáy law ndaya ɓáy law ŋgɔŋɔ a fɛ̌rɛke fal-ɛ ha̰ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, nzoɓ haŋa kumnun ha̰ nzoɓri na ya. 13 Roo lɛ, ɓáy nam ká ì kaw ɓil sew ká i ɗi ɓa «Vuri» ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaa ɓay ha̰ naari ɓáy key na, ì ɓo kḭ nam ɓáy nam ɓay haŋa ɓo, nzoɓ mbḭw ká sakra ɓaarì ka pɔ́ŋ sùo-ɛ ha̰ feya̰a ka úla ni, a vi ɓa nzoɓ law ŋgɔŋɔ ya. 14 Ì kɔ, zaɗka náa mgbári law naari ŋgɔ-ŋgɔŋ kpṵru ká tul *Krisi ká náa ɗáari law naari ɓo ɗi ɓáy titire na lɛ, náa ɓári bǎw peɗ ɓe.
15 Ɓay ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe ɓe na ze ɗo key:
«Vuri key na, zaɗka ì laa kusol-i lɛ,
ì ha̰ law-rì ka ŋgɔŋ
munu ká bulu ɓaarì ɗaa ká pola lew
ɓáy nam ká i tḭ̌ike ká tul-i na ya‡.»
16 A wa̰a, nzoɓ veri ze i laa kusol Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, rɔɔ í tḭ̀i ká tul-e lɛ? Ɓa ɓari leɗ Izarayɛlri riw bele ká *Moyze nda faa pol-ri ha ri tḭi ká ɓil tusiri Eziɓte. 17 A wa̰a, nzoɓ veri nda̰w rɔɔ, i ɗaa ha̰ law Ŋgɛrɛwṵru fa̰a ni mbiimbam síŋ niŋ ká tul-ri lɛ? Ɓa ɓari ká i ɗaa feya̰a ze huɗ ɓari zuɔ mburuk mburuk ká ɓil law kɔr§. 18 A zaɗka Ŋgɛrɛwṵru haa huɗ mii: «Zaɗ mgbaka ta̰ram ká mì leke na, i ti ɗáa ɓal-ri tɔ ɗi ya mgbaŋ» na wa̰a, ka ɓaa ɓay tul nzoɓ veri zu lɛ? Ka ɓaa ɓay se tul ɓari ká i tḭ̀i ká tul-e na. 19 Ɓe ze, fe ká náa kɔ́ri ta-taŋ na ze ɗo key: ɓari na, i ziŋ faa í ɗaa ɓal-ri tɔ zaɗ mgbaka ta̰ram na ya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, i ɗaa law-ri ɓo tul Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ya.
* 3:5 Ì kḭi Ruɔ ɓari 12.7. † 3:11 Simri 95.7-11; Tḭ́i kɛlɛ 17.1-7. ‡ 3:15 Simri 95.7-8. § 3:17 Ruɔ ɓari 14.32.