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[1] Nɩr kãw tɩ be n be, pʋɔ a Farizɩ̃ɛ mɩnɛ lãw pʋɔ, a yúor dɩ kɛ Nikodem; ʋ tɩ ɩ n a Zifʋ mɩnɛ nɩ-kpɛ̃ɛ kãw.

[2] Ʋ tɩ wa n tɩ̃ɩsɔw kãw wa páw a Yeezu yel ʋ: «Wul-wul-kara a, tɩ bãw na kɛ fʋ ɩ n wul-wule na yi Naaŋmɩn zie wa a; alɛ bɛ ɩ lɛ, nɩsaalɛ za kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ maalɩ a yele-na-ɩ-bãwfʋ-sãá fʋ na maalɛ, Naaŋmɩn bɛ wa be a ʋ sob zie a ɩ.»

[3] A Yeezu tɩ sɔw ʋ na: «Yel-mɩŋa sɩza sɩza n'a ɩ̃ yere kʋ̀rɛ fʋ: nɩr bɛ wa lɛb dɔw a, ʋ kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ nyɛ̃ a Naaŋmɩn-Naalʋ ɛ.»

[4] A Nikodem tɩ sowr ʋ na: «Nɩr na kor a, ŋmɩŋmɩn n'a bɛ na ɩ lɛb dɔw ʋ? Ʋ na tʋ̃ɔ na lɛb kpɛ a ʋ mã púorí wa yi bɩɩ?»

[5] A Yeezu tɩ sɔw na: «Yel-mɩŋa sɩza sɩza n'a ɩ̃ yere kʋ̀rɛ fʋ: sob nɛ za na bɛ lɛb dɔw kʋ̃ɔ nɩ Vʋʋrʋ Sõw pʋɔ dɔwfʋ a, ʋ kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ kpɛ a Naaŋmɩn-Naalʋ pʋɔ ɩ.

[6] A nɩsaal bʋ̃-dɔwra mɩ́ ɩ n nɩsaal, ɛ a Vʋʋrʋ Sõw bʋ̃-dɔwra ɩ vʋʋrʋ.

[7] Ta ɩ nɔ-ɓãa nyɔw fʋ, ɩ̃ na yel kʋ̀ b kɛ́ a fɛr kɛ nyɩ lɛb dɔw a ɩ.

[8] A sɛsɛb mɩ́ fure nɩ be za ʋ na bɔbr a, fʋ mɩ́ wone nɩ a ʋ damnʋ, ɛ cɛ fʋ bɛ mɩ́ bãw be ʋ na yi waar nɩ be ʋ na cere a ɩ. A sob nɛ na lɛb dɔw a Vʋʋrʋ Sõw pʋɔ a, a ŋa n'a a mɩ́ ŋmɛ̃ a ʋ zie.»

[9] A Nikodem tɩ lɛb a sowr ʋ: «Ŋmɩŋmɩn n'a a na tʋ̃ɔ ɩ a a ŋa?»

[10] A Yeezu sɔw ʋ: «Fʋ ɩ n wul-wule a Ɩsɩrayɛl biir pʋɔ ɛ bɛ bãw a yele a ŋa ɩ?

[11] Yel-mɩŋa sɩza sɩza, ɩ̃ yere na kʋ̀rɛ fʋ: bom tɩ na bãw a ƴɛrʋ n'a tɩ ƴɛrɛ, bom tɩ na nyɛ̃ a dãsɩɛ n'a tɩ dɩrɛ, ɛ nyɩ bɛ saw dier a tɩ dãsɩɛ ɩ.

[12] Mãa mɩ́ wa manɛ a tẽw zu yele kʋ̀rɛ nyɩ ɛ́ nyɩ bɛ saw dier a, ŋmɩŋmɩn n'a nyɩ na saw de a tẽ-vla pʋɔ yele ɩ̃ nãà wa yere kʋ̀rɛ nyɩ a?

[13] Nɩr za bɛ do a tẽ-vla pʋɔ ɩ, a bɛ ɩ a ʋlɩ nɩr nɛ yõ na yi a tẽ-vla pʋɔ siw wa a, a Nɩsaal Bie.

[14] Mɛ̃ a lɛ a Mõyiir na tɩ bà a dàa a wɛja-kpalɛ pʋɔ yawlɩ a kuré waab, ʋ zɛw a, lɛ n'a a fɛr kɛ bɛ mɩ́ ba a Nɩsaal Bie k'ʋ zɛw,

[15] kɛ́ nɩr za na saw de a ʋ yele a, ʋ páw a nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ na be kʋra lɛ a.

[16] Naaŋmɩn sɩrɩ na nɔ̃w a tẽ-daa yaga za, tɩ de a ʋ Bie, ʋ Bi-been kʋ̀ ʋ, kɛ́ nɩr za na saw de ʋ a, ta kpi ɛ, ɛ páw a nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ na be kʋra lɛ a.

[17] A Naaŋmɩn bɛ tõ a ʋ bie a tẽ-daa zu k'ʋʋ wa maal ɩ a tẽ-daa ƴɛrʋ ɛ, ʋ tõ ʋ na kɛ a tẽ-daa wa tʋ̃ɔ nyɛ̃ a faafʋ a ʋ ƴãw.

[18] Ʋlɩ sob na saw de a ʋ yele a, ʋ yi na zaa ƴɛrʋ-maalʋ pʋɔ; ʋlɩ sob na bɛ saw de a, ʋ ɩ n sãwna sob baarɩ, a ʋ na bɛ saw de a Naaŋmɩn Bi-been yõ a ƴãw.

[19] A ƴɛrʋ bɛ na na maalɩ a n'ɩ ŋa: a cãa wa n a tẽ-daa zu, ɛ a nɩsaalbɛ wa nɔ̃w a lige gãw a cãa, a bɛ ɩ-ɩrɩ na bɛ vɩɛl a zũú.

[20] Yel-mɩŋa n'a, sob nɛ za na ɩrɛ faa a, ʋ bɛ nɔ̃nɛ a cãa ɩ, ɛ bɛ yire cãa pʋɔ ɩ, kɛ́ a ʋ ɩ-ɩrɩ taa wa mab sãá ɩ.

[21] Ɛ cɛ ʋlɩ sob ɩb na tu a yel-mɩŋa a, ʋ mɩ́ yire nɩ cãa pʋɔ, kɛ́ bɛ tʋ̃ɔ mɩ́ nyɛ̃ a sãá kɛ a ʋ ɩ-ɩrɩ tu n a lɛ a Naaŋmɩn na bɔbr a.»

[22] A yele a ŋa pùorí, a Yeezu nɩ a ʋ po-tuurbɛ tɩ cen nɩ a Zude tẽw tɩ be a be, ɛ a Yeezu tɩrɛ a suob.

[23] A Zã-Bati tɩ be n a Ayɩnɔn pɩɛlɩ a Salim tẽw, a kʋ̃ɔnɩ na tɩ ʋr a, mɩ̀ tɩrɛ a suob. A nɩbɛ tɩ waar ɩ a ʋ zie wa dier a suob.

[24] Bɛ bɛ tɩ nyɔw a Zã ƴãw a gaso pʋɔ sɛr ɛ.

[25] Lɛ n'a a Zã po-tuurbɛ bɛ mɩnɛ, nɩ Zifʋ nɩr kãw tɩ ŋmɩɛr nɔkpɛn a dɛwr-so-bɛrʋ yele ƴãw.

[26] Bɛ tɩ cen na tɩ páw a Zã yel ʋ: «Wul-wul-kara a, a nɩr nɛ na tɩ be a fʋ zie a Zurdɛ̃ man gãwn a, a ʋl dãsɩɛ fʋ na dɩ a, ʋlɛ n'ɩ ŋan mɩ̀ tɩrɛ a suob, ɛ́ a nɩbɛ za cere a ʋ zie.»

[27] A Zã tɩ sɔw bɛ na: «Nɩr kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ yel k'ʋʋ so nɩ bom Naaŋmɩn bɛ wa n'ʋ kʋ̀ ʋ a ɩ.

[28] A nyɩɩm tɛɛ za, nyɩ dɩ n a ɩ̃ dãsɩɛ k'ɩ̃ɩ yel a: ‹Mãa bɛ n'ɩ a Kɩrɩta ɩ. Ɩ̃ ɩ n a sob nɛ bɛ na tõ k'ʋʋ de ʋ niwn a.›

[29] Ʋlɩ sob na so a pɔw-sãan a, ʋlɛ n'ɩ a dɛb-sãan. Ɛ a dɛb-sãan bá a, ʋ mɩ́ ar a kɔw ʋ, bɛrɛ wone a ʋ ƴɛrʋ, ɛ́ a dɛb-sãan kɔkɔr ɩrɛ ʋ nʋ̃ɔ̀ yaga. A ɩ̃ nʋ̃ɔ̀ n'ɩ a ŋa, ʋ vɩɛl a bɛ cɛ ɩ.

[30] A fɛr a kɛ a ʋ yúor yire, ɛ a mãa yúor baarɛ.»

[31] «Sob nɛ na yi a saa zu waar a do na gãw bɛ za. Sob nɛ na yi tẽw zu a ɩ n tẽw zu nɩr, ɛ́ mɩ́ ƴɛrɛ mɛ̃ tẽw zu nɩr a. Sob nɛ na yi a salom zu waar a [do na gãw bɛ za]:

[32] ʋ dɩrɛ nɩ a bom nɛ ʋ na nyɛ̃ ɛ wõ a dãsɩɛ, ɛ́ nɩr za bɛ sawr dier a ʋ dãsɩɛ ɩ.

[33] Nɩr na saw de a ʋ dãsɩɛ a, wul a kɛ Naaŋmɩn ɩ n yel-mɩŋa sob.

[34] Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, sob nɛ a Naaŋmɩn na tõ a yere nɩ a Naaŋmɩn ƴɛr-bie, a Naaŋmɩn kʋ̀rɛ ʋ nɩ a ʋ Vʋʋrʋ bɛ tɛr manʋ ɛ.

[35] A Sãà nɔ̃nɛ nɩ a Bie, ɛ de bom za ƴãw a ʋ nuru pʋɔ.

[36] Sob nɛ na saw de a Bie a páw nɩ a nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ na be kʋra lɛ a; ɛ cɛ sob nɛ bɛ wa saw de a Bie a, ʋ kʋ̃ páw a nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ ŋa ɩ, ɛ a Naaŋmɩn suur be n a ʋ sob ƴãw.»

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