1 Yesu tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ yɛ, “Atɔ wuya kʋ ɩ kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ kɩɩ mʋ kapatɩyɛ sʋ. Nɩɩ atɔ wuya mʋ nu fɛɛ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ ii nyita mʋ kapatɩyɛ. 2 Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ tɩɩ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Mɩnɛ asɩn nɩɩ n nu n lɩɩ fʋ sʋ falɛ? Taa mɛ kapatɩyɛ mʋ nɩɩ n taa waa fʋ kɩbaa tɔ mʋ kpini bɩya mɛ, kɛ fʋ karagɛ ɩmʋ kɔnɔ sa mɛ, lɩɩ fɛɛ fʋ man bɩla yɛ fʋ kɩɩ mɛ kapatɩyɛ sʋ.’

3 “Nɩɩ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ fɛ nfɛɛrɛ yɛ, ‘Nbɩɩnbɩɩ nɛnɛ nɩɩ n biti n waa? Mɛ‐nyɩrɩpɛ ɩɩ kɔɔlɛ mi kusun ɛɛ lɩɩ mɛ asɛ, nɩɩ n man bʋlʋn kɛ n waa kasɛ kukuu kusun, nɩɩ ɩ sʋ mɛ ipeeli yɛ n naa kʋlɛ. 4 N nyi kanan mʋ nɩɩ n biti n waa nɩɩ kusun mʋ kɩ kan lɩɩ mɛ kɩbaa tɔ mʋ, asa bee biti ba kɔɔlɛ mɛ bamʋ akpaara sʋ.’

5 “Ɩmʋ sʋ ɔ tɩɩ mʋ‐nyɩrɩpɛ akɔ wuya ana nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ ɔgyankpaapʋ mʋ yɛ, ‘Mɛ‐nyɩrɩpɛ kʋkɔ afɩnɛ nɩɩ fʋ sʋ?’

6 “Nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘N sʋ kʋkɔ olifu nfɔ galɔn alɩfa aburuwa.’

“Nɩɩ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Kɔɔlɛ fʋ ɔwʋlɛ, kɛ fʋ kyɩna bilen kɛ fʋ kyʋrɔɔ ana.’

7 “Nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ ɔnyɔsapʋ mʋ yɛ, ‘Afɩnɛ kʋkɔ nɩɩ fʋ sʋ?’ Nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Akyembee ɩbɔɔta kagbɩn kʋlʋn.’

“Nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Kɔɔlɛ fʋ ɔwʋlɛ kɛ fʋ kyʋrɔɔ aduburuwa.’

8 “Atɔ wuya mʋ ba yɩn ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ nɩɩ mu ansi ɩ tɩn fɛɛ maa sʋ kanyaasɩn. Lɩɩ fɛɛ kanɩn nɩɩ dulinyaa nɩmʋ tɔ asa ba sʋ kensi tɩn kɩkyɔ bɛɛ waa asa ɩ kyɔ kanan mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ asa ba sʋ bɛɛ waa asa mʋ.” 9 Nɩɩ Yesu kyaga sʋ tɔwɛ yɛ, “Fan taa fanɛ dulinyaa tɔ atɔ kyɛ asa tɔ biti akyɛmɩnɛ sa fanɛ n‐yɩɩ, nɩɩ ɩ kan ba fɛɛ atɔ mʋ saŋa ɩ kyʋn mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ ii biti ɔ kɔɔlɛ fanɛ ba nkpa kakpaa tɔ.

10 “Ɔmʋ nɩɩ ee gyii kesintin atɔ gbɛrɛɛ sʋ mʋ, ɔ bɩla ee gyii kesintin atɔ kɩkyɔ sʋ. Nɩɩ ɔmʋ nɩɩ o mee gyii kesintin atɔ gbɛrɛɛ sʋ mʋ, kanɩn maa nɩɩ ɔ mɛɛ yɛ o gyii kesintin atɔ kɩkyɔ sʋ. 11 Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ fu mee gyii kesintin dulinyaa atɔ sʋ mʋ, anɩmʋ ii biti ɔ taa Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ man sʋ ɔkaa mʋ waa fʋ abaa tɔ? 12 Nɩɩ fʋ mee gyii kesintin ɔkʋ kapatɩyɛ sʋ mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ mɛɛ yɛ sa fʋ mʋ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ da yɛ ɔ sa fʋ mʋ.

13 “Kɩyaafɔlɛ kʋlʋn mɛɛ taalɛ sun anyɩrɩpɛ anyɔ. Nɩɩ ɩ kan ba kanɩn mʋ, ee biti o kisi ɔkʋ kɛ ɔ ba ee biti ɔkʋ, abɛɛ ee biti ɔ baa ee sun ɔkʋ kɛ o kina ɔkʋ. Fɛn mɛɛ taalɛ sun Ɩbwaarɛ yɛ afulee.”

14 Farasii abi mʋ nɩɩ bee biti afulee gaa ba maa nu ɩnɩmʋ kpini mʋ, ba gbɛɛlɛɛ Yesu. 15 Nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fanɛ banɩmʋ ɩ gyɛ asa mʋ nɩɩ fɛn waa fɛɛ fanɛ ɩkpa i kyiigi asa ansi tɔ, amaa Ɩbwaarɛ nyi kanan mʋ nɩɩ fanɛ nkɔlɔ tɔ i du. Lɩɩ fɛɛ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kɩ gyɛ kʋtɔ kparɛ asa ansi tɔ mʋ, kɩ gyɛ kʋtɔ kisisa sa Ɩbwaarɛ.

16 “Ba tɔwɛ Ɩbwaarɛ Asɩnkyan yɩlasa mʋ nɩɩ ɩ gyɛ Mosesi nbara yɛ Ɩbwaarɛ atɔwɛpʋ mʋ kɩkaapʋ naa fʋʋ Gyɔn saŋa. Lɩɩ kanɩn saŋa maŋa ɩ sʋ ii kpee mʋ, ba tɔwɛ asɩn danbɩrasa lɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ sʋ, nɩɩ ɔkʋmaa nɩmʋ kpan mʋ n‐yɩɩ ee loo to. 17 Ii biti ɩ baa ɩ bʋpɔɔ sa sʋsʋ yɛ kasɛ ɩ maa nyaa, ɩ kyɔ fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ nbara mʋ pii ɩ maa lɩɩ tɔ.

18 “Ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ o kina mʋ‐ka nɩɩ ɔ naa kili ɔkyɩɩ kʋ mʋ, o nyita kekili, nɩɩ ɔnyɩn mʋ nɩɩ o kili ɔkyɩɩ mʋ nɩɩ mu‐kuli kina mʋ mʋ gbaa ɔ kɔɔlɛ ɔkʋ mʋ‐ka.”

19 Nɩɩ Yesu kyaga sʋ tɔwɛ yɛ, “Afulee wuya kʋ ɩ kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ. Kakɛ kʋmaa ee bun atɔ bunsa danbɩrasa fɛɛ agoo maa kente, yɛgɛ ee gyii mʋ n‐yɩɩ kakɛ kʋmaa. 20 Odibapu kʋ gbaa kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ, nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ mʋ yɛ Lasarusi mʋ nɩɩ mʋ n‐yɩɩ sʋ kpini, ɩ sʋ ɩlɔ. Nɩɩ kakɛ kʋmaa bɛɛ sʋla mʋ ba bɛɛ yɩla atɔ wuya nɩmʋ kebunɔ. 21 Nɩɩ ee biti fɛɛ ɔ daa nyɛ agyitɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ lɩɩ atɔ wuya mʋ teeburi sʋ ɩ tɩyɛ kasɛ mʋ gbaa gyii. Halɩɩ igyoonɔ gbaa bɛɛ ba bee nyita mʋ ɩlɔ mʋ tɔ.

22 “Saŋa kʋ tɔ mʋ odibapu mʋ be wu, nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ ba taa mʋ kpee Ɩbwaarɛ nyɩmɩsa Abraham asɛ sʋsʋ. Atɔ wuya mʋ gbaa be wu nɩɩ ba pula mʋ. 23 Ɔ naa loo Sɩtaanɛ fʋlɔn tɔ yɛgɛ ɔ bʋ awʋrʋfɔ tɔ. O diyaa mu ansi mʋ, o wu Lasarusi maa tɛ Abraham asɛ kata‐kata. 24 Ɩmʋ sʋ, ɔ tɩɩ mʋ yɛ, ‘Ɔsɛ Abraham, wu mɛ kʋwɛɛ kɛ fʋ sun Lasarusi kɛ ɔ taa mʋ kɩbaa‐bi nyɔ nkyu tɔ, kɛ ɔ taa ba yuula mɛ kanandʋlʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ n gyii awʋrʋfɔ fʋlɔn nɩmʋ tɔ.’

25 “Amaa Abraham lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ. ‘Mi‐bii, nyiŋi fɛɛ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ fʋ kyɩna fʋ tɛ nkpa tɔ kasɛ sʋ mʋ fʋ nyɛ atɔ danbɩrasa nɩɩ Lasarusi mɔɔ nyɛ atɔ libi, amaa nbɩɩnbɩɩ mʋ ee gyii ɔkɔn yɛgɛ fɛɛ fii gyii awʋrʋfɔ. 26 Ɩnɩmʋ kpini kamaa mʋ, kɩkyɔbɔɔ lala kʋ kɩ dɛ ana fanɛ nsana, nɩɩ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ee biti ɔ lɩɩ nfɩɩ kpee fanɛ asɛ mʋ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ taalɛ, nɩɩ ɔkʋ mɛɛ taalɛ lɩɩ fanɛ asɛ ba anɛ asɛ nfɩɩ.’

27 “Nɩɩ atɔ wuya mʋ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Kanɩn bɩrɛ mɛ‐sɛ n kʋlɛ fʋ nɩn, sun Lasarusi o bwii kpee mɛ‐sɛ kɩkpaara sʋ. 28 Lɩɩ fɛɛ, n sʋ mi‐supu ana anuu. Yɛgɛ ɔ naa da bamʋ amu tɔ kɛ ba man ba katɩn mʋ nɩɩ n bʋ n gyii awʋrʋfɔ falɛ.’

29 “Abraham lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, ‘Mosesi nbara yɛ Ɩbwaarɛ atɔwɛpʋ kɩkaapʋ mʋ ɩ bʋ bamʋ asɛ, bɛ taalɛ nu lɩɩ ɩmʋ tɔ.’

30 “Nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Ayee, mɛ‐sɛ Abraham, nɩɩ ɔkʋ kan lɩɩ lewu tɔ naa tɔwɛ bamʋ mʋ, bee biti ba yɛgɛ alibi kɩwaa.’

31 “Nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, ‘Ba kan ba man nu Mosesi nbara yɛ Ɩbwaarɛ atɔwɛpʋ kɩkaapʋ mʋ, halɩɩ nɩɩ ɔkʋ kan kyiŋi lɩɩ lewu tɔ gbaa kpee bamʋ asɛ mʋ, ba mɛɛ yɛ ba kɔɔlɛ mʋ gyii.’ ”