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Nkalaŋ ḿme Jɔnɛ, Ndusɛnɛ
(Mak 1.1-8; Luk 3.1-18; Jɔn 1.19-28)
1 Etûn é póndé ámbīd enɛ̂, Jɔnɛ, Ndusɛnɛ ambíd nkal éʼdəə́dəŋ a Dyǒb. Akaléʼáá eyale é Dyǒb á ehyáŋge á Judeya, álāŋgē bad aá, 2 “Nyétɛde abɛl dé mbéb áyə̄le nɛ́n nkamlɛn ń Dyǒb ńdé bɛnbɛn.” 3 Jɔnɛ mɔ́ abédé mod awě nkal éʼdəə́dəŋ Yesayaa áhɔ́béʼáá, áde ánhɔ̄bpē aá,
“Ehə́ŋgé ébídeʼ á ehyáŋge bán, ‘Nyéboŋsɛn epɛ éche Sáŋgwɛ́ɛ́. Nyétíi echě nzii.’ ”
4 Jɔnɛ ahágéʼáá mbɔ́té éche bébɛ́nlé nyoŋ éche ébídé á yə̌l e kamɛ̂l.* Awááʼáá ngə́ə́ a ngob e nyam. Eʼchuu ne bengómɛ́ɛ́ bɔ́ɔ bébédé ndyééd echê. 5 Bad bébídé-ʼáá á Jerusalɛm, ne ḿmíníí myad mé mbwɔ́g e Judeya esyəə́l ne á meloŋ mémpēe ḿme mébédé á nkəg mé edíb é mbáá é Jodan, békag wɛ́ɛ Jɔnɛ. 6 Nɛ́ɛ bêmpalɛ́ɛ́ ḿmāb mbéb áte, Jɔnɛ ádusɛ́n bɔ́ á edíb é Jodan. 7 Boŋ áde Jɔnɛ ányíné nɛ́ɛ Befarisia ne Besadusia béhúɛʼɛ́ âbɛl boŋ ádusɛn bɔ́, anláá bɔ́ aá, “Píí é nyə̌ chɛ́n! Nzɛ́ɛ́ múmɔ́ aláŋgé nyé aá nkáásé ń Dyǒb ńhúɛʼ boŋ aléb-pɛ nyé aá nyékúme abáŋgé? 8 Nyékɛ nyébɛle mam ḿme mɛ́lūmēd nɛ́n bán nyêtɛ̌dté ádɛ̄n abɛ́ dé mbéb. 9 Nyéewémtán nɛ́n bán nzé nyêhɔ́bé bán, nyêdé bǎn ábe Abrahamɛ, nyéekudté nkɔ́gsɛn ń Dyǒb. Boŋ ńláa nyé nɛ́n mɛɛ́, Dyǒb áhɛle ábɛnléd ḿmɛ́n meláá átīmēd mɔ́ bǎn ábe Abrahamɛ. 10 Bɔɔb-pɔɔ́ ehón émáá anaa á nkaŋ ḿ mɛl. Né-ɔɔ́, bwɛl ké éʼhéé ábe béēchyāāʼ eʼpum éʼ bwâm, bɛ́kwɛl bɔ́ bébwém-mɛ bɔ́ á muú-te. 11 Ndusan nyé bɔɔb ne mendíb âlúmed nɛ́n bán nyêhə̌ŋlɛ́né ádɛn abɛ́ dé mbéb. Boŋ mod ampée ahúɛʼ, awě atómé mɛ. Meékwognedɛɛ́ ké âpém ḿme metámbé. Ǎdusɛ́n nyé ne Edəə́dəŋ éche Ésáá, ádusɛ́n-nɛ nyé ne muú. 12 Awánlé échē epebɛn á ekáá, âbɛl nɛ́n, ápeb ḿme menyán ámīn. Nzé amadé, ǎlǎd mbum é bwâm áte, ákōō chɔ́. Boŋ ǎlǎd eʼpəə́, ahyáád bɔ́ á ebonde é muú éche éēdīmēʼ.”
Bédúsɛ́né Yesuɛ
(Mak 1.9-11; Luk 3.21-22)
13 Bɔɔb-pɔɔ́, Yesuɛ ambíd á mbwɔ́g e Galilia, ákɛ wɛ́ɛ Jɔnɛ á edíb é Jodan âbɛl nɛ́n Jɔnɛ ádusɛn mɔ́. 14 Boŋ Jɔnɛ anwanɛ́n mɔ́ mewêmtɛn ahəŋlɛn, áhɔ̄bē nɛ́n aá, “Nɛ́ɛ édíí bán wɛ-ɛɛ́ wembɛ́ edusan mɛ, chán étímé abɛ́ éche wɛwɛ éhyagké áwêm wɛɛ́ ńdusɛn wɛ?” 15 Boŋ Yesuɛ ankwɛntɛ́n mɔ́ aá, “Mwɛ̌ ébɛ̂ nɛ̂ bɔɔb âbɛl nɛ́n débɛl mam mésyə̄ə̄l bwâm ngáne Dyǒb áhɛdɛɛ́.” Né-ɔɔ́, Jɔnɛ ankwɛntɛ́n mɔ́ adusɛn. 16 Melemlem mé póndé ḿme Jɔnɛ ámáá Yesuɛ adusɛn, Yesuɛ ansyəə́ á mendíb-te. Dɔ́ɔ ngob e dyǒb énédnédé, boŋ ányīnē nɛ́ɛ Edəə́dəŋ é Dyǒb ébídé ádyōb ésudé ásē nɛ́ɛ élə̄ə̄, étyéém-mɛ mɔ́ á nló mîn. 17 Ehɔ́b chɔ́-ʼɛ ámpē ébīdē ádyōb nɛ́n, “Awem Mwǎn a nlém nɛ́n, awógte mɛ menyiŋge bwâmbwam.”
* 3:4 Kamɛ̂l: Edíi nyam echě edé nɛ́ɛ nyag echě bébɛnladté á ehyáŋge âpém nted.