1 Am tuɣa ittẓaǧa deg ijj n wemcan, imsar, umi ikemmeř Netta taẓaǧit nnes, aqa ijjen zeg imeḥḍaren nnes inna as: “A Siditneɣ, seřmed aneɣ ad neẓẓaǧ am mammec tuɣa Yuḥanna isseřmad ɛawed imeḥḍaren nnes.” [a] 2 Yasuɛ inna asen: “Meřmi ma teẓẓuǧem, inim:

‘Babatneɣ i iǧan deg ijenwan,

ad ittwaqeddes Isem nnec,

ad dd-tas Tgeldit nnec,

ad tᵉttwagg am mammec texsed Cek,

am deg ujenna, ammu ɛawed di temmurt.

3 Ewc aneɣ kuř ass aɣrum nneɣ i kuř ass,

4 uca ɣfar aneɣ ddnub nneɣ,

minzi uřa d neccin nsameḥ i marra

inni dayneɣ ittursen.

War d aneɣ ssidif ca deg ujarreb,

maca senjem aneɣ zeg umɛeffan.’ ”

5 Xenni inna asen: “Man wen zzaywem i ɣar iǧa ijj n umeddukkeř, ad ɣares iraḥ deg wezyen n ǧiřet uca ad as ini: ‘A ameddukkeř, arḍeř ayi třata n tecnifin, [b] 6 minzi ijj n umeddukkeř inu, ixecc-dd ɣari zeg usafar, war ɣari min d as ɣa qeddmeɣ!’, 7 uca xenni ad xas dd-yarr umeddukkeř nnes zi daxeř, ad as yini: ‘War dd ayi ttṣeddaɛ, tawwart tbelleɛ u tarwa aqa-tt akidi di tassut, war zemmareɣ ad dd-kkareɣ maḥend ad ac wceɣ aɣrum.’ 8 Ad awem iniɣ, mařa war dd-ikkar ḥima ad as iwc umi netta d ameddukkeř nnes, iwa ad dd-ikkar ad as iwc mecḥař ma iḥdaj x ssibbet n řewɛaret n umeddukkeř nnes.

9 Ad awem iniɣ: Ttarem, xenni ad awem immewc, arzum, xenni ad tafem, ssqarqbem, xenni ad awem arezmen. [c] 10 Minzi marra wi ɣa ittaren ad iksi, u wi ɣa yarzun ad yaf, u wi ɣa issqarqben ad as ittwarzem. 11 Niɣ din jar awem babas, wenni umi d as i ɣa ittar mmis aɣrum, ad as iwc aẓru? Niɣ umi ɣa ittar asřem, ad as iwc afiɣar deg wemcan n wesřem? [d] 12 Niɣ mařa ittar zzayes tameǧač, ad as iwc taɣarḍent? 13 Mařa kenniw, inni iǧan d iɛeffanen, tessnem ad tewcem timewca tiṣebḥanin i tarwa nwem, mecḥař s waṭṭas ad iwc Babatwem i iǧan deg ijenwan Arruḥ Iqeddsen i yinni d as t ittaren!”

14 Umi issuffeɣ Netta ijj n cciṭan agnaw, imsar, awarni řami issuffeɣ cciṭan nni, aqa agnaw ibda issawař. Uca xenni itebhet řɣaci marra. [e] 15 Maca ca zzaysen nnan: “Issuffuɣ ccwaṭen s Bᵉɛalzabub, ameqqran n ccwaṭen.” [f] 16 Inneɣni jarrben t, ttaren zzayes ict n řeɛřamet zeg ujenna.

17 Maca Netta yargeb x ixarriṣen nsen, inna asen: “Kuř tageldit i ibḍan x yixef nnes ad tᵉttwareddeǧ u taddart i ibḍan x yixef nnes, ad tewḍa. [g] 18 Mařa ibḍa cciṭan x yixef nnes, mammec ɣa teqqim tgeldit nnes? Minzi kenniw teqqarem belli Necc ssuffuɣeɣ ccwaṭen s Bᵉɛalzabub. 19 Mařa Necc ssuffuɣeɣ ccwaṭen s Bᵉɛalzabub, s minzi i ten ssuffuɣen tarwa nwem? S uyenni ad iřin nitni d lquḍat xawem. 20 Maca mařa tuɣa s uḍaḍ n AREBBI i zi ssuffuɣeɣ ccwaṭen, xenni aqa tqarreb-dd ɣarwem Tgeldit n AREBBI. 21 Min ɣa yekk weryaz ijehden iḥezzmen s řesnaḥ ittɛessa x řemraḥ nnes, ad yiři wagřa nnes di řaman. 22 Maca meřmi i dd ɣa yas wenni iǧan d jjiheř xas, uca ad t iɣřeb, aqa netta ad as ikkes řesnaḥ min xef tuɣa ittcař, uca ad ibḍa min tuɣa zzayes iksi.

23 Wenni war iǧin akidi, aqa-t ḍidd inu u wenni war kidi issmunin, aqa netta ittzeǧaɛ.” [h]

24 “Xmi ɣa iffeɣ řaryaḥ amengus zi bnadem, ad icuq deg imucan war daysen bu waman, ad yarzu arraḥet uca xmi war tt ittif, ad yini: ‘Ad ɛeqbeɣ ɣar taddart inu tenni zi dd-ffɣeɣ.’ [i] 25 Xmi dd ɣa yas, ad tt yaf, tfarḍ, teɛdeř. 26 Xenni ad iraḥ, ad iksi sebɛa n řaryaḥ nneɣni iɛeffanen xas, ad dd-adfen uca ad zedɣen dinni. Xenni ad idweř uneggar n bnadem nni d aɛeffan mahu x mammec t tuɣa ɣar umezwar.” [j]

27 Am issawař s uya, tessgeɛɛed ict n temɣart zi řɣaci tmijja nnes, tenna as: “Sseɛd n uɛeddis i Cek iksin u tabbuct i zi tᵉṭṭḍed!” 28 Netta inna: “Sseɛd n yinni ittesřan awař n AREBBI uca ḥeffḍen t.” [k]

29 Am tuɣa imun řɣaci, ibda iqqar: “Ttaṣiřet-a d taɛeffant tᵉttᵉttar řeɛřamet, war d as tᵉttmewci řeɛřamet mɣir řeɛřamet n Yunus anabi. [l] 30 Minzi am mammec tuɣa Yunus d řeɛřamet i aytbab n Ninwa, ammu i ɣa yiři Mmis n bnadem ɛawed d řeɛřamet i jjiř-a. 31 Tajeǧidt n ljanub ad tekkar deg wass n lḥisab ak-d yeryazen n jjiř-a, ad ten tḥaseb. Minzi tusa-dd zi tneggarut n temmurt, ḥima ad tseř i tiɣit n Suliman. Xzar, aqa da wenni imɣaren x Suliman. [m] 32 Iryazen n Ninwa ad dd-kkaren deg wass n lḥisab ak-d jjiř-a uca ad t ḥasben, minzi nitni tuben awarni i ubarreḥ n Yunus. Xzar, aqa da wenni imɣaren x Yunus!” [n]

33 Uřa d ijj war issreqqi řqendiř uca issrusa t deg wemcan inuffaren niɣ sadu řmud n imendi, maca issrusa i-t x řmerfeɛ, ḥima inni dd ɣa yadfen ad ẓaren tfawt. [o] 34 Řqendiř n arrimet nnec d tiṭṭ nnec. Mařa tiṭṭ nnec teṣfa, ad tiři tfawt uřa di marra arrimet nnec. Mařa tiṭṭ nnec d taɛeffant, uřa d arrimet nnec ad tiři d taǧest. [p] 35 Ḥḍa xenni, ḥima tafawt i dayek iǧan, war tᵉttiři d taǧest. 36 Mařa marra arrimet nnec teccur s tfawt, war dayes uřa d ijj n uɣezdis ibarrcen, xenni ad dayes tiři tfawt kuřci am mammec xmi yareqq řqendiř s uceɛɛař nnes.”

37 Am tuɣa issawař s man aya, iɛarḍ i-t ijj n Ufarisi ɣar umecři akides. Xenni yudef, iqqim ɣar ṭṭabřa. [q] 38 Umi t iẓra Ufarisi, itebhet minzi Netta war issird ca d amezwar qbeř i umecři. [r]

39 Maca Yasuɛ inna as: “Kenniw, a Ifarisiyyen, tessizdagem barra n řkas d ṭṭebṣi, maca di daxeř nwem tcurrem s ṭṭmeɛ n tkeccaḍt d řɣar. [s] 40 Kenniw, a ifɣař, ma war iǧi Wenni iggin min iǧan ɣar barra, igga uřa d min iǧan daxeř? 41 Maca mařa ad tewcem marra min iǧan daxeř d ṣṣedqet, xzar, marra min daywem ad yiři d amezdag.” [t]

42 Maca uct xawem, a Ifarisiyyen minzi tᵉttɛeccaram nneɛnaɛ d wazar d marra tibbi, maca tejjim řḥukm d tayri n AREBBI ɣar uɣezdis. Iwa ittxeṣṣa awem ad teggem timesřayin-a, nhřa ma ad tᵉttum inneɣni. [u]

43 Uct xawem, a Ifarisiyyen, minzi iɛjeb awem ad teqqimem x řekrasi n zzat di temzidawin u iɛjeb awem ad xawem seǧmen iwdan di řeswaq. [v]

44 Uct xawem, a imseřmaden n idlisen d Ifarisiyyen, kenniw, a imnafqen, minzi kenniw tᵉtteggem am yimeḍřan idduryen min xef gguren iwdan am war ssinen.” [w]

45 Ijjen zeg imseřmaden n idlisen iṭṭef deg wawař, inna as: “A Amseɣɣar, aqa xmi teqqared aya, tessfeṭṭaḥed aneɣ uřa d neccin.”

46 Maca Netta inna: “Uct xawem, a imseřmaden n idlisen, minzi tessarebbum řeḥmuř iḍeqřen i tkessit x iwdan, maca kenniw s yixef nwem war tᵉttḥidim řeḥmuř nni uřa s ijjen zeg iḍewḍan nwem! [x]

47 Uct xawem, minzi tbennam imeḍřan n inabiyyen, am řejdud nwem nɣin ten. [y] 48 S man aya tneɛɛmem, aqa kenniw tareṭṭam s min ggin řejdud nwem, minzi nitni nɣin ten uca kenniw tbennam imeḍřan nsen. 49 S uyenni tiɣit n AREBBI tenna: “Aqa ad asen dd-ssekkeɣ inabiyyen d rrusul. Ad aẓẓřen nitni x ca zzaysen uca ad ten nɣen, [z] 50 ḥima ad ttwattaren zi jjiř-a idammen n marra inabiyyen i ittwassizzřen zeg wami tᵉttwagg ddunect: 51 zeg idammen n Habil ař idammen n Zakariyya, wenni nɣin jar Zzawect Tameqqrant d uɛalṭar! Wah, ad awem iniɣ belli ggur ad ttwattaren idammen nsen zi jjiř-a. [aa]

52 Uct xawem, a imseřmaden n idlisen, minzi tkessim tisarutin n tussna. Kenniw s yixef nwem war tᵉttidfem u inni ittadfen, tᵉṭṭfem ten.” [bb]

53 Am tuɣa akidsen issawař s uya, bdan imseřmaden n idlisen d Ifarisiyyen ttḍaddan t aṭṭas. Ffugmen, ḥeccen x wawařen nnes, 54 uca ggin zzayes s tḥraymect aṭṭas, arezzun ad t ṭṭfen s ca zeg uqemmum nnes, ḥima ad t ḍeřmen.