BƐNKË 71
Joova -o sasa Jesu
ˈˈMan ˈkö ˈe hɔn Izraɛlë ˈˈmaan dzhi, ˈe fɛn tsabiɛ -pɛkö -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun zööpu ˈˈba mmiɛ sɛ ˈˈkë mmiɛ -kɛ tën. -Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, san -pɛkö ˈba -tshuɔ ˈe ˈˈman ˈˈyɛ fɛn, -ba -hën zööpu ˈkö -zöfɔn ˈlö ˈˈwɔ ˈfuë -kpe ˈnun, ˈakö -ba -da kɛ nɛn. “Zööpu” ˈˈwɔ, -o -nɔn mmiɛ -tsɛ Jerizalɛmën. ˈAkö san ˈba ˈˈwɔ -ba -mɔn tsabiɛ ˈˈba bɛn ˈˈyi ˈbie fɛn: ‘-Bitshɔ ˈwɛn ˈo -le Juifë ˈˈba ˈba hobi, ˈˈfo -o hɔn? -Han -bë ˈɲɔn ˈhan nɔn -le ˈo -ka.’
Jerizalɛmën hobi Erɔdë, -o -nɔn -tɛn hobi ˈpɔpɔɛ ˈˈwɔ dzhi bɛn, -e -she ˈo -pi’a -kpe ˈnun. -O -bie tɛyisɔ ˈpayɔ ˈˈba bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈˈFo maan -e bie ˈkun ˈa ho hobiɔ?’ -Ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Zö ˈo -ketebosɔ ˈˈba -ba dzhui ˈkun Bɛteleɛmën maan -e bie ˈkun ˈa -kpë ho kɛ.’ ˈAkö Erɔdë -o kpɛ san ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -tshuɔ ˈˈman ˈyi ˈe hɔn Izraɛlë dzhii -bɔ fɛn -bë, ˈakö -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun -nɛn ze Bɛteleɛmën, ˈakö ˈmun ˈˈkö -bo ˈyi -bitshɔɔ -o hɔn. -Mun sɛ -lɔ -bo ˈyi -o hɔn, ˈmun -wɔ -shi ˈmɛn ˈyi -nda. -Mɛn -yɛ ˈla ˈkun mɛn -ye ˈpɛ ˈmɛn ze -le ˈo -ka.’ ˈTu maan -wɔ ˈtshɛ ˈe -bɔ.
“Zööpuɔ” -o -mɔn -kui ˈtshu fɛn ˈpɛ. San ˈˈba, -ba -da kɛ -nunmën ˈvɛtsuun -e -nɔn ˈba -tsɛ Bɛteleɛmën. “Zööpuɔ” -o -bë -tsɛ -sɔn ˈkö ˈfɔn -sɔ lɔ, ˈakö -ba -wuën -sɔn ˈˈyɛ ˈla. -Ba -hën Jesu ˈle, kɛ nɛn Mari -man. -Ba -kën -gbën lɔ -bitshɔɔ hian, ˈakö -ba -han kɛ -shikanɛn ˈle, ˈaman ˈle, mirë ˈama. Joova maan ˈo -le -ze mmiɛ -lɔ -bo ˈyi Jesu -o hɔn gbɛkpo e? ˈAan ˈaan.
ˈE kienɛn ˈˈyɛ nɛn, Joova -o -kɔ latɔ ˈla -she Jozɛfë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘Erɔdë -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo -kun Jesu. -Nɔn ˈo ˈle, ˈo nɛn -man, ˈakö ˈmun tö ˈpa ze Ejitë ˈˈmaan fɛn. ˈMun -kpë ˈlö ˈvɛtsuun -kɛ ˈˈkɛ ˈla -e sɛ kɔkɔ, ˈmɛn -shi bu ˈyi -nda ˈakö ˈbu -bë ˈnɔn.’ ˈEmɛnköe nɛn ˈakö Jozɛfë -o -nɔn ˈo shi ˈle, -bi -pepeɔ -man -tö ˈpa -ze Ejitë.
Joova -o -she san ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -tshuɔ Izraɛlë ˈˈmaan dzhii -bɔ fɛn -nda ˈkun, e ˈˈbie ˈkun mmiɛ dzhɔ ze Erɔdë -shɔ ˈnɔn. Erɔdë -o -nɔn -tɛɛn ˈla ˈkun mmiɛ ˈpa ˈˈbë ˈnɔn, -e -kɔ ˈo kuɛn -sɛsɛ. ˈKun -o ˈˈlɔ -bo ˈyi Jesu kɛ hɔn, -o -ze ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun a -kuën ˈmmetɛn ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -le san ˈɲɔn ˈba -pɔn Jesu ˈgbömëɛn ˈnun ˈɲɔn ˈba hɔn Bɛteleɛmën -kɔɛɛ fɛn ˈkpakpa. ˈE maan -kɛke ˈpa ˈˈle Jesu, ˈekun -a -nɔn ˈo -ze Ejitë ˈˈmaan fɛn.
Erɔdë -o -nɔn -wuö, Joova -o -she Jozɛfë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun sɛ dzhɔ ze ˈnɔn nanmɛ.’ Jozɛfë ˈle, Jesu ˈle, Mari -man, -ba dzhɔ -ze Izraɛlë ˈˈmaan fɛn, ˈakö -ba -ze -wuën -kɔɛ Nazarɛtë -kɔɛɛ fɛn.
“Bɛn ˈyi mɛn sɛ dzhu, -e ˈˈman ˈpa, -yɛ -le ˈe nɛn kɔ ˈkiɛkiɛ. Nanmɛ -kɛ ˈyi mɛn sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈe -le, ˈe ˈˈɲan -le.”—Izayi 55:11