Kiɖe Tɛɛ Tɔm 13:1-18
13 Abram kʋyɩ Ejipiti ɛjaɖɛ taa nɛ ɛkpa Negɛɛbʋ,+ ɛ nɛ ɛ-halʋ nɛ Lɔɔtɩ, ɛɛkpɛndɩnɩ mbʋ payɩ ɛɛwɛna yɔ.
2 Abram kaawɛnɩ kpɩna kpem, ɛɛwɛnɩ ɖɔɖɔ liidiye nɛ sika sakɩyɛ.+
3 Ɛɛwɛɛ nɛ esiki kizinzikiŋ nɛ ɛlɛɣzɩɣ-ɩ lona ɖɛʋ yɔɔ kpaɣnɩ Negɛɛbʋ nɛ piwolo Betɛɛlɩ, nɛ ɛkɔɔ ɛtalɩ lone nɖɩ ɖɩ-taa eesiɣ e-kizinziku Betɛɛlɩ nɛ Ayi+ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ,
4 ɖenɖe ɛɛma altaaru nakʋyʋ yɔ. Nɛ Abram sa* Yehowa hɩɖɛ peeɖe.
5 Lɔɔtɩ weyi ɛ nɛ Abram pɔɖɔŋaɣ nʋmɔʋ yɔ, ɛlɛ kɔɔ ɖɔɖɔ nɛ ɛwɛɛnɩ heŋ, naŋ nɛ kizinzikiŋ.
6 Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, ɖenɖe paawɛɛ yɔ, tɛtʋ taawalɩ se pa-tɩŋa pacaɣ ɖoli kʋɖʋm; pa-ñɩm kaaɖɔ kpem nɛ pɩtaatasɩɣ sam se pɛkpɛndɩ nɛ pɛwɛɛ lone kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ taa.
7 Mbʋ yebina nɛ you lɩɩ Abram ninɖiɣyaa nɛ Lɔɔtɩ ninɖiɣyaa pɛ-hɛkʋ taa. (Pʋbʋ taa lɛ, Kanaŋ mba nɛ Perizi mba paawɛ ɛjaɖɛ taa.)+
8 Pʋyɔɔ Abram heyi Lɔɔtɩ+ se: «Mentendi-ŋ, pɩtɩmʋna se you ɛwɛɛ ma nɛ ŋ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa, yaa me-ninɖiɣyaa nɛ ñe-ninɖiɣyaa pɛ-hɛkʋ taa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɖɩkɛ koobiya.
9 Pɩtɩkɛ tɛtʋ lɛ ñɛ-ɛsɩndaa wamm yaa we? Mentendi-ŋ ɖiposini ɖama. Ye ŋɖɛnɩ nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ mɛnɖɛɛnɩ nesi kɩbanzɩ yɔɔ; ɛlɛ ye ŋɖɛnɩ nesi kɩbanzɩ yɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ mɛnɖɛɛnɩ nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ.»
10 Peeɖe Lɔɔtɩ kpazɩ ɛ-ɛsa nɛ ɛna se kpaɣnɩ Yɔɔrdaŋ egeetiye kpeekpe+ nɛ piwolo pɩtalɩ ɖooo Zowaarɩ,+ pɩɩkɛ lone nɖɩ ɖiniɣdi camɩyɛ yɔ, ɖɩɩwɛ ɛzɩ Yehowa kaɖaɣ+ yɔ, ɛzɩ Ejipiti ɛjaɖɛ yɔ (pʋbʋ taa lɛ, Yehowa tɩɖɩzɩtɩ Sodom nɛ Gomɔɔrɩ).
11 Nɛ Lɔɔtɩ lɩzɩ Yɔɔrdaŋ egeetiye kpeekpe, nɛ ɛkpɛzɩ e-kizinzikiŋ nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ɛcaɣ wɩsɩ ɖɩlɩyɛ taa. Nɛ pɩla se poposini ɖama.
12 Abram caɣ Kanaŋ ɛjaɖɛ taa, ɛlɛ Lɔɔtɩ ñacaɣ tɛtʋ ndɩ ndɩ ndʋ tɩwɛ Yɔɔrdaŋ egeetiye taa yɔ tɩ-hɛkʋ taa.+ Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Lɔɔtɩ wolo nɛ esiɣ e-kizinziku Sodom cɔlɔ.
13 Ŋgʋ Sodom ɛyaa kaakɛ kañatʋ tɩnaa, kɩdɛkɛdɩm laɖaa sɔsaa Yehowa ɛsɩndaa.+
14 Lɔɔtɩ nɛ Abram pɛtɛm ɖama posinuu lɛ, Yehowa heyi Abram se: «Mentendi-ŋ, kpazɩ ñɛ-ɛsa nɛ ŋcɔnɩ hayo kiŋ nɛ hadɛ kiŋ, wɩsɩ ɖɩlɩyɛ taa nɛ wɩsɩ ɖɩɖʋyɛ taa,
15 mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛjaɖɛ nɖɩ ŋnaɣ yɔ, mankaɣ ɖi-kpeekpe cɛlʋʋ ña nɛ ña-lʋlʋʋ taa mba* se pɩkɛ mɩ-ñɩm tam.+
16 Nɛ mankaɣ labʋ nɛ ña-lʋlʋʋ taa mba* ɖɔɔ ɛzɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ kañɩŋa pee yɔ, nɛ ye nɔɔyʋ ɛpɩzɩɣ se ɛkalɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ kañɩŋa pee yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ pakaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ pakalɩ ña-lʋlʋʋ taa mba.*+
17 Kʋyɩ nɛ ŋɖɔ nɛ ŋna ɛjaɖɛ ɖaɣlɩkɩŋ nɛ ɖɩ-walanzɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ña mankaɣ-ɖɩ cɛlʋʋ.»
18 Nɛ Abram wɛɛ nɛ ɛcakɩ kizinzikiŋ tɛɛ. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ewolo nɛ ɛcaɣ Mamɩree+ tɩŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi ɩwɛ Ebrɔŋ+ yɔ ɩ-cɔlɔ, nɛ ɛma Yehowa altaaru peeɖe.+
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
^ Piye piye, «yaa.»
^ Piye piye, «ña nɛ ño-ɖomaɣ.»
^ Piye piye, «ño-ɖomaɣ.»
^ Piye piye, «ño-ɖomaɣ.»