17 Ḿbʋ́ yekina nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ɩwɛna yɔ kʋ-yɔɔ nɛ Krɩstʋ wɛɛ mɩ-laŋa taa nɛ ɩtɛzɩ pɩʋ sɔɔlɩm taa siŋŋ.
Añɔwa nɛ akpa camɩyɛ fɛlɛ fɛlɛ lɛ, wɩsɩ ñaɣ nɛ awɩlɩ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, a-hosi taɖaɣlɩ.
Ɛwɛ ɛzɩ weyi ɛmawaɣ kuduyuu nɛ ehuyi pilimi nɛ ɛtalɩ ɛwaɣ nɛ pʋcɔ ɛsɩɩ tigiɖe yɔ. Pɔɔ kɔɔ kosu, lɩm wadɩ nɛ pɩmakɩ kuduyuu ŋ́gʋ́, ɛlɛ́, kɩtañamsɩ nɛ pʋcɔ paatɔ se kɩtɔlaa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pama-kʋ camɩyɛ.
ɛnʋ lɛ toovenim Fezuu. Mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ, paapɩzɩɣ pamʋ-ɩ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, paapɩzɩɣ pana-ɩ yaa pasɩm-ɩ. Ɛlɛ́ mɩ yɔ, mɩsɩŋ-ɩ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛwɛɣ mɩ-cɔlɔ nɛ mɩ nɛ ɩ ɩwɛɛ ɖama taa.
Yesu cosi-i se: «Weyi ɛsɔɔlɩ-m yɔ, ɛɖɔŋ mɔn-tɔm yɔɔ. Man-Caa sɔɔlʋʋ-ɩ nɛ ma nɛ ɩ ɖiwolo ɖɩwɛɛ pʋdʋ tɛ.
Ḿbʋ́ ma nɛ wɛ ɖɩwɛɣ ɖama taa nɛ ma nɛ ŋ ɖɩwɛɛ ɖama taa. Mentendiɣ-ŋ se ŋyele nɛ pala nɔɔ kʋɖʋmaɣ siŋŋ nɛ kedeŋa ñɩma tɩlɩ se ñetiyini-m. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, ŋsɔɔlɩ-wɛ ɛzɩ ŋsɔɔlʋʋ-m yɔ.
Weyi ɛtɔkɩ mon-tomnaɣ nɛ ɛñɔɔ man-calɩm yɔ, ma nɛ ɩ ɖɩwɛ ɖama taa.
Ŋgʋ́, liu taʋ ḿbʋ́, piipeɣziɣ-ɖʋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ tɩŋnɩ e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu ŋgʋ́ ɛha-ɖʋ yɔ kɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛɖʋ ɛ-sɔɔlɩm ɖa-taa.
Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ mɔsɔnɩ tɩʋ nɛ Apoloosi mɩzɩ kʋ-yɔɔ lɩm yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, Ɛsɔ lakɩna nɛ kɩpaɣlɩɣ.
Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, pʋcɔ ɖɩyɔɔdɩ kɩlaʋ nandʋ tɔm lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se pɩkɛ toovenim se: «Đatɩŋa payɩ ɖɩsɩm lɛɣtʋ.» Ɛlɛ́, lɛɣtʋ ńdʋ́ tiyeki nɛ ɛyʋ kpazɩ ɛ-tɩ. Ŋgʋ́, sɔɔlɩm ñeyeki nɛ ɛyʋ tɛzɩ pɩʋ e-lidaʋ wɛnaʋ taa.
Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩtakɩ mɩ-taa nɛ ɩna se ɩwɛ lidaʋ nʋmɔʋ taa yaa we? Ɩtatɩlɩ se mɩ nɛ Yesu Krɩstʋ ɩkpɛndaa yaa we? Yee ɩnawa se ɩfɛyɩnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ lɛ, ḿbʋ́ lɛ.
Ɛbɛ Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa nɛ kumola pakawa? Ŋgʋ́, ɖɩkɛ Ɛsɔ wezuu tʋ ɖɩɣa. Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Mɛwɛɣ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ ma nɛ wɛ ɖɩɖɔ. Mɛnkɛɣ pɛ-Ɛsɔ nɛ pɛkɛ mɛ-ɛyáa» yɔ.
Paa ḿbʋ́ yɔ, mɛwɛ wezuu. Pɩtɛkɛ mɔn-cɔlɔ pɩlɩnaa, ɛlɛ́, Krɩstʋ wezuu wɛnɩ man-taa. Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mɛwɛ wezuu kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ yɔ, Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ weyi ɛsɔɔlɩ-m nɛ ɛsɩ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɛ-yɔɔ mɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ.
Yee ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu ɖɩkpɛndaa yɔ, paa pɛpɛlɩ-ɖʋ yaa pɛtɛpɛlɩ-ɖʋ yɔ, pɩfɛyɩnɩ wazaɣ nakɛyɛ: mbʋ́ pʋwɛ wazaɣ yɔ lɛ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ɖɩwɛnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ kiyeki se ɖɩsɔɔlɩ ɖama yɔ.
Yee toovenim taa ɩwɛnɩ lidaʋ ḿbʋ́ nɛ ɩkpa ɖoŋ siŋŋ nɛ itelesi mɩ-ɖaŋʋʋ yɔ, pɩlakɩ ḿbʋ́. Đaŋʋʋ ḿbʋ́, Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ndʋ́ ɩnɩwa yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ pɩtɩŋnaa nɛ ɩɖaŋ. Ńdʋ́ posusi kedeŋa kpeekpe yɔɔ nɛ ma Pɔɔlɩ manpɩsɩ tɩ-tʋmlaɖʋ.
E-liu wɛɛ se patɩlɩ ñɩm sɔsɔm mbʋ́ pʋwɛ mɛsaɣ tɛɛ nɛ posusuu pʋ-tɔm ajɛya kpeekpe taa yɔ. Ḿbʋ́ lɛ se: Krɩstʋ wɛ mɩ-cɔlɔ. Ɛnʋ yekina nɛ ɩɖaŋ se ɩkɔŋ sʋʋ Ɛsɔ koboyaɣ taa.
Ɩka lila ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ɩpaɣlɩ nɛ ɩtɛzɩ pɩʋ mi-lidaʋ wɛnaʋ taa ɛzɩ pawɩlʋʋ-mɩ yɔ. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, ɩsam-ɩ siŋŋ.
Đa lɛ, ɖɩna ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩ-ɖʋ yɔ nɛ ɖitisi-pʋ. Ɛsɔ lɛ sɔɔlɩm tʋ, weyi ɛwɛɛ ɛsɔɔlʋʋ Ɛsɔ nɛ ɛyáa lɛlaa yɔ, pɩwɩlɩɣ se ɛ nɛ Ɛsɔ pɛwɛ ɖama taa.
Men-piya! Mɩ lɛ, ɩkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma nɛ ɩwa mbá pɛcɛtɩɣ se pɛkɛ náyaa yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu ŋgʋ́ kɩwɛ mɩ-cɔlɔ yɔ, kɩkɩlɩ ɖoŋ ŋgʋ́ kʋkʋ wɛ kedeŋa ñɩma cɔlɔ yɔ.
Pewelesi nɛ panɩɩ: mansɩŋ nɔnɔɔ taa nɛ mamakɩ pɔɔyʋʋ. Yee nɔɔyʋ ɛnɩ man-taŋ nɛ ɛtʋlɩ yɔ, mansʋʋ ɛ-tɛ nɛ ma nɛ ɩ ɖɩkpɛndɩ ɖɩtɔɔ.