16 Pɔ gɛ Heroɖesɛ enu ana nɛɛ, asɛ, “Yohanɛsɛ, agɛ yɛ tɔkpu ibhui ba flanɔ, yɛ aza nyɛmɛ edenɔ bekpu mɛ!”
klɛ etsre yɛ bagɛ bee di yɛ ɔkɔ nɛ asɛ, “Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ nɛ naa, alɔ edenɔ bekpum! Klɛ so pɛ ebui yiyinɔanɔ kemia nɛ di ka wa kɛxwɛ nɛ yɛ mɛ.”
Klɛ aɖɔ asɛ, “Ɛbhɛtɛ buzizi, ” “alasɛ ɛga dzyosu gɛ adɛ bhɛtɛ buzizi kanyaka nɛe si.” Banɔ nɛ be bisi Yuɖasɛ asɛ, “Bulɔ pɔ, kide kibui lɛ nɛ nu kɔlɔ?” “Wɔ nahwɛ kibui nɛɛ lɛlɛ.”
Banɔ teli asɛ, “Eliya.” Klɛ banɔ bhlatɔ tsyɛ asɛ, “Enu atɔnu, anasɛ batɔnu nɛ gɛ ba za klibe nɛ teli.”
Alasɛ Heroɖesɛ nahwɛ atɛ kɔ ɔshã sɛ bevu Yohanɛsɛ, ba nya yɛ tɛ bakɔ ada kpɛ buvu. Abhɛtɛ kibui nɛ alasɛ Heroɖias, gɛ enu yadzya Filipo yedzini nɛ gɛ ayɛkɛ agbanɔ nɛ so.
Pɔ Heroɖesɛ aɖɔ sɛ, “Mɛ bhui Yohanɛsɛ tɔkpu. Kɛlɛalɛ Ane, ɔtsɔnɛ, ye nu agɛ yɛ shue bui di mɛ nu?” Klɛ awlãkɛ sɛ tɛ amɔ yɛ.