Bafut - 1999 Edition (NT)

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            <div class="label">3</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">A&#768;ja&#768;&#331; yi&#768;i m&#601; J&#596;n &#330;&#768;ga&#768;&#331;mu&#768;r&#601; b&#601;&#780; &#331;ki&#768; a&#768; l&#603; s&#616; swo&#331; annu&#768; Nwi&#770; aa&#768;</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.3.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A&#768; l&#603; mb&#601; maa noo&#768;, J&#596;n &#330;&#768;ga&#768;&#331;mu&#768;r&#601; b&#601;&#768; a &#331;ki&#768; a zi&#770; a atu nta&#42892;a m&#616;w&#603;&#768;&#603;&#768; m&#616;w&#603;&#768;&#603;&#768; yi&#768;i &#616; l&#603; ntswe a mbu&#42892;u Yudea aa, n&#768;l&#596;g&#616;n&#601; &#331;ka nswo&#331;&#601; n&#616;&#770; a&#768;nnu&#768; Nwi&#770; ghu. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.3.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">A&#768; l&#603; s&#616; swo&#331;&#601; n&#616; m&#601;, &#8220;N&#616;&#768; b&#601;&#331;k&#601; m&#616;&#770;nt&#616;&#616;&#768; muu, mma&#42892;at&#601; &#616;b&#616;&#770; ghuu nlo&#331; m&#601; annu&#768; n&#616;f&#596;&#780; abur&#601; a t&#616;g&#601; a abo&#770;.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.3.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.3.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;J&#596;n a&#768; l&#603; mb&#601; aa &#331;u&#768; wa m&#601; &#331;ga&#768;&#331;ntoo&#768; Nwi&#768; Yesaiah a&#768; l&#603; nswo&#331; nlo&#331; yi m&#601;,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.3.3"><span class="content">&#8216;N&#768;ji&#768; &#331;u&#768; &#616; t&#596;&#331;n&#601; n&#616; a atu nta&#42892;a m&#616;w&#603;&#768;&#603;&#768; m&#616;w&#603;&#768;&#603;&#768; n&#768;swo&#331;&#601; n&#616; m&#601;,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.3.3"><span class="content">N&#616;&#768; na&#331;s&#601; a ma&#770;nji&#768; M&#768;ma&#768;&#42892;a&#768;mbi,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.3.3"><span class="content">n&#768;na&#331;s&#601; &#616;yaa&#768; ji ta&#770; &#616;&#768; tsin&#601;!&#8217; &#8221;</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Yes. 40.3</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.3.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.3.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">J&#596;n a&#768; l&#603; s&#616; w&#603;&#42892;&#603; &#616;ts&#601;&#768;&#42892;&#601;&#768; ji&#768;i b&#616; l&#603; na&#331;s&#601; n&#616;&#770; &#616;&#768;no&#768;&#331; kam&#603;l aa, &#331;k&#616;&#616; &#331;w&#603;&#42892;&#603; n&#616;&#770; &#616;&#768;ko&#770; &#331;&#768;gu&#768;u&#768; a ati&#768;i yu; m&#616;&#768;j&#616;&#770; mi m&#616; l&#603; mb&#601; &#331;gween&#601; bo nwu yi&#768; n&#768;ta&#768;&#42892;a&#768;. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.3.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">B&#601;&#768; l&#603; s&#616; zi&#768; ghu mb&#603;&#768;&#603;&#768; n&#768;lo n&#616; a Yerusalem, bo b&#616;&#780; a mbu&#768;&#42892;u&#768; Yudea nts&#616;&#768;m, bo b&#616;&#768; n&#616;&#770; &#616;&#768;la&#42892;a&#768; ts&#616;&#768;m ji&#768;i &#616; l&#603; ntswe &#331;kar&#616;s&#601; &#331;ki&#780; Jordan aa&#768;. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.3.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Bo l&#603; s&#616; bii n&#616;&#770; &#616;&#768;fans&#601;nnu&#770; jyaa, J&#596;n a t&#616;g&#601;&#768; m&#768;mur&#601; n&#616;&#770; waa a &#331;ki&#768; Jordan.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.3.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.3.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">La&#770; no&#768;o&#768; yi&#768;i m&#601; a&#768; l&#603; ny&#601; baFarisai bi&#770; gha&#768;&#42892;a&#768;t&#601;&#768; bo b&#616;&#768; baSadukai b&#616; zi&#770; ghu mbo m&#601; ta&#770; a&#768; mur&#601; waa a &#331;ki&#768; aa, a l&#603; nswo&#331; a mbo bo m&#601;, &#8220;Bu&#780; b&#596;&#596; b&#616; no&#770;! A ghuu aa a wa&#768;&#42892;a&#768;s&#601; wo&#768; m&#601; ta&#770; n&#616;&#768; kh&#601;&#770; a&#768;lwint&#596;&#331;&#601; Nwi&#770; yi&#768;i m&#601; a zi&#768; aa &#603;? </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.3.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">N&#616;&#768; ka &#331;koon&#601; m&#616;&#770;nta&#768; mi&#768;i m&#601; m&#616; d&#616;&#768;&#42892;&#616;&#768; n&#616; m&#601; n&#616;&#768; b&#601;&#768;&#331;k&#601;&#768; m&#601;&#770; m&#616;&#770;nt&#616;&#616;&#768; muu, m&#768;ma&#42892;at&#601; &#616;b&#616;&#770; ghuu aa&#768;. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.3.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">N&#616;&#768; tsee k&#616; m&#596;&#768;&#596;&#768;nt&#601;&#768; n&#616; m&#601; mb&#601; n&#616;&#768; yi&#770; &#331;&#768;kh&#601; njo Nwi&#768; n&#768;lo&#331; m&#601; n&#616; swo&#331;&#601; n&#616; m&#601;, &#8216;Taa&#768; yi&#768;&#42892;i&#768; a&#768; n&#616; aa Abraham.&#8217; M&#601;&#768; swo&#768;&#331; a mbo bu&#768; m&#601; mb&#601; Nwi&#770; a&#768; zi&#770; a&#768;ja&#768;&#331; m&#601; mb&#601; yu b&#601;&#331;k&#601;&#768; &#331;&#768;g&#596;&#768;&#42892;&#596;&#768; ju&#770;la&#768; &#616; t&#616;g&#601;&#768; b&#596;&#596; b&#616; Abraham! </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.3.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Tsi&#42892;i&#768; ts&#616;&#768;ts&#596;&#768;&#331; wa b&#616; n&#596;&#768;&#331;s&#601;&#768; m&#601;&#770; n&#768;ja&#768;a&#768; n&#768;l&#596;&#596; n&#616;&#770; &#331;&#768;wa&#770; &#616;ti&#768; ghu tsi&#42892;i&#780; m&#616;&#770;&#331;ga&#768;&#331;! &#407;&#768;ti&#780; ts&#616;&#768;m ji&#768;i m&#601; kaa &#616; s&#616; m&#616;&#770;nta&#768; mi&#770; s&#616;g&#616;&#768;n&#601;&#768; koon&#601; aa, b&#616; ka wa&#780; mma&#768;&#42892;a a m&#596;&#42892;&#596; ta&#770; &#616;&#768; kh&#616;.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.3.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MAT.3.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;M&#601; mur&#601; ghuu aa a &#331;ki&#768; a nd&#616;&#768;&#42892;&#616; m&#601; n&#616;&#768; b&#601;&#768;&#331;k&#601;&#768; m&#601;&#770; m&#616;&#770;nt&#616;&#616;&#768; muu, la&#770; &#331;u&#768; yi&#768; m&#596;&#768;&#42892;&#596; a yo&#768;&#331;&#601; a nj&#616;&#780;m m&#601;&#768;, yi&#768;i m&#601; a&#768; k&#596;&#768;&#42892;&#596;&#768;n&#601; ntsya&#768;t&#601;&#768; gha&#770;, kaa m&#601;&#768; wa&#42892;a&#768; ku&#768;&#42892;u&#768;n&#601;&#768; tsi&#42892;i&#780; tug&#616;t&#601;&#770; &#616;&#768;baako&#768;r&#601;&#768; ji. A&#768; n&#616; yu wa yi&#768;i a&#768; ka yi&#780; k&#616; mur&#601; ghuu a mu&#770;m A&#768;zwi&#768; yi&#770; La&#768;a&#768; n&#616; a mum m&#596;&#42892;&#596; aa&#768;. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.3.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">A&#768;yoo ns&#601;g&#601; m&#616;&#768;sa&#768;&#331; a tswe ghu abo, a&#768; ka s&#601;g&#601; m&#616;&#770;sa&#768;&#331; mya &#616; tii ntsa&#768;&#42892;a ts&#616;&#768;m fi&#42892;is&#601; &#616; t&#616;g&#601; ghot&#601; m&#616;sa&#768;&#331; mya a mu&#770;m a&#768;ta yu, &#616; ba&#768;&#331;n&#601; t&#596;&#596; ntsa&#768;&#42892;a&#768; jya a n&#616; m&#596;&#42892;&#596; yi&#768;i m&#601; &#616; kh&#616; kaa wa&#42892;a&#768; m&#768;m&#603;&#768; aa&#768;.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">A&#768;ja&#768;&#331; m&#601; b&#616; l&#603; mmur&#601; Yesu a &#331;ki&#768; aa&#768;</span></div><div class="r"><span class="heading">(</span><span class="heading">Mk. 1.9-11</span><span class="heading">; </span><span class="heading">Lk. 3.21-22</span><span class="heading">)</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.3.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.3.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Yesu a&#768; l&#603; nt&#616;g&#601; nlo a Galilea nzi a mb&#603;&#768;&#603; J&#596;n a &#331;ki&#780; Jordan m&#601; ta&#770; a&#768; mur&#601; yi a &#331;ki&#768;. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.3.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">J&#596;n a&#768; l&#603; &#331;ka nl&#596;&#596; ntuu&#768;, n&#768;swo&#331;&#601; n&#616; m&#601;, &#8220;A ku&#42892;un&#601; m&#601; bo&#331; a mu&#768;r&#601; wo&#768; m&#768;mur&#601; gha a &#331;ki&#768;, o&#768; ba&#770;&#331;n&#601;&#768; m&#768;bu nzi&#768; b&#601; a mbo m&#601;&#768; aa &#603;?&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.3.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Yesu a kwi&#42892;i ghu mbo m&#601;, &#8220;Ma&#768;&#42892;a&#768;t&#601; ta&#770; a&#768; b&#601; laa&#768; ts&#616;ts&#596;&#768;&#331;&#601;&#768;; n&#768;lo&#331; m&#601; a&#768;a&#770; a&#768;ja&#768;&#331; yi&#768;i m&#601; a ku&#42892;un&#601; m&#601; ta&#770; b&#616;&#768; gh&#616;r&#601; ta&#770; &#616;&#768;nnu&#768; ts&#616;&#768;m &#616;&#768; tsin&#601; aa&#768;.&#8221; J&#596;n a&#768; l&#603; nt&#616;g&#601; mbii mmur&#601; yi a &#331;ki&#768;.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.3.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MAT.3.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">No&#768;o&#768; yi&#768;i b&#616; l&#603; mmur&#601; Yesu a &#331;ki&#768; aa, a&#768; l&#603; &#331;gh&#603;&#768;s&#601;&#768; m&#768;f&#603;&#42892;&#603; wa mu&#770;m &#331;&#768;ki&#768; &#331;&#768;k&#596;&#42892;&#596; nt&#601;&#601; a nta&#42892;a&#768;. A&#768;bu&#768;r&#601;&#768; a l&#603; &#331;&#331;a&#42892;an&#601; a y&#601; Azwi&#768; Nwi&#770; a s&#616;g&#601;, mb&#601; tso&#780; bug&#616;r&#601;m&#616;&#768;kuu nt&#601;&#601; ghu atu&#770;. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.3.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">N&#768;ji&#768; Nwi&#768; &#616; t&#616;g&#601;&#768; &#331;&#768;ghaa nlo a abur&#601; nswo&#331; m&#601;, &#8220;A&#768;a mu&#770; gha&#768; yi&#770; m&#768;ba&#770;&#331;n&#601;&#768; yi&#768;i m&#601; m&#601;&#768; k&#596;&#768;&#331;&#601; aa a&#768; ghula&#768;, m&#601; na&#331;s&#601; ndor&#616;t&#601; nlo&#331;&#601; yi&#768;.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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À lɛ mbə maa noò, Jɔn Ŋ̀gàŋmùrə bə̀ a ŋkì a zî a atu ntaꞌa mɨwɛ̀ɛ̀ mɨwɛ̀ɛ̀ yìi ɨ lɛ ntswe a mbuꞌu Yudea aa, ǹlɔgɨnə ŋka nswoŋə nɨ̂ ànnù Nwî ghu. À lɛ sɨ swoŋə nɨ mə, “Nɨ̀ bəŋkə mɨ̂ntɨɨ̀ muu, mmaꞌatə ɨbɨ̂ ghuu nloŋ mə annù nɨfɔ̌ aburə a tɨgə a abô.
“Jɔn à lɛ mbə aa ŋù wa mə ŋgàŋntoò Nwì Yesaiah à lɛ nswoŋ nloŋ yi mə,
‘Ǹjì ŋù ɨ tɔŋnə nɨ a atu ntaꞌa mɨwɛ̀ɛ̀ mɨwɛ̀ɛ̀ ǹswoŋə nɨ mə,
Nɨ̀ naŋsə a mânjì M̀màꞌàmbi,
ǹnaŋsə ɨyaà ji tâ ɨ̀ tsinə!’ ”
Jɔn à lɛ sɨ wɛꞌɛ ɨtsə̀ꞌə̀ jìi bɨ lɛ naŋsə nɨ̂ ɨ̀nòŋ kamɛl aa, ŋkɨɨ ŋwɛꞌɛ nɨ̂ ɨ̀kô ŋ̀gùù a atìi yu; mɨ̀jɨ̂ mi mɨ lɛ mbə ŋgweenə bo nwu yì ǹtàꞌà. Bə̀ lɛ sɨ zì ghu mbɛ̀ɛ̀ ǹlo nɨ a Yerusalem, bo bɨ̌ a mbùꞌù Yudea ntsɨ̀m, bo bɨ̀ nɨ̂ ɨ̀laꞌà tsɨ̀m jìi ɨ lɛ ntswe ŋkarɨsə ŋkǐ Jordan aà. Bo lɛ sɨ bii nɨ̂ ɨ̀fansənnû jyaa, Jɔn a tɨgə̀ m̀murə nɨ̂ waa a ŋkì Jordan.
Lâ nòò yìi mə à lɛ nyə baFarisai bî ghàꞌàtə̀ bo bɨ̀ baSadukai bɨ zî ghu mbo mə tâ à murə waa a ŋkì aa, a lɛ nswoŋ a mbo bo mə, “Bǔ bɔɔ bɨ nô! A ghuu aa a wàꞌàsə wò mə tâ nɨ̀ khə̂ àlwintɔŋə Nwî yìi mə a zì aa ɛ? Nɨ̀ ka ŋkoonə mɨ̂ntà mìi mə mɨ dɨ̀ꞌɨ̀ nɨ mə nɨ̀ bə̀ŋkə̀ mə̂ mɨ̂ntɨɨ̀ muu, m̀maꞌatə ɨbɨ̂ ghuu aà. Nɨ̀ tsee kɨ mɔ̀ɔ̀ntə̀ nɨ mə mbə nɨ̀ yî ŋ̀khə njo Nwì ǹloŋ mə nɨ swoŋə nɨ mə, ‘Taà yìꞌì à nɨ aa Abraham.’ Mə̀ swòŋ a mbo bù mə mbə Nwî à zî àjàŋ mə mbə yu bəŋkə̀ ŋ̀gɔ̀ꞌɔ̀ jûlà ɨ tɨgə̀ bɔɔ bɨ Abraham! Tsiꞌì tsɨ̀tsɔ̀ŋ wa bɨ nɔ̀ŋsə̀ mə̂ ǹjàà ǹlɔɔ nɨ̂ ŋ̀wâ ɨtì ghu tsiꞌǐ mɨ̂ŋgàŋ! Ɨ̀tǐ tsɨ̀m jìi mə kaa ɨ sɨ mɨ̂ntà mî sɨgɨ̀nə̀ koonə aa, bɨ ka wǎ mmàꞌa a mɔꞌɔ tâ ɨ̀ khɨ.
“Mə murə ghuu aa a ŋkì a ndɨ̀ꞌɨ mə nɨ̀ bə̀ŋkə̀ mə̂ mɨ̂ntɨɨ̀ muu, lâ ŋù yì mɔ̀ꞌɔ a yòŋə a njɨ̌m mə̀, yìi mə à kɔ̀ꞌɔ̀nə ntsyàtə̀ ghâ, kaa mə̀ waꞌà kùꞌùnə̀ tsiꞌǐ tugɨtə̂ ɨ̀baakòrə̀ ji. À nɨ yu wa yìi à ka yǐ kɨ murə ghuu a mûm Àzwì yî Làà nɨ a mum mɔꞌɔ aà. Àyoo nsəgə mɨ̀sàŋ a tswe ghu abo, à ka səgə mɨ̂sàŋ mya ɨ tii ntsàꞌa tsɨ̀m fiꞌisə ɨ tɨgə ghotə mɨsàŋ mya a mûm àta yu, ɨ bàŋnə tɔɔ ntsàꞌà jya a nɨ mɔꞌɔ yìi mə ɨ khɨ kaa waꞌà m̀mɛ̀ aà.”


Yesu à lɛ ntɨgə nlo a Galilea nzi a mbɛ̀ɛ Jɔn a ŋkǐ Jordan mə tâ à murə yi a ŋkì. Jɔn à lɛ ŋka nlɔɔ ntuù, ǹswoŋə nɨ mə, “A kuꞌunə mə boŋ a mùrə wò m̀murə gha a ŋkì, ò bâŋnə̀ m̀bu nzì bə a mbo mə̀ aa ɛ?” Yesu a kwiꞌi ghu mbo mə, “Màꞌàtə tâ à bə laà tsɨtsɔ̀ŋə̀; ǹloŋ mə àâ àjàŋ yìi mə a kuꞌunə mə tâ bɨ̀ ghɨrə tâ ɨ̀nnù tsɨ̀m ɨ̀ tsinə aà.” Jɔn à lɛ ntɨgə mbii mmurə yi a ŋkì.
Nòò yìi bɨ lɛ mmurə Yesu a ŋkì aa, à lɛ ŋghɛ̀sə̀ m̀fɛꞌɛ wa mûm ŋ̀kì ŋ̀kɔꞌɔ ntəə a ntaꞌà. Àbùrə̀ a lɛ ŋŋaꞌanə a yə Azwì Nwî a sɨgə, mbə tsǒ bugɨrəmɨ̀kuu ntəə ghu atû. Ǹjì Nwì ɨ tɨgə̀ ŋ̀ghaa nlo a aburə nswoŋ mə, “Àa mû ghà yî m̀bâŋnə̀ yìi mə mə̀ kɔ̀ŋə aa à ghulà, mə naŋsə ndorɨtə nloŋə yì.”

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