14 Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa, iyele agɔlɩma tɔm kpem.
Ɛlɛ́, ɖɩma-wɛ takayaɣ nɛ ɖiheyi-wɛ se pataatɔɔ kɩlaʋ nandʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tipisiɣ ɛyáa. Pataatɔɔ ɖɔɖɔ calɩm nɛ kpɩna wena pɛtɛcɛ a-liŋ tɛɛ yɔ. Pakpa pa-tɩ nɛ yem yem lakasɩ.
Man-taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa, mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩtaahɛyɩ ɛyáa mbʋ́ palabɩ-mɩ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, iyele se Ɛsɔ pana ɛkpanɩnɩ-wɛ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: «Mɛhɛyɩɣnɩ ɛyáa mbʋ́ palabɩ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ.» Đa-Kɩpaɣlʋ yɔɔdɩnɩ ḿbʋ́.
Mɔyɔɔdʋʋnɩ-mɩ ɛzɩ mbá pɛwɛ lɛɣtʋ yɔ. Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩmaɣzɩ ndʋ́ meheyiɣ-mɩ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɩna.
Ndʋ́ mɔyɔɔdaa yɔ, tɩ-tɔbʋʋ se we? Tɩ-tɔbʋʋ se nandʋ ndʋ́ pala agɔlɩma yɔɔ yɔ, tɩkɛ pʋyʋ yaa we? Đɔɖɔ lɛ, agɔlɩma wena pala a-yɔɔ yɔ, akɛ pʋyʋ yaa we?
Ɩtaanɩɩnɩ agɔlɩma kpɛyʋʋ ɛzɩ pa-taa lɛlaa yɔ. Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pamaʋ Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: «Ɛyáa caɣaɣ pɔtɔɔ nɛ pɔñɔɔ, pɛtɛma lɛ, pakʋyɩ pamayɩ amaya» yɔ.
Mbá pɛwɛ mɩ-ŋgbɛyɛ taa yɔ, ḿbá mɔyɔɔdʋʋ. Yee nɔɔyʋ ɛtɔm se ɛkɛ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa tʋ nɛ ɛlakɩ acɛyɛ yaa kujoŋjoŋ yaa ɛlaɣ sɩɩnaa yaa ɛtʋʋ ɛyáa yaa ɛkpaŋɩɣ sʋlʋm yaa ɛmɩlɩɣ yɔ, mɩ nɛ pɩtɛ ɛyʋ ɩtaaɖɔ, paa tɔɔnaɣ yɔ, ɩtaakpɛndɩ.
Mɔntɔsɔɔlɩ-mɩ yɔɔ mɔyɔɔdɩ ḿbʋ́ yaa we? Aayɩ! Ɛsɔ nawa se mɔnsɔɔlɩ-mɩ.
Ma lɛ, paa mankpaɣ ma-ñɩm nɛ mɛwɛɛkɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, pɩɩcɛyɩɣ-m. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, manpɩzɩɣ mankpaɣ man-tɩ maha nɛ pɩya mɩ-ñʋʋ. Ɛzɩ mankɩlɩ-mɩ sɔɔlʋʋ yɔɔ ɩtɔsɔɔlɩ-m camɩyɛ naa we?
Pʋtɔma ɩmaɣzaɣ mɩ-taa ɖooo lɔŋ se ɖɩcaɣ se ɖiɖezi ɖa-tɩ mɩ-cɔlɔ. Taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa, ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɩkpɛndaa yɔɔ ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ ḿbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa. Điheyiɣ-mɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ḿbʋ́ se ɩtɛzɩ pɩʋ Ɛsɔ nʋmɔʋ taa.
Pamawa ɖɔɖɔ se: Kɩpaɣlʋ tɔŋ se: «ɩlɩɩ azaɣ́a ḿbá pa-taa nɛ iyebi-wɛ. Ɩtaatukuni azuluma pʋyʋ nɛ piyele mamʋ-mɩ.»
Man-taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa, mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ heyi-ɖʋ se ɛlakɩ-ɖʋ yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɩwɛɛ se ɖiyele ɛzaɣ́tʋ ndʋ́ tipisiɣ tomnaɣ yɔ nɛ ndʋ́ tipisiɣ kalɩzaɣ yɔ tɩtɩŋa payɩ nɛ ɖɩwɛɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ. Pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩtɛzɩ kɛʋ ɛ-ñɩma siŋŋ ɖe-wezuu caɣʋ taa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩñaŋ-ɩ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, man-taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa! Meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ kpam mɩ nɛ Kɩpaɣlʋ mɩ-kpɛndʋʋ taa. Mɩ-yɔɔ lɛ, ma-laŋɩyɛ hʋlʋmaa siŋŋ nɛ mankʋndʋʋnɩ-mɩ. Mɩ me-liu wɛɛ kpem se mana.
Pɔɔlɩ weyi ma paɖʋ-m salaka se malakɩ Krɩstʋ Yesu tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, ma nɛ ɖa-taabalʋ Timootee ɖɩmaɣnɩ takayaɣ kanɛ. Fileemɔɔ weyi ña ŋkɛ ɖɛ-ɛgbaɣdʋ nɛ ɖa nɛ ŋ ɖɩlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ yɔ, ña
Mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa! Paa ɖɩyɔɔdɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, ɖɩtaɣ-mɩ liu siŋŋ se ɩwɛ nʋmɔʋ kɩbaŋgʋ taa, ŋ́gʋ́ lɛ ñʋʋ yabʋ nʋmɔʋ.
Mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa! Ɩkɛ agɔmaa nɛ nʋmɔɖɔnaa kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩñaɣ pana nɛ ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ nɛ mɩ-maɣmaɣ mɩ-wɛtʋ ɛtaahɔm-mɩ nɛ ɩla mbʋ́ ɩtaasɔɔlɩ yɔ.
Men-piya! Ɩkpa mɩ-tɩ nɛ agɔlɩma!
Pʋ-yɔɔ kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyáa kpeekpe kɔŋ luŋuu ɖɩ-tɛɛ. Ḿbá lɛ mbá patɩŋa payɩ patama pa-hɩla wezuu takayaɣ taa ɖooo ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ labʋ kedeŋa yɔ. Takayaɣ ŋ́gá lɛ Heɣa ŋgá palawa yɔ ka-ñɩŋga.
Ɛlɛ́, man-taa wɛnɩ-wɛ natʋyʋ: pɛ-tɛ ɛyáa nabɛyɛ tisiɣ tɔm ndʋ́ Balaam wɩlaɣ yɔ. Balaam wɩlaɣ Balaakɩ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɛɛla nɛ Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma tɔɔ kɩlaʋ nandʋ nɛ pala acɛyɛ nɛ piyele pɔtɔlɩ Ɛsɔ nʋmɔʋ taa yɔ.
Piyele sɔɔndʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ nɛ kʋsɔɔtʋ tɩnaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa tɩŋa payɩ pe-ɖeɖe lɛ miŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi ɛ-taa nɛ tɩm nɛ ɛmʋʋ siŋŋ yɔ ɛ-taa: ḿbʋ́ lɛ sɩm naalɛ ñɩmbʋ.»
Piyele kʋsɔɔtʋ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ cɛtʋʋ nɛ pɛcɛtɩɣ ɛyáa yɔ, paba ñɛwɛɣnɩ tɩ-wayɩ!