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17 Kɩyakɩŋ 6 wayɩ lɛ, Yesu kpaɣ Pɩyɛɛrɩ, Yakubu nɛ e-neu* Yohanɛɛsɩ nɛ pakpa pʋʋ sɔsɔʋ nakʋyʋ yɔɔ pe-ɖeke.+ 2 Nɛ ɛ-wɛtʋ lɛɣzɩ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa; ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ñɩlɩsɩɣ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ yɔ, nɛ e-tokonaa* ñɩlɩsɩɣ* ɛzɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ yɔ.+ 3 Nɛ na, Moyizi nɛ Eliya palɩɩ pɔ-yɔɔ, nɛ pa nɛ Yesu pɛwɛɛ nɛ pɛkɛdɩɣ. 4 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Pɩyɛɛrɩ heyi Yesu se: «Kɩbaɣlʋ, pɩwɛ ɖeu se ɖɩwɛɛ cɩnɛ. Ye ŋsɔɔlaa yɔ, mensiki kizinzikiŋ 3 cɩnɛ, ña kʋɖʋmʋʋ, Moyizi kʋɖʋmʋʋ, nɛ Eliya kʋɖʋmʋʋ.» 5 Eɖiɣni yɔɔdʋʋ mbʋ lɛ, ɛsɔmɩnʋʋ kɩñɩlɩsʋʋ nakʋyʋ huuzi pɔ-yɔɔ, nɛ nɔɔ nakɛyɛ lɩɩnɩ ɛsɔmɩnʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa nɛ kɔtɔ se: «Ɛnɛ yɔ ɛkɛnɩ man-Pɩyalʋ kʋsɔɔlʋ, weyi ɛ-tɔm kɛdɩnɩ-m yɔ.+ Iwelisini-i.»+ 6 Tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa nɩ mbʋ lɛ, pɔtɔlɩ nɛ papa pɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ sɔɔndʋ kpa-wɛ pɩŋŋ. 7 Nɛ Yesu ñɔtɩnɩ-wɛ, nɛ etukuni-wɛ nɛ eheyi-wɛ se: «Ɩkʋyɩ. Sɔɔndʋ ɛtaakpa-mɩ.» 8 Pakʋsɩ pɛ-ɛsa lɛ, patɩna nɔɔyʋ nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ Yesu. 9 Palɩnɩ pʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ petiki lɛ, Yesu ɖʋ-wɛ paɣtʋ se: «Itaaheyi nɔɔyʋ natʋ ndʋ tɩ-tɔm nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩtalɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pefezi ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ nɛ sɩɖaa taa yɔ.»+
10 Ɛlɛ tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Ye mbʋ, ɛbɛ yɔɔ takayɩsɩ mayaa yɔɔdʋʋ se pɩwɛɛ se Eliya ɛkɔɔ nɛ pʋcɔ?»+ 11 Ecosi-wɛ nɛ ɛtɔ se: «Toovenim taa lɛ, Eliya kɔŋ, nɛ ɛkaɣ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ñɔɔzʋʋ.+ 12 Ɛlɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se Eliya tɛm kɔm, nɛ patɩtɩlɩ-ɩ; ɛlɛ palabɩ-ɩ mbʋ payɩ pɔsɔɔlaa yɔ.+ Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ, ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ kaɣ tɔɔʋ kʋñɔŋ pe-nesi tɛɛ.»+ 13 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa nɩɩ pɩ-taa se Yohanɛɛsɩ Lɩm Mɩyɩsɩyʋ tɔm eheyaɣ-wɛ.
14 Pɔkɔm ɛyaa samaɣ cɔlɔ lɛ,+ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ ñɔtɩnɩ-ɩ, eluŋ ɛ-tɛɛ nɛ ɛtɔ se: 15 «Kɩbaɣlʋ, na man-pɩyalʋ pʋtɔdɩyɛ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛwɛnɩ kʋdɔŋ kɩtɔlʋʋ nɛ pɩwɩɣ-ɩ. Ɛtɔlʋʋ miŋ taa ɖoŋ ɖoŋ, nɛ ɛtɔlʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ lɩm taa ɖoŋ ɖoŋ.+ 16 Mɔnkɔnɩ-ɩ ñɔ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa cɔlɔ, ɛlɛ patɩpɩzɩ nɛ pawaa-ɩ.» 17 Yesu kitina se: «Hayɩ, kpaɖʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩfɛyɩnɩ tisuu nɛ kɩlakɩ mbʋ pɩtɩtʋʋzɩ yɔ,+ alɩwaatʋ ɛzɩma pɩwɛɛ se mantasɩ wɛʋ mɩ-cɔlɔ? Alɩwaatʋ ɛzɩma pɩwɛɛ se mɔnɖɔkɩ man-tɩ mɩ-lakasɩ yɔɔ? Ɩkɔnɩ-m ɩ cɩnɛ.» 18 Nɛ Yesu kalɩ eleeu ɛnʋ, nɛ ɛlɩɩ abalɩbɩɣa ŋga ka-taa, nɛ kpaɣnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ ŋgʋ lɛ, kɔ-yɔɔ cɛ.+ 19 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa kɔɔ ɛ-cɔlɔ, nɛ pɛwɛ pe-ɖeke lɛ, pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɖɩtɩpɩzɩ nɛ ɖɩɖɔɔnɩ eleeu ɛnʋ?» 20 Ecosi-wɛ se: «Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mi-tisuu tɩpaɣlɩ. Toovenim taa lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se ye mi-tisuu ɛpaɣlaa nɛ pɩtalɩ piye cikpeɖe* yɔ, ɩkaɣ heyuu pʋʋ kʋnɛ se: “Kpɛzɩ cɩnɛ nɛ ŋkɛɛ peeɖe yɔ,” nɛ kɩkaɣ kpɛzʋʋ, nɛ nabʋyʋ fɛyɩ se ɩɩkaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ ɩlabɩ-pʋ.»+ 21 *——
22 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Yesu nɛ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa paakpeɣli Galilee yɔ eheyi-wɛ se: «Pakaɣ ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ wayɩ lɩʋ nɛ paɖʋzɩ-ɩ ɛyaa nesi tɛɛ,+ 23 nɛ pakaɣ-ɩ kʋʋ, nɛ kɩyakʋ tozo ñɩŋgʋ wiye lɛ pakaɣ-ɩ fezuu.»+ Piyeba nɛ pɛwɛɛ laŋwɛɛkɩyɛ taa siŋŋ.
24 Patalɩ Kapɛrɩnawum lɛ, mba pamʋʋ drakɩmwaa* 2 lambuu yɔ, pɔñɔtɩnɩ Pɩyɛɛrɩ nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Mɩ-wɩlɩyʋ ɛɛhɛyɩɣ drakɩmwaa 2 lambuu yaa we?»+ 25 Ecosi-wɛ se: «Ɛhɛyɩɣ.» Ɛlɛ, Pɩyɛɛrɩ sʋ ɖɩɣa taa lɛ, Yesu calɩnɩ-ɩ yɔɔdɩnʋʋ nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Siimɔɔ, ŋmaɣzɩɣ suwe? Mba cɔlɔ tɛtʋ yɔɔ awiya mʋʋ liidiye yaa lambuu?* Pe-piya cɔlɔ yaa agbaaɣdaa mba cɔlɔ?» 26 Ecosaa se: «Agbaaɣdaa mba cɔlɔ» lɛ, Yesu heyi-i se: «Ye mbʋ, toovenim taa lɛ, piya ɩɩhɛyɩɣ lambuu. 27 Ɛlɛ, pɩsa nɛ ɖitaayele nɛ pituuli-wɛ lɛ,+ wolo teŋgu taa, lɔ kolaɣ, nɛ kpakpayaɣ ŋga ŋcalɩɣ kpaʋ yɔ, ŋkuluu kɔ-nɔɔ lɛ, ŋkaɣ naʋ liidiye pɔɔyaɣ nakɛyɛ.* Kpaɣ-kɛ nɛ ŋcɛlɩ-wɛ ma nɛ ŋ ɖɔ-yɔɔ.»