Sisaala, Tumulung - 1984 Edition (Drama NT)

©Ghana Institute of Linguistics Literacy and Bible Translation 1984, 2014

Ka dɩ Wɩa-na ŋaa dʋnɩa, wɩɩ-la fa hɛ nɩmɛ nɛ, ʋ fa hɛ Wɩa teeŋ nɛ. Ʋ dɩ Wɩa kala fa ŋaa kʋbala nɛ. Bumbuŋ kala nɛ ʋ fa hɛ Wɩa teeŋ.
Ʋ lɛ nɛ Wɩa to a ta kʋŋkala. Kʋŋkala tuo a hɛ dʋnɩa lɛ, dɩ ʋ dee bɩ ta. Wɩɩ-la fa weye nɛ a kɛŋ pʋlʋmʋŋ kaa kʋ pɩ nɩaa. Pʋlʋŋ-la chaanɛ birimiŋ tʋɔŋ, biriŋ-la bɩ pʋlʋŋ-la wuo tɔ.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Wɩa tɩŋ ʋ tɩndaarʋ kʋbala baa yɩrɛ Jɔɔŋ. Ʋ nɛ kɔ dɩ ʋ bʋl pʋlʋŋ-la wɩaa pɩ nɩaa. Ʋ ŋaa ŋɩɩ dɩ nʋʋkala wuo nɩɩ a to ʋ lɛ a laa pʋlʋŋ-la wɩaa dii. Jɔɔŋ fa dee bɩ pʋlʋŋ-la ŋaa, ama ʋ ta kɔ dɩ ʋ bʋl pʋlʋŋ-la wɩaa nɛ a pɩ nɩaa.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ pʋlʋŋ-la tɩtɩa kʋ tuu dʋnɩa dɩ ʋ chaana hɛ nʋʋkala lɛ. Ʋ fa hɛ dʋnɩa-la lɛ Wɩa sɩ to ʋ lɛ ta nɛ, ama dʋnɩa nɩaa bɩ ʋ jɩŋ. Ʋ kɔ ʋ tɩtɩa jáŋ, ama ʋ jáŋ nɩaa bɩ ʋ laa. Ama nɩaa dɔnsʋŋ-na laaʋ, a laa ʋ wɩaa dii. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ʋ pɩba wombiiŋ dɩ ba wuo ŋaa Wɩa biiriŋ. Nɩaa deemba bɩ naga baala sɩ jɩŋ ʋ haala ba lʋl biiriŋ ŋɩɩ nɛ. Wɩa tɩtɩa nɛ ŋaa ba Nyɩmma.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ wɩɩ-la bɩrɩmɛ nuhuobiine a kʋ hɛ la tʋɔŋ. Ʋ fa hɛ la teeŋ a fɩfá la nenige woruŋ, a kɛŋ wʋtɩtɩɩ. La na ʋ tʋla. Tʋla deeŋ ʋ Nyɩmma Wɩa nɛ joŋo pʋ, arɩ ʋ nɛ ŋaa ʋ Bie kala. Jɔɔŋ bʋl ʋ wɩaa pɩla. Wɩalɩŋ ʋ sɩ heele bʋl nɛ ŋ-la: “Nɩɩ-la sɩ jaŋ to mɩ harɩŋ kɔ, ʋ nɛ kɩɩmɛ, bɛɛ wɩaa ʋ hɛ nɩmɛ nɛ ka ba-na lʋlmɛ.” Kʋ-la kala ʋ sɩ kɛnɛ, la ma na kpaalɩŋ ʋ tʋɔŋ nɛ. Ʋ yie fá la nenige aa pɛ la lɛ bʋa na-kala. Wɩa to Mosis lɛ nɛ a bil wombie-la sɩ maga la tuto pɩla. Ama Yesu Kirisito lɛ nɛ Wɩa to a fá la nenige, a dagɛla wʋtɩtɩɩ. Nʋʋkala ha bɩ Wɩa na. Ʋ dɩ ʋ Bii-bala-la sɩ ŋaa kʋbala a hɔŋ ʋ sɛmɛ nɛ dagɛla ʋ wɩaa.


Juu tɩŋŋaa fa sɩ hɛ Jerusalɛm lɛ tɩŋ Wɩɩsʋllɩ sɩpaalaaraa arɩ Levi doho nɩaa, ba kɔ Jɔɔŋ teeŋ a pɩɛsʋ, “Kʋbɛɛ nɛ ŋ ŋaa?” Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jɔɔŋ bɩ wɩaa nyɩa aŋ chaasa bʋl arɩ ʋ dee Kirisito, nɩɩ-la Wɩa sɩ lɩɩsa.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba bɩra pɩɛsʋ, “Kʋbɛɛ nɛ saa ŋ ŋaa? Ŋ nɛ ŋaa Ɩlaaja?”
Ʋ bʋl, “Mɩ dee.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba bɩra pɩɛsʋ, “Ŋ nɛ ŋaa Wɩa wʋlaabʋllʋ-la la sɩɩ gbɛrʋ?”
Ʋ bɩra bʋl, “Aɩ.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba bɩra pɩɛsʋ, “Kʋbɛɛ nɛ saa ŋ ŋaa? Ʋ maga dɩ ŋ dagɛla, dɩ la mʋ bʋla pɩ nɩalɩŋ sɩ tɩnla. Wʋbɛɛ nɛ ŋ bʋl a tɩgɛ ŋ tɩtɩa lɛ?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jɔɔŋ bʋl, “Mɩ nɛ ŋaa yikoro-la sɩ hɛ tintee-hɩlɩŋ lɛ a heelee bʋl, ‘Má wasɛ wombiiŋ dɩ ʋ tʋʋlɛ a pɩ La Tɩɩna.’ Ŋ-la nɛ Wɩa wʋlaabʋlla Azaaya fa bʋl dɩ ma ŋaa.”
Nɩalɩŋ fa sɩ kʋ pɩɛsɛ Jɔɔŋ wɩaa deemba, Farisii tɩŋŋaa nɛ fa tɩmba. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba bɩra pɩɛsɛ Jɔɔŋ, “Ŋ dee bɩ Kirisito ŋaa, Nɩɩ-la Wɩa sɩ lɩɩsa, ŋ dee bɩ Ɩlaaja ma ŋaa, ŋ bɩra bɩ Wɩa wʋlaabʋllʋ ma ŋaa. Bɛɛ nɛ saa tɩɩ ŋ fufo nɩaa Wɩɩchʋɔlɛ lɩɩŋ?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jɔɔŋ bʋl, “Mɩ sɩɩ fo nɩaa Wɩɩchʋɔlɛ lɩɩŋ, lɩɩŋ dʋndʋŋa nɛ mɩ kaa fufoba, ama nʋʋ dɔŋ nɛ hɛ ma tʋɔŋ, ka ma bɩ ʋ jɩŋ. Ʋ nɛ to mɩ harɩŋ kɔ. Mɩ paala bɩ maga dɩ mɩ kɛŋ ʋ nɛntɛŋŋɛɛ ŋmɛsɩŋ ma kaa puri.”
Ba pɩɛsɛ Jɔɔŋ wɩaa deemba kala Bɛtanɩ lɛ nɛ, Jɔdaŋ fuo-la sɛmɛ dɔŋɔ, lee-la Jɔɔŋ fa sɩɩ fo nɩaa Wɩɩchʋɔlɛ lɩɩŋ.

Ʋ taŋ sɩ pʋla, Jɔɔŋ na Yesu dɩ ʋ tʋʋlʋ kʋkɔ. Ʋ bʋl, “Má bee na, Wɩa Pie-bie-la nɛ ŋɩɩ. Ʋ nɛ laa dʋnɩa wʋbɔŋŋɔɔ ta. Baala deeŋ wɩaa nɛ mɩ faa bʋl ŋɩɩ, arɩ nʋʋ nɛ jaŋ kɔ mɩ harɩŋ. Ʋ nɛ kɩɩmɛ, ʋ hɛ nɩmɛ nɛ ka ba-na lʋlmɛ. Mɩ fa bɩ jɩŋ nɩɩ-la kala ʋ sɩ ŋaa. Ama mɩ ta kʋ fufo nɩaa Wɩɩchʋɔlɛ lɩɩŋ nɛ, dɩ Iziral tɩŋŋaa kʋ jɩmʋ.” Wɩalɩŋ Jɔɔŋ sɩ bʋla pɩ nɩaa a tɩgɛ ʋ lɛ nɛ ŋ-la: “Mɩ na Wɩa Dɩŋ-zɔmʋŋ dɩ ʋ lɩɩ wɩa-nyuŋ a nagɛ kokomo, a kʋ tuu togili ʋ lɛ. Mɩ ma tɩtɩa fa bɩ ʋ jɩŋ. Ama Wɩa sɩ tɩmmɛ dɩ mɩ fo nɩaa Wɩɩchʋɔlɛ lɩɩŋ, ʋ nɛ bʋla pɩmɛ, ‘Ŋ jaŋ na mɩ Dɩŋ-zɔmʋŋ dɩ ʋ kʋ tuu a hɛ nʋʋ lɛ, tɩɩna nɛ jaŋ joŋ mɩ Dɩŋ-zɔŋ-la a hɛ nɩaa lɛ.’ ” Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jɔɔŋ bɩra bʋl, “Mɩ sɛnɛ naʋ nɛ, a bʋlaa pɩma arɩ ʋ nɛ ŋaa Wɩa Bie.”

Ʋ taŋ sɩ pʋla, Jɔɔŋ arɩ ʋ harɩ-tooroo balɩa bɩra chɩŋ lee-la, a na Yesu dɩ ʋʋ bal. Jɔɔŋ sɩ naʋ dɩ ʋʋ bal, ŋɩɩ nɛ ʋ bʋl, “Má bee na, Wɩa Pie-bie-la nɛ ŋ-la.”
Ʋ harɩ-tooro-la balɩa nɩɩ ʋ sɩ bʋl wɩɩŋ deeŋ a to Yesu harɩŋ. Yesu mɩɩra daasɛ, dɩ baa to ʋ harɩŋ. Ʋ pɩɛsɛba, “Bɛɛ kʋŋ nɛ maa chɛ?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba ma pɩɛsʋ, “La kʋhɩaŋ, nɩɩ lɛ nɛ ŋ jʋjʋʋ?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Yesu bʋla pɩba, “Má kʋ na lee-la mɩ sɩɩ jʋʋ.” Ba to ʋ harɩŋ a mʋ na lee-la ʋ sɩɩ jʋʋ. Bʋa-la lɛ ŋaa dɩdaanɩŋ nɛ. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba hɛ ʋ teeŋ wɩɩ-kaanɩŋ tiire jʋʋ.
Nɩalɩŋ balɩa fa sɩ nɩɩ wɩɩ-la Jɔɔŋ sɩ bʋla a to Yesu harɩŋ, dɔŋɔ yɩrɩŋ nɛ Anduru. Ʋ fa ŋaa Saamɔŋ Pɩɩta ŋaana nɛ. Ŋɩɩ nɛ Anduru ma chɛ ʋ malɩma Saamɔŋ leriŋ, a bʋla pʋ, “La na Kirisito nɛ, nɩɩ-la Wɩa sɩ lɩɩsa.” Ʋ kɛŋ Saamɔŋ kaa kɔ Yesu teeŋ.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Yesu benu aŋ bʋla pʋ, “Ŋ nɛ Jɔɔŋ bie Saamɔŋ. Ama lɛɛlɛ ba jaŋ yɩyɩrɩŋ Sefas.” Sefas arɩ Pɩɩta fa ŋaa yɩrɩ-bala nɛ, ʋ bʋbʋɔŋ nɛ bʋŋ.

Ʋ taŋ sɩ pʋla, Yesu sii dɩ ʋ mʋ Galilii tinteeŋ. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ʋ na Fɩlɩp a bʋla pʋ, “Kʋ to mɩ harɩŋ.” Ŋɩɩ nɛ Fɩlɩp to ʋ harɩŋ. Fɩlɩp fa lɩɩ Bɛtɩsaada nɛ, taŋ-la Anduru arɩ Pɩɩta ma sɩ lɩa. Ŋɩɩ nɛ Fɩlɩp na Natanɩal a bʋla pʋ, “Nɩɩ-la wɩaa Mosis fa sɩ ŋmʋnsa wombie-la Wɩa sɩ bile dɩ la tuto tʋɔŋ, la naʋ nɛ. Wɩa wʋlaabʋllaa ma fa bʋl ʋ wɩaa nɛ. Ʋ nɛ Yesu, Josɛf nanʋala a lɩɩ Nazarɛt.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Natanɩal pɩɛsʋ, “Ŋ ha na kʋzɔŋ dɩ ʋ lɩɩ taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Nazarɛt?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Fɩlɩp bʋla pʋ, “Kʋ na.”
Yesu sɩ na Natanɩal dɩ ʋʋ kɔ ʋ teeŋ, ʋ bʋl, “Nɩa deeŋ ŋaa Iziral tɩɩna tɩtɩɩ nɛ. Ʋ kɛŋ wʋtɩtɩɩ.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Natanɩal pɩɛsʋ, “Ɛɛ nɛ ŋ ŋaa jɩmmɛ?”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Yesu bʋla pʋ, “Mɩ naŋ nɛ ŋ sɩ hɔŋ tutogo bʋbʋɔŋ, ka Fɩlɩp-na yɩrɩŋ.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Natanɩal bʋla pʋ, “Kʋhɩaŋ, ŋ nɛ ŋaa Wɩa Bie. Ŋ nɛ ŋaa Iziral tɩŋŋaa kuoro ma.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Yesu pɩɛsʋ, “Mɩ sɩ bʋla arɩ mɩ naŋ dɩ ŋ hɔŋ tutogo bʋbʋɔŋ nɛ tɩɩ, ŋ laa mɩ wɩaa dii koo? Ŋ jaŋ na wʋkpuŋkperisiŋ a kɩɩ ŋ-la.” Ŋɩɩ nɛ Yesu bʋla pʋ, “Wʋtɩtɩɩ nɛ mɩ bʋlaa pɩŋ, ma jaŋ na wɩa-nyuŋ dɩ ʋ suro, dɩ Wɩa tɩndaaraa lɩɩ nɩmɛ a kʋʋ tuu mɩ-na Nuhuobiine Bie teeŋ, aŋ mɩɩra jɩjɩl.”

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