16 Tɔm ńdʋ́, tɩ-yɔɔ piitisiɣ ɖo-toma taa. Paa ɖo-ɖoŋ ɛɖɔŋ tɛm yɔ, ɖa-kalɩzaɣ tɛzɩɣ kpaʋ ɖoŋ tam.
Ha-ɖʋ paa kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ kʋ-tɔɔnaɣ.
Ɩtaawɛɛ ɩlakɩ ɛzɩ mbá paañaŋ Krɩstʋ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɩha Ɛsɔ waɖɛ nɛ ɛha-mɩ lɩmaɣza kɩfana kpem nɛ pɩlɛɣzɩ-mɩ. Peeɖe ɩpɩzɩɣ ɩtɩlɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ: ḿbʋ́ lɛ mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɖeu nɛ pɩkɛdɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ pʋmʋna yɔ.
Ma-maɣmaɣ man-taa hʋlʋmɩnɩ Ɛsɔ paɣtʋ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, taabalaa kɩbama, ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ camɩyɛ kpam. Pɩtaaliɣti-mɩ, ɩla Kɩpaɣlʋ tʋma paa ɖooye. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩtɛm naʋ se tʋma wena ɩlakɩ mɩ nɛ ɩ mɩ-kpɛndʋʋ taa yɔ, atɛkɛ falaa.
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?
Ɛsɔ labɩnɩ-ɖʋ ɖeu nɛ ɛɖʋ-ɖʋ nɔɔ haʋ kɩfam tʋmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́. Pʋ-yɔɔ piitisiɣ ɖo-toma taa.
Mentendiɣ-i ḿbʋ́ se eyele nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu yɔɔ nɛ ɩkpa ɖoŋ siŋŋ mɩ-lɩmaɣza taa ɛzɩ e-koboyaɣ wɛʋ nɛ kɛfɛyɩ tɩnaɣ yɔ.
Pʋwɛɛ se paa mɩ-taa weyi eyele nɛ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu lɛɣzɩ ɛ-lɩmaɣza
nɛ ɩlɛɣzɩ kɩfatʋ. Ńdʋ́ wɛɣnɩ lɛɣzʋʋ yɔɔ ḿbʋ́ nɛ ɩkɔɔ ɩtɛzɩ tɩlʋʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ. Ḿbʋ́ weyi ɛma-mɩ yɔ, ɛwɛɛ.
ɛyabɩ ɖa-ñʋʋ. Pɩtɛkɛ se ɖɩlabɩ tʋma kɩbana yɔɔ ɛlabɩ-ɖʋ ḿbʋ́. Ɛlɛ́, ɛna ɖa-pʋtɔdɩyɛ yɔɔ ɛlabɩ-ɖʋ ḿbʋ́. Ɛyabɩ ɖa-ñʋʋ nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ lɩm mbʋ́ pʋ-yɔɔ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu tɩŋnaa se ɖɩpɩsɩ ɛyáa kɩfama yɔ. Pɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ se ɖihiɣ wezuu caɣʋ kɩfam.
Ɛlɛ́, ɩnɩɩnɩ mɩ-laŋa canʋʋ. Ajana ana, aacadɩɣ kaʋ. Ana lɛ mi-leleŋ nɛ mɩ-hɛɛ pɛ-wɛtʋ. Ḿbʋ́ wɛnɩ wazaɣ siŋŋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa.
Yee patʋʋ-mɩ Krɩstʋ yɔɔ yɔ, ihiɣ mɩ-tɩ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu koboyaɣ ñɩŋgʋ wɛ mɩ-cɔlɔ.