5 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
Palʋlɩ Yesu Bɛtlɛhɛm Yudee egeetiye taa. Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ lɛ, Eroodi kɛkɛnɩ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ ɖɩ-taa. Palʋlɩ-ɩ lɛ, lɔŋsɩnɖaa mbá pasɩm tɩɩnzɩ camɩyɛ yɔ, palɩɩnɩ ɖooo wɩsɩ ɖɩlɩyɛ nɛ pɔkɔɔ Yeruusalɛm.
Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ʋ́ ɛyáa samaɣ kpɛzɩnɩ hɔɔlɩŋ tɩŋa nɛ patɩŋɩɣ ɛ-wayɩ. Paalɩnɩ Galilee nɛ Tɛtʋ Hiu egeetiye taa nɛ Yeruusalɛm nɛ Yudee nɛ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ wayɩ.
Peeɖe Yeruusalɛm ñɩma tɩŋa nɛ Yudee egeetiye taa hɔɔlɩŋ tɩŋa taa ñɩma powokaɣ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ paa weyi ɛyɔɔdʋʋ ɛ-kɩwɛɛkɩm mbʋ́ ɛlaba yɔ nɛ ɛlakɩ-wɛ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ taa.
Paawɩlɩ Mooyiizi paɣtʋ nɛ náyaa takayɩsɩ taa tɔm nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩtalɩ Lɩm Sɔʋ Sɔnzɩ Laɖʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ alɩwaatʋ. Đooo alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ʋ́ papazɩ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm susuu nɛ paa weyi ɛlʋkɩ se ɛsʋʋ ka-taa.
Ɛsɔ ɖʋzɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ nesi taa ɛ-tɔm ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛpazɩ cɔʋ hɔɔlɩŋ weyi ɩwɛ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ nɔɔ yɔ ɩtɩŋa ɩ-taa nɛ esusuu ɛyáa se: «Ɩlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ nɛ palabɩ-mɩ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ Ɛsɔ kpeɣ-mɩ mɩ-kɩwɛɛkɩm.»
Yohanɛɛsɩ yɔɔdaɣ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛyáa samaɣ woki ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɛlakɩ-wɛ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ. Peeɖe eheyi-wɛ se: «Đʋmaa mɩ! Aheyi-mɩ se ise Ɛsɔ pana wena akɔŋ-mɩ kpanaʋ yɔ?
Ŋgʋ́, Yohanɛɛsɩ ñaawɛ Enɔɔ tɛtʋ ndʋ́ tɩñɔtɩnɩ Salɩm ñɩndʋ yɔ tɩ-taa, nɛ ɛyáa woki ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɛlakɩ-wɛ lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, lɩm kɔɖɔ peeɖe.
Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, ɛ́lɛ́ ñaawɛ ɛzɩ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔba nɛ kɩ-ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩ mɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mɩ-laŋa hʋlʋmɩnɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ.