Baru lela nɛ Jɔn kute na 1 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Ŋkpa be kamalga na be asheŋ

¹ Pɔɛŋ nɛ durnya fara na nɛ esa nɛ baa tre Ebɔrɛ be Kamalga na wɔtɔ. Mo nɛ Ebɔrɛ e daa wɔtɔ nɛ mo nɛ Ebɔrɛ malɛ daa la kukoŋwule.

² Pɔɛŋ nɛ durnya fara na nɛ esa nɛ baa tre Kamalga ere nɛ Ebɔrɛ e wɔtɔ.

³ Mo so nɛ Ebɔrɛ bɔla n to kusɔ kikɛ. Kusɔ toso kikɛ maŋ wɔtɔ nɛ Ebɔrɛ maŋ bɔla Kamalga na so n to.

⁴ Kamalga na to nɛ ŋkpa kikɛ shi nɛ le be ŋkpa ere malɛ bar kefulto basa to.

⁵ Kefulto na malɛ wɔtɔ nna a nyaŋɛ a fuli tentembiri to, ama tentembiri na malɛ maŋ naŋ pɔɔ kumo so.

⁶ Kanyɛn ko malɛ daa wɔtɔ nɛ baa tre mo Jɔn, nɛ Ebɔrɛ daŋ shuŋi mo durnya to.

⁷ E daŋ ba nna fanɛ shɛdajipo, kumo e la fanɛ e ba ji kefulto na be asheŋ be shɛda, saŋɛ na so, basa beeŋ bɔla mo so n yirda kumo.

⁸ Mannɛ mo gbagba e daa la kefulto na, e daŋ ba nna nɛ e ba ji kefulto na be shɛda.

⁹ Kashenteŋ be kefulto nɛ k bee nyaŋɛ a sa esa kama na e daa ba durnya ere to na.

¹⁰ Durnya ere to nɛ e daa wɔ a la esa nɛ Ebɔrɛ bɔla mo so n to durnya, ama kumo alɛ daa maŋ pin mo.

¹¹ E daŋ ba mo gbagba be efuli so nna, ama mbe basa gbagba daa maŋ sɔ mo.

¹² Ama bekama nɛ b sɔ mo nseŋ yirda mbe ketre na, e sa bumo ekpa nna nɛ b ki Ebɔrɛ be mbia.

¹³ Mannɛ durnya ere to be ekpa so ŋko dimɛdi be eyur be kayɛlga be ekpa so ŋko kusɔ nɛ esa yili na so nɛ b bɔla ŋ ki Ebɔrɛ be mbia. Ebɔrɛ gbagba be katinto be kesheŋ nna.

¹⁴ Esa nɛ baa tre Kamalga na daŋ ki dimɛdi nna m ba kaa wɔ anyi to. An wu mbe kemaŋkura nɛ kuwɔr be kakɛ nɛ kashenteŋ bɔlɔ kemaŋkura na to. Le be kemaŋkura ere la mo peya nna ŋkpal e ka la Ebɔrɛ Pibinyɛn koŋwule na so.

¹⁵ Mbe asheŋ nɛ Jɔn daŋ ji, saŋɛ nɛ e daŋ kaŋɛ le awɔrso na, e yɛ: “Ede be asheŋ nɛ n daa malga, saŋɛ nɛ n daŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ: ‘Esa ko wɔ ma kaman a ba, ama mo e chɔ ma, ŋkpal manɛ so, mo e daŋ ma kebaawɔtɔ ashi Ebɔrɛ be anishito.’ ”

¹⁶ Mbe kuwɔr be kakɛ nɛ k bɔlɔ mo to felɛlɛ na to nɛ e nɛfa anyi nseŋ kraa wɔtɔ a nɛfa a nɛfa anyi.

¹⁷ Ŋkpal manɛ so, anebi Mosis so nɛ Ebɔrɛ bɔla m bar mbra na, ama kuwɔr be kakɛ nɛ kashenteŋ bre shi Yesu Kristo so nna.

¹⁸ Esa kama maŋ naŋ wu Ebɔrɛ kenishiso. Ebinyɛn koŋwule, nɛ e tase m mata Ebɔrɛ na, nawule e ŋini basa kananɛ Ebɔrɛ du.

Jɔn kabɔrɛbɛrpo be kubɔya be asheŋ

¹⁹ Kachako Jerusalɛm to be Juwebi be benimuana shuŋi bɔrɛmatapoana nɛ Livaiebi ko Jɔn kutɔ fanɛ b ba bishi mo le: “Nuso be esa e la fo?”

²⁰ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Jɔn bugi to nɛnɛ ŋ kaŋɛ bumo, e yɛ: “Mannɛ ma e la Mesaya na.”

²¹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ b naŋ bishi mo: “To, nɛ nuso be esa e la fo? Anebi Elaija e la fo a?” Nɛ Jɔn kaŋɛ: “Ayai, mannɛ anebi Elaija e la ma.” Nɛ b naŋ bishi mo le: “Anebi nɛ e bee ba na e la fo a?” Nɛ Jɔn yɛ: “Ayai.”

²² Ndoŋ nna nɛ b kaŋɛ mo: “Jande, kaŋɛ anyi esa nɛ e la fo, ŋkpal manɛ so, a daga fanɛ an nya kusɔ ko n ya kaŋɛ bumo nɛ b shuŋi anyi na. Manɛ nɛ fo kɔ nɛ fo kaŋɛ anyi fo asheŋ?”

²³ Nɛ Jɔn ta anebi Aizaaya be mmalga ŋ kaŋɛ bumo le: “Ma e la esa nɛ mbe ebɔl bee ponte ashi kiyi to a kaŋɛ fanɛ: ‘Men lɔŋɛ Enyɛnpe be ekpa niŋiso n sa mo nɛ e bɔla so na.’ ”

²⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ mbɔ nɛ Efarisiana na daŋ shuŋi na malɛ bishi Jɔn:

²⁵ “Fo yɛ fo maŋ la Mesaya na ŋko anebi Elaija ŋko anebi nɛ e bee ba na. To, nɛ manɛ e ba nɛ fee bɛr basa kabɔrɛbɛr?”

²⁶ Nɛ Jɔn kaŋɛ bumo: “Nchu nɛ ŋ kɔ a bɛr basa kabɔrɛbɛr, ama esa ko yil menyi to nfe nɛ men maŋ nyi mo.

²⁷ Mo e la esa nɛ e wɔ ma kaman a ba na, esa nɛ m maŋ fo mbe aya to be shishɛr gba so na.”

²⁸ Bɛtani nɛ asheŋ ere kikɛ wora ashi Jɔɔdan be lɔr be kaba ndoŋ, kakpa nɛ Jɔn daa bɛr basa kabɔrɛbɛr na.

Ebɔrɛ be Kpakpafɔlbi be asheŋ

²⁹ Asheŋ ere ka wora ŋ klade nɛ Jɔn wu Yesu ka bee ba mo kutɔ nɛ e kaŋɛ basa le: “Men keni, Ebɔrɛ be Kpakpafɔlbi nɛ k bee lara durnyaebi be alubi ashi bumo to a lɛ na.

³⁰ Mo nɛ n daa de saŋɛ nɛ n daŋ kaŋɛ le na fanɛ: ‘Kanyɛn ko wɔ ma kaman a ba na, ŋkpal manɛ so, e daŋ ma kebaawɔtɔ ashi Ebɔrɛ be anishito.’

³¹ Ma ere gbagba daa maŋ nyi mo, ama kusɔ nɛ k ba nɛ m ba kaa ta nchu a bɛr basa kabɔrɛbɛr na e la fanɛ Israɛlebi e wu mo nseŋ pin mo.”

³² Kede be kaman nɛ Jɔn ji le be shɛda ŋ kaŋɛ: “N wu Kiyoyu na ka shi ebɔrɛso ŋ gbelge m ba fanɛ lepɔ m ba shir a wɔ mo so.

³³ Nɛ fanɛ esa nɛ e shuŋi ma fanɛ m ba ta nchu m bɛr basa kabɔrɛbɛr na daa maŋ ŋini ma mo, ma alɛ gba daa maaŋ pin mo. Le nɛ e daŋ kaŋɛ ma: ‘Esa nɛ feeŋ wu Kiyoyu Cheeŋ na ka beeŋ ba gbelge mo so n shir a wɔ mo to na e la esa nɛ e beeŋ shin nɛ Kiyoyu Cheeŋ na e gbelge basa so.’

³⁴ Ma alɛ wu nsaa ji shɛda fanɛ mo e la Ebɔrɛ Pibinyɛn na.”

Yesu be beshuŋipo juŋkparsoana be asheŋ

³⁵ Kumo be ŋklade Jɔn nɛ mbe bebɛsopo anyɔ ko naa yil kakpa koŋwule na.

³⁶ Nɛ e wu Yesu ka bee choŋ nɛ e kaŋɛ: “Men keni Ebɔrɛ be Kpakpafɔlbi na.”

³⁷ Bebɛsopo anyɔ na ka nu kusɔ nɛ e kaŋɛ na nɛ b ta m bɛ Yesu so.

³⁸ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Yesu gbɛ ŋ keni nɛ b bɛ mo so nɛ e bishi bumo: “Manɛ nɛ menyee fin?” Nɛ b bishi mo: “Rabai, nnɛ nɛ fo wɔ?” Rabai be kifito e la eŋinipo.

³⁹ Nɛ Yesu kaŋɛ bumo: “Men ba keni.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ b ya wu kakpa nɛ e wɔ nseŋ shir mo kutɔ ndoŋ hale nɛ epeŋi ya tɔr, ŋkpal manɛ so, k daa la fanɛ kaaseso kerfi ana be saŋɛ nna.

⁴⁰ Basa anyɔ nɛ b daŋ nu kusɔ nɛ Jɔn daŋ kaŋɛ nseŋ bɛ Yesu so na be eko e daa la Andru, Saimɔn Pita mo sipo na.

⁴¹ Kusɔ nɛ Andru daŋ baŋ fara n wora e la fanɛ e daŋ fin mo da Saimɔn nna ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “An wu Mesaya na.” Kumo e la fanɛ Kristo na.

⁴² Kumo be kaman nɛ e bar Saimɔn Yesu kutɔ nɛ mo alɛ keni Saimɔn nseŋ kaŋɛ le: “Fo e la Saimɔn nɛ fo tuto bee ji Jɔn na ŋko? Naniere baaŋ baa tre fo Sifas.” Kumo be kifito e la kefalta nɛ kumo koŋwule na la Pita.

Yesu ka tre Filip nɛ Nataniɛl be asheŋ

⁴³ Kesheŋ ere ka wora ŋklade nɛ Yesu yili kumo fanɛ e bee yɔ Galili be kasawule so. Kumo be kamɔnchɛ na nɛ e tu Filip nseŋ kaŋɛ mo: “Bɛ ma so.”

⁴⁴ Filip daŋ shi Bɛtsaida be kade to nna, kakpa koŋwule nɛ Andru nɛ Pita gba shi na.

⁴⁵ Kumo be kaman nɛ Filip malɛ wu Nataniɛl nseŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “An wu esa nɛ anebi Mosis sibɛ mbe asheŋ ashi mbra be kawɔl na to na. Mo koŋwule na be asheŋ nɛ anebiana na kikɛ sibɛ na. Mo e la Nazarɛt be Yesu, Josɛf pibi na.”

⁴⁶ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Nataniɛl bishi mo: “Fo kaŋɛ Nazarɛt? Kusɔ lela mo malɛ e naaŋ shi Nazarɛt be kade to?” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Filip kaŋɛ: “Ba keni.”

⁴⁷ Yesu ka wu Nataniɛl ka bee ba mo kutɔ nɛ e kaŋɛ mo le: “Kashenteŋto, Israɛl be esa gbagba nde nɛ efɛsheŋ kikɛ maŋ wɔ mo to.”

⁴⁸ Nɛ Nataniɛl bishi mo: “Nnɛ nɛ fo nyi ma?” Nɛ Yesu kaŋɛ mo: “Fo ka daa wɔ figi be kedibi na be kifi to pɔɛŋ nɛ Filip tre fo na kikɛ nɛ n wu fo.”

⁴⁹ Nɛ Nataniɛl kaŋɛ mo le: “Rabai, kashenteŋto, fo e la Ebɔrɛ Pibinyɛn na. Fo e la Israɛl be efuli so be Ewura na.”

⁵⁰ Nɛ Yesu kaŋɛ mo: “Ŋ ka kaŋɛ fo fanɛ n wu fo figi be kedibi na be kifi to na so so nɛ fo yirda ere a? Fo kraa beeŋ wu asheŋ nɛ a chɔ kede ere gba.”

⁵¹ Kumo be kaman nɛ e kaŋɛ bumo kikɛ: “Kashenteŋ nɛ mee kaŋɛ menyi na fanɛ menyeeŋ wu ebɔrɛso ka bugi nɛ Ebɔrɛ be emalaika bee dii a gbelge a ba ma, Nyiŋgbasa Pibinyɛn so.”