12 Berɛ a behuu sɛ ɔyɔɔ saa mfantoho yi tiaa bɛ he, bɛpɛɛ sɛ bɛbɛkye no, nso na besuro nnipadɔm he. Nti bɛgyae no, na bɛkɔeɛ.
Na asɔfo mpanyimfoɔ he ne atwerɛfoɔ he teeɛ he, bɛkɔɔ so hwehwɛ kwane a bɛbɛfa so aku no nso, na besuro no, efiri sɛ, ne nkyerɛkyerɛ he twee nnipakuo he nyinaa adwene.
Na bemu binom pɛɛ sɛ bɛkye no, nso biaa amfa ne nsa anka no.
Nti bɛhwehwɛɛ kwane a bɛbɛfa so akye no nso biaa amfa ne nsa anka no, efiri sɛ na berɛ he nnuruiɛ.
Afei Yerusalemfoɔ he binom kaa sɛ, “Ɔnyɛ beema yi ne bɛɛpɛ no aku no yi?
Na yɛnam he ne kɔka sɛ, ‘Ofiri nipa’?” Na besuro nnipadɔm he efiri sɛ na bɛ nyinaa bebu Yohane sɛ ɔyɛ nɔkorɛ diyifoɔ.
Berɛ a bɛteeɛ he, bɛ ho dwirii bɛ; na begyaa ne hɔ kɔeɛ.
Dɔno heaa mu he, atwerɛfoɔ ne asɔfoɔ mpanyimfoɔ he pɛɛ sɛ bɛkye no, nso na besuro nkurofoɔ he; behuu sɛ ɔmaa saa mfantoho yi tiaa bɛ.
Nso sɛ yɛka sɛ, ‘Ofiri nnipa’ a, nkurofoɔ he nyinaa besi yɛ aboɔ, efiri sɛ bɛgye tom sɛ Yohane yɛ diyifoɔ.”
Nso sɛ yɛka sɛ, ‘Ofiri nnipa,’ a yesuro nea nnipadɔm he bɛyɔ; efiri sɛ bɛ nyinaa bebu Yohane sɛ diyifoɔ.”