ZESU ‑O ZAN ‑WAANBHAA' A YE 'Ɛ ZISANLƐ
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Mɛɛ Wiiŋfɛ' Mi Zaan ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑janwo' zii'
(Matie 3.1-12; Maki 1.1-8; Zaan 1.19-28)
1 ‑Bhleŋgbe ‑gbɛnɛ Tiberi ‑yaa' 'bhɛ a ‑bhleŋgbeya lɛɛ vu ta 'soo mi 'ɛ 'yi 'waati 'la ba, Pɔnsi Pilati ‑yaa ‑janmatii 'le Zude 'klɛɛn 'ɛ ta. *Erɔdi ‑yaa ‑janmatii 'le Galile 'klɛɛn 'ɛ ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑a nɛɛnɛ‑ Filipu ‑yaa ‑janmatii 'le Iture 'pegee Trakoniti 'klɛɛn mu 'ɛ ta. 'Bhɛɛ‑ Lizaniasi ‑yaa ‑janmatii 'le Abilɛni 'klɛɛn 'ɛ ta.
2 Anasi 'pegee Kaifu ‑yaa 'sraka 'lɛna mu ‑kuŋlii gblaan mu 'le 'bhɛ bhla 'ɛ ba. 'Bhɛ 'waati 'ɛ ba, 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' ‑jan do wole‑ Zakari gbe Zaan ni ‑kpe 'ɛ ta.
3 ‑Ayile, 'ke Zaan 'wlɛnle, 'kee‑ gele‑ Zrudɛn yue 'ɛ 'lɛ zi 'klɛɛn mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'yi. ‑E ‑yaa pe 'zi mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ni dɔɔ: «‑Ka ploo ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ klɛle ma, 'bhɛ 'pegee ‑ka 'ka zru niina‑ ‑Waanbhaa ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑ka 'ka 'wiiŋfɛ ‑yi ba. 'Ke 'ka 'bhɛ ꞊kla, ‑Waanbhaa' nu 'kaa‑ ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ mu 'ɛ ‑sroma 'yanlɛ‑.»
4 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya 'ɛ 'yi, ‑Waanbhaa' *‑lɛla' janwo mi Ezai Mɛɛ Wiiŋfɛ' Mi Zaan ma jan 'la ꞊woa 'bhɛ 'lɛswa꞊. Ezai 'a ꞊pia‑ 'elwale ‑sɔ dɔɔ:
«Mɛɛ do ‑o ‑gbekan' zii' ‑kpe 'ɛ ta, 'ke ‑ya pe dɔɔ:
‑Ka Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' a zibhɛ 'ɛ 'lɛmagaan,
‑ka ‑yaa' zibhɛ mu 'ɛ 'lɛdɔɔ‑.
5 ‑O nu ‑gbaŋglo mu 'kpɛn 'liitanlɛ.
'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑o nu gɔɔn 'tɔle‑ gɔɔn 'mu 'kpɛn takpaalɛ.
‑O nu zi 'klule‑ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'lɛdɔɔlɛ;
'bhɛɛ ‑o nu zibhɛ ‑yɔɔ' mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'liimagaanlɛ.
6 'Ke 'bhɛ ꞊kla, bhaaplɛŋ 'kpɛn nu ‑Waanbhaa' a mɛɛ go gbɛya ‑za 'yi 'bhɛ 'yelɛ‑.»
7 Mɛɛ 'la zan mu ‑yaa zan 'esrɛle ‑a ba 'mu 'wiiŋfɛ ‑zayi' ‑a 'kɔɔ ‑yi 'ɛ ba, 'yee‑ Zaan ‑yaa pe 'zi 'mu ni dɔɔ: «‑Bhlu 'plalu bhaaplɛŋ mu, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑dawli' ma mɛɛ mu, ‑dele 'ka 'kpeelɛkaan dɔɔ 'ka 'blasan‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'kiti 'la ꞊bhwa ‑kɔɔ' ‑din bhe 'bhɛ 'lɛɛ ɛɛ?
8 ‑Kaa zrɔn 'ka klɛza mu 'ɛ ma 'bhii‑ 'ka 'ploola‑ ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ klɛle ma. 'Ka 'laa bolɛ ‑a 'pele‑ 'te ma 'ka 'gbu 'kpee dɔɔ: ‹'O mɔɔ ‑o 'ke Abraamu 'srɛ mu 'le.› 'Mi pe 'ka ni wlan 'ɛ ni dɔɔ ‑Waanbhaa' sɔ kpoti mu 'lɛɛ‑ maniinale 'ke Abraamu 'srɛ mu 'le!
9 ‑O ‑yri 'pɔ poo 'ɛ 'lɛkpaa꞊ gban, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑woo zan ‑yri diiŋ mu 'ɛ takanlɛ 'kee‑ san ‑o 'sɛnɛ mu 'ɛ ma. 'Bhɛla‑ ‑yile 'ke ‑yri diiŋ 'la 'bhɛ 'laa 'bhɛ bhaa ‑lrele' klɛ, ‑o nu 'bhɛ takanlɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑wa blin 'tɛ 'yi.»
10 'Bhɛ ya 'ɛ 'yi, 'ke mɛɛ mu 'ɛ Zaan ‑lrɔkpale dɔɔ: «'O 'taawo‑ gɔnɛ‑ 'ɛ ‑dela gbɛɛn‑ 'ke 'bhɛ 'a zrɔn 'bhii‑ 'o 'ploola‑ ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ klɛle ma ɛɛ?»
11 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke Zaan 'a 'pele ‑o ni dɔɔ: «'Ke dunɛ‑ plɛ ‑o mɛɛ 'la zan 'kɔɔ, 'bhɛ zan 'bhɛ do na ‑dunɛ 'laa ‑o mɛɛ 'la zan 'kɔɔ 'bhɛ ni. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke pɛle ‑o mɛɛ 'la zan 'kɔɔ 'bhɛ zan 'bhɛ 'ke 'na pɛle 'kedo‑ 'kpɔ 'laa ‑o mɛɛ 'la zan 'kɔɔ 'bhɛ ni.»
12 'Bhɛ yrɛ do 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ bhe, 'ke 'nisrakun mu 'ke mu nule‑ ‑o wiiŋfɛ' ‑zayi' ‑yi ba Zaan 'kɔɔ, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o Zaan 'lrɔkpale dɔɔ: «'O mɔɔ ‑mɛ pɛ za 'gbu ‑la klɛ ɛɛ?»
13 'Bhɛɛ‑, Zaan 'bhɛ zikpaa‑ ‑o ni dɔɔ: «'Ka 'laa 'nisra 'plɛɛ 'ɛ baan' 'klalɛ‑ ‑a ba. ‑A 'plɛɛ ‑o gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ ‑kaa 'to 'bhɛɛ‑ ta.»
14 'Bhɛ blaan, 'ke 'srwase 'ke mu Zaan 'lrɔkpale 'ezin‑ dɔɔ: «'Bhɛɛ‑ 'o mɔɔ 'lɛɛ‑, 'o sɔ ‑mɛ pɛ za 'gbu ‑la klɛle‑ ɛɛ?» 'Bhɛ klɛle 'tɛ, 'ke Zaan 'a 'lɛkunle ‑o ni dɔɔ: «'Ka 'laa ‑gɔli' 'kunlɛ‑ mɛɛ mu 'kɔɔ kpaŋma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka 'laa 'lalɛ‑ mɛɛ 'kedo‑ 'kpɔ ta bhla ma. ‑O ‑sra yɛkɛ‑ 'la na 'ka ni ‑ka 'ka zrukpala 'bhɛɛ‑ ma.»
15 Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'yri 'yaa‑ Mɛɛ ‑Bhee Mi ‑kpɔsɔɔ Krisi 'ɛ 'nuza‑ 'ɛ ta. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'kpɛn 'yaa‑ ‑a pe zi ‑o 'kpee dɔɔ ‑dɔke' Zaan ‑le 'kɛle‑ ‑o.
16 ‑Ayile, 'ke Zaan 'a 'pele ‑o 'kpɛn ni dɔɔ: «'Mi ‑o 'ka 'wiiŋfɛ zii' ‑yi ba, 'duŋ‑ mɛɛ do nu nulɛ 'mi blaan, 'bhɛ ‑glɔɔ 'yiya‑ 'mi ni. Yaa sɔ dɔle‑ 'mi 'gbu 'kpee 'ke 'mi 'a gaan ma ‑sawla bhlɛ mu 'ɛ 'ploole‑ ‑yidan'. 'Bhɛ zan 'ɛ 'bhɛ ‑le nu 'ka 'wiiŋfɛlɛ *Lii 'Weŋ 'pegee 'tɛ 'le.
17 ‑Mlɔ ꞊pian ‑siɛn do ‑o ‑a 'kɔɔ, ‑yoo zan mɛɛ wlan mu pleŋgolɛ mɛɛ ‑yɔɔ' mu ma, 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑mlɔ bhɛ mu 'ɛ 'pegee ‑mlɔ ‑gboo mu 'ɛ bapian gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑. ‑E nu mɛɛ wlan mu 'ɛ 'kpalɛ‑ yrɛ ‑lrele' do nɔɔ‑ 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑mlɔ bhɛ mu 'kla beŋ 'yi gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑e nu mɛɛ ‑yɔɔ' mu 'ɛ 'krowolɛ 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑mlɔ ‑gboo mu 'ɛ blin 'tɛ 'la 'ke 'bhɛ 'laa lii ‑titi 'bhɛ 'yi gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑.»
18 Zaan ‑janwoa 'ebebele mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ni gɔnɛ‑ 'la bhe 'bhɛɛ‑ gbɛɛn‑ 'kee‑ zruwla ‑o 'kpee ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ‑bebe 'wolele.
19 'Duŋ‑ boolazi, Zaan 'a ꞊pia ‑janmatii Erɔdi ni dɔɔ 'bhɛ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'toŋ 'ɛ 'yisiɛla 'bhɛ 'bhɛ nɛɛnɛ‑ 'na Erodiadi klɛlawoa 'bhɛ 'na 'le bhe 'bhɛ ‑zayi'; 'bhɛ 'pegee 'bhɛ klɛza ‑yɔɔ ‑bebe 'bhɛɛke mu 'ɛ ‑zayi'.
20 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'yee‑ Erɔdi Zaan 'kunlawoa, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e 'bhɛ ꞊bwa ‑kaso 'yi bhe, 'bhɛ 'a klɛza ‑yɔɔ' mu 'ɛ baankpaa꞊.
Zesu 'wiiŋfɛyrɛ ‑yi ba
(Matie 3.13-17; Maki 1.9-11)
21 ‑Yrekpaa' do, mɛɛ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'yaa‑ nu 'zi ‑o wiiŋfɛyrɛ nɔɔ‑ ‑yi ba Zaan 'kɔɔ. Zesu ꞊nwa 'bhɛɛ‑ 'yi 'tɛ ‑a wiiŋfɛyrɛ ꞊nɔɔ ‑yi ba Zaan 'kɔɔ 'ezin‑. 'Bhɛ bhla 'ɛ ba 'ke waa 'yee‑ Zaan bɔlɛ ‑li ‑kaso 'yi. Zesu 'yaa‑ ‑a 'seriwo zii' ‑a 'wiiŋfɛ bhla 'ɛ ba, 'ke laflɛ' 'liigole.
22 'Bhɛɛ‑, 'ke *Lii 'Weŋ 'ɛ zinale ‑a ta 'bhii‑ ‑bhooladɔ maannɛ‑ do gbɛɛn‑. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑weli' do dale‑ laflɛ' 'yi 'ke 'bhɛ 'a 'pele dɔɔ: «'Bhi ‑le 'ke 'ŋ Gbe 'la ‑za sɔ 'ŋ ni 'egbɛnɛle 'bhɛ 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'bhi ‑le 'ŋ zrukpalaa 'egbɛnɛle.»
Zesu ‑gbɔɔ mu
(Matie 1.1-17)
23 Zesu ‑yaa' ye 'ɛ 'wole‑ zisaan‑ 'waati 'la ba 'ke ‑a lɛɛ ‑o lɛɛ mia do bhɛ vu. Mɔkpɛn' 'yaa‑ kun 'bhii‑ Zozɛfu gbe.
'Bhɛɛ‑ Eli gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zozɛfu 'le.
24 Mataati gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Eli 'le,
'bhɛɛ‑ Levi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Mataati 'le.
Mɛliki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Levi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Zanai gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Mɛliki 'le,
Zozɛfu 'bhɛɛke do gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zanai 'le.
25 Matatiasi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke 'bhɛ Zozɛfu 'ɛ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Amɔsi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Matatiasi 'le.
Naumu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Amɔsi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Esili gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Naumu 'le. Nagayi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke ‑Esili 'le.
26 Maati gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Nagayi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Matatiasi gbe ‑yaa 'ke Maati 'le.
Semeini gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Matatiasi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Yozɛsi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Semeini 'le.
Zoda gbe‑le ‑yaa 'ke Yozɛsi 'le.
27 Zoana gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zoda 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Reza gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zoana 'le.
Zorobabɛli gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Reza 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Salatiɛli gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zorobabɛli 'le.
Neri gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Salatiɛli 'le.
28 Mɛliki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Neri 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Adi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Mɛliki 'le.
Kosamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Adi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Elimadamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Kosamu 'le.
Eri gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Elimadamu 'le.
29 Zesu 'bhɛɛke do gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Eliezɛɛ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Eliezɛɛ gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke 'bhɛ Zesu 'bhɛɛke do 'ɛ 'le.
Zorimu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Eliezɛɛ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Mataati 'bhɛɛke do gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zorimu le.
Levi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke 'bhɛ Mataati 'ɛ 'le.
30 Simeɔn gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Levi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Zuda gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Simeɔn 'le.
Zozɛfu yaga mi 'ɛ gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zuda 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Zonamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke 'bhɛ Zozɛfu yaga mi 'ɛ 'le.
Eliakimu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zonamu 'le.
31 Melea gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Eliakimu 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Mena gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Matata 'le.
Matata gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Mena 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Natan gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Matata 'le.
Davidi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Natan 'le.
32 Yese gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Davidi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Zobɛdi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Yese 'le.
Boazi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zobɛdi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Salomɔ gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Boazi 'le.
Naasɔn gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Salomɔ 'le.
33 Aminadabu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Naasɔn 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Adimɛ gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Aminadabu 'le.
Arini gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Adimɛ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Esrɔn gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Arini 'le.
Farɛsi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Siromu 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Zuda 'bhɛɛke do gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Farɛsi 'le.
34 Zakɔbu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke 'bhɛ Zuda 'bhɛɛke do 'ɛ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Izaki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zakɔbu 'le.
Abraamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Izaki 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Tera gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Abraamu 'le.
Nakɔɔ gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Tera 'le.
35 Seruki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Nakɔɔ 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Ragawu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Seruki 'le.
Falɛki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Ragawu 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Ebɛri gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Falɛki 'le.
Sala gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Ebɛri 'le.
36 Kainamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Sala 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Arifasadi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Kainamu 'le.
Sɛmu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Arifasadi 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Noe gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Sɛmu 'le.
Lamɛki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Noe 'le.
37 Metusala gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Lamɛki 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Enɔki gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Metusala 'le.
Zarɛdi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Enɔki 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Maleliɛli gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Zarɛdi 'le.
Kainamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Maleliɛli 'le.
38 Enɔsi gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Kainamu 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ Sɛti gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Enɔsi 'le.
Adamu gbe ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Sɛti 'le;
'bhɛɛ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' Adamu ꞊kla.