1 Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ nchhu ni ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ŋa: “Ŋgaŋ fàʼo chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ mfāʼo nthishɨ pa puoŋ fàʼa pi, ŋgwa thɔ ntūgu ghɔ ŋa muuŋ fàʼa yi ghɔ thɔ nshāaŋ mbɨŋ yi shāaŋ. 2  Nthɛ yie ghɔ, a mɛ̄iŋ vi nchhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Yei khɔ ŋa ǹthɔ njaʼo nu nthɛ ghɔ? Fɨ̄ʼɨ vəɨ ŋkwaŋ nɔ haʼaŋ ɔ thɔ ntuo maoŋ paŋ nɛ, nthɛ ŋa mbaʼa ɔ nuʼuŋ mbiʼi nthishɨ pa puoŋ fàʼa paŋ.’

3  “Nthishɨ pa puoŋ fàʼa ghɔ chhu ni noŋ yi ŋa, ‘Mi shi nchwīe pi nɛiŋ ndwɛ ŋa masha a tāʼa nu mfuʼu a fuʼu moŋ fàʼa a nɛ. Ǹdɔ njiʼi mfāʼo ghrɨ́ fāʼa nu nyìeŋ pi pe a, ndɔ thɔ a lilri nɔ luoŋ nu. 4  Ǹji nnu ŋa ǹshi nchwīe nɛ ndwɛ, nji ŋa ŋgwa shi mbiŋ a nda pugu ndɨɨ ŋa pi fuʼu a moŋ fàʼa nɛ.’

5  “Nnɛ a gɛ̄ ŋguoŋ ghaŋ ŋkrù masha vi pa taʼa yi taʼa yi, ŋa pugu thɔ njəɨ vi. A pie ni fǔoŋ yi ŋa, ‘Ŋkrù masha a pɔ puŋ ghɔ yi khɔ?’ 6  A khwɛ̄ ŋa, ‘Taʼa ŋkɨɨ jo wru.’ A chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Chɔchɔ ŋkwe ŋwaʼaŋlɨ ŋkrù yɔ ŋkɛrɛ nāʼaŋ ŋa a tiɛŋ wuŋ jo puŋ ghɔ.’

7  “A pɨnɨ nchhu ni yichəɨ ŋa, ‘Jɔ ŋkrù yi khɔ?’ A chhu ŋa, ‘Taʼa ŋkɨɨ pìɛŋ pilei.’ A chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Kɛrɛ nāʼaŋ fúoŋ wuŋ pìɛŋ.’

8  “Nthɛ yie ghɔ, masha nthishɨ pa puoŋ fàʼa yei piŋ vi* 16:8 Njiʼi nthɛ nɔ haʼaŋ a ni mbiŋ vi nɛ, a ni ŋguʼɔ mfuʼu vi fuʼu moŋ fàʼa. nthɛ nnu shiethɔ yei ŋa a ni nchwīe nɛ. Nthɛ ŋa ghaŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei fāʼo shiethɔ ni ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ pugu ghà nchwīe nnu pugu nchaa ŋgwa ŋa pugu pɔ moŋ líʼɛ nɛ. 9  Ndɔ ǹshwei ghɔ, lɔ̄gɔ maoŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei mbwa puŋ nɔ ghɔ, nji ŋa maoŋ pighɔ shi ŋga mieŋ ki lɔ nūʼɔŋ mbɔ, Minnwi fɛ laʼa vɛ po.

10  “Ŋoŋ ŋa a tɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou moŋ puoŋ mi nnu nɛ shi ntɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou moŋ mɛmmɛ nnu. Wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ ŋoŋ ŋa a chwīe nnu fifiri moŋ puoŋ mi nnu nɛ, shi nchwīe fifiri moŋ mɛmmɛ nnu. 11  Ti p̈əɨ mieŋ ki tɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou ni ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ pəɨ tuo fàʼo ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei nɛ, Minnwi kie pi nɛiŋ mfɛ ŋkiɛŋ fàʼo llɔ po ni pəɨ, ŋa pəɨ lɨna nɔ ghɔ? 12  Ti p̈əɨ mieŋ ki tɔgɔ ndaoŋ ntou ni yaoŋ ŋa a yi ŋoŋ nduoŋ nɛ, Minnwi kie pi nɛiŋ mfɛ fàʼo ŋa a shi mbɔ yəɨ nɛ ni pəɨ?

13  “Mbaʼa taʼa muuŋ fàʼa fāʼa mbhɔ paa masha. A shi ŋguʼɔ mbɨ̄na taʼa yi ŋkhwā vichəɨ, a shi njaʼo taʼa yi, nchɨ̄ʼə nchò vichəɨ. Mbaʼa pəɨ fāʼa mbhɔ Minnwi pugu mbɨŋ.”

14 Pa Farashi ni ŋga njaʼo nnu yei, māʼaŋ Jishɔ ni kwə̀ɨŋ nthɛ ŋa pugu ni ŋkhwā mbɨŋ. 15 Ndɔ a chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ pa ŋgwa haʼaŋ pəɨ ghà nchwīe ŋa ŋgwamishua līi vəɨ nɔ pa ŋgwa tithi, ndɔ Minnwi ji njùʼɔ yəɨ. Nthɛ ŋa yaoŋ ŋa ŋgwamishua līi a pɔ mmɛ yi nɛ, pɔ pi yaoŋ pɨphɨ ligi Minnwi.

16  “Gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa nnu ŋa pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi ni nāʼaŋ nɛ ni nthɔ fāʼa nu ti ŋgə̄ɨ nchəɨŋ moŋ ndɨɨ Jouŋ. Jɛ̄ ndɨɨ ghɔ, pi chīi pwa pishaʼakhɔ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi, ŋgwa ŋa pugu piŋ nɛ chhɔ mfra nu nii moŋ ghɔ ni pri. 17  A yīʼɛ ni po pugu shhɛ nɔ pɨrɨ nu nchaa ŋa taʼa muuŋ mi nnu ŋa a pɔ moŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ gɨ́ mieŋ ki lɔ ndɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ.

18  “Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a shāaŋ láŋ pugu ŋgwɛ vi ndáŋ miŋgwɛ nduoŋ nɛ kwo shúoŋ, ŋoŋ ŋa a laŋ miŋgwɛ ŋa a taoŋ láŋ nɛ kwo shúoŋ ŋkaa yu.

19  “Ŋgaŋ fàʼo chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ nthɔ māʼaŋ pa ndhwí tɨnɨnchuoŋ, nchhɔ njɨ ŋkiɛŋkiɛŋ maoŋ jɨ ŋguoŋ llɛ́ ghao. 20  Ŋgaŋ pou chəɨ ni mbɔ fɔ, ligi yi pɔ Lasharɔ, ŋa pi ni nūʼɔŋ vi choŋkaʼa ŋgaŋ fàʼo yei, noŋ yi ni ŋguʼɔ mbɔ pi fɨfɨ ghao. 21  A ni ŋkhwā nu njɨ pa ŋkuʼu maoŋ pɛ ŋa a gū llɔ ŋkuoŋ taprɛi ŋgaŋ fàʼo ghɔ nɛ. Nɔ pigi nu, pa miŋgu ni nthɔ nchhɔ ndra fɨ́ yi. 22  Ŋgaŋ pou ghɔ khu, ghaŋ ntaoŋ Minnwi thɔ ndɔ̄gɔ vi ŋgə̄ɨ nūʼɔŋ shoyəɨ Abrahaŋ. Ŋgaŋ fàʼo ghɔ khu ŋkaa yu, pi twei vi, 23  a ghə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ghaŋ phɨ ghà ŋkhu ŋgə̄ɨ nɛ, nchhɔ njəɨ ŋgəʼɨ fɔ, ŋga mbɨʼɨ ligi yi, njəɨ Abrahaŋ fie hiŋ pugu Lasharɔ shoyəɨ yu.

24  “Ŋgaŋ fàʼo ghɔ yūa ni Abrahaŋ ŋa, ‘Tǎa, fāʼo kwoshɨnɨ mbɨŋ mu, ntaoŋ Lasharɔ ŋa a chrū thɔ muuŋshɨmbhɔ yi moŋ ŋkhǐ nthɔ ŋgrɨ túa a nɔ ghɔ, nthɛ ŋa m̀bɔ moŋ tɨtɨnɨ yúʼɔ moŋ móŋoŋ yei.’

25  “Ndɔ Abrahaŋ chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘Muuŋ a, kwiŋ ŋa moŋ chɔmbhi yɔ pi ni mfɛ pa maoŋ shiʼi vɛ, Lasharɔ fāʼo ji pi pɨphɨ. Ndɔ ti ndwɛ, a pɔ moŋ nchhɔ́ shiʼi hɛiŋ, ɔ pɔ hɛnɛ moŋ tɨtɨnɨ ŋgəʼɨ. 26  Mbapa nɛnnɛ, pi nūʼɔŋ mmɛ wə́ɨŋ, a fɛ̄nɛ via, nɛnnɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a tāʼa nu nshāʼa hɛnɛ nɛ nthɛ paʼa a lɔ nshāʼa, wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ mbaʼa ŋoŋ llɔ ŋgei pəɨ nthɔ njəɨ vigi nɛ.’

27  “Ŋgaŋ fàʼo ghɔ chhu ŋa, ‘Mbaʼo mbhɔ nɛ shhɨ ghɔ, ma tǎa, ŋa ɔ taoŋ nɛ Lasharɔ puŋ nda pigi. 28  Nthɛ ŋa m̀fāʼo lǐŋ paŋ pi pimbia pi tiɛŋ, nɛnnɛ ŋa a ghə̄ɨ shūu tə́nə yugu, kiɛŋ nɛnnɛ, kaŋ pugu ŋkaa pugu shi nii moŋ lɨʼɨ ŋgəʼɨ yei.’

29  “Abrahaŋ khwɛ̄ ŋa, ‘Pugu fāʼo gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa nnu ŋa pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi nāʼaŋ nɛ, pugu yaʼo pie ghɔ.’

30  “A chhu ŋa, ‘Ŋga, ma tǎa vigi Abrahaŋ, ŋoŋ ŋa a khu nɛ mbɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nchrā ni pugu, pugu kwri.’

31  “Abrahaŋ chhu ghɔ ŋa, ‘P̈ugu mieŋ ki yaʼo gɨ́ Mushi pugu pa nnu ŋa pa njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi nāʼaŋ nɛ, kaŋ mbaʼa pugu yiʼi mbiŋ nɔ haʼaŋ a njiʼi nthɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a khu mbɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ nɛ.’ ”