Danɩyɛɛlɩ

8 Wiyaʋ Bɛlɩsazaarɩ+ kewiyitu tɔɔʋ pɩnaɣ 3 ñɩŋga taa, ma Danɩyɛɛlɩ, mana natʋ natʋyʋ, ndʋ maanawa nɛ pɩɖɛɛ yɔ, tɩ-wayɩ.+ 2 Natʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa lɛ, mana se maawɛ Suuzaŋ,*+ wiyaʋ ɖɩɣa* taa, ŋga kɛwɛ Elam+ egeetiye taa yɔ; mana tɩ-taa se maawɛ Ulaayɩ pɔɔ* nɔɔ. 3 Mankpazɩ mɛ-ɛsa lɛ, ɩna! Ɛyaʋ+ nakʋyʋ kaasɩŋ pɔɔ nɔɔ, kɩɩwɛnɩ hɩŋ 2.+ Hɩŋ ɛnɩ ɩ-naalɛ ɩɩɖaɣlaa, ɛlɛ lɛɛkʋ kaakɩlɩ lɛɛkʋ, nɛ ŋgʋ kɩkɩlaa yɔ, ŋgʋ kpanɩ wayɩ wayɩ.+ 4 Mana ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ, kɩyɔkaɣnɩ kɩ-hɩŋ wɩsɩ ɖɩɖʋyɛ taa kiŋ, hayo kiŋ nɛ hadɛ kiŋ, nɛ tɛtɛgbɩnɛ naɖɩyɛ taapɩzɩɣ se ɖɩkaɖɩnɩ-kʋ, nɛ nɔɔyʋ taapɩzɩɣ se eholi lalaa ki-nesi* tɛɛ.+ Kɩlakaɣ ɛzɩ kɩsɔɔlʋʋ yɔ nɛ kɩkpazɩɣ kɩ-tɩ.

5 Maawɛ cɔnʋʋ yɔɔ mbʋ lɛ, mana tuluu+ nakʋyʋ, kɩlɩnɩ wɩsɩ ɖɩɖʋyɛ taa nɛ kɩkɔŋ, kɩtɛzaɣ tɛtʋ kpeekpe ɛlɛ kiitukuuni tɛtʋ. Nɛ tuluu ŋgʋ, kɩɩwɛnɩ hɩlʋʋ nakʋyʋ kɩ-ɛsa hɛkʋ taa, nɛ pɩnaɣaɣ hɩlʋʋ ŋgʋ kaɣlaa.+ 6 Kɩkɔŋaɣnɩ ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ kɩwɛnɩ hɩŋ 2 yɔ kɩ-yɔɔ, ŋgʋ maana-kʋ kɩsɩŋ pɔɔ nɔɔ yɔ; kiseɣaɣni pana sɔsɔna nɛ kiwokini kɩ-yɔɔ.

7 Mana-kʋ kɩñɔtaɣnɩ ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ, nɛ kɩ-taa wɩɣaɣnɩ-kʋ siŋŋ. Kɩyɔkɩ ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ nɛ kɩpɛlɩ kɩ-hɩŋ ɛnɩ ɩ-naalɛ, nɛ ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ, kɩtaawɛɛnɩ ɖoŋ se kɩkaɖɩnɩ-kʋ. Kɩpɛɖɩ ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ tataa nɛ kɩmɩtɩ-kʋ, nɛ nɔɔyʋ taawɛɛ se eholi-kʋ ki-nesi* tɛɛ.

8 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, tuluu ŋgʋ kɩkpazɩ kɩ-tɩ kadadayaɣ; ɛlɛ kɩñɩtaa nɛ kɩkpa ɖoŋ lɛ, hɩlʋʋ sɔsɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩpɛlɩ; nɛ hɩŋ 4 lɩɩ ki-lone taa, pɩnaɣaɣ-ɩ kaɣlaa, ɩɩha ɛsa nɛ ɛsɔdaa helim 4.+

9 Nɛ hɩlʋʋ nakʋyʋ lɩɩnɩ ɩ-taa nakʋyʋ taa, kɩɩwɛ ññɩɩ; nɛ kɩpaɣlɩ kpem nɛ hadɛ kiŋ, wɩsɩ ɖɩlɩyɛ taa kiŋ nɛ Keɖeɣa+ yɔɔ kiŋ. 10 Kɩpaɣlɩ siŋŋ nɛ kɩkpa nɛ kɩtalɩ ɛsɔdaa yoyaa, nɛ kɩla nɛ yoyaa taa nabɛyɛ nɛ tɩɩnzɩ nasɩyɩ tɔlɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ, nɛ kɩmɩtɩ-wɛ. 11 Halɩ kɩkpazɩ kɩ-tɩ yoyaa Ñʋʋdʋ yɔɔ, nɛ pamʋ ɛ-cɔlɔ kɩlaʋ ŋgʋ palaɣ ɖoŋ ɖoŋ yɔ, nɛ potuzi kooka kiɖeɖeɣa ŋga ɛɛkam camɩyɛ yɔ nɛ pɛpɛɖɩ.+ 12 Paɣtʋ yɔɔ maʋ yɔɔ lɛ, paɖʋzɩ yoyaa ki-nesi tɛɛ, pɩkpɛndɩnɩ kɩlaʋ ŋgʋ palaɣ ɖoŋ ɖoŋ yɔ; nɛ kitiyele yaɣʋ toovenim nɛ tɛtʋ, nɛ kɩlakaɣ mbʋ kɩ-maɣmaɣ kɩsɔɔlaa yɔ nɛ piɖeɣni-kʋ.

13 Nɛ manɩɩ kiɖeɖeu nɔɔyʋ yɔɔdaɣ, nɛ kiɖeɖeu lɛlʋ pɔzɩ weyi ɛyɔɔdaɣ yɔ se: «Kɩlaʋ ŋgʋ palaɣ ɖoŋ ɖoŋ yɔ nɛ paɣtʋ yɔɔ maʋ mbʋ pɩkɔŋnɩ ɖɩzʋʋ yɔ pɩ-natʋ wɛɣ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ ɖooye,+ natʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa lone kiɖeɖeye nɛ yoyaa kɛ mbʋ pamɩtɩɣ yɔ?» 14 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ eheyi-m se: «Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ ɖanasɩ nɛ tanamɩŋ 2 300; nɛ paa pɩɩlabɩ ɛzɩma yɔ pakaɣ pɩsɩnʋʋ lone kiɖeɖeye ɖɩ-wɛtʋ kɩbandʋ taa.»

15 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ma, Danɩyɛɛlɩ, manaɣaɣ natʋ ndʋ nɛ mañɩnɩɣ se manɩɩ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ lɛ, tuda lɛ, mana nɔɔyʋ sɩŋ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa, ɛɛwɛ ɛzɩ abalʋ yɔ. 16 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, manɩɩ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ taŋ Ulaayɩ+ hɛkʋ taa, nɛ ɛma kubuka se: «Gabrɩyɛɛlɩ,+ lɩzɩ-ɩ mbʋ ɛnawa yɔ pɩ-taa.»+ 17 Peeɖe ɛñɔtɩnɩ ɖenɖe maasɩŋaa yɔ; ɛlɛ ɛtalaa lɛ, sɔɔndʋ kaakpa-m siŋŋ nɛ mɔntɔlɩ nɛ manpa mɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ. Eheyi-m se: «Oo ɛyʋ pɩyalʋ, tɩlɩ se kɛdɛzaɣ alɩwaatʋ taa natʋ ndʋ tɩkaɣ labʋ.»+ 18 Ɛlɛ ɛyɔɔdaɣnaɣ-m lɛ, maapam mɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ monɖoo ɖom cukaŋ ñɩmbʋ. Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ etukuni-m nɛ ɛkʋsɩ-m nɛ ɛsɩnzɩ-m ɖenɖe maasɩŋaa yɔ.+ 19 Nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ se: «Malakɩ se ŋtɩlɩ mbʋ pɩkaɣ labʋ pana tɛ kɛdɛzaɣ alɩwaatʋ taa yɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩkaɣ labʋ kɛdɛzaɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ paɖʋwa yɔ tɩ-taa.+

20 «Ɛyaʋ ŋgʋ ŋnawa kɩwɛnɩ hɩŋ 2 yɔ, ŋgʋ kɛnɩnɩ Medii nɛ Pɛrɩsɩ awiya.+ 21 Tuluu ŋgʋ kɩwɛnɩ hʋndʋ kpem yɔ, ŋgʋ lɛ Grɛɛsɩ wiyaʋ;+ nɛ hɩlʋʋ sɔsɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩɩwɛ kɩ-ɛsa hɛkʋ taa yɔ, ŋgʋ lɛ kajalaɣ wiyaʋ.+ 22 Hɩlʋʋ ŋgʋ, kɩpɛlʋʋ nɛ hɩŋ 4 lɩɩ ki-lone taa yɔ,+ pɩwɩlɩɣ se kewiyisi 4 kaɣ lɩnʋʋ ɛ-ɛjaɖɛ taa, ɛlɛ sɩɩwɛɣ ɖoŋ ɛzɩ ɛnʋ yɔ.

23 «Nɛ hɩŋ ɛnɩ, i-kewiyitu tɔɔʋ alɩwaatʋ ɖɩdɛnɖɛ taa, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa lakasɩ talɩɣ sɩ-kamaɣ yɔ, wiyaʋ weyi ɛcaɣ sɔɔndʋ nɛ ɛnɩɣ tɔm ndʋ tɩ-taa tɩtʋ camɩyɛ yɔ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ yɔ,* ɛkaɣ lɩʋ. 24 Ɛkaɣ kpaʋ ɖoŋ kpem, ɛlɛ pɩɩkɛɣ ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-ɖoŋ taa. Ɛkaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ kamaɣ fɛyɩ, nɛ pɩkaɣ-ɩ ɖenuu mbʋ payɩ ɛlakɩ yɔ pɩ-taa. Ɛkaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ɖoŋ tɩnaa, ɛkaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ kiɖeɖema samaɣ.+ 25 Ɛkaɣ tɩŋnʋʋ ɛ-ajitu yɔɔ nɛ ɛcɛtɩ se pɩsa nɛ piɖeni-i; nɛ ɛkaɣ kpazʋʋ ɛ-tɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa; nɛ ɛkaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ sakɩyɛ pɛɛyɛ alɩwaatʋ taa.* Halɩ ɛkaɣ kaɖɩnʋʋ ñʋndɩnaa Ñʋʋdʋ, ɛlɛ pakaɣ-ɩ pɛlʋʋ, paa mbʋ yɔ pɩɩtɩŋɩɣnɩ ɛyʋ nesi yɔɔ.

26 «Ðanasɩ nɛ tanamɩŋ yɔɔ tɔm ndʋ pɔyɔɔdɩ natʋ taa yɔ, tɩkɛ toovenim; ɛlɛ pɩfɛyɩ se ŋkuli natʋ ndʋ tɩ-yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩkaɣ kɔm nɛ ɛsɩndaa kɩyakɩŋ sakɩyɛ wayɩ yɔ, tɩ-tɔm* tɩyɔɔdʋʋ.»+

27 Piyele nɛ ma Danɩyɛɛlɩ lɛ, pɩɩnɩ-m kpem nɛ mahɩnɩ kʋdɔŋ kɩyakɩŋ nɩɩyɩ.+ Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mankʋyɩ nɛ mala wiyaʋ tʋmɩyɛ;+ ɛlɛ mbʋ maanawa yɔ, pɩɩsɩbɩ mɔ-yɔɔ yem; nɛ nɔɔyʋ taapɩzɩɣ se ɛnɩɩ pɩ-taa.+