Me ike mgbọ ya,
ebi ibot ebi Ju ìkup me Jeruselem eneniria usini ebi ngwugwa mè ebi otoko kè Libai ibe esi edo Jọn ibe mè ogwugwu ìre ekene ye?
Mgbọ ife cha enube,
Jọn ìkanwunween̄ otu.
Ìkpọkpọ itumu inyi ema ibe ke ìkare ọmọ ore Karais ya,
(òrere ogwu Awaji otọkọbe aran̄ me ibot ya.)
Ife cha enenido ọmọ ibe,
“Owu ìre ekene ni?
Ìre owu ìre Ilaija?”
Jọn ofọfọọk ibe,
“In̄-in̄,
emi ǹkare Ilaija.”
Ema eyayaka ido ọmọ ibe,
“Ìre owu ore ogwu Nriran ya ogwu ekikpọ chieen̄ inunu kan̄?”
Jọn ofọfọọk ema ibe,
“In̄-in̄,
emi ǹkare ogwu Nriran ya.”
Ife cha enenido Jọn ibe,
“Ìre owu ìre ekene ni?
Tumu nyi eji,
inyi eji ekaan̄ ufọọk-otu eji mêsabe ijet ebi ìraria eji inu me lek kwun̄.
Keke ke okaan̄ itutumu òfo me lek ogwu owu orebe?”
Jọn onenisa ikọ Asaya ogwu nriran otumube me ukot ikaan̄ ufọọk-otu ema ibe,
“Emi nre ida ene ge ya òkitaan̄ ukpo me emen èwê ibe,
‘Ìrọ inyi oniin̄ Okumugwem ikeke itat.’ ”
Usini me lek ebi eriabe inu cha,
ìrere ebi Farisi enenido Jọn ibe,
“Ìre owu òjeje ikigwook ene mun̄,
ire owu òkare ogwu Awaji otọkọbe aran̄ me ibot ya,
òkare Ilaija,
òkarere si ogwu Nriran ya?”
Jọn ofọfọọk ema ibe,
“Emi me lek n̄a ǹkisa mun̄ ikike igwook ene mun̄.
Ire,
îkaan̄ enerieen̄ ge òkup me etete kinyi,
ogwu enyi ekariọọn̄ge.
Ene ya ore ogwu òbonu me udun̄ n̄a.
Emi me lek n̄a ǹkagbe ogwu òbotọn̄ọ olik ikpukot ene ya.”
Jọn ìkup me Betani,
me usaba agan̄ Jodan ikigwook ebi ene mun̄ mgbọ ife cha enube inikido ọmọ ikọ cha.
Me ofit iwele kan̄,
Jọn omumun̄ Jisọs okije inu,
mè ibe,
“Ìkpọ Gwun̄ Arọọn̄ Awaji ogwu òkiben nrọ-nlọ ebi linyọn̄ isan̄a!
Ogwugwu ore ogwu nkitumu ikọ ibak ibe ke ogwu òbonu me udun̄ n̄a îmin igak emi enenen,
mije,
ene ya ìdadasi ikup sabum eniman emi.
Sabum mgbọ keyi,
emi me lek n̄a ǹkariọọn̄ ọmọ.
Ire,
emi ǹnu inikisa mun̄ ikike igwook ene mun̄,
inyi ebi Ijeren esa me ikeya eriọọn̄ ogwu ene yi orebe.”
Jọn onenikikpa ibe,
“Emi mmun̄ ike Ekwukwu Awaji onan̄abe me inyọn̄ iwulu kubọk ekerekwukwu inisọọk me lek ogwu enerieen̄ ya.
Emi kpamariọọn̄ ogwu ene ya orebe,
ire ìkare ogwu òraria emi inu,
ibe emi ǹnensa mun̄ ikike ǹgwook ene mun̄,
otumube inyi emi ibe,
ene geelek mmun̄be Ekwukwu Awaji onan̄abe me inyọn̄ iwulu inisọọk me lek,
ke ene ya ore ogwu òbonisa Ekwukwu Mbuban igwook ene mun̄.
Mgbọ keyi,
emi nra isa chieen̄ n̄a imun̄,
mè ikeke ata-ikọ ibe ke ogwugwu ore Gwun̄ Awaji.”