1 Lɛmmwɔɔl ’zɔng lissi ka James, bɔɔyi Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm la Jesus Christ, Uyini: Nwomobong isam a balɔɔt Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm zzɔɔppiffa ya ikyakyamanɛ imii ifɛɛn ifɛɛn ka ɛkpansi ɔkkpɛlɛ. 2 Ikpana anaam, atɔkwɔyɔng kɛyɔɔng ka kɛyyɛɛp a lɔfɔm ka ɛkɛtɛ ya bɛssanga illɛ ɔkkpɛlɛ bile biffu ka kkwɔɔt annyɔɔng. 3 Asan lɔsan attɛyɔng kiyila annyɔɔng kɛbɛtɛnɛ bɛssanga illɛ ’byɔng baang ɔkkpɛlɛ, vvenɛ ayangayɔng lakke kɛbbɔ akama. 4 Ɔzzànga asan attɛ ale abbɔyɔng akama ning baang tɔttɔt ɔffɔ ka lakpeke. Tɛ̀ttɛ́ ammayɔng akama nkwaaning ayyɛɛp asaalyɔng bulɔk asiyɔng lɛggyan. 5 Ɔlɔɔt annyɔɔng ɔlɔk ɔsɛlɛnɛ bikɔɔm, ɔzɔɔm ɔkkwɔɔyɔng Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm wa ule ɔnaangmɛ ppyɛɛ. Ammɛ ɔsɔɔknɛ ɔlɔɔt ɔkkpɛlɛ lɛsɔɔk ka kɛsaap usi ka isimi lɛppyɛɛk. 6 Ɔkkpɛlɛ annyɔɔng ayangayɔng kiyila ka assɛɛnnɛyɔng luzɔɔm, tɛ̀ttɛ́ ayangayɔng ndeeta ka luppyam. Ɔlɔɔt duu wa ɔyanganɛ ndeeta ka luppyam ule tɛ̀ttɛ̀ lɛbba-bannyi za kɛffa kɛffanɛzɛ kikkpit ka tɔkɔlɔ lihu. 7 - 8 Kɛssanga ɔlɔɔt wa ning baang ɔzzànga ɔkkala-lɛlaak. Luttina ggwɔn ba ɔyanga ka kɔlɔɔk ɔkkpɛlɛ kwa ɔnaangnɛ. Tɛ̀ttɛ́ uttina uttina ɔttɛ vvenɛ ɔyanga lɛsɔɔk lɛlɔk za lissinɛ ka Uyini. 9 Ɔlɔɔt wa ɔbbɔlmɛnɛ vvenɛ uggele ka ɛkɛtɛ ya Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ule ɔnaangmɛ uggbenge. 10 Ɔlɔɔt wa ɔyyɛɛpmɛnɛ ɔssɛ uggele ka ɛkɛtɛ ya Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ule ɔnaangmɛ ɔbbɔlmɛ ka iyyɛɛp ile isaal tɛ̀ttɛ̀ idodo ya iyaalanɛ ka bɛssɛ ka kɛmat. 11 Livve-luwee lɛttanɛ la kɛfɔɔp azzɛ, luwee lutup bɛssɛ ’byɔng baang, idodo abbyɛ ikkpɛɛ ittɔ. Ɔzzánga bɔllɛ abbyɛ bubɛpɛbong. Ɔlɔɔt wa ɔyyɛɛpmɛnɛ ule ɔssɛ ubbe ning baang ka ɛkɛtɛ kɔbɛtɛmɛnɛ ka kɛnaang iyyɛɛp ammɛ. 12 Laggele lale za ɔlɔɔt wa usinɛ kiyila lɛkkyaa ɔzzɔɔk ka ɛkɛtɛ ya ulenɛ ka tɔkɔlɔ kɔlɔɔk. Uggele ka ɔ̀zzànganɛ ɔttɛ ukumnɛ ka illɛ ’yɔng baang vvenɛ ɔyanga ikipili ya ilenɛ lɛsɔɔk za Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔttɛnɛ vvenɛ unnyi balɔɔt ammɛ ba ɔsaapnɛbɛ. 13 Ulenɛ bɔfɛɛn a ballɛnɛ ɔlɔɔt la kɛssanga illɛ la duu, tɛ̀ttɛ́ ɔttɛ “Illɛ ’yɔng mung issi ka Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm iffu.” Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm bubbi mɛ ba bukkwoong bullɛ. Ammɛ ɔlɔɔt ɔlɔk ba ɔllɛ. 14 Ɔzzànga ɔlɔɔt la vvɔn ikkɔlɔ ubbu luppyam ammɛ idɛmmɛnɛ issɛɛn ka kɔlɔɔk. 15 Babbu linaang ammɛ liyɛɛmnɛ limaat bubbi. Bubbi buggbengenɛ, bumaat lubbe. 16 Ikpana anaam, tɛ̀ttɛ́ badɛmwɔyɔng attɔyɔng ka kɔlɔɔk. 17 Lɛsɔɔk ɔkkpɛlɛ za lissinɛ ka libat lile bɔfɛɛn bwa doddo. Lissi ka Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm wa ɔlɔɔmnɛ vveengodde. Eleme ammɛ ba efoolo ezuku ning. 18 Kussimɛ ka luppyam ɔkɔɔm lɛmmwɔɔl a lɔkkwɔɔn a kɔlɔɔk ɔlɔɔmyɛlɛ, nkwaaning ile bazzilɛttɔ bɛfɛɛn ɔkkpɛlɛ bya ɔlɔɔmnɛ. 19 Ikpana anaam, ikkeyɔng ’kwɔng tɛ! Ɔlɔɔt la vvɔn ɔyanga luttina gwa kɛkka kɔlɔɔk lippyee. Ɔlɔɔt la vvɔn uttina doddo tɛ́ttɛ́ ukingi kɔlɔɔk. Tɛ̀ttɛ́ kɔlɔɔk kɔkkamɛ litun. 20 Ɔlɔɔt wa ɔyanganɛ kitun a kɔlɔɔk ka luppyam, baala ukkwoong ɔnaang bwa Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm ɔggyannɛ ɔttɛ ɔnaang. 21 Akkyaayɔng babbu linaang la ibbyap ɔkkpɛlɛ afɔngɔyɔng, asamwɔyɔng kɛyɔɔng annyiyɔng Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm, ayilayɔng lɛmmwɔɔl ammɛ za ulewɔnɛyɔng ka luppyam lɛssɛɛn. Azzɛ lɛyanganɛ lakke za likkwoongnɛ lɛkkalawɔyɔng. 22 Tɛ̀ttɛ́ addawɔyɔng kikun kɛyɔɔng ka kɛgɔpɔlɔ lɛmmwɔɔl ammɛ gbɔɔ. Anaangyɔng tɛ̀ttɛ̀ lɛlɔɔknɛ. 23 Ɔlɔɔt wa ɔgɔpɔlɔnɛ lɛmmwɔɔl Ɔlɔɔmɔlɔɔm gbɔɔ usi lɛnaang kwa lɛlɔɔknɛ, ule tɛ̀ttɛ̀ ɔlɔɔt wa ɔppyɛɛkmɛnɛ kɛyɔɔng ka kiyenge. 24 Ɔsamnɛ lɛppyɛɛk ka kiyenge, usumala eseese tɛ̀ttɛ̀ ulenɛ. 25 Ɔzzànga ɔlɔɔt wa ɔppyɛɛknɛ gbegbe kwa lifɔɔ za likkalanɛ balɔɔt, ulokozɛ doddo, usizɛ lisumala, ɔnaang kwa lifɔɔ ’zɔng baang lilɔɔknɛ, Ebinukkpaapi vvenɛ ɛnaang ɔlɔɔt ’wɔng baang ppyɛɛ ka itɔk a lilɔɔk ɔkkpɛlɛ. 26 Ɔlɔɔt ɔlɔk ule baang wa uttinanɛ ɔttɛ ammɛ ɔlɔɔt a luzɔɔm wa doddo ɔɔ? Ɔlɔɔt ’wɔng baang usinɛ lɛlaak ammɛ lɛkat, kile ka luzɔɔm sa ulenɛ kile bɔfɛɛn bwa gbɔɔ, ɔddamɛ bikun kɛyɔɔng. 27 Nkwɔng kulenɛ kwa Dedde, Ebinukkpaapi, ettinanɛ ɛttɛ akkwɛ kulenɛ luzɔɔm ka lɔkkwɔɔn: Appyɛɛk bwɔɔntiti ba basɛlɛnɛ ibassɛ la ibakka, la bwanavva ba bwalam babbenɛ bakɔngɔ bale ka akama; Asan akɔɔmwɔ kɛyɔɔng tɛ̀ttɛ́ bɛfɛɛn a vveengodde bɛnaangwɔ abbɔl.
