16 Taayɔɔdɩ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩɩwazɩɣ pʋyʋ nɛ tɩtɛkɛdɩnɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mbá panɩɣnɩ-tʋ yɔ, pɛtɛzɩɣ-ɩ posinaʋ tam.
Ɩtaayele nɛ nɔɔyʋ cɛtɩ-mɩ: «Ɛgbaɣdɩyɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩyɛ lesiɣ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ.»
Pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu se ɩkpazɩ mɩ-tɩ. Ɩtatɩlɩ se potuu eduuye se: «Sɔsɔɔna pazɩ yekina nɛ somtu huúú yaa we?»
Pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩtɩlɩ se: pɩtɛkɛ mbá palakɩ mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ paɖʋ paɣtʋ. Ɛlɛ́, mbá paaɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ nɛ kaañamtʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá pɛpɛŋɩɣ Ɛsɔ tɛtɛ yɔ nɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa nɛ mbá paalakɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ yaa paañaŋ ɛ-ñɩm yɔ nɛ mbá pakʋʋ pa-caanaa yaa po-ɖoonaa yɔ nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa paɖʋ-tʋ.
Kizi tɔm ndʋ́ tɩtɛkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩndʋ yɔ nɛ halaa akpadɩyaa mʋya wena aawazɩɣ pʋyʋ yɔ. Malɩsɩ ña-tɩ nɛ ŋcaɣ wezuu ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ liu wɛʋ yɔ.
Man-taabalʋ Timootee, ɖɔkɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖʋzɩ ñe-nesi taa yɔ nesi naalɛ kpam. Taaɖʋ ñɔ-nɔɔ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩɩwazɩɣ pʋyʋ nɛ tiiyeki se ɛyʋ ɛtɩlɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ tɩ-taa. Koli tɔm hɔm mbʋ́ ɛyáa kpakɩɣ se pɩkɛ lɛɣtʋ yɔ.
Tɔzɩ ɛyáa tɔm ńdʋ́ nɛ ŋheyi-wɛ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa se pataayoo tɔm pee yɔɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, you ŋ́gʋ́ kɩɩwazɩɣ pʋyʋ, ɛlɛ́, kʋɖʋzʋʋ mbá pewelesiɣ-kʋ yɔ.
Ḿbʋ́ pʋwɛnɩ ɛyáa: yee nɔɔyʋ eyebi azuluma lakasɩ yɔ, ɛwɛɣ ɛzɩ ñanaɣ ŋgá paɖʋʋ ka-taa mbʋ́ pʋwɛ wazaɣ yɔ. Pɛkɛzɩɣ-ɩ nɛ hɔɔlʋʋ se ɛkɛ ɛ-caa ñɩnʋ nɛ ɛwɛɛ-ɩ wazaɣ. Ɛwɛɛ se palabɩnɩ-ɩ paa tʋmɩyɛ kɩbanɖɛ nɖɩ́.
Ɛlɛ́, kañadɩnaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa pɛtɛzɩɣ labʋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm nɛ pɛcɛtɩ lɛlaa, ɛlɛ́ pɔkɔŋ pa-maɣmaɣ cɛtʋʋ.
Pʋwɛɛ se ŋɖɩɣ-wɛ nʋmɔʋ nɛ pataapɩzɩ pɔyɔɔdɩ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, poyozuu hɔŋ taa ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ nɛ pawɩlɩɣ mbʋ́ pɩtamʋna yɔ se pehiɣ kɛzɛɣa.
nɛ paatasɩɣ nɩnaʋ Yuda ñɩma mʋya nɛ paɣtʋ ndʋ́ ɛyáa mbá paha toovenim siɣ́ye yɔ paɖʋwa yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, koli cɔzɔnaa hɩla wena afɛyɩ kalʋʋ yɔ a-tɔm, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɩkɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ. Koli ɖɔɖɔ you nɛ Mooyiizi paɣtʋ yɔɔ tɔm hɔm. Pɩfɛyɩ wazaɣ nakɛyɛ, pɩfɛyɩ kɛzɛɣa ɖɔɖɔ.
Ɩcɔnɩ ɖama yɔɔ camɩyɛ nɛ mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaakɔɔ ɛha lootiye nɖɩ́ Ɛsɔ labɩ-mɩ yɔ siɣ́ye. Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaawɛɛ ɛzɩ tɩʋ ñaŋ ñɩŋgʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩwɛɛ nɛ kʋ-sɔtʋ ɖɛɣ ɛyáa sakɩyɛ nɛ tɩwɛɛkɩɣ-wɛ yɔ.
Pɔyɔɔdʋʋ camɩyɛ, ɛlɛ́ pɩkɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ tɔm. Piteleɖida yɔ, nabɛyɛ lɩʋ ɛyáa mbá pelebi nʋmɔʋ yɔ pa-taa yɔ. Ḿbá cɛtɩm tɔm wɩlɩyaa peɣziɣ. Palakɩ yem yem lakasɩ nzɩ́ pa-maɣmaɣ pe-liu wɛɛ yɔ nɛ peyilini-wɛ.
Ɛyáa sakɩyɛ kɔŋ-wɛ tɩɣzɩnaʋ nɛ pala yem yem. Pa-lakasɩ yɔɔ lɛ, ɛyáa yɔɔdʋʋ toovenim nʋmɔʋ yɔɔ ɛzaɣ́tʋ tɔm.
Đɩcɛzaɣ kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyáa nɛ hama lakasɩ nzɩ́ coojo ha-ɖɩ waɖɛ se ɖɩla kajalaɣ ñɩnɖɛ ɛsɩndaa yɔ. Điheyaɣ-wɛ ɖɔɖɔ se pama sɩʋ kpelaɣ nakɛyɛ nɛ paɖʋnɩ kpɩnɛ nɖɩ́ paalom sɩɣa nɛ ɖɩɖaɣnɩ wɛʋ wezuu yɔ hɩɖɛ.
Ɛlɛ́, mana ɖɩ-ñʋʋ lɛɛkʋ, pʋkʋ-kʋ sɩm yɔɔ sɩm yɔɔ nɛ pʋwaa. Ɛyáa tɩŋa na-ɖɩ lɛ, pɩɖɩɣzɩ-wɛ nɛ patɩŋɩɣ-ɖɩ.