Yoobu 1:1-8

¹Durɔ ɡoo wɑ̃ɑ Usiɔ, win yĩsirɑ Yoobu. Durɔ wi, u sɑ̃ɑwɑ wi u rɑ Gusunɔ mɛm nɔɔwɛ. U sɑ̃ɑ ɡemɡii, mɑ u Gusunɔ nɑsie. U ku rɑ kɔ̃sɑ kɑ̃.

²Bii tɔn durɔbu nɔɔbɑ yiruwɑ u mɑrɑ, tɔn kurɔbu mɑɑ itɑ.

³Sɑbe ni u mɑɑ mɔ, ni wee, yɑ̃ɑnu nɔrɔbun subɑ nɔɔbɑ yiru (7.000), kɑ yooyoosu nɔrɔbun subɑ itɑ (3.000), kɑ nɑɑ wuku nɔrɔbu (1.000), kɑ kɛtɛku ninu nɛɛrɑ wunɔbu (500), kɑ sɔm kowo dɑbi dɑbinu. Durɔ wiyɑ u dukiɑ bo sɔ̃ɔ yɑri yerun berɑ mi ɡiɑ.

⁴Win bii tɔn durɔ be, bɑ rɑ n tɔ̃ɔ bɑkɑ dim sokunɑmɔwɑ, kpɑ bu ben sesubu itɑ ye soku bu nɑ bu kɑ di bu nɔ.

⁵Bɑ̀ n tɔ̃ɔ bɑkɑru di bɑ kpɑ mɛ, Yoobu u rɑ bu sokuwɑ kpɑ u bu sɑ̃rɑsiɑ, kpɑ u se buru buru yellu u yɑ̃ku dɔ̃ɔ mwɑɑrɑruɡinu ko ben bɑɑwuren sɔ̃. Domi u rɑ tii sɔ̃wɑ u nɛɛ, sɔrɔkudo nɛn bibu bɑ ko n Gusunɔ torɑru ɡɑru kue ben ɡɔ̃ruɔ. Nɡe mɛyɑ u rɑ ko sɑɑ kpuro.

⁶Yerɑ sɔ̃ɔ teeru Yinni Gusunɔn ɡɔrɑdobɑ bɑ nɑ bɑ yɔ̃rɑ win wuswɑɑɔ. Mɑ Setɑm tii u mɑɑ nɑ u yɔ̃rɑ ben suunu sɔɔ.

⁷Mɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u nùn bikiɑ u nɛɛ, mɑn diyɑ ɑ wee. Mɑ u nùn wisɑ u nɛɛ, nɑ tem bɔsu bɔsu nɑ kɑ sikerenɛwɑ, yerɑ nɑ den ɡɔsirɑmɑ nɑ wee.

⁸Mɑ Yinni Gusunɔ u mɑɑ Setɑm bikiɑ u nɛɛ, ɑ nɛn sɔm kowo Yoobu wɑ mi? Goo sɑri wi u kɑ nùn weenɛ hɑnduniɑ sɔɔ. Durɔ wi, u rɑ mɑn mɛm nɔɔwɛ, kpɑ u n sĩimɔ ɡem sɔɔ. Mɛyɑ u ku rɑ kɔ̃sɑ kɑ̃. U mɑɑ mɑn nɑsie.