‑Nyrɔwɩɩ ‑huonnɔ hie 'le, 'plɩɩ ‑Juukʋɛ* a lɛ'mimre, ‑ɛ mɔ Pakɩ*, ɛ 'mʋ 'o nyre, 'ke ‑Yusu mu 'le Betanidɩɔ 'mʋ, ɔ kɔ 'a ‑naagbopʋ* 'hɛɛn.
'Dɩɔ a ‑gbɛ 'mʋ, 'ke nahuon ‑gbo, ‑ɔ mɔ Lasa nɩ 'le.
Lasa a ‑gbɛ, nɔ‑ ‑Yusu ‑ha o 'le 'kʋkʋnyʋ ‑hɛyri, ɔ ‑ha o 'klɔ.
'Ke ɔ mu 'le Lasa a ‑gbɛ ‑wɔn, ɔ kɔ Lasa a ‑dɩayuo nyrʋyuoo 'hɔn ꞊nʋ 'hɛɛn, ‑ʋ mɔ Mari kɔ Matɩ.
‑Tɛ ɔ nyre 'le, 'ʋ pie ꞊nɔ, Matɩ 'ɔ po 'le ‑Yusu a dididɛ.
Lasa bi 'le ye, ɔ kɔ nahuin ‑ye, nʋ‑ʋ dɛ di, ʋ kɔ ‑Yusu 'hɛɛn.
Bʋʋ 'klɛɛ dɛ di, ‑ye Mari 'ba 'mʋ ‑dawinniyrɩɛ.
‑Dawinni a ‑gbɛ, ɩɩ po ꞊die 'dɔ.
‑Tɛ ɔ 'bʋɩ 'mʋ, ‑ye ɔ plɩɩ ‑Yusu a bʋɩ lɛ, 'ɔ nu 'a dɩɔnʋ a 'lu‑pupui, 'ɔ 'hran ‑Yusu a bʋɩ lɛ, ‑dawinni a hʋnhrʋn 'ʋ 'sɛɛ kayu gbo.
'Plɩɩ Mari 'mʋ dɛ a ‑gbɛ mu nu, ‑ye ‑Yusu a ‑naagbopʋyu ‑ye, ‑ɔ kɔ 'dʋ mɔ Judɩa Yisikalio, ‑ɔ di ‑Yusu 'a yraanyʋ kwa po, kɛ ɔ po:
«'Aa.
Dɛ‑ kɔ ‑dawinni a ‑gbɛ, ʋ 'de plo?
‑Dawinni a ‑gbɛ a 'wliyɛ, ɛ ‑wɛ 'le bɛ 'ya wɛn ‑kʋannunyɔɔ ‑do a 'pɛɛwli nɩ, 'ke 'le yakʋɛɛ ‑pu 'kwli 'mʋ.
'Bɩa 'bʋ pli wɛn, ‑ye ‑a ‑wɛ 'le ‑ba ‑nyi wɛn 'a 'wliyɛ a ‑gbɛ ꞊sʋɛnyʋ nɩ.»
Ɛ 'de bɔ kɔ ꞊sʋɛnyʋ a wɔlɩ a ‑tɩ, bɔ nu lɛ 'pʋprɛ.
Kɛɛ, ɛ 'we ꞊nɔ ye, ɔ mɔ 'yrinyɔ'ɔ nɩ.
Nɛ‑ nue, 'ɔ nu lɛ 'pʋprɛ.
'Ɛ mɔ ‑tɛɛ, nɔ‑ mɔ ꞊ke 'waa 'wligbo꞊tunyɔ, 'plɩɩ 'wli a ‑gbɛ, ɔɔ gblɛ ꞊tu, 'ɔ nyi ꞊ke lɛ 'yri.
Kɛɛ ‑ye ‑Yusu nɔ:
«‑Hɩɔ mɛ lɛ!
Dɛ ʋ kɔ bʋ nu wɛn ti ‑kɔ 'yri 'n di wɛn 'o 'kʋʋ, ɔ nue kɛ nɩ ‑dodo.
Ba kɔ 'a yiyie, ꞊sʋɛnyʋ 'kɩɛ die nɔ 'a mʋ ‑gbahlɔn nɩ.
'Mɛ ‑ye, ti 'n di nɔ 'a mʋ ‑gbahlɔn ‑hi, ɩ 'de 'klɛɛ lele ‑huo.»
Tii ‑do a ‑gbɛ 'yri, ‑Juukʋɛ 'plɔplɔ 'wɩn nɩ, 'ke ‑Yusu nɩ 'le Betanidɩɔ 'mʋ, 'ʋ mu 'le.
Ɛ 'de ‑Yusu a 'yiye‑tɩɩ ‑do, ʋ 'de 'le mu.
Kɛɛ, ʋ mu ‑wɛ 'le ꞊le, ‑ɛ die nu, ʋ 'mʋ ‑wɛ Lasa 'ye, ‑Yusu ‑ha o 'le 'kʋkʋnyʋ ‑hɛyri, ɔ ‑ha o 'klɔ.
‑Ye Nyɩsʋa a ‑cɔhlʋnpinyʋ* gblakɩ ‑yrɩ nɩ, 'ke bʋ 'la ‑wɛ Lasa,
‑ɛ nue, nɔ‑ kɔ ‑tɩɩ nɩ, ‑Juukʋɛ 'plɔplɔ 'ʋ kuo ‑Yusu ꞊wlʋ ye, 'ʋ 'kee nyɩgblakɩ a ‑gbɛ a ‑wɔnnaalɛ.