13 Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ sɩm lɔŋ nɛ ɛwɛɛ lɛɣtʋ naa we? Pʋdʋ eyele pasɩm-ɩ nɛ ɛ-wɛtʋ kɩbandʋ nɛ ɛ-lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ nɛ ɛ-hɛɛ wɛtʋ nɛ ɛ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ.
Peeɖe ɩkpakɩɣ mbʋ́ mawɩlɩɣ-mɩ yɔ se pɩkɛ mɩ-sʋʋtʋ nɛ ɩhɛzɩnɩ-pʋ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɛwɛ leleŋ, mɔn-tɔm fɛyɩ kaɖɛ.
«Iheyi Siiyɔɔ ñɩma se: ɩcɔnɩ ɩna, mi-wiyaʋ sɔsɔ kɔŋ! Ɛwɛ hɛɛɛ. Ɛcaɣ kpaŋaɣ nɛ ke-piye, kpaŋaɣ ŋgá kasɩɣlɩ sʋʋtʋ sakɩyɛ yɔ ke-piye.»
Mbá pɛwɛ hɛɛɛ yɔ, pehiɣ pa-tɩ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kɔŋ-wɛ cɛlʋʋ kedeŋa ŋgá ɛɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ ɛ-ñɩma yɔ.
Yesu tɛm-wɛ yɔɔdɩnaʋ lɛ, eheyi-wɛ se: «Weyi ewelesiɣ tɔm tʋnɛ tɩtɩŋa nɛ ɛɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, ɛwɛ ɛzɩ lɔŋsɩnɖʋ weyi ɛma ɛ-ɖɩɣa ɛwaɣ yɔɔ yɔ.
Fɛyɛ ɛɛkpaɣ-mɩ yaa we? Lɔŋsɩnɖʋ kʋɖʋm nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ mɩ-hɛkʋ taa se ɛpɩzɩɣ ɛhʋʋ ɛ-taabalaa mɩ mɩ-tɔm naa we?
Ma Pɔɔlɩ manawa se mɔn-tɔm ɛyáa yɔɔdʋʋ se mɛwɛɣ pɔ-cɔlɔ lɛ, mañaŋ pɛ-ɛsɛ. Mɛnɖɛɣ poliŋ lɛ, mañazɩɣ-wɛ. Ma-maɣmaɣ mantɩŋɩɣnɩ Krɩstʋ leleŋ nɛ ɛ-camɩyɛ lakasɩ pɔ-yɔɔ nɛ mentendiɣ-mɩ se:
Ɩwɩlɩ-wɛ nɛ pana se ɩsɔɔlɩ-wɛ nɛ pɩwɩlɩ Yesu aŋgba taa ñɩma nɛ patɩlɩ se ɖɩwɛnɩ toovenim se ɖɩkʋndɩnɩ-mɩ.
nɛ hɛɛɛ wɛtʋ nɛ tɩ ɖɔkʋʋ. Paɣtʋ tekizi pɩtɛ wɛtʋ ńdʋ́.
Taabalaa! Mbá mɩ Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu wɛ mɩ-cɔlɔ yɔ, yee nɔɔyʋ ɛlakɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm nabʋyʋ nɛ ɩna-ɩ yɔ, ɩlabɩ-ɩ hɛɛɛ nɛ ɩsɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ ɩwɩlɩ-ɩ nʋmɔʋ kɩbaŋgʋ. Ɛlɛ́, meheyiɣ mɩ-taa paa anɩ se ɛcɔnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-tɩ yɔɔ camɩyɛ nɛ pɩtaakɔɔ pɩtakɩ-ɩ.
Pʋwɛɛ se paa weyi ɛcɔnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-lakasɩ nɛ ɛna. Yee ɛnawa se sɩwɛ ɖeu yɔ, ɛkʋndɩnɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-tɩ. Pɩfɛyɩ se ɛkɛdɩ ɛ-tɩ nɛ lɛlaa.
iluzi mɩ-tɩ kpem nɛ ɩwɛɛ leleŋ nɛ ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-hɔ. Ɩɖɔkɩ ɖama camɩyɛ nɛ sɔɔlɩm.
Mbʋ́ pʋwɛɛ yɔ lɛ se: ɩɖɔ camɩyɛ ɛzɩ Krɩstʋ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm pɔzʋʋ yɔ. Yee ḿbʋ́, paa mɔnkɔm se mana-mɩ yaa mɔntɔkɔɔ yɔ, manɩɩ se ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-tɩ kpam ḿbʋ́ nɛ ɩwɛnɩ lɩmaɣza kʋɖʋmɛɛ nɛ laŋɩyɛ kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ, tʋmɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɩlakɩ se ɛyáa etisi Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ńdʋ́ yɔ ɖɩ-taa.
Đama pʋtɔdɩyɛ naʋ siŋŋ nɛ camɩyɛ lakasɩ nɛ tɩ luzuu nɛ leleŋ wɛʋ nɛ hɔyɛ ɖɔkʋʋ, pɛkɛnɩ-mɩ wondu nɛ isuu. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩ-mɩ nɛ ɛlɩzɩ-mɩ se ɩkɛ ɛ-ñɩma.
Taayele se nɔɔyʋ ɛpɛŋ-ŋ tɛtɛ se ŋkɛ evebu. Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ se ŋwɩlɩ mbá pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Krɩstʋ yɔɔ yɔ nʋmɔʋ nɛ ñɔ-yɔɔdaɣ nɛ ñɔ-ɖɔnɛ nɛ ñɔ-sɔɔlɩm nɛ ñe-lidaʋ wɛnaʋ nɛ ña-cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ wɛtʋ.
Weyi ña ŋkɛ Ɛsɔ ɛyʋ yɔ, koli pɩtɛ lakasɩ ńzɩ́. Ñɩnɩ mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ nɛ ŋñɩnɩ ɖɔɖɔ se ŋla mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ. Ñaɣ pana nɛ ŋwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ ḿbʋ́ nɛ ŋsɔɔlɩ ɛyáa nɛ ŋɖɔkɩ ña-tɩ nɛ ŋwɛɛ leleŋ.
Pʋwɛɛ se ɛwɩlɩ mbá paatisiɣ ɛ-tɔm nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩɣ pa-ñɩndʋ yɔ hɛɛɛ nɛ pʋtɔma yɔ, Ɛsɔ ha-wɛ nʋmɔʋ nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩ pa-lɩmaɣza nɛ papɩzɩ patɩlɩ toovenim
Pataawɛɛkɩ nɔɔyʋ hɩɖɛ, pataacaa tɔm. Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ se pɔ́ɖɔ́kɩ pɔ-hɔ nɛ pa nɛ lɛlaa pʋwɛɛ leleŋ tam.
Ɩtaawɛnɩ liidiye laɣzaɣ mi-wezuu caɣʋ taa. Mɩ-laŋa ɛhʋlʋmɩnɩ ñɩm mbʋ́ ɩwɛnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ maɣmaɣ yɔɔdaa se: «Maakaɣ-ŋ lɔʋ, maahaɣ-ŋ siɣ́ye kaʋ.»
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, iyele mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pipisiɣ ɛyáa yɔ nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ. Itisi tɔm ndʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖu mɩ-laŋa taa yɔ nɛ ñamtʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɩpɩzɩɣ tɩya mɩ-ñʋʋ.
Ɛlɛ́, yee nɔɔyʋ ɛtɔm se: «ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ nɛ ma malakɩ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ yɔ» mɔnpɔzʋʋ pʋdʋ se: «Wɩlɩ-m ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ŋwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ nɛ ŋŋlakɩ lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ yɔ nɛ ma mawɩlɩ-ŋ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ mɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ nɛ ma-lakasɩ kɩbanzɩ yɔ.»
Man-taabalaa! Itaakpedesi mɩtɩŋa se ɩpɩsɩ Ɛsɔtɔm wɩlɩyaa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩtɛm naʋ se mbá ɖa ɖɩkɛ wɩlɩyaa yɔ, Ɛsɔ kɔŋ-ɖʋ hʋnaʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ lɛlaa.
Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɛwɛɣnɩ lɔŋ weyi ɛlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ yɔ, kajalaɣ lɛ, ɛ-taa wɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ. Nabʋlɛ lɛ, ɛɛcaɣ tɔm, ɛwɛ hɛɛ, ɛnɩɣnɩ ɛyáa nɛ ɛnaɣ pa-pʋtɔdɩyɛ siŋŋ nɛ ɛlakɩ tʋma kɩbana, ɛɛlakɩ tɛ yɔɔ tɛ yɔɔ, ɛɛlakɩ tɛɛ nɛ pʋ-yɔɔ lakasɩ ɖɔɖɔ.
Ɛsɔ wɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ nɛ ɛ́yáa-mɩ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, mɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɩwɛɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ mɩ-lakasɩ tɩŋa taa.
Ɩwɛnɩ wɛtʋ kɩbandʋ mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ pɔ-cɔlɔ. Yee ɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, paa pakʋyʋʋ mɩ-yɔɔ se ɩkɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩm laɖaa yɔ, pɩkɛɣnɩ-wɛ kɩcɛyʋʋ nɛ pɔyɔɔdɩnɩ pɔ-nɔɔ se ɩlabɩ camɩyɛ nɛ pasa Ɛsɔ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ ɛkɔŋ yɔ.
Piyele mɩ yɔ, mɩ lɛ liɖe nɖɩ́ Ɛsɔ lɩzaa yɔ ɖɩ-taa ñɩma. Ɩkɛ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ cɔjɔnaa. Mɩ lɛ Ɛsɔ ɛjaɖɛ taa ñɩma, mɩ-ñʋʋ ɛyaba. Mɩ ɛlɩzɩ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa nɛ ewoni ɛ-ñalɩmɩyɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩkɩlɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ yɔ ɖɩ-taa se isusi ɛ-tʋma sɔsɔna tɔm.
Ɛlɛ́, ɩnɩɩnɩ mɩ-laŋa canʋʋ. Ajana ana, aacadɩɣ kaʋ. Ana lɛ mi-leleŋ nɛ mɩ-hɛɛ pɛ-wɛtʋ. Ḿbʋ́ wɛnɩ wazaɣ siŋŋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa.