Abakwane̩ 42 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Amo̩ma Jeko̩b nyʼIjipti alʼuje̩wñ

¹ E̩gbale̩ Jeko̩b li ka kʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ dʼIjipti; taku Jeko̩b ka ñw amo̩ma-wñ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kakini, E̩wñ chi ku me̩ kejurʼo̩la-me̩ jo̩-i?

² Oñ i kakini, Go, omi gbo kʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ dʼIjipti me̩ gwo̩ru nyʼo̩mo̩ ku me̩ la kwʼo̩mo̩ wa ñw a, todu kʼa deju kʼa we eku.

³ Tak amo̩maye Jose̩f me̩gwa nyʼo̩gane̩ ku ma la e̩wñ e̩yo̩ kwo Ijipti wa.

⁴ Jeko̩b muda kpe̩ Be̩njamin, o̩maye Jose̩f, uche̩ tef amo̩maye-wñ le̩ n, todu i kakini, Tode̩gba kʼe̩wñʼka ake̩re̩bʼo̩.

⁵ Abe̩le̩ amo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ Israe̩l jʼef abo ku ma wa Ijipti ala, todu ukpo̩ta le̩ dʼane̩ Kenan akpa.

⁶ Jose̩f la chʼigo̩bina ane̩ le̩; owñ chʼe̩ne̩ ki ata e̩wñ ñw amone̩ ane̩ le̩ du la. Tak amo̩maye Jose̩f lewa, ma danyeku o̩gba owñ, oñ ma fʼeju bʼane̩ ma ñw u.

⁷ Jose̩f fʼamo̩maye-wñ le̩ li, i la fʼuma ma, i muda che o̩la-wñ dabe̩ne̩ kʼononojo ejaduña, i la ko̩la o̩ko̩ko̩ ñwu ma. I ka ñwu ma kakini, Ugbo me̩ kwo? Ma kakini, A kwʼane̩ Kenan wa kʼa lʼuje̩wñ.

⁸ Abe̩le̩ Jose̩f chema amo̩maye-wñ le, ma muda mʼowñ n.

⁹ Taku Jose̩f libekado o̩na-ma kʼi na; oñ i ka ñwu ma kakini, Ame̩ chʼabo ku ma atu ane̩, me̩ wa ku me̩ go alu kʼane̩ te̩ ofofo.

¹⁰ Taku ma ka ñw u kakini, O̩da, odu-mi, chai todu uje̩wñ ela, oñ amadu-we̩ wa-i.

¹¹ O̩chaka-wa chʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ kate, one̩ ochochi awa che, amaduwe̩-i chʼabo ku ma atu ane̩ n.

¹² Tak i ka ñwu ma kakini, O̩da, chai todu ku me̩ go alu kʼane̩ te̩ ofofo, tod e-kide̩ oñ me̩ wa-i.

¹³ Taku ma kakini, Amadu-we̩ chʼamo̩maye me̩gweji, a chʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ kate ane̩ Kenan; go, e-kekele la dʼugbo ata-wa eñini, oka la de̩ n.

¹⁴ Taku Jose̩f ka ñwu ma kakini, I chʼe-kʼomi ka ñwu me̩ ka kʼane̩ me̩ wa tu-i de n?

¹⁵ Ef e-kide̩ najʼume̩ ma: Oji Fero, me̩ ñʼakwʼemi ge̩ n chai e̩gba kʼokekele-me̩ lewa.

¹⁶ Me̩ fʼe̩ne̩ʼka efu-me̩ kpe̩ lo kʼi dʼo̩maye-me̩ wa, ma aji me̩ ku ma jʼo̩la-me̩ ma abe̩k ochochi dʼefu-me̩; cho̩kpo̩ni, oji Fero, ame̩ chʼabo ku ma wa tu ane̩ ochochi.

¹⁷ Tak i mʼuma ko jʼef o̩wo̩ amadide o̩jo̩ me̩ta.

¹⁸ Tak o̩jo̩ e̩ke̩ta-wñ Jose̩f ka ñwu ma kakini, E̩wñ ku me̩ che kʼoji-me̩ ado̩mo̩ de̩, todu ailo O̩jo̩ aba mi.

¹⁹ Iche̩wñ kʼame̩ chʼone̩ ochochi, me̩ je̩ ñwu ma fʼo̩maye-me̩ʼka ji tef unyi uga-me̩ le̩, tak ame̩ kibo̩ ki lo, ku me̩ mʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ ko alo todu ukpo̩ta ki dʼunyi-me̩.

²⁰ Oñ me̩ mʼokekele-me̩ du wʼugbo mi; abe̩le̩ tak o̩la-me̩ achʼo̩kpakpa oñ ame̩ ñʼaku ge̩ n. Taku ma fʼabe̩le̩ che.

²¹ Ma la ka ñw o̩la-ma kakini, A fʼudu fe̩ ugbo o̩la o̩maye-wa le̩ ochochi, todu a li o̩bata onugo-wñ e̩gba kʼi gbo̩ko̩bʼuwa, kʼa ma gbo̩ n; todule̩ o̩pe̩cha-i lewa bʼuwa ma.

²² Taku Rube̩n dohi ñwu ma kakini, Omi ka ñwu me̩ ka kʼame̩ ki we edʼo̩ma le̩ re n? Me̩ je̩ gbo̩ n. Todule̩, me̩ go, ma tene e̩bie̩-wñ me̩.

²³ Ma la ma ka ku Jose̩f agbʼichi-ma n, todu agbo̩laka dʼagbagba-ma.

²⁴ Tak i murida i kwugbo ma, i mutu aku; tak i mudabi wʼugbo ma, oñ i ko̩la ñwu ma. Tak i mu Simeo̩n du kwefu-ma, oñ i fʼowñ ji eju-ma.

²⁵ Taku Jose̩f ñwa ñw abo-wñ ku ma ko e̩wñ e̩yo̩ nyʼe̩wñ ku ma ne̩ wa e̩ko̩, ku ma ño̩ mʼo̩ko̩ e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ko dabi tef akpulu-wñ, ku ma laʼko e̩wñ ku ma aje̩ ej o̩na ñwu ma. Abe̩le̩ ma che ñwu ma.

²⁶ Taku ma mʼadu e̩wñ e̩yo̩ ko ji mʼubi amo̩ke̩ke̩te̩-ma, oñ ma kwʼo̩mo̩ le.

²⁷ Abu kʼe̩ne̩ʼka efu-ma mʼalu akpulu-wñ tu kʼi kʼuje̩wñ ñw o̩ke̩ke̩te̩-wñ je̩ ugbo ku ma ru, i fʼo̩ko̩-wñ li alu akpulu-wñ.

²⁸ Tak i ka ñw amo̩maye-wñ kakini, O̩ko̩-mi mudabi wa me̩; go i dʼef akpulu-mi-i! tak e̩do̩-ma mudeji, ma rejuda go o̩la-ma, o̩la-ma aga, ma kakini, E̩wñ chʼe-kʼO̩jo̩ che wa-i?

²⁹ Taku ma lewʼugbo Jeko̩b, ata-ma, ane̩ Kenan, oñ ma fʼe̩wñ du ki ke̩re̩bʼuma choli ñw u, ma kakini,

³⁰ E̩ne̩ ki chʼodu ane̩ le̩ ko̩la o̩ko̩ko̩ ñw a, eju-wñ a chʼabo ku ma wa tu ane̩.

³¹ Tak a ka ñw u kakini, Awa chʼone̩ ochochi, awa chʼabo ku ma tu ane̩ n;

³² amo̩maye me̩gweji oñ a che, amo̩ma ata-wa; oka de̩ n, eñini-i e-kekele dʼugbo ata-wa ane̩ Kenan.

³³ Tak e̩ne̩ ki chʼodu ane̩ le̩ ka ñw a kakini, Ugbo kʼu nale kʼu nama ku me̩ chʼone̩ ochochi de̩: me̩ tʼo̩maye-me̩ oka no̩ ugbo mi, me̩ mʼe̩wñ ko todu ukpo̩ta ki dʼunyi-me̩, ku me̩ lo me̩.

³⁴ Me̩ dʼokekele-me̩ wʼugbo mi; e̩gbale̩ tak u nama ka kʼame̩ ma chʼabo ku ma atu ane̩ n, ku me̩ la chʼabo ochochi, abe̩le̩ tak u nadʼo̩maye-me̩ ñwu me̩, oñ ame̩ anyaja ane̩-i.

³⁵ Oñ i lewatʼe̩gba ku ma mʼe̩wñ ki dʼef akpulu-ma ko dajane̩, go, o̩ko̩ e̩ne̩ du efu-ma chʼe̩ji tef akpulu-wñ; tak e̩gba kʼama kpai ata-ma li o̩ko̩-ma ki chʼe̩ji te̩ ma kwochokpo.

³⁶ Taku Jeko̩b, ata-ma, ka ñwu ma kakini, Ame̩-fʼamo̩ma-mi kpa: Jose̩f de̩ n, Simeo̩n la de̩ n, fai ame̩ ño̩ che ku me̩ mu mi n du kwʼemi ge̩? e̩wñ du bʼumima-i.

³⁷ Taku Rube̩n ka ñw ata-wñ kakini, Iche̩wñ kʼomi ma dʼowñ dabi wa ugbo we̩ n, e̩ fʼo̩ma-mi meji kpa; e̩ mʼu du nyʼumi o̩wo̩, nadʼu dabi wa ñw e̩.

³⁸ Tak i kakini, O̩ma-mi ale bʼume̩ nyʼo̩gane̩ n, todu o̩maye-wñ leku me̩, owñ kate bo̩. Iche̩wñ ku me̩ alo kʼe̩wñ bie̩ne̩ ke̩re̩bʼo̩ ej o̩na, e̩gbale̩ ame̩ adʼi-loji-mi efufu tef o̩jegu kpai e̩do̩dudu.