16 Pɩkazɩ Onezifɔɔrɩ lɛ, Kɩpaɣlʋ ɛna ɛ-hɔʋ taa ñɩma pʋtɔdɩyɛ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛɛpam hɛzʋʋ ma-laŋɩyɛ, fɛyɛ takpa-ɩ mɔ-yɔɔ se mɛwɛ salaka taa.
Weyi ɛ́lɛ́ ñamʋ kapʋsɩ naalɛ yɔ, ɛ́lɛ́ la ɖɔɖɔ ḿbʋ́ nɛ pɩsɛɛ-ɩ kapʋsɩ naalɛ ɖɔɖɔ.
Mbá panaɣ lɛlaa pʋtɔdɩyɛ yɔ, pehiɣ pa-tɩ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kɔŋ naʋ pa-pʋtɔdɩyɛ.
Peeɖe sɔɔjanaa ñʋʋdʋ ɛnʋ etuzi ɛ-tɩ Pɔɔlɩ cɔlɔ nɛ ɛha nɔɔ se pakpa-ɩ pɔhɔkɩ-ɩ yoŋgbasɩ naalɛ. Pɛtɛm-ɩ hɔkʋʋ lɛ, ɛpɔzɩ se: ɛnʋ lɛ anɩ? Ɛbɛ ɛlaba?
Pʋ-yɔɔ maya-mɩ se mɔyɔɔdɩnɩ-mɩ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mbʋ́ Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma taɣ liu yɔ, pʋ-yɔɔ paɖɩ-m yoŋgbasɩ sɩnɛ.»
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, peyeba nɛ ma nɛ mɩ ɖa-laŋa hɛɛ. Pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩyɩɣyɩ-wɛ.
Ńdʋ́ Ɛsɔ tiyi-m se monsusi, tɩ-yɔɔ mɛwɛ salaka taa yɔ. Itendi-i nɛ manpɩzɩ monsusi-tʋ kaalɛyɩtʋ ɛzɩ pʋpɔzʋʋ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ mɔntɔkɩ kʋñɔŋ kʋnɛ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, fɛyɛ ɛɛkpaɣ-m nɛ kʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mansɩm weyi ɛ-yɔɔ mɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ yɔ nɛ mana siŋŋ se ɛpɩzɩɣ ɛcɔnɩ mbʋ́ ɛɖʋzɩ me-nesi taa yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ ɛɖʋwa yɔ.
Halɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ ɛkɔm Room yɔ, ɛñɩnɩ-m ɛzɩ ɛsɩyɛ taa pɩɣa yɔ nɛ ɛkɔɔ ɛna-m.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, Kɩpaɣlʋ eyele nɛ Ɛsɔ na ɛ-pʋtɔdɩyɛ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ ɛɖʋwa yɔ. Ŋsɩm ɖɔɖɔ tʋma wena atɩŋa payɩ ɛlabɩ-m Efɛɛzɩ yɔ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ lɛlaa tɩŋa.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, fɛyɛ ɛtaakpa-ŋ nɛ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ yɔɔ aseɣɖe lɩzʋʋ yaa weyi ma paɖʋ salaka ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ mɔ-yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ́, Yesu Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm yɔɔ lɛ, tisi nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ ɖoŋ weyi Ɛsɔ ha-ŋ yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ŋtɔɔ kʋñɔŋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ma yɔ.
Sɛɛ Prisiili nɛ Akilaasɩ nɛ Onezifɔɔrɩ hɔʋ taa ñɩma.
Hayɩ! Man-taabalʋ, mentendiɣ-ŋ se Kɩpaɣlʋ yɔɔ lɛ, labɩ-m tʋmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́. Đa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɛ-kpɛndʋʋ yɔɔ lɛ, hɛzɩ ma-laŋɩyɛ.
Man-taabalʋ, ñɔ-sɔɔlɩm yeba nɛ man-taa hʋlʋmɩ siŋŋ nɛ pɩlabɩ-m ɖɔɖɔ hʋnʋm. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, piyeba nɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma laŋa hɛɛ.
Toovenim lɛ, ɩna salaka tɩnaa pʋtɔdɩyɛ. Mɩ-laŋa kahʋlʋmɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ pamʋwaɣ mɩ-ñɩm yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩtɛm naʋ se ɩwɛnɩ ñɩm mbʋ́ pɩkɩlɩ ḿbʋ́ nɛ pʋwɛɛ tam yɔ.
Ɛsɔ lɛ weyi ɛhʋʋ tɔm nɛ toovenim yɔ. Ɛɛsɔʋ mɩ-camɩyɛ lakasɩ yɔɔ. Ɛɛsɔʋ ɖɔɖɔ sɔɔlɩm mbʋ́ ɩsɔɔlɩ-ɩ nɛ ɩtɩŋɩɣnɩ pʋ-yɔɔ nɛ ɩsɩŋnɩ ɛ-ñɩma yɔ pʋyɔɔ. Ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ ɩwɛɛ ɩlakɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ.