7 Gɛ Yohanɛsɛ badɔkpasɛ nɛ baa shɛ, Yesu akpa kaɖɔ ɖɔ tsre banɔɛza nɛ Yohanɛsɛ shu asɛ: “Kidee no koeyi ɔvɛ ɔdɔ mɔ nɛ ayakpa nɛ mɛ? Ɔsɔɔ gɛ odzi ofu kɛlɛɛ?
Onu ganɛa na, klɛ kide okoeyi ɔvɛ ɔdɔ mɔ? Anɔ gɛ enyumu kɛdɔ pupudi? Ao, banɔ nɛ gɛ bee nyumu kɛdɔ pupudi nɛ balɛ bekusi nɛ bapa mɛ.
Tɛwa yɛyɛkɛ kɛpɔ kanyaka eti be dzyini, klɛ kanɛgbɛ keputakpa tɛtã kanyaka eti be wulu kalɛ atɛ̃, ɔdɔ nanɔ kibe lɛ gɛ agbanɔ kɛdzyudzyɔ avɛnɔ kabhaŋɛŋam.
Yohanɛsɛ bunikpɛkpɛ— fakɔ lu de? Owũsise lu de pɛnɔɔ banɔ kɔ?” Ba kpa kibui nu nyɛnadi nɛ aglɔm klɛ la ɖɔ asɛ, “Onu buɖɔ sɛ, ‘Bu de owũsise,’ ebe bisi lɔ asɛ, ‘Klɛ kide so pɛ bu dɛ yɛkɛ yɛa bha ŋa dza?’
Banɔ be koeyi edenɔ Yerusalɛm anɛ Yuɖea petee anɛ Yɔɖan kɛdɔ nɛm petee atɔnɔ yɛ.
Kɛlɛso nɔ ta atɔ mɔmɔ nɛ kɛnu gɛ nɔnu ebui. Anɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔ lɛ yɛ ahwɛ ba ba kɔ yɛ gelee, agɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ ma yɛ ahwɛ, kɛ gɛ ayɛkɔ sɛ kɛlɛ yɛ ahwɛ tsyɛ ba zia yɛkɛ lɛ nɛ yɛ ahwɛ.”
Gɛ Yesu etsyina di ɛbha, amɔ sɛ batɔ nɛ yɛ klɛ ebisi alɛ sɛ, “Kide nɔ pɛɛ?” Ba ɖɔ sɛ, “Rabbi” (kɛlɛesi klɛnu sɛ Adɔkasɛ), “fakɔ wɔ lɛ?”
Yohanɛsɛ edzi kanɛgbɛ gɛ atɛ̃fu klɛ kɛ kɔ bubhubhui, klɛ nɔ pɛɛ kibe sɛ tɛ nɔ mɔ same nɛ yɛ kifutɛtã.
Kɛlɛ bu tɛa dzi banɛvɔ, gɛ kɛlɛɛ ba wanya vɛnɔ kede anɛ otugba klɛ kɛdɔkɛkasɛ kɛlɛɛ ba fu lɔ vɛnɔ ɔkɛ̃ anɛ mɛna ɔkɛ̃ ganɔ banɔ anɔwuwɔɛ anɛ bushɛ edzo bhɛbhɛtɛ mɛ.
Pɔ onu gɛ ebisi, alasɛ tɛ ayɛkɛaŋa klɛ eti di kɛlɛ asɛ otro, alasɛ anɔ nɛ gɛ atɛ yɛkɛaŋa nɛ edzi ansɛ aƒu mɛ bunigiglebe, gɛ kɛlɛɛ fu kana.