17 Ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ pʋwɛnɩ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ lidaʋ wɛnaʋ: yee nɔɔyʋ ɛtɔm se ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ nɛ ɛɛwɩlɩɣ-kʋ nɛ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ yɔ, e-lidaʋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩsɩba.
Yee ḿbʋ́ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lidaʋ nɛ ɖaŋʋʋ nɛ sɔɔlɩm pa-naadozo pɛwɛɣna tam. Ɛlɛ́, pa-taa lɛ, sɔɔlɩm kɩlɩna.
Paa maakpaɣ ma-ñɩm tɩŋa payɩ nɛ mantayɩ lɛlaa yaa paa maacɛlɩ man-tɩ se pɔsɔbɩ-m miŋ ɛyáa yɔɔ nɛ yee maasɔɔlʋʋ-wɛ yɔ, pɩɩlɩɣ-m pʋyʋ.
Yee ɖa nɛ Krɩstʋ Yesu ɖɩkpɛndaa yɔ, paa pɛpɛlɩ-ɖʋ yaa pɛtɛpɛlɩ-ɖʋ yɔ, pɩfɛyɩnɩ wazaɣ nakɛyɛ: mbʋ́ pʋwɛ wazaɣ yɔ lɛ lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ɖɩwɛnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ kiyeki se ɖɩsɔɔlɩ ɖama yɔ.
Đɩtɔzʋʋ tam ɖa-Caa Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩwɛnɩ lidaʋ siŋŋ nɛ ɩlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ yɔ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ mɩ-sɔɔlɩm yeba nɛ ɩwɛɛ kpekpeka yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ. Đɩtɔzʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩɖaŋ Kɩpaɣlʋ Yesu Krɩstʋ kpam yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ.
Ŋheyiɣ-wɛ ḿbʋ́ se pɛwɛnɩ sɔɔlɩm mbʋ́ pɩlɩnɩ hɔyɛ kɩbanɖɛ nɛ lɩmaɣza kɩbana nɛ lidaʋ siŋŋ pa-taa yɔ.
Man-taabalaa! Yee ɛyʋ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋnɩ nɔɔ yem se: «Mɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ» nɛ ɛɛwɩlɩɣ-kʋ nɛ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ lɛ, pɩwazɩɣ-ɩ we? Lidaʋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩpɩzɩɣ kɩya ɛ-ñʋʋ naa we?
Toovenim lɛ, ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɛyʋ ɛfɛyɩnɩ fezuu, ɛsɩba yɔ, ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ yee nɔɔyʋ ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ nɛ ɛɛlakɩ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ yɔ, e-lidaʋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩsɩba.