Ɛkáti Bɛtɨk Bǒnto 27:7-44

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⁷Sɛ́ré nók sɛ́ndɔkɔ nɔkɔ pɛtii ndǔ mpǎy manywɔp. Sɛ́bhɔ́ŋ bɛyǎ ɛsɔŋɔri kɛ sɛ́chwɔp kɛ́kwɔ́t nɛ Kɨnídɔs. Mbʉ́ɛ́p ataŋataŋ kɛka sɛ́ndɔ́k ámbɨ. Sɛ́mɔ́kɔ́ri sɛ́rɔ́bhɛ́ nók sɛ́mfʉɛrɛ nɔkɔ chi ɛbhě Krɛt ɛnɛ́ nnyɛ́n nɛ́chí tɨ̌í, kɛ́kwɔ́t nɛ njiɛ Salmɔ́nɛ.

⁸Babhʉɛ́p áchyɛ́ bhɛsɛ bɛyǎ ɛsɔŋɔri, sɛ́ré rɔ́ŋ pɛti pɛti, sɛ́mfʉɛrɛ nɔkɔ ɛbhě Krɛt ɛyɔ kpát sɛ́chwɔ́p ndǔ nɛbhʉɛt anɛ bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ́ Ɛrɨ́tɨ́ Nɛchyɛ̌nyɛ́n, kɛ́kwɔ́t nɛ ɛtɔk Lásea.

⁹Sɛ́naŋ sɛ́chɔ́ŋti nyaka bɛyǎ mpok nɛ bɛkɔ ndu achwǐnyɛ́n ɛrɔp chi ndak anɛ́ nɛpɛ́m nɛ nɛwú mbɔnyunɛ Ɛpǎ Nɛfoŋorǐ Bɛbʉ́ ɛnaŋ ɛfʉɛt nyaka nɛ mpok babhʉɛ́p ataŋataŋ akwáy. Ɛ̌ti yɔ, Pɔ̌l achyɛ bhɔ maniɛ bɛ,

¹⁰“Bɔta, ngɔ bɛ́ mbák sɛ́ndɔ́k ambɨ nɛ nɛkɔ ɛnɛn chɔŋ ɛsɔŋɔri ɛ́mfú, bɛyǎ mɛ́nɛ́mɛ́ mɛ́mbak, puyɛ́ ndiɛrɛ nɛ áchwí nɛ batu, kɛ nɛ bapɛ́m ayɛsɛ nkwɔ.”

¹¹Kɛ mǔnti batɛmɛ́ nɛnu afyɛ́ ntí ndǔ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ mǔngo bakʉ̌ bɛtɨk amɛm áchwí nɛ mmǔ anɛ ábhɔ́ŋ áchwí bárɛ̀m ɛcha ɛnɛ́ Pɔ̌l árɛ̀m.

¹²Nɛchyɛ̌ nyɛ́n ɛnɛ́n bábhɨ̀ŋɨ bɛ́ Ɛrɨtí Nɛchyɛ̌nyɛ́n nɛ́chí nyaka raŋáraŋa kɛbhák sayri bɛ́ sɛ́nchɔ́kɔ́ arɛ́ sɛ́nóŋ mpok anɛ mbʉ́ɛ́p ataŋataŋ anɛ anu mpok mbaŋ ákwɛ̀n ámáy. Ɛ́kʉ́ bɛyǎ bo abhɛn bákʉ̀ bɛtɨk amɛm áchwí báré yáŋ mbi bɛ́rɔ́ŋ Foiniks. Foiniks abhak nɛchyɛ̌nyɛn Krɛt ɛnɛn áchwí ate arɛ́ bɛcháy ti, yɛ chí ndǔ mpok yɔ.

¹³Ɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ tat, mandú mbʉ́ɛ́p abho bɛ́fók bɛ́fú ɛbhe manyu nɛ bo bakaysi bɛ chɔŋ mɛnyɨŋ mɛ́mbak sayri. Báya yɛ ndo báfɛ́rɛ anyɛ́n, babho mɛnok bɛrɔŋ ambɨ mámfʉɛrɛ nɔkɔ nɛkʉ nnyɛ́n.

¹⁴Kɛ ɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ tat, mbʉ́ɛ́p ataŋataŋ anɛ átwɔ̀ nɛ bɛyǎ mpɛ́rɛ́nyɛn abho mɛnu, bɛ́fú atú ɛtɔk anɛ mmok, áfù arɛ. Bábhɨŋɨ nyaka mbʉ́ɛ́p wu bɛ Mbʉ́ɛ́p Nɔt-Is bɛkoŋo atú anɛ wu áfù.

¹⁵Nɛ mpok mbʉ́ɛ́p ǎdɛp áchwí, sɛ́kɛpɛrɛ kway mɛ́nok bɛrɔŋ tɛbhɛ tɛbhɛ nɛ mbʉ́ɛ́p. Sɛ́kpɨ́k sɛ́rɔ́ bɛ wu ámpɔ́kɔ́ áchwí.

¹⁶Sɛ́rɔ́k sɛ́ré fʉɛt chi ansɛm mɔ́kpɔkɔ́ mmɨk anɛ ate nnyɛ́n. Aka nnyɛ́n bɛ Kaúda. Mmɨkɨ yɔ achɛ́t mbʉ́ɛ́p mandú. Ɛyɔ ɛ́kwák bhɛsɛ, sɛ́nú sɛya áchwí nɨŋɨnɨŋɨ anɛ achi anɛt áchwí bɛ ákɛ́ rakati ansɛm áchwí.

¹⁷Sɛ́sɔ́t manɨk sɛ́gwɔ́t áchwí wu amfay anɛ sɛchi amɛm ndɔŋ nɛ ndɔŋ ɛnyu ɛnɛ́ ápú kwáy bɛ́dákáti áyák. Bakʉ̌-bɛtɨk amɛm áchwi báré cháy bɛ chɔŋ áchwí ándɔk ampaŋ ndǔ ɛ̌siɛ́p ɛnɛ ɛ́chí ndǔ ɛbhɔ́k manyu ɛnɛ ɛtɔk Sitis. Ɛ́kʉ́ báfɛ́rɛ ndo mámɛ́sɛ anyɛ́n, bɛ́, ndǔ áchwí áyà wu, mbʉ́ɛ́p ákɛ́pɛrɛ pɔkɔ́ wu tontó. Bákʉ́ nɔ́kɔ́ nɔ́, bárɔ́ mbʉ́ɛ́p árɔ́bhɛ wu pɔkɔ́ áchwí.

¹⁸Ndu mbʉ́ɛ́p ataŋataŋ ádɛ̀p áchwí ywɛsɛ, are jaŋari mbɔ bɛ ǎyaŋ bɛbɛt. Nɛ́yí nɔ́kɔ́, bábhó mɛ́mɛ́sɛ batu ányɛn.

¹⁹Ɛ́gháká nɔ́kɔ́ manywɔp árát, bǒ bɛtɨk babho bɛ́fɛ́rɛ mbɔk mɛnyɨŋ áchwí mbɔ manɨk nɛ bɛchak mánto nɔkɔ anyɛ́n.

²⁰Mbʉ́ɛ́p ataŋataŋ ándɔkɔ nɔkɔ chí ambɨ ndǔ bɛyǎ manywɔp. Nɛ ngósí mmok kɛtyɛ́, nɛ bɛti bɔ́ kɛghɔ́ mambe. Ɛnyuyɔ̌ ɛnyuyɔ, kpátɛ sɛ́fɛ́rɛ ntɨ sɛ́rɛ́m bɛ́ ndak ywɛsɛ ámay.

²¹Bo mánaŋ bátat nyaka kɛnyiɛ́ nɛnyíɛ́, ɛ́kʉ́ Pɔ̌l afate ate nɛ́ntɨ́ ɛnap arɛm bɛ, “Bɔta, mbɔ bǎghók ɛyɔŋ ɛya mbʉ́ sɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ fá Krɛt sɛmbɔŋ nchɔŋtí nɛ mbʉ́ mɛ́nɛ́mɛ́ ɛbhɛn bɛ́pú.

²²Kɛ nɛ́nɛ, nchí ghati bhe bɛ, yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmǔ ywɛka ámbɔ́ŋ nɛtaŋántɨ́! Chɔŋ áchwí ánɛm kɛ yɛ̌ mmu apu gu.

²³Ndɨ́ŋɨ́ nɔ mbɔnyunɛ ndǔ nkubhɛ bɛti ɛbhɛn Mandɛm anɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ mɛ́, Mandɛm anɛ mɛ̌chyɛ kɛnókó, ató ángɛl aywi átwɔ́ áté mɛ nɛpak mmʉɛt,

²⁴árɛ́m bɛ, ‘Pɔ̌l, kɛbhɔ́ŋ bɛcháy. Ɔ́bhɔŋ bɛ́té bɛsí Mfɔ Rom. Nɛ ɛ̌ti bɛrɨ̌ndu Mandɛm nɛ wɔ, ǎpɛ́mɛ́ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu anɛ ɔ́kɔ̀ nɛ yi.’

²⁵Bɔtá, yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu ywɛka ámbɔ́ŋ yɛ́ nɛtaŋántɨ. Mbɔ̌ŋ nɛka nɛ Mandɛm, nɛ ndɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛ́ chɔŋ ɛ́mbak mbɔnyǔ yí árɛ́mɛ́.

²⁶Kɛ mbʉ́ɛ́p ábhɔŋ bɛ́pɔ́kɔ chɔŋ bhɛsɛ kpát áchwí andɔk ántu mmʉɛt ndǔ ɛtɔkɔfú ɛnɛ́ nnyɛ́n nɛ́kábhɛ́.”

²⁷Ɛ́gháka nɔ́kɔ́ nɛ́ntɨ́ bɛ̌ti, ndǔ nywɔp ɛnɛn nɛ́kú manywɔp byó nɛ ánwi, ndǔ mbʉ́ɛ́p ápɔ̀kɔ bhɛsɛ́ bɛkɨŋɨ manyu Adriya bɛti bhɔ, bǒ abhɛn bákʉ̀ bɛtɨk amɛm áchwí bákáysi bɛ nɛ́kú nnyɛ́n nɛ́náŋ nɛ́chí kɛ́kwɔ́t.

²⁸Ɛ́kʉ́ básɔ́t nnɨk anɛ básɛrɛ ndo arɛ́, mámɛ́sɛ ndo anyɛ́n bɛ mándɨŋɨ ɛnyǔ nnyɛ́n nɛchwe amɨk. Bághɔ́ bɛ mmɨkɨ nyɛ́n arɔp mbɔ mɛta bɛsa bɛpay. Bɛ́rɔŋ ambɨ mandú, bápɛt bákʉ nɔ, bághɔ́ bɛ mmɨkɨ nyɛ́n arɔp bɔ mɛta ɛsǎ nsɛm byo.

²⁹Báré cháy bɛ chɔŋ mbʉ́ɛ́p ámpɔkɔ áchwí wu ándɔk ántɛm ndǔ sɛtárɛ́bhɛ́, nɛ́kú nnyɛ́n. Báfɛ́rɛ yɛ baro ánwi ansɛm áchwí mámɛ́sɛ anyɛ́n bɛ́ andɔ́p téé, báré nɨkmʉɛt bɛ́ nywɔp nɛ́njí nɛ́nkwɛ́sɛ́ bhɔ.

³⁰Bakʉ̌-bɛtɨk amɛm áchwí báré yáŋ mbi bɛpɛmɛ mmʉɛt ɛyap. Básɔt áchwí nɨŋɨnɨŋɨ anɛ́ básɛ́rɛ́ amfay básɛ́bhɛ anyɛ́n bɛ manok manko abhɨ kɛ bákɔt ngɛpti mbɔ bɛ bárɔ̀ŋ bɛfɛrɛ chi baro áchák ambɨ áchwí mánsɛbhɛ anyɛ́n.

³¹Kɛ Pɔ̌l ághɔ́ nɔ́kɔ́ nɔ, aghati mǔnti batɛmɛ́ nɛnu nɛ bǒbhi bɛ, “Mbák bakʉ̌ bɛtɨk abhɛn áchwí mámfú, yɛ̌ mmú ywɛka apú pɛ́m.”

³²Ɛ́kʉ́ batɛmɛ́ nɛnu bákpɔ́ti manɨk anɛ ákɛ̀m áchwí bárɔ́ bɛ nnyɛ́n nɛ́ndɔbhɛ wu pɔkɔ́ wú.

³³Ndǔ mbaŋ ábhó bɛ́kaŋari, Pɔ̌l anɨk bɔ́ mankɛm mmʉɛt bɛ mányiɛ nɛnyíɛ́. Arɛm bɛ, “Ɛchɔŋ chí manywɔp byó nɛ anwi ɛnɛ́ bǎbhɨkɨ tɔk awɔ anyu ndǔ bǎbhɔŋɔ bɛcháy antɨ.

³⁴Nchí ghati yɛ bhe bɛ manyíɛ́ nɛnyíɛ́ bɛ nɛnchyɛ bhe bɛtaŋ. Yɛ̌ ɛkak ɛmɛnɛ́nti mmǔ yɛka ɛpu nɛm.”

³⁵Pɔ̌l árɛ́m nɔ́kɔ́ nɔ́, asɔt brɛt anɨkmʉɛt achyɛ bakak ntá Mandɛm bɛsí bhap mankɛm, abɔ́k abho mɛ́nyiɛ́.

³⁶Ɛyɔ ɛ́fyɛ́ yɛ́ bɔ́ ntɨ, básɔ́t nɛnyíɛ́ mányíɛ́.

³⁷Bɛsɛ́ mankɛm abhɛn sɛ́chí nyaka amɛm áchwí sɛ́bhák bo bɛsa byó nɛ bɛ́rát nsɛm nɛkú nɛ amɔt.(276)

³⁸Yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu anyíɛ́ nɛnyíɛ́ ajwi, báfɛ́rɛ yɛ batǔ amɛm nchwi ankɛm mamɛsɛ anyɛ́n bɛ áchwí amfʉɛp.

³⁹Mbaŋ ákáŋári nɔ́kɔ́, bághɔ́ ngɔkɔnyɛ́n kɛ bakʉ̌ bɛtɨk kɛrɨŋɨ mmɨk ɛyɔ. Kɛ bághɔ́ ɛ̌fabhɛ́ nyɛ́n nɛ ɛ̌siɛ́p arɛ, bákáysi bɛ ngufú bákwày bɛ́tɛ́mɛ arɛ́ mámfu mǎnkó ɛbhɨ.

⁴⁰Bákpɔ́ti manɨk anɛ́ baro bárɔ́ yɔ ankɛm anyɛ́n. Bákáŋari manɨk anɛ bagwɔ́rɛ mɛnyǔ nsɔm nɛ yɔ, básɛ́bhɛ nsɔm anyɛ́n bɛ mánók áchwí. Bátɛ́n ndɛn ɛnɛ ɛ́kɛ̀m mbʉ́ɛ́p amfay bɛ ampɔkɔ áchwí ankɔ, babho bɛrɔŋ angɔkɔnyɛ́n.

⁴¹Áchwi arɔk achwe ndu ntó ɛ̌siɛ́p ɛnɛ babhɨkɨ re ghaka angɔkɔnyɛ́n. Ntí áchwí ápaŋ arɛ. Bɛtaŋ ɛbhɛn mbʉ́ɛ́p bɛ́kʉ mpɛ́rɛ́nyɛn ɛ́rákáti nnɛt áchwí.

⁴²Batɛmɛ́ nɛnu bábhɔ́ŋ nkaysi bɛway bǒkɛnɔŋ mankɛm bɛ yɛ̌ amɔt ákɛ́ bhɔ́ŋ mbi bɛghɔk nnyɛ́n ámbwɛ́.

⁴³Kɛ mǔnti batɛmɛ́ nɛnu ǎyáŋ nyaka bɛ́pɛ́mɛ Pɔ̌l. Ɛ́kʉ́ akɛ chyɛ batɛmɛ́ nɛnu mbi bɛ́wáy bǒkɛnɔŋ. Achyɛ ɛyɔŋ chí bɛ yɛ̌ agha anɛ árɨ́ŋɨ́ bɛghɔk nnyɛ́n ánjámbɨ ángɔ́k ánkó ɛbhɨ.

⁴⁴Yí bɛ́ bǒ abhɛn bábhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ bɛghɔk nnyɛ́n mánkɛ́m bɛbhɔ́k ɛnɔk nɛ bɛbhɔ́k áchwí anɛ ádákáti mánkwák mmʉɛt mǎnkó ɛbhɨ. Ɛnyu ɛyɔ kɛ ɛ́fákárí kɛ bhɛsɛ́ mankɛm sɛ́kó ɛbhɨ nyɔ́rɛ́ɛ́.