1 Nnu pei ni ŋga ntɔgɔ, Jishɔ nyīeŋ nu moŋ Galili. A shini ndɔ ntāʼa nu nyīeŋ moŋ Judia nthɛ ŋa pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu ni ntāʼa nu njwi vi. 2 A ni mbiʼi shɨgɛi ndɨɨ jɨ pa ŋgwa Juu ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni jɨ pa ntǎa nɛ kāʼo.* 7:2 Jɨ yei ni mbɔ jɨ ŋa ŋgwa Juu ni njɨ nu Jerushalɛiŋ nɔ fúoŋ llɛ́ nɔ kwiŋ nu ndɨɨ ŋa pugu ni ndaʼa nu moŋ pa ntǎa moŋ ŋkǔnu njó ndɨɨ ŋa pugu ni ndhɔ Ijipti nɛ. 3 Pa lǐŋ pi chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Lɔllɔ hɛiŋ ŋgə̄ɨ Judia nji ŋa pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pɔ shi njəɨ pa fàʼa ŋa ɔ chwīe nu nɛ. 4 Nthɛ ŋa ŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nu ŋa pi ji vi nɛ ghà fāʼa pi lɨʼɨ wo. Ŋa ɔ thɔ nchwīe pa nnu pei nɛ, chwīe ŋkuoŋ mbhi ji ghɔ.” 5 Nthɛ ŋa njiʼi nthɛ pa lǐŋ pi shini ndɔ mbiŋ vi.

6 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Ndɨɨ a lɔ naa ŋkāʼo yaʼa. Ni pəɨ, sheshe ndɨɨ kaʼokaʼo. 7  Mbaʼa ŋkuoŋ mbhi pɨ̄na vəɨ ndɔ a pɨ̄na a nthɛ ŋa ǹchhu pa nnu nthɛ vi ŋa mbha fàʼa pi, pi pɨphɨ nɛ. 8  Pəɨ kuʼɔ lɨʼɨ jɨ ghɔ. Ǹdɔ njiʼi ŋkuʼɔ nu† 7:8 Moŋ pichəɨ pa ndunu Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi moŋ chrà Gri a pɔ ŋa Ǹdɔ ŋkuʼɔ nu yaʼa. lɨʼɨ jɨ ghɔ nthɛ ŋa ndɨɨ a lɔ naa nja ŋkāʼo yaʼa.” 9 A ni ŋga nchhu yei nnu, ŋkɨna Galili.

10 Pa lǐŋ pi ni ŋga ŋkwo kuʼɔ lɨʼɨ jɨ ghɔ, juju kuʼɔ ŋkaa yu, ki lɔ mbɔ pi lɨʼɨ wo, mbɔ pi njiŋnjiŋ. 11 Pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu ni nthɔ ntāʼa vi lɨʼɨ jɨ ghɔ, mbie nu ŋa, “A pɔ pi hɨŋ?” 12 Ntou pa nchǔŋ ni mbɔ nu shɨna pa ŋgwa nthɛ vi, pichəɨ ni ŋga nchhu nu ŋa, “A ŋkiɛŋ ŋoŋ,” pichəɨ ŋa, “Ŋga, a thɔ nchwīe nu ŋgwa fāaŋ ndaoŋ.” 13 Ndɔ paʼa kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ lɔ nchrā nthɛ vi shhɛnte, nthɛ ŋa pugu ni nthɔ mbɔgɔ pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu.

14 Jɨ ghɔ ni ŋga ŋgə̄ɨ ti nchəɨŋ titri, Jishɔ kuʼɔ moŋ Nda Minnwi njɛ̄ yɛʼi nu. 15 Pa thishɨ pa ŋgwa Juu ghrāo, nchhu nu ŋa, “A kie pi nɛiŋ ŋoŋ vei ji fɨʼɨ yaoŋ yei, ndɔ ki lɔ naa ma ŋgə̄ɨ shiku?”

16 Nnɛ Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Yaoŋ ŋa njɛʼi nu nɛ lɔ mbɔ pi nyaŋ, a pɔ pi yi ŋoŋ ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ. 17  Sheshe n̈nu ŋa ŋoŋ tāʼa nu nchwīe nɛ mbɔ pi nnu ŋa Minnwi tāʼa nu nɛ, kaŋ a shi nji ŋa yaoŋ ŋa ǹjɛʼi nu nɛ llɔ pi mbhɔ Minnwi ki mi chrā pi ni nyaŋ ghrɨ́? 18  Ŋoŋ ŋa a ghà nchrā pi ni ji ghrɨ́ nɛ ghà ntāʼa pi ji ndighaʼo ni noŋ yi. Ndɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a ghà ntāʼa pi ndighaʼo ŋoŋ ŋa a taoŋ vi nɛ, ŋgaŋ nnu shini paʼa ndɔ mfāʼo kaŋ taʼa nnu mifɨɨ. 19  Mushi lɔ ŋkwo fɛ gɨ́ ni pəɨ? Ndɔ kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ vəɨ shiʼa nūʼɔŋ. Pəɨ tāʼa nu njwi a ŋa?”

20 Kɨrɨ ghɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ɔ fāʼo miŋwɛiŋ! A tāʼa gɔ̌ njwi ghɔ?”

21 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Ŋki chwīe taʼa fàʼa, ŋguoŋ yəɨ ghrāo nthɛ taʼa fàʼa ghɔ. 22  Mushi ni mfɛ gɨ́ ŋa pəɨ niʼiŋ puoŋ pəɨ ŋgunu mbrɛi (a lɔ njiʼi mbɔ ŋa a ni ndhɔ pi mbhɔ Mushi, a ni ndhɔ pi mbhɔ pa tǎa), nnɛ pəɨ niʼiŋ ŋoŋ ŋgunu mbrɛi llɛ́ ji. 23  Ti p̈əɨ niʼiŋ ŋoŋ ŋgunu mbrɛi llɛ́ ji nnɛ ŋa a pɔ ŋa pəɨ lɔ mbəʼɨ gɨ́ Mushi, pəɨ pɨnɨ mbɨgɨ túa vəɨ ŋa ǹchwīe ŋguoŋ noŋ ŋoŋ ya tɔgɔ shiʼi llɛ́ ji nthɛ khɔ? 24  Kiʼi pəɨ shaʼa ŋgwa pi ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a fhi nɔ haʼaŋ a kāʼo ligi pəɨ nɛ, pəɨ shaʼa ŋgwa pi ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a kāʼo ŋa pi shaʼa nɛ.”

25 Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa Jerushalɛiŋ chhu ŋa, “Yei shi lɔ mbɔ ŋoŋ ŋa pi tāʼa vi njwi nɛ? 26 A pɔ nɛiŋ hɛiŋ nchrā nu shhɛnte. Ndɔ paʼa pugu lɔ nchhu nnu ghɔ! Pinthɛ a pɔ ŋa pa thishɨ ji ŋa a Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ? 27 Ndɔ ndɨɨ ŋa Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe thɔ nɛ, mbaʼa ŋoŋ ji lɨʼɨ ŋa a llɔ nɛ. Ndɔ pia ji lɨʼɨ ŋa vei ŋoŋ llɔ nɛ.”

28 Nɔ haʼaŋ Jishɔ ni njɛʼi nu moŋ Nda Minnwi nɛ, a ni nchhu ni njɨ ŋa, “Pəɨ ji a, ndɔ nji lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ǹdhɔ nɛ? Ǹdɔ njiʼi nthɔ pi ni thɔ a. Ju ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ ŋgaŋ chrà nnu shini, ndɔ pəɨ lɔ nji vi. 29  Ǹji vi nthɛ ŋa ǹdhɔ pi mbhɔ yu, a taoŋ a.”

30 Nɛnnɛ pugu ni nthɔ ntāʼa shɛndaoŋ nɔ wɛ̄iŋ nu mi, ndɔ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ ŋkāoŋ vi nthɛ ŋa ndɨɨ yi shini ndɔ naa nthɔ yaʼa. 31 Ndɔ ntou ŋgwa ka piŋ vi piŋ nchhu ŋa, “Ndɔ Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ, shi ŋga nthɔ, a nōoŋ lì a yiɛŋ nchaa yi ŋoŋ vei?”

32 Pa Farashi yaʼo yú ŋgwa pighɔ thɔ nchūŋ nnu pei nthɛ Jishɔ. Nɛnnɛ pa thishɨ ghaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi taoŋ pa ghaŋ kɛ̄ʼi Nda Minnwi ŋa pugu ghə̄ɨ ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vi. 33 Jishɔ chhu kiʼɛ ŋa, “Pia shi mbɨnɨ mbɔ kaʼa nɔ kuo ndɨɨ, ŋ̀gə̄ɨ kiʼɛ njəɨ ŋoŋ ŋa a taoŋ a nɛ. 34  Pəɨ shi ntāʼa a ndɔ mbaʼa pəɨ yiʼi njəɨ a. Lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋ̀gə̄ɨ nu fɔ nɛ mbaʼa pəɨ thɔ fɔ.”

35 Pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu chhu ni noŋ pugu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei tāʼa ŋgə̄ɨ pi hɨŋ ŋa mbaʼa pigi yiʼi njəɨ vi? A tāʼa nu ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ laʼataoŋ nduoŋ lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋgwa pia pɔ nɛ, njɛʼi pa ŋgwa nduoŋ pighɔ? 36 A chhu ŋa, ‘Pəɨ shi ntāʼa a ndɔ mbaʼa pəɨ yiʼi njəɨ a’, pugu pa ŋa, ‘Lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ŋgə̄ɨ nu fɔ nɛ mbaʼa pəɨ thɔ fɔ.’ Njiŋ nnu pighɔ pɔ pi ŋa?”

37 Moŋ ndugwi njiŋ llɛmbhi jɨ ghɔ, mbɔ mmɛ llɛ́, Jishɔ lɔllɔ ntithi tɔthɨ nchhu ni njɨ ŋa, “Njùʼɔ ŋoŋ njaoŋ, a thɔ mbara a nnu yaoŋ. 38  Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a piŋ a nɛ, pa nɨnəɨ ŋkhǐ fɛ chɔmbhi shi ŋkhī ntaoŋ nu njùʼɔ yu, nɔ haʼaŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi chhu nɛ.” 39 A ni nchhu yei nthɛ pi Jijwɛ Minnwi ŋa ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu piŋ vi shi mfāʼo nɛ. A ni ŋga mbɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ paʼa pi lɔ naa mfɛ Jijwɛ Minnwi nthɛ ŋa Jishɔ shini ndɔ naa nii moŋ ndighaʼo yi.

40 Pugu ni ŋga njaʼo pa chrà pei, pichəɨ pa ŋgwa pighɔ chhu ŋa, “Yei ya mbɔ pi njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi shini.” 41 Pichəɨ chhu ŋa, “Yei Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ.” Ndɔ pichəɨ chhu yugu ŋa, “Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe ni mbɔ nɔ llɔ nu pi Galili? 42 Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi lɔ nchhu ŋa Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ shi ndhɔ pi moŋ ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ fùoŋ Devi, pi phi vi Bɛtɛlɛhɛiŋ mbɔ laʼataoŋ fùoŋ Devi?” 43 Nnɛ minduoŋnduoŋ gū shɨna ŋgwa pighɔ nthɛ vi. 44 Pichəɨ shɨna pugu ni ntāʼa nu ŋgwɛ̄iŋ vi ndɔ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ ŋkāoŋ vi.

45 Pa ghaŋ kɛ̄ʼi Nda Minnwi ni ŋga mbɨnɨ, pa thishɨ ghaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi pie vugu ŋa, “A chwīe khɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ ŋkwəɨ ni ju?”

46 Pa ghaŋ kɛ̄ʼi Nda Minnwi pighɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Yichəɨ ŋoŋ lɔ naa ma nchrā nɔ ŋoŋ vei.”

47 Pa Farashi pie vugu ŋa, “Pi fɨ̄ɨ vəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ? 48 Sheshe pa thishɨ pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi piŋ vi? 49 Yú ŋgwa pei ŋa pugu lɔ nji gɨ́ Mushi nɛ, nchɔ̀nɔ Minnwi pɔ mbɨŋ pugu.”

50 Nikodemu ŋa a ni mbɔ taʼa ŋoŋ vugu nɛ, ni ŋkwo ghə̄ɨ njəɨ vi ŋgɛ́ chəɨ nɛ, chhu ni pugu ŋa, 51 “Gɨ́ yia ghà ŋgwɛ̄iŋ ŋoŋ ŋa a ŋgushaʼa ki lɔ fǔoŋ mfɛ shɨ̀na ghɔ ŋa a chrā? Ndɔ mbɨnɨ nuʼuŋ ndīi nnu haʼaŋ a chwīe nɛ?”

52 Pugu khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ɔ llɔ pi Galili ŋkaa ghɔ? Taʼa nɛ moŋ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi njəɨ ŋa yichəɨ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ni ŋkwo ma ndɔ Galili?”

53  ‡ 7:53 Ghrà 53 ti ŋgə̄ɨ nchəɨŋ moŋ njiɛŋ 8:11 shi lɔ mbɔ moŋ pichəɨ pa Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi llɛshhɨ moŋ chrà Gri. [Shesheŋoŋ vugu ghə̄ɨ moŋ ji laʼa.