1 Yesu nɛ ɛyáa samaɣ ŋgá katɩŋaɣ-ɩ yɔ, pɔñɔtɩnɩ Yeruusalɛm Bɛtfaajee nɛ Betaanii pɔ-hɔɔlʋʋ taa Somiŋ Pʋʋ liu tɛɛ lɛ, etiyi ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa naalɛ se:
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu yebi-wɛ peeɖe nɛ ewolo Betaanii nɛ ɛsʋʋ.
Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, Yesu wolo Somiŋ Pʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɛcaɣ nɛ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa wolo ɛ-cɔlɔ pe-ɖeke nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Heyi-ɖʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ pɩkaɣ labʋ ḿbʋ́ yɔ nɛ mbʋ́ pʋkɔŋ wɩlʋʋ se ñɔ-kɔm nɛ kedeŋa tɛm pawɩzaa yɔ.»
Ɛtɛm-wɛ heyuu ḿbʋ́ lɛ, petee kazandʋ hendu nɛ pɛɖɛɛ pakpa Somiŋ Pʋʋ yɔɔ.
«Iwolo tɛtʋ cikpetu ndʋ́ tɩwɛ ɛsɩndaa yɔ tɩ-taa. Ɩtalɩɣ lɛ, ɩmakɩnɩ paɖɩ kpaŋaɣ piye naɖɩyɛ. Nɔɔyʋ tacaɣdɩ ɖɩ-yɔɔ. Ɩkpɛzɩ-ɖɩ nɛ ɩkɔna.
Yesu yɔɔdɩ ḿbʋ́ nɛ ɛlɩɩ Yeruusalɛm lɛ, ewolo ɛkpa Somiŋ Pʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɛcaɣ nɛ ɛha-kɛ nɛ ɛsɛ. Puwiye ńɖɩ́ lɛ, Pɩyɛ nɛ Yakubu nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ nɛ Andree pa-naanza paawɛnɩ ɛ-cɔlɔ. Pɛwɛ pe-ɖeke ḿbʋ́ lɛ, pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se:
Peeɖe etiyi pa-taa ɛyáa naalɛ se: «Iwolo tɛtʋ taa, isuluuni abalʋ nɔɔyʋ, ɛsɩɣlɩ lɩm nɛ peɣa. Isuluni-i lɛ, ɩtɩŋ-ɩ.
Peeɖe ɛya ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa hiu nɛ naalɛ nɛ ɛha-wɛ ɖoŋ se papɩzɩ pɔɖɔɔnɩ aleewaa nɛ etiyi-wɛ naalɛ naalɛ.
Ɛyáa kpema lɛ, Yesu kʋyɩ nɛ ewolo ɛkpa Somiŋ Pʋʋ yɔɔ.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu tiyiyaa kʋyɩ ɖenɖe paawɛɛ yɔ nɛ papɩsɩ Yeruusalɛm. Somiŋ Pʋʋ yɔɔ paawɛɛ. Kɩtaawɛɛ poliŋ nɛ Yeruusalɛm, pɩɩwɛ ɛzɩ kiloomɛta kʋɖʋmʋʋ yɔ.