18 Mankʋyʋʋ manpɩsɩ man-caa cɔlɔ nɛ meheyi-i se: caa! Mayʋsɩnɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ mɛntɛ mayʋsɩnɩ-ŋ.
nɛ paa weyi ɛyɔɔdʋʋ ɛ-kɩwɛɛkɩm mbʋ́ ɛlaba yɔ nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ ɛlakɩ-wɛ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ taa.
«Meheyiɣ-mɩ se: yee ikpeɣ ɛyáa lɛlaa pa-kɩwɛɛkɩm mbʋ́ palabɩ-mɩ yɔ yɔ, mɩ-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ekpeɣiɣ-mɩ ɖɔɖɔ mɩ-ñɩmbʋ.
Mɩ lɛ, ɩsɛɛ Ɛsɔ se: ‹Đa-Caa weyi ña ŋwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ña-hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ paa le.
Mbá mɩ ɩkɛ azaɣ́a yɔ, itekizi haʋ mi-piya mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɖeu yɔ nɛ pɩcandɩnɩ mɩ-Caa Ɛsɔ weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ? Ɛhaɣ mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɖeu yɔ mbá paba sʋlʋmʋʋ-ɩ yɔ.
Peeɖe Yesu heyi-wɛ se: «Yee ɩsɛɣ Ɛsɔ lɛ, ɩsɛɛ se: Caa! Ña-hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ paa le. La nɛ paa weyi ɛsɩm-ɖɩ! Ñe-kewiyaɣ ɛkɔɔ.
Peeɖe ɛmaɣzɩ ɛ-taa pɩŋŋ nɛ ɛtɔ se: ‹Ŋgʋ́, man-caa wɛnɩ tʋmlaɖaa sakɩyɛ, pɔtɔkɩ paatɛŋ. Piyele ñɔɔsɩ ñakʋʋ-m cɩnɛ yem falaa!
Mantatasɩ mʋnaʋ se ŋya-m se ña-pɩyalʋ. Ɛlɛ́, kpaɣ-m ɛzɩ ña-tʋmlaɖaa taa lɛlʋ yɔ.›
Ɛlɛ́, ɛ-pɩyalʋ ɛnʋ eheyi-i se: ‹Caa! Mayʋsɩnɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ mɛntɛ mayʋsɩnɩ-ŋ. Mantatasɩ mʋnaʋ se ŋya-m se ña-pɩyalʋ.›
Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ lɛ, tikee mʋyʋ ñaasɩŋ poliŋ nɛ ɛsɔ ɛ-ñʋʋ nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ ekpiɖiɣ se: ‹Hayɩ Ɛsɔ! Na weyi ma mɛnkɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ yɔ man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ!›