1 Ɩbwaarɛ nbɔɔ asunɔ mʋ nɩɩ ba sʋ ɩlapɛ isunɔ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ ba tɔwɛ mɛ yɛ, “Ba, kɛ n kaapʋ fʋ kanan mʋ nɩɩ bʋrʋkɔɔnɛ‐kyɩɩ libi, mʋ nɩɩ ɔ yɩlɛ sa kadɛ lala, mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋ tiri ɩbʋn lala mʋ, kʋsʋ bɩɩtɛ kii biti kɩ baa kɩmʋ sʋ. 2 Kadɛ lala nɩmʋ tɔ nɩɩ kasɛ sʋ awura bee dii bɛɛ kpɩlɩgɛ, fɛɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ anyɩn bee dii bɛɛ kpɩlɩgɛ ɔkyɩɩ‐kyagaa sʋ mʋ. Kasɛ sʋ asa kpini ba nuu mʋ kɩgyagaa nta mʋ bʋʋ.”

3 Nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ kabɔɔ mʋ taa mɛ kayaayu tɔ kpee ifuli sʋ. Tʋtɔ nɩɩ n wu ɔkyɩɩ maa tɛ kadʋnbwɛ pɩpɛɛ sʋ, nɩɩ ba kyʋrɔɔ atɩɩ mʋ nɩɩ ɩɩ saalɛ Ɩbwaarɛ gyaga kadʋnbwɛ mʋ sʋ, yɛgɛ ɔ sʋ amu asunɔ yɛ agbakpaa kudu. 4 Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ bun atɔ pɩpɛɛ yɛ kɩrɩman‐kyu mʋ nɩɩ ɩ sʋ ɔgyalɩn, yɛ suwa yɛ abuu mʋ nɩɩ ɩ sʋ ɔgyalɩn yɛ agyibi kparɛ. Nɩɩ ɔ sʋ suwa kɔɔpʋ mʋ kɩbaa tɔ, yɛgɛ atɔ kisisa yɛ ineesi atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɩ lɩɩ mʋ kɩgyagaa sʋ mʋ ɩ bɔla kɩmʋ tɔ. 5 Nɩɩ ba kyʋrɔɔ asiiri aŋasantɩɩ gyaga mʋ kɩsɩkpɩɩ sʋ yɛ,

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6 N wu fɛɛ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ nuu Ɩbwaarɛ asa nkalan, bamʋ nɩɩ ba yɩlɛ tɔ bee gyii kesintin bɛɛ sa Yesu mʋ, nɩɩ ɩɩ bʋʋ mʋ fɛɛ nta mʋ.

N maa wu kanɩn mʋ, i kyinkyin mɛ gaa. 7 Nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ kabɔɔ mʋ taasɛ mɛ yɛ, “Mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ i kyinkyin fʋ? Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ yɛ kadʋnbwɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ sʋ amu asunɔ yɛ agbakpaa kudu, nɩɩ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ dii mʋ, n biti n lɛɛ ɩmʋ kɩŋasan tɔ kaapʋ fʋ. 8 Kadʋnbwɛ mʋ nɩɩ fʋ daa wu nɩɩ ɔ bʋ tɔ mʋ, nbɩɩnbɩɩ ɔ man bɩla ɔ bʋ tɔ. Nɩɩ ee biti ɔ lɩɩ ɔbɔ bunkyinsa lala mʋ nɩɩ kɩ man sʋ ɔkaa mʋ tɔ ba, kɛ ɔ ba gyaŋa mu lewu. Nɩɩ asa mʋ nɩɩ ba tɛ kasɛ sʋ, nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ man kyʋrɔɔ bamʋ atɩɩ waa nkpa ɔwʋlɛ mʋ tɔ, lɩɩ dulinyaa npiili asɛ mʋ, nɩɩ ba kan wu kadʋnbwɛ mʋ, ii biti i kyinkyin bamʋ fɛɛ kadʋnbwɛ mʋ maa kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ, nɩɩ ɔ man bɩla ba ɔ bʋ tɔ, amaa nɩɩ ee biti ɔ bɩla bwii ba.

9 “Asɩn nɩmʋ falɛ sʋ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ asa ba maa nyɛ nfɛɛrɛ yɛ kanyaasɩn. Amu asunɔ mʋ ɩ gyɛ abɩɩ asunɔ mʋ nɩɩ ɔkyɩɩ mʋ tɛ ɩmʋ sʋ. Nɩɩ ɩ bɩla ɩ gyɛ awura asunɔ. 10 Awura mʋ tɔ mʋ anuu ba tɩyɛ, nɩɩ ɔkʋlʋn san ee gyii kuwura, nɩɩ ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɔ san mʋ mɔɔ man pɩɩta ba. Nɩɩ ɔ kan ba mʋ, ee biti o gyii kuwura nkɛ gbɛrɛɛ kʋ. 11 Kadʋnbwɛ mʋ nɩɩ naafɔɔ ɔ kyɩna ɔ bʋ tɔ, nɩɩ ɔ man bɩla ɔ bʋ tɔ mʋ, mʋ ɩ gyɛ owura buruwasapu mʋ. Nɩɩ o tii awura gyankpaasa asunɔ mʋ sʋ, nɩɩ ee biti ɔ ba gyaŋa mu lewu.

12 “Agyakpaa kudu mʋ nɩɩ fu wu mʋ yɩlɛ sa awura kudu mʋ nɩɩ ba man pɩɩ nyɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ. Amaa bee biti ba nyɛ kɩbɩlɩsa kɛ ba maa kadʋnbwɛ mʋ ba gyii kuwura kerefi kʋlʋn. 13 Awura kudu mʋ ba sʋ nfɛɛrɛ kʋlʋn, nɩɩ bee biti ba taa bamʋ ɔlʋn kɩbɩlɩsa sa kadʋnbwɛ mʋ. 14 Bee biti ba kɔ yɛ Kabʋlʋpʋ mʋ, amaa Kabʋlʋpʋ mʋ ii biti ɔ taalɛ bamʋ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ mʋ ɩ gyɛ anyɩrɩpɛ tɔ Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ, yɛ awura tɔ Owura. Nɩɩ mʋ asa ɩ gyɛ, bamʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ tɩɩ, yɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ, yɛ bamʋ nɩɩ bee buu mʋ kesintin tɔ mʋ.”

15 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ kabɔɔ mʋ tɔwɛ mɛ yɛ, “Ɩbʋn mʋ nɩɩ fu wu nɩɩ kabʋrʋkɔɔnɛ‐kyɩɩ mʋ tɛ o tiri ɩmʋ mʋ, ɩ yɩlɛ sa asa damantɛ yɛ ɩsʋwʋlɛ yɛ ntɔwɛ kʋkwɩɩ‐kʋkwɩɩ. 16 Kadʋnbwɛ yɛ agyakpaa kudu mʋ nɩɩ fu wu mʋ, bee biti ba kisi kabʋrʋkɔɔnɛ‐kyɩɩ mʋ. Nɩɩ bee biti ba kɔɔlɛ kʋtɔ kʋmaa nɩmʋ lɩɩ mʋ asɛ, kɛ ba yɛgɛ mʋ ɔ natɛ kibulunkpan.” Bee biti ba wɛ mʋ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ mʋ, kɛ ba taa ɩmʋ nɩɩ ɩ san mʋ tʋʋ fʋlɔn tɔ. 17 Lɩɩ fɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ taa kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ ee biti fɛɛ ba waa mʋ waa bamʋ nfɛɛrɛ tɔ, kɛ ba nyɛ waa mu kebiti. Kanɩn sʋ nɩɩ awura kudu mʋ ba kyula taa bamʋ ɔlʋn mʋ sa kadʋnbwɛ mʋ, kɛ o gyii kuwura naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ yɩla mʋ ɩ ba tɔ. 18 Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ nɩɩ fu wu mʋ, yɩlɛ sa kadɛ kparɛ mʋ nɩɩ kii gyii kuwura kasɛ sʋ awura kpini sʋ.