The New Testament in Vai \mt2 published as ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ by The Bible Society in Liberia.

ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ

ꕪꔤꘂ ꔳꗚꔱꕞ, ꘋꕯ ꔖꔜ ꕺꖃꔀ ꗏ, ꘋꕯ ꖏꔀ ꗬꗡ ꘊꔧ ꕎ ꘃ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌꖸ ꕮ, ꔧ ꕪꕌ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꕉꕌꖸ ꔇꔀ, ꕉꔤ ꔬ ꕉꕌ ꗓ ꘃꗡ ꕔꕌ ꗓ, ꕉ ꕿꕎ ꕉ ꗏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꗛꖺ ꔬ ꕉꕌ ꗻꗡ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ. ꘃ, ꗨꗡꘉꗢ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꗻꗡ ꖸ, ꕉꕌ ꖴꗷ ꔇꔀ ꕉꕌ ꔎꖫꘂ ꖸ ꔝ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꕉꕌ ꕸꖃ ꗓ ꕉꖸ ꕞ. ꕉꕌ ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꕮ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕢꖝ ꗏ ꕎ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕘꕌꔒ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ, ꕉꕌ ꗋꖺꕮ ꔖꔤ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꖸ ꕀꕩ ꕎ ꘃ ꕉꖸ ꕞ, ꘃ ꕉ ꘀꗡ ꗏ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗏ. ꕉ ꗃꕎꘋꕡ ꕉꖸ ꕧꕌ ꔎꔒ ꗞ ꗱꕞ ꕒꘋꔕ ꖝ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕉꖸ ꕒꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꗓꔒ ꗪ ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕴꕱꕎ ꕉꔤ ꕮꕨꕧ ꔳꘂ ꗞ ꖸ ꖴꕮ. ꕉꖷ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꔨ ꕉꖸ ꗱ, ꕉꕌ ꖴꗷ ꔇꔀ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕮ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ ꕢꕨꕌ ꗏ ꕿ. ꘃ, ꕴꔤ ꗛꗟ ꘃ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꗏ ꕘꕡ ꖷ ꘋ ꕘ ꕞꕌ ꕞꔦꔤ ꔬ ꕴ ꔝ, ꕉꔤ ꔞ ꕴ ꕞ, ꕘꕡ ꖷ ꘋꕯꕊ ꖏ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ. ꕯꔬꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꖏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ ꕀ ꕎ. ꘃ ꔎꔒ ꗅ ꗱꕞ ꔇꔀꔒ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ, ꕪꘋꕓꔤ ꕴ ꖏꕎ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕎ.”

ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔎꖫꘂ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕪꘋ ꗏꗒ, ꕉꕡ ꔤꕢ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꕎꕌꔳ ꘈꗢ ꕞ, ꔤ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꘀꗡꕩ ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕮ?”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕕ ꕮꕊ ꕴꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꗓ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꘋ ꕘꔤ ꕯꕊ ꖏ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꕉꕌ ꕭꕯꕊ ꗏ. ꘃ, ꕭꕯꕊꔧ ꔳꕩ ꕴ ꔝ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕞ ꕀꔤꔒꔀ ꕴ ꕮ. ꕉꖷ ꕴꔤ ꔳꕩ ꘋꕯ ꔖꔤ ꖸ ꖏ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ ꕢꕨꕌ ꗏ, ꖱꔵꕩ ꗪ ꕢꔈꔷꕩ ꕸꖃꔀ ꖸ ꗏ ꔰ, ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌ ꕍꕊꔷ ꕉꔤ ꔞ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕞꕊ.” ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗉ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꗛꖺ ꔬ ꕉꕌ ꗻꗡ ꕒꕡꕌ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕢꕮꕊ ꕉꖸ ꕧꕌ ꖨꖕꘂ ꗏ.
ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꗬ ꕒꕡꕌ ꗏ ꗱꗡꕯ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꗻꗡꕯꕊ. ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔫꔤ, ꕉꕡ ꕪꔤ ꗱꕞ ꗱꗡ ꗓꖺ ꕉꖸ ꕮꔧ ꕉꖸ ꕰꕬ ꔬꔒ ꖏꕞ ꗬꔤꕮ ꖸ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉꗒ, “ꕭꕞꔷ ꕸꖃꔀ ꗏ ꗞꗢ ꖸ, ꔈ ꖷ ꕴ ꗪ ꗓꖺ ꕇꘊ ꕴ ꗪ ꕒꕡꕌ ꗏ ꗱꗡꕯ? ꔤꕢ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꗃ ꕴ ꕸꖃ ꕉ ꗻꗡꕩ ꕉ ꕞ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉꔤ ꘀꗡꕩ ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕉ ꗻꗡꕩ.”

ꕉꖷ ꔎꖫꘂ ꖸ ꕞ ꕧ ꘀꗡ ꕮ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ, ꕉꖸ ꗃꕎ ꗛꖻ ꗃꖺ ꕧ ꗱ, ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꔞꔀ ꖺꔷ ꗛꖻꗢ. ꕚꕌꘂ ꘈꗢ ꗋꘋ ꔨ ꕆꕇ ꗅ ꗱꕞ ꕚꕌꘂ ꕎ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꔞꕩ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ, ꕉꖸ ꗻꗡꕩ ꕸꖆ ꔞꘋꗣ ꗏ, ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꕿꕯꕊ. ꕪꔤ ꖷ ꖸ ꕚꕌ ꖸ, ꕉꖸ ꔳꕩ ꔪꗳ, ꗘꘋ, ꔛꕆꔻ, ꕉꖫꖕ, ꔧ ꔌꔒ ꗪ ꗋꗞꔻ ꖸ ꕎ ꖏ, ꔧ ꕑꕚꕞꖷ ꗪ ꕮꕊꔱꖳ, ꘃ ꕉꔱꕩ ꕞ ꔔꘋ ꔛꕆꔻ, ꔧ ꕢꔤꕮꘋ ꘃꗡ ꖴꕎꕌ, ꘃ ꗦ ꔛꕆꔻ ꕞ ꔔꘋ ꖱꕜꔻ. ꕉꖸ ꗬꗡꔤ ꗻꗡ ꕎ ꘃ ꔨ ꕉ ꕮ ꕴꔤ ꕗ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ, ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꖷꖬꘂ ꖸ, ꕉꔤ ꕒꕢ ꔤꕢ ꕒ ꕮꔷꕩꕮ ꕞ, ꔧ ꔤꕢ ꗠꗞ ꕪꔤꕮꕊ ꖸ.
ꔎꔒ ꗅ ꗱꕞ ꔇꔀꔒ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ, ꔤꕢ ꗱ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꕞꖇꘋꗒ. ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꗚ ꗞ ꖽꗒ ꗏꗒ, ꕉ ꗛꖺ ꗞ ꕒꘋꔕ ꗠꖻꕮ. ꔪꗳ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕉꖸ ꕒꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋ ꗠꗞ ꖸ, ꕕ ꖷ ꖏ ꖷ ꖸ ꘊꔧꔒ ꗪ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꖴꗷꗡ ꗏ, ꕉꖸꔧ ꕚꕌꘂ. ꖏꕎꔀ ꖴꗷ ꖷ ꖸ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕞꕌ ꕮ ꕃꘋ ꕜꕴꕜ ꕞꕌꖸ ꗉ ꕇ ꗛꖺ ꗛꖺꗡ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕞ ꗓꔒ ꗪ ꖱꕜꔻ ꕞ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꕚꕌ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞ ꕉꖸꔧ ꔤꕢ ꔬꕩ, ꕕ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕚꕌꘂ. ꕉ ꕎ ꔽ ꔳꕩ ꔨ ꖷ ꗱ ꗞꗢ ꗃꖺ ꕎ ꖏ. ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꕸꖃ ꗓ ꕉ ꗨꗡ ꕞ ꕉꔤ ꕪꘋꕓ ꗓ ꘈꗢ ꘃ ꖷ ꗱ.”
(ꕪꔤ ꘈꗢ ꕞ ꕧꔌꘋ ꖷ ꗱꗡ ꕉꕌ ꔉꔀ ꕰꕊꕮ ꔫꔤ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꖨꕮ ꕎ ꕢꘋ ꕉ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꖸ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪꕞꕌ, ꕉ ꖝꘂ ꔎꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꖸꖕꘊ ꔰ ꗃꕎ. ꕉꖷ ꗞꗢ ꗬꗡ ꕞ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꕞꘋ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꖨꕮꕊ ꔞꔀ ꕉꘃꕜꕮ ꕉꖸꕊ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗏ, ꘃ ꖷ ꖝ ꗏꗡ ꗋꘋ ꕴꔤ ꖨꕮꕊ.)
ꔪꗳ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꗏ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕉ ꘊꔧꔒ ꗪ ꕪꘋꕓ ꗏꘋ ꕺꖃꔀ ꗏ ꕉ ꗏ,
‘ꕪꘋꕓ ꕢꕌ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꕿꕯꕊꔧ ꔳꕩ ꕪꘋ ꕽꕱ ꖏ,
ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꔰ ꕮ ꔳ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꔻꔤ ꖸ.’
ꕉꖷ ꖇꕞꕌ ꕮꔕ ꗨꗡ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ,
‘ꗞ ꕮꔕꔤ ꗓ ꕉꕌ ꗓꕯꕊ ꕘꕊ.’
“ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꕕ ꖷ ꗞ ꗃꖺꔤ ꗓ ꖷ ꗱ ꘃꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳ ꔖꔤ ꖏ ꘃ ꕮꕨ ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꖴꘉ ꕘꕌ ꗏ. ꕕ ꖷ ꗞ ꔫꔤ ꔳ ꗞꗢ ꗏꗒ ꖏ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꗪ ꔨ ꖷ ꗱ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꗬꗡ ꕮꕨ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꔨ ꕚꕌꘂꕯ ꖷ ꗱ. ꗞ ꔫꔤ ꔳ ꗞ ꖏ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꗪ ꔨ ꖷ ꗱ ꕉꔤ ꔬ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕯꔬꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꖏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ, ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꗏ ꔎꔒ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꔤꕢ ꗛꖺ ꔬ ꖷ ꗳ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꗻꗡꕩ ꕉ ꕞ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꕸꖃ ꗓ ꗞ ꗱꕞ ꕞ. ꕉ ꗏꗒ ꔳꕩ ꖱꖬꖢ ꕎ ꖏ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꗞ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕩꕌ ꔞꔀ ꕑꕢꕑ ꖺ ꕧꔻꕚ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꘃꖸ ꔳꕩ ꕮꕚꕚꕩ ꕎ ꖏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ ꕉꗒ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꔤ ꕎ ꗞ ꘃꗺꗡ ꗬꗡ ꕘꕞ ꗏ ꗓ. ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꔤ ꕀꕩ ꖷ ꕞ ꗞ ꗱꕞ ꘈꗢ ꕆꕰ ꖷ ꕩ ꕸꖃ ꗓ ꕉ ꕞ, ꕉꔤ ꔎꖫ ꗓꗡ ꘃ ꖱꕜꔻ ꕔ ꕮ, ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗓ ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꕿ ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌ ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꕕ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳ.” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꘃ ꔌꘋ ꘃ ꕪꔤ ꗱꕞ ꔫꔤꖸ ꖸ ꗳ ꕮꕊ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꘃ ꔌꘋꗣ ꕞ ꕮꕚꕚꕩ ꔬꕩ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꘃꕩ ꔎꖫ ꕚꘋ ꗏꗒꗡ ꖸ ꕮ.

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