ⅠOnyole odi kĩ bavɛ Lazaro kasɔ. Eto Betania, ɔmatɔ a kĩ bawaɛ̃tsole nviã Maria mɔ Marta dzi a kamɛ. ⅡAde Maria kĩĩ lɛkɔa kugua mɔ ɔlɛ̃ eko nɛ boe Ɔlate fɔnɛta, ɛkɔa ye lɔlɔ tɔlɔ ɛyɔ foe a. Ye ɔwaɛ̃nyole nyɛ Lazaro kĩ yasɔ a. ⅢBawaɛ̃tsole a do lɔtɔ nɛ Yesu sɛkɛ̃ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, nɔ ɔkɔba a kĩ aátunɔ ye kalɛ a asɔ.”

ⅣKĩ Yesu nu fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ a, ɛlɛ kĩ, “Fɔsɔ kĩĩ lɛnyɛ wuda fɔsɔ, mbom fɔnyɛ lɛtsa a kĩ baatsã foe akũ bɛdɛla Baguma dĩ nɛ ode, ade baadɛla Baguma Obi a lɛmɛ dĩ nɛ ode a.” ⅤYesu awɛ Marta, mɔ ɔwaɛ̃tsole mɔ Lazaro kalɛ. ⅥLɛmɛ kĩ Yesu nu Lazaro fɔsɔ a, ebuki ɛkahɔ nɛ awã kĩ edeĩ a fuwi nviã.

ⅦKe liti a, ebi ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a kĩ, “Mifɔ̃ bumuniki bɔnaa Yudea.”

ⅧAde ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a bi ye kĩ, “Fɔtsa ɔtsanɛ, wádzɔ nɛ awĩ mɔ Yudafɔ a wɛ kĩ batalɛ nɔ boe, mɔ obuki anaa awã a?”

ⅨYesu kpa be mbuayɛ kĩ, “Nnɛ́ dɔũhuilɛ ewua-nviã deĩ nɛ kade kanyina kamɛ? Odi nyɛ odi kĩ ɛtsɛ̃ nɛ suwa ni, ɛláatula kitonɛkĩ katinya kamɛ ɔhaĩ a afɔ̃ yamɔ fɔkɔ. ⅩLɛmɛ ntɛ odi tsɛ̃ nɛ lɛnyɛ ni, yatula kitonɛkĩ ɔhaĩ lɛláa.”

ⅪKĩ Yesu lɛ fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ eyua a, ebuki ɛlɛ kĩ, “Boe ɔkɔba Lazaro wa tida, lɛmɛ maanaadzɛla ye.”

ⅫYe fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a kpa mbuayɛ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, ntɛ tida ɛwaa kɔ̃ ni, yaasaɛ.” ⅩⅢLɛtsa a kĩ Yesu atsa a nyɛ kĩ Lazaro ku, lɛmɛ ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a kɔ̃ kɔna kĩ tida pupulidza kawa ɛlɛ.

ⅩⅣFoesũ Yesu binya ebi be pefee kĩ, “Lazaro ku. ⅩⅤLɛmɛ nɛ mi sũ ni, kawɔlɛ de yĩ kĩ ntána nɛ awã ayekĩ míatɛ mido. Mifɔ̃ bɔnaa ye sɛkɛ̃.”

ⅩⅥAde Toma kĩ bavɛ Ata a bi ye bakɔba fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a kĩ, “Mifɔ̃ boe malo butomɔ Fɔtsa Ɔtsanɛ a bɔnaa, bɔnaaku mɔ ye!”

ⅩⅦKĩ Yesu wo awã a, ɛmɔ́ kĩ fɔtɛ fuwi ɛna kĩ bibila Lazaro. ⅩⅧKito Betania kɛnaa Yerusalem aana ndɛ fusikũ nviã, ⅩⅨade Yudafɔ pii ya kĩ bayaadzam Maria mɔ Marta nɛ be ɔwaɛ̃nyole wuda a sũ.

ⅩⅩKĩ Marta nu kĩ Yesu aya a, ɛnɛ́ ɛnaatsɛlamɔ ye, lɛmɛ Maria kɔ̃ kahɔ nɛ tɔtɔ kamɛ. ⅩⅪAde Marta bi Yesu kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, ntɛ kana ɔna nɛ awĩ kufɛ nwaɛ̃nyole táku! ⅩⅫLɛmɛ ĩnyina kĩ finyaa malo Baguma aakpa nɔ lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kĩ ovia ye.”

ⅩⅩⅢYesu kpa ye mbuayɛ kĩ, “Awaɛ̃nyole a aabuki eyidza edzi nkpã.”

ⅩⅩⅣAde Marta bi ye kĩ, “Ĩnyina kĩ yaabuki eyidza edzi nkpã nɛ Luwi Nkaɛ a kĩ banɔkpa aayidza a akũ.”

ⅩⅩⅤYesu bi ye kĩ, “Yĩ nyɛ kayidza kadzi nkpã mɔ nkpã a. Odi nyɛ odi kĩ ɛtɛ yĩ edo, ntɛ eku malo ni, yaayidza edzi nkpã. ⅩⅩⅥOdi nyɛ odi kĩ edzi nkpã mɔ́ ɛtɛ yĩ edo ni, ɛláaku da. Ɔtɛ fukĩĩ odo?”

ⅩⅩⅦMarta kpa ye mbuayɛ kĩ, “Oo, boe Ɔlate! Ntɛ ndo kĩ nɔ nyɛ Kristo a, Baguma Obi a kĩ bɛlɛ biyi kĩ yaaya nɛ katinya kamɛ a.”

ⅩⅩⅧKĩ Marta lɛ fukĩĩ eyua a, emuniki ɛnaa kɔla ɛnavɛ ɔwaɛ̃tsole Maria pɛtɛɛ. Ebi ye kĩ, “Fɔtsa Ɔtsanɛ a ya nɛ awĩ, ade evia nɔ akũ a.” ⅩⅩⅨKĩ Maria nu foe pɛ, ɛta eyidza ewula atsɛ ɛnaatsɛlamɔ ye. ⅩⅩⅩNɛ lɔkɔ a naa Yesu táwo tɔ̃ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ, mbom ebuki ɛdzɛ̃ nɛ awã kĩ Marta yatsɛlamɔ ye a. ⅩⅩⅪKĩ bati a kĩ bideĩ nɛ tɔtɔ kamɛ bɛkadzam Maria a mɔ́ kĩ ɛta eyidza ɛnɛ a, bitomɔ ye, kitonɛkĩ bɛkɔna kĩ yanaa linikɛ a ɔwɛ̃ ɛnaabe.

ⅩⅩⅫMaria yawo awã kĩ Yesu dzɛ̃ a, ade kĩ esila ɛmɔ́ ye pɛ ɛtɔ nɛ Yesu abɔa kamɛ ɛlɛ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, ntɛ ɔna nɛ awĩ kufɛ nwaɛ̃nyole a táku.”

ⅩⅩⅩⅢKĩ Yesu mɔ́ ayekĩ ɛkabe, mɔ ayekĩ bati a kĩ bitomɔ ye kabe a, fɔkɛna adzuma nɛ ye kamɛ ade ɛwɛya eke hũũ a. ⅩⅩⅩⅣEvia be kĩ, “Nɛ ndia mibila ye?”

Bɛkpa ye mbuayɛ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, yaadã.”

ⅩⅩⅩⅤNɛ awã naa, Yesu be.

ⅩⅩⅩⅥAde Yudafɔ a lɛ kĩ, “Midã tɔ̃ ayekĩ yawɛ ye kalɛ!”

ⅩⅩⅩⅦLɛmɛ badi lɛ kĩ, “Ebinya ɔnɛkunɛ anɛ. Kapuli ɛláapuli ɛfɔ̃ kĩ onyole kĩĩ ɛtaku?”

ⅩⅩⅩⅧKalɔɛ a buki kɛna nɛ Yesu kamɛ ade ɛnaa linikɛ a ɔwɛ̃ a. Linikɛ a nyɛ de ɔkɛ kĩ bɛkɔa de bisua de onukpɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅩⅨYesu bi be kĩ, “Mibɔɛ de a nɛ lɛkɛ a onukpɛ̃.”

Ade Marta, ɔnɔkpa a ɔwaɛ̃tsole, bi Yesu kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, finyaa kɔ̃ edo kakũ awɛ, kitonɛkĩ ade fuwi ɛna kĩ bibila ye a.”

ⅩⅬYesu bi Marta kĩ, “Mbɔɛɛ ntábi nɔ kĩ ntɛ ɔtɛ odo ni, aamɔ Baguma kukũkpalɛ a?”

ⅩⅬⅠBati a bɔɛ de a bɛnyɛ. Yesu dɛla anɛ nɛ ode ɛlɛ kĩ, “Nda, manyɛ nɔ kɔlɛ kĩ atse yĩ. ⅩⅬⅡĨnyina kĩ atse yĩ daa, lɛmɛ bikĩ bɛdzɛ̃ nɛ awĩ a sũ malɛ fukĩĩ, ayekĩ baatɛ bido kĩ nɔ lido yĩ.”

ⅩⅬⅢKĩ ɛlɛ fukĩĩ eyua a, ɛbɔa fɔwɔla kɔɔba kĩ, “Lazaro, nɛ́ kaya!” ⅩⅬⅣAde ɔnɔkpa a nɛ́ ɛya a. Lima a kĩ bɛkɔa bisuli ye akpɔ mɔ abɔa a buki lɛna nɛ ye akũ, ade duku a kĩ bɛkɔa bisuli ye anɛ a lɛmɛ na nɛ ye akũ a.

Yesu bi be kĩ, “Miwũnya tilima a nɛ ye akũ mifɔ̃ ɛnaa.”

ⅩⅬⅤYudafɔ a kĩ bɛya nɛ Maria sɛkɛ̃ mɔ́ lɛtsa a kĩ Yesu kɛna a, ade be pii tɛ ye bido a. ⅩⅬⅥLɛmɛ be kamɛ badi muniki bɛnaa Farisifɔ a sɛkɛ̃ bɛnabi be lɛtsa a kĩ Yesu kɛna a. ⅩⅬⅦFoesũ Farisifɔ a mɔ basɔfɔnɔkɔɛ̃ a natsa fɔlɔ mɔ Yudafɔ ɔmaĩ banɔkɔɛ̃ a ade bɛlɛ kĩ, “Litsa bɔ́akɛna? Kitonɛkĩ oti kĩĩ lamɛna awãwã fɔtsa pii kakɛna! ⅩⅬⅧNtɛ bɔkpa ye osi lɔmɔ ni, odi nyɛ odi aayatɛ ye edo, ade Roma abãã ayabubuli boe Asɔli Kɔla a, ɛwɔla boe ɔmaĩ lɛmɛ.”

ⅩⅬⅨBe kamɛ ɔmɔa kĩ bavɛ Kaiafa, kĩ ɛnyɛ Ɔsɔfɔnɔkɔɛ̃ Flee nɛ kateli a na kamɛ a bi be kĩ, “Minyína lɛtsama kɔlaa! ⅬMinyína kĩ fɔnɛnɛ fɔkpa mi kĩ oti mɔa aaku nɛ bati a flee lɔlɔ kɛba kĩ baawɔla ɔmaĩ a flee a?”

ⅬⅠNnɛ́ ye mɔawɛ kakɔna ɛkɔa ɛlɛ fukĩĩ, mbom ndɛ Ɔsɔfɔnɔkɔɛ̃ Flee nɛ kateli a kamɛ ni, ɛlɛ eyi kĩ Yesu aaku nɛ Yudafɔ a lɔlɔ. ⅬⅡNnɛ́ Yudafɔ a odi yaku ɛkpa, mbom kĩ yaakpɔta Baguma bade a kĩ bɛgba biko nɛ katinya kamɛ a bɛkɛna ɔmɔa.

ⅬⅢKito luwi a kanaa a, Yudafɔ banɔkɔɛ̃ kapi adzuni kĩ baakɔ Yesu. ⅬⅣNɛ foesũ Yesu tábuki ɛkanɛ kanya Yudafɔ a lɛmɔ ye. Ɛdzakũ ɛnaa ɔmatɔ odi kĩ bavɛ Efrayim kamɛ nɛ kɔsa kudi kamɛ, ade awã bɛmɔ ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a bidzi nɛ awã a.

ⅬⅤFinyaa Yudafɔ Wuda Katɛ̃ luwi kanya a fuã, ade bati pii to ɔmaĩ a fɔkɔ kumɛkumɛ bɛya nɛ Yerusalem, kĩ bayaakpalɛ be akũ fɔmɔ luwi a aawo ɔtɔ. ⅬⅥKĩ bɛna nɛ Asɔli Kɔla kamɛ a, bɛkawɛ Yesu, ade bɛkavia akũ kĩ, “Nde akɔna? Mbɔɛɛ ɛláaya nɛ luwi a kanyakɔ̃?” ⅬⅦNɛ lɔkɔ a na kamɛ a, basɔfɔnɔkɔɛ̃ mɔ Farisifɔ a si mbla kĩ odi nyɛ odi kĩ enyina awã kĩ Yesu deĩ ni, kɛnɛ kĩ ɛyaakpa kanyi lɔkɔa bɛnaapi ye.