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Mekomejɔɔ́ ayi Jɔn menwyaá bɔɔ́ manaá Ɛsɔwɔ ágarége
(Mat 3:1-12; Mak 1:1-8; Jɔn 1:19-28)
1-2 Gébé ɛyíge *Jɔn maá Sakariya alú né *mashwɔ́né, Ata Ɛsɔwɔ achyɛ́ɛ mekomejɔɔ́ wuú. Wyɛ́ gébé ɛyígémbɔ ntó ne Tibarɔs alú aŋmɛ́ nekuú né gefwa jií né *Rom. Pɔntyɔs *Palɛt alu nyá gɔmena né *gebagé mewaá Judiya, *Hɛrɔd Antipa alu mémgbaré gebagé mewaá Galilií, meŋmɛ́ wuú Filip alu nyá mémgbáré gebagé mewaá Itura ne Trakonitis. Lysanias alu mfwa melɔ Abilɛn gébé ɛyigémbɔ ntó, Anas ɛbwɔ́ ne Kaifas álú nyá *Matúkpɛ ampyɛ upɛ Ɛsɔwɔ. 3 Wyɛ́ ndɛre Ɛsɔwɔ abɔ́ atɔmé Jɔn mbɔ, alɔ mankɛ́né malɔ yi álú kwɔ́kwɔ́lé né ɛbɛɛ́ Jodan, agarege yɛ́ndémuú nnó ákwɔré metɔɔ́ wuú álya gabo ne áwyaá ji manaá Ɛsɔwɔ nnó Ɛsɔwɔ ajinte gabo wuú. 4 Ndɛre abɔ́ agárege mbɔ, ɛlú wyɛ́ nkane Asaya muú ɛkpávé Ɛsɔwɔ asámé mmu ŋwɛ wuú nnó,
“Muú fɔ abɛne mbɔ né mashwɔne aké:
Kwyɛge meti Ata dakɛné,
nyaáge ɛ́wú ɛ́bɛ́ cho!
5 Sɔ́rege yɛ́ndé mékwɛ́ ɛwé kpaá ne ɛwé kɔɔ́, nnó degbɛɛ́ yɛ́nde geŋkɔ.
Nyaáge mati ufwé ábɛ́ cho,
pyɛ́gé malu yi álú gbérégbéré ábɛ́ dɔgédɔgé.
6 Ne bɔɔ́ ako ágɛ́ne nyɛ nkane Ɛsɔwɔ áférege ɛbwɔ́ né ɛfwyale gabo.”
7 Nkane Jɔn agárege mbɔ, gejamégé bɔɔ́ áchwɔ́ ɛta wuú nnó ji áwyaá bwɔ́ manaá Ɛsɔwɔ, aké ne bwɔ́, “Ɛnyú mmyɔ! Ndémuú agaré ɛnyú nnó dekage bó ɛfwyale ɛwé Ɛsɔwɔ achwɔ́ tɔ́? 8 Pyɛ́ge unó bí úlɛ́rege nnó dekwɔ́re matɔɔ́ nyú wáwálé. Défɛrégé fɔ́ nnó dekage déjwɔ́le déli mmyɛ nnó, ɛsé délú upyáne *Abraham. Ɛwémbɔ ɛfú yɛ́ genó né ɛta Ɛsɔwɔ wɔ́. Kaáge wáwálé nnó, Ɛsɔwɔ akage pyɛ mataá yina ábwɔlé upyáne Abraham. 9 Yɛ nana, ɛnyú debɔ́ mankaá nnó, ábwɛɛ́ mɛ́ ɛtɔɔ́ mfaá mango yɛndé genɔɔ́ ne makaka ɛyi gélágé wɔmé umpomé ulɔ́úlɔ́ ásɔ́ré áfɔme mmu mewɛ.”
10 Ne gejamégé bɔɔ́ áwúge mbɔ, ágií Jɔn áké, “Nana ɛsé dépyɛ́ nnó?” 11 Jɔn ashuú ɛbwɔ́ meko aké, “Muú abɛgé ne bɔ nkwú ápeá, akáré achyɛ́ nte meŋmɛ́ ayi ala pɔ́ ne nkwu, ne ayi abɛgé ne menyɛɛ́, akáré achyɛ́ ayi ala pɔ́ yɛ ne genó.” 12 Yɛ́ ansɛlé ŋkámakpo ntó áchwɔ nnó Jɔn áwyaá ɛbwɔ́ manaá Ɛsɔwɔ ágií ji áke, “Ménlɛré, ɛse ntó depyɛ́ nnó?” 13 Ashuú ɛbwɔ́ meko aké, “Désɛgé fɔ́ ŋka ɛ́pwɔ́ ndɛre ɛbɛ́ ɛ́kɛ́.” 14 Bɔɔ́ bee áchwɔ gíi ntó áke, “Ne ɛsé dépyɛ́ nnó?” Agaré bwɔ́ aké, “Dényɛgé manwaá, yɛ maáma muú mechɔ́ detú, sɛ́ge wyɛ́ ŋka utɔɔ́ nyú ne metɔɔ́ megɔmegɔ.”
15 Jɔn agárege mbɔ, bɔɔ́ ábɔ́ ágíle mɛ *Muú yi Ɛsɔwɔ akweré ji ɛlá gefwa, ɛfɛɛ́ ɛbwɔ́ álu ne dembyɔ́ né matɔɔ́ bwɔ́, ábélege umɛɛ́ nnó ndɔfɔ ji ne alú Muú ayi Ɛsɔwɔ akweré ji ɛlá gefwa. 16 Jɔn ashuú ɛbwɔ́ ako meko aké, “Me nwyage ɛnyú ne manaá Ɛsɔwɔ mamímamí yɛ́mbɔ, muú ayi áŋeá gemɛ apwɔ́ me achwɔ́ mbɔ me meso. Ne nkwané yɛ́ muú ayi ntóme manó mme nkaá manyií unó uká bií wɔ́. Achwɔgé, awyage ɛnyú ne *Mendoó Ukpea ne mewɛ. 17 Achwɔɔ́ nyɛ́ ne ɛ́kɔ́riyá né ɛbwɔ wuú mánchá ɛsa. Anerégé ashwané nyɛ matoó álá pópó, afyɛ ɛsa né mmu uba abelé. Ne ukwɔɔ́ ɛbi ulaá akpane agbɛ né mewɛ ɛwé ɛ́lá nómégé.”
18 Na ne Jɔn agaré *abya Ɛsɔwɔ melɔ́mélɔ́ mbaá bɔɔ́, ne aji bwɔ́ matu né gejamégé majyɛ́ amí ama chyɛɛ́ bwɔ́. 19 Jɔn ashulé ntó ndo mbaá Hɛrɔd ayi alú gɔ́mena, gétúgé abané Hɛrɔdyas, mendée meŋmɛ́ wuú jimbɔ, ne géjámégé ubée bí ama pyɛ. 20 Hɛrɔd aké awúu mbɔ, ama jyɛ mbɛ́ mampyɛ gabo, apyɛ Jɔn afyɛ́ denɔ.
Áwyaá Jisɔs manaá Ɛsɔwɔ
(Mat 3:13-17; Mak 1:9-11)
21 Nsá nnó Jɔn akpɛ́ denɔ, abɔ́ awyage mɛ́ bɔɔ́ manaá Ɛsɔwɔ. Bií fɔ́ anérége Jisɔs achwɔ́ ntó nnó Jɔ́n awyaá ji manaá Ɛsɔwɔ. Aké atanege mmu nnyi, anɛnemmyɛ mfaánebuú anené. 22 Anénégé mbɔ, *Mendoó Ukpea ɛ́shulé ɛchwɔ́ ji mmyɛ ɛ́lú wyɛ́ ɛké gepwine. Ne meko atané mfaánebuú aké, “Ɔ́lu maá metɔɔ́ wa, metɔɔ́ ɛgɔɔ́ me ne wɔ dɔɔ́.”
Ukwéne antɛ Jisɔs Kras
(Mat 1:1-17)
23 Gébégé Jisɔs alɛré mmyɛ manlɔ utɔɔ́ bií alu aŋmɛ ɛsaá meso ɛfyá. Bɔɔ́ ábɔ́ áfɛre nnó alu maá Josɛ́p ne Josɛf abɔ́ alu maá Hɛli. 24 Hɛli abɔ́ alu maá Matat, Matat abɔ́ alu maá Lɛvi, Lɛvi maá Mɛlki, Mɛlki abɔ́ alu maá Jana, Jana ayi alu maá Josɛf. 25 Josɛf alu maá Matatyas, Matatyas alú maá Ɛmɔs, Ɛmɔs maá Nahum, Nahum maá Ɛseli, Ɛseli ayi alú maá Nagay, 26 Nagay alu maá Mat, Mat maá Mattatya, Mattatya maá Sɛmɛn, Sɛmɛn, maá Josɛch, Josɛch maá Joda, 27 Joda maá Joanan, Joanan maá Rɛsa, Rɛsa maá Sɛrubabɛl, Sɛrubabɛl maá Shɛltyɛl, Shɛltyɛl alu maá Nɛri. 28 Nɛri maá Mɛlki, Mɛlki maá Adi, Adi maá Kɔsam, Kɔsam maá Ɛlmada, Ɛlmada alu maá Ɛre. 29 Ɛre maá Joshua, Joshua maá Ɛlyssa, Ɛlyssa maá Jorim, Jorim ayi alú maá Matat, Matat maá Lɛvi. 30 Lɛvi maá Simyɔn, Simyɔn maá Juda, Juda maá Josɛf, Josɛf maá Jonam, Jonam yi alú maá Ɛliakim, 31 Ɛliakim maá Meleya, Meleya maá Menna, Menna maá Matata, Matata maá Natan, Natan alu maá Dɛvid. 32 Dɛvid maá Jɛsse, Jɛsse maá Obɛd, Obɛd maá Boas, Boas maá Salmɔn, Salmɔn alu maá Nashyɔn. 33 Nashyɔn maá Aminadab, Aminadab maá Admin, Admin maá Ani, Ani maá Hɛsrɔn, Hɛsrɔn maá Pɛrɛs, Pɛrɛs alu maá Juda. 34 Juda maá Jakɔb, Jakɔb maá Asek, Asek maá Abraham, Abraham maá Tɛra, Tɛra maá Náhɔ. 35 Náhɔ alu maá Sɛrug, Sɛrug maá Ru, Ru maá Pɛlɛg, Pɛlɛg maá Ɛbɛ, Ɛbɛ maá Shɛla. 36 Shɛla maá Kenan, Kenan maá Afasad, Afasad maá Shɛm, Shɛm maá Nowa, Nowa alu maá Lamek, 37 Lamek maá Metusɛla, Metusɛla maá Ɛnɔk, Ɛnɔk maá Jarɛ, Jarɛ maá Mahalalɛ, Mahalalɛ alu maá Kɛnan. 38 Kɛnan alu maá Ɛnɔs, Ɛnɔs maá Sɛt, Sɛt maá Adam, Adam abɔ́ alu Maá Ɛsɔwɔ.