Ⅰ-Ⅱ Ɩ-bɩ *Zeziiꞌa *wɔnkulɩ ꞌmnɩꞌa dɩ, nyɔ -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa ꞌꞌNikodɛmʋ ꞌyi -ɔ gbo ꞌꞌmatʋ -lue. Ɔbɔ ꞌmnɔ ꞌmo-o *Faliziɛɛn -ke *ꞌZuifʋꞌa -klɩgbɩꞌa -lue. Ɔ yiꞌa, ꞌle ɔ na: ꞌAn -Tɔyi, ꞌɩn -ke nyʋ -lrʋʋ yiboꞌo-o -ka -Lagɔ -yaꞌa -ɩnmʋ ꞌnɔɔ -aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ -ɩn ꞌke -amʋ ꞌɔ wlu -tɔ, -ɛkedɩmaa, wɔnkulɩ -a nʋꞌa a, -bho -Lagɔ se nyɔ ꞌɔ wɔnkuɛ ꞌꞌnyɩ, ɔ se ɩ ꞌꞌkpi -tɛ.

Ⅲ Ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa, ꞌle Zezii ꞌye wlu ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ꞌle ɔ na: -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa -ɩnmʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, -bho nyɔ se ꞌwlʋ -lreeka ꞌle ɔ ꞌke tinɩɛlre ꞌye, ɔ se ꞌbhɛɛ, nyʋ -Lagɔ -kɔꞌɔ ɔ, ɔ ꞌke ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ -nɩ. Ⅳ ꞌLe ꞌꞌNikodɛmʋ na: Nyunyɔzɛgɛ -mnɔɔ-ɔ seꞌa ꞌbhɛɛ ɔ ꞌke ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌlimʋ le pa ꞌle, koo ɔ ꞌke ꞌmʋtiꞌwlʋwlʋ -lreekaꞌa?

Ⅴ-Ⅵ ꞌLe ɔ na: nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ ꞌnynaakpʋ -ke nyukpasu-u ꞌwlʋꞌa a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌbhle-e nyunyɔpɔlʋ ꞌli. -Yɔ ꞌwlʋ -nɩꞌa *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ, -Lagɔꞌɔ -pɔlʋ ɔ-ɔ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌli. ꞌƐ ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi ɔ na: -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa -ɩnmʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, -bho nyɔ se ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌꞌyiyibo ꞌle ɔ ꞌke -Lagɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɔ ꞌɛ dɩ *batizee-ɛ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌbho ꞌꞌsi ɔ ꞌke -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ ꞌwlʋ -nɩ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɔ tinɩɛlre ꞌꞌnyɩ, ꞌɔ nyɔtu se ꞌbhɛɛ ɔ ꞌke nyʋ -Lagɔ -kɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌklumʋ ꞌbɩ ꞌye. Ⅶ -Bho ꞌɩn nʋ: Aꞌba ꞌwee, a ꞌwlʋ -lreeka, wɔnꞌɔ ma -ɩnmʋ ti -le! Ⅷ -A ꞌye-e liꞌa, daꞌꞌo -da -pʋpɔɔ ꞌybhaꞌa, ꞌbho-o ɛ-ɛ klu nɩꞌo. -A ꞌwɔn-ɔ ꞌɛ kluwlu ꞌbɔ, ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ꞌnɔɔ ɛ-ɛ sɔ nɩꞌa ꞌmʋ-e, ꞌle ꞌnɔɔ ɛ-ɛ mu nɩꞌa-e, -ɩn se ꞌle yibo. Nyɔ-ɔ ꞌwlʋ -nɩꞌa Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ, -ka -lue ꞌmnɔ ꞌka-a ꞌɔ dɩ -nɩꞌe ꞌmʋ. Ⅸ ꞌLe ꞌꞌNikodɛmʋ ꞌye ꞌbho le mu ꞌle ɔ na: Kbhoo ɛ ꞌke ꞌmʋtinʋnʋ-ɛꞌɛ? Ⅹ ꞌLe ɔ na: -Ɩnmɔ ꞌma-a -Lagɔwluꞌa -tɔyi, -ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌɛ dɩ, -ɔ -ke ꞌnynɩ -waꞌa ꞌle *Izrayɛɛlɩbhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi ti, leedɩ -mnaaaꞌa ꞌwɔn ꞌɩnnɩɩnɩ -nɩɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌa? Ⅺ -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa -ɩnmʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, lɩ -a yiboꞌa a, ꞌɩnnɩ -a zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ. Lɩ -a ꞌyeꞌa a, ꞌɩnnɩ -a ꞌtmʋʋꞌo amʋ, ꞌle aꞌba ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ -aꞌba wlu. Ⅻ -Bho ꞌɩn po ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋꞌa lɩ -Lagɔꞌɔ nɩ ꞌꞌyi, aꞌba ꞌwɩn ɩ ꞌmʋti. Ɩ-bɩ -Lagɔꞌɔ lɩ ꞌmnɩ, -bho ꞌɩn -za ꞌya dɩ ꞌmʋ gbaa, a-a ꞌye ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌwɔn mʋ ꞌle a ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌgwlide ꞌnɩ? ⅩⅢ A -gblee, nyɔ -lue ꞌtɩn -see yaku ꞌli mu ke, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke le-e yi. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ꞌɩnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYu -sɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌle ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌye ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ yi.

ⅩⅣ-ⅩⅤ A ꞌye li-ɔ, nɛtɛsɛn nyʋ bhlaꞌa, ꞌɩnnɛ -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi *Moyiizɩ kɔꞌɔ tu ꞌꞌyri -bɛnyɩ ꞌle ꞌꞌmusa ꞌꞌkpi ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɛ ti-nyna. -Ka -lue ꞌmnɔ, ꞌka-a nyʋ ꞌke ꞌɩnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYu ꞌbho tu ꞌꞌyri kɔ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɛ ti-nyna, ꞌle, nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ deꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli, tinɩɛzɛgɛ-ɛ seꞌa ꞌꞌtiinamʋ ꞌbhle, ɔ ꞌke ɛ ꞌye. -Ka -aꞌba ꞌꞌna ꞌꞌwe -gbʋꞌa nɛtɛsɛn ꞌmnɛ ya ꞌle ʋn ꞌyeꞌa ꞌpʋn, nyɔ-ɔ deꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli a, -ka -lue ꞌmnɔ, ꞌka-a ɔ ꞌpʋnꞌo ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi.

ⅩⅥ A -gblee, -Lagɔ -kmaꞌa-a nyunyuꞌa dɩ tenyɩ. ꞌƐ dɩ ɔ ꞌꞌluoꞌo ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌdɛ -lue ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌye ɔ ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ lbho, ꞌle, nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ de ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwli, ɔ -kaa ꞌmɛ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛ ꞌye. ⅩⅦ Ɛ -se -Lagɔ ꞌke nyunyu dɩ -kpʋnꞌa dɩ ɔ lbho ꞌɔ ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ -ko. Ɔ lbho -ɔꞌo ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌsana ꞌmʋ, nyunyu ꞌke ꞌpʋn ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. ⅩⅧ Nyɔ-ɔ de ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwli a, ꞌɔ -zigleꞌa kpʋn ɔ; -yɔ se ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwlide, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌɔ -zigle-e kpʋnꞌo, -ɛkedɩmaa, ɔ -see -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌdɛ -lue ꞌꞌgwlide. ⅩⅨ Leelɛ -ke ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi -zigle-e kpʋn ꞌɔ? -Ɛ -ke ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi ɛ-ɛ kpʋn ꞌɔ ɔ, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa -laa ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ꞌꞌyi ꞌmʋ: -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu Zezii kɔɔꞌɔ zɔ, ɔ ꞌyi-e ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ; ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, nyunyuꞌa ꞌꞌnyinynikpliꞌa dɩ, ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ kɔɔꞌɔ -kuyre, ꞌɩnnɛ ʋn ꞌybhaꞌo. ⅩⅩ A -gblee, nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ ꞌma-a ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa nʋyi, ɔ -see zɔ ꞌybha, ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌwɔnꞌo ɔ ꞌke ɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌda, ꞌle ꞌɔ -bonyunyu -kaa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnyinynikpli liꞌye. ⅩⅪ Nyɔ -yɔ nʋꞌa ꞌꞌyisrɛɛdɩ a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌyi-e ꞌbho zɔ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle, lɩ ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa, -ka ɔ-ɔ nʋ ꞌɩ ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ wɔnkuɛ ꞌmʋ, nyʋ-ʋ yibo ꞌnɩ gbaa.

ⅩⅫ Ɩ-bɩ dɩ ꞌmnɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, ꞌle *Zezii -ke *ꞌɔ -namʋ ꞌye ꞌmʋ-sɔ, ʋn ꞌye Zideebhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi mu. Ɔ -ke ʋn ꞌnʋ-o ꞌle ꞌwɩ -gbɩ ꞌle ʋn-ʋ *batizeeꞌe nyʋ ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌmʋ. ⅩⅩⅢ -Gwlɔ -lue ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa Ɛnɔɔ, -ɛ -nɩꞌa -gwlɔ -lue -lrɛɛ-ɛ ꞌma-a Salimʋ, ꞌɛ ꞌꞌtroli, ꞌbho-o *ꞌZaan-a batizee nɩꞌe nyʋ -lrɛɛ. ꞌLeꞌa -badɩ -dieꞌe-e ꞌꞌyi ꞌle nyʋ-ʋ yi ꞌɔ gbo ꞌꞌkɔmʋꞌa dɩ, ɔ-ɔ batizee nʋꞌo. ⅩⅩⅣ (A -gblee, ɛ-bɛ -nɔɔ ꞌmnɛ ti, nyʋ -see ɔ -bhla -jie ꞌmʋ po ke.)

ⅩⅩⅤ ꞌLe *ꞌZuifʋꞌa gba ꞌli, -ka nyɔ-ɔ lreꞌa ꞌle ɔ ꞌke *liꞌsaa ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌɛ ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi, ꞌZaanꞌa -namʋ -ke ꞌZuifʋyi -lue depoꞌo zɔ -lue ꞌzɔ. ⅩⅩⅥ Ʋn nʋꞌa -kaa a, ʋn -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ-ɛꞌɛ dɩ, ʋn ꞌye ꞌZaan gbo mu, ꞌle ʋn na: -Aꞌba -Tɔyi, nyɔ -ke -ɩn -nɩꞌa Zudɛɛnꞌɛ ꞌfɔtɔ -lue gbo, -ɔ -ke dɩ -ɩnmɔ ꞌZaan -zaꞌa -laa ꞌmʋ ꞌbho nyʋꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi, -a popo ꞌɔ dɩ ꞌgwlʋti ꞌnɩ? -Gblee, ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌɔ -namʋ-ʋ batizeeꞌe nyʋ -lrɛɛ, ꞌle, ꞌtraamʋ ꞌtɔ ɔ, ɔ gbo nyʋꞌa -dadudu-u muꞌo ꞌle ʋn ꞌye -aꞌa nʋ ꞌmʋ-zi. ⅩⅩⅦ ꞌLe ɔ na: Lbhʋ -Lagɔ ꞌꞌnyɩꞌa nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ, ꞌɩnnɛ ɔ ꞌke nʋ. ⅩⅩⅧ Wlu ꞌɩn -zaꞌa ꞌmʋ ꞌbho aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi, a ꞌbhɛɛꞌo a ꞌke ɛ yibo! ꞌƖn na: ꞌƖnmɔ ꞌZaan -se *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ -ko; ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌɔ -jolʋ poꞌa dɩ -Lagɔ lbhoꞌo ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌnɔɔ ꞌɔ nya. ⅩⅩⅨ A -gblee, lɛ -ke ɛ gʋgɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiti, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a: ꞌNynɔkpayi ꞌmo-o ꞌnynaakpʋꞌa nyimiɛ. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, -bho ʋn ꞌke kpʋkpa a, ɔ-bɔ ꞌnynɔkpayi ꞌmnɔꞌɔ bha -lue-e -nɩꞌe ꞌbho ꞌwa ꞌnynɩmʋ. Zɔ -ke ti ʋn ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌnynɔkpagɔ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌde-e ꞌbho ꞌɔ bhaꞌa ꞌꞌtroli ti. Dɩꞌꞌo dɩ ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa ꞌmʋ ꞌle ꞌbʋbʋa ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ ꞌwɩn ꞌɩ ꞌbɔ. -Bho ɔ -kɩ ɩ ꞌbʋ-ʋꞌwɔn ɔ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌli-e ꞌbʋbʋaklagba. -Ka -lue ꞌmnɔ ꞌka-a Zeziiꞌa dɩ -nɩꞌe ꞌɩnmʋ -bodɩ. -Bho nyʋ -kɔ ɔ gbo mu ꞌle nyʋ -lrʋʋ ꞌke ɩ ꞌɩnmʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za, ꞌan lbhʋ -gwɛꞌɛ-ɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌa dɩ, ꞌɩn-ɩ liꞌe ꞌbʋbʋaklagba. ⅩⅩⅩ ꞌƐ ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi, ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌke ꞌle ꞌbhlɩkpɩ ꞌwee ꞌꞌkpi mu, ꞌle ꞌmna-aꞌa nɛ ꞌke ꞌꞌyiꞌꞌpli-ɛ moꞌo. ꞌKa-a ꞌZaan ꞌlɛꞌo.

ⅩⅩⅪ A po -lokui, ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌtmʋʋꞌo amʋ-ɛ, nyɔ-ɔ -sɔꞌɔ -Lagɔ gbo, ɔ ꞌbhɛ-ɛ ꞌꞌyi ɔ ꞌye nyʋ ꞌwee -zi. Nyɔ -yɔ -nɩꞌa ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌmo-o ɛ ꞌmʋꞌa nyɔ ꞌle ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa ꞌɛ dɩ ꞌmʋ. A -gblee, -yɔ -sɔꞌɔ yaku ꞌli, ɔ ꞌbhɛ-ɛ ꞌꞌyi, ɔ ꞌye nyʋ ꞌwee -zi. ⅩⅩⅫ -Lagɔꞌɔ dɩ ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌle ɔ ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ꞌbɔ, ꞌɩnnɩ ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa ꞌmʋ ꞌle nyʋꞌa -daduduꞌa ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ ꞌɔ wlu. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ -Yɔ ꞌwɔɔn ꞌnɛ ɛ, -ka -Lagɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa -ziadɩꞌa ꞌmʋzayi, ɔ-ɔ ꞌwa-a ꞌɛ wɔn ti. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Ɔ-bɔ nyɔ -Lagɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌmnɔ ɔ, ɔ ꞌpo -ɔ *ꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ -gblokooꞌa dɩ, ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa ꞌɔ wlu ꞌmʋ. ⅩⅩⅩⅤ -Aꞌba -tɩta -Lagɔ -kmaꞌa-a ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu ꞌmnɔꞌɔ dɩ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɔ wɔnkuɛ ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌbho lɩ ꞌwee ꞌꞌkpi. ⅩⅩⅩⅥ ꞌƐ dɩ, nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ de ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwli, ɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌe tinɩɛzɛgɛ-ɛ seꞌa ꞌꞌtiinamʋ ꞌbhle. Nyɔ-ɔ -see ꞌɔ -lokuipo ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɔ ꞌꞌgwlide, ꞌɔ ꞌye ɛ-bɛ tinɩɛzɛgɛ ꞌmnɛ, ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ -zigle -nɩ ꞌnɔ ꞌꞌkpi.