Ⅰ Luwi a, tɔgɔlɛ batɛnɛ mɔ tɔkpa bakɛnanɛ bɛbã ya nɛ Yesu sɛkɛ̃ bɛyaatse ye fɔlɛtsa. Ⅱ Nɛ awã naa, Farisifɔ mɔ mbla batsanɛ a kakɛna hũhũhũhũ kalɛ kĩ, “Oti kĩĩ atɛ tɔkpa bakɛnanɛ ade yado awɛ kanya mɔ be malo a!”

Ⅲ Foesũ Yesu bɔa be lɛgbã kĩĩ kĩ, Ⅳ “Ntɛ mi kamɛ odi ɔmɔa deĩ baveli ɔha mɔ kɔmɔa yɛla nɛ be kamɛ a, litsa yaakɛna? Yaafɔnɛ baveli aduekrɔũ-evedi a nɛ kanyakɔ̃ a ɛnaatsã ɛwɛ kukĩ kɔyɛla a kɛnaawo kĩ ɛmɔ koe. Ⅴ Ntɛ ɛmɔ koe a, yaamɔ kawɔlɛ paa lɔkɔa ɛbɔɛ koe ete nɛ lɔbɔtɛɛ ɛyamɛna nɛ kɔla. Ⅵ Ade yaavɛ ye bakɔba mɔ banunɛ ebi be kĩ, ‘Kawɔlɛ de yĩ kĩ mmɔ́ yĩ kuveli a kĩ kɔyɛla a, foesũ mifɔ̃ bɔmɔ́ kawɔlɛ!’ Ⅶ Mabi mi kĩ ade aye baamɔ kawɔlɛ nɛ ode lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ a nɛ oti mɔa kĩ ɛdani ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ akũ, kɛba bati aduekrɔũ-evedi kĩ be akũ kpalɛ kĩ bɛtásĩ ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ kadani.

Ⅷ “Ntɛ otsole odi deĩ sika ovoe babi ewua mɔ ɛyɛla libi mɔa ni, litsa yaakɛna? Yaatɛna ɔsɛdza ɛyɔ kɔla kamɛ ɛdã kakɔ nyɛ kakɔ yededeede kɛnawo kĩ ɛmɔ sika libi a. Ⅸ Ntɛ ɛmɔ de a, yaavɛ ye bakɔba mɔ banunɛ ɛkpɔta ebi be kĩ, ‘Kawɔlɛ de yĩ paa kitonɛkĩ mmɔ́ yĩ sika libi a kĩ lɛyɛla a. Mifɔ̃ bɔmɔ́ kawɔlɛ!’ Ⅹ Mabi mi kĩ ade aye Baguma ode fɔtɔ banyanɛ aamɔ kawɔlɛ nɛ tɔkpa ɔkɛnanɛ mɔa kĩ ɛdani ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ akũ a.”

Ⅺ Yesu lɛ ɛnaa lɔtɔ kĩ, “Onyole odi na babinyole nviã. Ⅻ Ade obisɛ̃de a bi ɔlɛga kĩ, ‘Papa, kɔa adzapadiɛ a kĩ yaanya yĩ kanyakɔ̃ a kakpa yĩ finyaa.’ Foesũ onyole a sɛ̃ ye adzapadiɛ kamɛ ɛkpa ye babinyole nviã a.

ⅩⅢ “Nɛ fuwi fudi liti ni, obisɛ̃de a nɔ ye kanyakɔ̃ fɔtsa a flee ade ɛdzakũ mɔ foe sika a. Ɛnaa katide mɔ lugo ɛnabula sika a kade nɛ nkpã basabasa kadzi kamɛ. ⅩⅣ Ebula lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kĩ edeĩ a kade. Ke liti a kɔlɛ kudi nɛ nɛ tite a na flee akũ ade ohiã pi ye a. ⅩⅤ Nɛ foesũ ɛnaa onyole odi nɛ tite a akũ sɛkɛ̃ kĩ yanaakɛna adzuma ɛkpa ye. Onyole a kpa ye baplakuo akũ kadãmɛna nɛ ye kɔba. ⅩⅥ Nɛ kɔlɛ sũ ɛwɛ kĩ yanya funitsã a kĩ bɛkako baplakuo a fudi lɛmɛ odima tákpa ye lɛtsama.

ⅩⅦ “Nɛ ke kawũna a, ɛyamɔ ye akũ eyi ɔsũ, ade ɛlɛ kĩ, ‘Bati a kĩ nda bɔɛ bakɛna tudzuma a ana kanya kawĩ pɔtɔɔ fɔate malo. Amɔ yĩ dzi nɛ awĩ kɔlɛ ayua yĩ kakɔ. ⅩⅧ Maayidza nnaa nda sɛkɛ̃ nnaabi ye kĩ, “Papa, nkɛna tɔkpa nɛ Baguma mɔ nɔ akũ. ⅩⅨ Ntáfɛta kĩ abuki ɔvɛ yĩ kĩ nɔ obi, mbom kɔa yĩ kakɛna ndɛ nɔ tudzuma bakɛnanɛ a kamɛ ɔmɔa.” ’ ⅩⅩ Foesũ eyidza epi osi yanaa ɔlɛga sɛkɛ̃.

“Ɔlɛga mɔ́ ye mɔ lugo kĩ yaya. Obi akũ kɔ ye kɔnya ade ewula atsɛ ɛnatu eboomu ye a.

ⅩⅪ “Ade ke obi a bi ye kĩ, ‘Papa, nkɛna tɔkpa nɛ Baguma mɔ nɔ akũ. Ntáfɛta kĩ abuki ɔvɛ yĩ kĩ nɔ obi.’

ⅩⅫ “Lɛmɛ ɔlɛga a vɛ ye basumunɛ a ebi be kĩ, ‘Miwɛ sɔwa mibɔɛ tɛtadiɛ kĩ tɛnɛnɛ paa mido ye. Mido ye lipetia nɛ lawobi mɔ mpabua nɛ abɔa. ⅩⅩⅢ Ke liti ni, minaanyɛ ɔnantsue kĩ ɛdɔli paa mikɔ, lɔkɔa bɔnya bɔmɔ́ kawɔlɛ. ⅩⅩⅣ Kitonɛkĩ bɔbɔɛ foe kĩ yĩ obi kĩĩ ku lɛmɛ finyaakĩĩ edzi nkpã. Ɛyɛla lɛmɛ bɛmɔ́ ye.’ Foesũ biyi luwi a kanya kayɔ.

ⅩⅩⅤ “Nɛ lɔkɔ kĩĩ kamɛ a, obinyolenɔkɔɛ̃ a na nɛ kɔba. Kĩ eto yade, efuã tɔtɔ kamɛ a, enu tɔnɔ mɔ kuto nkã. ⅩⅩⅥ Foesũ ɛvɛ basumunɛ a kamɛ ɔmɔa evia ye kĩ, ‘Litsa lámɔ kaya nɛ tɔtɔ kamɛ?’

ⅩⅩⅦ “Osumunɛ a kpa ye mbuayɛ kĩ, ‘Awaɛ̃ muniki ɛya nɛ ɔtɔ ade ke aga fɔ̃ bɛkɔ ɔnantsue dɔliwa a, kitonɛkĩ emuniki ɛya mɔ akũ ɔsĩ.’

ⅩⅩⅧ “Tuwũna ba ɔnɔkɔɛ̃de a, ade esĩ kĩ yaáwo nɛ tɔtɔ kamɛ, foesũ ɔlɛga naa ye sɛkɛ̃ ɛnake ye aduli kĩ ewo ɛya nɛ tɔtɔ kamɛ. ⅩⅩⅨ Lɛmɛ obi bi ɔlɛga kĩ, ‘Dã, nkɛna adzuma ndɛ ɔsate nɛ futeli pii kĩĩ kamɛ nkpa nɔ, kĩ ntáyidza ndza nɛ nɔ akũ da. Ade ɔtákpa tɔ̃ yĩ midi katukpabi malo kĩ nkɔ bɔmɔ yĩ bakɔba bɔmɔ́ kawɔlɛ a. ⅩⅩⅩ Lɛmɛ nɔ obi kĩĩ nabula nɔ akũ kana fɔtsa flee kade nɛ adɔpaafɔ akũ ade kĩ emuniki ɛya ni, ɔkɔ ɔnantsue dɔliwa akpa ye!’

ⅩⅩⅪ “Awã naa, ɔlɛga bi ye kĩ, ‘Yĩ obi, odeĩ nɛ yĩ sɛkɛ̃ luwi daa, ade lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kĩ ndeĩ a, nɔ lide lanɛ. ⅩⅩⅫ Lɛmɛ kɛnɛ kĩ bɔanya luwi bɔmɔ́ kawɔlɛ, kitonɛkĩ bɔbɔɛ foe kĩ awaɛ̃ kĩĩ ku lɛmɛ finyaa edzi nkpã, ɛyɛla lɛmɛ bɔmɔ́ ye.’ ”