3 Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɔtɔzɩ tɔm ndʋ́ peheyi-wɛ yɔ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ petisi-tʋ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ. Pɔɖɔkɩ-tʋ nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ. Yee patacaɣ pɛ-ɛsɛ yɔɔ yɔ, mɔnkɔŋ ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ yɔ nɛ montudi-wɛ, paasɩŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-yɔɔ mɔnkɔŋ yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, Yesu tasɩ-wɛ heyuu se: «Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩcaɣnɩ mɩ-ɛsɛ nɛ ɩɖaŋ kpam, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩtatɩlɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ yaa ñɩ́ɣ́yʋ́ʋ ŋgʋ́ kʋ-yɔɔ mɔnkɔŋ yɔ.»
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ camɩyɛ, ɩtaaɖoo. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩtasɩ alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩtaayele nɛ ɛkɔɔ etudi-mɩ nɛ ɩɖɔŋ ɖou.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩsɩm ɖeu se kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ Kɩpaɣlʋ kɔŋ yɔ, kʋkɔŋ-mɩ tuduu ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ tuduu ɛyáa ɖoó taa yɔ.
Man-taabalʋ Timootee, ɖɔkɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖʋzɩ ñe-nesi taa yɔ nesi naalɛ kpam. Taaɖʋ ñɔ-nɔɔ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩɩwazɩɣ pʋyʋ nɛ tiiyeki se ɛyʋ ɛtɩlɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ tɩ-taa. Koli tɔm hɔm mbʋ́ ɛyáa kpakɩɣ se pɩkɛ lɛɣtʋ yɔ.
Yele nɛ toovenim tɔm ndʋ́ meheyi-ŋ yɔ, tɩkɛnɩ ña-nʋmɔʋ lidaʋ wɛnaʋ nɛ sɔɔlɩm mbá ŋwɛnɩ ña nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu mɩ-kpɛndʋʋ taa yɔ pa-taa.
Pʋyɔɔ pʋwɛɛ se ɖɛ-ɛsɩyɛ ɛsɛɛnɩ tɔm ndʋ́ ɖɩnɩwa yɔ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ ɛzɩ pɩtɩɩ yɔ nɛ ɖɩtaakɔɔ ɖile nʋmɔʋ.
Manawa se pʋmʋnaa se mɛwɛɛ mɔntɔzʋʋ-mɩ tɔm ńdʋ́ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mɛwɛnɩ mɛ-ɛsɛ yɔ. Malakɩ ḿbʋ́ se ɩtaaɖoo tɩ-yɔɔ.
Mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa, ɩɩnaɣ takayaɣ naalɛ ñɩŋga ŋgá mamaɣ-mɩ yɔ. Ka nɛ kajalaɣ ñɩŋga sɩ-naalɛ sɩ-taa lɛ, mancaɣ se mɔntɔzɩ-mɩ mbʋ́ ɩtɛm sɩm yɔ nɛ menfezi mɩ-lɩmaɣza nɛ ɩmaɣzɩ camɩyɛ.
Kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ Kɩpaɣlʋ kɔŋ yɔ, pʋwɛɣ ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ kɔŋʋʋ yɔ. Puwiye ńɖɩ́ lɛ, pɩyakɩ kɔkɔɖɛ sɔsɔɖɛ naɖɩyɛ siŋŋ nɛ ɛsɔdaa mʋʋ́ʋ. Miŋ ñakɩ mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ. Tɛtʋ nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pʋwɛ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, paatasɩɣ wɛʋ.
Ɛlɛ́, Kɩpaɣlʋ tɔ se: «Ɩna, montuduu-mɩ ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ yɔ. Weyi ɛcakɩnɩ ɛ-ɛsɛ nɛ ɛɖaŋ e-wondu se ɛtaaɖɔ ndaakpeɖe nɛ pana ɛ-fɛyɛ yɔ, ehiɣ ɛ-tɩ!»
Ɛlɛ́, ɩɖɔkɩ mbʋ́ ɩwɛna yɔ kpam nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ mɔnkɔŋ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pɔtɔzɩ ɖenɖe pucoɖi-wɛ yɔ, pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ nɛ pala mbʋ́ palakaɣ kajalaɣ taa yɔ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, mɔnkɔŋ pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ mɛlɛɣ pa-kanɖʋ.
Yesu tɔŋ se: «Na, pɩkazɩ pazɩ, mɔnkɔŋ! Weyi ɛɖɔŋ tɔm ndʋ́ tɩlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ nɛ pama takayaɣ kanɛ ka-taa yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, ehiɣ ɛ-tɩ!»
Pɩkazɩ pazɩ, mɔnkɔŋ. Pɔɖɔkɩ mbʋ́ pɛwɛna yɔ kpam nɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛtaakɔɔ ɛlɛɣ pa-wabɩyɛ hulaɣ.
Ma lɛ, mɔhɔŋ mbá patɩŋa payɩ mɔnsɔɔlɩ-wɛ yɔ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ nɛ mansɩɣzɩ-wɛ lɔŋ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pakpa pa-tɩ nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ.
Pefe nɛ peyele mbʋ́ pɩkazɩ-wɛ yɔ, pɩkpa ɖoŋ nɛ pɩtaatɛzɩ sɩbʋ: manawa se mbʋ́ palakɩ yɔ, mɛ-Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa lɛ, pɩtamʋna.