Ɛsita 1:1-22
1 O teleŋ Ahasilɔɔ* wo niŋ, koŋ cho ni, Ahasilɔɔ wa masaa o tandalaŋ 127 choo, chɔŋ Iŋdiaa kɔ Itoopiaa* wo.
2 O palɛi keŋ niŋ, Masaa Ahasilɔɔ wa ichali o chiɛi ndɔ lemasaa niŋ o kpeŋgbei* ndɔ lemasaa choo Susaŋ.*
3 O wɔsi yaa ndɔ o wa o masaleŋ choo wo niŋ, mbo tosa dunyɛi bɛnduei le laŋgbaa nduaa kalla kpou a buɛiyaa nduaa. Nduyɛ puaa chɔuwa Paasiaa a Midiaa, a laŋgbaa kalla o tandala o wa masaleŋ choo laŋ bɛɛ wa a ndu latulu.
4 Le palɛi 180, o wa nda chɔmndo sulta ndɔlaŋ o masale ndɔle tɔɔma leŋ bɛŋgu, kpaaya ndɔ bɛndoo, vɛlɛ a bɛɛle o sɔla leŋ.
5 Mɛɛ palɛi keŋ chuu, mi masaa tosa vɛlɛ dunyɛi le palɛi i ŋɔmmɛu, le wana o wana wa o chiɛi lemasaa niŋ Susaŋ.* Wana bɛndu ni, wana pɔmbɔ ni, nda kpou wa a veelaa o dunyɛi hei. Nduyɛ, o luŋ wa o kpele chiɛi lemasaa wo dunyɛi hei wa ni.
6 Ma bɛɛndiaa fondaa hoo a kolala feŋgbɛlaŋ, kolala kɛndɛ kɛndɛlaŋ, a kolala bulii laŋ. La wa la yiyaa a kolala ŋpɛŋgɛla kɛndɛ kɛndɛlaŋ, vɛlɛ a kɛi yim yimndo. Nduyɛ ma baiyaa laŋ o kelaŋ nda toosiaa a kanii humbuei, o suŋgbuma nda toosiaa a pou mabuu wo waŋ. Kpeŋgbeila wa o fondaa hoo laŋ, a kooliiye vɛlɛ a kanii humbuei nda toosiaa laŋ ni. Fondaa hoo wa o yikpaa a pou kɔɔle muuliaŋndo, pou mabuu wo, pou baa kalaa, vɛlɛ a pou mabuu tiŋioo.
7 O taalala ŋkoolii laŋ* niŋ nda piɔu muɛiyaŋ ni. Taala kɛ kɛ waŋnuŋ teŋgeŋ, nduyɛ muɛima lemasaŋ ma waŋnuŋ tau tau, a mɛɛ kpɛ masaa ndoo sul lɛ.
8 Masaa hendul wana o wana sawa le muɛiyaŋ maŋ kolɔɔ le. Mbo tosa kɛɛsiaa a buɛiyaa nduaa wa wallo o chiɛi lemasaa niŋnda maa wana o wana kol mɛɛ o yeema yɛ.
9 Mi Vasitai lanɔɔ masaa, bɛɛ tosa dunyɛi o chiɛi lemasa Masaa Ahasilɔɔ wo le waŋ laanduaa.
10 O paale ŋɔmmɛu leŋ choo, mɛɛ Masaa Ahasilɔɔ kol muɛiyaŋ nduyɛ mbo wa a kɔl kɛndɛ, mbo dimul Mɛhumaŋ, Bisita, Habona, Bikita, Abakita, Sɛtaa, a Kaakasi, puaa ŋɔmmɛu waa ndaa sila ndu nduyɛ ma wa ndu ikɛi kpɛɛluŋ nda,
11 le ma kɔ dimul Vasitai lanɔɔ masaa, mbo wounuŋ mɔsil ndɔ lemasaa, mbo hiŋ naa masaa chua, le mbo chɔm laŋgbaa kalla a wanaa hiŋ nda kpou mɛɛ laa ndɔ naŋ yɛ. Kanifuule, naŋɔɔ pila ndoo naŋ ni.
12 Kɛ mɛɛ puaa masaa vem nda kɔ veelu Vasitai, lanɔɔ masaa, mbo kɛɛ kpooŋ le hunɔɔ naa masaa chua. Mi suɛi hei tɛɛmbuu masaa kɔllo tau, nduyɛ mbo duaunuŋ tumbe o kala kala.
13 Okoŋ, mi masaa dimul laŋgbaa nɔ taasioo wa, a sina mɛɛ nda bii niŋ sɔɔŋ waa nuaa o paandoo niŋ yɛ. (O nɛiyo hoo choo masaa fuuluu suɛi hei wanaa sina a sawaa okɔɔ, nduyɛ ma dimi niŋ sɔɔŋ waa nuaa paandu wa o ba ni.
14 Wanaa wa masaa ikɛi kpɛɛluŋ nda cho haa ni: Kaasina, Siɛta, Adimata, Taasi, Mɛluɛsi, Maasena, a Memukaŋ. Laŋgbaa kalaa ŋɔmmɛu wa haa le Paasiaa a Midiaa ndaa fula masaa o hɔl teleŋ o teleŋ ni, nduyɛ nda ndaa nɔ foofola bɛndulaŋ o masaleŋ niŋ ni.)
15 Mi Masaa Ahasilɔɔ nyuna nda aa: “A mɛɛ sawaa dimi yɛ, yɛɛnɛ naŋ nɔ yɛ miŋ tosal Vasitai, lanɔɔ masaa? Kanifuule, mɛɛ ya vem puaa le ndu veeloo, mbo kɛɛ le hunɔɔ.”
16 Mi Memukaŋ dimi masaa a laŋgbaa kalla kpou o hɔl aa: “O cho ko a masaa le Vasitai tɛɛmbuu le. Kɛ a laŋgbaa kalla kpou vɛlɛ a wana o wana cho o tandala Masaa Ahasilɔɔ cho o masaleŋ choo laŋ niŋ.
17 Te waŋ laanduaa cho o nɔlaŋ nda kpou tuei pɛ a nyɛ lanɔɔ masaa tosa hoo wo okɔɔ, a nɔ lɛ niŋ lebɛɛ le piaandaa ndaa le. A cho wa dimioo aa, ‘Masaa Ahasilɔɔ veelu laa ndɔ le mbo kuɛ naa ndu chua, kɛ mbo kɛɛ le kɔlaŋ.’
18 Paale hauleŋ ndeŋ, laanduaa laŋgbaa kalaa cho masaa o ba bɛŋgu le Paasiaa a Midiaa wa, a tuei a suɛi hei okɔɔ wa, lende koni nda cho wa piaandaa ndaa tosallo ni. Nduyɛ, mi hei tosa ma tuulu kɔl a nda.
19 Lelaŋ, te o bɛnda pɛ a num fallo masaa, tosa ma poonyiaa o yau lasawa cho le Paasiaa a Midiaa wo niŋ, la wana nɔla ma wɔɔsuu le laŋ, maa fɛɛŋ bɛɛ Vasitai nɔ lɛ mbo huŋ sim Masaa Ahasilɔɔ o hɔl te. Nduyɛ num masaa, ma nuuviaa wana lanɔ cheleŋ, o bɛnda mbo hiau ndu wo, ma miŋgi ndu o foofo ndɔɔ.
20 Nduyɛ, te wanaa cho o tanda numndo niŋnda kpou tuei pɛ a sawaa hoo okɔɔ, waŋ laanduaa cho o nɔlaŋ nda kpou cho piaandaa ndaa bɛɛleŋ ke, wana bɛndu ni, wana pɔmbɔ ni.”
21 Mi masaa a laŋgbaa kalla naŋ kɔl tau a nyɛ Memukaŋ dimi hoo wo, nduyɛ mi masaa tosa lende.
22 Le hei, mbo yɔŋ yaulaŋ o tandala cho o masale ndɔleŋ bɛŋgu laŋ niŋ kpou. Tanda kɛ kɛ, suɛi maŋgalɛi nda dimi ve vɛlɛ a mɛɛ nda poonyiaa ndi yɛ, le mi pɔnɔ kɛ kɛ wa masaa chiɛi ndɔɔ choo, nduyɛ mbo soo o yuŋgu ndɔɔ lo o suɛi nduɛi maŋgalɛi niŋ.
Tɛɛsiaalaŋ
^ Ndu nda veelu vɛlɛ ni aa Sɛsɛɛ Tasoo, Masa Bɛndoo Daaliɔɔ po ndɔɔ.
^ Ɔɔ “Kusi.”
^ Ɔɔ “kpɛŋɛ.”
^ Ɔɔ “Susa.”
^ Ɔɔ “Susa.”
^ Ɔɔ “nyɛm laanduŋ nda toosiaa a kooliiyoŋ ndoŋ.”
