38 Nakʋyʋ wiye Yesu nɛ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa powokaɣ nʋmɔʋ. Patalɩ tɛtʋ cikpetu natʋyʋ taa lɛ, halʋ nɔɔyʋ mʋ Yesu ɛ-tɛ, payaɣ-ɩ se Maarta.
Ɛlɛ́, Paɣtʋ wɩlɩyʋ ɛnʋ ecosi-i se: «Weyi ɛna ɛ-pʋtɔdɩyɛ yɔ.» Yesu heyi-i se: «Wolo nɛ ŋla ɛzɩ abalʋ ɛnʋ ɛlabʋ yɔ.»
Maarta ñaawɛɛ ɛkʋʋ ɛ-tɩ nɛ mɩzaɣ nɔɔ tʋma. Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, ewolo ɛpɔzɩ Yesu se: «Kɩpaɣlʋ, ɛzɩ me-neu yebuni-m mɩzaɣ nɔɔ tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, piiheyiɣ-ŋ natʋyʋ yaa we? Heyi-i se ɛkɔɔ ɛsɩnɩ-m.»
Peeɖe Kɩpaɣlʋ cosi-i se: «Maarta! Maarta! Ŋkɩlɩɣ ña-tɩ kʋʋ wondu sakɩyɛ yɔɔ nɛ pɩcɛyɩɣ-ŋ.
Peeɖe ɖɩlabɩ-ɩ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ ɛ-hɔʋ taa ñɩma tɩŋa. Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɛ́yáa-ɖʋ nɛ eheyi-ɖʋ se: «Yee toovenim taa itisaa se mɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ yɔ, ɩkɔɔ ɩwɛɛ mɛn-tɛ.» Ɛlɛ́, ɛcɛyɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖitisi.
nɛ Yaasɔɔ mʋ-wɛ nɛ pɛwɛɛ ɛ-tɛ! Pa-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛɛɖɔŋ mbʋ́ Room wiyaʋ sɔsɔ ɖʋwa yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ, pɔyɔɔdʋʋ se nɔɔyʋ wɛɛ ɖɔɖɔ, ɛkɛ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ, ɛnʋ lɛ Yesu.»
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se yee nɔɔyʋ ɛkɔm mɩ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɛɛwɩlɩɣ-mɩ se Krɩstʋ pɩsɩ ɛyʋ nɛ ɛkɔɔ kedeŋa yɔɔ yɔ, ɩtaatisi nɛ ɛsʋʋ mɩ-tɛ, ɩtaacazɩ-ɩ sɛʋ.