Kontondiroo
1 Nte alifaa, be n kanuntewo Kayus kontoŋ na, ŋa meŋ kanu tooñaa kono.
2 N kanuntewo, n jikita ko, kuwolu bee be beteyaariŋ i fee le, aduŋ i be kendeyaariŋ ne. I niyo la kuwo to, ŋa a kalamuta ko, a be bambandiŋ baake le. 3 N seewoota baake le, kabiriŋ baadiŋolu* doolu naata, ì ye i la tiliŋo seedeyaa, i be taama kaŋ tooñaa kono ñaameŋ. 4 Nte maŋ seewoo soto, meŋ warata ka tambi ñiŋ na, ka a moyi ko, n na dindiŋolu be taama kaŋ tooñaa le kono.
Ka baadiŋ taamalaalu hati
5 N kanuntewo, i tilinta dookuwo kono le, i ka meŋ ke baadiŋolu ye, hani niŋ ì mu luntaŋolu ti, i maŋ mennu loŋ. 6 Wolu ye ite la kanoo fo Yeesu noomalankoolu la kafoo ye le. A be beteyaa la le, niŋ i ye maakoyiroo dii ì la ka tenteŋ ì la taamasiloo kaŋ. I si a ke niŋ siloo la, meŋ jarita Alla ñaatiliŋo la. 7 Kaatu ì be taamoo ke kaŋ Yeesu Kiristu* too le kamma, aduŋ ì buka feŋ taa moolu bulu, mennu maŋ ke a noomalankoolu ti. 8 Wo kamma la, ǹ ñanta wo moo siifaalu maakoyi la le, fo ǹ si naa ke ì dookuuñoolu ti tooñaa kono.
Diyoterefes niŋ Demetiriyus
9 Ŋa feŋ ne safee Yeesu noomalankoolu la kafoo ye, bari Diyoterefes, meŋ lafita ka a faŋo ke ñaatonkoo ti, a balanta ntolu ma le. 10 Wo kamma la, niŋ n naata, m be a la kuwolu fo la le, a be mennu ke kaŋ. A ka ǹ koomakuma jawuke le. Aduŋ wo maŋ a wasa, bari a ka balaŋ ka baadiŋolu jiyaa. A ka moolu fanaa bali, mennu lafita wolu jiyaa la, aduŋ a ka ì bayi Yeesu la kafoo kono.
11 N kanuntewo, kana kuu jawoo nikiŋ, bari kuu betoo. Moo meŋ ka kuu betoo ke, wo bota Alla le yaa. Bari moo meŋ ka kuu jawoo ke, wo maarii nene maŋ Alla je. 12 Demetiriyus ye seedeyaa betoo le soto, moolu bee ka meŋ fo, hani tooñaa faŋo sonta meŋ na. Ntolu fanaa ye a la kuu betoo fo le, aduŋ ite ye a loŋ ne ko, ǹ na seedeyaa mu tooñaa le ti.
Kontondiri labaŋolu
13 Ŋa kuu jamaa le soto ka ì safee ite ye, bari m maŋ lafi ka a ke duwaa niŋ kalaa la. 14 N jikita ko, a te mee la, m be i je la, wo to le ǹ si diyaamu ñaa niŋ ñaa la. 15 Kayiroo be i fee. I teeroolu ye i kontoŋ. I si n teeroolu kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa kontoŋ n ye, ì toolu la.
© Mandinka Bible © Bible Society in The Gambia, 2011
