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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲱ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲩⲗⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
Ezigbo enyi m Tiofilọs, nʼakwụkwọ m nke mbụ m dere gị banyere ihe niile Jisọs malitere ime nakwa ikuzi,
2 ⲃ̅ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
ruo nʼụbọchị e mere ka ọ laghachi nʼeluigwe mgbe o sitere nʼike Mmụọ nsọ nyesịa ndị na-eso ụzọ ya iwu, bụ ndị ọ họpụtara.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Mgbe ọ hụsịrị ahụhụ nke ọnwụ, o gosiri ha onwe ya nʼụzọ dị iche iche nʼebe o doro anya na ya dị ndụ. O mere ka ha hụ ya anya nʼime iri ụbọchị anọ, na-akụziri ha banyere alaeze Chineke.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ.
Nʼotu oge, ọ nọnyeere ha na nri, o nyere ha iwu a, “Unu esila na Jerusalem pụọ, kama cherenụ nkwa nke Nna m, nke unu nụrụ site nʼọnụ m.
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
Nʼihi na Jọn jiri mmiri mee unu baptizim, ma nʼoge na-adịghị anya, a ga-eji Mmụọ Nsọ mee unu baptizim.”
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
Mgbe ha gbakọrọ, ha jụrụ ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ bụ ugbu a ka i ga-enyeghachi Izrel alaeze ahụ?”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
Ma ọ sịrị ha, “Ọ bụghị ọrụ unu ịmata oge na mgbe Nna m na-akwado ihe o zubere ime nʼikike nke onwe ya.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
Ma mgbe Mmụọ Nsọ bịakwasịrị unu, unu ga-anata ike. Mgbe ahụ, unu ga-agbara m ama na Jerusalem, na Judịa niile ya na Sameria ruokwa ebe niile ụwa sọtụrụ.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ.
Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, e weliri ya elu mgbe ha na-ele anya, igwe ojii kpuchikwara ya, zopu ya nʼanya ha.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲓⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ.
Mgbe ha na-elegidesi anya ike nʼeluigwe dịka ọ na-ala, na mberede, ụmụ nwoke abụọ yi uwe ọcha guzooro ha nso.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
Ha sịrị, “Ndị ikom Galili, gịnị mere unu jiri guzoro ebe a na-ele anya nʼeluigwe? Jisọs a onye e sitere nʼetiti unu kpọrọ laa nʼeluigwe ga-alọghachikwa otu ahụ unu si hụ ya o siri laa nʼeluigwe.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ.
Ha sitere nʼUgwu a na-akpọ Oliv nke dị Jerusalem nso, njem nke otu ụbọchị izuike, laghachi na Jerusalem.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ Ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.
Mgbe ha batara nʼobodo, ha rigoro nʼime ụlọ ahụ dị nʼụlọ elu, ebe ha na-anọ. Ndị a bụ ndị nọ nʼụlọ ahụ: Pita, Jọn, Jemis na Andru, Filip na Tọmọs, Batalomi na Matiu, Jemis nwa Alfiọs, Saimọn onye a na-akpọ Zilọt na Judas nwa Jemis.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
Ndị a niile ji otu obi nọgidesie ike nʼekpere. Ndị sonyere ha bụ ụfọdụ ndị inyom na Meri nne Jisọs, na ụmụnna ya.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣⲣ̅ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ.
Nʼoge ahụ, Pita bilitere nʼetiti ndị kwere ekwe ọnụọgụgụ ha dị ihe dị ka narị na iri abụọ, sị,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
“Ụmụnna m, ọ dị mkpa ka ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ mezuo banyere Judas onye duuru ndị jidere Jisọs bịa. Mmụọ Nsọ kwuru na nke a ga-eme mgbe o sitere nʼọnụ Devid kwuo okwu nʼoge gara aga.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
Ọ bụ otu nʼime anyị. O nwere oke nʼime ọrụ a.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Ego ọ natara nʼihi ọrụ ọjọọ ya ka o jiri zụọ ala. Nʼala ahụ ka ọ dara sụọ isi nʼala, afọ ya etipuo, eriri afọ ya awụsịakwa.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲭⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ.
Ndị niile bi na Jerusalem nụrụ akụkọ banyere ya. Nʼihi ya, ha kpọrọ ala ahụ nʼasụsụ ha Akeldama, nke pụtara Ala Ọbara.
20 ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲧⲥ.
Pita sịrị, “Nʼihi na e dere ya nʼakwụkwọ Abụ Ọma: “‘Ka ebe obibi ya tọgbọrọ nʼefu, ka mmadụ ọbụla gharakwa ibi nʼime ya,’ na, “‘Ka onye ọzọ nọchiekwa ọnọdụ ya ka onyeisi.’
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
Ya mere, otu onye nʼime ndị anyị na ha nọ nʼoge niile Onyenwe anyị Jisọs nọ nʼetiti anyị,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
bido nʼoge Jọn na-eme baptizim ruo nʼụbọchị Jisọs si nʼetiti anyị rigoro nʼeluigwe. Otu onye nʼime ndị a ga-eso anyị bụrụ onye akaebe nke mbilite nʼọnwụ ya.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ.
Ya mere, ha họpụtara mmadụ abụọ, Josef onye a na-akpọ Basabas (aha ya ọzọ bụkwa Jọstus) na Mataias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
Ha kpere ekpere sị, “Onyenwe anyị, ị maara obi mmadụ niile. Gosi anyị onye ị họpụtara nʼime mmadụ abụọ ndị a.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ.
Ka ọ bụrụ onyeozi na onyendu nke ga-anọchi anya Judas onye nke hapụrụ ma gawa ebe o kwesiri ka ọ gaa.”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
Ha fere ha nza. Nza ahụ makwara Mataias, ha gụnyere ya dị ka otu nʼime ndị ozi iri na otu ahụ.