1 Jishɔ pɨnɨ nuʼuŋ njɛ̄ yɛʼi nu ŋkɨŋ mmɛ ŋkhǐ ŋkamuʼɔŋ, ŋkiɛŋ mmɛ yú ŋgwa kɨrɨ yəɨ yu, nnɛ a ni nii nchɔchhɔ pi moŋ kikuoŋ moŋ ŋkhǐ, yú ŋgwa pighɔ pɔ ŋkɨŋ ŋkhǐ lɨʼɨ yó. 2 A ni njɛʼi vugu ni ntou pa nnu moŋ luʼɔ chrà, moŋ pa nnu haʼaŋ a ni njɛʼi nu nɛ, a ni nchhu ni pugu ŋa.

3  “P̂əɨ yaʼo! Ŋoŋ chəɨ ni ma mbɔ fɔ ŋgə̄ɨ lɨʼɨ māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌. 4  Nɔ haʼaŋ a ni māʼaŋ nu nɛ, pichəɨ gū shhɛmbua, pa mishi shwiʼi ŋkru. 5  Pichəɨ gū moŋ shhɛ ŋkwá, lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ ntou nchíʼa shi ki lɔ mbɔ nɛ, njiʼa ŋkɛkhɛ nthɛ ŋa nchíʼa shi ki lɔ njiɛŋ fɔ, 6  ndɔ minaoŋ ghà nthɛ, ntūoŋ vi, nthɛ ŋa a shini ndɔ mfāʼo ŋǐeŋ yi nɛ, a kāʼo mbraoprao ŋkhu. 7  Pichəɨ mbhɛ̌ gū moŋ shishaʼa, shishaʼa yīʼɛ ŋkuʼɔ mfīgi vi, paʼa a lɔ ŋkuʼɔ ti njuŋ ntíɛŋ. 8  Ndɔ pichəɨ pa mbhɛ̌ gū moŋ shhɛ shiʼi, ŋkhɛ̄ ŋkuʼɔ njuŋ. Pichəɨ yuŋ trɛi wuŋ, pichəɨ ntɨgao wuŋ, pichəɨ taʼa ŋkɨɨ.” 9 Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “Ŋoŋ ŋa a fāʼo tə́nə nɛ, â yaʼo.”

10 Ndɨɨ ŋa Jishɔ ni mbɔ təʼɨ vi nɛ, ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu ni mbɔ yəɨ yu nɛ, pugu pa paanchrɔ ghaŋ younjiŋ pi thɔ njəɨ vi mbie vi ni njiŋ pa luʼɔ chrà pighɔ.

11 A chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Minnwi tūgu pa nnu ŋa a ni mbɔ yi lə̄ɨŋ moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ yi ni pəɨ, ndɔ ni ŋgwa nduoŋ ŋa pugu lɔ njiʼi mbiŋ nɛ, ŋguoŋ nnu pɔ pi moŋ pa luʼɔ chrà, 12  nnɛ ŋa,

13 Jishɔ pie vugu ŋa, “Pəɨ lɔ nji njiŋ luʼɔ chrà yei? Ti pəɨ shi ŋkie pi nɛiŋ nji njiŋ ŋguoŋ pa luʼɔ chrà? 14  Ŋgaŋ māʼaŋ mbhɛ̌ māʼaŋ pi chrà Minnwi. 15  Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa ŋa pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi nɛ pɔ pi nɔ mbhɛ̌ ŋa a gū shɛmbua. Pugu gha njaʼo, Shata kāʼo ndɔ ntɔthɔ mfuʼu chrà ghɔ ŋa pi chhu ni pugu nɛ. 16  Wuʼɔ nɛnnɛ, pichəɨ pa ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi nɛ pɔ nɔ pɛ mbhɛ̌ ŋa a gū moŋ shhɛ ŋkhwā nɛ. Pugu gha njaʼo chrà Minnwi, ŋkiʼi mbiŋ piŋ ni pwatua. 17  Ndɔ paʼa ŋǐeŋ yugu lɔ ntɨnɨ, piŋ yugu wuʼɔ mbɔ pi nɔ kuo ndɨɨ, nnɛ ndɨɨ ŋa ŋgəʼɨ pugu pa mōoŋ nu thɔ nthɛ chrà Minnwi nɛ, pugu kāʼo mbāʼa ŋkǔnu yugu paʼa nɔ ghɔ. 18  Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi nɛ pɔ nɔ pɛ mbhɛ̌ ŋa pi māʼaŋ a gu moŋ shishaʼa nɛ, 19  ndɔ pa ghaghana nthɛ maoŋ nɔ yru nu moŋ yei chɔmbhi, pugu pa mifɨɨ ŋa pa fāʼo ghà nthɔ nɔ nɛ pugu pa shɔ̄rɔ nu pichəɨ pa maoŋ nduoŋ, nii njùʼɔ pugu mfīgi chrà ghɔ pugu kara mbɔ nɔ thɨ ki yuŋ ntíɛŋ. 20  Ndɔ pɛ mbhɛ̌ maoŋ ŋa pi ni māʼaŋ moŋ shhɛ shiʼi nɛ pɛ ŋgwa haʼaŋ pugu yaʼo chrà Minnwi, mbiŋ ndɔ njuŋ ntíɛŋ, pichəɨ trɛi wuŋ, pichəɨ ntɨgao wuŋ, pichəɨ taʼa ŋkɨɨ nɛ.”

21 Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ nchhu ŋa, “Yichəɨ ŋoŋ pɔ fɔ ŋa a ghà nii ni truka nda niʼiŋ laʼo mikru, ki laʼo kúoŋ, ki lɔ nūʼɔŋ pi ŋkuoŋ lɨʼɨ thi truka?

22  “Yichəɨ yaoŋ lɔ mbɔ fɔ ŋa pi lə̄ɨŋ ŋa mbaʼa pi ma mieŋ ki nōoŋ lɨʼɨ wo, ki nnu ŋa pi kuru ŋa mbaʼa a ma mieŋ ki taoŋ lɨʼɨ liʼɛ.”

23 Jishɔ lūgwi ŋa, “S̈hesheŋoŋ mfāʼo tə́nə, â yaʼo.”

24 A pɨnɨ nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ ywɛrɛ nnu haʼaŋ pəɨ yaʼo nɛ shiʼi. Yaoŋ ŋa pəɨ fɨʼɨ yaoŋ nɔ ghɔ mfɛ ni ŋoŋ nɛ, Minnwi shi ŋguʼɔ mfɨ̄ʼɨ pi moŋ ghɔ mfɛ ni pəɨ, ndɔ ŋguʼɔ mbɨnɨ mbīgi ntou yi ni pəɨ. 25  Nthɛ ŋa ni ŋoŋ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ, Minnwi shi mbīgi ntou yi, ndɔ ni ŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ mfāʼo nɛ, Minnwi shi ŋkwe shɨgɛi yɛ ŋa a fāʼo nɛ mbhɔ yu.”

26 Jishɔ ghə̄ɨ shhɨ nchhu ŋa, “Yei nɔ haʼaŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi pɔ nɛ. Ŋoŋ lɔ̄gɔ mbhɛ̌ yaoŋ māʼaŋ, 27  ndhɛ nu ŋgūʼu nu moŋ pa tuʼu pugu pa naoŋchɨ, moŋ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ ghɔ, mbhɛ̌ ghɔ khɛ̄ ŋkuʼɔ ndɔ paʼa a lɔ nji ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ a kie nɛ. 28  Shhɛ ghɔ chwīe mbhɛ̌ ghɔ kuʼɔ njuŋ, fǔoŋ yaoŋ pɔ ŋa a tua, mbra yi pɔ ŋa ŋkwéi yi taoŋ, nɛnnɛ ntíɛŋ yuŋ ŋkuoŋ ŋkwéi yi ghɔ. 29  Ndɨɨ ŋa ntíɛŋ ghɔ tɨnɨ nɛ, a kāʼo njɛ̄ pi kwōo nu nthɛ ŋa ndɨɨ kwōo kāʼo.”

30 Jishɔ pie ŋa, “Mimfɛ pia māʼaŋ fɨʼɨ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi pi ni khɔ, pia shi mfɨ̄ʼɨ pi ni yəɨ luʼɔ chrà? 31  A pɔ pi nɔ mbhɛ̌ yaoŋ mbɔ ŋkiɛŋ yi gɛ, ŋa ndɨɨ ŋa pi thɔ mbhī vi nɛ, a pɔ ndugwi mbhɛ̌ ŋa a yi gɛ nɛ ŋkuoŋ mbhi. 32  Ndɔ ti ndɨɨ ŋa pi phi vi nɛ, a kuʼɔ ŋgū ŋkiɛŋ ndugwi mmɛ thɨ, ŋgāʼo nchaa ŋguoŋ maoŋ phi ghao moŋ nyìeŋ ghɔ, mfuʼu mɛmmɛ mbhɔ pi, nnɛ pa mishi thɔ ŋkrao nda pugu ŋkuoŋ pa mbhɔ pi.”

33 Jishɔ shwei chrà Minnwi ni pugu moŋ ntou pa luʼɔ chrà nɔ pei, nɔ fɨʼɨ haʼaŋ a nthɛ pugu yaʼo nji nɛ. 34 Jishɔ ni nshwei chrà Minnwi ni yú ŋgwa wuʼɔ moŋ pa luʼɔ chrà, ndɔ ndɨɨ ŋa a ni ŋguʼɔ mbɔ pi pugu pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi nɛ, a fɨ̄ʼɨ ŋguoŋ nnu ntūgu ni pugu.

35 A ni ŋga mbɔ ni fanaoŋ llɛ́ ghɔ, Jishɔ chhu ni pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ŋa, “Pia shāʼa ntaoŋ njiɛŋ hiŋ.” 36 Pugu mieŋ yú ŋgwa pighɔ ndɔ̄gɔ vi wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ a ni mbɔ nɛ moŋ kikuoŋ pugu pugu ghə̄ɨ. Pichəɨ pa kikuoŋ nduoŋ ni mbɔ fɔ. 37 Mmɛ fiŋ gū moŋ ŋkhǐ, ntuŋ ŋkhǐ niʼiŋ moŋ kikuoŋ ti kikuoŋ thɔ ndɨnaoŋ lɨnaoŋ.

38 Jishɔ ni mbɔ laʼo* 4:38 Laʼo kikuoŋ yei ni ŋgaʼo ndɔ mfāʼo lɨʼɨ ŋa minthɛ ŋoŋ nūaŋ mfɛrɛ noŋ yi fɔ. kikuoŋ, nūʼɔŋ thɔ yi ŋkuoŋ nuʼɔŋthɔ nthɔ ndhɛ nu, pugu thɔ ŋgūʼu vi nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Masha, pia ŋkhu paʼa a lɔ mbɔ nnu vɛ?”

39 Jishɔ lɔllɔ tɔthɨ mbɨ̄ga fiŋ ghɔ, nchhu ni ŋkhǐ ŋa, “Ghɨghrɨ pɔ! Tithi!” Fɨfrəɨ ghɔ tithi, lɨʼɨ ya njū. 40 A chhu ni pugu ŋa, “Pəɨ pɔgɔ pi gu khɔ? Pəɨ wuʼɔ mbiʼi ki lɔ mfāʼo piŋ?”

41 Pɔgɔ gu nii vugu, pugu chhu ni noŋ pugu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei pɔ pi gɔ̌ kiʼɛ ŋa fiŋ pugu pa ŋkhǐ yaʼo nchò yi nɛ?”