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Faaŋ ŋa a pɔ po
Pa nnu pei ni ŋga ntɔgɔ, m̀bɛʼi, ŋga njəɨ nɛ, njəɨ chonda thi yi wo po! Fǔoŋ ŋggì ŋa mi ni fǔoŋ njaʼo a chrā nu vəɨ nɔ ntàŋ nɛ, chhu ŋa, “Kuʼɔ hɛiŋ, kaŋ ǹshi nōoŋ pa nnu ŋa a yīʼi ŋa a lɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ ndɨɨ ŋa yei ndɨɨ kwo tɔgɔ nɛ.” Wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ, m̀bɔ moŋ Jijwɛ. Ǹjəɨ faaŋ thi po, yichəɨ ŋoŋ chhɔ ŋkuoŋ ghɔ. Ŋgaŋ ŋoŋ ghɔ ŋa a ni nchhɔ ŋkuoŋ faaŋ ghɔ nɛ chiachia nɔ pichəɨ ŋkwaŋ ŋgùʼɔ ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni jashipa pugu kaneliaŋ. Jijwɛ ŋguŋnnu ŋa a lɨɨ nɔ yichəɨ ŋkwaŋ ŋgùʼɔ ŋa a lɨ̄ɨ nɔ fhɔthɨ pi mɛ̄iŋ ni emera nɛ ghɨ̄ŋ vi. Paa wuŋ faaŋ ni faaŋ yi khwɛ ghɨ̄ŋ yie faaŋ. Paa wuŋ thishɨ chɨɨchɨɨ ni yi khwɛ chhɔ ŋkuoŋ pa faaŋ pighɔ, māʼaŋ pa mɛmmɛ ndhwí fhu ni pa ŋkie laoŋgo thɔ pugu. Pa sheishei fiembɨ pugu pa miwara mbɨ̀ taoŋ nu ŋkuoŋ faaŋ ghɔ. Khwachəɨ ŋkiʼa móŋoŋ ni nthɔ ŋkɨɨ nu shhɨ faaŋ ghɔ mbɔ khwachəɨ Jijwɛ Minnwi. Shhɨ faaŋ ghɔ yichəɨ yaoŋ ni mbɔ fɔ nɔ mmɛ ŋkhǐ ŋgrashi, nchīa nu nɔ ŋgùʼɔ chiachia.
Khwɛ mimaoŋ maoŋ ghɨ̄ŋ faaŋ ghɔ mbāoŋ, nɔ sheshe ŋgei faaŋ ghɔ. Pa ligi lɨnaoŋ mbɨŋ mimaoŋ pighɔ, shhɨ, pugu pa njiŋ. Fǔoŋ miyaoŋ maoŋ ghɔ pɔ nɔ paʼo, mbra yi pɔ nɔ fua, yichəɨ mbra yi pɔ miŋi mi pɔ nɔ yi ŋoŋmishua, yichəɨ mbra yi pɔ nɔ mimbaʼo ŋa a yei nu. Sheshe khwɛ mimaoŋ maoŋ pighɔ fāʼo ntɨgao pra, pra pighɔ lɨnaoŋ ni pa ligi ŋkuoŋ pugu, pugu pa moŋ pi. Ni naoŋchɨ pugu pa tuʼu paʼa pugu lɔ njiʼi mieŋ chhu nu ŋa,
“Taoŋtaoŋ, taoŋtaoŋ, taoŋtaoŋ, a Taathɔ mbɔ Minnwi
ŋa a chaa ŋguoŋ njɨ nɛ, ŋa a pɔ, ndɔ ni mbɔ, ndɔ nthɔ nu nɛ.”
Sheshe ndɨɨ ŋa khwɛ mimaoŋ maoŋ pighɔ fɛ ndighaʼo pugu pa ghaʼo nu ni tōo nu ni ju ŋa a ni chhɔ ŋkuoŋ faaŋ ghɔ nɛ, ŋa a yi maoŋ ki ndugwi yi nɛ, 10 paa wuŋ ni khwɛ thishɨ chɨɨchɨɨ pighɔ gū shhɨ yu ŋa a ni nchhɔ ŋkuoŋ faaŋ ghɔ nɛ, ŋgaʼo vi, mbɔ ju ŋa a yi maoŋ ki ndugwi yi nɛ. Pugu māʼaŋ pa ŋkie pugu shhɨ faaŋ ghɔ, nchhu nu ŋa,
11 “A kāʼo gɔ̌, ma Taathɔ yigi, mbɔ Minnwi yigi,
nɔ kwe nu ndighaʼo, ni ghaʼo nu, ni ghrɨ́,
nthɛ ŋa ɔ ni mbuoŋ gɔ̀ mbuoŋ ŋguoŋ yaoŋ ghao,
maoŋ pighɔ wuʼɔ mbɔ ntɔgɔ pi ŋkuoŋ pwatua yɔ.”