7 Eheyi Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa ḿbʋ́ lɛ, pacaŋ pɛɖɛɛ. Peeɖe ɛpazɩ ɛyáa samaɣ kɛdʋʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ ɛnʋ ɛ-tɔm nɛ ɛpɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Ɛbɛ iwobi naʋ lakʋ taa? Kañɩŋ́gbayaɣ́ ŋgá heɣlim ciɣdaɣ yɔ yaa we?
Ɛlɛ́, ɛbɛ iwobi naʋ kpem? Nɔɔyʋ suni ñɩɣlɩ́m wondu nɛ ɛwɛɛ peeɖe naa wɛ? Ŋgʋ́, mbá posuu ñɩɣlɩ́m wondu yɔ, pɛwɛɣ awiya ɖɩsɩ taa.
Ɛɛtɛzɩɣ pɛlʋʋ ñɩyʋʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩpɛlaa nɛ kɩcaɣ yɔ. Ɛɛtɛzɩɣ ɖezuu kanɖʋ ŋgʋ́ kʋɖɔŋ ɖem yɔ. Ḿbʋ́ ɛwɛɣ labʋ yɔɔ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ pɩwabɩ pɩtɩŋa
Mɔnpɔzʋʋ-mɩ se: atiyi Yohanɛɛsɩ se ɛla ɛyáa lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ? Ɛsɔ yaa ɛyáa tiyini-i?» Ɛlɛ́, pɔyɔɔdɩnɩ ɖama se: «Yee ɖicosaa se: ‹Ɛsɔ tiyini-i› yɔ, ɛpɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ se: ‹Nɛ pɩla ɛzɩma ɖɩtamʋ ɛ-tɔm yɔ?›
Yohanɛɛsɩ susaɣ tɔm lakʋ taa ḿbʋ́ lɛ, Yeruusalɛm ñɩma nɛ Yudee hɔɔlɩŋ tɩŋa taa ñɩma nɛ hɔɔlɩŋ weyi ɩtɩŋa payɩ ɩñɔtɩnɩ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ yɔ ɩ-taa ñɩma, palɩɣ powoki ɛ-cɔlɔ
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ camɩyɛ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩnɩɣ Ɛsɔtɔm yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pɔtɔŋʋʋ se: «Weyi ɛwɛna, pɔsɔzɩ-ɩ nɛ weyi ɛ́lɛ́ fɛyɩna yɔ, halɩ pɛtɛzɩɣ lɛɣʋ mbʋ́ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛwɛna yɔ.»
Yesu kisaa nɛ ɛna patɩŋaɣ-ɩ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛpɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Ɛbɛ ɩñɩnɩɣ?» Paba ñɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Raabii! Le ŋwɛɛ?» Raabii tɔbʋʋ se Wɩlɩyʋ.
Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, ɛ́lɛ́ ñaawɛ ɛzɩ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔba nɛ kɩ-ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mɩ-laŋa hʋlʋmɩnɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ.
Ḿbʋ́ yekina nɛ ɖɩɩtasɩɣ kɛʋ piya nzɩ́ pawɩlɩɣ-sɩ nɛ sɩɩsɩŋ mbʋ́ sɩla nɛ peyiliɣ-sɩ nɛ pʋcɔzʋʋ-sɩ yem yem yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ se ɛ-sʋlʋmʋʋ taa lɛ, ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ se Ɛsɔ haɣ-ɩ, pʋtʋʋ ɛtaawɛɛ. Weyi ɛpʋtʋʋ yɔ, ɛwɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu taa lɩm mbʋ́ heɣlim kpakɩɣ nɛ pɩtaŋgatɩɣ-pʋ yɔ.