1 Mɛ Paolo, Kristo Yesu anɔkpɛkpɛ ganɔ Kpaya tɛpɛpɛɛ mɛ. Kɔ kpayabanɔ nɛ̀ Efesosɛ, bagɛ tɛyɛkɛŋa lɛ balɛ ahwɛ nɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ:
“Agɛ yɛ abha lɛ yɛkɛŋa nɛ kɛdɔ bhliyi mɛ ba bayɛkɛ yɛ kabhaŋa nɛ kɛgbɛagba mɛ tsyɛ, klɛ agɛ batɛ bayɛkɛ yɛ abhaŋa nɛ kibhliyi mɛ batɛ bayɛkɛ yɛabha ŋa nɛ kɛgbɛgbla mɛ tsyɛ.
Kibe lɛ gɛ yɛɛnɛ yɛ bupa nɛ petee ba yɛkɛ bunikpɛkpɛ beke nɛɛ eklu lɔ avɛnɔ yɛ bupa mɛ. Ɔkɛlɛ aɖɔ asɛ, “Onu gɛ nɔ mɔ mɛ ansɛ anɔ gɛ ayɛkɛ Apalete nɛa bha aŋa nɛɛ,” “klɛ ba tɛ nɔ bɔ za mɛ ɔkɔ.”
Be de ku Efesos, ɛklɛ Paolo yɛ ashɛ̃ ayɛlɔ Prisilla anɛ Akuila. Yɛ nahwɛ nɛ ede tsoku oxogokɔvu nɛm klɛ ada nyɛna ebui teli edi nɛ Yuɖanɛ.
Pɔ gɛ asa shɛ nɛɛ, aɖɔ elu asɛ, “Ɛzɛ ba ba onu gɛ Kpaya adɛmɛ.” Ɛklɛ atɔnɔ keniabha dzo edenɔ Efesos.
Ananiasɛ adɛmɛ asɛ, “Apalete,” “Ɛtɛ nu ebui gele denɔ anyɛa nɛ shu nɛ kɛdɔ nɛ gɛ eti zi nɛ wɔ banɔ nɛ gɛ balɛ shu dana nɛ Yerusalɛm.
Paolo, axwɛwa kɔ Yesu Kristo, gɛ be kulu sɛ tɛ ebe dzi anɔkpɛkpɛ klɛ be bu yɛ ɔtɔ akɔ Kpaya kibuidzyɔgo—
Kɔ banɔ nɛ petee anɛ Roma gɛ Kpaya aɖɔ klɛ eklu sɛ be be dzi banɔnɛna: Eshutukubui didi nɛ ishyuyɔ kɔnɔ denɔ Kpaya bulɔ Aka anɛ Apalete Yesu Kristo ɔkɔ.
Kɛlɛso, ɔtsɔ̃ kɛpɔbubu va ma kɔ bagɛ ba kpasɛ Yesu Kristo mɛ,
Bu wa axwɛ gɛganɛ nɛ bulɔ nahwɛ ahwɛ. Kibe nɔ nɛ gɛ ba ɖɔɛbui akpɛ lɔ, bulɔ bu yula; kibe lɛ gɛ bakpatɔnɔ lɔ, bu za kɛlɛ nu;
Nɛ kibui nɛ so ɛsɛsɛ nɔ Timotio, mɛ yi gɛ ɛdɛmɛnɔ, gɛ enu ayɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ Apalete mɛ. Aba baka nɔ mɛ kpã dzo gɛ ɛyɛ kɔ za Kristo Yesu ede, gɛ kɛsɔnɔ kɛdɔ gɛ ɛkasɛ nɛ ɔkɔnyɔkɔ nɛ busɔlɛ kanyaka mɛ.
Mɛ Paolo, Kristo Yesu anɔkpɛkpɛ nɛ́ Kpaya tɛpɛpɛɛ nu, Timotio bulɔ adzya. Kɔ Kpaya busɔlɛɔha nɛ́ Kɔrintio, ɔyɛkɔ plɛnɔ kpayabanɔ nɛ petee ganɔ Akasia:
Mɛ Paulo anɔkpɛkpɛ, ganɛ denɔ banɔ kɔ ɔdɔgɔsɛ anɔ ɔkɔ, pɔ Yesu Kristo anɛ Aka Kpaya, gɛ anyɛmɛ yɛ denɔ betsitsi nɛ shi—
Ɛnɔ petee Kpaya ye yialɛ nɔ nu ɔganɔ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ Kristo Yesu abha,
Yuɖanɛ ɔdɔgɔsɛ Grikianɛ avama, anɔdzidzi ɔdɔgɔsɛ agɛ alɛ ɛshuahwɛ avama, anyɛ ɔdɔgɔsɛ adzyɛ avama, alasɛ wɔnɔ petee nɔ nu anɔ terikpo nɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ.
So bagɛ bayɛkɛŋa bayula lɛ aplɛnɔ Abraham, tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa anɔ.
Alasɛ kibui nɛ so, denɔ kibelɛlɛ gɛ wɔnu ɛnɔ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ Apalete Yesu abha klɛ wɔnɔ tɛtɛdɛdɛmɛnanɔ kɔ kpayabanɔ petee,
Alasɛ bu nu Kpaya axwɛwɛwaɛdɔ, nɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ abhɛtɛ lɔ sɛ bu waɛxwɛ dzyɔgo gɛ Kpaya eti putɔ abhɛtɛ kɔ lɔ sɛ tɛ bu bhɛtɛ.
Pɔ ɔtsɔ̃ nɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ wɔnɔa gɛ kibe tili gɛ nɔ za odzroɖokɔ bagbanɛ nɔ amɛna ɔganɔ Kristo dzyosu nɛ mɛ.
Klɛ Kpaya efeke lɔ nɛ Kristo klɛ ayɛkɔ lɔ edzu yɛ ɔbha nɛ owũsiseanɔ nɛ mɛ nɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ,
Taitsyiko, adzya mumɔa anɛ axwɛdɛ gɛ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa lɛ yɛahwɛ nɛ́ Apalete nɛ mɛ, ebe tsre nɔ kibuinyɛbui, sɛ tɛ wɔnɔ tsyɛ nɔ bo tii kana gɛ ɛlɛ anɛ kɛgɛ ɛbhɛtɛ.
Kɔ banɔnɛna nɛ badzya nɛ gɛ bayɛkɛŋa nɛ Kristo mɛ nɛ Kolose: Ɛyɛmɛyɛyɔ anɛ ishuyɛyɔ kɔ nɔ denɔ bulɔ Aka Kpaya ɔkɔ.
Ba ba ta keyu nɛ Obhoshieyi, pɔ Obhoshieyi nɛ ɔbɔ ŋa balɛa bha alasɛ yɛ enu bapalete nɛ Apalete anɛ bekusi nɛ Ekusi—klɛ ɔyɛkɔ plɛnɔ yɛ le kulu, bagɛ bebu anɛ bagɛ ayɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ kedeazɛza.”
Ti si kifu nɛ butɔ nɛ gɛ ɔbɔ mɔ. Itsre wɔ, ɔfufɔɛkpã nɛ ɔbɔ yɛkɔ wɔnɔ beteli ɔkpɛ buvu sɛ tɛ lo feke nɔ odi, klɛ nɔ bɔ tɔ nɛ tɛkpɛkpatɔnɔ mɛ nɛ ewi lɔfɔ mɛ. Nɔ za tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa mɛ, ɔyɛkɔ ɔdɔ nanɔ butsi fãa, klɛ mɛ ba kɔ wɔ ɛkpã kabhaŋɛŋa kikutu.
Inyi ɔkɛlɛ gɛ ɔlɛ— ɔkɛlɛ gɛ Satana bukusiegbu nɛ alɛ. Tsyɛ pɛ ɔlɛ nɛ kɛgba mɛ nɛ mɛ nyi mɛ. Ɔdɛ shɛ̃nahwɛ wɔ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ mɛmɛ, nɛ Antipasɛ kibe nɛ mɛ tsyɛ, mɛ ebuimɔɖɔ gɛ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa lɛ yɛahwɛ, gɛ be yi nɛ wɔnɔ ɔmagbla nɛmɛ—nɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ Satana alɛ.