17 ‹Đɩhʋlɩ-mɩ hɩsɩ se ɩpaa nɛ ikizi. Đitee kʋñɔŋ hendu nɛ itewii.›
«Ɛbɛ mɛnkɛdɩɣnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ ɛyáa panɛ lee? Pɛwɛ ɛzɩ piya nzɩ́ sɩcaɣ mʋzʋʋ taa ɛyáa samaɣ ɖikpeɣliye nɛ sikou ɖama yɔɔ se:
Toovenim lɛ, Yohanɛɛsɩ kɔma, ɛɛtɔkɩ tɔɔnaɣ, ɛɛñɔʋ sʋlʋm. Ɛlɛ́, ɩtɔŋ se ekem aleewaa.
Peeɖe Yesu cosi-wɛ se: «Ɩmaɣzɩɣ se mbá paya-wɛ halɩkpaɣyɛ kazandʋ ɖeɖe yɔ, powoki pacaɣnɩ ɛsɛ ñɩŋɩyɛ nɛ pɔhɔkɩ nɔɔ halʋ kɩfalʋ walʋ ɛsɩndaa yaa we? Pɩɩlakɩ ḿbʋ́! Ɛlɛ́, pɔkɔŋ lɩzʋʋ walʋ ɛnʋ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ. Tɩ-taa pɔkɔŋ nɔɔ hɔkʋʋ.»
Yesu ɖɛwa nɛ ɛtalɩ Yuda ñɩma sɔsɔ ɛnʋ ɛ-tɛ lɛ, ɛmaɣnɩ hɩsɩ hʋlɩyaa nɛ ɛyáa samaɣ posuni ɖɩɣa nɛ pamakɩ kubusi.
Pɩlakaɣ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛ-pɩyalʋ sɔsɔ ñaawɛnɩ tɛyɛ. Ɛ́lɛ́ kpeŋaɣ nɛ ɛwɩzɩnɩ ɖɩɣa lɛ, ɛnɩɩ soo nɛ payɛ pa-taŋ.
Ɛyáa samaɣ tɩŋaɣ ɛ-wayɩ pɩtɩɩfɛyɩ. Halaa mbá paawɛ ka-taa yɔ, pakʋwaɣ pa-tɩ nɛ wiluu nɛ patɩmɩɣ ɛ-yɔɔ.
Pɛwɛ ɛzɩ piya nzɩ́ sɩcaɣ ɛyáa samaɣ ɖikpeɣliye nɛ sikou ɖama yɔɔ se: ‹Đɩhʋlɩ-mɩ hɩsɩ se ɩpaa nɛ ikizi. Đitee kʋñɔŋ hendu nɛ itewii.›
Ɛyáa tɩŋa wilaɣ nɛ patɩmɩɣ. Ɛlɛ́, Yesu heyi-wɛ se: «Ɩtaawii! Pɩɣa ŋ́gá, koɖou kuɖou, katɩsɩ kɩsɩbʋ.»