27 Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ, ɛ-tɔm Ɛsɔ yɔɔdaa nɛ pama ɛ-Takayaɣ taa se: ‹Na! Mancalɩɣ men-tiyiyu tiyuu nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ.› »
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔm Ɛsɔ yɔɔdaa nɛ pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: ‹Na, mancalɩɣ men-tiyiyu tiyuu nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ.› »
Tɩpazɩ ɛzɩ pamaʋ náyʋ Ezaayii Takayaɣ taa yɔ. Pamawa se Ɛsɔ heyi ɛ-Pɩyalʋ se: «Na, mancalɩɣ men-tiyiyu tiyuu nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ.»
Piyele ña man-pɩɣa lɛ, pakaɣ-ŋ yaʋ se Ɛsɔ Caabiyuu náyʋ. Ŋɖɛɣ Kɩpaɣlʋ nɔɔ nɛ ŋñɔɔzɩ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ nɛ
Ɛbɛ kpem iiwobi naʋ? Náyʋ nɔɔyʋ yaa we? Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩna weyi yɔ, ɛkɩlɩ náyʋ.
Yesu tasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Mankaɖɩɣ-mɩ se ɖooo yɔ, patalʋlɩdɩ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛkɩlɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ. Paa ḿbʋ́ yɔ, weyi ɛwɛ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa nɛ patakpaɣ-ɩ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ, ɛ́lɛ́ kɩlɩ-ɩ.
Peeɖe Yohanɛɛsɩ cosi-wɛ se ma lɛ weyi náyʋ Ezaayii yɔɔdɩ ɛ-tɔm yɔ. Ɛyɔɔdaa se: «Nɔɔyʋ susuu lakʋ taa se pɔñɔɔzɩ Kɩpaɣlʋ nʋmɔʋ nɛ pala nɛ kʋtʋʋzɩ camɩyɛ.»