1 Te ñamu Jwali bala. Ɔci Jwali bala i Jwaŋa Tolan, ɔci Jwali a Jwaŋa Tolan. 2 Jwalla neeni bala ñamu i Jwaŋa Tolan. 3 Waak cɔnnɛ ɛkɛ waakɛnda. Gena ne cyɛɛlɔ gɛɛl cɔnnɛ menga bɛɛ. 4 Tɛɛtin bɛɛn te ɛkɛti, ɔci ɛkɛ a mena dɛki ma baano. 5 Ɔci nona miel dyɛgdɛ mena dɛki neeni acaan nona miel mena dɛki buannɛ bɛɛ. 6 Mena ‘uan cuonnɛ Jwaŋa Tolan yenti Yɔhanna. 7 Yɔhanna bɛɛn aŋka mieti ma. Ɛkɛ bɛɛn mieti ma te mena dɛki aŋka ma waakɛnda jyeddi mena dɛkiti te jyeka myennɛ ɛkɛ may. 8 Yɔhanna, ɛkɛ a mena dɛki bɛɛ. Ɛkɛ bɛɛn aŋka mieti ma te mena dɛki. 9 Mena dɛki ma awarɛ neeniyɛ, ɛkɛ a mena dɛki ma waakɛnda, ɔci ɛkɛ bala bɛya ma baanti. 10 Baan warda cɔnnɛ ɛkɛ, ɔci ɛkɛ yeti ne bɛɛni ma baantiyɛ, ɛkɛ ñiyi ma ka gena ɛkɛ neeni bɛɛ. 11 Ɛkɛ bɛɛn iñɔ baanji ban ɛkɛ, yeti ma ɛkɛ kɛkkin te ɛkɛ. 12 Yeti maka buagɔn ɛkɛ ɔci jyeti ɛkɛti te yenti ɛkɛyɛ, ɛkɛ gɔkcin ɛkkɛnti, ɔci ɛkkɛn aŋi kɛɛgin Jwaŋa Tolan. 13 Ɛkkɛn jiedi ma ba jiedi ma baan bɛɛ. Ɛkkɛn jiedi ma ba naŋki maka ‘uay bɛɛ. Ɛkkɛn jiennɛ Jwaŋa Tolan. 14 Ɔci Jwali aŋi mena baano, ɔci ɛkɛ ciyin iki ikin a cyɛɛlɔ. Ɛkɛ yuarŋin ikin ɛkɛ pwanna pwanno. Ɛkɛ pwanna pwani bala ba kacca jiennɛ weegɛn nɔɔti ne cyɛɛlɔ. Jwaŋa Tolan yomɛ pwad pwad ɛkɛti, ɔci yom ɛkɛ gɔki awarɛ. 15 Yɔhanna bala mieti ma te ɛkɛ, ɔci gɔki ne pɛñan agi, “Mena neeni a mena guaŋi ‘ya ka ‘Ɛkɛ bala bɛya ‘ya ŋoyuti, ɔci ɛkɛ a mena tolan te ‘ya, acaan ne ‘ya jiennata mɛy ɔɔn men bɛɛyɛ, ɛkɛ doki bala.’ ” 16 Jwaŋa Tolan yom pwani ‘uonnɛti ikinti, ɔci ikin ‘uottinti ɛkɛ moki. 17 Jyeka buagiti Jwaŋa Tolan agi da ma noŋdiyɛ, oonɛ Muuca. Oŋ yeti yom pwani ɔci jyeka awarɛ bɛɛn te Yaccu Kiṭɔ. 18 Menga Jwaŋa Tolan yuarŋɛ oŋgati bɛɛ. Gena kacca jiennɛ ɛkɛ nɔɔti ne cyɛɛlɔ mena ciyi ñoowi i Weegɛn a ñoowin, gena ɛkɛ ma nɔɔnnɛ te Weegɛn aŋka Weegɛn ŋeeckiti ma neeni. 19 Maka gaciicin ma Icrayiil ɔci ma Laawi cuuñɛ ma Icrayiil te ban Urcaliim, cuuñɛ ɛkkɛn Yɔhannati aŋka ɛkkɛn tootti ɛkɛti agi, “I a menɛ?” 20 Yɔhanna, ɛkɛ poccin menga diennɛ ñin bɛɛ. Ɛkɛ gɔkcin agi ɛkɛ agji Kiṭɔ bɛɛ. 21 Ɔci ma tooccin ɛkɛti gɔkcin agi, “Oŋ i ag menɛ yeti? I a Iliiya?” Ɔci Yɔhanna kɛkcin gɔkcin agi, “A’a.” Ɔci ma gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “I a Bɔwa?” Ɔci ɛkɛ kɛkcin gɔkcin agi, “A’a.” 22 Ɔci ma gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Oŋ i a menɛ? Ɔɔn myettɔn aŋka ɔɔn ooddɔn maka ɔɔn cuoñkɔn myettɔn. I gɔk i a menɛ?” 23 Yɔhanna gɔkcin agi, “Bala ba jwalla guaŋŋɛ Icaaya mena bɔwa Jwaŋa Tolan agi, ‘‘Ya a pwan mena yaadan wɔɔŋji agi, dala pɔy Ciɛggɔn ywaŋdɛ nina a tyɛlga.’” 24 Maka cuuñɛ ma Yɔhannati neeniyɛ, ma gɛɛg a ma Pɛriciin. 25 Ɔci ɛkkɛn tooccin Yɔhannati ɔci gɔkcin agi, “Kan i a Kiṭɔ bɛɛ, ɔci kan i a Iliiya bɛɛ, ɔci kan i a bɔwa Jwaŋa Tolan bɛɛ, oŋ i buor ma pietin ogo?” 26 Ɔci Yɔhanna gɔkcin ɛkkɛnti agi, “‘Ya buor ma pietin, yeti mena kwoyɛ ɛkkɛ bala yɔdgi iki ɛkkɛ, 27 ɛkɛ a mena bɛya ‘ya ŋoyuti. ‘Ya baal ba wɛyi ɛkɛ looda ‘ya bora bɛɛ. ‘Ya buanna ɛkɛ ñyɛrcin bɛɛ.” 28 Ɔci naŋka neeni naŋi ma ban Bɛtani kuocɔ Tol Urdun ŋoyɛti nona buoṭi Yɔhanna may. 29 Ɔci ne liidɔ Yaccu bɛɛni, ɔci ne Yɔhanna gɔrni Yaccu baali bɛɛdi ɛkɛtiyɛ, ɛkɛ gɔkcin agi, “Gɔrtɛ, Kalŋ Šɔɔlɛ Jwaŋa Tolan, ɛkɛ nɔji ma baan eedɛ ɔntɔ! 30 Mena neeni a mena guaŋi ‘ya ka ɛkɛ bala bɛya ‘ya ŋoyuti. Ɔci ɛkɛ tolcin te ‘ya, acaan ne ‘ya jiennata mɛy ɔɔn men bɛɛyɛ, ɛkɛ doki bala. 31 Ɔci ɛkɛ ŋeej ‘ya bɛɛ. ‘Ya yeti bɛɛn buor ma te pieg aŋka Yaccu ŋeettiti ma Icrayiil.” 32 Ɔci Yɔhanna mieti ma ɔci gɔkcin agi, “‘Ya gɔrcan Booŋ peewin te ñaalɔ bala ba boom ɔci cooccin ɛkɛti. 33 Ɔci ɛkɛ ŋeej ‘ya bɛɛ. Yeti mena ‘ya cuonna buor ma te piegyɛ, ɛkɛ aŋka gɔkkin ‘yati agi, ‘Mena yuarca i Booŋ peedi ɛkɛti ɔci cootti ɛkɛtiyɛ, gena ɛkɛ a mena buoṭi ma te Boŋ Jwaŋa Tolany.’ 34 Ɔci ‘ya ɛkɛ yuarŋo, ɔci ‘ya ma myetkan ka mena neeni a Kaci Juaŋo.” 35 Ɔci ne liidɔ Yɔhanna bala yɔdi i maka laldɛ ɛkɛ ne yyɛɛwɔ. 36 Ɔci Yaccu bala ati a woon, ɔci Yɔhanna bala gɔṭi Yaccu ne ɛkɛ ati a woony, ɔci ɛkɛ gɔkcin mati agi, “Gɔrtɛ, Kalŋ Šɔɔlɛ Jwaŋa Tolan!” 37 Ɔci maka laldɛ Yɔhanna ne yyɛɛwɔ tieŋŋin jyek ɛkɛ ɔci bootcin Yaccuti. 38 Ɔci Yaccu warɛ yallɛ ɔci gɔrcin ŋoyɛti, ɔci ɛkɛ ma yuarnɛ bala booti ɛkɛti, ɔci ɛkɛ gɔkcin ɛkkɛnti agi, “Ɛkkɛ lieṭɛ waaka?” Ɔci ɛkkɛn gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Rabbi, ba bana ciyi i bɛ?” (Rabbi te tuk Mabaan agi “Mena loṭi may.”) 39 Yaccu gɔkcin ɛkkɛnti agi, “Bɛɛdɛ gɔrtɛ.” Ɔci ɛkkɛn ati ɔci gɔrcin nona ciyi ɛkiy. Oŋ waŋɛ noŋi utti doki. Ɔci ɛkkɛn ati ɔci bala ciyi i Yaccu oŋŋa wannati. 40 Maka tieŋŋin jyek Yɔhanna ɔci bootcin Yaccutiyɛ, mena ne cyɛɛlɔ gɛɛl yenti Andarawuc. Ɛkɛ a mod Butrucn. Yenti Butruc yenta parɛ yenti Cimaan te tuk Ma Icrayiil 41 Andarawuc ati ɔci mod ɛkkɛn Butruc yuarŋɛ. Ɔci ɛkɛ gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Kiṭɔ yuarŋɔn ɔɔn.” (Kiṭɔ te jyek Mabaan a “Mena Muonɛ Juaŋ Boray”.) 42 Ɔci Butruc oonɛ Andarawuc mod ɛkkɛn Yaccuti. Yaccu gɔrcin ɛkɛti ɔci gɔkcin agi, “I a Cimaan kaci Yɔhanna? Ne baaṭi i barti ma a ‘Cipac’.” (Cipac ɔci Butruc ɛkkɛn a cyɛɛlɔ, te jyek Mabaan ma boṭi a ‘Poomo’.) 43 Ɔci ne liidɔ Yaccu buagɔn ooddi ban Jaliil. Ɔci ɛkɛ Pilibuc yuarŋɛ. Ɔci Yaccu gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Bɛɛd, ‘ya boottaŋɔ.” 44 Pilibuc bɛɛn te ban Bɛtceeyida. Bana neeni a ban Andarawucn i Butrucn. 45 Pilibuc Nataanyal yuarŋɛ, ɔci gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Mena kiinɛ Muuca ɔci mena kiiwɛ maka a bɔwan Jwaŋa Tolan yuarŋɔn ɔɔn. Gena Yaccu men ma Najarɛt, kaci Yuocip.” 46 Ɔci Nataanyal gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Hay! Gena pwadan gɛɛl boki bɛya te ban Najarɛtti boki?” Pilibuc gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Bɛɛd, gɔrca.” 47 Ne Yaccu Nataanyal yuartɛ baali bɛɛdi ɛkɛtiyɛ, Yaccu gɔkcin agi, “Gɔrtɛ, gena men ma Icrayiil waanɛ neeni. Labji bala ɛkɛ yomɛti bɛɛ.” 48 Nataanyal gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “I ‘ya ŋeeja te aŋɛ?” Yaccu gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Pilibuc ne borni iti men bɛɛyɛ, i yuarŋin ‘ya ŋuami ŋwayɛti doki.” 49 Nataanyal gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “Mena loṭi may, i a Kaci Jwaŋa Tolan. I a Ciɛggɔn Tolan ma Icrayiil.” 50 Yaccu gɔkcin ɛkɛti agi, “I jyetti ‘yati te jwalla guaŋi ‘ya ka i yuarŋin ‘ya ŋuami ŋwayɛti nɛ? Naŋka neeni ḍiɛṭ ḍyɛro. Naŋka tɛyan yuara i ne baaṭi.” 51 Ɔci Yaccu gɔkcin ɛkɛti ‘wota agi, “Tieŋŋa, ‘ya gɔkka iti, ne baaṭi ɛkkɛ gɔrtɛ pɔli tukɛ pɔktɛ, ɔci malɛɛkan kaatti ñaalɔ ɔci koodi iñɔ ‘ya Kaci Ma Baanti.”
