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Jɔ̌n aghɔ́ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ̌ Mfay
Awu áfʉ́ɛ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́, njɨŋɨ ngɔ́ mbǐnywɔp anɛ achi fúú amfay. Nɛ mpɛt ngók ɛyɔŋɔ́ mbɨ ɛnɛ nnáŋ nyaka ngoko ndǔ ɛ́ghàti mɛ mɛnyɨŋ nɛ ɛyɔŋ mbɔ ɛnɛ́ mmbá. Ngók ndǔ yɔ ɛ́rɛ̀m ntá ya bɛ, “Twɔ́ wɛn amfay, nɛ chɔ́ŋ ntɔŋ wɔ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn chɔŋ bɛfakari.” Tɛ́mte wu, Ɛfóŋó Bɛdyɛrɛ atwɔ́ abhak nɛ mɛ. Ngɔ́ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ amfay. Mmǔ abhak arɛ́ chɔkɔ. Mmʉɛ́t mmǔ wu are kɔt ŋwaŋwǎŋwaŋ mbɔ batay anɛ bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ jáspa nɛ kanɛ́lian. * Mbaŋátámfoŋ átée ághabhɛri ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ ɛyɔ ánkɔt nɔkɔ mbɔ ntay ɛ́meral. Mɛnɔk kɛfɔ ɛsǎ nsɛm mɛnwi bɛ́káp ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ ɛyɔ. Bǒbatí ɛsa nsɛm anwi báchɔ́kɔ ndǔ mɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ. Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu wap abhak nɛ nkú pɛ́pɛ́p amʉɛt, nɛ ntǎ-kɛfɔ anti anɛ bághókó nɛ pú. Mmyamyaŋ are fú ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ. Nɛbu nkwɔ́ nɛ́re rɛmti, nɛfaŋ ansay nɔkɔ. Bɛrɔ́ŋɔ́ tándrámɔt bɛbhak ambɨ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ mɛ́ndu nɔkɔ mbɔ *sɛsay. Bɛrɔ́ŋɔ́ bhɔ chí bɛfóŋó Mandɛm tándrámɔt. Ɛnyɨŋ ɛ́bhák bɛsí ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ mbɔ manyu. Ɛ́ngɔ nɔkɔ mbɔ glas anɛ áŋaŋari.
Mɛnyɨŋ mɛ́nwí ɛbhɛn bɛchi nɛpɛ́m bɛ́tée bɛkáp ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ, ɛnyu ɛnɛ ɛ́mɔt ɛchi ambɨ, ɛ́mɔt ansɛm, ɛchák ɛbhě awɔ́nɛm, ɛnɛ́fú ɛbhe awɔ́ghɔ. Mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɔ bɛ́bhɔ́ŋ bɛyǎ amɨ́k ambɨ nɛ ansɛm. Ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ambɨ ɛbhak mbɔ nkʉ, ɛnɛ ɛ́kòŋo ɛbhak mbɔ nnɛ́m mpɔŋ. Ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́jwí bɛ́rát ɛbhɔ́ŋ bɛsí mbɔ nkwǎŋwaŋ, nɛ ɛnɛ ɛjwi mɛnwi ɛbhak mbɔ ɛbhɔkɔ ɛnɛ ɛ́rè amfay. Ndǔ mɛnyɨŋ mɛnwi ɛbhɛn bɛchi nɛpɛ́m, yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛ́mɔt ɛ́bhɔ́ŋ bɛbhap bɛtándat. Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛbhap ɛ́bhák nɛ amɨ́k fúúú, anɛ́ amfǎy bɛbhap, nɛ anɛ́ amɛm bɛbhap. Báre kway nɛkwáy bɛti nɛ ngósí kɛywěmʉɛt bɛ,
“Nyáŋá, nyáŋá, nyáŋá chi Ɛta Mandɛm Bɛtaŋ Mɛnkɛm
yi mmu achi nyaka, nɛ achi, nɛ átwɔ̀ chɔŋ!”
Nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mpok anɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɔ bɛ́bɨ̀ti nɛ bɛ́chyɛ kɛnókó nɛ bakak ntá yi mmu achi chɔkɔ ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ, yi mmu achi nɛpɛ́m mpoknkɛm, 10 bǒbati ɛsa nsɛm manwi báré kwɛn bɛsí mmu anɛ achí ndǔ ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ mánchyɛ nɔkɔ yi mmu achi nɛpɛ́m mpoknkɛm kɛnókó, nɛ mángʉɛbhɛ nɔkɔ ntǎ-kɛfɔ ɛyap amɨk bɛsí ɛnɔkɔ́ kɛfɔ mánkway nɔkɔ bɛ, 11 “Acha nɛ Mandɛm mmu sɛ́tòk, wɔ kɛ ɔ́kwáy mmu anɛ bo bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛrɛm bɛ bɛtaŋ ɛbhɛ bɛyǎ bɛcha mánchyɛ wɔ kɛnókó nɛ bakak ɛ̌ti bɛtaŋ ɛbhɛ, mbɔnyunɛ wɔ kɛ ɔ́ghókó mɛnyɨŋ mɛnkɛm nɛ chí bɛ́kóŋo nkaysi yɛ kɛ ɔghoko bhɔ nɛ bɛchi.”
* 4:3 Jaspa abhɔŋ nkwɔ mmʉɛt tákɔ. Nɛ kanɛ́lian chi ntay chú. Yɔ́ ankɛm ághɔ̀ tontó.