1 A ni mbɔ Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu chəɨ, Jishɔ nyīeŋ ntɔgɔ nu moŋ nyìeŋ shíe gɛ, pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ka shíe gɛ, nchiʼi ŋkrù nu. 2 Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa Farashi pie ŋa, “A kie pi nɛiŋ pəɨ thɔ nchwīe nnu ŋa gɨ́ lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ ŋa pi chwīe Llɛ́ Ji nɛ?”

3 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Pəɨ lɔ naa mɛ̄iŋ nnu ŋa Devi ni nchwīe ndɨɨ ŋa njì ni njia vugu pa ŋgwa pi nɛ? 4  A ni nii Nda Minnwi, ndɔ̄gɔ brɛi ŋa pi ni mfɛ ni Minnwi ŋkru ndɔ mbɨnɨ fɛ ni ŋgwa pi, mbɔ nnu ŋa gɨ́ shini ndɔ mbiŋ ŋa minthɛ shesheŋoŋ kru, ŋkiɛŋ ŋgaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ Minnwi.” 5 Jishɔ lūgwi nchhu ŋa, “Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua taathɔ Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu.”

6 A ni mbɔ yichəɨ Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu, Jishɔ nii nda luoŋ Minnwi njɛʼi nu. Ŋoŋ chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ ŋgei mbhɔ yi yi jɨ pɔ yi kwikwi. 7 Ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi ni nthɔ ntāʼa shɨna nɔ wɛ̄iŋ nu Jishɔ ŋa a chwīe nnu ŋa a lɔ njiʼi ŋkāʼo nɛ. Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pugu pɛʼi vi, njəɨ ŋa a shi njwiŋ mbhɔ ŋoŋ ghɔ Llɛ́ Ji.

8 Ndɔ a ni nji nnu ŋa pugu ni mbīʼi nu nɛ, nchhu ni ŋoŋ ghɔ ŋa mbhɔ yi ni kwikwi nɛ ŋa, “Lɔllɔ ntithi shhɨ ŋguoŋ ŋgwa.” A lɔllɔ ntithi. 9 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Mfāʼo píe yei ni pəɨ. Gɨ́ piŋ ŋa pi chwīe pi yəɨ Llɛ́ Ji, nnu shiʼi ki nnu pɨphɨ? Kwe nu ŋoŋ ki jwi nu mi?”

10 Jishɔ kara noŋ yi mbɛʼi ŋguoŋ yugu ghao, nchhu ni ŋgaŋ ŋɨnɛiŋ mbhɔ ghɔ ŋa, “Shwīi mbhɔ yɔ.” A shwīi, mbhɔ yi kiʼi ndɔ mbɔ pi shiʼi. 11 Túa ghaŋ yɛʼi gɨ́ Mushi pighɔ pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi pɨgɨ ŋkiɛŋ ntou yi, pugu jɛ̄ nthɔ ŋkri nnu ŋa mimfɛ pi chwīe mbɨŋ Jishɔ nɛ.

12 Moŋ llɛ́ pighɔ, Jishɔ taoŋ ŋkuʼɔ ŋkuoŋ mbra lɨʼɨ luoŋ Minnwi. Ŋkɨna fɔ nduoŋ Minnwi ŋguoŋ tuʼu ghao. 13 Mbhi ni ŋga ndaŋ, a gɛ̄ ghaŋ younjiŋ pi, ntɛrɛ paanchrɔ shɨna pugu, mɛ̄iŋ vugu ni ghaŋ ntaoŋ pi; 14 Shemu, ŋa a ni nchhɔ̄ ligi yi ni Pita, ni Andru ndǐŋ vi, ni Jɛiŋ, pugu Jouŋ, ni Fili, ni Batolomiu, 15 ni Matio, pugu Toma, ni Jɛiŋ mbɔ muuŋ Afioshi, ni Shemu ŋa pi ni mɛ̄iŋ vi ni kwìni laʼa nɛ, 16 ni Judashi, mbɔ muuŋ Jɛiŋ, ni Judashi Ishikario ŋa a ni mfīni vi nɛ.

17 Jishɔ shwiʼi pugu pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ pi moŋ pɨprəɨ pugu pa ŋkiɛŋ mmɛ yú ghaŋ younjiŋ pi pugu pa ntou ŋgwa llɔ Judia ni Jerushalɛiŋ, ni ŋgwa llɔ ŋkɨŋ mmɛ ŋkhǐ Tairɛ pugu Shidoŋ. 18 Pugu ni nthɔ lɨʼɨ yaʼo pa nnu mbhɔ yu, a lɔ mbɨnɨ njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ yugu. Ŋgwa ŋa jijwɛ miŋwɛiŋ ni ŋgana vugu nɛ ni nthɔ ŋkaa pugu a kwe vugu. 19 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa pighɔ ni mbaʼo nu nɔ kāoŋ nu vi nthɛ ŋa njɨ ni ntaoŋ nu mbɨŋ yu nthɔ njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ yugu ghao.

20 A kə̄rə ligi yi mbɛʼi ghaŋ younjiŋ pi nchhu ni pugu ŋa,

23  “Pəɨ fāʼo pwanjuʼɔ moŋ ndɨɨ ghɔ ndɔ ndhi ni pwatua nnɛ nthɛ ŋa kɨ̀nɛiŋ yəɨ yiɛŋ po. A wuʼɔ ŋkwaŋ nɔ haʼaŋ pa tǎa pugu ni nchwīe ni pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi nɛ.

24  “Ndɔ ŋgəʼɨ pɔ ni pəɨ ŋa pəɨ ghaŋ fàʼo nɛ,

27  “Ndɔ ni gɔ̀ ŋa ɔ yaʼo nnu ŋa ǹchhu nu nɛ, khwā mbɨ̄na yɔ, nchwīe shiʼi mbɨŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu pɨ̄na ghɔ nɛ. 28  Luoŋ mbɔrɔ mbhɔ Minnwi mfɛ ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu chɔ̄nɔ ghɔ nɛ, nduoŋ Minnwi mfɛ ni ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu fɛ ŋgəʼɨ vɛ nɛ. 29  Ŋ̈oŋ ŋgwie ghɔ nɔ ghə̀ʼɨ yɔ, ɔ nōoŋ ŋgei nduoŋ ghɔ a pɨnɨ ŋgwie, ŋ̈oŋ nshiri mmɛ ndhwí fɨgəɨ yɔ ŋkwe, ɔ mieŋ fɔ a kwe muuŋ ndhwí yɔ ŋkaa yu. 30  Ŋ̈oŋ nduoŋ yaoŋ mbhɔ ghɔ, ɔ fɛ ghɔ, ti ŋ̈oŋ nshiri yaoŋ yɔ ŋkwe, ɔ mieŋ ghɔ. 31  Chwīe mbɨŋ ŋgwa nduoŋ nnu haʼaŋ ɔ tāʼa nu ŋa pugu chwīe mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ.

32  “Ä mbɔ ŋa ɔ wuʼɔ ŋkhwā pi ŋgwa ŋa pugu khwā ghɔ nɛ, ɔ fāʼo mbɔrɔ kiʼɛ nthɛ pi khɔ? Nthɛ ŋa njiʼi nthɛ pi pa ghaŋ phɨ ghà ŋkhwā pa ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu khwā vugu nɛ. 33  Ä mbɔ ŋa ɔ wuʼɔ nchwīe shiʼi pi mbɨŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu chwīe shiʼi mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ, ɔ fāʼo mbɔrɔ kiʼɛ nthɛ pi khɔ? Njiʼi nthɛ ghaŋ nchwīe phɨ ghà ŋguʼɔ nchwīe pi nɛnnɛ. 34  Ɔ̈ ŋguʼɔ fōo yaoŋ pi ni ŋgwa ŋa pugu shi mbɨnɨ nduʼu nɛ, ɔ fāʼo mbɔrɔ nthɛ pi khɔ? Njiʼi nthɛ ghaŋ chwīe phɨ ghà mfōo pichəɨ ghaŋ chwīe phɨ ni yaoŋ, nji nu ŋa pugu lɛ nduʼu.

35  “Ndɔ khwā ŋgwa ŋa pugu pɨ̄na ghɔ nɛ, nchwīe shiʼi mbɨŋ pugu, mfōo ŋoŋ ni yaoŋ ki lɔ njwɛrɛ nu ŋa a pɨnɨ nduʼu, nnɛ kaŋ kɨ̀nɛiŋ yɔ shi njiɛŋ, a lɔ nōoŋ ŋa ɔ muuŋ Minnwi ŋa a Chaapifuoŋ nɛ, nthɛ ŋa a ghà nōoŋ pwapuŋ ni ŋgwa ŋa pugu lɔ nji shiʼi nɛ pugu pa ghaŋ phɨ. 36  Fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ Minnwi Tǎa ghɔ fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ nɛ.

37  “Kiʼi nshaʼa ŋgwa nduoŋ nnɛ ŋa kiʼi pi shaʼa ghɔ. Kiʼi ntuo ŋoŋ nɔ ŋgushaʼa, kaŋ mbaʼa ŋoŋ tuo ghɔ nɔ ŋgushaʼa. Līʼɛ phɨ ŋgwa, kaŋ pi shi ndīʼɛ jɔ. 38  Fɛ yaoŋ ni ŋgwa nduoŋ, kaŋ pi shi mbɨnɨ mfɛ jɔ. Yaoŋ ŋa ɔ fɛ nɛ shi mbɨnɨ mbɨnɨ mbhɔ ghɔ pi niʼiŋ ti mfrɛ̄i, nchɨʼɨ ŋa a lɨnaoŋ ti ŋkwrī. Yaoŋ ŋa ɔ fɨ̄ʼɨ yaoŋ moŋ ghɔ mfɛ nɛ, ki a ghaʼo ki a kɨgəɨ, pi shi ŋguʼɔ mfɨ̄ʼɨ pi moŋ ghɔ nduʼu vɛ.”

39 Jishɔ shwei luʼɔ chrà yei ni pugu: “Mbaʼa nchriligi nōoŋ shɛndaoŋ ni yichəɨ nchriligi, ä nōoŋ, kaŋ ŋguoŋ vugu shi ŋgū moŋ tiɛŋ. 40  Mbaʼa ŋgaŋ younjiŋ ŋoŋ chaa masha vi, ndɔ ndɨɨ ŋa ŋoŋ mīʼɛŋ yɛʼi nu yaoŋ nɛ, a fhi Masha vi.

41  “A chwīe khɔ ɔ yəɨ muuŋ ŋkuʼu thɨ ŋa a pɔ ligi ndǐŋ ghɔ, ndɔ ki lɔ mfāʼo ndɨɨ ni mmɛ mbɨɨ ŋkwɛiŋ ŋa a pɔ moŋ jɔ ligi nɛ? 42  Ki minthɛ ɔ kie nɛiŋ nchhu ni ndǐŋ ghɔ ŋa, ‘Ǹaʼaŋ mfuʼu ŋkuʼu thɨ ŋa a pɔ ligi ghɔ nɛ’, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ njəɨ mmɛ mbɨɨ ŋkwɛiŋ ŋa a pɔ moŋ jɔ ligi nɛ. Ŋgaŋ mifɨɨ yei, fǔoŋ mfuʼu mmɛ Kuo thɨ ŋa a pɔ ligi ghɔ nɛ, nnɛ kaŋ ɔ shi njəɨ lɨʼɨ shishiʼi nɔ fuʼu nu ŋkuʼu thɨ ŋa a pɔ ligi ndǐŋ ghɔ nɛ.

43  “Nthɛ ŋa thɨ shiʼi shiʼa njuŋ ntíɛŋ thɨ pɨphɨ, ndɔ paʼa thɨ pɨphɨ lɔ njuŋ ntíɛŋ thɨ shiʼi. 44  Pi ghà nji ŋkiɛŋ thɨ pi ŋkuoŋ ntíɛŋ yi. Pi shiʼa ndɨ̄ga ŋguuŋ laʼo shǐe, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ ŋka chìa ŋkuoŋ mbiembie. 45  Ŋoŋ shiʼi ghà nchrā nnu shiʼi llɔ shɨna pa nnu shiʼi ŋa a lɨnaoŋ njùʼɔ yu nɛ, ŋoŋ pɨphɨ chrā nnu pɨphɨ llɔ shɨna pa nnu pɨphɨ ŋa a lɨnaoŋ njùʼɔ yu nɛ, nthɛ ŋa njùʼɔ ghà ŋga ndɨnaoŋ, nchò chrā.

46  “A chwīe khɔ ɔ thɔ mɛ̄iŋ a ŋa, ‘Taathɔ, Taathɔ,’ ndɔ paʼa ndɔ nchwīe nnu ŋa ǹchhu vɛ nɛ? 47-48  Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a thɔ njəɨ a njaʼo nchrā a nchwīe ndɔ haʼaŋ ǹchhu nɛ, ǹshi nshwei ghɔ ni ŋkwaŋ yaoŋ ŋa a fhi nɛ. A pɔ nɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a gha nthɔ ŋkrao nda, nja ntou kwò yi a shhi, a nūʼɔŋ ŋkuoŋ ŋgùʼɔ. Nɨnəɨ gha mbɨ̄gəɨ, ŋkhǐ thɔ mbɨŋ nda ghɔ ndɔ paʼa ndɔ nchɨʼɨ vi nthɛ ŋa pi ni nja ŋkrao vi shiʼi. 49  Ndɔ ti ŋoŋ ŋa a yaʼo chrà a ki lɔ nchwīe nɛ pɔ nɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a krao nda shhɛ ndɔ ki lɔ nūʼɔŋ kwò yi, nɨnəɨ gha mbɨ̄gəɨ, ŋkhǐ thɔ mbɨŋ nda ghɔ, a gū wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ nwīʼiŋ ghao.”