Nehemiya 8:1-18
8 Nɛ ɛyaa samaɣ kpeekpe kpeɣli nɔɔ kʋɖʋmaɣ taa kadaɣ ŋga kɛwɛ Lɩm Nɔnɔɔ+ ɛsɩndaa yɔ ka-taa, nɛ peheyi takayɩsɩ mayʋ Ɛsɩdrasɩ*+ se ɛkɔnɩ Moyizi Paɣtʋ takayaɣ,+ Paɣtʋ ndʋ Yehowa kaaɖʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ yɔ.+
2 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ cɔjɔ Ɛsɩdrasɩ kɔnɩ Paɣtʋ takayaɣ samaɣ* ɛsɩndaa:+ Abalaa, halaa, nɛ mba payɩ papɩzaɣ se panɩɩ tɔm tɔbʋʋ yɔ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa, fenaɣ 7 ñɩŋga kajalaɣ kɩyakʋ wiye.+
3 Nɛ ɛkalɩ ka-taa tɔm nɛ nɔɔ kɩkʋyaɣ+ samaɣ kadaɣ ŋga kɛwɛ Lɩm Nɔnɔɔ ɛsɩndaa yɔ kɛ-ɛsɩndaa, kpaɣnɩ tanaŋ tɛɛ nɛ piwolo pɩtalɩ wɩsɩ siɣu. Ɛkalɩ-kɛ abalaa, halaa nɛ mba payɩ papɩzaɣ se panɩɩ tɔm taa yɔ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa; nɛ samaɣ welisi Paɣtʋ takayaɣ taa tɔm camɩyɛ.+
4 Nɛ takayɩsɩ mayʋ Ɛsɩdrasɩ* kaasɩŋ ɖasɩ tendene nɖɩ paalabɩ kigbeɣluu ŋgʋ kɩ-yɔɔ yɔ ɖɩ-yɔɔ; nɛ Matitiya, Sema, Anaya, Uriya, Hilikiya nɛ Maaseyiya paasɩŋ ɛ-cɔlɔ, e-nesi kɩbanzɩ yɔɔ; nɛ Pedayiya, Misaayɛɛlɩ, Malɩkiiya,+ Asuum, Hasɩ-Badanaa, Zakarii nɛ Mesulam paba ñaasɩŋ ɛ-nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ.
5 Ɛsɩdrasɩ kuli takayaɣ samaɣ kpeekpe ɛsɩndaa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛɛsɩŋ lone nɖɩ ɖɩkʋyaa nɛ pɩkɩlɩ samaɣ ñɩnɖɛ yɔ ɖɩ-taa. Ekuli-kɛ lɛ, samaɣ kpeekpe kʋyɩ nɛ kasɩŋ.
6 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Ɛsɩdrasɩ sa Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ Yehowa, Ɛsɔ sɔsɔ, nɛ ɛyaa samaɣ kpeekpe tisi se: «Amɛn!* Amɛn!»+ nɛ pakpazɩ pe-nesi nɛ ɛsɔdaa kiŋ. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, poluŋ Yehowa ɛsɩndaa nɛ papa pɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ.
7 Nɛ Yesuwa, Bani, Serebiya,+ Yamiini, Akubɩ, Sabɩtaayɩ, Hodiya, Maaseyiya, Kelita, Azariya, Yozabaadɩ,+ Hanaanɩ nɛ Pelayiya mba paakɛ Leevi mba yɔ, pɛwɛɛ nɛ palɩzɩɣ samaɣ Paɣtʋ tɔbʋʋ,+ nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa lɛ samaɣ ñaasɩŋ mbʋ.
8 Nɛ paawɛɛ nɛ pakalɩɣ takayaɣ taa tɔm, Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ Paɣtʋ nɛ nɔɔ kɩkʋyaɣ, palɩzɩɣ tɩ-taa camɩyɛ nɛ peyeki nɛ panɩɣ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ; mbʋ pasɩnɩ samaɣ se kanɩɩ tɔm ndʋ pakalaɣ yɔ tɩ-taa.*+
9 Nɛ Nehemiya weyi ɛɛkɛ egeetiye ñʋʋdʋ* yɔ, cɔjɔ Ɛsɩdrasɩ+ weyi ɛɛkɛ takayɩsɩ mayʋ yɔ,* nɛ Leevi ñɩma mba pawɩlaɣ tɔm samaɣ yɔ peheyi samaɣ kpeekpe se: «Evemiye ɖɩnɛ ɖɩkɛ kiɖeɖeye mɩ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa ɛsɩndaa.+ Ɩtaacaɣ kʋñɔwiye nɛ itaawii.» Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ samaɣ kpeekpe kaawɛɛ nɛ kewiɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ kanɩɣaɣ Paɣtʋ takayaɣ taa tɔm yɔ.
10 Nɛ Nehemiya heyi-wɛ se: «Iwolo nɛ ɩtɔɔ mbʋ pɩwɛ num* yɔ nɛ ɩñɔɔ mbʋ pɩwɛ leleŋ yɔ nɛ itiyini tɔɔnaɣ+ mba patɩtɩzɩ nabʋyʋ yɔ; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ evemiye ɖɩnɛ ɖɩkɛ kiɖeɖeye ɖa-Kɩbaɣlʋ ɛsɩndaa, ɩtaacaɣ pʋtɔdɩyɛ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa taa leleŋ kɛnɩ mi-ɖoŋ.»*
11 Nɛ Leevi mba hɛzaɣ samaɣ kpeekpe laŋɩyɛ nɛ peheyiɣ-kɛ se: «Isu mbʋ! Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ evemiye ɖɩnɛ ɖɩkɛ kiɖeɖeye, ɩtaacaɣ pʋtɔdɩyɛ.»
12 Nɛ samaɣ kpeekpe ɖɛɛ se kɔtɔɔ nɛ kɔñɔɔ nɛ ketiyini tɔɔnasɩ lalaa nɛ kɛmɛyɩ amɛya sɔsɔna,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kaanɩ tɔm ndʋ paawɩlɩ-kɛ yɔ tɩ-taa.+
13 Nɛ kɩyakʋ 2 ñɩŋgʋ wiye lɛ, samaɣ kpeekpe taa hɔŋ ñʋndɩnaa, cɔjɔnaa nɛ Leevi mba powolo pekpeɣli takayɩsɩ mayʋ Ɛsɩdrasɩ* cɔlɔ se patasɩ Paɣtʋ taa nɩʋ nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ.
14 Peeɖe panawa se pama Paɣtʋ ndʋ Yehowa kaatɩŋnɩ Moyizi yɔɔ nɛ ɛɖʋ yɔ tɩ-taa se pɩɩwɛɛ se Izrayɛɛlɩ mba ɩcaɣ coka* tɛɛ fenaɣ 7 ñɩŋga kazandʋ alɩwaatʋ taa,+
15 nɛ pɩwɛɛ se posusi+ nɛ pɔyɔɔdɩ pɛ-tɛtʋ tɩŋa taa nɛ Yeruzalɛm kpeekpe taa se: «Ɩkpa pʋŋ egeetiye taa nɛ ɩsɛtɩ oliivi tɩŋ pilinzi, num tɩŋ pilinzi, mirɩtɩ tɩŋ pilinzi, sɩ-tɩŋa sɩ nɛ sɩ-hatʋ, paadɛtʋ nɛ tɩŋ lɛɛŋ pilinzi nɛ sɩ-hatʋ nɛ ɩkɔna nɛ ɩlabɩnɩ coka ɛzɩ pamaʋ yɔ.»
16 Nɛ ɛyaa samaɣ wolo nɛ pɔkɔnɩ tɩŋ pilinzi nɛ pesiɣ pa-tɩ coka, paa weyi lɛ, e-kuduyuu ñʋʋ taa, nɛ pa-kadasɩ taa, Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɖɩɣa kadasɩ taa,+ Lɩm Nɔnɔɔ+ kadaɣ taa nɛ Efrayim Nɔnɔɔ+ kadaɣ taa.
17 Mbʋ samaɣ taa ñɩma mba payɩ palɩnɩ yomiye taa nɛ papɩsɩ yɔ pesiɣ coka nɛ pacaɣ a-tɛɛ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩɩkpaɣʋnɩ ɖooo Nuuni pɩyalʋ Yozuwee+ alɩwaatʋ taa nɛ pɩtalɩ puwiye yɔ, wiɖiyi Izrayɛɛlɩ mba taatɔɔ kazandʋ ndʋ mbʋ, pʋyɔɔ lɛ paawɛ amɛya sɔsɔna taa.+
18 Nɛ kpaɣnɩ kajalaɣ kɩyakʋ nɛ piwolo kɛdɛzaɣ kɩyakʋ wiye lɛ, paawɛɛ nɛ pakalɩɣ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ Paɣtʋ takayaɣ paa evemiye nɖɩ.+ Nɛ pɔtɔɔ kazandʋ kɩyakɩŋ 7, nɛ kɩyakʋ 8 ñɩŋgʋ wiye lɛ, pala ŋgee kigbeɣluu ɛzɩ paɣtʋ pɔzʋʋ yɔ.+
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
^ Yaa «peheyi Ɛsɩdrasɩ weyi ɛɖaɣnɩɣ tɔm maʋ yɔ.»
^ Piye piye, «ɛgbɛyɛ.»
^ Yaa «Nɛ Ɛsɩdrasɩ weyi ɛɖaɣnɩɣ tɔm maʋ yɔ.»
^ Yaa «Pɩla mbʋ!»
^ Yaa «mbʋ palɩzɩ tɔm ndʋ pakalaɣ yɔ tɩ-taa.»
^ Yaa «weyi ɛɖaɣnaɣ tɔm maʋ yɔ.»
^ Yaa «ɛɛkɛ Tirisataa,» pɩɩkɛnɩ hɩɖɛ kɩsɛsɛyɛ nɖɩ Pɛrɩsɩ mba haɣ egeetiye ñʋʋdʋ yɔ.
^ Yaa «ɖeu.»
^ Yaa «mi-tilimiye ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ.»
^ Yaa «pekpeɣli Ɛsɩdrasɩ weyi ɛɖaɣnɩɣ tɔm maʋ yɔ.»
^ Yaa «ɖɩjɔzɩyɛ lona wena pesiki nɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ pɛkpɛzɩ-yɛ yɔ.»