26 Ɛbɛ kpem iiwobi naʋ? Náyʋ nɔɔyʋ yaa we? Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩna weyi yɔ, ɛkɩlɩ náyʋ.
Piyele ña man-pɩɣa lɛ, pakaɣ-ŋ yaʋ se Ɛsɔ Caabiyuu náyʋ. Ŋɖɛɣ Kɩpaɣlʋ nɔɔ nɛ ŋñɔɔzɩ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ nɛ
Paawɩlɩ Mooyiizi paɣtʋ nɛ náyaa takayɩsɩ taa tɔm nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩtalɩ Lɩm Sɔʋ Sɔnzɩ Laɖʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ alɩwaatʋ. Đooo alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ʋ́ papazɩ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm susuu nɛ paa weyi ɛlʋkɩ se ɛsʋʋ ka-taa.
Ŋgʋ́, ɖɩtɔm se: ‹Ɛyáa tiyini-i› yɔ, ɛyáa samaɣ tɩŋa yakɩ-ɖʋ pɛɛ nɛ ɖɩsɩ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɛtɛm sɩm se Yohanɛɛsɩ kɛkɛ náyʋ.»
Ɛlɛ́, ɛbɛ iwobi naʋ kpem? Nɔɔyʋ suni wondu kɩbandʋ nɛ ɛwɛɛ peeɖe naa we? Ŋgʋ́, mbá posuu ñɩɣlɩ́m wondu nɛ pɛwɛnɩ pɩtɩŋa yɔ, pɛwɛɣ awiya ɖɩsɩ taa.
Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ, ɛ-tɔm Ɛsɔ yɔɔdaa nɛ pama ɛ-Takayaɣ taa se: ‹Na! Mancalɩɣ men-tiyiyu tiyuu nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ.› »
Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, ɛ́lɛ́ ñaawɛ ɛzɩ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔba nɛ kɩ-ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mɩ-laŋa hʋlʋmɩnɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ.