The New Testament in Vai \mt2 published as ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ by The Bible Society in Liberia.

ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ

ꕒꕡ ꔫꔤ ꖷ, ꕸꖃ ꕮꕨꕌ ꗤꕞꔵ ꖷ ꗪ ꔨ ꕭꕞꔷ ꕸꖃꔀ ꖴꕮ, ꕉꕌ ꔤꕢ ꔳꘋ ꕞꘋ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꕌ ꕮꕮ ꖴꘈꗢ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕩꕌꕩ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꗞ ꖏ ꗞꗢ ꘈꖸ. ꕉ ꘀꗡ ꗏ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗏ. ꕢꖝ ꔫꔤ ꕎꕌ ꖏ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꕪꕰꕮꕊ ꖏ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꕚꕌꘂꕯ.”
ꕉꕌ ꘃ ꗉ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꗪꗡ ꕎ ꕭꕯꕊ ꔇꔀ ꕉꕡ ꕯꔬꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꔬꕩ, ꕉꕡꕌ ꕃꔷ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꘃ ꔷꔱ ꔞꘋꕯ. ꕉꕌ ꘃ ꕮ ꕉ ꗠꗞ ꔌꔒ ꕞ ꖷꖬ ꗤꖃꔵꕩ ꕎꕌ ꖏꕎ. ꕔꕡ ꕮꕊ, ꕩꕌꕩ ꕩꕌ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ ꔨ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕪꘋꕓ ꕢꕎ ꕧꕴ ꖷ ꘃ ꖷ ꕩꔤ ꗠꗞꗢ ꕞ ꖷꖬꘂ ꗃ ꕉ ꕸꖃ ꕩꕌ ꔳ ꔤ ꕚ ꖏ.” ꕉ ꕴꕱꕎ ꔨ ꕉꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕘꕌ. ꘃ, ꕉ ꕆꔧꕰꕊꔒ ꖷ ꔨ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉꖸ ꕢꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꘃ ꕯꔬꔤ ꖷ ꔨ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ.
ꕃꘋ ꗤꕞꔵ ꕞ ꕴꖃ ꔎꔒꔀ ꕮ ꕢꘋꗣ ꖝ ꗏ, ꗤꖃꔵꕩ ꕞ ꔔꘋ ꖷꖬꕮ ꔒꘋꗣ ꕞ ꗋꗄ ꘃ ꕃꘋ ꗤꕞꔵ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꖇꕡꕌ ꖸ ꕧꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗋꗄ ꘃ ꕃꔤꘂ ꕞꕌ ꕘꕞ ꕢ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕞꔦꔤ ꔬ ꕉ ꔝ ꕼꕱ ꘃ ꖴꕮ ꘃ ꕉꔤ ꔔꘋꗣ ꗛꕎ ꔨ ꔌꘋ ꖷ ꔰ ꕉ ꖤꕢ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉꕌ ꖏꕎ.
ꔔꘋꗣ ꕒ ꕞ ꘈꔧꘊ ꕼꕱ ꗱ, ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕃꘋ ꗤꕞꔵ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋ ꗛ ꕩꕌꕩ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꗞ ꖏ ꗞꗢ ꖴꘋꗣ ꕞ ꗳꘁꗡ ꕧ ꕇꘊ ꘈꗢ.”
ꕃꕇ ꕞ ꕃꘋ ꗤꕞꔵ ꕮ. ꘃ, ꕉꕌ ꕼꕱ ꘃꗡ ꕞ ꖏꕎ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꖇꕡꕌ ꖸ ꕧꕌ, ꕉꕌ ꖴꗷ ꔇꔀ ꕎ ꘃ ꘃ ꖷ ꖏ ꔫꔤ ꕚꕌꘂ. ꕉꕌ ꖴꗷ ꔇꔀ ꕉꕡ ꕩꕌꕩ ꖴꘋꗣ ꔳꘂ ꕉ ꕧ ꔷꔱ ꔞꘋꗣ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉ ꕞ ꗳꘁꗡ ꕧ. ꕉꕌ ꔇꔀ ꔔꘋ ꖷꖬꕮ ꔒꘋꗣ ꔝ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕚꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꕉ ꕒ ꕒꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉꕡꕌ ꕘꕌꔒꔀ ꔬ ꕉꖸ ꕚꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꕉꕡꕌ ꕚꕴ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꕚꕌ ꕉꕡ ꔤꕢ ꖴꘋꗒ ꕪ.


ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꕞꘋ, ꕉ ꗃꕎ ꗏꗆꗡ ꗳ ꕉ ꔱꔷꕩ ꗷꗺ ꗏ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕚꕌ ꕪꘋ ꖨꕮ ꕮꕴꔒ ꕉ ꗏꔇꘋ. ꘃ, ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꗏꗆꗡ ꕞ ꘃ ꗏ ꕞꘋ, ꕉꖸ ꗃꕎ ꕢꕨꕌ ꖸ ꗏ ꕉꖸ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗱ ꕉꖸ ꔞꘋ ꕮ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꗻꗡꕩ ꕪꘋ ꕮ, ꕉꕌ ꗏꗆ ꕒ ꗱꗡ ꖸ. ꕉꖸꕊ ꕃꕇ ꕞꕌ ꕮ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌꖸꕊ ꕃꕩꕌ ꖸ ꕸꔤ.
ꘀꔤꕮ ꔎꔒꔀꔤ ꕯ ꔞ, ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉ ꕒꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꕪꘋ ꖨꕮ ꕮꕴꔒ ꘈ, ꕉꖷ ꗏ, ꔎꔒꔀ ꕚꕌꔒ ꖷ ꕒ. ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꔤ ꗉ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕚꕌ ꕙꕌ ꖸ ꗏ, ꕉꖸꔧ ꗏꘋ ꔌꘋ ꕢꘋ ꕉꖸ ꕎꕬ ꕞ ꖏꕎ.”
ꘃ, ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕕ ꕮꕊ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕿ ꕚꕌ ꕪꘋ ꔰ. ꕴ ꗪꗡ ꕴꔤ ꖸ ꗛ ꔌꘋ ꗃꖺ ꕞ ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꗏꘋ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꘃ, ꗇꖢ ꖟ ꖇꕱꖨ ꗪ ꕈꘊ ꗱꕞ ꗏꖺ ꕎ ꗪ ꕇꘊ ꖷ ꕸꖃ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕯ ꕉꖸ ꕞ ꕇꘊ ꘋ ꕒꕌ.” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꗏꗆꗡ ꔝ ꕉꖸꔧ ꔻꔤ ꔪꔤ ꕧ ꕪꘋꔕꔀ ꕮ. ꕉꔤ ꕯ ꗇꖢ ꖇꕱꖨꘂ ꗪ ꕈꘊ ꗱꕞꕌ ꔬ, ꕉꕌ ꕪꘋꗒ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗻꗡ ꕢ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ. ꕉꕌ ꗏ ꕪꔤ ꕪꔤ ꕉꕌ ꔇꔀ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꔇꔀ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꔝ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꔰ ꕞꕌ ꗏꘋ ꕉꖸ ꖝ ꕘꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕞ ꗇꖢ ꕪꔤ ꕪꔤꔒ ꗋꗡ ꗻꗡ ꕉ ꕮ, ꕉ ꗋꘋ ꔨ ꕢꕓ ꕞ ꕘꔒ ꕚꘋ ꗱꕞ. ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗏꘋ ꕉꖸ ꗋꘋ ꔨ ꕪꔤ ꕚꕴꖮꘋ ꖇꕱꖨ ꗠꖻꕮ, ꕉꔤ ꗉꖺ ꖷꖬꘂ ꖸ ꗪ ꔔꘋ ꘈꗻꗡ ꖸ ꕮ.


ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔫꔤ, ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꕮ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔱꔷꕩ ꗷꗺ ꗏ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕚꕌ ꕧꕌ ꕭꕞꔷ ꕀꘂ ꕒꕌꖿ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕎꔀ ꕿꕎ ꕔꕌ ꕉꔤ ꗏꗆꗡ ꖸ ꗏ ꘊꘊ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉ ꕧꘋꕡ ꕉꖸ ꕞ, ꕉ ꗻꗡꕩ ꗛꖻꗢ ꕧ ꗱ ꕉ ꗏꔇꘋ ꕉꔤ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꗏꔇꘋ ꗏꖺ ꗪ ꔨ ꖸ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔷꔱꘂ ꕯꕊ. ꘃ ꕒꕡ ꔫꔤ ꗦ, ꗷꗺꗡ ꕞ ꕚꕌ ꔨ ꕶꘋ ꕀꘂ ꕧ. ꕉꖷ ꕀ ꕔꔻꔒꔀ ꗪ ꔨ ꕉ ꖤꖕꕯꕊ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꔱꕩꕌ ꗪ ꔨ ꗓꖺ ꔎꘋ ꕉꖸ ꕞ.
ꕉꖷ ꖬꕒꕌ ꕮ, ꔤꕢ ꕯꕊ ꕉꖸ ꕒꕌ, ꕉ ꗪ ꕚꕌꘂꕯ ꕀꘂ ꕧ. ꘃ, ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗱꗡ ꕚꕌꘂꕯ ꕀꘂ ꕧ, ꕆꔧꕰꕊ ꕘꕌ ꕉꖸ ꕺꖃ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉꗒ, “ꕰꕯ ꘈ ꘃ-ꕴ.” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꔛꔀ ꔳꘂ ꕆꔧꕰꕊ ꕼꕱ ꗱ.
ꘃ ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔫꔤ, ꕉ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕉꖸ ꕒꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕀꔤ ꗻꗫꔤ ꔳ ꕴ ꔝ. ꘋꕬ ꖷ, ꕴ ꕮ ꕆꔧꕰꕊ.”
ꕉꖷ ꔪꗳ ꕞꕌ ꗛꖺ ꔬ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꔧ ꔤ ꕎ ꖷ, ꘃ ꔤ ꕮ ꘋ ꗪ ꕚꕌꘂ ꕀꘂ ꕧ ꘋ ꗪ ꕯ ꔤ ꕒꕌ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕯ.” ꕉꖷ ꔪꗳ ꗃꕎ ꗷꗺꗡ ꗏ, ꕉ ꖴꖕ ꗓꕎ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꕀꘂ ꕧ ꕉ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ ꔤꕢ ꕒꕌ. ꘃ, ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗱꗡ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕪꕌꕮꕊ ꕭꕯꕊ ꕞ, ꕉ ꕆꔧꕰꕊ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꖴꖕ ꗓꕎ ꖤꘉꕰ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꔛꔀ ꔳꘂ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꘋ ꕮ ꕒꕴ ꔂ.”
ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔫꔤ, ꔤꕢ ꔞꕩ ꕉ ꕞ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕸꖃ ꕧꕌ ꔬꕩ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔈ ꖷ ꕩ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꗏꖺ ꘃ? ꔈ ꖷ ꔤ ꔻꕪꕌ?”
ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꔱꔷꕩ ꗷꗺꗡ ꗏ, ꔱꕩꕌ ꗏ ꔬꕩꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꗷꗺꗡ ꗏ, ꕉꕡꕌ ꕒꕿ ꕉꗒ, “ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗪꗡ ꕞ, ꔤ ꕎ ꗋꘋ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ.”


ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕞ ꕀꘂ ꔳꘂ, ꕉꕡ ꕪꘋ ꗓ ꘆꘉꕢꗷ ꕗꕴꔀ ꗏ ꕎ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕪꘋ ꔫꔤ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗓ ꔨ ꘃ ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ, ꕉꕡ ꖴꗷ ꖬꕡ ꕗꕴ ꔫꔤ ꗏ ꔰ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꕯꕊ ꗞ ꕃꕩꔒꔀ ꖸ ꔰ ꕞ ꕉ ꕒꕌ. ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꗂꖺꕎ ꘃ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕉꖸꔧ ꖤꖕ ꕉꕌ ꖃꕮꕊ ꕿꖃꔀ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꕃꘉꔧ ꖤꖕꕎ ꕉ ꕞ, ꕉꖸ ꕒꕴ ꕎ.

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