1 Shɨgɛi llɛ́ ni ŋga ntɔgɔ, Jishɔ pɨ̄nɨ Kapanuŋ pa chrà nyīeŋ ŋa a pɔ laʼa. 2 Ntou pa ŋgwa thɔ ŋkɨrɨ ti paʼa shɨ̀na lɔ nuʼuŋ mbɔ, njiʼi nthɛ pi chonda. Jishɔ ni nthɔ nchhu chrà Minnwi ni pugu. 3 Ŋgwa chəɨŋ pugu pa ŋkwíni kwò, khwɛ pimbia tiɛŋ vi nthɔ nu ni ju lɨʼɨ yəɨ Jishɔ. 4 Shɨ̀na ni ŋga mieŋ ki lɔ mbɔ ni pugu nɔ para nu yəɨ Jishɔ nthɛ yú ŋgwa pighɔ, pugu kuʼɔ thɔnda ŋaʼaŋ mbo fɔ* 2:4 Pi ni nthɔ nchwīe pa nchwi mbru nda llɔ shhɛ ŋkuʼɔ ntaoŋ thɔnda. Thɔnda ghɔ ni shɛiŋshɛiŋ, pi chwīe pi ni mbə́ɨŋ tūoŋ. A ni nchwīe yie shɨna pɔ nɔ ŋaʼaŋ nu mbo fɔ., nshwiʼi ŋkwíni ghɔ ŋkuoŋ kúoŋ. 5 Jishɔ ni ŋga njəɨ fɨʼɨ piŋ yugu, nchhu ni ŋkwíni ghɔ ŋa, “Muuŋ a, pi līʼɛ pa phɨ pɔ.”

6 Pichəɨ pa ghaŋ yɛʼi gɨ́ Mushi ni nchhɔ fɔ, mbie nu moŋ njùʼɔ pugu ŋa, 7 “Ŋoŋ vei kie nɛiŋ nchrā nɛiŋ? Yei pɔ pi chrà nchɨʼəshə! Mimfɛ a līʼɛ gɔ̌ ndīʼɛ phɨ ŋkiɛŋ Minnwi təʼɨ vi?”

8 Wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ, Jishɔ ni nji nnu ŋa pugu ni mbīʼi nu moŋ njùʼɔ pugu nɛ moŋ jijwɛ yi, nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ kie nɛiŋ nthɔ mbīʼi ŋkwaŋ nnu pei nɛiŋ njùʼɔ pəɨ? 9  A yīʼɛ yəɨ, chhu nu ni ŋkwíni ŋa, ‘Pi līʼɛ pa phɨ pɔ,’ ki chhu nu ŋa, ‘Lɔllɔ, lɔ̄gɔ kúoŋ yɔ, nyīeŋ’? 10  Ndɔ nɔ chwīe nu pəɨ ji ŋa Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua fāʼo ghrɨ́ ŋkuoŋ shhɛ nɔ līʼɛ nu pa phɨ.” A chhu ni ŋkwíni ghɔ ŋa, 11  “Ǹchhu vɛ, lɔllɔ, lɔ̄gɔ kúoŋ yɔ ŋgə̄ɨ laʼa.”

12 Wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ, a lɔllɔ, ndɔ̄gɔ kúoŋ yi, ntaoŋ ni vhi ligi ŋguoŋ yugu ghao, nɛnnɛ, ŋguoŋ yugu ghrāo, ŋgaʼo Minnwi, nchhu nu ŋa, “Pigi lɔ naa ma njəɨ sheshe nnu nɔ yei!”

13 Jishɔ pɨnɨ ŋgə̄ɨ ŋkɨŋ mmɛ ŋkhǐ ŋkamuʼɔŋ, ŋguoŋ yú ŋgwa ni ŋgə̄ɨ nu lɨʼɨ yəɨ vi, a thɔ njɛʼi vugu. 14 Ndɔ haʼaŋ a ni nyīeŋ nu nɛ, a yəɨ Levi, muuŋ Afioshi, a chhɔ moŋ ntǎa kwe taashi, a chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Yōu njiŋ a.” A yrɛi shhɛ njōu njiŋ yi.

15 Ndɔ haʼaŋ Jishɔ ni nchhɔ yəɨ taprɛi nthɔ njɨ maoŋ nda Levi nɛ, ntou pa ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi pugu pa ghaŋ phɨ chhɔ yəɨ yu pugu pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi, nthɛ ŋa ntou ŋgwa ni nthɔ njōu njiŋ Jishɔ. 16 Pa ghaŋ yɛʼi gɨ́ Mushi ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa ŋgwa Farashi nɛ ni ŋga njəɨ ŋa a thɔ njɨ maoŋ pugu pa ghaŋ chwīe phɨ pugu pa ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi, nchhu ni ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ŋa, “A chwīe khɔ a jɨ maoŋ pugu pa ghaŋ wɛ̄iŋ taashi pugu pa ghaŋ phɨ?”

17 Jishɔ ni ŋga njaʼo yei nnu, nchhu ŋa, “Ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu pɔ shiʼi nɛ lɔ mfāʼo chà ŋgaŋ fhɔ̌, a fāʼo ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ghɨ̌nɔ nu nɛ. Ǹdɔ njiʼi nthɔ pi nɔ gɛ̄ nu pa ŋgwa ndɨndɨ, ǹthɔ nthɛ pi ghaŋ phɨ.”

18 Ghaŋ younjiŋ Jouŋ Ŋgaŋ Fɛ Ŋkhǐ, pugu pa ŋgwa Farashi ni nthɔ njī ŋkhǐ. Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa thɔ mbara Jishɔ mbie vi ŋa, “A chwīe khɔ pa ghaŋ younjiŋ Jouŋ Ŋgaŋ Fɛ Ŋkhǐ pugu pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pa ŋgwa Farashi jī ŋkhǐ, ndɔ paʼa pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pɔ lɔ njī?”

19 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Mimfɛ pa ghaŋ gɛ̀ lɨʼɨ láŋ jī ŋkhǐ ndɨɨ ŋa pugu pa mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ wuʼɔ mbɔ kaʼa nɛ? Ndɔ haʼaŋ pugu pa mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ wuʼɔ mbɔ kaʼa nɛ, mbaʼa pugu jī ŋkhǐ. 20  Ndɔ pa llɛ́ pighɔ shi nthɔ ŋa pi shi mfuʼu mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ moŋ shɨna pugu, nɛnnɛ, pugu shi njī ŋkhǐ moŋ llɛ́ ghɔ.

21  “Mbaʼa ŋoŋ taʼa paʼo ŋkuoŋ ndunu ndhwí ni pra ndhwí fhi. Ä nchwīe nɛnnɛ, kaŋ ndhwí fhi ghɔ shi ŋɨnɛiŋ, nshūu ndunu ndhwí ghɔ nshāa mbɨnɨ ŋka chwīe a taoŋ pi mmɛ mbo.

22  “A wuʼɔ haʼaŋ a pɔ ni mikei ŋgrào nɛ. Mbaʼa ŋoŋ niʼiŋ làʼo fhi moŋ ndunu mikei ŋgrào, ä nchwīe nɛnnɛ, làʼo ghɔ fāʼo ntūgu mikei ŋgrào ghɔ, nnɛ kaŋ làʼo ghɔ pugu pa mikei ŋgrào ghɔ shi mbɨrɨ gha. A yiʼi ŋa ŋgwa niʼiŋ làʼo fhi moŋ mikei ŋgrào fhi.”

23 A ni mbɔ Llɛ́ Ji pa Juu chəɨ, Jishɔ nyīeŋ ntɔgɔ nu moŋ nyīeŋ shíe gɛ. Nɔ haʼaŋ pugu ki tɔgɔ nu nɛ, pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ka shíe gɛ. 24 Nɛnnɛ, pa ŋgwa Farashi pie ni Jishɔ ŋa, “Līi njəɨ, a chwīe khɔ pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pɔ thɔ nchwīe nnu ŋa gɨ́ lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ ŋa pi chwīe Llɛ́ Ji nɛ?”

25 A khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ lɔ naa mɛ̄iŋ nnu ŋa Devi ni nchwīe ndɨɨ ŋa a ni mbou yaoŋ jɨ, njì ni njia vugu pa ŋgwa pi nɛ? 26  Ŋkwaŋ nɔ haʼaŋ a ni nii Nda Minnwi, ndɨɨ ŋa Abiata ni mbɔ taathɔ pa thishɨ ghaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ nɛ? A ni nii ŋkru brɛi ŋa pi ni mfɛ ni Minnwi, ndɔ mbɨnɨ mfɛ yi ŋgwa pi, mbɔ yaoŋ ŋa kɨna lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ ŋa a nthɛ shesheŋoŋ kru ŋkiɛŋ ŋgaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ Minnwi.”

27 Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Minnwi ni nūʼɔŋ Llɛ́ Ji nthɛ pi ŋoŋmishua, a lɔ nchwīe ŋoŋmishua nthɛ pi Llɛ́ Ji. 28  Nɛnnɛ, Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua taathɔ, njiʼi nthɛ pi Llɛ́ Ji.”