Kayafa kotsu ta̱ uyanka Yesu afada n kpasani.
Aku a banka yi ara Bilatu,
gomuna a asuvu a tsugono tsu Roma.
Shegai ama yi a uwa pini a kuwa ki wa.
A da baci uza roku a asuvu a le wa̱ri u uwai pini,
wa̱ri wa woko ta̱ n ashinda̱,
kpam Mele ma a̱sa̱ka̱ yi u lyai ilikulya i Abiki a Upasamgbana wa.
Aku Bilatu wuta̱i a uwotsu vi u wece le,
“Kadyanshi ka eni ka i tukoi vuma u na n ka?”
A wushuki,
“A da baci vuma u na wa̱ri uza u unyushi wa,
tsa̱ra̱ tsa tuko yi ara vunu wa.”
Bilatu tonuko le,
“Bidya ni n kaci ka ɗe i ba i yanka yi afada tyoku ɗa Mele ma ɗe ma danai i yanka yi.”
Aku a wushuki,
“Eɗa̱ aza a Roma i tsu a̱sa̱ka̱ tsu tsu zuwa a wuna vuma wa.”
Ili iꞌya a danai i wenike ta̱ kadyanshi ka Yesu yain a ukuna u tyoku ɗa wa kuwa̱,
wa woko ɗe mayun.
Aku Bilatu gonoi a kuwa ku tsugono tsi,
u isa̱i Yesu u wece yi,
“Avu magono ma aza a Yahuda ma?”
U wushunku yi,
“Keci ku vunu ka na vi,
ko gai aza roku a ɗa a tonuko vu ukuna u va̱?”
Bilatu wece yi,
“Vu reve ta̱ gai mpa uza u Yahuda ɗa wa!
Ama a vunu a ɗa n aɗara̱kpi a pige a vunu alya a na̱ka̱ mu n avu.
Ndya vu yain?”
U wushuki,
“Tsugono tsu va̱ tsu likimba u na tsa wa.
A da baci tsu likimba u na tsa,
agbashi a va̱ a ka shila̱ka̱na̱ ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ a ɓishinka ama a neke mu a akere a azapige a aza a Yahuda a na.
Mpa tyoku u ngono n ɗa ma lya tsugono tsu likimba u na ɗa ma̱ri wa.”
Bilatu wece yi,
“Dana avu magono ma?”
U wushuki,
“Vu dana ta̱ mpa magono ma,
kpam vu dana ta̱ mai.
Adama a nala a ɗa a matsa mu kpam adama a nala a ɗa n tuwa̱i a likimba tsa̱ra̱ n tonuko ama ukuna u mayun.
Kpam gba̱ uza ɗa wa ciga ukuna u mayun u tsu pana̱ka mu ta̱.”
Bilatu wece yi,
“Ndya ukuna u mayun vi?”
An Bilatu danai nala,
aku u lazai ubana a asu u aza a Yahuda yi u tonuko le,
“Vuma u na u yan ili i roku iꞌya i rawai ma dana,
‘U ka̱na̱ ta̱ u kuwa̱’ wa.
I reve ta̱ gai n tsu a̱sa̱ka̱ ta̱ vuma u te a asuvu a kuwa ku aꞌali aꞌayin a Abiki a Upasamgbana dem.
Ya ciga n a̱sa̱nka̱ ɗa̱ ‘magono ma aza a Yahuda ɗa’?”
A worukpoi,
“Aꞌa,
eyi na wa!
Baraba ɗa tsa ciga.”
(Baraba tani uza u maga̱la̱ka̱ ɗa.)