Ⅰ Nɛ lɔkɔ a na kamɛ a, Herodes, Galilea tite akũ ɔnyanɛ a, nu Yesu nkã. Ⅱ Ebi ye banɔkɔɛ̃ a kĩ, “Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a liyidza eto kanɔkpa edzi nkpã, ade foesũ edeĩ kɔbɛ̃ kĩĩ ɛnɛɛ yakɛna awãwã fɔtsa a.”

Ⅲ Herodes nya lɔtɔ ɛfɔ̃ bipi Yohanes bisui ye bɛkɔa bido nɛ kɔla. Ɛkɛna fukĩĩ nɛ Herodia, ɔwaɛ̃ Filipo ɔtsɔ̃ sũ. Ⅳ Lɛtsa a kĩ lɛya nyɛ kĩ Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a bi Herodes kĩ, “Mose mbla a tákpa osi kĩ akɔã Herodia.” Ⅴ Fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ sũ Herodes wɛ kĩ yakɔ Yohanes, lɛmɛ evila Yudafɔ a kitonɛkĩ babu ye ndɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ɔnyɛnɛ aye.

Ⅵ Nɛ luwi a kĩ Herodes anya ye lɛmawi a, Herodia obitsole yato nɛ bati a flee anɛ. Ye kuto a lɛ Herodes kadã paa, Ⅶ foesũ ɛlɔ fubo ɛkpa oyitsɔ̃ a kĩ, “Maakpa nɔ lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kĩ aavia yĩ!”

Ⅷ Oyitsɔ̃ a ɔma fɔ̃ ebi Herodes kĩ, “Kɔa Yohanes Mui Ɔwɔlanɛ a lɔlɔ kate nɛ tsensi akũ kakpa yĩ finyaakĩĩ!” Ⅸ Kalɛ a wo lɛgã a kalɔɛ, lɛmɛ nɛ fubo a kĩ ɛlɔ nɛ obu bati a kĩ ɛvɛ a anɛ sũ ni, ɛkpa osi kĩ bɛkɛna nɛ oyitsɔ̃ a kawɛ akũ. Ⅹ Foesũ ɛfɔ̃ bɛnatsua Yohanes lɔlɔ nɛ kɔla a kamɛ. Ⅺ Bite oti lɔlɔ a nɛ tsensi akũ bɛyamɛna, ade bɛkɔa bɛkpa oyitsɔ̃ a, ade ye malo ɛkɔa de ɛma ɔma a. Ⅻ Yohanes fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a nabɔɛ ɔnɔkpa a bɛnabila, ade bɛnabɔa Yesu amandiɛ a.

ⅩⅢ Kĩ Yesu nu Yohanes fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ a, ewo nɛ ɔkɔlɔ kamɛ ɛdzaku ɛnaa kakɔ kadi kĩ bati lɛláa. Lɛmɛ bati nu ye nkã, foesũ bɛtsã abɔa bito be tɛmatɔ kamɛ bitomɔ ye liti. ⅩⅣ Yesu nɛ́ nɛ ɔkɔlɔ a kamɛ, ade kĩ ɛmɔ bati kɔdabu a, be akũ kɔ ye kɔnya, ade ɛtsa be kamɛ basɔnɛ a.

ⅩⅤ Ke olobe a, ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a fuã ye, ade bibi ye kĩ, “Kade dɔ kiyua ade awĩ táfuã ɔmatɔ kamɛ a, foesũ fɔnɛ bati a awɛ bɛdzakũ bɛnaa tukula kamɛ bɛnaaya funitsã bɛnya.”

ⅩⅥ Yesu kpa be mbuayɛ kĩ, “Fɔtásĩ kĩ badzakũ. Mi mɔawɛ a mikpa be litsedi bɛnya!”

ⅩⅦ Fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a kpa mbuayɛ kĩ, “Abodoo fɔbɔ elo mɔ kɔfɔabi nviã pɛ bɔnɛɛ nɛ awĩ.”

ⅩⅧ Ade Yesu bi be kĩ, “Mikɔa foe mima yĩ nɛ awĩ.” ⅩⅨ Ɛfɔ̃ bati a flee dzi nɛ tuwĩ akũ nɛ awã, ade ɛbɔɛ abodoo elo mɔ kɔfɔabi nviã a, ɛdã ode, ehila foe. Ke liti a, ɛyɛlɛ abodoo a, ɛkɔa ɛkpa ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a, ade be bɛsɛ̃ bɛkpa bati a. ⅩⅩ Odi nyɛ odi nya ewĩ. Ke liti a, ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a fila fuwuliwa a kĩ fute a biyula tɛtsɛtsɛ ewua-nviã. ⅩⅪ Bati a kĩ bɛnya funitsã a lidede aawo banyole mpim elo, kĩ bɛtákã batsole mɔ babisɛ̃ bido nɛ be kamɛ.

ⅩⅫ Yesu fɔ̃ ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a wo nɛ ɔkɔlɔ kamɛ kĩ binyina bɛnaa ɔwɔ lutubu baũ sɛkɛ sitide a, lɔkɔa ɛnyɛ bati a osi. ⅩⅩⅢ Kĩ ɛnyɛ bati a osi eyua a, ede ɛnaa ɔtɔ akũ ye odi kĩ yanaabɔa mpaɛ. Kĩ kade dɔ a Yesu odi lite nɛ awã. ⅩⅩⅣ Nɛ lɔkɔ a na kamɛ a, ɔkɔlɔ a naa mɔ lugo flee ade mpo akũ ɔwɛ kabɔa ye kato katɛ̃mɛna, kitonɛkĩ ɔwɛ mɔ ɔsĩ kavũ katsɛlamɔ ye.

ⅩⅩⅤ Odenyinawi tɔdɔũ ɛlalɛ kamɛ a, Yesu tsɛ̃ nɛ mui anɛ yaya nɛ ye fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ a sɛkɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅥ Kĩ bɛmɔ́ ye ɛtsɛ̃ nɛ mui anɛ a, fute bɔɛ be bɛlɛ kĩ, “Ɔnɔkpa yanɛ!” ade bɛbɔa fɔwɔla kɔɔba mɔ libe a.

ⅩⅩⅦ Deedimɔapɛ Yesu lɛmɔ be kɔdzɛla kĩ, “Mi ɔwɔlɛ ɛka edzi. Yĩ manɛ. Mitavila!”

ⅩⅩⅧ Ade Petro lɛ kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, ntɛ nuwĩ nɔ anɛ ni, fɔ̃ ntsã mui a anɛ ĩya nɛ nɔ sɛkɛ̃.”

ⅩⅩⅨ Yesu bi ye kĩ, “Ya!”

Ade Petro nɛ́ nɛ ɔkɔlɔ a kamɛ ɛtsã mui anɛ yanaa Yesu sɛkɛ̃ a. ⅩⅩⅩ Lɛmɛ kĩ ɛmɔ́ ayekĩ ɔwɛ lamɔ kavũ kɔɔba a, libe wo ye ade edo kayɛla awɛ nɛ mui a kamɛ a. Adeke ɛbɔa fɔwɔla kĩ, “Boe Ɔlate, tɛ yĩ!”

ⅩⅩⅪ Deedimɔapɛ Yesu yo awɛ epi ye nɛ kɔkpɔ, ɛlɛ kĩ, “Nɔ katɛkado adã kabii. Nde sũ ɔtɛ atsindze?”

ⅩⅩⅫ Kĩ be nviã a biwo nɛ ɔkɔlɔ a kamɛ a ɔwɛ a fɔ̃ kavũ. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Fɔtsa bakɔlɛnɛ nɛ ɔkɔlɔ a kamɛ a ke aduli bisum Yesu, ade bɛlɛ kĩ, “Nuwĩnuwĩ Baguma Obi anɛ!”

ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Kĩ binyina ɔwɔ lutubu baũ a, bɛyaduma nɛ Genezaret tite akũ. ⅩⅩⅩⅤ Awã bati mɔ́ Yesu biyi ɔsũ, foesũ bɛnakpã basɔnɛ nɛ kayite a flee bɛyamɛna nɛ ye sɛkɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅩⅥ Bike ye aduli kĩ efɔ̃ basɔnɛ a bɛta ye atadiɛ atɔ odi pɛ. Ade bati a kĩ bɛta ye a flee akũ de ɔsĩ a.