22 Akɛmɛ baghɔkɔ́ Jɔ̌n bɛ, “Pɛt ka nsɛm ghati Jɔ̌n mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bǎghɔ́ nɛ ɛbhɛn bághókó bo bárɛ̀m: Bǎghók nɛ bǎghɔ́ bɛ manɛ́mámɨk bághɔ̀ mbaŋ nɛ́nɛ, nɛ bakɛm báfáté bákɔ̀. Bǒ ɛbhaŋákwa bátáŋ nɛ babhók bághòk mbaŋ. Bawú bápɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m nɛ bághàti bachɛ́bhɛ́bho Mbok Ndɨ́ndɨ́.
23 Nɛ ɛ́rɨ ɛcha ntá mmǔ anɛ ápú kwɛ́n ndǔ bɛbʉ́ ɛ̌ti mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn mɛ̌kʉ̀.”
24 Bapɔkɔ́ ntó Jɔ̌n bhɔ bápɛ́rɛ́ nɔ́kɔ́ nsɛm, Yesu abho bɛrɛm ntá bɛyǎ bo abhɛn bárɔ́ŋɔ́ nɛbhʉɛt anɛ yi achi ɛ̌ti Jɔ̌n bɛ, “Mpok bǎrɔ̀ŋ nyaka awu amɛm baso, bǎrɔ́k bɛghɔ ntɨkɨ ɛnyǔ mmʉ? Bǎrɔk bɛghɔ mmu anɛ achi mbɔ ɛ̌nsɔ́manyiɛp ɛnɛ babhʉ́ɛ́p áfòk ɛ́nkwɛ́n ɛnɛ ɛbhe, ámfok ɛnkwɛn ɛbhe ɛ́chák kɛ?
25 Bǎrɔŋ nyaka amɛm baso bɛghɔ yi? Mmu anɛ afyɛ́ bɛrɨ́tí ndɛn amʉɛt kɛ? Bǒ abhɛn báfyɛ̀ mɛnyǔ ndɛn ɛbhɔ báchɔ̀kɔ chi amɛm bɛkírí-bafɔ!
26 Ghatí ká mɛ. Bǎrɔŋ nyaka amɛm baso bɛghɔ ntɨkɨ ɛnyʉ̌ mmu? Ndɛmɛkɛpɨ̌ntɨ? Ɛ́chi tɛtɛp. Kɛ dɨŋɨ́ ká bɛ mmu anɛ bǎghɔ́ achá ndɛmɛkɛpɨ̌ntɨ.
27 Jɔ̌n kɛ achi mǔntó anɛ basɨŋ nyaka amɛm Ɛkáti Mandɛm ɛ̌ti yi bɛ, Mandɛm arɛm bɛ, ‘Yɨŋɨ́, chɔŋ ntó mpɔkɔntó wa wɔ ambɨ, bɛ ángókó mbi ywɛ kɛ ɔ́ntwɔ.’
28 Nchí ghati bhe bɛ Jɔ̌n Njwiti achá yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu achak ndǔ abhɛn bágú nɛ abhɛn bachi nɛpɛ́m. Yɛ̌ nɔ́, yɛ̌ chí mmu anɛ apu yɛ̌nyɨŋ ndǔ mpǎy bho abhɛn Mandɛm achi nɛ bhɔ mbɔ Mfɔ wap, acha yi.”
29 Bo bághókó nɔ́kɔ́ ɛnyu yɔ, bɔ mankɛm nɛ babhɛbhɛ́ nkábhɛ́nti barɛm yɛ bɛ, nkaysi Mandɛm achi tɛtɛp. Barɛm ɛnyu yɔ, mbɔnyunɛ manaŋ baka nyaka nkwɔ bɛ́ Jɔ̌n anjwiti bhɔ́.
30 Kɛ bǒnkwɔ Fárisi nɛ batɔŋ ɛbhé Mandɛm bábhɨ́kɨ́ ka nyaka bɛ Jɔ̌n anjwiti bhɔ. Ɛnyu ɛyɔ, bábyak nkaysi anɛ Mandɛm abhɔŋɔ nɛ bhɔ.
31 Yesu arɔk ambɨ bɛrɛm bɛ, “Chɔŋ njɛnti mkpáká bho abhɛn ɛchɔŋ nɛ yi? Bachi mbɔ yi?
32 Báchí mbɔ bɔ̌ abhɛn báchɔ́kɔ́ nɛfí ɛsiɛ́. Kɛ mbɔk mámbɨŋɨ nɔkɔ abhɛnɛfu bɛ, ‘Sɛ́kwǎy bakwáy nɛbhay bɛ mǎmbɛn nɛbhɛ́n, kɛ bǎbhɨ́kɨ́ bhɛn. Sɛ́kwáy bakwáy nɛwú, kɛbhɔ bě kɛdi!’
33 Jɔ̌n Njwiti atwɔ nyaka antarɛ nɔkɔ nsay ndu mɛnɨkmʉɛt, nɛ mmɛ́m yi kɛnyu. Bě bǎre rɛm bɛ, ‘Ɛfóŋó ɛbʉ́bʉ ɛchi nɛ yi!’
34 Mpok Mɛ Mmu mfú ntá Mandɛm ntwɔ́, nde nyiɛ, nnyú nɔkɔ. Běka bǎre rɛm bɛ, ‘Ghɔ́ ká yi awu, nyiɛ̌ mɛnyɨŋɨ́nyíɛ́ nɛ nyǔmɛm. Mamʉɛrɛ bhi chi babhɛbhɛ́ nkábhɛ́nti nɛ bakʉ̌ bɛbʉ́ bachak!’
35 Kɛ dɨŋɨ́ ká bɛ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn mmu anɛ ákɔ́ŋ mbi Mandɛm ákʉ̀ kɛ bɛ́tɔ̀ŋ bɛ nɛrɨŋɨ́ndak ɛnɛ́n nɛ́fú ntá Mandɛm nɛchi tɛtɛp.”
36 Ɛ́fákári bɛ mǔnkwɔ Fárisi amɔt abhɨ́ŋɨ́ Yesu bɛ ányíɛ́ nɛnyíɛ́ ɛkɛt yi. Yesu aka, arɔk, achɔkɔ are nyiɛ nɛnyíɛ́ nɛ yi.
37 Ngɔrɛ́ nɛkɔ amɔt anɛ achi nyaka ɛtɔk ɛyɔ, ághók bɛ Yesu ǎnyiɛ nɛnyíɛ́ amɛm ɛkɛt ɛnɛ́ mǔnkwɔ Fárisi wu. Asɔt ɛ́kpɛ́mɛ́ bawɛrɛ́riɛp arɔk arɛ́ nɛ yɔ.
38 Ate kɛ́kwɔ́t nɛ Yesu andi nɔkɔ kɛbhɔ. Babhɛsɛ mi are chɨtí bɛkak Yesu. Atɛp ntí amɨk antɛsɛ nɔkɔ bɛkak Yesu nɛ ɛmɛnɛ́nti yi, angwati nɔkɔ nɛ bawɛrɛ́riɛp.
39 Mǔnkwɔ Fárisi wu aghɔ nɔ́kɔ́ nɔ́, are kaysi amɛm ntɨ ɛni bɛ, “Mbɔ mmǔ-nɛ achi ndɛmɛkɛpɨ̌ntɨ Mandɛm tɛtɛp, mbʉ arɨ́ŋɨ́ ɛnyǔ mmu anɛ ngɔrɛ́ anɛ átɔ̀k yi achi. Chí ngɔrɛ́ nɛkɔ.”
40 Kɛ Yesu abhɨŋɨ mǔnkwɔ Fárisi wu bɛ, “Símun, mbɔ̌ŋ ndak bɛ́ghati wɔ.” Símun akɛmɛ bɛ, “Ntɔŋ, dɔ́k ambɨ.”
41 Yesu abho yɛ̌ bɛ́tɛm nɛkay ɛnɛn bɛ, “Mmǔ amɔt apwɔ nyaka nkáp ntá bǒ batí apay. Amɔt akɛ́m yi bɛbhǎ nkáp byo. Anɛfú ɛbhǎ nkáp ɛ́mɔt.
42 Mmǔ wu abhɛ́p nkáp anɛ bákɛ̀m yi, kɛ yɛ̌ mmu wap kɛ kway bɛkɛmɛ anɛ́ yi ákɛ̀m. Afɔ̌ kɛ̌ yi afoŋori bhɔ́ mankɛm, afɛrɛ ntɨ ndǔ nkáp wu. Ghatí yɛ́ mɛ, ndǔ bati yap ápay, ntɨkɨ mmu ákway bɛkɔŋ mpwɔnkáp wu ancha anɛfu?”
43 Símun akɛmɛ bɛ, nkáysi bɛ, “Chi anɛ barɛm ami áyá.” Yesu arɛm bɛ, “Ɔrɛm tɛtɛp.”
44 Kɛ Yesu ayibhiri mmʉɛt ayɨŋɨ anɛ ngɔrɛ́ wu, arɛm ntá Símun bɛ, “Yɨŋɨ́ mɔ́ngɔrɛ́-nɛ. Tɛ nchwé ɛkɛt ɛyɛ, ɔbhɨ́kɨ́ chyɛ mɛ manyiɛp nsó bɛkak, kɛ yí asó bɛkak ɛbha nɛ babhɛsɛ mi, atɛsɛ nɛ ɛmɛnɛ́nti yi.
