14 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa lɛ, Eroodi weyi ɛɛkɛ egeetiye ñʋʋdʋ yɔ, ɛnɩɩ tɔm ndʋ pɔyɔɔdaɣ Yesu yɔɔ yɔ+ 2 nɛ eheyi ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa se: «Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ, ɛkɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ Lɩm Mɩyɩsɩyʋ. Pefezi-i nɛ sɩɖaa taa, nɛ pʋyɔɔ ɛlakɩ maamaaci lakasɩ nzɩ.»+ 3 Eroodi* kaakpa Yohanɛɛsɩ nɛ ɛhɔkɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛɖʋ-ɩ salaka ɛ-ɖalʋ Filiipu halʋ Eroodiyaadɩ yɔɔ.+ 4 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Yohanɛɛsɩ heyaɣ Eroodi se: «Paɣtʋ tɩha-ŋ nʋmɔʋ se ŋkpaɣ Eroodiyaadɩ.»+ 5 Ɛlɛ, paa ɛɛsɔɔlaa se ɛkʋʋ Yohanɛɛsɩ yɔ, eseɣaɣ ɛyaa samaɣ sɔɔndʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kakpakaɣ-ɩ se ɛkɛ nayʋ.+

7 Nɛ Eroodi* weyi ɛɛkɛ egeetiye ñʋʋdʋ yɔ, ɛnɩɩ mbʋ payɩ pɩlakaɣ yɔ, nɛ pɩcɔɔ ɛ-ñʋʋ taa kiii mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ nabɛyɛ yɔɔdaɣ se pefezi Yohanɛɛsɩ nɛ sɩɖaa taa,+ 8 ɛlɛ lalaa yɔɔdaɣ se Eliya ɖaɣnɩnɩ lɩʋ, nɛ lalaa ɖɔɖɔ ñɔtɔŋ se caanaʋ taa nayaa taa nɔɔyʋ femna.+ 9 Eroodi yɔɔdɩ se: «Yohanɛɛsɩ lɛ, mɛnsɛtɩ ɛ-ñʋʋ.+ Ye mbʋ, anɩ yɔ weyi ɛ-tɔm manɩɣ mbʋ yɔ?» Nɛ ɛwɛɛ ɛñɩnɩɣ se ɛna-ɩ.+