1 Nle mmle sɛmaa, Yesu lakple aakyɛ Yerusalem di obe wɔ di Yuda batii kole ni dii lɛma ninwii. 2 Di bafoso kayoko ɔlɔɔkɔ di Yerusalem, lɛpanta ninwii nte manlɛɛ ni Betesda di Hebri sele kamɛ. Bɛɛpɛ akpanta anɔɔ beekyisa lɛpanta nwu nkpo. 3 Bafiɛtɛ ɔlambu kplɛ late di akpanta nwu nkpo kalɔ baale ni banumbiɛtɛ ku mba di nkpaa lɛma lekpi nii ku mba niekpi ni kakyɛkakyɛ. Baate baasoko ntu nwu nkpo ɔbakaa. 4 (Diekye Yaa tɔkyɛntɛ onwii nwa amabakaa ntu nwu nkpo di obe obe. Fiɛtɛ lele niɛkasa obuo di ntu nwu nkpo kamɛ di obe wɔ di Yaa tɔkyɛntɛ lɛbabakaa mi nii, ofiɛ lele kule, kunyɔɔ fiɛtɛ nwu nkpo.) 5 Osuɔtɔ onwii lawɛ ninfa aatoofiɛ ni alɛɛ afosi atiɛ alɛɛ anɛ amu. 6 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanyɔɔ nii, aatofo alɛ osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle ntoote diofiɛ diɛklɛ. Nioso aakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Foomiɛ falɛ ofiɛ lɛfɔ nwu nkpo kuyɔɔ fɔ?”

7 Ninfɛ di fiɛtɛ nwu nkpo ladiki kanya alɛ, “Ɔnɔɔfo, otii kuonwii nnaa mi abakyakaakoe an-yɔ mi ankpee ni di lɛpanta nwu nkpo kamɛ nse bɛɛbakaa ntu nwu. Nse kɔkpɛ nlɛ kanaabuo yi, otii bamba nle mi katũ, anka mi ɔlaabuo.”

8 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Taka! Faayɔ ɔkla lɛfɔ, faakyɛ.” 9 Nfanwu ofiɛ layɔɔ osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo, aayɔ ɔkla nɔɔ, aakyako ɔkyɛ.

Dii le di ɔlaa wɔ mmle lawa nii, Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi diale. 10 Nkpo oso Yuda batii banɔɔfotii latɔkɔ osuɔtɔ nwu di Yesu layɔɔsa ni ofiɛ alɛ, “Miɛ Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi dile, kufiofa loo diɛta osuku alɛ faaklee ɔkla lɛfɔ.”

11 Ninfɛ di osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo ladiki kanya alɛ, “Osuɔtɔ wɔ niɛyɔɔsɛɛ ni ofiɛ niɛtɔkɔ mi alɛ n-yɔ ɔkla nii ninkyɛ.”

12 Ninfɛ baakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Owe ninle otii nwu niɛtɔkɔfɔ alɛ, ‘Yɔ ɔkla lɛfɔ faakyɛ ni’?”

13 Kafɔɔ osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo baayɔɔsa ni ofiɛ dieye otii wɔ di Yesu nle nii. Diekye batii dikudi niawɛ ninfa nkpo, Yesu kafɔɔ ntooyu ma kaamɛ.

14 Di nni nkpo sɛmaa, Yesu lanya osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo di Yaa Olekatakɔ, ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Nyu lo! Nunua fatoosie nii, tansimbla okpile. Nse diele nkpo, ni lɛsaa le ninlenke ni nle mmle nikamabla fɔ.” 15 Ninfɛ di osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo lasifi aalaatɔkɔ Yuda batii banɔɔfotii nwu nkpo alɛ, Yesu ninle otii nwu nkpo niayɔɔsa nwɔ ni ofiɛ.

16 Nkpo oso Yuda batii nwu nkpo lakyako Yesu otikanko, diekye Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto aayɔɔsa nwɔ ofiɛ. 17 Kafɔɔ Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Obe lele Teemi kɔbla ɔkpɛ, nkpo oso dikpe ni amii lɛbla.”

18 Ɔlaa wɔ mmle aabuɛ ni lakple diata alɛ Yuda batii banɔɔfotii lamiɛ osie kanya alɛ boolo nwɔ. Diele alɛ aataalɛ ni Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi kufiofa nwu nkpo lete oso, kafɔɔ aabuɛ alɛ Yaa ninle nwɔ Kote. Ni nle mmle kotuo alɛ, oonyu suoto nɔɔ alɛ manko Yaa bakyɛkyɛ.

19 Nioso Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ, Yaa Obi nwu dilaafuo lɛsalɛsaa ɔbla di nnwɔɔ omu nɔɔ kamɛ. Kafɔɔ lɛsaa le ɛɛnya Ote kɔbla nii, nni ambla nɛ. 20 Diekye Ote nwu mbɔmbɔ Obi nwu. Nioso lɛsaa lele di Ote nwu omu kɔbla, aantuo Obi nwu nimuu. Abatuo nwɔ bia asaa kplɛ ya ninlenke ni n-ya mmle alɛ bamuu lee dibabla ye yaaa. 21 Fɛ mmle okle di Ote nwu nsɛnkɛsa bakpi anta ma ni nkpa yi, nkpo okle kafɔɔ di Obi nwu nta mba eediki ni nkpa nɛ. 22 Ote nwu nkpo omu nínkanko otii kuonwii. Kafɔɔ ɛɛyɔ lɛkanko biala eekpee di Obi nwu nkpo nnɛɛ kamɛ niimu 23 alɛ, batii bamuu kabu Obi nwu nkpo, fɛ mmle okle boobu ni Ote. Otii lele ninambu Obi nwu nkpo yi, ni aambu Ote wɔ kafɔɔ niekyesee nwɔ nii.

24 “Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ, otii lele nienu mi ɔlaa, eefũ otii wɔ niekpee mi ni kɔtɔ eenu yi, akpe nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo. Blabakanko nwɔ, kafɔɔ atoofe kuukpi kamɛ, eebuo nkpa fɔle nwu kamɛ kofokofoko. 25 Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ ye, obe kɔwa, obe nwu nkpo kafɔɔ ntɔɔwa kofokofoko di bakpi manu ni Yaa Obi nwu nkpo sɛlɔ, mba nimanu nii, mataka mansiɛ nkpa. 26 Fɛ mmle okle di Ote nwu nkpo omu ninle ni nkpa kataakɔ yi, nkpo okle kafɔɔ ɛɛbla Obi nɔɔ nwu alɛ aale nkpa kataakɔ nɛ. 27 Ɛɛtɔɔ osuku alɛ aakanko, diekye Otii Obi nwu ale.

28 “Bitanta nle mmle labla ye ɔkpɛ. Diekye obe kɔwa di bakpi bamuu manu nwɔ ni sɛlɔ, 29 mandie di sɛkya lɛma kamɛ. Mba niɛbla ni dibiene mataka mansiɛ nkpa, mba kafɔɔ niɛbla ni sikpile babataka manfũ lɛpɔɔ olo.

30 “Ninfuo lɛsalɛsaa kuninwii ɔbla di ami omu osie nii kamɛ. Nkanko di mmle okle lete di Yaa lɛtɔkɔ mi ni kanya. Nkpo oso lɛkanko nii lewo. Diekye nimmbla nle ninlɛ mi nii, kafɔɔ nle ninlɛ ni otii wɔ niekpee mi ni kɔtɔ.

31 “Nse lediki suoto nii kanya yi, ni suoto nii kanya odiki nwu nkpo diewo nimu. 32 Kafɔɔ otii onwii nkpe oodiki mi ni suoto kanya, n-ye kafɔɔ nlɛ, kanya ka oodiki ni di suoto nii nte nkpo.

33 “Biekpee batii bɛɛkyɛ Yohane nfũ bɛɛlaakaalɛ nwɔ sɛlaa beekyeko suoto nii, ɛɛtɔkɔ ma kafɔɔ ɔlaa nwɔ ninte ni nkpo. 34 Diele kafɔɔ alɛ komiɛ otii kaayi ka mmle alɛ aadiki mi kanya. Lebuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle alɛ biawɛ didiki. 35 Yohane late fɛ kandiɛ baasɔ aayila aatɔɔkpa nii, biatuna bilɛ biɔnya ni suoto lɛyɔɔ di lɛkpa nɔɔ nwu nkpo kamɛ di obe kakui kamɛ.

36 “Kafɔɔ ami yi, suoto kanya ka ninkpe mi kodiki ni lɛtaka katoo dilenke nka di Yohane ladiki nii. Diekye sɛkpɛ se di Teemi lekpee mi ni di nnɛɛ kamɛ alɛ kabla nloo ni kɔbla ni kotuo alɛ, nnwɔɔ niekpee mi kɔtɔ. 37 Teemi wɔ kafɔɔ niekpee mi ni kɔtɔ, nikodiki mi suoto kanya. Diidii biinu nwɔ sɛlɔ ee binyɔɔ kafɔɔ anu ku anu. 38 Bieemufũ ɔlaa nɔɔ nwu nkpo kafɔɔ bikpee di situ lee kamɛ. Diekye bieefũ otii wɔ eekpee ye ni binu. 39 Biotekete Kɔkpana Klekle Akũ kamɛ sɛlaa obe lele ku disibu bilɛ bibawɛ nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo. Kɔkpana nwu nkpo kafɔɔ kodiki mi suoto kanya. 40 Kafɔɔ biesĩ bilɛ bilɔɔwa ɔkyɛ nii alɛ kata ye nkpa.

41 “Noomiɛ batii kɔlɛɛ kaasɔ ka mmle suoto, 42 diekye n-ye batii ba okle bile nii, n-ye kafɔɔ nlɛ binaa lɛbɔmbɔ biɛta Yaa di situ lee kamɛ. 43 Lɛwa di Teemi leyooto kamɛ kafɔɔ biefũ mi. Kafɔɔ nse otii bamba lɛwa di leyooto nɔɔ nimu kamɛ yi, bibafukuti nnɛɛ lee minfũ nwɔ. 44 Lɛ dibabla fiɛ bibafuo mi ofũ onu, di obe wɔ biomiɛ kɔlɛɛ minkyeko ni aye bamu bawo nfũ, minoomiɛ kɔlɛɛ bikyeko ni nwɔ lete ninle ni Yaa nfũ?

45 “Bitanyu bilɛ ami ninle otii wɔ nimalo ye lɛpɔɔ nta ni Teemi. Kafɔɔ Mose wɔ kufiofa bietika ni anu nimalo ye lɛpɔɔ! 46 Nse nwaako biefũ Mose bienu yi, nse bitabafũ mi kafɔɔ minnu, diekye ami suoto di Mose nwu nkpo lɛkpana asaa eekyeko. 47 Kafɔɔ di obe wɔ minanfũ lɛsaa le ɛɛkpana ni binu nii, lɛ dibabla fiɛ bibafũ sɛlaa se kobuɛ ni minnu?”