20 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
«Mbá mɩ mɩtɩŋa payɩ pasʋʋ-mɩ sʋʋtʋ nɛ pɩnɩɩ-mɩ yɔ, ɩkɔɔ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ mansʋʋ-mɩ nɛ ɩhɛzɩ.
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?
«Kɩpaɣlʋ lɩzɩ-m nɛ ɛha-m e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu. Toovenim, ɛlɩzɩ-m nɛ etiyi-m se monsusi kʋñɔndɩnaa Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm. Etiyi-m se meheyi salaka tɩnaa se pɛwɛ pa-tɩ yɔɔ! Meheyi ɖɔɖɔ yʋlʋmaa se pɔkɔŋ pɛ-ɛsɛ kuluu! Etiyi-m se moholi ajamaa mbá panazɩɣ-wɛ yɔ.
Pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩsa Ɛsɔ se eyeba pɩtɩŋna ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ ɖɛ-kpɛndʋʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɖɩwakɩ tam. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, eyeki se pɩtɩŋnɩ ɖɔ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛyáa sɩm-ɩ paa le ɛzɩ tɩlaaɖɩ sɔzɩŋ ñɛyʋʋ yɔ.
Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, pʋwɛɛ se ɩtɛzɩ-ɩ kpeɣu nɛ ɩhɛzɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, pʋkɔŋ pɩkɩlɩ ɛ-hɔyɛ pɩsʋʋ nɛ ɛlɔ liu.
Peeɖe mana kpaŋnɔ kʋhʋlʋm nɔɔyʋ. Weyi ɛcaɣ-ɩ yɔ, ɛɖɔkɩ tɔʋ nɛ mana pɛcɛlɩ-ɩ wabɩyɛ hulaɣ nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ɛzɩ waɖʋ yɔ se ɛwɛɛ wabʋ yɔɔ.