Maatiyee 25:1-46
25 “Papɩzɩɣ nɛ pakpaɣ ɛsɔdaa Kewiyaɣ nɛ pamaɣzɩnɩ pɛlaa* hiu mba pakpaɣ pa-kanɖʋnaa nɛ palɩɩ se pakatɩɣ asɛyʋ walʋ yɔ.
2 Pa-taa kagbanzɩ kɛ lɔŋsɩnɖaa nɛ kagbanzɩ kɛ kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ.
3 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ kpaɣ pa-kanɖʋnaa, ɛlɛ patɩɖɔkɩ num* pɔ-yɔɔ,
4 piyele nɛ lɔŋsɩnɖaa ñakpaɣ pa-kanɖʋnaa nɛ paɖʋ num po-kokola taa nɛ pɔɖɔkɩ.
5 Asɛyʋ walʋ taakɔŋ lɔŋ lɛ, ɖom kpaɣ pa-tɩŋa nɛ poɖoo.
6 Ðoo tayɩ hɛkʋ lɛ, panɩɩ kubuka nakɛyɛ taŋ se: ‘Asɛyʋ walʋ talaa! Ɩlɩɩ nɛ ɩkatɩ-ɩ.’
7 Peeɖe pɛlaa mba pa-tɩŋa pakʋyaa nɛ pɔñɔɔzɩ pa-kanɖʋnaa.
8 Kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ heyi lɔŋsɩnɖaa se: ‘Ɩha-ɖʋ mi-num pazɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɖa-kanɖʋnaa caɣ ɖem.’
9 Lɔŋsɩnɖaa cosi-wɛ se: ‘Pʋtɔma yɔ, pɩɩkaɣ ɖa nɛ mɩ talʋʋ. Iwolo mba pɛpɛdɩɣ yɔ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɩcɛ.’
10 Powokaɣ num cɛbʋ lɛ, asɛyʋ walʋ talɩ. Pɛlaa mba paañɔɔzɩ pa-tɩ nɛ pasɩɩ yɔ, pa nɛ ɩ pasʋʋ nesi ɖɔkʋʋ kazandʋ taa, nɛ paɖɩɣ nɔnɔɔ.
11 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, pɛlaa mba pɩɩkazaa yɔ, patalɩ ɖɔɖɔ nɛ pɔtɔŋ se: ‘Ðajaa, Ðajaa, tʋlɩ-ɖʋ!’
12 Nɛ ecosi-wɛ nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Meheyiɣ-mɩ toovenim, maasɩŋ-mɩ.’
13 “Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ɩwɛɛ nɛ ifeŋiɣ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɩɩsɩŋ kɩyakʋ nɛ ñɩɣyʋʋ.
14 “Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɩwɛ ɛzɩ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ weyi ɛcaɣ wobu nʋmɔʋ ɛjaɖɛ naɖɩyɛ taa nɛ ɛyaa e-yomaa nɛ ɛtayɩ-wɛ ɛ-ñɩm yɔ.
15 Ɛcɛlɩ kʋɖʋm talaŋwaa* kagbanzɩ, ɛcɛlɩ lɛlʋ talaŋwaa naalɛ, nɛ pɩkazɩ ɛcɛlɩ lɛlʋ talaŋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ; ɛcɛlɩ paa weyi e-ɖoŋ ɖeɖe, nɛ ɛcaŋ ɛɖɛɛ nʋmɔʋ.
16 Kpaagbaa mbʋ lɛ, weyi ɛmʋ talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ yɔ, ewolo ɛlabɩ-wɛ nɛ tadɩyɛ nɛ pɩsɛɛ-ɩ talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ pɩ-yɔɔ.
17 Weyi ɛmʋ talaŋwaa naalɛ yɔ, ɛla mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ nɛ pɩsɛɛ-ɩ talaŋwaa naalɛ pɩ-yɔɔ.
18 Ɛlɛ yom weyi ɛmʋ talaŋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ ɖeke yɔ, ewolo ehuyi pɔʋ tɛtɛɛ nɛ ɛmɛsɩ ɛ-caa liidiye kɩ-taa.
19 “Alɩwaatʋ sakɩyɛ wayɩ lɛ, yomaa mba pa-caa kɔɔ nɛ ɛ nɛ wɛ pala akɔnta.
20 Peeɖe weyi ɛɛmʋ talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ yɔ, ɛkɔma nɛ ɛkpɛndɩnɩ talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ mba pɩɩsɛ-ɩ yɔ nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Caa, ŋŋcɛlɩ-m talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ; na, pɩsɛ-m talaŋwaa kagbanzɩ pɩ-yɔɔ.’
21 Ɛ-caa heyi-i se: ‘Ŋlabɩ camɩyɛ, yom kɩbanʋ nɛ siɣsiɣ tʋ! Ŋwɛ siɣsiɣ wondu pazɩ taa. Mankaɣ-ŋ lɩzʋʋ se ŋcɔnɩ wondu sakɩyɛ yɔɔ. Sʋʋ ña-caa leleŋ taa.’
22 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, weyi ɛɛmʋ talaŋwaa naalɛ yɔ, ɛkɔɔ nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Caa, ŋŋcɛlɩ-m talaŋwaa naalɛ; na, pɩsɛ-m talaŋwaa naalɛ pɩ-yɔɔ.’
23 Ɛ-caa heyi-i se: ‘Ŋlabɩ camɩyɛ, yom kɩbanʋ nɛ siɣsiɣ tʋ! Ŋwɛ siɣsiɣ wondu pazɩ taa. Mankaɣ-ŋ lɩzʋʋ se ŋcɔnɩ wondu sakɩyɛ yɔɔ. Sʋʋ ña-caa leleŋ taa.’
24 “Kɛdɛzaɣ ɖeɖe lɛ, yom weyi ɛɛmʋ talaŋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ yɔ, ɛkɔɔ nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Caa, manawa se ŋkɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛ-tɔm wɛ kaɖɛ yɔ, ŋkʋŋ ɖenɖe ŋtiɖuu yɔ nɛ ŋkpeɣliɣ ɖenɖe ŋtɩfalɩ yɔ.
25 Pʋyɔɔ sɔɔndʋ kpa-m nɛ mowolo mɛmɛsɩ ñɛ-tɛ talaŋ tɛtɛɛ. Ŋgʋ yɔ, mʋ ña-pʋyʋ.’
26 Ɛ-caa cosi-i nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Yom kañatʋ tʋ nɛ feendu tʋ, ŋsɩm mbʋ se mankʋŋ ɖenɖe mantiɖuu yɔ, nɛ menkpeɣliɣ ɖenɖe mantɩfalɩ yɔ, yaa we?
27 Ye mbʋ, pɩɩwɛɛ se ŋwoni me-liidiye nɛ ŋsɩɩ liidiye koozaɣ taa nɛ manpɩsɩɣ lɛ, mamʋ-ɖɩ nɛ ɖɩ-kɛzɛɣa.
28 “‘Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ɩmʋ talaŋ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɩcɛlɩ-kʋ weyi ɛwɛnɩ talaŋwaa hiu yɔ.
29 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ weyi ɛwɛna yɔ, pakaɣ-ɩ tasʋʋ haʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ, nɛ ɛkaɣ wɛnʋʋ sakɩyɛ. Ɛlɛ weyi ɛfɛyɩna yɔ, halɩ mbʋ ɛwɛna yɔ, pakaɣ-pʋ mʋʋ ɛ-cɔlɔ.
30 Nɛ ɩlɔ yom maawazɩɣ pʋyʋ ɛnʋ awayɩ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa. Peeɖe ɛkaɣ wiu nɛ ɛsalɩɣ e-kela.’
31 “Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ kɔŋ ɛ-samtʋ taa, ɛ nɛ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa kpeekpe yɔ, ɛkaɣ caɣʋ e-kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ sɔsɔɔ yɔɔ.
32 Ajɛɛ kpeekpe kaɣ kpeɣluu ɛ-ɛsɩndaa, nɛ ɛkaɣ tayʋʋ ɛyaa hɛkʋ taa ɛzɩ ninɖiɣyu tayʋʋ heŋ nɛ pʋŋ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ.
33 Nɛ ɛkaɣ sɩʋ heŋ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ yɔɔ, nɛ ɛsɩɩ pʋŋ ɛ-nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ.
34 “Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, Wiyaʋ kaɣ heyuu mba pɛwɛ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ yɔɔ yɔ se: ‘Ɩkɔɔ, mɩ mba man-Caa wazɩ-mɩ yɔ, ɩmʋ Kewiyaɣ ŋga paañɔɔzɩ ɖooo ɛjaɖɛ kiɖe tɛɛ nɛ pasɩɩ-mɩ yɔ nɛ kapɩsɩ mɩ-ñɩm.
35 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ñɔɔsɩ kaawɩ-m nɛ ɩha-m nabʋyʋ nɛ mɔntɔɔ; lɔkɔtʋ kaaɖɛ-m nɛ ɩha-m nabʋyʋ nɛ mɔñɔɔ. Maakɛ ɛgɔm nɛ ɩmʋ-m ɛgɔndʋ camɩyɛ;
36 maawɛ ndaakpeɖe* nɛ isu-m wondu, pɩɩwɩ-m nɛ ɩcɔnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ. Maawɛ salaka taa nɛ ɩkɔɔ ɩna-m.’
37 Peeɖe ɛyaa siɣsiɣ tɩnaa kaɣ-ɩ cosuu nɛ pɔtɔ se: ‘Kɩbaɣlʋ, ɛzɩmtaa ɖɩna-ŋ ñɔɔsɩ wɩɣaɣ-ŋ nɛ ɖɩha-ŋ nɛ ŋtɔɔ, yaa lɔkɔtʋ kaaɖɛ-ŋ nɛ ɖɩha-ŋ nabʋyʋ nɛ ŋñɔɔ?
38 Ɛzɩmtaa ɖɩna-ŋ se ŋkɛ ɛgɔm nɛ ɖɩmʋ-ŋ ɛgɔndʋ camɩyɛ, yaa ɖɩna-ŋ ndaakpeɖe nɛ ɖisu-ŋ wondu?
39 Ɛzɩmtaa ɖɩna-ŋ se pɩwɩɣaɣ-ŋ yaa ŋŋwɛ salaka taa nɛ ɖɩkɔɔ ɖɩna-ŋ?’
40 Wiyaʋ kaɣ-wɛ cosuu nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Toovenim taa lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɩlabɩ mbʋ mon-koobiya panɛ pa-taa cikpelu nɔɔyʋ yɔ, ma ɩlaba.’
41 “Nɛ ɛkaɣ heyuu mba pɛwɛ ɛ-nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ yɔ se: ‘Ɩɖɛɛ mɔ-yɔɔ, mɩ mba pɔlɔ mɩ-yɔɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ yɔ, nɛ iwolo miŋ maatɛŋ weyi pɔñɔɔzaa nɛ pasɩɩ Eleeu nɛ e-tiyiyaa yɔ ɩ-taa.
42 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ñɔɔsɩ kaawɩ-m ɛlɛ ɩtɩha-m nabʋyʋ se mɔntɔɔ; nɛ lɔkɔtʋ kaaɖɛ-m, ɛlɛ ɩtɩha-m nabʋyʋ se mɔñɔɔ.
43 Maakɛ ɛgɔm, ɛlɛ ɩtɩmʋ-m ɛgɔndʋ camɩyɛ; maawɛ ndaakpeɖe, ɛlɛ itisu-m wondu; pɩɩwɩ-m nɛ maawɛ salaka taa, ɛlɛ ɩtɩcɔnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ.’
44 Peeɖe pakaɣ-ɩ cosuu nɛ pɔtɔ se: ‘Kɩbaɣlʋ, ɛzɩmtaa ɖɩna-ŋ ñɔɔsɩ wɩɣaɣ-ŋ, yaa lɔkɔtʋ kaaɖɛ-ŋ, yaa ŋŋkɛ ɛgɔm, yaa ŋŋwɛ ndaakpeɖe, yaa pɩwɩɣaɣ-ŋ, yaa ŋŋwɛ salaka taa nɛ ɖɩtɩɖʋ-ŋ lɩm?’
45 Nɛ ɛkaɣ-wɛ cosuu nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‘Toovenim taa lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɩtɩla mbʋ ɛyaa panɛ pa-taa cikpelu nɔɔyʋ yɔ, ma ɩtɩla mbʋ.’
46 Ɛyaa panɛ, pakaɣ wobu ɖɩzʋʋ maatɛŋ taa, ɛlɛ ɛyaa siɣsiɣ tɩnaa ñowolo wezuu maatɛŋ taa.”
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
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^ Pɩɩkɛ num mbʋ palabɩnɩ oliivi pee nɛ paɖʋʋ kanɖʋnaa taa caanaʋ taa yɔ.
^ Cɔnɩ Tɔm pee sɔsɔna tɔbʋʋ lɩzʋʋ.
^ Yaa “mantaawɛɛnɩ wondu sakɩyɛ.”
