23 Kanɖʋnaa ñalɩmɩyɛ ɛɛtasɩɣ naʋ. Paatasɩɣ nɩʋ mbá pakpaɣ ɖama fam nɛ fam yɔ pa-taŋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ: tɩ-taa tadɩyɛ laɖaa kɛkɛnɩ sɔsaa kedeŋa yɔɔ, nɛ tiyili ajɛya tɩŋa payɩ nɛ ti-efeletu.
Pʋ-yɔɔ pɛtɛzaɣ-ɩ welesinaʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛwɛɛ ɛlakɩ hama lakasɩ nɛ pɩɖɩɣzɩɣ-wɛ nɛ sɩ.
Coojo sɔsɔ ɛnʋ lɛ ɖʋm kɩbɩnʋ weyi payaɣ se Eleeu nɛ pɛtɛ patasɩ-ɩ se Satanɩ yɔ. Ɛnʋ cɛzɩɣnɩ ɛyáa kpeekpe kedeŋa yɔɔ. Potuzi ɛ nɛ e-tiyiyaa nɛ ɛsɔdaa nɛ pɛpɛɖɩ-wɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ.
Tɩ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya palabɩ acɛyɛ nɛ kɔ-yɔɔ ñɩma ñɔɔ ɖɩ-acɛyɛ sʋlʋm nɛ pʋkʋʋ-wɛ.»
Pama e-kiɖe taa hɩɖɛ naɖɩyɛ. Paanɩɣ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ, ńɖɩ́ lɛ se: «Babilooni tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ, halaa mbá pɛpɛdɩɣ pa-tɩ yɔ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ azuluma po-ɖoo.»
Nɔɔyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ nɩʋ tɩ-taa kogoye naɖɩyɛ kaʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ nɩʋ cɩmɩŋ maɖaa taŋ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ nɩʋ hɩsɩ hʋlɩyaa nɛ agandɛɛ hʋlɩyaa pa-taŋ Paatasɩɣ naʋ mbá palakɩ nesi tʋma yɔ pa-taa nɔɔyʋ kaʋ Paatasɩɣ nɩʋ ɖɔɖɔ se nɔɔyʋ naŋɩɣ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ajɛya kpeekpe taa ɛyáa ñɔ tɩ-acɛyɛ sʋlʋm nɛ pʋkʋʋ-wɛ. Tɩ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya palabɩ acɛyɛ nɛ kɔ-yɔɔ tadɩyɛ laɖaa hiɣ ñɩm tɩ-ajana kadadaɣyaɣ yɔɔ.»
«Kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya wena a nɛ tʋ palabɩ acɛyɛ nɛ ajana yɔ, akɔŋ wiluu atɩŋa payɩ nɛ atɩmɩɣ tɩ-yɔɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ anaɣ miŋ weyi ɛñakɩ-tʋ yɔ ɛ-ñɔsɩ yɔ.
Piyele sɔɔndʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ nɛ kʋsɔɔtʋ tɩnaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa tɩŋa payɩ pe-ɖeɖe lɛ miŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi ɛ-taa nɛ tɩm nɛ ɛmʋʋ siŋŋ yɔ ɛ-taa: ḿbʋ́ lɛ sɩm naalɛ ñɩmbʋ.»
Piyele kʋsɔɔtʋ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ cɛtʋʋ nɛ pɛcɛtɩɣ ɛyáa yɔ, paba ñɛwɛɣnɩ tɩ-wayɩ!
Đoo ɛɛtasɩɣ yuu. Paatasɩɣ tɛɖʋʋ kanɖʋ ñalɩmɩyɛ yaa wɩsɩ ñɩnɖɛ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ ñalɩmɩyɛ kɔŋ pɔ-yɔɔ ñalʋʋ. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ kewiyaɣ pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ.
Piyele kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya sɔsɔna nɛ ñʋndɩnaa nɛ sɔɔjanaa ñʋndɩnaa nɛ ñɩm tɩnaa nɛ ɖoŋ tɩnaa nɛ yomaa nɛ mbá pɛwɛ pa-tɩ yɔɔ yɔ, patɩŋa payɩ pɛmɛlɩɣ pɔŋ nɛ pʋŋ ɛwasɩ pa-taa.
Peteyele ɖɔɖɔ ɛyáa kʋʋ, nɛ pe-efeletu nɛ pa-acɛyɛ nɛ pa-mɩlɩm se pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ.