1 Nɛ ewia lɛlɛ nɛ mɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ nɛ aba, nɛ kibui nɛ tɛɖuɖɔ nɛ Yuɖea Ayakpam,
Itsre nɔ kɛgba sɛ: Nɛ banɔ nɛ gɛ badzɛ ba mɔ nɛ mɛ akanyaka aka vɛ otugba pɛ agbɛgbla dɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ; pɔ agɛ enu ebhliyi nɛ owũsise bukusiɔŋakɔ agbɛgbla dɛ yɛ.
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?
Be bu klɛ nu asɛ, “Banɔ teli asɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ, be teli asɛ Eliya, klɛ babhlatɔ tsyɛ asɛ, Yeremia nɛ obhi batɔnu nɛ ɔmayɛ teli.”
Alasɛ Yohanɛsɛ aba kasɛ nɔ tɛnɛnamɛzɛza, klɛ nɔ dɛ yɛkɛ yɛa bha ŋa, pɔ badɔdzyɔ anɛ badzɛ zhuzhɔlɛ nɛ xũ ba yɛkɛ aŋa. Klɛ nɛ klɛe de gɛ nɔɔ mɔ kɛɛ nɛɛ tsyɛ, no di tsyina kitem pɛ ɔyɛkɛ yɛa bha ŋa.
No yu eyuyu anɛ kitemtsyitsyina nyɛnyɛna vunɔm.
Aɖɔ asɛ, “Kibe nɛ tɛ na,” “Kpaya bukusi nɛ tɛ tso bunɔ lɔ. So no tsyina kitem tɛ nɔ yɛkɛ kibui dzyɔgo nɛa bha ɔŋa!”
Ba ŋlɔmɛ nɛ Yezaya atɔnu nɛ keplukpa nɛ mɛ asɛ, “Ɛba kpɛ mɛ axwɛdɛ nɛ iputɔnɔ kɔ nɔ, yɛ aba be ŋuse wɔnɔɛ dzo ”
Klɛ wɔ, mɛ yi, ba be klu wɔ sɛ ebuiɖɔlu Aɖɛɖama Adɛ, alasɛ ɔbɔ putɔ kɔ Apalete tɛ ɔdɔ ŋuse kidzo nɛ mɛ ɔkɔ yɛ,
Kɛlɛe de gɛ Yohanɛsɛ axwɛdɛ nɛ ashɛ̃, Yesu akpɛ kaɖɔ ɖɛɖɔesi denɔ Yohanɛsɛ shu etsre banɔɛza nɛ asɛ: “Kɛde nɔvɛ odzogbe nɛ mɛ sɛ tɛ nɔ do di? Ɔsɔɔ̀ ɖɛɖama gɛ kɛlɛ fu ɔlɛ odi kɔ nɔ vɛ?
denɔ Yohanɛsɛ bunikpɛkpɛ nɛ kesikpɛkpɛ ɔbɔ nanɔ kibe lɛ gɛ ba yɛkɔ Yesu ashɛ̃nɔ nɛ bulɔ ɔbha. Kɛlɛ so alasɛ tɛ banɔa nɛ teli edzi ebuimɔɖɔ plɛnɔ lɔ nɛ yɛ tɛlulɔ denɔ bekpum nɛ shu.”