1 Jishɔ ni ndhɔ Jodaŋ ndɨnaoŋ ni Jijwɛ Minnwi. Jijwɛ ghɔ lɔ̄gɔ vi ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ moŋ ŋkǔnu njó. 2 Shata mōoŋ vi fɔ nɔ khwɛ wuŋ llɛmbhi. Moŋ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ghɔ, a shini ndɔ njɨ sheshe yaoŋ, nɛnnɛ njì ni njia vi ndɨɨ ŋa yie ndɨɨ ni mmɛ nɛ.

3 Devɨ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ̈ mbɔ Muuŋ Minnwi, ɔ chhu ŋgùʼɔ yei kara ŋgū brɛi.”

4 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Pi nāʼaŋ moŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi ŋa, ‘Ŋoŋmishua shiʼa ŋguʼɔ njru pi ŋkuoŋ brɛi təʼɨ vi.’ ”

5 Devɨ lɔ̄gɔ vi ŋkuʼɔ nɔ tɔthɨ nōoŋ ŋguoŋ pa laʼataoŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi ghɔ taʼa ŋgɛ́ ŋa ŋməɨŋ! 6-7 Nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ǹshi mfɛ njɨ vɛ nɔ shaʼa nu ŋguoŋ taoŋ, fàʼo yugu pɔ jɔ ti ɔ̈ ŋgaʼo a, m̀fɛ vɛ, nthɛ ŋa pi kwo fɛ vəɨ, ti m̈i ŋkhwā m̀fɛ ni shesheŋoŋ ŋa ŋ̀khwā nɛ.”

8 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Pi nāʼaŋ moŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi ŋa, ‘Ghaʼo Taathɔ mbɔ Minnwi yɔ, ŋguʼɔ mfāʼa pi mbhɔ yu təʼɨ vi.’ ”

9 Shata lɔ̄gɔ vi kəʼɨ ghɔ ŋgə̄ɨ pugu yu Jerushalɛiŋ, ntigi vi ŋkuoŋ nchwɛrɛ Nda Minnwi, nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ̈ mbɔ Muuŋ Minnwi, ɔ thi hɛiŋ ndhi nchəɨŋ shhɛ. 10 Nthɛ ŋa pi nāʼaŋ moŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi ŋa,

12 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi chhu ŋa, ‘Kiʼi ma njwɛʼi Taathɔ mbɔ Minnwi yɔ.’ ”

13 Ndɨɨ ŋa devɨ ni mīʼɛŋ mōoŋ nu Jishɔ moŋ ŋguoŋ puoŋ shɛndaoŋ nɛ, a mieŋ vi, nchēi shɨna nduoŋ.

14 Jishɔ pɨ̄nɨ Galili moŋ ghrɨ́ Jijwɛ Minnwi. Pa chrà nɔ ligi yi nyīeŋ ŋkwe ŋguoŋ lɨʼɨ ghɔ ghao. 15 A yɛʼi nu moŋ pa nda luoŋ Minnwi. Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ghaʼo vi ghao.

16 Nɛnnɛ Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ Nasharɛ, mbɔ lɨʼɨ ŋa a ni ŋkuʼɔ nɛ. A gha mbɔ Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu, a ghə̄ɨ nda luoŋ Minnwi wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ a ghà mbīgi nchwīe nɛ. Ndɔllɔ ntithi tɔthɨ lɨʼɨ mɛ̄iŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi. 17 Pi ni mfɛ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ ŋa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi, mbɔ Ishaya, ni nāʼaŋ nɛ. A ŋaʼaŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ ghɔ, njəɨ lɨʼɨ ŋa pi ni nāʼaŋ fɔ ŋa,

20 Jishɔ gha mīʼɛŋ, ŋkra ŋwaʼaŋlɨ ghɔ, mfɛ ni muuŋ fàʼa moŋ nda ghɔ, nchɔchhɔ shhɛ, ligi ŋguoŋ ŋgwa nda luoŋ Minnwi chu mbɨŋ yu. 21 A jɛ̄ nthɔ nchhu nu ni pugu ŋa, “Shiʼa, chrà Minnwi yei lɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ ligi pəɨ!”

22 Ŋgwa ni nchrā nnu shiʼi nthɛ vi. Pugu ghrāo pa ŋkwaŋ chrà shiʼi ŋa a ni ntaoŋ nu nchò yu nɛ, mbie nu ŋa, “Yei shi lɔ mbɔ muuŋ Joshɛ?”

23 A chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Ndɔ njiʼi mfāʼo khuthɔ ŋa pəɨ shi nchhu yei luʼɔ chrà vəɨ ŋa, ‘Ŋgaŋ njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ, ghɛ̄rɛ noŋ yɔ pia. Ŋguoŋ pa nnu ŋa pigi yaʼo ŋa ɔ chwīe Kapanuŋ nɛ, pɨnɨ nɛ nuʼuŋ nchwīe hɛiŋ shhɛ laʼa pəɨ.’ ” 24 Jishɔ pigi ŋa, “Shishini, pi shiʼa ma mbiŋ sheshe njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi laʼa pugu.

25  “Ndɔ, moŋ nnu shini, ǹchhu ni pəɨ ŋa ntou pa ŋkugu ni mbɔ Ishrae moŋ ndɨɨ Elaija, ndɨɨ ŋa Minnwi ni mfɨ̄nɨ po nɔ trɛi ŋgaʼo ni ntɨgao nàoŋ, ndɨɨ ŋa ŋkiɛŋ mmɛ njì ni ŋgū moŋ ŋguoŋ laʼa ghao. 26  Ndɔ paʼa Minnwi lɔ njiʼi ntaoŋ Elaija ni kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ vugu, ŋkiɛŋ miŋgwɛ ŋkugu chəɨ Sharafa moŋ laʼataoŋ Shidoŋ.* 4:26 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni nthɔ njaʼo chrà Jishɔ nɛ ni nji ŋa miŋgwɛ ŋkugu ghɔ pugu Nemaŋ shi ki lɔ mbɔ ŋgwa Ishrae. 27  Ntou pa ghaŋ ghɨnɔmbaluŋ ni mbɔ Ishrae moŋ ndɨɨ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi Elaisha, ndɔ paʼa Minnwi lɔ njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ kaŋ taʼa yi, ŋkiɛŋ Nemaŋ mbɔ ŋoŋ Shiria.”

28 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi ni ŋga njaʼo yei, ndɨnaoŋ ni pɨgɨtua, 29 njrɛi shhɛ nshūu vi ntaoŋ nɔ moŋ laʼa, ŋkuʼɔ ni ju thɔ nchwɛrɛ mbra ghɔ ŋa pugu ni ŋkrao laʼa muŋu fɔ nɛ, ntāʼa nu māʼaŋ vi moŋ wə́ɨŋ. 30 Ndɔ a shoo shɨna yú ŋgwa pighɔ ŋgə̄ɨ ni vi.

31 Jishɔ shwiʼi Kapanuŋ, mbɔ yichəɨ laʼataoŋ Galili, nthɔ njɛʼi vugu Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu. 32 Pugu ni ŋgrāo ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a ni njɛʼi nu nɛ, nthɛ ŋa a ni njɛʼi ni ghrɨ́.

33 Ŋoŋ chəɨ ni mbɔ moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi ghɔ, mfāʼo jijwɛ miŋwɛiŋ, a ni mbaʼo ŋgòu ni njɨ ŋa, 34 “Yo! Pia fāʼo pi khɔ, Jishɔ llɔ Nasharɛ? Ɔ thɔ pi nɔ pɨrɨ nu vigi? Ǹji ŋoŋ ŋa ɔ yie nɛ, ɔ yi taoŋtaoŋ llɔ mbhɔ Minnwi.”

35 Jishɔ pɨ̄ga vi, nchhu nu ŋa, “Lɛrɛ laŋ ndɔ ntaoŋ mbɨŋ yu!” Miŋwɛiŋ ghɔ gha māʼaŋ vi shhɛ shɨna pugu, ntaoŋ mbɨŋ yu kiʼɛ, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ ndəɨŋ vi.

36 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa pighɔ ghrāo nchhu ŋa, “Yei pɔ pi yəɨ ŋkwaŋ chrà nɛiŋ? A fɛ gɨ́ ni pa jijwɛ pɨphɨ ni ghrɨ́ pugu pa njɨ pugu taoŋ!” 37 Pi fɨ̄ʼɨ pa nnu nthɛ vi njīŋ ŋguoŋ ŋgei laʼataoŋ ghɔ ghao.

38 Jishɔ taoŋ moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi ghɔ ŋgə̄ɨ laʼa Shemu. Ndɨɨ ghɔ, mǔuŋ ŋgwɛ Shemu thɔ ŋgɨ̄nɔ shɨ̀gao ndiɛŋ, pugu shwei Jishɔ nɔ ghɔ. 39 A ghə̄ɨ ntithi yəɨ yu mbɨ̄ga shɨ̀gao ghɔ, a taoŋ mbɨŋ yu. Wuʼɔ chomilaoŋ ghɔ a lɔllɔ, nchwīe maoŋ, mfɛ ni pugu.

40 A ni ŋga mbɔ ni fanaoŋ, ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni mfāʼo ŋgwa, pugu ghɨ̌nɔ ŋkwaŋ ŋkwaŋ ghɨ̌nɔ nɛ thɔ ni pugu, a nūʼɔŋ mbhɔ yi mbɨŋ pugu njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ yugu. 41 Pa miŋwɛiŋ taoŋ mbɨŋ pichəɨ ŋgwa, mbaʼo ŋgòu ŋa, “Ɔ Muuŋ Minnwi!” A pɨ̄ga vugu paʼa ndɔ njiʼi mieŋ ŋa pugu chrā, nthɛ ŋa pugu ni nji ŋa a Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ.

42 Mbhi ni ŋga ndaŋ, Jishɔ taoŋ moŋ laʼa ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ ŋkǔnu njó, ŋgwa jɛ̄ nthɔ ntāʼa vi, ŋga njəɨ vi nthɔ ndɨʼɨ vi ŋa kiʼi a mieŋ vugu. 43 Ndɔ a chhu ni pugu ŋa, “A pie ŋa ǹchīi pwa pishaʼakhɔ nthɛ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi ni pichəɨ pa laʼataoŋ ŋkaa pugu, nthɛ ŋa a nnu ŋa Minnwi taoŋ a ŋa ǹthɔ nchwīe nɛ.” 44 A ni nthɔ nchīi ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ ghɔ moŋ pa nda luoŋ Minnwi Judia.