5 Ɛlɛ́, pɔyɔɔdɩnɩ ɖama se: «Yee ɖicosaa se: ‹Ɛsɔ tiyini-i› yɔ, ɛpɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ se: ‹Nɛ pɩla ɛzɩma ɖɩtamʋ ɛ-tɔm yɔ?›
Ɛlɛ́, papazɩ ɖama yɔɔdɩnaʋ se: «Yaa ɖɩtakpaɣ tindine yɔɔ ɛkalɩɣ-ɖʋ ḿbʋ́?»
Mɔnpɔzʋʋ-mɩ se: atiyi Yohanɛɛsɩ se ɛla ɛyáa lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ? Ɛsɔ yaa ɛyáa tiyini-i?» Ɛlɛ́, pɔyɔɔdɩnɩ ɖama se: «Yee ɖicosaa se: ‹Ɛsɔ tiyini-i› yɔ, ɛpɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ se: ‹Nɛ pɩla ɛzɩma ɖɩtamʋ ɛ-tɔm yɔ?›
Ɛsɔ yaa ɛyáa tiyini Yohanɛɛsɩ se ɛla ɛyáa lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ?»
Ŋgʋ́, ɖɩtɔm se: ‹Ɛyáa tiyini-i› yɔ, ɛyáa samaɣ tɩŋa yakɩ-ɖʋ pɛɛ nɛ ɖɩsɩ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɛtɛm sɩm se Yohanɛɛsɩ kɛkɛ náyʋ.»
Kɔ-tɔm mɔyɔɔdaɣ se ma-wayɩ lɛ, nɔɔyʋ kɔŋ. Ɛlɛ́, ɛkɩlɩ-m, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛɛwɛɛ nɛ pʋcɔ palʋlɩ-m.
Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ mana ḿbʋ́, pʋ-yɔɔ mankaɖɩɣ-mɩ toovenim se ɛnʋ lɛ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ.»
Peeɖe powobi Yohanɛɛsɩ cɔlɔ nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Wɩlɩyʋ! Ŋtɔzʋʋ abalʋ weyi ña nɛ ɩ ɩɩwɛ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ wayɩ nɛ ŋheyi-ɖʋ ɛ-tɔm yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ yaa we? Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛlakɩ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ ɛyáa tɩŋa woki ɛ-cɔlɔ!»
Weyi ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ yɔɔ yɔ, ehiɣ wezuu maatɛŋ. Weyi ɛ́lɛ́ ɛɛñaŋ-ɩ yɔ, eehikiɣ-kʋ. Ɛlɛ́, Ɛsɔ pana wɛɣ-ɩ kpanaʋ yɔɔ.»
Yohanɛɛsɩ tɛzaɣ ɛ-tʋmɩyɛ lɛ, eheyi-wɛ se: ‹Pɩtɛkɛ ma lɛ weyi ɩɖaŋaa se ɛkɔŋ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ma-wayɩ lɛ, ɛkɔŋ. Mantatɩɩmʋna se moluŋ nɛ mɛyɛɖɩ ɛ-naataŋgbala tɔnzɩ maɣmaɣ.›