Kiɖe Tɛɛ Tɔm
44 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yosɛɛfʋ ɖʋ abalʋ weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ ɛ-ɖɩɣa yɔɔ yɔ paɣtʋ se: «Suu tɔɔnaɣ abalaa mba pa-kabɩsɩ taa nɛ pɩtalɩ ɛzɩma papɩzɩɣ nɛ pakpaɣ yɔ, nɛ ŋɖʋ paa weyi lɛ e-liidiye ɛ-kabʋa nɔɔ.+ 2 Ɛlɛ kpaɣ mɔn-kɔpʋ, liidiye ñɩɣtʋ kɔpʋ nɛ ŋɖʋ tɩnʋʋ kabʋa taa, pɩkpɛndɩnɩ liidiye nɖɩ ɛcɛlaa se ɛyabɩnɩ tɔɔnaɣ yɔ.» Nɛ ɛlɛ la ɛzɩ Yosɛɛfʋ yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ.
3 Pɩñandɩ tanaŋ tɛɛ lɛ, peyele abalaa mba nɛ pɛɖɛɛ, pa nɛ pa-kpaŋasɩ. 4 Palɩ tɛtʋ taa nɛ patɩtalɩtɩ poliŋ lɛ, Yosɛɛfʋ heyi abalʋ weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ ɛ-ɖɩɣa yɔɔ yɔ se: «Kʋyɩ nɛ ŋɖʋ abalaa mba pa-wayɩ! Ŋhikiɣ-wɛ lɛ, ŋpɔzɩ-wɛ se: “Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɩhɛyɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm kɩbandʋ lone taa? 5 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɩkpaɣ man-caa kɔpʋ ŋgʋ ɛñɔʋna nɛ ɛtɩyɩɣna* yɔ? Mbʋ ɩlaba yɔ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu.”»
6 Nɛ ɛlɛ hiɣ-wɛ nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-wɛ tɔm ndʋ. 7 Ɛlɛ paba pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɖa-kɩbaɣlʋ yɔɔdʋʋ mbʋ? Ña-lɩmɖʋyaa ɩɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ pala lakasɩ nzɩ kpa. 8 Ðɩlɩnɩ Kanaŋ ɛjaɖɛ taa nɛ ɖɩkɔŋ lɛ, ɖɩkpɛndɩnɩ liidiye nɖɩ ɖɩna ɖa-kabɩsɩ taa yɔ nɛ ɖɩcɛlɩ-ŋ.+ Ye mbʋ, ɛzɩma tɩyɛ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩmɩlɩ liidiye ñɩɣtʋ yaa sika ña-caa ɖɩɣa taa? 9 Ye pana-kʋ ño-yomaa taa nɔɔyʋ cɔlɔ yɔ, ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛkaɣ sɩbʋ, nɛ ɖa-taa mba pɩkazɩɣ yɔ ɖɩkaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɖa-caa yomaa.» 10 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ se: «Pɩla ɛzɩ ɩyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ: Weyi ɛ-cɔlɔ panaɣ-kʋ yɔ, ɛkaɣ pɩsʋʋ mo-yom, ɛlɛ mɩ mba pɩkazɩɣ yɔ, paakaɣ mɩ-tɔm kʋʋ.» 11 Peeɖe lɛ, pa-taa paa weyi tisi ɛ-kabʋa lɛɛ lɛɛ tataa nɛ ɛhɛɖɩ kɔ-nɔɔ. 12 Nɛ ɛlɛ paɣzɩ ñɩnʋʋ camɩyɛ; ɛpaɣzɩnɩ ñɩnʋʋ sɔsɔ kabʋa taa nɛ ɛtɛzɩnɩ tɩnʋʋ ñɩŋga taa. Nɛ pɩtɛmna se ɛna kɔpʋ ŋgʋ Bɛnjamɛɛ kabʋa taa.+
13 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ pacɩyɩ po-tokonaa, nɛ pa-taa paa weyi lɛ, ɛpɩsɩnɩ e-wondu nɛ ɛhɔkɩ ɛ-kpaŋaɣ yɔɔ nɛ papɩsɩ tɛtʋ taa. 14 Yuuda+ nɛ e-koobiya patalɩ Yosɛɛfʋ ɖɩɣa taa lɛ, ɛlɛ kaawɛ peeɖe mbʋ; nɛ poluŋ tataa ɛ-ɛsɩndaa.+ 15 Yosɛɛfʋ pɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Lakasɩ nzɩ ɩlabɩ mbʋ yɔ? Ɩɩsɩŋ se mɛnkɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛsɩm tɩyʋʋ camɩyɛ yɔ?»+ 16 Peeɖe Yuuda cosi-i se: «Ða-caa, suwe ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖiheyi-ŋ? Ndʋ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdɩ? Nɛ ɛzɩma ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩwɩlɩ se ɖɩkɛ ɛyaa siɣsiɣ tɩnaa? Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ kuli ño-yomaa kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔɔ.+ Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɖɩkɛ ɖa-caa yomaa, ɖa nɛ weyi pana kɔpʋ ŋgʋ e-nesi tɛɛ yɔ!» 17 Ɛlɛ Yosɛɛfʋ yɔɔdɩ se: «Maapɩzɩɣ nɛ mala mbʋ kpa! Weyi e-nesi tɛɛ pana kɔpʋ yɔ, ɛnʋ kaɣnɩ pɩsʋʋ mo-yom.+ Piyele nɛ mɩ mba pɩkazaa yɔ, ɩpɩsɩ mɩ-caa cɔlɔ laŋhɛzɩyɛ taa.»
18 Peeɖe Yuuda ñɔtɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ eheyi-i se: «Man-caa mentendi-ŋ, yele nɛ ño-yom heyi-ŋ tɔm natʋyʋ, ɛlɛ ña-taa ɛtaawɩɩnɩ ño-yom, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋwɛ ɛzɩ Farawɔɔ maɣmaɣ yɔ.+ 19 Ŋŋpɔzɩ ño-yomaa se: “Mɩ-caa kpɛndɩ ɛwɛ wezuu na? Ɩwɛnɩ neu nɔɔyʋ?” 20 Nɛ ɖicosi-ŋ se: “Ða-caa wɛɛ, ɛlɛ ɛkpadɩyaa, nɛ ɖe-neu tɩnʋʋ+ wɛɛ, ɛkɛ ɖa-caa akpadɩyɩtʋ taa pɩɣa. Ɛ-ɖalʋ sɩba,+ nɛ e-ɖeke pɩkazɩ e-ɖoo piya taa,+ nɛ ɛ-caa sɔɔlɩ ɛ-tɔm.” 21 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ŋheyi ño-yomaa se: “Ɩkɔnɩ-m ɩ nɛ mana-ɩ.”+ 22 Ɛlɛ ɖiheyi-ŋ se: “Abalɩbɩɣa ŋga kaapɩzɩɣ nɛ kɛɖɛɛ nɛ keyele ka-caa. Ye kɛɖɛwa nɛ keyebi-i yɔ, pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ka-caa kaɣ sɩbʋ.”+ 23 Peeɖe ŋheyi ño-yomaa se: “Ye ɩtɩkpɛndɩnɩ mi-neu tɩnʋʋ yɔ, ɩtaatasɩ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa kɔm.”+
24 «Nɛ ɖɩkpa ño-yom, ɖa-caa cɔlɔ lɛ, ɖiheyi-i tɔm ndʋ ŋyɔɔdaa yɔ. 25 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɖa-caa heyi-ɖʋ se: “Ɩpɩsɩ nɛ ɩyabɩ-ɖʋ tɔɔnaɣ pazɩ.”+ 26 Ɛlɛ ɖiheyi-i se: “Ðɩɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖiwolo. Ye ɖɩkpɛndɩɣnɩ ɖe-neu tɩnʋʋ yɔ kalɩpiyeke, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ye ɖe-neu tɩnʋʋ ɛtɩtɩŋ-ɖʋ yɔ, ɖɩɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖiwolo abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa.”+ 27 Peeɖe ño-yom, ɖa-caa heyi-ɖʋ se: “Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩsɩm mbʋ se abalɩbiya 2 ɖeke ma-halʋ lʋlɩ-m.+ 28 Ɛlɛ sɩ-taa lɛɛka ɖɛwa nɛ keyebi-m, nɛ mɔyɔɔdɩ se: ‘Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se tɛtɛgbɩnɛ naɖɩyɛ cɩyɩ-kɛ hɔɔlasɩ hɔɔlasɩ!’+ Nɛ mantɩtasɩ-kɛ naʋ halɩ nɛ sɔnɔ. 29 Ye ɩkpaɣ kanɛ ɖɔɖɔ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ ɩɖɛna nɛ kehiɣ kɛgbɛdɩsaɣ nakɛyɛ nɛ kasɩ yɔ, pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se kʋñɔŋ taa+ itisiɣ ma-ñʋʋ nɛ panzɩ Pɩlaʋ*+ taa.”
30 «Nɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɛzɩma ño-yom man-caa sɔɔlɩ-kɛ* ɛzɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-wezuu* yɔ pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ye manpɩsɩ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ mantɩkpɛndɩnɩ abalɩbɩɣa ŋga yɔ, 31 ɖɩnɛ ɛñɩtɩɣ nɛ ɛna se abalɩbɩɣa ŋga kɛfɛyɩ lɛ, ɛsɩkɩ kpaagbaa, nɛ toovenim taa lɛ, kʋñɔwiye taa ño-yomaa kaɣ tisuu ño-yom ɖa-caa ñʋʋ nɛ panzɩ Pɩlaʋ* taa. 32 Maaheyi man-caa se mankaɣ cɔnʋʋ pi-ɖeɖe se nabʋyʋ ɛtaatalɩ abalɩbɩɣa ŋga; meheyi-i se: “Ye mantɩpɩsɩnɩ-ŋ kɛ yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ mayʋsɩnɩ-ŋ tam.”+ 33 Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ mentendi-ŋ, yele nɛ abalɩbɩɣa lone taa lɛ, manpɩsɩ ño-yom, nɛ pɩsa nɛ abalɩbɩɣa nɛ ka-ɖalaa papɩsɩ. 34 Ɛzɩma manpɩzɩɣ nɛ manpɩsɩ man-caa cɔlɔ nɛ maakpɛndɩɣnɩ abalɩbɩɣa ŋga? Pɩɩkaɣ-m sam se mana man-caa kʋñɔŋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa!»