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2 Agbɛnɛ, nakai gbii lɛ amli lɛ, Kaisare Augusto fã akɛ aŋma shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ bii lɛ fɛɛ agbɛ́ii. 2 (Klɛŋklɛŋ gbɛ́iŋmaa nɛɛ tee nɔ be ni Kirenio ji Siria amralo lɛ.) 3 Ni mɛi fɛɛ tee koni amɛyaŋma amɛgbɛ́ii, mɔ fɛɛ mɔ tee lɛ diɛŋtsɛ emaŋ. 4 Anɔkwa, Yosef+ hu jɛ Nazaret maŋ lɛ mli yɛ Galilea, ni ekwɔ kɛtee Yudea, ni akɛni ejɛ David shĩa lɛ kɛ eweku lɛ mli hewɔ lɛ, etee David maŋ ni atsɛɔ lɛ Betlehem+ lɛ mli. 5 Etee koni aŋma lɛ kɛ Maria, mɔ ni ayabi eshi+ ahã lɛ ni ekɛ lɛ ebote gbalashihilɛ mli agbɛnɛ lɛ agbɛ́ii, no mli lɛ eshwɛ fioo ni Maria baafɔ.+ 6 Be ni amɛyɔɔ jɛmɛ lɛ, efɔmɔ be shɛ. 7 Ni efɔ ebinuu lɛ, ekromɔbi lɛ,+ ni ekɛ mamai bala ehe ni ekɛ lɛ fɔ̃ nɔ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ mli lɛ mli,+ ejaakɛ amɛnáaa tsũ yɛ gbɔiatoohe lɛ.
8 Tookwɛlɔi komɛi hu eshi amɛshĩa amɛyahi ŋa nɔ yɛ nakai kpokpaa lɛ nɔ nɔŋŋ, ni amɛmiibu amɛtookui ahe nyɔɔŋ. 9 Trukaa lɛ, Yehowa* bɔfo ko badamɔ amɛhiɛ, ni Yehowa* anunyam kpɛ kɛbɔle amɛ, ni amɛshe gbeyei naakpa. 10 Shi ŋwɛibɔfo lɛ kɛɛ amɛ akɛ: “Nyɛkashea gbeyei, ejaakɛ naa! miba koni mibajaje sane kpakpa ni baahã mɛi fɛɛ aná miishɛɛ babaoo matsɔɔ nyɛ. 11 Ejaakɛ ŋmɛnɛ lɛ afɔ yiwalaherelɔ ko,+ ni ji Kristo, Nuŋtsɔ lɛ,+ yɛ David maŋ+ lɛ mli ahã nyɛ. 12 Ni enɛ afee okadi ahã nyɛ: Nyɛbaana abifao ni akɛ mamai ebala ehe ni ekã nɔ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ mli lɛ mli.” 13 Trukaa lɛ, ŋwɛi asraafoi babaoo ko bafata ŋwɛibɔfo lɛ he,+ ni amɛjie Nyɔŋmɔ yi amɛkɛɛ: 14 “Anunyam ahã Nyɔŋmɔ yɛ ŋwɛi flooflo, ni toiŋjɔlɛ ahi mɛi ni yɔɔ ehiɛ dromɔ lɛ* ateŋ yɛ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ.”
15 Ni be ni ŋwɛibɔfoi lɛ shi amɛ kɛtee ŋwɛi lɛ, tookwɛlɔi lɛ kɛɛkɛɛ amɛhe akɛ: “Bɔ fɛɛ bɔ ni fee lɛ, nyɛhãa wɔyaa Betlehem ni wɔyakwɛa nɔ ni etee nɔ ni Yehowa* ehã wɔle nɛɛ.” 16 Ni amɛtee oya nɔŋŋ ni amɛyana Maria kɛ Yosef fɛɛ, kɛ abifao lɛ ni ekã nɔ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ mli lɛ mli. 17 Be ni amɛna enɛ lɛ, amɛhã ale sane ni agba amɛ yɛ gbekɛ lɛ he lɛ. 18 Ni mɛi fɛɛ ni nu lɛ anaa kpɛ amɛhe yɛ nibii ni tookwɛlɔi lɛ gba amɛ lɛ hewɔ, 19 shi Maria kɛ wiemɔi nɛɛ fɛɛ to etsui mli, ni ejwɛŋɔ nɔ kɛmuɔ saji anaa.+ 20 Ni tookwɛlɔi lɛ ku amɛsɛɛ ni amɛmiiwo Nyɔŋmɔ hiɛ nyam ni amɛmiijie eyi yɛ nibii fɛɛ ni amɛnu ni amɛna lɛ hewɔ, tamɔ bɔ pɛ ni agba amɛ lɛ.
21 Gbii kpaanyɔ sɛɛ, be ni be shɛ ni abaafo lɛ ketia lɛ,+ awo lɛ gbɛ́i akɛ Yesu, gbɛ́i ni ŋwɛibɔfo lɛ kɛhã dani aŋɔ lɛ hɔ lɛ.+
22 Agbɛnɛ hu, be ni be ni abaafee amɛ krɔŋkrɔŋ yɛ Mose Mla lɛ naa lɛ shɛ lɛ,+ amɛkɛ lɛ kwɔ kɛtee Yerusalem koni amɛkɛ lɛ ayatsɔɔ Yehowa* 23 tamɔ bɔ ni aŋma yɛ Yehowa* Mla lɛ mli lɛ akɛ: “Kromɔbi fɛɛ kromɔbi ni ji nuu* lɛ, esa akɛ afee lɛ krɔŋkrɔŋ ahã Yehowa.”*+ 24 Ni amɛkɛ afɔle lɛ hã tamɔ bɔ ni awie yɛ Yehowa* Mla lɛ mli lɛ akɛ: “ŋa mli okpoi enyɔ loo shĩa okpoi bibii enyɔ.”+
25 Ni naa! nuu ko yɛ Yerusalem ni atsɛɔ lɛ Simeon, ni nuu nɛɛ, jalɔ ji lɛ ni esheɔ Nyɔŋmɔ gbeyei, ni eemɛ Israel miishɛjemɔ lɛ,+ ni mumɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ yɛ enɔ. 26 Agbɛnɛ hu, Nyɔŋmɔ etsɔ mumɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛ nɔ ejie kpo etsɔɔ lɛ akɛ egboŋ, ja ena Kristo lɛ, mɔ ni Yehowa* etsu lɛ lɛ dã. 27 Agbɛnɛ, yɛ mumɔ lɛ hewalɛ naa lɛ, eba sɔlemɔ shĩa lɛ, ni be ni gbekɛ Yesu lɛ fɔlɔi kɛ lɛ ba mli koni amɛbafee kusum ni Mla lɛ biɔ ni amɛfee amɛhã lɛ lɛ,+ 28 ehe gbekɛ lɛ efɔ̃ ekpɔkɔiaŋ ni ejie Nyɔŋmɔ yi ni ekɛɛ: 29 “Agbɛnɛ, Nuŋtsɔ Ofe, oohã onyɔŋ lɛ aya yɛ toiŋjɔlɛ mli,+ tamɔ bɔ ni ojaje lɛ, 30 ejaakɛ mihiŋmɛii ena gbɛ ni obaatsɔ nɔ ohere yiwala+ 31 ni osaa oto yɛ majimaji fɛɛ ahiɛ lɛ,+ 32 la+ ni akɛbaajie jeŋmaji+ lɛ ahiɛhaanɔ lɛ kɛya lɛ, ni eji omaŋ Israel anunyam.” 33 Ni gbekɛ lɛ papa kɛ emami anaa kpɛ amɛhe waa yɛ nibii ni awieɔ yɛ ehe lɛ hewɔ. 34 Agbɛnɛ hu, Simeon jɔɔ amɛ, ni ekɛɛ Maria, gbekɛ lɛ mami lɛ akɛ: “Naa! Ahala gbekɛ nɛɛ kɛhã mɛi babaoo ashigbeemɔ+ kɛ amɛshitee ekoŋŋ yɛ Israel,+ kɛ agbɛnɛ hu, akɛ okadi ni abaawie ashi+ 35 (lɛɛlɛŋ, akɛ klante kakadaŋŋ baagbu omli*),+ bɔ ni afee ni ajie mɛi pii atsuiiaŋ susumɔi kpo.”
36 Agbɛnɛ, gbalɔ yoo ko yɛ jɛmɛ ni atsɛɔ lɛ Hana, eji Fanuel biyoo, ni ejɛ Asher weku lɛ mli. Yoo nɛɛ egbɔ, ni ekɛ ewu hi shi afii kpawo yɛ amɛgbalamlibotemɔ sɛɛ,* 37 ni eji yoo okulafo ni eye afii 84. Ebaa sɔlemɔ shĩa lɛ daa, ni ekɛ sɔɔmɔ krɔŋŋ hãa jenamɔ kɛ jetsɛremɔ, ni ehiɔ ŋmaa ni esɔleɔ kɛ hiɛdɔɔ. 38 Nakai ŋmɛlɛtswaa lɛ nɔ nɔŋŋ lɛ, etsi ebɛŋkɛ ni ebɔi Nyɔŋmɔ shidaa, ni ewie gbekɛ lɛ he etsɔɔ mɛi fɛɛ ni miimɛ Yerusalem kpɔmɔ lɛ.+
39 No hewɔ lɛ, be ni amɛfee nibii fɛɛ ni Yehowa* Mla lɛ biɔ lɛ amɛgbe naa lɛ,+ amɛku sɛɛ amɛtee amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛmaŋ Nazaret+ yɛ Galilea. 40 Ni gbekɛ lɛ tee nɔ eda ni ehe wa, ni eyi obɔ kɛ hiɛshikamɔ, ni Nyɔŋmɔ dromɔ tee nɔ ehi enɔ.+
41 Agbɛnɛ, daa afi lɛ efɔlɔi yaa Yerusalem amɛyayeɔ Hehoo gbi jurɔ lɛ.+ 42 Ni be ni eye afii 12 lɛ, amɛkwɔ kɛtee, tamɔ bɔ ni gbijurɔyeli lɛ kusum lɛ ji lɛ.+ 43 Be ni gbijurɔyeli gbii lɛ ba naagbee ni amɛmiiku amɛsɛɛ lɛ, gbekɛ nuu Yesu lɛ hi shi yɛ sɛɛ yɛ Yerusalem, ni efɔlɔi lɛ yɔseee. 44 Akɛni amɛsusu akɛ efutu mɛi ni efee ekome kɛfãa gbɛ lɛ hewɔ lɛ, amɛnyiɛ gbi kome gbɛ jekɛmɔ ni no sɛɛ lɛ, amɛbɔi lɛ taomɔ yɛ wekumɛi kɛ mɛi ni amɛle lɛ ateŋ. 45 Shi be ni amɛnaaa lɛ lɛ, amɛku amɛsɛɛ kɛtee Yerusalem, ni amɛyatao lɛ fitsofitso. 46 Anɔkwa, gbii etɛ sɛɛ lɛ, amɛyana lɛ yɛ sɔlemɔ shĩa lɛ ni eta shi yɛ tsɔɔlɔi lɛ ateŋ eebo amɛ toi ni eebibii amɛ saji. 47 Mɛi fɛɛ ni boɔ lɛ toi lɛ anaa kpɛ amɛhe waa yɛ eniiashishinumɔ kɛ hetoi ni ehãa lɛ hewɔ.+ 48 Agbɛnɛ, be ni efɔlɔi lɛ na lɛ lɛ, amɛhe jɔ̃ amɛhe, ni emami kɛɛ lɛ akɛ: “Mibi, mɛni hewɔ ofee wɔ nɛkɛ? Naa, mi kɛ opapa fɛɛ ehao waa kɛmiitao bo.” 49 Shi ekɛɛ amɛ akɛ: “Mɛni hewɔ nyɛtaoɔ mi? Ani nyɛleee akɛ esa akɛ mahi mi-Tsɛ shĩa lɛ?”+ 50 Shi amɛnuuu nɔ ni ekɛ amɛ wie lɛ shishi.
51 Ni ekɛ amɛ kpeleke shi kɛku sɛɛ kɛtee Nazaret, ni etee nɔ eba ehe shi ewo amɛshishi.*+ Agbɛnɛ hu, emami kɛ wiemɔi nɛɛ fɛɛ to jogbaŋŋ yɛ etsui mli.+ 52 Ni Yesu tee ehiɛ yɛ hiɛshikamɔ kɛ gbɔmɔtsoŋ dalɛ mli, ni etee nɔ ená Nyɔŋmɔ kɛ gbɔmɛi ahiɛ dromɔ.