1 Paolo, Kpaya axwɛdɛ anɛ Yesu Kristo anɔkpɛkpɛ kɔ Kpaya tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa gɛ be bu nɛ kɛgba anɛ kibuititi nɛ gɛ kɛɛ gbanɔ anɔ vɛnɔ kpayazɛza mɛ,
Klɛ ɔyɛkɛŋa sɛ Kpaya atɛ bamɛna kebhuikuklu dzyɔgo kɔ yɛ banɔ kuklu, gɛ ba kpɛ ogugu kɔ yɛ kelizɛza anɛ elishi? Aba za eze di alɛ ana ko?
Gɛ bagɛ edi nu Yuɖanɛ ne nu kibui nɛɛ, ba mɔ same klɛ ba yɛkɛ Apalete nɛ bui, klɛ bagɛ balɛ petee be klua kɔ ɛkpã mabeke mabeke na yɛkɛaŋa.
Paolo, axwɛwa kɔ Yesu Kristo, gɛ be kulu sɛ tɛ ebe dzi anɔkpɛkpɛ klɛ be bu yɛ ɔtɔ akɔ Kpaya kibuidzyɔgo—
Mɛ Paolo, Kristo Yesu anɔkpɛkpɛ nɛ́ Kpaya tɛpɛpɛɛ nu, Timotio bulɔ adzya. Kɔ Kpaya busɔlɛɔha nɛ́ Kɔrintio, ɔyɛkɔ plɛnɔ kpayabanɔ nɛ petee ganɔ Akasia:
Alasɛ ganɔ ɛyamyuyɔ mɛ be bhui nɔ ayɛkɛ, nɛ tɛyɛyɛkɛŋa mɛ—klɛ kɛnɛ kɛ di de wɔnɔ nahwɛ ɔkɔ, kɛ nu Kpaya kɛdɔ gɛ akɔ—
Mɛ Paolo anɛ Timotio, Kristo Yesu baxwɛwa. Kɔ Kpayabanɔ nɛ petee gɛ balɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ nɛ́ Filipi, ɔyɛkɔ plɛnɔ bagɛ be di axwɛ nɛa bha anɛ baxwɛwa:
Mɛ tɛbhɛtɛ kɛ lɛ nu sɛ tɛ ba kpɛ balɛ idzyi kemi nɛ̀ tɛ ba kpɛ alɛ ketsu nɛ́ tɛdɛdɛmɛ mɛ, sɛ tɛ ba yɛkɛ ehueyi mumɔ gelee nɛ kibuiesi nunu nɛna, nɛ kɛlɛmɛ tɛ ba beti Kpaya ebukpukpu, be klu sɛ Kristo,
gɛ apɛa sɛ tɛ be bu banɔ nɛ petee klɛ tɛ ba ba kɛgba nɛ tititim.
Nɛ ebui bibisi nɛ petee de, kpayamzɛza kibuikpukpu nɛ kitri: Awɛ̃ nɛ ishuidzya mɛ, Ɔfufɔɛ nɛ obu yɛ butsya, kpayaxwɛdɛ nɛ ba mɔɛ, ba ɖɔ yɛ bui nɛ amadi nɛ mɛ, ba yɛkɛ yɛa bha ŋa nɛ kanɔ nɛ mɛ, ba feke yɛ ashɛnɔ nɛ ishubhubhui mɛ.
Onu gɛ anɔ teli aakasɛ otro ebui klɛ adɛ dɛmɛ atrɔ bulɔ Apalete Yesu Kristo kɛdɔkɛkasɛ nɛ gɛ na anɛ kpayamzɛza kɛdɔkɛkasɛ,
Kɛlɛ so ɛdzrɔ nɛ kibuinyɛbui nu nɛ agɛ be kulu nɛ tɔkpu, sɛ tɛ balɛ tsyɛ ba mɔ tɛbubu nɛ gɛ kpasɛ Kristo Yesu mɛ, ɔplɛnɔ ɔfufɔɛ mɛ ishubhubhui.
Kibuinyɛbui tɛ za wɔahwɛ gɛ ɔbhɛtɛ nɛ bugã anɛ kibui matimati mɛ ebui wɛwlãnkɛ, alasɛ onyi sɛ la mɛna ebla.
Bagɛ ba ma yɛe de, adɔfɔɔ̃ tɛ ebu ebui mɛ akɔa lɛ, nɛ kidzoenu didi sɛ Kpaya aba kɔa lɛ kitem tsyitsyina gɛ ba gbanɔa lɛ vɛnɔ kɛgba nɛ tititi mɛ,
Mɛ Yakobo, Kpaya nɛ Apalete Yesu Kristo axwɛdɛ, Kɔ amadi lɔfɔntabha nɛ amadi nɛshi: Ɛsɛnɛ nɔ.
Kpaya kemi ka kɔ lɔ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ gɛ bu pɛɛ kɔ ɛkpã nɛ kpayamɛ zɛza ganɔ agɛ eklu lɔ nɛ tɛtiti mɛ nɛ́ yɛnahwɛ ishubhubhui anɛ̀ kɛdzyɔgo bhɛbhɛtɛ.
Nɛ kibelɛlɛ gɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ bazi nɛ kɛ dzoe nɛabha, banɔ ɖuweɖu di nɔ bɔ dzi? Kɛlɛsɛ tɛ nɔ za nɛ ɛkpã tɛ ɛlɛ shu ibhui klɛ tɛ nɔ za kpayamɛ
Anɔnyanɔ gɛ ada kada nɛ́ Eyi nɛ́ shu Aka lɛ yɛ ahwɛ, ánɔ nɛ gɛ adɛmɛ atrɔ sɛ Eyi nɛ alɛ Aka nɛ tsyɛ alɛ yɛ ahwɛ.
Yesu Kristo tɛbubukasɛ gɛ, Kpaya akɔ yɛ sɛ tɛ ayɛkɔ kasɛ yɛ baxwɛdɛ kɛgɛ baa ba kɛlɛ mɛ nɛ kibe kplitaa mɛ. Akɔ le ti lɛ ganɔ yɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ nɛ tɛkpɛkpɛ sɛsɛ yɛ axwɛdɛ Yohanɛsɛ,