12 Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pɔtɔŋʋʋ se: ‹Weyi ɛwɛna yɔ, pɔsɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ pʋɖɔɔ-ɩ nɛ weyi ɛ́lɛ́ fɛyɩna yɔ, halɩ pɛtɛzɩɣ lɛɣʋ mbʋ́ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛwɛna yɔ.›
[Yee pɩcɩbɩ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɛtɔlɩ pɩyɛ ńɖɩ́ ɖɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɛmɩzɩɣ kpɛdɛɛɛ. Yee pɩcɩbɩ nɔɔyʋ nɛ ɖɩtɔlɩ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩnaŋɩɣ-ɩ naŋa naŋa.]» Pʋ-yɔɔ meheyiɣ-mɩ se: mbá mɩ pɩɩwɛɛ se ɩkɛ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa ñɩma yɔ, ɩɩtasɩɣ kɛʋ. Ɛlɛ́, mbá palakɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ, ḿbá kɛɣnɩnɩ ka-taa ñɩma.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, weyi ɛwɛna pʋɖɔɔ yɔ, pɔsɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ puhuuni-i. Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɛ́lɛ́ fɛyɩnɩ pʋyʋ yɔ, halɩ pɛtɛzɩɣ lɛɣʋ mbʋ́ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛwɛna yɔ.
Yesu tɛm tuuu eduuye ńɖɩ́ lɛ, ɛpɔzɩ-wɛ se: «Hayɩm tʋ ɛnʋ, ɛbɛ ɛlakɩ ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa ḿbá? Ɛkɔŋ ɛkʋ-wɛ nɛ ɛcaa ɛyáa kɩfama nɛ ɛlɛɣzɩ po-lone taa.»
Ŋgʋ́, pʋyʋ kʋɖʋm koŋ wɛnɩ wazaɣ. Maarɩɩ lɩzɩnɩ ɖeu ɖeɖe. Nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛmʋ-pʋ ɛ-cɔlɔ kaʋ.»
Ɛlɛ́, tʋmlaɖʋ weyi ɛ́lɛ́ taasɩ mbʋ́ ɛ-caa liu wɛɛ yɔ nɛ ɛla mbʋ́ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ, pamakɩ-ɩ pazɩ. Weyi paha-ɩ sakɩyɛ yɔ, pɔkɔŋ-ɩ pɔzʋʋ sakɩyɛ. Weyi paɖʋzɩ ɛ́lɛ́ nesi taa sakɩyɛ yɔ, pɔkɔŋ-ɩ pɔzʋʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ ḿbʋ́.»
Pʋ-yɔɔ ɛya-ɩ nɛ eheyi-i se: ‹Ña! Manɩɣ pɔyɔɔdʋʋ ñɔ-tɔm se we? Kɛdɩ-m ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ña-tʋmɩyɛ ɖɔŋ yɔ. Ŋŋtasɩɣ kɛʋ man-tʋmlaɖʋ!›
Ɛlɛ́, Abraham cosi-i se: ‹Man-sayɩ! Tɔzɩ se Lazaarɩ lakaɣ kʋñɔŋ kedeŋa yɔɔ lɛ, ñaawɛɛ ŋtɔkɩ leleŋ. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ Lazaarɩ laŋɩyɛ ñɛhɛ cɩnɛ lɛ, ñalakɩ kʋñɔŋ.
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.»
Yee fɛyɛ ɛkpa nɔɔyʋ ma nɛ mɔn-tɔm ɖɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩkaɣ-m kpaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ ma mɛnkpɛndɩɣnɩ mon-koboyaɣ nɛ man-Caa Ɛsɔ ñɩŋga nɛ e-tiyiyaa ñɩŋga nɛ mɔnkɔɔ yɔ.
Ŋgʋ́, ɛnʋ lakɩnɩ-ɖʋ lootiye siŋŋ. Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pamaʋ ka-taa ɖɔɖɔ yɔ. Pamawa se: «Ɛsɔ kʋyʋʋ mbá pakpazɩɣ pa-tɩ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ́, ɛlakɩ mbá paba ñetisiɣ pa-tɩ yɔ lootiye.»
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɔtɔzɩ ɖenɖe pucoɖi-wɛ yɔ, pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ nɛ pala mbʋ́ palakaɣ kajalaɣ taa yɔ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, mɔnkɔŋ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ mɛlɛɣ pa-kanɖʋ.