Jowɛl 1 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

¹ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be kamalga nɛ k shi mo kutɔ m ba ma Jowɛl, nɛ n la Petuel pibinyɛn na kutɔ nde.

Elotɔr be keba kasawule so be asheŋ

² Benimu, men nu nfe, menyi bekama nɛ men wɔ kasawule ere so, e kaŋ kusoe n nu. Men ka koso kikɛ le be kesheŋ ere daŋ wora men be jemanɛ to, ŋko men nananyɛnana be jemanɛ to a?

³ Men kaŋɛ men be mbia kusɔ nɛ mee shin nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ menyi ere, nseŋ shin nɛ bumo alɛ e kaŋɛ bumo be mbia nɛ loŋ be mbia na malɛ e kaŋɛ bumo alɛ be mbia.

⁴ Elotɔr be ntuŋgboŋ nɛ ntuŋwurbi bɛ m bɛ abar so m ba ji adɔjibi kikɛ nyam.

⁵ Menyi besanuupo ere, men tiŋi edi to nseŋ shu anishichubi! Menyi to be bekama nɛ menyee nuu nsa na, e boŋ to a shu. Men boŋ to a shu ŋkpal men ka maaŋ naŋ nya amo n nuu so.

⁶ Efuli ko so ebi nɛ b shi ga, a du fanɛ elotɔr na ba kɔ m pɔɔ ma efuli so n sɔ kumo ŋ ki bumo peya. Loŋ be basa na kɔ anyii nna fanɛ buluŋ na.

⁷ B shin nɛ ma ndibi sɔrso ki asɔ fuloŋ, a yil jiga, a maŋ naa kɔ tɔnɔ. Loŋ be efuli na so ebi marga m marga ndibi na be afɔfɔ n lɛ ŋ ka amo nɛ a fuli a yil.

⁸ Men baa shu ebesa so fanɛ kasuŋgurbia nɛ mo jipo nɛ e bee shin nɛ e ta mo ka wu ŋ ka mo nɛ e tase kagbenejijaso a shu keeli na.

⁹ Kebɔltofinfin pɛ bɔrɛmatapoana nɛ b wɔ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be bɔrɛlambu to a shuŋ na gba ŋkpal kuyu baŋɛto nɛ kusɔ nuuso kikɛ ka maŋ naa wɔtɔ nɛ b ta n lara sarga n sa Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na so.

¹⁰ Nfe be adɔsawule kikɛ nyam jija nsaa maŋ naa kɔ tɔnɔ. Nsawule kikɛ wɔl nɛ asɔ duuso kikɛ mur. Asɔrso popɔrbi kikɛ wɔl, nɛ ŋku loge.

¹¹ Bedɔpo, men shin nɛ men be ŋgbene e jija menyi ga. Menyi bumo nɛ menyee dɔ ndibi sɔrso na, e boŋ to a shu. Men shin nɛ men be ŋgbene e jija menyi ga, ŋkpal men be asɔ duuso kikɛ ka mur so.

¹² Ndibi sɔrso be yiri yiri kikɛ bolo to nseŋ wɔl n wu kuraa; nɛ bomin kikɛ be kagbenefuli n loge kuraa.

Kelar alubi to be saŋɛ ka fo be asheŋ

¹³ O, menyi bɔrɛmatapoana, men ta kagbenejijaso be asɔbuuso n buu a shu. Menyi bumo nɛ men wɔ bɔrɛsure na be anishito a shuŋ na, e boŋ to a shu. Menyi bumo nɛ menyee shuŋ Ebɔrɛ be anishito ashi bɔrɛlambu to na e buu kagbenejijaso be asɔbuuso ŋklade, ŋkpal kuyu baŋɛ to nɛ kusɔ nuuso nɛ menyeeŋ ta n lara sarga ka maŋ naa wɔtɔ so so.

¹⁴ Naniere, a daga fanɛ men tre abar n shɛr ŋ kishi ekishi cheembi. Men tre bejuŋkparpoana na, nɛ bekama nɛ b wɔ kasawule ere so na n shɛr men Nyɛnpe be bɔrɛlambu to n shu n tre mo.

¹⁵ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be kachɛ na taga to. Kachɛ nɛ e beeŋ bar kemur na. Kashenteŋto, kachɛ na maaŋ baa walɛ kuraa!

¹⁶ To, naniere gba an kɔ anishi nna a keni anyi be adɔ nɛ amo be ajibi bee jija. Kagbenefuli malɛ maŋ naa wɔ bɔrɛlambu to kuraa.

¹⁷ Asɔduuso malɛ wɔ shishɛr wɔlso to a wu. Asɔduuso kama malɛ maŋ naa wɔtɔ nɛ an ta n yili echefoso. Amoso mpuroana kikɛ yil a jija.

¹⁸ Ana wɔtɔ nna a shile yireŋ yireŋ; a shu a muni to kagbenejijaso, ŋkpal a ka maŋ nya afitiri nɛ b we so. Mbolpɔ kikɛ gba bee ji awurfoŋ nna.

¹⁹ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, fo nɛ mee shu a tre na, ŋkpal manɛ so, asɔbɔya be afitiri jiso kikɛ wɔl n chɔɔ n fige to nyam.

²⁰ Ŋkpal kusɔ nɛ fo wora so, mbombi kikɛ wɔlto nɛ kupuŋ to be asɔbɔya maŋ naŋ nya nchu nɛ b nuu nsaa fute yeŋayeŋa.