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Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑o Ikoniɔmu
1 Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑yaa 'waati 'la ba Ikoniɔmu ‑wa 'ɛ ta, 'ke ‑o gele‑ wlalɛ Zuufu mu 'ɛ daanfɛ' 'ɛ ꞊la. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑jan 'ɛ ꞊woa wogbɛya ‑glɔɔn 'lrele‑ do 'yi, ‑asiikɔɔ Zuufu ‑bebe 'pegee Zuufu kle ‑bebe mu 'e 'kpaa‑ Zesu 'yi.
2 'Duŋ‑ Zuufu mu 'la waa ‑o 'kpalɛ‑ Zesu 'yi, 'mu yran ꞊wlaa Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'mu 'wlɛnna‑ 'o nɛɛnɛ‑ Zesu 'yi mu 'ɛ ma.
3 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'duŋ‑, Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ꞊bwa Ikoniɔmu ‑wa 'ɛ ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊mwa 'bhɛ ꞊nɔɔ ye. ‑O ‑yaa Mɛɛzan Zesu a ‑jan 'ɛ 'wo zii' mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ni ‑o zru ba ‑dɔɔ 'le. 'Bhɛɛ‑ Mɛɛzan 'yaa‑ 'seŋ 'na zii' ‑o ni 'ke ‑o 'sɔle‑ maza mu 'pegee 'kpeelɛni maza mu klɛ, 'kooko‑ ‑ya zrɔn mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ni 'bhii‑ 'yee‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑yaa ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'la 'wo zii' 'yee‑ Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑lileya 'ɛ mɛɛ ma 'bhɛ 'srɔyi, 'bhɛ ‑o 'ke wlan 'le.
4 ‑Ayile, ‑wa 'ɛ ta mu 'ɛ ‑woo ‑yiciɛnna ‑lɛ plɛ: mɛɛ mu 'ɛ 'lɛdo‑ ‑yaa Zuufu mu 'ɛ zita, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑a 'lɛ ‑vindo' 'ɛ 'yaa‑ Zesu a 'winbɔwo mu 'ɛ zita.
5 Zuufu mu 'ɛ 'pegee Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑waa' ‑kuŋlii mu 'ɛ 'ke mu 'a ꞊kpaa do ma dɔɔ ‑o ‑yrɛnkpale Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ta. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑yaa zi 'bhii‑ ‑o kpoti 'pa 'mu ma 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑woo dɛ.
6 'Duŋ‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi 'a 'male 'kaa ‑woo zan ‑o dɛlɛ, 'ke ‑o blasanle, 'ke ‑o gele‑ Likaoni 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi ‑wa plɛ ta: Lisitri 'pegee Dɛɛbi, 'bhɛ 'pegee 'mu ‑din ‑wa mu 'ɛ ta.
7 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ꞊woa 'bhɛ yrɛ mu 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ 'ezin‑.
Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑o Lisitri
8 Lisitri ‑wa 'ɛ ta mɛɛ do ‑yaa 'ke ‑flugba 'le. ‑A 'san ‑a ya yi 'ɛ ma yaa 'sɔlɛ‑ 'taawole ‑lido', ‑amasrɔyi ‑a gaan mu 'ɛ 'siɛle‑ ‑yaa.
9 'Bhɛ ‑flugba 'ɛ 'yaa‑ ‑a 'trɔnkpa zii' Pɔlu 'wojan‑ 'ɛ ꞊la; 'bhɛɛ‑ Pɔlu 'e 'yrɛkpaa‑ ‑a ta siiŋ, 'ke 'bhɛ 'a 'yaangole 'bhii‑ 'kpaleya yɛkɛ‑ 'la 'yaa‑ ‑a ‑yi ‑e ‑yaa sɔ ‑bheele' 'bhɛ ma.
10 'Bhɛ klɛle 'tɛ, 'ke 'yee‑ Pɔlu 'a 'pele 'a ni 'eglɔɔle dɔɔ: «'E 'wlɛn‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ dula‑ 'e gaan ta!» 'Bhɛ yrɛ do 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ bhe, 'ke 'yee‑ mɛɛ 'ɛ 'pinale, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'kee‑ 'taawole.
11 'Bhɛ 'yi 'tɛ, ‑zamaa' 'ɛ ‑o Pɔlu klɛza 'ɛ 'yele‑, 'ke ‑wa pele‑ 'eglɔɔle ‑waa' Likaoni wli 'ɛ 'yi dɔɔ: «'E ‑za! 'O pɛ mu 'la gba 'bhii‑ 'waa‑ ‑waanbhaa' mu 'mu ‑le 'mu 'gbu mabɔɔla 'ke bhaaplɛŋ mu 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑zinaa' 'trɛ ta ‑gɛ ‑kɔɔ' 'pleŋ!»
12 ‑Ayile, ‑o ‑waa' ‑waanbhaa' Zesi 'tɔkpaa‑ Banabasi ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑waa' ‑waanbhaa' Rimɛsi 'tɔkpaa‑ Pɔlu ma; ‑amasrɔyi Pɔlu ‑le ‑yaa 'ke Banabasi a ‑jan 'lɛna mi 'ɛ 'le, 'bhii‑ Rimɛsi ‑yaa Zesi a jan 'lɛna mi 'le gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑.
13 'Yee‑ Zesi gba 'fɛ 'yaa‑ ‑wa 'ɛ 'kpee 'wlayrɛ‑ 'ɛ ‑din. 'Bhɛ 'yi 'tɛ, mɛɛ 'la zan ‑yaa 'sraka mu ‑lɛna' Zesi ni, 'bhɛ 'a 'male‑ dɔɔ Banabasi 'pegee Pɔlu ‑le 'bhɛ ‑za 'ɛ ꞊kla, 'ke 'bhɛ 'nule dri gwlɛn ‑mlɛ 'trole‑ 'ke mu 'le mɛɛ 'srɛ 'ɛ 'klale‑ ‑yaa 'eke‑ ba ‑wa 'ɛ 'kpee 'wlayrɛ‑ 'la 'lii 'bhɛ ꞊nɔɔ. 'Bhɛ dri gwlɛn mu 'ɛ baale ‑yaa 'ke ‑yribi zuŋgbhlɛ mu 'le 'mu bhlɔ ma. ‑Amasrɔyi 'yee‑ Zesi a 'sraka 'lɛna mi 'ɛ 'pegee ‑zamaa' 'ɛ ‑o ‑yaa zi 'bhii‑ ‑o 'bhɛ dri mu 'ɛ go 'ke 'sraka 'le Banabasi 'pegee Pɔlu ma.
14 'Duŋ‑ 'yee‑ Banabasi 'pegee Pɔlu 'bhɛ ‑za 'ɛ 'male, 'bhɛ 'la gbɛ ‑yɔɔ 'ɛ 'kɔɔ ‑o ma, 'ke ‑woo ta dunɛ‑ mu 'ɛ 'peedɛle, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o wlale‑ ‑zamaa' 'ɛ 'pleŋ blasanlele, 'ke ‑wa pe 'eglɔɔle dɔɔ:
15 «'O 'yiɛnii mu, 'ka ‑o ‑mɛ pɛ za ‑la klɛ 'zi ‑gee' ɛɛ? 'O mɔɔ ‑o 'ke bhaaplɛŋ bhaamale mu ‑la ‑le 'bhii‑ 'ka mu 'gbu gbɛɛn‑ 'ezin‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'waa ‑o 'ke ‑waanbhaa' mu 'le. 'Woo‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'wo zii' 'ka ni, 'ke 'o zruwla 'ka 'kpee, 'kooko 'ka 'ploo‑ bhaama yo mu gbale ma; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke 'ka 'ka zru 'niinaa ‑Waanbhaa' 'la ‑ya ‑yrɛ ma 'bhɛ ba. 'Yele‑ laflɛ' 'pegee 'trɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ wɛyi‑ 'pegee 'bhɛ ba pɛ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn ꞊kla.
16 'Yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'a ꞊twa 'elwaleta ‑sɔ 'ke 'trɛ ta mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'taawo‑ 'mu 'gbu zru maza mu ta.
17 'Duŋ‑ yi 'oo yi, ‑e ‑yaa' wlanya 'ɛ zrɔn 'ka ni ‑a klɛza ‑lrele' 'srɛ mu 'ɛ ma: ‑e la na 'ka ni 'ke 'bhɛ da laflɛ' 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'kaa‑ gba la pɛ mu 'ɛ ‑woo bhaa 'ebebele ‑o bhaa klɛ bhla 'ɛ zi, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e pɛle pa 'ka ta, 'bhɛ 'pegee ‑e zrukpaa' na 'ka ni.»
18 Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi 'trɛbhwa꞊ 'bhɛ ‑jan mu 'ɛ 'wole‑ ma 'kaa waa 'sraka golɛ 'mu ma; 'duŋ‑, ‑a ‑lɛbwa sa 'ke ‑o waa dri mu 'ɛ dɛ, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'mu go 'ke 'sraka 'le 'yee‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ma.
19 ‑Woo 'bhɛ 'yi bhe oo, 'ke Zuufu 'ke mu dale‑ Antiɔsi ‑wa 'ɛ 'pegee Ikoniɔmu ‑wa 'ɛ ta. ‑O ‑dawli' ma janwoa‑ ‑zamaa' 'ɛ ni, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'mu 'srɔɔwoa‑. ‑Ayile 'mu kpoti ‑paa Pɔlu ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'bhɛ ‑zrɔla. ‑E ꞊kla ‑o ni 'bhii‑ 'bhɛ ‑gaa 'ke ‑wa ‑glaanle', 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o gele‑ 'kɛle‑ ‑wa 'ɛ ‑zanta'.
20 'Duŋ‑ Zesu 'yi mu 'ɛ 'mliŋwoa‑ ‑a zi, 'ke ‑woo 'seriwole ‑a ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑ya ‑wlɛnle', 'kee‑ nule‑ ‑wa 'ɛ 'kpee 'ezin‑. 'Bhɛ ta tooklinle, 'ke 'yee‑ 'pegee Banabasi gele‑ Dɛɛbi.
Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi 'nu gbɛ drɛɛwoa‑ Antiɔsi
21 Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'e ꞊woa Dɛɛbi ‑wa 'ɛ ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ mɛɛ ‑bebe 'e ꞊kpaa Zesu 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊kla Zesu a ‑klaŋlanɛ mu 'le. 'Bhɛ blaan, 'ke ‑o niinale ‑o ‑zanta' Lisitri 'pegee Ikoniɔmu 'bhɛɛ‑ Antiɔsi ‑wa mu 'ɛ ta.
22 ‑O ‑yaa 'fuudɔ 'zi Zesu 'yi mu 'ɛ ta, 'ke ‑o zruwla 'mu 'kpee dɔɔ 'mu bo 'eglɔɔle 'mu a 'kpaleya 'ɛ 'yi. ‑O ‑yaa pe 'zi 'mu ni 'ezin‑ dɔɔ: «‑Kɔɔ' 'trɛ nu bhɔlɛ‑ 'ebebele 'sani‑ ‑kɔɔ' gele pleŋ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑bhleŋgbeya ‑wa 'ɛ ta.»
23 ‑Wa 'tɔle‑ ‑wa, 'ke 'yee‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ‑yaa bhɔ Zesu 'yi mu ‑lɛdo' 'la ta 'bhɛ ꞊nɔɔ, ‑o ‑yaa pe 'mu ni dɔɔ 'mu mɛɛ 'ke mu makun 'mu ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'mu kpa 'mu 'wiiŋ‑ 'bhii‑ 'mu a zilɛɛ‑ mu. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o ‑yaa yan 'suŋwlale 'pegee ‑o 'seriwolele 'mu a ‑za ma; ‑o ‑yaa 'mu gbɛkpa Mɛɛzan Zesu 'la ‑woo ꞊kpaa 'bhɛ 'yi, 'bhɛ 'kɔɔ 'kooko‑ 'bhɛ 'bhɔ 'mu ba.
24 'Bhɛ blaan, Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ꞊kaan Pisidi 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊nwa 'pwɛlɛ‑ Panfili 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi.
25 ‑O ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑jan 'ɛ ꞊woa Pɛɛzi ‑wa 'ɛ ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑ja bhɔlɛ ‑wa 'la ‑o 'bhɛ sii Atali 'bhɛ ma.
26 'Bhɛ blaan, 'ke ‑o bɔle‑ ‑batoŋ' 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o gele‑ Antiɔsi. ‑O 'yee‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi gbɛkpaa‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'kɔɔ 'bhɛɛ‑ ꞊nɔɔ 'elwale ‑sɔ, ‑o ‑yaan ye 'la wolele 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑zayi'.
27 ‑O bhɔle‑ Antiɔsi, 'ke ‑o Zesu 'yi mu ‑lɛdo' 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'siile, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o 'klale 'eke‑ ba. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ‑za 'oo ‑za mu 'la 'kpɛn ꞊kla ‑o gbɛ zi ‑o 'mu ‑yigɔɔnna 'mu ni. ‑Waanbhaa' 'a ꞊kla gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ 'bhɛɛ‑ Zuufu kle mu꞊swa 'mu 'kpale Zesu 'yi, ‑o 'bhɛ 'kpɛn 'yipia꞊ 'mu ni 'ezin‑.
28 'Yee‑ Pɔlu 'pegee Banabasi ꞊bwa Zesu a ‑klaŋlanɛ mu 'ɛ ‑din, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊mwa Antiɔsi ‑wa 'ɛ ta.