1 Saŋa maŋa tɔ mʋ, asa mʋ ba maa nyɛ akyɔ bee tii sʋ, halɩɩ bee kyigya abaa ayaa sʋ mʋ, nɩɩ Yesu piili ɛɛ tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ asɛ, nɩɩ ɔ gyankpaa ɛɛ tɔwɛ yɛ, “Fan baa fan da fanɛ n‐yɩɩ sʋ lɩɩ Farasii abi kebunbun ansi wuya ana sʋ. Bamʋ akaapʋsa i du nɩn fɛɛ bodobodo kɩfɛ tinsa. 2 Kʋtɔ kʋ man bʋ tɔ nɩɩ kɩ baala yɛgɛ ba mɛɛ yɛ ba bɩɩ, abɛɛ asiri kʋ man bʋ tɔ nɩɩ ɩ mɛɛ yɛ ɩ lɩɩ ifuli. 3 Ɩmʋ sʋ asɩn kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ fʋ tɔwɛ kitentenbiri tɔ mʋ, kayɩ kakɛ mʋ ii biti ɩ lɩɩ ifuli, nɩɩ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ fu‐kuli waa kʋsʋ tɔ obu to mʋ, bee biti ba taa ɩmʋ da kibonbon.”

4 Nɩɩ Yesu kyaga sʋ tɔwɛ yɛ, “Mɛ kyɛmɩnɛ ana, fan man sɩlɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ taalɛ mɔɔ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ, nɩɩ ɩmʋ kamaa mʋ ba mɛɛ bɩla taalɛ waa kɩmʋ sɛhn. 5 Amaa n biti n kaapʋ fanɛ ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa yɛ fan sɩlɛ. Fan sɩlɛ ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ taalɛ mɔɔ fanɛ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ kɛ ɔ bɩla taa fanɛ waa fʋlɔn tɔ. N tɔwɛ fanɛ fan sɩlɛ mʋ.

6 “Afɩnɛ ɩ gyɛ langba kɩgya? Kobo anyɔ ɩ taalɛ sɔɔ bamʋ anuu. Amaa n mɛɛ tan bamʋ ɔkʋ sʋ. 7 Halɩɩ fanɛ kumu tɔ inyini kpini gbaa Ɩbwaarɛ nyi ɩmʋ kɔnɔ. Ɩmʋ sʋ fan man waa kufuu, lɩɩ fɛɛ fan gyɛ akparɩ fan kyɔ alangba ngbɩn‐ngbɩn.

8 “N tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ, ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ tɔwɛ sakyɔ tɔ yɛ ɔ gyɛ mɛ lɛɛ mʋ, mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa gbaa n biti n tɔwɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ ansi tɔ yɛ ɔ gyɛ mɛ lɛɛ. 9 Amaa ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ o kina mɛ sakyɔ tɔ mʋ, ngbaa mɛ n biti n kina mʋ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ ansi tɔ.

10 “Nɩɩ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ tɔwɛ asɩn libi ee yii mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ ɩɩ taalɛ taa kɛɛ mʋ, amaa ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ tɔwɛ asɩn libi ee yii Kayaayu Kyɩrɛkyɩrɛ mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ taa kɛɛ mʋ.

11 “Nɩɩ ba kan bɩya fanɛ Gyiwu abi kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɔgyaŋɛkpa abɩlɩsa, abɛɛ awura abɛɛ ɔsʋwʋlɛ alʋnpʋ ansi tɔ mʋ, fan man kan fɛ nfɛɛrɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ fen biti fan lɛɛ fanɛ asɩn mʋ kɔnɔ, abɛɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ fan tɔwɛ. 12 Lɩɩ fɛɛ Kayaayu Kyɩrɛkyɩrɛ mʋ ii biti ɔ kaapʋ fanɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ fan tɔwɛ saŋa maŋa.”

13 Nɩɩ sakyɔ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ tɔwɛ Yesu yɛ, “Ɔkaapʋpʋ, tɔwɛ sa mɛ‐daa kɛ ɔ yɛgɛ maa mʋ a barɩgɛ kapatɩyɛ mʋ nɩɩ anɛ‐sɛ wu yɛgɛ sa anɛ mʋ.”

14 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩn, anɩmʋ i yii mɛ asɩn ogyipu abɛɛ kapatɩyɛ ɔbarɩgɛpʋ?” 15 Nɩɩ ɔ kyaga sʋ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fan kɩɩ danbɩrasa kɛ fan baa fan da fanɛ n‐yɩɩ sʋ lɩɩ kensi payɩ libi sʋ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ nyɩmɩsa nkpa man gyɛ mʋ atɔ damantɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ mʋ.”

16 Nɩɩ ɔ bɔ bamʋ kɩŋasan kɩnɩmʋ yɛ, “Afulee wuya kʋ sʋ ndɔɔ nɩɩ kɩ waa agyitɔ gaa. 17 Ɔnyɩn mʋ fɛ nfɛɛrɛ fɛɛ, ‘Nɛnɛ nɩɩ n biti n waa? N man sʋ katɩn mʋ nɩɩ n taa mɛ agyitɔ anɩmʋ kpini waa.’

18 “Nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Falɛ nɩɩ n biti n waa. N biti n nyita mɛ agyitɔ ɩwaakpa mʋ, kɛ n lɔŋɔ waa ɩmʋ alala‐alala. Kɛ n taa mɛ adɔɔ‐gyitɔ yɛ mɛ atɔ kpini waa tʋtɔ. 19 Nɩɩ n biti n tɔwɛ sa mɛ n‐yɩɩ yɛ, “Fʋ sʋ atɔ damantɛ nɩɩ ɩ dɛ sa fʋ nsu‐nsu. Kanɩn sʋ fʋʋtɛ kɛ fu gyii, kɛ fu nuu kɛ fu gyii fu ansi.” ’

20 “Amaa Ɩbwaarɛ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Omelensipu nɩmʋ, kagyanbwɛ nɩmʋ fʋ nkpa ii biti ɩ lɩɩ fʋ abaa tɔ. Nɩɩ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ fʋ kʋʋla sa fʋ n‐yɩɩ yɩla mʋ ii biti i biliŋi anɩmʋ lɛɛ?’ ” 21 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ yɛ, “Ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ kʋʋla atɔ ɛɛ yɩla ɛɛ sa mʋ n‐yɩɩ, nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ asɛ bɩrɛ ɔ man gyɛ atɔ wuya, falɛ nɩɩ ii biti ɩ waa mʋ.”

22 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ yɛ, “Kanɩn sʋ nɩɩ n tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ, fan man fɛ nfɛɛrɛ lɩɩ kakyɩna kanɩmʋ tɔ atɔ tirisa fɛɛ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ fen biti fan gyii, abɛɛ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ fan nyɛ bun fanɛ n‐yɩɩ sʋ. 23 Nkpa i tiri ɩ kyɔ agyitɔ, kanɩn nɩɩ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ gbaa ki tiri kɩ kyɔ atɔ bunsa. 24 Fan taa fanɛ ansi kɩɩ nbwiibi, ba mɛɛ duu nɩɩ ba mɛɛ tɩŋɛ, nɩɩ ba mɛɛ sʋ abu kɛ ba kʋʋla bamʋ agyitɔ yɩla, amaa Ɩbwaarɛ ɩɩ kɩɩ bamʋ sʋ. Fan man gyɛ akparɩ fan kyɔ nbwiibi? 25 Fanɛ anɩmʋ lɩɩ mʋ kayɩyɛɛ sʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ taalɛ taa kakɛ kʋlʋn tii mʋ nkpa sʋ? 26 Nɩɩ fan maa mɛɛ taalɛ waa atɔ pii anɩmʋ mʋ, mɩnɛ waa nɩɩ fɛn yɩyɛɛ asansa sʋ?

27 “Fan kɩɩ kanan mʋ nɩɩ iyu ntʋtʋlɛ i du, i mee sun nɩɩ ɩ mɛɛ lʋʋ ataa ɩ sa ɩmʋ n‐yɩɩ. Amaa n tɔwɛ fanɛ fɛɛ, Owura lala Solomon maa mʋ atɔ danbɩrasa kpini gbaa mʋ, ɔ man taalɛ nyɛ atɔ bunsa danbɩrasa fɛɛ ntʋtʋlɛ mʋ. 28 Fanɛ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii pii wuya ana, nɩɩ ɩ kan ɩ gyɛ falɛ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ i bun afitiri tɔ ntʋtʋlɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ bʋ tɔ ndaga kɛ ɔkɛ ba taa tʋʋ fʋlɔn tɔ mʋ, mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ sa fanɛ atɔ bunsa? 29 Fan man yɛgɛ fanɛ nkɔlɔ ɩ baa ɩ gyan atɔ mʋ nɩɩ fen biti fan gyii abɛɛ fan nuu mʋ sʋ, fan man yɛgɛ ɩnɩmʋ ɩ tɔɔrɔɔ fanɛ. 30 Lɩɩ fɛɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba mɛɛ sun Ɩbwaarɛ mʋ, ɩ fɛ ɩnɩmʋ ana kpini nfɛɛrɛ. Nɩɩ fanɛ‐Sɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nyi fɛɛ ɩnɩmʋ ana kpini i tiri fanɛ. 31 Amaa fan kɩɩ biti Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ, kɛ ɔ sa fanɛ ɩnɩmʋ kpini tii sʋ.”

32 Nɩɩ Yesu bɩla tɔwɛ yɛ, “Kʋbʋ pii, fan man waa kufuu, lɩɩ fɛɛ ɩ bɔla fanɛ‐Sɛ Ɩbwaarɛ ansi fɛɛ ɔ waa fanɛ awura‐bii mu kuwura‐gyii tɔ. 33 Fan fɛ fanɛ npatɩyɛ kpini, kɛ fan taa afulee mʋ sa atiripu. Fan nyɛ afulee mʋ nɩɩ ɩ mɛɛ yɛ ɩ lʋwɛ mʋ yɩla sʋsʋ, ntɩn mʋ nɩɩ oyu mɛɛ yɛ ɔ taalɛ nin tiri tɔ, nɩɩ tabɩrɩta mɛɛ taalɛ nyita ɩmʋ mʋ. 34 Lɩɩ fɛɛ ntɩn mʋ nɩɩ fʋ kapatɩyɛ kɩ bʋ mʋ, tʋtɔ nɩɩ fʋ kɔkɔlɔ gbaa kɩ bʋ.

35 “Fan kʋʋla fanɛ n‐yɩɩ kɩrɩsʋ fan gyoo, kɛ fan yɛgɛ fanɛ ɩfɩtɩla ɩ baa ɩ kɩɩ tɔ. 36 Fɛɛ ayaafɔlɛ ba maa gyoo bamʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ɔ lɩɩ kɩkyɩɩfɔ tɔ ba, nɩɩ ɔ kan ba da kebunɔ mʋ, kɛ ba nyɛ tigi mʋ bilen. 37 Ayaafɔlɛ mʋ nɩɩ bamʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ba tu bamʋ yɛgɛ ba tɛ ba gyoo mʋ, bamʋ ansi ii biti i gyii. N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ ee biti ɔ kʋʋla mʋ n‐yɩɩ kɛ mʋ gbaa‐gbaa mʋ ɔ taa agyitɔ naa yii bamʋ kɛ ba gyii. 38 Ayaafɔlɛ mʋ nɩɩ bamʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ba tu bamʋ kagyanbwɛ kiyiridi nsana abɛɛ kɩbwayɩkɛ yɛgɛ ba kʋʋla ba gyoo mʋ mʋ, bamʋ ansi ii biti i gyii. 39 Amaa fan baa fen nyi fɛɛ, nɩɩ kɩkpaara wuya daa o nyi saŋa mʋ nɩɩ oyu ii biti o be yuuri nɩn, naafɔɔ ɔ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ yɛgɛ ba be boyi loo mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ. 40 Ɩ dagaa fɛɛ fanɛ gbaa fanɛ fan kʋʋla fanɛ n‐yɩɩ fan gyoo. Lɩɩ fɛɛ mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ n biti n ba saŋa mʋ nɩɩ fan mɛɛ fɛ mɛ kɩba mʋ nfɛɛrɛ.”

41 Nɩɩ Pita taasɛ yɛ, “Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ, anɛ nɩɩ fɩɩ bɔɔ kɩŋasan kanɩmʋ fɩɩ sa abɛɛ ɔkʋmaa nɩmʋ?”

42 Nɩɩ Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ bɩrɛ ɩ gyɛ kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ kesintin yɛ kanyaasɩn? Mʋ ɩ gyɛ ɔmʋnɩ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ taa mʋ ayaafɔlɛ waa mʋ abaa tɔ, yɛ ɔ sa bamʋ agyitɔ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa. 43 Kensi‐gyii ɩ gyɛ sa kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ nɩɩ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ba tu mʋ yɛgɛ ɛɛ waa kanɩn. 44 N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ mʋ ii biti ɔ taa mʋ kapatɩyɛ kpini‐kpini waa mʋ abaa tɔ. 45 Amaa a taa fɛɛ nɩɩ kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ kan tɔwɛ mʋ n‐yɩɩ fɛɛ, ‘Mɛ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ii biti ɔ kyɛɛrɛɛ!’ Nɩɩ o piili ɛɛ dayɩ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ayaafɔlɛ yɛ abite, nɩɩ ee gyii nɩɩ ee nuu bʋʋ bɩrɛ, 46 kanɩn kɩyaafɔlɛ maŋa mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ii biti o be purigi mʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ man fɛ nfɛɛrɛ fɛɛ ee biti ɔ ba, yɛ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ man nyi sʋ. Mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ mʋ biti ɔ tɩŋɛ mʋ kʋkyʋkyʋʋ, kɛ ɔ bɩɩtɛ mʋ kʋsʋ fɛɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ bɩɩtɛ asʋ tɔ ɔlʋn wuya ana kʋsʋ mʋ.

47 “Kɩyaafɔlɛ mʋ nɩɩ o nyi kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ii biti, nɩɩ ɔ man kʋʋla mʋ n‐yɩɩ ɔ waa kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ ee biti mʋ, bee biti ba tɩŋɛ mʋ kʋkyʋkyʋʋ gaa. 48 Amaa ɔmʋnɩ ɔ man nyi nɩɩ ɔ waa atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa kʋsʋ bɩɩtɛ mʋ, bee biti ba tɩŋɛ mʋ pii. Lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ba sa mʋ gaa mʋ, bee biti ba kɔɔlɛ gaa lɩɩ mʋ asɛ. Nɩɩ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ba taa gaa waa mʋ kɩbaa tɔ mʋ, bee biti ba kɔɔlɛ kʋkyɔ lɩɩ mʋ asɛ.”

49 “N ba nɩn yɛ n ba yɛgɛ fʋlɔn ɔ dɛɛ kasɛ sʋ, naafɔɔ n daa n biti gbaa fɛɛ fʋlɔn mʋ tɛɛ ɩ dɛɛ. 50 Awʋrʋfɔ lala ii biti i munla mɛ, nɩɩ ɩ tɔɔrɔɔ mɛ gaa fɛɛ ɩ ba kɛ ɩ ba kyʋn. 51 Fen nyi fɛɛ keyuula nɩɩ n bɩya kasɛ sʋ? Ayee, n tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ nbarɩgɛ tɔ nɩɩ n bɩya. 52 Lɩɩ ndaga ɩ sʋ ii kpee mʋ, kɩkpaara kʋlʋn sʋ mʋ, asa anuu bee biti ba barɩgɛ tɔ yɛ abaa, kɛ asa asá ba kɔ yɛ asa anyɔ, kɛ asa anyɔ ba kɔ yɛ asa asá. 53 Nbarɩgɛ tɔ ii biti ɩ ba ɔsɛ yɛ obii‐nyɩnsa nsana, obii‐nyɩnsa yɛ ɔsɛ nsana, onyi yɛ obii‐kyɩɩsa nsana, obii‐kyɩɩsa yɛ onyi nsana, ɔsaa‐kyɩɩsa yɛ ɔsaa nsana, ɔsaa yɛ ɔsaa‐kyɩɩsa nsana.”

54 Yesu tɔwɛ sakyɔ mʋ yɛ, “Saŋa kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ fen wu kabwaarɛ wʋlɛ maa gyaga kyɔwɛ kɩtɩyɛ mʋ, opula maŋa tɔ nɩɩ fɛn tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Bʋlayɩ ii biti ɔ daa,’ nɩɩ ɛɛ daa. 55 Nɩɩ afuu a daa a lɩɩ akpɩlɩgɛ mʋ fɛn tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Kududuu kii biti kɩ waa,’ nɩɩ ɩ waa. 56 Fanɛ kebunbun ansi wuya ana fɛn taalɛ fɛn kɩɩ kasɛ yɛ sʋsʋ fɛn kaapʋ ɩmʋ kasɛ. Nɩɩ mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ fɛn mɛɛ taalɛ bɩɩ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ ɩɩ waa nbɩɩnbɩɩ nɩmʋ kasɛ?

57 “Mɩnɛ waa nɩɩ fɛn mɛɛ taalɛ talɛ fanɛ n‐yɩɩ bɩɩ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋrɔn kɛ fan waa? 58 Nɩɩ ɔkʋ kan pwɩɩ fʋ, nɩɩ faa mʋ fen kpee asɩn ogyikpa mʋ, kpan fʋ n‐yɩɩ kɛ faa mʋ fan tɔwɛ lɔŋɔ abaa ɔkpa tɔ pɔyɩ kɛ fan fʋʋ tʋtɔ. Nɩɩ ɩ man gyɛ kanɩn bɩrɛ, ee biti ɔ taa fʋ naa sa asɩn ogyipu kɛ o bun fʋ kʋpwɛ, kɛ ɔ taa fʋ naa sa obu otiipu, kɛ mɔɔ mʋ ɔ taa fʋ naa tii obu. 59 N tɔwɛ fʋ fɛɛ fii biti fu sii obu maŋa tɔ, naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ fii biti fʋ ka kʋkɔ mʋ kpini‐kpini.”