1 Yesu ɔkpere ɔ̃ marasuãdze iweo-inyɔ ɔsirakanya ne ɔtã ma ɔri gu ɔle sɔ masa siwarã lalaa ɔɖuɖu si masa sinyɛ agbãagbã ana. 2 Ɔsese ma sɔ makɛlɛ maaɣɛ Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃ iso itɔ̃me si masa manyɛse. 3 Si maarui ne, Yesu ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Midaasu kuira mila i irisɛ ame lɛ ɔsɛdziri ɣee akpo ɣee aɖera ɣee sikã. Midaasu awu nyɔare sɔ mianyuarã i ɔri. 4 Iyo biara nɛ ame mafɔ mi ne, miwe i mmɔ gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ miarui i ɔmagɛ̃ gɔmɔ ame. 5 Ngbegɔ masɛ̃ maifɔ mi ne, si miarui i mmɔ ne, mikpakpa mi ngba sise mifere lɛ Ɣaa kutsue ikpadzɛ̃ nɛ loaba ikparĩ.” 6 Marasuãdze ɔrui mabo i nsɛkɔ̃ mɛmɔ ame mato maɣɛ Itɔ̃me Bielea masa maturi sinyɛ i kakɔi biara.

7 Gɔ Herodes gɔ nto ɔɖe Galilea karɔ̃ iso ɔnɔ ara wa nto aba ngbe ne, ɔkpɔkpɔtɔ alasɔ maturi mawɛ̃ to maɣɛ sɔ Ndupiedze Yohanes loɔta ɔbɔrɛ i makpise ame ɔpia ngbã. 8 Mawɛ̃ ana to maɣɛ sɔ Eliya ɔɖe loɔledza iba. Fiɛ mawɛ̃ ana sɔ Ɣaa kanyamaɖidze kuere ɔwɛ̃ ɔɖe loɔkpese ɔba maɣe wũ. 9 Ne Herodes to ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Lotã matu Yohanes iti, ne ɔso nna ɔɖe nto ɔbara ara wa nto lonɔ ngbe?” Ne ɔso Herodes ɔbie ɔri gɔ iso ɔ̃aki fiɛ ɔ̃anya Yesu.

10 Katɔ̃memasɛdze ɔba maaɣere Yesu nwa ɔɖuɖu mabara. Ne ka ɔkɔ ma kerekere marui makɛlɛ ɔmagɛ̃ gɔ marɔ sɔ Betsaida ame ne. 11 Gɔ maturi ɔnɔ ngbɔ ne, masiai ma kama makɛlɛ mmɔ. Yesu ɔ̃ wũ ɔfɔ ma ɔɣere ma Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃ itɔ̃me fiɛ ɔsa mma nto manyɛ.

12 Iɣɛ̃kɛlɛ ame ne, katɔ̃memasɛdze iweo-inyɔ ɔba maaɣere Yesu sɔ, “Ɖi ma ɔri si makɛlɛ ngorowase mɛ lobore mimatã ngbe si masɛ maabie aɖera gu ngbegɔ maarɛ ala ngbe ɔfe idzoro gu ayo ame.”

13 Mmɔ i Yesu to ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mi mɔmɔ mitã ma irere maɖe.”

Ne mato maɣere wũ sɔ, “Araɖea wa ɔɖuɖu boba ngbe nɖe abolo abo aru gu afara anyɔ. Ato abie sɔ bosɛ boaɣa araɖea botã maturi gbodzoo magbe?” 14 Marɛrɛ̃ kerekere i ma ndɛ̃ aaɖe lɛ maturi kukpi kuru mmɔ. Ne Yesu to ɔɣere ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ, “Mitã ma masɛ i akuri ame lɛ siru siru awe.” 15 Ne gɔ marasuãdze ɔbara ngbɔ ne, 16 Yesu ɔsu abolo abo aru gu afara anyɔ wamɔ, ɔkɔlɛ anɔ kato. Gɔ ɔpɛ Ɣaa siba i wã iti ne, ɔbɛbɛse ɔtã ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ masu maɣɛɣɛ mmamɔ. 17 Gɔ ma ɔɖuɖu ɔɖe ara mami fiɛ marasuãdze ɔsa nwa lobuburi kanya ne, mana kusɛsɛi kuweo-kunyɔ.

18 Gɔ Yesu ɔnɔwɛ̃ to ɔkparama kayi iyi iwɛ̃ ne, ɔ̃ marasuãdze ɔwe i ɔ̃ kɔrɛ. Ne ɔto ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, “Nna i maturi sɛ maɣɛ sɔ loɖe?”

19 Ne matã wũ mmuai sɔ, “Mawɛ̃ sɛ maɣɛ sɔ fɔ nɖe Ndupiedze Yohanes, mawɛ̃ ana sɔ fɔ nɖe Eliya, fiɛ mawɛ̃ ana sɛ maɣɛ sɔ Ɣaa kanyamaɖidze kuere ɔwɛ̃ loɔkpese ɔba ngbã.”

20 Mmɔ ɔto ɔkarɛ ma sɔ, “Ne mi ɣɛɛ? Nna miɣe sɔ loɖe?”

Petro ɔfɔ kanya sɔ, “Fɔ nɖe Ɣaa Kristo ne.”

21 Mmɔ i Yesu ɔsɛ̃ ɔtã ma teteree sɔ madaaɣere kuwɛ̃ itɔ̃me nɛgbe. 22 Yesu ɔledza ma iɣere sɔ, “Ikote sɔ mme, Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi, awe inyɛ gbodzoo i ma Yudase makpakpa gu masɔrɛdze makpakpa gu mmara matedze nrɔɔ̃ ame maasɛ̃ me, maɖoe me. Ɣɛɛ ikpɛnɛ tɛare ne, Ɣaa to ɔ̃atara me lowe ngbã.”

23 Mmɔ ɔto ɔɣere ma ɔɖuɖu sɔ, “Si ɔrere ɔbie sɔ ɔ̃asiai me ne, ɔsɛ̃ so si ɔsu ɔ̃ inyɛwe ɔnyigbã si ɔ̃awo me ɔsiai. 24 Alasɔ ɔbiara gɔ loakpɛ̃ i ɔ̃ ngbã iti ne, ɔto ɔ̃ayura me, ɣɛɛ ngɔ loanyua ɔ̃ ngba ala wũ ɔso ne, ɔto ɔ̃ana ngbã mɛ loisɛ miro. 25 Mme kusia i ɔturi ana si kayi iso ɔɖuɖu karana ɔkpese ɔ̃ kare fiɛ ɔ̃ina ngbã mɛ loisɛ miro? 26 Si mme gu wũ ara ite to ikpɛ̃ ɔrere kunuarɛ ne, mme, Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi, mme wũ ɔto ɔ̃akpɛ̃ me kunuarɛ ku ɔwi gɔ ame loaba i wũ ikpawaĩ gu wũ ɔse Ɣaa ɔle gu ɔ̃ makpabo sekelea ɔɖuɖu ikpawaĩ ame. 27 Nto loɣere mi gbaã sɔ mi ndɛ̃ mawɛ̃ i ngbe iibakpi fiɛ Ɣaa aaɖi ɔ̃ Sigarakaɖekɔ̃ ɔle ɔte.”

28 Lɛ ɖapɛ ɔwɛ̃ kama gɔ Yesu ɔɣere ma ara wagbe ne, ɔkɔ Petro gu Yohanes gu Yakobo maya kube kuwɛ̃ makɛlɛ itititɛ̃ sɔ maakparama kayi. 29 Gɔ ɔto ɔkparama kayi ne, ɔ̃ katɔ̃ ko lokpaki kato kafiɛ futututu gɔ ta ɔ̃ ara wa ɔpia to atsue anɔmi. 30 Ɔluwɛ̃ ne, marɛrɛ̃ inyɔ ma nɖe Mose gu Eliya ɔba maaya i ɔ̃ kɔrɛ mato maɖegu wũ ika. 31 Maba i Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃ ikpawaĩ ame fiɛ maɖe ku Yesu ika i ɔri gɔ iso ɔ̃aki fiɛ ɔ̃abara Ɣaa kuɖɔɛ i ɔ̃ kukpi i Yerusalem iso. 32 Petro gu ɔ̃ malaa ɔrɛ sirɛ dzoroo, ɣɛɛ gɔ mata ne, manya Yesu i ɔ̃ ikpawaĩ ame gu maturi inyɔ ma nɣɛ wũ i kɔrɛ. 33 Gɔ maturi inyɔ mamɔ to marui ne, Petro ɔɣere Yesu sɔ, “Tete, bo ngbe iba ɔbua ilɛ gbaã! Tã bopɛ akpayo atɛ i ngbe. Iwɛ̃ itã-ɔ, iwɛ̃ itã Mose fiɛ iwɛ̃ ana itã Eliya.” Ɔ̃ mɔmɔ kɔra iiɣe ara wa ɔɣɛ i ngbe.

34 Gɔ ɔɣɛ i mmɔ ɔto ika iɖe ne, idɔdɔ ɔso ifu ma iso ne ɔso ifɔ̃ ɔmɔɛ̃ marasuãdze gbaã. 35 Ne manɔ silɔ i idɔdɔ ame gɔ sito siɣɛ sɔ, “Wũ ibiete gɔ losia ikparĩ ngbe ne, mikã wũ Atsue!” 36 Gɔ silɔ dzɛmɔ ɔlo ikaɖe ne, manya sɔ Yesu ɔnɔwɛ̃ lokuti ɔɣɛ i mmɔ. Marasuãdze ɔma kanya i ara wagbe iso. Maiɣere kuwɛ̃ nnɛ manya ku ɔwi gɔmɔ ame.

37 Gɔ kaɖe ɔsɛ̃ ne, Yesu gu ɔ̃ marasuãdze itɛ mammɔ ɔso mabɔrɛ i kube iso maba. Maturi gbodzoo ɔba maasarɛgu wũ. 38 Ne ɔrɛrɛ̃ ɔwɛ̃ i mmɔ to ɔla kulu ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Ratedze! Loto-ɔ i kukpa, nyɔ wũ ɔbi! Wũ ɔbi ɔwɛ̃ saã! 39 Siwarã lalaa ɔ to siɖaa wũ gɔ sito sitã sɔ ɔ̃ala kulu teteree, ɔluwɛ̃ sipuri wũ siwuĩ i karɔ̃ iyɔ minyatu ka misɛ wũ i kanya. Si iba ngbɔ ne, isɛ ibua iwe ɔle, ina ɔpã fiɛ isɛ ikpa wũ. 40 Lotã fɔ marasuãdze iti sɔ masa siwarã dzɛgbe matã me ɣɛɛ maiwo.”

41 Mmɔ i Yesu to ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mi kiniɔgbe maturi ma kafɔkaɖe lotɛgɛlɛ fiɛ miba atsuele! Ku mme ɔwi loawe i mi kɔrɛ fiɛ loaɣara so lotã mi lotui?” Ne ɔɣere ɔrɛrɛ̃ gɔmɔ sɔ, “Kɔ fɔ ɔbi bɔ me ngbe.”

42 Gɔ ɔbi to ɔba ne, ɔluwɛ̃ siwarã ɔpuri wũ siwuĩ i karɔ̃ ɔleso ɔto. Ne Yesu ɔtɔ̃me ɔpia siwarã lalaa dzɛmɔ ɔsa ɔbi ɔtara wũ ɔta ɔ̃ ɔse ne. 43 Ɣaa ɔle siare gɔgbe ɔbara maturi ɔɖuɖu ɣii.

Gɔ Yesu Kurabarara togu maturi ibara ɣii ne, ɔɣere ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ, 44 “Midaaɣara nnɛ nto loba loaɣere mi! Mato maaɖi mme, Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi, matã maturi.” 45 Ɣɛɛ mainɔ nnɛ ɔɣere ma karɔ̃. Ɣaa ɔsu ira nɛgbe ɔkɔla ma sɔ mainɔ karɔ̃ fiɛ mato manigã sɔ maakarɛ wũ ana.

46 Kakpadzɛ̃ ɔba i marasuãdze ndɛ̃ sɔ ma nna nɖe ngɔ loɖo pelepele. 47 Gɔ Yesu ɔtsue ma adzuni ɔso ne, ɔkɔ ɔbiɛtɛ ɔwɛ̃ ɔba ɔ̃aɣedza ma i katɔ̃. 48 Ne ɔto ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Ɔbiara gɔ loafɔ ɔbiɛtɛ gɔgbe i wũ iyere ame ne, mme iɖe ɔfɔ. Fiɛ ɔbiara gɔ lofɔ me ne, ɔfɔ ngɔ lopia me katɔ̃me. Alasɔ ɔturi gɔ nsɛ ɔbɔ so karɔ̃ i mi ɔɖuɖu ndɛ̃ ne, ɔ̃ nɖe ngɔ lokɔlɛ ɔɖo pelepele ne.”

49 Mmɔ i Yohanes to ɔɣere wũ sɔ, “Bokɔse, bonya ɔwɛ̃ gɔ ɔto ɔsa siwarã lalaa i fɔ iyere ame ɣɛɛ ne, botindza wũ sɔ ɔnyua ala ɔ̃iɖe bo ndɛ̃ ɔwɛ̃.”

50 Ne Yesu to ɔɣere ɔ̃ marasuãdze sɔ, “Midaatɛ̃ wũ ɔri, alasɔ si ɔturi iita ɔɣɛ mi iso ne, mitsue sɔ ɔɣɛ mi i kama.”

51 Gɔ ɔwi gɔ i Ɣaa aasu Yesu ɔkɛlɛgu kato ɔɔpɛtɛpɛtɛ ne, ɔbara ɔ̃ adzuni sɔ ɔ̃akɛlɛ Yerusalem. 52 Ɔpia mawɛ̃ ɔɖegu katɔ̃ sɔ masɛ maaledza ara masɛ i Samaria akorowa awɛ̃ matã ɔ̃ iba. 53 Ɣɛɛ gɔ mmɔ maturi ɔtsue sɔ Yerusalem ɔto ɔfe ɔkɛlɛ ɔso ne, maifɔ wũ. 54 Gɔ ɔ̃ marasuãdze inyɔ ma nɖe Yohanes gu Yakobo ɔnya ne, makarɛ wũ sɔ, “Bokɔse, ato abie sɔ bokpere ɔtɔ si ɔbɔrɛ i kato ɔba ɔ̃atsuedza ma?” 55 Ne Yesu ɔfiniki ɔsɛ̃ ma sɔ, “Miiɣe siwarã dzɛ nto siɖe mi iso! Alasɔ mme, Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi, iiba sɔ loawɔra maturi ngbã ɣɛɛ ɔba loba sɔ loaɖi me bowũ.” 56 Ne ɔ̃ gu marasuãdze ɔrui makɛlɛ ɔmagɛ̃ mama ame ne.

57 Gɔ mato makɛlɛ ne, ɔrɛrɛ̃ ɔwɛ̃ ɔba ɔ̃aɣere Yesu sɔ, “Loasiai-ɔ kakɔi biara ga aakɛlɛ.”

58 Ne Yesu ɔtã wũ mmuai sɔ, “Mabɔi lalaa ba awo wa ame masɛ mawɛrɛ fiɛ kurodzai ana ba ayo, ɣɛɛ mme, Ɔturi Awune Ɔbi, na iti kasiakɔ̃.”

59 Ne Yesu to ɔɣere ɔmama ana sɔ, “Siai me.”

Ɣɛɛ ngɔmɔ ɔtã wũ mmuai sɔ, “Bosate, loasiai-ɔ, ɣɛɛ ɖi me ɔri si nsɛ loabiara tete tɔtɔ.”

60 Ne Yesu to ɔɣere wũ sɔ, “Tã mma nse lɛ makpise si mabiara ma makpise, ɣɛɛ fɔ ne kɛlɛ aaɣɛ Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃ itɔ̃me.”

61 Ɔwɛ̃ ana ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Bosate lobie sɔ loasiai-ɔ, ɣɛɛ ne, tã me losɛ loamala wũ maturi so tɔtɔ.”

62 Ne Yesu ɔɣere wũ sɔ, “Ngɔ loisɛ ɔbara ɔ̃ karabara ku ɔ̃ ɔtu ɔɖuɖu iikote ɔtã Ɣaa sigarakaɖekɔ̃.”