1 Llɛ́ chəɨ, ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi pugu pa pichəɨ ghaŋ chwīe phɨ thɔ yəɨ Jishɔ nɔ yaʼo nu nnu ŋa a ni njɛʼi nu nɛ, 2 pa ŋgwa Farashi pugu pa ghaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa ni gɨ́ Mushi jɛ̄ luo nu, nchhu nu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei piŋ pa ghaŋ chwīe phɨ ti nthɔ njɨ maoŋ jɨ pugu pugu.”

3 Nɛnnɛ, Jishɔ ni nchhu yei luʼɔ chrà ni pugu: 4  “A yəɨ ŋoŋ shɨna pəɨ ŋa ä mfāʼo taʼa ŋkɨɨ minjɨɨ, taʼa yi shɨna pugu phɛ, paʼa a lɔ mieŋ ndipuʼu wuŋ ni ndigi ndipuʼu moŋ ŋkǔnu, ŋgə̄ɨ njiŋ yɛ ŋa a phɛ nɛ, ntāʼa vi ti njəɨ? 5  Ndɨɨ ŋa a yəɨ vi nɛ, a tiɛŋ vi ŋkambəʼɨ yu, mbɨnɨ nɔ moŋ pwatua. 6  Ndɨɨ ŋa a pɨ̄nɨ laʼa nɛ, a gɛ̄ pa taannu pi, pugu pa taakuo pi, nchhu ni pugu ŋa, ‘Pia fāʼo pwatua nthɛ ŋa ǹjəɨ minjɨɨ a yɛ ŋa a ni mbhɛ nɛ.’ ” 7  Nɛnnɛ Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Wuʼɔ nɛnnɛ, ǹchhu nu vɛ ŋa ntou pwatua shi mbɔ po nthɛ taʼa ŋgaŋ phɨ ŋa a pāʼa ŋkǔnu yi ni phɨ nɛ, nchaa ndipuʼu wuŋ ni ndigi ndipuʼu ŋgwa shiʼi ŋa pugu pīʼi ŋa pugu lɔ mfāʼo nɔ paʼa nu ŋkǔnu yugu ni phɨ nɛ.

8  “Ki a yəɨ miŋgwɛ ŋa a mfāʼo wuŋ ndigi mbɨŋ, taʼa yi phɛ, a mieŋ ki lɔ nchuʼu laŋ, njɨ̄gɨ ŋguoŋ nda ghao, ntāʼa pɔpɔrɔ ti nuʼuŋ njəɨ. 9  Ŋga njəɨ, mɛ̄iŋ taannu pi, pugu pa taakuo pi, nchhu ni pugu ŋa, ‘P̂ia fāʼo pwatua, nthɛ ŋa ǹjəɨ ndigi mbɨŋ a yɛ ŋa a ni mbhɛ nɛ.’ ” 10  Nɛnnɛ, Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Wuʼɔ nɛnnɛ, ǹchhu nu vɛ ŋa, pwatua shi mbɔ shɨna pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi nthɛ taʼa ŋgaŋ phɨ ŋa a pāʼa ŋkǔnu yi ni phɨ nɛ.”

11 Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ, nchhu nu ŋa: “Ŋoŋ chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ mfāʼo paa puoŋ pimbia. 12  Vi mikəʼɨ chhu ni tǎa vugu ŋa, ‘Ghrā maoŋ mfɛ nyaŋ, mbɔ maoŋ pɛ ŋa a kaŋ mbɔ nyaŋ ndɨɨ ŋa ɔ khu nɛ.’ Tǎa ghɔ ghrā maoŋ pi ni pugu.

13  “A ni ŋga ndaʼa shɨgɛi llɛ́, vi mikəʼɨ kɨrɨ ŋguoŋ maoŋ pi ghao, ŋgwɛ̄iŋ ndaoŋ ŋgə̄ɨ fie moŋ yichəɨ laʼataoŋ, nshāaŋ fɔ ghao moŋ jɨ ki tou. 14  A ni ŋga njɨ ŋguoŋ mbɨŋ yi ghao, nji gū moŋ laʼataoŋ ghɔ, a jɛ̄ pɔ nu moŋ pou. 15  A ghə̄ɨ mfɛ noŋ yi ni ŋoŋ laʼataoŋ ghɔ nɔ ŋgaŋ fàʼa, ŋgaŋ vi taoŋ vi moŋ nyìeŋ yu ŋa a ghə̄ɨ nthɔ ŋkugwi ŋkunyaŋ. 16  A khwā nɔ kugwi nu noŋ yi ni maoŋ ŋa pa ŋkunyaŋ ni njɨ nu nɛ, ndɔ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ mfɛ sheshe yaoŋ ŋa a jɨ.

17  “Ndugwi yi, lɨna yi gha ŋkwəɨ, a chhu ni noŋ yi ŋa, ‘A fāʼo ghaŋ fàʼa tǎa a pi khɔ mfāʼo maoŋ jɨ ti a ka yiɛŋyiɛŋ ntɔrɔ, ǹthɔ ŋkhu njì hɛiŋ? 18  Ǹshi ndɔllɔ ŋgə̄ɨ njəɨ tǎa a, njūa ghɔ ŋa, “Tǎa, m̀fāaŋ mbɨŋ Minnwi, mbɨnɨ mfāaŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ. 19  Ǹdɔ nuʼuŋ ŋkāʼo nɔ pɔ nu muuŋ ghɔ, lɔ̄gɔ a pi nɔ taʼa ŋgaŋ fàʼa yɔ.” ’

20  “Nnɛ a lɔllɔ ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ yəɨ tǎa vi, ŋga ŋguʼɔ mbɔ fie hiŋ, tǎa vi yəɨ vi, mfāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ yu, ntaoŋ ntei ŋgə̄ɨ mbaŋ vi, nchrā ghɔ shiʼi. 21  Muuŋ ghɔ chhu ni tǎa vi ŋa, ‘Tǎa, m̀fāaŋ mbɨŋ Minnwi, mbɨnɨ mfāaŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ. A lɔ nuʼuŋ ŋkāʼo ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ a ŋa muuŋ ghɔ.’

22  “Ndɔ tǎa ghɔ chhu ni pa ghaŋ fàʼa pi ŋa, ‘Pəɨ kɔnɔ nthɔ ni ŋkiɛŋ ndhwí māʼaŋ mbɨŋ yu, ŋgwɛ krɛ́i nɔ mbhɔ yi, mbɨnɨ ŋgwɛ tra nɔ kwò yi. 23  Nthɔ ni muuŋ nàʼaŋ fuʼu njwi pia fāʼo jɨ, 24  nthɛ ŋa muuŋ a vei ni ŋkwo khu, mbɨnɨ njwiŋ! A ni mbhɛ, m̀bɨnɨ njəɨ vi!’ Pugu jɛ̄ jɨ nu kiʼɛ.

25  “Ndɨɨ ghɔ muuŋ shhɨ vi ni mbɔ moŋ nyìeŋ. Ŋga ŋkwəɨ nu ti mbara laʼa, njaʼo lōu pugu pa pini. 26  Mɛ̄iŋ yichəɨ taʼa muuŋ fàʼa mbie vi ŋa, ‘A lɔ̄gɔ khɔ, ndɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ?’ 27  A chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Ndǐŋ ghɔ pɨnɨ, tǎa vəɨ jwi muuŋ nàʼaŋ tutru, nthɛ ŋa a kwəɨ laʼa shishiʼi.’

28  “A pɨgɨtua ndāa ŋa mbaʼa a yiʼi nii nda. Tǎa vi taoŋ ndɨ̄gəɨ vi. 29  A luʼu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Līi njəɨ, m̀fāʼa mbhɔ ghɔ nɔ ntou ŋgaʼo paʼa ndɔ ma nchɨ̄ʼə nchò yɔ, ndɔ paʼa ɔ lɔ ma mfɛ muuŋ mimbhi vəɨ ŋa ŋ̀gwrā pigi pa taannu paŋ mfāʼo jɨ nɔ ghɔ. 30  Ndɔ ti yaoŋ muuŋ ghɔ vei, ŋa a shāaŋ maoŋ pɔ ghao ŋkuoŋ pa shakhɨ, gha ŋkwəɨ, ɔ jwi muuŋ nàʼaŋ tutru ghɔ.’

31  “A khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, ‘Muuŋ a, pɔgɔ ghà ŋguʼɔ mbɔ kaʼa, sheshe yaoŋ ŋa a nyaŋ nɛ, a jɔ. 32  Ndɔ a kāʼo nɔ jɨ nu, ndɔ mfāʼo pwatua, nthɛ ŋa ndǐŋ ghɔ vei ni ŋkhu mbɨnɨ njwiŋ, a ni mbhɛ m̀bɨnɨ njəɨ vi.’ ”