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Káa ɓay Pol ká Kɔrɛ̰te
1 Yṵ-iri, zaɗka mì se luo-rì ɓay ka-káa tusuɛ Ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká ɗo zaɗ muni ha rì na, mì ɓaa ɓay ɓáy nzaa ráa ɓay, mase ɓáy nun fe kɔ́kɔ ɓi ya, 2 ɓay ḭi lɛ, mì mbi nzaa-i ká ɗi pola hɔy ɓáy ɗol ɓi ká sakra ɓaarì, ɓay ɓáa ɓay se tul nzoɓ mbḭw hɔy ká ɓa Zezu *Krisi, ɓe ká i ɓer ni ɗo tul puu say huɗ. 3 Ɓi na, zaɗka mì se luo-rì na, hṵrusuo-i tiya ɗɛk ɗɛk, hḭɛ ɗáa mì mí tɔ gbala gbala. 4 Fe ká mì fere nzoɓri ɓáy ɓay ká mì ka-káake na, mì ɓaa ɓáy faa gosi ɓayri ɓáy nun nzɛm ɓay kúɔke nzoɓri ya, roo lɛ, ɓa hṵrusuo Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ze ɗaa ha̰ ɓayke mgba law-rì. 5 Ɓe nda̰w rɔɔ, mbika law ɓaarì na, a ɗoko tul nun nzɛm nzoɓ hɔy ya, roo lɛ, a ɗoko tul hṵrusuo Ŋgɛrɛwṵru.
Nun nzɛm taa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru
6 A ɓuru na hɔy kara, ɓuru ka-káa ɓay nun nzɛm na ha̰ nzoɓri ká i ŋgɔŋ ká ɓil mbika law. Roo lɛ, ɓa nun nzɛm ká tusiri key ya nda̰w, nun nzɛm nzoɓ hṵrusuori ká i re mbay ká tusiri key, ká í ɗo séke ɓa zaɗ ɓíɛ ya nda̰w pi. 7 Nun nzɛm ká ɓuru ka-káake na, ɓa nun nzɛm Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká ɗo zaɗ muni kpṵru tḭi timbɛɗɛ key ɓáy. Ɓa nun nzɛm ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mbi nzi-ɛ ká ɗi pola nda̰w rɔɔ tusiri ɗo ɓáy na, ɓay haŋa ni ka ɗo ɓa fe riŋ ɗika naari. 8 Nun nzɛmke ku na, mbay ká tusiri key káʼa kɔ́kɔ sa̰wke kɔ na, tiya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ɓa fe ká i kɔ sa̰wke kɔ zu lɛ, i ti ɓér Ŋgɛrɛmbay Nzoɓ Riŋ Ɗika Luye na ɗo tul puu say huɗ ya. 9 Lɛɛ, feke ɗo munu ká i ɗaa ɓayke ɗo ɓil mbeɗe Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mii:
Fe ká nun nzoɓ kɔ ya nda̰w,
fe ká suku nzoɓ laa ya nda̰w,
fe ká nzoɓ ker ɓayke ndḭi mini kara ya nda̰w na,
feke na ku ze Ŋgɛrɛwṵru leke ɗo ɓay tul nzoɓri ká i hii ni.*
10 A lɛ, ɓa naari ze Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ nun naari taŋ ká ɗi ɓáy faa Tem ɓe, ɓay ḭi lɛ, Tem na ar sa̰w feri vbaɗ vbaɗ riw bele, ze kér ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká ɗo zaɗ muni na hɔy kara, ka kɔ sa̰wke nda̰w. 11 A ku na wa̰a, nzoɓ ve nda̰w rɔɔ a kɔ́kɔ kér ɓay nzoɓ na lɛ? Nzoɓ mbḭw ti kɔ́kɔ ya; ɓa tem ká ɗo ɓil law nzoɓke na kḭ hɔy ze a kɔ́kɔ. Ɗo faa mbḭw munu nda̰w, kér ɓay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na nzoɓ mbḭw mini kara maa kɔ́kɔ sa̰wke ya; ɓa Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kḭ huo-ɛ hɔy ze kɔ. 12 Naari na, Tem ká náa ɗǒkeri na ɓa tem nzoɓ tukɛlɛri key ya, roo lɛ, ɓa Tem ká uru saa luo Ŋgɛrɛwṵru, ɓay haŋa ɓo náa kɔ́keri sa̰w feri riw bele ká Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ naari ɓáy law kere ɓe. 13 Ɓe ze, zaɗka ɓuru ɓaa ɓay fe niri key ha̰ nzoɓri na, ɓuru ɓaa ɓáy nun nzɛm nzoɓ ya, roo lɛ, ɓuru ɓaa ɓáy faa feri ká Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru fere ɓuru. Ɓe mini ze, ɓuru tina sa̰w fe tusuɛ taa Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ nzoɓri ká i ɗo ɓáy Temke na.
14 Nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ya na, ka maa ɓay ya̰aŋa tusuɛ ɓay ká uru ká luo Temke na ya. Fekeri ku na, nzoɓke kɔ ɓa fe kɔ̀kɔ hɔy ká nun-ɛ, a maa ɓay kɔ́kɔ sa̰wke ya, ɓay ḭi lɛ, nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru nda̰w rɔɔ, maa ɓay kɔ́kɔ sa̰wke ɓáy. 15 Nzoɓ ká ɗo ɓáy Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru na, ka maa ɓay bɛ́klɛ sa̰w feri riw bele, lɛ, nzoɓ maa ɓay ɓál ni ya. 16 I ɗaa ɗo ɓil mbeɗe Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mii:
«Nzoɓ ve ze kɔ kér ɓay Ŋgɛrɛmbay lɛ?
Nzoɓ ve nda̰w rɔɔ maa ɓay haŋa ni nzaa ɓoko lɛ†?»
Roo lɛ, naari na, Tem Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ha̰ náa kɔ́ri kér ɓay Krisi.
* 2:9 Ezay 64.3; Zeremi 3.16. † 2:16 Ezay 40.13.