Biblica® Open Ibibio Contemporary Bible 2025
Yoob 3
Yoob Atañ Ikọ
Ke ami amaakeboiyo, Yoob amaakʌppọ inua amọ anyʌñ asueñ usen emana amọ. Yoob amaabo:
“Yak usen a-ami ñkemanake akịt nsobo,
ye akonayio a-akebooho, ‘E-eyommo ayịn!’
Usen ado, yak anye akappa ado ekịm;
Yak Abasi ke anyọñ akuuse ñkpọ abaña anye;
yak unwana ndomokeed akuunyʌñ asakka anọọ anye.
Yak ndobo ye akpọsọñ ekịm amaana aben anye;
yak ntọñanyọñ adoro afʌk anye;
yak ekịm afʌk anye.
Akonayio ado, yak ataa ekịm amʌm anye;
yak ke ebat anye esịn ke atu mme usen ke isua
me adibat anye nsịn ke afiọñ ndomokeed.
Yak akonayio ado ado ada;
yak awo akuukop ñkpo idaara ato anye.
Yak mbon se isuuñọ mme usen esuuñọ usen ado,
mbon e-ebeeñeke idem adidemme idiọọk unam mmọọñ.
Yak mme ntantaafiọñ ubakusen amọ ekappa ekịm;
yak anye atie abet unwana usen ke ikpu-ikpu
akuunyʌñ akịt akpa unwana usiere,
sia anye imiikibette usʌñ idịb imbaha miin
adidịp mfịna ke anyen mmi.
“Ntak ami mmeñkekpaaha ke emana-a,
mmeñkenyʌññọ ñkpa naña ami ñkewuọhọ ke idịb-e?
Ntak ake mme edọñ ekebaaha edimbọọ miin-e
ye mme eba se ñwọp-ọ?
Idahami, ami ñkpenaana nduọk adudu ke emem;
Ñkpedaiya idab ñnyʌñ nduọk adudu
ye mme ndidem ye mme andikara ederimbod,
e-ekebọppọ mme itie enọ idem ammọ e-ebaaha idahami ke ñwuudo,
ye mme mbọọñ e-ekenieñeke kold,
e-ekeyọhọke ufọk ammọ ye silfa.
Me nsoo ikido ntak ekedindịppe miin ke isọñ nte adukpo nsekayịn,
nte nsekayịn a-mmiikikịtte utịn usen?
Do ke mbon ibak etre afanekọñ,
kpa do ñko ke mbon ekpaaha mba inieghe ukeme ndin eba ke nduọkadudu.
Mbon ñkpakọb ekop inem ke adiduọk adudu;
Ammọ ikoppo aba nduaiya ñkpo akpeme ifʌn.
Ntək awo ye ikpọ awo eba do,
mme ifʌn enyʌñ enie ñkpọkñyak ke ubọk mme andinie ammọ.
“Nsoo inam eben unwana enọ mbon e-ebaaha ke ukuud,
enyʌñ eben uwem enọ mbon se ukpọñ ammọ adodoro,
ye mbon se ñkpa awʌt ado ñkpa idiighe,
e-eyemme ñkpa ekan ndedịbe ñkpọuto,
e-eyọhọke ye inemesịd
enyʌñ edaara ke ammọ emaewuọ udi?
Ntak e-enọọhọ awo
u-usʌñ amọ adooho ndedịbe uwem-e,
ake Abasi akʌkkọ anye akanna?
Sia mmịm mmi akappa ado ndidia usen mmi;
ñkuun mmi anyʌñ anwañña awuọ nte mmọọñ.
Se ami ñkebaak adi adinsịme miin;
se ami ñkesifeghe anyʌñ aditịppe annọ miin.
Ami nnieghe emem, ñnyʌññọ nnie ndobuyio;
Nnieghe nduọkadudu, ado afanekọñ kpọd ke nnie.”
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