1 <<Ka ilɔ ɛlɛ laa ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu ɔshɔshi uwu Ɛfɛsɔ kaa za wu tee:

<<Ilɔ ɛlɛ i ngyi mbaa onzu uwu a rala elovyo erewo mu kuwo ungwungyi wu bɔkɔ aa zɛma meka iyi lɔna undɔyi lorowo undu egolu awu. 2 Mi yitu iyi ɛduma ŋa; mi yitu iyi ekpasu iyi ŋɔ yi mu iwomo mu ɛduma mbala idu iyimo ŋɔ. Mi yitu tee ŋɔ nyama laa enzu umbira umba bɔkɔ o yi meka yi awu mo, enzu umba bɔkɔ o zɔ tee o kwu wa zɛ ilɔ awu, ŋɔ pwa mba ma a ba ŋɔ zɔngɔma tee akwu tayi mo, akwu wamulo. 3 Mi yitu tee ŋɔ yidu. Ŋɔ ma inyashi kwuwo mi ee, tetete, ŋɔ fewo mo. 4 Tetete mi ma ifɔma ŋa: ŋɔ pwu idɛnyi mi kyamate ŋɔ koko ŋɔ pwu mekyi awu fo. 5 Yese mbaa bɔkɔ ŋɔ kpa mɛzhi! Lafya laa ingbomo ŋɔ kaa wo ɛduma iyi bɔkɔ ŋɔ wo mekyi awu. Gba ŋɔ lafya laa ingbomo ŋɔ mo, mi nyɔ akwɛyi mi kwu luna undu ɔyi ŋɔ ma mu riyi yi. 6 Tetete, iyi bɔkɔ mi pwɔ ŋɔ ma ma yi gba i yi tee: ŋɔ gyi apula iyi bɔkɔ Anikoleta o wo mo ndii kyamate bɔkɔ Imi mi gyi mo awu tete.

7 <<Onzu uwu e yi alu, ba la pwa iso iyi Kwundu e yi mu isomo laa ɛshɔshi!

<<Onzu uwu e rimo ba mii shi wu ekpasu kaa le ri imuma iyi uwɛyi uwu bɔkɔ uu shi kwunyɔ uwu u ri mu Utu uwu Ukpo awu.

8 <<Ka ilɔ ɛlɛ laa ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu ɔshɔshi uwu Osimina kaa za wu tee:

<<Ilɔ ɛlɛ, i ngyi mbaa onzu uwu bɔkɔ uwu gba akwu uwu kwonze a ba akwu uwu u mbwama le awu, uwu bɔkɔ e kpomo akwɛyi a gba e yi lareyi. 9 Mi yitu iyi inyashi ŋɔ; mi yitu tee ŋɔ yi rewa, tetete ŋɔ yi kwuwo! Mi yitu iso iyira iyi bɔkɔ enzu umba bɔkɔ o zɔ tee ɔ kwu Azhu umba ba akwu Azhu mo o so mu reshi ŋɔ; umba akwu enzu umba Osheta! 10 Ki wiyi iyi inyashi iyinayina iyi ŋɔ ŋi ma mo. Ngbɛ alu kaa pwa! Onzu uwoyi ee fu umbafo yi mu ugu ugyi kaa la pwa yi ma, akwɛyi ŋɔ ma inyashi iyi afyi uwo. Akwiyi o ngbɛ ŋɔ ma lala, rima ngiri akwɛyi mii shi ŋɔ rigbɛ ingyi kwunyɔ.

11 <<Onzu uwu e yi alu ba la pwa iso iyi bɔkɔ Kwundu e yi mu isomo laa ɛshɔshi le!

<<Enzu umba bɔkɔ o rimo, lukwu undopo lu pwu mba afyi mo ndii.

12 <<Ka ilɔ ɛlɛ laa ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu ɔshɔshi uwu Opagamu ka za wu tee:

<<Ilɔ ɛlɛ, i ngyi mbaa onzu uwu a ra laa ukpandɛrɛ uwu e rimo uwu lunzu lopo awu. 13 Imi mi yitu tee mbaa bɔkɔ nɔ yi le, akwu mbaa bɔkɔ Osheta e yi ukpa uwu ɛsu wu le.Tetete ŋɔ rima ngiri, kwuyengwu o ngbɛ Atipa, u uzɔgɔ mi shɛ ma mu kwuse yi awu lala, ɛlɛ i shi ŋɔ kaa gba kembo mo. 14 Tetete luzɛ ŋɔ undufo lu she mi mo: enzu umbafo meka yi o mbwalu ɛzɔ iyi Obalamu uwu a zɔ Obalaki ɔgwuzɛ uwu u shi enzu umba Izirɛ kaa lo ngbomo. A bɔ ɛmɛ umba Izirɛ ewo kaa lo ri abwa iyi eshi mbala kaya itomo. 15 Tatayi ŋɔ yi enzu umbafo mekeka yi umba bɔkɔ o mbwalu ɛzɔ iyi enzu umba Anikoleta. 16 Tɔɔ, kwu ira ŋa ɔsu kekelele! Gba ŋɔ kwu ira ŋa ɔsu mo, mi ngbɛ kwuye mo akwɛyi mi nyɔ munyi ŋɔ akwɛyi mi rala ukpandɛrɛ uwu aa wɔ mu kenzu mi awu akwɛyi mi to ewa mbala ŋa.

17 <<Gba ŋɔ yi alu, de ba pwa kiya ingyi bɔkɔ Kwundu e yi mu isomo laa ɛshɔshi!

<<Enzu umba bɔkɔ o rimo, mi gyi omana uwu o nvye wu mo awu akwɛyi mii shi mbo. Mi kyo mi shi uwewe mbo, kwoki kuruwu ungwu bɔkɔ o ka ɛnyi iyepo mangwu iyi bɔkɔ onzu uwunawuna e yitu yi mo, onzu uwu a na ngwu awu kɛɛkyi gba e yitu yi le.

18 <<Ka ilɔ ɛlɛ laa ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu Ɔshɔshi uwu Otiyatira kaa za wu tee:

Ilɔ ɛlɛ i ngyi mbaa Umɛ uwu Ukpo, uwu bɔkɔ eyi wu i zɔ ɔyi kyamate ɔyi uwu u yi mu ipumo tayi, alɛ wu ba i lemo kyamate kwoso ungwu o ngbɛ ngwu anyi tayi. 19 Mi yitu iyi iwomo ŋɔ, mbala idɛnyi ŋɔ, mbala i bɔ ngiri ŋɔ, mbala ɛduma ŋɑ, mbala idu iyimo ŋɔ. Mi yitu tee ɛduma ŋa iyi kekelele i ka iyi iyemo ma. 20 Tetete, iyi bɔkɔ ŋɔ wo bɔkɔ i she mi mo gba i yi tee: ŋɔ yidu mbala okokpayi uwu o ya wu tee Ɔzhɛzɛbɛ, uwu a zɔ tee akwu ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu Ukpo awu. Ɛzɔ wu i shi ɛmɛgba mi o tama mu iyama mbala abwa iyi eshi irimo. 21 Imi mi shi wu kwuye e kaa le kwu ira wu ɔsu, uwu ba a gyi tee la lafya laa kaya itomo mo. 22 Kwuwo kwɔlɛ, mii ta wu mu kwugodo ungwu ofya mbala umba bɔkɔ o nɔ mbala wu awu. Mii wo mbo ɛlɛ kekelele, ba te o lafya laa ira iyi o wo mbala wu shoo. 23 Mi kyo mi ngbɛ wa mbwalu wu lɛɛbi ma, akwɛyi ɛshɔshi mi lɛɛbi o yitu tee mi yitu iyi egbo iyi uwewe. Mii shi uwewe rigbɛ kyakya mbala ɛduma iyi e wo.

24 <<Lunyi umba bɔkɔ lu shimo mu Otiyatira bɔkɔ lu mbwalu ɛzɔ iyira wu ɛnyi mo awu, ba lu vɔngɔ apula iyi bɔkɔ enzu umbafo o ya yi tee <kwunvyeru ungwu Osheta ungwu indomo> mo, Imi mi so yi tee mi fulo yi ɔlu uwufo fo. 25 Lunyi ba la lu ra laa ingyi lu yi ngyi awu kpakiri nzhii ba mi byi bo. 26 Enzu umba bɔkɔ o rimo bɔkɔ o wo nzhii o ka mu imbwama, umba o wo iyi bɔkɔ mi gyi mii shi mbo ɛsu iyi ɛzhi ikikɔ ikikɔ. 27 O ri ɛsu mbala upi uwu kwoso, a shɛkɛ mba ma putuputu kyamate lu wu undu lo mbo tayi. 28 Mate bɔkɔ mi na idomo mbaa adami awu, mii shi mbo idomo. Mi kyo mii shi mbo kulovyo ungwu eyifumo.

29 <<Onzu uwu e yi alu, ba la pwa iso iyi bɔkɔ Kwundu e so laa ɛshɔshi!