8 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.
Tɛʋ fema lɛ, Yohanɛɛsɩ na Yesu wokaɣ ɛ-cɔlɔ. Peeɖe eheyi ɛyáa se: «Ɩna Ɛsɔ Heɣa. Ŋ́gá mʋʋnɩ ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm.
nɛ piyele patɩŋa paɖʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ hɩɖɛ ɛzɩ paɖʋʋ Caa Ɛsɔ yɔ. Weyi ɛɛɖʋʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ hɩɖɛ yɔ, ɛɛɖʋʋ-ɖɩ ɖɔɖɔ Caa Ɛsɔ weyi etiyi-i yɔ.
Ɛlɛ́, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ etiyaɣ ɛ-kajalaɣ pɩɣa kedeŋa yɔɔ yɔ, ɛtɔm se: «Pʋwɛɛ se e-tiyiyaa tɩŋa payɩ eluŋ kɛ-tɛɛ.»
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.
Đɔɖɔ lɛ, mana nabʋyʋ, pʋwɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu yɔ, pɩñɩlɩzɩɣ ɛzɩ ñɩnʋʋ yɔ, pisidini miŋ. Mana ɖɔɖɔ mbá pawabɩ kpɩnɛ nɛ ɖɩ-sɩʋ kpelaɣ nɛ ɖɩ-hɩɖɛ ñʋʋ yɔ, pasɩŋ teŋgu ŋ́gʋ́ kʋ-nɔɔ. Pɔɖɔkɩ pe-nesi taa Ɛsɔ cɩmɩŋ.
Peeɖe kpɩna naanza ana a-taa lɛɛɖɛ cɛlɩ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa ḿbá pa-lʋbɛ sika caɖasɩ lʋbɛ. Sɩ-taa su Ɛsɔ pana ɖo. Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ ɛwɛnɩ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ.
Peeɖe sɔsaa ḿbá pa-nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza nɛ kpɩna ana a-naanza poluŋ Ɛsɔ weyi ɛcaɣ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ yɔ ɛ-tɛɛ nɛ pasaŋ-ɩ se: «Aleluuya! Pɩla ḿbʋ́!»
sɔsaa ḿbá pa-nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza paba ñoluŋuu weyi ɛwɛ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ yɔ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Ɛcaɣ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ nɛ pasaŋ-ɩ nɛ pɔlɔʋ po-hulasi kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ ɛsɩndaa nɛ pɔtɔŋ se:
Kewiyaɣ kpelisi nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza kɔcɔ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ ŋ́gá nɛ sɩta nɛ sɔsaa nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza nabɛyɛ caɣ sɩ-yɔɔ. Posu wondu kʋhʋlʋmʋtʋ nɛ paba sika hulasi.
Nabʋyʋ kɛwɛ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ ŋ́gá kɛ-ɛsɩndaa ɖɔɖɔ. Pʋwɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu yɔ nɛ pɩñɩlɩzɩɣ ɛzɩ ñɩñʋʋ yɔ. Pɩnɩɣzɩnɩ pɩyɛ kʋhʋlʋmɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩñɩlɩzɩɣ pelu pelu yɔ. Kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ ŋ́gá, kɛ-hɛkʋ taa nɛ kɔ-cɔlɔ kpɛɛɛ lɛ, kpɩna naanza naayɛ kɛwɛɛ, awɛnɩ ɛsɛ tɔtɔ, taa nɛ wayɩ.
Kpɩna ana, a-naanza aawɛnɩ keŋ loɖo loɖo. Aawɛnɩ ɛsɛ yʋʋʋ a-taa nɛ a-yɔɔ nɛ awɛɛ ateɣ hendu wɩsɩ nɛ ɖoó se: «Cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ, cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ, Ɛsɔ wɛnɩ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ. Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ weyi ɛɛwɛɛ yɔ, ɛnʋ wɛna, ɛkaɣ kɔm nee.»
Mɔncɔnaa lɛ, mana ɖɔɖɔ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa sakɩyɛ nɛ manɩɩ pɔ-nɔɔ. Pɔcɔ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ nɛ kpɩna nɛ sɔsaa pata. Pɔɖɔwa pɩfɛyɩ kalʋʋ, pɛwɛ kutokiŋ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ.
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 kpɩna ana a-naanza acosaa se: «Pɩla ḿbʋ́!» Nɛ sɔsaa ñoluŋ pa-nɩmbɔla yɔɔ nɛ pasaŋ-wɛ.
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.
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!»