18 Ɛzɩma mbʋ́ pɩkɛ toovenim se Ɛsɔ ɛɛlɛɣzɩɣ ɛ-tɔm kaʋ yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ maayɔɔdʋʋnɩ-mɩ nɔsɩ naalɛ.
Pɔyɔɔdaɣ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, Yesu kɛwɛ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa nɛ ɛwɩlɩɣ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ eholuu se: «Ɩsɩm weyi mɛnkɛnaa nɛ ɖenɖe malɩnaa yɔ toovenim naa we? Pɩtɛkɛ ma-maɣmaɣ mɔn-sɔɔlɩm mɔnkɔmnaa. Ɛlɛ́, nɔɔyʋ tiyini-m, ɛnʋ lɛ toovenim tʋ, ɩtasɩm-ɩ.
Mɛwɛnɩ tɔm sakɩyɛ se mɔyɔɔdʋʋ nɛ mahʋʋnɩ-mɩ. Ɛlɛ́, weyi etiyi-m yɔ, ɛyɔɔdʋʋ toovenim. Ndʋ́ eheyi-m yɔ, ti-ɖeke meheyiɣ ɛyáa.»
Ɛsɔ weyi ɛya-mɩ se mɩ nɛ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ weyi ɛkɛ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ yɔ ɩkpɛndɩ ɩla nɔɔ kʋɖʋmaɣ yɔ, ɛlakɩ mbʋ́ ɛɖʋwa se ɛlakɩ yɔ.
Ŋgʋ́, Ɛsɔ mankpakɩɣ se ɛkɛ ma-aseɣɖe tʋ, yee mɛncɛtɩɣ yɔ, ɛkʋ-m. Mbʋ́ pʋ-yɔɔ mantatasɩ pɩsʋʋ mɩ-tɛ Kɔrɛntɩ yɔ lɛ se: maasɔɔlaa se malɩzɩ-mɩ pɩ-taa.
Ɛsɔ weyi ɛkɛ Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu Caa yɔ, ɛnawa se maacɛtɩɣ! Pasam-ɩ tam!
Đɩfɛyɩ ɛzɩ ɛyáa sakɩyɛ mbá pakpakɩɣ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ palakɩnɩ tadɩyɛ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɖa lɛ mbá Ɛsɔ tiyaa nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ toovenim ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɛ-kpɛndʋʋ taa yɔ.
Nabɛyɛ ɖʋʋ-ɖʋ hɩɖɛ nɛ lɛlaa ñaɖʋʋ-ɖʋ fɛyɛ. Nabɛyɛ saŋ-ɖʋ nɛ lɛlaa ñatʋʋ-ɖʋ. Pakpakɩɣ-ɖʋ ɛzɩ cɛtɩyaa yɔ, ŋgʋ́ toovenim ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ.
Đɩnawa ɖɔɖɔ se Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ kɔm kedeŋa yɔɔ nɛ ɛha-ɖʋ lɛɣtʋ se ɖɩpɩzɩ ɖɩtɩlɩ Ɛsɔ. Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ lɛ Ɛsɔ maɣmaɣ kpem. Ɛ-Pɩyalʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ yɔɔ pɩtɩŋnaa nɛ ɖa nɛ ɩ ɖɩwɛɛ ɖama taa. Ɛnʋ lɛ Ɛsɔ maɣmaɣ kpem, ɛnʋ lɛ wezuu maatɛŋ.
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Laodisee Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma payaɣ se Pɩla Ḿbʋ́ nɛ mɛnkɛ aseɣɖe tʋ weyi ɛlakɩ mbʋ́ pʋpɔzʋʋ yɔ nɛ ɛtɛ ɛkɛ toovenim tʋ yɔ, weyi ma mɛnkɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ Ɛsɔ laba yɔ pi-kiɖe yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se:
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Filaadɛlfii Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩnʋ nɛ toovenim tʋ nɛ mɔnɖɔkɩ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ Daaviidi nɔnɔɔ ñɩmɩyɛ nɛ yee mantʋlaa, nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛɖɩɣ nɛ yee manɖɩɣaa, nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛtʋlɩ yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se: