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1 Ngai Polo, mokangami na boloko mpo na Nkolo, nazali kosenga na bino ete botambolaka na lolenge oyo ebongi na bato oyo Nzambe abengi:
ⲁ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
2 bozalaka tango nyonso bato oyo batondi na komikitisa, na boboto mpe na motema molayi; boyikanaka mpiko kati na bolingo,
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
3 bosalaka makasi mpo na kobatela bomoko ya Molimo na nzela ya kimia oyo esangisi bino.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
4 Nzoto ezali se moko, Molimo mpe azali se moko, ndenge kaka Nzambe abenga bino na elikya se moko.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱϩⲙ
5 Nkolo azali se moko, kondima mpe ezali se moko, libatisi mpe ezali se moko.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
6 Nzambe azali se moko, azali mpe Tata ya bato nyonso; aleki bato nyonso, asalaka na nzela ya bato nyonso mpe azali kati na bato nyonso.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
7 Nzokande kati na biso, moto nyonso azwaki ngolu kolanda ndenge Klisto akabolaki.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Yango wana Nzambe alobi: « Tango amataki na likolo, amemaki bakangami mpe apesaki makabo epai na bato. »
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲥⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
9 Nzokande, « amataki na likolo » elingi koloba penza nini? Elingi kaka koloba ete, liboso, akitaki kino na se ya mabele.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
10 Ye oyo akitaki na se ya mabele, ezali kaka Ye wana oyo amataki na likolo koleka Likolo nyonso, mpo ete atondisa mokili mobimba.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
11 Ezali Ye moko Klisto nde akomisaki bamoko bantoma, bamosusu basakoli, bapanzi Sango Malamu, babateli bibwele mpe balakisi,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁϩ
12 mpo na kopesa na basantu makoki ya kokokisa lotomo na bango, na tina ete nzoto ya Klisto etongama malamu.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
13 Boye, biso nyonso tokokoma na bomoko kati na kondima mpe kati na boyebi ya Mwana na Nzambe, mpe tokokoma bato oyo bakembi kolanda ndenge Klisto azali ya kokoka.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
14 Na bongo, tokozala lisusu bana mike te oyo bambonge ebwaki-bwaki lokola bwato, mpe oyo lolenge nyonso ya mateya, ya lokuta mpe ya mayele mabe ya bato epumbwisi na mopepe.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
15 Kasi wana tokolobaka bosolo kati na bolingo, tokokolaka na makambo nyonso kati na Klisto oyo azali moto.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
16 Ezali na nguya na Ye nde nzoto mobimba ekolaka mpe emitongaka kati na bolingo, wana esili kokangana malamu mpe kokoma moko na nzela ya misisa oyo epesaka yango bilei, mpo na kopesa na eteni moko na moko nzela ya kosala mosala na yango na ndenge ekoki.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲛⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲝⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
17 Boye, tala makambo oyo nazali koyebisa bino mpe kobetela sete kati na Nkolo: Botambolaka lisusu te lokola Bapagano oyo balandaka makanisi na bango, oyo ezanga tina.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
18 Pamba te molili ezipi mayele na bango mpe bazali ya kokabwana na bomoi ya sika oyo Nzambe apesaka, mpo ete bazangi boyebi mpe bazali mitema mabanga.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
19 Lokola babungisa bomoto na bango, bamipesaki na makambo ya soni mpo na kosala na lokoso makambo nyonso ya bosoto.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
20 Kasi bino boyekolaki Klisto ndenge wana te,
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
21 soki ya solo ezalaki penza Ye nde boyokaki tango bateyaki bino solo oyo ezali kati na Yesu
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ
22 mpo ete bobwaka etamboli na bino ya kala, etamboli ya bomoto na bino ya kala, oyo ebebaka na nzela ya baposa ya lokuta,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ
23 mpo ete Molimo akomisa mayele mpe makanisi na bino ya sika,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
24 mpe mpo ete bolata bomoto ya sika oyo ekelami kolanda Nzambe, kati na bosembo mpe bosantu ya bosolo.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ
25 Yango wana, tika ete moko na moko kati na bino abwaka lokuta mpe alobaka solo na moninga na ye, pamba te biso nyonso tozali kaka biteni ya nzoto moko.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
26 Soki bosiliki, bosalaka masumu te; kanda na bino esengeli kosila liboso ete pokwa ekoma.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ
27 Bopesaka na Satana nzela te.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
28 Tika ete moyibi ayiba lisusu te, kasi amipesa nde na mosala; mpe tika ete maboko na ye esala na bosembo nyonso mpo ete azwa eloko ya kosunga na yango moto oyo azali kati na bosenga.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱϥⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ
29 Tika ete minoko na bino ebimisaka maloba ya mabe te, kasi bolobaka kaka maloba ya boboto, maloba oyo esungaka bato mosusu na kokola kati na kondima, kolanda bosenga na bango, mpe esalaka bolamu na bato oyo bayokaka yango.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ
30 Boyokisaka Molimo Mosantu ya Nzambe mawa te; pamba te, na nzela ya Molimo yango, Nzambe abetaki bino kashe na Ye mpo na mokolo ya kokangolama.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ
31 Bolimwisaka kati na bino bololo ya mitema, koyinana, kanda, koswana, mafinga mpe lolenge nyonso ya misala mabe.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
32 Botalisanaka boboto, boyokelanaka mawa mpe bolimbisanaka ndenge Nzambe alimbisaki bino kati na Klisto.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ