Yakubu takayaɣ 1:1-27
1 Ma Yakubu,+ Ɛsɔ nɛ Kɩbaɣlʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ po-yom, mamaɣnɩ takayaɣ kanɛ cejewe 12 wena amɩzaa yɔ:
Mɛnsɛ-mɩ!
2 Mon-koobiya, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɩkatɩɣ takɩm ndɩ ndɩ yɔ, ɩkpaɣ-pʋ se pɩkɛ taa leleŋ sɔsɔŋ,+
3 mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɩsɩm mbʋ se mi-tisuu mbʋ pɩtakɩ-pʋ mbʋ yɔ, pɩkɔŋnɩ laŋɩyɛ ɖɔkʋʋ.+
4 Ɛlɛ iyele nɛ laŋɩyɛ ɖɔkʋʋ tɛzɩ pɩ-tʋmɩyɛ labʋ, se pɩsa nɛ ɩwɛɛ pilim nɛ ɩtaawɛɛnɩ kɩwɛɛkɩtʋ natʋyʋ hɔɔlʋʋ nakʋyʋ taa, nɛ nabʋyʋ ɛtaatɛɖɩ-mɩ.+
5 Ye mbʋ, ye mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛfɛyɩnɩ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ yɔ, ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛpɔzʋʋ-ɖɩ Ɛsɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛhaɣ ɛyaa kpeekpe faaa nɛ ɛɛkalɩɣ,*+ nɛ ɛkaɣ-ɩ ɖɩ haʋ.+
6 Ɛlɛ ɛwɛɛ pɔzʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ tisuu,+ ɛtaapɩtɩ kaaʋ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ weyi ɛpɩtɩɣ yɔ ɛwɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu taa lɩm hoɖe nɖɩ helim kʋsʋʋ nɛ pɩcɔzʋʋ yɔ.
7 Toovenim taa lɛ, ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtaaɖaŋ se ɛmʋʋ nabʋyʋ Yehowa* cɔlɔ;
8 ɛkɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛɛpɩzɩɣ lɩmaɣza kpaɣʋ yɔ,*+ ɛɛkaŋ camɩyɛ ɛ-nʋmɔŋ kpeekpe taa.
9 Ɛlɛ koobu weyi ɛkɛ kʋñɔndʋ yɔ, ɛ-taa ɛla leleŋ* ɛzɩma pakpazɩ-ɩ yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ;+
10 nɛ ñɩm tʋ taa ɛla leleŋ ɛzɩma poluzi-i yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛkaɣ mʋʋʋ ɛzɩ hayɩm taa hɛɖʋʋ yɔ.
11 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ kpaɣʋ nɛ sɩñakɩ ɖoŋ nɛ siyeki nɛ ñɩyʋʋ lou, nɛ kɩ-hɛɖʋʋ tɔlʋʋ nɛ kilesiɣ kɩ-kajʋka yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ñɩm tʋ kaɣ lou ɛ-tʋma hɛkʋ taa.+
12 Koboyaɣ tʋ lɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛɖɔkʋʋ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ takɩm taa yɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛpɩsɩɣ weyi ɛ-tɔm kɛdɩɣnɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ lɛ, ɛkaɣ mʋʋ wezuu wabɩtʋ hulaɣ+ ŋga Yehowa* labɩ tamaɣ se ɛhaɣ mba powoki pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ pɔsɔɔlʋʋ-ɩ yɔ.+
13 Ye nɔɔyʋ ɛwɛ takɩm taa yɔ, ɛtaayɔɔdɩ se: «Ɛsɔ wɛna nɛ ɛtakɩɣ-m.» Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ paapɩzɩɣ nɛ patakɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ, nɛ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛɛtakɩɣ nɔɔyʋ mbʋ.
14 Ɛlɛ paa weyi lɛ, pɩtakɩɣ-ɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-kɔɖɛyɩ hɔŋɩ-ɩ nɛ kipeɣziɣ-i* yɔ.+
15 Nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ kɔɖɛyɩ paɣlɩɣ yɔ,* kɩlʋlʋʋ kɩwɛɛkɩm; piyele nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛyʋ lakɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm nɛ pɩtɛ yɔ, pɩlʋlʋʋ sɩm.+
16 Mon-koobiya kʋsɔɔlaa, itaapeɣzi mɩ-tɩ.
17 Paa kʋjɔʋ kɩbaŋʋ ŋgʋ nɛ paa haɖɛ pilim ñɩnɖɛ nɖɩ lɛ, ɖɩlɩɣnɩ hayo,+ ɖɩlɩɣnɩ ɛsɔdaa mintʋsʋŋ Caa cɔlɔ nɛ ɖitiki,+ ɛnʋ weyi ɛɛlɛɣzɩɣ ɛzɩ kuzotiŋ weyi ɩlɛɣzɩɣ yɔ.+
18 Pɩɩkɛ ɛ-sɔɔlɩm se ɛtɩŋnɩ toovenim tɔm yɔɔ nɛ ɛlʋlɩ-ɖʋ,+ se pɩsa nɛ ɖɩpɩsɩ e-wondu kɩlɩzɩtʋ tɛ kajalaɣ pee naayɛ.+
19 Mon-koobiya kʋsɔɔlaa, ɩtɩlɩ tɔm tʋnɛ: Pɩwɛɛ se paa weyi lɛ ɛwɛɛ kpekpeka tɔm welisuu taa, ɛwɛɛ hɛɛɛ tɔm yɔɔdʋʋ taa,+ nɛ ɛwɛɛ hɛɛɛ pana kɔʋ taa;+
20 mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛyʋ pana ɛɛlakɩ mbʋ pɩwɛ siɣsiɣ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa yɔ.+
21 Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ɩlɔ azuluma kpeekpe nɛ paa kɩdɛkɛdɩm mbʋ,*+ nɛ itisini hɛɛɛ wɛtʋ se poɖuu mɩ-taa tɔm ndʋ tɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ tɩya mɩ-ñʋŋ* yɔ.
22 Ɛlɛ, ɩpɩsɩ mba pɔɖɔŋ tɔm yɔɔ yɔ+ nɛ ɩtaakɛ welisiyaa ɖeke, nɛ ɩcɛtɩɣ mɩ-tɩ nɛ pɔbɔtʋ tɔm.
23 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ye nɔɔyʋ ɛkɛ tɔm welisiyu nɛ ɛɛɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ,+ ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛwɛ ɛzɩ ɛyʋ weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ñɩnʋʋ taa yɔ.
24 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛcɔŋnɩ ɛ-tɩ, nɛ ɛɖɛɛ nɛ ɛsɔɔ kpaagbaa ɛyʋ weyi ɛkɛnaa yɔ.
25 Ɛlɛ weyi ɛkaŋ ɛ-ɛsa paɣtʋ pilim ñɩndʋ,+ ndʋ tɩhaɣ tɩ-yɔɔ wɛʋ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɛtɩpɩsɩ welisiyu lɩzɔʋ tʋ, ɛlɛ ɛpɩsɩ weyi ɛlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ yɔ; nɛ ɛkaɣ hiɣu koboyaɣ mbʋ ɛlakɩ yɔ pɩ-taa.+
26 Ye nɔɔyʋ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛkɛ Ɛsɔ sɛyʋ ɛlɛ ɛɛɖɔkʋʋ ɛ-nzʋlʋmɩyɛ yɔ,+ ɛwɛɛ nɛ epeɣziɣ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ, nɛ ɛ-Ɛsɔ sɛtʋ kɛ falaa.
27 Ɛsɔ sɛtʋ ndʋ tɩwɛ kele kele nɛ tɩfɛyɩnɩ azuluma ɖa-Caa Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa yɔ ndʋ yɔ: solisi+ nɛ lelaa+ pɔ-yɔɔ cɔnʋʋ pa-kʋñɔmɩŋ taa,+ nɛ pɩwɛɛ se ɛyʋ etaapisi ɛ-tɩ nɛ ɛjaɖɛ.+
