Kain ka te,
maɓa̱la̱ ma ka̱na̱i vuma roku uza ɗa a ka isa̱ Liꞌazaru,
uza ɗa wa rongo a ilyuci i Batani n ataku a ne Meri n Marta.
Meri na vi,
uza ɗa vangu u ne wa̱ri n maɓa̱la̱ mi,
aya uza ɗa u tuwa̱i u tsungi manivi ma magula̱ni a aꞌene a Asheku,
aku u yansai a ɗa n kenji ka ne.
Pini nala,
Meri n Marta a suki uza roku u ba u tonuko Yesu,
“Asheku,
uza ɗa va ciga vi,
maɓa̱la̱ ma ka̱na̱ yi ɗe.”
An Yesu panai nala,
u danai,
“Maɓa̱la̱ ma nala ma kotso a ukpa̱ wa.
Nala u gita̱ ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ a tuko tsupige a asu u Kashila̱,
na̱ mpa Maku ma Kashila̱,
n wushi tsupige adama a nala.”
Yesu wa ciga ta̱ Marta n aꞌangu a ne.
Shegai an u panai a da maɓa̱la̱ ma ka̱na̱ ta̱ Liꞌazaru,
aku u doki u shamgbai pini a asu u ɗa wa̱ri vi aꞌayin a re.
Aku u tonukoi atoni a ne,
“Tsu gonoi a Yahuda.”
Atoni yi a danai,
“Kawenishiki,
kotsu u ɓa̱ra̱kpa̱ an azapige a aza a Yahuda a ka ciga a vara̱sa vu a wuna vu wa.
Ndya i zuwai va ciga vu doku vu gono ɗe?”
U wushuki,
“Uliva̱ dem wa̱ ta̱ n ulapa uwule kupa n ure.
Aꞌayin a ɗa baci dem katyashi ka̱ri la,
ama a ka wala ta̱ kpam a ka ta̱ɗa̱tsa̱ wa.
A ka wene ta̱ kpaci aꞌa̱ ta̱ n katyashi ka likimba u na.
Shegai a wala baci n karimbi,
a ka ta̱ɗa̱tsa̱ ta̱,
kpaci aꞌa̱ n katyashi wa.”
Aku u tonuko le,
“Kaje ka tsunu Liꞌazaru aya pini wa lavuta,
nte ma bana ɗe tsa̱ra̱ n ꞌya̱nga̱sa̱ yi.”
Aku atoni yi a danai,
“Asheku,
alavu a ɗa yi baci,
wa ta̱na̱ ta̱!”
Ele n a dani ko alavu a maci a ɗa Yesu tonuko le wa lavuta,
shegai Yesu tonuko ɗa wa tonuko le Liꞌazaru kuwa̱ ɗe.
Aku u wutumkpa̱ le a kateshe,
u danai,
“Liꞌazaru kuwa̱ ɗe.
Shegai n pana ta̱ kayanyan an bawu ma̱ri ɗe.
Adama a nala,
ya rotsongusu ta̱ i wushuku na̱ mpa.
Tuwa̱i tsu banai ara ne gogo‑na.”
Aku katoni ka roku Toma (uza ɗa a ka isa̱ “Mapeshe”) u tonukoi aza ɗa a buwai,
“Tsu soki kawenishiki ki gba̱ tsunu,
tsa̱ra̱ tsu kuwa̱ ɗe kaɓolo n eyi!”
An Yesu rawai evu,
u cinai cina a ciɗa̱ngu ɗe Liꞌazaru n aꞌayin a nishi.
Batani n Urishelima aꞌa̱ ta̱ evu evu,
evu n mel u re ɗa.
Adama a nala,
aza a Yahuda ushani a bansa ta̱ idyani i ukpa̱ ara Marta n Meri adama a ukpa̱ u vangu u le.
An Marta panai a da Yesu wa tuwa̱,
aku u banai u gawunsai n eyi,
shegai Meri shamgbai pini a kuwa.
Marta tonukoi Yesu,
“Asheku,
a da baci va̱ri pini,
vangu u va̱ wa̱ri wa kuwa̱ wa.
Shegai ko n gogo‑na n reve ta̱ Kashila̱ ka na̱ka̱ vu ta̱ ili iꞌya baci dem vu folo yi.”
U danai,
“Vangu u vunu wa ꞌya̱nga̱ ta̱ u yain kpam uma.”
Marta wushuki,
“N reve ta̱ an wa ꞌya̱nga̱ kain ka makorishi,
Kashila̱ ka ꞌya̱nga̱sa̱ baci gba̱ akushe.”
U wushunku yi,
“Mpa n tsu ꞌya̱nga̱sa̱ ukpa̱,
mpa kpam uma.
Aza ɗa baci a wushuki na̱ mpa,
ko a kuwa̱ baci a ka ꞌya̱nga̱ ta̱.
Uza ɗa wa̱ri n uma kpam u wushuki na̱ mpa,
wa kuwa̱ wa.
Marta,
vu wushuku wa̱?”
U danai,
“N wushuku ta̱,
Asheku.
Aɗa Kawauwi,
Maku ma Kashila̱,
uza ɗa wa tuwa̱ a likimba vi.”
An Marta danai nala,
aku u gonoi u ba u tonukoi vangu u ne Meri koshi,
u danai,
“Kawenishiki ki ka rawa ɗe,
kpam aɗa wa wecike.”
An Meri panai nala,
aku u ꞌya̱nga̱i gogo wa bana ara Yesu.
Kotsu u rawa a ilyuci yi wa,
nte u buwai ve ɗe a asu u ɗa Marta gawunsai n eyi.
Ama ushani a tuwa̱ le ta̱ uwene,
shegai an a wenei Meri wuta̱i a kuwa ki gogo,
aku a yawunsai nte wa bana ɗe a asu u kasaun vi tsa̱ra̱ u sa̱i.
Aku a tono yi.
Meri vi u banai a asu u ɗa Yesu wa̱ri.
An u wene yi,
aku u kuɗa̱ngi a kapala ka ne u danai,
“Asheku,
a da baci va̱ri pini na,
vangu u va̱ wa̱ri wa kuwa̱ wa.”
U wene yi wa sa̱,
ama ɗa aꞌa̱ri kaɓolo n eyi dem a ka sa̱,
aku u dambulai cika.
U wece le,
“Nte i ciɗa̱ngu yi?”
A wushunku yi,
“Asheku,
tuwa̱ vu wene asu vi.”
Aku Yesu dem u sa̱i.
Ama ɗa aꞌa̱ri kushani pini evu a danai,
“I wene ta̱ tyoku ɗa wa ciga Liꞌazaru cika.”
Shegai aza roku a le a danai,
“U zuwa ta̱ karumba̱ ka wenei.
Wa̱ri u gan ta̱ u ɓishinka Liꞌazaru ukuwa̱.”
Eyi pini a kadambula ki,
aku u banai a asu u kasaun vi.
Kasaun ki tani kaaɓuru ka,
kpam a kimba̱ ta̱ ka n katali ka roku a utsutsu vi.
Aku u tonuko le,
“Gindala̱kpai katali ki a ikengi.”
Shegai Marta danai,
“Asheku,
vu reve ta̱ Liꞌazaru kuwa̱ ɗe aꞌayin a nishi,
ka̱wa̱n ka yan ta̱ pini.”
Yesu tonuko yi,
“Vu a̱sa̱nsa̱ an n tonuko vu,
‘Vu wushuku baci va wene ta̱ tsupige tsu Kashila̱’?”
Aku a gindala̱kpai katali ki a ikengi.
U weɓelei zuba u danai,
“Tata,
n cikpa vu ta̱ an vu pana̱ka mu.
N reve ta̱ vu tsu pana̱ka mu ta̱ maco,
shegai n dana ta̱ nala adama a ama ɗa a kyawan mu na vi.
Ma ciga ta̱ a wushuku an aɗa vu suku mu.”
An u kotsoi kavasu,
aku u salai,
“Liꞌazaru,
wuta̱!”
Aku u wuta̱i.
Akere n aꞌene a ne ucaci n aminya a eri,
a cacai kpam upetiwaꞌeshi u ne n kunya.
Aku Yesu danai,
“Surukpa ni i a̱sa̱ka̱ yi u wala.”
Ama ushani a ɗa a tuwa̱i tsa̱ra̱ a wene Meri vi a wenei ili iꞌya Yesu yain,
aku a wushuki n eyi.
Aza roku a le a banai a asu u Afarishi a tonuko le ili iꞌya Yesu yain.
Aku aɗara̱kpi a pige n Afarishi a ɓolomgbonoi Asheshi a Pige a asu u te,
a danai,
“Ndya tsa yan?
Vuma u na wa yansa ta̱ ikunesavu ushani.
Tsu a̱sa̱ka̱ yi baci u lyai kapala n uyansa ili i na yi,
ya dem wa wushuku ta̱ n eyi.
Aku asoje a aza a Roma a tuwa̱ a wacinsa Kuwa ku Kashila̱ ku tsunu n uyamba u tsunu.”
Uza roku a asuvu a Asheshi a Pige yi;
wata,
Kayafa,
uza ɗa wa̱ri Magono ma Aɗara̱kpi a kayen ki,
u danai,
“Eɗa̱ i reve ili iꞌya iꞌa̱ri pini wa!
Niɗa ya a̱sa̱ka̱ uyamba gba̱ u kuwa̱?
Wa la ta̱ tsulobo uza u te u na vi u kuwa̱ n u ɗa a ama gba̱ a ka kuwa̱.”
Uyawunsa u na vi a katakasuvu ka Kayafa ka u wuta̱i wa.
Shegai an wa̱ri Magono ma Aɗara̱kpi a kayen ka nala ki ɗa i zuwai wa yan kadyanshi ka ili iꞌya ya tuwa̱ ya gita̱:
Dana ɗa wa dana Yesu wa kuwa̱ ta̱ adama a aza a Yahuda.
Adama a unyushi u aza a Yahuda a ɗa koshi Yesu wa kuwa̱ wa.
Wa kuwa̱ ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ u ɓolomgbono ama a Kashila̱ a ɗa a wacinsai a asuvu a likimba.
Kain ka nala ki ka azapige a aza a Yahuda a gita̱i ufoɓuso tyoku ɗa a ka wuna Yesu.
Adama a nala,
Yesu doku u wala a kateshe a Yahuda wa,
aku u a̱sa̱ka̱i Urishelima.
U lazai ubana a ilyuci i Ifuramu,
iꞌya iꞌa̱ri a ikengi i kakamba,
aku u dusuki ɗe n atoni a ne.
An a yain evu n Abiki a Upasamgbana,
aku ama ushani aza ɗa aꞌa̱ri a ilyuci i kenu kenu a lazai ubana a Urishelima kahu abiki yi,
tsa̱ra̱ a wulukpe kaci ka le tyoku ɗa Mele ma danai a yansa.
A ka ciga a wene Yesu,
ele pini a Kuwa ku Kashila̱ ki,
aku a ka wecemgbene,
“Ndya i wenei?
Wa tuwa̱ gba̱m a asu u abiki vi?”
Aɗara̱kpi a pige n Afarishi yi a tonukoi ama,
uza ɗa baci dem u wenei Yesu,
u tonuko le,
kotsu a ka̱na̱ yi.