8 Weyi ma mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma tɩŋa taa tɔyaɣ yɔ, ɛlabɩ-m lootiye ńɖɩ́ se monsusi mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ ñɩm mbʋ́ pɩfɛyɩ ɖaɣʋ yɔ pʋ-tɔm.
Ɛlabɩ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛpɩsɩ eheyi-i se: ‹Caa! Malabɩ mbʋ́ ŋheyi-m yɔ nɛ ɖɩjaɣyɛ kazɩ yem.›
Meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɛha ɖatɩŋa payɩ mbʋ́ ɛwɛna yɔ pʋ-hɔɔlʋʋ nakʋyʋ, ɛlaba ɖatɩŋa lootiye siŋŋ, nɛ ɛwɛɛ pʋ-yɔɔ paa ɖooye.
Ɛlɛ́, tiyiyaa ḿbá pakʋyɩ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ palɩɩnɩ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ nawa se pamʋnaa se pɔtɔɔ kʋñɔŋ Yesu yɔɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, Kɩpaɣlʋ heyi-i se: «Kʋyɩ ŋwolo, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, malɩzɩnɩ-ɩ se pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ajɛya lɛɛna taa ñɩma nɛ pa-awiya sɔsɔna nɛ Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma pasɩm-m.
Ɛsɔ camɩyɛ lakasɩ ɖɔwa siŋŋ! Ɛ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ nɛ ɛ-lɛɣtʋ pɛfɛyɩ kámaɣ́! Apɩzɩɣ ɛlɩzɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖʋ ɛ-taa yɔ pʋ-tɔbʋʋ? Apɩzɩɣ ɛnɩɩ mbʋ́ ɛlakɩ yɔ pʋ-tɔbʋʋ?
Ɩsɔɔlɩ ɖama ɛzɩ pʋmʋnaʋ se Yesu ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma ɛsɔɔlɩ ɖama yɔ. Pɩlabɩ-mɩ hʋnʋm nɛ ɩña ɖama.
Yaa ŋniŋ Ɛsɔ camɩyɛ lakasɩ sɔsɔsɩ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ eyeki ɛyáa nɛ ɛɛhɔŋ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ yɔ nɛ ɛ-hɔyɛ ɖɔkʋʋ pɔ-yɔɔ yaa we? Ŋtatɩlɩ se ɛ-camɩyɛ lakasɩ ńzɩ́ pʋwɛɛ se siyele nɛ ŋlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ naa we?
Ŋgʋ́, Ɛsɔ kpɛndɩ mɩ nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu. Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ eyebina se ɛkɛ ɖɔ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ. Ɛ-yɔɔ Ɛsɔ tɩŋnaa nɛ ɛpɩsɩ-ɖʋ kʋtʋʋzaa nɛ ɖɩpɩsɩ ɛ-ñɩma nɛ ɛya ɖa-ñʋʋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɛnkɛnɩ Krɩstʋ tiyiyaa taa tɔyaɣ. Toovenim lɛ, mantamʋna se paya-m se Krɩstʋ tiyiyu. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, maawɛnɩ ɛ-ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma wayɩ kaŋ kaŋ.
Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pamaʋ Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa yɔ. Pamawa se: «Mbʋ́ ɛyʋ tana wiɖiyi kaʋ yaa ɛtanɩɩ yɔ, mbʋ́ ɛyʋ tamaɣzɩ pʋ-yɔɔ wiɖiyi kaʋ yɔ, toovenim lɛ, ḿbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ñɔɔzaa nɛ ɛsɩɩ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ-ɩ yɔ.»
se ɛlɩzɩɣ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ɛwɩlɩ-m nɛ meheyi mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-tɔm lɛ, mɔntɔpɔzɩ nɔɔyʋ se ɛtasɩ-m tɔm natʋyʋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ yeba nɛ manpɩsɩ Yesu tiyiyu nɛ etiyi-m mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ pɔ-cɔlɔ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ etiyuu Pɩyɛ Yuda ñɩma cɔlɔ yɔ.
Ḿbʋ́ wɩlɩɣnɩ e-lootiye cee wayɩ. Ńɖɩ́ kɩlɩnɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ. Đa nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu ɖɛ-kpɛndʋʋ yɔɔ ɛkaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ ɛla camɩyɛ lakasɩ ńzɩ́.
Tɔm ndʋ́ tɩtɩŋa payɩ meheyi-mɩ yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ paɖʋ ma Pɔɔlɩ salaka se malakɩ Krɩstʋ Yesu tʋmɩyɛ mbá mɩ ɩtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ mɩ-hɛkʋ 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.
Ḿbʋ́ yekina nɛ ɩtɩlɩ se sɔɔlɩm ḿbʋ́, pɩkɩlɩ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ tɩŋa payɩ. Ḿbʋ́ yekina ɖɔɖɔ nɛ Ɛsɔ tɛzɩ mɩ-taa wɛʋ pilim.
Paa pɩɩla ɛzɩma, ɩnɩ lootiye nɖɩ́ Ɛsɔ labɩ-m nɛ ɛɖʋ-m se mala tʋmɩyɛ mɩ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ ɖɩ-tɔm.
Ɩtaala nabʋyʋ se ɩkɩlɩnɩ lɛlaa yaa ɩkʋndɩnɩ-pʋ falaa. Ɛlɛ́, iluzi mɩ-tɩ ɖama tɛɛ, paa weyi ɛkpaɣ lɛlaa se pakɩlɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ.
Ɛzɩma mbʋ́ mɛ-Ɛsɔ wɛnɩ ñɩm siŋŋ yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ ɛtɩŋɩɣnɩ Krɩstʋ Yesu yɔɔ nɛ ɛha-mɩ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pɩtɛɖɩɣ-m yɔ.
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.
Ŋgʋ́, maawɛɛkɩ ɛ-hɩɖɛ nɛ mɛwɛɛ ɛ-wayɩ kaŋ kaŋ nɛ mantʋʋ-ɩ ɖɔɖɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɛna man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mantaatɩlɩ mbʋ́ malakaɣ yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mantaawɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ.
Tɔm ndʋ́ meheyiɣ-mɩ yɔ, tɩkɛ toovenim. Tɩmʋnaa se ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ etisi-tʋ nɛ pa-laŋa tɩŋa. Ńdʋ́ lɛ se Krɩstʋ Yesu kɔm kedeŋa yɔɔ se ɛya kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa ñʋʋ. Pa-taa lɛ, ma-maɣmaɣ pɩwabɩnaa.
Pʋ-yɔɔ palɩzɩ man-tɩ tɩŋa se mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔtɔm susiyu nɛ mɛntɛ mɛnkɛ Krɩstʋ tiyiyu. Mɔyɔɔdʋʋ toovenim, maacɛtɩɣ. Paɖʋ-m se mawɩlɩ mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ toovenim nɛ lidaʋ pɔ-tɔm.
Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ńdʋ́, tɩ-taa Ɛsɔ ɖʋ-m se mɛnkɛ Yesu tiyiyu nɛ mɛntɛ mɛnkɛ wɩlɩyʋ nɛ mɛntɛ mɛnkɛ ti-susiyu.
Pʋ-yɔɔ mantasɩɣ-wɛ tɔm se pɔkɔɔ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ paya sika ŋgá pɔhɔbɩ-kɛ miŋ nɛ kañɩlɩsɩɣ camɩyɛ yɔ nɛ papɩsɩ ñɩm tɩnaa. Pɔkɔɔ paya wondu kʋhʋlʋmʋtʋ nɛ posuu nɛ pataawɛɛ tombolo nɛ pana pɛ-fɛyɛ. Pɔkɔɔ paya ɖɔɖɔ kɔyɛ nɛ pelizi pɛ-ɛsɛ taa nɛ papɩzɩ pana.