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1 Na mbụ okwu ahụ dịrịị, okwu ahụ na Chineke nọ, okwu ahụ bụkwa Chineke.
ⲁ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
2 Ya na Chineke nọ site na mbụ.
ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
3 E sitere na ya kee ihe niile, ọ dịghịkwa ihe ọbụla e kere eke nke a na-ekeghị site na ya.
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
4 Nʼime ya ka ndụ dịrịị, ndụ ahụ bụkwa ìhè nye mmadụ niile,
ⲇ̅ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ.
5 ìhè ahụ na-enwu nʼime ọchịchịrị, ma ọchịchịrị ahụ emenyụghị ya.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ.
6 Ọ dị otu nwoke Chineke zitere, aha ya bụ Jọn.
ⲋ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
7 Ọ bịara dị ka onye akaebe ịgba ama banyere ìhè ahụ, ka mmadụ niile site nʼaka ya kwere.
ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
8 Ya onwe ya abụghị ìhè ahụ, ọ bịara naanị ịgba akaebe banyere ìhè ahụ.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
9 Ezi ìhè ahụ nke na-enye mmadụ ọbụla ìhè na-abịa nʼime ụwa.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
10 Ọ bịara nʼụwa, ma ụwa bụ ihe e kere site nʼaka ya, ma ụwa amataghị onye ọ bụ.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
11 Ọ bịakwutere ihe ndị ahụ bụ ndị nke ya, ma ndị ahụ bụ ndị nke ya anabataghị ya.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
12 Ma ndị ahụ niile nabatara ya, ndị ahụ niile kweere nʼaha ya ka o nyere ike ịghọ ụmụ Chineke.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ.
13 Ụmụ a na-amụghị site nʼọbara, maọbụ site na mkpebi nke anụ ahụ, ma ọ bụkwanụ mkpebi nke mmadụ, kama site na Chineke.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
14 Okwu ahụ ghọrọ anụ ahụ birikwa nʼetiti anyị. Anyị ahụla ebube ya, ebube nke onye naanị ya bụ Ọkpara Nna mụrụ, onye si nʼebe Nna nọ bịa, onye jupụtara nʼamara na eziokwu.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 Jọn gbara ama banyere ya mgbe ọ na-eti mkpu na-asị, “Onye a bụ onye ahụ m kwuru banyere ya, ‘Onye na-abịa m nʼazụ dị ukwuu karịa m, nʼihi na o bukwa m ụzọ dịrị.’”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ.
16 Site nʼịba ụba nke amara ya, anyị niile anatala amara a tụkwasịrị nʼamara.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
17 Nʼihi na e nyere iwu site nʼaka Mosis, ma amara na eziokwu bịara site nʼaka Jisọs Kraịst.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18 Ọ dịbeghị onye ọbụla hụrụla Chineke, ma Chineke, onye naanị ya bụ Ọkpara Nna mụrụ. Onye ya na Nna dị na mma, emeela ka anyị mata ya.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.
19 Nke a bụ ịgba ama Jọn mgbe ndị ndu ndị Juu nọ na Jerusalem zipụrụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị ka ha bịa jụọ ya onye ọ bụ?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ.
20 O mechighị ọnụ ya, kama o kwupụtara sị, “Abụghị m Kraịst ahụ.”
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21 Mgbe ahụ ha jụrụ ya sị, “Ị bụkwanụ onye? Ị bụ Ịlaịja?” Ọ zara sị ha, “Abụghị m ya.” “Ị bụ Onye amụma ahụ?” “Mba.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
22 Ha sịrị ya, “Ị bụ onye? Nye anyị ọsịsa anyị ga-eweghachiri ndị zitere anyị. Gịnị ka i kwuru banyere onwe gị?”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ.
23 Ọ sịrị, dịka Aịzaya onye amụma kwuru, “Abụ m onye na-eti mkpu nʼime ọzara, ‘Meenụ ka ụzọ Onyenwe anyị guzozie.’”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ.
24 Ma ndị Farisii ahụ ezitere
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
25 jụrụ ya, sị, “Gịnị mere i ji na-eme baptizim ọ bụrụ na ị bụghị Kraịst maọbụ Ịlaịja, maọbụ onye amụma ahụ?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
26 Jọn zara ha sị, “Eji m mmiri na-eme baptizim, ma ọ dị otu onye nọ nʼetiti unu nke unu na-amaghị.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
27 Onye ahụ nke na-abịa nʼazụ m, onye m na-erughị ịtọpụ eriri akpụkpọụkwụ ya.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩⲓ.
28 Ihe a mere na Betani nʼofe osimiri Jọdan bụ ebe Jọn nọ na-eme baptizim.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
29 Nʼechi ya, ọ hụrụ ka Jisọs na-abịakwute ya sị, “Leekwa, Nwa Atụrụ Chineke, onye na-ebupụ mmehie ụwa.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
30 Ọ bụ onye a ka m kwuru okwu ya mgbe ahụ m sịrị, ‘otu nwoke na-abịa nʼazụ m, onye dị ukwuu karịa m, nʼihi na o bukwa m ụzọ dịrị.’
ⲗ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ.
31 Mụ onwe m amataghị ya, ma a bịara m were mmiri na-eme baptizim nʼihi nke a, ka e kpughee ya nye ndị Izrel.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
32 Mgbe ahụ Jọn gbara ama a sị, “Ahụrụ m ka Mmụọ Nsọ sitere nʼeluigwe rịdata dị ka nduru, nọkwasị ya.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ.
33 Mụ onwe m amabughị ya, ma onye ahụ zitere m ka m jiri mmiri mee baptizim kwuru, ‘Onye ahụ ị ga-ahụ, onye Mmụọ Nsọ ga-ebekwasị, ma nọgidekwa, ọ bụ ya ga-eji Mmụọ Nsọ mee baptizim.’
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
34 Mụ onwe m ahụla ya, na-agbakwa ama na onye a bụ Ọkpara Chineke.”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
35 Nʼechi ya, Jọn na mmadụ abụọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya guzoro nʼebe ahụ ọzọ.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ.
36 Mgbe ọ hụrụ Jisọs ka ọ na-agafe, ọ sịrị, “Leenụ, Nwa Atụrụ Chineke.”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲓⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
37 Mgbe mmadụ abụọ ahụ na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ nke a, ha tụgharịrị soro Jisọs.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
38 Mgbe Jisọs tụgharịrị hụ ka ha na-eso ya, ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị ka unu chọrọ?” Ha sịrị ya, “Rabbi” (nke pụtara “Onye ozizi”), “olee ebe i bi?”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲕϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲱⲛ.
39 Ọ sịrị ha, “Bịanụ, unu ga-ahụ.” Ha sooro ya ga hụ ebe ọ na-anọ. Ha nọnyekwara ya ụbọchị ahụ niile. Ọ bụ nʼihe dị ka elekere anọ nke mgbede.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉ.
40 Otu nʼime mmadụ abụọ ahụ nụrụ ihe Jọn kwuru, nke sooro ya bụ Andru nwanne Saimọn Pita.
ⲙ̅ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
41 Ihe mbụ o mere bụ ịchọta Saimọn nwanne ya sị ya, “Anyị achọtala Mezaya ahụ” (onye a na-akpọkwa Kraịst).
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
42 Ọ kpọtaara ya Jisọs. O lere ya anya sị, “Ị bụ Saimọn nwa Jọn. A ga-akpọ gị Sefas” (nke nsụgharị ya, pụtara Pita).
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
43 Nʼechi ya, o kpebiri ịga Galili. Mgbe ọ hụrụ Filip, ọ sịrị ya, “Soro m.”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
44 Filip bụ onye obodo Betsaida dị ka Andru na Pita.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
45 Filip chọtara Nataniel sị ya, “Anyị achọtala onye ahụ Mosis dere banyere ya nʼiwu, onye ndị amụma dekwara banyere ya, Jisọs onye Nazaret, nwa Josef.”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ.
46 Nataniel sịrị ya, “Ihe ọma ọbụla ọ pụrụ i si na Nazaret pụta?” Ma Filip sịrị ya, “Bịa ka ị hụrụ.”
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ.
47 Mgbe Jisọs hụrụ ka Nataniel na-abịaru ya nso, o kwuru sị, “Leenụ ezi nwa afọ Izrel onye aghụghọ na-adịghị nʼime ya.”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
48 Nataniel sịrị ya, “Olee otu i si mata onye m bụ?” Jisọs sịrị ya, “Tupu Filip akpọ gị, ahụlarị m gị ka ị nọ nʼokpuru osisi fiig.”
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
49 Mgbe ahụ, Nataniel zaghachiri, “Onye ozizi, ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke; ị bụ eze Izrel.”
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
50 Jisọs zara sị ya, “I kwere nʼihi na agwara m gị na ahụrụ m gị nʼokpuru osisi fiig? Ị ga-ahụ ihe dị ukwuu karịa nke a.”
ⲛ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
51 Ọ sịkwara ya, “Nʼezie, nʼezie agwa m unu, unu ga-ahụ eluigwe ka o meghere hụkwa ndị mmụọ ozi Chineke ka ha na-arịgokwuru, ma na-arịdakwuru Nwa nke Mmadụ.”
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏ ⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ