BƐNKË 5
Nowe -o -le -mmeli -kpe ˈkö
ˈE -nɔn za gbɛ, tsabiɛ ˈˈba, -ba -mɔn sɛ -kpe ˈnun fɛn zapɛɛn fɛn. ˈBa ˈla, ˈba -kpe ˈnun -ba -kɛpuɛn -le. ˈˈWuënsɔ tën -ye ˈpɛ, -ba -bë kiɛ ˈba ˈpuɛn. -Ba -tshuo -ɲɛn -zöfɔn ˈlö ˈyi -ba hɔn, ˈakö -ba -bë zapɛɛn fɛn. -Bu -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -ba -le ˈeyɛ? -Ba -le ˈeyɛ ˈɲɔn ˈba nɔn sɛ nɔn tsabi dzhɛntɔ ˈakö ˈba nɔnnɔn shɔ.
ˈˈWuënsɔ ˈˈba ˈle, shɔmuan ˈba ˈwɛn -ba -nɔn ˈama, -ba hoho ˈˈve san. ˈBa ˈˈve san ˈba ˈˈwɔ, -ba -bë -sɛ miɛn, -ba -hën sɛn -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ -ba -bë kiɛ ˈba ˈpuɛn. -Ba -le tsabiɛ -abɔɛ -kpe ˈnun. Joova wɔ ˈˈfɔn -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ ˈnun -hunlɔ ˈze yɛ ˈˈze ˈˈpɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -o dzhui ˈkun ˈo -le ˈze -zö -kpe ˈkö ˈe ɲɛn -kun tsabiɛ ˈpuɛn ˈˈba ˈkpakpa.
Sɛnbi ˈkö -yeɛ, -o ˈˈba kɔ mmiɛ ˈnun. -O -yɛ Joova ˈla. ˈO ˈhɛn maan ˈe -le Nowe. -O -pɔn shi, nanmɛ ˈba ˈˈve san ˈˈkɛhan. ˈBa ˈhɛn maan ˈe -le Sɛmën, Kamën, nanmɛ Jafɛtë. ˈBa ˈˈve san ˈˈkɛhan ˈˈba -ye ˈpɛ, -ba -pɔn shɔ. Joova -o -she Nowe -nda ˈkun kɛ -le -mmeli -kpe ˈkö, ˈɲɔn kɛ ˈle, kɛ shi ˈle, ˈba ˈˈve ˈba ˈle, ˈba ˈˈve shɔ ˈˈba ˈama, -zöe -yɛ sɛ ɲɛn mmiɛ ˈˈman nɔn ˈwu. ˈE -mmeli ˈˈyɛ, -e -ba kɔ kɛsë -kpe ˈyi ˈe sɛ -kpë ˈsö fɛn ˈnun. Joova -o -she Nowe -nda ˈpɛ ˈkun, kɛ -nɔn nannan -kpe ˈnun -wun -mmelii ˈla ˈɲɔn mmiɛ -ye ˈpɛ, mmiɛ ˈˈman nɔn ˈwu.
Nowe -o ˈˈshɛ lɔ, -o -mɔn -mmelii -le fɛn. Nowe ˈle, ˈo shi ˈle, ˈba ˈˈve ˈˈba ˈama, ˈba nɔn -le bato ˈˈyɛ ˈˈgbɛ, -e -nɔn ˈba ˈgbömën 50. ˈKun Joova -o -le dzhu ˈkun ˈba -le -le -mmelii, ˈkun -ba -le -le ˈe ˈkiɛkiɛ man. -Ba nɔn -mmelii -le, Nowe -o -she tsabiɛ ˈˈba -nda ˈkun -zö -kpe ˈkö ˈe -bë ɲɛn. ˈE maan -ba ˈˈtɛn bɛn ˈyi -o dzhu.
-Ba -le -mmelii gbɛ, ˈba -bë mɔn ˈe ˈla nanmɛ. ˈMun -le ˈze -a -hën -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe -nunmën.
“ˈKun -kɛ ˈkɛ -e -le lele Nowe kiee nɛn ˈlö, ˈkun ˈe -le lele tsabi Biɛɔn ˈo lɔtsɛ kiee ˈla man.”—Matiö 24:37