1 Llɛ́ chəɨ ni mbɔ, Jishɔ thɔ nduoŋ Minnwi lɨʼɨ chəɨ, ŋga mīʼɛŋ, yichəɨ taʼa ŋgaŋ younjiŋ yi thɔ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Taathɔ, yɛʼi vigi ni luoŋ nu Minnwi ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ Jouŋ ni njɛʼi ghaŋ younjiŋ pi nɛ.”

2 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Ndɨɨ ŋa pəɨ luoŋ Minnwi nɛ, pəɨ chhu ŋa,

5 Nnɛ a pɨnɨ nchhu ni ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ŋa, “Lɔ̄gɔ ŋa taʼa ŋoŋ vəɨ ghə̄ɨ nda taannu vi moŋ ntuŋ mbhi nchhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Taannu a, fōo a ni trɛi ndigi brɛi, 6  nthɛ ŋa taannu a ŋa a chhɔ ŋgə̄ɨ kra, chəɨŋ nda mu, paʼa ǹdɔ mfāʼo maoŋ jɨ nɔ fɛ nu ghɔ!’ 7  Lɔ̄gɔ ŋa taannu yɔ ghɔ khwɛ̄ nda ŋa, ‘Kiʼi ŋgana a! Ŋ̀kwo chri nda ti pigi pa puoŋ paŋ kwo nanuaŋ. Minthɛ paʼa ǹdɔ nuʼuŋ ndɔllɔ mfɛ yaoŋ vɛ.’ 8  Ǹchhu vɛ ŋa, njiʼi nthɛ nɔ haʼaŋ mbaʼa a yiʼi ndɔllɔ mfɛ vɛ nthɛ ŋa a taannu yɔ nɛ, ndɔ ti a shi ndɔllɔ mfɛ vɛ nthɛ ŋa ɔ lɔ njiʼi ndrithɔ nɔ pie nu ki jwɛ.

9  “Ndɔ ti ǹshwei vəɨ, p̂əɨ pie, kaŋ Minnwi shi mfɛ ni pəɨ, p̂əɨ tāʼa, kaŋ Minnwi shi nchwīe pəɨ yəɨ, p̂əɨ kwēi kaŋ Minnwi shi nchuʼɔ chonda ni pəɨ. 10  Nthɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a pie nɛ ghà mfāʼo, ŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nɛ yəɨ, ni ŋoŋ ŋa a kwēi nɛ pi shi nchuʼɔ chonda ghɔ.

11  “A gɔ̌ shɨna pəɨ ŋa m̈uuŋ vi mbie shhu ghɔ, a fɛ pi mitwɛʼi ghɔ? 12  Ki mbie vi ni mbāoŋ, a fɛ pi ŋíeŋ ghɔ? 13  Ti p̈əɨ kiʼɛ ŋa pəɨ ghà nchwīe phɨ nɛ nji fɛ nu pi pa maoŋ shiʼi ni puoŋ pəɨ, ti Tǎa vəɨ ŋa a chhɔ po nɛ shi mfɛ Jijwɛ Minnwi pi fɨʼɨ yi nɛiŋ ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu pie vi nɛ?”

14 Yichəɨ ndɨɨ, Jishɔ ni nthɔ mfuʼu miŋwɛiŋ mbɨŋ ŋoŋ ŋa a ni nchwīe ŋoŋ ghɔ pɔ pi fhɨncho. Miŋwɛiŋ ghɔ ni ŋga ntaoŋ, fhɨncho ghɔ chrā, ŋgwa pighɔ ghrāo. 15 Ndɔ pichəɨ ŋgwa pighɔ chhu ŋa, “A fuʼu miŋwɛiŋ ni ghrɨ́ Bɛjɛbu, mbɔ nthishɨ pa miŋwɛiŋ.” 16 Pichəɨ tāʼa nu mōoŋ vi, nnɛ nchhu ghɔ ŋa â chwīe taʼa lì nɔ nōoŋ nu ŋa njɨ yi llɔ pi mbhɔ Minnwi.

17 Jishɔ ni nji nnu ŋa pugu ni mbīʼi nu nɛ, nnɛ nchhu kiʼɛ ni pugu ŋa, “Mbaʼa sheshe laʼa ŋa ŋgwa chhɔ māʼaŋ noŋ pugu ni nchhɔ̀ nɛ mieŋ ki gū, ndɔ ti sheshe nda ŋa a pɔ pi ni minduoŋnduoŋ nɛ shi ŋgū nshāaŋ. 18  Nnɛ ti S̈hata nthi pi moŋ minduoŋnduoŋ ni noŋ yi, shaʼafuoŋ yi lara pi nɛiŋ? Nthɛ ŋa ɔ chhu ŋa m̀fuʼu miŋwɛiŋ pi ni ghrɨ́ Bɛjɛbu. 19  Ti ä mbɔ ŋa m̀fuʼu miŋwɛiŋ pi ni ghrɨ́ Bɛjɛbu, kaŋ pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pəɨ ghà mfuʼu pi ni ghrɨ́ gɔ̌? Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pugu shi mbɔ ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu shi nshaʼa vəɨ nɛ. 20  Ndɔ ä mbɔ ŋa m̀fuʼu pa miŋwɛiŋ pi ni mbhɔ Minnwi, kaŋ yie nōoŋ ŋa Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi kwo nyīeŋ ti mbara vəɨ. 21  Ndɨɨ ŋa ŋgaŋ ghrɨ́ tuo maoŋ nchhɔ̀ pi nthɔ ŋkɛ̄ʼi laʼa yi nɛ, kaŋ maoŋ pi pighɔ pɔ shiʼi. 22  Ndɔ ti ndɨɨ ŋa ŋoŋ ŋa a pɨnɨ mfāʼo ghrɨ́ nchaa vi, nii vi ŋgaʼa vi nɛ, kaŋ a shi ŋkwe maoŋ nchhɔ̀ pi ŋa a yɨʼə noŋ yi ŋkuoŋ ghɔ nɛ, ndɔ̄gɔ maoŋ pi pighɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ ŋgra.

23  “Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ mbɔ ŋgei mu nɛ mbɨ̌na a, ŋoŋ ŋa pigi yu lɔ ŋkɨrɨ nu kaʼa nɛ thɔ nshaaŋshaaŋ.

24  “Ndɨɨ ŋa jijwɛ miŋwɛiŋ taoŋ mbɨŋ ŋoŋ nɛ, a nyīeŋ moŋ pa lɨʼɨ yó nthɔ ntāʼa lɨʼɨ fɛrɛ noŋ yi. Ŋga mieŋ ki yəɨ sheshe lɨʼɨ, nchhu ŋa, ‘Ǹshi mbɨnɨ nda mu, lɨʼɨ ŋa mi ni ndhɔ nɛ.’ 25  A ghà mbɨnɨ, njəɨ moŋ nda pi kwo yɨ̄gɨ ndɔ nchwīe a kāʼo. 26  A pɨnɨ kiʼɛ ndɔ̄gɔ khwachəɨ pichəɨ jijwɛ ŋa pugu pɨ̄nɨ mbɨgɨ nchaa vi nɛ, pugu pugu thɔ nii ndaʼa nu fɔ, chɔmbhi ŋoŋ ghɔ pɨnɨ mbɨgɨ nchaa nɔ haʼaŋ a ni fǔoŋ mbɔ nɛ.”

27 Jishɔ ni ŋga nchhu nnu yei, yichəɨ miŋgwɛ shɨna yú ŋgwa pighɔ kə̄rə ŋggì yi nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Mbɔrɔ yi puŋ yɛ ŋa a phi ghɔ nɛ, pugu pa yi pɨnɨ yɛ ŋa a nuʼɔŋ ghɔ nɛ.”

28 Ndɔ a khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Mbɔrɔ ka pɔ pi yi ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi ndɔ nchwīe nɛ.”

29 Nɔ haʼaŋ yú ŋgwa ni mbīgi nu nɛ, a jɛ̄ nchhu nu ŋa, “Ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ yei ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ pɨphɨ, a taʼa lì llɔ mbhɔ Minnwi ndɔ mbaʼa pi nōoŋ kaŋ taʼa lì ni pugu ŋkiɛŋ nnu ghraoghrao Jona. 30  Wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ Jona ni mbɔ lì ni ŋgwa Nineve nɛ, a wuʼɔ ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi mbɔ lì ni ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ yei nɛ.

31  “Moŋ llɛmbhi sháʼa, Ŋgwafuoŋ Sheba shi ma ntithi pugu pa ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ yei ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vugu nɔ pa ŋgushaʼa nthɛ ŋa a ki nyīeŋ ŋkiɛŋ ntaaŋ ndaoŋ llɔ laʼataoŋ yu nthɔ njwɛrɛ ntɨ́gɨ shiethɔ mbhɔ Fùoŋ Sholomu, ndɔ līi njəɨ, yaoŋ ŋa a chaa Sholomu nɛ pɔ hɛiŋ. 32  Moŋ llɛmbhi sháʼa, ŋgwa Nineve shi ma ntithi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ nɔ pa ŋgushaʼa, nthɛ ŋa pugu ni mbāʼa ŋkǔnu yugu ni phɨ ndɨɨ ŋa Jona ni nshwei chrà Minnwi ni pugu nɛ, ndɔ ti līi njəɨ, yaoŋ ŋa a chaa Jona nɛ pɔ hɛiŋ.

33  “Ŋoŋ shiʼa nchuʼu truka ndɔ ndə̄ɨŋ, ki niʼiŋ laʼo mikru, ŋoŋ ghà nchuʼu ntigi pi ŋkuoŋ ntigi, nnɛ ŋa ŋgwa gha nii nu pugu yəɨ líʼɛ. 34  Ligi yɔ pɔ pi laŋ noŋ yɔ. Ndɨɨ ŋa ɔ yəɨ fàʼa Minnwi mbiŋ shiʼi* 11:34 Moŋ nùʼɔŋ pa Juu, ndɨɨ ŋa ligi ŋoŋ pɔ shiʼi nɛ, a pɔ ŋa a ŋgaŋ pwapuŋ. Ndɨɨ ŋa ligi ŋoŋ yi pɨphɨ kaŋ a ŋgaŋ pei. nɛ ŋguoŋ noŋ yɔ lɨnaoŋ ni líʼɛ. Ndɨɨ ŋa ɔ yaʼo ŋgīʼɛ piŋ nu nɛ, noŋ yɔ lɨnaoŋ ni njiŋnjiŋ. 35  Nthɛ yie ghɔ, lɨna nu ŋa kiʼi yaoŋ ŋa ɔ pīʼi ŋa a líʼɛ mbɨŋ ghɔ nɛ pɔ pi njiŋnjiŋ. 36  Ti ŋguoŋ noŋ yɔ ndɨnaoŋ pi ni líʼɛ ki yichəɨ ghrà lɔ mbɔ njiŋ, kaŋ ŋguoŋ noŋ yɔ shi ndiʼɛ, wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ truka ghà ndiʼɛ shiʼi ɔ yəɨ ŋguoŋ noŋ yɔ nɛ.”

37 Jishɔ ni ŋga mīʼɛŋ chrā nu, ŋoŋ Farashi gɛ̄ vi ŋa pugu yu jɨ maoŋ, nnɛ a nii nda nchɔchhɔ nɔ jɨ nu maoŋ pighɔ. 38 Ŋoŋ Farashi ghɔ ni ŋgrào ndɨɨ ŋa a ni njəɨ Jishɔ jɨ nu ki lɔ njiʼi nshɨ̄gao mbhɔ yi nɔ haʼaŋ nùʼɔŋ yugu ni nchhu nɛ. 39 Taathɔ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Pəɨ Farashi ghà nshɨ̄gao ŋkǔnu ndua pugu pa mikru, ndɔ ndɨnaoŋ ni pɨ̀ga pugu pa mbha nnu pɨphɨ. 40  Pa na pei! Minnwi ŋa a chwīe ŋkuoŋ yi nɛ, lɔ ŋguʼɔ nchwīe ju nchwīe mooŋ yi? 41  Ndɔ lɔ̄gɔ maoŋ pɛ ŋa a pɔ moŋ ndua pugu pa mikru nɛ ŋgɛ̄rɛ ghaŋ pou nɔ ghɔ, kaŋ ŋguoŋ yaoŋ shi mbɔ yi taoŋtaoŋ nɔ haʼaŋ nùʼɔŋ yəɨ chhu nɛ.

42  “Ndɔ ŋgəʼɨ shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ, ma ŋgwa Farashi, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ fɛ shwéi pa mishwrɛi pugu pa laoŋ, ni pa trǔ kru, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ ntuʼɔshə nɔ pɔ nu ŋgwa ndɨndɨ ni ŋgwamishua ndɔ mbɨnɨ ŋkhwā Minnwi. Pəɨ chwīe nnu pei ndɔ ki lɔ mieŋ pichəɨ.

43  “Ŋgəʼɨ shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ, ma ŋgwa Farashi, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ khwā nɔ chhɔ nu ŋkuoŋ lə̌ɨ pa ŋgwa ndiɛŋ moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi pugu pa ŋa pi chrā ni pəɨ ni ndighaʼo moŋ pa lɨʼɨ kaʼa. 44  Ŋgəʼɨ shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ pɔ nɔ fúŋ ŋa pi lɔ nūʼɔŋ lì yi, ŋgwa nyīeŋ nu ŋkuoŋ ghɔ ki lɔ nji.”

45 Yichəɨ taʼa ŋgaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Masha, ɔ ghà ŋga nchhu nɛiŋ ŋgwɛʼi vigi wɛʼi.”

46 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Ŋgəʼɨ shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ, ma ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ ghà mfrɛ̄i ŋgwa ni lrì ŋa a ghaʼa nɔ tiɛŋ nu, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ mfɛ muuŋshɨmbhɔ yəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ ndrɨ nɔ ghɔ. 47  Ŋgəʼɨ shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vəɨ, nthɛ ŋa pəɨ ghà ŋkrao pa ŋkiɛŋ fúŋ ni pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi, nɔ kwiŋ nu vugu, ŋguʼɔ mbɔ pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi pɛ ŋa tǎa pəɨ ni njwi nɛ. 48  Pəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ nōoŋ nu ŋa pəɨ piŋ nnu ŋa pa tǎa pəɨ ni nchwīe nu nɛ, pugu ni njwi pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi, pəɨ krao fúŋ yugu. 49  Nthɛ yie ghɔ, shiethɔ Minnwi chhu ŋa, ‘Ǹshi ntaoŋ pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi pugu pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ, pi jwi pichəɨ ndɔ mfɛ ŋgəʼɨ ni pichəɨ.’

50  “Nɛnnɛ chhǐ ŋguoŋ pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ŋa pi jwi jɛ̄ ndɨɨ ŋa Minnwi ni mbaʼo mbhi nɛ shi nthi thɔ ŋgwa mbhi shiʼa. 51  Llɔ ŋkuoŋ jwi nu Abe ti ŋgə̄ɨ nchəɨŋ ŋkuoŋ jwi nu Shakaria, ŋa pi ni njwi vi shɨna lɨʼɨ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pugu lɨʼɨ Taoŋtaoŋ Nda Minnwi nɛ. A yie, ǹchhu ni pəɨ ŋa chhǐ yugu shi nthi thɔ pəɨ. Shishini, pəɨ mbhi shiʼa fāʼo njɔ́ nɔ thɔ yugu ghao.

52  “Ŋgəʼɨ shi nii vəɨ, ma pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi, pəɨ lə̄ɨŋ chuʼɔ nda yɛ ŋa shiethɔ pɔ moŋ ghɔ nɛ, pəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ nɔ nii nu moŋ ghɔ, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ mieŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu tāʼa nu nii fɔ nɛ ŋa pugu nii.”

53 Jishɔ ni ŋga ndɔllɔ fɔ, pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi thɔ ndāa chrà yi ŋkiɛŋ ntou yi, nthɔ mfra vi ni ntou pie ŋa a chrā ntou nnu. 54 Nnɛ nthɔ ŋkuʼɔ puŋ yi ŋa a chrā nnu ŋa a lɔ njiʼi ŋkāʼo nɛ, pugu wɛ̄iŋ vi.