18 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.
Ḿbʋ́ ɛlakɩ ɖɔ-cɔzɔnaa ɛ-camɩyɛ lakasɩ nɛ ɛtɔzɩ ɛ-nɔɔ haʋ yɔɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ kɛ pʋtɔdɩyɛ náyʋ siŋŋ: etiyiɣni ɛ-ñalɩmɩyɛ nɛ ɖɩñalɩ ɖɔ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ yɔ.
nɛ Cuuza weyi ɛkɛ Eroodi ɖɩɣa yɔɔ cɔnɩyʋ yɔ ɛ-halʋ Yoana nɛ Sʋzaana nɛ halaa lɛlaa sakɩyɛ mbá pakpakaɣ pa-ñɩm nɛ pasɩŋnɩ Yesu nɛ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa yɔ.
Pɔkɔm patalɩ Efɛɛzɩ tɛtʋ taa lɛ, Pɔɔlɩ yebi-wɛ nɛ ewolo Yuda ñɩma cɔlɔ pɛ-Ɛsɔ ɖɩsɛyɛ taa nɛ ɛ nɛ wɛ palakɩ lɩmaɣza Yesu tɔm yɔɔ.
Ɛkʋyɩ pɔ-cɔlɔ se ɛɖɛɣ lɛ, eheyi-wɛ se: «Yee Ɛsɔ etisaa yɔ, manpɩsɩɣ mɩ-cɔlɔ.» Ɛtɛm-wɛ heyuu ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛsʋʋ mɛlɛ peeɖe nɛ ɛɖɛɛ.
Apoloosi wɛ Kɔrɛntɩ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, Pɔɔlɩ ñatɩŋnɩ pʋŋ hɔɔlɩŋ taa nɛ ɛkɔɔ ɛtalɩ Efɛɛzɩ. Peeɖe ɛkatɩ Krɩstʋ wayɩ tɩŋɩyaa nabɛyɛ
Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ ɛhaɣnɩ-mɩ ɖoŋ nɛ ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ ḿbʋ́ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ taa nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ kɛtɛzaɣ wiye se pataana kɩdɛkɛdɩm nabʋyʋ mɩ-yɔɔ puwiye nɖɩ́ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ kɔŋ yɔ.
Paa pɩɩla ɛzɩma yɔ, mancakɩ Efɛɛzɩ cɩnɛ ḿbʋ́ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu tibu Kazandʋ wiye.
pɔkɔŋ ɛ-tʋmɩyɛ naʋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɔm hʋʋ kɩyakʋ wiye lɛ, Ɛsɔ ɖʋʋ paa weyi ɛ-tʋmɩyɛ miŋ taa. Miŋ ɛnʋ ɛwɩlɩɣna se ɖɩwɛ ɖeu naa ɖɩfɛyɩ ɖeu nɛ pasɩm-ɖɩ.
Pɩfɛyɩ se mancazɩ-mɩ maʋ nɛ meheyi-mɩ liidiye nɖɩ́ ɖitiyiɣnɩ Ɛsɔ ñɩma yɔ ɖɩ-tɔm.
Ɛlɛ́, ɛnaɣ ɛyáa pʋtɔdɩyɛ pɩŋŋ, ɛsɔɔlɩ-ɖʋ kámaɣ́ fɛyɩ.
Ŋgʋ́, mi-ɖeke koŋ ɖɩtaɣ liu, mɩ ɖa-taa hʋlʋmʋʋna. Mɩ ɖɔɖɔ lɛ ɖa-wabɩyɛ yʋsaɣ ŋgá ɖɩkʋndʋʋnɩ puwiye nɖɩ́ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu pɩsɩɣ ɛkɔɔ yɔ.
Ɛzɩ maaheyuu-ŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mɛnɖɛɣaɣ Masedonii se ŋcaɣ Efɛɛzɩ yɔ, caɣ ḿbʋ́. Peeɖe ŋheyiɣ ɛyáa mbá pɛwɛ peeɖe nɛ pawɩlɩɣ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩwɛ ndɩ nɛ ɖa-ñɩndʋ yɔ se pasɩɩ tɩnaɣ.
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.
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.
Halɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ ɛkɔm Room yɔ, ɛñɩnɩ-m ɛzɩ ɛsɩyɛ taa pɩɣa yɔ nɛ ɛkɔɔ ɛna-m.
Mentiyi Ticiiki Efɛɛzɩ.
Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, ɛsɩ man-kɩhɛyʋʋ nɛ ɛɖaŋnɩ-m: ŋ́gʋ́ lɛ tʋʋzʋʋ hulaɣ ŋgá Kɩpaɣlʋ kɔŋ-m cɛlʋʋ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ ɛɖʋwa yɔ. Ɛtʋʋzɩ ɛ-tɔm hʋʋ taa. Pɩtɛkɛ men-ɖeke ɛkɔŋ-kʋ cɛlʋʋ, ɛlɛ́, ɛcɛlɩɣ-kʋ ɖɔɖɔ mbá patɩŋa payɩ paɖaŋnɩ sɔɔlɩm alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ ɛkɔŋ 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.
Náyaa kosusi ñʋʋ yabʋ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ-mɩ yɔ pʋ-tɔm ɖooo lɔŋ. Pañɩnaa nɛ patazɩ pɩ-taa se pana.
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Efɛɛzɩ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɔnɖɔkɩ tɩɩnzɩ ńzɩ́ sɩ-lʋbɛ me-nesi kɩbanzɩ taa nɛ mɔnɖɔŋ sika kanɖʋnaa ḿbá pa-lʋbɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se: