1 Nɩɩ Farasii abi yɛ Sadusi abi ba ba Yesu asɛ ba ba tʋʋ mʋ tɔ kɩɩ, ɩmʋ sʋ ba tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ ɔ waa asɩn kyinkyinsa kʋ lɩɩ sʋsʋ kaapʋ bamʋ.

2 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ bamʋ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Kyɔwɛ maa kpee ɔ naa tɩyɛ mʋ, fɛn taalɛ fɛn bɩɩ fɛn tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Ɔkɛ kyɔwɛ ii biti ɔ da, lɩɩ fɛɛ abwaarɛ‐wʋlɛ ɩ payɩ kɔɔ’. 3 Nɩɩ nyenyenfuu mɔɔ fɛn taalɛ fɛn tɔwɛ yɛ, ‘Ndaga bʋlayɩ ii biti ɔ da, lɩɩ fɛɛ abwaarɛ‐wʋlɛ ɩ payɩ nɩɩ i bii tɔ.’ Fɛn taalɛ fen wu abwaarɛ‐wʋlɛ mʋ kanan mʋ nɩɩ i du, nɩɩ fɛɛ lɛɛ ɩmʋ kasɛ, amaa fɛn mɛɛ taalɛ fɛn bɩɩ nkɛ nɩmʋ tɔ asɩn, kɛ fɛn lɛɛ ɩmʋ kasɛ. 4 Fanɛ ndaga kakyɩna nɩmʋ tɔ alibi awaapʋ mʋ nɩɩ fan kina Ɩbwaarɛ. Fɛn taasɛ fen biti asɩn kyinkyinsa lɩɩ mɛ asɛ, amaa fan man yɛ fan wu asɩn kyinkyinsa kʋ, amɔɔ ɩmʋ nɩɩ ɩ waa Ɩbwaarɛ ɔtɔwɛpʋ Gyona mʋ.” Yesu maa tɔwɛ kanɩn mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ yɛgɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ɔ kyʋn.

5 Abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ba maa faa kpee benbe mʋ, ba nyiŋi fɛɛ ba man taa bodobodo. 6 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fan kɩɩ danbɩrasa, kɛ fan baa fɛn da Farasii abi yɛ Sadusi abi kɩfɛ mʋ nɩɩ kii tin bodobodo mʋ sʋ.”

7 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ba piili bɛɛ tɔwɛ abaa asɛ yɛ, “A maa man bɩya bodobodo mʋ sʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ tɔwɛ kanɩn mʋ.”

8 Yesu maa nyi kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɔwɛ sʋ mʋ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fanɛ mʋ nɩɩ fanɛ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii kɩ man kyɔ! Mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ fɛn tɔwɛ, fanɛ kɩ man sʋ bodobodo asɩn? 9 Fan san fan man pɩɩta nu asɩn nɩmʋ kasɛ? Saŋa mʋ nɩɩ n daa gyayɩ bodobodo anuu tɔ sa anyɩn ngbɩn nnuu mʋ, fen mee nyiŋi? Agyisan alantan afɩnɛ nɩɩ fan daa tasɛ bɔla mʋ? 10 Abɛɛ n maa daa gyayɩ bodobodo asunɔ tɔ sa asa ngbɩn nna mʋ, agyisan alantan afɩnɛ nɩɩ fan daa taasɛ bɔla mʋ? 11 Mɩnɛ ɩɩ waa sʋ nɩɩ fɛn mɛɛ taalɛ bɩɩ fɛɛ man gyɛ bodobodo asɩn nɩɩ n tɔwɛ? Amaa fan baa fan da fanɛ n‐yɩɩ sʋ lɩɩ Farasii yɛ Sadusi abi kɩfɛ tinsa mʋ sʋ.” 12 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ba lan nu kasɛ fɛɛ man gyɛ kɩfɛ tin agyitɔ mʋ asɩn nɩɩ ɛɛ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ ba baa ba da sʋ, amaa Farasii yɛ Sadusi abi asɩn kaapʋsa nɩɩ ɔ dɩyɛ.

13 Nɩɩ Yesu kpee kabaafʋn mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋ tiri Kasariya Filipi kadɛ tɔ mʋ. Maa bʋ tʋtɔ mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ nɩɩ asa ba yɛ mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ n gyɛ?”

14 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Akʋ ba yɛ fʋ ɩ gyɛ Gyɔn Okyugyeepu mʋ, nɩɩ akʋ ba yɛ fʋ ɩ gyɛ Eligya, nɩɩ akʋ mɔɔ ba yɛ fʋ ɩ gyɛ Gyeremiya abɛɛ Ɩbwaarɛ atɔwɛpʋ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ.”

15 Nɩɩ Yesu taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Nɩɩ fanɔɔ fan fa? Anɩmʋ nɩɩ fan yɛ n gyɛ?”

16 Nɩɩ Simon Pita lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Fʋ ɩ gyɛ Krisito, Ɩbwaarɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ tɛ kakpaa mʋ Mu‐Bii.”

17 Nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ mʋ yɛ, “Fʋ Simon, Gyona mu‐bii! Kusee ɩ gyɛ sa fʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ man gyɛ nyɩmɩsa ɩ lɛɛ falɛ kesintin asɩn nɩmʋ kaapʋ fʋ, amaa mɛ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bʋ sʋsʋ mʋ ɩ lɛɛ falɛ asɩn mʋ kaapʋ fʋ. 18 Ɩmʋ sʋ n tɔwɛ fʋ yɛ, fʋ gyɛ Pita,* 16:18 Pita kasɛ ɩ gyɛ kɩfʋlɛ. nɩɩ kanɩn kɩfʋlɛ maŋa sʋ nɩɩ n biti n pɔyɩ mɛ, Krisito kʋbʋ mʋ, nɩɩ lewu gbaa mɛɛ taalɛ gyii kɩmʋ sʋ. 19 N biti n taa sʋsʋ kuwura‐gyii ɩsafwɩɩ kpini sa fʋ. Kʋtɔ kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ fu kyula kasɛ sʋ nfɩɩ mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ gbaa kyula kɩmʋ sʋsʋ. Nɩɩ kʋtɔ kʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ fu kina kasɛ sʋ nfɩɩ mʋ, Ɩbwaarɛ gbaa kina kɩmʋ sʋsʋ.” 20 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Yesu da mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ amu tɔ yɛ, ba man kan waa tɔwɛ ɔkʋ yɛ mʋ ɩ gyɛ Krisito.

21 Lɩɩ kanɩn saŋa maŋa ɩɩ sʋ ii kpee mʋ, Yesu piili bugi tɔ ɛɛ tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ yɛ, “I tiri fɛɛ n maa kpee Gyerusalem naa gyii awʋrʋfɔ gaa lɩɩ abɩlɩsa, yɛ aseepu‐bɩlɩsa yɛ nbara akaapʋpʋ kpini abaa tɔ. Bee biti ba mɔɔ mɛ, kɛ kakɛ sasapʋ mʋ, n kyiŋi ba nkpa tɔ.”

22 Nɩɩ Pita taa Yesu kpee ɩkaa sʋ tɔwɛ yii mʋ yɛ, “Afuloo! Ɔnyɩrɩpɛ! Ɩbwaarɛ ɔ taa ɩmʋ kpee kata‐kata. Ɩnɩmʋ ɩ mɛɛ yɛ ɩ ba fʋ sʋ kakaakʋ.”

23 Nɩɩ Yesu biliŋi tɔwɛ Pita yɛ, “Sɩtaanɛ, taa lɩɩ mɛ sʋ! Fii kun mɛ ɔkpa nɩn, lɩɩ fɛɛ fʋ nfɛɛrɛ ɩ man gyan Ɩbwaarɛ atɔ sʋ, amɔɔ ɩ gyan nyɩmɩsa lɛɛ sʋ nɩn.”

24 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ yɛ, “Nɩɩ ɔkʋ kan ee biti o buu mɛ mʋ, ɩ dagaa maa kina mʋ n‐yɩɩ, kɛ ɔ sʋla mʋ gbaa‐gbaa mʋ oyu‐laasa kɛ o buu mɛ. 25 Lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ee biti ɔ mɔlɩgɛ mʋ gbaa‐gbaa mʋ nkpa mʋ, ii biti ɔ pan ɩmʋ, amaa ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ɔ pan mʋ nkpa lɩɩ mɛ sʋ mʋ, ii biti o bwii nyɛ mʋ nkpa mʋ. 26 Nɩɩ nyɩmɩsa kan nyɛ dulinyaa tɔ kʋtɔ kʋmaa, nɩɩ ɔ pan mʋ nkpa mʋ, mɩnɛ tɔnɔ nɩɩ ɔ nyɛ? Abɛɛ mɩnɛ nɩɩ nyɩmɩsa ɩ taalɛ taa kyɛrɛ mʋ nkpa? 27 Lɩɩ fɛɛ mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa mʋ n biti n baa yɛ Ɔsɛ mʋ bʋnyaa, yɛ mɛ nbɔɔ, kɛ n ba ka ɔkʋmaa nɩmʋ kʋkɔ lɩɩ mu kusun mʋ nɩɩ ɔ waa mʋ sʋ. 28 N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin nɩn fɛɛ asa kʋ ba yɩla nfɩɩ, nɩɩ ba mɛɛ yɛ ba wu, naa fʋʋ saŋa mʋ nɩɩ bee biti ba wu mɛ, Daadimaadi Obii‐nyɩnsa maa ba yɛ mu kuwura‐gyii mʋ.”