3 Ɔkɛlɛ Yesu akpɛ kɛkpalɛ nɛ akɔ alɛ:
Nɔ vɛ Izraɛlanɛ ibhoshi nɛ gɛ lɛla nɛ ɔkɔ.
Klɛ etenɔ kaɖɔ ɖɔ tsre banɔ nɛ akpalɛ mɛ asɛ, “Ayadɛ teli ekoeyi avɛ kɛdɔ ɔhwɛ kɔ.
Pɔ nɔ vɛ tɛ nɔ dɔ pɛɛ kibui nɛe si onu: ‘Ɛpɛɛ eshutukubui didi, ganɛ busoyiyi.’ Alasɛ ɛdɛ ba kɔ badzyɔgo nɛ tɛkukulu, pɔ kɔ bezizi.”
Pɔ Farisianɛ anɛ ɛshã badɔkasɛ bakpɛ onugbuesi kɔ yɛ sɛ, “Anyɛa nɛ ayɛkɛ banɔ kpã bui klɛ aŋaɛ dɔ nɛ alɛ.”
“Kɛbɛlɛm sɛ, ibhoshi kɛfɔɛfɔ lɛ wunɔ mayɛ teli ahwɛ klɛ torikpo lɛla. Ata shɛlɔ afɛtezhita nɛ-tiezhita nɛ́ ayakpa nɛ́ mɛ gɛ atɛ pɛɛ torikpo nɛ́ gɛ lɔ lɛla ɔdɔnanɛ kibe gɛ amɔ ɔlɛ?
Yesu aza ɖɔ sɛ, “Simɔnɛ Yohanɛsɛ yɛ eyi, ɔdɛmɛ mɛ bui gbɛagba xã?” Ebu shu nu asɛ, “Ee, Apalete, ɔnyi sɛ ɛdɛmɛ wɔɛ bui.” Yesu aɖɔ sɛ, “Di mɛ ibhoshi nɛabha.”
Gɛ be nua na nɛɛ, ba kpɛ Kpaya nɛa bha. Kɛlɛ ba ɖɔ tsre Paolo asɛ: “Ɔmɔ nɛɛ, madzya, Yuɖanɛ akpã tashɛ̃ gɛ atɛ yɛkɛ aŋa, klɛ balɛ petee balɛ gɛganɛɛ kɔ ɔshã.