1 Osuɔtɔ onwii baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Lasaro lakye okpoo wɔ baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Betania, latoofiɛ. Babilɛma sankobi banyɔ banwii niale ni Maria ku Marta kafɔɔ lasiɛ di okpoo nwu nkpo kamɛ. 2 Maria wɔ mmle niale otii wɔ niayɔ nɔnyi kɔnɔnkɔnɔ aakpete ni di Saate nkpaatũ aayɔ disi sinwini nɔɔ aasunsũ ni nɛ. Obilɛma suɔtɔbi niale Lasaro wɔ niatoofiɛ ni nɛ. 3 Babilɛma sankobi nwu nkpo latika Yesu kanya alɛ, “Saate, siɛwo lɛfɔ bɔmbɔtɛ kofiɛ.”

4 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanu ni kanya ka mmle, aabuɛ alɛ, “Lasaro ofiɛ wɔ mmle dilabale nwɔ kukpi kaloo. Kafɔɔ nle mmle lɛwa kaanya alɛ baayɔ mantakatɛsaa Yaa leyooto katoo. Diefe ni di nle mmle kamɛ kafɔɔ, baayɔ mantakatɛsa Yaa Obi nwu nkpo katoo.”

5 Yesu labɔmbɔ Marta ku obilɛma sankobi ku Lasaro osie kanya. 6 Kafɔɔ aafũ kanya alɛ Lasaro kofiɛ nii, aasiɛ ninfũ aawɛ ni ayi anyɔ aakyakaa. 7 Nni nkpo sɛmaa, ni aatɔkɔ basaateketetɛ nɔɔ alɛ, “Bita bukple busifi Yudea nfɛ.”

8 Ninfɛ di basaateketetɛ nɔɔ nwu nkpo ladiki kanya alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, kɔsanklo ko mmle di Yuda batii nwu nkpo ninfa lamiɛ alɛ bɔɔsafɔ fɔ afuɔ! Ni fookple fammiɛ falɛ fɔɔkyɛ nfa nɛ?”

9 Ninfɛ di Yesu ladiki kanya alɛ, “Diele lefosi ambombo anyɔ ninsi di dii kufĩ kamɛ? Nse otii nkyɛ di dii kamɛ diɛkpa ni oso yi, ántuula. Diekye kayi lɛkpa ntɔɔ antɔɔnya. 10 Kafɔɔ nse akyɛ ku kakyɛ yi, antuula. Diekye, lɛkpa nsinnaa.”

11 Obe wɔ di Yesu labuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle aaloo nii, aakple aabuɛ aakyakaa alɛ, “Siɛwo loo Lasaro kɔkyɔsĩi, kafɔɔ makyɛ naasɛnkɛsa nwɔ.”

12 Ninfɛ di basaateketetɛ nɔɔ ladiki kanya alɛ, “Saate, nse ɔkyɔsĩi ɔɔkyɔsĩi yi, ni dibayɔɔ nwɔ.” 13 Ɔlaa wɔ di Yesu latobuɛ ninle alɛ Lasaro ntookpi, kafɔɔ basaateketetɛ lanyu alɛ sɛkyɔsĩ fukuti suoto aatɔɔkakatɛ.

14 Nioso Yesu latɔkɔ ma aatikiti alɛ, “Lasaro ntookpi. 15 Kafɔɔ, aye oso, dilɛ alɛ ntawɛ ninfa fiɛ aakpi, ta mmle okle biafũ mi minnu nii. Bita bukyɛ ɔkyɛ nɔɔ.”

16 Ninfɛ di Toma wɔ bɔɔlɛɛni Lɛtabi latɔkɔ basaateketetɛ wo nɔɔ alɛ, “Bita awo kafɔɔ bukyɛ ku Saatuotɛ buɔlaakpi ku nnwɔɔ.”

17 Obe wɔ di Yesu lakyɛ aalaabuo nii, aanu alɛ dii nwu nkpo niale dii naafa baakookaa ni Lasaro nɛ. 18 Diedie ni di Betania diesifi ni Yerusalem, ditakyo. Lekyo kate fɛ akɔ anyɔ. 19 Nioso Yuda batii kpinwu lakyɛ alɛ bɔɔlaakpee Maria ku Marta kɔnɛɛ kaafutu, ta obilɛma suɔtɔbi nwu nkpo kukpi oso.

20 Obe wɔ di Marta lanu alɛ Yesu nfɛ kɔwa nii, ni aadie aalaakyako nwɔ nɛ. Kafɔɔ Maria lasiɛ leeyo. 21 Ninfɛ di Marta latɔkɔ Yesu alɛ, “Saate, nse fɛ faanwɛ ninfũ se obiloo diekpi! 22 Kafɔɔ bia nle n-ye nlɛ, lɛsaa lele fɛɛkaalɛ Yaa, ababla anta fɔ.”

23 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Obilee mataka ansiɛ nkpa.”

24 Ninfɛ di Marta ladiki kanya alɛ, “N-ye nlɛ abakple antaka di obe wɔ baakpi makple mantaka ni di Dii Yɛntɛle nwu nkpo suoto.”

25 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Ami ninle otii wɔ nintakatɛsa ni baakpi nta ma ni nkpa nɛ. Otii lele niefũ mi eenu, kuntɛ eekpi, abasiɛ nkpa. 26 Otii lele kafɔɔ ninkpe nkpa eefũ mi eenu yi, diidii kafɔɔ ɔlɔbakpi. Feefũ nle mmle feenu?”

27 Obe wɔ di Yesu lakaalɛ nwɔ ni nkpo, ni di Marta ladiki kanya alɛ, “Yii, Saate, lefũ lenu nlɛ afɔ ninle Kristo, Yaa Obi wɔ beebuɛ bɛɛtɛ ni kofokofoko alɛ abawa ni kayi nɛ.”

28 Obe wɔ di Marta labuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle aaloo nii, ni aakple aasifi aalaalɛɛ obilɛma Maria buɛɛ aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ ntɔbabuo, ɔɔkaalɛ fɔ disi kafɔɔ.” 29 Obe wɔ di Maria lanu ni ɔlaa wɔ mmle, ni aapɛsɛwa aadie aalaakyakako nwɔ nɛ. 30 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ, Yesu lakple aayila di lɛba le di Marta lakyɛ aalaakyakako nwɔ nii. Diekye ayibuo kakpayotũ nwu kamɛ. 31 Obe wɔ di Yuda batii ba niawɛ ni leeyo ku Maria baatookpee nwɔ ni kɔnɛɛ kaafutu lanya alɛ aataka wla aadie nii, baatikanko nwɔ. Diekye baanyu alɛ, ɔkya katũ oofe, aanaawi kaku.

32 Obe wɔ di Maria lalaadu ni lɛba le di Yesu layila ni, aanyɔɔ nii, nfanwu, ni aapɛ akunkyi kaatũ nɔɔ aabuɛ alɛ, “Saate, nse fɛ faanwɛ ninfũ nse obiloo diekpi!”

33 Obe wɔ di Yesu lanya mmle okle di Maria latoowi ni ku mmle okle di Yuda batii ba kafɔɔ niatikanko nwɔ ni latoowi ko nwɔ nii, diakpanko nwɔ otu, ni aabla hũ di suoto nɔɔ kamɛ nɛ. 34 Ni aakaalɛ alɛ, “Ɔfɛ biakookaa nwɔ?”

Ninfɛ baatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Saate, wa fabanyu.”

35 Ninfɛ di Yesu lawi nɛ.

36 Ninfɛ di Yuda batii nwu nkpo labuɛ alɛ, “Binyu mmle okle ambɔmbɔ nwɔ ni lo!”

37 Kafɔɔ batii bawo kaamɛ lɛma labuɛ alɛ, “Aatikiti numbiɛtɛ anu. Ni be oso nfɛ atafuo ɔbla alɛ, Lasaro atankpi?”

38 Diakple diakpanko Yesu di otu osie kanya, ni aakyɛ aalaadu ɔkya nwu niale ni ofuɔntuu, baayɔ difuɔ baatĩi ni kanya nɛ. 39 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Bikyisa difuɔ nwu di ɔkya nwu nkpo kanya.”

Ninfɛ di Marta, kpi nwu nkpo obilɛma sankobi latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Saate, abakpete! Diekye miɛ ninle dii naafa buokookaa nwɔ ni nɛ!”

40 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ Marta alɛ, “Nintɔkɔfɔ nlɛ nse feefũ feenu, fabanya Yaa osie wɔ ninkpe nwɔ ni?”

41 Ni baatii nwu nkpo lakyisa difuɔ nwu nkpo di ɔkya nwu kanya nɛ. Ninfɛ di Yesu latakatɛsa anu aanyu osi ni aabuɛ alɛ, “Teete, kɔpɛ fɔ sɛfa alɛ nse lɛlɛɛ fɔ fantuna mi. 42 N-ye nlɛ obe lele fantuna mi. Kafɔɔ kobuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle ta batii ba mmle nin-yɛ ni ninfũ oso, alɛ baatofo alɛ afɔ niekpee mi.”

43 Obe wɔ aabuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle aaloo nii, ni aafaa osie kanya aabuɛ alɛ, “Lasaro yee, die fawa!” 44 Nfanwu, ni aadie aawa nɛ. Akookaasaa ya baakookaa nwɔ ni lamimini nwɔ nnɛɛ ku nkpaa. Dibula le kafɔɔ baayɔ baamiminisa nwɔ anu latĩi nwɔ anu.

Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Bifukuti nwɔ asaa nwu di suoto, aatɔɔkyɛ.”

45 Obe wɔ di Yuda batii ba niawa ni Maria nfũ lanya lɛsaa le di Yesu labla nii, kpinwu lafũ nwɔ baanu. 46 Kafɔɔ bawo lasifi Farisi batii nfũ baalaatɔkɔ ma lɛsaa le di Yesu labla nii. 47 Nkpo oso Farisi batii ku olebatatɛ banɔɔfo lakyaka ku Yuda batii batunletɛ ni baakaalɛ bawo alɛ, “Lɛ buɔbla? Diekye osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle ntɔɔbla sɛkpɛ se niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ kpinwu! 48 Nse buodiɛ nwɔ ɛɛkyɛ sitũ mmle okle yi, ni otii biala kamafũ nwɔ anu. Ni Roma batunletɛ mataka wo di suoto mamabiɛ Yaa Olekatakɔ loo ka mmle, ku Kale loo kamuu!”

49 Ni di onwii kaamɛ lɛma baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Kaiafa, aale ni Oletatɛ Nɔɔfo di lɛlɛɛ nwu kamɛ latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Lɛsɔnu lee lekyo lo! 50 Bieye bilɛ dilɛ dilenke alɛ otii onwii kakpi di kale kamuu disi alɛ batii bamuu kawɔɔ ni ɛɛ, sɛɛ lɛ?”

51 Nwaako baabuɛ nii, atabuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle di nnwɔɔ omu nɔɔ suoto nɔɔ kamɛ. Kafɔɔ fɛ mmle aale Oletatɛ Nɔɔfo di lɛlɛɛ nwu nkpo kamɛ yi, ni aabuɛ ɔlaa aatɛ alɛ Yesu kɔwa ɔbakpi di Yuda batii bamuu disi nɛ. 52 Diele kafɔɔ alɛ aakpi di lete lɛma disi. Kafɔɔ alɛ aasiisa Yaa babi ba niɛsasami ni di kayi ka mmle aba aba ambla ma onwii.

53 Dieyɔ di dii nwu nkpo diasifi nii, ni di Yuda batii batunletɛ lakyako osuku omiɛ alɛ boolo Yesu nɛ. 54 Ta nle mmle oso, Yesu ditasinfuo ɔkyɛ otoofe di Yuda batii kamɛ lɛɛkpaka. Nkpo oso aadie ku basaateketetɛ nɔɔ baalaasiɛ di okpoo wɔ bɔɔlɛɛ ni Efraim, diɛtɛɛtɛɛ ni ɔfaafuu kamɛ.

55 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ, Yuda batii Okpi Diisi Ofe Dii olebee ntɔɔtɛɛtɛɛ. Nioso batii kpinwu lakye kaasɔ nwu nkpo aba aba baakyɛ Yerusalem alɛ bɔɔlaabla suoto okleklesa ɔsaabla fiɛ di dii nwu nkpo olebee nwo. 56 Obe wɔ baasi ni di Yaa Olekatakɔ nwu nkpo baatoowolaa Yesu, baatɔɔkaalɛ bawo alɛ, “Lɛ biɛɛnya, sɛɛ alabafuo dii le mmle nwu nkpo kalekɔ ɔwaɛ?” 57 Ni di olebatatɛ banɔɔfo ku Farisi batii lata letofo alɛ, nse otii owo n-ye nfũ di Yesu nkpe nii, aawa ababuɛ baakyɛ baalaamufũ nwɔ.