11 Yesu tasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Toovenim lɛ, mankaɖɩɣ-mɩ se ɖooo yɔ, patalʋlɩdɩ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛkɩlɩ Lɩm Sɔʋ Sɔnzɩ Laɖʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ. Paa ḿbʋ́ yɔ, weyi ɛwɛ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa nɛ patakpaɣ-ɩ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ, ɛ́lɛ́ kɩlɩ-ɩ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔm Ɛsɔ yɔɔdaa nɛ pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: ‹Na, mancalɩɣ men-tiyiyu tiyuu nɛ ɛñɔɔzɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ.› »
Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ esusi tɔm nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, ɛyáa wɛɛ pɛtɛzɩɣ kʋyʋʋ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ yɔɔ nɛ pañɩnɩɣnɩ ɖoŋ se pehiɣ-kɛ.
Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ʋ́ Lɩm Sɔʋ Sɔnzɩ Laɖʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ pazɩ susuu Ɛsɔtɔm Yudee lakʋ taa.
Meheyiɣ-mɩ se: «Ma lɛ, malakɩ-mɩ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ pɩwɩlɩ se ɩlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ. Ma-wayɩ lɛ, weyi ɛkɔŋ yɔ, ɛkɩlɩ-m. Halɩ mantatɩɩmʋna se mankpaɣ ɛ-naataŋgbala nɛ mɔnɖɔkɩ. Ɛkɔŋ-mɩ labʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu ɖoŋ nɛ miŋ.
Weyi eyeki paɣtʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa ndʋ́ tɩwɛ kpaagbaa ñɩɩɩ yɔ se tɩfɛyɩ wazaɣ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ lɛlaa se pataaɖɔ tɩ-yɔɔ ɖɔɖɔ yɔ, ɛkɔŋ kɛʋ tɔyaɣ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa. Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɛɖɔŋ tɩtɩŋa payɩ tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛwɩlɩɣ-tʋ lɛlaa ɖɔɖɔ yɔ, pʋdʋ kɔŋ kɛʋ sɔsɔ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɛkɛɣ ɛyʋ sɔsɔ Kɩpaɣlʋ ɛsɩndaa. Kaañɔʋ sʋlʋm mbʋ́ pʋkʋʋ ɛyáa yɔ pɩ-taa nabʋyʋ. Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu wɛɣ kɔ-cɔlɔ ɖooo ko-ɖoo lotu taa.
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.
nɛ eheyi-wɛ se: «Yee nɔɔyʋ ɛmʋ pɩɣa cikpelaɣ ɛzɩ kanɛ yɔ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, man-tɩ tɩŋa pʋdʋ mʋwa. Weyi ɛmʋ-m yɔ, ɛmʋ ɖɔɖɔ weyi etiyi-m yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, weyi ɛpɩsɩ ɛ-tɩ mɩ-taa pɩɣa yɔ, ɛnʋ lɛ sɔsɔ.»
Ɛ-yɔɔ Yohanɛɛsɩ lɩzɩ aseɣɖe nɛ ɛma kubuka se: «Ɛ-tɔm mɔyɔɔdaɣ se: ‹Ma-wayɩ lɛ, weyi ɛkɔŋ yɔ, ɛkɩlɩ-m, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛɛwɛɛ nɛ pʋcɔ palʋlɩ-m.› »
Ma-wayɩ lɛ, ɛnʋ kɔŋna. Ɛkɩlɩ-m, mantamʋna se moluŋ nɛ mɛyɛɖɩ ɛ-naataŋgbala tɔnzɩ.»
Ɛyáa sakɩyɛ wokaɣ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ pɔtɔŋ se: «Yohanɛɛsɩ tala hama lakasɩ nasɩyɩ. Ɛlɛ́, tɔm ndʋ́ tɩtɩŋa ɛyɔɔdɩ abalʋ ɛnɛ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ, tɩkɛ toovenim.»
Pʋwɛɛ se ɛ́lɛ́ hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ nɛ pɔsɔɔ ma mɔ-yɔɔ.»
Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, ɛ́lɛ́ ñaawɛ ɛzɩ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔba nɛ kɩ-ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mɩ-laŋa hʋlʋmɩnɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ.
Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu tɔm Yesu yɔɔdaɣ ḿbʋ́. Ŋ́gʋ́ Ɛsɔ kɔŋ haʋ mbá pɛwɛɣnɩ lidaʋ Yesu yɔɔ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa lɛ, kɩtatɩɩkɔmda, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ teyebida se ɛ-hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɛnkɛnɩ Krɩstʋ tiyiyaa taa tɔyaɣ. Toovenim lɛ, mantamʋna se paya-m se Krɩstʋ tiyiyu. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, maawɛnɩ ɛ-ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma wayɩ kaŋ kaŋ.
Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma nɛ yee tɔm natʋyʋ ɛwɛ mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛ-taabalʋ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa lɛ, ɛyáa mbá Yesu ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma takpaɣ-wɛ payaa pʋyʋ yɔ, pɔ-cɔlɔ powoki se pahʋʋ-wɛ-tʋ?
Đa ɖɔɖɔ ɖatɩŋa payɩ ɖɩɩwɛ pa-taa. Đɩɖɔŋaɣ ɛzɩ ɖa-maɣmaɣ ɖe-liu wɛʋ yɔ nɛ ɖɩlakɩ mbʋ́ pɩkɛdɩnɩ-ɖʋ yɔ nɛ mbʋ́ ɖɩmaɣzɩɣ yɔ. Pɩɩwɛɛ se Ɛsɔ ɛhʋʋnɩ-ɖʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ lɛlaa yɔ wɛtʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-taa ɖɩwɛɛ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ.
Weyi ma mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma tɩŋa taa tɔyaɣ yɔ, ɛlabɩ-m lootiye ńɖɩ́ se monsusi mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ ñɩm mbʋ́ pɩfɛyɩ ɖaɣʋ yɔ pʋ-tɔm.
Đa-Ñʋʋ Yaɖʋ Krɩstʋ Yesu kɔm yebina nɛ ɖɩnaɣ-ɖɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛwabɩ sɩm nɛ piyele ɛtɩŋnɩ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm yɔɔ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ wezuu maatɛŋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kaɖʋwa se ɛlakɩ-ɖʋ mbʋ́ pɩkɩlɩ ɖeu ḿbʋ́ yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɛtaasɔɔlɩ se pɛkɛ mbá pamʋnaa yɔ nɛ piyebi-ɖʋ.
Náyaa kosusi ñʋʋ yabʋ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ-mɩ yɔ pʋ-tɔm ɖooo lɔŋ. Pañɩnaa nɛ patazɩ pɩ-taa se pana.