BƐNKË 1
-Zö maan ˈo -bo -zöfɔn ˈle, zapɛɛn -man
-Zö Joova maan ˈo -bo tsa. ˈO maan ˈo -bo -kɛ ˈˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -hën ˈle, ˈkɛ ˈyi -a ˈˈman -hën ˈama. ˈO nɔn -bo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -hën, -o -bo ˈˈwuënsɔ -kpe ˈnun -sën. -Bu -lɔ ˈkun ˈˈwuënsɔ ˈˈba -ba -ba e? ˈˈWuënsɔ ˈˈba, -ba -ba kɔ Joova ˈnun. Kɔ -a ˈˈman nɔn sɛ -Zö -hën ˈnun, ˈba -ye ˈpɛ, -a ˈˈman sɛ ˈba -hën. ˈˈWuënsɛ ˈwɛn Joova -o -kɔfɛn -bo, -o bokan Joova -ze kɛ -bo zööpu ˈle, -kɛ fë ˈama. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈkö maan ˈe -le zapɛn ˈyi -a hɔn fɛn ˈe -bɛ, -e -lë dzhën -kpe ˈnun.
ˈEyɛ -nunmën, tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈle, nannan ˈˈba ˈama, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba mian nɛn ˈɲɔn ˈba nɔn sɛ -kpë zapɛɛn fɛn, Joova -o -nɔn ˈe ˈkpakpa -fɔ ˈe fɛn. -O -le benɛɛn -ze -yɛ zapɛɛn fɛn ˈsɔn, nanmɛ -o -bo -kui ˈˈkɛ ˈle, ˈngie ˈle, ˈsö ˈˈkɛ ˈama.
ˈEyɛ -nunmën, ˈˈɲan -kɛ maan ˈe -le? Joova -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈMɛn -le ˈze ˈpɛ ˈle, zakɔɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈˈyɛ -biɛn -hö ˈle, zakɔɛ tshuntshun ˈama ˈe bɔ.’ ˈAkö -kabiɛn tshuntshun ˈle, flë ˈˈkɛ ˈama, -e -mɔn bɔ fɛn. ˈEyɛ -nunmën, Joova -o -bo nannan ˈˈba ˈkpakpa, ˈba ˈwɛn ˈˈba -fë ˈle, ˈba hɔn ˈsö ˈla ˈle, ˈˈba nën, nanmɛ ˈˈba lɔ ˈtshɛ ˈama. -O -bo nannan ˈtɛntɛn ˈˈba, kɔ kuan ˈˈba ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈba -kpɛkpɛ ˈˈba, kɔ -tshu ˈˈba ˈnun. Nannan ˈˈba ˈla, ˈo ˈˈɲɔn maan -bɔ ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun?
ˈE -nunmën, Joova -o -she ˈˈwuënsɛ ˈwɛn -o -kɔfɛn -bo bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “-Le ˈze -a -bo tsabi.” Tsabiɛ ˈˈba -yeɛ, -ba ˈˈba kɔ nannan ˈˈba ˈnun. ˈEkun, ˈba sɛ ˈˈdzhu bɛn, ˈba sɛ munmun ˈˈɲan, nanmɛ ˈba sɛ ˈyi ˈsaka. ˈBa -bë ˈtsɛ zapɛɛn ˈle, nannan ˈˈba ˈama fɛn. -Bu -lɔ tsabi ˈwɛn -Zöɔ -o -kɔfɛn -bo? ˈA -hɛɛn.
“ˈE ˈwɛnbo nɛn, -Zöɔ -o -bo -zöfɔn ˈle, zapɛɛn -man.”—Jenɛzë 1:1