Chɛnɛsi
17 Mɛɛ Ebilam fuuluu wɔsilaŋ 99, mi Chɛhowa fula ndu o hɔl, mbo dimul ndu aa: “Ya cho Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo ni. Wa ya diikɔŋndo lɔɔlɔɔ, nduyɛ nɔ sɔŋ o sɔŋ te. 2 I cho kpemaa yii naa num tɛɛŋ,+ nduyɛ mi tosa ma kui tau tau.”+
3 Le hei, mi Ebilam baŋ wulaŋ mbo fuuluu hɔlla lɛŋ. Okoŋ mi Mɛlɛka hiau lachi a suɛi naa ndu chua, mbo dimi aa: 4 “I yii kpemaa a num,+ nduyɛ a cho simnɔŋ finyaa le kaala bɔɔbɔɔ.+ 5 Diola numnda cho lɛ Ebilam* te, kɛ diola numndaŋ niŋ aa Ebilaham,* kanifuule I cho tosa ma simnuŋ finyaa le kaala bɔɔbɔɔ. 6 I cho tosa ma kui tau tau, nduyɛ ma simnuŋ kaalaŋ. I cho tosa mi masaa fula o num niŋ.+
7 “I cho loonɔŋ a kpema ya yii a numndo.+ Nduyɛ, o cho wa naa tɛɛŋ naa chuauwaa numnda,* vɛlɛ a chuauwaa ndaa mamaa le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ, le mi wa Mɛlɛka numndo a Mɛlɛka chuauwaa numnda.* 8 Lɛŋnde isumialte ŋ cho leŋ niŋndeŋ,+ lɛŋnde Kenaŋ ndeŋ kpou, I cho num, vɛlɛ a chuauwaa numnda* leŋ ke le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ. Nduyɛ, ya cho wa Mɛlɛka ndaa ni.”+
9 Mi Mɛlɛka chɔɔlu Ebilaham dimul aa: “Kɛ num a chuauwaa numnda,* vɛlɛ a chuauwaa ndaa mamaa kpou, la nɔ mi la loonuŋ a kpema nuu. 10 Kpema ya yii a num, le mi num a chuauwaa numnda* loonuŋ ndo cho hoo ni. Wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ nya tɛɛŋ nɔ mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo.+ 11 La nɔ mi la sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo,* nduyɛ hei cho wa tamasioo ni le kpema ya yii a nya wo.+ 12 Wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ veluŋ pɛ o numndo chiɛiniŋ, o nɔ mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo o paale ŋɔmaa leŋ choo.+ Nduyɛ wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ fula o yuŋgu numndo choo le, kɛ ma piandu ndu a kaniei* wana lekaa wo o ba, ndu bɛɛ nɔ mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo. La nɔ mi la wa hei tosaa chɔŋ a boondii nyɛi mbo kuɛ kɛ. 13 Wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ veluŋ o numndo chiɛiniŋ, a wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ ŋ pendu a kanii numnde, o nɔ mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo.+ Kpema ya yii a nya wo cho wa o dialuŋ nyaŋ maa tamasi, nduyɛ mbo wa le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ. 14 Te wana pɔnɔ sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔli le wo kɛɛ pɛ le ma hivi ndu o chiɛi kɔɔli,* wana koŋ nɔ mbo sɔla piɔmndo, kanifuule o tɛɛmbuu kpema nuu.”
15 Okoŋ mi Mɛlɛka dimul Ebilaham aa: “Laa num Seluai,*+ veelu lɛ ndu aa Seluai le, kanifuule diola ndɔlaŋ niŋ aa Sela.* 16 I cho ndu salaa dɔwɔɔ, nduyɛ mi tosa mbo vilul num poo.+ I cho ndu salaa dɔwɔɔ, nduyɛ mbo simnuŋ kaalaŋ. O ndu niŋ masaa fula niŋ ni.” 17 Le hei, mi Ebilaham baŋ wulaŋ mbo fuuluu hɔlla lɛŋ. Okoŋ mbo kandu mamɔɔ, mbo dimi o kɔl niŋ+ aa: “Baa wana pɔnɔ chii niŋ wɔsilaŋ 100 wo nɔla lɛ pa mbo velu hɔɔ? Baa Sela, wana lanɔ chii niŋ wɔsilaŋ 90 wo nɔla lɛ pa mbo velu?”+
18 Okoŋ, mi Ebilaham dimul Mɛlɛka tonyaa aa: “A yandii, maa dɔu Isimɛɛ sala fɔ!”+ 19 Mi Mɛlɛka dimi aa: “Sela laa num kpeekpei cho num poo vilul ni, nduyɛ ma ke ndu diolaŋ aa Aase.*+ I cho kpemaa yii a ndu, nduyɛ kpema koŋ cho wa le ndu vɛlɛ a chuauwaa nduaa* o ndu kɔɔli le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ.+ 20 Kɛ Isimɛɛ ndu, I tuei nyɛ ŋ dimi a ndu okɔɔ wo. Lelaŋ, I cho ndu salaa dɔwɔɔ, nduyɛ mi tosa mbo velu chuauwa ma kui tau tau. O cho puaa 12 violɔɔ, ma simnuŋ yuŋgula leboltaŋ. I cho tosa mbo simnuŋ kaale bɛnduleŋ.+ 21 Kɛ a koŋ kpou, Aase,+ po Sela cho num vilul nyilasiaŋ a teleŋ waa nuaa wo,+ a ndu ya cho kpema nuu yii ni.”
22 Mɛɛ Mɛlɛka chii suukaŋndo a Ebilaham, mi Mɛlɛka kuaŋnuŋ. 23 Nduyɛ o paale leŋ choo kpeekpei, mi Ebilaham chua Isimɛɛ po ndɔ a puaa veluŋ o chiɛi ndɔɔ niŋnda kpou, vɛlɛ a wana o wana o pendu a kaniei, wana pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ wa o chiɛi Ebilaham ndo niŋ, mbo hivi nda o chiɛi kɔɔli,* mɛɛ Mɛlɛka ndoo dimul ndu yɛ.+ 24 Ebilaham wa wɔsilaŋ 99 mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo.+ 25 Nduyɛ, Isimɛɛ po ndɔ wa wɔsilaŋ 13 mbo sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo.+ 26 O paale leŋ choo kpeekpei Ebilaham nda Isimɛɛ po ndɔ sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo ni. 27 Puaa o ndu lo chiɛiniŋ kpou, o kɛ kɛ veluŋ o ndu lo chiɛiniŋ, a wana o wana o pendu a kaniei wana lekaa wo o ba, nda kpou ma sɔla hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo a ndu latulu.