18 Tɔm ndʋ́ posusuu se Krɩstʋ sɩbɩ kaamaŋkaɣ yɔɔ yɔ, mbá pɛwɛ asayʋʋ nʋmɔʋ taa yɔ, panɩɣ-tʋ lɛ, tɩwɛ-wɛ ɛzɩ kɩmɛlɛndʋ tɔm yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, mbá ɖa payakɩ ɖa-ñʋʋ yɔ, tɩkɛnɩ-ɖʋ Ɛsɔ ɖoŋ.
Peeɖe lɔŋsɩnɖaa mbá pɛkɛ Epikuri nɛ Sitoyiisi pa-aŋgba taa ñɩma yɔ, powobi Pɔɔlɩ cɔlɔ nɛ pa nɛ ɩ pɔyɔɔdʋʋ nɛ pa-taa lɛlaa tɔŋ se: «Abalʋ kɔkɔɖɛ yaɖʋ ɛnɛ, se we ɛyɔɔdʋʋ yee?» Lɛlaa ñanɩ ɛyɔɔdaɣ Yesu sɩm nɛ e-fem pɔ-tɔm ḿbʋ́ lɛ, paba ñɔtɔŋ se: «Paa pɩɩla ɛzɩma, agɔlɩma kɩfana tɔm ɛyɔɔdʋʋ.»
Mbá pɛwɛ peeɖe yɔ, panɩ Pɔɔlɩ yɔɔdaɣ sɩɖaa fem tɔm ḿbʋ́ lɛ, pa-taa lɛlaa woŋ-i nɛ lɛlaa ñɔtɔŋ se: «Wiɖiyi lɛ, ŋŋtasɩ kɔm nɛ ŋheyi-ɖʋ-tʋ.»
Pasaŋaɣ Ɛsɔ nɛ ɛyáa tɩŋa laŋa hɛɣnɩ-wɛ. Mbá Kɩpaɣlʋ yabɩ pa-ñʋʋ yɔ, pɔsɔzaɣ pɔ-yɔɔ kɩyakɩŋ tɩŋa.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, fɛyɛ ɛɛkpaɣ-m nɛ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ńdʋ́: tɩkɛ ɖoŋ weyi Ɛsɔ tɩŋɩɣnɩ ɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛya mbá patɩŋa payɩ pɛwɛɣnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ pa-ñʋʋ yɔ. Ɛpazɩɣnɩ Yuda ñɩma nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩtamnɩ mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ.
Toovenim lɛ, kedeŋa ñɩma nɛ pɔ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ patapɩzɩ patɩlɩ Ɛsɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛnʋ sɔɔlɩnɩ ḿbʋ́ ɛ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ taa. Ɛlɛ́, ɛɖʋwa se ɛyakɩ mbá pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ tɔm ndʋ́ ɖisusuu-wɛ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ pa-ñʋʋ. Ŋgʋ́, tɔm ńdʋ́ tɩwɛ lɛlaa ɛzɩ kɩmɛlɛndʋ tɔm yɔ.
Yee ɩɖɔkɩ-tʋ ḿbʋ́ camɩyɛ kpam ɛzɩ monsusuu-mɩ-tʋ yɔ yɔ, tɩyakɩ mɩ-ñʋʋ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ɩɩwɛnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ monsusi-mɩ-tʋ yɔ, kɩɩwazɩɣ-mɩ pʋyʋ.
Ɛlɛ́, mbá ɛtaha-wɛ-kʋ yɔ, paapɩzɩɣ petisi toovenim tɔm ndʋ́ kiheyiɣ ɛyáa yɔ. Pamaɣzɩɣ se tɩkɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ tɔm. Paapɩzɩɣ panɩɩ-tʋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mbá Ɛsɔ ha-wɛ e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu yɔ pe-ɖeke papɩzɩɣna panɩɩ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pʋcɔ mɔnkɔɔ mɩ-tɛ lɛ, manɖʋwa se alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mɛwɛɣ mɩ-tɛ yɔ, maaheyiɣ-mɩ natʋyʋ nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ Yesu Krɩstʋ tɔm. Kɔzɩkɔzɩ sɩm mbʋ́ ɛsɩbɩ kaamaŋkaɣ yɔɔ yɔ pʋ-tɔm.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kedeŋa lɔŋsɩnɖɛ kɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa. Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pamaʋ Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: «Ɛsɔ kpaɣ lɔŋsɩnɖaa nɛ pa-maɣmaɣ pɛ-cɛtɩm» yɔ.
Ei! Đɛkɛ kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ Krɩstʋ yɔɔ nɛ mɩ mɩkɛ lɔŋsɩnɖaa mɩ nɛ ɩ mɩ-kpɛndʋʋ taa! Đɛkɛ ajamaa nɛ mɩkɛ ɖoŋ tɩnaa! Patakpaɣ-ɖa payaa pʋyʋ nɛ piyele pasaŋ-mɩ!
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɩtɛkɛ hɔzɩŋ weyi kedeŋa ñɩma lakɩnɩ you yɔ ɖɩlakɩna. Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɩlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ yɔ ɖɩlakɩna. Ɩwɛ ɖoŋ, ɩpɩzɩɣ ɩyɔkɩ Ɛsɔ koyindinaa ɖɩmɛlɩyɛ. Ɩnʋ ɖiɖiɣzini cɛtɩm tɔm.
Yee Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ndʋ́ ɖisusuu yɔ tɩ-taa ɛwɛ cɩkpɛndʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ yɔ, mbá peleki yɔ tɩwɛ cɩkpɛndʋʋ.
Toovenim lɛ, Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ndʋ́ ɖisusi-mɩ yɔ, pɩtɛkɛ nɔɔ taa yem ɖɩlaba. Ɛlɛ́, pɩtɩŋnɩ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu yɔɔ nɛ ɩna ti-ɖoŋ nɛ ɛzɩma ɖɩtaɣ-tʋ liu siŋŋ yɔ. Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩna ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɖɩcaɣ wezuu mɩ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, ɖɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ se pɩsɩnɩ-mɩ.
Ɛkɔŋ tɩŋnaʋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm ndɩ ndɩ tɩŋa yɔɔ nɛ eyili mbá pɔkɔŋ lebu yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɔtɔsɔɔlɩ toovenim tɔm ndʋ́ pɩɩwɛɛ se tɩya pa-ñʋʋ yɔ.
Đɩkɛzɩ ɛsɛ nɛ Yesu yɔɔ: ɛnʋ sɩnɩ ɖe-lidaʋ kiɖe, ɛnʋ kɔŋnɩ-kʋ tɛzʋʋ. Etisaa nɛ pakam-ɩ kaamaŋkaɣ yɔɔ nɛ ɛsɩ. Ɛlɛ́, fɛyɛ takpa-ɩ nɛ kaamaŋkaɣ yɔɔ sɩm ḿbʋ́, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛnawa se ɛkɔŋ wɛʋ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ taa. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛcaɣ Ɛsɔ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ cɔlɔ lone kɩbanɖɛ taa.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔtɔm wɛ wezuu nɛ tɩwɛɛ ɖoŋ ɖɔɖɔ. Tɩwɛ lɔŋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ sɛsɩ nzɩ́ sɩwɛ lɔŋ cenje yɔ. Tɩsʋʋ ɛyʋ fɩŋ fɩŋ nɛ tɩtalɩ e-ciyam nɛ ɛ-kalɩzaɣ pa-ɖɩtanɛ nɛ tɩtayɩ-wɛ. Tɩtalɩɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-mɔɔ nɛ a-taa num nɛ tɩtayɩ-wɛ. Ńdʋ́ tayɩɣnɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-lɩmaɣza: kɩbana hɔɔlʋʋ nɛ kɩdɛkɛdɛɛ hɔɔlʋʋ.