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Yaa Ntu Kpeesatɛ Yohane Layie Yaa Ɔlaa Lɛkya.
1 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ yi, Yaa Ntu Kpeesatɛ Yohane lakyɛ Yudea ɔfaafuu kasɔ suoto, aakye kasɔ aatooyie Yaa ɔlaa lɛkya, 2 aatoobuɛ alɛ, “Bidiɛ sikpile ɔbla, diekye Yaa sɛka kalekɔ ntɔɔtɛɛtɛɛ.” 3 Yohane wɔ mmle niale otii wɔ suoto di Yaa Ɔlaa Buɛtɛtɛ Yesaia labuɛ aatɛ alɛ,
“Otii onwii kɔfaa di ɔfaafuu kamɛ ambuɛ alɛ,
‘Bilolaa osuku bitɛ bita Saate nwu ɔwabee.
Bikyɛkyɛsa aba ya abafe ni bitɛ nwɔ!’ ”
4 Awu ya di Yohane lakpee ni yi, kapupɔnkɔ sinwini baayɔ baabla n-ya. Ni aayɔ bɔkɛɛ kukũ okũ aatika ofiamɛ nɛ. Alesaa nɔɔ kafɔɔ niale bablɔ ku akpakyekyee. 5 Batii lakye Yerusalem okpoo ku Yudea kasɔ kamuu suoto ku sekpoo se simuu niɛtɛɛtɛɛ ni Yordan okle baawa ɔkyɛ nɔɔ. 6 Baadiki sikpile lɛma baabuɛ, ni aakpeesa ma Yaa ntu di Yordan okle kamɛ nɛ.
7 Obe wɔ di Yohane lanya Farisi batii ku Saduki batii kpinwu lawa ni ɔkyɛ nɔɔ alɛ akpeesa ma ni Yaa ntu yi, aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Aye kɔsaanwu kɔna! Owe niɛka ye alɛ biatoso di Yaa lɛkanko le nikɔwa ni kamɛ? 8 Bibla asaa ya nimatuo alɛ bitookyi ni siikple lee kamɛ. 9 Bitanyu bilɛ biatɔkɔ suoto lee bilɛ Abraham banantii bile. Diekye kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ, Yaa mafuo afuɔ ya mmle ɔyɔ ɔbla banantii anta Abraham.
10 “Nunua bia yi, batɔɔyɔ kafɛ beese di awoso sidu suoto kofokofoko. Kowoso lele ninantika abi biene yi, bababudi kũ, man-yɔ kũ mankpee di ɔtɔ kamɛ.
11 “Ami yi, ntu kɔyɔ nkpeesa ye Yaa ntu, diotuo alɛ bitookyi ni siitu lee kamɛ biediɛ ni sikpile ɔbla. Kafɔɔ otii wɔ ninkɔwa ni kaamaa nii yi, abayɔ Ninwuna Klekle ku ɔtɔ ankpeesa ye Yaa ntu. Otii nwu nkpo lɛtaka katɔɔ alenke mi, ninansiɛko alɛ katuka nwɔ ni bia ntokota. 12 Akle kɔfɛɛ nɔɔ ninnɛɛ kamɛ, abafɛɛlɛ kufuo andiki ni di kamɔɔ kamɛ, an-yɔ kamɔɔ ankpete ni di owu kamɛ. Kafɔɔ abafiɛ kufuo nwu di ɔtɔ wɔ ninnaa ni kaloo kamɛ!”
Yohane Lakpeesa Yesu Yaa Ntu.
13 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ yi, Yesu lakye Galilea aawa Yohane nfũ di Yordan okle kotoko alɛ, Yohane akpeesa nwɔ Yaa ntu. 14 Kafɔɔ Yohane lamiɛ alɛ ookyisa nwɔ ni disibu nwu oso, aatɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Ami dikpe ni alɛ lɛwa ɔkyɛ lɛfɔ feekpesɛɛ Yaa ntu. Diele afɔ nikawa ɔkyɛ nii!”
15 Kafɔɔ Yesu ladiki kanya aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Nu kasɔ, faata bubla ninkpo nunua. Diekye nle mmle nimatuo alɛ buɔbla Yaa dibiesaa nɛ.” Ninfɛ di Yohane lanu kasɔ aatɔɔ nɛ.
16 Nioso obe wɔ baakpeesa Yesu Yaa ntu baaloo ni aatoodie ni di ntu nwu kamɛ, nfanwu osi niasɛkɛtɛ, ni aanya Yaa Niwuna latoosoo fɛ mmle di lɛlaapɔɔ nsoo nii, diabasiɛ nwɔ di suoto nɛ. 17 Ninfɛ di sɛlɔ lakye osi siabuɛ alɛ, “Nnya obi nii bɔmbɔtɛ ninle nwɔ mmle nɛ, oobuo mi anu nwaa.”