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

ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꗏ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꖏ ꖷ ꖸ ꕩꕌ ꕮ ꗞꔧ ꔱꔷ ꖱꖞ ꗷꗡ ꗏ, ꕕ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕯ. ꘃ, ꕉꕌꕩ, ꕉꔤ ꕧꕌꕩꕌ ꕔ ꗞ ꕮ, ꗞ ꖷ ꕢꖝ ꗏ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕯꕊ. ꕉꔤ ꕈꕰꕊ ꔨ ꗞ ꔫꔤ ꕮ ꔧ ꗞ ꖸ ꖴꘋ ꔖꘋ ꕒ ꗷꘋꕡ ꕉ ꕪꘋ ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꔱꔷ ꗛꔤꘂ ꗏ, ꔌꘋ ꖷꔧ ꕮ ꕉꔤ ꔳ ꕢꖝ ꖏ ꔔꘋ ꘈꗻ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꗏꗒꔤ ꖱꖞ ꖏ ꕮ. ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꕴ ꕴ ꕎꕬ ꖴꕮ ꗱꗡ.
“ꔧ ꔤ ꗃꗡ ꕞ ꖱꖞ ꖏ ꕮ, ꔤ ꕞꕀꔤ ꗬꗷꔒ. ꕉꖷ ꔧ ꕉꕌ ꗛꗓ ꖏ ꔫꔤ ꕞ, ꔤ ꕌꘃ ꕿ ꕉ ꔝ. ꔧ ꗨꗡ ꕉꕌ ꖱꖞ ꔬ ꔤ ꕮ ꔻꔤꕯꕊ ꖇꘋ ꗱꕞ ꔎꔒ ꗏꗒ ꖝ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕎꕌꔳ ꔫꔤ ꗏꗒ ꔰ ꕉ ꕯꕊ ꔤ ꕒꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, ‘ꘋ ꔇꔀ ꕉ ꗃꖺ ꕮꕊ ꗏ,’ ꔤ ꕮꔧ ꕕ ꖷ ꔤ ꕌꘃ ꕿ ꕉ ꔝ.”

ꕎꕌꔳ ꗏꗒ ꕮ, ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꔎꖫꘂ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꕔꕢꘋ ꖷ ꗪ ꖷ ꗏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꔤ ꕔꔤ ꕢ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕮꕨꕌ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔧ ꕔꕢꘋ ꖷ ꗪ ꕴ ꗏ, ꕉ ꗏꖺ ꔨ ꗚ ꗞꔻꕚ ꗅ, ꕴ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꗉꕎ ꕮꕊꗪꔒ ꗛꘋ ꘈꗢ ꔝ ꕴ ꗏ, ‘ꔤ ꖴꖕꔤ ꗃ ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꕚꕌ ꔤ ꘂꔤ ꕎꕬ ꖤꖕ ꗛꔤꘂ ꗏ.’ ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕴ ꕞꕌ ꖴꗷ ꔫꔤ ꔬꕩ.

“ꕴ ꖷꔧ ꗉ ꗦ, ꔧ ꔨ ꕩ ꗘꘋꗣ ꗪ ꕸꖃ ꖜꕢꘋꕯ ꕩ ꗻꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꖺ ꕉ ꗪ ꕩ ꕒꕌꕎꕌ ꖸ ꖴꕮ ꗱꗡꕯ, ꔤ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꔞꔀꕩ ꕉ ꗃꔒꔀ ꗻꘉꗢ ꗏ ꔤ ꗏ, ‘ꕯ ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔤ ꔻꔤ ꖷꔧ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋ?’ ꔉꔒ. ꘃ, ꔤ ꕩꕌ ꗉꕎ ꕉ ꔝ ꔤ ꗏ, ‘ꕚꕌ ꔤ ꘋꕯ ꗏꘋ ꔌꘋꗣ ꕚꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꕩꔤ ꕮꔧ ꕈꕰꔒꔀ, ꔤ ꕯ ꔤ ꘂꘋ ꗛꗟ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꗏ ꘋ ꗪ ꕒꘋ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋꕡ. ꘋꕯ ꕒꘋꔕꔀ, ꘃ ꔤ ꖴꘋ ꕚꕌ ꔤ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋ.’ ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꔇꔀ ꗻꗡ ꕢꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꕚꕌꘂꔒꔀ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꕩꕌ ꗉ ꕉꕌ ꕮ ꖏꕎ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꕮꔧ ꕕ ꖷ. ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕴ ꗪ, ꔧ ꕴ ꕒꘋꕡ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꔰ ꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꘋꕯꕊꖸ ꗉ ꕴꕎꕌ ꕮ ꖏꕎ, ꕴꔤ ꗉ ꕴ ꗏ, ‘ꗘꘋ ꕔꕡ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꖷ ꕞ. ꖷꕊ ꖏ ꖷ ꕮ, ꖷ ꕮꔧ ꕕ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꖷ ꕩꕌ ꕮ.’”

ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꕃꕞꕌ ꗱ ꕉ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ ꔛꖨꕢꗷꘋ, ꕉ ꔇꔀꕩ ꕢꔈꔷꕩ ꗪ ꕭꕞꔷ ꕸꖃꔀ ꖸ ꗳ ꕮꕊ ꗏ ꕎ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉ ꔞꕩ ꕙꕌ ꗏꗒ ꗏ, ꕺꖃ ꕧꕌꔒ ꕃꕩ ꗞꖻ ꕚꘋ ꗪꘋꕡ ꕉ ꕮ. ꕉꖸ ꕿꕎ ꔨ ꕶꘋ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꔛꔀ ꔳꘂ ꕪꘋꗒ ꕉꗒ, “ꕪꕌꗞꖻ ꔤꕢ, ꗛꘉꗢ, ꖷ ꕃꕇ ꔛ ꔂ.”
ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕧ ꕢ ꕉꖸ ꕮ, ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕚꕌ ꕴꔤ ꕴ ꕎꕬ ꕀꕩ ꕢꕌ ꗃ ꕉꔤꕮꕊꕆꘊ ꖸ ꕞ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕴ ꕮꔧ ꘀꗫ.”
ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ, ꕉꖸ ꕒꕴꕎ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗏꗒ ꕞ ꕀꔤ ꔻꔤ ꕉ ꕮ ꘃ ꕉꕌ ꕒꕴ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꕌ ꕧ ꘀꗡ ꕮ ꕎ ꘃ, ꕉ ꗪ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕚꖆꕯ ꕪꘋꗒ. ꕉ ꔞꔒꔀ ꔤꕢ ꕞ, ꕉ ꗪꕞꕌ ꖨꕮꕊ ꕉ ꔞꘋꗜꖺ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗻꗡ ꕢ ꕉ ꕞ. ꗞ ꘈꗢ ꔽ ꗋꘋ ꔨ ꕢꔈꔷꕩ ꗞꖻ ꕎ. ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗱꗡ ꔨ ꘋꗒ ꗞ ꕚꘋ ꕎ ꗽꘉꕰ. ꘃ, ꕉ ꖇꘋ ꕯꕊꕇꘊ ꘃꖸ ꖸ ꔒ? ꕒꕌ ꗞ ꔰ ꔇꔀ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕧ ꘀꗡ ꕮ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕚꖆ ꔇꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꔝ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꖨꖕ ꗞꖻ ꘈꗢ ꗏꔇꘋ?” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕪꕌꕮ ꔤ ꕚꕌ, ꕩ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꕎꕌ ꕮ ꔤ ꕒꕴꕎ.”



ꕎꕌꔳ ꗃꖺ, ꗱꔷꔻ ꗞꖻ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕞ ꔤꕢ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꕆꕰ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓꔤ ꕯꕊ ꕉꔤ ꕮꕨꕧ ꔳꘂ ꕉꕌ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꖴꕮ?” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕗꔤ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꔇꔀ ꕢꖙꕎ ꗱꗡꕩ ꘃ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕀꕩ ꕴ ꕞ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓꔤ ꕯꕊ ꕉꔤ ꕮꕨꕧ ꔳꘂ ꗞ ꖸ ꖴꕮ. ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꕉ ꗉꕎ ꕉ ꗏ, ‘ꕇꘊ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꕌ ꗱꗡ ꕇꘊ, ꖺ ꕉꕌ ꗱꗡ ꖸꖕ.’ ꕔꕡ ꕮꕊ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗪ ꕴ ꗳ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔎꔒ ꖸꔧ ꕯꕊ ꔞꕩ ꕴꔤ ꕴꕱꕎ ꕴꔤ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꗱꗡ ꔎꔒ ꗏꗒ ꗨꗡ ꕞ ꖏꕎ. ꘃ, ꕴ ꔇꔀ ꕉ ꗱꗡꕩ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕩꕌ ꗉꕎ ꕴ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, ‘ꕴꔤ ꗱꗡ. ꕉ ꗪ ꖸꖕ.’ ꖺ, ‘ꕉ ꗪ ꕇꘊ.’ ꘃ, ꕴ ꕮ ꗓ ꕉꖸ ꗱ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕒꕡꕌ ꕩꕌ ꕈꘋꗒ ꗃ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕆꕰ ꕆꕰꕊꔧ ꗃ ꕎꕌ ꗏꗒ ꕮ ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌ ꕎꕌ ꘃꖸ ꕮ, ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕞ ꕯꕊ ꗏ. ꘃ, ꔖꔜ ꕉꔤ ꕧꕬꕚ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꔬꕩꕌ, ꕉꖷ ꕧꕮꕴ ꘈꗢꔧ ꕸꖃ ꗃꕎ ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꗛꖺ. ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕉ ꗪ ꕇ ꕯꔬꔤ ꖸꖕꕳ ꕚ ꕒꕡꕌ ꕞ, ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕚ ꕒꕡꕌ ꕞ. ꕒꕡ ꔫꔤ ꕇ, ꗞ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋꕯ ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꕆ ꔌꘋ ꕆꕯ. ꕪꔤ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꖷꖬ ꔬꕯ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꖷꖬ ꖸ ꕿꕯꕊ ꕪꔤ ꖿꖺ. ꕉꖸ ꕿꕎ ꖏ ꔫꔤꖸ ꖸ ꕎ ꕮꕯ ꕉ ꕿꕎ ꕉ ꗏ ꕯꔬꔤ ꖸꖕꕳ ꔱꔷꕩ ꕒꕌ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕀ ꕘꔒ ꕒꕌ ꕯꕊ ꕉꕌꖸ ꔰ ꕞ ꖏ ꗏ ꗃꘋ. ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕉ ꗪ ꕇ ꗏꔳ ꕚ ꕒꕡꕌ ꕞ, ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ. ꗞ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋꕯ ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꕆ ꔌꘋ ꕆꕯ. ꕉꖸꔧ ꔌꔀ ꘃꕩ, ꕉꖸꔧ ꕃꔤ ꕮꕊ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꔞꘋ ꖸ ꗓꕎ. ꘃ, ꔎꔒ ꖷ ꗦ ꗏꔳ ꗃꕎ ꕢꕜꘋ ꕢꕨꕌ ꗏ, ꕚ ꗪ ꗓꖺꗉ ꗃꕎ ꕒꕡꕌ ꗏ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕀꔤꕩ ꕉꖸ ꕮ ꕉꕌꖸ ꔰ ꕞ ꖏ ꗏ ꗃꘋ. ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ ꔎꔒ ꖷ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕧꔤ ꕀꕩꕌ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞ.
“ꔎꔒ ꔫꔤ ꕮ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꗪ ꖬꖿ ꕉꕌ ꖨꖕꘂ ꖴꕮ, ꕉ ꕮ ꕀꔤ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕉꕌ ꕽꘋꕽꕱꔀ ꖸ ꔬ ꔞꘋꗣ ꖝ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꗨꗡ ꗪ ꗓ ꘃꕯ ꕉꕌ ꗻꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕮ ꕧ ꘀꗡ ꕮ ꕉ ꕧ ꖴꖕꖿ. ꕴ ꕮ ꕈꕯ ꖏ ꖷ ꔻꔤꕩ ꗏꔳ ꕞ ꖷꖬꘂ ꕞ ꕇ. ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕩꕌ ꖬꕮꕊ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꖴꕮ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꔤ ꕗꕯꕊ ꕉ ꗏ. ꘃ, ꔧ ꗞ ꔰ ꕗꕯꕊ ꕉ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗏ, ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ ꕉ ꕢꕯ ꕈꕰꕯ ꕎ. ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꔷꔱ ꔫꔤ, ꗞ ꗱꕞꔤ ꔳꕩ ꕢꕌ ꔉꔊ ꗏꗒ ꕮ. ꕪꘋꕓ ꕩꕌ ꗏꗒ ꔬꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꘃꖸꔧ ꕿ ꖸ. ꕉꖷ ꖷꖬ ꗱꕞꔤ ꔳꕩ ꕃꔤ ꔌꘋ ꗅ ꖢꖷ ꗃꕯ. ꕪꘋꕓ ꕩꕌ ꗏꗒ ꔬꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꘃꖸꔧ ꕿ ꖸ. [ ꕪꔤ ꗱꕞꔤ ꔳꕩ ꗓ ꘃꕯ ꗻꘉꗢ ꗏ. ꕪꘋꕓ ꕩꕌ ꗏꗒ ꔬꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꘃꖸꔧ ꕿ ꖸ.]”
ꕉꖷ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꕮꕨꕌ, ꕆꕰ ꖷ ꖏ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸꔧ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ?”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕗꔤ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꗳꔤ ꗏ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꔌꘋ ꕘꕌꔒ ꗪ, ꖸ ꖷ ꗝꖻꗝꖻꗢ ꖸꔧ ꗻꗡ ꕉ ꕮ.”

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