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‑Waanbhaa' a ‑Jan 'ɛ 'wole‑ mɛɛ mu ni
1 'Mi ‑o ‑jan 'lɛɛ‑ 'bhɛ 'wo zii' 'e ni faŋgan‑ ma ‑Waanbhaa' 'pegee Zesu Krisi 'yrɛ ꞊la, dɔɔ 'yee‑ Zesu Krisi ‑le nu gbaa mu 'pegee mɛɛ ‑yrɛ male mu 'kitikanlɛ. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'mi ‑a wo 'zi 'e ni 'ezin‑ ‑a 'nuza‑ 'ɛ 'pegee ‑yaa' ‑bhleŋgbeya yaaza 'ɛ 'tɔ 'yi, dɔɔ: 2 ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑Jan 'ɛ 'wo mɛɛ mu ni, 'ke 'ya 'kwlanwo‑ ‑o ma, 'ali‑ 'kee‑ ‑kla 'waati 'lrele‑ ba oo, 'kee‑ ‑kla 'waati 'yɔɔ‑ ba. ‑A wo mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ni, 'kooko‑ 'ke ‑a wlan ‑dwa ‑o ‑yi, ‑o sɔ ‑o zru mabɔɔle, 'ke ‑o 'ke mu ꞊nia, ‑o ‑lɛdɔɔ' zi ‑lrele' ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ‑lia 'e zrubakpaalele 'waati 'ɛ 'kpɛn ba 'ke 'yoo‑ daan. 3 ‑Amasrɔyi 'bhɛ 'waati ‑o zan bhɔlɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ bhaaplɛŋ mu laa nu dɔlɛ ‑li ‑a ‑la 'ke ‑woo 'trɔnkpa‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a daangbɛya 'lɛdɔɔle 'ɛ ꞊la. 'Duŋ‑ ‑o 'gbu zru maza mu 'ɛ ma, ‑o nu mɛɛ daan mu 'srɛ 'ke mu ‑lɛkpalɛ 'eke‑ ta ‑o ‑din; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke 'trɔnkpale ‑swa ‑o ni ‑jan ‑glɔɔn mu 'la ꞊la, ‑o nu a pelɛ dɔɔ 'mu 'bhɛɛ‑ 'wo ‑o ni. 4 ‑O nu ‑o 'trɔn mu ‑liitanlɛ wlan 'ɛ 'lɛɛ; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'trɔnkpale nu 'sɔlɛ‑ ‑o ni bhaama can mu ‑la ꞊la. 5 'Duŋ‑ 'bhi, 'sɔ 'e 'gbu 'yikunle ‑za 'kpɛn 'yi, ‑yrɛn 'yikun, 'yoo‑ ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'la 'wo mi 'le, 'bhɛ ta ye 'ɛ 'wo. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a ye 'ɛ 'wo 'elrele gbɛ 'ɛ 'kpɛn ma.
Pɔlu ‑o ‑a zi janwo 'zi Timote ni
6 'Ke ‑za ꞊bwa 'mi ta, 'mi 'gbu klɛle 'ɛ 'bhii‑ 'sraka 'ɛ ta ‑yi ‑dɔɔ 'le 'bhɛ 'waati 'ɛ ꞊bhwa gban; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'an pɛ 'trɛ ta yan bhla 'ɛ ꞊bhwa ‑wa ‑din. 7 'Ŋ 'yaan‑ gwle ‑lrele' 'ɛ danlele, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'mi an blasanle 'ɛ 'lɛyaan‑; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ ꞊bwa 'kpaleya zi 'ɛ ta 'kee‑ ge 'tɛnlɛ‑ ‑a ‑lɛyanle ma. 8 'Bhɛla‑ ‑zayile, 'ŋ nu ‑lɛdɔɔleya ma ‑jara 'ɛ 'srɔɔwolɛ. Mɛɛzan Zesu Krisi 'la ‑yoo 'ke 'kitikan mi ‑lrele' 'ɛ 'le, 'bhɛ nu 'bhɛ ‑jara 'ɛ 'nalɛ‑ 'ŋ ni 'drunyan 'lɛyan yi 'ɛ 'le. 'Duŋ‑ yaa nu 'bhɛ 'nalɛ‑ 'mi do ‑kplɛn 'kpɔ ni; mɛɛ 'la zan mu 'kpɛn 'yrɛ ‑o ‑a 'pwɛ 'yi 'ɛ 'lɛɛ 'sɔniya 'le 'mu zru ba, ‑e nu 'yee‑ ‑jara yɛkɛ‑ do 'kpɔ 'ɛ 'nalɛ‑ 'bhɛ zan mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn ni 'ezin‑.
Pɔlu a ‑jan ŋgblo 'wlayrɛ‑
9 Dɔ klɛn 'kee nu 'tɛnlɛ‑ 'ŋ ma blaale‑. 10 ‑Amasrɔyi, 'trɛ ta pɛ mu 'lɛɛ 'flɛn 'ɛ ‑zayi', Demasi 'ŋ do ‑kplɛn ꞊twa ‑a nɔɔ‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e ‑ja Tesaloniki ‑wa 'ɛ ta. Kresansi ‑ja Galasi 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ Titi ‑ja Dalimasi 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi. 11 Luki do ‑kplɛn ‑le ꞊bwa 'ŋ ‑din. 'E 'nu bhla zi, 'ka 'pegee Maki 'nu 'eke‑ zi; ‑amasrɔyi ‑e nu bhɔlɛ 'ŋ ba 'egbɛnɛle 'an ye 'ɛ 'wolele. 12 'Ŋ Tisiki 'winbwa‑ Efɛzi ‑wa 'ɛ ta. 13 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'e 'nu bhla 'ɛ zi, 'kan Troasi ‑wa 'ɛ ta Kaapusi ba; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'an dunɛ‑ tralapɛ ‑gbɛnɛ 'la ꞊bwa ‑a nɔɔ‑ ye nu 'bhɛ 'le 'ŋ ni. 'Sɛwɛ kpo mu 'ɛ 'pegee wi 'flɛ 'sɛwɛ kpo 'la 'klule‑ ‑o 'mu ‑za 'laa 'nilɛ‑ 'e 'kpee, nu ‑o 'kpɛn 'le 'e 'kɔɔ.
14 ‑Tɔn mi Alɛzandri yiɛnya 'yɔɔ‑ ‑gbɛnɛ ‑kla 'mi ni. Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' ‑le nu ‑e ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ yɛkɛ‑ 'la ꞊kla 'mi ni, 'bhɛ zigolɛ ‑a ma. 15 'Bhi 'gbu 'ezin‑, 'e 'gbu 'klɔsikun ‑a ma 'elrele, ‑amasrɔyi ‑e ‑zaabwa 'o 'lɛ ma 'o 'wojan‑ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'yi.
16 'Ŋ ge gbɛ ‑lwa 'la ꞊woa ‑klu ta 'an ‑za 'ɛ 'yipe yrɛ nɔɔ‑, mɛɛ 'kedo‑ 'kpɔ 'laa dɔlɛ 'mi zi ta; ‑o 'kpɛn 'ŋ do ‑kplɛnnɛ' ꞊twa ‑a nɔɔ‑. Bhaa ‑Waanbhaa' laa ‑waa' ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ mu 'ɛ bɔlɛ ‑klɔsi 'yi. 17 'Duŋ‑ Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' ‑le ꞊bhwa 'mi ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e faŋgandwa 'mi ta; 'kooko‑ 'ŋ sɔ ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ 'wole gbɛ 'ɛ 'kpɛn ma 'ke 'an ‑lɛyan' ‑a ma. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'kooko‑ Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ 'mu 'yee‑ ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ma 'ezin‑. 'Bhɛɛ‑ mɛɛ mu 'la 'kpɛn 'yaa‑ zi 'bhii‑ ‑woo 'ŋ dɛ, 'ŋ ‑gwa ‑o 'kɔɔ; 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e ‑kla 'bhii‑ ‑woo 'ŋ ‑gwa ‑jara 'lii. 18 'Mi 'gbu 'a 'yaango‑ 'bhii‑ Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' nu 'mi golɛ ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'yi, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e nu 'mi ‑dɔɔ 'wlalɛ‑ ‑yaa' ‑bhleŋgbeya yaayrɛ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ laflɛ' 'yi. 'Yela‑ ‑a pɛ ‑le 'ke 'tɔbhɔleya 'le ‑zɔn 'pegee yikpɛnsee ta! Amiina.
Pɔlu a ‑daŋma' 'pubɔ‑
19 Prisili 'pegee Akilasi, 'bhɛɛ‑ Onezifɔɔ a 'fa ‑la mu 'ɛ 'mu 'pubɔ‑ 'ŋ ni. 20 Erasiti ꞊bwa Korɛnti ‑wa 'ɛ ta, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ Trofimu gadɛle 'ɛ ꞊twa Milɛti ‑wa 'ɛ ta. 21 Dɔ klɛn 'kee nu ‑niinii' 'kpa 'waati 'ɛ 'lɛɛ. Ebulusi 'pegee Pudɛnsi, 'bhɛɛ‑ Linusi 'pegee Klodia, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑kɔɔ' nɛɛnɛ‑ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn 'ka 'pubwa‑.
22 Bhaa Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' klɛ 'e 'nii‑ 'ɛ ba.
Bhaa ‑Waanbhaa' ‑li 'ka 'kpɛn ma! Amiina.