AYohana anet aBatisma nye irèn e
1 Ni nnom e yɔng, aYohana anet aBatisma ne, a shara banet ifɛ̀ ayɛt atse aJudiya 2 na nye na banet, <<Wosong yin anɛn yin, nek igwɔm azanɛn mi bɛ́ bakat.>> 3 Iwu yong fɛ́ atan aIshaya kun di cɛɛt naton wu yɛ,
<<Kutɔ anet fi ku nye
gbash iyes na tse yɛ,
<Nye yin irèn fɛ aTisa di ki got,
nabak yin naban irén tabat mok iwu.> >>
4 Ares fɛ́ aYohana tes ina, ba nye ina na akwoy itsaap-igung, kudun irosom awit wu kun yet kukpa. Nayak wu kun yet itsé ni itong nating. 5 Banet nes na aRushelima nɛ bafɛ́ abak aJudiya ngma kusum nɛ bafi nwɔp fi in se nasamang ikyɛk aJodan. 6 Ba taas anɛn bá, ni wu ka ba ras abatisma ni kukyɛk aJodan.