Kewiyaɣ ŋga kɛwɛɣ tam yɔ

Ðoo naayɛ taa, Wiyaʋ Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ ɖozi ɖoziye naɖɩyɛ nɛ ɖɩkpa-ɩ sɔɔndʋ pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ nɛ ɛtɩpɩzɩ nɛ eɖoo. Tɛʋ fema lɛ, ɛyaa maajiki laɖaa nɛ eheyi-wɛ se: “Monɖozi ɖoziye naɖɩyɛ, ɩlɩzɩ-m ɖɩ-taa.” Pocosi-i se: “Ðajaa wiyaʋ, ɖitendi-ŋ heyi-ɖʋ ɖoziye nɖɩ.” Ɛlɛ Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ pɩsɩnɩ-wɛ se: “Aayɩ! Mɩ-maɣmaɣ iheyi-m ɖoziye nɖɩ, pɩtɩkɛ mbʋ yɔ, mankʋʋ-mɩ.” Nɛ petendi-i se: “Heyi-ɖʋ ɖoziye nɖɩ nɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɖɩɩlɩzɩ-ŋ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ.” Pɔyɔɔdɩ mbʋ lɛ, eheyi-wɛ se: “Mɩ-tɩŋa payɩ ɩcaɣ se ipeɣzi-m kipeɣzu. Iheyi-m ɖoziye nɖɩ monɖozaa yɔ!” Peheyi wiyaʋ se: “Ɛyʋ nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ se ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛla mbʋ. Nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ se ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛtɩlɩ ɛyʋ lɛlʋ ɖoziye.”

Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ kɔ pana siŋŋ nɛ ɛɖʋ paɣtʋ se pakʋ lɔŋsɩnɖaa tɩŋa ɛjaɖɛ taa. Danɩyɛɛlɩ, Sadraakɩ, Mesaakɩ nɛ Abɛdɩnego paawɛ pa-taa. Danɩyɛɛlɩ pɔzɩ wiyaʋ se ɛha-wɛ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɛ nɛ ɛ-taabalaa patɩmnɩ Yehowa se ɛsɩnɩ-wɛ. Ɛbɛ Yehowa laba?

Yehowa tɩŋnɩ natʋ natʋyʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ Danɩyɛɛlɩ ɖoziye nɖɩ Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ ɖozaa yɔ, nɛ ɛlɩzɩ-ɩ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ. Tɛʋ fema lɛ, Danɩyɛɛlɩ wolo wiyaʋ lɩmɖʋyʋ cɔlɔ nɛ eheyi-i se: “Taakʋ lɔŋsɩnɖaa taa nɔɔyʋ. Manpɩzɩɣ meheyi wiyaʋ e-ɖoziye nɛ malɩzɩ-ɩ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ.” Wiyaʋ lɩmɖʋyʋ kpaɣ Danɩyɛɛlɩ nɛ ewoni-i Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ cɔlɔ. Danɩyɛɛlɩ heyi wiyaʋ se: “Mbʋ pɩkaɣ labʋ cee wayɩ yɔ Ɛsɔ wɩlɩ-ŋ. Ðoziye ɖɩnɛ ŋɖozaa: Ŋna sɩʋ kpeliɣa sɔsɔɔ nakɛyɛ, kɛwɛ ɛzɩ ɛyʋ yɔ. Ka-ñʋʋ kɛ sika, ka-laŋɩyɛ nɛ ke-nesi kɛ liidiye ñɩɣyʋʋ, nɛ ko-lotu nɛ ka-tala kɛ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ, ka-nɩŋgbanzɩ kɛ ñɩɣtʋ nɛ ka-naataŋ kɛ ñɩɣyʋʋ ŋgʋ kisidini cʋʋ yɔ. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, pɩyɛ naɖɩyɛ lɩɩnɩ pʋʋ nakʋyʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɖɩkɔɔ ɖɩyɔkɩ sɩʋ kpeliɣa ŋga ka-naataŋ. Sɩʋ kpeliɣa ŋga kɔyɔkɩ mulu mulu nɛ helim kpaɣ ka-mʋlʋm nɛ pɩɖɛna. Pɩyɛ nɖɩ, ɖɩpɩsɩ pʋʋ sɔsɔʋ nɛ kisu tɛtʋ kpeekpe.”

Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Danɩyɛɛlɩ se: “Ño-ɖoziye tɔbʋʋ kɔyɔ: Ñe-kewiyaɣ sɩŋnɩ sɩʋ kpeliɣa ñʋʋ ŋgʋ palabɩnɩ sika yɔ. Ña-wayɩ lɛ, kewiyaɣ ŋga kakaɣ kɔm yɔ, ŋga lɛ sɩʋ kpeliɣa hɔɔlʋʋ ŋgʋ palabɩnɩ liidiye ñɩɣyʋʋ yɔ. Nakɛyɛ kaɣ kɔm ɖɔɖɔ nɛ kɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ yɔ nɛ kakaɣ tɔɔʋ kewiyitu tɛtʋ kpeekpe yɔɔ. Kaka wayɩ lɛ, ŋga kɔkɔŋ yɔ, kakaɣ wɛʋ ɖoŋ ɛzɩ ñɩɣtʋ yɔ. Kɛdɛzaɣ kewiyaɣ ŋga kɔkɔŋ yɔ, ka-taa kaɣ tayʋʋ hɔɔlɩŋ ndɩ ndɩ. Hɔɔlɩŋ nɩɩyɩ kaɣ wɛʋ ɖoŋ ɛzɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ yɔ nɛ hɔɔlɩŋ lɛɛŋ ñɛwɛɛnɩ ɛjandʋ ɛzɩ cʋʋ yɔ. Pɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩpɩsɩ pʋʋ yɔ, nɖɩ lɛ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ. Kakaɣ yɔkʋʋ kewiyisi nzɩ sɩ-tɩŋa nɛ ke-ɖeke kakaɣnɩ wɛʋ tam.”

Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ nɩ mbʋ lɛ, etii nɛ eluŋ Danɩyɛɛlɩ ɛsɩndaa nɛ ɛpa ɛ-ɛsa nɛ tɛtʋ. Ɛyɔɔdɩ se: “Ñɛ-Ɛsɔ lɩzɩnɩ-ŋ ɖoziye ɖɩnɛ ɖɩ-taa. Ɛsɔ nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ yɔ.” Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, Nabukodonozɔɔrɩ tɩtasɩ kʋʋ Danɩyɛɛlɩ, ɛlɛ eyeba nɛ ɛpɩsɩ tɛtʋ taa lɔŋsɩnɖaa tɩŋa ñʋʋdʋ, nɛ ɛtɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ kewiyitu. Ŋna ɛzɩma Yehowa cosi Danɩyɛɛlɩ adɩma yɔɔ yɔ?