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The Igala Old Testament

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 <div class="label">4</div><div class="s1">Ken kpai Ebe&#809;l</div><div class="p"> 1O&#241; one&#809; f&#700;o&#809;ya-w&#241; If ma, o&#241; i f&#700;efu nyo&#809; i la fu Ken bi, i kakini, U f&#700;e&#809;ne&#809;ke&#809;le&#809; ne&#809; l&#700;ugbo Jihofa me&#809;. 2Tak i &#241;o&#809; bi o&#809;maye-w&#241; Ebe&#809;l ge&#809;. Ebe&#809;l la ch&#700;adejute&#809; ame&#809;w&#241;o&#809;re&#809; egini, Ken muda ch&#700;aluche&#809;. 3Gbogbo taku Ken m&#700;e&#809;ro uche&#809; ko wa k&#700;i du che Jihofa ele, 4Ebe&#809;l ge&#809;, i &#241;o&#809; chi kwef amo&#809;mojo&#809;do&#809; ame&#809;w&#241;o&#809;re&#809;-w&#241; egini wa, e-ki yoyo efu-ma. Jihofa la go Ebe&#809;l kpai e&#809;w&#241; ele k&#700;i kowa, 5i muda go Ken kpai e&#809;w&#241; ele k&#700;i kowa le&#809; n. Taku Ken we&#809;do&#809; nana, eju-w&#241; la kpa. 6Taki Jihofa ka &#241;wu Ken kakini, E&#809;w&#241; chi k&#700;e&#809; we&#809;do&#809;, e&#809;w&#241; chi k&#700;eju-we&#809; la ch&#700;e&#809;kpa-i? 7Iche&#809;w&#241; k&#700;uwe&#809; ache e&#809;nyo&#809;, eju-we&#809; ach&#700;eju anyi n? Iche&#809;w&#241; k&#700;uwe&#809; ma che e&#809;nyo&#809; n, mak adure adade alugbo&#809;na le&#809;; i a&#241;eju we&#809;, uwe&#809; ki muda n&#700;o&#809;da-w&#241;.</div><div class="p"> 8Taki Ken ko&#809;la &#241;w Ebe&#809;l o&#809;maye-w&#241;, o&#241; abu ku ma j&#700;oko, Ken kwane&#809; t&#700;Ebe&#809;l o&#809;maye-w&#241; o&#809;la, o&#241; i m&#700;u du kpa. 9Taku Jihofa ka &#241;wu Ken kakini, Ugbo Ebe&#809;l o&#809;maye-we&#809; de&#809;? O&#241; i kakini, U ma no; omi ch&#700;adejute&#809; o&#809;maye-mi? 10Tak i kakini, E&#809;w&#241; uwe&#809; che-i? Omuko&#809;la e&#809;bie&#809; o&#809;maye-we&#809; d&#700;ef ane&#809; akwa do&#809; mi. 11Fai ama la f&#700;e&#809; mu kwef ane&#809;, e-ki m&#700;alu-w&#241; chi te&#809; k&#700;i gba e&#809;bie&#809; o&#809;maye-we&#809; kwef o&#809;wo&#809;-we&#809; le&#809;. 12E&#809;gba k&#700;e&#809; luche&#809; ane&#809;-i, akwe&#809;gba-i i &#241;&#700;ad&#700;ukpahiu-w&#241; &#241;w e&#809; ge&#809; n; e&#809;nara kpai e&#809;nujulu o&#241; uwe&#809; ache ane&#809;-ile&#809;-i. 13Taki Ken ka &#241;wu Jihofa kakini, Udu k&#700;e&#809; bu mi-i i nana t&#700;umi le. 14Go, e&#809; f&#700;umi ne b&#700;eju ane&#809; te&#809; e&#241;ini-i me&#809;; u la &#241;&#700;amaja b&#700;eju-we&#809; te&#809; ge&#809;; tak u nach&#700;e&#809;nara kpai e&#809;nujulu ane&#809;-ile&#809;, i d&#700;abe&#809;le&#809; mak e&#809;ne&#809; du k&#700;i li mi ad&#700;umi kpa. 15Taku Jihofa ka &#241;w u kakini, I ch&#700;abe&#809;le&#809; n! E&#809;ne&#809; du k&#700;i du Ken kpa, ma akp&#700;o&#809;chi-w&#241; onu mebie. Taki Jihofa m&#700;ujiwe du gamu Ken o&#809;la, tode&#809;gba k&#700;e&#809;ne&#809; k&#700;i li&#700;u ad&#700;u kpa. 16Taki Ken kwo b&#700;eju Jihofa te&#809;, o&#241; i kwo gugu ane&#809; No&#809;d, o&#809;wo&#809; olodudu Ide&#809;n.</div><div class="p"> 17Taki Ken f&#700;o&#809;ya-w&#241; ma, o&#241; i f&#700;efu nyo&#809; i la f&#700;Ino&#809;k bi; tak i le teke f&#700;odo&#700;ka do, i la m&#700;odu ewo le&#809; du rodu o&#809;ma-w&#241;, Ino&#809;k. 18Ma la bi Irad &#241;w Ino&#809;k; Irad la bi Me&#809;hujae&#809;l, Me&#809;hujae&#809;l la bi Me&#809;tushae&#809;l, Me&#809;tushae&#809;l la bi Lame&#809;k. 19Taki Lame&#809;k f&#700;o&#809;ya meji ne&#809; &#241;w o&#809;la-w&#241;; odu oka ko&#809; Ada, o&#241; odu ekeji-w&#241; ko&#809; Zila. 20Ada la bi Jabal; ow&#241; ch&#700;ata abo ku ma gugu ef unyabo ku ma ne&#809; ame&#809;w&#241;-ukpa. 21Odu o&#809;maye-w&#241; e&#809;ne&#809;ke&#809;le&#809; ko&#809; Jubal; ow&#241; la ch&#700;ata abo du ku ma n&#700;umolo kpai o&#809;kpachine&#809;. 22Taki Zila, onobule&#809; le&#809;, bi Tubal-ken, ow&#241; ch&#700;e&#809;ne&#809; k&#700;i an&#700;ebijeikpa kpai ebije gwu e&#809;w&#241; eku ojoji du. O&#809;maye Tubal-ken onobule&#809; che Naama.</div><div class="p"> 23O&#241; Lame&#809;k ka &#241;w amo&#809;ya-w&#241; kakini:</div><div class="q1">Ada kpai Zila, me&#809; nagb&#700;omu-mi;</div><div class="q1">ame&#809; ku me&#809; ch&#700;amo&#809;ya Lame&#809;k, me&#809; nanetir&#700;uko&#809;la-mi;</div><div class="q1">todu omi f&#700;one&#809; kpa tod agbe k&#700;i che mi,</div><div class="q1">okolobia&#700;ka tod egwenunu k&#700;i f&#700;umi gwe&#809;nunu.</div><div class="q1"> 24Iche&#809;w&#241; ku ma akp&#700;o&#809;chi Ken onu mebie,</div><div class="q1">mak e-Lame&#809;k ach&#700;e&#809;te&#809;gwa nyoke mebie.</div><div class="p"> 25Ade&#809;m &#241;o&#809; f&#700;o&#809;ya-w&#241; ma ge&#809;, o&#241; i f&#700;o&#809;me&#809;ne&#809;ke&#809;le&#809; bi i la d&#700;odu-w&#241; ko&#809; Se&#809;t, todu O&#809;jo&#809; m&#700;ugbe&#809; omune&#809; dute&#809; &#241;wu mi koji Ebe&#809;l me&#809;, todu Ken f&#700;ow&#241; kpa. 26Se&#809;t ge&#809;, ma &#241;o&#809; f&#700;o&#809;me&#809;ne&#809;ke&#809;le&#809; bi &#241;w u, tak i d&#700;odu-w&#241; ko&#809; Ino&#809;sh.#4:26 One&#809; ki aku. E&#809;gbale&#809; tak amone&#809; chane&#809; e&#809;do&#809; odu Jihofa.</div>
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O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ Bible in Igala © United Bible Societies, 1970.

Oñ one̩ fʼo̩ya-wñ If ma, oñ i fʼefu nyo̩ i la fu Ken bi, i kakini, U fʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ ne̩ lʼugbo Jihofa me̩. Tak i ño̩ bi o̩maye-wñ Ebe̩l ge̩. Ebe̩l la chʼadejute̩ ame̩wño̩re̩ egini, Ken muda chʼaluche̩. Gbogbo taku Ken mʼe̩ro uche̩ ko wa kʼi du che Jihofa ele, Ebe̩l ge̩, i ño̩ chi kwef amo̩mojo̩do̩ ame̩wño̩re̩-wñ egini wa, e-ki yoyo efu-ma. Jihofa la go Ebe̩l kpai e̩wñ ele kʼi kowa, i muda go Ken kpai e̩wñ ele kʼi kowa le̩ n. Taku Ken we̩do̩ nana, eju-wñ la kpa. Taki Jihofa ka ñwu Ken kakini, E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ we̩do̩, e̩wñ chi kʼeju-we̩ la chʼe̩kpa-i? Iche̩wñ kʼuwe̩ ache e̩nyo̩, eju-we̩ achʼeju anyi n? Iche̩wñ kʼuwe̩ ma che e̩nyo̩ n, mak adure adade alugbo̩na le̩; i añeju we̩, uwe̩ ki muda nʼo̩da-wñ.
Taki Ken ko̩la ñw Ebe̩l o̩maye-wñ, oñ abu ku ma jʼoko, Ken kwane̩ tʼEbe̩l o̩maye-wñ o̩la, oñ i mʼu du kpa. Taku Jihofa ka ñwu Ken kakini, Ugbo Ebe̩l o̩maye-we̩ de̩? Oñ i kakini, U ma no; omi chʼadejute̩ o̩maye-mi? Tak i kakini, E̩wñ uwe̩ che-i? Omuko̩la e̩bie̩ o̩maye-we̩ dʼef ane̩ akwa do̩ mi. Fai ama la fʼe̩ mu kwef ane̩, e-ki mʼalu-wñ chi te̩ kʼi gba e̩bie̩ o̩maye-we̩ kwef o̩wo̩-we̩ le̩. E̩gba kʼe̩ luche̩ ane̩-i, akwe̩gba-i i ñʼadʼukpahiu-wñ ñw e̩ ge̩ n; e̩nara kpai e̩nujulu oñ uwe̩ ache ane̩-ile̩-i. Taki Ken ka ñwu Jihofa kakini, Udu kʼe̩ bu mi-i i nana tʼumi le. Go, e̩ fʼumi ne bʼeju ane̩ te̩ eñini-i me̩; u la ñʼamaja bʼeju-we̩ te̩ ge̩; tak u nachʼe̩nara kpai e̩nujulu ane̩-ile̩, i dʼabe̩le̩ mak e̩ne̩ du kʼi li mi adʼumi kpa. Taku Jihofa ka ñw u kakini, I chʼabe̩le̩ n! E̩ne̩ du kʼi du Ken kpa, ma akpʼo̩chi-wñ onu mebie. Taki Jihofa mʼujiwe du gamu Ken o̩la, tode̩gba kʼe̩ne̩ kʼi liʼu adʼu kpa. Taki Ken kwo bʼeju Jihofa te̩, oñ i kwo gugu ane̩ No̩d, o̩wo̩ olodudu Ide̩n.
Taki Ken fʼo̩ya-wñ ma, oñ i fʼefu nyo̩ i la fʼIno̩k bi; tak i le teke fʼodoʼka do, i la mʼodu ewo le̩ du rodu o̩ma-wñ, Ino̩k. Ma la bi Irad ñw Ino̩k; Irad la bi Me̩hujae̩l, Me̩hujae̩l la bi Me̩tushae̩l, Me̩tushae̩l la bi Lame̩k. Taki Lame̩k fʼo̩ya meji ne̩ ñw o̩la-wñ; odu oka ko̩ Ada, oñ odu ekeji-wñ ko̩ Zila. Ada la bi Jabal; owñ chʼata abo ku ma gugu ef unyabo ku ma ne̩ ame̩wñ-ukpa. Odu o̩maye-wñ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ ko̩ Jubal; owñ la chʼata abo du ku ma nʼumolo kpai o̩kpachine̩. Taki Zila, onobule̩ le̩, bi Tubal-ken, owñ chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi anʼebijeikpa kpai ebije gwu e̩wñ eku ojoji du. O̩maye Tubal-ken onobule̩ che Naama.
Oñ Lame̩k ka ñw amo̩ya-wñ kakini:
Ada kpai Zila, me̩ nagbʼomu-mi;
ame̩ ku me̩ chʼamo̩ya Lame̩k, me̩ nanetirʼuko̩la-mi;
todu omi fʼone̩ kpa tod agbe kʼi che mi,
okolobiaʼka tod egwenunu kʼi fʼumi gwe̩nunu.
Iche̩wñ ku ma akpʼo̩chi Ken onu mebie,
mak e-Lame̩k achʼe̩te̩gwa nyoke mebie.
Ade̩m ño̩ fʼo̩ya-wñ ma ge̩, oñ i fʼo̩me̩ne̩ke̩le̩ bi i la dʼodu-wñ ko̩ Se̩t, todu O̩jo̩ mʼugbe̩ omune̩ dute̩ ñwu mi koji Ebe̩l me̩, todu Ken fʼowñ kpa. Se̩t ge̩, ma ño̩ fʼo̩me̩ne̩ke̩le̩ bi ñw u, tak i dʼodu-wñ ko̩ Ino̩sh. E̩gbale̩ tak amone̩ chane̩ e̩do̩ odu Jihofa.

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