1 -Da ꞌWlomɛɛꞌɛ ꞌbhlʋkpayowliklagba ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Tibɛlɩ -kɔ -nɩꞌa ꞌWlomɛɛꞌɛ ꞌbhlɩkpɩ ꞌꞌwe, ꞌɛ -zʋɩn -bue ꞌyɔ -muunɛ ꞌli, ꞌbho-o ꞌbhlʋkpayowli ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Pɔnsɩ *Pilaatɩ -kɔ -nɩꞌe Zideeꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpa, nyukpasu -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Elɔɔdɩ, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌꞌduꞌo Galileeꞌa nɔ. ꞌƆ ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Filiipʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ -nɩꞌe ꞌle Itulee -ke Trakonitɩꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi. Lisaniasɩ -mnɔɔ-ɔ -kɔꞌɔ Abilɛɛnɩ.
2 Nyʋ -yʋ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Anɩ -ke Kayifʋ, ꞌɩnnʋ ꞌmo-o *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌsragazamʋklɩgbɩ. Ɛ-bɛ -nɔɔ ꞌmnɛ ti a, ꞌbho-o -Lagɔ ꞌtmʋʋ -nɩꞌe Zakaliiꞌa ꞌꞌyu *ꞌZaan ꞌle ꞌꞌmusa ꞌꞌkpi ɔ ꞌke ꞌɔ wlu nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za.
3 ꞌƐ dɩ ꞌZaan-a pleꞌe -gwlɛ ꞌꞌwe-e -nɩꞌa ꞌꞌnigblʋ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Zudɛɛn wɔnli ꞌꞌyiti, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ poꞌo weze ꞌle ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌo na: A yibo aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌle a ꞌke -Lagɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke amʋ *batizee, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ -Lagɔ-ɔ ꞌbhɔ-ɔ aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa dɩ.
4 ꞌZaanꞌa ꞌꞌkpidɩ -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Ezayii ꞌcnɩꞌe ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli see, ɔ ꞌye na:
5 A -ka -dogwi! A wa trɩ -ke -gɔgɔɛ! A ꞌsrɛɛ -jolʋ ꞌmʋ! -Yɛ -ke -da sɩkpɩ -nɩꞌa, a -zɩ ɩ ꞌbho ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌbho ꞌmʋꞌbhɛɛ!
6 ꞌle nyunyu ꞌwee ꞌke yibo -ka ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa amʋ.
7 ꞌZaan poꞌa -kaa weze a, ꞌle nyʋꞌa -dadudu-u yi ꞌɔ gbo ɔ ꞌke ʋ batizee, ꞌle ɔ na: ꞌꞌYrabhabhlemʋ-a! Yrɔɔ nʋꞌo, -Lagɔꞌɔ wɔnkucɛ ɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌa nyʋ ꞌꞌkpi -ya mʋ, abʋ cɛ ɛ wɔn ꞌmʋꞌa?
8 Aꞌba kpli-i nʋꞌa, a yiboꞌo-o aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi ꞌle a ꞌye ꞌle ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti, a -tɔ nɩ! Aꞌba nʋ, aꞌba ꞌꞌna ꞌmo-o ꞌtɔ *Ablaamʋꞌa dɩ a, a-a ꞌye -Lagɔꞌɔ -zigle wɔn ꞌmʋ -cɛ mʋ, -le! A -gblee, sɩkpɩ-ɩ ꞌpɛꞌɛ -laa ti ɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo ɔ ꞌke ɩ Ablaamʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuuꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu ꞌmʋ nʋ.
9 A-bʋ -yʋʋ, tu nyɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌꞌyi po: Tu -yɛ -seeꞌa ꞌꞌbhizɩgɩ po, ɛ-ɛ ꞌye-e -cɛ -mʋ ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌle nɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌvuto-ɛ. A ꞌꞌdu aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyrili! ꞌꞌGbepa -sʋɛꞌo see, ɛ ꞌpɛ-ɛ ꞌbho tu ꞌmnɛꞌɛ kplu ꞌꞌkpi ti ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌɛ ꞌsɩsɩanyɩ cɛ. (-Gblee, ʋn ꞌwɔn-ɔ ꞌꞌyi ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌzɔ ꞌmʋti: Ʋn ꞌke ꞌwa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyiyibo ꞌle ʋn ꞌke -Lagɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti.)
10 ꞌZaan Batiisɩ poꞌa wlu ꞌmnɛ ti a, ꞌle ʋn-ʋ dede ꞌnɔ ti, na: Leelɛ -Lagɔ ꞌybhaꞌa -a ꞌke nʋꞌa?
11 ꞌLe ɔ na: -yɔ ꞌbhleꞌa -banɩ ꞌsɔn, -yɔ seꞌa -bana ꞌbhle, ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ ɔ -lue, ꞌle, -yɔ ꞌbhleꞌa lililɛ, nyɔ -yɔ ꞌmʋ-ʋ ꞌlbhaꞌa a, ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ ɔ!
12 Ʋn -ka ꞌle-e gbʋ, *lapoozamʋ ꞌyi-e batizeenamʋ -lrɛɛ. -Kaa ꞌka-a ʋn dedeꞌe ꞌZaan ti: Kbhoo -abʋ ꞌke -nynaꞌa?
13 ꞌLe ɔ ꞌye ʋ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: -Bho a mu a, aꞌba po lapooꞌa mɔni ꞌꞌkpi -le! -Ka aꞌba ꞌbhlɩkpɩyowli cɛꞌɛ nyʋ a, ʋn ꞌꞌdu ꞌna!
14 ꞌLe ꞌꞌsroja ꞌye ɔ -kaa tidede: ꞌLe -abʋ ꞌleꞌa? Kbhoo -abʋ ꞌke -nynaꞌa? ꞌLe ɔ na: Abʋ-aꞌa -za nyʋ mɔni kwa ꞌmʋ -le -glaka, aꞌba kpa nyʋ bhubhudɩ ꞌꞌyi -le! A ꞌꞌdu aꞌba ꞌꞌpɛlemɔniꞌa ꞌꞌsɛ ꞌꞌyrili!
15 -Gblee, nyʋ-ʋ yiꞌa a, ʋn de ꞌko-o ꞌꞌgwli na *wɔnkulɩ ꞌye ꞌkɩ ꞌbho -zi mʋ ꞌle ʋn-ʋ popoꞌo ꞌgwlʋti na ꞌZaan ꞌmo-o *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ.
16 ꞌWa ꞌgwlʋtipopoɛ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi, ꞌbho-o ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌo wlu ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: ꞌƖnmɔ -yɔɔ, ꞌꞌni ꞌmna-a batizee nɩꞌe amʋ. Nyɔ -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌle ꞌan lemʋ, ɔ-ɔ yi-oꞌo. Ɔ ꞌku-o wɔn ɔ ꞌye ꞌɩnmʋ -zi. ꞌƖn se ꞌbhɛɛ ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌgeyikpaankpɩanꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌdu. Ɔ-bɔ, *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ɔ-ɔ ꞌye amʋ ꞌmʋ -po mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋꞌa nyʋtɔlʋ, -ka nɛ-ɛa ƆFa3 16 Nɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌa ꞌzɔ -lrɛɛ-ɛ ꞌmo-o, nyʋ Zezii-i ꞌyeꞌa -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ-po mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌyi, ɔ-ɔ ꞌye-e lbhʋ -nʋ -mʋ ꞌle ꞌwa -pɔlʋ ꞌzɔ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke liꞌsaa ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi.
17 A -gblee, ꞌꞌyi -ke aꞌba tinɩɛ gʋgɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiti, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a: Nɩkpɛ ɔ ꞌbhleꞌe kwa ꞌle ɔ ꞌke lɩꞌa ꞌyɔ ꞌmʋ bhla. -Yɩ ꞌbhleꞌa lɛ ꞌli, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌsra ꞌyaa, ꞌle, ꞌya flɩ-ɩ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌbho -sie mʋ a, ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌle nɛ ꞌmʋ po. (Ɛ-bɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌzɔ ꞌka-a: ꞌsra ꞌmo-o -Lagɔ gbo ꞌle nɛ ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛnɛ.)
18 ꞌZaan -nɩꞌa *Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋ ꞌꞌdɩ -lrɩɩꞌa -dadudu ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌdunamʋ a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌzʋ -ʋ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ.
19 Ɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ ꞌkpa-a Galileeꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpayowli *Elɔɔdɩ dɩ ꞌꞌyi, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌɔ ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌnynɔ -ʋ ꞌma-a Elodiadɩ, ɔ -zʋ ꞌʋ-ʋ ɔ li ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ -lrɩɩ nʋ.
20 A ꞌye li-ɔ, Elɔɔdɩ ꞌmnɔ ꞌꞌyi-e ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌkpi -lrɛɛke: ɔ ꞌpo-o ꞌZaan -jie ꞌmʋ.
21 -Nɔɔ -ke ti nyʋꞌa -dadudu-u muꞌa *ꞌZaan gbo ɔ ꞌke ʋ *batizee, ꞌbho-o ɔ batizee -nɩꞌe *Zezii -lrɛɛ. Zezii gwɛꞌɛ batizeeɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌle ɔ-ɔ poꞌo *-Lagɔ wɔn gbo. ꞌBho -gbaa -lue ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌye-e yaku li, ɛ ꞌye wɔn kati
22 ꞌle *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌye ꞌgbɔlɩɛꞌɛ ku ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ɛ ꞌye ɔ ꞌꞌkpi tiꞌꞌsi, ꞌle wlu ꞌye ꞌle yaku ꞌli ꞌwlʋ, ɔ ꞌye ɛ ꞌbʋꞌwɔn ꞌle ɛ na: -Ɩnmɔ ꞌmo-o ꞌan ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌdɛ -lue -ke dɩ ꞌɩn -kmaꞌa. ꞌLe -ɩn ꞌmʋ ꞌɩn poꞌo ꞌan ꞌbʋbʋaꞌa ꞌwee.