1 Jishɔ ni ŋga mīʼɛŋ chhu nu ŋguoŋ pa nnu pei ni ŋgwa pighɔ, ŋgə̄ɨ Kapanuŋ. 2 Nthishɨ taʼa ŋkɨɨ pa shoogɛ Roma ni mfāʼo muuŋ fàʼa vi ŋa a ni nja ŋkhwā vi. Muuŋ fàʼa vi ghɔ ni nja ŋgɨ̄nɔ nu ti mbiʼi shɨgɛi ŋkhu. 3 Ndɨɨ ŋa a ni njaʼo pa nnu nɔ ligi Jishɔ nɛ, a taoŋ pa thishɨ ŋgwa Juu ghɔ ŋa a thɔ njɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ muuŋ fàʼa vi. 4 Pugu ni ŋga nthɔ mfɨ̄ʼɨ ni Jishɔ, ndɨ̄gəɨ vi ŋkiɛŋ yie ghɔ, nchhu nu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei kāʼo ŋoŋ ŋa a pie ŋa ɔ ghɛ̄rɛ vi, 5 nthɛ ŋa a khwā ŋgwa pia, ŋkrao ju nda luoŋ Minnwi yia.”

6 Nɛnnɛ Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ pugu pugu. A ni ŋga nthɔ ti mbara chonda, nthishɨ ghɔ taoŋ taannu pi ŋa pugu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Taathɔ, kiʼi ŋgwie noŋ yɔ, ǹdɔ njiʼi ŋkāʼo nɔ ŋoŋ ŋa mimfɛ ɔ nii nda a nɛ. 7-8 Ndɔ paʼa ǹdɔ njiʼi ŋkāʼo nɔ thɔ nu njəɨ ghɔ nduthɔ a. Wuʼɔ fɛ pi gɨ́ noŋ muuŋ fàʼa a tɔgɔ. Nthɛ ŋa mmu nduthɔ a, ŋ̀ga mfāʼa mbhɔ ŋgwa, ndɔ nthɔ nshaʼa pa shoogɛ ŋkaa mu. Ŋ̀ga mfɛ gɨ́ ni yei ŋa, ‘Ghə̄ɨ!’ a ghə̄ɨ. Mfɛ gɨ́ ni vini ŋa, ‘Thɔ!’ a thɔ. Mfɛ gɨ́ ni muuŋ fàʼa a ŋa, ‘Chwīe yei!’ a chwīe.”

9 Jishɔ ni ŋga njaʼo nnu yei, ŋgrāo, nchhu ni yú ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ni njōu njiŋ yi nɛ ŋa, “Njiʼi nthɛ pi Ishrae ǹdɔ naa njəɨ ŋoŋ a fāʼo fɨʼɨ piŋ yei.” 10 Ndɨɨ ŋa ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pi ni ntaoŋ vugu ni mbɨnɨ nda nthishɨ pa shoogɛ ghɔ nɛ, pugu yəɨ muuŋ fàʼa ghɔ, ghɨ̌nɔ yi kwo tɔgɔ.

11 A gha ndara, Jishɔ lɔllɔ ŋgə̄ɨ laʼataoŋ chəɨ pi mɛ̄iŋ ni Naiŋ. Pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi pugu pa mmɛ yú ŋgwa pɔ njiŋ yu. 12 A ni ŋga mbara nu choŋkaʼa laʼataoŋ ghɔ, ŋga njəɨ nu pi tiɛŋ khu ŋoŋ ntaoŋ nu nɔ, mbɔ fiɛŋ muuŋ mimbia mbhɔ mǔuŋ vi, ndɔ mbɔ miŋgwɛ ŋkugu. Yú ŋgwa, llɔ laʼataoŋ ghɔ, pɔ pugu pa miŋgwɛ ghɔ. 13 Taathɔ ni ŋga njəɨ miŋgwɛ ghɔ, mfāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ yu nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Kiʼi nuʼuŋ ŋkə̄ɨ,” 14 ŋgə̄ɨ ŋkaoŋ ŋkuŋkhu ghɔ, ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ni ntiɛŋ nɛ tithi. A chhu ŋa, “Maʼaŋ mikhwa, ǹchhu vɛ ŋa, lɔllɔ.” 15 Ŋkukhu ghɔ lɔllɔ nchɔchhɔ njɛ̄ chrā nu, Jishɔ fɛ vi ni mǔuŋ vi.

16 Pɔgɔ gu wɛ̄iŋ ŋguoŋ yugu ghao, pugu ghaʼo Minnwi, nchhu nu ŋa, “Mmɛ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi chəɨŋ shɨna pia.” Mbɨnɨ nchhu ŋa, “Minnwi thɔ nɔ kwe nu ŋgwa pi.” 17 Pishaʼakhɔ yei nɔ ligi Jishɔ nyīeŋ moŋ ŋguoŋ Judia ghao pugu pa laʼataoŋ ŋkɨŋ Judia.

18 Pa ghaŋ younjiŋ Jouŋ ni ŋga shwei vi ni ŋguoŋ pa nnu ŋa Jishɔ ni nchwīe nɛ, a mɛ̄iŋ yi paa shɨna pugu 19 ntaoŋ vugu ni Taathɔ ŋa pugu pie vi ŋa, “A gɔ̀ mbɔ ŋoŋ vɛ ŋa a ni mbɔ ŋa a shi nthɔ nɛ, ki pigi ywɛrɛ ŋoŋ nduoŋ?”

20 Paa ŋgwa pighɔ gha ŋgə̄ɨ njəɨ Jishɔ, nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Jouŋ Ŋgaŋ Fɛ Ŋkhǐ taoŋ vigi vɛ ŋa pigi pie ŋa ‘A gɔ̀ mbɔ ŋoŋ vɛ ŋa a ni mbɔ ŋa a shi nthɔ nɛ, ki pigi ywɛrɛ ŋoŋ nduoŋ?’ ”

21 Wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ, Jishɔ yɨ̄gɨ ghɨ̌nɔ ntou ŋgwa pugu pa ŋgwa pɛ ŋa jijwɛ pɨphɨ ni mbɔ mbɨŋ pugu nɛ, ŋaʼaŋ ligi pa nchriligi. 22 A khwɛ̄ ni pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Jouŋ ŋa, “Pəɨ pɨ̄nɨ shwei Jouŋ ni yaoŋ ŋa pəɨ yəɨ ndɔ njaʼo nɛ, pa nchriligi yəɨ lɨʼɨ, pa ŋkwíni nyīeŋ, ghaŋ ghɨnɔmbaluŋ pɔ shiʼi, pa fhɨtənə yaʼo lɨʼɨ, pi pɨʼɨ pa ŋgwa khu moŋ gu, pi chīi ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ ni ghaŋ pou. 23  Mbɔrɔ pɔ ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu lɔ njiʼi mfāʼo kɨʼɨŋgɨnɨ moŋ piŋ yugu nthɛ a nɛ.”

24 Pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Jouŋ ni ŋga ŋkwo ghə̄ɨ, Jishɔ jɛ̄ nthɔ nchrā nu ni yú ŋgwa pighɔ nthɛ Jouŋ, “Pəɨ ni ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ ŋkǔnu njó njəɨ pi khɔ fɔ? Trǔ ŋa fɨfrəɨ chɨ̄ʼɨ nu? Ŋga! 25  Ti pəɨ ni ŋgə̄ɨ kiʼɛ njəɨ pi khɔ fɔ? Ŋoŋ ŋa a ni māʼaŋ ŋkiɛŋ ndhwí chɨgəɨ nchuoŋ? Ŋga! Līi njəɨ, ŋgwa ŋa pugu ghà māʼaŋ ŋkwaŋ ndhwí pighɔ nɛ ndɔ mbɔ moŋ nchhɔ shiʼi nɛ ghà mbɔ pi moŋ ntuʼɔ pa fùoŋ. 26  Shwei a nɛ, ti pəɨ ni ŋgə̄ɨ nu kiʼɛ njəɨ pi khɔ fɔ? Njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi? Ooŋ, ǹshwei vəɨ, ŋoŋ ŋa a chaa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi nɛ. 27  Nthɛ ŋa Jouŋ ŋoŋ ŋa chrà Minnwi chrā nɔ ligi yi ŋa,

29 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa pugu pa ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi ni ŋga njaʼo yei nnu, mbiŋ ŋa nnu ŋa Minnwi chwīe nɛ yi ndɨndɨ, mbɔ ŋgwa ŋa Jouŋ ni mfɛ ŋkhǐ ni pugu nɛ. 30 Ndɔ pa ŋgwa Farashi pugu pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ lāa nnu ŋa Minnwi ni ŋkāʼa nthɛ vugu nɛ, nnɛ ki lɔ ntɔgɔ moŋ kwe ŋkhǐ Jouŋ.

31 Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ nchhu ŋa, “Mi nthɛ m̀āʼaŋ fɨʼɨ ŋgwa mbhi shiʼa pi ni khɔ? Pugu fhi pi khɔ? 32  Pugu pɔ nɔ pa mikəʼɨ ŋa pugu chhɔ taŋ, taʼa kwíe chhu nu ni vichəɨ ŋa, ‘Pigi māʼaŋ ŋkhǐ pwanjuʼɔ ni pəɨ, ndɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ mbini, pigi yrāo ŋkhǐ gu ndɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ ŋkə̄ɨ.’ 33  Jouŋ Ŋgaŋ Fɛ Ŋkhǐ ni nthɔ, ki lɔ ŋkru brɛi ndɔ paʼa ndɔ nnu làʼo pəɨ chhu ŋa ‘a fāʼo miŋwɛiŋ mbɨŋ yu.’ 34  Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua thɔ njɨ maoŋ ndɔ nnu nu, pəɨ ŋa, ‘a njru mmɛ yaoŋ ndɔ mbɔ mbaa làʼo, mbɨnɨ mbɔ taannu ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi pugu pa ghaŋ phɨ.’ 35  Ndɔ ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu piŋ shiethɔ Minnwi nɛ nōoŋ ŋa shiethɔ ghɔ yi shini.”

36 Yichəɨ taʼa Farashi ni mɛ̄iŋ Jishɔ ŋa a thɔ pugu yu jɨ maoŋ, a ghə̄ɨ nda Farashi ghɔ nchɔchhɔ lɨʼɨ jɨ maoŋ. 37 Miŋgwɛ chəɨ ni mbɔ moŋ laʼataoŋ ghɔ, mbɔ nchwīe phɨ, ŋga njaʼo ŋa Jishɔ pɔ nda ŋoŋ Farashi ghɔ lɨʼɨ jɨ maoŋ, a thɔ ni yichəɨ nchɨ́ŋ ŋa pi chwīe ni ŋgùʼɔ, laminda tɨnɨnchuoŋ lɨnaoŋ moŋ ghɔ, 38 nthi njiŋ Jishɔ, yəɨ kwò yu ŋkə̄ɨ nu, ŋkwrī ŋkhǐ ligi yi nɔ kwò yi, njɨ̄gɨ ni ŋgiithɔ yi, nthɔ nuaŋ kwò yi, mbɔrɔ kwò yi ni laminda ghɔ.

39 Ŋoŋ Farashi ghɔ ni ŋga njəɨ yei nnu nchhu ni noŋ yi ŋa, “Ŋ̈oŋ vei kaŋ nja mbɔ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi, a kaŋ nji ŋkwaŋ ŋoŋ ŋa miŋgwɛ vei ŋa a chhɔ ŋkāoŋ vi yie ghɔ nɛ, ŋkwaŋ chɔmbhi pɨphɨ ŋa a ghà nchhɔ nɛ.”

40 Nɔ khwɛ̄ nu Jishɔ chhu ŋa, “Shemu, m̀fāʼo nnu nɔ chhu nu vɛ.”

Shemu pie ŋa, “Mbɔ khɔ, ŋgaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa?”

41  “Yichəɨ ŋgaŋ fōo ŋgwa ni mbɨŋ ni mbɔ fɔ mfāʼo paa ghaŋ ŋkru pi. Ŋkrù yi pɔ puŋ taʼa yi mbɔ fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋ̈oŋ mfāʼa nɔ tiɛŋ ŋkɨɨ llɛ́ pi pe vi nɔ nɛ, yichəɨ pɔ fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋ̈oŋ mfāʼa nɔ tiɛŋ wuŋ llɛ́, pi pe vi nɔ nɛ. 42  Paʼa kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ vugu lɔ mfāʼo mbɨŋ ghɔ nɔ pe nu ni ŋoŋ ghɔ, nthɛ yie, a chiʼi ŋkrù yugu ghɔ. A yəɨ shɨna pugu ŋa a shi ŋkhwā vi nchaa vichəɨ?”

43 Shemu khwɛ̄ ŋa, “M̀bīʼi ŋa a yɛ ŋa ji ŋkrù ni njiɛŋ nɛ.”

Jishɔ chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ chhu a kāʼo.”

44 Nɛnnɛ Jishɔ kara ndīi miŋgwɛ ghɔ, nchhu ni Shemu ŋa, “Ɔ yəɨ miŋgwɛ vei? Mi nì nii nda ghɔ paʼa ɔ lɔ mfɛ ŋkhǐ shɨ̄gao kwò vəɨ, ndɔ miŋgwɛ vei shɨ̄gao kwò ma ni ŋkhǐ ligi yi, ndɔ njɨ̄gɨ ni ŋgiithɔ yi. 45  Ɔ shini ndɔ nchhu ŋa ǹthɔ a pwa ni paŋ nu ma, ndɔ jɛ̄ nɔ haʼaŋ ǹthɔ hɛiŋ nɛ, a lɔ naa mieŋ nuaŋ nu kwò ma yaʼa. 46  Ɔ shini ndɔ njiʼi mbɔrɔ thɔ a ni wru, ndɔ ti a pɔrɔ kwò ma ni laminda chɨgəɨ nchuoŋ. 47  Nthɛ yie ghɔ, ǹchhu vɛ ŋa fɨʼɨ ntou khwǎ ŋa a nōoŋ nɛ, nōoŋ ŋa pi līʼɛ phɨ yi ŋa a yiɛŋ nɛ. Ndɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a wuʼɔ nchwīe pi shɨgɛi phɨ, pi līʼɛ nɛ, nōoŋ khwā pi shɨgɛi yi.”

48 Jishɔ chhu kiʼɛ ni miŋgwɛ ghɔ ŋa, “Ǹdīʼɛ phɨ yɔ.”

49 Pichəɨ ŋgwa ŋa pugu pugu ni mbɔ ŋkuoŋ taprɛi nɛ, jɛ̄ nchhu nu ni noŋ pugu ŋa, “Yei pɔ pi gɔ̌ ŋa a pɔ ti ndīʼɛ pi phɨ ŋoŋ?”

50 A chhu ni miŋgwɛ ghɔ ŋa, “Piŋ yɔ chwīe ɔ lūgu, ghə̄ɨ ni gɔ moŋ ghɨghrɨ.”