2 klɛ etsre yɛ bagɛ bee di yɛ ɔkɔ nɛ asɛ, “Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ nɛ naa, alɔ edenɔ bekpum! Klɛ so pɛ ebui yiyinɔanɔ kemia nɛ di ka wa kɛxwɛ nɛ yɛ mɛ.”
Be bu klɛ nu asɛ, “Banɔ teli asɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ, be teli asɛ Eliya, klɛ babhlatɔ tsyɛ asɛ, Yeremia nɛ obhi batɔnu nɛ ɔmayɛ teli.”
klɛ banɔ gelee ba ba yɛ ɔkɔ. Baɖɔ sɛ, “Kɛlɛlɛmɛ sɛ Yohanɛsɛ adɛ bhɛtɛ kɛdɔmumɔ gɛ yinɔanɔ, ebui nɛ petee gɛ Yohanɛsɛ aɖɔ denɔ anyɛ shu le nu kɛgbɛagba.”
Be bu klɛ nu asɛ, “Banɔ teli asɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ; be teli asɛ, Eliya; klɛ babhlatɔ teli tsyɛ asɛ, batɔnu nɛ ɔmɛayɛ teli.”
Itsre nɔ kɛgba sɛ: Nɛ banɔ nɛ gɛ badzɛ ba mɔ nɛ mɛ akanyaka aka vɛ otugba pɛ agbɛgbla dɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ; pɔ agɛ enu ebhliyi nɛ owũsise bukusiɔŋakɔ agbɛgbla dɛ yɛ.
Nɛ ewia lɛlɛ nɛ mɛ Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ nɛ aba, nɛ kibui nɛ tɛɖuɖɔ nɛ Yuɖea Ayakpam,
Ekusi Heroɖesɛ ebe nu kibui, alasɛ le be ti Yesu kinyi nɛ mɔmɔ. Banɔ teli asɛ, “Yohanɛsɛ Enikpɛ nɛ yɛ aza nyɛmɛ edenɔ bekpu mɛ, klɛ so gɛ ebuiyiyinɔ anɔ kemia nɛ di kaa wa kɛxwɛ nɛ yɛ mɛ ana.”
Ɔtsɔnɛ ekusi Heroɖesɛ enu ebui nɛ petee gɛ lavɛ́ abha. Klɛ efutsu, alasɛ banɔ teli ba ɖɔ sɛ Yohanɛsɛ gɛ etsi ya la nyɛmɛ denɔ bekpui mɛ,