9 Kɛlɛ kide okoeyi ɔvɛ ɔdɔ mɔ? Atɔnu ɔdɔ mɔ? Ee, mɛ itsre wɔ, klɛ kɛ dɛ atɔnu tsyɛ.
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,
Heroɖesɛ atrɔ sɛ tɛ eyi Yohanɛsɛ, pɔ eesi banɔ nɛ fu, alasɛ ba mɔ Yohanɛsɛ ansɛ atɔnu.
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.
Pɔ onugɛ bu ɖɔ sɛ, ‘Bu de Anɔdzyrame ɔkɔ,’ banɔ nɛ petee gɛ balɛ ɔkɛlɛ ba be hu lɔ aklãgbu, alasɛ ba yɛkɛŋa sɛ Yohanɛsɛ edzi atɔnu.”