BƐNKË 14
Kpesɛn ˈkö -o ho -Zö
ˈˈVe ˈba ˈwɛn Jakɔbë -o -kpë ˈnɔn -ho, ˈo ˈkö maan ˈe -le Jozɛfë. ˈO nɛnsan -kɔkɔɛ ˈˈba, -ba -hɛɛn ˈkun ˈba yi kɛ Jozɛfë ˈla -yɛ ˈba ˈhɛn. Bu hɛnlö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ maan ˈeyɛ -e -le ˈba? -Ba -mɔn kɛ jaluzi dzhi -le fɛn, nanmɛ -ba -da kɛ hɛn. Jozɛfë -o -tɔ la -pɛkö, ˈakö -o -ze dzhui -ze ˈo nɛnsan ˈˈba -ba -tɛn. -Ba -nɔn -tɛn ˈeyɛ, -ba -nɛɛn -buö ˈkun kɛ ˈe ˈˈdzhuɔ ˈkun lë ˈkö, ˈba -bë -kën -gbën lɔ kɛ hian. ˈEyɛ -e kiɛ -le -ze -ba -da kɛ hɛn -kpe ˈnun ˈpɛ!
Lë ˈkö, Jozɛfë nɛnsan ˈˈba, -ba -nɔn ˈba ˈgban ˈˈba -ze -ka -shi ˈpa -kɔɛ ˈkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Sishɛmën dzhii -bɔ. Jakɔbë -o -ɲɛn Jozɛfë ˈkun kɛ -nɛn ze ˈtsɛ mmiɛ nɛn. -Ba -nɔn -hën Jozɛfë koko ˈlö, -ba -mɔn bɛn ˈˈyi ˈˈdzhu fɛn: ‘Latɔsɛɔ maan ˈˈwɔ -bë ˈlö, ˈmun -le ˈze -a -kun ˈo!’ -Ba -pɔn kɛ, ˈakö -ba -ko kɛ -fɔ ˈsöɲin ˈkö ˈyi ˈe -ze tshun ˈla. ˈE maan Juida -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘-A ˈˈman ˈo -kun! Maan ˈmun -le ˈze -a fe ˈo -shi kɔ kpɛsɛn ˈnun.’ -Ba -fe kɛ -she -shika ˈtɛntɛn 20 Madianën -kafeshisɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈˈba Ejitë ze -wɛn.
ˈE -nunmën, ˈo nɛnsan ˈˈba -ba -kuën ˈakɔtsɛn ˈkö, ˈakö -ba -nɔn kɛ -talɛɛ bɔbɔ kɛ -vëɛn, -ba -nɛɛn -ze -pie ˈba yi, ˈakö ˈbaayo: ‘-E ˈˈle bu biɛɔn ˈo -talɛɛ man ˈˈyi?’ Jakɔbë -o -nɛɛn -buö ˈkun kpɔ’a nannan ko kɛ -kuën Jozɛfë. ˈEyɛ -e -wuën ˈo dzhi -sɛsɛ, -e -le -ze -a ˈo ˈˈpɔn, -o ˈˈman ˈe fɛn nɔn.
-Kafeshisɔ ˈˈba -ba -nɔn -tsɛ Ejitë ˈlö, -ba -fe Jozɛfë -she kɔ kpɛsɛn ˈnun Ejitë tsabi -kaka ˈkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Puitifa -wɛn. ˈE maan Joova, -o ˈˈfɔn Jozɛfë bɛɛn -hunlɔ. Puitifa -o -bë -hɛɛn ˈkun Jozɛfë kɛ lɔ bɛn kɛ -gimaan -le, -e -le -ze -o ye kɛ wo. ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze -o -nɔn ˈo -sɔɛn ˈla -kɛ ˈˈkɛ ˈkpakpa -ko Jozɛfë -wɛn.
Puitifa shi -o -hɛɛn ˈkun Jozɛfë kɛ -lë dzhën, nanmɛ kɛ -wuën tshuansan. Lëfɛn ˈkpakpa -wɔ Jozɛfë pu kɔ ˈkun kɛ -wɔ ˈze ˈba la. Nɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ maan Jozɛfë ˈo -le e? -O ˈˈnɔn ˈe fɛn, ˈwoayo: ‘ˈMɛn ˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈeyɛ, ˈekun -e ˈˈlë dzhën. Mɛn ˈpayi -o ye ˈmɛn wo, nanmɛ bu -yeɛ -bu -le ˈo shi. Tsa ˈˈkɛmuan a sɛ la, ˈe -le -kɛpuɛn -Zö hian!’
Lë ˈkö, Puitifa shi köe ˈkun ˈo fɔse Jozɛfë ˈkun ˈba ˈama ˈba la. -O -man kɛ -talɛɛ, ˈe maan Jozɛfë -o -tö ˈpa. Puitifa -o -nɔn -tsɛ kɔa, ˈo shi -o -she kɛ -nda ˈkun Jozɛfë kɛ köe ˈkun ˈkɛ -le ˈo -kɛ. ˈE ˈyi -o dzhu, -e ˈˈle dubɛ. ˈEyɛ, -e -kɔ Puitifa kuɛn -sɛsɛ, ˈakö -o -le -ze -a -ko Jozɛfë sɔan. ˈE maan Jozɛfë ˈo dzhi bɛɛn -e ˈˈɲan Joova hɛn.
“-Zö ˈo bɔ sɛnhëɛn ˈwɛnfɛn, ˈmun ho ˈo, ˈo hian ˈmun -nɔn ˈmunkö -bë ˈzɔ, yɛle ˈe lë ˈyi -o -kan ˈla, -o nɔn ˈtsɛ ˈe nɛn -yi ˈmun fɔn.”—1 Piɛ 5:6