17 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.»
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Mbá pɛ-ɛsɛ ñɩŋaa yɔ, pehiɣ pa-tɩ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kɔŋ pa-laŋa hɛzʋʋ.
Ma lɛ ninɖiɣyu kɩbanʋ. Ninɖiɣyu kɩbanʋ tisiɣ nɛ ɛsɩ e-heŋ yɔɔ.
Ma lɛ Ninɖiɣyu kɩbanʋ. Ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Caa sɩm-m nɛ mansɩm-ɩ yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ mansɩm me-heŋ nɛ ɛ́lɛ́ sɩm-m. Ɩ-yɔɔ mansɩkɩ.
Ɛlɛ́, Yesu heyi-i se: «Yee ŋŋsɩm mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ haɣ yɔ nɛ ŋtɩlɩ ɖɔɖɔ weyi ɛsʋlʋmʋʋ-ŋ lɩm yɔ yɔ, ñaasʋlʋmɩnɩ-ɩ, pʋbʋ ɛɛha-ŋ lɩm mbʋ́ pɩhaɣ wezuu yɔ.»
Ɛlɛ́, halʋ ɛnʋ eheyi Yesu se: «Đajaa! Lɔkɔ wɛ cukaŋ pɩtɩɩfɛyɩ, ŋgʋ́ ŋfɛyɩnɩ tɔka ŋgá poluuni lɩm yɔ. Ɛzɩma ŋpɩzɩɣ ŋhiɣ lɩm mbʋ́ pɩhaɣ wezuu yɔ?
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.»
Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu lɩzɩnɩ-mɩ se ɩkɛ sɔsaa nɛ ɩcɔnɩ Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩcɔnɩ mɩ-maɣmaɣ mɩ-tɩ yɔɔ camɩyɛ nɛ ɩcɔnɩ ɖɔɖɔ mbá pɛwɛ ɖɩ-taa yɔ patɩŋa pɔ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ ninɖiɣyu cɔŋʋʋnɩ e-heŋ yɔɔ yɔ. Ɛsɔ tɩŋnɩnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ calɩm yɔɔ nɛ ɛpɩsɩ-wɛ ɛ-ñɩma.
ɩcɔnɩ Krɩstʋ ñɩma mbá Ɛsɔ ɖʋzɩ mi-nesi taa yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ camɩyɛ ɛzɩ ninɖiɣyu cɔŋʋʋnɩ e-heŋ yɔɔ yɔ. Pɩtaakɛnɩ-mɩ kɩcɛyʋʋ. Ɛlɛ́, ɩcɔnɩ pɔ-yɔɔ camɩyɛ ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ liu wɛʋ yɔ. Ɩtaala ḿbʋ́ kɩhɛyʋʋ yɔɔ, ɛlɛ́, ɩla ḿbʋ́ nɛ mɩ-laŋɩyɛ tɩŋa pilim.
Pɩtɛ ɛyáa ḿbá lɛ mbá petepisi pa-tɩ nɛ halaa yɔ, pototukuni-wɛ kaʋ. Paa Heɣa ewoki le yɔ, patɩŋɩɣ-kɛ. Payabɩ pa-ñʋʋ nɛ ɛyáa hɛkʋ taa se pɛkɛ ɛzɩ kajalaɣ kʋmtʋ ndʋ́ pahaɣ Ɛsɔ nɛ Heɣa yɔ.
Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa fɛyɩ tɛtʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ nɛ Heɣa lɛ tɩ-ɖɩɣa.
Pɩtatasɩ pɔzʋʋ se wɩsɩ yaa fenaɣ ɛñaɣ tɛtʋ ńdʋ́ tɩ-taa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ koboyaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ ñalɩɣ, tɩ-kanɖʋ lɛ Heɣa.
Ɛhɛzɩɣ pɛ-ɛsɩtɛɣlɩm tɩŋa. Sɩm yaa leɣa caɣʋ yaa atɩma yaa wɩzasɩ pa-taa nabʋyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ wɛʋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, kajalaɣ wondu mʋwaa.»
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.
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.
«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.»
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.