Jowɛl 3 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Ebɔrɛ ka beeŋ ji efuli pɔtɛana so ebi demu be asheŋ

¹ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na yɛ: “Loŋ be jemanɛ na, meeŋ nɛfa Jerusalɛmebi ashi Juda be efuli so kikɛ, n shin nɛ asheŋ e naŋ nyalɛ n sa bumo.

² Meeŋ gbargbar efuli pɔtɛana kikɛ so ebi m ba shɛr ketaŋɛ nɛ baa tre Jehoshafat na to n ji bumo demu ŋkpal asɔ lubi kama nɛ b wora ma basa na so. B pesaŋ Israɛlebi na to n wɔtɔ efuli pɔtɛana to nseŋ ta ma kasawule m barga to n sa abar.

³ B daŋ to beri nna n fin bumo nɛ baaŋ ta Israɛlebi be basa nɛ b pɛ kena to na ŋ ki anya. B daŋ fa n fa bumo be mbinyɛnsobi nɛ mbichesobi fanɛ anya nseŋ ta loŋ be amansherbi na a sha esakaleche ŋko a nuu nsa.

⁴ Tayaebi nɛ Sidɔnebi, nɛ menyi kama nɛ men wɔ Filisti be nsawule so na kikɛ; manɛ nɛ menyee sha kewora ma ere? Menyee sha kewora ma n tal to nna ŋko? To, nɛ k la loŋ bre, meeŋ juŋkpar n wora menyi pɔɛŋ nɛ men nya ekpa n wora ma n tal to.

⁵ Men yuri ma shuwa nɛ gbiti nɛ ma yawu kpakpaso be asɔ n ya wɔtɔ men be agbirlambu to.

⁶ Men ta Juda be efuli so ebi nɛ Jerusalɛmebi n lar bumo gbagba be efuli so n yɔ kufɔ kufɔ n ya fa n sa Griik be efuli so ebi.

⁷ Ama naniere, meeŋ lara bumo ashi mboŋ kama nɛ men daŋ yɛr bumo na. Kumo be kaman nɛ n wora menyi asheŋ kama nɛ men daŋ ta n wora bumo na gbagba chap.

⁸ Meeŋ shin nɛ b fa menyi alɛ gba be mbinyɛnsobi nɛ mbichesobi n sa Juda be efuli so ebi. Baaŋ fa bumo n sa Sabiaebi nɛ b wɔ kufɔ kufɔ na. Ma, Enyɛnpetale Ebɔrɛ na e kaŋɛ na.”

⁹ Nɛ Anebi Jowɛl kaŋɛ: “Men ta le be kubɔya ere n sa efuli pɔtɛana so ebi kikɛ fanɛ b bela ase ŋ kɔ kena. Ekama e tre mbe benapo ŋ gbargbar n shin nɛ b lar m wora shiriya.

¹⁰ Men ta men be asɔbɔya be ntekpa m bel etokobi nseŋ ta men be nsaŋɛgboŋ m bel akpa. Men kikɛ nyam e bela ase ŋ kɔ kena. Menyi to be bepɔshipo gba beeŋ kɔ.

¹¹ Menyi efuli pɔtɛana so ebi nɛ men kulti nfe ere kikɛ, e wora manaŋ ŋ gbargbar abar.” Kede be kaman nɛ anebi Jowɛl kaŋɛ Ebɔrɛ le: “O Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, shuŋi fo benapo nɛ b kɔ basa ere kena.”

¹² Nɛ Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ: “A daga fanɛ efuli pɔtɛana so ebi kikɛ e bela ase m ba Jehoshafat be ketaŋɛ to naniere. Ndoŋ nɛ ma Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na beeŋ chena n ji bumo kikɛ demu.

¹³ B kɔ amu kpakpaso ga nseŋ wora alubi a maa shu basa so. Amoso meeŋ ŋele bumo n lɛ fanɛ aboyu na nseŋ kɔr bumo to fanɛ kananɛ baa kɔr greep be asɔrso to a wora nsa a wɔtɔ kusɔ to nɛ a bee bɔlɔ a wurge na.”

¹⁴ Nɛ Anebi Jowɛl kaŋɛ: “Basa ŋgboŋto ŋgboŋto beeŋ ba wɔ ketaŋɛ na to nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na e ji bumo demu. Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na be kachɛ na be saŋɛ na maaŋ naŋ chɛr nseŋ ba.

¹⁵ Loŋ be kachɛ na, epeŋi nɛ kufɔl beeŋ nyɔ m biri to ŋ ki le tuum, nɛ achɛkpabi e fuli to ŋ gben.

Ebɔrɛ ka beeŋ nɛfa mbe basa be asheŋ

¹⁶ Ebɔrɛ shi Zayɔn be kebeegboŋ na so m ponte to fanɛ buluŋ na nɛ mbe ebɔl shi Jerusalɛm to ŋ gbri m ba fanɛ bɔrɛ ka ponte na nɛ kasawule nɛ awɔlpa kikɛ gbuŋgbuŋ to. Ebɔrɛ beeŋ baa du fanɛ kebeegboŋ a kuŋ mbe basa Israɛlebi na bre.”

¹⁷ Kede be kaman nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ yɛ: “Kumo be jemanɛ na so nɛ menyi Israɛlebi beeŋ pin fanɛ ma e la Enyɛnpe men be Ebɔrɛ na. Ma e wɔ ma kebee cheembi Zayɔn so na. Jerusalɛm beeŋ naŋ ki kadegboŋ cheembi nɛ efuli pɔtɛana so ebi maaŋ naŋ tiŋ ŋ kɔ m pɔɔ kumo so.

¹⁸ Loŋ be kachɛ na ndibi nɛ b kɔ amo be asɔrso a wora nsa na beeŋ wora keshi nɛ asɔbɔya e chase abee so. Juda be efuli so be mbombi malɛ maaŋ naŋ wɔlto kikɛ. Nchu beeŋ shi bɔrɛlambu na to n shile n ya kaa luri ndibi nɛ baa tre akasia nɛ a yil ketaŋɛ to na to.

¹⁹ Ijipt be kasawule beeŋ ki kiyi to chil, kakpa nɛ basa maaŋ baa wɔ, nɛ Edɔm be kasawule malɛ kikɛ e jija ŋ ki keshishɛrsawule ŋkpal b ka kɔ Juda be efuli so ebi kena nseŋ mɔ basa nɛ b maŋ wora alubi na so.

^20-21 Meeŋ bishi bumo be bekama nɛ b mɔ na kikɛ be kuwule. M maaŋ kplaŋ bekama malɛ nɛ b wora alubi na so. Ama basa beeŋ baa wɔ Juda nɛ Jerusalɛm bre to saŋkikɛ mbaanaayɔ, nɛ ma, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na e baa wɔ Zayɔn be kebeegboŋ na so.”