1 Ɛsɔ tiyiyu ɛnʋ, ɛwɩlɩ-m ɖɔɖɔ pɔɔ ŋgá ka-taa lɩm haɣ wezuu yɔ. Lɩm ḿbʋ́, pʋwɛ kele kele ɛzɩ ñɩnʋʋ yɔ. Pɩlɩɣaɣnɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ Heɣa pe-kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ tɛɛ.
Yee pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ Ɛsɔ hɩɖɛ sɛɛ yɔ, ɛ́lɛ́ ñeyeki nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛnʋ ñɩnɖɛ ñɛsɛɛ. Pɩkazɩ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ, ɛlakɩ ḿbʋ́.
Sɩnɩyʋ kaɣ kɔm: ɛnʋ lɛ toovenim Fezuu ŋgʋ́ kɩlɩɣnɩ Caa cɔlɔ yɔ. Caa cɛlɩɣnɩ-m-kʋ nɛ mentiyini-mɩ, ŋ́gʋ́ kɔŋnɩ lɩzʋʋ ma-aseɣɖe.
Weyi ɛ́lɛ́ ñɔʋ lɩm mbʋ́ ma mahaɣ-ɩ yɔ, lɔkɔtʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ-ɩ ɖɔkʋʋ wiɖiyi kaʋ. Lɩm ḿbʋ́, pʋwɛɣ ɛ-taa ɛzɩ hiɖe nɖɩ́ ɖɩ-taa lɩm ɛɛtɛŋ kaʋ nɛ pɩhaɣ wezuu maatɛŋ yɔ.»
Caa Ɛsɔ kpazɩ-ɩ ɛ-cɔlɔ lone kɩbanɖɛ taa nɛ ɛcɛlɩ-ɩ e-Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu ŋgʋ́ ɛɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ ɛyáa yɔ: etisi-kʋ ɖɔ-yɔɔ. Ḿbʋ́ ɩnaɣ nɛ ɩnɩɣ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ.
Mbʋ́ mbʋ́ Yesu Krɩstʋ wɩlaa yɔ, pʋ-tɔm pama takayaɣ kanɛ ka-taa. Ɛsɔ wɩlɩnɩ-ɩ-pʋ se ɛwɩlɩ ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa nɛ pana mbʋ́ pʋkɔŋ labʋ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ taa yɔ nɛ ɛtɩŋnɩ e-tiyiyu yɔɔ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ-pʋ ɛ-tʋmlaɖʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ.
Ɛsɔ koboyaɣ kɛwɛ kɩ-taa nɛ kɩñɩlɩsɩɣ siŋŋ ɛzɩ ñɩɣlɩ́m pɩyɛ kpem yɔ. Kɩñɩlɩsaɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ñɩɣlɩ́m pɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩwɛ maɖʋ maɖʋ nɛ ɖɩñɩlɩzɩɣ ɛzɩ ñɩnʋʋ yɔ.
Ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Pɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́! Ma lɛ Nʋmɔɖɛyʋ nɛ Ɛɖɩɣyɛ, manpazɩnɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ, mɛntɛzɩɣnɩ-pʋ. Weyi lɔkɔtʋ ɖɔkɩ-ɩ yɔ, mahaɣ-ɩ hiɖe nɖɩ́ ɖɩ-taa lɩm haɣ wezuu yɔ ɖɩ-taa lɩm falaa.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa lʋbɛ mbá paaɖɔkɩ kɛtɛzaɣ kʋñɔmɩŋ lʋbɛ caɖasɩ lʋbɛ taa ɖo yɔ, pa-taa lɛlʋ kɔɔ ɛya-m se: «Kɔɔ mawɩlɩ-ŋ halɩmvalʋ, ɛnʋ lɛ Heɣa halʋ.»
Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu nɛ Halɩmvalʋ pɔtɔŋ se: «Kɔɔ!» Weyi ɛnɩɣ yɔ, ɛtɔ ɖɔɖɔ se: «Kɔɔ!» Weyi lɔkɔtʋ ɖɔkɩ-ɩ yɔ, ɛkɔɔ: weyi e-liu wɛ wezuu lɩm yɔ, ecozi-pʋ falaa!
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyu ɛnʋ, eheyi-m se: «Tɔm tʋnɛ, tɩkɛ toovenim, tɩlakɩ ḿbʋ́. Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ weyi ɛwɩlɩɣ náyaa ɛ-lɩmaɣza yɔ, etiyi e-tiyiyu se ɛwɩlɩ ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa mbʋ́ pʋwɛɛ se pala alɩwaatʋ pazɩ taa yɔ.»
‹Weyi ɛwakɩ yɔ, meyeki nɛ ma nɛ ɩ ɖɩcaɣ men-kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ ɛzɩ ma mawabʋ nɛ ma nɛ man-Caa ɖɩcaɣ ɛ-ñɩŋga yɔɔ yɔ.
Manɩ ɖɔɖɔ mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɛsɔdaa nɛ tataa nɛ tɛtɛɛ nɛ teŋgu taa nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pʋwɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ yɔ, pɔyɔɔdaɣ se: «Pasa weyi ɛcaɣ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ yɔ nɛ Heɣa nɛ paɖʋ-wɛ hɩɖɛ, ḿbá tɩnɩ koboyaɣ nɛ ɖoŋ pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ!»
Peeɖe mana ɖɔɖɔ Heɣa nakɛyɛ sɩŋ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ nɛ kpɩna ana a-naanza nɛ sɔsaa pɛ-hɛkʋ taa. Kɛwɛ ɛzɩ pala-kɛ yɔ. Kɔñɔ hɩŋ lʋbɛ nɛ kɛwɛnɩ ɛsɛ lʋbɛ. Ana lɛ Ɛsɔ feziŋ lʋbɛ weyi etiyi-i kedeŋa kpeekpe yɔɔ yɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Heɣa ŋgá kɛwɛ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ hɛkʋ taa yɔ, keɖiyiɣ-wɛ nɛ kowoni-wɛ wezuu lɩm hiɖe cɔlɔ nɛ Ɛsɔ hɛzɩ pɛ-ɛsɩtɛɣlɩm tɩŋa.»