12 Lʋ lidaʋ taa lʋbɩyɛ kɩbanɖɛ. Ñaɣ pana nɛ ŋhiɣ wezuu maatɛŋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kʋ-yɔɔ Ɛsɔ ya-ŋ nɛ ŋkaɖɩ aseɣɖe tɩnaa sakɩyɛ ɛsɩndaa kpayɩ se ŋwɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ.
Paa pɩɩwɛɛ se ɩla kʋñɔŋ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ yɔ, Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛtɛzɩ-mɩ ñɔɔzʋʋ nɛ ɩpɩɩ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ taa nɛ ɩkpa ɖoŋ nɛ nabʋyʋ ɛtaaciɣdi-mɩ kaʋ. Ɛnʋ labɩnɩ-mɩ lootiye siŋŋ. Ɛnʋ ɖɔɖɔ yanɩ-mɩ se ɩsʋʋ e-koboyaɣ ŋgá kaatɛŋ wiɖiyi kaʋ yɔ ka-taa mɩ nɛ Krɩstʋ mɩ-kpɛndʋʋ taa.
Man-pɩɣa Timootee, manɖʋzʋʋ tɔm ndʋ́ mamaɣ takayaɣ kanɛ ka-taa yɔ ñe-nesi taa ɛzɩ paayɔɔdʋʋ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ yɔ ñɔ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋwɛɛ se ŋtɩŋnɩ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ŋlʋ lʋbɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩmʋnaa yɔ
Malʋbɩ lʋbɩyɛ kɩbanɖɛ nɛ mense nɛ mantalɩ men-seya tɩnaɣ yɔɔ nɛ mɔnɖɔkɩ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ mɛwɛnɩ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɔtɔzɩ tɔm ndʋ́ peheyi-wɛ yɔ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ petisi-tʋ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ. Pɔɖɔkɩ-tʋ nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ. Yee patacaɣ pɛ-ɛsɛ yɔɔ yɔ, mɔnkɔŋ ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ yɔ nɛ montudi-wɛ, paasɩŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-yɔɔ mɔnkɔŋ yɔ.
Ɛsɔ weyi ɛhaɣ pɩtɩŋa payɩ wezuu yɔ nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu weyi ɛkaɖɩ toovenim kpayɩ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ Pilaatɩ ɛsɩndaa yɔ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa lɛ, meheyiɣ-ŋ se:
Mbʋ́ Yesu Krɩstʋ ɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ-ɖʋ yɔ lɛ: wezuu maatɛŋ.
Paapɩzɩɣ pɛlɛɣzɩ lakasɩ ńzɩ́ sɩ-naalɛ kaʋ. Ɛsɔ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛcɛtɩnɩ sɩ-taa. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, mbá ɖa ɖihiɣ ɖɩcɔzɩyɛ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ yɔ, pɩlakɩ-ɖʋ hʋnʋm siŋŋ se ɖɩtaa liu mbʋ́ ɛɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ-ɖʋ yɔ.
Ɛnʋ yabɩnɩ ɖa-ñʋʋ nɛ ɛ́yáa-ɖʋ se ɖɩkɛ ɛ-ñɩma. Pɩtɛkɛ tʋma wena ɖɩlaba yɔ a-yɔɔ ɛlabɩ-ɖʋ ḿbʋ́. Ɛlɛ́, pʋcɔ ɛla kedeŋa lɛ, ɛɛɖʋwa se ɛtɩŋɩɣnɩ Krɩstʋ Yesu yɔɔ nɛ ɛlabɩ-ɖʋ lootiye.
Iyele nɛ Krɩstʋ laŋhɛzɩyɛ la tʋmɩyɛ mɩ-laŋa taa, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩ-tɔm taa Ɛsɔ ya-mɩ nɛ ɩkpɛndɩ ɖama nɛ ɩpɩsɩ ɛyʋ kʋɖʋm. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩwɛnɩ ɛsɩmɩyɛ.
Yee palakɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, pasɩɣ pa-tɩ ñɩm mbʋ́ pɩɩwɛɛkɩɣ yɔ cee wayɩ yɔɔ. Peeɖe pehikiɣ wezuu maatɛŋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, yee ɖɩɖɔkɩ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ɖɩɩwɛna kajalaɣ taa yɔ nesi naalɛ kpam nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ kɛtɛzaɣ alɩwaatʋ yɔ, pʋbʋ, ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɩwɛna wezuu.
Điiyeba pɩlabɩ-mɩ hʋnʋm nɛ ɖɩhɛzɩ mɩ-laŋa nɛ ɖɩka mɩ-ñʋŋ taa se ɩɖɔ ɛzɩ pʋmʋnaʋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa yɔ. Ɛnʋ yaɣnɩ-mɩ se ɩkɛ e-Kewiyaɣ nɛ e-koboyaɣ pa-taa ñɩma.
Ɩtaakpa ɖama kɩmɩyɛ. Nɔɔyʋ ɛtʋ-mɩ lɛ, ɩtaatʋʋ-ɩ. Ɛlɛ́, itendi Ɛsɔ se ɛ́wazɩ pʋdʋ yɔɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛya-mɩ se ɩla ḿbʋ́ nɛ ɛ́wazɩ mɩ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ ɛɖʋʋ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ ɖɔɖɔ ɛtɩŋnɩ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ndʋ́ ɖiheyi-mɩ yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛ́yáa-mɩ se ihiɣ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ koboyaɣ.
Sɩnaʋ mbʋ́ ɩsɩŋnɩ-wɛ yɔ, pɩwɩlɩɣ mbʋ́ ɩkɛnaa yɔ. Peeɖe ɛyáa sakɩyɛ saŋ Ɛsɔ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩɖɔŋ Krɩstʋ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm yɔɔ yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ. Pasaŋ-ɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ mɩ nɛ wɛ nɛ lɛlaa tɩŋa payɩ ɩtayɩɣ mɩ-ñɩm nɛ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ.
Ɩtɩlɩ se palɩzɩ ɖa-taabalʋ Timootee nɛ salaka taa. Yee ɛtalɩ lɔŋ yɔ, ma nɛ ɩ ɖɩkɔŋna nɛ ɖɩna-mɩ.
nɛ toovenim tɔm susuu nɛ Ɛsɔ ɖoŋ pɔ-yɔɔ nɛ ɖɩwɩlɩ se ɖɩkɛ Ɛsɔ tʋmlaɖaa. Đɩkpakɩɣ mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ ɖɩɖɔkɩ nɛ ɖɩlakɩnɩ you ɛzɩ you wondu ndʋ́ pɔɖɔkʋʋ nɩmɩyɛ nɛ nɩwaŋ pa-taa yɔ.
nɛ ɩlʋ lʋbɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɩna malʋkaɣ yɔ. Ńɖɩ́ mɔnɖɔŋ lʋbʋ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ nɛ ɩnɩɣ ɖɩ-taŋ.
nɛ ŋwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ ḿbʋ́ nɛ ña-lɩmaɣza caɣ a-ɖeɖe. Nabɛyɛ lɩmaɣza taacaɣ a-ɖeɖe nɛ pa-laŋa wɛɛ kpɩzɩŋ nɛ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ paawɛna yɔ kɩla asayʋʋ.
Taaniɣzi kʋjɔʋ ŋgʋ́ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu labɩ-ŋ yɔ. Kɩlabɩ-ŋ-kʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ paayɔɔdɩ ñɔ-yɔɔ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ nɛ sɔsaa tɩnɩ ñɔ-yɔɔ nesi yɔ.
Tɔm ndʋ́ ŋnɩ mawɩlaɣ ɛyáa sakɩyɛ ɛsɩndaa yɔ, ɖʋzɩ-tʋ mbá ŋtaɣ-wɛ liu yɔ pe-nesi taa nɛ papɩzɩ pawɩlɩ-tʋ ɖɔɖɔ lɛlaa.
Mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa! Me-liu kɛwɛɛ kpem se mama-mɩ takayaɣ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ yabɩ ɖatɩŋa payɩ ɖa-ñʋʋ yɔ pʋ-tɔm taa. Peeɖe manawa se pɩkɛnɩ-m kɩcɛyʋʋ se mama-mɩ kanɛ nɛ pɩlabɩ-mɩ hʋnʋm nɛ ɩlʋ lidaʋ yɔɔ. Lidaʋ ŋ́gʋ́, kʋ-tɔm pɛkɛdɩ Ɛsɔ ñɩma mɩ kpaagbaa kɛdʋʋ.