Matiu 3 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Jɔn kabɔrɛbɛrpo be baru be asheŋ

¹ Kumo be jemanɛ na so nɛ Jɔn kabɔrɛbɛrpo ba Judiya be kiyi to m ba fara a bɔ Ebɔrɛ be kubɔya a sa basa.

² E yɛ: “Men lar menyi be alubi to, ŋkpal manɛ so, ebɔrɛso be kuwura na taga to.”

³ Jɔn be asheŋ nɛ anebi Aizaaya daŋ malga saŋɛ nɛ e daŋ kaŋɛ le na: “Esa ko bee ponte kiyi to a kaŋɛ le: ‘Men lɔŋɛ Enyɛnpe be ekpa niŋiso n sa mo nɛ e bɔla so.’ ”

⁴ Nyɔma be afuibi be kusɔbuuso nɛ Jɔn daŋ buu ŋ kre kawɔl be kreso kashɛr to. Elotɔr nɛ mushoŋ nɛ e daa ji.

⁵ Basa daŋ shi Jerusalɛm to nɛ Judiya be efuli so kikɛ nɛ ndewurbi nɛ a daŋ kulti Jɔɔdan be lɔr na kikɛ to n yɔ Jɔn kutɔ nna

⁶ n ya bugi ŋgbene ŋ kaŋɛ mo bumo be alubiana pɔɛŋ nɛ e bɛr bumo kabɔrɛbɛr ashi Jɔɔdan be lɔr na to.

⁷ Jɔn ka wu Efarisi nɛ Esadusi damtaana ka bee ba mo kutɔ nɛ e bɛr bumo kabɔrɛbɛr, nɛ e bishi bumo le: “Awɔ lubi be mbia ere, wanɛ e ŋini menyi fanɛ menyeeŋ tiŋ ŋ gelge Ebɔrɛ be agbo nɛ k bee ba basa so na?

⁸ Men baa wora asheŋ nɛ a bee ŋini fanɛ men lar menyi be alubi to

⁹ nsaa maa fɛ fanɛ, nɛ men kaŋɛ men be amu le: ‘An nana e la Eebraham’, menyeeŋ ji n lar. Ma e kaŋɛ menyi na fanɛ Ebɔrɛ beeŋ tiŋ n ta ajembu ere m pɔr kaman to ebi n sa Eebraham.

¹⁰ Men du fanɛ ndibi sɔrso nna. Kedibi kama nɛ k maa sɔr asɔrso lela, kekpanfu tea wɔtɔ epul na to nɛ b ta ŋ ku kumo be kaseto n lɛ nseŋ ta kumo n wɔtɔ edɛ to.

¹¹ Nchu nɛ ma ere kɔ a bɛr menyi kabɔrɛbɛr a ŋini fanɛ men lar menyi be alubi to, ama emo nɛ e wɔ ma kaman a ba na beeŋ shin nɛ Kiyoyu Cheeŋ na nɛ edɛ e gbelge menyi so. E chɔ ma ga, hale m maŋ fo mbe aya to be shishɛr gba so.

¹² E du fanɛ esa nɛ e kɔ kawie chela asɔ to nna a chela asɔ to. E beeŋ chela mbe ayu to n ta amo be alela n wɔtɔ mbe kapuro to nseŋ ta amimi na n wɔtɔ edɛ nɛ a maa duŋ to.”

Jɔn ka bɛr Yesu kabɔrɛbɛr be asheŋ

¹³ Jemanɛ na so nɛ Yesu shi Galili be kasawule so n yɔ Jɔɔdan be lɔr to nɛ Jɔn e bɛr mo kabɔrɛbɛr.

¹⁴ Ama Jɔn daa sha kelara mo loŋ be nfɛra to nna nseŋ kaŋɛ mo: “Fo ere e daŋ daga kebɛr ma kabɔrɛbɛr, nɛ fo alɛ naa ba ma kutɔ nɛ m bɛr fo a?”

¹⁵ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Yesu kaŋɛ mo le: “Sa maŋ kuŋ ma kumo be ekpa naniere, ŋkpal manɛ so, loŋ e daga fanɛ an wora asheŋ nɛ a bɔla ekpa nɛ Ebɔrɛ nase na kikɛ.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Jɔn shuli m bɛr mo kabɔrɛbɛr na.

¹⁶ Jɔn ka bɛr Yesu kabɔrɛbɛr na n loge epul na to nɛ Yesu lar nchu na to. Ndoŋ nna nɛ esoso bugi nɛ e wu Ebɔrɛ be Kiyoyu ka bee gbelge a ba mo so fanɛ lepɔ na.

¹⁷ Kumo be kaman nɛ ebɔl shi esoso ŋ kaŋɛ le: “M Pibinyɛn shaso nɛ ma kagbene bee fuli mo so ga nde.”