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

ꕢꕌꔳ ꕺꖃ ꕯꕮꕊ

ꕪꔤ ꗃꖺ ꗪ ꔨ ꖸ, ꕉ ꗋꘋ ꕇꖏꔵꗞ. ꗱꔷꔻ ꗞꖻ ꖷ ꔨ ꕉ ꕞ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꗋꘋ ꔨ ꗏ ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ ꕃꔳ ꕢ ꗞꗢ ꗏꗒ ꕎ. ꔷꔱ ꗏꗒ, ꕉ ꕯꕊ ꔤꕢ ꕒꕌ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕪꕌꗞꖻ, ꖷꕊ ꗓ ꘃ ꕪꕌꗞꖻ ꖷ ꔤ ꕞ ꔤ ꗃꕎ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕒꕌ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕢꖙꕎ ꖏ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꕮꕊ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꕇ ꔳ ꕉ ꗱ.”
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋ ꗪ ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗉ ꔤ ꔝ, ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗏ ꗱꗡꕩ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꕉ ꖏꕇ ꔳ ꗞ ꕴꖃꔒ ꕯꕮ ꖏ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕇꖏꔵꗞ ꕞꕌ ꖤꕢꕌ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕉꖸ ꖴꘋ ꗞ ꕴꖃꕎ ꗏ ꕪꕮ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꕉ ꕒꘋ ꖴꘋꕡ? ꕉ ꖴꘋ ꘀꗡꕩ ꗏ ꕉ ꕒ ꖝ ꗏ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꕴꖃ ꗏ ꕯꕮ?”
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘋ ꗪ ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗉ ꔤ ꔝ, ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꖃꘋꕡ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꕉ ꕴꖃꔒ ꖏꕇ ꔳ ꕀ ꗪ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕢꖝ ꗏ. ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕎꔤ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕴꖃ. ꘃ, ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꗏꖺ ꕎ ꖴꘋ ꗞ ꔳꕩ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꔔꘋ ꖏ. ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꕮ ꗳꗺ ꔤ ꕞ ꘃ ꖷ ꘋꕯꕊ ꗉ ꘋꗒ, ‘ꕕ ꖷ ꔤ ꕴꖃꔒ ꕯꕮꔧ ꔳ ꗏ.’ ꔱꕩꕌꔤ ꕚꕌ ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꕉ ꕴꕱꕎ. ꕴ ꕩꕌ ꖴꗷꗡ ꕞꘋ ꕎ ꘃ. ꘃ, ꕴ ꔇꔀ ꕉ ꗓ ꕉꔤ ꔳ ꗃꕯ ꕪꘋ ꖷ, ꖺ ꕉ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ ꕪꘋ ꖷ. ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꗞ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꗞ ꖷ ꕴꖃꔒꔤ ꔳꕩ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꕢꖝ ꗏ.”
“ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꖴꘋ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꕪꕮ?” ꕇꖏꔵꗞ ꕞꕌ ꖤꕢꕌ.
ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꘃꔜ ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ ꕪꕌꗞꖻ ꗏꖺꕇꔒ ꖷ ꔤ ꕞ? ꘃ, ꔈ ꖷ ꔤ ꕮ ꖏ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꕧ ꔛ? ꘋ ꗪ ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗉ ꔤ ꔝ, ꖷꕊ ꗓ ꖷ ꗪ ꖏ ꖷ ꗉꕯ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꖷ ꗪꗡ ꖷꕊ ꗏ ꗱꗡ. ꘃ ꕉ ꗷꔤ ꗏ ꗬꗡ, ꕴ ꕮ ꕸꖃ ꔻꔤ ꖷꕊ ꔖꔤꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ. ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꘋ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕴ ꔳꕯ ꖦꖕꕰ ꖏ ꖸ ꖴꕮ, ꕉꖷ ꕴ ꕮ ꕢꕌ ꘋꕡ, ꕉꔤ ꕮꕊ ꕪꕮ ꕴꔤ ꕢꕌ ꘋꕡ ꔧ ꘋ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕴ ꕒꕌ ꕉꔤꘀꘉ ꖏ ꖸ ꖴꕮ? ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꕮ ꗻꗡ ꗦ ꕇ ꕗ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ. ꕉ ꕎ ꗃꕎ ꖸ ꕉ ꕀꔤꕩ. ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꕯꔬꔤ ꖷꖕꕢ ꕞ ꕪꕞꕌ ꗛꖺ ꔬ ꕉꕌ ꗷꘋ ꗛꘋ ꕧ ꕪꘋ ꖨꕮ ꕮꕴꔒꔀ, ꘃ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꗛꖺꔤ ꔬꕩ. ꕉ ꗛꖺꔤ ꔬꕩ, ꘃꖷ ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕞ ꕔꕢꘋ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉꔤ ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗱꗡꕩ.”
ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꔷꕩ ꕼꘋ ꘃꖷ ꕉꕌ ꔔꘋ ꗏꗒꗡ ꔇꔀ, ꘃꖷ ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕞꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꗏ ꔇꔀ ꗃꘋꕡ. ꘃ, ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꕎꔤ ꕢꕌ ꕉ ꔝ. ꕪꘋꕓ ꕮ ꕉꕌ ꔔꘋꗣ ꖬꕡ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕧꔤ. ꘃ, ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꕃꔻ. ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕞꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕧꔤꔒ ꕮꕊ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꖷ ꕮ ꕉꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕧꔤꔒ ꖷ ꗳ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꕮ ꕉꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꔔꘋ ꗏꗒꗡ ꗏ. ꕃꔳꘂ ꘈ. ꕪꘋ ꕪꔒꔀ ꕞ ꕯ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꖸ ꕞ ꔷꔱ ꖟ ꔷꕩ ꕉ ꔇꔀꕩ ꕪꘋ ꕪꔒ ꕞ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉꖸꕊ ꕮ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꕧꕴ. ꗞ ꖷ ꔰꔤ ꖏ ꕰꕊꕮ ꕮ, ꕉꕌ ꕪꘋ ꕪꔒꔀ ꕧꕌ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꔇꔀ ꗃꕎꘋꕡ ꖸ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꕮ ꕴꕱ ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꕰꕊꕮꕊꔧ ꕿ ꕢ ꕞꘋꘃꘉ ꕮ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꖷ ꔰꔤ ꕚꕌꘂ ꗋꖺꕰꕊ ꗱ, ꕉꔤ ꕯ ꕎ ꘃ ꕪꘋ ꕪꔒꔀ ꕧꕌ, ꘃꖷ ꕉ ꖴꘋ ꕀꕩꕌ ꕔꕌꕢꕌ ꘃ ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꖷ ꖸ ꕚꕌꘂ, ꕉꕌꖸ ꕚꕌꘂ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕎ ꕢꖝ ꗏ.

ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꔇꔀꔒ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ, ꔤꕢ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕚꕌ ꖱꔵꕩ ꕸꖃꔀ ꗏ. ꕉꕌ ꕎꕌꔳ ꗃꖺ ꕮ ꖸ ꕉꖸ ꗱ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗞ ꖸ ꖏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꕩꕌꕩ ꗨꗡ ꗪ ꔨ ꗞ ꖸ ꖏꕯꕊ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ ꕪꘋ ꗃꖺ ꔖꔷꘋ ꕢꕨꕌ ꕮꔧ, ꕉꖸꔧ ꖸ ꔞꔀ ꔤꗟꘋ. ꕉ ꗪ ꔨ ꖏ ꔫꔤ ꕮꕯ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕀ ꖴꖨꘋ ꕒ ꗪ ꖸ. ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꖤꘋ ꕯꕯ ꕉ ꔳꕯ ꘃꖷ ꕉ ꕩꕌꖸ ꖏ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ. (ꘃ ꘈꗢ ꕮꕊ ꗨꗡꘉꗢ ꕉꖸ ꕿꕎ ꕩꕌꕩ ꘃꕩ ꔷꔱ ꔞꘋꕯ.)
ꕒꕡ ꔫꔤ, ꕮꕊ ꔬꕩ ꗪꕞꕌ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꗃꖺ ꖸ ꗪ ꕑꕇꔻꕞꔤꕞ ꗞꖻ ꗏꗒ ꗳ, ꕉ ꕞ ꗓꔒ ꗪ ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꗞ ꕩꕌ ꖏ ꔵꘉ ꖏꔀ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꕯꕊ ꕉꕡꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉꗒ, “ꕪꕌꗞꖻ, ꕩ ꕀꔤ ꔻꔤ ꕉ ꕮ ꗞ ꖷ ꗪ ꔨ ꔤ ꗱ ꗘꖺꕜꘋ ꕀꘂ ꕎꕌ ꘃꖸ ꕮ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꔤ ꖏꕎꔀꕩ ꕉꕌ ꖏ ꕮ? ꕉ ꗪ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꖏꕯꕊ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꔀ ꕞ, ꕉꖷ ꗞꗢ ꔰ ꗪ ꕚꕌꕯ ꕉ ꕒꕌ.”
ꕉꖷ ꕩꕌꕩ ꕞ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꕗꔤ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꖏ ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꗞ ꔰ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗏ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖏꕇ ꕢꖝꘂ ꕢ. ꕴ ꗪꗡ ꕴ ꗋꘋ ꔖꔤ ꘃ ꘋꕯꕊ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ ꘋꗒ, ‘ꘋꕬ ꕎ ꗋꖺ ꕮꕊ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꗞ ꕃꔻ ꗞꗢ. ꘃ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꘋ ꖬꕡ ꕎ ꘃ ꕉ ꕧꕌ.’ ꖷꖬ ꕿ ꕞꕌ ꗏ, ꕪꔤ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꖷꖬꘂ ꕿꕯꕊ ꕉ ꔝ, ꕉ ꕎ ꕚ ꖷ ꖷꖬꘂ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꖷꖬ ꔬ ꗞꗢ ꔺꕩꗞ ꖷ ꗪ ꕉ ꕒꕢꕯꕊ, ꕉꔤ ꗛꗟ ꘃ ꕎ ꘃ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕿꖃ ꕢꔒ ꗪ ꕉꕌ ꕯ ꖴꗷꗡ ꕞ. ꕉꖷ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꖴꗷꗡ ꕞꘋꔕꔀ, ꕉ ꕘꕞꔤ ꕢ ꕎ ꘃ. ꖏꖷ, ꘋꕯ ꕘꕞ ꕢꕌ ꗏ ꗃꕎꘋꔕ ꖷ. ꕕ ꖷ ꕉꕌ ꖏꔤ ꗻꗡ, ꕉꖷ ꘋꕯ ꖏ ꕮꔧ ꕀꔤ.”

“ꗞ ꖷꔧ ꗃ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉ ꔇꔀꕩ ꗞꗢ ꗬꗡ ꕞ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꗃꕎ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ. ꗞ ꖷ ꗃꕎ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ, ꕉ ꗪ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕎꕌ ꖏꕎ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꖏꕎꔀ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꕎꕌ ꖏ ꕮ. ꗞ ꖷ ꗃꕎ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉ ꗪ ꗞꗢ ꗬꗡ ꖴꕮ. ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꔖꔤꕧ ꕮ ꖏ ꖷ ꖸ ꕉꕌꖸ ꗏ ꗱꗡ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌꖸ ꗏ ꕞꘋ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꔰ ꔇꔀ ꕸꖃ ꔻꔤ ꕉꕌ ꔖꔤꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ. ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕞ ꕸꖃ ꔻꔤꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗛꖺ, ꕉꕌ ꕧ ꕀꕩ ꕎ ꕮ ꘃ ꕪꘋꕓ ꗋꘋ ꗋꖺꕰꕊ ꗞꖻ ꕎ. ꗞ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꖬꕡ, ꕉꔤ ꖏꕎꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕎꕌ ꖏꕎ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꗏꖽꕮ ꔱꕩꕌ ꖬꕮ ꕉ ꔝ, ꕉ ꕞꕊ ꔇꔀ. ꖷ ꕘ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꔔꘋꗣ ꔷꕩ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꔰ ꘃ ꕉꕌ ꕭꕯꕊ ꗛꖺ. ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕞꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉꔤ ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗱꗡꕩ. ꘃ, ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕮ ꕉꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꘃꔒꔀ ꕉ ꗏ, ꕉ ꔇꔀ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꗱꗡꕩ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕘꕞ ꔳꘂꗡꔤ ꗻꗡꕩ ꗞ ꔫꔤ ꕞ.”

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