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Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a Do Batɔ Nɛ Yesu Sɛkɛ̃.
Ⅰ Kĩ Yesu do ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ ewua-nviã a fɔtɔ eyua a, ɛdzakũ nɛ awã ɛnaa tɛmatɔ a kĩ tifuã a kamɛ kĩ yanaatsa fɔtsa, ede lɛtsã nɛ Baguma fɔlɛtsa a lɛmɛ akũ.
Ⅱ Kĩ Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a, kĩ ɛwaa kɔla a nu lɛtsa a kĩ Yesu lamɛna kakɛna a, edo ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a badi nɛ Yesu sɛkɛ̃, Ⅲ kĩ bɛnaavia ye kĩ, “Nɔ nyɛ oti a kĩ Baguma lɛ eyi kĩ yaaya a, mbɔɛɛ kĩ bɔdã oti bɛbã anɛ?”
Ⅳ Yesu kpa be mbuayɛ kĩ, “Mimuniki minaabi Yohanes lɛtsa a kĩ mimɔ́ mɔ lɛtsa a kĩ minu a. Ⅴ Banɛkunɛ mɔ́ fɔkɔ, bikĩ biveliveli yidza bɛtsɛ̃, bikĩ basɔ fɔsɔ ngbã akũ kpalɛ, batɔsĩnɛ anu fɔkɔ, bɛdzɛla banɔkpa bidzi nkpã, ade bɛlamɛna ahiãfɔ Kalɛ Wĩ a kabi a. Ⅵ Baguma hila oti a kĩ ɛtámɔ nfumusu adima nɛ yĩ akũ!”
Ⅶ Kĩ Yohanes batɔ a dzakũ a, Yesu yi kayɔ mɔ kɔdzɛla kalɛ nɛ Yohanes akũ kabi bati kɔdabu a kĩ, “Kĩ minɛ minaa Yohanes sɛkɛ̃ nɛ kɔsa kamɛ a, litsa minaadã? Kɔɔkaɛ kĩ ɔwɛ abɔa katomɛna katɛ̃mɛna mbɔɛɛ? Ⅷ Litsa koũ minɛ minaadã? Oti kĩ ɛkɛɛlɛ ye akũ mɔ fɔtsa mɔ kalɛ yanɛ? Bikĩ bado tɛtadiɛ mɔ kɔya ni, fɔgã tɔtɔ kamɛ bana. Ⅸ Mibi yĩ lɛtsa a sũ koũ miti minɛ a? Kĩ míamɔ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ɔnyɛnɛ mbɔɛɛ? Nuwĩ mifɔ̃ nti mbi mi, mimɔ́ oti a kĩ ɛbɛ̃ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ɔnyɛnɛ malo. Ⅹ Kitonɛkĩ Yohanes akũ mɔ Katsɛlɛ Kpalɛwa a lɛ kĩ,
‘Dã, maado yĩ fɔtɔ ɔnyanɛ ĩnyamɛna nɔ lɔtɔ,
yaalɔla osi nɛ nɔ lɔtɔ.’
Ⅺ Mabi mi nɛ ɔnɔkɔali kamɛ kĩ Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a bɛ̃ otidziwa odi nyɛ odi kĩ edzi nkpã tɔ̃. Lɛmɛ oti kĩ ɛnyɛ obisɛ̃ kɔlaa nɛ ode lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ a bɛ̃ Yohanes. Ⅻ Kito Yohanes lɛtsã kade lɔkɔ kɛyawo nviã kĩĩ ni, bati yidza bɛdza nɛ Baguma ode lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ a akũ mɔ ɔsĩ mɔ ɔsĩ, bɛlamɔ mbɔdi kabɔa lɛmɛ kĩ basua de kaya osi. ⅩⅢ Kɛyawo Yohanes kaya lɔkɔ a, Baguma onukpɛ̃ banyɛnɛ a flee mɔ Mose mbla a lɛ fɔlɛtsa biyi nɛ Baguma ode lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ a akũ. ⅩⅣ Ntɛ miawɛ kĩ miatɛ be fɔlɛtsa mido kɔ̃ ni, minyi kĩ Yohanes nyɛ Eliya a kĩ bɛlɛ biyi kĩ yaanya lɔtɔ ɛya a. ⅩⅤ Oti a kĩ edeĩ sɔtɔ kĩ sanu tuwuli ni, etse!
ⅩⅥ “Finyaa, litsa maakɔa nviã bati nkɔnamɔ? Bɛla ndɛ babisɛ̃ kĩ bikoni nɛ kɔyaatɔ bagulo. Babɔa fɔwɔla kabi be bakɔba kĩ,
ⅩⅦ ‘Bɔsã obolitsɔ̃ tɔnɔ bɔkpa mi,
lɛmɛ mitáto.
Bɔsã tukutɔnɔ bɔkpa mi,
lɛmɛ mitábe.’
ⅩⅧ Kĩ Yohanes ya a, ɛtánya ɛtámɔa waĩ, lɛmɛ bati lɛ kĩ, ‘Hũhũ kpa deĩ nɛ ye kamɛ!’ ⅩⅨ Kĩ Otidziwa Obi a ya a, yanya, yamɔa, ade bati lɛ kĩ, ‘Midã ɔnyakpanɛ mɔ bavɛ ɔmɔanɛ, tɔgɔlɛ batɛnɛ mɔ tɔkpa bakɛnanɛ ɔkɔba.’ Lɛmɛ oti fɔkɛlatsa kamɛ bamɔ ye nyansã.”
Tɛmatɔ a Kĩ Tɛtátɛ Bido a.
ⅩⅩ Tɛmatɔ a kĩ te kamɛ Yesu kɛna ye awãwã fɔtsa pii a kamɛ bati tádani tɔwɔlɛ kamɛ, foesũ ɛkã tɛmatɔ a anɛ ɛlɛ kĩ, ⅩⅪ “Bɔbɔɛ makpa nɔ Korasin! Bɔbɔɛ makpa nɔ Betsaida! Ntɛ awãwã fɔtsa a kĩ nkɛna nɛ mi kamɛ a mɔ Tiro mɔ Sidon tɛmatɔ kamɛ nkɛna foe ni, kufɛ te kamɛ bati dani tɔwɔlɛ kamɛ kɔkɔɛ bidzi tikpekpe, bɛtsɛla batɔ. ⅩⅫ Mabi mi nɛ ɔnɔkɔali kamɛ kĩ nɛ Kadzɛ Luwi a akũ ni, Baguma aamɔ Tiro mɔ Sidon bati kɔnya ɛba mi! ⅩⅩⅢ Ade nɔ Kapernaum! Ɔwɛ kĩ abɔɛ nɔ akũ ɔdɛla ɔnaatamɔ ode? Baakɛna nɔ nɛ kayɔ flee ɔnaawo kanɔkpade! Kitonɛkĩ awãwã fɔtsa a kĩ bɛkɛna nɛ nɔ kamɛ a mɔ Sodom bɛkɛna foe ni, kufɛ ɔmatɔ a buki edeĩ mɔ nviã kĩĩ! ⅩⅩⅣ Mabi mi nɛ ɔnɔkɔali kamɛ kĩ nɛ Kadzɛ Luwi a akũ ni, Baguma aamɔ Sodom ɔmatɔ a kɔnya ɛba nɔ.”
Miya Nɛ Yĩ Sɛkɛ̃ Miyaawɛya.
ⅩⅩⅤ Nɛ lɔkɔ a na kamɛ a, Yesu lɛ kĩ, “Nda, tite mɔ ode Ɔlate, manyɛ nɔ kɔlɛ kĩ ɔnyɛ fɔtsa a kĩ bɛkɔa bɛkɔla tuvoli banyinɛ mɔ anyansãfɔ a ɔtsa babisɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅥ Oo! Nda, ade foe awo nɔ anɛ a.
ⅩⅩⅦ “Nda kɔa lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa edo nɛ yĩ awɛ. Odima linyína Obi a mbɔɛntɛ Ɔlɛga a odi, ade odima lɛmɛ linyína Ɔlɛga a mbɔɛntɛ Obi a odi, mɔ bikĩ Obi a awɛ kĩ yanyɛ ye ɛtsa a.
ⅩⅩⅧ “Miya nɛ yĩ sɛkɛ̃, mi flee a kĩ mikɛna adzuma, minɔnɛ fɔtsa mɔ ɔlɔmɛ kĩ kipiã mi a, lɔkɔa maakpa mi kawɛya. ⅩⅩⅨ Mibɔɛ yĩ sɔmɔ akũ otse a mite nɛ mi akũ, mikɔlɛ fɔtsa mitomɛna yĩ sɛkɛ̃, lɔkɔa mina kawɛya, kitonɛkĩ yĩ fɔlɛtsa dɔ, ade ndɔla yĩ akũ nɛ ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ a. ⅩⅩⅩ Kitonɛkĩ yĩ sɔmɔ akũ otse a kalɔ lɛlá ɔsĩ, ade yĩ fɔtsa a kĩ maalɔla mi a adã faafaa a.”