1 Ndɨɨ nɔ haʼaŋ pa ŋkaŋŋkaŋ ŋgwa ni ŋkɨrɨ nu taʼa lɨʼɨ nɛ ti pichəɨ kuʼɔ nu mbɨŋ pichəɨ nɛ, Jishɔ fǔoŋ njɛ̄ chrā nu pi ni ghaŋ younjiŋ pi, nchhu nu ŋa, “Pəɨ lɨna yishi pa ŋgwa Farashi mbɔ nnu mifɨɨ. 2  Yichəɨ yaoŋ lɔ njiʼi mbɔ fɔ ŋa pi pūoŋ ŋa mbaʼa Minnwi mieŋ ki nōoŋ páa. Paʼa yichəɨ nnu lə̄ɨŋ lɔ mbɔ fɔ ŋa mbaʼa pi yiʼi mieŋ ki ji. 3  Nɛnnɛ, sheshe nnu ŋa ɔ chhu moŋ njíŋ nɛ, pi lɛ njaʼo lɨʼɨ líʼɛ, sheshe nnu ŋa ɔ chūuŋ moŋ njiɛŋ nda nɛ, pi lɛ nchīi mbhi.

4  “Ǹchhu ni pəɨ, ma pa taannu paŋ, kiʼi pəɨ pɔgɔ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa mimfɛ pugu wuʼɔ njwi pi frɛinoŋ ndɔ paʼa ndɔ nuʼuŋ mfāʼo ghrɨ́ nɔ chwīe nu nnu ŋa a pɨgɨ nchaa yie nɛ. 5  Ndɔ ǹshi nshwei vəɨ ni ŋoŋ ŋa a pie ŋa pəɨ pɔgɔ vi nɛ, pəɨ pɔgɔ pi ŋoŋ ŋa a pɨnɨ mfāʼo ghrɨ́ nɔ māʼaŋ nu moŋ móŋoŋ ŋgùʼɔ liɛŋ shhɛ ndɨɨ ŋa a kwo jwi nɛ. Pəɨ piŋ nnu ŋa ǹchhu ni pəɨ nɛ, a ju mbɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a pie ŋa pəɨ pɔgɔ nɛ.

6  “Pi shiʼa fīni tiɛŋ puoŋ milunu pi wuʼɔ ni paa puoŋ mi mbɨŋ? Ndɔ ti Minnwi shiʼa ndīʼɛ kaŋ taʼa yi shɨna pugu. 7  Kiʼi mfāʼo pɔgɔ gu, ɔ ghaʼo mbhɔ Minnwi nchaa ntou milunu. Minnwi shia ŋguoŋ ŋgiithɔ yɔ ghao.

8  “Ndɔ ǹshwei vəɨ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a chhu shhɨ ŋgwamishua ŋa a nyaŋ nɛ, Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi nchhu ŋkaa yu ŋa a ji shhɨ pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi. 9  Ndɔ shesheŋoŋ ŋa a lāa a shhɨ ŋgwamishua nɛ, Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua shi ndāa vi shhɨ ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi. 10  Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a shi nchhu nnu pɨphɨ nɔ ligi Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua nɛ, Minnwi shi ndīʼɛ phɨ yi, ndɔ ti shesheŋoŋ ŋa a shi ŋgwɛʼi Jijwɛ Minnwi nɛ, mbaʼa Minnwi līʼɛ phɨ yi.

11  “Ndɨɨ ŋa pi lɔ̄gɔ ghɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ nda luoŋ Minnwi ki shhɨ ghaŋ sháʼa, ki shhɨ pa mɛmmɛ ŋgwa nɛ, kiʼi ŋgwie noŋ yɔ ni nnu ŋa ɔ shi nchhu nɛ ki ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ ɔ shi ntaa noŋ yɔ nɛ. 12  Nthɛ ŋa Jijwɛ Minnwi shi ntɨgɨ ghɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ ni nnu ŋa a kāʼo ŋa ɔ chhu nɛ.”

13 Yichəɨ ŋoŋ moŋ kɨrɨ ŋgwa pighɔ chhu ni Jishɔ ŋa, “Masha, chhu ni ndǐŋ a ŋa a ghrā maoŋ pɛ ŋa tǎa mieŋ ni pigi nɛ, mfɛ nyaŋ.”

14 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Taannu a, a nūʼɔŋ gɔ̌ nūʼɔŋ a nɔ ŋgaŋ shaʼa sháʼa ki ŋgaŋ ghrā maoŋ shɨna pəɨ ndǐŋ ghɔ?” 15 Jishɔ chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ ywɛrɛ thɔ yəɨ, nthɔ ndɨna nu ŋa kiʼi pəɨ fāʼo sheshe ŋkwaŋ pɨ̀ga nthɛ ŋa chɔmbhi ŋoŋ lɔ njiʼi mbɔ pi moŋ ntou maoŋ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ.”

16 Jishɔ shwei yei luʼɔ chrà ni pugu: “Ŋgaŋ fàʼo chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ, maoŋ pwa moŋ nyìeŋ yu ŋgaʼa. 17  A pīʼi nu moŋ njùʼɔ yu ŋa, ‘Mi shi nchwīe pi nɛiŋ yo? Nthɛ ŋa ǹdɔ mfāʼo lɨʼɨ ŋa minthɛ ǹūʼɔŋ ŋguoŋ maoŋ paŋ pei fɔ.’ 18  Nɛnnɛ a chhu ŋa, ‘Yei nnu ŋa ǹshi nchwīe nɛ, ǹshi mbɨnɨ nshāʼa lɨʼɨ nūʼɔŋ maoŋ paŋ, ŋkrao pi nduoŋ mbɔ pi ghaʼoghaʼo, nūʼɔŋ maoŋ jɨ paŋ pugu pa pichəɨ maoŋ paŋ moŋ ghɔ. 19  Nchhu ni noŋ a ŋa, “Mbrɔthɔ ŋoŋ! Ɔ fāʼo ŋguoŋ maoŋ shiʼi ŋa a pie ŋa ɔ fāʼo nɔ ntou ŋgaʼo nɛ, fɛrɛ noŋ yɔ, njɨ, nnu, mfāʼo pwanjuʼɔ.” ’ ”

20  “Ndɔ Minnwi chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Yaoŋ na yei! Ni tuʼu yei ǹshi ŋkwe chɔmbhi yɔ. A shi ŋga mbɔ nɛnnɛ, maoŋ pinɛ ŋa ɔ kɨrɨ nɛ pɔ yi gɔ̌?’ ”

21 Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Yei ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a shi mbɔ ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu kɨrɨ fāʼo ni noŋ pugu ki lɔ mfāʼo ligi Minnwi nɛ.”

22 Jishɔ chhu ni ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ŋa, “Nthɛ yie ghɔ, ǹshwei vəɨ ŋa kiʼi pəɨ wie noŋ yəɨ nthɛ chɔmbhi yəɨ, ŋa pəɨ shi njɨ pi khɔ ki nthɛ ŋgrào noŋ yəɨ, ŋa pəɨ shi māʼaŋ pi khɔ. 23  Nthɛ ŋa chɔmbhi chaa maoŋ jɨ, noŋ yɔ chaa ndhwí. 24  Pīʼi mbɨŋ pa mishi, pugu shiʼa mbhi, ndɔ paʼa ndɔ ŋkwōo, paʼa ndɔ mfāʼo shaoŋ ki lɨʼɨ nūʼɔŋ maoŋ, ndɔ Minnwi kugwi vugu ghao. Ndɔ ɔ ghaʼo mbhɔ Minnwi nchaa pa mishi. 25  Minthɛ shesheŋoŋ vəɨ pɨnɨ mbīgi chɔmbhi yi wuʼɔ shɨgɛi nthɛ ŋa a wie noŋ yi? 26  Ŋa mimfɛ paʼa ɔ lɔ njiʼi nchwīe muuŋ mi nnu nɔ yinɛ nɛ, ɔ nuʼuŋ ŋgwie noŋ yɔ ni pichəɨ pa nnu nthɛ khɔ?

27  “Pīʼi mbɨŋ pa frawa ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ pugu ghà ŋkuʼɔ nɛ, pugu shiʼa mfāʼa ndɔ paʼa ndɔ ntuŋ ndhwí, ndɔ ǹshwei ghɔ ŋa njiʼi nthɛ pi Sholomu moŋ ŋguoŋ ndighaʼo yi ghao shini ndɔ mbwa ti mbɔ nɔ taʼa frawa. 28  Ti M̈innwi māʼaŋ fɨʼɨ ndìpwa yei mbɨŋ pa trǔ ŋa a yi maoŋ shiʼa, yua gha mbɔ nu a kwo yaoŋ ti pi tūoŋ nɛ, pəɨ pīʼi ŋa a shi ndɨna ni pəɨ pi fɨʼɨ yi nɛiŋ? Ŋgwa piŋ kikɛʼi pei! 29  Nɛnnɛ kiʼi pəɨ wuʼɔ nthɔ ŋgwie noŋ yəɨ pi lɨʼɨ taʼa yaoŋ ŋa pəɨ shi njɨ ki nnu nɛ, ki mfāʼo ghaghana moŋ njùʼɔ pəɨ. 30  Pa ghaŋ ki piŋ Minnwi ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei thɔ ntei pi njiŋ maoŋ pei, ndɔ ni pəɨ, Minnwi Tǎa vəɨ ji ŋa a pie ŋa pəɨ fāʼo maoŋ pei. 31  Pəɨ ka shigi pi Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi moŋ chɔmbhi yəɨ, nɛnnɛ kaŋ Minnwi shi mfɛ ŋguoŋ maoŋ pei ghao ni pəɨ.

32  “Njiʼi nthɛ nɔ haʼaŋ pəɨ, ghaŋ younjiŋ paŋ pɔ pi shɨgɛi nɔ muuŋ kwíe minjɨɨ nɛ, kiʼi pəɨ fāʼo pɔgɔ gu ŋa mbaʼa pəɨ yiʼi mfāʼo yaoŋ ŋa a pie ŋa pəɨ yru ŋkuoŋ ghɔ nɛ, nthɛ ŋa Tǎa vəɨ Minnwi lɔ̄gɔ nthi Mi moŋ khwǎ njùʼɔ yi ŋa pəɨ pugu shi nshaʼa fùoŋ kaʼa.

33  “Pəɨ fīni maoŋ pəɨ, mfɛ mbɨŋ ghɔ ni ghaŋ pou, mbaʼo nɔ fāʼo nu pìɛŋ mbɨŋ ŋa mbaʼa a yiʼi mbɨrɨ nɛ, pugu pa fàʼo po ŋa mbaʼa a ma mmɛ, lɨʼɨ ŋa mbaʼa ŋgɨna chəɨŋ fɔ, ndɔ mbaʼa shə́ʼɨ kru. 34  Nthɛ ŋa lɨʼɨ ŋa fàʼo yɔ pɔ nɛ, a lɨʼɨ ŋa njùʼɔ yɔ shi mbɔ ŋkaa yu nɛ.

35  “Pəɨ pīri noŋ yəɨ ni sheshe nnu ŋa a shi nthɔ nɛ, ŋkrao ŋkandaŋ yəɨ a tɨnɨ, nchuʼu laŋ yəɨ a kɨɨ nu, 36  nɔ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ywɛrɛ taathɔ vugu a kwəɨ lɨʼɨ jɨ láŋ, nɛnnɛ ŋa a shi ŋga ŋkwəɨ ŋkwēi nda, pugu kiʼi nchuʼɔ chuʼɔ taʼa ŋgɛ. 37  Pwatua pɔ ni pɛ puoŋ fàʼa ŋa taathɔ vugu kwəɨ njəɨ vugu pugu wuʼɔ mbiʼi tɔthɨ nɛ. Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, a shi mbīri noŋ yi nshwei vugu ŋa pugu chhɔ ŋkuoŋ taprɛi, a thɔ ŋgrā maoŋ ni pugu. 38  Pwatua shi mbɔ ni puoŋ fàʼa pɛ ŋa taathɔ vugu gha njəɨ vugu pugu kwo pīri noŋ yugu nɔ sheshe ndɨɨ ŋa a shi nthɔ nɛ. Ki a thɔ pi moŋ ntuŋ mbhi, ki ni ndaʼambilaŋ.

39  “Ndɔ mimfɛ ɔ fāʼo tɨnɨnjuʼɔ ŋa ŋ̈gaŋ nda kaŋ nji ndɨɨ ŋa ŋgɨna shi nthɔ nɛ, a shi kaŋ ndɔ mieŋ nda yi a pəʼɨ. 40  Pəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ pīri noŋ yəɨ, nthɛ ŋa Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua thɔ nu moŋ ndɨɨ ŋa mbaʼa pəɨ yiʼi mbīʼi nɛ.”

41 Pita pie ŋa, “Taathɔ, ɔ chrā yei luʼɔ chrà pi ni pigi ki ni ŋguoŋ ŋgwa?”

42 Taathɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “A gɔ̌ kiʼɛ mbɔ muuŋ fàʼa tithi ndɔ mfāʼo shiethɔ, ŋa taathɔ shi nūʼɔŋ vi a lɨna nu ni nda yi ndɔ ŋgrā maoŋ jɨ ni pichəɨ ghaŋ fàʼa ndɨɨ ŋa ndɨɨ kāʼo nɛ? 43  Mbɔrɔ shi mbɔ ni muuŋ fàʼa yɛ ŋa masha vi yəɨ vi a thɔ fāʼa nu shiʼi ndɨɨ ŋa a thɔ nɛ. 44  Shishini, ǹshwei vəɨ, a shi nūʼɔŋ vi a thɔ ndɨna ju ni ŋguoŋ maoŋ pi. 45  Ndɔ ti m̈uuŋ fàʼa ghɔ mbīʼi moŋ njùʼɔ yu ŋa mbaʼa taathɔ vi yīʼɛ mbɨnɨ, nchhɔ ŋgwie pichəɨ ghaŋ fàʼa, mbɔ pi pimbia pugu pa pi piŋgɛ, nthɔ njɨ maoŋ ndɔ nnu mbaa nu, 46  kaŋ taathɔ vi shi nɛ ŋkwəɨ pi llɛ́ yɛ ŋa a shi lɔ mbīʼi nɛ pugu pa ndɨɨ ŋa a shi lɔ nji nɛ, ndɔ nchrɛi vi kaoŋkaoŋ. A yəɨ ŋkwaŋ ŋgəʼɨ ghaŋ fàʼa mbe.

47  “Ŋgaŋ fàʼa ŋa a ji nnu ŋa taathɔ vi tāʼa nu ŋa a chwīe nɛ, ki lɔ njiʼi mbīri noŋ yi, ki nchwīe nnu ghɔ ŋa taathɔ vi tāʼa nu nɛ, shi mfāʼo ŋkiɛŋ tɨtɨnɨ wie. 48  Ndɔ ti ŋoŋ ŋa a shini ndɔ nji, ndɔ nchwīe nnu ŋa a pie wie nɛ, shi ŋkwe shɨgɛi wie. Ŋoŋ ŋa pi fɛ ntou yi ghɔ nɛ, pi shi mbie ntou yi mbhɔ yu. Ndɔ ŋoŋ ŋa pi fɛ ŋkiɛŋ ntou yi ghɔ nɛ, pi shi mbie vi pi ni ŋkiɛŋ ntou yi.

49  “Ŋki thɔ pi nɔ māʼaŋ nu móŋoŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi, ǹjūa ŋa a kaŋ ni ŋkwo kɨɨ nu. 50  Ndɔ, m̀fāʼo kwe ŋkhǐ nɔ tɔgɔ nu moŋ ghɔ, mbɔ ŋgəʼɨ pugu pa gu. M̀fāʼo yuʼɔ njùʼɔ ti a shi nthɔ ntɔgɔ. 51  Pəɨ pīʼi ŋa ǹthɔ pi nɔ fɛ nu taʼaŋggi ŋkuoŋ mbhi hɛiŋ? Ŋga, ǹthɔ pi ni minduoŋnduoŋ. 52  Nthɛ ŋa jɛ̄ ndwɛ ŋgə̄ɨ nu shhɨ, moŋ nda ŋa tiɛŋ ŋgwa pɔ fɔ nɛ, pugu shi nchhɔ kikie, trɛi ŋgwa pɔ ni taʼa kwò, pi paa pɔ ni taʼa kwò. 53  Pugu shi nthi pi nduoŋnduoŋ, tǎa pugu muuŋ vi yi mimbia pɔ kikie, maa pugu muuŋ vi yi miŋgwɛ pɔ kikie, maŋgaoŋ pugu ŋgwɛ muuŋ vi chhɔ kikie, ŋgwɛ muuŋ chhɔ kikie pugu maŋgaoŋ vi.”

54 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nchhu ni yú ŋgwa pighɔ ŋa, “Ndɨɨ ŋa pəɨ yəɨ mbɨ̀ kuʼɔ nu ŋgei nii minaoŋ nɛ, pəɨ kiʼi nchuchu taʼa ŋgɛ́ ŋa, ‘Mbɨ̀ shi ndhɔ.’ Ndɔ a wuʼɔ mbɔ pi nɛnnɛ. 55  Ndɨɨ ŋa pəɨ yəɨ fɨfrəɨ laoŋ llɔ mbiɛŋ nɛ* 12:55 Moŋ laʼataoŋ Judia ndɨɨ ŋa fɨfrəɨ llɔ ŋgei ŋkǔnu njó pa lɨʼɨ laoŋlaoŋ nthɛ ŋa a fɨfrəɨ laoŋ., pəɨ kiʼi nchuchu ŋa, ‘Minaoŋ shi ntūoŋ.’ Ndɔ a wuʼɔ mbɔ pi nɛnnɛ. 56  Pa ŋgwa mifɨɨ pei, mimfɛ pəɨ līi ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ po pugu shhɛ pɔ nɛ nchhu ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ yie llɛmbhi shi mbɔ nɛ, ti a chwīe khɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ nji njiŋ pa nnu ŋa a thɔ ndɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ ndwɛ nɛ?

57  “A chwīe khɔ paʼa ɔ lɔ mbīʼi ni noŋ yɔ nnu ŋa a kāʼo nɛ ndɔ nchwīe? 58  Nɔ haʼaŋ ɔ ghə̄ɨ nu pəɨ ŋoŋ haʼaŋ a puru ghɔ shhɨ ŋgaŋ sháʼa nɛ, kāa nɔ lūgwi nu pəɨ yu shɛndaoŋ. Ɔ̈ mieŋ ki chwīe nɛnnɛ, kaŋ a shi ndɔ̄gɔ ghɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ shhɨ ŋgaŋ sháʼa mfɛ ghɔ ni pa brushi, pugu niʼiŋ ghɔ chə́ɨŋ. 59  Ǹshwei ghɔ, mbaʼa ɔ ma ntaoŋ ki lɔ naa mbe ŋguoŋ njɔ́ yɔ ghao.”