1 Ninfɛ di Yesu lapɛ ma lɛkpa alɛ, “Obe onwii, osuɔtɔ onwii lakpɛ awosobi ya man-yɔ mambla ni nta kofe. Aakpee kɔba aakyisa kofe nwu. Aakutu dibiɔ di kasɔ nwu ntɛɛ di nfũ abatoodiki ni awosobi nwu nta. Aatofo lɛba le niataka ni kle, baayila mantoonyu ni kofe nwu. Ninfɛ aayɔ kofe nwu nkpo aakpee di bakpɛntɛ banwii nnɛɛ kamɛ alɛ batoonyu, ni aadie aasifi osuku nɛ. 2 Di obe lawo alɛ baatɛsɛ ni awosobi nwu, aakpee kpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ alɛ, akyɛ aalaafũ kalekɔ nɔɔ awako nwɔ. 3 Kafɔɔ kofe nwu banyuntɛ lamufũ kpɛmblatɛ nwu, baapɛ nwɔ, baatososɔɔ aasifi nnɛɛ fukiti. 4 Nni sɛmaa, kofe saate wɔ mmle lakple aakpee kpɛmblatɛ bamba. Aakyɛ nii, kofe banyuntɛ ba mmle lapɛ nwɔ baapila nwɔ disi baakpee nwɔ sinunsɔ nwaa. 5 Osuɔtɔ wɔ lakple aakpee kpɛmblatɛ bamba, baalo nwɔ. Aakple aakpee babamba. Baapɛ bawo, baalo kafɔɔ babule.

6 “Otii wɔ niabu aakple ankpee nwɔ ni niale obi nɔɔ wɔ ambɔmbɔ nii. Lɛyɛntɛle aakple aakpee obi nɔɔ nwu. Ninfɛ aatɔkɔ suoto alɛ, ‘Lefũ lenu nlɛ babata obi nii nwu dibu.’ 7 Kafɔɔ kofe nwu nkpo banyuntɛ latɔkɔ bawo alɛ, ‘Nnya kofe saate obi wɔ nimale ni atesaa ninle nwɔ mmle nɛ. Biwa biɛta bulo nwɔ di atesaa nɔɔ nwu nkpo akple wo ale!’ 8 Nioso baamufũ obi nwu, baalo nwɔ. Baafuki nwɔ baayu diɛ kɔba nwu sɛmaa.”

9 Ninfɛ di Yesu lakaalɛ batii nwu alɛ, “Lɛ bienyu bilɛ kofe saate nwu mabla? Matɔkɔ ye! Abakyɛ nfa aanaalo kofe banyuntɛ nwu an-yɔ kofe nɔɔ ankpee baatii bamba nnɛɛ. 10 N-ye nlɛ bitɔka di Kɔkpana Klekle kamɛ lɛba le beebuɛ alɛ,

12 Obe wɔ baanu ni ɔlaa wɔ mmle, Yuda batii batunletɛ lamiɛ osie kanya alɛ boomufũ Yesu. Diekye baatofo alɛ mma oso aapɛ lɛkpa nwu. Kafɔɔ baayɛkɛ batii dikudi le niayila ni ninfa. Nioso baadiɛ nwɔ baasifi.

13 Sɛmaa, baakyesee Farisi batii bawo ku Herodes batikankotɛ bawo baakyɛ Yesu nfũ alɛ, baalaawolaa nwɔ kaanya di sɛlaa ɔkaalɛ kamɛ. 14 Baadu nwɔ nii, baatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, buye bulɛ nwaako ɔlaa fambuɛ obe lele. Fanyɛkɛ otii, nkpo kafɔɔ fanannyu otii di anu nɛ. Kafɔɔ fantuo batii bamuu osuku wɔ ninkpaa otii kunsifiko ni Yaa nfũ. Nioso tɔkɔ wo se dilɛ alɛ buata akpooto munta Roma Batii Ɔka Kplɛ Kaesare. Buta ɛɛ, butanta?”

15 Kafɔɔ Yesu lanya kakyɔnkyɔ osuku wɔ suoto baakyɛ nii, nioso aabuɛ alɛ, “Be oso biomiɛ bilɛ bikyɔɔ mi okũ? Biyɔ koto nwu biwakoe ninnyu.” 16 Baayɔ koto nwu kunwii baawako nwɔ. Ni aakaalɛ ma alɛ, “Owe disi ku leyooto nintika?”

Ni baadiki kanya alɛ, “Kaesare nintika.”

17 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Nioso biyɔ lɛsaa le ninle ni Kaesare lele bitɔɔ. Biɛyɔ lɛsaa le ninle ni Yaa lele kafɔɔ bita Yaa.”

Ta nni oso, kanya ditasimbɛ ma, diekye diabla ma ɔkpɛ.

18 Ni di Saduki batii ba nimbuɛ alɛ nse otii lekpi alaasintaka akye ni bakpi kamɛ lawa Yesu nfũ baabakaalɛ nwɔ ɔlaa nɛ. 19 Baakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, Mose lakpana kufiofa ko mmle ɛɛtɛ wo alɛ, nse osuɔtɔ owo lekpi eediɛ ɔsɔfɔ ɛɛtɛ, manko nwɔ banaa obi, osuɔtɔ nwu nkpo obilɛma kayɔ kpisɔfɔ nwu nkpo manlofo babi. Ni babi nwu nkpo, batii manya ma fɛ osuɔtɔ wɔ ninnaa ni babi. 20 Obe onwii, babilɛma suɔtɔbi bakuɛnsĩ banwii lawɛ. Ɔkasale layɔ ɔsanko aakpi obe wɔ manayilofo ni babi. 21 Ɔnyɔɔfa kafɔɔ layɔ nwɔ, nnwɔɔ kafɔɔ aakpi diɛ obe wɔ manko ɔsanko nwu bayilofo ni obi kuonwii. Obilɛma tiɛfa kafɔɔ labayɔ ɔsanko nwu, nnwɔɔ kafɔɔ aabafe aakpi di obe wɔ manayilofo ni obi. 22 Ta nkpo oso bakuɛnsĩ lɛma nwu layɔ ɔsanko wɔ onwii baaloo. Bamuu lɛma baakpi di obe wɔ batalofo ni obi ku ɔsanko nwu. Yɛntɛyɛntɛ, ɔsanko nwu kafɔɔ labakpi. 23 Nimɔ, di dii le baakpi makple mantaka nii, owe lɛma ɔsɔfɔ di ɔsanko nwu nkpo male di obe wɔ baakuɛnsĩ lɛma nwu layɔ nwɔ ni?”

24 Ninfɛ di Yesu ladiki kanya alɛ, “Diele nkpo dibate saa. Lɛnya nlɛ bienu ɔlaa wɔ mmle kasɔ, diekye bieye sɛlaa se ninsi ni diɛ Kɔkpana Klekle Kukũ kamɛ, ee Yaa osie. 25 Obe wɔ di bakpi mataka nii, babate fɛ Yaa batɔkyɛntɛ di osi, nioso sɛsa ku sɛsɔfɔ dilabasinwɛ. 26 Kafɔɔ fɛ bakpi okple ɔtaka ɔlaa, Mose lakpana lɛsaa di Kɔkpana Klekle Kukũ kamɛ aakyeko dibuu le niatoofiɛ ni suoto. Sɛɛ biloonyuma? Nfa aakpana alɛ, Yaa latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, ‘Ami ninle Abraham Yaa, ku Isak Yaa, ku Yakob Yaa nɛ.’ 27 Nle mmle kotuo alɛ, nnwɔɔ ninle batii ba ninkpe ni nkpa Yaa, diele bakpi Yaa ale. Katɔkɔ ye nii, aye biɛtɛ bieyu!”

28 Ni diɛ kufiofa tuotɛ onwii layila ninfa aanu ɔlaa wɔ baatoobuɛ nii. Ni aanu alɛ Yesu lalolaa ɔlaa nwu kanya aadiki nwaa. Ninfɛ aatɛɛtɛ Yesu aakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Kɔmɛnfiofa ninle kufinle di afiofa nwu amuu kamɛ?”

29 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Kufiofa ko niefĩ kulenke ni amuu ninle, ‘O Israel batii, bilolaa binu! Saate Yaa onwii ko ale, lete nɔɔ kafɔɔ ko ninkpe nɛ. 30 Nioso dikpe nii fɛɛbɔmbɔ Saate lɛfɔ Yaa, ku otu lɛfɔ omuu, ku ninwuna lɛfɔ nimuu, ku disibu lɛfɔ nimmuu, ku osie lɛfɔ omuu.’ 31 Kufiofa ko niekple kutikanko ni nko ninle alɛ, ‘Bɔmbɔ owo lɛfɔ fɛ mmle okle fambɔmbɔ ni suoto.’ Kufiofa kukunwii nsinnaa kulenke ni n-ya mmle.”

32 Ninfɛ di kufiofa tuotɛ nwu ladiki kanya alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, fɛɛkakatɛ nwaa! Nwaa dile fɛ mmle feebuɛ ni alɛ, Saate lete ninle Yaa, ni Yaa bamba kuonwii nsinnaa dilenkee ni nnwɔɔ. 33 Nioso dikpe ni otii lɛbɔmbɔ Yaa ku otu nɔɔ omuu ku disibu nɔɔ nimuu ku osie nɔɔ omuu. Dikpe ni kafɔɔ, ambɔmbɔ owo nɔɔ fɛ mmle okle ambɔmbɔ ni suoto nɔɔ. Dilɛ alɛ otii katikanko afiofa ya mmle anlenkee alɛ ɔɔyɔ babɔkɛɛ ku oleɔta alɛ ɔɔta Yaa.”

34 Diɛ Yesu lanya osuku biene wɔ di osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle ladiki ni kanya, ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Faakyo di Yaa kafa nwu saa.” Nni kamaa, kuonwii ditasinkpee otu aakaalɛ Yesu ɔlaa kuonwii.

35 Obe wɔ di Yesu latootuo ni ɔlaa biene nwu di Yuda batii Yaa Olekatakɔ, aakaalɛ ɔlaa alɛ, “Lɛ diawa fiɛ kuufiofa batuotɛ labuɛ alɛ Kristo wɔ bɛɛpɛ ni ɔfɔɔ, Dawid leyo kamɛ obi ale? 36 Dawid nwu omu, Ninwuna Klekle niakpaa nwɔ ni abuɛ alɛ,

Batii kpinwu layila ninfa ku suoto lɛyɔɔ baatoonu sɛlaa se di Yesu layila aatoobuɛ nii.

38 Di Yesu latootuo ni batii nwu asaa, aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Bilolaa binyu di kufiofa batuotɛ suoto. Manklee asaa kplɛ mantookyikyii akpaka mmle baatii kasɛɛsa ma ni ku dibu. 39 Mammiɛ alɛ boosiɛ diɛ banɔɔfotii nsiɛkɔ di bawokalɛɛkɔ ku asaa kalekɔ di siipunu kplɛ ntũ. 40 Mantafaa bakpisɔfɔ kafɔɔ manfũ ma asaa amuu ninnɛɛ. Mambla fɛ balɛ baatii anu, manklɛsa ɔlaa ɔpɛ ɔta Yaa di akpaka. Letoko nanfi lɛma mapɔ ninlenkee batii bamuu ale!”

41 Yesu lakyɛ aalaasiɛ di Yaa Olekatakɔ nwu ninfũ manta ni asaa, aatoonyu mmle di batii kofe mankpee ni ato di asaa ɔta lekpeesa kamɛ. Basaawɛntɛ kpinwu lata ato kplɛ alɛ bootuo suoto. 42 Kafɔɔ kpisɔfɔ piitɛ onwii labafe aalaakpee mplɛ nnyɔ.

43 Ni di Yesu lalɛɛ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ aasiisa aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Nwaako kɔtɛ ntɔkɔ ye nlɛ, kpisɔfɔ piitɛ wɔ mmle niɛta koto alenke di batii ba bamuu niɛta ni koto kamɛ. 44 Diekye batii ba bamuu niɛta ni asaa, di lɛsaawɛ lɛma kamɛ nle ninlɛ ma ni bɛɛyɔ bɛɛbata. Kafɔɔ ɔsanko wɔ mmle di dipii nɔɔ kamɛ, lɛsaa le ninkpe nwɔ aale ansiɛ ni nkpa nimuu ɛɛyɔ ɛɛbata nɛ.”