1  7:28Ɛ Jisos ke mɛse tefe boom bew bo ŋgoo le bo yuufe ncow bofɛɛ mum nɛ fó no ghane ɛ̂ bilaante bi jó le yɛɛyi bonyii bvuu fewci saaka wvù jee. 2  14:3Ɛ̀ to nu kefew kedvu le, ɛ Jon Nleseɛjoo nu yew ncaw e. Ɛ wvú ke nɛ yuw ɛkumɛ mwɛɛm mvù Klistu to gee, mum tum boom bew bo ŋgoo le lɛ bó egɛn, 3  Jon 1:15, 27; 3:31; 11:27ebife ɛ̂ wvú lɛ laa, ɛ̀ nu wvú wvù to nu keeke eto, nuu bó ecɛytè wee mvu lɛ. 4 Ɛ bó gɛn bife, ɛ Jisos tfuse ɛ̂ bó lɛ, “Ben ekase egɛn esee ɛ̂ Jon mwɛɛm mvù ben nu ɛ yuw bô mvù ben yɛn e. 5  Yɛsa 35:5-6; 26:19; 61:1; Luk 4:18Binfefe yɛne wase mwɛɛm e, ɛ bontɛŋɛ lɛne teytey, ɛ bonyii bò cɛmkene bô ntun wvu baay bonene, ɛ bincife yuuke mwɛɛm, ɛ bonyii bò kpwekɛn kaase tuu dvú, ɛ bó bvuu fewci tɛn saaka wvù jee wvù wvu Nyo' ɛ̂ bonyii bo kefufe le. 6 Njoŋ wvu baay nu wvu wee wvù baa maŋene me kɛ.”

7 Ɛ boom bo Jon e bo ŋgoo le ba ke nɛ, ɛ Jisos mum kɛw no jemyi ɛ̂ kebombom ke bonyii le ɛkumɛ Jon biite lɛ, “Ben se shee buyte gɛne ŋkpwaante keegɛn yɛn ɛ ɛ̀ nu la le? Gayi dì fwefwe fele shiike? 8 No ɛ̀ baa nu nonɛn, ben ɛ se ɛ no buyte gɛne jó nje la? Ben se gɛne keeyɛn wee le ɛ wvú ɛ sufe ye bô ndvú yì bonene? Ben eyekɛ eyuw, bonyii bò suute ye bô ndvú yì bonene ké no nu ɛ ɛ̀ nu ɛ̂ bontow e. 9 No ɛ̀ baa nu nonɛn, ben ɛ se ɛ no buyte gɛne jó nje la? Keegɛn yɛn wee ntum Nyo' le nuu? 'Ɛɛ, ɛ́ me ensee ɛ̂ ben lɛ ɛ̀ nu wee ɛ wvú fele wee ntum Nyo'. 10  Mala 3:1; Ksm 23:20; Mak 1:2; Luk 1:76Ɛ̀ nu wvú wvù bó to saŋɛɛ ɛkumɛ wvú ɛ Nyo' gayte lɛ,

11 Ɛ́ me ensee ɛ̂ ben kecɛɛy lɛ, ɛnte jo bonyii bò bokɛnɛ nu ɛ boo wase, nu ɛ bó baa boo wase wee wvù kuuke fele Jon Nleseɛjoo kɛ. Geenɛn, ɛ wee wvù nu naa wee wvu caan ɛnte jo bvunfon bvu fowe nu ɛ wvú kuuke fele wvú. 12 Ɛ kɛw yî kefew kè Jon Nleseɛjoo to kɛwɛɛ lemme diew e ɛ to ɛ buy keseen e, nu ɛ bonyii taaŋke bvunfon bvu fowe, * Kɛnɛɛ lɛ, “… nu ɛ bvunfon bvu fowe too bô mvuŋgay,” ɛ bonyii bo mvuŋgay e lole bô mvuŋgay. 13 Ɛ fí nu nonɛn njefo bonyii bo ntum Nyo' le bocii noo bonci bo Muses e to jemyi ɛkumɛ bvunfon bvu fowe ke ghan to buy kefew ke Jon Nleseɛjoo le. 14  1Bfn 17:1; Mala 3:23; Mat 17:12-13; Mak 9:13Ɛ́ ben nu ɛ yɛn lɛ ben nulo ebee, ɛ́ ben bee lɛ Jon wvun nu Ɛlayja wvù to nu keeke eto. 15  13:9, 43; Mak 4:9, 23; 7:16; Luk 8:8; 14:35Wee wvù kɛŋke bitem ɛ wvú yuw.”

16 Ɛ Jisos nɛ ghay ye lɛ, “Ɛ̀ nulo ɛ́ me enfewsɛn ɛŋgokɛ ke keseen kin ɛ ɛ̀ nu bô la? Bó nu kɛ lo diɛwɛ boom bo caan caan e bò shiiyɛn mondvuum mo way e, ɛ bomew teŋe bomew biite lɛ, 17 ‘Bese tooŋke ndoŋ sɛ ben bine lo le? Nyaa ŋkiee kpwe sɛ ben beŋe lo le?’ 18  9:14; Mak 2:18; Luk 5:33Me njemyi nonɛn njefo Jon to nu ɛ to faŋɛ yaa diekene kɛnɛɛ wukene kɛ, ɛ ben no jemyi lɛ wvú kɛŋke nceendaa dɛwle yî ye le. 19  9:10; 11:2Wee wvù diee nu Waawee ɛ dioo to, diekene bvuu wukene, ben lɛ bó etaa eyɛn, wvú ghane wuwte mwɛɛm mvudien wuwte mbvuum, bvuu nu nsaa bonyii bò fii shile noo bonyii bò befe bomew. Ben ekeè lɛ bvufee ké no duŋci ye ɛ ɛ̀ nu yî fiɛɛ fì bvú lemte le.”

20 Ɛ Jisos mum nɛ kɛw no shaaŋke gee di bilaante bimew bì wvú to yamɛɛ ge biŋghaw bi mwɛɛm e bí le, njefo wvú to nu ɛ ge nonɛn, ɛ bonyii bo jó faŋɛ yaa cim kumɛn nce wvubo kɛ. 21  15:21; Yɛsa 23:1-16; Amo 1:9-10; Lem 12:20Ɛ wvú no shaaŋke nonɛn, jemyi lɛ, “Ŋgɛw wvu baay nu wene ben bonyii bo Kolasen, ɛ ŋgɛw wvu baay nu tɛn wene ben bonyii bo Bɛsayda. Ben ekeè lɛ, ɛ́ me nto ndioo ŋge biŋghaw bi mwɛɛm e bì me nto ŋgeɛ jo ben ɛ ɛ̀ nu Taya bô Sidon, tu bó to nu ɛ jise wase bimbamkpwe, kfum taan ye le ncekɛ keeduŋcɛ lɛ bó nu ɛ kumɛn wase mvuntelem mvubole. 22 Ɛ́ me ensee ɛ̂ ben lɛ, ɛ̀ nu ke edioo enu diuu di nsaw wvu fokemɛse le, ɛ́ mwɛɛm ebonene fô bonyii bo Taya noo bo Sidon e fele ben. 23  Yɛsa 14:13, 15Noo ben bonyii bo Kafana'um, ben kpwaake lɛ bó nu ke ebense ben ɛ́ ben eben we? 'Aay! Bó nu ke eshike lo ben ɛ́ ben eshii egɛn woŋ boŋkfu le. Ben ekeè lɛ, ɛ́ me nto ndioo ŋge biŋghaw bi mwɛɛm e bì me nto ŋgeɛ jo ben ɛ ɛ̀ nu Sodom, tu kelaante kedvu be bɛɛ dvú ɛ to ɛ buy ɛbɛn e. 24  10:15; Luk 10:12Geenɛn, ɛ́ me ensee ɛ̂ ben lɛ, ɛ̀ nu ke edioo enu diuu di nsaw wvu fokemɛse le, ɛ́ mwɛɛm ebonene fô bonyii bo Sodom e fele ben.”

25  Yɛsa 29:14; 1Kol 1:18-29Kɛ kefew kedvu le, ɛ Jisos nɛ gay lɛ, “Me nyaa keyoone ɛ̂ wo Icɛm Nfon ɛbulɛ bô nshɛ lɛ wo nu ɛ nyilɛ mwɛɛm mvun ɛ̂ bogoyfee noo boŋkiɛɛfiɛɛ, ɛ duŋcɛ ɛ ɛ̀ nu ɛ̂ mvunlɛy mvu boom e. 26 Ɛ̀ nu no fí nu Icɛm, njefo ɛ̀ nu no wo to shieele lɛ fí enù.

27  28:18; Jon 1:18; 3:35; 10:15; 13:3; 17:2Icɛm nu ɛ nya wase mwɛɛm mvunciim ɛ̂ me. Kɛ wee nu dvú wvù kee Waa Nyo' ɛfey Ice kɛ. Ɛ kɛ wee nu dvú wvù kee Ice ɛfey Waa we noo bonyii bò Wan nu ɛ caw keeduŋcɛ Ice ɛ̂ bó kɛ.

28  Yɛsa 28:12Ben bocii bò nu ɛkuse jo bvujitɛ ɛ bvú ghaake ben, ben eto fô me le, ɛ́ me eŋge ɛ́ ben elɛɛtɛn. 29  Yɛli 6:16Ben ejo ɛ ɛ̀ nu kemmbuŋ kem eshfumɛ, ebiì n'yɛɛyi wɛm e, njefo me nu fiem wee wvu nyɛkeey, ŋkɛŋke fitele fì lɛɛtene, ɛ́ ben ke ekɛŋkɛ nlɛɛtɛn fô mvuntelem mvunɛn e. 30 Kɛ kemmbuŋ kem ghaake nshfumɛ le kɛ, ɛ kɛ bvujitɛ bwem jite kɛ.”