1 Pita 1 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

¹ Kawɔl ere shi ma Pita nɛ n la Yesu Kristo be eshuŋipo na kutɔ nna a yɔ Ebɔrɛ be basa laraso nɛ b pesaŋ to a wɔ durnya ere to fanɛ befɔ a wɔ Pɔntes nɛ Galeesha nɛ Kapadosia nɛ Eeshia nɛ Bitinia be nsawuleana so na kutɔ nna.

² Ebɔrɛ Etuto na bɔla mbe kanyiasheŋ so nna a nyi kusɔ kama nseŋ lara bumo n naŋ bɔla Kiyoyu na to n ta bumo ŋ ki basa cheembi nɛ b baa nu a sa Yesu Kristo nɛ e ta mbe ŋklaŋ n fɔr bumo so na. Ebɔrɛ be kuwɔr be kakɛ nɛ kagbenewushi e baa wora keshi menyi to a ti so.

Tama mo nɛ k wɔtɔ saŋkikɛ na be asheŋ

³ Anyee di Ebɔrɛ nɛ e la an Nyɛnpe Yesu Kristo mo Tuto na epaŋ. Ŋkpal mbe kuwɔrgboŋ so e shin nɛ an nya ŋkpa popɔr ŋkpal Yesu Kristo ka tiŋi luwu to na so.

⁴ Kede e shin nɛ an kɔ tama nɛ k maa chɛrga nseŋ naa keni enɛfa damta nɛ Ebɔrɛ kɔ a jo mbe basa na ekpa. Ebɔrɛso nɛ e kɔ amo a jo menyi, kakpa nɛ a maaŋ tiŋ m bɛ ŋko n jija ŋko ŋ kpeŋ kikɛ na.

⁵ Loŋ be enɛfa na la menyi nɛ Ebɔrɛ kpal men be yirda so n ta mbe eleŋ a keni menyi so a jo saŋɛ nɛ kumɔlga beeŋ lar efuli lalaloge be jemanɛ na peya nna.

⁶ Kashenteŋ nna fanɛ shere naniere naniere bre, men be ŋgbene beeŋ jija menyi nchɛnnyɔ ko ŋkpal kechɔŋkeni be etɔrɔ be nnaŋ to mo nɛ a bee tu menyi so, ama men shin nɛ men be ŋgbene e baa fuli menyi ŋkpal enɛfa na so.

⁷ Le be kechɔŋkeni ere bee ba menyi so nna nɛ a ba keni ŋko menyi be yirda na kɔ eleŋ a. Men baa nyi fanɛ hale shuwa nɛ k bee jija ere gba, baa kaa ta edɛ a wora kumo a keni. To, loŋ koŋwule na e daga fanɛ men be yirda mo nɛ k chɔ shuwa na gba, b ka chɔ kumo ŋ keni ŋko k beeŋ tiŋ n yili a. Saŋɛ na so baaŋ di menyi epaŋ nseŋ sa menyi kemaŋkura nɛ bunyaŋ kacha nɛ Ebɔrɛ beeŋ lara Yesu Kristo ŋ ŋini na.

⁸ Men maŋ naŋ wu mo nna na pɔɛŋ ŋkaa sha mo na. Men maŋ naŋ wu mo naniere, ama menyi alɛ yirda mo nsaa kɔ kagbenefuli damta nɛ esa maaŋ tiŋ n ji kumo be asheŋ nɛ kemaŋkura wɔ kumo to na e bɔlɔ menyi to nna.

⁹ Ŋkpal manɛ so, men be ayoyu be kumɔlga nɛ k la men be yirda ere be tɔnɔ na nɛ menyee nya.

¹⁰ Le be kumɔlga ere be asheŋ nɛ anebiana na daŋ pere kenishi ŋ keni to nɛnɛ n fin nseŋ daŋ wu loŋ be kuwɔr be kakɛ mo nɛ k beeŋ ki menyeya ere be asheŋ ŋ kaŋɛ na.

¹¹ Kristo be Kiyoyu mo nɛ e daa wɔ bumo to na daŋ wu Kristo be etɔrɔ nɛ kemaŋkura mo nɛ k beeŋ lar etɔrɔ na be kaman na nna ŋ kaŋɛ bumo nɛ b wora ania a fin saŋɛ nɛ asheŋ na kikɛ beeŋ wora.

¹² Ebɔrɛ daŋ lara nna ŋ ŋini anebiana na fanɛ mannɛ bumo gbagba so nɛ b daa shuŋ, ama menyi so nɛ b daŋ shuŋ fanɛ kananɛ b daŋ malga asheŋ nɛ naniere menyee nu Baru Lela na be mbɔ ka kɔ Kiyoyu Cheeŋ nɛ b shi ebɔrɛso n shuŋi na be eleŋ a bɔ kubɔya na. Le be asheŋ ere la asɔ nɛ emalaika gba daa beeŋ baa sha kepinto nna.

Kebaadu cheembi be asheŋ

¹³ Amoso, men bela men be amu ase nɛnɛ ashi men be nfɛraana to a jo asheŋ be kewora. Men baa kɔ nfɛra cheembi nseŋ ta men be tama kikɛ n wɔtɔ nɛfa mo nɛ menyeeŋ nya saŋɛ nɛ Ebɔrɛ beeŋ lara Yesu Kristo ŋ ŋini na.

¹⁴ Kananɛ naniere men la kasonu be mbia ere bre, men sa maŋ naŋ shin nɛ men be ayɛlgasɔ nɛ men daa kɔ saŋɛ nɛ men daa maŋ nyi Ebɔrɛ be ekpa na e naa wɔ menyi.

¹⁵ Ama men baa du cheembi kusɔ kama nɛ menyee wora to fanɛ kananɛ emo nɛ e tre menyi na du na.

¹⁶ Ŋkpal manɛ so, abɔrɛsibɛ na bee kaŋɛ fanɛ Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ: “Men baa du cheembi, ŋkpal manɛ so, n du cheembi nna.”

¹⁷ Ŋkpal men ka bee tre esa nɛ e bee ji dimɛdi kikɛ be aworbi demu ŋkaa maa kpɛa mo to na men Tuto ere so, a daga fanɛ men baa wɔ durnya ere to fanɛ befɔ a ŋana Ebɔrɛ.

¹⁸ Ŋkpal manɛ so, men nyi fanɛ mannɛ asɔ nɛ a beeŋ tiŋ n jija fanɛ egbiti nɛ eshuwa nɛ b daŋ ta n sɔ menyi ashi men be kebaawɔtɔ fuloŋ mo nɛ men nya ashi men nanaana kutɔ na n yige.

¹⁹ Kristo nɛ e du fanɛ kpakpafɔlbi a maŋ dulgi kikɛ na ŋko nɛ saŋgre kikɛ maŋ wɔ mo to na be ŋklaŋ nɛ b ta n sɔ menyi n yige.

²⁰ Ebɔrɛ lara mo nna pɔɛŋ nseŋ to durnya ere, ama lalaloge be nchɛ ere to nɛ e lara mo ŋ ŋini ŋkpal menyi so.

²¹ Mo so nɛ men ta men be yirda n wɔtɔ Ebɔrɛ mo nɛ e tiŋi mo ashi luwu to nseŋ maŋkura mo na, amoso, men be yirda nɛ tama wɔ Ebɔrɛ na to nna.

²² Naniere bre men ka nu n sa kashenteŋ na nɛ b fɔr men be ŋgbeneana to nɛ men nyalɛ so a kɔ kashenteŋ be kasha a sha men kurgepoana ere, men baa ta men be ŋgbene kikɛ a sha abar kagbene koŋwuleso.

²³ Ŋkpal manɛ so, b naŋ lɔŋɛ ŋ kurge menyi kela nyɔsopo nna, loŋ be kakurge na malɛ maŋ shi kusɔ nɛ k beeŋ tiŋ n jija to, ama Ebɔrɛ be kamalga mo nɛ k wɔtɔ saŋkikɛ a maŋ kɔ ekar na to nɛ b bɔla ŋ kurge menyi.

²⁴ Loŋ malɛ nɛ abɔrɛsibɛ na bee kaŋɛ fanɛ: “Basa kikɛ du fanɛ kefitiri nna nɛ bumo be kemaŋkura malɛ kikɛ du fanɛ kefitiri na be ketoto. Kefitiri na bee kaa wɔl nna nɛ ketoto na e chuge n tɔr,

²⁵ ama Enyɛnpe be kamalga na bre wɔtɔ nna mbaanaayɔ.” Loŋ be kamalga na e la baru lela mo nɛ b daŋ bɔ n sa menyi na.