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This Bible text is a corrected edition of the 1908 Western Cree Bible; it is in the public domain.

ᐁ ᐊᑎ ᓂᐢᑐ ᑭᓯᑳᐠ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᐧᑭᑐᓈᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᓇ ᑲᓬᐊᓬᐃᕽ; ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ ᐁᑯᑕ ᑭ ᐊᔮᔨᐊᐧ: ᐁᑯᓯ ᒋᓴᐢ ᐃᐧᐢᑕ ᑭ ᓇᑐᒫᐤ, ᐊᓯᒋ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᐃᐧᑭᑐᐃᐧᓂᕽ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᓂᔪᑌᐸᔨᔨᐠ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ, ᒋᓴᐢ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᒥᓯ ᑭ ᐃᑎᐠ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᔮᐊᐧᐠ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ. ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ, ᑫᑲᐧᐩ ᒫᑲ ᑭᔮᓇᐤ ᑫ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐸᐸᒣᔨᑕᒪᕽ ᐁᐊᐧᑯ? ᓇᒣᐢᑲᐧ ᐃᓴ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐸᔨᐤ ᐃᔨᑯᕽ ᐁᑌᔨᑕᒫᐣ. ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐃᑌᔨᐊᐧ ᐊᑐᐢᑫᔮᑲᓇ, ᐱᑯ ᑫᑲᐧᐩ ᑫ ᐃᑎᑯᐁᐧᑫᐧ, ᐃᑐᑕᒧᐠ. ᐁᑯᑕ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐊᐢᑌᐊᐧ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓯᐠ ᐊᓯᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᐱ ᐊᓯᐊᐧᒋᑲᓇ ᑳ ᐃᓯᑕᐧᒋᐠ ᒍᐊᐧᐠ ᐁ ᐯᑭᐃᓱᒋᐠ, ᓈᐣᑕᐤ ᓈᓂᓱ ᐊᐦᐳ ᓈᓂᐢᑐ ᑎᐸᐅᐹᐣ ᐁ ᐃᐢᐱᑌᔨᑖᑳᐧᑭ. ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᓴᑲᐢᑭᓀᐸᑖᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐊᓯᐊᐧᒋᑲᓇ ᓂᐱ ᐅᐦᒋ. ᑭ ᑖᑎᐸᐢᑭᓀᐸᑖᐊᐧᐠ ᒫᑲ. ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᓯᑭᓇᒧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ, ᐃᑐᑕᑕᒫᕽ ᒫᑲ ᐃᐧᑯᑫᐃᐧᑭᒫᐤ. ᑭ ᐃᑐᐦᑕᑕᒪᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᒫᑲ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᐃᐧᑯᑫᐃᐧᑭᒫᐤ ᑳ ᑯᒋᐢᑕᕽ ᓂᐱ ᑳ ᑭ ᓱᒥᓈᐳᐃᐧᑖᕽ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᒫᑲ ᑭᐢᑫᔨᑕᒼ ᑕᓂᑌ ᑳ ᐅᒋᐸᔨᔨᐠ; (ᒫᑲ ᐊᑐᐢᑫᔮᑲᓇᐠ ᑳ ᑭ ᓯᑭᓇᑭᐠ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑫᔨᑕᒪᐧᐠ;) ᐊᓇ ᒫᑲ ᐃᐧᑯᑫᐃᐧᑭᒫᐤ ᑭ ᓇᑐᒣᐤ ᐅᐃᐧᑭᑐᐊᐧ, ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᐃᑌᐤ, ᑳ ᐃᑕᓯᐟ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ ᓂᑳᐣ ᒫᓇ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒼ ᑳ ᒥᐋᐧᓯᓂᔨᐠ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ, ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑳ ᒥᔪ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᑖᐧᐃᐧ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᑳ ᓈᐢᐱᐨ ᑳ ᒥᐋᐧᓯᐠ; ᒫᑲ ᑭᔭ ᑭ ᑭ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᔨᑌᐣ ᑳ ᒥᐋᐧᓯᐠ ᓱᒥᓈᐳ ᐱᔨᐢ ᐊᓄᐦᐨ. ᐁᐊᐧᑯ ᐅᒪ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐁ ᑭᐢᑭᓇᐋᐧᒋ ᐋᐧᐸᐦᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᐟ ᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᒼ ᒋᓴᐢ ᑫᓇ ᑲᓬᐊᓬᐃᕽ, ᐁ ᑭ ᓄᑯᑖᐟ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑌᔨᑖᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ; ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᑖᐯᐧᔦᔨᒥᐠ.
ᑳ ᐳᓂ ᐃᓯᐦᒋᑫᐟ ᒫᑲ ᐅᒪ, ᑭ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐤ ᑫᐸᕒᓀᐊᒥᕽ, ᐃᐧᔭ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᑳᐃᐧᔭ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒋᐋᐧᒪ ᒥᓇ ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ: ᐁᑯᑕ ᑭ ᐊᔮᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᒥᒉᑐ ᑭᓯᑳᐊᐧ.
ᐅ ᒪᔮᐢᑯᑖᑐ ᐃᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᓂᐋᐧᐤ ᒫᑲ ᒍᐊᐧᐠ ᓵᓴᐩ ᑫᑳᐟ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐸᔨᔨᐤ, ᒋᓴᐢ ᒫᑲ ᒉᕒᐅᓴᓬᐊᒥᕽ ᑭ ᐃᑐᐦᑌᐤ, ᑭ ᒥᐢᑲᐁᐧᐤ ᒫᑲ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᕽ ᐊᓂᐦᐃ ᑳ ᐊᑖᐋᐧᑫᔨᐟ ᒧᐢᑐᓴᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒫᔭᑎᐦᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒥᒥᐊᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᓱᓂᔮᐊᐧ ᑳ ᒥᐢᑯᑐᓈᔨᐟ ᐁ ᐊᐱᔨᐟ: ᐃᐢᐱ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᐅᓯᑖᐟ ᐸᓴᐢᑌᐃᑲᐣ ᐱᒥᓇᑲᐧᓂᓴ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᑭ ᐊᐧᔭᐃᐧᑎᓴᐁᐧᐤ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᕽ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐊᓯᒋ ᒫᔭᑎᐦᑲᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᒧᐢᑐᓴᐧ: ᑭ ᓯᑭᐁᐧᐸᐊᒪᐁᐧᐤ ᑳ ᒣᐢᑯᑐᓈᔨᐟ ᓱᓂᔮᐊᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᑭ ᑲᐧᑕᐱᐁᐧᐸᐊᒼ ᒥᒋᓱᐃᐧᓇᐦᑎᑲᐧ; ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐤ ᐅᒥᒥᐊᐧ ᑳ ᐊᑖᐋᐧᑫᔨᐟ, ᓯᐯᐧᑕᑖᐠ ᐅᐦᐃ; ᐁᑳᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᑖᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᑫᐠ ᓄᑖᐃᐧ ᐅ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐃᑲᐣ. ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑭᓱᐸᔨᔨᐊᐧ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐁ ᐃᑕᓯᓇᐦᐃᑳᑌᔨᐠ, ᐁᐢᐱᒋ ᓴᑭᑖᔮᐣ ᑭ ᐋᐧᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᓂ ᑭ ᑭᑕᒧᑯᐣ.
ᑭ ᓇᐢᑫᐧᐊᐧᓯᒣᐊᐧᐠ ᒫᑲ ᒍᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᑖᒋᐠ, ᑫᑲᐧᐩ ᑫᐢᑭᓇᐋᐧᒋ ᐋᐧᐸᑎᔨᔮᕽ, ᐅᒥᓯ ᑳ ᑐᑕᒪᐣ? ᒋᓴᐢ ᑭ ᓇᐢᑫᐧᐊᐧᓯᒣᐤ ᐅᒥᓯ ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᑖᐟ, ᓂᓯᐊᐧᓈᒋᑖᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ, ᑭ ᓂᐢᑐ ᑭᓯᑳᑭ ᒫᑲ ᓂ ᑲ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᓀᐣ. ᐅᒥᓯ ᒫᑲ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐊᐧᐠ ᒍᐊᐧᐠ, ᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᑯᑖᐧᓱᓴᑊ ᑕᐦᑐ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭ ᐊᑐᐢᑳᒋᑳᑌᐤ ᐁ ᐅᓯᒋᑳᑌᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑭᐦᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ, ᓂᐢᑐ ᑭᓯᑳᐊᐧ ᒋ ᒫᑲ ᑭᔭ ᑭ ᑳ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᓀᐣ? ᐊᓂᒪ ᒫᑲ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑳ ᐃᑌᐧᐟ ᐃᐧᔭᐤ ᑳ ᐃᑕᕽ. ᐃᐢᐱ ᒪᑳ ᐁ ᑭ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑳᐟ ᓂᐳᐃᐧᓂᕽ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐅ ᑭᐢᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐋᐧᑲᓇ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑭᓱᐸᔨᔨᐊᐧ ᐅᒪ ᐁ ᑭ ᐃᑖᐟ; ᐁᑯᓯ ᑭ ᑖᐯᐧᑕᒪᐧᐠ ᑭᐦᒋ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐃᑌᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᓴᐢ ᑳ ᑭ ᐃᑌᐧᐟ.
ᒣᑳᐧᐨ ᒫᑲ ᐁ ᐊᔮᐟ ᒉᕒᐅᓴᓬᐊᒥᕽ ᐁ ᒪᔮᐢᑯᑖᑐ ᐃᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᕽ, ᐁ ᐃᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧ ᑭᓯᑳᐠ, ᒥᐦᒉᐟ ᑭ ᑖᐯᐧᑕᒥᔨᐊᐧ ᐅ ᐃᐧᔪᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᐢᐱ ᐃᐧᔮᐸᐦᑕᒥᔨᐟ ᒪᒪᐦᑖᐃᐧ ᐃᓯᐦᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇ ᑳ ᐃᑐᑕᕽ. ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᒫᑲ ᒋᓴᐢ ᑭ ᐸᑭᑌᔨᒥᓱᐢᑕᐁᐧᐤ, ᒋᑫᒫ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑫᔨᒣᐤ ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧ, ᓇᒪᐃᐧᔭ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑭ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᔨᒣᐤ ᑭᑕ ᐊᒋᒪᔨᐟ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧ: ᒋᑫᒫ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑫᔨᑕᒼ ᑫᑲᐧᐩ ᑫᑭᐢᑳᑯᔨᐟ ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐊᐧ.

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