25 Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pʋwɛɛ se iyele cɛtʋʋ: paa mɩ-taa weyi eheyi lɛlʋ toovenim. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖatɩŋa payɩ ɖɩkɛ Krɩstʋ tomnaɣ pilinzi.
Mɩ-caa lɛ eleeu. Mbʋ́ e-liu wɛɛ yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɩsɔɔlɩ labʋ. Ɛkɛ ɛyáa kʋyʋ ɖooo kiɖe tɛɛ. Ɛɛɖɔŋ toovenim nʋmɔʋ taa, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, toovenim ḿbʋ́, pɩfɛyɩ ɛ-taa. Ɛkʋyʋʋ cɛtʋʋ lɛ, ɛyɔɔdʋʋ ɛzɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛwɛʋ yɔ: ɛkɛ cɛtɩyʋ, ɛ-cɔlɔ cɛtɩm lɩɣna.
Ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ paa ɖɩɖɔwa yɔ, ɖɩwɛ ɛzɩ tomnaɣ kʋɖʋmaɣ ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɛ-kpɛndʋʋ taa nɛ ɖatɩŋa payɩ ɖɩɖɔkɩ ɖama ɛzɩ ɛyʋ tomnaɣ hɔɔlɩŋ ɖɔkʋʋnɩ ɖama yɔ.
Ɛzɩma mbʋ́ tindine kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ koŋ ɖɩtɔkɩ yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ paa ɖɩɖɔwa yɔ, ɖɩkɛ tomnaɣ kʋɖʋmaɣ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖatɩŋa payɩ ɖɩtɔkɩ tindine kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ ńɖɩ́.
Maasam-mɩ ɛ-cɔlɔ, ɩtaɖʋ-m fɛyɛ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɖiheyiɣ-mɩ toovenim paa ɖooye yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ mɩ-tɔm ndʋ́ ɖiheyi Tiiti yɔ, tɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ ɖeyi ɖeyi.
Ɛlɛ́, ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ toovenim nɛ ɖɩsɔɔlʋʋ ɖama nɛ ɖɩpaɣlɩɣ pɩtɩŋa pɩ-taa nɛ ɖɩñɔtʋʋnɩ weyi ɛkɛ ñʋʋdʋ yɔ, ɛnʋ lɛ Krɩstʋ.
Yee ḿbʋ́, pʋwɛɛ se iyele mɩ-wɛtʋ kɩbɩndʋ nɛ mi-wezuu caɣʋ kɩbɩm, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ḿbá cɛtɩɣnɩ-mɩ nɛ paɖʋzʋʋ-mɩ.
Iyele ɛsɛñɩŋɩyɛ nɛ tɔm ñasʋʋ nɛ pana nɛ holuu nɛ ɛyáa hɩla wɛɛkʋʋ nɛ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ kañatʋ tɩŋa payɩ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ḿbá lɛ mbá ɖa ɖɩkɛ e-tomnaɣ pilinzi yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, mɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɩhɔzɩ pɩtɩŋa: pana nɛ pana kadadaɣyaɣ nɛ kañatʋ nɛ tʋtʋ nɛ tɔm ɛzaɣ́tʋ ndʋ́ tɩlɩɣnɩ mɩ-nɔɔ taa yɔ patɩŋa payɩ nɛ ɩlɔ.
Đɔɖɔ lɛ, ɩtaacɛtɩ ɖama, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩhɔzɩ ɖooo mɩ-wɛtʋ kɩbɩndʋ nɛ tɩ-lakasɩ nɛ ɩlɔ
Paɖʋ-tʋ ɖɔɖɔ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ abalaa yaa halaa mbá pacaɣ ɖama yɔ nɛ yomaa pɛdɩyaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa nɛ mbá paalakɩ mbʋ́ poɖuwaa se palakɩ yɔ nɛ lakasɩ lɛɛsɩ nzɩ́ sɩtɩŋa payɩ sɩwɛɛkɩɣ tɔm kɩbandʋ ndʋ́ pawɩlɩɣ-ɖʋ yɔ sɩ-laɖaa.
Tɛɛ nɛ pʋ-yɔɔ ñɩma mbá pɛcɛtɩɣ yɔ, ḿbá lesiɣni-wɛ nʋmɔʋ. Tɛɛ nɛ pʋ-yɔɔ ñɩma ḿbá, pa-ñʋŋ taa wɩlɩ kaŋ kaŋ ɛzɩ pɔhɔbɩ ñɩmɩyɛ miŋ nɛ pañaɣzɩ pe-feteɣnim yɔ.
Krɛɛtɩ ñɩma taa náyʋ maɣmaɣ yɔɔdɩnɩ se: «Paa ɖooye Krɛɛtɩ ñɩma kɛ cɛtɩyaa, pɛkɛ kpɩna kañadɩnaa nɛ fendinaa mbá pamaɣzɩɣ tɔkɩyɛ ɖeke yɔɔ yɔ.»
Ḿbʋ́ paɖaŋaa se pehiɣ wezuu maatɛŋ. Ɛsɔ weyi ɛɛcɛtɩɣ yɔ, pʋcɔ ɛla kedeŋa lɛ, ɛɛɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ-ɖʋ-kʋ.
Đa lɛ, ḿbʋ́ aseɣɖe tɩnaa samaɣ sɔsɔɔ ŋgá kɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ yɔ, kɔcɔ-ɖʋ kata. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɖɩlɔ ɖa-sʋʋtʋ nɛ ɖa-kɩwɛɛkɩm patɩŋa payɩ nɛ ɖɩpɩzɩ ɖise seya wena paɖʋ-ɖʋ yɔ siŋŋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ḿbá yekina se ɖɩtaala mbʋ́ pʋpɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, iyele mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pipisiɣ ɛyáa yɔ nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ. Itisi tɔm ndʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖu mɩ-laŋa taa yɔ nɛ ñamtʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɩpɩzɩɣ tɩya mɩ-ñʋʋ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, iyele kɩwɛɛkɩm tɩŋa payɩ labʋ: kañatʋ nɛ cɛtʋʋ nɛ tɛɛ nɛ pʋ-yɔɔ lakasɩ nɛ ɛsɩsɛmɩyɛ nɛ lɛlaa tɔm ɛzaɣ́tʋ yɔɔdʋʋ.
Piyele sɔɔndʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ nɛ kʋsɔɔtʋ tɩnaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa tɩŋa payɩ pe-ɖeɖe lɛ miŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi ɛ-taa nɛ tɩm nɛ ɛmʋʋ siŋŋ yɔ ɛ-taa: ḿbʋ́ lɛ sɩm naalɛ ñɩmbʋ.»
Piyele kʋsɔɔtʋ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ cɛtʋʋ nɛ pɛcɛtɩɣ ɛyáa yɔ, paba ñɛwɛɣnɩ tɩ-wayɩ!