1 Bitoobu wo fɛ Kristo batɔkyɛntɛ ku batii ba bɛɛyɔ Yaa owofalaa nwu beekpee ninnɛɛ alɛ batoonyu ni. 2 Lɛsaa ninwii le niefĩ ni di basaanyuntɛ nwu nkpo suoto diɛta ni Saate lɛma ninle alɛ, bɛɛbla ɔkpɛ lɛma ku otu biene. 3 Nunua wɔ mmle, ninklesĩ alɛ aye ee otii bamba kakankoe di kayi ka mmle ninumbe kanya. Ninkanko suoto nii ami omu bia. 4 Otu nii diloolo mi lɛpɔɔ kuninwii. Kafɔɔ, nle mmle, dilootuo alɛ ntoole lɛbɛ di okpile suoto. Diekye Saate nwu ninle mi kantɛ. 5 Nkpo oso, bitankanko kuonwii fiɛ di obe biene nwu kuwo. Nse obe lewo di Saate nwu lɛwa, nnwɔɔ nimakanko otii biala di dii yɛntɛle nwu nkpo suoto. Nnwɔɔ nimadiki ditunu kamɛ asaa ya beekookaa ni kayi ku batii disi kamɛ awofasaa ya beekookaa ni antuo. Nfa nfɛ di obiala mafũ katansa ka niesɛko nwɔ ni ankyeko Yaa nfũ nɛ.

6 Babiloo, mmle bianu ni sɛlaa se kobuɛ ni kasɔ oso, lɛyɔ ami ku Apolo lɛbla ɔtɛ onyu lɛta ye, alɛ biatekete lɛsaa minkyeko wo ɔkyɛ, minnu sɛlaa se mmle kasɔ alɛ, “Bibla asaa di osuku suoto.” Nle mmle oso, bitantakatɛsa otii onwii katoo bialenkeesa ɔbamba. 7 Owe niɛbla fɔ otii finle? Be lɛsaa ninkpe fɔ ninanle Yaa niɛta fɔ. Ni se Yaa niɛta fɔ mɔ, ni be lɛsaa oso fɔɔtakatɛsa suoto katoo fɛ le afɔ omu nimba?

8 Ee bitoomiɛ kofokofoko? Nfɛ bile basaawɛntɛ kofokofoko? Sɛka nfɛ biole munansi kaamɛ nɛ? Awoo! Dile mi dibiesaa alɛ baabuɛ alɛ sɛka nfɛ bioole kofokofoko alɛ awo kafɔɔ bualeko ye sĩ fiɛ! 9 Diekye dite mi fɛ awo batɔkyɛntɛ, kasiɛkɔ yɛntɛle di Yaa lɛyɔ ɛɛta wo, fɛ batii ba beelo ni kukpi lɛpɔɔ alɛ baalo wo di nnle anu. Butookple kɔkyɔ lekpeesaa di kayi ku Yaa batɔkyɛntɛ anu. 10 Kristo oso butookple babuutɛ, kafɔɔ aye bitookple banumbentɛ di owii lee ɔbla ku Yesu oso! Awo butookple batii ba ninsinnaa ni ɔnyɛɛ, kafɔɔ aye bitookple basientɛ. Awo buodie lɛsalɛsaa baatii anu. Kafɔɔ aye bitɔɔwɛ dibu. 11 Diɛbase ni bia nunua wɔ mmle, kɔka ku otukɔnsɔ koklee wo, awu bɛbɛɛle kamɛ busi. Batii kɔpɛ wo amumu kanya. Bunaa bia kasiɛkɔ. 12 Buɔbla ɔkpɛ osie kanya munnyu suoto. Nse batii lɛkpaani wo, awo munkusɛkusɛa ma. Nse beetikanko wo kafɔɔ, munkpee otu. 13 Nse batii letufa wo, muntufa buakyisa. Butookple lefleku ku diku lɛnsaa buɔta batii kaayi nunua wɔ mmle.

14 Diele sinunsɔ komiɛ nlɛ nkpee ye oso kɔkpana kukũ ko mmle nkyesee ye. Kafɔɔ komiɛ nlɛ, n-yɔ nka ye fɛ babi ba nimbɔmbɔ nii. 15 Diekye kuntɛ bikpe batii nkpe lefosi nikonyu ye ni di ofũ onu lee nkpa kamɛ, kote kunwii ko kule ye. Diekye onwii lee ɔbla ku Kristo di nkpa lee kamɛ, ami ninle ye kote layɔ ɔlaa biene nwu nkpo lawa ko ye nii.

16 Nkpo oso, kotikiti ye lekoto nlɛ biatikanko ɔsaabla nii nkpaamaa. 17 Nle mmle oso kokyesee ye Timoteo, nwɔ ninle mi ni obi bɔmbɔtɛ di Saate kamɛ, ambla ni lɛsaa di osuku kanya nlɛ, awa abanyumasa ye Kristo nkpa fɔle osuku wɔ latikanko nii, ninle nle kotuo ni di bafũbanutɛ nsiisakɔ mmuu, kaakɔ biala.

18 Batii bawo kaamɛ lee ntɔɔtakatɛsa suoto kotoo, diekye boonyu alɛ noosinwa ye ɔkyɛ ɔwa. 19 Nse Saate letuna, kamawa manyu ye di obe kakuii owo kamɛ. Ni kamatofo otumi wɔ nikɔbla ni ɔkpɛ baatii ba nikɔtakatɛsa ni suoto katoo kamɛ ku sɛlaa se boobuɛ nii. 20 Diekye Yaa sɛka kalekɔ diele sɛlaa fukuti obuɛ lete, kafɔɔ ku otumi. 21 Lɛmɛnle biomiɛ? Nwa ku kawesee ɛɛ, sɛɛ nwa ku lɛbɔmbɔ ninwuna ku otu ɔtɛ kaasɔ?