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

ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꔱꔷꕩ ꗷꗺ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꕀꘂ ꔳꘂ ꕉ ꕚꕌ ꕉ ꕧ ꕞꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉ ꕒꕌ ꕪꔤ ꗅꖺꗅꖺꔒ ꕞ, ꕉ ꗪ ꕢꕌ ꕧꕌ ꗏ. ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌꖸꕊ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕪꔤ ꗅꖺꗅꖺꔒꔀ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕀꔤ ꗻꗫꔤ ꔳ ꔤ ꔝ ꘋꕯ ꔔꘋ. ꔤ ꖱꖞꘂ ꖸ ꕪꕙꔤꔒ ꖷ.”
ꕉꖷ ꔵꘉ ꕢꕎ ꕀꕩ ꕪꕌꗞꖻ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꗠꖻ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꕪꔤ ꘈꗢ ꗪ ꖨꖕꕴꕱ ꕰꕊꕮ ꕎ ꗉꕯ ꕉ ꕞ ꗓꔒ ꗪ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ.”
ꘃ, ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗓ ꖏ ꖷ ꗪ ꔨ ꕉꖸ ꖴꘋꗒ ꕃꔤꘂ ꖸ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔈ ꖷ ꕴ ꗪ ꖴꘋꗒ ꕃꔤ ꕮꕯ ꖏ ꕰꕊꕮ ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꕞ? ꕉ ꕆꕰꕯ ꕎ ꗬꗷ ꗞ ꕩꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌꘂ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꗞ ꕩꕌ ꗉ ꔤ ꗏ, ‘ꔤ ꖱꖞꘂ ꖸ ꕪꕙꔤꔒ ꖷ,’ ꖺ ꔽ, ‘ꕪꕌꕮ ꔤ ꕚꕌꘂ’? ꘃ, ꘋꕯ ꘃ ꗉ ꘃꖷ ꕴ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꗓꕎ ꘃ ꕭꕯꕊ ꗪ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕸꖃ ꖦꖕꕰ ꕉꔤ ꖱꖞ ꕪꕙꔤ.” ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕪꔤ ꗅꖺꗅꖺꔒꔀ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕪꕌꕮ, ꔤ ꕩ ꕃꕩ ꔉꔊꔀ ꔬ ꔤ ꕚꕌ ꔤ ꕧ ꖴꖕꖿ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕪꕌꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꕚꕌ ꕉ ꕧ ꖴꖕꖿ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꗏꗆꗡ ꕞ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꖸ ꕆꔧꕰꕊ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕚꖆ ꘃ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕭꕯꕊ ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꔇꔀ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꖸ ꔝ.


ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ, ꕉꕌ ꕪꔤ ꗏꗒ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꔞꔀ ꕮꕊꔱꖳ, ꕉ ꗪ ꖬꖿ ꗝꘈꗢ ꕧꔌꘋ ꔬꕩ ꕒꕘ ꗛꖺ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕯ ꔤ ꔳ ꘋ ꗱ ꗞꖻ ꖏ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕪꕌꕮꕊ ꕉ ꗓꕎ ꔤꕢ ꗱ.
ꕉ ꔫꔤ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ, ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꔨ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋꕯ ꕮꕊꔱꖳ ꕧ ꔞꘋ ꕞꕌ. ꕎꕌꔳ ꘈꗢ, ꗝꘈꗢ ꕧꔌꘋ ꔬꕩ ꗞꖻ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꖸ, ꗪ ꖱꖞ ꗞꖻ ꕮꔕ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉꕡ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꗱ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꗱꔷꔻ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞ ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꔈ ꖷ ꕴ ꕪꕌꗞꖻꔧ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋ ꗝꘈꗢ ꕧꔌꘋ ꔬꕩ ꗞꖻ ꖸ ꗪ ꖱꖞ ꗞꖻ ꕮꔕꔀ ꖸ ꗱ?”
ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꕞꘋ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꖏ ꖷ ꗉꕯ, ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꕺꖃ ꗏ ꔳꘂ ꗪ ꕉꖸ ꔝ, ꕉꖸ ꕮ ꕴꕱ ꕸꔤ ꖉꕱ ꕞ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꕃꕩꔒ. ꕴ ꕚꕌ ꕴꔤ ꖴꘋꗒ ꕃꔤ ꕮ ꖨꖕꕴꕱ ꘈꗢ ꖝ ꗏꗡ ꕞ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ, ‘ꘋꕯꕊ ꔷꕩ ꗞꔧ ꗞ ꕃꕇ ꔛ, ꔌꘋ ꖷꔧ ꕮ ꗞꔧ ꕢꕌ ꗃ.’ ꘋ ꕮ ꕯ ꘋ ꗪ ꕿ ꗞ ꕚꘋꔕꔀ ꖸ ꕎ ꔞꔀ. ꘃ, ꘋ ꕯꕊ ꘋ ꗪ ꖱꖞ ꗞꖻ ꖸ ꕎ ꔞꔀ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕸꖃ ꕪ ꖱꖞ ꔉꔀ ꖸ ꕞ.”


ꕉꖷ ꕯꔬꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꔤꕢ ꕒꕌ ꕉꕡꕌ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꔈ ꖷ ꖷ ꗪ ꗱꔷꔻ ꗞꗢ ꖸꔧ ꗋꘋ ꔬꕩ, ꘃ, ꕩ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕎꔀ ꔇꔀ ꗋꘋ ꔬꕩ?”
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌꖸ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꗞ ꖷ ꖸꔧ ꕚꕌ ꖷꖬ ꕿ ꕞꕌ ꗏ, ꕉꖸ ꖴꘋ ꔳꕩ ꕃꕇ ꕃꕇ ꔻꔤ ꗏ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꖷꖬ ꔬ ꗞꗢ ꗪ ꕉꖸ ꗳ? ꘃ, ꕎꕌꔳꔤ ꕯꕊ ꔞꕩ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꖷꖬ ꔬ ꗞꗢ ꔬꕩ ꕉꖸ ꗳ. ꖸ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꗋꘋ ꔬꕩꕌ.
“ꕉꖷ ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖏꕞ ꕯꕮ ꔬ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꖏꕞ ꗛꖺ ꖃꕹ ꕉ ꕞ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꖏꕞ ꕯꕮꕊꔧ ꔳꕩ ꕢꖝ ꖏ ꕉ ꗛꖺꗡꔤ ꔎ. ꘃ ꖇꕱꔀ ꕞ ꖏꖃꕩꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꔠꔪ ꗬ ꕯꕮ ꘃ ꖬꘂ ꕺꖃ ꗩꕃ ꗛꖺ ꗏ. ꕉ ꔫꔤ ꕞ ꕮꔒꔀ, ꖬꘂ ꕺꖃꔀꔤ ꔎꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꗬꗡꔤ ꗃꘋ. ꕉꖷ ꘃ ꖬꘂ ꕺꖃ ꔫꔤ ꕚ ꕒꘋꔕ ꘈꖸ. ꘃ, ꗞꔧ ꔠꔪ ꗬ ꕯꕮ ꘃ ꖬꘂ ꕺꖃ ꗩꕃ ꕯꕮ ꕎ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗱꕞ ꗬꗡꔤ ꔳꕩ ꗪꗡꕯ.”



ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꖏꕎꔀꕯ ꕯꔬꔤ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕒꕌ, ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ ꗓꕧꕌ ꗏꗒ ꕯꕊ ꕉ ꕒꕌ ꕉꕌ ꖴꔈꔀ ꕔꕖ ꕉ ꕧꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋꕯ ꔔꘋ ꖷꖬꕮ ꔒꘋꗣ ꕞ ꕘꕌ ꕢꕌꕯ. ꘃ ꗛꘉꗢ, ꕯ ꔤ ꘂꔤ ꕸꖃ ꖝꘋ ꕉ ꕮ, ꘃꖷ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡꔤ ꔳ ꕉ ꔝ.”
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕪꕌꕮꕊ ꕉ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗱ, ꕉ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ.
ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ, ꖷꖬ ꗏꗒ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗱ. ꖷꖬ ꖸꕊ ꕸꖃ ꕿ ꕪꘋꗒ ꕃꕩꕌ ꕞ ꖷꖬ ꘈꗢ ꗋꖺ ꔨ ꕢꘋ ꕚꘋ ꗱꕞ ꕞ ꖏꕎ. ꕉ ꔱꔷꕩ ꗏꗆꗡ ꗏ ꔤꕢ ꕔꕌ ꕃꕞ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꖤꖕꕎ ꕉꕌ ꖃꕮꕊ ꕿꖃꔀ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꕎꕬ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔧ ꘋ ꖴꘋ ꗏꖺ ꖤꖕꕎ ꕉꕌ ꖃꕮꕊ ꕞ, ꘋꕯꕊ ꗓ ꘋ ꗪ ꕒꕴꕎ.”
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꖷꔧꕰ ꕉꕌ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔤ ꕀꔤ ꗻꗫ ꘋꕯ ꔔꘋ. ꕩ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꕎꕌ ꕮ ꔤ ꕒꕴꕎ.” ꕉꖷ ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ ꔫꔤ, ꖷꖬꘂ ꕒꕴꕎ.
ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꖃꘋꕡ ꗓꕧꕌ ꕞ ꔞꘋꗣ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꕘꕌ ꕚꕴ ꗏꘋ ꗃ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꗱꗡ, ꔧ ꗞ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꖸ, ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔷ ꘃꕯ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꗃꕎꘋ. ꔔꘋꗣ ꕘꕌꔒ ꕮꕊ. ꕉ ꗪ ꕃ ꗏ ꕎ.” ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꖴꖕ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꘀꗡꕩ. ꘃ, ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꗏꗆꗡ ꗃꕎꘋꕡ ꕒꕊ ꕮ, ꕉ ꖃꘋꕡ ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꔔꘋꗣ ꗪ, ꕉꕌ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕸꖃ ꕧꕌ ꔬꕩ ꕉꖷ ꔔꘋꗣ ꕪꕌꕮꕊ. ꕉꖷ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꔳꘋ ꘊꘊꕰ ꕗꕴ ꔫꔤ ꗏ ꔰ.

ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꔇꔀꕩ ꖸ ꕮ, ꕪꔤ ꕧ ꖝꘋꔕ ꗱꕞ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗱ. ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꔷ ꘃꕯ ꕪꘋꗒ ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꗉꕎ ꕉꗒ, “ꕃꘋ ꕜꕴꕜ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ, ꖷ ꕃꕇ ꔛ ꔂ.”
ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꔞꕩ ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ, ꕉ ꖃꘋꕡ ꔞꘋꗣ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꗱꕞ ꔫꔤꖸ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉ ꕒꕌ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌꖸ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕢꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꘃ ꘋ ꖴꘋ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꕮꕊ?”
ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꗡꗤ, ꕮꕨꕌ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꖤꖕꕎ ꕉꖸ ꕧꗅꗡ ꖸ ꕞ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕢꕌ ꖏ ꖷ ꕞ, ꕉꔤ ꕮ ꕴ ꔝ.” ꕉꖸ ꕧꕌ ꖸ ꕪꕌ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕞꕀꔤ ꗬꗷꔒ ꔇꔀ ꕉꖸ ꔝ, ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕮ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗉ ꗞ ꔰ ꔝ.”
ꘃ, ꕉꖸ ꕚꕌ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꔳꘋ ꘊꘊ ꕸꖃꔀ ꕎꕌ ꔫꔤ ꕮ ꕃꘉꔧ.

ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꔧ ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꗪ ꕉ ꗱ, ꕉꖸ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ, ꗞ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕸꕸ ꕪꔤ ꗏꗒ ꕞ ꕉ ꔳꕯ. ꕀꕯ ꕎ ꔳꕩ ꔨ ꕢꖝ ꖏ ꕉ ꔳꕩ ꗷꔤ ꔫꔤ ꕞ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꕀꕯꕊ ꕔꔤ ꕉ ꗱ, ꕪꔤꘂ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꗏꗆꗡ ꕞ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꕌꖸ ꕧ ꖝ ꕘ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉꗒ, “ꕇ ꕗ ꖷ ꕮ ꖏ ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꗱꗡ ꗦ ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ.”
ꘃ, ꗱꔷꔻ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉꗒ, “ꕉꔤ ꕀꕯꕊ ꖸ ꕔꔤ ꕀꕯꕊ ꖸꕊ ꕮꕨꕌ ꕞ ꕭꕯꕊ ꗏ ꕎ.”

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꕢꕨꕌ ꖸ ꗪ ꕙꕌ ꖸ ꗏ ꕉ ꗪ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕪꕌꕯ ꕉꖸꕊ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ ꔞꘋꗣ ꖸ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꖴꗷ ꖬꕡ ꗪꗡ ꗪꗡ ꗉꕯ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꕞ ꗓꔒ ꗪ ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕴꕱꕎ ꕉꔤ ꕮꕨꕧ ꔳꘂ ꗞ ꖸ ꖴꕮ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꗞ ꖸ ꕸꔤꕩ ꕃꕩ ꕃꕩꕌ ꖸ ꗪ ꕺꖃ ꗏ ꕧꕌꕩ ꘆꗦꗡ ꘆꗦꗡ ꖸ ꔰ ꕸꖃ. ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗏꗆꗡ ꗱꗡ, ꕉꖸꕊ ꕃꕇ ꕞꕌ ꕮ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉꖸ ꗋꖺꔒ ꖷ ꔨ, ꕉꖷ ꗻꗫꕧ ꕒꘋꔕ ꖷ ꔨ ꕉꖸ ꗏ ꗚ ꕒꕌꕎꕌ ꖸ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꖴꕮ ꗱꗡ ꗞꖻ ꔇꔀ ꕉꖸ ꕸꖃ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕉ ꗪ ꗞ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꖸ ꗏ ꕉꖸꔧ ꔳ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꗞ ꖸ ꖏ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꖴꘋ ꕃꕞꕌ ꕀꕩꕌ ꕉꖸ ꕞ, ꕉꖸ ꕮ ꔳꔺ. ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꕴ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꕚ ꖷ ꗞ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꕞ, ꕉꔤ ꗓ ꘃ ꗞꖻ ꖸ ꖬꕡ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕯ ꕉꖸ ꕞ ꕉꕌ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ.”

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