4 Pɩtɛ ɛyáa ḿbá lɛ mbá petepisi pa-tɩ nɛ halaa yɔ, pototukuni-wɛ kaʋ. Paa Heɣa ewoki le yɔ, patɩŋɩɣ-kɛ. Payabɩ pa-ñʋʋ nɛ ɛyáa hɛkʋ taa se pɛkɛ ɛzɩ kajalaɣ kʋmtʋ ndʋ́ pahaɣ Ɛsɔ nɛ Heɣa yɔ.
Nabɛyɛ wɛɛ, paapɩzɩɣ se palʋlɩ piya: pa-taa lɛ, palʋlɩ nabɛyɛ ḿbʋ́. Lɛlaa lɛ, ɛyáa yebina nɛ papɩsɩ kaalʋlɩsɩ, pɩsɛɣ lɛlaa lɛ, Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ yɔɔ patakpaɣ halaa. Weyi etisiɣ tɔm ńdʋ́ lɛ, etisi.»
Yesu tasɩ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa heyuu se: «Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ lɛ, ɛzʋnɔ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ kɔŋ wɛʋ: pɛlaa nabɛyɛ wɛnɩ ḿbʋ́, pɛwɛ hiu. Halɩkpaɣyɛ naɖɩyɛ wiye lɛ, pakpaɣ kanɖʋnaa nɛ powolo paɖaŋ halɩkpaɣyʋ.
Ɛlɛ́, paɣtʋ wɩlɩyaa taa nɔɔyʋ wolo ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ eheyiɣ-i se: «Wɩlɩyʋ! Paa le ŋwoki yɔ, mantɩŋɩɣ-ŋ.»
Me-heŋ nɩɣ mɔ-nɔɔ. Ma mansɩm-ɩ nɛ ɛ́lɛ́ ñatɩŋɩɣ-m.
Yee nɔɔyʋ liu ɛwɛɛ se ɛlabɩ-m tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, ɛtɩŋ-m. Ḿbʋ́ man-tʋmlaɖʋ kɔŋ wɛʋ ɖenɖe mɛwɛɣ yɔ. Yee nɔɔyʋ ɛlakɩ-m tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, man-Caa ɖʋʋ-ɩ hɩɖɛ.»
Peeɖe Pɩyɛ pɔzɩ-ɩ se: «Kɩpaɣlʋ! Pɩlabɩ ɛzɩma nɛ maapɩzɩɣ mantɩŋ-ŋ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ? Paa sɩm yɔ, mansɩkɩ ñɔ-yɔɔ!»
Yesu tasɩ ɛyáa samaɣ heyuu se: «Ma lɛ ɛyáa kpeekpe ñalɩmɩyɛ. Weyi ɛtɩŋɩɣ ma-wayɩ yɔ, ɛɛɖɔŋ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa kaʋ. Ɛlɛ́, ehikiɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩhaɣ wezuu yɔ.»
Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu lɩzɩnɩ-mɩ se ɩkɛ sɔsaa nɛ ɩcɔnɩ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩcɔnɩ mɩ-maɣmaɣ mɩ-tɩ yɔɔ camɩyɛ nɛ ɩcɔnɩ ɖɔɖɔ mbá pɛwɛ ɖɩ-taa yɔ patɩŋa pɔ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ ninɖiɣyu cɔŋʋʋnɩ e-heŋ yɔɔ yɔ. Ɛsɔ tɩŋnɩnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ calɩm yɔɔ nɛ ɛpɩsɩ-wɛ ɛ-ñɩma.
Taabalaa, ɩnawa se Stefanaasɩ nɛ ɛ-hɔʋ taa ñɩma pacalɩnɩ kɛʋ Krɩstʋ ñɩma Akayɩ egeetiye taa nɛ palakɩ Ɛsɔ ñɩma tʋmɩyɛ. Pʋ-yɔɔ mentendiɣ-mɩ se:
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩkɛ ɛyáa mbá Ɛsɔ yabɩ-wɛ yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩkpaɣ mi-tomnasɩ nɛ ɩɖʋnɩ Ɛsɔ hɩɖɛ.
Ɛlɛ́, paa ŋɖʋwa se ŋkpakɩɣ halʋ yɔ, ŋtala kɩwɛɛkɩm. Paa pɛlɛ ɛɖʋwa se ɛwalɩɣ yɔ, ɛtala kɩwɛɛkɩm ɖɔɖɔ. Ɛlɛ́, mbá pakpakɩɣ halaa yaa pawalɩɣ yɔ, pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ kʋñɔŋ pe-wezuu caɣʋ taa. Kʋñɔŋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩ-taa me-liu wɛɛ se malɩzɩ-mɩ.
Malakɩ mɩ-yɔɔ sʋsɩ ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩwɛ ɛzɩ pɛlɛ weyi ɛtasɩ abalʋ nɛ monsuu-i abalʋ kʋɖʋm yɔ. Abalʋ ɛnʋ lɛ Krɩstʋ.
Ŋ́gʋ́ wɩlɩɣnɩ ɖɔɖɔ se ɛhaɣ-ɖʋ ñɩm mbʋ́ ɛɛñɔɔzaa se ɛcɛlɩɣ-ɖʋ puwiye nɖɩ́ eholuu mbá ehiɣa se pasa e-koboyaɣ yɔ.
Ɛlabɩ ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ se Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ ɛwɛɛ koboyaɣ taa nɛ ewoni-ɖɩ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa, azuluma yaa mɩndʋ yaa mbʋ́ pɩnɩɣzɩnɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, pataawɛɛ ɖɩ-yɔɔ, ɛlɛ́, ɖɩwɛɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ, ɛzaɣ́tʋ natʋyʋ ɛtaawɛɛ ɖɩ-yɔɔ.
Pɩtɛ ɛyáa ḿbá pɔtɔŋnɩ se pataakpaɣ halaa, pataatɔɔ tɔɔnasɩ nasɩyɩ. Ŋgʋ́, Ɛsɔ labɩ-sɩ se pɔtɔɔ-sɩ. Mbá pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Krɩstʋ yɔɔ nɛ patɩlɩ mbʋ́ pɩkɛ toovenim yɔ, papɩzɩɣ pɔtɔɔ-sɩ nɛ pasa Ɛsɔ sɩ-yɔɔ.
Iwobi Ɛsɔ kajalaɣ piya nzɩ́ pama sɩ-hɩla ɛsɔdaa nɛ sikpeɣli ɖama nɛ sɩtɔkɩ kazanɖʋ yɔ sɩ-ŋgbɛyɛ taa. Iwobi Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ ɖɔɖɔ, ɛnʋ hʋʋnɩnɩ ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ: toovenim tɩnaa mbá pasɩba nɛ ɛtɛzɩ-wɛ pɩsʋʋ mbá pamʋnaa yɔ.
Ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛsɔɔlɩna nɛ ɛtɩŋnɩ toovenim tɔm yɔɔ nɛ ɛha-ɖʋ wezuu se ɖɩkɛ kajalaɣ ñɩma, mbʋ́ mbʋ́ ɛlaba yɔ pɩ-taa.
Piyele mɩ yɔ, mɩ lɛ liɖe nɖɩ́ Ɛsɔ lɩzaa yɔ ɖɩ-taa ñɩma. Ɩkɛ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ cɔjɔnaa. Mɩ lɛ Ɛsɔ ɛjaɖɛ taa ñɩma, mɩ-ñʋʋ ɛyaba. Mɩ ɛlɩzɩ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa nɛ ewoni ɛ-ñalɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩkɩlɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ yɔ ɖɩ-taa se isusi ɛ-tʋma sɔsɔna tɔm.
Pɔkɔŋ yonaʋ Heɣa, ɛlɛ́, kawakɩ-wɛ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kɛkɛ kɩpaɣlaa taa Kɩpaɣlʋ nɛ awiya taa Wiyaʋ. Mbá Ɛsɔ ya-wɛ nɛ ɛlɩzɩ-wɛ nɛ pɔɖɔŋ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ taa nɛ pa nɛ kɛ pɛwɛɛ yɔ, pawakɩ-wɛ ɖɔɖɔ.»
Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa fɛyɩ tɛtʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ nɛ Heɣa lɛ tɩ-ɖɩɣa.
Pɩtatasɩ pɔzʋʋ se wɩsɩ yaa fenaɣ ɛñaɣ tɛtʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ koboyaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩɣ, tɩ-kanɖʋ lɛ Heɣa.
Ŋgʋ́, nabɛyɛ wɛ mɩ-tɛ Saardɩ peeɖe nɛ petepisi po-wondu. Pɔkɔŋ suu wondu kʋhʋlʋmʋtʋ nɛ ma nɛ wɛ ɖɩɖɔ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pamʋnɩ ḿbʋ́.
Peteɣaɣ hendu kɩfatʋ natʋyʋ. Ńdʋ́ lɛ se: «Heɣa, ŋmʋnaa se ŋmʋ takayaɣ nee. Ŋmʋnaa se ŋkpɛzɩ ɖenɖe pataaɖaa yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ña Ɛsɔ yeba nɛ palaa nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ ña-calɩm yɔɔ nɛ ŋya ɛyáa ñʋʋ cejewee tɩŋa taa, kʋnʋmɩŋ tɩŋa taa, samaɣ tɩŋa taa, ajɛya tɩŋa taa nɛ ŋwoni-wɛ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ.