24 «Meheyiɣ-mɩ se: ɩñaɣ pana nɛ ɩtɩŋnɩ ɖɛɛmɛnɖɛɛ taa nɛ ɩsʋʋ nɛ ihiɣ wezuu. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛyáa sakɩyɛ kɔŋ ñɩnʋʋ se pasʋʋ, ɛlɛ́, paapɩzɩɣ.
Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ esusi tɔm nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, ɛyáa wɛɛ pɛtɛzɩɣ kʋyʋʋ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ yɔɔ nɛ pañɩnɩɣnɩ ɖoŋ se pehiɣ-kɛ.
Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, nɔɔyʋ pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Kɩpaɣlʋ! Pɩkɛ toovenim se ɛyáa pazɩ ɖeke hikiɣni ñʋʋ yabʋ naa we?» Yesu cosi-wɛ nɛ eduuye taa se:
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩcaɣnɩ mɩ-ɛsɛ nɛ ɩsɛɛ Ɛsɔ alɩwaatʋ kpeekpe nɛ ihiɣ ɖoŋ nɛ ɩpɩzɩ ɩlɩɩ mbʋ́ pʋkɔŋ labʋ yɔ pɩ-taa nɛ iwolo Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ cɔlɔ.»
Men-piya! Ma nɛ mɩ ɖɩtasɩɣ caɣʋ pazɩ yem nɛ pʋcɔ mɛnɖɛɛ. Ɩkɔŋ-m ñɩnʋʋ, ɛlɛ́, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ meheyiɣ-mɩ tɔm ndʋ́ meheyi Yuda ñɩma sɔsaa yɔ. Ńdʋ́ lɛ se: ɩɩpɩzɩɣ iwolo ɖenɖe mowoki yɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Kɩpaɣlʋ tiyiyu nɔɔyʋ lɩɣaɣnɩ ɛsɔdaa wiɖiyi wiɖiyi nɛ etiki kɩ-taa nɛ eciɣdiɣ lɩm nɛ kʋdɔndʋ weyi ɛcalɩɣ tibu pɩ-taa alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ yɔ, ɛ-yɔɔ cɛkɩ. Paa ɛ-kʋdɔŋ ɛɛwɛ ɛzɩma.]
Ɩtaala tʋmɩyɛ tɔɔnaɣ ŋgá kɛwɛɛkɩɣ yɔ kɔ-yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɩla ŋgá kacakɩ tam nɛ kahaɣ wezuu maatɛŋ yɔ kɔ-yɔɔ. Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ kɔŋnɩ-mɩ-kɛ haʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Caa Ɛsɔ ñɩɣ ɛ-yɔɔ nesi.»
Ɩkɔŋ-m ñɩnʋʋ, ɛlɛ́, ɩɩnaɣ-m. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩɩpɩzɩɣ iwolo ɖenɖe mɔnkɔŋ wɛʋ yɔ.»
Yesu tasɩ ɛyáa samaɣ heyuu se: «Mɛnɖɛɣ, ɩkɔŋ-m ñɩnʋʋ. Ɛlɛ́, ɩkɔŋ sɩbʋ mɩ-kɩwɛɛkɩm taa. Ɩɩpɩzɩɣ iwolo ɖenɖe mowoki yɔ.»
Toovenim lɛ, patakpaɣ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ pɩsɩɣ ɛyáa kʋtʋʋzaa yɔ nɛ payaa pʋyʋ nɛ pa-maɣmaɣ pañɩnɩɣ mbʋ́ paala nɛ papɩsɩ kʋtʋʋzaa yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ pɔtɔɖɔ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ pɩsɩɣ ɛyáa kʋtʋʋzaa yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ mankʋʋ man-tɩ nɛ tʋmɩyɛ nɛ e-ɖoŋ seɣtiɣ-m siŋŋ nɛ malʋkɩ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɖikpedesi nɛ ɖɩsʋʋ hɛzʋʋ ḿbʋ́ pɩ-taa nɛ ɖa-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaakɔɔ ɛtɔlɩ se ɛlabɩ kaañamtʋ ɛzɩ ɖɔ-cɔzɔnaa yɔ.
Taabalaa, pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, mɩ-tʋmɩyɛ labʋ taa lɛ, mɩ-pana ñaɣʋ ɛwɩlɩ-mɩ se Ɛsɔ ya-mɩ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, yee ɩlakɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, ɩɩtɔlʋʋ Ɛsɔ nʋmɔʋ taa kaʋ.