1 Kɔrintebi 14 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Kewuŋkaŋɛ nɛ ŋgbar pɔtɛana be ŋkɛ be asheŋ

¹ Amoso, men baa kɔ a fin kasha nseŋ ta menyi be ŋgbene kikɛ n fin ŋkɛ mo nɛ a shi Kiyoyu na kutɔ na, fɔnfɔŋ kewu abɔrɛsheŋ ŋ kaŋɛ be kakɛ na.

² Ŋkpal manɛ so, esa kama nɛ e bee gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ e maa nu na, maa gbar amo nna a sa basa, Ebɔrɛ nɛ e bee gbar amo a sa, ŋkpal manɛ so, esa kama maa nu amo. E bee bɔla Kiyoyu na to nna a malga wuloso be mmalga.

³ Ama esa kama nɛ e bee wu abɔrɛsheŋ na to a kaŋɛ bre bee malga nna a sa basa a chɛ bumo to nɛ b baa yɔ anishito nsaa leŋ bumo to a wushi bumo kagbene.

⁴ Esa kama nɛ e bee gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ e maa nu, bee chɛ mo nawule be kumu to nna nɛ e yɔ anishito, ama ekama nɛ e bee wu abɔrɛsheŋ to a kaŋɛ bre, bee chɛ asɔri to ebi na kikɛ to nna nɛ b yɔ anishito.

⁵ Nɛ men kikɛ daa gbar ŋgbar pɔtɛana nna, k daa beeŋ par ma, ama kusɔ nɛ k chɔ loŋ e la men kikɛ ka daa beeŋ baa tiŋ a wu abɔrɛsheŋ to a kaŋɛ. Ŋkpal manɛ so, esa nɛ e bee wu abɔrɛsheŋ to a kaŋɛ, chɔ esa nɛ e bee gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ e maa nu, ama esa ko baa wɔ ndoŋ a beeŋ tiŋ ŋ kute ŋgbar na be afito nɛ asɔri na to ebi kikɛ e nya kechɛto n yɔ anishito.

⁶ Ŋ kurgepoana, nɛ m baŋ ba menyi kutɔ m ba kaa gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ m maa nu ŋkaa maŋ bar menyi kelaraŋŋini ko ŋko kanyiasheŋ ko ŋko kewu abɔrɛsheŋ ŋ kaŋɛ ŋko keŋini ko, mannɛ be tɔnɔ nɛ menyeeŋ nya?

⁷ Hale alaŋsɔ fanɛ kalopi nɛ jaŋjilaŋ nɛ a maŋ kɔ ŋkpa ere gba, nɛ b maŋ foŋ ŋko n laŋ amo amo be ekpa so, nuso nɛ feeŋ wora m pin amo be kushu ka wɔ ebel?

⁸ Ŋko nɛ fanɛ akarma maŋ laŋ ntempeni kananɛ k daga, nuso nɛ basa bee wora a bela ase a yɔ kena to?

⁹ To, loŋ nɛ k du n sa menyi. Nɛ men baa maŋ gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ basa bee nu, nuso nɛ esa beeŋ wora m pin kusɔ nɛ menyee kaŋɛ? Nɛ b baa maa pin amo to, kumo ere fee malga a sa afu nna na.

¹⁰ Ŋgbar nnaŋ to damta e wɔ durnya ere to, amo alɛ kikɛ be kekama kɔ kifito nna.

¹¹ Ama nɛ fanɛ m baa maa nu ŋgbar mo nɛ esa bee malga, kumo ere esa nɛ e bee malga amo la efɔ nna ma kutɔ nɛ ma alɛ la efɔ mo kutɔ.

¹² Loŋ nɛ k du n sa menyi alɛ gba. Amoso, ŋkpal men ka bee kɔ a fin kenya ŋkɛ mo nɛ Kiyoyu na bee sa so, men baa pere kenishi a nya ŋkɛ mo nɛ a bee shin nɛ asɔri na bee yɔ anishito ga na.

¹³ Amoso, ekama nɛ e bee gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ e maa nu, e baa kule Ebɔrɛ fanɛ e shin nɛ e baa tiŋ a kute amo be afito.

¹⁴ Ŋkpal manɛ so, nɛ m baa kule Ebɔrɛ ŋgbar mo nɛ m maa nu to, ma kiyoyu e naa kule, ama ma nfɛra bre maa wora shɛŋ shɛŋ.

¹⁵ To, naniere, nuso nɛ meeŋ baa wora? Meeŋ baa ta ma kiyoyu a kule Ebɔrɛ nseŋ naa ta ma nfɛra gba a kule Ebɔrɛ. Meeŋ baa ta ma kiyoyu a boŋ nshɛ nseŋ naa ta ma nfɛra gba a boŋ amo.

¹⁶ Nɛ fee ta fo kiyoyu a chɔrɔ Ebɔrɛ, nuso nɛ esa pɔtɛ mo nɛ e ba asɔri na to ŋkaa maa nu ŋgbar na bee wora a shuli ‘Amɛn’ a wɔtɔ fo kechɔrɔ na to? Ŋkpal manɛ so, e maŋ nyi kusɔ nɛ fee kaŋɛ.

¹⁷ Shere fo kabɔrɛchɔrɔ na beeŋ baa kɔ kifito ga, ama esa pɔtɛ na maaŋ nya kechɛto kama n yɔ anishito.

¹⁸ Mee chɔrɔ Ebɔrɛ ga fanɛ mee gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ m maa nu a chɔ menyi be ekama.

¹⁹ Ama nɛ m baa wɔ asɔri to mee kaa sha kemalga mmalga anu mo nɛ basa beeŋ tiŋ n nu to nna nɛ n ta amo ŋ ŋini basa na asɔ, a chɔ ŋ ka gbar mmalga ŋgboŋ kudu mo nɛ a wɔ ŋgbar mo nɛ b maa nu to.

²⁰ Ŋ kurgepoana, men sa maa fɛ nfɛra fanɛ mbia. Alubi bre be kewora be kaplɛa so men baa la mbia, ama men be nfɛra bre to, men baa la basa kpar.

²¹ Abɔrɛsibɛ na malɛ e naa kaŋɛ loŋ fanɛ Enyɛnpe na yɛ: “Meeŋ bɔla basa nɛ b kɔ ŋgbar pɔtɛana nɛ befɔ be nnɔana to m malga n sa basa ere, ama nɛ n wora loŋ gba, b maaŋ nu n sa ma.”

²² Amoso, ŋgbar mo nɛ amo be begbarpo maa nu be kegbar bee ŋini basa nɛ b maŋ la beyirdapo kusɔ ko nna, mannɛ beyirdapo na, ama kewu abɔrɛsheŋ ŋ kaŋɛ bre la kusɔ nɛ k bee ŋini beyirdapo kusɔ ko nna, k maŋ kɔ shɛŋ a ŋini bumo nɛ b maŋ la beyirdapo.

²³ Ŋkpal manɛ so, nɛ asɔri na to ebi kikɛ ba shɛr nɛ ekama nyam bee gbar ŋgbar nɛ b maa nu ana nɛ esa pɔtɛ ŋko bumo nɛ b maŋ la beyirdapo ba luri nshɛr na to, b maaŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ menyee lɔ eboŋ nna a?

²⁴ Ama nɛ fanɛ asɔri na to ebi kikɛ bee wu abɔrɛsheŋ na to a kaŋɛ nɛ emo nɛ e maŋ la eyirdapo ŋko esa pɔtɛ ba luri nshɛr na to, asheŋ nɛ e bee nu na kikɛ beeŋ shin nɛ e keni mbe asheŋ to n shin nɛ e wu mbe alubi.

²⁵ Mbe wulo to be nfɛra beeŋ lar n dii efuli nɛ e gbir n dese kasawule m maŋ Ebɔrɛ so ŋ kaŋɛ le: “Kashenteŋto, Ebɔrɛ wɔ menyi kutɔ nfe.”

Asɔri to be asheŋ nɛ amo be ekpa so be asheŋ

²⁶ To, ŋ kurgepoana, naniere manɛ e naŋ ka nɛ an kaŋɛ? Men baŋ ba shɛr asɔri to, eko beeŋ baa kɔ kapandi be kashɛ ŋko keŋini ko ŋko kelaraŋŋini be kesheŋ ko ŋko ŋgbar nɛ e maa nu be kegbar ŋko amo be kifito be kekute. A daga fanɛ men baa wora ade kikɛ nɛ asɔriebi na e nya kechɛto n yɔ anishito.

²⁷ Nɛ basa baa shin nɛ b gbar ŋgbar mo nɛ b maa nu, men shin nɛ k baa la fanɛ basa anyɔ ŋko b baa shi ga, b baa la basa asa ŋ gbar amo kukoko to nɛ esa ko malɛ e kute amo be afito.

²⁸ Nɛ esa nɛ e beeŋ tiŋ ŋ kute ŋgbar na be afito maŋ wɔtɔ, egbarpo na e lo mbe kɔnɔ asɔri na to nseŋ malga mo gbagba be kumu to nɛ Ebɔrɛ kutɔ.

²⁹ Kekama malɛ to a daga fanɛ abɔrɛsheŋ be bewuŋkaŋɛpo anyɔ ŋko besa e malga abɔrɛsheŋ nɛ bumo nɛ bumo alɛ ka na e belsi asheŋ nɛ bumo na kute na.

³⁰ Ama nɛ abɔrɛsheŋ be ewuŋkaŋɛpo kama nɛ e bee malga nɛ kelaraŋŋini be kubɔya ko shi Ebɔrɛ kutɔ m ba esa ko nɛ e tase nshɛr na to na kutɔ, ewuŋkaŋɛpo na e lo to.

³¹ Ŋkpal manɛ so, men kikɛ beeŋ tiŋ n wu abɔrɛsheŋ to ŋ kaŋɛ kukoko to, saŋɛ na so ekama beeŋ koya kusɔ ko nseŋ nya keleŋto.

³² Abɔrɛsheŋ be bewuŋkaŋɛpoana gbagba e wɔ bumo be kewuŋkaŋɛ be ayoyu.

³³ Ŋkpal manɛ so, Ebɔrɛ maŋ la kebagato be Ebɔrɛ nna, kagbenewushi be Ebɔrɛ e la mo.

³⁴ A daga fanɛ beche e baa lo bumo be nnɔ to ashi asɔriana to fanɛ kananɛ k du ashi Ebɔrɛ be basa larasoana na kikɛ be asɔriana na to na. B maŋ kɔ ekpa nɛ b malga, a daga fanɛ b baa bar bumo be amu kaseto fanɛ kananɛ abɔrɛsibɛ na bee kaŋɛ na.

³⁵ Kusɔ kama nɛ baa sha kepinto, b bishi bumo kulana epe, ŋkpal manɛ so, k la anishinyɔr be kesheŋ nna fanɛ eche e baa malga asɔri to.

³⁶ Cha, menyi kutɔ nɛ Ebɔrɛ be kamalga na fara ŋko menyi nawule kutɔ nɛ k yɔ?

³⁷ Ekama nɛ e bee fɛ fanɛ abɔrɛsheŋ be ewuŋkaŋɛpo e la mo ŋko fanɛ e la kiyoyu to be esa nna e baa nyi fanɛ kusɔ nɛ mee sibɛ a sa menyi ere la kamalga naseso mo nɛ k shi Enyɛnpe kutɔ nna.

³⁸ Nɛ e baŋ kplaŋ le be kesheŋ ere so, baaŋ kplaŋ mo alɛ gba so.

³⁹ Amoso, ŋ kurgepoana, men baa kɔ a fin kewu abɔrɛsheŋ ŋ kaŋɛ, menyi alɛ e sa maa kuŋ ŋgbar mo nɛ amo be begbarpo maa nu amo be kegbar ekpa ashi menyi to.

⁴⁰ Ama a daga fanɛ men baa wora kusɔ kama nɛnɛ ekpa niŋiso so.