19 Man-taabalaa! Mɩ-taa lɛ, nɔɔyʋ pɩzɩɣ ele toovenim nʋmɔʋ taa, nɛ lɛlʋ pɩsɩnɩ-ɩ nʋmɔʋ ŋ́gʋ́ kɩ-taa.
Yesu tasɩ-wɛ heyuu se: «Yee ña-taabalʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛyʋsaa yɔ, wolo ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ña nɛ ɩ ɩcaɣ mi-ɖeke nɛ ŋheyi-i mbʋ́ ɛyʋsaa yɔ. Yee etisaa yɔ, pʋbʋ ña nɛ ɩ ɩɖaɣnɩ pɩsʋʋ kʋɖʋm.
Ɛlɛ́, mɛnsɛ Ɛsɔ ñɔ-yɔɔ se ŋtaalesi lidaʋ ŋgʋ́ ŋwɛnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ. Ŋkɔm ŋpɩsɩnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ lɛ, ŋla nɛ ña-taabalaa kpa ɖoŋ.»
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.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, liidiye laɣzaɣ sʋzʋʋ ɛyʋ ɛzaɣ́tʋ tɩŋa taa. Liidiye laɣzaɣ kakpa nabɛyɛ nɛ pele lidaʋ nʋmɔʋ nɛ pa-maɣmaɣ pasʋzɩ pa-tɩ wɩzasɩ ndɩ ndɩ taa.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, nabɛyɛ tɔŋaɣ se pɛwɛnɩ pɩtɛ lɛɣtʋ ńdʋ́ ḿbʋ́ nɛ pele lidaʋ nʋmɔʋ. Ɛsɔ ɛlabɩ-mɩ lootiye.
mbá peyebi toovenim nʋmɔʋ nɛ peheyiɣ ɛyáa se Ɛsɔ tɛm-ɖʋ fezuu nɛ sɩɖaa taa yɔ. Ḿbʋ́ labɩna nɛ nabɛyɛ lesi pe-lidaʋ.
Ɛpɩzɩɣ ɛnɩɩ mbá paasɩŋ nɛ mbá pelebi nʋmɔʋ yɔ pɔ-tɔm taa. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛwɛnɩ ɛjandʋ ɖɔɖɔ.
Man-taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa! Ɩtaacɛtɩ mɩ-tɩ.
Man-taabalaa kʋsɔɔlaa! Ɩtɩlɩ se: pʋwɛɛ se paa weyi ɛɖaŋ kpam nɛ ewelesini lɛlaa. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, ɛtaakpedesi se ɛyɔɔdʋʋ, ɛ-pana ɛtaakpa yem yem.
Ɛlɛ́, yee ɩlakɩ ɛsɩsɛmɩyɛ kadadaɣyaɣ nɛ ɩkɛɣyɩɣ ɖama yɔ, ɩtaakʋndɩ, ɩtaakpɛzɩ mbʋ́ pɩkɛ toovenim yɔ.
Ɩtɩlɩ se: yee mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ eleba toovenim nʋmɔʋ nɛ nɔɔyʋ hɔm-ɩ nɛ ɛpɩsɩnɩ-ɩ kɩ-taa yɔ, ɛlɩzɩ-ɩ nɛ sɩm taa. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, lakasɩ ńzɩ́ sɩlakɩ nɛ Ɛsɔ kpeɣ ɛyáa kɩwɛɛkɩm sakɩyɛ.
Mɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa mɩ lɛ, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ pɛkɛdɩ-mɩ ɛyáa kɩdɛkɛdɩŋ ɩnʋ ɩ-tɔm. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɩkpa mɩ-tɩ nɛ wɛ. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, pɔkɔŋ pepeɣzi-mɩ nɛ ɩtɩŋ-wɛ. Peeɖe ɩɩtasɩɣ wɛʋ mi-ɖeɖe mi-lidaʋ wɛnaʋ taa.
Pɩya-wɛ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, patɩŋ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ́ Kayɛnɩ tɩŋaa yɔ. Liidiye yɔɔ lɛ, pakpaɣ pa-tɩ pasʋzɩ nʋmɔʋ kilebuu taa ɛzɩ Balaam yɔ. Pɛtɛŋɛlaa kpem, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pakʋyɩ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ ɛzɩ Kooree kalabʋ yɔ.