16 Ɛɖɔkɩ tɩɩnzɩ lʋbɛ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ taa nɛ ɛ-nɔɔ taa lɩɣ sɩɣa ŋgá kɔ-nɔɔ taa cʋlʋtaa nɛ kapɩɣ cenje yɔ. Ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ñɩlɩsaɣ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ ñakʋʋ ɖoŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ sisiɣa yɔ.
Peeɖe ɛlɛɣzɩ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa nɛ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa ñɩlɩsɩɣ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ yɔ nɛ e-wondu hʋlʋmɩ layɩ layɩ ɛzɩ fenaɣ yɔ.
Wiyaʋ! Mɛwɛ nʋmɔʋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩ-taa nɛ pʋkɔɔ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ siɣu yɔ lɛ, mana ñalɩmɩyɛ naɖɩyɛ lɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa yem nɛ ɖɩñalɩ ma nɛ man-taabalaa ɖɔ-yɔɔ ñammm. Ñalɩmɩyɛ ńɖɩ́, ɖɩɩkɩlɩ wɩsɩ ñalɩmɩyɛ ɖoŋ.
Ɩkpaɣ ɖɔɖɔ mɩ-ñʋʋ yabʋ ɛzɩ you hulaɣ yɔ nɛ Ɛsɔtɔm ɛzɩ you sɩɣa ŋgá e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu cɛlɩ-mɩ yɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔtɔm wɛ wezuu nɛ tɩwɛɛ ɖoŋ ɖɔɖɔ. Tɩwɛ lɔŋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ sɛsɩ nzɩ́ sɩwɛ lɔŋ cenje yɔ. Tɩsʋʋ ɛyʋ fɩŋ fɩŋ nɛ tɩtalɩ e-ciyam nɛ ɛ-kalɩzaɣ pa-ɖɩtanɛ nɛ tɩtayɩ-wɛ. Tɩtalɩɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-mɔɔ nɛ a-taa num nɛ tɩtayɩ-wɛ. Ńdʋ́ tayɩɣnɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-lɩmaɣza: kɩbana hɔɔlʋʋ nɛ kɩdɛkɛdɛɛ hɔɔlʋʋ.
Ŋnaɣ tɩɩnzɩ lʋbɛ nzɩ́ ŋna me-nesi kɩbanzɩ taa yɔ nɛ kanɖʋnaa lʋbɛ mbá palabɩ-wɛ nɛ sika yɔ, pɔ-tɔm ndʋ́ tɩwɛ mɛsaɣ tɛɛ yɔ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ: tɩɩnzɩ lʋbɛ ńzɩ́ lɛ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa mbá ɛsɩwa se pɔcɔnɩ Krɩstʋ aŋgba lʋbɛ ana a-yɔɔ yɔ. Piyele kanɖʋnaa lʋbɛ lɛ aŋgba ana a-lʋbɛ.»
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mantasɩ Ɛsɔ tiyiyu nɔɔyʋ naʋ, ɛwɛ ɖoŋ. Ɛlɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ etiki, ehu ɛsɔmɩndʋ. Ɛ-ñʋʋ taa wɛ tɩŋgaɣyʋʋ nɛ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa wɛɛ ɛzɩ wɩsɩ yɔ nɛ ɛ-naŋgbanzɩ ñɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ miŋ sɔsɔŋ nzʋlʋmɛɛ yɔ.
Pɩwɩlɩ kawɩlɩsɩ sɔsɔsɩ nasɩyɩ ɛsɔdaa: halʋ nɔɔyʋ, wɩsɩ huuzi ɛ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ toko esuwa yɔ nɛ ɛsɩŋ fenaɣ yɔɔ nɛ ɛpa hulaɣ nakɛyɛ. Kɔ-yɔɔ nɛ tɩɩnzɩ hiu nɛ naalɛ.
Sɩɣa ŋgá kɛwɛ lɔŋ yɔ, kalɩɣaɣnɩ ɛ-nɔɔ taa se ɛwabɩnɩ ajɛya taa ñɩma. Ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛkɔŋ-wɛ ɖiyuu nɛ ɖaʋ ñɩ́ɣ́yʋ́ʋ ñɩŋgʋ. Ɛhɔyʋʋ-wɛ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ pana sɔsɔna pulone taa ɛzɩ pɔhɔyʋʋ tɩŋ weyi popuu i-pee sʋlʋm yɔ i-pee yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɛcaɣ kpaŋnɔ yɔ, ɛkʋ lɛlaa mbá pɩkazaa yɔ patɩŋa payɩ nɛ sɩɣa ŋgá kalɩɣaɣnɩ ɛ-nɔɔ taa yɔ nɛ sumasɩ tɩŋa tɔɔ pa-nandʋ nɛ sɩhaɣ.
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Efɛɛzɩ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɔnɖɔkɩ tɩɩnzɩ ńzɩ́ sɩ-lʋbɛ me-nesi kɩbanzɩ taa nɛ mɔnɖɔŋ sika kanɖʋnaa ḿbá pa-lʋbɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se:
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Pɛɛrgam Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɛwɛnɩ sɩɣa ŋgá kɔ-nɔɔ taa cʋlʋtaa nɛ kapɩɣ cenje yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se:
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, mɔnkɔŋ pɛ-tɛ kɩyakɩŋ ɩnɛ ɩ-taa nɛ moyoni-wɛ nɛ sɩɣa ŋgá kalɩɣnɩ mɔ-nɔɔ taa yɔ.
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Saardɩ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɛwɛnɩ Ɛsɔ feziŋ ɩnʋ ɩ-lʋbɛ nɛ tɩɩnzɩ ńzɩ́ sɩ-lʋbɛ yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se: mansɩm mbʋ́ ñɛ-ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma lakɩ yɔ: pa-hɩɖɛ sɛwa se pɛwɛ wezuu, ɛlɛ́, pasɩba.