8 Keseen, fô bonyii bò bɛɛ bó ɛmbeŋ e noo bò nu bokɛ' bo boŋkfu le, me ɛ no ŋgayte lɛ, fí jee lɛ bó emɛy nu bó ɛmbeŋ kɛ diɛwɛ me le. 9 [d]Geenɛn, ɛ́ bó nu sɛ ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ bó ewensɛn bô ye, ɛ́ wee gom kpwoon kɛnɛɛ diemsɛn ɛ bô wvú taashɛ no nu, njefo fí jee keetaashɛ enu nonɛn, ɛfey keekpwee bô ye yì ŋɛyɛɛn.
10 [e]Fô bonyii bò nu wase yéw e, me ɛ no ŋgayte lɛ kpwoon eyɛnè fô wvú egawsɛn bô dweese. Kɛ wvun nu nci ɛ wvú buy ɛ̂ me kɛ. Wvú buy ɛ ɛ̀ nu ɛ̂ Tata. 11 Geenɛn, ɛ́ wvú gawsɛn lo, tu wvú kɛŋke keemɛy enu wvú ɛmbeŋ. Ɛ́ ɛ̀ baa nu nonɛn, ɛ́ wvú kase tu yew dvu dweese ɛ bô wvú mancɛ mwɛɛm mum no nu. Ɛ ɛ̀ nu kɛ tɛn fí fì me ŋgayte ɛ̂ bolemsɛ lɛ kɛ diemsɛn kɛŋke keekuŋ kpwɛse kɛ.
12 Fô bomew bonyii le nu ɛ me ŋgayte ɛ̂ bó lɛ, ɛ́ wee wvù nu wee mbee kɛŋke kpwoon ɛ kpwoon wvudvu yaa nu kɛ wee mbee, ɛ kpwoon wvudvu kooŋke lɛ bô wvú enu, fo diemsɛn wvudvu ebvuse wvú kɛ. Fifin nu ɛ ɛ̀ gayte me. Kɛ ɛ̀ gayte Tata kɛ. 13 Kpwoon ɛ́ no kɛŋke dweese ɛ diemsɛn wvudvu yaa nu kɛ wee mbee, ɛ wvú kooŋke lɛ bô wvú enu, fo kpwoon wvudvu ebuy tɛn kɛ. 14 [f]Me njemyi nonɛn, njefo ɛ́ diemsɛn wvù yaa nu kɛ wee mbee kɛŋke kpwɛse ɛ ɛ̀ nu wee mbee, tu Nyo' joo kɛ wase wvú diɛwɛ wee we le nje kpwɛse. Kpwoon tɛn wvù yaa nu kɛ wee mbee ɛ́ no kɛŋke dweese ɛ ɛ̀ nu wee mbee, tu Nyo' joo kɛ wase wvú diɛwɛ wee we le nje dweese. Ɛ́ ɛ̀ baa nu nonɛn, tu kɛ boom bobole yuule kɛ. Geenɛn, no fí nu, nu ɛ bó yuule. 15 [g]Ɛ́ wee wvù yaa nu kɛ wee mbee nɛ ɛ no shieele keegawsɛn, ɛ́ bó cinɛ dvú. Ɛ́ fí kooy nonɛn fo diemsɛn kɛnɛɛ kpwoon wvù nu wee mbee ekpwaake lɛ wen kɛŋke kɛ keenu bô wvú kɛ. Nyo' to teŋe beene lɛ beene eceè ɛ ɛ̀ nu yî nyɛkeey e. 16 [h]Wo wvù kpwoon, wo kee fɛɛ lɛ kɛ ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wo ke ege ɛ́ Nyo' eboyse dwee wo? Ɛ wo wvù diemsɛn kee tɛn fɛɛ lɛ kɛ ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wo ke ege ɛ́ Nyo' eboyse kpwɛɛ wo?
29 [p]Boom bo bwɛɛm e, fiɛɛ fì me njemyi nu lɛ kefew kfufe wase baay keejewsee yî mwɛɛm mvu yî nshɛ le fɛn e. Ɛ kɛw yî keseen e ɛ gɛn lo, bonyii bò kɛŋke wase bokɛnɛ enù diɛwɛ kɛ bó kɛŋke kɛ. 30 Ɛ́ bonyii bò beele kpwe enù diɛwɛ kɛ bó beele kɛ, ɛ́ bò laŋlaŋe enù diɛwɛ kɛ fiɛɛ jee bó le kɛ, ɛ́ bò guyte mwɛɛm enù diɛwɛ bó baa kɛŋke naa lo fiɛɛ kɛ. 31 [q]Ɛ́ bonyii bò gee mwɛɛm yî woŋ wvun e enù diɛwɛ kɛ bó kɛŋke naa lo fiɛɛ keege bô woŋ wvun kɛ. Me njemyi nɛn, njefo woŋ wvun no wvú nu keseen nɛn, nu ɛ wvú fele lo.
32 Me ŋgomte lɛ ben enù ɛ fiɛɛ yaa jewsee ben kɛ. Wee wvù nu sɛ kpwoon ké no gɛɛle bvufee yî saaka wvu ɛkumɛ Tata le no ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú egeè kɛ ɛ ɛ̀ nu fiɛɛ fì Tata eyuuke njoŋ bô wvú. 33 [r]Ɛ wee wvù kɛŋke kpwoon ké no gɛɛle bvufee ɛ ɛ̀ nu yî mwɛɛm mvu yî woŋ wvun e no ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú egee fiɛɛ fì ye ejee kpwɛse. 34 Ɛ wvú mum no nu ɛ bvufee bwew ɛ gawsɛn. Ɛ̀ nu kɛ lɛŋlɛŋ no fi kpwoon kɛnɛɛ ŋgon kpwoon wvù baa kɛŋke diemsɛn e nu. Wvú ké no gɛɛle bvufee yî saaka wvu ɛkumɛ Tata le no ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú enya ɛkolɛ kew bô fitele fiew ficii ɛ̂ wvú. Ɛ wvù kɛŋke diemsɛn ké no gɛɛle bvufee ɛ ɛ̀ nu yî mwɛɛm mvu yî woŋ wvun e no ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú egeè fiɛɛ fì ye ejee dweese. 35 Me njemyi nɛn kɛ keenfi lo ben. Kɛ ɛ̀ nu lɛ me ŋgomte keembaŋ je fô wee mvu le kɛ. Me ŋgomte ɛ ɛ̀ nu lɛ wee ekiɛɛ fiɛɛ fì nu lɛŋ, wvu lɛ ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú elemte fô Tata le bô fitele fimwaaŋ ɛ bvufee bwew baa gawsɛn kɛ.
36 Ɛ́ diemsɛn leyte wan kpwoon, ɛ nɛ ɛ no yɛne lɛ gee diwene fô wan kpwoon wvudvu le baa nu lɛŋ kɛ, ɛ ye ŋɛyte wase wvú baay, ɛ fí nu kɛ lɛ bó etaashɛ enu, ɛ́ wvú ge no wvú shieele, taashɛ bô kpwoon wvudvu. Tu wvú baa ge kebefɛ kɛ. 37 Geenɛn, diemsɛn wvù nu ɛ lese lo fô fitele fiew e lɛ kɛ wen nu etaashɛ enu bô kpwoon wvù wvú leyte kɛ, ɛ wee yaa kane wvú lɛ bó etaashɛ kɛ, ɛ wvú wensene tɛn bô ye ye, ɛ lese lo fô fitele fiew e lɛ kɛ bô wvù nu etaashɛ kɛ, [s] tu wvú nu ɛ ge lɛŋ. 38 Fí mum ɛ̀ no nu lɛ, wee wvù nu ɛ taashɛ ɛ no nu bô kpwɛse wvù wvú leyte nu ɛ ge kɛ lɛŋ. Geenɛn, wee wvù baa taashɛ bô we kpwɛse nu ɛ ge naa lɛŋ baay. [t] 39 [u]Kpwoon ké no nu kpwɛɛ wee seke dweese bɛɛ dvú. Geenɛn, ɛ́ dweese nɛlo ɛ kpwe, tu ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ wvú egɛn ɛ̂ diemsɛn mvu le wvù wvú shieele ɛ́ bô wvú etaashɛ enu, ɛ wvuwɛ wee kɛŋke keenu wee Tata. 40 Geenɛn, no me n'yɛne fiem nu ɛ́ kpwoon wvudvu mɛy lo nonɛn, ɛ́ wvú eyuuke lo njoŋ baay. Me njemyi nɛn, ɛ me ŋkee lɛ me ŋkɛŋke tɛn Keyoy ke Nyo' le.
<- 1Kol ɛn 61Kol ɛn 8 ->- a 1Tɛs 4:3-4
- b Ɛfɛ 5:21-29
- c Mat 19:11-12; 1Kol 12:11
- d 1Tim 5:14
- e Mat 5:32; 19:9
- f Lum 11:16
- g 14:33; Lum 12:18; 14:19; 2Kol 13:11; Kolo 3:15; Ibu 12:14
- h 1Bi 3:1
- i Gal 5:1
- j Lum 2:25-29; Gal 5:6
- k Ɛfɛ 6:6; Flm 16; 1Bi 2:16
- l 6:20
- m 1Tim 1:12-14
- n Yɛli 16:1-4; Lem 14:22; 1Tɛs 1:6; 3:3-4
- o Luk 21:23
- p Lum 13:11-13; 1Bi 4:7; Fili 4:5
- q 1Jon 2:17
- r Luk 14:20
- s Kɛnɛɛ lɛ, “… keekɛŋke kɛ lo wvú diɛwɛ kpwɛse wvù wvú leyte le,”
- t 36 Kɛnɛɛ lɛ, “Ɛ́ wee kɛŋke waa we ɛ nɛ ɛ no yɛne lɛ kɛ wen gee bô waa wen ɛ̂ je yi lɛŋ e kɛ, ɛ wan wvudvu ɛ kpwese wase ɛ wvú yɛne lɛ ɛ̀ be nulo ɛ́ wan enu bô diemsɛn, ɛ́ wvú ge no wvú yɛne, cinɛ ɛ waa we taashɛ no nu bô dweese, tu wvú baa ge kebefɛ kɛ. 37 Geenɛn, wee wvù nu ɛ lese lo fô fitele fiew e lɛ kɛ wen nu enya waa wen ɛ̂ diemsɛn kɛ, ɛ wee yaa kane wvú lɛ wvú enya kɛ, ɛ wvú kɛŋke tɛn mvuŋgay keege fiɛɛ fì wvú shieele, ɛ lese lo fô fitele fiew e lɛ kɛ wen nu enya waa wen ɛ̂ diemsɛn kɛ, tu wvú nu ɛ ge lɛŋ. 38 Fí ɛ mum ɛ no nu lɛ, wee wvù nu ɛ nya waa we ɛ̂ diemsɛn nu ɛ ge kɛ lɛŋ. Geenɛn, wee wvù baa nya we ɛ̂ diemsɛn nu ɛ ge naa lɛŋ baay.”
- u Lum 7:2-3