1 Nni kamaa, Yesu lalɛɛ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lefosi banyɔ nwu asiisa, ni aadiki ma osuku aata ma kafɔɔ otumi alɛ baayɔ mantososa anwuna kpile amuu, manyɔɔsa sifiɛ ate ate kafɔɔ. 2 Ninfɛ aakpee ma alɛ batɔɔkyɛ baalaabuɛ Yaa sɛka kalɛkɔ sɛlaa bata batii, baayɔɔsa bafiɛtɛ sifiɛ. 3 Fiɛ nfɛ babasifi nii, Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Bitan-yɔ lɛsalɛsaa biaklee di osuku nwu biofe ni kamɛ. Bitanklee ɔkyɛnwoso, ee asaa ɔkaalɛ kotofo ee alesaa ee koto. Bitanklee bia osi awo nyɔɔfa. 4 Kakɔ lele beefũ ye, biesiɛ leeyo nwu nkpo dilaase di dii le bibadie ni di okpoo nwu nkpo kamɛ. 5 Nse baafũ ye di okpoo owo kamɛ, nfɛ biodie ninfa minsifi, biɛfɛntɛ nkpaasɔ lee kɔtɛ bitɛ ma. Nni nimatuo alɛ baasĩ ye ofũ nɛ.” 6 Ninfɛ di basaateketetɛ nwu nkpo lasifi, baakyɛ baalaakyi nkpayotũ mmuu kamɛ, baabuɛ Yaa ɔlaa biene nwu baayɔɔsa kafɔɔ batii sifiɛ kaakɔ biala.

7 Obe wɔ di Herode wɔ niatoole ni sɛka di Galilea kasɔ lanu ni asaa ya niatɔɔwa nii, aakpɔkpɔtɔ. Diekye batii bawo latoobuɛ alɛ, Ntu Kpeesatɛ Yohane nintookple ɛɛtaka eekye bakpi kamɛ ɛɛwa. 8 Batii bamba kafɔɔ latoobuɛ alɛ, Elia ntookple ɛɛwa. Ni baawo kafɔɔ latoobuɛ alɛ Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ owo nintookple ɛɛtaka ɛɛwa ninkpa. 9 Ni di Herode labuɛ alɛ, “Ami niata baabudi Yohane disi, ni owe ninle otii wɔ mmle suoto konu sɛlaa se mmle nkyeko ni?” Nkpo oso Herode latoomiɛ osuku wɔ abafe annya ni Yesu.

10 Obe wɔ baasaateketetɛ nwu nkpo lakple baawa nii, baatɔkɔ Yesu asaa ya amuu baabla nii. Ninfɛ di Yesu lakpaa lete lama aasifiko okpoo wɔ bɔɔlɛɛ ni Betsaida nɛ. 11 Obe wɔ baatii kpinwu lanu nii, ni baatikanko nwɔ baakyɛ nfa nɛ. Yesu kafɔɔ lafũ ma, ni aakakatɛ aata ma di Yaa sɛka kalekɔ suoto nɛ. Ni aayɔɔsa mba niatoofiɛ ni kaamɛ lɛma sifiɛ nɛ.

12 Obe wɔ kuufĩ nfɛ kofe ni ɔmɛɛ, ninfɛ di basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lefosi banyɔ nwu nkpo lawa Yesu nfũ baabatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Ta batii nwu nkpo batɔɔkyɛ nkpayotũ ku afe ya baatii nte ni, ɛɛtɛtɛɛ wo ni kamɛ, baalaamiɛ alesaa ku ntenkɔ. Diekye lɛba le bukpe nii ayo nnaa ninfũ.”

13 Kafɔɔ Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Aye bamu bimiɛ alesaa bita ma bale.”

Nfa nfɛ baatɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Alesaa ya bukle ni ninfũ ninle bloblo akudi anɔɔ ku kɔkpaku kɔnyɔ, sɛɛ foomiɛ falɛ bukyɛ buɔlaaya alesaa buwako banankpantii ba?” 14 Basuɔtɔ ba niawɛ ni ninfa kabla fɛ nkpe nnɔɔ.

Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ nwu alɛ, “Bita batii nwu nkpo basiɛ kaasɔ akudi akudi. Diikudi ninwii dibla fɛ batii afosi anɔɔ.” 15 Di basaateketetɛ nwu labla nkpo baalo nii, 16 ninfɛ di Yesu layɔ bloblo akudi anɔɔ ku kɔkpaku kɔnyɔ nwu nkpo, ni aatakatɛsa anu aanyu osi nɛ. Ninfɛ aapɛ Yaa sɛfa diisi lɛnya nɛ. Ninfɛ abɛbɛɛ nya aayɔ aata basaateketetɛ nɔɔ alɛ basɛ bata batii nwu nɛ. 17 Bamuu lɛma baale baamiɛ, ni basaateketetɛ nwu lasiisa kɔkyɛɛ kɔkyɛɛ ko niabu ni nɛ. Kuayii lefosi nkyikyɛ nnyɔ.

18 Dii ninwii obe wɔ di Yesu lete latɔɔpɛ ɔlaa aatɔɔta ni Yaa, basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lawa ɔkyɛ nɔɔ. Ni aakaalɛ ma alɛ, “Owe baatii kobuɛ alɛ nnle?”

19 Ninfɛ baatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Batii bawo kobuɛ alɛ Ntu Kpeesatɛ Yohane fale. Bawo kafɔɔ kobuɛ alɛ, Elia fale. Fiɛ baawo kafɔɔ kobuɛ alɛ, aaa Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ onwii nintookple ɛɛtaka ɛɛwa ninkpa.”

20 Ninfɛ aakaalɛ ma alɛ, “Ni aye mɔ, owe biobuɛ bilɛ nnle?”

Ninfɛ di Petro ladiki kanya alɛ, “Afɔ ninle Kristo wɔ bɛɛpɛ ni ɔfɔɔ nɛ.”

21 Ninfɛ di Yesu laakpee ma kufiofa osie kanya alɛ, batantɔkɔ otii kuonwii ɔlaa wɔ mmle. 22 Yesu lakple aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Dikpe ni, ami, Otii Obi nwu, lefe di dibuo kamɛ di okpoo banɔɔfo ku olebatatɛ banɔɔfo ku kufiofa batuotɛ nnɛɛ kamɛ, beesĩ mi, beelo mi. Kafɔɔ di dii tiɛfa kamɛ, Yaa makple ansɛnkɛsɛɛ ankyeko bakpi kamɛ anwako nkpa.”

23 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ bamuu lɛma alɛ, “Nse otii owo komiɛ alɛ awa abatikankoe, ni dikpe nii ansĩ suoto nɔɔ, an-yɔ aatoo nɔɔ, antikankoe dii biala. 24 Diekye otii lele nikomiɛ alɛ ata nkpa nɔɔ, abayu mi. Kafɔɔ otii lele nieyu nkpa nɔɔ ta ami otikanko oso, nwaako, abawɛ nkpa. 25 Lɛmɛntota biene di otii mawɛ nse ɛɛwɛ kayi ka mmle asa amuu eeyu nkpa nɔɔ? 26 Nse ami ku asaatuo nii ya kotuo ni amuu lɛkpɛ otii owo sinunsɔ, otii nwu kafɔɔ makpɛ, ami, Otii Obi nwu, sinunsɔ di obe wɔ mawa ni lɛɛkpa nii kamɛ ku Yaa batɔkyɛntɛ klekle bamuu lɛkpa kamɛ. 27 Nwaako, kɔtɔkɔ ye nlɛ batii bawo nsi kaamɛ lee ninfũ, bɔlɔɔwa ɔbakpi diɛlase di obe wɔ di Yaa lediki sɛka nɔɔ kalekɔ eetuo ma nii.”

28 Fɛ nanwɔkyĩ sɛmaa di Yesu labuɛ ni sɛlaa se mmle, aakpaa Petro ku Yohane ku Yakobo aasifiko kabokotee kanwii osi alɛ, bɔɔlaapɛ ɔlaa manta Yaa. 29 Obe wɔ ɔɔpɛ ɔlaa anta ni Yaa, anu nɔɔ lakyi. Awu nɔɔ kafɔɔ lapu fututu aatoosese di anu. 30 Nfanwu, ni baasuɔtɔ banyɔ banwii labayila baatɔɔkakatɛ ko nwɔ nɛ. Basuɔtɔ nwu niale Mose ku Elia nɛ. 31 Baakyɔɔ di Yaa kafɔɔ leklekle kamɛ, ni bakakatɛko Yesu di osuku wɔ suoto abafe anyɛntɛ lɛsaa le di Yaa komiɛ ni kuukpi nɔɔ kamɛ di Yerusalem nɛ. 32 Petro ku bawo nɔɔ labuo sɛɛkyɔsi kamɛ osie kanya, kafɔɔ baasɛnkɛ baanya leklekle le kamɛ di Yesu lasiɛ nii ku batii banyɔ ba niayila nwɔ ni di ɔlɔɔkɔ. 33 Obe wɔ baatii nwu nkpo latoosifi nii, Petro latɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Saate, nwaako nfũ mmle loo ɔwa lɛtɛ dilɛ! Ta bupɛ akpanta atiɛ ninfũ. Anwii alefɔ, anwii Mose ale, anwii kafɔɔ Elia ale.” Atatɛ aatofo bia ɔlaa wɔ aatoobuɛ nii.

34 Di obe wɔ eekple ayɛ ɔɔkakatɛ nii, dituntũ ninwii lasoo diawa, diablɛfɛ diatĩi ma suoto. Basaateketetɛ nwu nkpo layɛkɛ obe wɔ diituntũ le mmle lakyɔɔ ma ni di suoto. 35 Ninfɛ di sɛlɔ ladie di dituntũ nwu kamɛ siabuɛ alɛ, “Nnya Obi nii ninle nnwɔ nɛ. Nnwɔ lediki nii bikyɔɔ nwɔ atoko!” 36 Obe wɔ sɛɛlɔ nwu laloo ni ɔkakatɛ, baanya nii, Yesu lete nfɛ niabu aayila. Basaateketetɛ nwu layɔ asaa ya baanya ni ninfa baakookaa, batabɛ kanya baatɔkɔ otii kuonwii di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ.

37 Kaleesɛ, Yesu ku basaateketetɛ nɔɔ nwu batiɛ lasoo baakye kabokotee nwu nkpo osi baawa. Ninfɛ baatii kpinwu lawa babakyaka ko nwɔ nɛ. 38 Ninfɛ di osuɔtɔ onwii lafaa osie kanya aabuɛ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ! Kotikiti fɔ lekoto, nyu obi nii! Obi nwu onwii Pɛ! 39 Ninwuna kpile ninwii nkpɛko nwɔ, ninta alɛ nfanwu, anyiisa kudu osie kanya. Ambensa suoto anfuki nwɔ anlaasa kaasɔ, afuuta ntoodie nwɔ kaanya. Nse diɔkpɛko nwɔ nkpo ninwɛ osie fiɛ niinwuna nwu ndiɛ nwɔ. 40 Letikiti basaateketetɛ lɛfɔ lekoto nlɛ batososa ninwuna kpile nwu batɛɛ, kafɔɔ baafuo ni otososa.” 41 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Aye, miɛ akyɛnfɔɔle, be oso biloofũ mi binu, biɔbla otokopĩ nkpo? Ɔmɛmbe okle biomiɛ bilɛ nsiɛko ye naase? Ɔmɛmbe okle kakpee otu nnanfi ye nnaase?” Ni aatɔkɔ osuɔtɔ nwu alɛ, “Kpaa obi lɛfɔ nwu fawako ninfũ.”

42 Obe wɔ di ote kɔkpaa nwɔ aanwako nii, nfanwu, ninwuna kpile nwu niapɛ nwɔ diatɛ kaasɔ aakyako ɔnananfi tii. Ninfɛ di Yesu lamuɛ ninwuna nwu aadiki di obisɔ nwu nkpo kamɛ, aayɔɔsɔɔ ofiɛ, aakpaa nwɔ aata ote nɛ. 43 Diabla batii nwu bamuu ɔkpɛ di Yaa otumi kplɛ wɔ mmle suoto.

Obe wɔ di asaa ya amuu di Yesu labla ni latɔɔbla ni batii nwu ɔkpɛ oso, Yesu latɔkɔ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ alɛ, 44 “Bitanyee lɛsaa le lakye kasɔ latɔɔtɔkɔ ye nii! Babayɔ ami, Otii Obi nwu, mankpee di batii nnɛɛ kamɛ.” 45 Kafɔɔ basaateketetɛ ba mmle ditanu ɔlaa wɔ mmle kasɔ. Dile lɛsaa le baayɔ baawofasa ma nii, kafɔɔ baayɛkɛ nwɔ ɔlaa ɔkaalɛ di ɔlaa nwu suoto.

46 Kananfi kanwii labuo di basateketetɛ nwu ntɛɛ alɛ, owe niefũ kɔya kaamɛ lɛma alenke. 47 Di Yesu latofo lɛsaa le disi baatoobu ni oso aayɔ obisɔ onwii aase diɛ anu lɛma di katũ nɔɔ. 48 Ninfɛ aatɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Otii wɔ niefũ obisɔ wɔ mmle leeyooto nii kamɛ, ami eefũ. Otii wɔ kafɔɔ niefũ mi nii, eefũ otii wɔ niekpee mi ni kɔtɔ. Diekye otii wɔ niɛwakosa ni suoto kasɔ nnwɔɔ niefũ kɔya alenke bamuu nɛ.”

49 Ninfɛ di Yohane latɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Ɔnɔɔfo, buanya osuɔtɔ onwii kotososa anwuna kpile baatii suoto leeyoto lɛfɔ kamɛ, ni buatɔkɔ nwɔ bulɛ adiɛ, diekye aasi wo kaamɛ.”

50 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ alɛ, “Bitantĩi nwɔ osuku. Diekye otii wɔ ninantaka ayila wo ni di suoto, bitofo bilɛ, ni ayɛ wo kamaa.”

51 Di obe ntɔɔtɛɛtɛɛ alɛ Yaa kakpaa Yesu ansifiko ni osi, aabla disibu, aadie aayefe osuku aatoofe Yerusalem. 52 Aakyesee batɔkyɛntɛ bawo alɛ balekatũ basɔ kakpayotũ kanwii kamɛ di Samaria, balaalolaa asaa batɛ bata ɔwa nɔɔ. 53 Kafɔɔ di okpoo nwu batii latofo alɛ ɔwaalɛ ɔɔwalɛ anfe ni Yerusalem oso, batatuna alɛ boofũ nwɔ. 54 Di obe wɔ di basaateketetɛ nɔɔ ba ninle ni Yohane ku Yakobo latofo nii, baalɛɛ Yesu alɛ, “Saate, foomiɛ falɛ bulɛɛ ɔtɔ kuookye osi kuwa kubawɔɔsa ma?” 55 Ninfɛ di Yesu lamunikĩi aasĩ ɔlaa aata ma nɛ. 56 Ninfɛ di Yesu ku basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lawaalɛ baasifi kakpayotũ bamba nɛ.

57 Obe wɔ bakyɛ di osuku boofe nii, osuɔtɔ onwii lawa aabatɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, kakɔ lele fabakyɛ, matikanko fɔ.”

58 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Nkpikiti nkpe atuɛ ya kamɛ mansiɛ nii, bakansiɛ nkpe ayo mante nii. Kafɔɔ ami Otii Obi, nnaa lɛba katɛ ni disi.”

59 Ni di Yesu latɔkɔ otii bamba alɛ, “Tikankoe.”

Kafɔɔ otii nwu labuɛ alɛ, “Saate, tɛɛnkyɛ ninakookaa teemi fiɛ.”

60 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ “Ta batii ba ninte ni fɛ bakpi bakookaa mma bamu bakpi lɛma. Kafɔɔ afɔ yi, tɔɔkyɛ falaabuɛ Yaa sɛka kalekɔ ɔlaa nwu.”

61 Otii bamba kafɔɔ latɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Saate, matikanko fɔ. Kafɔɔ tɛɛ osuku ninkyɛ naata batii nii bamu letofo fiɛ.”

62 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Otii wɔ nfɛ ninkle ni lɛnwa ayɛ ni katũ, ookple annyu ni sɛmaa, diesiɛko ata Yaa sɛka kalekɔ nwu ɔkpɛ.”