12 Poholaɣ se: «Heɣa ŋgá Ɛsɔ yeba nɛ palaa yɔ, kamʋnaa se ɛha-kɛ ɖoŋ nɛ ñɩm, nɛ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ, nɛ abalɩtʋ, nɛ ɛɖʋ-kɛ hɩɖɛ, nɛ eyele kɛwɛɛ koboyaɣ taa nɛ pasam-kɛ.»
Peeɖe Yesu woba pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ eheyi-wɛ se: «Ɛsɔ ha-m ɖoŋ tɩŋa payɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ tataa.
Tɛʋ fema lɛ, Yohanɛɛsɩ na Yesu wokaɣ ɛ-cɔlɔ. Peeɖe eheyi ɛyáa se: «Ɩna Ɛsɔ Heɣa. Ŋ́gá mʋʋnɩ ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ŋha-m waɖɛ ɛyáa tɩŋa yɔɔ se maha mbá patɩŋa payɩ ŋɖʋzɩ me-nesi taa yɔ wezuu maatɛŋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩsɩm lootiye nɖɩ́ Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ labɩ-ɖʋ yɔ. Ɛnʋ weyi ɛɛkɛ ñɩm tʋ yɔ, ɛpɩsɩ ɛ-tɩ kʋñɔndʋ mɩ-yɔɔ se pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛ-kʋñɔndʋtʋ yɔɔ nɛ ɩkɛ ñɩm tɩnaa.
Ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ ɛsam-ɩ nɛ paɖʋ-ɩ hɩɖɛ tam. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛnʋ lɛ Wiyaʋ sɔsɔ weyi e-kewiyaɣ tɔɔʋ fɛyɩ tɩnaɣ yɔ, ɛɛsɩkɩ, nɔɔyʋ ɛɛnaɣ-ɩ, e-ɖeke koŋ lɛ Ɛsɔ tam! Pɩla ḿbʋ́!
nɛ eyele ɖɩkɛ kewiyaɣ taa ñɩma nɛ cɔjɔnaa ɛ-Caa Ɛsɔ tʋmɩyɛ taa. Ɛnʋ lɛ, ɛwɛɛ koboyaɣ taa nɛ ɛwɛɛ ɖoŋ pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ! Pɩla ḿbʋ́!
Pʋ-yɔɔ kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyáa kpeekpe kɔŋ luŋuu ɖɩ-tɛɛ. Ḿbá lɛ mbá patɩŋa payɩ patama pa-hɩla wezuu takayaɣ taa ɖooo ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ labʋ kedeŋa yɔ. Takayaɣ ŋ́gá lɛ Heɣa ŋgá palawa yɔ ka-ñɩŋga.
Peteɣaɣ hendu ndʋ́ Ɛsɔ tʋmlaɖʋ Mooyiizi ketewa yɔ. Ńdʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ Heɣa ketewa. Ńdʋ́ lɛ se: «Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ, Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ! Tʋma wena ŋlakɩ yɔ, apaɣlaa kpem, pɩfɛyɩ yɔɔdʋʋ! Ajɛya Wiyaʋ! Ña-nʋmɔŋ tʋʋzaa, ɩnʋ lɛ nʋmɔŋ siŋŋ.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, manɩɩ puholuuni ɛsɔdaa ɛzɩ samaɣ sɔsɔɔ nakɛyɛ nɔɔ yɔ se: «Aleluuya! Đɛ-Ɛsɔ tɩnɩ ñʋʋ yabʋ nɛ koboyaɣ nɛ ɖoŋ!
«Hayɩ Kɩpaɣlʋ yee, ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ, ŋmʋnaa se ña-hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ, paɖʋ-ŋ pɩ-taa yee pɛcɛlɩ-ŋ ɖoŋ nee. Ñalabɩna pɩtɩŋa payɩ ñe-liu wɛna nɛ pala pɩtɩŋa nɛ pʋwɛɛ.»
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.
Kamʋ-kɛ lɛ, kpɩna ana a-naanza nɛ sɔsaa ḿbá pa-nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza poluŋ kɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Paa weyi ɛɖɔkɩ cɩmʋʋ nɛ sika caɖasɩ, sɩ-taa nɛ tɩlaaɖɩnaa mbá pɔhɔkɩ yɔ ɖo. Ḿbá lɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma Ɛsɔ sɛtʋ.
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.
Mantasɩ cɔnaʋ lɛ, mana Heɣa kpɛzɩ nesi ñɩɣʋ ḿbʋ́ pʋ-lʋbɛ taa kajalaɣ ñɩmbʋ nɛ manɩɣ kpɩna ana a-naanza a-taa lɛɛɖɛ yɔɔdʋʋ ɛzɩ tɛʋ nazʋʋ yɔ se: «Kɔɔ!»
se: «Pɩla ḿbʋ́! Đɛ-Ɛsɔ ɛtɩɣyɩ samtʋ nɛ koboyaɣ nɛ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ nɛ ɛsɩmɩyɛ nɛ hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ nɛ ɖoŋ nɛ abalɩtʋ pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ! Pɩla ḿbʋ́!»