1 Neme, akpa amuŋ, izhineba ba ndi m nyɛr zhin mshur ayi bǝn abɛ zhin! Izhin iduŋ m nyɛr, mŋur asa bǝn abɛ zhin! fɛ, izhineba amunya, izhin bɛ tsi kli mgbamgbaŋ nǝ zǝ Arik.

2 Afodiya bǝn Sintiki, tɔba, mben zhin, tsǝ kli tǝ wɔb zhin sɔŋ kǝ keke nɛ akpa ndi amunva nǝ zǝ Ŋgɔŋ. 3 Fe iwa mi yi, ikpa muŋ didik nǝ tanyɛmɛ, mwɔb tǝ ubǝ lɔk amba abaŋa; tǝ nɛ zǝm ana ndum ngɔŋ nǝ du lɛ didik kǝ men, te bǝn Kilɛmas bǝn anki akpa amɔr abǝ na ndum, abaŋ ndi ne cɛr asak amen ne mplɛ cɛr kɛ vli.

4 Izhin bǝ nyɛr ne zǝ Arik min. Mna bla: nyɛr zhin!

5 Izhin bǝ tsar itsǝn didik min nɛ akpa. Arik asɔŋ anyɛ andanda. 6 Kǝr izhin bɛ duŋ asusun amin acok ala nǝ kinuŋ ba, ama izhin bǝ ben Arik nǝ iki yiŋ ndi izhin wɔ bɛ, izhin bǝ benu nǝ susun kɛ nyɛr. 7 Fe isɔŋ kǝ sǝk kɛ Arik, ikǝŋ ndi inaŋ zhi neshir, itei duŋ asusun amin bǝn idur min bǝ yi bǝn Kristi Yesɔ.

8 Nǝ kletu, akpa amuŋ, izhin bǝ duŋ asusun amin abɛ shak ne ikiki didik iyi gbar asak: ikiki yi zub, inǝk itu, anenen, tsetser, nyɛr akpa, bǝn inǝk ngɔŋ. 9 Izhin bɛ na ndum ne iki yiŋ ndi izhin ne zhi tena tei bǝn abɛm, ka ayi lɛ muŋ ka ayi iki na muŋ. Fe Arik waŋ ndi anǝk ta sɔŋ kǝ sǝk atei yi bǝn abɛ zhin.

10 Nǝ tsǝn muŋ bǝn Ŋgɔŋ iki nyɛr ngɔŋ bǝne bem ndi nǝ baŋ mkpaŋ tǝ izhin ne na yik mkpaŋ kǝ tsar nyer me. Bam ndi zhin ne duŋ nam iki didik ba, ba zhin ne yik mkpaŋ kɛ na ma ba. 11 Ama bam ndi amɛ te mwɔb ikinuŋ bǝn abɛ zhin ba, te mne zhi ir keŋ ndi me tei sɔŋ ne yi ne iki ben sɔŋ yaŋ iki. 12 Mne zhi ir keŋ ndi asɔŋ yaŋ iki bǝn sɔŋ ne yi ne iki tetɛk. Mne zhi ir kɛ sɔŋ amɛ, te kɔte amɛ bǝn kɔte mkpaŋ takɛ, m nyɛr ne iki yiŋ ndi me yime neyi, nǝ hri bǝn ikasa, iyi ne iki tetɛk bǝn watsɔb. 13 M tei na kɔte ni yir nǝ mgbyamgbyaŋ keŋ ndi kristi ne nǝm ne kɛ.

14 Ama inǝ rɛ ndi izhin ne lɔk ma ne iya muŋ. 15 Izhineba anɛr abǝ Filibiya izhin bǝ zhi ngɔŋ tǝ ndi mnǝ nduŋ Makidɔniya ne bɛr yi kuti ndi mnǝ du lɛ didik kǝ men, ai zhineba ankyak abǝ zǝ Kristi ndi ne lɔk ma; ayi zhineba ankyak nǝ biŋ bǝn abɛm nǝ yi nǝ iki bǝn iyaŋ iki. 16 Inaŋ mkpaŋ azhiin ndi Mne yi nǝ Tasalɔnika, mne wɔb te abɛ lɔk ma, izhin ne shaar mǝ nǝ ikiki. 17 Bam wɔb tǝm ta kiki min ba, ama, mwɔb te izhin bɛ yik ikinuŋ iyaŋ ne yiŋ ndi izhin yime neyi. 18 Neme, izhin ne yam bɔbɔk te naŋ iki yiŋ ndi abɛ yam! Myi ne bɔbɔk iki yiŋ ndi mwɔbǝ azǝzaŋa ndi Abafarodita ne gliim ishar min. Iyi ndi iki yi yɛmgbɔ shushum yi nǝk Arik, ibaŋ yiŋ ndi ne tei te na nyɛr. 19 Fe nǝ bɔbɔk nǝ adudunki tǝtǝk izǝ bǝn Kristi Yesɔ, Arik amuŋ atei nǝk zhin ikiki bɔbɔk iyi wɔb min. 20 Igar bǝn Arik amɔr bǝn Tetɛɛ bǝ yi gbar iyaŋ klɛtu bǝn iyaŋ klɛtu! Bǝ yɛmɛ.

21 Mtǝk kɔtǝ ŋɔ nǝ min anɛr abɛ Arik abaŋ ndi ayi abǝ Kristi Yesɔ. Abǝ zǝ Kristi abaŋ ndi ayi bǝn abɛm atǝk zhin. 22 Bɔbɔk anɛr abɛ Arik atǝk zhin, ciŋ abaŋ ndi ayi abǝ kɔb Kesar.

23 Itazhɔk iyi Ŋgɔŋ Yesɔ Kristi ibǝ yi bǝn abɛ zhin bɔbɔk.