2 Ɛsɛtɩɣ pilinzi nzɩ́ sɩwɛ mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ sɩɩlʋlʋʋ yɔ nɛ piyele ɛñɔɔzɩ nzɩ́ sɩlʋlʋʋ yɔ camɩyɛ nɛ sɩtɛzɩ lʋlʋʋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pʋwɛ ɛzɩ pɔtɔŋʋʋ se: ‹Weyi ɛwɛna yɔ, pɔsɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ pʋɖɔɔ-ɩ nɛ weyi ɛ́lɛ́ fɛyɩna yɔ, halɩ pɛtɛzɩɣ lɛɣʋ mbʋ́ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛwɛna yɔ.›
Yesu tasɩ-wɛ tuuu eduuye se: «Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ wɛ ɛzɩ sɔsɔɔna wena halʋ cozuu nɛ ɛɖʋ sona mʋlʋm kiiloonaa nɩɩlɛ nɛ kagbaanzɩ taa nɛ ehuudi nɛ pʋkɔɔ puhuu yɔ.»
Ecosi-wɛ se: «Tɩʋ ŋgʋ́ man-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ɛtɔsɔ-kʋ yɔ, pɔkɔŋ-kʋ kpɛzʋʋ.
Peeɖe elosi hiyuú nakʋyʋ nɛ ewolo kʋ-cɔlɔ, ɛlɛ́, ɛmaɣnɩ hatʋ ɖeke kʋ-yɔɔ kpemm. Pʋ-yɔɔ ɛtɔm se: «Ña! Ŋtasɩ lʋlʋʋ lɛ, maana!» Kpaagbaa ḿbʋ́ lɛ, hiyuú ŋ́gʋ́ kɩwɩlɩ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, weyi ɛwɛna pʋɖɔɔ yɔ, pɔsɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ puhuuni-i. Ɛlɛ́, weyi ɛ́lɛ́ fɛyɩnɩ pʋyʋ yɔ, halɩ pɛtɛzɩɣ lɛɣʋ mbʋ́ ɛmaɣzɩɣ se ɛwɛna yɔ.
Peeɖe etuu-wɛ eduuye se: «Halɩ pɛtɛm kpaɣʋ laɖɩyɛ se pɛsɛtɩɣ tɩŋ nɛ ɩ-tɛɛ: tɩʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩɩlʋlʋʋ pee kɩbana yɔ, pɛsɛtɩɣ-kʋ nɛ paɖʋ miŋ taa.»
Ɛwɛ ɛzɩ falɩyʋ ɖɔkʋʋ ɖaakuɖe nɛ ɛfalɩɣ nɛ esuu pee kpou taa nɛ piyele ɛɖʋʋ lɔtʋ miŋ weyi eeɖeŋ wiɖiyi kaʋ yɔ ɛ-taa yɔ.»
Tɩʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩɩlʋlʋʋ pee kɩbana yɔ, pɛsɛtɩɣ-kʋ nɛ paɖʋ-kʋ miŋ taa.
Lɛlaa ñɛwɛ ɛzɩ tɛtʋ kɩbandʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-taa pee tɔlaa nɛ añɔ nɛ pɩpaɣlɩ tɩŋ nɛ ɩlʋlɩ pee yɔ: lɛɛkʋ lʋlɩ pee niidozo, lɛɛkʋ nɩɩnʋwa nɛ hiu nɛ lɛɛkʋ mɩnʋʋ. Panɩ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ pɔ́ɖɔ́kɩ-tʋ camɩyɛ nɛ pʋwazɩ ɛyáa.»
Mbá paba wɛ ɛzɩ ɛwaɣ ŋgá kɔ-yɔɔ pee tɔlaa yɔ, panɩɣ-tʋ lɛ, petisi kpaagbaa nɛ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ. Ɛlɛ́, paayeki se tɩlabɩ-wɛ tʋmɩyɛ camɩyɛ. Pɛwɛɣnɩ lidaʋ tɩ-yɔɔ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩtakɩɣ-wɛ lɛ, pɔlɔ-kʋ.
Yesu tasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Ma lɛ tɩʋ ŋgʋ́ popuu ki-pee sʋlʋm yɔ kɩ-maɣmaɣ nɛ man-Caa lɛ kʋ-tʋ.
Pɩtɛkɛ mɩlɩzɩnɩ-m, ɛlɛ́, ma malɩzɩnɩ-mɩ nɛ mentiyi-mɩ se iwolo ɩla tʋmɩyɛ nɛ ɩwɛnɩ wazaɣ nɛ kɛwɛɛ ḿbʋ́. Peeɖe man-Caa haɣ-mɩ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɩpɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ mɔ-nɔɔ yɔ.
Tɔm ndʋ́ mawɩlɩ-mɩ yɔ, tɩtɛm-mɩ ñɔɔzʋʋ nɛ ɩwɛɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ.
Weyi ɛtɛkpɛndɩ mɔ-yɔɔ tam yɔ, pɔlɔ-ɩ nɛ awayɩ ɛzɩ piliŋa yɔ nɛ ɛwɩlɩ. Pilinzi nzɩ́ sɩwɩlaa yɔ, pɔtɔzʋʋ-sɩ nɛ paɖʋ miŋ taa nɛ sɩñaɣ.
Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ ɩwɛɣ wazaɣ siŋŋ nɛ ɩwɩlɩɣ se ɩkɛ mɔn-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa yɔ, man-Caa hɩɖɛ sɛɣ.
Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ ma nɛ wɛ ɖɩɩwɛɛ yɔ, ño-ɖoŋ taa mɔncɔŋaɣnɩ mbá ŋɖʋzɩ me-nesi taa yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ: mohuuzi pɔ-yɔɔ nɛ pa-taa nɔɔyʋ tele nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ weyi pɩɩwɛɛ se ele nɛ tɔm ndʋ́ pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa yɔ, tɩla yɔ.
Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma wɛ ɛzɩ somuu ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔwa nɛ pɛsɛtɩ ki-pilinzi nasɩyɩ yɔ. Weyi ña ŋtɛkɛ Yuda tʋ yɔ, ŋwɛ ɛzɩ somuu ŋgʋ́ kʋñɔ tɛyɛ yɔɔ yem yɔ ki-piliŋa. Pɛsɛtɩ-kɛ nɛ pɔsɔ ŋgʋ́ pɔsɔ kʋsɔʋ yɔ ki-pilinzi nzɩ́ pɛsɛtaa yɔ si-lone taa: lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ŋtɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ liɖe nɖɩ́ ɖɩcalɩɣ-kʋ yɔ ɖɩ-yɔɔ.
Cɔnɩ ŋna Ɛsɔ camɩyɛ lakasɩ nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɛhʋʋnɩ ɛyáa nɛ ɛhɔŋ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ ɖɔɖɔ yɔ: ɛhʋʋnɩ mbá palabɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ nɛ ɛlakɩ ña ɖeu. Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ se ŋwɛɛ Ɛsɔ camɩyɛ lakasɩ nʋmɔʋ taa. Pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, ɛsɛtɩɣ-ŋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ pɛsɛtʋʋ piliŋa yɔ.
Đɩsɩm ḿbʋ́ se Ɛsɔ lakɩ tʋmɩyɛ pɩtɩŋa pɩ-taa se pʋwazɩ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ-ɩ yɔ. Ḿbá lɛ mbá ɛya-wɛ ɛzɩ ɛɖʋʋ yɔ.
Meheyiɣ-mɩ se: paa maapɩzaɣ se mɔyɔɔdɩ ɛyáa kʋnʋmɩŋ nɛ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa ñɩŋ nɛ yee maasɔɔlʋʋ ɛyáa yɔ, mɛwɛ ɛzɩ suye yaa ŋgbanɛ nɖɩ́ pamakɩ nɛ ɖiwiɣ yem yɔ.
Ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛha ɛ-tɩ se pɩlɩzɩ-ɖʋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm tɩŋa payɩ taa nɛ ɛpɩsɩ-ɖʋ ɛyáa mbá pɛwɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ nɛ pɛkɛ e-ɖeke koŋ ɛ-ñɩma nɛ pɩlakɩ-wɛ hʋnʋm se pala tʋma kɩbana yɔ.
Ɩcɔnɩ ɖama yɔɔ camɩyɛ nɛ mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaakɔɔ ɛha lootiye nɖɩ́ Ɛsɔ labɩ-mɩ yɔ siɣ́ye. Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaawɛɛ ɛzɩ tɩʋ ñaŋ ñɩŋgʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩwɛɛ nɛ kʋ-sɔtʋ ɖɛɣ ɛyáa sakɩyɛ nɛ tɩwɛɛkɩɣ-wɛ yɔ.
Pɩtɛ ɛyáa ḿbá, ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa palɩnaa, ɛlɛ́, pataakɛ ɖa-ñɩma siŋŋ. Toovenim lɛ, yee paakɛ ɖa-ñɩma yɔ, paawɛ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa. Pɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ se ɛyáa ɛna se patɩŋa pataakɛ ɖa-ñɩma siŋŋ.
Ma lɛ, mɔhɔŋ mbá patɩŋa payɩ mɔnsɔɔlɩ-wɛ yɔ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ nɛ mansɩɣzɩ-wɛ lɔŋ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, pakpa pa-tɩ nɛ pɛlɛɣzɩ wɛtʋ.